Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 275 Exterminate the countries of the South Seas and bathe in the glory of Ming Dynasty

Moreover, the sea is moody, just now it was sunny and sparkling, but in a blink of an eye there was a raging wind and roaring waves. Fortunately, the imperial ship was strong enough, otherwise, this group of people would have fallen into the sea to feed the fish.

Thinking of this, Zhang Dingbian felt very upset.

He didn't dare to complain about His Highness the King of England, after all, the King of England fought in the South and the North, and his martial arts were superb, and he won the hearts of soldiers in the army, including Zhang Dingbian.

Therefore, this anger can only be spilled on the pirates.

It's all the fault of these Tianzhu pirates. If you are a pirate, you can rob a ship, but whose ship you rob is not good, but you want to rob Daming's ship. Isn't this old birthday star drinking arsenic and getting tired of his life?

Well now, this group of pirates will definitely not survive, not to mention that I also got such an unlucky job, it's really bad luck!

Just when Zhang Dingbian was complaining, the weather at sea was also changing.

The sea, which was still howling and stormy just now, calmed down again at this moment, and the golden sun filled the sea again.

Suddenly, an excited voice said: "General! I saw land!"

"What? Seriously!"

Zhang Dingbian was overjoyed and stood up suddenly from the Arhat bed.

Since leaving Quanzhou Port, the fleet has been floating on the sea for more than half a month, and finally saw land!

Fortunately, Zhang Dingbian was not completely overwhelmed by joy, and still did not forget to ask: "The land, where is the boundary?"

The soldier who came to report replied without hesitation: "According to the records of the sea chart, it should be in the south of Tianzhu. It is a small state called Maradi!"

Zhang Dingbian was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "Maradi? Didn't the owner be found? My Daming's caravan was robbed by pirates in the waters near Maradi!"

"The monarch of Maradi is more or less guilty of negligence, how can I spare him? The order was sent, and the army landed quickly, and I was about to call for punishment!"

As soon as these words came out, a helpless voice came: "General, I'm afraid it's not right!"

The person who spoke was a man with the appearance of a civil servant. This man was called Zhou Buxin, and he was Zhang Dingbian's deputy during his inspection tour of Nanyang.

In fact, this official position is also the current official position after Zhu Hanshangzhuo Zhu Yuanzhang's franchise, leading the title of the fourth grade.

Zhu Han's plan is also very simple, those small countries in Nanyang who know each other and are willing to recognize Daming as their eldest brother to pay tribute, let Zhou Buxin come forward to appease them.

Those who are disobedient and can't tell the difference between big and small kings, let Zhang Dingbian carry a knife to attack, it's that simple!
Zhou Buxin was once an important adviser under Chen Youliang, and Chen Youliang adopted several strategies he proposed.

But with the passage of time, Chen Youliang's self-willed, suspicious character broke out, and he became more and more crony in terms of employment.

Zhou Buxin became farther and farther away from Chen Youliang's decision-making center. Seeing that Chen Youliang was in a doomed situation, he gritted his teeth and decisively joined the Ming army when Xu Da entered Sichuan.

Facts have proved that this choice is correct. After the vote was submitted, he was immediately reused.

It is not the first time that Zhou Buxin and Zhang Dingbian have formed a team to cooperate.

Before Zhang Dingbian made many expeditions, Zhu Han always replaced Zhou Buxin as his deputy. This Mr. Zhou never let Zhang Dingbian down, whether it was logistics support, management of people's livelihood, or making suggestions.

Therefore, at the moment Zhang Dingbian said that he wanted to question Maradi Xingshi, and was immediately opposed by Zhou Buxin, he was not angry, but asked suspiciously: "Mr. Zhou, what do you mean by that?"

Zhou Buxin waved his hand and signaled the pawns who came to report to go out, but instead of answering, he asked: "This time, His Royal Highness, the king of Ying, ordered you and me to go on a tour of Nanyang. The general knows what is going on?"

When Zhang Dingbian heard it, he said without hesitation: "Of course it is clear, it is nothing more than suppressing bandits and doing business by the way!"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Buxin shook his head: "The general is right, but not all right. There is one more important thing to do during this trip to Nanyang?"

Zhang Dingbian asked subconsciously: "What's the matter?"

Zhou Buxin: "Recruit all countries in Nanyang!"

Zhang Dingbian was taken aback: "Recruiting all the countries in Nanyang?"

Zhou Buxin nodded: "That's right! If it wasn't for this matter, the general alone is enough for this trip, so why should I go to sea with the general wearing a freshly baked black yarn of the Ming Nanyang envoy?"

