The weather was hot, and the doors and windows of Rouyi Hall were open for ventilation. At this time, a cool breeze came in, and Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt much more comfortable; and just now he had been talking about the sea, and he vaguely felt that the cool breeze was like the sea breeze.

At a certain moment, somehow, a certain fragment of his memory was evoked.

(In a long time ago, when he was wandering along the coast, he met a middle-aged friend who had retired from the army. Once, the two chatted late at night on the beach and said too many things, most of them forgot, but some of the words of that friend suddenly came to his mind: Women, what they care about the most is themselves, followed by her children, and then by her men, see if it is useful.)

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that the sentence seemed quite reasonable. But it was not said that anyone was nobler than anyone else. It was just a normal human nature.

When Zhu Gaoxu was distracted, Chen's voice sounded a little dazed: "Chen Zhengyuan is still young, and there is no one close to him, so I am worried. Annan Kingdom is very chaotic, and the civil and military officials in the country may not listen to a child. Chen Zhengyuan needs help now."

"Well..." Zhu Gaoxu responded.

Chen said again: "I am not willing to leave, but I am worried about my child. After returning to China, I will definitely keep my integrity and ambitions. I just wait for the situation in Annan Kingdom to be stable. If the priest does not mind, I will go to Beijing to meet the priest again."

Zhu Gaoxu refused to comment. He suddenly felt that if Chen was not forced, she might not come back. Even with the ethical and ethical constraints of men and women, a woman with a little experience, whoever has some skills seems to be reluctant to rely on men; after all, it is not necessarily reliable.

For example, the same is true for Shen Xu.

However, Zhu Gaoxu was not angry. He went to find Queen Chen because of a political alliance. He also felt that Chen's idea was probably understandable.

He no longer had the obsession of being desperate and unable to part with him, but when he thought of being about to be separated soon, his emotions were still shrouded in a sense of sadness.

"Okay." Zhu Gaoxu said, turning to look at Chen, showing a smile, "I am looking forward to the day of reunion."

Chen suddenly bit his teeth, looking a little uncomfortable, and then sighed softly. She made a trivial movement for a while, raised her head and whispered: "Can I meet the emperor again before I set off?" After she said that, a faint tide suddenly appeared on her cheeks - red.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

At the beginning of Yongle, when he led his army to conquer Annan, he heard about a local custom. It is said that on the eve of the marriage of a local woman, or when she wants to separate from her lover, she has to sleep with her friends for a night. There are many tribes (ethnic groups) in Annan, and I don’t know which tribe it is. Many of them are different from the Ming Dynasty, such as intermarriage between the same surname.

Chen’s hint just now was that Zhu Gaoxu was her lover? Zhu Gaoxu didn’t ask too much, and he really felt that there was no need to force her wishes.

Chen bowed his knees and bowed down, and then she left the hall gate in the north. But Zhu Gaoxu saw the shadow on the ground. When she walked to the door, she seemed to have stood for a while and looked back.

Zhu Gaoxu ignored these small movements. He breathed out, sat here alone, and began to ponder the several maps spread out on the table...

According to the custom of the Ming Dynasty's deployment of battles, generals were usually appointed to lead troops from the capital, and then some elite troops in the Beijing camp and the guards mobilized near the battlefield to form an army to carry out the battle in this way.

There are nearly 80,000 military households in the Dongguan area of ​​Annan Kingdom. Then, the military households of the garrison were mobilized from Guangxi and Guangdong to gather enough troops. Now it is necessary to consider that the elite troops from the capital will be dispatched south and use well-equipped and well-trained Beijing soldiers to increase the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

The various departments of the Beijing Camp have equipped a large number of artillery and firearms. After the Han King cannon was released, it has been improved several times. Now there are three types of artillery sizes, "Heaven, Earth, Xuan" and different calibers; in addition, the regular army is also equipped with siege guns "Hongwu Cannon", pig iron thunder and other military weapons.

The mortar cannon was an improved version of the Hongwu cannon. During the internal war period, the Han Wangjun had no ability to use bronze to cast Hongwu cannon technology because he did not obtain the cast steel cannon technology of the Shanxi government. Later, the South Railway Station discovered that the bronze cast cannon could make the caliber of the Hongwu cannon larger, so the Hongwu cannon evolved into a kind of bronze cannon.

There are also a large number of "Chun Han" convex guns in Beijing, which are divided into two types: light and heavy. Heavy guns are mainly used to deal with targets with armor and require a bracket to fire; the light guns have a small diameter and are relatively lightweight, and are used to deal with ordinary rebels.

To mobilize the Beijing Camp expedition, it is necessary to carry a large amount of firearms and equipment, preferably by water. After a large number of naval warships sailed, the maritime capacity is insufficient and the risk is greater than that of inland rivers; therefore, Zhu Gaoxu believes that traveling inland rivers is a more feasible method.

