eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 255 Open the Sea!
Four days later, Yang Yiqing was ordered to enter the palace.

This afternoon, the emperor rejected all the matters, and the Special Military Aircraft Department, the cabinet, and the remaining ministers, Dali Temple, and the chief officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were all present. Unless they are lying down and unable to move, they cannot be absent!

In addition, there are generals such as Yang Yiqing, Yang Shangyi and Zhou Shangwen.

The emperor's dragon chair faces south, and more than a dozen ministers are arranged in two rows from east to west.

Headed by Yang Yiqing on the left, all the generals standing on the line.On the right, headed by Li Dongyang, all the officials standing there are civil servants.

In the middle is a map found by the Ministry of Industry, placed on the ground, which shows the part of the upper left corner of the "ji" shape of the Yellow River - the Hetao Plain.

After thousands of years of history, it can actually be said this way.Whether it occupies the Hetao Plain is a sign of the prosperity of a Central Plains dynasty.Because the Hetao cannot be defended, the Hexi Corridor cannot be defended, and Xiangnanguanzhong is also threatened. With such a sharp knife on the neck, what are you talking about?
The emperor gave Liu Jin a wink, and then a dozen court ladies came in one by one carrying teapots, and steaming tea was set in front of them.

After this group of people went out, the gate of Qianqing Palace was closed. In the palace, apart from the emperor and important ministers, there were only a few recorders in the attendant room and the supervisor of ceremonies who waited on them.

Even after tea, it is also according to the time.

In addition, there are special features.Even today, the opening remarks are still made by Liu Jin.

"You can think of a way for me to get 10 taels of silver. Look up the household department's expenditures in previous years, and chop off the unimportant ones. I will pay the remaining 20 taels."

"Your Majesty." Yang Yiqing started first, because he was the one who submitted the memorial to the re-enactment. "Your Majesty, you can give me a general outline first, so that your majesty and colleagues can have a look. The so-called re-enactment is to recover the east of Helan Mountain and Luliang. This vast area is west of the Mountain, south of the Wolf Mountain and the Yin Mountain, and north of the Great Wall. Now it is the Mongolian Goljin Department of the Tatars who are grazing here. In the battle of Huamachi, Menggoljin suffered heavy losses. But ..."

Li Dongyang paused for a moment, pretending to be ignorant of some things is actually not right, Mei Kejia is a person on the bright side, "I only know that His Majesty is making people do business."

If there is a place to use it, use it without hesitation.

He is not opposed to duplication, but asks fatal and critical questions.

"In the final analysis, it is still a matter of money."

Zhu Houzhao looked up, and it was Zhou Shangwen who spoke!
These words can answer Yang Tinghe's question, and it is also in line with the emperor's wishes.

Suddenly in the main hall of Qianqing Palace, there was a voice full of energy, whose strength was obviously superior to that of civil servants.

"Let me say something that Liu Jin missed just now. Today's discussion is about how the court will recover Hetao from the 18th year of Hongzhi to the third year of Zhengde. Wouldn’t it be a joke to talk about a national policy?”

In fact, after a long time, these smart people already know how to cater to Shangyi, the emperor wants to strengthen the country.You just have to behave like this, there must be grace.

Hahaha!
The emperor made a little joke, and the atmosphere in Qianqing Palace became a little more relaxed.

"Your Majesty, the veterans do not recommend dividing up the troops. Datong and Xuanfu have the same serious border problems. Dayan Khan has invaded the borders many times. If the Ming cavalry is divided into half, they want to defend everywhere, but I'm afraid they won't be able to defend everywhere!"

"Okay, okay." The emperor said three good words in succession.

"In this world... there is no impregnable frontier defense, nor is there a perfect line of defense. The Great Wall and the sky are thousands of miles away, the dream of a hundred heroes. Occupying the Hetao, with fertile fields and horse farms, the court can raise [-] troops. One hundred thousand soldiers, victory Cross the Great Wall!"

Yang Yiqing had some things to say, he was thinking that the imperial court gave money, now others have it, and generals who can fight can still be found, it's all about money.Even if he is allocated 50 taels first, he can go to do the work first.So in my heart, I can actually hope that the emperor will leak the small treasury to him.

Li Dongyang said: "Whether you can defend it or not is a matter after it is defeated. For now, Mr. Yang Ge, if he wants to regain Hetao, how much money will the court spend and how many troops will it send?"

"What if we transfer [-] first?" Wang Chang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, suggested.

Han Wen knelt down on both knees, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that if you add temples and palaces, the household department does not have a tael of silver. But if it is a military and state government, the humble minister will dig the ground three feet and dig out the silver for Your Majesty!"

Money is a resource for him.

"...I have been an official in Shaanxi for more than [-] years, and I have been in charge of the three towns in the northwest for more than a year. I think that without this big victory, our Ming Dynasty's national power is far greater than that of Tatars. It's just that the Tatars' army and people are integrated. They are good at riding and archery, they come and go like the wind, and they are unpredictable. When the Ming Dynasty labored on an expedition, they fled early, and when our army retreated, they came back again. This is the serious frontier problem."

Zhu Houzhao said, "Speaking of it, it is still a matter of money. If you have silver taels, you can train elite soldiers. But what about the problem of horses?"

