Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 266: The Perfect Team to Conquer Wogua

"Hey, my friend, you are going too far. The Japanese pumpkin country is our beautiful colony."

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, as soon as he got to work, Wang Xuance was planning to go to the Forbidden City to attend the New Year meeting. As soon as he went out, he was blocked by Lao Te at the door.

"Wait, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Looking at the angry Lao Te, Wang Xuance asked in a puzzled manner.

"Damn it, you're still pretending to be confused."

Lao Te was so angry that he jumped up and down. He took out a newspaper and slammed it into Wang Xuance's arms.

Wang Xuance took the newspaper and took a look at it, his eyes narrowed slightly.

This is a report from the Freedom Agency, which reports that the Ming army is gathering troops in Shandong and other places, intending to target the Japanese Kingdom of Korea.

It was later reported that the main fleet of the Ming army also gathered in Weihaiwei before the beginning of the year.

"Well, now that you know, I won't hide it from you."

Folding the newspaper and putting it in the creaky nest, Wang Xuance said to Lao Te: "When did the Japanese gourd country become your colony? I don't know about this. All I know is that since the Hongwu period, the Japanese gourd country has been a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty."

"Our little brother is disobedient now. As the boss, we have the right to deal with him, so this matter has nothing to do with you, Da Piaoliang."

"How is it irrelevant?"

Old Trump said angrily: "We signed a treaty of friendship with them seven years ago. They recognized our status and opened a trade port."

"My friend, you should know that according to international practice, they are considered half of our colony. Now you are actually picking up your knife and fork to grab the steak from our plate. As a friend, don't you think this is too much?"

Wang Xuance's face darkened, and he said unhappily, "I'm trying to steal your steak. Can you please clarify the relationship first? You were the ones who used a spoon to stir our pot first."

"I don't care whether it's a pot or a plate. Anyway, Little Squash is now my Great Piaoliang's colony. If you send troops in without permission, it will be a provocation to our Great Piaoliang. It will be a war."

"As you wish."

The expression on Wang Xuance's face suddenly turned cold. He said something casually and turned to walk towards the palace.

The Ming Dynasty had no room for negotiation on issues concerning neighboring countries.

How can one tolerate others sleeping soundly on his bed? This is the fundamental principle established by Zhu Zhanjun.

Before going to war with the West, solving the problems of the surrounding small countries was also the basic national policy set by Zhu Zhanjun.

All the power of the Ming Dynasty will be based on this national policy, and the Ming Dynasty will not tolerate anyone who dares to interfere and obstruct it.

Looking at Wang Xuance who left with a cold face, Lao Te clenched his fists and sighed in his heart.

As expected, there are only eternal interests between countries, not eternal friends.

Before the Chinese New Year, the two were good friends who could talk about anything. On New Year's Eve, he went to Wang's house and attended the Wang family's New Year's Eve party.

As a result, just a few days later, the two of them had a complete falling out because of the little squash.

Seeing the other party get on the carriage and go to the palace, Lao Te gritted his teeth and went to the newly established telegraph agency in the capital.

In order to quickly understand the situation in various places, Zhu Zhanjun ordered the rapid laying of telegraphs across the country last year.

After a year of hard work by hundreds of thousands of workers, telegraphs were already available in some important cities of the Ming Dynasty.

Lao Te knew that if he sent a telegram to the Ming Dynasty forces, the other court would know about it.

But the current situation is urgent, and messages cannot be delivered by hand in a short period of time, so Lao Te can only bite the bullet and report by telegram.

As expected by Lao Te, it was unclear whether the other side had found the telegram he had sent, but Zhu Zhanjun already had a copy of it.

In the imperial palace's study, Zhu Zhanjun and Zhu Pangpang sat in the first seat, looking at the telegram sent by Lao Te in their hands.

On his left and right hands were important ministers such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gongsun Qi and Xu Da.

These people are the core force of the Ming Dynasty in the second world and also the most powerful force.

"Haha, these are so beautiful. They are just dreaming. Their own family is already so stupid, and they still want to control what's happening on the other side of the world."

Zhu Zhanjun sneered and threw the telegram on the table.

"He is our only ally in the West. If we break with him because of this, it will be disadvantageous to us."

Zhu Pangpang was a little hesitant and felt that this was not the best time to break up with Da Piaoliang.

"They have no choice." Du Ruhui picked up the telegram and took a look, then said calmly, "They are at war internally. Old Te represents the North, and they are in urgent need of various weapons and supplies."

"Western countries, because they are on our side, have some resistance to them."

"If they want to get military support or food resources in a short period of time, they can only rely on us."

"Besides, we are the country with the largest population in the world, and the demand for various commodities is very huge. They will not give up this big piece of fat meat of ours."

"The reason why he jumped out so hastily now is that he wants to use the relationship between our two parties to see if he can gain greater benefits."

Fang Xuanling nodded: "They also know that once we make up our minds, we cannot change them."

"What they are doing now is to keep the treaty with Xiaowagua and keep their interests."

"Of course, it is undeniable that they want to support Little Gourd and thus hinder us from the sidelines."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded, looked at the others and said, "What do you think?" They looked at each other, and Du Ruhui said decisively, "The arrow is on the string and has to be shot. Now is the best time to deal with the countries. If we wait until the Western countries have adjusted, it will be more troublesome for us to deal with them."

