Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 576 Your Highness, why don't you ask Concubine Ji Yu?
When Zhu Yunxi came out of the palace, he didn't go back directly to the North Palace, but went to the Miaozhen Palace opposite the North Palace, and asked Xu Miaojin to give him medicine.

Xu Miaojin looked at the scars on Zhu Yunxi's body, and complained with distressed face.

"Your Majesty, too, why don't you just hit someone!"

Zhu Yunxi waved his hands indifferently.

"fine!"

"Grandpa Huang can still beat people, which proves that he is in good health. If he really can't beat people, it will be called a bad thing!"

"Your Highness is truly a pure and filial person..."

"Ugh!"

"What kind of filial piety is not filial, if you think about filial piety, you won't be filial for a few days..."

"This……"

Xu Miaojin panicked when he heard the words, wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, so he could only look at Zhu Yunxi helplessly.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunxi's face was serious, and he refused without doubt.

"Don't ask, I won't tell you if you ask!"

Xu Miaojin's nose tightened when he heard this, and after a "hum", he stopped talking to him, and when he finished giving Zhu Yunxie the medicine, he pushed him directly.

"It's over, let's go!"

Zhu Yunxi glanced at Xu Miaojin when he heard the words, and said pretendingly while arranging his clothes.

"Guzhen is gone?"

"Let's go!"

"Like someone cares about you!"

Xu Miaojin said firmly, but when she saw that Zhu Yunxi was really about to leave, she immediately hugged him from behind and hugged Zhu Yunxi's waist tightly.

"hey-hey!"

"Gu knows, you miss me so much..."

"Humph!"

"Who misses you? I just don't want to take advantage of those little elves in the palace!"

After Zhu Yunxi had an in-depth exchange with Xu Miaojin, she took a comfortable hot spring bath under her service, and then returned to Beigong to work refreshed.

Several academicians in the political affairs hall were anxiously waiting for a long time. When they saw the emperor's grandson driving up to them, they hurried forward to salute.

"Your Highness, the battle on the front line is over, is it time to retreat?"

Although the Beigong and the Imperial Palace have two sets of teams and two management methods, the opinions of the two sides are surprisingly consistent, that is, it is a laborious expedition and a waste of national power.

At the same time, the people on both sides didn't care about the Mobei Grassland, they just thought it was a bottomless pit of burning money, and they had no idea of ​​​​garrisoning troops at all.

Perhaps in the Ming Dynasty, only Zhu Yunxi had a strong desire for land, as long as the land was occupied by him, he was determined not to spit it out.

"Your Highness, the daily military expenditure is as high as 10,000+ taels, and it will be several million taels in a month. If it continues, all the wealth we have accumulated over the years will be lost!"

"There are also the incorporated Mongolian and Yuan ministries. It will take a lot of money and materials to resettle and reorganize them, re-divide the grassland, and so on."

"It's okay to talk about money now, but the key is materials. We really don't have that much money!"

Zhu Yunxi listened to their complaints for a while, but when no one spoke, he asked.

"All done?"

Seeing that Zhu Yunxi had remained silent, the few people knew that they had offended the emperor's grandson, so they naturally shut up tactfully.

"Regardless of the instructions from the emperor's grandson!"

Zhu Yunxi waved his hands helplessly when he heard the words.

"How dare I have any instructions, haven't you finished everything you need to say?"

"The minister waits for capital punishment!"

Several grand scholars in the cabinet knelt down one by one, but only their bodies knelt down, and their souls still stood proudly.

At least when it comes to the withdrawal of troops, they think that they are not wrong, they are thinking wholeheartedly for Daming and the people of the world.

Only Zhang Zongjun blinked his small eyes, paying attention to Zhu Yunxie's expression from time to time, guessing what the emperor grandson was thinking.

In fact, when the other Ge elders gave advice just now, he was always slow. It was always someone else who finished speaking, and he followed up with a few words, and none of them were provoked by him.

Because he knew Zhu Yunxi too well, and knew that Zhu Yunxi was young and vigorous, how could he be willing to give up the land he had finally won?
In fact, Zhu Yunxie's three masters also knew what their apprentices thought, but they didn't care, and felt that they had the responsibility to set things right.

Looking at the few people kneeling on the ground, Zhu Yunxi only felt a headache.

Relatively speaking, Lao Zhu can still fool him with a few sticks, but these old men here really can't fool him.

"Several masters please come up!"

"If His Highness does not order the troops to retreat, the ministers will not be determined!"

Originally, Zhang Zongjun remembered, but he could only continue to kneel when he heard Gao Ming's words.

But he didn't want to kneel like this, he had to express his dissatisfaction.

"Master Gao, is this the tone that a courtier should have?"

"His Royal Highness respects us, we can't push our noses, and we can't do anything to persecute His Highness!"

Gao Ming apologized immediately after hearing the words.

"Xueshi Zhang is right. I have offended you just now, and I hope the emperor's grandson will forgive me!"

"Ugh!"

Zhu Yunxi let out a long sigh, and stepped forward to help Gao Ming and the others.

