Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 398 Zhu Yuanzhang: You two joined forces to trick us into opening the sea?
On the side, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but smile with ridicule while feeling shocked in his heart.

At the same time, he was in awe of his father and teacher.

How could his father hide such a huge family fortune for so long!

Even he, the Crown Prince of Yan, didn’t know anything about it!
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "Everyone has grown up and knows how to hide it from us!"

Zhu Di said proudly: "If the child hadn't been hidden, Zhu Yunwen and those courtiers would have known the true situation, and they wouldn't have told my father every day to send troops to occupy the Japanese country!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

There is no need for those courtiers to report to Zhu Yunwen, he can no longer bear it now and wants to send troops to the Japanese country!
One million taels of silver can be mined in one month!
It can be mined for two to three hundred years. How many taels of silver can it be mined for the Ming Dynasty?

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, Zhu Di's face froze, and he immediately felt something was wrong and said quickly.

"Dad, Guo An hasn't even started to talk about how he plans to rob other barbarians!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses and glared at Zhu Di fiercely again.

"Are you a bandit leader? Do you know how to rob all day long? That's because I, the Ming Dynasty, cannot bear that those overseas barbarians live in a state of ignorance, poverty, ignorance of loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, justice and shame, and no knowledge of the responsibilities of kings and ministers.

And you, Zhu Di, are the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, and you have a compassionate heart.

I want to send our Ming soldiers, caravans and officials to civilize overseas barbarians! "

"..."

Zhu Di couldn't help but look weird. Such words were even worse than Guo An's...

"Father said it is absolutely true. It is our responsibility as the Ming Dynasty to educate the overseas barbarians, let them know the etiquette, justice and integrity, let them understand the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, and let them become rich and enjoy the luxury items of our Ming Dynasty!"

"Huh, that's pretty smart!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Di, then looked at Guo An again.

"Guo Qing, which barbarian overseas has such a large silver mine as the Japanese country?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Even the humble minister didn't know!"

Guo An said quickly.

"You don't know either?"

The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face disappeared immediately.

On the side, Zhu Di quickly explained: "Dad, there are too many foreign countries overseas, and Guo Qing has never been in contact with the envoys of those foreign countries, so he doesn't know much about it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression softened slightly.

Guo Andao said: "However, Wei Chen has read the "Book of Southern Qi". There is a golden mountain in Linyi, a state in Nanyi, and gold juice flows out of the Pu. It is a nun's road to make gold and silver statues, and it will be around ten times!"

"Gold Mountain?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di's eyes suddenly glowed with golden light.

"The Book of Liang also records that there is a Jinshan Mountain in his country. The rocks are all red, and gold grows in them. On the golden night, they fly out and look like fireflies. There are also tortoise shells, shellfish, Jibei, and agarwood."

"Your Majesty, not only gold mountains, but also items such as tortoise shells, shellfish, Jibei, and agarwood would be worth thousands of gold if they were shipped from Linyi to our Ming Dynasty and sold to those gentry and merchants!"

Guo An continued: "It is also recorded in the "Old Book of Tang" that Linyi State, the land of elephant forests in the south of Han Dynasty, is more than a thousand miles south of Jiaozhou. Its country extends for thousands of miles... Its king and princess are all happy and wear golden flowers on their heads. , decorated with gold locks and pearls!
Moreover, the rice in its fields will ripen again every year.Since then, in the south, the vegetation has grown in winter, and lettuce has been eaten all year round...

Your Majesty, when I was in Peking, according to some historical records, in the country of Linyi, rice was harvested three times a year. Even if the people of Linyi did not concentrate on cultivating rice, they had a bumper harvest every year. They had no idea. Why hunger? "

"what?"

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was startled and looked at Guo An with bright eyes.

"You mean, there is no shortage of food in Linyi?"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "I mean, Linyi is a treasure land. They not only have gold mountains, but also luxury goods such as tortoiseshell, shellfish, Jibei, and agarwood.

The most important thing is that the vegetation over there is flourishing in winter, and it is like spring all year round. Rice can be grown at any time! "

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened again, and he asked with surprise: "Why has no one known about such a treasured land since ancient times?"

Guo An quickly replied: "Your Majesty, it may be that Linyi country is too remote and extremely wild there, so all dynasties have not paid much attention to this place!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly and said: "We remember that Lin Yi Kingdom seems to have been destroyed by Annan Kingdom!"

"It seems so!"

On the side, Zhu Di replied slowly.

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "The Annan royal family has always treated us with great courtesy. This matter needs long-term consideration!"

"Dad, when the Annan Kingdom sends envoys to the Ming Dynasty later, we can ask Annan to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty of millions of stones of food every year!"

Zhu Di said.

"Ok!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and did not object.

Guo An added: "Your Majesty, I have checked ancient books and it seems that there is also a large amount of gold hidden in Java!"

"Java?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression condensed again and he stared at Guo An closely.

"Are you sure?"

Guo An quickly replied with fear on his face: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have never been to Java, so I can't guarantee it!"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Zhu Di quickly said: "Dad, what Guo An said, especially about money matters, is always accurate!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, "Kublai Khan once sent a thousand warships to attack Java, but they were repelled by the barbarians on Java Island."

Zhu Di looked confident, "Dad, don't worry, Java is just a group of islands, and the natives on them are barbaric.

