Zhu Youlang himself is very optimistic about Zheng Jing, just like his father Zheng Chenggong.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have been so straightforward to pardon Zheng Jing's crime of fighting against the Japanese, and let him make meritorious service and continue to kill Japanese pirates on the front line.

Overall, Zheng Jing is still in the middle and superior position. In addition, he has Zheng Chenggong's bloodline, as long as his performance is too poor, Zhu Youlang will support him.

So after arriving at the Quanzhou Palace, Zhu Youlang immediately chose to summon Zheng Jing without saying a word.

Zheng Jing did not hesitate at all and immediately chose to enter the palace to face the saint.

For him, there was nothing to keep.

The emperor would say whatever he wanted to know.

Even if the emperor doesn't ask, he will take the initiative to speak out.

If the king and his subjects want to be without suspicion, the minister must be the proactive one. After all, it is unrealistic to expect the noble king to speak actively.

Zhu Youlang did not wear a robe dress in the palace, but apricot yellow over-shouldered dragon Taoist robe.

This way, it still looks very noble, but it doesn't feel so formal.

Zhu Youlang is actually very moved by this. Although the emperor has many clothing regulations, there are actually not many spaces to choose from.

The reason is also very simple. After all, the emperor is a symbol of the world, so you can't dress too casually.

Zhu Youlang can only choose within the range of the paintings and choose a piece of clothing suitable for daily wear.

Seeing Zheng Jing coming, Zhu Youlang sat upright and showed off his dignity unique to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

After Zheng Jing finished performing the etiquette of Jinshan and Yuzhu, Zhu Youlang gave him a flat body.

"Your Majesty is honored to visit Quanzhou. But I am a little excited for a moment. If there is any omission, I hope your Majesty will forgive you."

Zheng Jing put his posture very low and was very sincere.

Zhu Youlang can clearly feel this point.

In fact, he had no intention of making things difficult for Zheng Jing, so he said in a harmonious voice: "Forget it, I am not a person who is constrained by minorities. This time, I have been personally expeditioning here. I heard that there seems to be an increase in the number of Japanese pirates in Fujian?"

Although Zhu Youlang could get various information about Japanese pirates in Fujian from various channels such as the Jinyiwei, he wanted to hear more first-hand information from Zheng Jing.

"Report to your Majesty, that's true."

Zheng Jing sighed, his words full of helplessness.

"For some reason, this group of Japanese pirates is like crazy when they gain or lose their hearts."

Zheng Jing clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "I have ordered people to investigate. The situation is quite special. It is said that Japanese pirates from all over the country gathered in Fujian, maybe they want to work together to make some noise."

Zhu Youlang became interested for a moment and asked, "What I mean is that Japanese pirates from all over the world gather here? No wonder, no wonder."

Zhu Youlang got up, carried his hands on his back and began to pace the hall.

He was silently chanting as he paced.

The Japanese pirates knew that their strength was not enough to fight the Ming army head-on. After suffering a loss, they would always have to gain a little memory.

They felt that they could gather all the forces on the southeast coast to fight the Ming army, but this was actually gambling, and the bet was the entire foundation of their operations in the southeast for many years.

Of course, the Ming army had nothing to fear about this.

First of all, their strength had an absolute advantage, and Zhu Youlang brought the Tiger Ben Army and the Jinyiwei, and the Ming army was like a tiger.

Secondly, the Ming army fought at home, and food supplies and assistance from the people were not comparable to those of the Japanese pirates.

Again, the Ming army was the righteous side, while the Japanese pirates were the evil side.

This alone is enough to crush the Japanese pirates.

Morality is still very important in this era.

It seems that during Wanli, they still did not completely defeat these Japanese pirates. Now they dare to make trouble on Tai Sui, which is really bold.

If they dare to come, Zhu Youlang will naturally dare to respond.

As the saying goes, counterattack.

With the current strength of the Ming army, they were completely afraid of Japanese pirates, and they were not afraid of them.

"How many Japanese pirates have come now, and where are they stationed."

Zhu Youlang asked Zheng Jing in a deep voice, but this time his attitude changed a certain way.

At this moment, he just wanted to understand the reality of the Japanese pirates so that the Ming army could defeat them without mercy.

"Report to your Majesty, as far as I know, the Japanese pirates gathered a huge number of 60,000 people this time, and there should be many fake Japanese, but there are also many real Japanese."

Zheng Jing answered very cautiously and said loudly without slapping his head.

Originally, the Japanese pirates in the southeast were mainly fake Japanese, and real Japanese were only a few.

But in recent years, the situation seems to have changed, and more and more fake Japanese came from Fusang to the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty.

The specific reason is not yet determined, but one thing is certain, that is, it is due to interests.

If there is no profit, you cannot get up early. If the profit is not as big as the Japanese pirates cannot refuse, why would they cross the ocean and abandon their families and children to the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty to rob? Are you full and full?

At first, they must have been satisfied with the support of major merchants in the southeast coast, but later they gradually became less satisfied with this.

Zhu Youlang still has to ask someone to check carefully about the relationship between the two, but now he is eager to hear what Zheng Jing said.

"Soon up."

Zheng Jing nodded and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the Japanese pirates are basically entrenched on dozens of scattered islands outside Quanzhou City. These islands are basically uninhabited, but some are small islands settled by local fishermen."

Zhu Youlang nodded slightly.

"In that case, they are also very cautious."

If the Japanese pirates were only entrenched on a few of the islands, the Ming army would be very relaxed to deal with it.

As long as you block a certain sea route, you can basically catch turtles in a jar.

But if the Japanese pirates were scattered on dozens of islands, the situation would be completely different.

Although the Ming army's naval forces were huge, they were not endless.

Although the sea route can be barely blocked, the troops will be quite dispersed in this way.

In this way, the Japanese pirates are equivalent to finding an opportunity to take advantage of.

Even if Japanese pirates cannot make a profit on the front battlefield, they can still take advantage of the opportunity to run away.

It is impossible for the Ming army to block it all.

This is also a major problem that has troubled Zhu Youlang.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Youlang ordered: "Tomorrow morning, I will take me to see it. I also want to see what the Quanzhou navy looks like now."

What Zhu Youlang needs to do is not just to boost morale, but to make targeted adjustments.

If you want to be foolproof, you cannot leave any hidden dangers.

Of course, Zhu Youlang believed in Zheng Jing, but Zheng Jing was too young after all, and there were inevitably omissions in some places. What Zhu Youlang had to do was to check for omissions and fill in the gaps and do what he could do to the extreme.

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