Yang Yiqing's eyes were sour. The Ming Dynasty had such emperors. Only ministers like them who worked hard and devoted themselves to the country were useful!
"My minister, thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

Xie Qian said, "The household department originally had a sum of money, but it has been allocated to the capital construction. It is really difficult for the imperial court to allocate a large amount of money to Mr. Yang Ge."

"So, Hetao is the site of the Four Wars. Even if it is taken down, there will be wars every year?" This is what Yang Tinghe asked.

"...So the double set actually has two meanings, one is to fight; the other is to defend. Your Majesty," Yang Yiqing turned to face the emperor, "I am not boasting about going to Haikou. People fled to the north, and the ministers could do it in a year. But expulsion is not annihilation, and laying down is not holding. Hetao lacks the protection of the Great Wall. Harassing the border. That's the hardest part."

"That's right, it's still an overseas merchant." Zhu Houzhao didn't hold back anymore, "Let's just say it straight. Daming's silk, porcelain, and tea are very popular overseas. They are shipped from the coast of Zhejiang. As long as they reach one place, It can be sold for ten times the price. So what I mean is, if you want to have double sets of silver, you can get it from the sea. That is, open the sea!"

"Xie En is not busy, it will not be too late to thank you when you get the money."

"After talking about long live, let's talk about silver. 30 is far from a million. There is no silver in the household department. The silver in the Shaofu is to be taken from the people and used for the people. I know that you are all thinking about my money. Pocket, I think there is money there, but do you know how the money came from? Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge, do you know?”

"After hearing this, I probably understand. Mr. Yang Ge, I will not ask your clever woman to cook without rice. No matter what, I will give you 30 taels of silver, Da Situ."

Han Wenxin said that you, Mr. Yang Ge, are afraid that you will kill me, "Mr. Yang Ge, you just said that the Tatar Mongolian Goljin Department suffered heavy losses. Isn't it enough to give you [-] fine horses?!"

Zhu Houzhao can understand how troublesome this kind of army is, and Daming not only has the north to take care of, but also the southeast, southwest and so on.The Tatars stared at the fertile land south of the Great Wall.

"If it's about silver, I estimate it's no less than a million. If it's about soldiers and horses, I'm afraid I'll need another Ming cavalry!"

This is the sad part.

Yang Shangyi and Zhou Shangwen didn't speak, it was already related to their vital interests.

Need another cavalry?
Han Wen's face was about to collapse, "Mr. Yang Ge, you also know that the imperial court has accumulated more than [-] people for several years. The military horses alone have already overwhelmed many horse farms. Are you acting as an agent?" Ma Zheng, you should know!"

"My emperor is holy! Long live, long live, long live!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing, "A man's ambition is so high, Yanzhang's words are right. I think that Daming wants to change his way of thinking. In the past, we always thought about laying down a place and guarding it. If we do this, of course he will come Hit you, because you won't fight back, and you won't fight out. After the Hetao, to change this situation, why can only their cavalry come, can't my Daming cavalry go? Kou can go, I can't go ?!"

"Ningxia is enough. What about Datong and Xuanfu? Dayan Khan didn't suffer heavy losses."

In a sense, this place can indeed be said to be the place of the Four World Wars. Historically, there have been many wars in the area of ​​Yinshan and Helanshan.Because this is the junction of farming and nomadism, and it is particularly important militarily. If you don’t fight around it, what should you fight around?

"The minister is here."

Zhu Houzhao stood up and said, "I have a commander like Ying Ning, generals like Shouwen and Yanzhang, capable and loyal ministers in the military aircraft department, and free money to open the way. What do those northern barbarians have? Nothing more than A scimitar. But we Han people can't beat them with a scimitar? My generals are not convinced, and I am even more unconvinced!"

It looks like there's going to be a quarrel,

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his fingers, he thought about it carefully, the reintroduction was the national policy he strongly advocated, at this time he could no longer be too stingy and act like a miser.

Yang Yiqing held the ceremony, "I have acted in charge of horse administration in Shaanxi for many years, and severely cracked down on private smuggling of tea. If there is enough tea, I can exchange it for military horses in the Western Regions!"

"Everyone, elders and ministers. Since the recovery of Hetao has been listed as a national policy, there is no reason for the court to not take the national policy as the top priority. Today's court meeting is set up for this purpose. You can speak freely, and you must speak clearly and thoroughly. , we must be truthful and realistic. It is because once the imperial court makes a decision, it will have countless financial resources and manpower to invest in it, and this cannot be done in the slightest."

When these words were uttered, the Qianqing Palace was instantly quiet, and fine needles could be heard falling to the ground.

All the ministers in Qianqing Palace dared not answer.Let's not talk about the emperor's personal end, what to say about the matter of uniting a businessman to smuggle.

The word Kaihai alone is very sensitive.Because Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order back then that the slabs were not allowed to go into the sea, and the sea ban is an ancestral system!

Moreover, such a big matter is not a temporary idea at all, it must have been thought of long ago, so it is said that it has been linked together until today, until now, taking advantage of the opportunity that there is no money in the second set... Such a plan is truly astonishing.

(End of this chapter)