Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 489 Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bear to see money wasted

Chapter 489: Zhu Yuanzhang Can't Stand Money Losing
Ming Dynasty Yingtian Prefecture, Imperial Palace, Jinshen Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was sitting there in coarse cloth, with his arms open, frowning as he looked at the memorial in his hand.

The young eunuch standing by was waving the round fan in his hand vigorously, just to bring a little coolness to Old Zhu.

The coolness in the entire Jinshen Hall came from the pots of ice that were emitting wisps of white steam.

These are stored in the winter so that they can bring a little coolness in the hot summer.

But even the ice that almost surrounded the man could not suppress the anger in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

"Song Li, do Feng Sheng and the others have any new reports?"

"This was reported three days ago!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he showed his impatience which he made no attempt to hide.

Therefore, it had been more than a month since Feng Sheng and Lan Yu's army set out on the expedition.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, how could he not care about the army going out to war?

Let’s not talk about victory or defeat. The remnants of the Yuan Dynasty and the chieftains were just scattered soldiers. For the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as not being able to win.

But an expedition is far from being as simple as winning or losing a battle.

There are various troubles along the way, such as climbing mountains and crossing rivers, and building bridges over rivers. If you are not careful, it will result in casualties.

What's more, when a large army is dispatched, logistics must keep up.

Under the current circumstances, if an army of 10,000 is dispatched, there must be at least 50,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilians to provide support.

Not to mention the various coordination efforts of the imperial court behind the scenes.

Even if these issues are reviewed by the cabinet first, they will ultimately fall on Zhu Yuanzhang's shoulders.

What's more, Lao Zhu himself attached great importance to military affairs, so he unconsciously spent a little more energy on it.

"Your Majesty, the one you have is the latest one!"

"According to this old servant's estimation, Your Majesty might as well wait a little longer. Perhaps there will be new reports coming in later!"

"After all, General Feng is not a man who messes around!"

Song Li's answer was timely, but it could not soothe Zhu Yuanzhang's irritability.

"He won't do anything rash, but don't forget, he has Lan Yu by his side!"

"With that old guy around, who knows what kind of trouble will arise!"

"Once that guy gets too excited, it wouldn't be surprising if there's no news for ten days or half a month!"

Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang knew these old subordinates very well.

Lan Yu was an absolutely brave man in battle.

But this person just likes to take risks!

Whenever he went into battle, he would either win big or lose big. There would never be any stalemate or stalemate.

When you win, everything is fine, but when you lose, it's really a headache.

But the Ming Dynasty really can't do without this reckless man.

After all, he is really brave.

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was worrying about the expeditionary army, suddenly a burst of hurried footsteps was heard.

"Your Majesty, Duke Ying Fu Youde has an urgent report to submit?"

"Hmm? Wei Xue's report? Shouldn't he be at sea right now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang took the report from Song Li with full of puzzlement, which showed that the report had been sent out many times on the road.

After confirming the tightness of the red lacquer seal, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a small golden knife beside him and broke the original wax seal with one stroke.

This is a confidential letter stuffed into a bamboo tube, sealed with wax, and marked with red lacquer.

Anyone who dares to obstruct or open such letters privately will be sentenced to death.

Because anything that can be handled in this way is definitely a big deal. Zhu Yuanzhang frowned instinctively.

If it weren't for this report, he seemed to have forgotten about Ying Duke Fu Youde and the 3,000 troops he led.

As soon as these people went out to sea, there was no news of them anymore.

After all, it is really difficult to spread information on the ocean.

The last time I received a report from Fu Youde was more than a month ago, when Fu Youde had just arrived at his destination and sent a letter to assure me that he was safe.

Now, more than a month has passed, and no one knows what has changed on Fu Youde's side.

Zhu Yuanzhang carefully took out a piece of silk that was rolled extremely tightly from the bamboo tube.

He just took a quick look and felt dizzy.

Obviously, in order to make things as clear as possible and at the same time due to the limited space on the silk, Fu Youde's handwritten report was written with great effort.

Anyway, when Zhu Yuanzhang took a look at it, the densely packed words made his eyes dizzy.

Zhu Yuanzhang handed the silk directly to Song Li.

"Song Li, read it to us!"

"My eyes are not able to see these things clearly now!"

Song Li didn't say much. After taking the silk, he began to read aloud.

"Your Majesty, please come again. Your servant Fu Youde and three thousand soldiers will kowtow to you on the waves thousands of miles away."

"I arrived in Annan, which borders the Ming Dynasty, a month ago."

"I originally thought that before I could make contact with these foreign nations, I had to beat them up first. Only then would they know what the Celestial Empire is."

"But I never thought that when they saw the ship I was on and the heroic figures of our heavenly soldiers, they would kneel down directly."

"On behalf of Your Majesty, I have already accepted the letter of vassalage from the other side. I will bring it back when I return to the country."

"This is not only true for Annan, but also for other neighboring foreign countries such as Luzon!"

"Because I represent the Ming Dynasty, I have the highest honor!"

"I, your Majesty, congratulate you and the Ming Dynasty!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he laughed so happily.

"Hahahaha, it seems these foreign nations have heard quite clearly about the reputation of our Great Ming Dynasty!"

"Song Li, keep reading!"

Song Li glanced down when he heard this and was stunned. He secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang before continuing to read.

"In the past month, I have visited many foreign countries. In addition to promoting the reputation of the Ming Dynasty and accepting letters from the credibles, I have also been selling the goods on board the ship."

"I never thought that these ordinary things would be regarded as priceless treasures in the eyes of these foreign nations."

“Due to limited space, I am unable to attach a detailed list, but I will just say one thing.”

"The goods I brought with me still have some left, so I have exchanged them for more than 10,000 taels of gold and more than 300,000 taels of silver!"

"What?"

"Song Li, what does it say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted directly.

Song Li noticed it when he looked at it just now, so he answered directly without any pause.

"Your Majesty, I have checked it several times. It is exactly more than 10,000 taels of gold and 300,000 taels of silver!"

"Hiss... Damn, those foreign nations are really that rich!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a man who couldn't bear to see the money that was lost outside.

Doesn't this allow them to have a warm home as soon as possible?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about the follow-up of the report and just waved his hand.

"Go, summon Wei Yong here immediately!"

(End of this chapter)