My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 325 Pirates Attack
I opened the email out of curiosity and saw that it was indeed Zhu Yijin who replied. There was not much content, just a short sentence.

"No problem, I'll get it done, wait for my good news."

Good brothers are loyal. Li Han gave Zhu Yijin a thumbs up and gave him a big thumbs up in his heart.

Then he sent another email to Zhu Yijin, reminding him to get some rest quickly and not to stay up so late that he would become an immortal.

Then Li Han called Li Momo again. During the call, Li Momo agreed immediately and said it was a small matter, but Li Han had to treat him to a meal.

Li Han naturally agreed to the strong woman's small request.

After settling the warship issue, Li Han hurriedly began to write back to Zhu Yuanzhang. In the letter, Li Han vaguely asked how Zhu Yuanzhang received the letter. He wanted to know how Zhu Yuanzhang replied to him since he was in contact with Zhu Yuanzhang through email.

In other words, if I have an email address on my side, then there should be something corresponding to Lao Zhu's email address that can be connected to his own email address.

Just like a passage must have an entrance and an exit, so what are the entrance and exit on Lao Zhu's side?

Two days later, Li Momo sent him a complete set of drawings of the Zhenyuan ship, and Zhu Yijin also sent him scanned copies of the design drawings of various types of artillery of the Zhenyuan ship.

During this period, Li Han also prepared the formula of smokeless explosives and the manufacturing process of various types of artillery shells, as well as the distribution of power of Chen Zuyi's pirate group, detailed information about Srivijaya, hydrological conditions, etc., and sent them to Zhu Yuanzhang together with the letter.

Let’s see how long this Pirate King of the late 14th century can last!
When he saw the faint blue light flashing in the mailbox again, he stood in front of the mailbox for a long time, but his eyes were dazzled and he couldn't tell what was special about this mailbox.

Or... he thought, should he cut off some material from the mailbox and ask Xu Nian to help test it?
However, he quickly dismissed the idea. Firstly, he was afraid of some adverse consequences for the mailbox. Secondly, once any unusual substances were detected, the mailbox would be at risk of being exposed, and it might even implicate Xu Nian.

So I gave up this very tempting idea and just waited patiently for Lao Zhu to send "The Great Ming Records" over. I hope that "The Great Ming Records" can be of some use.

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"Recently, the coastal areas of Guangdong have been attacked by pirates one after another, with Jiangmen suffering the heaviest losses. Merchant ships out to sea were robbed by pirates, resulting in heavy casualties and losses of more than 500,000 taels. Fortunately, the Yangjiang Guards fought back, preventing even greater losses..."

"Quanzhou, Fuzhou, and Jianning were attacked by pirates one after another. The number of pirates even reached thousands. All the merchant ships passing by were looted by them, causing heavy losses..."

Inside the Fengtian Hall, provincial governors from Guangdong, Fujian and other places were reporting to Zhu Yuanzhang about the pirate attacks with grief on their faces.

"Not only that, from Ryukyu to Annan, Champa, Siam, etc., all the states that had maritime trade relations or tribute relations with the Ming Dynasty were repeatedly plundered by pirates..."

"After the bloody battles of the garrison soldiers, more than a hundred prisoners were captured. There were bandits and wanted criminals who had escaped from the Ming Dynasty, Japanese samurai ronin, and remnants of the Annan Li Jiliu group. There were even more refugees and natives from Western countries. After severe torture, their leaders were different, but they all belonged to a pirate leader named Chen Zuyi!"

When the civil and military officials in the court heard the news, there was an uproar. It had only been a short time since the Ming Dynasty wiped out the Japanese pirates, and now another pirate dared to offend the Ming Dynasty?
"This is outrageous! This is really outrageous! These idiots are so bold!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the dragon throne hard, and his angry voice echoed throughout the Fengtian Hall.

"Chen Zuyi, I swear to kill you!"

The court officials were also filled with righteous indignation, the military officers were ready to fight, and the civil officials were even more furious, wishing they could personally go into battle and tear the pirates apart. The benefits of maritime trade were visible to the naked eye, and the salaries of civil and military officials also rose accordingly, not to mention that the income from maritime trade was closely related to the nobles.

These are only the benefits that are displayed on the surface. In private, among the aristocratic groups from Jiangnan, even during the maritime ban period in previous years, which family did not secretly go out to sea for smuggling?
The clans and wealthy merchants in Guangdong and Fujian had trade relations with wealthy businessmen and even kings from all over the West.

Not to mention that now that the maritime ban has been lifted, trade volume has increased significantly, and wealth is also rising rapidly.

Not to mention the direct losses caused by the pirates' interference, the consequences would be devastating if the trade routes were cut off.

How could the civil servants who came from the Jiangnan gentry and the Fujian and Guangdong clans not be filled with hatred?

Cutting off someone's source of wealth is like killing their parents, and Chen Zuyi was directly attacking them, because most of the looted merchant ships came from aristocratic groups and clan wealthy merchants.

When the two governors finished their speeches, Xu Da could not help but stand up and say:

"Your Majesty, this time the pirates are causing chaos, and all places are attacked by pirates almost at the same time. These pirates are clearly organized and have a strong purpose. I think this is Chen Zuyi demonstrating to the Ming Dynasty!"

"Duke Wei is right!"

Tang He also stood up and said, "After failing to blackmail the Ming fleet, Chen Zuyi will definitely not give up. He will definitely use this despicable means to force the Ming to surrender and pay tribute to him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his anger. Although he had already made a plan to wipe out Chen Zuyi's pirate gang, he previously thought that this man was just a clown.

But Chen Zuyi himself jumped out and offended the power of the Ming Dynasty, so this self-righteous pirate must be put at the top of the priority list!

At this time, Yang Siyi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Zuyi's pirate gang must be eliminated immediately, otherwise their continued harassment of the Ming Dynasty will hinder the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade. Now the orders from Ryukyu, Siam, Johor and other places have increased significantly. If the goods cannot be delivered on time, the factory's products will be stranded.

This is a critical moment in trade between the Ming Dynasty and various states. Many states have expressed their intention to use the Ming Dynasty's treasure notes. If the smooth circulation of the treasure notes in these countries is to be ensured, then trade must not be interrupted!

Therefore, I believe that it is urgent to wipe out Chen Zuyi's pirate gang and it should be done immediately! "

Yang Siyi's words hit the nail on the head. Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. Using commodities to open the country's doors, and then allowing the treasure notes to circulate in various countries and become their legal currency, this was a plan that he and Lao Li had already made.

The current maritime trade is paving the way for the circulation of treasure notes. This plan must not fail!

When faced with a major problem, Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down instead. He knew clearly that he could not be hasty in wiping out Chen Zuyi's gang. If he sent troops hastily at this time, he would not even be able to find Chen Zuyi.

The current situation is that the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light. Once we want to take action against Chen Zuyi, we must be quick, ruthless and accurate, and completely submerge this pirate and his accomplices in the sea in one go!

We must put the entire sea area under the complete control of the Ming Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)