My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 35 The Great Ming Navy is Coming Soon!

The old man was really excited this time when he thought that the Ming Dynasty he ruled would come to court from all nations like in the time of Zhenguan.

As Zhu Gaoyu said in his words, his whole life's efforts, whether it was dredging the canal, sailing to the west, repairing the Yongle Grand Ceremony, or many times the Northern Expedition, were all to wipe away the stain of his rebellion.

However, God seemed to be joking with him.

When he first came to the throne, his buttocks had not yet settled down, and the domestic situation was still in chaos.

There is a guy named Timur in the west who wants to lead an army of hundreds of thousands to attack Ming Dynasty.

Daming didn't know much about the country of Timur, and the old man had only heard of it.

When the army of the Timurid Empire was in action, most of the imperial court's power was in the northern important town, or it was preparing to go south to crusade against the minister Annan.

When the old man received the news, the other party was not far away from Daming, and it was said that there were hundreds of thousands of troops.

Let's not mention whether the other party has water in this amount?

Just because the other party dared to come over thousands of miles away, it shows that the other party's strength is not much weaker.

An unknown enemy, coupled with the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in the north, Annan who is about to be conquered, and the remnants of Jianwen in the country are making trouble...

That day was the first time the old man got angry after Jing Nan.

In the end, he was ready to personally lead part of the army to block Timur's initial offensive and give the rear the opportunity to prepare for the initial stage.

However, old Zhu Bless you, that lame Timur, actually drank to death on the way to the expedition.

The Eastern Expeditionary Army collapsed without attacking.

Originally, the other party's supplies for the Eastern Expedition to Daming have also become supplies for the two sons to fight for the right to rule.

In this way, under the protection of the ancestors of the old Zhu family, the old man survived his first and biggest crisis as emperor.

Originally, the old man was still thinking that after the north was settled and Annan, who was disobedient, was dealt with, he would lead the army along the opponent's route and go back to find a place.

As a result, not long after he had this idea, Timur's fourth son, a guy named Shaharu, established diplomacy with Daming again.

The old man saw that the other party was sincere, and he was also the fourth child like himself, and the other party sent many gifts...

He decided to give the other party a chance and re-established the relationship.

Of course, this is only the old man's temporary decision.

He had made up his mind.

After the country is settled, the surrounding disobedient families are settled.

You must find an excuse to mess with the other party, otherwise he will not be satisfied.

Unfortunately, so far, this opportunity has not come.

Not to mention that the surrounding disobedience has not been dealt with, the domestic situation alone makes the old man's scalp numb.

I don't know if it was God's punishment for him, or Daming deserved this crime.

Since he came to the throne, either there has been a drought here, or there has been floods there, and plagues and locusts have come one after another, and there has been no year of peace.

The imperial court spends disaster relief funds in various places every year, and it is no problem to feed 10,000+ troops.

Although he was depressed, but as the emperor, he couldn't ignore it, so the old man could only grit his teeth and bear it.

In other words, Zheng He has earned him some money in the past few years.

Otherwise, with such a small amount of tax revenue from the imperial court and such frequent expenditures, the finances would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Thinking of the hardships since he took the throne, the old man slapped the table.

"Do it, spend as much money as you want, if it's not enough, I'll pay for it myself..."

He has suffered so many grievances, and if he doesn't show off, outsiders will think he is fatuous and incompetent.

The old man who made up his mind said to Zhu Gaoyu, "You barely passed the test!"

A flash of surprise flashed in Zhu Gaoyu's eyes, he lifted his robe and was about to kneel down to thank him.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank you, we have to say some ugly things first..."

Zhu Gaoyu, who hadn't knelt down yet, twitched his mouth.

What the hell is this old man going to do?

Seeing Zhu Gaoyu's uncomfortable expression, the old man felt at ease.

This cheating thing, finally realized the feeling of being popular, let you be like me every day.

With his arms folded in front of his chest, the old man smiled and said, "I'll leave it to you to handle this Grand Ceremony of Nations."

Spreading the palm of his right hand, the old man said slowly: "[-] places, it's settled, you can choose whatever you want from the captain of the national army, and the boat that comes back with you is also yours."

"But let's make a deal, the imperial court will not pay a penny for this army and will not give a grain of food. In addition to the basic weapons and equipment, you need to find a way to supplement the weapons and equipment and ships in the future."

"Also, when the court needs to use it, you must fully cooperate, and you are not allowed to find various reasons to shirk it."

"If you win the battle, the rewards are the same as other armies. If you lose the battle because of your problems, I will not only take it back, but I will be the first to punish you."

"If you should be exiled, you should be exiled, and if you should be killed, you should be killed. I will not reduce your punishment just because you are my son, and I will even double it."

There is only one meaning in the old man's words.

What I can give you, I can also take back.

Power can inflate people's desires infinitely, he hopes Zhu Gaoyu can understand this, and don't do things that embarrass both father and son.

As for after his death, then he can't control it, what kind of life he will be, it all depends on the fate of his children and grandchildren.

Staring at the old man's outstretched palm, Zhu Gaoyu's breathing became heavy.

In fact, at the beginning, he expected 2 places, but he didn't expect the old man to be so generous and directly gave 5.

The 5 quota is not limited to [-] people.

This is only the list recorded by the imperial military department, not counting the logistics staff and other personnel.

If you count all kinds of cooperating personnel, as long as Zhu Gaoyu can afford to support him, he will get 20 people. If the old man doesn't speak up, no one can do anything about him.

"Don't be in a hurry to be happy."

Withdrawing his hand, the old man said solemnly: "If you can't do it well, I will be dissatisfied. Everything I said just now, you can treat it as a dream, and go back to the fief to live honestly."

Zhu Gaoyu's expression collapsed, and he said dissatisfiedly: "You didn't set a standard for this. If you are very satisfied in your heart, but you say you are not satisfied in the end, then my work is not in vain."

The old man's face darkened.

Is your character that bad?Is there no trust between father and son at all?

No matter what he said, he was also the emperor, with a golden mouth and a beautiful speech, when did his words count for nothing?
"Mother, let me make the decision for you. If your father repents, I will go to the fiefdom with you and leave him here alone."

Empress Xu, who was silent the whole time, saw that the relationship of trust established between the two of them was about to collapse, so she stood up and became a guarantor again.

The old man glanced at Empress Xu, his eyes full of helplessness.

Good guy, why doesn't even his wife believe in him?

When did my trust level become so bad?

It seems that in his life, he promised Jianwen not to rebel and cheated his seventeenth brother.

And nothing else.

Why does everyone think that he is a person who reneges on his promises.

Zhu Gaoxu: Father... and me, and me!

Although he was extremely depressed, the old man still nodded.

"As long as your mother is satisfied, I am also satisfied. Now you can rest assured."

Now that we've talked about this, my old lady has stood up and promised, so Zhu Gaoyu naturally dare not raise any doubts.

"But I want to recruit craftsmen and build a shipyard. I don't have that much money to buy ships."

"I also need you to allow me to make iron armor weapons. I can't let soldiers go to the battlefield with wooden sticks."

"and also,……"

Zhu Gaoyu made several requests in a row, covering almost all kinds of supplies, anyway, he wanted all kinds of privileges.

The happy old man nodded repeatedly.

"No problem, as long as you complete the Great Ceremony of Nations, these are not problems."

(End of this chapter)