Seeing that Zhang Dingbian was deep in thought, Zhou Buxin continued to explain his thoughts: "Before, Daming's caravan encountered pirates in Nanyang many times, and His Majesty and His Highness the King of England were both furious. , just want me to completely wipe out the pirates in Nanyang!"

Hearing this, Zhang Dingbian, who was still in deep thought just now, couldn't help but shook his head and said, "This is impossible. Pirates can only be suppressed for a while, but not forever!"

Zhang Dingbian had suppressed water bandits in Dongting Lake before.

The so-called water bandits are generally divided into two types, or they are poor people who cannot survive, and they become water bandits in desperation.

Or some daring landlords and wealthy households privately raise water bandits as their own eagle dogs, and even bolder ones, who wear silk and satin are rich households, and take off silk and satin are water bandits.

But whether it is the poor who are forced to become water bandits, or the rich who are greedy for profit, the water bandits in Dongting Lake can never be suppressed.

It wasn't until the Ming court set up the inspection department for the two lakes in Dongting Lake and stationed troops that Dongting, which was [-] miles away, was completely calmed down.

But this boundless Nanyang is not the eight hundred miles of Dongting, so we can't set up a Nanyang inspection department on this sea, right?

Take a step back and say...

Even if the court really gritted its teeth and set up this yamen, how many warships and soldiers would it take?

Even if all the soldiers of Ming Dynasty were moved to Nanyang, it would be like sprinkling a handful of sesame seeds, and it would not work at all!
In the end, Zhang Dingbian summed up what he wanted to say in four words: "This is unrealistic!"

Very incisive, it can be said to be in one sentence.

Zhou Buxin smiled lightly: "If you look at the experience of suppressing water bandits within the Ming Dynasty, this is true! But after all, this is not Dongting Lake, but the vast ocean! General Zhang, if you dare to ask, do you know the origin of these pirates? ?”

Zhang Dingbian almost blurted out: "Of course it comes from the countries of Southeast Asia!"

Zhou Buxin clapped his hands and praised: "That's right! That's right. The so-called pirates are also human beings. Even if they wander around the sea all day, they were born and raised on land, and finally came to sea. Therefore..."

Zhang Dingbian excitedly said: "So if you want to wipe out the pirates completely, you must first destroy the countries in Southeast Asia!"

Zhou Buxin choked for a moment, and shook his head helplessly after a while. He didn't directly deny Zhang Dingbian's words, but asked him instead: "General Zhang, there are no less than a hundred countries in Nanyang!"

"You want to wipe out all the countries in Southeast Asia, how dare you ask how many soldiers are there?"

"The geometry of the warship?"

"How much are the food, salaries and weapons?"

"How much time?"

"The so-called extermination of the Nanyang countries, is it the extermination of the royal families of the Nanyang countries? Or the extermination of the Nanyang population?"

"If it's the former, its citizens will definitely regard me as an enemy of Ming Dynasty, and I'm afraid that Dingkou in the entire Nanyang countries will become enemies with my name!"

"If it's the latter, it will also force the people of the Nanyang countries to stand against me and the Ming Dynasty! At that time, all the soldiers, soldiers, and taxes of the Ming court will be exhausted in this endless battle , This is the situation of Emperor Yangdi's three conquests of Goguryeo at the end of the Sui Dynasty!"

Faced with Zhou Buxin's barrage of questions, Zhang Dingbian was a little dazed for a moment.

He is used to fighting in battle and solving everything with violence, but he forgot that the enemies he faced before were all enemies in Daming. Fighting, naturally feel hearty.

But the situation at this moment is different from that of Daming.

Zhang Dingbian was embarrassed for a long time, and then he bowed his hands to Zhou Buxin resentfully: "It's Dingbian Menglang, and how to deal with the Nanyang incident, sir, please teach me!"

Seeing that Zhang Dingbian softened, Zhou Buxin let out a long sigh of relief.

Zhang Dingbian is a good person in many ways, but one thing is the most fatal, that is, he is quite stubborn sometimes!
At this time, the two of them were in the South Seas thousands of miles away from Daming, and they were of the same rank as Zhang Dingbian. The soldiers in the entire fleet were only ordered by Zhang Dingbian, and no one on board could control Zhang. bordered...

If Zhang Dingbian's stubborn ass temper came up at that time, he would have nothing to do but jump and stare!

Fortunately, some half-truths and half-false words of his own can be regarded as bluffing him.

