Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

The public opinion among the people is very turbulent.
The Ming Dynasty is now a powerful country with a strong people and a wealth of nations, so why is it being bullied by a mere small country in Dongying?

Therefore, after three days of disputes in the court, all parties finally made a compromise and made a decision
The advance envoy went to Dongying to meet the emperor of Dongying and told the Dongying shogunate not to make mistakes. If the Dongying shogunate refused to listen, the imperial court would send troops to attack him.

Once a decision has been made, it is necessary to choose the envoys, mainly the Ministry of Rites, supplemented by the Ministry of War, the Imperial Academy, and the Inspectorate. Among them, there are two principal envoys and six deputy envoys. Very luxurious.

Two senior members of the third rank of the current court, plus six fourth ranks, are equipped with scarlet robes. It can be said that the imperial court attaches great importance to the Dongying issue, which is related to whether there will be wars in the imperial court this year.

The personnel are selected, and after receiving the imperial decree, they can go out with a guard of honor. There is a large imperial navy ship outside Tianjin Mansion to send them across the sea to Dongying.

Because of the matter of going to Japan as an envoy in the capital, there has been a lot of rumors among the people, but the real important officials in the court did not take this matter to heart.

In a certain garden in the capital, Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng were watching a play. The actors on the stage were babbling and singing Huo Bowang, and the two of them under the stage looked very leisurely.

Huang Liji took a sip of tea from the teacup, then picked up a piece of preserved fruit and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing slowly: "This is the end of the matter."

"For the time being, let's let those people do the work. It's up to them anyway whether things are done or not. Haven't you seen that the capital has been doing a lot lately?" Qiao Yunsheng picked up a piece of fresh fruit, he prefers fresh fruit to preserved fruit fruits, and his status is enough for him to have all kinds of fruits throughout the year.

Huang Liji smiled: "The one from Changshu has been a little anxious recently."

On the surface, the imperial court is those soldiers and horses, but in the northern provinces, including Gansu-Shaanxi, Lianghu, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the imperial court can expand more soldiers and horses at any time, but it is not necessary now.

Who says it's not, those pro-vassals and genealogists in Kanto will definitely fight for the position of general, especially when they know that the Ming court has no intention of Dongying at all, and they just came here to open the sea, they will definitely fight without any scruples. Human brains become dog brains.

This battle must be big, Liu Hongxun has already realized it, and he has realized it since the selection of the candidates sent to Dongpu.

Asking them to go to Dongying for accountability, obviously the imperial court had no intention of discussing anything. Liu Hongxun realized at the court meeting that the cabinet wanted to fight.

When the first assistant of the dynasty, the second assistant of the dynasty, plus the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Households, the new party is powerful, and the old people have lost their foothold in the court. This is why Zhu Youxiao sent Qian Qianyi The reason mentioned above is that the old people cannot all disappear.

Zhang Haogu had a calm face: "I'm not a saint, nor a good person, I'm just a Han."

"Where does this matter have something to do with it? What's the point of pursuing it now? Why do you think about it? No matter whether he is a dark wind or a fire, I just stand still." Zhang Haogu smiled and picked up a few pills. The melon seeds are slowly picked in the hand.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, there will always be new people to replace the old ones, and the Donglin Party has not yet had a good time for the successors of the later generations. Now the new party is firmly suppressing those old people, and the cabinet is really talking about Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu , Lu Xiangsheng and three people.

That's right, two of the third-rank and six of the fourth-rank are important officials of the court, but most of these people have just come to the capital from Yingtian Mansion. The main support behind them is those people in the southeast, and what needs to be maintained is also the south. Interests.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, Zhang Haogu's thinking was more secure.

So in the past few days, Qian Qianyi has been looking for people and checking the ins and outs of things.

Zhu Youxiao said that the cloud is calm and the wind is light, and his expression is domineering: "They just think that there are only these troops in the hands of the court, and half of them are outside the border fortress. , if half of it is lost, will the court be unable to survive?"

Zhu Youxiao immediately understood Zhang Haogu's meaning: "In this case, Master's plan is to only attack Edo?"

Therefore, Qian Qianyi was born with imperial power and local support in the cabinet.