"The masters are all people who grew up watching Gu. If you have anything to say, there is no need to be like this..."

Hearing the words, several people hurriedly borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and stood up obediently one by one.

Seeing that they were no longer against him, Zhu Yunxi immediately ordered someone to give them a seat.

After everyone sat down, Zhu Yunxi spoke earnestly.

"I understand the remonstrance of all masters, but please think about it, all masters, my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty threw their heads and blood, sacrificed tens of thousands of people, and finally gave up the thousands of miles of land. ?”

The three old men looked at each other when they heard the words, and immediately dispatched Gao Ming, who was the most courageous, to go into battle.

"Your Highness, although Mobei is large, it is a barren land and cannot be cultivated, so it is useless to my Ming Dynasty."

"If you garrison troops rashly, not to mention how much money you spend, the question is whether you can hold them."

"Thinking back in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, the territory under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate was so vast, but with the sound of Yuyang's drum, the entire Western Region instantly became an enclave, separated from the Great Tang for a hundred years!"

"The land His Highness is confiscating today is larger and more remote than it was in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty."

"Although I don't understand military affairs, I also know a truth. Throwing 20 million people in that place will not do anything at all, and it will just waste the country's money!"

After Gao Ming finished speaking, Yang Xinlu and Qin Hengbo followed immediately.

"Master Gao is right. Our Great Ming wants long-term peace and stability. We cannot covet the size of the territory. We must cultivate benevolent government internally and focus on border defense externally..."

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he immediately interrupted the conversation of several people.

"Yes!"

"Gu is rebuilding the border defense, planning to set up the border defense to the west of Tianshan Mountain..."

"Your Highness, the frontier defense is too far away, we can't transport the supplies from the hinterland of Daming at all!"

"Did the masters forget about the railway?"

"Gu has ordered people to build the railway, and plans to build it all the way to the foot of Tianshan Mountain!"

"This……"

Several people were dumbfounded when they heard this. It's not that they forgot about the railway, but that they never thought that the railway could be built to the foot of Tianshan Mountain!
What a huge project this must be, its engineering volume is comparable to the Great Wall built by Qin Shihuang!

"Your Highness, are you really planning to build a direct railway to Tianshan?"

"Of course!"

"Does Your Highness know how much steel, money and food such a railway consumes, and how much labor is required?"

Zhu Yunxue stood up firmly when he heard the words.

"No matter how much money you spend, or how much you pay, you must build this road!"

"I, the people of the Ming Dynasty, can't always think about preventing thieves. We must take the initiative to go out from the Great Wall and nip possible threats in the bud!"

"This……"

Seeing Zhu Yunxi's resolute attitude, several people stopped persuading him.

"Since His Royal Highness has made up his mind, then I will not persuade you, but I just want to advise Your Highness that this road will not be slowed down within five years of the Ming Dynasty Finance!"

"If the Western Region has been stationed with 40 troops, the Ming Dynasty's finances will be able to support it for half a year. After half a year, it will definitely be unable to make ends meet!"

Seeing that they finally stopped objecting, Zhu Yunxi immediately showed a warm smile.

"Masters, please rest assured that Gu will definitely withdraw part of the army. There will be 5 to [-] guards in the Western Regions, and it will be fine to prevent people from the Timurid Empire from coming..."

When several people saw Zhu Yunxi saying this, they immediately cupped their hands and said.

"It's so good, that way, the ministers can save a few nights of staying up and lose some gray hair..."

After Zhu Yunxi lulled the three old men to work, Zhang Zongjun deliberately followed behind them, waiting for Zhu Yunxi to call him to stop.

Sure enough, when he was about to step over the threshold, Zhu Yunxi immediately called him to a stop.

"Zhang Aiqing stay here, I have something to discuss with you!"

The three old men who walked out the door all rolled their eyes when they heard this.

The grandson of the emperor is going to discuss matters with Zhang Zongjun, a courtier again!
In fact, Zhang Zongjun cannot be said to be a sycophant, if the lord is wise, he can be a virtuous minister.If the lord is stupid, this guy will definitely not be a loyal minister, but only a flattering and flattering minister.

Fortunately, the empress dowager, Sun Xianming, has always put a lot of emphasis on their three masters, and only asked Zhang Zongjun to do some odd jobs, so the three of them tolerated Zhang Zongjun's existence.

Otherwise, they would have jointly signed a letter to ask the old emperor to remove this courtier from the emperor's grandson.

After only Zhang Zongjun was left in the political affairs hall, Zhu Yunxi spoke more casually.

"Zhang Aiqing, there were three masters here just now, so it's inconvenient to say something alone."

"Wei Chen understands!"

"If your Highness has any difficulties, just tell me, I will definitely know everything and say everything."

Zhu Yunxi did not speak, but took out a stack of top-secret telegrams from his sleeve.

These telegrams can only be watched by Zhu Yunxi alone, and they will be sealed up after reading them, so that outsiders have no chance to see them.

