Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu remained expressionless, Xiong Wencan's two strategies were very simple, one was to befriend the strong on the surface, and to support the weak secretly.The second is to use maritime trade as the starting point, to earn money together on the surface, but to develop secretly, and when it is strong enough, it will give a fatal blow!

These are the methods that Xiong Wencan, or the officials of the Ming Dynasty, are inherent and accustomed to, but in fact, there are only two paths in front of Zhu Xu.

One is to unite with Spain and kill the Dutch. If it succeeds, Spain is weak and unable to rule the Far East. As long as Zhu Xu is patient, he can nibble away step by step. It is only a matter of time before the Spaniards are completely driven away. The Chinese navy will be a fatal blow, and it will also tear itself apart from the Dutch, and Ming will face a situation of being blocked by the sea.

The second is to cooperate with the Dutch to help the Dutch stabilize the Far East and take advantage of the opportunity to grow stronger. At the same time, find out the details of the Dutch. The disadvantage is that this is seeking skin from a tiger. If you are not careful, you may be beaten by eggs and make wedding clothes for others!

No matter which one has advantages and disadvantages, and if Ming wants to develop its navy, it cannot avoid the Dutch, at least for now.

Zhu Xu pondered for a while, looked at Xiong Wencan and said, "What do you think of the red-haired man and the Frangji man?"

Xiong Wencan said: "Your Majesty, judging from the information collected from all over the place, the little Folangji has already been weakened, and has been following the big Buddha Langji to plunder everywhere. It is not a problem. The big Buddha Langji, we generally call it the Folangji, The power seems to be growing, but in fact it is constantly weakening. The battleships are damaged and old, and the soldiers enjoy themselves and have no fighting spirit. The red-haired people are different. , have a legitimate business, but also want to plunder, they value gold, silver and treasures more than their lives..."

This is not surprising to Zhu Xu. The initial voyages were basically a passion for wealth, and the Dutch were no exception.

Xiong Wencan suddenly changed his face slightly, and said: "I have another discovery, that is, no matter whether it is the red-haired man or the Franji man, their naval battles do not have any tactics. They often stop the ship and then bombard each other with cannons. , In the end, one side surrendered, and very few fish were killed, and the net was broken, and the battle was fought to the end..."

"You mean, their tactics are very rigid, and they just fired at each other like this?" Zhu Xu followed with a slightly dazed expression, and said with an inexplicable joy in his tone.

Xiong Wencan seemed to be encouraged, and said: "Yes, I am sure! Jin Yiwei bought one of Hongmao's deputy captains, and he also gave a few Hongmao people the usual fighting methods, which are similar to this..."

This was an unexpected harvest. Zhu Xu looked at Xiong Wencan and said, "After you go back, you will set up a naval warfare room to deduce naval warfare tactics in detail. I can't let others run rampant around my Ming Dynasty..."

Xiong Wencan also knew that Daming suffered a lot from the sea troubles. There were Japanese pirates in the past, and now there are red-haired men. He stood up and bowed: "I obey the order!"

Zhu Xu waved his hand and asked again carefully.

Xiong Wencan went into every detail, as long as Zhu Xu asked him, he would explain everything in detail. He was worried that the emperor would not understand, so he explained everything in detail.

After talking with Xiong Wencan, Zhu Xu had a more intuitive impression of the things at sea, and he also had a faint idea in his heart.

Another day later, Zhu Xu had a big banquet in Qianqing Palace, where he drank freely without any taboos.

It was also rare for Zhu Xu to open his mouth. From Liaodong at the beginning of his ascension to the pacification of Shenyang, it was basically a fact, straightforward, but even so, a group of generals still deeply felt the emperor's wisdom and vision.

On the third day, officials above the second rank in the capital were quite nervous.

Originally, it was only a meeting of military generals, but it has been expanded, and the cabinet, six ministers, ministers, the governor's office, and the clan's mansion all have to participate.

Xin Wangfu, Zhu Youjian looked at Chen Xinjia, frowned all the time, and said with an extremely displeased expression: "Do you know? In only two days, the ministers of the ruling and opposition parties, the honorable clansmen, all impeached you one after another. What do you want to do?" ?”

Chen Xinjia was in a state of distress. In the past two days, he had arrested almost all the dudes in the capital. Obviously, the capital became clean and tidy. As a result, he offended half of the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital.

Zhu Youjian didn't care about him, and ordered directly: "After you go back, release all the people you arrested, and let him not make trouble. The emperor is preparing to discuss matters in Wucheng Pavilion, so don't cause trouble."

Chen Xinjia has already figured out who made him the Governor of Shuntian Mansion, and Zhu Youjian still has the grace to support him after all. He hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, it is the emperor's intention to clean up the capital, and the lower officials dare not disobey it." .”

Zhu Youjian frowned painfully, and looked at Chen Xinjia coldly.

Chen Xinjia was only from a Juren background. Even though he is now the Governor of Shuntian Prefecture and ranked third rank, compared to those who were born as Scholars, he is still inferior in heart.

