Muyang, the camp of the Ming army.

"Your Majesty, the 400,000 people who moved back to Yangzhou last night have all crossed the Huai River." Zhang Canghai, the secretary of the household department, said, "The local officials of Yangzhou Prefecture temporarily sent by the imperial court are already in place, and they are arranging reconstruction in various counties.

"The victims who went to Yingtianfu and Huguang were very well-behaved, and they could walk more than ten miles a day, and they could reach it in more than a month."

Speaking of this, he looked at Zhu Linmiao with some embarrassment, "It's just that the grain storage in Yangzhou Mansion is only enough to consume another ten days......

"Where is the grain requisitioned in Jiangxi, Fujing and other places?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it's still in transit. Recently, it has been rainy in the south, and the roads are difficult to travel, so I am afraid that the grain and rice will not be able to arrive in time. ”

"It's a bit of a problem."

Zhu Linmiao was thinking about whether to allocate military rations for emergencies, when Shi Lin suddenly said at the door: "Your Majesty, Li Hui of the military department asks to see you." It's said that it's a big victory! ”

Zhu Linwei was overjoyed, but she didn't expect that Zheng Chenggong took a lot of effort to win Taiwan, and it only took him less than ten days to conquer it.

Of course, this is all due to the fact that he has been vigorously building the Sailor Division, and has a powerful fleet that can fight the Helan people. Coupled with the advanced tactics of later generations, as well as his familiarity with history, it is not surprising that there is such a fast speed.

"Let him in!"

"Yes."

Immediately, Li Hui entered the house and bowed, held a red letter to Shi Lin, turned around and said, "Your Majesty, this is the report that the Ministry of War has just received. The great victory in the east killed more than 1,000 people and captured more than 4,000 people. ”

In fact, most of the captives he mentioned were Taiwanese natives recruited by the Helan people.

Zhu Linmiao took the newspaper and opened it, and saw that it briefly described the naval battle in the Taiwan Strait and the subsequent bombardment of Gelanza and Chichicheng.

The second half of the newspaper lists the rich trophies of this battle: fourteen medium and large warships, and thirty-three small boats. One hundred and thirty-nine cannons of various sizes. 2,800 guns. Armor, swords, etc., do not count......

In addition to military weapons, the two cities of the great master also hoarded 750,000 taels of silver, 80,000 pieces of deerskin, 29,000 catties of pepper, more than 70,000 catties of sugar cane, and 140,000 stones of rice......

"That's good!" Seeing this, Zhu Linmi's eyes suddenly lit up, with so much money and food, the Helan people are really rich!

He immediately remembered that Taiwan had been fertile since ancient times, and rice began to be cultivated in large quantities in the late Ming Dynasty, and rice was an important export commodity there. In this way, 140,000 stone is not too much.

With these more than 700,000 taels of silver, as well as more than 100,000 stone rice, it is enough to solve the problem of lack of food in front of us!

He hurriedly asked Li Hui: "When will the sailor return to Chongming?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty," Li Hui said, "the minister doesn't know the specific date of return, but the person who reported to the sailor mentioned that Admiral Zhu has already led his troops north, and it won't be too long." ”

Zhu Linmiao nodded, the waterway from Dayuan to Chongming is about sixteen or seven hundred miles, and at the speed of the Galen ship, it should be able to reach it in ten days.

He smiled at Zhang Canghai and said, "Zhang Butang should go to the victims as soon as possible, don't worry about food."

"Not only is there food and rice for the victims, but even the consumption of the Northern Expedition is enough!"

When Zhang Canghai retired, he summoned all the generals of the Ming army and ordered him to go north to Yizhou at any time.

Eleven days later.

When the sailor brigade arrived in Chongming, the eunuchs who had been waiting here immediately announced that Zheng Chenggong led Shi Lang, Ruan Jin, Zhang Guoxuan and other sailor generals to Muyang to meet him.

Outside Muyang City, Zheng Chenggong and others saw Huang Luogai from a distance, hurriedly dismounted and stepped forward, and knelt down to bow down when they took off their clothes. This is not a barracks or a battlefield, so you have to do a full salute.

Zhu Linmiao smiled and helped them up, "No need to be polite." The sailor has made a great contribution this time. ”

"Inherit the saint and the long, the world is attached, and the last general and others dare not be ashamed."

"Damu doesn't need to be modest, Dongfan is an extremely important place for Daming." Zhu Linmiao took the generals and said, "Originally, I wanted to go to Nanjing to award you medals first, but now the sailor still has important things to do, and he can't rest for the time being." ”

Zheng Chenggong and others hurriedly bowed their hands and said: "Serving the imperial court, I dare not resign." ”

Zhu Linmiao nodded and asked first, "How many warships have returned to Chongming this time?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, in addition to the Shaoxing, Guangzhou and other three ships in Yongbeili for repair, the last general also left Zhangzhou and other seven ships to guard the east, and the remaining twenty ships have returned."

"The Shaoxing is still under repair, but it's a pity. There are two things this time," Zhu Linmiao looked at Zheng Chenggong and said, "One is to transport a thousand loyal battalion soldiers to Ryukyu to station.

"Second, led by Shaowu, and ten ships including Jianning, Ji'an, and Quanzhou entered Japan north. I will also go with you in the water division, and cooperate with Dai Xiuyuan to stir up Japan at that time. ”

He paused and said solemnly, "If necessary, you must also command a large army to attack Edo. ”

"Attack the sun?!" Zheng Chenggong was taken aback and admonished, "Your Majesty, Japan has a stable national system at the moment, and although it is a small country, it is extremely brave and ruthless, and good at fighting for its life. The expedition of the Ming laborers may be harmful and useless. ”

He paused, and then said: "Although the Japanese people have been disrespectful to me during the Wanli period, even if they want to cut it down, they must make more preparations...... It is best to wait until the Jianyu is exterminated before using troops. ”

Zhu Linmiao smiled and said, "What Da Mu said is reasonable. But you don't know much about what's going on inside Japan. This time, we are not going to fight Japan to the death, but to point a lead immediately. Dai Xiuyuan has been operating there for a long time, and in order to tear the Japanese apart, there is no need to make a big fanfare, there are ten warships and a thousand infantry troops are enough. ”

Although Zheng Chenggong was puzzled, Zhu Linmi's actions have always been superior, and he was absolutely convinced, and immediately arched his hand and said: "The last general will lead the order." He will live up to His Majesty's expectations. ”

"Okay." Zhu Linmiao nodded, "When you arrive in Japan, Dai Xiuyuan will tell you how to act." I'll give you a rough idea first. ”

When he arrived at the Yamen of the Muyang Prefect's Mansion, Zheng Chenggong had basically understood the intention of the Son of Heaven, and couldn't help but praise: "The last general understands." Your Majesty is far-sighted, and if this move is accomplished, it will definitely eliminate the legacy of the Japanese people. ”

Zhu Linmiao remembered something again and asked, "By the way, have all the things seized from Dongfan Hongyi been transported back?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, all of them have been transported back, and most of them have been unloaded in Ningbo Port."