Zhu Zhanjun also looked at the military representatives Gongsun Qi and Xu Da.

Gongsun Qi served as the commander-in-chief of the Western Route, with the same status as Xu Da and Li Jing.

At present, Li Jing has gone to the south, and Gongsun Qi has to accompany Zhu Zhanjun to conquer the Three Kingdoms, so he has not taken up the office for the time being.

Xu Da pondered for a moment and said, "My idea is to solve this problem once and for all."

Gongsun Qi also nodded: "The timing is in our own hands. I have heard Xu Shou and others talk about the Meiji Restoration. They are currently at the beginning. If we are a few years late, after they have completed the reform, although we will eventually win, we will suffer greater casualties."

"Every soldier's life is precious. As commanders and the court, we should ensure that every soldier survives as much as possible while achieving victory."

Zhu Zhanjun looked at Wang Xuance and didn't even ask Jia Xu.

Apart from Wang Xuance's questioning, the old man Jia Xu usually did not express any opinions. He just played with birds, raised fish, drank tea and listened to music all day, which made Wang Xuance very depressed.

Now the entire diplomatic department is under the charge of Wang Xuance.

"There's no doubt about it. When faced with a disobedient dog, beating it to death is the best option. It can also deter other dogs."

Several important ministers under his command expressed their ideas and agreed with them. Zhu Zhanjun made the decision directly: "Okay, in that case, we will set out after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

"There are three combat objectives in total. Send a telegram to the Southern Corps and tell Li Jing to resolve the local problems in the south as soon as possible and then continue to advance southwards."

"The other two targets will be taken care of by Gongsun Qi, Jia Xu, and Zheng Zilong."

"The order of battle is to kill the Koreans first, then the Japanese."

"My father will be in charge of logistics, and Fang Xuanling, you will assist him."

"Yes."

Everyone stood up, clasped their fists and accepted the order.

Before everyone left, Zhu Zhanjun suddenly thought of something and said to Wang Xuance, "Your department should prepare to establish a newspaper of our own. We need to have our own voice and let the people hear our voice."

Zhu Zhanjun mobilized a lot of forces for the expedition against the Koreans and the Japanese.

Fifty thousand men were drawn from the Northern Legion to form the newly formed Third Recruit Corps, with a total combat force of 150,000.

The navy led by Zheng Zilong selected six ironclad warships and formed a squadron in cooperation with the transport fleet, responsible for transporting troops to launch an attack from the sea.

There are two combat directions in total.

First, Xu Da led an army of 50,000 troops drawn from the north, crossed the Yalu River and launched an attack from the north.

Zhu Zhanjun and Bai Qi led the Third Corps of New Recruits, set out from Weihaiwei, directly crossed the sea and landed at sea.

As the Ming Dynasty regained control of the Yanhuang territory, the people who had been oppressed by the Qing Dynasty gradually recovered.

In order to quickly restore the country's foundation, Zhu Zhanjun directly swept across the country with thunder and launched a fierce attack on powerful forces in various places.

With the help of the plan of pulling one group, beating another group, and supporting another group, the domestic regions were quickly stabilized.

In order to prevent the land from being annexed again, Zhu Zhanjun decided to implement a land nationalization policy after careful consideration.

All the land of Yanhuang belongs to the imperial court. The people can rent it according to the population, but it cannot be bought and sold privately.

Anyone who dares to buy or sell land privately will be severely sentenced.

When this policy was introduced, it caused great chaos at first, and many forces instigated their tenants to cause trouble.

Faced with these guys who dared to cause trouble, Zhu Zhanjun showed no mercy. Those who should be killed were killed, and those who should be imprisoned were imprisoned.

After a bloody cleansing, the Ming Dynasty in the second world has now returned to stability.

As nearly two years passed, people gradually discovered that this national rental policy brought them huge benefits.

The personnel of various court teams no longer underwent major reforms as before.

Each department has a dedicated person in charge, and it is no longer a county magistrate who is in charge of everything. There are also various reporting and supervision departments.

Although it is impossible to obtain perfect and comprehensive supervision and management, it can solve more than 60% of the problems.

Some people may think that 60% of the problems are too high. In fact, for a royal court, being able to perfectly solve 60% of the problems has surpassed countless countries in ancient and modern history.

Before Zhu Zhanjun's power expanded, a statistics was conducted during the Yongle Dynasty, which showed that the degree of problem solving was only 21%. It is not certain how much of this was exaggeration.

From this we can see that the Ming Dynasty in the second world led by Zhu Zhanjun can solve more than 60% of the problems, which shows how terrifying it is.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after receiving representatives from various places in the Old Summer Palace and spending the Lantern Festival with the people, Zhu Zhanjun led Gongsun Qi to Weihaiwei, Shandong, to prepare for his second expedition against Japan.

Looking back at the generals behind him, especially when he saw Gongsun Qi and Jia Xu, Zhu Zhanjun couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

There was a joke once about who should be on the most suitable team to conquer the little Japanese pumpkin.

Commander Bai Qi, vanguard Chang Yuchun, strategist Jia Xu, logistics Cheng Yu, and some other people in history.

Now he has gathered Bai Qi and Jia Xu. If Lan Yu had not been following Zhang Fu, he would have wanted to bring him over.

When Zhu Zhanjun thought about leading such a luxurious team to conquer the Koreans and the little people, he felt an irrepressible excitement in his heart.

(End of this chapter)