Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Shen Zhuang shook his head repeatedly, "Master Hou is joking. Although my Shen family has some money, it is just a merchant's family and cannot be on the stage."

"It doesn't matter, as long as your family is not involved this time!"

Guo An smiled softly and didn't get to the bottom of it.

"Now that these thieves have been caught by Your Majesty, and without the clamor of the Sea Forbidden Faction, Your Majesty should soon be able to open the sea!"

"What the Marquis said is absolutely true!"

"With more people going to sea, the Ming Dynasty's food will indeed be much less. Even if there are new rice seeds, some problems may occur in a short while!"

"What does the Marquis mean?"

Shen Zhuang looked at Guo An hurriedly.

Guo An ordered: "The Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce needs to set aside thirty large ships to go to places like Annan and Champa State to buy more food and store it. Don't worry about spending money!"

"Yes, Lord Marquis!"

Shen Zhuang responded quickly.

really.

A few days later.

Great meeting.

Zhu Di first released a bomb, which shocked the entire court officials with shock and regret.

"The Ming Dynasty has always banned the sea and has harmonious exchanges with all barbarian countries. However, there is no information. The Annan Kingdom is the most friendly with the Ming Dynasty. However, it is sad that there are rebels in the Annan Kingdom.

The Hu thieves rebelled and massacred the descendants of the Chen family of the Annan royal family. There was such a big news because there were treacherous ministers in Yunnan and Guangxi who colluded with the Hu thieves. How could I and the other court officials in the court not know about it? "

"this?"

Xu Huizu, Li Jinglong, as well as Tie Xuan, the Minister of War, and others were suddenly filled with shock and regret.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if there is any evidence?"

"evidence?"

Zhu Di snorted again and said sternly: "There are children of the Chen family who fled to Yunnan and Guangxi and wrote secret letters to me crying for help, but those thieves actually dared to stop those secret letters.

If I hadn't felt that this matter was strange and sent Wang Zhen, the envoy of Jinyiwei Town, to investigate, I would never have known that such a bold traitor would appear in Yunnan, Guangxi and other border areas of the Ming Dynasty! "

"Colluding with foreign thieves, deceiving superiors and subordinates, and doing whatever they want. These are the loyal ministers of my Ming Dynasty. Don't they think that as long as my Ming Dynasty prohibits the sea, they can do whatever they want with foreign thieves outside the Ming Dynasty?"

All the courtiers looked terrified.

Tie Xuan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the death of those traitors is not a pity. The traitors in Annan Kingdom deserve death. I, the Ming Dynasty, will send troops to quell the rebellion for the royal family of Annan Kingdom."

"Your Majesty, what Mr. Tie said is absolutely true!"

Zheng Yi, the Minister of Rites, also said, "It's just that I wonder where the children of the Chen family of Annan Kingdom are now?"

"How many of the Chen family's children?"

Zhu Di's face darkened again, "Jin Yiwei has not been found yet!"

"Haven't found it yet?"

Zheng Yi was stunned.

Zhu Di said again: "There is no news!"

"How can this be?"

Zheng Yi looked surprised.

Zhu Di's face was livid, and he said bitterly: "Yes, a few living people, thousands of Jinyiwei people have been searching for so many days, but there is no trace at all, they seem to have disappeared!"

Xu Huizu suddenly said: "Could it be that he has been killed?"

The atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly became silent!

All officials have already recognized this fact in their hearts!

"A bunch of crazy traitors!"

Zhu Di cursed in a deep voice, and then said again: "When Emperor Taigaozu was still alive, remnants of the previous dynasty and Japanese pirates often invaded our coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, making the people miserable. Therefore, Emperor Taigaozu banned the sea to resist Japanese pirates and pirates. Pirates.

Today, our Ming army is stationed in the Japanese country, there are no more Japanese pirates in the sea, and the Japanese invasion along the coast has been eliminated.

In addition, opening the sea can make the Ming Dynasty rich. The benefits to the Ming Dynasty outweigh the disadvantages. I decided to open the sea. "

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Your Majesty, you are wise..."

None of the courtiers objected.

"I have decided to set up shipping companies in Songjiang, Quanzhou and Guangzhou! All merchants who go to sea for trade must pay taxes!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Marine business tax is one out of ten!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"The Municipal Shipping Department is independent of the local state government, and all commercial taxes collected are handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

"This……"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

All the officials from the Ministry of Revenue suddenly looked overjoyed.

"In addition, in order to ensure the safety of merchant ships at sea, I decided to dispatch a navy to patrol between the Ming Dynasty and Nanyang and the West!

Protect the safety of our Ming people and promote the prestige of our country! "

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

……

There was no objection in the court.