Zhou Buxin felt relieved in his heart, but he said with a confident tone: "This matter is also simple, as long as you and I work together!"

Looking at Zhang Dingbian's still somewhat confused eyes, Zhou Buxin talked embarrassingly: "Pirates are going to be suppressed, and the countries in Southeast Asia, we have to visit them one by one!"

"Our fleet can be regarded as polite and well-mannered. If the Nanyang countries are sensible, after weighing the pros and cons, they will naturally respect us and offer their piety to Daming!"

"At that time, we can do business with him, and take out some of the goods on the five merchant ships, ranging from the luxury goods of the princes and dignitaries to the daily use of the common people, so that they can see and see!"

"These small indigenous countries in Nanyang, have you ever seen the rich products of my kingdom?"

As long as I show them these things, they will naturally know how rich and powerful our Ming Dynasty is. If they send an official to accompany me back to the emperor to pay homage to the emperor, then this country will definitely respect my merchant ships in the future! "

"If there is a small country Yelang who is arrogant, arrogant and stubborn, then..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Dingbian became excited again, and said: "At that time, I can let them know that my artillery is so sharp!"

This time, Zhou Buxin did not attack Zhang Dingbian again, but nodded in agreement and said: "That's the reason... as long as these small Nanyang countries know the strength of Ming Dynasty and treat me as the suzerain country, from then on, Nanyang Dingbian Yea!"

Zhang Dingbian nodded again and again, but then turned his eyes to look at Zhou Buxin: "However, before we go again, we have to kill chickens for monkeys to see. First, destroy a group of pirates and let these natives know that I am a great Ming martial artist!"

Zhou Buxin smiled: "It depends on General Zhang showing his might!"

Zhang Dingbian laughed, obviously very satisfied with Zhou Buxin's flattery, and immediately ordered that all ships are not allowed to go ashore, and wandered in the nearby waters every day, looking for traces of pirates.

Zhang Dingbian gave an order, and immediately the fleet of thirty large ships began to patrol the Maradi sea area every day.

Naturally, such a big movement cannot be concealed from the various forces in the nearby sea area.

The coastal states in southern India have sent spies to the sea to investigate.

However, this so-called expedition to the sea is nothing more than a small boat, which is far away from Daming's fleet to detect the movement. I am afraid that this fleet will start to land at some point. Scared of things.

Don't be afraid. None of them have ever seen such a tall ship, such a powerful fleet. Although they also have sea power, if they really want to compare with this fleet, they are really nothing.

And these spies were not all sent by various states, and naturally many were sent by local pirates to investigate the truth...

To the east of the Maradi sea area, at a distance of about forty miles, is a dotted archipelago, with more than a hundred islands of various sizes.

Among them, the larger one has a radius of two to three hundred li, while the smaller one is a sea reef.

The scenery is first-class, but there are few people on it.

At this time, the night boat quietly broke into the archipelago, shuttled flexibly through the gaps between the islands, and finally landed on a green island with a radius of about a hundred miles.

Three people got off the boat in a hurry. These three people were tall and dark-skinned, and they were all local Tianzhu natives.

After they landed on the island, they strode quickly and came to the entrance of a wide cave, and suddenly there was noise and noise from inside.

But a large group of Tianzhu natives are having a big banquet. This cave is quite big. Look at the number of people who are having a banquet in it, there are about 500 people.

These people are the most rampant pirates in the Madeira waters, called "shark teeth"!
There are more than 70 pirates in the Maradi sea area, large and small.

The pirate strength of "Shark Tooth" can only be regarded as medium, but it is one of the most active pirates around here.

The caravans of various countries in Southeast Asia suffered greatly from it, and finally had to pay tribute to the "shark teeth" every year, and the caravans were barely stable.

The reason why it is said to be barely stable is that after "Shark Tooth" accepted the tribute, although he verbally agreed not to rob the caravans of various countries in Southeast Asia, secretly, he continued to rob under the banner of other pirates every now and then. Nanyang merchant ships coming and going.

In fact, many merchant ships knew about this matter, but everyone just dared not speak out.

The three "shark teeth" spies made it through the pirates who were drinking, singing and dancing crazily, and came to the front of the cave, where there was a high-quality, large rosewood and emerald arhat bed.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed was a one-eyed middle-aged man with a shaggy beard, a bare upper body, and a fleshy body. He held an overcooked leg of an unknown wild animal in his left hand, and held a porcelain pot with a crane beak high in his right hand. Drinking wine in mouth.

This person is the leader of "Shark Tooth", Sushma.

(End of this chapter)