Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 423 My son-in-law has some immature suggestions! (Please subscribe!!)
So after confirming Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.

All the officials in the court fell into silence.

If the military generals of the DPRK and China were clamoring for the Northern Expedition, the civil servants would immediately stop it and give 10,000 reasons.

But now these words came from the mouth of His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

Then there is no way to veto casually, and even if you want to persuade, you have to be careful. If you say the wrong thing and anger the emperor, there will be good consequences.

Of course, the absolute majority of people who have such thoughts are civil servants. On the other hand, the generals, especially the Huaixi military generals headed by Lan Yu, were indeed stunned for a while after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, but then their eyes began to Shine!
The naked eye is instantly excited and excited!
When are generals most valuable? !

There is no doubt that during a war, the more ferocious, dangerous, and ambitious a war is, the value of generals will skyrocket, surpassing those of civil servants by dozens of blocks! !
Thinking back to when Tang He conquered Dongying Island, it can be said that he supported it with all the strength of the whole country, and His Majesty was constantly rewarded with various rewards. The same was true for the conquest of Liaodong. Xu Da, Lan Yu, Feng Sheng and others teamed up to capture Liaodong. Liaodong was completely included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, Feng Sheng was restored to the Duke of Song Dynasty, and Lan Yu was named the Duke of Liang Kingdom for this contribution!

These are all obtained in exchange for military merit!

And military merit can only be obtained on the battlefield!
The destruction of Beiyuan was definitely the most outstanding battle in Ming Dynasty's foreign wars. Anyone who could fight in this war would definitely be able to make a huge contribution!

The general was not excited after hearing this!
While all the civil servants were thinking hard about how to persuade Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and other generals were still excited, Lan Yu took the lead to stand up.

"And the annihilation of Beiyuan cannot be delayed. It must not be left to the next emperor, which is Biao'er!"

"How can we allow others to sleep soundly in this bed? The Northern Yuan regime is like a sharp sword hanging over my head, the Ming Dynasty. Although they are much more honest now, once they are allowed to recover, they will definitely go south to the Central Plains. By that time It’s too late to consider destroying Bei Yuan!”

"Spending huge sums of money to build a new Great Wall will play a great role in blocking the Beiyuan army from the Great Wall, but only defense without attack will never solve the problem."

"Your Majesty, the last general Lan Yu is willing to lead the army and go out to get rid of this cancer for the Ming Dynasty!!"

"I want to send troops to deal with Bei Yuan, why? Isn't it to make the Ming Dynasty more stable!"

Looking at the silent queue of civil servants and the excited queue of generals in the court, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

But Zhu Yuanzhang frowned at the silence of the civil servants.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty has always focused on economic construction and local governance. The Ming generals have been eager for a war for a long time.

Lan Yu's voice sounded like a bell, and it was like lifting a huge boulder and throwing it into the water, causing huge waves immediately.

Moreover, this was said by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang himself, so naturally they would not miss such a good opportunity.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"The last general was originally the vanguard!"

The conquest of Beiyuan will be a great opportunity for them to make achievements on the battlefield and make a name for themselves.

The generals of the Ming Dynasty who were originally inactive in the Taiji Hall in the morning, seemed to have been given a blood injection at this moment, and they took the initiative to ask for help.

"The final general is also willing to accompany the army to conquer Beiyuan!!"

These words are what Zhu Yuanzhang said in his heart.

"You civil servants, I have spoken out my thoughts directly, but none of you have stood up to support me! Don't you even take me seriously?"

"There is also the last general!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was not very happy about the support of the generals. He knew very well that the reason why the generals were so active was simply that they had been holding back for too long and wanted to use a battle to vent their anger.

Since repelling the offensive of the Northern Yuan army and regaining Liaodong in the past few years, Ming Dynasty has had fewer and fewer foreign wars. The generals of Ming Dynasty have only been training troops every day, and the generals have long been unable to bear it.

Zhu Yuanzhang complained bitterly about the civil servants in his heart.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, Zhu Biao was the next emperor he personally recognized. Zhu Biao had many qualities, but he was definitely not a monarch who expanded territories and used force to solve problems. Therefore, he had to do the annihilation of Bei Yuan. Do!

Zhu Yuanzhang read a lot of history books and knew very clearly that the first-generation emperor of a dynasty often relied on his family to conquer the world, and was relatively weak in governing the world, while the second-generation emperor could often devote himself wholeheartedly to During the construction of the country, let the people have enough to eat and elevate the entire dynasty to a certain level!

