Chapter 333: Curses Continue! Thousands of Ships Head Straight for Fujian

Chapter 333 The curses keep coming! Thousands of sails go straight to Fujian!

Min County.

County government office.

Zhu Di, Xu Huizu, Jiang Jinzhong, and Tan Yuan gathered in front of a map of Fujian County, compared the villages recorded in the yellow book and the fish scale book, and made marks on the map.

Until the four of them worked together to mark all the villages on the map.

Xu Huizu and the other three breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

They have never done such tedious and minute things.

Jiang Jinzhong looked at the densely packed villages marked with triangles on the map, and said with a smile: "This is the first time I have seen an inconspicuous village marked on the map."

He had seen all kinds of maps.

Even the family's library contains maps from past dynasties.

But no dynasty would mark the village on the map.

Of course, except for some important pass villages.

Zhu Di smiled and said, "When rural communities are built in the future, more and more rural areas will appear on the map..."

Whether you can get on the map is actually very simple.

Composed of three factors.

Economic value, military value, political value.

With the establishment of rural village communities, the economic and political status of the countryside has been greatly improved. Some villages with frequent talents or large enough economic influence will be first marked on the map of the Ming Dynasty.

Other villages will also appear on county, state, and province maps.

This time also marked that the rural village community had achieved initial results.

"I think Tuqiao Village must be the first to be marked on the world map of our Ming Dynasty!" Xu Huizu said with a smile.

Don’t say anything else.

As children like Dongxu grow up and exert huge influence in various fields, no ruler can ignore them, right?

Moreover, there is a school warehouse in Tuqiao Village, as well as the first batch of children raised by my brother-in-law and sister.

In the future, you will definitely pay attention to education, right?

Zhu Di smiled, who can tell what will happen in the future.

Perhaps, in the future, all traces of him and Miao Yun in the Central Plains will be erased.

It's uncomfortable though.

But this is the cruel reality of politics.

The reason why he always wanted to stay away.

Concentrating his thoughts, he clicked on the coastal defense fortress, "Tomorrow, Huizu will take the imperial gold medal and go to these guard fortresses to ask them all to evacuate..."

Xu Huizu, Jiang Jinzhong, and Tan Yuan could not help but frown in shock.

As soon as Zhu Di finished speaking, Xu Huizu hurriedly asked: "Brother-in-law, all evacuate? Is that right..."

Remove coastal defenses.

Isn't this tantamount to letting the Japanese pirates march in?

Zhu Di smiled bitterly, "Do you think these coastal defense fortresses will really fight to the death against the Japanese pirates this time?"

The local tycoons in Fujian teamed up with the Japanese pirates and made such a big deal, which gave him a wake-up call.

And how much corruption have these generals in coastal defense fortresses stationed in Min County committed over the years?

At this time, don't expect the coastal defense line to be effective.

These generals will most likely resist symbolically, just to ensure that the board is not dropped afterwards.

It’s hard to be really loyal.

There are many ways to pretend to be loyal.

What's more, although it is still unknown how many troops the Japanese pirates will use this time.

But since he wants to give him a heads-up, there will definitely be no shortage of troops.

There are always five thousand people.

It is a natural reason that the fortress fulcrum on the coastal defense cannot stop five thousand people.

In recent years, there have been cases where the coastal defense lines have been breached by hundreds of Japanese pirates.

"Since they are on the coastal defense line and cannot perform their duties, then transfer them to Min County!"

Bang bang!

Zhu Di placed his fingers heavily on the mark of the county seat of Min County, "I will personally watch to see if they dare not to sacrifice their lives!"

Jiang Jinzhong looked at the cold light in Zhu Di's eyes and silently prayed for the generals stationed at the coastal defense.

Don't be ignorant of praise.

Otherwise, you will die miserably.

"Moreover, there are many benefits to dismantling coastal defenses. First of all, now that we are notifying the people that pirates are coming, the response from top to bottom in Min County is unsatisfactory."

On the first day he came to Min County, he asked Huizu to immediately notify the Japanese pirates from all over Min County that they would attack and plunder Min County.

But not many people really take it seriously.

First of all, Min County has not experienced pirate raids for several years.

The common people naively believed that pirates would not dare.

Secondly, the people care about the pots and jars at home and are reluctant to part with them. They abandon their homes and temporarily leave the village to hide in the surrounding mountains and forests.

before any disaster.

It is impossible for the government alone to take care of everyone.

What's more, this is still an era when imperial power does not go to the countryside.

