Zhu Gui's actions were even more violent than Zhu Gang's.

It’s not that Zhu Gui was more powerful than his third brother, but when allocating the vassal states, Zhu Ying consciously curbed Zhu Gang’s development.

For Zhu Ying, he has a closer relationship with his third uncle Zhu Gang. They had previously fought against Zhu Di together in the capital.

However, Zhu Gang's personal ability was a little too strong, and he also had the help of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce. If he was not curbed, it was very likely that within a few years, Zhu Gang would completely suppress Zhu Gui and Zhu Gaochi.

Although the relationship is good, a situation where one company dominates the market is not what Zhu Ying or the Ming Dynasty wants to see.

Therefore, Zhu Gang's Jincheng is located in the northwest of Kyushu Island, facing the sea, and can only advance to the eastern region of Japan.

Zhu Gui’s situation is completely different.

Without any help from the Qunying Chamber of Commerce and Ming Maritime Trade, Zhu Ying gave a better geographical location.

Zhu Yuanzhang's Qicheng was surrounded by the four countries of Satsuma, Osumi, Hyuga, and Bungo in Japan.

Looking at the map, it seems like there is a feeling of being surrounded by four countries of Japan, but in fact, with the military strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is like one city surrounding four countries.

The powerful Zhu Yuanzhang divided his troops into four groups and launched wars against the four countries at the same time.

This is a bit cruel, even a bit arrogant.

But it is this kind of arrogance that these four countries are completely incomparable to.

The difference in capabilities between the soldiers on both sides is really too great.

An army of thousands of people, even if it only has a few hundred cavalry, can still be invincible.

The short Japanese warriors and the Japanese knights riding ponies looked just like children.

Without strict training, a village of several hundred households was easily trampled by dozens of Ming troops. It was a one-sided massacre and devastation.

It was only because of the silver mines that Zhu Yuanzhang understood that a large population was needed, so he strictly prohibited the random massacre of the Japanese, which prevented large-scale deaths.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's army was mainly intended to conduct a sweep outside the cities of the four countries, and there was no need to conquer the cities of the four countries.

When the war broke out, a large number of Japanese people began to migrate towards the cities of Shikoku.

However, facing Zhu Yuanzhang's army, the speed of this migration was no different from that of a turtle.

Often, by the time a village received the news and had not yet begun to act, Zhu Yuanzhang's army had already crushed them.

If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked.

People like Zhu Gui naturally didn't care much about military discipline, and it seemed that Zhu Ying's strict military regulations had never been spread to Zhu Gui.

Of course, in Zhu Gui’s army, there are also people from the Ming Military Academy or those who have been trained in the Xuanjiawei. They are even more loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

In terms of combat effectiveness in all aspects, it is also the best in the entire army.

Unfortunately, soldiers like this usually gather around Zhu Yuanzhang, and are relatively rare in other scattered teams.

People, especially men, have some bad qualities after all.

Or is it a heroic character?

Some general flags, leading dozens of people, quickly captured a village.

After running around all day, they saw that it was getting dark, so they decided to rest for a night in this village.

"Boss, the brothers over there found a very nice girl, very pretty and young."

"After a tiring day, the brothers thought that the boss might be a little tired. Should we let the girl come over and give him a massage to relax him?"

“This is also a token of our brothers’ appreciation.”

A soldier who looked a bit shrewd walked up to the general flag and spoke in a slightly lowered voice.

There was some hesitation on the general's face.

Although I feel a little itchy in my heart, this rule is the rule.

If the news gets out, even if the prince doesn't pursue it and I don't suffer any punishment, it will definitely have some impact on my future.

According to the latest military discipline introduced by the Ming Dynasty, these people are considered to have made contributions by guarding overseas, and if they return, they will most likely be promoted and receive a salary increase.

But if the reputation is bad, that’s another story.

The subordinate saw the general flag was hesitating, and after a moment's thought, he immediately understood his leader's concerns and said, "We have more than 40 brothers here, so we will certainly not miss anything. These Japanese speak a different language, so what crime can we accuse them of?"

