Daming heir

Chapter 262 The Power of Money

In the Zhongji Hall, one has entered a mystical state.

After the civil and military officials experienced madness, they gradually calmed down, leaving only the sound of heavy breathing in the entire hall.

The deputy general of the Suppressing Wo Army, Heqinghou Zhang Wen, turned his head and looked around, took a deep breath, bowed again and said: "Your Majesty, there are some An island called Sado Island, there are gold and silver mines on the island..."

Can Daming get richer?

After Zhang Wen mentioned Sado Island, which is called Treasure Island, the civil and military officials in Zhongji Hall have automatically ignored the issue of the ownership of this Sado Island.

On behalf of everyone present, Yu Xin asked the expectation in his heart: "Does He Qinghou know how much this island can produce?"

"According to the calculations of the craftsmen in our military camp, this island can produce no less than ten thousand taels of gold every year, and the output of silver is comparable to that of the Iwami Silver Mine."

Zhang Wen replied softly, and then looked nervously at the civil servants, for fear that these people would go crazy again.

However, this time, after hearing about the abundance of minerals, the officials in the court did not go crazy again.

It's really numb.

Even Baiguan had an idea of ​​how to use up so much extra money every year.

Zhu Yuanzhang also didn't know how to speak, and squeezed the hand on the elder grandson's shoulder heavily twice.

Zhu Yunxi looked up at the old man.

"How about the report of the suppressing Japanese army?"

"With the 50 taels of silver outside Dongshuiguan, the report must be true." Zhu Yunxi pondered for a while and replied in a low voice.

About Sado Island, he was told by a friend when he was surfing somewhere.

This island is very large, and there are dozens of gold and silver veins on the entire island. At its peak, it could produce [-] kilograms of gold and [-] tons of silver a year.

The overall mineral reserves can reach more than 80 tons of gold and more than 2000 tons of silver.

And that friend also told him about the open-pit alkaloid iron mine with an iron content as high as 70.00% in Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "How come there are so many gold and silver mines in Japan?"

Why not many.

Zhu Yunxi also felt emotionally in his heart. Before the American continent was discovered, Wa country was the largest gold producing place in the world, and the whole Wa country was directly called Treasure Island by the West.

"My grandson heard that there are actually many places rich in gold and silver deposits in Wa country, but the output and mining and smelting are mostly not as convenient as the Iwami silver mine."

Silently, Zhu Yunxi laid the groundwork in the old man's heart for the collapse of the Japanese kingdom.

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed twice, then lowered his head and glanced at his eldest grandson.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have a book to play."

At this time, Ru Xun, who was going to make soy sauce today, came out holding the wat board and arrived in the center of the hall.

Ru Yu is the Minister of the Ministry of War.

As soon as he stood up, Zhan Hui who was beside him immediately turned his head and looked over with a frown.

This old man is going to make trouble!
Zhan Hui stared at Ru Yuan's figure, thinking secretly.

Zhu Yuanzhang said softly: "Yes."

Ru Ting shook his sleeves: "Your Majesty, please make an order that the Jingwei send troops to crusade against the Annan and Liao tribes, frighten their disobedience, confiscate their soldiers and horses, and reprimand their arrogance, so as to suppress our southward direction of Guangdong, Peace in Guangxi and other places."

I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, and what I do is to drill the soldiers and horses of the world, rectify military affairs, kill people and set fires.

In the past, the imperial court had no money, and he was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War, but he could not ignore the difficulties of the imperial court.

But now, the imperial court has money.

very rich.

The Ministry of War should do what the Ministry of War should do.

At this moment, Ru Zhen, who spoke out to attack, was like a general who was holding a long sword and horse, riding a tall horse, and waving a sharp blade at the enemy majesticly.

Today, the Hubu Jishizhong, who was the first to oppose the conquest, immediately frowned, no matter it was the Minister of the Ministry of War who spoke, he had already stepped forward again.

"I believe that the imperial court should not lightly start wars no matter what. The military affairs are important to the country and affect the people of the world. If you are not careful, you will lose everything and affect the peace of the country."

In the court hall, there was a crisp sound of footsteps stepping on the gold bricks.

"Your Majesty, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhan Hui, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, please make an order from your Majesty to send troops to seek rebellion."

"Ren Hengtai, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, please send your Majesty an order to send troops to crusade."

As Zhan Hui and Ren Hengtai came out to work and seconded the matter, the face of the household department changed drastically, full of embarrassment.

And in the court hall, the rest of the officials were also puzzled, and they were all whispering to each other quietly, obviously discussing what to do with this situation.

a while.

"The minister waits for a second opinion."

"Your Majesty, please issue an order to send troops to seek rebellion."

"..."

For a time, nearly half of the civilian officials stood up and seconded under the leadership of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Officials.

The accountant was about to bury his head in his crotch.

