My Daming New Empire

Zhu Zhanji didn't care so much, he wished the shogunate would not give them a tael of silver, and let them eat chaff and swallow vegetables every day in the big day.

Of course, this is not practical.At least for now, most people in Japan still recognize the rule of the royal family. In a few decades, it is almost impossible for Ming to replace the royal family.

They have become their own dishes now, they can eat whatever they want, and if they don't want to eat, they can just throw it away as garbage.

What he is thinking about now is Nanliuqiu, which has not yet become a dish in his pot, that is, Wanwan.

The name Wanwan does not yet exist, and the official positioning of Wanwan is also very vague. Sometimes it is called Nanliuqiu, and sometimes it is called Dongfan.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, the Penghu Inspection Department has been set up here, which is subordinate to Tong'an County, Quanzhou Road, Fujian.

Zhu Yuanzhang also inherited this tradition until the 20th year of Hongwu, when Zhu Yuanzhang implemented the sea ban and abolished it, and moved the Han residents on the island to Zhangzhou and Quanzhou.

Although the sea ban has not been cancelled, it is useless, so Zhu Zhanji decided to strike while the iron is hot and solve the Dongfan problem.

During Zhu Yuanzhang's period, he moved all the Han people back to the mainland indiscriminately, regardless of whether these people already had a large industry in Dongfan.

Up to now, the Han people who moved back from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou still run to Dongfan every year.

Fujian has many mountains and little land, and is densely populated. Although there are only a few plains in the west of Dongfan, there are fewer people.

After the Han people moved back, there were only a few ethnic minorities there, and the total population probably was less than [-].Compared with the tens of millions of people in later generations, the current population is pitifully small.

Therefore, he went to Ryukyu in name this time, mainly for Dongfan.For some things, he, the great-grandson, must come forward to push forward faster.

Needless to say, the establishment of an inspection department, the Third Fleet will definitely establish water fortresses in Taipei and Tainan, even if they are not occupied, they can also serve as relay points in the era of great voyages.

Of course, the issue of immigration cannot be ignored. Fujian is a natural place for immigrants with a large population and little land, and there is no resistance at all.

Moreover, there is another very important reason for emigrating to Dongfan, and that is camphor.

In later generations, many people simply don't know what camphor is.

Even Zhu Zhanji only saw the smelly white moth balls in the big wardrobe at home every time when he was a child, but it was almost invisible after that.

But in this era, camphor is a magic medicine and an extremely important strategic material.

The application of camphor is very early, and it has been used as medicine in the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties.It has the effects of clearing the gate, sharpening stagnant qi, eliminating filth and turbidity, killing insects and relieving itching, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

Nowadays, in the army fighting in the Southwest, every soldier is given out a medicine packet containing camphor-based medicine, which can prevent miasma.

Dongfan can be called the "Camphor Kingdom" because almost all the northern mountain forests here are camphor forests, and there are many old trees over a thousand years old.

Camphor is an essential material for the Ming army to conquer the world.What's more, because camphor is so expensive, many people can't afford it, and the clothes in their homes are often eaten by rats and insects.

Therefore, developing the camphor economy hundreds of years in advance will not be outdated due to time.

After two days of sailing, they arrived at Shuri, the capital of Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom.At this time, the Third Fleet had completed its escort mission, and to return to the fleet at Shuizhai, it turned to sail northwest.

But even so, the fleet stranded in Shuri still exceeds 10 people, which has exceeded the current population of Ryukyu.

Shang Hashi, the king of Zhongshan Kingdom, is only 45 years old this year. He was talented and famous when he was young, and he replaced his father as the governor of Sashiki.In the fourth year of Yongle, he raised an army to defeat Wu Ning, the king of Zhongshan, and seized the throne of Zhongshan.

At the beginning of this year, he followed Zhu Zhanji's wishes and attacked Beishan Kingdom, which was not very obedient.

The minister of the Beishan Kingdom and Shang Bazhi cooperated with the outside world and attacked the capital of the Beishan Kingdom, Nakijin Castle.Pan Anzhi, the king of Beishan Kingdom, slayed himself in the city and died. Beishan was destroyed, and the ancestral sword Qiandaijinwan of the Beishan royal family also fell into his hands.

Today's Ryukyu no longer has Beishan Kingdom, but there is still Nanshan Kingdom.