"After this wave, those who don't obey will be dealt with, and the others will be taken to mine. Of course, the brothers will not be stupid enough to tell this matter and cut off their own retreat."

Upon hearing this, the general was indeed somewhat moved, but he remained silent and did not speak.

Seeing that he did not directly refuse, the subordinate waved his hand back.

Following a few noises, a Japanese woman was seen walking over with a subordinate.

The most interesting thing is that when the Japanese woman saw it, she didn’t show any nervousness or fear. Instead, she saluted towards the general flag with her eyes flashing, as if she was expecting something.

"Is this Japanese woman willing?"

The general flag couldn't help but ask.

The subordinate chuckled and said, "We don't know either. Anyway, we don't understand what they are saying. But when the brothers went to collect women, they cooperated very actively."

At this moment, the general was relieved and waved to his subordinate, his meaning was very clear.

The two of them quickly left the yard.

The Japanese woman followed the general into the room very naturally and closed the door.

The general suddenly felt a little embarrassed. It's not that he had never done such things to bully women before, but this time he was so proactive, which seemed a little different.

The Japanese woman spoke softly in Japanese which the general could not understand, then walked up to the general and helped him undress and tie his belt.

At this moment, the general flag actually felt like he had returned to the brothel in the Ming Dynasty.

…

The village, which was once quiet, is very noisy at night.

The shouts of men and the moans of women were endless.

The biggest difference from the Ming Dynasty is the lack of crying sounds.

This is the difference in customs.

In Japan, strong warriors have the priority right to choose their mates, and even married women cannot help but offer themselves.

To the Japanese, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were simply a gift of bravery from God.

In terms of height, they are much taller than the average Japanese people who are 1.5 meters tall. Currently, the height of Ming Dynasty soldiers is almost over 1.7 meters.

The Japanese are vegetarians and do not eat meat, so naturally there are no strong and muscular warriors. Most of them are rather thin.

Such a strong man is what Japanese women dream of.

In addition, even the Japanese who once did not understand the Ming Dynasty now basically know that on the other side of the sea, there is a very powerful country that is dozens of times more powerful than Japan.

Therefore, Japanese women are eager to leave the seeds of the Ming Dynasty in their bodies.

In this way, their descendants will also be the descendants of the Ming Dynasty.

In their eyes, the descendants of the Ming Dynasty are natural nobles in Japan.

After all, it is just a small village, and there are not many young and beautiful people. Except for the general flag and small flag, most of the other soldiers share one person.

This actually made those who didn't wait to enjoy it alone even more excited.

…

Similar situations continued to occur throughout the four provinces of Hyuga, Osumi, Satsuma, and Bungo.

As men, they always can't help but communicate after this. When some teams that are familiar with each other meet, it is easy for them to talk about this matter.

It is impossible for something known by dozens of people to become a secret, let alone the low-level soldiers.

Those who have never experienced it want to experience it in their hearts, especially when they hear that the Japanese women not only have no aversion to such things, but are extremely accommodating to them, they will feel even less guilty.

As a result, a strange phenomenon appeared in Shikoku. The Japanese people who had originally started to flee were actually slowly heading back.

Even when he met Ming soldiers on the road, he was not afraid at all, and was even very flattering.

Even with different languages, some aspects of communication are easier.

The delicate and slender figure of the Japanese women also made the Ming soldiers feel reluctant to leave.

Of course, in addition to this aspect, several silver mines have also been discovered.

These were all being mined by the Japanese nobles, and were easily taken over by Zhu Yuanzhang's army.

When the news reached Zhu Yu, he was extremely excited.

Immediately begin to station additional personnel in the silver mine.

There are not only silver mines, but also copper mines, iron mines and many other mineral deposits, and the content of each of them is not low.

After a brief hesitation, Zhu Yu recorded all the information about the mineral deposits discovered so far and then passed it on to the capital.

It’s not that he is selfless, but the mining of these minerals cannot be effectively carried out by him alone.

