Chapter 699: Opening up the territory

Cao Wenzhao did not hear what Zhu Xu was saying clearly, but just looked at the three big words "Folang Ji" on the map, his eyes were hot.

Of course, the most important thing is that the land is, which is probably not smaller than that of Nanzhili!

If he brought back this piece of land, what a merit that would be!

He still vaguely remembers that when the emperor was in Qiandi, he said that the general was seeking a title of marquis, but he could even earn a marquis back!

Cao Wenzhao clenched his fists secretly, and his heart was surging.

He was also under pressure. As the recognized number one confidant of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he had been leading troops for many years and had no military achievements. This was unreasonable. Although the emperor didn't care, he had to take it to heart!

‘Okay, you are the place to make contributions!’ Cao Wenzhao is thinking like a tide and is eager to make contributions!

Zhu Xu didn't care and stared at the map. I have to say that the map of East Asia is very strange, especially in Malacca. As long as you block it, it will be difficult for people outside to come in. It can be said that whoever controls this Malacca will control all external actions in East Asia, whether it is commercial or military!

Naturally, you cannot give up such a critical place to outsiders!

Zhu Xu sighed again when he thought of this. It was at this time. If it were ten years earlier or ten years later, he would have the confidence to take it down and control it, but he caught up with the time when the Ming Dynasty was reaching extreme weakness.

The next few years will be the worst time for the "little glacier" and the impact on the Ming Dynasty will be unprecedented!

‘First take action with Spain, control all trade in East Asia, and establish East Asia’s hegemony!’

Zhu Xu took a deep breath, turned to look at Cao Wenzhao and said, "How are you preparing?"

Cao Wenzhao immediately became upright and said, "Don't worry, the Tiger Ben Army has 30,000 troops, and 10,000 people can fight in water. As long as the ship arrives, you can cross the sea at any time!"

Zhu Xu nodded and said with a moving heart: "I will let Cao Huachun send you the specific information of this Satsuma family later. You can take a closer look and think about it. What I want to tell you is that this Satsuma family is almost the whole people, with a population of less than one million. They have simple firearms, muskets and cannons. However, without our advanced, you must use our strengths to fight this Satsuma family in one fell swoop. Although this Satsuma family is not in line with the Tokugawa family, it is still one. If you encounter other people's intervention, you don't have to be polite. Bring more muskets and cannons, and you have to exchange for the greatest victory at the smallest price. The lives of my Ming soldiers are extremely precious and cannot be comparable to those Japanese pirates..."

"Don't worry, my elders, I must have done a beautiful job!" Cao Wenzhao's voice was sonorous and powerful.

Zhu Xu smiled and looked at the map of the Sun with deep eyes.

The Satsuma Annexation of Ryukyu was not a simple invasion, but it had profound political implications behind it.

For example, forcing Ryukyu to pay tribute to Japan is challenging the "Chinese and Barbarian system" of the Ming Dynasty, and the core of China. At the same time, it also declared that Japan should get rid of the Ming Dynasty, build its own "Chinese and Barbarian system" and be the center of the world!

This is something that Zhu Xu absolutely does not allow!

After thinking for a while, Zhu Xu sneered secretly and said in a deep voice: "I have appointed you as the 'General of the Anti-Japanese War'. If the Hu Ben Army is not enough, the troops from Shandong and North Korea can also be mobilized. When I deal with the Dutch, the navy can go north at any time. I must ask the Japanese to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty again!"

Cao Wenzhao felt Zhu Xu's determination and said, "Don't worry, Master, there are five hundred cannons in Nanzhili. I will write a memorial to the Ministry of War and mobilize another five hundred. Isn't it just a small island? I'm blowing it up, and see if they dare to anger the emperor!"

Zhu Xu's expression remained unmoved, and he had seen the power of firearms. Now these soldiers are paying more and more attention, which is also a good thing.

Zhu Xu sat down on the chair and thought for a while, "Find a suitable place, build a base, garrison 10,000 troops, and move the naval base, always be prepared and monitor the direction of Japan. Other tasks are to fight pirates and monitor the ships when passing by. I must control all trade deals at sea! You can give me a bottom first and touch the situation..."

Cao Wenzhao always knew that Zhu Xu always had a series of goals in his work and would not strive for one goal. Hearing this, he said, "Yes, don't worry, the emperor, I will do it carefully and will not disappoint you!"

Zhu Xu was relieved about this. Ri tapped his fingers on the table, and thoughts flashed in his heart.

The population of Japan should not be large now, and there should be 10 or 20 million. However, the shogun ruled a large warlord who commanded a group of warlords of all sizes and sizes, with their population and forces relatively concentrated in cities of all sizes, which seemed to be scattered. For example, the Satsuma tribe far away from Edo, most of the population and forces were concentrated in Kagoshima. Other places were scattered soldiers watching, obviously they all had an extremely strong sense of insecurity and were always guarding against others' invasions.

For Japanese, it was unrealistic for the Ming Dynasty to use a 100,000 and 200,000 troops to occupy it in one or two months. Now it can only be suppressed by force and let Japanese subjugate. When the Ming Dynasty has gone through this most difficult period, it will be slowly liquidated in the future.