If the second-generation emperor continues to engage in foreign wars, the life of this dynasty will not last long.

With this conclusion, Zhu Yuanzhang became even more convinced that he had the obligation and responsibility to completely eliminate the Beiyuan regime, and then hand over the complete and healthy Ming Dynasty to Zhu Biao.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang ignored the excited generals and looked at the queue of civilian officials.

“My dear friends, don’t you want to say something to me???”

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

The civil servants who didn't know how to speak in the first place were even more afraid to speak when Zhu Yuanzhang asked him this.

The military generals were also startled by Zhu Yuanzhang's question. They also knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was not asking about them, but the civilian officials opposite. Obviously, if there was no way to convince these civilian officials, the Northern Expedition would not be realized. , Now His Majesty the Emperor is questioning the civil officials, and the generals are also happy to see it.

You are all so awesome on weekdays and look down on us generals, but now you deserve to be questioned by the emperor!

The generals kept silent and looked playfully in the direction of the civil servants, obviously ready to watch the show.

If the civil servants refuse, there is no need for them to take action at all. His Majesty alone will put enough pressure on them, and they can secretly add fuel to the flames. If the civil servants agree to the Northern Expedition, that would be even better. They generals only need to prepare for war. Anyway, it’s not a loss!

As analyzed by the military generals, after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's questions, the civil servants became nervous one by one. The lower-ranking officials simply lowered their heads. It was not their turn to speak for this kind of thing, waiting for the big officials in the civil service. Just ask.

In the end, all the pressure was concentrated on several important officials such as Song Lian and Lu Chang.

Several people lowered their heads and looked at each other, their eyes full of helplessness.

Of course they have thought about eliminating the Beiyuan regime, because there are many benefits to eliminating the Beiyuan regime, but the civil servants still have to consider many specific things. The first thing to fight is money and food. Although the Ming Dynasty has developed rapidly in recent years, and the tax revenue has exceeded 100 million, it still costs too much. There are so many!
In the first five-year plan alone, tax revenue will basically be wiped out.

It is true that there is money in the treasury. Once the Northern Expedition begins, it will inevitably affect the first five-year plan and other expenditures, slow down the development of Ming Dynasty or even stop it.

If it were just like this, the civil servants would still be able to accept it, but once the Northern Expedition went unfavorable or it fell into a continuous battle with the Beiyuan regime, it would very likely bring down the Ming Dynasty and drag the Ming Dynasty, which had already taken off, to the ground. .

The final result is that the money is gone, the people are gone, and the good situation is gone.

But if you don't agree that Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes alone can kill people, who dares to say that?
Because no civil servant dared to stand up and speak, there was another strange silence in Tai Chi Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned more and more, becoming more and more impatient.

"Are you all deaf? Let me ask you a question!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the civil servants like ostriches, lowering their heads. He became more and more angry in his heart, but no one spoke. He could not find a target to vent his anger. He could not vent his anger. Drag out all the civil servants and beat them up, then you will really become a tyrant.

brush--

Zhu Yuanzhang once again noticed Ouyang Lun standing at the front.

At this moment, in the Taiji Hall, a group of military generals wanted to see the embarrassment of the civil servants, but they were worried about being targeted by Zhu Yuanzhang, so they all lowered their heads and could only observe quietly, not to mention the civil servants, who almost buried their heads. Entering the ground, the only person in the audience who still stood up straight with his head upright and chest out was Ouyang Lun! !
Everyone lowered their heads, which made Ouyang Lun extremely conspicuous. More importantly, Ouyang Lun's eyes were covered with fake eyes drawn on paper, which was particularly dazzling.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already angry, but he became even more furious when he saw Ouyang Lun sleeping so soundly!
"Ouyang Lun!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's roar exploded directly in the Tai Chi Hall.

However.
Ouyang Lun did not wake up.

Oh shit!

asshole!

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Ouyang Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!!"

This time Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was louder.

"Who!! Who called me?"

Ouyang Lun was awakened and opened his eyes, looking a little confused.

Zhu Yuanzhang: I#￥......&*&
If anyone else dared to do this, he would have been dragged out and chopped off by now. However, Zhu Yuanzhang still needed Ouyang Lun now. He suppressed his anger and said, "Ouyang Lun, I have something to ask you!"

