Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

"..."

Zhu Gaosui was silent for a while and nodded helplessly.

"Thank you dad for your teaching!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di waved his hand casually, "Since you want to lead the army to sea, you must be mature and think carefully about everything you do. The life and death of those soldiers depend on your thoughts.

As for the scholar Ji Gang you recently recruited, he is a useful subordinate, but he has evil intentions and some treacherous tricks. You should be more careful in the future and be careful of the Lord Devourer! "

"Yes, Dad, don't worry!"

Zhu Gaosui nodded quickly and responded.

However, the disdain in his eyes made Zhu Di feel angry.

"Since everything is alright, leave quickly!"

"Resign, kid!"

Zhu Gaosui also wanted to leave as soon as possible, so he turned around and ran outside without any hesitation.

Zhu Di sighed slightly and ordered Yishiha on the side: "Look for an opportunity and send a few people to King Zhao to keep an eye on Ji Gang and others!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yi Shiha responded quickly.

"Go find the prince again!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

At this time, all the matters related to Cement Straight Road and the bank were gradually sorted out, and the remaining trivial matters could only be left to the people below.

Zhu Gaochi could finally relax a little. He could spend half a day every day sitting in the cabinet and leisurely looking at the memorials submitted below.

"Your Highness!"

Suddenly, Zhu Gaochi looked up and saw Yi Shiha, the eunuch who had always been at his father's side, looking at him with a smile.

Zhu Gaochi felt something was wrong.

"Yi Daban, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is looking for you!"

"Father?"

Zhu Gaochi was startled, then got up helplessly and went to Fengtian Hall.

……

"My son, please see your father!"

"No gift!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di and asked cautiously: "I wonder if dad is calling the child to come..."

Zhu Di asked: "We are going to establish a shipping department. Who do you think would be good to put in charge of the shipping department?"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi felt relieved.

"Dad, Shang Ke, Zhou Yu, Chang Guoting, and Yan Xiangwu worked as trade envoys in Yan State and were responsible for seaport trade.

Fortunately, Shang Kezhou, Chang Guoting, and Yan Xiangwu are also in the capital, so they can each be in charge of the shipping department.

In addition, dad will select a few more palace eunuchs to assist them and support them..."

"Very good!"

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, "I will leave this matter to you!"

"It's...Dad!"

Zhu Gaochi sighed slightly.

These things must ultimately fall into his hands!

……

"Master Marquis, are we all going to conquer Annan?"

On the other side, Liu Sheng had already arrived at Dinghaihou Mansion and asked Guo An excitedly.

"Exactly!"

Guo Andao said, "The Shenji Camp has spent millions of taels of silver on Your Majesty, and it's time to show Your Majesty their divine power!"

Liu Sheng looked solemn, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, as long as there are enough gunpowder bombs, no matter how many soldiers the Annan bandits have this time, our Shenji Battalion can blow them into pieces!"

"We certainly know the power of the Shenji Battalion!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Since muskets and artillery were designated as the weapons of the Shenji Battalion, the Ordnance Bureau has been tasked with manufacturing ammunition and artillery every day.

This year will be enough for our Shenji Battalion to attack Annan once! "

Liu Sheng asked expectantly: "Master Marquis, how much ammunition can our Shenji Battalion bring with us this time?"

Guo An smiled slightly and said, "How many do you want to bring?" Liu Sheng smiled and replied: "Master Hou, the last general, the last general thinks... each person has one hundred rounds of musket ammunition and twenty hand-thrown bombs. In addition, Five thousand bombs, five thousand incendiary bombs..."

"Get out!"

Guo An couldn't help but chuckle, "Don't you look down on the Arms Bureau? How can we, the Shenji Battalion, do such a big job with such a small amount of ammunition?"

"What does the Marquis mean?"

Liu Sheng looked at Guo An in surprise.

"Each person is equipped with at least three hundred rounds of musket ammunition, thirty hand-thrown bombs, and as for bombs, at least twenty thousand.

Ten thousand incendiary bombs and thirty thousand mines..."

"so much?"

As Guo An finished speaking, Liu Sheng's eyes widened with surprise on his face.

Guo An said quietly: "My Ming Dynasty is not short of money. The soldiers of our Shenji Battalion are much more important than these ammunition!"

Ming Dynasty is not short of money?

Liu Sheng nodded slightly and smiled bitterly. I'm afraid you are the only one who dares to say these words.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

"You can rest assured and practice without worrying about what the outside world says!"

"Yes, Lord Marquis!"

After thinking for a while, Guo An asked again: "How are the ministers doing these days? Did anything happen?"

Liu Sheng shook his head quickly, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, those ministers are quite peaceful."

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "On weekdays, we can let them go a little bit, but if it goes to the battlefield, they dare to interfere at will and will show no mercy!

Your Majesty, I can just go and tell you! "

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

Liu Sheng said with gratitude on his face.

In order to control the army, many armies have internal ministers.

Since these ministers could complain directly to the palace, military commanders who were favored by the emperor, or princes like Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong could ignore these ministers.

The remaining people, even generals like Liu Sheng, are often miserable.

Normally, I would be out of sight and out of mind, and just tolerate it.

But on the battlefield, if those internal ministers are controlling and want to interfere, it will be a disaster.

……

The second year of Hong Ding.

Daming is very lively!

The issuance of the newspaper from His Highness the Prince's Residence allows the people of the entire Ming Dynasty to know all kinds of new things happening in the Ming Dynasty.

Even in the past, if you wanted to know, you would have to inquire for a long time, but the Di newspaper could write it clearly.

Then, His Majesty established a military academy, so that military households can also go to school?

The Marquis of Dinghai invented a very expensive and non-bumpy rubber tire carriage...

His Majesty wants to use cement to pave a straight road. His Majesty the Crown Prince recruits thousands of craftsmen and pays him an incredible amount of wages every day...

The Tatars in the north were tortured by the locust plague and could no longer survive. Your Majesty allowed the Tatars to surrender and attach themselves to the Ming Dynasty!

That huge Western fleet is back, bringing back more than 200 overseas treasures. Your Majesty has made a lot of money...

During the Ming Dynasty, traitors appeared in coastal areas such as Guangxi, Yunnan, and Zhejiang!

The Chen family of the Annan royal family was rebelled by the thieves in Annan, and the Chen family was completely killed...

Your Majesty is furious and wants to send troops to conquer Annan!

The entire capital is preparing various supplies for the expedition.

Your Majesty also wants to open the sea and start building a shipping company...

The entire court was busy.

Among the people, merchants and ordinary people also became busy.

By the end of July.

Some early rice crops around the capital also began to mature.

The entire place south of the Yangtze River suddenly fell into silence, and everyone was harvesting rice.

Until mid-August.

After every household had harvested, the entire south of the Yangtze River began to become lively again.

On the Yangtze River, boats are densely packed and come and go incessantly.

At the mouth of the Yangtze River, huge ships are moored.

People were coming and going, carrying various goods.

From time to time, there will be a fleet, loaded with cargo, and hundreds of thousands of guards, heading south.

Throughout the coastal city shipping department, hundreds of ships come in and out every day.

A scene of prosperity.

...(End of chapter)