I can see clearly that among the people who seconded the dispatch of troops at this moment, there are also guys who previously rejected Daming's dispatch of troops to conquer Annan and the Lao people!
At today's court meeting, the direction of the wind can be described as twists and turns, changing several times.

On the side of the generals, Jing Chuan Hou Cao Zhen could hardly hold back his laughter. If His Majesty hadn't come suddenly, I'm afraid he would have laughed out loud at this time.

When, before they could speak, the civil servants on the opposite side began to encourage His Majesty to send troops to fight.

However, the next thing that was even more unexpected happened in this Zhongji Hall.

I saw Chang Sheng, the founder of the country, slowly walking to the side of Minister of the Ministry of War, Ru Yu.

"Chen Qizuo Your Majesty, the imperial court cannot easily send troops south."

Long live!
The civil servants shouted to send troops to punish the disobedient ministers.

As the leader of the generals, the founding father Chang Sheng even said that the Ming Dynasty could not send troops easily.

And Zhu Yunxi, who was pressed by the old man and sat on the armchair, was almost happy.

Tilting his head and looking at the old man, Zhu Yunxi said, "What's your opinion on the matter of sending out troops, the founder of the country?"

Chang Sheng glanced at the emperor, then nodded and said, "Soldiers should pay more attention to food and grass. Before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first. Military affairs must be perfect in order to be victorious in every battle."

Hearing this, all the officials in the hall nodded.

Sending troops to the Annan and Liao tribes was not about suppressing rebellious bandits in the Central Plains.

This is a national war, and the competition is not only about the bravery of the frontline soldiers, but also the background and strength of the two countries.

Coupled with the harsh terrain in the south, if there is no complete preparation, no matter how many soldiers and horses can be filled in.

Chang Sheng continued: "It is thousands of miles away from Yingtian to Guangxi, if you travel by land through the official road, the imperial court will spend countless money and food, and the local state government will be difficult to support.

I believe that if the Longjiang shipyard is ordered to build large ships, tens of thousands of troops can go down the river from Yingtian City to the sea and cut through the waves.

Troop carriers, grain carriers, and navy warships arrived at Guangxi Road on the coast of Annan, and attacked Annan from both sides, making it difficult to guess the real main force of our army and weary of defense. "

"And the imperial court can also save the cost of marching the army. After the war, the army collects money and food, which can also be loaded by the big ship and shipped directly to the sky."

Chang Sheng directly gave a summary of Zhu Yunxi's stay in the Dudu Mansion and the military strategy they mentioned in the past two days.

Shipping by sea is the most important point.

In addition to the Daming water transport, open the road of sea transport.And this road to wealth will be mastered by the nobles of Ming Dynasty.

Even Chang Sheng couldn't refuse such a benefit, even if he didn't cherish the output of the south, but other nobles couldn't be like him.

Qin Kui, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who has always had a very low sense of presence in the court, hesitated to ask: "Build a big ship and go by sea?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was also interested, and asked curiously, "Does the Dudu Mansion think so?"

Chang Sheng nodded and said: "I think that if we want to conquer Annan this time, the imperial court can send [-] soldiers and horses to guard the capital, and only need [-] ships to carry the soldiers, horses and food, which can save the imperial court more than half of the food and grass for the march.

When the army has gained something, it can also be transported by sea to the sky, which also saves the cost of food and grass. "

Qin Kui frowned and pondered, thinking carefully about the cost of the army's expedition.

And Yu Xin had already opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, what the founding father said is true. If I go to the army and still go south by the official road and land, the imperial court will inevitably recruit conscripts to transport food and grass. In this case, the imperial court will have an extra one." Rations. The local governments along the way to the south also have to supply food and grass for the army, which still costs money during transportation.

If it is going south by sea boat, although it is costly, it is far from comparable to the official road and land route.And the road above the sea is smooth, and the time it takes for the army to go south will also be shortened.Although the minister is a civil servant, he also knows the reason why soldiers are expensive and fast, and this is probably the case. "

A large ship can transport thousands of loads of grain and grass, but only needs a hundred sailors.But instead of going by land, hundreds of people would be required to transport thousands of dan grains, and escort officers and soldiers would also be dispatched.

Throughout the ages, when an army goes out to battle, it is said that there are hundreds of thousands or millions of troops, but in fact, most of them are those who are responsible for transporting grain and grass and other corvee labor.

An army that claims to have [-] troops actually has only about [-] to [-] officers and soldiers that can be used in war.

The rest are the huge personnel who maintain the normal operation of this army.

Zhu Yuanzhang considered it several times, and finally patted Zhu Yunxi on the shoulder.

Facing all the officials, he said in a deep voice: "We already know about this matter, let us think about it again, and tell the court if there is another purpose."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not almost make a decision, but postponed the matter, and showed signs of dispersing the court.

Sun Gou'er immediately went up to ask if there was any replay.

All the officials didn't understand, they all bowed and bowed their heads.