After Liu Hongxun sat down, Zhang Ruitu asked with a smile: "Liu Shangshu, the imperial court fought a battle in Nanyang last year, and all kinds of expenses were not small, right?"

The North Korean envoy cried with tears, kowtowed to Zhu Youxiao at the meeting, and showed the image of the little daughter-in-law who was bullied by the bad guys very vividly, which really satisfied Zhu Youxiao.

Zhang Haogu nodded slightly: "Wait a minute, I have invited someone to come."

Zhang Haogu looked at Lu Xiangsheng: "Lu Xiang also thinks the same way?"

But it's normal for Zhu Youxiao to have this idea. If the imperial court has more than [-] soldiers and horses, then there really won't be any monsters in this world.

Zhang Haogu said: "What I mean is, try to keep it below [-], and even better keep it around [-]."

Zhu Youxiao was stunned, and then he couldn't help pointing at Zhang Haogu and said with a smile: "If others know what you think, Master, I don't know how to judge in the future."

As for who will win in the end, Da Ming really doesn't care, because Da Ming will definitely help the one who is about to lose.

Obviously, Liu Hongxun knew the purpose of calling him here today, and answered his position very directly.

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Dongying is a small country with few people, and the land is barren, what is the use of it? I just took a fancy to the millions of households in Dongying."

So Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng are not in dispute, they have already seen clearly that it is not harmful for them to maintain this situation, even if they really have some power, can they become better?
Don't be kidding, as long as they can't be the chief assistant, the peace of mind that they have some power is better than not coming.

Qiao Yunsheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion, yes, the current situation is too difficult for old people.

Zhang Haogu explained: "Your Majesty, Dongying is not weak, but the imperial court is not going to war with the entire Dongying, but only with the shogunate. The main thing is not to defeat Dongpu, but to defeat the shogunate and let the shogunate resume trade. This is enough gone."

As for him, Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng, together with Wei Guangwei, they could still occupy a foundation, but now it is good to be an invisible person honestly. I didn’t see that Sun Chengzong, who was out of Liaodong and suppressing the 10,000+ Liaodong warlord, even said a word Don't say anything.

"So instead of letting it develop, it's better to guide it and domesticate it properly. It might become my Ming Dynasty's overseas place."

The northern provinces are the basic base of the New Party and Zhu Youxiao. Counting the four provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei and Zhili, the imperial court can easily train more than 30 recruits with certain military literacy.

After talking about the expansion of the army, Zhu Youxiao asked: "Since it is decided to fight, how much does the cabinet plan to send?"

The North Korean envoy was overjoyed when he heard it, and immediately kowtowed again: "The foreign minister bows to His Majesty the Great Emperor!"

Liu Hongxun quickly said: "In the first battle last year, the imperial court mobilized three towns, but the actual battle lasted only half a month. The naval forces spent the most, and a large number of gunpowder and cannons were shot out. But at the end of last year, it was already After replenishing, the strength of the navy is still increasing."

"Dongying closed the country, and many merchants and merchants of our dynasty were trapped in Dongying with people and goods. The situation is precarious. My dynasty is a small country with few people, and I can live on the majesty of the kingdom. Now that the people are trapped in other places, I should not call every day. The land and the earth are not working. Although I have sent envoys to Dongying many times, there is no news of it, and now I can only rely on Shangguo. I pray to the king that Shangguo will help and save my Korean people from the fire and water."

North Korea and Ming are not the only ones who do business with Dongying. These small countries all have a share. It’s fine if the goods are lost. Now even people and goods have been detained, and no news can be released. How can they be reconciled?
There was no movement before, and they were powerless to deal with Dongpu, but now that North Korea successfully asked Daming for help, these people naturally flocked here.

A few days after the court envoys went to Dongying, North Korea sent envoys to Daming for help.

The current limit on the number of recruits in the imperial court is not because no one wants to join the army. On the contrary, there are more people who are willing to join the army. The imperial court prefers shortages rather than indiscriminate use. In addition, it is now undergoing great development. It is not soldiers but workers who need the most.

Zhang Haogu nodded: "That's right, the pro-vassals of Edo around are not in the minister's plan."

Nodding his head, Zhu Youxiao said: "Let's leave it at that. Let's take a look at the situation of the war in Japan. The militias in Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Hebei provinces also have preparations. If there is something wrong, the militias in these three provinces It can be programmed out of ten towns."

