Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 103 The way to bring disaster to the country?

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's face gradually losing hope, Zhu Ji laughed, and then quickly changed the subject.

"The battle report came from the navy this morning. Marquis Zhenhai Wu Zhen led his army to land on the island in the Kaga area, and together with Liao Yongzhong, they attacked the capital of Japan from the north to the south, preparing to break the foundation of the Ashikaga Takashi in one fell swoop."

The consequences of Zhou Dexing's postponement of the war were extremely bad. It not only gave the Japanese princes in the area south of Iwami time to react, but also brought unprecedented cohesion to the originally chaotic Dongying.

Although Japan's current national strength is not enough to make it difficult for the infantry led by Liao Yongzhong, the strategic goal of unifying the entire territory of Japan is doomed to be difficult to achieve in a short period of time.

Fortunately, tens of thousands of sailors led by Wu Zhen are constantly looking for breakthroughs from the borders of Japan, and now they are encircling the capital.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not surprised by such a result, and although the progress is slow now, as long as Liao Yongzhong doesn't have brain twitches like Zhou Dexing, victory is just around the corner.

He knows that Zhu Ji intends to divert his attention, but Dongying's fat meat really deserves his attention.Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, with a slight smile on his face:
"In this way, it's time to send people to dig that silver mountain."

Taking Kyoto means that the entire southern part of Japan is under Daming's control, and having such a vast rear is enough to ensure the smooth mining of Iwami Silver Mountain.

However, this matter obviously cannot be decided by the three of Zhu Ji and his son sitting at the dinner table.

According to Zhu Ji's previous estimates, at least 20 people are needed to mine Yinshan.Regardless of where the people come from, the food, drink, and food of these people is not a small expense. All of these require close cooperation from the Ministry of Education to all ministries.

In the early morning of the next day, the civil servants were surprised to find that Zhu Ji, who had not seen him for many days, stood shoulder to shoulder with the prince again on the imperial steps to accept the courtiers' worship.

The aftermath of Jiaofang Division's clearance has not yet dissipated, and Zhu Ji naturally faced many scrutinizing eyes.

That's right, many people don't believe that a young man who is full of blood can still sit still in the ecstasy nest of Jiaofangsi, even if there are witnesses.

While keeping it interesting, they were also a little curious, and it wasn't Shuo Wangchao, what was Sima, the governor of the capital, doing here.

It is still a habitual play.

Maybe they lost the support of the generals, or maybe they were rectified by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the current court performances are less lively than before.

After Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision on one matter after another, the officials who were about to send the emperor off suddenly heard Zhu Yuanzhang's slow announcement:
"It has been ten months since the army went to Dongpu, and now my Ming Dynasty has taken over half of Dongpu's territory. Yan Da, immediately summoned people, and sent them from the right guard of the navy to Dongpu to conduct a detailed survey of Iwami Yinshan."

Silver Mountain?

This is the second time that Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned silver mines in court this year.

People who don't know it just think that it is auspiciousness from heaven to Daming, but those who know the inside story know that all of this can be absolutely related to the eldest prince who is standing on the imperial steps and dozing with his eyes closed.

Although it will take some time for the Ministry of Industry to send people to survey the reserves and grades of the mineral deposits, Zhu Yuanzhang completely ignores this at this time.

If my eldest son said yes, then there must be.The reason why the manpower was arranged to investigate was just to make full preparations for the follow-up dispatch of manpower.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to make arrangements arbitrarily:

"According to King Yong's judgment, Shi Jian Yinshan's annual net profit is more than one million taels of silver. Hu Weiyong, I will leave it to you to recruit civilians to raise supplies. You must send people to mine immediately after the Ministry of Industry's survey results are sent back."

I haven't seen him for many days, but under Zhu Yuanzhang's intentional attack, Hu Weiyong is quite obedient.

After respectfully accepting his appointment, the prime minister, whose power had been divided repeatedly, forced a smile on his face and signaled to Zhu Ji.

Although he didn't have a good impression of Hu Weiyong because of his early impressions, but after all, Zhu Ji still smiled when he stretched out his hand and didn't hit the smiling face.

"In addition, after occupying Dongpu, if we want to ensure the control of this enclave with our current military strength, we must send troops to guard it."

"We have also thought about it these days. If Dongying is guarded by the military household system, with today's sea traffic, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be an outsider. This time we have to change the system of the large army stationed in Dongpu."

Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, the hearts of many courtiers froze.

If it is said that conquering Japan and occupying the silver mountain with an annual output of one million taels is the highlight, then revising the military system is the most important thing now.

"In the future, Dongying will guard ten guards and 5 people. Every year, [-] strong and strong men with more than [-] national middle schools will be recruited for a period of four years. After the expiration of the period, they will be released to their original places and no longer serve as military households. Those who have military merits can be promoted. "Liu Ren, you will cooperate with the Governor's Mansion to implement the conscription."

Zhu Yuanzhang's categorical order made the courtiers look at each other in dismay.

Hiding soldiers among the people is a dangerous move.

If it is used well, it can greatly enhance the military strength of Ming Dynasty, but if it is not used well, it will be a small matter for the returned soldiers to cause chaos in the countryside. If someone with evil intentions rises up, the problem will be serious.

"Your Majesty, do you want to reconsider this military system?"

Although a little reluctant, Song Lian still mustered up the courage to stand up and persuade him.

Song Lian knew very well that with Zhu Yuanzhang's courage, he couldn't make such an astonishing decision, so the mastermind behind the scenes who brought disaster to the country and the people must be Zhu Ji who was still dozing off on the imperial steps.

This world belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang, but the future belongs to his students after all.Song Lian didn't want Zhu Biao to clean up the mess caused by Zhu Yuanzhang after he succeeded to the throne, so he had to nip what he thought was a disaster in the bud.

"I have said that it is the rule of a sage, emptying his heart, strengthening his belly, weakening his will, strengthening his bones, and constantly making the people ignorant and without desire. Most of the soldiers in the army are bloody and brave, and it is inevitable that they will be sent back to their hometowns rashly. Howling gathers to form bandits, this is really the way to bring disaster to the country.”

Facing this old Confucian who always likes to sing against himself recently, Zhu Yuanzhang respects and hates him.

Naturally, what he respected was Song Lian's status among scholars, but what he hated was that he always opposed him in the court.

Because of the prince's affection, he can't get angry with this old thing.

His eyes stayed on Song Lian for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ji who was drooping his head like a chicken pecking rice, stood up angrily, bypassed the imperial case and kicked Zhu Ji's ass.

"Is it a way to harm the country, let him talk to you carefully. We still have something to do, so let's go first."

Looking at Zhu Ji who was staggering and almost lying on the ground, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes showed a little pleasure.After such instructions to the courtiers who suppressed their smiles, they walked down the imperial steps and returned to Jinshen Hall without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)