Ships mainly composed of Chaohu Navy (the largest regular naval army in the Ming Dynasty) can transport 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp and a large number of guns, artillery and ammunition that accompanied the army.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up his red pen and began to draw lines along the Yangtze River. The fleet could go from the capital along the river, enter the Xiangjiang River and Lijiang River, and arrive at Guilin Prefecture, the governor of Guangxi. Then advance water and land, along the Luoqing River to Liuzhou Prefecture. After the military and civilians mobilized from the Guangdong Military Office in Guangxi, they would join the Jingying in Liuzhou, and then carry firearms and ordnances on land; through Lang Son occupied by the Ming army, they would enter the hinterland of Annan Kingdom.

Liu Sheng proposed the idea of ​​taking the sea to attack Qinghua, and Zhu Gaoxu also wanted to try it.

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and remembered that the Fujian naval forces had the ability to sail near the sea. In the first battle of Annan, the court mobilized the official naval forces on the southeast coast. If the Southeast naval forces sailed near the sea, they entered the mouth of the Jingtai River in the Beibu Gulf (near Haifang City); they could meet with Zhang Fu and Liusheng and other troops who came by land.

As long as the Southeast Navy receives Liu Sheng’s surprise attack, heads south along the coast, and arrives at the Majiang River Estuary near Qinghua, the strategic intentions will be possible.

Considering that the local navy in the southeast was insufficient, after Hou Xian returned from the North Korea-Sheng Kingdom, and with the remaining sea ships at Longjiang Port, a part of the navy could also go south to reinforce the Annanguo Campaign.

Zhu Gaoxu initially judged that the Chaohu Navy could transport about 35,000 troops from the Beijing Army and a large number of firearms. Due to the Dongguan and Guangdong and Guangxi Guards, the Ming army could reach more than 100,000 troops in the entire Annan Battle.

After sitting next to the big table for a long time, Zhu Gaoxu felt that the air was also hot, and his clothes became wet with sweat. He was a little tired and stood up from the chair.

There were eunuchs and palace maids on duty in the main hall, but they didn't dare to say anything. Zhu Gaoxu was still free in the hall, paced slowly.

The chaos on all sides of the Ming Dynasty and the slow progress made him feel uncomfortable. After he had a little feeling of being bored, he quickly became firm and thought to himself: You must endure until the stage of gaining huge benefits.

Otherwise, all previous efforts will be wasted! With the existing system and ideas, if nothing has changed, there will be no sufficient benefits; then no matter how many things the court does, it will be in vain and people will surely die. The abolition of "Zheng He's voyage to the West" should be an inevitable result.

Because the farming empire is self-sufficient, external material imports are not necessary; under the land tax and corvee system, no matter what major project, it is simply exploiting and exploiting the people, increasing the difficulty of governance by the court. "Good great joy" is harmful and useless. Only by trying to tie the operation of the entire country and the interests of the people to the chariot of the historical torrent, and maintaining expansion and progress can the world avoid the accumulation of malpractice and depravity in the closed cycle.

This is the idea that Zhu Gaoxu recognized, but who knows what step he can go?

At this moment, the eunuch Wang Gui hurriedly walked out of the hall gate, looked inside, and walked in, bowed and said, "Emperor, the Tongzheng Envoy has just received Hou Xian's memorial, and Hou Xian's fleet has arrived at Liujiagang. They will arrive at Longjianggang in five days and enter the palace to report to the emperor."

Zhu Gaoxu reached out to take the memorial and opened it to look.

Wang Gui had a joyful expression on his face, probably because the risk of sailing was relatively high, and being able to come back smoothly was a thing worth celebrating... Although Hou Xian and others did not do anything valuable in this trip.

"I understand, and ask the Yousi to arrange someone to go to Longjiang Port to welcome them at that time." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Wang Gui bowed with his fists and said, "I will receive the order."

Zhu Gaoxu waved again and said, "Wait." He pondered for a moment, and then said quietly, "As soon as they arrived at the capital, you go and ask Yao Fang to come into the palace and see me at Rouyi Hall."

Wang Gui responded.

Last year, Yao Fang was kicked out of the Jinyiwei. However, this time, Zhu Gaoxu's impression of him changed. After all, he was an official in the Jinyiwei and had been a spy for many years. Before Yao Fang went to Japan, he found a way to find out a lot of news, which is also a skill. Zhu Gaoxu wanted to talk to Yao Fang in person and ask in more detail.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu turned around and walked back to the table, immediately picked up the brush, and wrote a handwritten warrant for Hu Yi.

He ordered Hu Yi to ask the officials of the Hanlin Academy to write an imperial edict to Li Fangyuan according to the emperor's wishes; and then asked the pedestrian department to arrange a messenger to Seoul in Korea, the State of the Seoul. The content of the imperial edict was that the shogunate of Japan was rude and ignored the Ming Dynasty's request to ban Japanese pirates. The court decided to send troops to conquer Japanese pirates on the Mada Island; he ordered Li Yuanfang to prepare food and fodder for soldiers, but he could not act rashly, and should maintain contact with the court and fight against the coalition forces.

The imperial court's diplomatic institutions involved in the Ministry of Rites include the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Pedestrians, and the Bureau of Maritime Promotion and Supervision. However, Zhu Gaoxu was most familiar with Hu Yi, so he directly ordered Hu Yi to handle the matter in full.
Chapter completed!