As soon as Zhang Zongjun saw the word "top secret", he said "overstepping" in a hurry, but his hands were not idle, and he quickly opened the telegram and read it.

Zhang Zongjun's face sank after reading a telegram. When he silently read all the telegrams, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Your Highness, this matter is no small matter. You should report it to His Majesty quickly and let His Majesty make a decision!"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head helplessly upon hearing this.

"Don't bother Grandpa Huang. Grandpa Huang has worried about Daming countless times throughout his life. It's time for him to live a comfortable life for a few years."

"But Your Highness..."

"Timerlane and the Golden Horde all challenged Daming. Even if we, Daming, can survive the fight, we will be hurt in the end!"

"So, we only have half a year. If we win these two countries within half a year, we will have a better life in the future!"

Zhang Zongjun shook his head when he heard the words.

"Your Highness, it's not that I'm throwing cold water. The key point of this battle is not with us, but with Timur and the Golden Horde."

"If they don't want a quick fix, they have ten thousand ways to delay with us."

"But they can afford it, but we may not be able to."

"The current 40 troops on the front line is not a small number. The daily consumption of money and food is tens of thousands of taels. If the disability pension is included, it may exceed 30..."

Zhu Yunxi was not frightened by Zhang Zongjun's words, but ordered someone to bring in a map, pointing to a piece of blue sea and said.

"If we only attack from land, then we will definitely be at a disadvantage. But if we attack from the sea, our Ming navy will be invincible, and it will definitely make the Timurid Empire unable to look after each other!"

"maritime?"

Zhang Zongjun looked at the vast territory of the Timur Empire, and sure enough there was a corner extending into the sea.

"Does Your Highness want the navy to attack, land from some place like Abadan, and then attack Timur from west to east?"

Zhu Yunxi tilted his head and thought for a while.

"Actually, it's better than having to land. As long as the seaports of the Timurid Empire are destroyed and they lose their income from maritime trade, I think the battle can be won in half."

Zhang Zongjun shook his head when he heard the words.

"Your Highness is too optimistic!"

"Didn't we just say that we are not afraid that Timur will not fight with us, but that he will delay the fight with us. As long as he delays with us for more than half a year, it will be our turn to have a hard time."

"After all, our front is too far away from the hinterland, and it is really difficult to transport food and supplies."

"If Tamerlane is implementing a scorched-earth policy and not letting us resupply along the way, our life will be even more difficult."

"As for what His Highness said about destroying the other party's harbor, causing financial problems for the other party..."

"To put it bluntly, in our eyes, Timur is just a barefoot shabby householder. So what if a poor man is poorer, isn't he still a bachelor?"

"And Timur has completely borrowed from the Dayuan system. Military administration is civil administration. They can't do anything else, but it's very convenient to organize people to fight and so on. We can't afford them!"

"Besides, we still have people from Chagatai and Beiyuan who need to be recruited. This is a troublesome matter. If there are not enough fumin officials, these people will rebel!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunxi immediately took out a memorial from the table and handed it over.

"This was handed over by Guihua City. Tell Gu Shen how we can quickly solve the problem of the Mongolian people."

Zhang Zongjun took the memorial and looked at it quickly, then closed his eyes and thought for a while.

"Your Highness, the current problem in Guihua City is the influx of a large number of people, and the number of grassroots officials has not kept up, so it is impossible to properly manage the naturalized people."

"Yes, yes, this is the problem. You can think of a way for Gu, how can you solve it effectively?"

"This is..."

Zhang Zongjun also felt quite a headache when he heard the words, because it was an indisputable fact that there was a shortage of people in the Western Regions, but the most important thing was that no one wanted to go.

Not to mention that the officials are unwilling to go, but ordinary people, as long as they are not unable to survive, who is willing to go to the Western Regions?
But you can't force others to do this, you can only make people voluntary.

Just when Zhang Zongjun was frowning, a young eunuch's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Your Highness, Concubine Chen is not feeling well and has already called the imperial doctor. Would you like to go over and have a look?"

The so-called concubine Chen is the former concubine Mu Yao. When Lao Zhu learned that she was pregnant with a baby, he gave her a title with a stroke of a pen, usually out of guilt and half out of joy.

Zhu Yunxi didn't react at all when he heard this, but Zhang Zongjun's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Your Highness, why don't you ask Concubine Ji Yu?"

"As long as Yan Shenggong raises his arms and shouts, will His Highness still worry about no one going to the Western Regions to become an official?"

Zhu Yunxi's eyes lit up when he heard the words, but when he thought about his ridiculous night at Xu Miaojin's place just now, he suddenly felt that his heart was more than enough but his strength was not enough.

"The method is a good one, but can Yan Shenggong agree?"

"Your Highness, it's not that the humble officials are flattering Yan Shenggong, but the scholars of Yan Shenggong's own family can gather thousands of people..."

"If you cooperate with His Royal Highness's support policy, for example, if you have worked in the Western Regions for five years, you will automatically obtain the qualification for the examination, do you still worry that no one is willing to go?"

(End of this chapter)