Then, following Sun Gou'er's retreat, the officials began to withdraw from the Zhongji Hall in an orderly manner.

Zhu Yunxi, who returned to the apse and was about to change clothes, saw the old man staring at him ambiguously, looking left and right, and smiling.

There is no way to change this dress.

Zhu Yunxi, who had just unbuttoned a button, let go of his hands: "Grandpa, why aren't you in Dabentang today?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "Okay! He is a good grandson of our family, and he does things quickly and quickly! Boost your spirits!"

In just one year, the imperial court has provided millions of dans of grain and millions of taels of silver for nothing.

Zhu Yunxi bowed and lowered his head: "The grandson is just playing around."

Zhu Yuanzhang blew his beard: "If you can make a fool of yourself, you can produce millions of dans of grain and millions of taels of silver. Grandpa hopes that you will continue to fool around!"

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was praising his grandson, there was an exclamation from the corner of the corner.

"It's really grown up."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunxi's grandfather and grandson immediately turned their heads, and saw the embarrassed expression on Prince Zhu Biao's face, forcing out a smile.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at his son for a while, shook his head and said, "It's rare for you to praise this kid so sincerely."

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Isn't it time for you to summon the ministers?"

Zhu Yunxi was stunned for a moment, not knowing why his father said such a thing, he turned his head to look at the old man beside him, and saw the smile on his face.

He just reacted.

"Grandpa, are you accepting the invitation of the founding father and planning to send troops to conquer?"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and lightly slapped the back of Zhu Yunxi's head, staring, pretending to be angry and said: "You and your uncle have discussed it, and you have brought so much money and food, we won't let you move, maybe you kid I'm going to sneak away."

Zhu Yunxi bowed his head immediately: "I didn't say I was leaving..."

"You are almost going to engrave the matter of the personal conquest on your forehead!" Zhu Biao stepped forward and nodded his son's forehead heavily.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and told Sun Gou'er next to him, "Go, stop the people from the Six Departments and the Dudu's Mansion, and let them go to the Hall of Martial Arts."

Go to Wuyingdian, this is the place to discuss military and state affairs with important ministers of the imperial court.

Zhu Yunxi frowned, and hurriedly asked someone to come forward to change his clothes.

Shaoer, after changing his clothes, Zhu Yunxi followed the old man and the old man to the Hall of Martial Arts expectantly.

And the six ministers, ministers, and the governors of the governor's mansion who were about to walk out of the Meridian Gate were stopped by Sun Gou'er, who hurried over to deliver the message.

"Shangshu and Generals, Your Majesty has summoned you to the Hall of Martial Ying. Please hurry up and follow this old servant, and don't make Your Majesty and the others wait too long."

Zhan Hui, Ru Yu and the others' eyes lit up, which is unusual.These days, His Majesty doesn't talk about summoning his courtiers, and he doesn't even participate in the early court.

Today, they are not only going to court, but also summoning them in the Hall of Martial Arts.

Zhan Hui and the others couldn't help turning their heads silently to look at the people in the Five Army Commander's Mansion headed by Chang Sheng.

Cao Zhen chuckled: "Shangshu Zhan, please."

Hall of Martial Arts.

A huge map of the Ming Dynasty was placed in the most conspicuous position. It depicted the twelve terrains of the Ming Dynasty, the official roads and post roads in the world, the north and south frontier fortresses, and a rough sketch radiating to a certain range outside the territory.

On the side is a smaller set, covering the geomancy of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and the whole south.

It's just that after the three ways, it seems a bit brief. Except for the big cities and big passes and main roads, there are few more detailed descriptions.

At this moment, Zhu Yunxi was standing next to the old man Zhu Yuanzhang and his father Zhu Biao. The three of them stared at the two maps in front of them and studied them by themselves.

"Do you know why you agreed to Nan Zheng's request?"

"In the past, the imperial court was stretched thin, and everything was focused on the Central Plains relief and the defense of the enemy on the nine sides. The north has always been a place for me to harm the Central Plains. Grandpa can only use all his thoughts and all the energy of Daming to the north."

"Now, Zhejiang Dao and Wa Kingdom, the two things you have done in the military and state affairs have brought millions of dans of grain and money for the court."

"Grandpa has confidence because of you."

"The imperial court also became more confident because of the money."

Zhu Yuanzhang read in a low voice, while his eyes quickly searched the Southern Map.

He is the emperor who founded the country, so the military strategy is naturally not bad, and he is building the detailed steps of the military strategy in his mind.

This is the power of money!

As long as he has money, the emperor can fight on all sides.

As long as there is money, civil servants can shout and conquer.

Zhu Yunxi is not sure whether Daming will return to the point where even the emperor's internal money can run away mice in the future, but he wants to take advantage of the present to let Daming go out.

Get a head start.

So as to try to change the fate of the next few hundred years.

At this time.

There was a voice of request from outside the hall.

"The ministers and others are ordered to play it right."

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