Guangzhou, in December, the climate is as warm as spring.

Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty, raised the banner to resist Wei in Guangzhou, and in front of the powerful Wei army, he was like a mantis arm blocking the car, seeking his own death.

The battle lasted less than an hour, and the Wei army broke through Guangzhou, occupied the city of Guangzhou, captured Zhu Yujian, Zhu Yulu, Zhu Yuyi, and Su Guansheng and other ministers, and completely destroyed the Nanming regime in Guangzhou.

After all, Gao Yihuan is the son-in-law of the old Zhu family, and they are all relatives, so it is not good to be blatantly ruthless, so he can only put all these clans under house arrest in Fengyang.

After the Wei army captured Guangzhou, Gao Yihuan took advantage of the prosperity of the army, and the troops were divided into two routes, all the way to the southwest to sweep the Leizhou Peninsula, all the way to the west to attack Guangxi, defeat Wuzhou and Nanning, and pursue Sun Kewang to Taiping, and then stopped at the border of Annan because of the rugged road and the lack of grain and grass.

The time has entered December, and the New Year is approaching, and the situation in Lingnan is basically stable.

At this time, Sun Kewang fled to Huilongcheng, gathered troops on the border, sent people to sue for peace, and sent troops to guard against the Wei army taking advantage of the situation to enter Annan, and closely monitored the Annan, Zhancheng, and Nanzhang people in the Zhou State to prevent them from taking the opportunity to rebel.

The Wei army collected two vast tracts of land, and there were many mountains and toasts in Guangxi, and Jin Shenghuan's army had difficulty in supplying food, so he could only garrison Nanning, and had no ability to continue to advance, giving Sun Kewang time to stabilize his position.

At this time, Zhu Cihong withdrew to Qiongzhou Mansion and went into exile on the island, and Xu Heihu's soldiers and horses chased him to Gaolei Second Mansion, facing the vast sea, and could only temporarily stop his footsteps.

Guangzhou City, inside the palace.

Although the situation in Tiannan has been decided, the weather in Guangzhou is mild in December, and Gao Yihuan still has some things to do, so he simply spends the winter in Guangzhou, and then returns to Chang'an after the spring of next year.

At this time, in the main hall of the palace, Gao Yihuan was wearing a dragon robe and a winged crown, standing in front of the sand table.

Gao Yihuan asked: "Sun Kewang sent a messenger to sue for peace, what do you think?" ”

In the main hall, many ministers discussed, and Chen Mingxia said: "Your Majesty, the ministers think they can talk!" ”

Gao Yihuan said in a deep voice: "I am the emperor, and Sun Kewang is also called the emperor, how can I talk about it?" ”

Chen Mingxia said with a smile: "Your Majesty's negotiation is negotiation, implementation is execution, negotiation may not be able to negotiate, and negotiation may not be implemented." Now our Great Wei is not ready to march into Annam, it is better to prepare while talking, when the conditions are right, you can accept peace talks, if the conditions are not suitable, the army is ready, and you can start the war immediately. Therefore, the minister thinks that it can be discussed, and when it is discussed, the actions of the court cannot be stopped, and it is completely possible to take advantage of the opportunity of Sun Kewang's defeat to send someone to appease Yungui Tusi, and the minister is expected to be able to pass it on! ”

Gao Yihuan had a smile on his face, and glanced at Chen Mingxia approvingly, "Just according to Mr. 's words." ”

As he spoke, Gao Yihuan looked at the sand table and asked, "What is the current situation in the southeast?" ”

Chen Mingxia pointed to the coast with a wooden stick, and stated: "Your Majesty, according to the news from the scouts, Zheng Sen has returned to Xiamen, and the Fujian Ming army is still in control, and the islands of Jinxia, Nanao, Dongshan, and Nanpeng are attacking the coastal areas of Fujian from time to time. ”

Gao Yihuan frowned slightly, "So, Zheng Sen has already captured the big man and recovered Taiwan?" ”

Chen Mingxia nodded, "It depends on the situation, it should be like this, Hongmaoyi may be defeated." ”

Gao Yihuan secretly scolded the Dutch garbage in his heart, walked back and forth on the sand table a few times, then stopped, looked at the coast, and said in a deep voice: "Zhoushan in eastern Zhejiang, there are King Lu of the Southern Ming Dynasty attacking and disturbing eastern Zhejiang, Zheng Sen in Fujian attacking and disturbing the coast, and Zhu Cihong in Guangdong. ”

Gao Yihuan thought about solving the problem of Nanming, and began to vigorously develop navigation and participate in maritime trade.