"It turns out to be His Majesty! Please tell me."

Ouyang Lun smiled and put away the fake eyes on his eyelids.

"I want to send troops to the grassland to completely wipe out the Northern Yuan Dynasty and permanently eliminate the hidden dangers in the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty. What do you think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

Swish--

As soon as this question came up, the eyes of all the civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall turned to him.

Forehead.
Ouyang Lun felt helpless when he felt so many eyes on him. We just want to fish and sleep, so why not!
And Zhu Yuanzhang, why are you so focused? If you don't work hard and develop, you honestly want to fight. Not to mention the cost of fighting, it would be a big loss if you lose!
Although he was thinking this in his heart, Ouyang Lun held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty is wise! Send troops to destroy Bei Yuan once and for all. The north of the Ming Dynasty will be much safer in the future!"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was pleasantly surprised and asked quickly: "So, you agree to send troops to destroy Beiyuan??!"

"Of course!"

"You are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. You have made a decision. As ministers, we just have to implement it!"

Ouyang Lun said.

"OK!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed immediately.

To be honest, even if all the officials supported his Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang might not be so happy, but Ouyang Lun supported him so simply, and Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy!
"You all, show me, this is a good minister of the Ming Dynasty!"

"You all should learn from Ouyang Lun from now on and learn how to do your duty as a minister!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly.

The civil servants looked at Ouyang Lun with complicated expressions. The military generals looked at Ouyang Lun with much admiration. Only Lan Yu and Feng Sheng frowned. This boy must not have any conspiracy!

"Haha, Ouyang Lun, my good prince-in-law, hurry up and tell me why you support the Northern Expedition. If you have a way, don't hide your secrets, just say it directly, so that we can have a good discussion!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Ouyang Lun nodded, "My son-in-law does have some immature suggestions!"

"Since we are going for the Northern Expedition, we must prepare money and food. Food is easy to say. With the large-scale promotion and cultivation of sweet potatoes, it can be said that the food in the Ming Dynasty cannot be eaten at all. Every family has surplus food, so they can use sweet potatoes as military rations. enough."

"it is good!"

"But if you eat too much of these sweet potatoes, you will be prone to farts. When the soldiers continue to fart, the smell of the farts alone will make it difficult for the enemy to approach."

"Well" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ouyang Lun with wide eyes, Ouyang Lun, do you know what you are talking about?

Ouyang Lun continued: "It's not just a slap in the face. If you eat too many sweet potatoes, you will easily move to the west, and the soldiers will lose strength. If the enemy is determined and can resist the stench, our Ming army will be in danger!"

"In this case, there is no need to use sweet potatoes as military rations!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

"Your Majesty, if sweet potatoes are not used as military rations, the food of the Ming Dynasty will not be enough! The population of the Ming Dynasty has grown tremendously in the past two years, and it depends entirely on sweet potatoes as a food supplement. Only then can the people have enough to eat. If all the food is used to fight the war, , I'm afraid people will starve to death in the country!" Ouyang Lun said helplessly.

"Ouyang Lun, what do you mean?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and realized that Ouyang Lun didn't really want to support his Northern Expedition!

I was wondering why Ouyang Lun suddenly changed his gender. It turned out that he was playing tricks on me.

"Ouyang Lun, don't try to fool me. Since I have enough food in the Ming Dynasty now, it will be enough to support a war. At worst, I call on the people to eat more sweet potatoes. Even if the capital is stinky to the sky, this Bei Yuan Zhen It’s settled!”

Ouyang Lun did not panic at all when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say this.

"Your Majesty, even if the food problem is solved, the most expensive thing in war is money," Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

"I knew I wanted to talk about this. You are the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I just ask you for money. If the money is not enough, just find a way for me!" Zhu Yuanzhang said directly and domineeringly.

At this time, Lan Yu couldn't help but said: "Our Ming Dynasty's tax revenue has exceeded 100 million. It is not easy to use that little money to defeat Beiyuan. It only cost 8 million taels to conquer Dongying Island. In the end, the general I can’t believe that the Ming Dynasty’s treasury can’t even come up with eight million!”

"As long as the Ministry of Household Affairs allocates funds, I will definitely be able to pacify the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and I will definitely capture the royal family and ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty alive!!"

(End of this chapter)