Last year, Ta Lumei, the eldest son of Wang Yingzu, King of Shannan, sent people to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute and invite him to be a prince because his father was killed.This is the first time that Nanshan Kingdom has submitted a canonization request to Daming.

In May of the same year, Zhu Di sent his pedestrians, Chen Jifang and others, to the Nanshan Kingdom to issue an imperial edict, granting Lu Mei the Southern King of Ryukyu Mountain.

Because of this relationship, Zhu Zhanji did not agree to Shang Bazhi's request to attack Shannan. Zhu Di only made Shannan king last year, so how could he be destroyed this year.

What's more, Zhu Zhanji didn't want Shang Bazhi to dominate Ryukyu. Although they had always followed Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji didn't want him to be too independent and lose control.

In order to intimidate King Shannan, Shang Bazhi proposed to donate the Qiandai Jinwan sword to Zhu Zhanji.In fact, I want Zhu Zhanji to support him when he returns to China, and warn King Shannan not to cause trouble for him later.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji did not refuse such a request.Winning over the kings of various countries is the homework that he, the future emperor, must do. This is why he has the arrangement to go here during the typhoon season.

However, Zhu Zhanji only stayed here for half a day, and the fleet did not disembark at all, because the population of Ryukyu is about the same as the number of the fleet, and there is no such a large reception capacity at all.

Zhu Zhanji was also afraid of staying too long, and he would be forced to suffer when a typhoon came.

Arriving in Shuri, the location here is about a little north of Naha in later generations. Zhu Zhanji also accepted Shang Bazhi's request and went to his palace for a meal.

It is said to be a royal palace, but it is not as big as the mansion of the Ming dynasty. This king is extremely miserable.

Here he also met Lu Mei, the king of Shannan, a strong young man who was only 25 years old and looked very brave.

However, this kind of sturdiness is only compared to ordinary people. To Zhu Zhanji, he is not enough.

Facing such a vast army, like Shang Bazhi, he showed no dissatisfaction at all.

Hearing them say that there are only more than 3000 soldiers in the country, Zhu Zhanji felt a little speechless. He also wondered if he thought highly of them so much because he was too much influenced by later generations.

There is nothing left in a country like this now!

Less than 3000 people from two countries called each other. This is not the same as playing house with children.

He was excited to mediate with them, but he was also discouraged at this time.

It was only when he was about to board the boat that he said to the two of them: "There are only a few of you, so don't beat me up in the future. From now on, you will plant sugarcane for me honestly, and then transport it to Daming. How much do you produce here? As much as you want. Earn more money and buy some cloth for the common people to make clothes."

It's summer now, Shuri City is better, at least there are still some nobles in clothes.Outside the city, no matter men, women, old or young, almost all just wear a piece of cloth around the waist, which is used as clothes.

Some don't even have any cloth, just walk along the side of the road naked like that.Especially those who are older, each of them is extremely ugly and has no sense of beauty.

Looking at those dark bodies and shriveled breasts, Zhu Zhanji wondered if he would become Brother Wei if he saw too much.

When the boat arrived at the chicken coop, luck ran out and they encountered the second typhoon of the year.

It was the first time in Osaka, because of the preparations, and because it was in the bay and blocked by Wakayama, the wind was not very strong.

But this time, after Zheng He and the Sitianjian predicted a typhoon, they hurried to Jilong Bay, and then lowered, connected, and tied more than 100 ships to withstand the storm.

There were more than a dozen ships that couldn't stop inside the bay and stopped outside the bay. As a result, half of the more than a dozen ships were capsized, and the remaining few masts were also broken.

In this era, if you encounter a typhoon, you can only rely on luck.Wooden ships have a shallow draft, and the hull is not as strong as steel. Facing the nature, they have no ability to resist at all.

The typhoon lasted for three days, and it rained heavily for three days. Fortunately, the ship entered the bay before the typhoon came, and there were only less than ten casualties.

Liu Sheng, who thought he was used to life at sea, realized how approachable the sea used to be.He didn't get seasick before, but he vomited again in the past few days.

When the typhoon passed, he faced Zhu Zhanji and said comfortingly: "The old minister used to only feel that he was getting old, and he often sighed about his spleen. This time, he has a smaller stomach and thinner legs, so he should do it again." Serve His Highness for 20 years."

Zhu Zhanji laughed, and said: "There are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the coquettish for hundreds of years. Marquis Anyuan refuses to accept the old, and his ambition is commendable, but if Daming can't do without you, wouldn't it be our dereliction of duty? ?”