Before the war of words among the people in the court, Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng were the most opposed. They didn't care whether the current stable upward trend of Ming Dynasty would be interrupted, but whether something would go wrong in the stable court situation.They are the ones who care most about stability. What they need is a stable retirement, not a mess.

Whether it's all over the world or the court, Zhu Youxiao can't replace everyone with newcomers as he likes. That's not cleaning up the court, it's cleaning up himself.

Lu Xiangsheng, on the other hand, held a book in his hand and flipped through it from time to time to drink some tea. The preserved fruit snacks and melon seeds snacks on the table did not move at all.

Being able to serve as a cabinet scholar also has a shadow for future generations, and in recent years, Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng have shown that they will not fight or grab, which is also a favor in front of Zhang Haogu and other new party leaders. The two of them retired, and the children and grandchildren would be taken care of by themselves.

"Now there are seven people in the cabinet, but really speaking, there are only four who can speak and manage affairs? Prime Minister Sun can be counted as half of them, and the total is only four and a half."

After all, the Ming Dynasty now has a preferential military policy, with high status, high treatment, high welfare, disability, and honorary support. The new army is the court’s own people, the emperor’s own people, and the new army’s heirs have preferential treatment no matter they are officials or what they do, so Under the imperial court’s recruitment system, not to mention ordinary people everywhere, even gentry and merchants wanted to join the army.

"Hmph, they had a wonderful dream!"

Zhu Youxiao can see clearly that there are [-] on the grassland, [-] on the three sides of Gansu and Shanxi, [-] in the south of Liaoning, [-] in Jiaozhi, and Nanyang...
The new army needs to be stationed everywhere, and the available soldiers left in Zhili in the north and south are only enough to maintain stability. If there are no more soldiers and horses in hand, Zhu Youxiao feels that his heart is not smooth and his reason is not smooth.

Zhang Haogu's idea is to expand the number of people in each town on the basis of the existing towns. In this case, it is no problem to simply add [-] soldiers. take your time.

Zhang Ruitu listened to the storyteller on the stage talking about his own drama about Tianqi Weifu's private interview, tapped on it with a fan in his hand, and nodded from time to time very devotedly, looking very contented.

Just as light and darkness go hand in hand, old and new accompany each other, and where there is new, there is old. Qian Qianyi is the representative of the old people brought up, the leader of those officials and gentry in the southeastern provinces.

After chatting for a while, everyone separated, Zhang Haogu did not go home, but went to the palace.

Huang Liji also sighed: "Qiao Xiang, let's not worry about it so much. Even if there are disputes in the future, we will not be able to win over you and me. It is said that the cabinet is powerful and powerful, but the real With monstrous power, how many people can govern the country?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Haogu suspiciously: "Master wants the land of Japan?"

The envoys from North Korea came, and soon many envoys from small countries also found out.

The one who is really anxious now is not them, but Qian Qianyi.

Zhu Youxiao smiled: "Destroy the shogunate, leave those pro-vassals, let them compete for the new shogunate position, those pro-vassals who have their own support, Kanto will be in chaos, plus those foreign ones, The whole Japan is going to be a mess."

"At the court meeting, there was a saying that was quite in line with the minister's wishes."

In the Hall of Martial Heroes, it was rare for Zhu Youxiao not to go to Xiyuan to check his machines today. Before the battle, Zhu Youxiao naturally paid more attention to the war.

Zhang Ruitu smiled and said, "Hey, I just want to ask Yuanfu if we should make a move first. Since this battle is inevitable according to what Yuanfu said, and we must hold the initiative in our hands, should we let the subordinates prepare first? point?"

Now he is even more sure of this.

"Foreign envoys, please don't worry, our court has already sent envoys to Dongying to sue the shogunate, if they ignore it, Ming Dynasty will make decisions for you." Zhang Ruitu said.

After a while, Liu Hongxun, Minister of the Ministry of War, arrived. Seeing that the three leaders of the New Party were all there, Liu Hongxun was obviously a little cautious.

Qiao Yunsheng was a little disdainful: "He is different from us. He was born in Donglin, Jiangnan. He snorted. But now that this incident happened, although the New Party said they don't care, who can figure out what Linqing thinks? After all, if it is a real holy family, who can compare to Linqing's power? Who?"

