Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 263 263 Economic war, that is also war
This was not the first time that Goryeo envoy Zheng Mengzhou came to Ming Dynasty.

In the fifth year of Hongwu's reign, he went to the Ming Dynasty for the first time.

On the way back, the team of more than 100 people encountered a storm at sea.

Not only was the boat damaged, but thirty-nine of its members were drowned.

Zheng Mengzhou and others drifted on the sea for thirteen days.

At one point, he cut off the saddle pads to feed himself. It was all thanks to him that he controlled the situation and did not kill people or eat meat.

With great difficulty, they drifted back to the rocky island off the coast of China and managed to survive.

This was also the same year that the Ming Dynasty envoys went to Ryukyu, discovered DYD and boarded it for inspection, and later it was placed under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province.

Zheng Mengzhou also experienced "big winds and waves" when he came to Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, for some envoys from Goryeo who came to meet the Ming Emperor, it was completely like a teacher leading a student.

As a result, the eunuch who reported the news did not expect that the King of Goryeo was such a person.

A reasonable explanation must be given, otherwise it will not make sense.

This man was a hostage in the Yuan Dynasty in his early years and married a Mongolian princess. He was supported by the Yuan Dynasty to replace the old king of Goryeo.

After he returned to Goryeo and took power, he took advantage of the late Yuan uprising to break away from the control of the Yuan Dynasty and take the opportunity to kill the pro-Yuan forces.

As a close envoy to Korea, Zheng Mengzhou gave a detailed explanation of Wang Buli's Japanese pirate problem.

After all, the King of Goryeo is old, and the young women in the palace cannot bear loneliness.

Zheng Mengzhou also knew that the Japanese pirates had been in trouble in recent years.

If the Ming Dynasty can send troops to assist the vassal states in eradicating the powerful ministers, and we, Goryeo, can also send troops to assist in destroying the Yuan Dynasty, then the Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty faster in the future. "

It was because of the regicide that the relationship between Mingli began to deteriorate.

"They must be people who are being held hostage and serve as slaves."

There are so many women, coupled with good family backgrounds, good looks, and they are younger and more energetic than the king.

Because of some of Lao Zhu's operations, although the Japanese pirates were not completely eliminated, they were still hit hard.

After the King of Goryeo was killed, the battle between the conservative pro-Won faction and the newly emerging pro-Ming faction in Goryeo intensified.

In the battle between Goryeo and Japanese pirates, more than one high-ranking officer died.

"The last time the Japanese pirates were captured, there was a man who claimed to be a Korean and pretended to be in Japanese clothes. So I wanted to ask if there are Koreans who have joined the Japanese pirates on a large scale."

After Wang Zhuan learned the news, he wanted to kill someone. As a result, he also wanted to kill the eunuch who reported the news to him to save the royal family's face.

"The Prince Consort wants to exterminate the Japanese pirates?"

This year, Li Chenggui defeated the invading Japanese pirates and became famous. He attracted more and more attention from the King of Goryeo, which gained him more political capital and paved the way for him to take the throne through a coup in the future.

The concubines were made pregnant.

"Prince-in-law, now that the powerful ministers of Goryeo are in power, the young master cannot make a wise judgment, so he turned to Beiyuan.

Zheng Mengzhou only thought that Goryeo could fall into the arms of Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.

Even though he was known as the Ninth Marshal of Goryeo, which sounded pretty impressive, the Goryeo general had only about 500 men under his command, so it was extremely easy for him to be defeated by Japanese pirates, resulting in the death of the marshal.

Wang Zhuan was the first King of Goryeo to be canonized by Lao Zhu, but he was killed two years after being canonized.

After all, the Goryeo army was not invincible against the Japanese pirates, and often lost.

"Goryeo has not yet given an explanation for the regicide. How can I, the Ming Dynasty, send troops so easily?"

Wang Buli sat in the embassy and nodded slightly:

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty could ask his consort to receive him. Zheng Mengzhou felt that as long as he chatted more with the consort in front of him and asked him to talk to him, he might be able to meet the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

The act of regicide was extremely treasonous in Lao Zhu's opinion.

This caused the Japanese pirates to shift their invasion positions and not dare to come to Ming Dynasty. Instead, they went to pick a softer persimmon - Korea.

But the old man favored his ministers and chose his internal guards, all of whom were young and handsome nobles.

As a result, they created a promiscuous harem.

"good."

The powerful minister Li Renren sent Zheng Mengzhou and others to the Ming Dynasty, also with the idea of ​​killing people with a borrowed knife.

