It was about 2401 kilometers from Qiongzhou Prefecture to Jinling. This was a straight line distance, but it was actually a little further. It was about 3000 kilometers. In his previous life, he could get there in a few hours by plane.
However, in this era, it was undoubtedly much slower. Back then, Zhu Bai had used a few months to reach Qiongzhou Prefecture.
Of course, as an organization of the Ming Dynasty, especially during the Hongwu period, its speed was still much faster than Zhu Bai.。
The news traveled by water.
From Qiongzhou to Guangzhou Prefecture, and then along the coast of Guangzhou Prefecture, they would reach Jinling.
It would take less than ten days to arrive.
Therefore, it was only on the 11th day that Old Zhu received the news from Qiongzhou Prefecture.
The Grand Court Meeting had just ended.
Old Zhu returned to his bedroom with a tired body.
However, a eunuch quickly reported the news.
"What? You said you found Twelfth Brother?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was originally reading the memorials from various places, but at this moment, he could not help but stand up.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Qiongzhou Prefecture has just reported that they have found His Highness King Qiong in the southern part of Qiongzhou Prefecture.”
"This is the memorial from Lord Wang of Qiongzhou Prefecture and General Wang. Please take a look, Your Majesty!”
A eunuch quickly spoke and handed over two memorials at the same time.
"Good, very good!"
Old Zhu took the memorial and was extremely excited.
Zhu Bai had disappeared for half a year. Even Old Zhu didn't have much hope in his heart.
After all, that was Qiongzhou. It was normal for something to happen.
He even regretted it for a long time.
He regretted his impulsiveness back then.
However, it would be useless to regret then.
But now, half a year later, there was unexpectedly news of his son. How could he not be excited?
Ignoring the eunuch, Old Zhu quickly opened the memorial and began to read.
"Long live Your Majesty. I am the prefect of Qiongzhou Prefecture, Wang Qiuhao!”
When the memorial was opened, the words gradually came into view. Wang Qiuhao and Wang Qiuhao clearly described what they had seen and heard, and even how they had discovered Zhu Bai.
There was even a description of Zhu Bai's rule.
Old Zhu was stunned.
That's right, he was stunned.
Originally, he was just happy that he had found his son.
However, the situation was different from what he had imagined.
According to Wang Qiuhao and Wang You's description, Zhu Bai wasn't just found.
In the southern part of Qiongzhou Prefecture, it gradually developed and formed a large rule.
How could Old Zhu not be stunned by such an outcome?
"This!"
Old Zhu said in disbelief. At this moment, he was in a daze.
If it wasn't for the fact that he felt that those two didn't dare to fool him, he would have suspected that this memorial was fake.
However, because it was impossible for those two, they did not dare to fool him.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was violently fluctuating and shocked.
He did not expect that his son, who had disappeared for half a year, would actually give him such a big surprise.
As if he had thought of something, Old Zhu opened another memorial.
This was from the commander of the Hainan Guards, Wang You.
As he flipped open the memorial, Old Zhu could not help but feel his emotions rise again.
"Fourth brother, Qiongzhou is indeed a desolate place for barbarians, but what if I say that I can give ten thousand taels of gold to Ming in a year and quell the scourge of the pirates in three years?”
"Fourth brother, do you know how great the benefits of sea trade are? During the Song Dynasty, half of the world was used to supply gold, Xixia, and Mongolia. It was still more than enough. The Great Song's annual national treasury income was 70.7 million strings of strings”
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In Old Zhu's mind, for some reason, he recalled Zhu Bai's words from that day.
Those words were nothing more than a fool's dream to him.
Not to mention the annual income of ten thousand taels, it was impossible to even suppress the Japanese pirates in three years.
As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, Old Zhu was very clear about how troublesome the pirates were.
Those who had failed to fight with him for the world were now mostly fleeing overseas, colluding with the barbarians to harass the seaside from time to time, making Ming unable to bear it.
He had also sent troops to attack.
However, the sea was too vast, and it was impossible to completely wipe them out.
As a result, he had no choice but to ban the sea.
That kid of his actually said that he would wipe out the Japanese pirates in three years.
What a joke.
However, it had only been half a year. Looking at the description in the memorial, his son had already ruled more than 20,000 people, and it seemed extremely prosperous.
Although it was only 20,000 people.
However, it had only been a short while.
What kind of place was Qiongzhou?
To be able to do this in a place where birds don't even shit.
Even if a year's annual income of ten thousand taels, three years to pacify the Japanese pirates is a big talk.
However, it was enough to prove that his son's ability was extraordinary.
Furthermore, according to the report from the commander of the Hainan Guards, his son seemed to be quite capable of managing the army.
This way…
Perhaps what the other party said could really be done to pacify the scourge of the Japanese pirates.
Even if it wasn't three years, ten years, or twenty years, Old Zhu was still excited.
"Good, very good!"
"Hahaha, as expected of our son!”
After being stunned, Old Zhu could not help but laugh out loud. At this moment, he revealed a sincere smile.
Just as Zhu Bai thought, his father's boldness was no joke. Facing the report from below, he didn't feel threatened, only delighted.
In fact, because of his joy, Old Zhu even repeatedly read their memorials.
A moment later.
Only then did his heart gradually calm down.
He seemed to have thought of something.
He waved at the eunuch in front of him.
"You can go down. Also, call the King of Yan over!”
He spoke.
"Yes, sir!"
The eunuch replied. Although he was filled with doubt, he still quickly retreated.
He quickly went to inform the King of Yan, Zhu Di.
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(Memorials only existed in the Qing Dynasty, but they have existed since ancient times.)
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