The tenth year of Orthodoxy, May 20th.
Outside the palace, a large number of officials gathered, but unlike the previous scene, today these officials are all tall and elegant, with an elegant and easy-going air.
Yes, these people are the military attachés of Jinling Dusi, and today the prince officially summoned them.
When the time was approaching, everyone had arranged their positions in advance, and the twenty or so people were silent.
Yesterday, these people wanted to meet in advance, but unfortunately Zhu Jinghong didn't give them a chance, so their little idea failed.
The failure to detect the situation in advance made these military attachés slightly uneasy, fearing that they would encounter difficulties soon.
Yes, at this moment their mood is like that of students who are about to take reference.
As the sound of bells and drums rang, several eunuchs quickly walked out of the palace gate and shouted the order to summon the prince.
After finally tidying up their appearance, a group of officials in purple and blue robes lowered their heads and followed the eunuchs into the palace gate.
After entering Yongan Gate, everyone came outside the main hall.
They thought they would be summoned in Yong'an Hall today, but unexpectedly the eunuchs led them to the east side hall.
Although I was confused, this was a palace after all, and a group of military attachés could only hold back if they had problems.
When everyone came to the entrance of the side hall, they saw a map placed in the middle of the main hall. The outline was the boundary of Jinling.
On the left and right sides of the map, stood a fifth-grade military attache. They were the two generals who came to Jinling with Zhu Jingyuan.
Both of them are in their thirties, in the prime of life, and their eyes and demeanor are shining.
On the north side of the map, there are two brothers, Zhu Jinghong. At this moment, they are listening to the analysis of the two generals.
When the people from Jinling Dusi entered the hall, the conversation of several people in the hall stopped, and Zhu Jinghong also retreated behind the prince.
As a so-called princeling, he will curb his own shine when he does not show his face.
Otherwise, if the limelight always overshadows the prince, then his idea of using the "princeling" as a shield will be in vain.
After Zhu Jingyuan returned to the main seat and took his seat, a group of military generals in the hall made a grand ceremony.
"I see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you are a thousand years old."
"Get on your feet"
After everyone stood up, Zhu Jingyuan said, "I'm calling you today." I came here to formulate a strategy to suppress the Japanese in order to fulfill His Majesty’s great trust.”
According to the strategy decided in advance, Zhu Jingyuan first asked, “Capital of Jinling, what are the results of the suppression of the Japanese now?”
The question was about Wang Quanyi, the commander of Weidu who had entered Dusi and was qualified to reply. He walked out of the train.
"Your Highness, since the beginning of this month to now, Jinling Dusi has mobilized various ministries to suppress Japanese pirates. So far, more than 1,700 bandits have been killed and more than 220 people have been captured alive."
"How many Japanese pirates are still entrenched today?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, there are nearly ten thousand Japanese pirates today, most of them are entrenched on the islands, and there are insufficient officers and soldiers.warships, so it is difficult to annihilate them all."
This is why the Japanese pirates have never been completely wiped out, just because the Ming Dynasty's navy is not good.
It is also because the navy is not good, so it is Insufficient maritime control has led to the rampant smuggling trade at sea, and huge profits have become the breeding ground for pirates.
Having suppressed Japanese pirates for nearly a century, how many of them are real Japanese pirates, and how many of them are the participation of coastal people? In fact, it was unclear.
At this time, Zhu Jinghong interjected, "It is difficult to annihilate them all, so Jinling Dusi is helpless."
This was not pleasant to hear, and everyone followed the sound. When I went there, I found a young man wearing a round collar robe and a black gauze winged crown.
Since the prince is sitting on the throne, this is naturally the thirteenth son of the emperor.
"Thirteenth Master, I am trying to solve it"
"What solution have you come up with?" Zhu Jinghong asked
Wang Quanyi did not answer, but turned his attention. Zhu Jingyuan, after all, this is the prince in charge.
"The thirteenth brother's words are my words," Zhu Jingyuan said solemnly.