As long as the Emperor of Heaven sent troops and horses, some Japanese pirate problems would not be a concern. What was more important was stabilizing Goryeo's internal affairs and eliminating powerful officials in the court.

Many Koreans were captured and used as slaves, and it was normal for them to be among the Japanese pirates.

Zheng Mengzhou immediately gave a forceful explanation.

Regarding Zheng Mengzhou's words, before Wang Buli could speak, Lu Ben said:

Especially Zheng Mengzhou's actions made Zhu Yuanzhang very satisfied, so he agreed to let the Koreans study abroad in the Ming Dynasty and enter the Imperial College to study.

Therefore, he also gathered around him many Korean scholars who were committed to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, they also stood with him and were suppressed by the current powerful ministers of Goryeo.

Last year, Japanese pirates invaded Goryeo and led to the death of Marshal Park In-kyu.

The Ming Dynasty also sent envoys to the Japanese country to stop it, but the effect was not significant at all.

We are loyal to you, and the information we have discovered has not yet been revealed. You kill the donkey first?
So he took the initiative to leak the news to those people that the king knew that you had messed up the harem and wanted to kill you, so why not take action first.

So in the midst of fear and incitement, before the King of Goryeo had time to mobilize his troops, he was hacked to death with swords by the young guards who were in front of his promiscuous harem.

The king's brain was pounding.

The regicide made Zhu Yuanzhang so angry that he even refused to give him a posthumous title.

Zheng Mengzhou also wanted to explain the follow-up to this incident. All the regicides were killed to ensure that no one made any mistakes.

In particular, the disciples and guards were all personally selected by the king, and no one else could interfere. It was entirely his own doing.

Wang Buli didn't expect that Goryeo still had such a past.

"The new king has not yet been canonized by the Ming Dynasty." Lu Ben pinched his beard and said coldly:
"I heard that Goryeo was not only a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but also served the Northern Yuan Dynasty. This matter cannot be ignored easily.

Since ancient times, if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct! "

"To be honest, the powerful minister Li Renren also sent people to the Northern Yuan Dynasty to request for canonization.

Under their influence, the new king was very disdainful of us Confucian children who aspired to the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he liked hunting and traveling and disliked government affairs. He completely deviated from the previous king's wish to break away from the Yuan Dynasty. "

Zheng Mengzhou wanted to be a dog for Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, I urgently hope to convince the two people in front of me, and then ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops to support Goryeo and resolve Goryeo's internal affairs.

In Zheng Mengzhou's view, serving the second master was also a historical shame for Goryeo.

Especially those of them who love the Ming Dynasty do not have military power in their hands.

As for Li Chenggui, a young general, Zheng Mengzhou was confident of persuading him.

As long as the Ming Dynasty can send troops, Li Chenggui at home can also respond.

The two of them have a good relationship.

But when Li Chenggui wanted to usurp the throne, he sent people to kill Zheng Mengzhou in the street, even though they had fought side by side countless times.

Wang Buli was not interested in any of these things. He thought about it for a moment:

"Are you saying that the powerful officials of Goryeo were close to Beiyuan?"

"Correct."

"Then do you, Goryeo, do business with Beiyuan?"

"If you don't do it, it will be an offering."

Wang Buli nodded slightly, then smiled and said:

"Since you want to eliminate the pro-Yuan faction in the country, why not do business with Daming, and then you can make a profit by doing business with Beiyuan."

"Prince-in-law, what does this mean?" Zheng Mengzhou felt very puzzled.

"I will discuss this matter with Your Majesty first. After all, Beiyuan is poor now.

If some high-end materials can flow in, the high-ranking officials of Beiyuan will probably have a better impression of you, Korea. Then you can ask them to send troops to deal with the Japanese pirates.

Once the Northern Yuan Tatars enter the country, they will inevitably clash with those in power in Goryeo. You will sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers. When the time is right, the Ming Dynasty will be invited to send troops to eliminate the pro-Yuan faction. "

Zheng Mengzhou didn't understand why Wang Buli had to go in a big circle to do this.

The Ming Dynasty directly sent troops to help the vassal countries, which was also in line with morality and etiquette.

Wang Buli thought, if there are no monsters raging in the world, why should the people of Goryeo expect the Ming Dynasty to help them?

There will definitely be great resistance.

Zheng Mengzhou most wanted to see Zhu Yuanzhang express his ideas, so he was cautious about Wang Buli's suggestions.

Didn't agree immediately.

Zheng Mengzhou felt that Wang Buli was also testing himself to see if he was sincere towards Daming.