He didn't dare to look at Zhu Youjian's eyes, but just bowed his head and said nothing, feeling extremely helpless.

With a warning from years ago, Zhu Youjian felt more and more constrained. Although it didn't go his way before, there were still many things that could go his way, but now he doesn't even need to read the cabinet documents. "Do it for you"!

With a raging fire in his heart, he stared at Chen Xinjia with a sword-like gaze, and said after a while, "Get lost!"

Chen Xinjia, as if he had been pardoned, quickly raised his hand and said, "I will take my leave."

Chen Xinjia was relieved when he got out of King Xin's house. Just as he was about to get into the sedan chair, his face was slightly startled. A black figure flashed past the alley on his right hand, as if he was heading for King Xin's back door.

Chen Xinjia paused and got on the sedan chair, urging the bearer to leave quickly.

He didn't know who it was, but he vaguely felt familiar!

Early the next morning, Jingyang Palace.

Zhu Xu stretched out his hands, and Li Jieyu hurriedly put on the dragon robe for him.

This is newly made this year, and it perfectly fits Zhu Xu's figure.

Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin stood outside the door neatly dressed, waiting respectfully.

At this time, everyone understands how important today's discussion is... It will determine how the hardest rock of Ming Dynasty will be manipulated!

From Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao and other court officials to Qin Liangyu, Cao Wenzhao and other generals who hold heavy soldiers, each of them has put a lot of effort into this matter. Make a decision at the conference!

Zhu Xu kept taking deep breaths secretly, and he was also a little nervous. This time is really very important, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it will carry on the past and usher in the future!

After tidying up for a while, Zhu Xu smiled at Li Jieyu, and accompanied by Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin, he strode towards Wucheng Pavilion.

The decoration of Wucheng Pavilion was extraordinarily majestic. Zhu Xu walked in, and the officials and generals who had already sat up all stood up, bowed and raised their hands and said: "I will see the emperor!"

Zhu Xu looked up, and there was a long rectangular table in the huge Wucheng Pavilion. On the left were Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao, Cao Wenzhao, etc., and on the right were Qin Liangyu, Yang Sichang, Lu Xiangsheng, etc.There are a row of chairs on both sides of the table. In front of the chairs, Zhu Youjian, Zhu Changrun, Lai Zongdao, Zhang Woxu, Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu and others are all listening.

Such a scale is tantamount to the Great Ming Court Conference!

Zhu Xu walked to the front of the table, and after sitting down, he smiled and said, "Everyone is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" A group of people stood up and looked at Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu said: "Let's all sit down. Today's cabinet meeting will be held by Mr. Sun Ge as the speaker, and all the ministers will be the advisers. I have a pair of ears."

Although the emperor said so, no one dared to be careless. They all sat cautiously on the chairs, and seemed to be looking at Sun Chengzong, but in fact they were all observing Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu didn't care either, took a cup of tea and took a sip.

Sun Chengzong stood up, leaned slightly towards Zhu Xu, and then gestured to the group of people below, holding a document in his hand, and said loudly: "Today there are eight cabinet meetings. The first one is to establish the military system. The second one is to set up Battle area. Third, the candidates for the commander-in-chief of the eighteen provinces. Fourth, food and pay. Fifth, establishment, military rank, military songs, flags, etc. Sixth, supervising the army. Seventh, designation. Eighth, command."

Before this meeting, Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao and others had communicated with most of the people here, so no one was surprised.

Prince Ping, Prince Jing and the others knew very well that military power should not be touched by the slightest bit, so they all closed their eyes, as if they were asleep.

Duke Ying, Duke Xu and others also squinted their eyes slightly, seeming to be asleep and listening, really cunning.

Come to Zongdao, Zhang Woxu is listening carefully, when the time comes, they need to write a playbook and promulgate it to the world.

As for Zhu Youjian, his expression was gloomy, his eyes were calm, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu and the others all looked thoughtful, they hadn't been notified of this in advance, they didn't know about it, and at first glance they could only follow the pros and cons of it.

Seeing that no one objected, Sun Chengzong continued: "After discussion by the Ministry of War and the consent of most of the generals, we will change my current physique into a military guard system and abolish the guards..."

Zhu Xu was listening, and everyone else was listening too. No one interrupted, and almost all Sun Chengzong was narrating the scriptures.

Zhu Xu shook his head secretly, this was not the scene he wanted, but Sun Chengzong and the others obviously didn't want to have any accidents, they lost face, they had already explained to everyone, and no one raised the slightest doubt.

"The Ministry of War divided the Ming Dynasty into eight war zones. First, North Korea and Ryukyu are mainly facing the Japanese country. Second, Liaodong. The main enemy is Mongolia and the remnants of Jiannu. Third, Shanxi and Northern Zhili. Fourth , Jiangxi, Shandong. Fifth, Jiangsu, Zhejiang. Sixth, the Southwest Theater, including six provinces in the Southwest. Seventh, Huguang, Yunnan, the main enemies are Annan, Burma, etc. Eighth, Guangdong and Guangxi, once a war occurs, the imperial court will Send an imperial envoy or designate a general to lead the troops..."