Zhang Mu looked at the "elite soldiers and powerful generals" under his command and could only smile bitterly, then looked up and asked, "Who knows some of the Japanese pirates?"

At this time, the fat monk sitting there finally stood up and said, "Bizhi is Du Zhiyuan, the small banner of Jinyiwei, and his magic name is Kongming. He is stationed in Kuzhu Temple in Huangyan County. He has always been responsible for the military household supervision of Taizhou Songmen Guards, Haimen Guards and other garrisons. He is also responsible for spying on the news of Japanese pirates. Beizhi knows a little about Japanese pirates."

Zhang Mu then remembered that the Jinyiwei was a spy agency. In addition to being ordered to arrest the imperial criminals, he was also responsible for the customs and trends of the garrison, spy on the enemy's situation, etc., so he said, "Let's listen."

"Mr. Zhang, I have been watching coldly over the years. Most of the Japanese pirates are actually Japanese ronin. I heard that Japan has been in constant wars over the years. Not only are the two factions in their own country fighting fiercely, but they are also in constant wars with Goryeo. Because there is no one to control the Japanese ronin, they set off in March and April every year, and in May and June, they plunder in eastern Zhejiang, Fuzhou and other places."

Speaking of this, the fat monk took a breath and continued: "The leaders of these Japanese pirates were called Matsuura or something. They came from the Hirado area of ​​Japan. The ship they called was made of Hachiman ships. It seemed that they heard that Hachiman was a god in their place and could bless them.

These roninmen are very fierce. They are different from ordinary pirates. Ordinary pirates just plunder fishing boats and cargo ships. Because His Majesty forbids the sea, they came to attack our county towns and even the prefectures in absolute way. Wherever they went, they burned, killed, and plundered, and did everything they could. Fortunately, most garrisons have been transferred to the coastal coast to fight against the Japanese, and they were not easy to succeed.

However, since the past few years, there have been some Koreans among these Japanese pirates, which have made their team stronger. In addition, some people in our inland collude with them, which has made them very familiar with our defense line and often go into the air.

What's even more annoying is that I heard that some garrison officials were also pulled in and profited from it. Many inland vendors also acted as their eyes and ears, and even bandits were sitting on the ground to share the spoils with them, so the situation was not optimistic."

When Zhang Mu heard this, he immediately understood why Zhu Yuanzhang did not transfer him to the capital, but left him in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to complete these two tasks. To put it bluntly, these two tasks are one thing - fighting against the Japanese.

Zhang Mu felt that his shoulders were heavy. Once the Japanese pirates colluded with the inland and inside and outside, they would be like stubborn ringworm, which is also the reason why the Japanese pirates became more and more arrogant.

In the middle, there were officers and soldiers of the garrison and those of unscrupulous merchants were involved, which made it even more annoying that the bandits also participated. It seems that the foreign war must first stabilize the country.

Zhang Mu vaguely understood Japan's history. In the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Japan seemed to have fallen into their hard battles in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which means that Japan had two emperors and continued to fight with each other.

War is an extremely expensive business. Japan is in desolate and robbing it from China is undoubtedly the fastest way to raise military expenses.

Zhang Mu thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "You are busy with your boat and car, and you will go all the way. First, go to Yuelai Restaurant to rest. Let's discuss it tomorrow. Mr. Tao Qi, I'll be serving you well in the evening, and all the accounts will be recorded in my account first."

When everyone saw that Zhang Mu did not miss the mood at all, he looked at each other and said goodbye.

After everyone left, they closed the door sternly. Seeing Zhang Mu frowning, they asked in a low voice: "Are you going to do this?"

"Brother Shaomu, your Yan family became prosperous back then. Have you done these business?" Zhang Mu asked in a deep voice.

Stern was shocked and hurriedly said: "I have not taken over the family business for a few years, so this is not clear. Besides, most of these are handled by my father, so I just act as an errand."

Zhang Mu smiled and said, "Brother Shaomu doesn't have to be too careful. I'm your own brother, so I will not cheat your Yan family. Besides, the Yan family has changed their jobs over the years, and Your Majesty doesn't pursue them, so I will naturally not pursue them. However, if Brother Shaomu knows some inside information, we can defeat the unscrupulous merchants, bandits, and officers and soldiers. Otherwise, there will be no clues, and tigers will swallow the sky, and there will be no way to start."

Yan Li looked embarrassed and hesitated for a moment, "Well, I heard from my father that our family did have private salt transactions at first, and later engaged in sea goods business for several years. However, after a few conflicts with Zhang Chi, more than a dozen brothers were killed or injured. Because they didn't want to have any interaction with the White Lotus Sect, they simply started to make a legitimate business."

Zhang Mu knew that the so-called sea goods were smuggling, horses were not fat without night grass, and people were not rich without windfall. The Yan family could rise in just twenty years, so it was reasonable to hear what he said.

"This is easy to deal with. Since Zhang Chi participated, it means that he must know something when sent to the county magistrate. Follow the clues and find a bandit sect who colluded with the Japanese pirates, and then use your relationship to find a way to get into the sea-trading business, and then find a profitable businessman. The officers and soldiers who colluded with the Japanese pirates have to find another way." Zhang Mu said thoughtfully.

"Then what do you do?" asked sternly.

"I guess there are several possibilities for officers and soldiers to collude with Japanese pirates. First, they turn a blind eye and share the spoils with Japanese pirates. Second, they collude with Japanese pirates internally and externally, and falsely report their military achievements in order to deceive the court's rewards." Zhang Mu analyzed.

"Can you even lie about military achievements?" asked sternly and confusedly.

"Of course, the Japanese pirates are not eye-catching people. They look very similar to us. If the garrison colludes with the Japanese pirates and the Japanese pirates are robbed, they will get a few sets of Japanese pirate armor and put them on the common people. Isn't this a military achievement?" Zhang Mu explained.

"I see."

"Of course, if Japanese pirates want to collude with the garrison, they will naturally be indispensable for middlemen. I guess these unscrupulous merchants act as intermediaries to connect with Japanese pirates and officers and soldiers. If you can find unscrupulous merchants, you can find these corrupt officers and soldiers. The key lies in the unscrupulous merchants." Zhang Mu said.

Hearing this, he immediately slapped his thigh and said, "It's better for your head. I immediately thought of a solution."

"Not only that, if we can find these scum in advance and use them to release fake news to the Japanese pirates, do you think this is a great achievement?" Zhang Mu sneered.

Yan Li immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "Sir, wise."

"This time it involves a lot, we must plan carefully. Otherwise, it is very likely to be crushed. As for dealing with those Japanese pirates, we must let them taste our trump card." Zhang Mu said again.

"Killer weapon? What kind of killer weapon?" asked sternly.

"You will know after a few days." Zhang Mu sneered, thinking in his heart that he could make a slap, but that thing was not very stable and could explode if shaken. However, if it was filled with diatomaceous earth, it would turn into a famous yellow gunpowder - Dana dynamite.

Dana explosives were invented by Nobel, but Zhang Mu didn't mind using them first. Dana explosives were filled with nitrofibres, which were colloidal Dana explosives.

Put the things in the iron pipe, and it is a bomb. It is a lead wire, and it is a grenade. It is several times more powerful than the **.
Chapter completed!