Even Lu Ben, the Minister of Rites, had no idea what the significance of Wang Buli's expense was.

Besides, selling supplies to Beiyuan through Goryeo, isn’t this an act of capitalizing on the enemy?
"Consort, be careful what you say."

After entertaining the envoys from Korea, the two returned to the palace to resume their duties.

"Consort, were you testing him by saying that just now?"

Lu Ben also came to his senses, no matter how brave Wang Buli was, he would never do anything to capitalize on the enemy. “There is no temptation, it’s just an idea in my heart.

I will talk to His Majesty later and see if there is any feasible space. "

Wang Buli wanted to engage in financial war and continue to accelerate the corruption of the upper class nobles in Mongolia.

It's just that he doesn't know whether the Mongols need Hada at this time.

"Lü Shangshu, do Mongolians wear hadas around their necks?"

Lu Ben listened to Wang Buli's description. He also came from the Yuan Dynasty.

"This was handed down from the time of Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty. There were strict standards for imperial officials to present hada, but the people were getting more and more confused."

Wang Buli nodded gently:
"Although the Mongols have retreated, the etiquette of the royal family and nobles must be maintained!

My Ming Dynasty has the ability to make silk, but they don't, so there is room for maneuver. "

Lu Ben still didn't understand the meaning of Wang Buli's words. It still sounded like he meant to be an enemy.

The two met with Zhu Yuanzhang, and Lu Ben talked about the situation of the Korean envoy.

Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply impressed when he heard this name.

Then I heard Lu Ben talk about the idea of ​​the Prince Consort.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also extremely puzzled and waited for Wang Buli's explanation.

"Your Majesty, it is easy for a person to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality!"

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to refute Wang Buli.

I have always maintained my original intention of being frugal, but I have long since been unable to go back.

Even wiping one's buttocks is not done with a stick, Baochai made it specially for them.

“The Mongols used to divide people into several classes and continuously exploited the output of the Han people for themselves, including fine silk, which they could not repeat after fleeing north.

We might as well take advantage of the Goryeo authorities to send Xiang Buk Yuan to use silk to make khatas and gorgeous clothes and sell them to them.

These things cannot bring them effective help in the war, but they can consume their money, cattle and sheep indefinitely.

It widened the gap between the nobles of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the lower-level herdsmen, and further undermined the fighting spirit of the grassroots soldiers.

I believe that war is always about money. Without money, weapons and equipment, people will eat horses, and soldiers will be rewarded with money, casualties and casualties, all of which cannot be achieved. "

Lu Ben, the Minister of Rites, stared wide-eyed.

He didn't understand Wang Buli's intention at first, but after his explanation, he understood everything.

It turned out to be such a deep thought.

Why didn't I think of that just now?

I haven’t heard of this method before!

The consort had such insight at a young age. When the prince succeeded to the throne, Lu Ben did not know what achievements Wang Buli would assist Zhu Biao.

So Lu Ben, as the prince's father-in-law, couldn't help but said:
"Congratulations, Prince Consort!"

Wang Buli nodded slightly at Lu Ben and continued to explain his reasons:

"If things go on like this, the nobles of the Northern Yuan Dynasty will tax the herdsmen below more and more heavily in order to enjoy themselves.

They have less and less money and cannot even solve the problem of food and clothing.

The nobles know how to enjoy themselves more and more, so how can they think about fighting?
When the time comes, Ming will strike hard and kill them instantly. "

"Good, great good!"

Lu Benz couldn't help but clapped his hands. Wang Buli's idea made his blood boil.

Is this an advanced way to defeat an enemy without fighting?
Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes slightly while thinking about Wang Buli's words.

Prince Zhu Biao agreed very much with Wang Buli's statement, and could hardly restrain his voice in agreement.

My father always said that Wang Buli liked to use money to push people to do things, but he didn't understand the economy that Wang Buli meant.

Using the economy well can also weaken a country.

Just like Tao Zhugong selling cooked seeds to the state of Wu.

Lu Ben was the first to react: "I understand again!"

He cited the examples of Duke Huan of Qi and Guan Zhong.

Duke Huan of Qi wanted to annex the state of Lu and asked Guan Zhong what he could do.

Guan Zhong gave an idea. The people of Lu and Liang all relied on silk weaving to make money.

You only need to take the lead in wearing silk clothes, and then order the ministers to also wear silk clothes, so that the people will follow suit and wear silk clothes.

Next, you prohibit the people of Qi from weaving silk privately, and they must import clothes from Lu and Liang.