Gao Yihuan took two more steps and suddenly asked, "In recent months, how has Jiangnan Maritime Trade progressed?" ”

Lu Yifang on the side saluted and said: "Return to Your Majesty, a sharp reduction of seventy!" ”

After the war between Wei and the Southern Ming, the overseas trade in Jiangnan was reduced by half, and later the Wei State co-opted the Netherlands and Spain, and the Southern Ming and the Netherlands and Spain became hostile.

Hearing this number, Gao Yihuan's brows furrowed, he looked at everyone, and asked in a deep voice: "If trade declines so quickly, it will inevitably hit the handicraft industry in Jiangnan hard, and then the workshop will close down, the hired workers will be unemployed, and the place will inevitably be unstable." What can you do to restore the maritime trade? ”

Lu Yifang said: "Your Majesty, now it seems that there are only two methods, one battle and two strategies!" ”

Gao Yihuan said: "Sir, please speak." ”

"To restore trade, it is necessary to restore the maritime trade routes, and now the trade routes are controlled by the remnants of the Ming army, and the imperial court can only resume trade if they are completely eliminated, or appeased, so that they no longer threaten the trade routes." Lu Yifang said: "War strategy, I have a lot of land and resources, and now I occupy the southeast coast, and with the strength of the country, it is not difficult to train a powerful sailor." The minister thought that by using the manpower and material resources of our Great Wei to build warships in the southeast, recruit fishermen from the southeast as sailors, and train a sailor, he would definitely be able to completely exterminate the Ming army and open up the sea trade routes. Peace strategy is to negotiate with Nanming, or to appease, they control the trade routes, we control the source of goods, and the two sides cooperate to temporarily resume maritime trade. ”

Gao Yihuan pondered for a while, he didn't want to cooperate with Zhu Cihong, presumably Zhu Cihong hated him and would not cooperate with Dawei.

"The maritime frontier of the Great Wei must be in the hands of the Great Wei." Gao Yihuan said in a deep voice: "The Ministry of War will come up with a plan to recruit sailors and recruit sailors as soon as possible, and the Ministry of Industry will gather craftsmen to choose a place and build a warship that can equip the sailors as soon as possible." ”

After Zheng Zhilong surrendered, Great Wei received many sailors, craftsmen, and sailors, but Gao Yihuan, a member of the Zheng family, did not dare to use it.

There is no other reason, Zheng Sen is at sea, and the Zheng family will definitely not do their best to fight, and it is likely to form a tacit understanding, resulting in a situation of self-respect.

As a result, Zheng Sen was not exterminated, the Zheng family became bigger again, Gao Yihuan didn't want to see this situation, so Zheng Cai and others were not appointed, but the low-level generals who were born in the Zheng family's water division were used in large numbers.

These people are not reused in the Zheng family's sailors, and they do not have deep feelings for the Zheng family, and Gao Yihuan and high-ranking officials treat them with kindness, and it is easier to obtain their allegiance.

It is precisely with these people that Gao Yihuan has the confidence to fight, rather than any cooperation.

At this time, Chen Mingxia hurriedly received the order, and then immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, the remnants of the Ming are in exile overseas, and there must be a shortage of materials, so the minister suggests that before the remnants of the Ming forces are exterminated, the coast should be blocked, and at the same time continue to contact the Dutch and the Spaniards to flank the remnants of the Ming!" ”

Gao Yihuan frowned slightly, in this way, wouldn't my Great Wei become more and more like a decadent reactionary regime.

Gao Yihuan was silent for a while, and then said: "You can continue to contact the Netherlands and Spain, and as for the blockade of the coast, let me think about it again." ”

(End of chapter)