Our Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses. If our Ming Dynasty attacks Java, it will be easy! "

"It's just Java, I am the Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was just about to nod when he noticed something was wrong and stared at Zhu Di closely.

"Guo An has said so much, but you two join forces and want to suggest that we open the sea?"

Zhu Di was startled and said quickly, "Dad, I definitely didn't mean this..." However, as he said that, Zhu Di thought of something, his face turned bitter, and he said with a smile: "Dad, actually, I also want to open the sea."

"Open the sea?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened and he said: "If once the sea opens, all those gentry and merchants will go overseas to make money, who will grow food?"

Zhu Di said: "Dad, the wise farmers in our Beiping farm have improved the rice. Last year, the highest rice yield was [-] kilograms per mu!"

"Five hundred pounds?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened and he couldn't help but said excitedly: "The yield of good rice in Peking can be 550 jins per mu. If it goes to Suzhou and Hangzhou, wouldn't it be possible to produce [-] jins per mu?"
If all the fertile fields in our country were planted with this kind of rice, wouldn’t our country never be short of food again? "

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Guo An subconsciously flattered.

Zhu Yuanzhang then said: "With this good rice, what else do we need from Annan's rice?"

Guo An and others said: "Your Majesty, is there anyone who dislikes those who have little food?"

"is also like this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, and suddenly his expression became condensed, "You haven't told us yet, if those people all go overseas to do business, who will grow food?"

Zhu Di subconsciously looked at Guo An.

Guo An smiled softly and said confidently: "Your Majesty, as long as the people of Ming Dynasty are not short of food, they will definitely have a large number of children.

In this way, in just 20 years, the population of Ming Dynasty will definitely increase by [-]% or [-]%.

At that time, Wei Chen is still worried that my Ming Dynasty’s fields are not enough for planting! "

“In addition, overseas is only a small place, and the space available for caravans is limited.

If there are too many people doing business, they will start to make less money.

When the time comes, there will be people who will not take risks in doing business..."

"That's it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded subconsciously.

Seeing this, Guo An felt happy and said again: "Your Majesty, Wuhan was in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. For the Silk Road to the West, they did not hesitate to go to war to control the Western Regions.

There are also prosperous countries in the West. As long as we trade with Western countries, our Ming Dynasty will be able to obtain a steady stream of wealth.

In this way, even if there are no gold or silver mines, my Ming Dynasty will not have to be trapped in the land and wealth extracted from those miserable people! "

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The Timur Khanate is blocking the west, and I, the Ming Dynasty, can't get through it!"

Guo Andao: "Your Majesty, I have studied it and found that the Silk Road on that road is not only far away, but also desolate.

However, sailing from the sea passed through dozens of foreign countries.

Maybe we don't need to reach the west, just the foreign countries along the way can make me, the Ming Dynasty, or those merchants make a huge amount of wealth.

As long as we, the Ming Dynasty, collect taxes and money from these merchants at sea, we, the Ming Dynasty, will be able to obtain a huge amount of wealth.

Moreover, those merchants will be very happy! "

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, "Can the sea also reach the Western countries on the Silk Road?"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Return to Your Majesty, we can arrive!"

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and then said directly: "We agree to open the sea!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Guo An looked happy.

Zhu Di also said quickly: "Thank you dad!"

"As soon as the sea opens, if merchants in our Ming Dynasty are robbed by those barbarians, our soldiers and generals in Ming Dynasty will be able to seek justice for those merchants!"

"For the safety of our Ming people, our Ming Dynasty should set up military governors in various states and send governors to take charge!"

"You can arrange this as you wish!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly.

At the beginning, he banned the sea because every time overseas foreign countries sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty, they only brought some local products, but the Ming Dynasty wanted a large amount of gold and silver treasures back. This was such a loss for the Ming Dynasty!
Also, there are Japanese pirates overseas who are constantly intruding on the Ming Dynasty!

Now, it's all settled.

Moreover, overseas is not only rich in marine fish, but also rich in wealth, so there is no need to ban the sea.

"Dad, don't worry, we won't let you down!"

Zhu Di was overjoyed.

Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "However, you cannot reduce the vassal status in the future!"

"Dad, as long as those feudal kings don't rebel, I will never cut down the feudal clan."

Zhu Di nodded with a serious face.

However, he remembered something and hesitated for a moment, then he couldn't help but said: "Dad, I don't dare to hide it from you.

Although I will not reduce the vassal status, I will make adjustments to the salary of the vassal king! "

"Ok?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious.

"You rebellious son, we are not dead yet, how come you have imitated Zhu Yunwen and want to attack those of your flesh and blood?"

Zhu Di said: "Dad, Zhu Yunwen and I are different!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Di angrily: "What's the difference?"

Zhu Di explained: "Dad, I have calculated that if we follow the salary you set for each vassal king, within a hundred years, our Ming Dynasty will not be able to support those vassal princes' families, and will even be dragged down by those vassal princes." !”

"Can these few vassal kings bring down the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became even more angry, "When did you, such a traitor, become so heartless and stingy? Ahem..."

Zhu Di quickly said: "Dad, don't be angry first, I will explain it to you and you will understand!"

After coughing for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Di closely, "Explain it to us carefully. If the explanation is not clear, we will establish another crown prince while we are still alive!"

(End of this chapter)