At least the gentry and merchants have their own background. Their offspring can read and write, and they have a higher start in the army. In the future, they will also be the right way to enter the center of the imperial court.

"Three towns? Dongying is not weak." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Liu Shangshu sit down quickly, today is just chatting." Zhang Ruitu smiled and pulled Liu Hongxun to sit down, and the servant immediately brought tea.

"In the 24 provinces in the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 47 million households. Not to mention the [-] soldiers and horses at the moment, even if it is doubled, the imperial court can afford it!"

As Huang Liji said, the most urgent thing right now is Qian Qianyi. He has to prove himself, not only to prove in front of Zhang Haogu that he has no intention of competing with the new party in order to maintain the current stable situation of combining the old and the new, but also to prove himself in front of Zhang Haogu. In front of the emperor, he proved that he had no small thoughts.

"Master, I plan to let the new army organize and train more than a dozen towns. The imperial court needs at least 20 more available soldiers and horses."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "Since ancient times, major military affairs have been planned in advance. There has never been a rhetoric about starting a war today. It is only after years of preparations that the war starts."

"This battle is beneficial to the imperial court, so that's all. I don't care about some Xiaoxiao trying to make trouble."

Zhang Haogu thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, even if you want to expand the army, it is not right now. Now the imperial court has fifteen towns in the north, three towns in southern Liaoning, three towns in Gansu and Shanxi, thirteen towns in the south, and five towns in the southwest. There are 39 towns, and there are still four towns of Mongolian cavalry on the grassland, which is enough. Instead of expanding the town, it is better to expand the people."

When Qian Qianyi was busy proving his innocence, Zhang Haogu and others were not idle.

"Last year, the imperial court got out of the Nanyang war. Right now there is still a town of soldiers and horses staying in Nanyang. This year, we will start a war against Japan. The matter is too urgent. If we don't make preparations quickly, we will rush to battle when the war really starts. Trouble."

The boy at the side came up to refill the hot tea and retreated wisely. Zhang Haogu finally spoke again: "Speaking of which, the two of you invited me here today, is it not just for relaxation?"

Zhang Haogu smiled: "The small country of Dongying is ambitious, narrow-minded and has the ambition to swallow the sky. During the Yongle period, he coveted the territory of our Ming Dynasty, which is enough to show his ambition. If we let it develop for a long time, it will definitely become a disaster for our Ming Dynasty. "

"And the warehouses in the provinces along the southeast coast are not consumed much. Now all the warehouses are full, and the military supplies in the north and south of Zhili have also been inspected. As long as the scale of the war is maintained, the court will not be under pressure."

Zhang Haogu silently listened to Zhu Youxiao's thoughts, and it would not be difficult to make up a dozen towns.

As for those foreign vassals, Kansai, and the emperor, they also have their own thoughts. The whole of Dongying will inevitably become a battlefield where heroes compete. Now there are three to five million households. Dongying, which has been cultivating for more than ten years, will inevitably become chaotic A pot of porridge, this is the best situation for Daming.

Envoys from so many small countries have come to complain about the brutality of Dongpu. It is obvious that whether Dongpu locks up the country is its own national policy, but now it seems that Dongpu's locking up the country is something that is a matter of anger and resentment. For a while, everyone shouted and beat Dongpu, and it was really cast aside. The presence.

Obviously, these small countries all followed suit, and they just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to seek some benefits, but Zhu Youxiao didn't care. With these small countries, the future actions of the Great Tomorrow would be a just act of conforming to the sky and being respected by all.

Although it is said that the king's teacher is used to defeat the ministers, and the king's way is in the hands of Daming, but some external reputation is also necessary, and people can't be said to be greedy for small countries. In the first battle, when everyone in the surrounding small countries was in danger, Daming's external strategy was not so easy to implement.

Soon, the envoys to Dongying returned. The envoys failed to complete the negotiations with the Dongying shogunate, and the warning to the shogunate was useless.

In view of the stubbornness of the Dongying Shogunate, the Ming court decided to take some drastic actions to wake up the stunned Dongying Shogunate:
Out of the king's division, but not the minister.