I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 371 I declare war on the Timurid Empire!
"Hurry up and write to me, and if you stop talking, I'll beat you to death!"

Beiping, Forbidden City, East Palace.

A roar that broke through the sky made the maids and eunuchs tremble in fright.

Under the grape arbor in the courtyard, the poor Zhu Qizhen Zhu Qiyu looked at the homework in front of him with a bitter face, as if he was going to the execution ground.

On the other side, Zhu Qirui, who was almost 10 years old, took a sympathetic look at his two younger brothers, and then hurriedly lowered his head and wrote his homework before his father looked over.

"Look at you two bears, can't you give Lao Tzu an excuse, isn't it interesting to be second to last and first to last every day?"

"You do the math, it's only been a few days. In less than half a month, I was called over by your husband four times."

"I don't know where your faces are. I can't even afford to be ashamed. I did such a bad job in the exam. If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to go to school."

The old man's roar pierced through gold and cracked rocks. Unfortunately, the two little guys in Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qiyu, have already been as thick as a city wall. Facing the saliva sprayed on their faces by the old man, they just took time to wipe their faces, and then buried their heads and gritted their teeth. Work hard.

"Let me tell you, next time I'm trying to pass the exam, you two don't recognize me as a father."

Zhu Qizhen pouted, "Okay, brother!"

Zhu Zhangui's ears are sharp, his eyes are staring, and he is about to call out when he raises his hand.

"His Royal Highness, Western Express!"

Seeing that a big pussy was about to stick to his face, an anxious cry came from the gate of the palace, saving Zhu Qizhen whose face was pale.

After glaring at the brat viciously, Zhu Zhangui quickly walked towards the gate of the palace, and greeted the call that was sweating profusely.

"Did something happen in the West?"

Seeing that the other party didn't have a telegram, Zhu Zhangui knew it was sent to the old man and asked Hu Yu to come over and call him.

"The day before yesterday, there was a war between the Roco Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire. The Roco Kingdom was attacked. Except for our people who ran out with the Roco King, the rest of the army was almost wiped out."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhangui frowned tightly, and rushed to the Kyushu meeting room at a faster pace.

"However, the other side is not much better. They were commanded by our people, but they were severely beaten by the army of the Roco Kingdom. The Ottoman army suffered almost half of the casualties. It can be said that they are already injured."

"Commander Qi Yuan called the imperial court to urge the supporting troops to go over quickly. He planned to beat the dogs in the water hard, and beat them hard when Osman was tired."

"At the same time, he also suggested that the imperial court should take advantage of the heavy casualties of the main western empire to directly launch a full-scale attack."

"The Supreme Emperor attaches great importance to this, and called a meeting of key personnel to discuss whether to launch the Western Expedition in advance."

After listening to Hu Yu's report, Zhu Zhangui stopped slightly.

He could see that the old man's so-called discussion was actually telling everyone that he wanted to launch the Western Expedition before he died.

"Your Highness, do you have any orders?"

Zhu Zhangui stopped suddenly, and Hu Yu who was following behind almost ran into him.

Zhu Zhangui looked back at Hu Yu, "Did the old man summon the officials from the Sixth Ministry?"

Hu Yu thought for a while and nodded.

"The servant girl seems to want to fight this battle because of the meaning of the Supreme Emperor. There are so many people called, and almost all departments of the imperial court have sent people to notify."

Zhu Zhangui nodded, with a general idea in mind.

Walking quickly all the way, I soon came to the Kyushu meeting room.

Before Zhu Zhangui went in, he heard the noise inside.

"Father, you can't fight. The country has just recovered a bit of vitality in the past two years, and the people are still licking their wounds. If we start a war of this scale at this time, all our cultivation in the past few years will be in vain."

"Boss, you don't understand. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we win this opportunity, our land area can at least expand to the Ottoman border, and it is even possible to win more land."

"Father, it's not that my son doesn't understand this truth, but the problem is that Daming has such a large population, even if we take down so much land, we can't keep it."

"It's okay to have an army for a year or two, but we can't have a large army there all year round. The court simply can't afford it."

"When the time comes, if we can't afford it, the court will have to withdraw part of the army. Once there are fewer soldiers and we can't deter those alien races, then this area will definitely be in chaos. If the court wants to control the suppression, it will need to spend more money. , send more troops."

"If it really becomes like that, father, let me tell you, we might as well not take down this piece of land."

Hearing the quarrel between his grandfather and his father, Zhu Zhangui quietly entered the meeting room, intending to wait for the result of the separation between father and son before participating in it.

But he wanted to hide, the old man would not let him go.

The old man, who was speechless by his son's words, saw Zhu Zhangui walking away in a ghostly manner, and immediately glared and roared: "Little brat, come here, tell me, should we fight this battle or not?"

Zhu Zhangui, who was hiding behind his third uncle, stood up in embarrassment.

"grandfather,……"

As soon as Zhu Zhangui spoke, he was stopped by Zhu Pangpang, who was opposite the old man.

"Son, you have to think clearly, our Daming has just regained some vitality in the past two years, but we can't stand the torment of this kind of war."