The rule is so loose.

With so little power on hand, he couldn't take care of the villages scattered everywhere.

"We have informed the people that the Japanese pirates are going to attack and plunder Min County. If all the forces on the coastal defense line are withdrawn into Min County for defense with great fanfare, and the news spreads, the people will most likely be alert."

Jiang Jinzhong frowned slightly, "Your Highness, the people will scold you if you do this!"

Your Highness's move was a good intention.

But at this juncture, when the people see His Highness withdrawing the coastal defense forces that protect everyone to Min County, they will definitely scold His Highness.

If it were another person, he would definitely not do what His Highness did.

We will definitely publicize it with great fanfare and vow to defend the coast to the death and never let Japanese pirates board Fujian County.

Secretly, most of the troops were quietly transferred back to Min County.

When the pirates and Japanese pirates really land in Min County, it will be nothing to burn, kill and loot.

If you make a gesture again, pretending that you have done your best and are willing to live and die with the people, you will definitely make the people say: The King of Yan has done his best!

But this method will not alert the people and the losses will be very heavy.

See.

The method of protecting the people will lead to scolding.

The method of sending the people to death can make the people say a so-called "fair word".

The things in this world are really funny!

Zhu Di looked at Jiang Jinzhong, "Jinzhong, we are officials. The responsibility of officials is to protect the land and the people. We can't think about our reputation everywhere."

This is the helplessness of being an official.

If you want to be a good official, you will inevitably be scolded in many cases.

"I'll give you a reassurance." Zhu Di said with a smile: "In the future, you will follow me to sea. As long as you do your job, I will protect you even if you are scolded!"

Hey...

Jiang Jinzhong laughed immediately, "That's great."

Zhu Di glared and quickly turned back to the topic, "In addition to alerting the people and driving them to take the initiative to save themselves, another benefit is to open up all defense lines and let the pirates attack the county directly..."

The main purpose of the pirates attacking Min County is to give him a wake-up call.

And at least 60% of the wealth of the entire Min County is concentrated in the county.

Release the coastal defense.

Pirates do not need to avoid the fortresses on the main road and land from other places with weaker defenses. They can drive straight along the Minjiang River and attack the county directly.

The possibility of other villages being looted and burned will be reduced.

He was telling Chen Zuyi clearly.

Put the battlefield in Min County.

If Chen Zuyi does not attack Min County, the purpose of the so-called wake-up call will not be achieved.

Zhu Di handed the marked map to Tan Yuan, "Tan Yuan, you will take your brothers out of the city tomorrow. I will give you a few more maps of Min County. According to this marking, make a few more copies. Then you will be outside the city..."

It is too wasteful for cavalry to guard the city.

Go outside the city.

Once the Japanese pirates attack Min County unfavorably and try to plunder the surrounding villages.

The 500 cavalry led by Tan Yuan are a sharp blade.

Even if a Japanese pirate gang of 1,000 people goes ashore and acts alone, as long as they are targeted by Tan Yuan's 500 cavalry.

That is fat meat delivered to the mouth.

In addition, when the Japanese pirates attack the city, they can launch a sudden attack to relieve the pressure in the city.

In short, the value of cavalry outside the city is better than guarding the city.

Tan Yuan nodded and accepted the order, and at the same time proposed: "Your Highness, you should leave 100 brothers. These dirty things in the coastal defense are unreliable. Moreover, the entire coastal defense force is only a thousand people."

The wall of Min County is not high.

It is estimated to be less than two feet, at most, one and a half feet.

The walls of the southern cities are not like those of the northern cities, except for a few important cities.

The walls of other cities are not high.

Hum!

Zhu Di snorted slightly and sneered, "They dare to let the water go on the coastal defense line. When they arrive in Min County, will they dare not fight for their lives? Or dare to cut off my head with a knife in my sleep?"

Tan Yuan and the other two laughed immediately.

Let alone the identity of the prince.

Even if it is the reputation of the prince, these people dare not act rashly under the nose of the prince.

Tan Yuan smiled and nodded easily, "Your Highness, how about this, you always need a few people around you, and you can pass orders and do things with ease. Let Zhang Wu take fifty brothers to stay, and I will take the remaining brothers out of the city."

Zhu Di glanced at Tan Yuan, followed suit, and nodded in agreement.

Then he looked at Xu Huizu and Jiang Jinzhong, "Huizu, after the soldiers on the coastal defense line retreated in a big way, you should immediately mobilize the people in the villages and towns along the Minjiang River to retreat to the county government. Jinzhong, you are familiar with the gentry in Min County, you should contact these people and mobilize them..."