Of course, there are also people who want to object but dare not.

As for which general to send to Annan, although Zhu Di had an idea in his mind, he still had not made up his mind.

therefore.

Faced with requests from Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong to send troops, Zhu Di directly summoned Guo An to Fengtian Palace.

This shocked Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong.

"Your Majesty, although Marquis Dinghai is a martial artist, he is a civil servant. He cannot charge into battle and does not understand the art of war!"

"Your Majesty, Annan is just a small country. As long as you give me an army of 50,000, you will be able to safely conquer the southern country!" "Besides, please don't be impatient!"

Zhu Di smiled slightly and didn't say much.

Seeing this, Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong looked at each other, and they could see the worry in each other's eyes.

soon.

Guo An walked slowly into Fengtian Hall.

"The humble minister Dinghaihou Guo An is here to see your majesty!"

"Guo Qing, get up and speak!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After seeing the ceremony, Zhu Di said: "We have decided to send troops to Annan. Both Wei Guogong and Cao Guogong want to lead their troops to go out. It is difficult for us to make a decision. Does Guo Qing have any good suggestions?"

"what?"

Guo An himself was confused.

"Your Majesty, both princes want to fight for the Ming Dynasty. This is a great thing!"

"It's just a small country in Annan. Why does it need two princes to take action together?"

"This……"

Guo An frowned slightly and couldn't help but look up at Zhu Di above.

It seemed that Zhu Di had other ideas.

Well, if you don’t tell me, I won’t tell you, so let’s just guess riddles!

Guo An was angry and said directly: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true, why don't you send my Shenji Battalion to go.

As long as they bring enough gunpowder, the Weichen Shenji Battalion can bomb Annan from beginning to end, leaving the thief with nowhere to hide and can only come out to beg for surrender! "

"Shenji Camp?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up.

Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong were suddenly shocked.

Immediately, Xu Huizu said quickly: "Your Majesty, I have never seen the power of the Shenji Battalion. I am willing to lead the Shenji Battalion to go there this time!"

Li Jinglong was not to be outdone and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I am also willing to go!"

"Shenji camp?"

Zhu Di thought carefully for a while and then asked: "Guo Qing, I remember that you have always asked all the soldiers in the Shenji Battalion to be literate, academically arithmetic, and undergo special training.

Now, the special training is over? "

Guo An said respectfully, "Reporting to Your Majesty, all the soldiers in the Shenji Battalion have completed their training!"

Zhu Di asked again: "Can they send troops?"

Guo An nodded again, "Your Majesty, all soldiers in the Shenji Battalion can skillfully use muskets, artillery and other new firearms!"

On the side, Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong suddenly realized something and asked quickly.

"Marquis Dinghai, when the Shenji Battalion and the Jinyiwei went to Yunnan, Guangxi and other places last year, the Shenji Battalion had not completed its training?"

"no!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong were immediately shocked, "You're so brave before you've even finished training?"

Last year, the Shenji Battalion showed great power in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places, but it shocked all the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

just.

At that time, the Shenji Battalion was armed with firearms, and they were all elites selected from the major military camps in the capital.

These martial officers and generals also think that is what they should do.

But now, they are told that those soldiers are just unskilled soldiers who have not completed their training?

Zhu Di also looked at Guo An expectantly.

Guo An smiled slightly, raised his hands in salute, "Your Majesty, you two gentlemen, if I'm not too arrogant, I have only one guard general in the Shenji Battalion.

But every soldier and general is one of the best among the millions of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Now, each of them can write at least a thousand words, various three-digit arithmetic, and parabolas...

Moreover, every soldier has read at least three military books! "

"Your Majesty, you two princes, please give me the firearms and ammunition that my Shenji camp needs.

Even if we face five times more Ming border troops, our Shenji Battalion will be victorious in the end!

"And if we face those barbarian soldiers from Nan'an Kingdom, even with twenty times the strength, our Shenji Battalion can easily defeat them!"

"hiss……"

Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong's eyes widened with shock and regret on their faces.

"Is this the case for everyone in the Shenji Camp?"

Guo An nodded slightly, "I'm just talking about the lowest standard!"

Xu Huizu couldn't help but said: "In this way, every soldier from the Shenji Battalion can contribute to hundreds or thousands of households in our Ming army!"

"Yes!"

Li Jinglong also nodded slightly subconsciously.

Soldiers who knew a thousand words, were good at arithmetic, and were familiar with the art of war were treasures in the Ming army.

Now, is the entire Shenji Camp like this?

"How can such an army be allowed to fight and fight?"

An idea suddenly popped into Li Jinglong's mind.

...(End of chapter)