Zhu Xu was thinking, and Cao Huachun quietly stepped in and said in front of Zhu Xu, "Emperor, John Tang is asking for a meeting."

"No!" Zhu Xu said extremely decisively.

War with the Dutch is about to begin, and it is not the time to discuss business with Johnson Thom.

As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly said, "By the way, keep him in Yingtianfu Academy and do not contact outsiders to avoid leaking the news."

Cao Huachun didn't know what Zhu Xu was thinking, and said, "Yes." He turned around and walked out again.

Zhu Xu thought about it carefully and only had one thing left to do. He looked at Cao Wenzhao and said, "Soldiers are the most important thing, go ahead, I'm waiting for your good news!"

Cao Wenzhao knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice, "Abide by the order!"

After saying that, he stood up, strides with great momentum, and walked out like a mountain.

Zhu Xu looked at his back, smiled and shook his head, and also stood up.

He was extremely relieved to Cao Wenzhao. Not to mention that the Satsuma vassal was just a small separatist force, even if it was against the entire Japanese, as long as it was not carried out in full, a small local war would be absolutely easy for Cao Wenzhao!

What's more, the artillery of the Ming Dynasty was even more advanced than that of the Dutch. Facing the Japanese warriors who were basically cold weapons, they had an absolute advantage!

Besides, although Cao Wenzhao has left Liaodong for many years, anyone who underestimates him will suffer a great loss!

This is a fierce man, a fierce man trained by Zhu Xu!

It will be even more terrible!

"Let He Yunshan come to see me tomorrow morning!" Zhu Xu walked to the outsider.

Cao Huachun came up and said, "Yes."

Cao Huachun was about to turn around, but Zhu Xu squinted his eyes again and said with a slightly raised corner of his mouth: "Wait, notify the Jinyiwei again and ask them to find a way to contact the king of Japan to see if they can get him and ask me to send troops to quell the rebellion, "Respecting the king and expel the barbarians."

’The edict?”

Cao Huachun looked slightly stunned, and then said, "Abide by the order!"

‘The emperor is playing chess game bigger and bigger…’ Cao Huachun said in his heart.

Zhu Xu made great arrangements and arrangements, but the noise in the entire Northern Zhili had just begun and gradually became a bustling time.

The effect of the great martial arts performance is emerging rapidly, which has a great promoting effect on the "New Deal" in Nanzhili!

Governor's Office.

Fang Kongshao, Xu Jie, Shi Bangyao and others gathered together, and they were busy with their feet not touching the ground.

There are too many contents of the "Jingzheng New Policy". Even if we cannot further advance it now, it is not easy to just set up a shelf, and it may not even be able to hold a shelf for a year and a half.

Fortunately, Nanzhili has now reached a consensus on the "New Deal". The resistance has decreased, and with many people helping each other, it has been much smoother.

Shi Bangyao said with great relief, "Sir, all the shops in Yingtian Mansion have been reopened, the prices are still stable, and the people are in peace..."

Fang Kongshao sat in his table, picked up a document and said, "Well, Yingtian is stable, where are the other prefectures?"

Shi Bangyao's expression paused slightly and hesitated, "No news yet."

Xu Jie looked up, looked at Shi Bangyao's expression, and knew it in his heart. He turned to look at Fang Kongshao and said, "Sir, the prefects and magistrates in various places may still have any resistance to the 'new policy'."

Fang Kongshao snorted coldly, fell down the document in his hand, and said directly: "Mr. Xu, I am passing on the message on behalf of me. The chief officials of all prefectures and counties in Nanzhili must strictly abide by their duties and must firmly support the "new policy". If the beginning and end are swayed, don't blame me for ignoring the feelings of my colleagues!"

"Yes!" Xu Jie nodded.

Although the emperor's power of martial arts has forced many people to see the situation clearly and bow to the "New Policy", there are always some people who are stubborn and cannot let go.

At this moment, the chief clerk walked in from outside, frowned and looked strange.

Xu Jie happened to face him and looked at him and said, "What's wrong? What happened?"

The Lord Bo was stunned and shook his head quickly and said, "This is not the case, but the lower official always feels something is wrong, but he can't tell where it is."

Shi Bangyao listened and smiled and said, "Now the matter is complicated and there are many things to do, so there is inevitably some illusion. You might as well have something to do. There must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain."

The chief clerk nodded thoughtfully and then said, "By the way, all the masters, the salt merchants are moving very quickly. They are forming the salt merchants' chamber of commerce and will be presented soon."

Fang Kongshao's eyes flashed slightly, he glanced at several people and said, "The emperor is far-sighted and wise. I can't wait. When facing the problems that arise in the "New Policy" in the future, we must think of more ways and not be hasty. The previous "stop" must not happen again!"

Everyone realized that the emperor was too lazy to find a solution to help them with all kinds of things.

Wu Family.

Old Master Wu lay on the chair, with his eyes open, quietly looking at the three brothers standing in front of him, without blinking.

The three brothers looked uneasy and stood respectfully, with some strong premonition in their hearts.
Chapter completed!