"In short, the people who retreated into the city must be properly resettled. During this period, all inns, vacant houses, temples, and schools in Min County must be forcibly requisitioned by the government. Anyone who does not cooperate must either pack up and get out of Min County, or wait for my knife to fall."

...

"Yes!"

After the three received the order, they reviewed the situation several times before going to rest.

Zhu Di walked to the door of the study and looked up at the sky.

In fact, he was not afraid of fighting at all.

If he was on the enemy's territory, it would be even easier.

Don't worry about anything, just think about how to win the war.

But in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

First of all, the safety of the people must be considered.

He has lived two lives.

He has never fought such a war.

In this era, the imperial court's control and mobilization of the people are pitifully weak...

"If the rural villages have been built, it would be great..."

Zhu Di sighed helplessly.

If the rural villages have been built, he doesn't have to worry about mobilizing the people.

The cooperation model of the rural villages, and the village chiefs elected by each village.

As long as an order is given, even if there is chaos, the mobilization can be completed in an orderly manner one village at a time.

...

After one night, the atmosphere of the entire Min County suddenly changed.

It was approaching noon.

The troops withdrawn from the coastal defense line began to approach Min County and enter Min County...

This time, even the people who didn't take it seriously could smell something unusual.

"Why did the guards on the coastal defense line withdraw to the county town?"

"It seems that the Japanese pirates are really coming. The King of Yan personally ordered the guards on the coastal defense line to return to defend Min County."

"What about us? The King of Yan doesn't care about us?"

"What kind of prince is he! Are we, the people living in the villages outside the city, not the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Zongheng Prairie, I think he is a coward!"

"Stop talking, let's get ready quickly. The county government has notified us before that we should stay away from waterways and official roads. We can take refuge in the mountains, forests, or with relatives in remote places."

"But what to do with the pots and pans at home? What to do with the house? The Japanese pirates burned it and smashed it. Where will we live when we come back? Is Zhu Silang willing to let us live in Prince Yan's Mansion?"

…

In panic, the people finally took action.

Following this, the scolding of Zhu Di also instantly filled the sky.

Zhu Dilu also learned something one after another from the brothers who sent letters from Tan Yuan.

However, this was already what he expected.

Afternoon.

Another wave of brothers came back to report the news outside the city. Before leaving, Zhu Di warned: "No matter how you scold me outside, don't be impulsive, just bear with me!"

The brother who served as the general flag was full of dissatisfaction for Zhu Di. Under Zhu Di's stern gaze, he lowered his head and said, "Brothers, we will resolutely carry out His Highness's orders!"

After this brother left.

Zhang Wu hurriedly walked in, "Your Highness, the price of food in the city has suddenly doubled. Now every food store has begun to notify that one stick of incense costs one!"

Zhu Di's face instantly turned cold and he said calmly: "Take your brothers and go to the grain store in the city one by one, chop off the head of the shopkeeper in the street, and then send it to the master's house behind them, and tell them that during the military control of Min County, any This is the end of hoarding. Now I will only kill the shopkeeper who is in charge. If there is another time, I will kill their boss! If that’s not enough, I can kill their whole family!”

Zhang Wu accepted the order and turned around to leave.

same day.

All grain stores in the entire Fujian County, no matter how much the price increases.

Anyone who increases prices.

Zhang Wu and his brothers rushed directly into the store, pulled them outside the store, and beheaded them in the street.

Then send the head to the house of the master behind them.

Food prices across the city plummeted instantly.

Even dropped below the normal price.

"This is Zhu Silang!"

"This is the fourth prince who came back from the grassland!"

"During the military control period, we will do whatever he asks us to do, but we must not provoke this murderer. There are more than thirty people who will kill him at any time!"

…

The entire wealthy people in Min County were suddenly shocked.

When Jiang Jinzhong came to contact Zhu Di on behalf of him, everyone mistakenly thought that he could bargain with him.

In less than a day, the bloody heads were delivered to the house as gifts.

This time, the entire Min County gentry all understood who Zhu Di was.

For a time, family members were dispatched one after another to assist the county government in settling the people who had settled in the city.

The entire Min County suddenly disappeared from all kinds of chaotic sounds.

Everyone was frightened.

The people no longer complained, but quietly lined up to buy food...

Major restaurants and inns have accepted people who have taken refuge in the city.

…

Another dark night.

