Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 236 An Unusual Pre-Battle Mobilization!
"Third Uncle was just doing it as a precaution." Faced with his wife's shocked words, Zhu Zhanhe sighed softly and then tried to explain, but his explanation now seemed so powerless.

"I understand. Your Highness, please rest assured, I will discuss with my mother tomorrow and arrange for my third aunt and two younger sisters to live directly in the Prince's residence." Perhaps due to the strong psychological reactions of pregnancy, after learning the ins and outs of the Han Prince's residence, Princess Xia felt very uneasy and sympathetic towards her third aunt, Mu, and her two younger sisters. She silently turned around, looking tenderly at her husband, who was as tall as a mountain, and silently reached out her hands to hold him tightly. Her delicate cheeks nestled against her husband's firm belly, and she carefully felt the sense of security brought by her husband's warm embrace.

Yun'er and Jian'er, the two maids in the corner of the room, completely ignored the conversation between Zhu Zhanhe and the Crown Princess Xia. They were silently tidying up the clothes Zhu Zhanhe had worn during the day, listening without saying a word, their wandering eyes filled with longing.

But immediately, Princess Xia, who was holding her husband, sensed something was wrong, because she felt something pressing against her chest. Almost instantly, Princess Xia guessed the reason, and her face flushed red with shyness. She gave her husband a shy glare, reluctantly released her arms, and turned away from his embrace. Smoothing her dark hair, she silently turned around, presenting her slender body to the tall bronze mirror, and gently stroked her burning red cheeks, feeling unbearably shy.

"Yun'er, Jian'er, His Highness is not feeling well. You two come and serve him." Princess Xia gently covered her face, which was as red as silk, with her hair and spoke to the two maids in the corner in a mysterious tone.

"Yes~" Yun'er and Jian'er, who were busy in the corner, responded quietly after hearing the Crown Princess's words. However, their inexplicably shy voices made Zhu Zhanhe's heart skip a beat.

"What?" Zhu Zhanhe was still wondering why his wife wanted to send the two girls over when he turned his head and saw Yun'er and Jian'er, the two girls, shyly approaching. Then, to Zhu Zhanhe's astonishment, they knelt down directly in front of him.
"Hiss~." Has his wife become a little psychologically disturbed since she got pregnant? Zhu Zhanhe put down the comb in his hand, thinking to himself with silent excitement.
Several days passed quickly, and Emperor Hongxi's mourning period was over. This day was also the agreed-upon date for sending troops to Guangdong and Guangxi.

Early in the morning, Zhu Zhanhe arrived at the three camps. At that moment, the soldiers of the three camps had already gathered together, waiting for Zhu Zhanhe's order to depart.

"Soldiers, we meet again."

"Today we are about to send out our troops, our objective being to occupy Guangdong and Guangxi." Zhu Zhanhe, dressed in full military uniform, stood on the makeshift reviewing stand with his hand on his sword, loudly announcing his destination to everyone. Although no amplification equipment was used, Zhu Zhanhe's deep voice still resonated throughout the entire drill ground like 4D surround sound, reaching the ears of every soldier.

"Perhaps everyone is wondering why we sent troops to occupy Guangdong and Guangxi? Some of you may already know the reason, while others probably don't."

But here, I still want to tell everyone very directly that the reason for occupying Guangdong and Guangxi is because of me!

"Because I was tricked by the court, I am unhappy! I am dissatisfied! So I want to send troops to take over the lands of Guangdong and Guangxi to vent my anger!" Zhu Zhanhe told everyone directly that because the court tricked him, he was dissatisfied with the court, so he wanted to occupy the lands of Guangdong and Guangxi to vent his anger.

"Some brothers might ask: If you promised to distribute the land, do you still stand by your word?!"
Here I can tell everyone here very clearly that what I said will always stand by me!

And it's precisely because I keep my word that I'm so angry! That's why I want to take over Guangdong and Guangxi!
Originally, I said that as long as my brothers could work together and occupy the land outside the imperial court, I would distribute land to everyone. I'm not afraid to tell you, I've already chosen the locations. The plan was to wait until the Emperor's mourning period ended, then we would directly send troops to occupy those places!

Although the place isn't very big, and the land that each of the brothers can get isn't much, I can guarantee that each of the brothers will definitely get a share!
But! Because the imperial court tricked me, the ship they promised me was just an empty shell, completely unusable. So now we have to replenish the crew and weapons on board ourselves!

So I was furious. In my anger, I decided to take revenge on the imperial court, seize the lands of Guangdong and Guangxi, and build our own ships! As for the distribution of land, we'll have to wait until we've all seized Guangdong and Guangxi before making any plans for that!

"So, I want to ask you all one question: Are you all willing to stand up for me and teach the court a lesson?" Zhu Zhanhe stood on the high platform and explained the whole story to each soldier in detail! He made sure they all knew that it wasn't that he was refusing to allocate land to them, but rather that the land allocation had been planned, but an unexpected event had occurred. We needed to resolve this unexpected event before we could continue distributing land to everyone!
As Zhu Zhanhe finished speaking, the soldiers of the three battalions became noticeably more enthusiastic, because they heard once again what they longed for: land! Land for everyone!
On the silent training ground, tens of thousands of soldiers stood in a dense, imposing mass. Though no one spoke, everyone could feel the fervent atmosphere growing stronger with each passing moment. This atmosphere stemmed from the burning desire for their land held by every single person present!
"Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness!"

Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness!
"Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness!" The enthusiastic shouts of the soldiers of the three battalions resounded through the sky, and the deafening sound showed their longing for the land.

"Alright! Let me see how long it will take you to come with me to take back the land that can be distributed to everyone!" Zhu Zhanhe clearly told everyone that after we take over Guangdong and Guangxi, we will distribute the land. As for when exactly, that will depend on how long it takes you to take over Guangdong and Guangxi!

"Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness!"

Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness!
"Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness!" Clearly, as soon as Zhu Zhanhe's voice reached everyone's ears, they instantly understood the meaning behind his words. Immediately, they responded to Zhu Zhanhe with the most enthusiastic cheers.

"The place I'm looking for has about 500 million mu of mountains and rivers. Of course, not all of these can be used as farmland or grazing land. Excluding the mountains and rivers, the usable land is at most about 200 million mu, and it may even be far less."

I promised to distribute 30% of the land to everyone, with 10% going to the officials and 20% to all the soldiers present.

Two-tenths of the total, roughly thirty to forty million mu, and currently, there are about 120,000 soldiers in Yunnan.

In other words, once that place is taken and the land is distributed among the 120,000 people, each of the brothers present will be able to directly receive about 30 acres of land!

"This land isn't much, but it's enough for a family of several to have enough to eat in a poor year." Zhu Zhanhe's data on Annam was only approximate; he didn't have any detailed information. Therefore, what he told the soldiers were just approximate figures.

Even so, when the soldiers learned that each of them would receive about thirty acres of land, the burning gazes of tens of thousands of soldiers on the drill ground were enough to outshine the scorching sun in the sky!

"All troops break camp!" Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhu Zhanhe immediately announced that the entire army would break camp and move out. Looking at the enthusiastic atmosphere, Zhu Zhanhe knew that his pre-battle mobilization had been very successful. He had once again ignited the soldiers' fighting spirit by appealing to their desire for their land!
"Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness!"

Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness!
Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness! Long live Your Highness!
"Zhu Zhanhe's departure did not dampen the soldiers' fervent passion. Countless soldiers stared in the direction Zhu Zhanhe had left, shouting loudly, venting their inner excitement with repeated cries."

Because they know that the time has come to fight desperately for wealth and status!
(End of this chapter)