In this way, the people of Lu and Liang could earn a lot of wealth from the silk weaving trade, and the people of the two countries would not bother to cultivate the land and go to silk weaving.

Guan Zhong adopted the method of purchasing silk clothes from Lu and Liang at high prices, causing the people of the two countries to ignore agricultural production and become more obsessed with commercial trade.

After they all engaged in silk production and neglected food, they then issued an order saying that they no longer wanted clothes made in these two countries.

The silk could not be sold and food was not distributed. The land at home was also deserted, and it was too late to even think about farming.

The people of both countries collapsed due to lack of food, and nine out of ten of them defected to Qi.

Zhu Biao's eyes are brighter, that's what they look like!
First, let Goryeo's relatives send fine silks as tribute to the Mongols so that they can wear them more. In the environment of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, silk will inevitably be easily damaged.

After hearing the examples Lu Ben found from history, Zhu Yuanzhang strongly agreed with Wang Buli's idea.

He who subdues the enemy's troops without fighting is a good person.

Therefore, the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city.

At present, Lao Zhu is cautious in using troops. After realizing it, he likes the method Wang Buli just proposed very much.

Lao Zhu liked Guan Zhong very much, otherwise he would not have followed his example in opening a brothel, and he also hoped that talents like Guan Zhong would emerge among them.

After all, according to the taste of the Ming Dynasty historians, there is nothing good to record when winning a foreign war.

But once you lose.

Okay, okay, you can't even defeat a small foreign country, right?

You must be solemnly recorded so that future generations can laugh at you!

Our descendants must remember to avenge our shame!

Regarding economic issues, Zhu Yuanzhang knew and thought very little!

So he couldn't think of anything to refute Wang Buli's idea, but as an emperor's temperament, he still had to ask more questions.

Zhu Yuanzhang just said: "Why didn't the Ming Dynasty directly send merchants to the border to sell privately, but also relied on Goryeo, a small foreign country that I don't like?"

“You can do this, but you have to open the market first, and with the help of Goryeo as an intermediary, you can gain the trust of the Mongolians.

What's more, my Ming Dynasty silk craftsmanship is so good, wouldn't the Goryeo nobles like it? "

Wang Buli thinks there is nothing wrong with eating two fish.

"It's just about hunting rabbits."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied with Wang Buli's idea of ​​casually destroying small countries. After all, he was looking forward to the scene of all the countries coming to court.

"Of course." Wang Buli added:
"Only when the Goryeo nobles put on the better silks of the Ming Dynasty, can they recognize the culture of the Ming Dynasty more and be better educated in the future. This is to beat the rabbits with straw."

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes slightly in response to Wang Buli's forced explanation and let him say everything.

Anyway, Wang Buli did not openly say that he wanted to kill the Koryo Kingdom, and Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed with his explanation.

"Yes, this idea cannot be completed overnight."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "Then when do you think silk smuggling should appear on the border of Ming Dynasty?"

"Trading is strictly prohibited on the borders of the Ming Dynasty. The Mongolians cannot obtain the salt and iron they need. In the future, silk can be sold mixed with tea. Salt and iron must not be smuggled at will."

Wang Buli emphasized the reason first, and then said:
“We must first strictly control this channel, and wait until all the Mongolian nobles like it and it becomes hard to find anything.

If the Ming Dynasty officials carry out smuggling, the commercial economy in Beiyuan will collapse further, and the cattle, sheep and horses exchanged will be driven directly into the Great Wall. "

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth slightly and looked at Wang Buli in shock.

He really thought about driving Bei Yuan's cattle, sheep and horses into the Great Wall and becoming Ming's livestock.

But that could only be achieved after the Ming Dynasty completely destroyed Bei Yuan or won the war.

Zhu Yuanzhang really did not expect that there would be such a cost-effective way to have the Mongols send these livestock from Beiyuan on their own initiative and drive them into the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty.

This idea is a plan that Lao Zhu has never thought of!

Our son-in-law is indeed quite talented, not inferior to that old boy Liu Ji.

It's a pity that Liu Ji refuses to serve us sincerely.

It's not that Wang Buli didn't work for the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang thought he was too lazy.

If he could work like me, even one tenth of it, Zhu Yuanzhang would feel that Wang Buli was a capable minister in governing the world.

However, this guy likes to waste his talents. Such behavior really left Zhu Yuanzhang speechless!

Zhu Biao couldn't sit still anymore, stood up directly and shouted: "Wonderful!"

(End of this chapter)