Xu Huizu returned to the house exhausted.

Li Yu hurriedly walked up and helped Xu Huizu take off his dusty coat, "Fortunately, my brother-in-law is here to take charge. If it weren't for my brother-in-law, you might not be able to handle such a large-scale mobilization..."

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's that I definitely can't handle it." Xu Huizu smiled.

This time, he really learned a lot.

For example, directly remove the coastal defenses and drive the people into action.

For example, first let Jiang Jinzhong visit and contact the gentry in the city.

But turning around, just because of the price of food, he cut off more than thirty heads without hesitation and without compromise.

In the past, he always felt that it was a kind of weakness to be polite first and then attack later. He took etiquette too seriously.

This time he discovered it.

Not at all.

To be polite first and then to fight is not to show courtesy.

It’s about using strong methods to achieve better and more significant results!

The contrast is huge.

The deterrent effect also increases.

Li Yu smiled, then frowned and said, "But my brother-in-law's reputation..."

"Don't worry." Xu Huizu smiled, "Just wait and see, after this war, anyone who is not an ungrateful person will have to thank my brother-in-law."

In fact, the brother-in-law's actions are the best way to preserve people's lives and wealth.

…

at the same time.

Jinling.

royal palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a very good mood.

The eldest daughter-in-law was born.

Another boy was born to Lao Zhu's family.

In the past, he was the only one in Lao Zhu's family.

Now, it finally looks like the population is booming.

In the palace, Ma Xiuying was taking off her makeup. Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang humming a tune and the sound of stepping into the palace door, she turned around with a smile and asked, "Have you received any news from the fourth child during this period?"

Zhu Yuanzhang came to sit down on the couch and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Shen Ren, the capital of Fujian, is a pure general. Ye Mao is from Jiangning. He and the bastard Lao Si are also fellow villagers. Moreover, they are from poor families, not gentry..."

When he arranged for the fourth child to go to Fujian, he thought a lot about it.

Laosi relied on Min County to launch military operations overseas.

Even if Shen Ren doesn't support it, he won't restrict it.

The relationship between Ye Mao and Lao Si fellow villagers, Lao Si and Huizu promoted the rural community, even if they were worried that being too close to Lao Si would be detrimental to their future career, they would not hinder them.

"I heard that Wang Shixuan is pregnant?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Ma Xiuying continued to ask: "Have you been rewarded? Although Biao'er is just a concubine, she is the princess of Goryeo after all..."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "I understand, I'll reward you."

A concubine can be given without reward.

But she is the princess of Goryeo after all.

A reward, just to maintain the relationship between the states. In the future, Lao Si will be able to stand on the four seas, and the warships may need to stop at Goryeo for supplies.

Even, if Lao Si needs it.

Maybe Goryeo will have to cede several river ports and docks.

Although he doesn't know much about naval warfare.

But he also knows that sailing on the sea is very dependent on strongholds and ports.

Let Lao Si go out to sea.

According to Lao Si's character, he will not ask him for help when he encounters difficulties.

But he can't help but consider Lao Si in advance.

...

The next day.

The entire Min County is still in full swing.

Jilong Island.

Outside the bay.

Behind Chen Zuyi's flagship, nearly a thousand large and small warships slowly set sail.

Chen Zuyi watched the flags rise one by one, and the smile on his face faded a little.

Before the flags of each family were raised, he had a feeling that these warships were his, and this power was controlled by him.

As the flags of each family were raised.

His illusion was broken.

But it doesn't matter.

As long as he captures Min County this time, his prestige will increase further.

Then he will buy off small forces and let them challenge medium forces. Finally, he will control all this power in his hands!

At that time, he will be the real king of the four seas!

The Ming Dynasty will be afraid of him!

Emperor Zhu will send an envoy to confer him a title!

At that time, he will persuade Emperor Zhu to lift the sea ban by promising that he will never harass the Ming Dynasty and is even willing to drive away pirates and guard the sea for the Ming Dynasty!

Wealth will roll in.

He can build more warships, feed more soldiers and horses, and annex the so-called kingdoms and local states around.

All this is thanks to Zhu Silang, the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty.

If he hadn't come to Fujian and brazenly said he would wipe out the pirates.

The various forces at sea would not respect him and let him lead!

"Blow the horn, set off!"

Beep beep beep...

With Chen Zuyi's order, the low and solemn horn sounded from the flagship.

The flagship took the lead.

More than a thousand warships, with thousands of sails, headed straight for Fujian...

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