He is relatively experienced in talking to civil servants. He was blinded by the military situation, so he simply asked Zhu Jinghong to take care of it.
Wang Quanyi replied, "I have reported to the Thirteenth Master that I have discussed two strategies, namely suppression and defense."
“For the Japanese pirates on the shore, I have mobilized the elites of various guards and will destroy them at all costs.”
“As for the Japanese pirates entrenched on the islands, we have ordered The Gaoyou Guards, the Yangzhou Guards, the Suzhou Guards and the Zhenhai Guards will take strict precautions and will never let them land to cause chaos."
After hearing these words, Zhu Jinghong frowned and asked, "According to what you mean, the Japanese pirates on the island cannot be suppressed." "
Wang Quanyi said helplessly, "Thirteenth Master, this clever woman can't make a living without rice. If we want to completely wipe out the Japanese pirates, we need a large number of warships to participate in the battle, but the navy in the court is really stretched."
This is indeed an objective fact. You can't swim there without warships.
The irony is that the Japanese pirates have a lot of warships, and they are equipped with a lot of fire. In a one-on-one situation, the imperial court. The navy is still at a disadvantage.
"Fourth brother, since we are short of warships, can you send a memorial and ask the court to allocate them?"
After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan thought and replied, " You can give it a try."
Nodding, Zhu Jinghong asked Wang Quanyi, "How many Japanese pirates are entrenched on the shore now?"
As the head of the Jinling Dusi, Wang Quanyi is responsible for overall affairs , he couldn't remember the details.
So he looked behind him, where the commander Kong Jinshan was standing.
Kong understood what his boss meant. Jinshan immediately sent out to reply, "Reply to the Thirteenth Master, there are nearly 3,000 Japanese pirates on the shore, entrenched in Xinghua Rugao and other places north of the Yangtze River, as well as Susong Land south of the Yangtze River"
Zhu Jingyuan was the first person responsible for suppressing the Japanese. After hearing the current situation, he finally felt anxious.
"How do you plan to wipe out these Japanese pirates on the shore?" Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, heavy troops will be mobilized for encirclement and suppression. The ministers have already discussed the strategy and asked the prince to review it and approve it."
Wang Quanyi answered, then waved behind him, and Kong Jinshan A memorial was taken out.
The memorial came to Zhu Jingyuan after being forwarded by the eunuch Zhang Xin.
Looking through it, it is indeed detailed and comprehensive, and it has also set a three-step strategic goal. As long as the steps are followed, the Japanese pirates can be wiped out.
Indicating Zhu Jinghong to take over the memorial, Zhu Jingyuan said calmly, "Since we have this strategy, we just have to follow it."
A group of generals looked at each other, and Wang Quanyi could only smile bitterly and said, " Report to the Crown Prince that the troops and horses should go ahead without using food and grass. To exterminate the Japanese pirates this time, troops need to be mobilized from various guards. However, the supply of food and grass has not yet been determined, so it is difficult to make the trip."
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, after Shizu After Zhu Shenzhuo's restructuring, the soldiers of the Dusi Guards no longer participated in the military camp, and all food, grass and military pay were uniformly allocated by the imperial court.
The problem now is that the accounts of Jinling are in a mess, and it is impossible to mobilize food and salary according to the actual situation, so Jinling Dusi cannot mobilize many troops.
So much so that now, the Jinling Dusi has more than 30,000 people under the jurisdiction of the Nine Guards, but it can't do anything about the more than 3,000 Japanese pirates.
Similar to the lack of warships, there is currently not enough food and grass, and there is nothing we can do if we cannot mobilize troops.
Now that the matter has been discussed, the situation has become very clear. What is most lacking right now is food, wages and warships.
Next, Zhu Jingyuan asked some other questions. After gaining a more detailed understanding of the Japanese suppression, he announced the end of the discussion.
After everyone paid their respects, they exited the hall one after another.
Walking inside the palace wall, this group of people seemed very relaxed. They finally passed this level today.
They were originally worried that they would be reprimanded like those civil servants, but nothing happened today.
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