Chapter 74 Recommendation

"It seems that you don't know, big brother." Zhu Chong smiled, "Then you definitely don't know why the Japanese pirates appeared in my sea area, right?"

"I don't know. Do you know?" Zhu Biao was a little indignant. He came to ask Zhu Chong today, mainly about what happened yesterday, and also used his own affairs to hint to Zhu Chong, hoping that he would tell him the truth for the sake of their brotherhood.

Unexpectedly, after listening to his words, Zhu Chong simply followed what he said and slightly changed the topic without him realizing it.

"Of course I know." Zhu Chong said seriously.

The threat of Japanese pirates was not eradicated for more than two hundred years during the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Chong, who had conducted specialized research on this, certainly dared to say this.

"You know?" Zhu Biao was shocked, his face full of disbelief, so Zhu Chong told Zhu Biao everything.

The threat of Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty originated from Zhu Yuanzhang's maritime ban decree, but the root cause was the word "interest".

At present, a roll of silk from the Ming Dynasty may cost less than one or two taels of silver in ordinary cities, or several taels more in Yingtian Prefecture, but if it is sold overseas in other countries, it can be sold for at least ten taels of silver, and the supply cannot meet the demand!

However, Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of imposing a maritime ban almost closed all normal shipping systems.

Driven by high profits, countless interest groups, as long as they have the ability to transport goods by sea, have begun to take risks.

Because as long as they can sell their goods overseas, their profits can at least double.

Therefore, if the maritime ban was not lifted, ordinary people in the country would certainly suffer greatly, and people in other countries would also suffer greatly, and Japanese pirates came into being.

The emergence of Japanese pirates also gave new clues to domestic interest groups. After their operations in various aspects, the Japanese pirates became more and more rampant, which made the court more determined that the maritime ban must not be lifted, otherwise the harm and losses would be even greater.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Biao just said to Zhu Chong that the court received the memorial but no one took it into consideration. This is the reason.

Zhu Chong dared to conclude that there must be people in the current Ming Dynasty court who were spokespersons for interest groups, and some were even directly involved in cooperation with the Japanese pirates.

Therefore, Zhu Chong asked Zhu Biao so many questions, which was also a side reminder to Zhu Biao that the Japanese pirate problem was a mess. Except for Zhu, anyone who touched it would be in trouble, even the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Biao was not stupid. He understood what Zhu Chong said as soon as he heard it. He immediately became furious and forgot his original intention of coming to the Prince of Qin's Mansion.

"This is absolutely insane. I was wondering why no one responded at the time. It turns out those people in the court already knew about this. Don't let me know who it is, or I will kill his entire clan!"

Seeing Zhu Biao furious and wanting to kill the entire clan, Zhu Chong immediately laughed.

Based on what I just said, Zhu Biao must have forgotten why I came here, and the next thing will be easy.

Zhu Chong was not worried at all that Zhu Biao's return would cause a bloody storm in the court.

The truth is, there are so many complicated things going on with the Japanese pirates that I'm afraid Zhu Yuanzhang is well aware of it, but he has no evidence and can only turn a blind eye.

After all, in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, the Japanese pirates were just a minor problem and not something to worry about. His main enemy was still the Mongols from the former Yuan Dynasty.

But Zhu Chong would definitely not tell Zhu Biao all this directly. He had already said enough today, and if he said more, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble.

After a long while, Zhu Biao stood up thoughtfully and bowed to Zhu Biao, "Second brother, I'm leaving first. I'll visit you again someday."

Seeing Zhu Biao walking out, Zhu Chong did not try to keep him. He sent him out of the Prince of Qin's Mansion and watched him leave before entering.

On the other side, Crown Prince Zhu Biao got on the carriage. Halfway through the journey, he suddenly realized that he had been led into a ditch by Zhu Chong.

But after thinking carefully, Zhu Biao shouted to his coachman: "Return to the palace, I want to see my father."

When Old Zhu, who was in the imperial study, learned that the prince wanted to see him, his eyes suddenly darkened.

He has always been very confident in Zhu Biao, and was determined to hand over the Ming Dynasty to him for management. However, he did not expect that what happened in recent days would make him doubt the ability of the prince.

Especially today in the court, he kept saying that he would personally lead the troops to the southeast and would not return to Beijing until the Japanese pirates were wiped out. This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel disappointed in Zhu Biao for the first time.

Zhu Yuanzhang actually knew something about the Japanese pirates and understood that the situation was complicated. Even if he were to come into contact with them, he would have to think twice. It was definitely not something the prince could touch.

So when Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zhu Biao came to see him, he thought that he wanted to ask for permission to decide on the trip to the southeast.

Therefore, when he saw Zhu Biao saluting him, he did not look happy at all and did not even ask him to stand up.

"Are you here to ask for permission to go to the southeast? Okay, I'll write it to you right away, I'll write it to you personally!" Zhu Yuanzhang had a preconceived idea and immediately slammed the table and stood up, pretending to pick up a pen.

"Father, you have misunderstood me. I will not go to fight against the Japanese pirates."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned by Zhu Biao's words. He almost blurted out, "What do you want to do? Want to ask about what happened yesterday? Go ask your mother yourself. As long as she is willing to tell you, we won't say anything!"

"I will not ask about yesterday's events." Zhu Biao said again, shockingly, "I am here today for matters of national importance."

"State affairs?" Zhu Yuanzhang was caught off guard. This was not what he had imagined. He quickly picked up the teacup on the dragon table to cover himself up. After taking a sip of tea, he calmed down and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"I have done some research today," Zhu Biao said sternly. "The Japanese pirates did not emerge in our dynasty, but they flourished after our dynasty's maritime ban. The reason they are rampant is not because of the pirates themselves, but because they are driven by profit."

"Hmm?" Old Zhu's eyes widened. Zhu Biao's words once again surprised him.

I finally grew up, which was not easy. I now know what is important and what I should and should not do!

Based on what he just said, he had made the right choice as the crown prince, but Old Zhu's expression was still serious and his tone was cold.

"Then, in your opinion, how can we eradicate the threat of Japanese pirates?"

"I think this matter needs to be solved by someone who understands the origin of the Japanese pirates." Zhu Biao bowed to Old Zhu and said something shocking again.

"Father, I recommend my second brother to lead the troops to the southeast to quell the threat of the Japanese pirates!"

"What?"

"Bang..."

Almost at the same time, Old Zhu lost his voice, and the sound of the teacup in his hand falling to the ground rang out in the imperial study at the same time, scaring everyone in the study.

Zhu Biao's heart trembled suddenly, and he subconsciously looked at Old Zhu, his heart trembling heavily...