The most important thing is that most of these mineral deposits are currently located in the Japanese territory.

Once the assassination of Zhu Gaochi is over, will he spit out what he has already got in his mouth?

So this requires support from the Ming Dynasty.

It is said that overseas vassal states have their own decisions and are the territories of vassal kings.

But Zhu Gui also knew that once an imperial edict came, all the power on his side would be taken away, and there would be no way that many people would follow him in rebellion.

Just on one line.

Soldiers stationed in Japan can return to Ming Dynasty for shift change after five years.

Maybe there will be changes in the future. At least the current soldiers don’t really want to stay in Japan forever.

Fallen leaves, angelica root.

…

"It seems that Old Seven is a relatively obedient kid. I didn't see that before."

Ming Dynasty, in the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who received Zhu Gui's letter, said with a smile, with a hint of relief in his tone.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang had never done many good things in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, most of the princes became useless after being granted titles as vassal kings, and became extremely arrogant and domineering.

Now that I've been sent overseas, I feel like I've become a little more obedient.

Naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea about the current situation of the Japanese people. After all, they were not his own people, and the Ming Dynasty was unable to take care of them now, so how could he care so much?

After Zhu Ying took the letter and read it, he sighed and said, "We in the Ming Dynasty have too few craftsmen to mobilize. We have gathered more than 5,000 people here, but I'm afraid it will be a drop in the bucket. This is just a part of the area. The mineral resources of the entire Kyushu Island of Japan may be more than we imagined."

Japan is different from the Central Plains.

In the Central Plains region, people had already started mining many mineral deposits a long time ago, even thousands of years ago.

However, due to the influence of various factors such as population, Japan's development in the field of mineral resources has been relatively slow.

As an island country, Japan has relatively rich mineral resources. Coupled with the current exploration and mining technology of the Ming Dynasty, this is bound to be a very long-term harvest.

The grandfather and grandson tacitly did not discuss the issue of the scope of the territory.

It was obvious that after Kurosawa Daimyo arrived in the capital, he would be imprisoned until his death.

As long as there is no result from Kurosawa, the assassination of Zhu Gaochi can be delayed.

On the surface, it did not have much impact on the peace treaty between Ming and Japan, nor would it involve anything that would affect the dignity of the Ming Dynasty.

Craftsmen are scarce talents.

Under this premise, a large number of schools for training craftsmen are gradually being established.

Even when it came to mineral deposits, no reports were published in the gazette.

The scarcity of talent has led to a rapid improvement in the status of craftsmen.

Families, officials, and nobles with connections soon learned that large amounts of mineral deposits had been discovered in the Wakoku region.

At this time they suddenly realized a problem. It turned out that what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said at the beginning of the expedition to Japan was actually true: Japan was full of mountains of gold and silver.

It's just that we're only beginning to discover it now.

For a time, a gold rush quickly swept across the Ming Dynasty.

The emergence of this craze was also secretly guided by Zhu Ying, but the feeling of mountains of gold and silver was enough to make everyone crazy.

With the endorsement of the imperial court in the capital, no one would have any doubts about this.

At the same time, it is also driving the development of more industries, the most obvious of which is the shipbuilding industry.

Faced with the people's enthusiasm, Zhu Ying quickly formulated a series of measures.

At the same time, it was announced that if an uninhabited mineral deposit was discovered in Japan, the discoverer would have priority in opening the deposit and would only need to pay 40% of the deposit as taxes to the Ming Dynasty in order to receive the protection of the Ming Dynasty's capital.

This regulation applies not only to Japan, but also to any territory that is not under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, even if you are in the Nanyang region, such as Annan, Champa, Java, Sumatra, Sulu, Pahang, Chenla, Calicut and all other places, this regulation can be applied.

It does sound exciting, but if there are no Ming army around, it will depend on your own abilities.

The imperial court only provides a nominally legal mining right. If it is occupied by someone, it will have nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty.

Even with this name, 40% of the income from mining must be paid, otherwise it would be considered tax evasion.

But even so, many families involved in maritime trade still became extremely excited.