"Can you let him finish first!"

Seeing that the little boy he was counting on was stopped by his father's words, the old man slapped the table angrily and glared at Zhu Pangpang.

"Father, I'm telling the truth!"

"If tens of thousands or 10 people are used in this war, I won't say anything. Although our Ming Dynasty is a little poor, we can still support a war with such a small number of people."

"But the problem is that the troops used in the Western Expedition are in the millions, and it's not even sure whether the millions are enough."

"Millions of people eat horse chews every day. The money consumed is astronomical. This is not counting the consumption of bullets and weapons. If you add these, after this war is over, we will go out all over the country, civil and military. It's time for dinner."

"enough!"

The old man finally couldn't bear it this time, and kicked the chair next to him to the ground.

Everyone present except Zhu Pangpang fell to their knees.

"The Supreme Emperor calms down!"

"Shut up!"

The old man looked at Zhu Pangpang, who was not about to give in, and was so angry that he picked up the teacup next to him and threw it on the ground, then pointed at Zhu Pangpang in a circle and cursed: "Okay, okay!"

"Now that I am the emperor, I dare to teach Lao Tzu a lesson."

"Ha, you have only been emperor for a few years, how much do you know about state affairs, and how much do you know about the forms of various countries."

"Do you know that once you give up this opportunity, you will have to sacrifice several times or even dozens of times the lives of Erlang in the future to complete all this."

"The cost you are worried about will also increase several times or even dozens of times."

"Do you think I don't know the current situation in Daming? It is precisely because I know that I want to take this opportunity to win the West and strive to spend less money."

Looking at his father who looked like a furious lion, Zhu Pangpang sighed and understood that it was because the old man was worried that his time was running out and he wanted to make greater achievements before he died.

Knowing the old man's thoughts, Zhu Pangpang's tone lowered a little and advised: "It's not that my son doesn't understand these things, but our current strength of Ming Dynasty really can't afford the consumption of a million troops."

"If you don't believe me, go to the Shang's study. Half of the pile of memorials that look like hills are asking the court for money and resources."

"If at this time, our Daming is launching a million-scale war, my son can tell you responsibly, even if the money in the bank is included, we won't even be able to survive for a year."

"My son also knows that with Daming's strong strength, it's no problem to win these areas. But later, sending troops to pacify the local people requires a lot of money and food."

"Whether we win or lose this war, our Daming finances will face the possibility of collapse."

"By that time, once the finances collapse, not only will there be chaos in the outer regions, but our Ming Dynasty will also be in crisis."

Zhu Pangpang's sincere persuasion made the old man slowly close his eyes.

He looked up at the roof, and said unwillingly: "Are we going to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"

Looking at the father and son who fell into silence, Zhu Zhangui groaned slightly and said slowly: "Actually, we can fight this war without any problem!"

"Zhangui!"

Seeing the old man's eyes light up again, Zhu Pangpang roared angrily.

He is really tired.

This side just persuaded the old man's little thought to go back, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the son over there lit the fire again.

He was so angry that he wished he could rush up and give this little brat two big blows.

"Father, don't worry about listening, I'll finish."

Seeing that his father was so angry that he was about to rush up and slap himself, Zhu Zhangui quickly reached out to let his father calm down first.

Then, seeing a large group of people waiting at the door, he beckoned and let everyone come in and walk towards the map sand table in the west.

No. 60 people densely packed around the huge sand table and looked at Zhu Zhangui who was holding a long baton.

They have already heard clearly the reason for the quarrel between the emperor and the Supreme Emperor just now.

Many ministers felt that what Zhu Pangpang said was right, Daming simply couldn't afford a big battle with a million troops.

Although the occupied colonies have brought countless wealth to Daming, the problem is that this thing also takes time, and it doesn't mean that one side will gain something by occupying the other side.

It's like the Asan province, but it was only in the second year, almost the third year, that it was harvested.

And how much Da Ming paid in these two or three years, only the people present knew in their hearts.

Therefore, many important officials who understand the situation of the imperial court actually reject the launch of the Western Expedition at this time.

It's just that seeing the eyes of the old man and those veterans wanting to eat people, these guys shut their mouths very sensiblely.

The sky fell, and there was a tall man holding it up.

The emperor doesn't want to fight this battle, no matter what the emperor and the gang of veterans say, they will definitely speak out against it.

Although the Supreme Emperor is domineering, but now that the Emperor is in charge, the old man can only lose his temper, and there is nothing else he can do.

After everyone gathered around Sha, Zhu Zhangui clicked on the fighting area.

"I believe everyone knows that the day before yesterday Osman fought a big battle with our ally, the Roco Kingdom."

"The result was unsatisfactory. Our allies were almost wiped out. However, the Ottomans on the opposite side were not much better. Almost half of the 10,000+ army lost. With the strength of the Ottoman Empire, such a large number of casualties can already be regarded as a muscle injury. Bone."

"Coupled with the fact that the Ottoman Empire is now being spread by the Black Death, the domestic economy and productivity have dropped to the lowest point."

"It is also for this reason that Commander Qi Yuan, who is on the front line and knows the situation very well, proposed the idea of ​​launching a war in advance."

After explaining the cause of the incident for everyone, Zhu Zhangui took back the baton and said to everyone: "Ministers, the Ottoman Empire can be said to be the forefront country in the West, and the one that can stand alongside him in strength is Timu Erjinzhan Han Kingdom is one of the few."

"Now that Osman is injured, it is a good opportunity to beat him to death."

"As long as Ottoman is killed, our plan to conquer the Kyushu of the world will be more than half completed."

"At that time, if we are really unable to continue to attack, as long as we hold on to the current land and recuperate for about 10 years, the world will surrender at our Ming's feet."

"Of course, I know what everyone thinks."

"After all, now that the West has formed an alliance, it is impossible for other countries to ignore it. We will eliminate Ottoman."

"I believe that you and my father are worried that if we launch an attack on Ottoman, other countries will join in and expand this war infinitely until we can't stop it."

Zhu Pangpang and some important ministers present nodded slightly. This was what they were worried about.

If you fight Ottoman alone, an army of about 10 is enough.

But the problem is that the opponent is not a single country, but an alliance composed of countless countries, and the Ottoman Empire is still the leader of the alliance.

If Ming Dynasty attacks Ottoman, everyone can guess without thinking, and other countries will definitely not do it to see Ottoman wiped out.

Then the things they worry about cannot be avoided.

Once the all-out war starts, with the current state of Ming Dynasty, it is simply impossible to support such a large-scale war that may last for a long time.

Seeing that everyone nodded slightly, some veterans also frowned and began to think.

Zhu Zhangui knocked on the sand table, attracting everyone's attention.

"I have a question to ask everyone, why we must fight Osman."

"It is undeniable that he is currently the strongest country in the West, but this war with the Roco Kingdom has already exhausted him physically and mentally."

"It is indeed a very good opportunity to hit him at this time."

"But this will bring us countless troubles, and even be directly involved in a long-term war."

"So my thoughts are..."

Zhu Zhangui smiled slightly, raised the command stick in his hand, and pointed to the east of the Ottoman Empire.

"The Timurid Empire!"

The old man narrowed his eyes.

Zhu Pangpang also fell into deep thought.

Zhu Zhangui clicked on the location of the Timur Empire.

"The current Ottoman is a huge snake's nest. Once we stab into it, we will fall into endless entanglement."

"Since we don't want to get into this entanglement, let's change our target and deal with this lone poisonous snake alone in the east."

"In this way, Osman would be in a dilemma."

"Rescue Timur, he must first cross the line of defense formed by Qi Yuan."

"But will he go?"

Without waiting for everyone to answer, Zhu Zhangui said directly: "He will not, because he has a deep fear of our Daming, and he will not attack us until he has a thorough understanding of our Daming."

"As for other countries in the West, even if they want to support the Timurid Empire, they are helpless."

"There is our naval blockade at sea, they can't catch up, and the Ottoman side can't fight on land, let alone them."

"The Golden Horde in the north, as far as I know, has not yet joined the Alliance of Allah."

"In this way, we will attack the Timur Empire without any pressure at all."

"And more importantly, we don't need to use the local army. Just Zhang Fu, Jianghuai in the plateau, and Deng Heng in the Western Regions can eat it to death."

Taking back his baton, Zhu Zhangui said to the people who were in deep thought: "Once we take down the Timurid Empire, the entire territory in the middle of the north and the south will be connected."

"Moreover, the junction between Osman and Timur is just a prominent angled area. As long as we block this place, we will have a long time to recuperate."

"Once our Great Ming cultivation is complete, there will be no country in this world that can stop my Great Ming's unification."

"At that time, everyone present will be recorded in the annals of history, and will be praised forever by future generations!"

Zhu Zhangui's words made everyone feel hot.

Especially those generals looked at Zhu Pangpang with fiery eyes, hoping that this benevolent emperor could satisfy their little extravagance.

Sensing everyone's gaze, Zhu Pangpang took a deep breath and looked at Zhu Zhangui.

"How sure are you that you can win?"

Zhu Zhangui looked at his father, and under the eyes of the old man who kept urging him, he bowed his hands and bowed.

"I have full confidence in this battle, and I also ask my father to help me achieve the great cause of Ming Dynasty and support my minister."

Zhu Pangpang fell into silence. He looked around at everyone present, but he didn't see a look that wanted to refuse.

He knew that at this time, the battle had come to a point where it was inevitable.

Everyone wants to take advantage of this war to keep their reputation in the annals of history forever.

If he refuses, perhaps no one will say anything, but it will bring disappointment to countless people, and it will make them feel that he, the emperor, is a little too careful.

Thinking of this, Zhu Pangpang took the baton in Zhu Zhangui's hand, swiped hard at the flag of the Timur Empire, pushed the flag on the sand table representing the Timur Empire aside, and shouted in a deep voice: "For For the descendants of future generations, for the Ming Dynasty, I declare that war will be waged against the Timurid Empire!"

(End of this chapter)