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

Chapter 424: This change of attitude is faster than flipping through a book! (Please subscribe!!)

Lan Yu and other generals also came to their senses at this time. Ouyang Lun said he wanted to support the Northern Expedition, but he was actually opposed to it!

If Ouyang Lun continues to talk like this, Zhu Yuanzhang may hesitate.

So Lan Yu quickly said, "Your Majesty, please give me a chance!"

"Your Majesty, it takes a thousand days to raise an army and it takes only a short time to deploy it. Since the Battle of Liaodong, our Ming army has not launched a large-scale attack. In the past two years, we generals have been actively training our troops. Now, as long as your Majesty gives an order, our Ming cavalry can The Northern Expedition, go straight to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and completely destroy the Northern Yuan regime!" Song Guogong Feng Sheng also stood up and said.

All military generals know that now that Ming Dynasty is rich, war at this time is definitely a war of wealth. As long as the war starts, it will be all meritorious service!
Not only Lan Yu and Feng Sheng, but also most of the generals also asked Zhu Yuanzhang to order the Northern Expedition.

With the shouts of the military generals, Zhu Yuanzhang's tone became more serious, and he said seriously again: "The situation in Ming Dynasty is much better than in previous years. It is not so embarrassing. Doesn't it mean that we don't even have the money to fight this war? "

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang had seen through it, Ouyang Lun stopped pretending, and directly spread his hands and said: "Your Majesty, my son-in-law is still saying the same thing, the Ming Dynasty has money, but the money has already been planned, such as allocating it to the Ministry of Industry to continue building infrastructure. For example, it is allocated to the Ministry of Personnel to cultivate talents, and it is also allocated to the Ministry of Rites to invest in the education of the Ming Dynasty and cultivate future talents for the Ming Dynasty. "And so on!

"Once a war breaks out, everything will be focused on the war, and many plans will be affected. Moreover, the war will have a great impact on the people. The most direct one is the soaring prices and rising cost of living, which can easily lead to resentment among the people."

"In addition, although the Beiyuan regime has fled to the Mobei grassland to survive, the Mobei grassland is the birthplace of the Beiyuan. They have been operating there for many years, and there are people like Wang Baobao who want to completely destroy the Beiyuan. It’s extremely difficult.”

"Our Ming Dynasty now has a strong army and strong horses. Who can we win against? Have we ever lost?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Ouyang Lun and said solemnly: "Ouyang Lun, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, what you have to do now is to prepare money and food for me!"

"If a fight breaks out, you'll feel good about it, but it's the common people who will suffer. In the end, you still have to wipe your butts with us!"

After saying that, Lan Yu turned to Ouyang Lun and smiled mischievously, as if to say, mind your own business, just pay him.

"As we eat the emperor's salary, we naturally have to be loyal to the emperor. The Northern Expedition is of great importance, so we must be cautious. What's the problem?"

Civil servants and military generals have looked down on each other since ancient times. Especially in the face of such major events, military generals are eager to make meritorious deeds, while civilian officials are worried that a war will destroy the current good situation. Moreover, once a war breaks out, civilian officials will lose a large part of their leadership. This is what most civil servants don’t want to see.

As soon as these words came out, before Ouyang Lun could speak, Lan Yu hurriedly spoke again: "Your Majesty is wise, all the officers and soldiers of our Ming Dynasty have already made preparations. There is no need for Ouyang Prince Consort to worry about whether we can win!"

Song Guogong Feng Sheng also spoke: "Your Majesty, Ouyang Prince Consort was born as a civil servant after all. Apart from the defense of Peking, he has not participated in other battles with hostile forces. It is normal for him to be frightened by the Beiyuan army."

Ouyang Lun seemed quite calm about the quarrels between the generals. These generals were worthy of being warriors, and they were so forthright in scolding others. With your nonsense words, Zhu Yuanzhang would have to be a fool to listen to them.

"Hai Wai Wai Wai, you civil servants don't know how to fight at all, just watch it honestly!"

"You need to be cautious about the Northern Expedition!"

"You civil servants are powerless, but you are very eloquent. We don't want you to go to the battlefield. What do you object to?"

With this official taking the lead, other civil servants also spoke with a tacit understanding, and their views expressed support Ouyang Lun and opposed the Northern Expedition, both covertly and openly.

"Is the Northern Expedition only about fighting? This involves the mobilization of grain and grass, the mobilization of people, etc. If you have no soldiers or food during the war, why don't you reach out to us?!"

The generals targeted Ouyang Lun one after another.

"Your Majesty, unless Bei Yuan is eliminated, it will be difficult for the people of Ming Dynasty to find true peace. Some people are timid and fearful, so don't pay attention to them!"

"Beiyuan first failed in its invasion, and then was completely driven out of Liaodong. Now it must be extremely wary of our Ming Dynasty. Whenever our Ming Dynasty makes any moves, they must be the first to know about it. They have even been prepared for our attack on them!"

It's just that it's a bit annoying to have so many people chattering.

Although Ouyang Lun's analysis makes sense.

"Once the war reaches a stalemate, our Ming Dynasty will continue to lose blood and even be dragged down because of this. And even if we really destroy the Beiyuan regime, we will only take over a piece of grassland that is rarely visited by people. There are risks involved It’s really too high and it’s a huge loss.”

"I heard that Prince Consort Ouyang has three wives on the surface, but actually has a fourth wife. This lady is a grassland person. She is in Cao Ying, but her heart is with Han!"

"Your Majesty, just give the order, and we will handle the rest!"

"I said we won't fight, but not now! And it doesn't have to be violent! Who will be responsible if we lose? Without civil servants like us, how can you have the good life you have now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face became increasingly gloomy as he looked at the scene below that was about to lose control.

When the military generals heard that other civil officials also objected, they immediately spoke up one after another. The civil and military officials directly exchanged insults in the distance.

"My Ming Dynasty was created with one knife and one shot, not what you civil servants said with your mouth! If you want stability, you have to fight this battle!"

"enough!"

"I just know that I'm afraid of this, no matter what, I don't care about life and death, and I will do it if I don't accept it!"

"That's right, if everyone is as forward-looking and hesitant as Ouyang Prince Consort, how can we possibly establish our Ming Dynasty!"

But at this moment, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, what Ouyang Lun said was just an attempt to trick him into rejecting the Northern Expedition plan!
With this preconceived idea, no matter what Ouyang Lun said, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that these were just Ouyang Lun's early excuses, and Ouyang Lun just didn't want to support his Northern Expedition.

"As long as you do your logistics well, I believe the generals of the Ming Dynasty will solve this problem in Beiyuan!"

"Bastard!"

In the court, the quarrel became more and more intense. If they hadn't been concerned, the civil and military officials on the scene would have started a fight.

"My son-in-law believes that we should not be hasty in dealing with the Northern Yuan regime. We can just boil the frog in warm water. Maybe after a few years, we can defeat others without fighting and win the Northern Yuan Dynasty without spending a single soldier! "

"Ouyang Lun, you said so much, don't you just oppose my sending troops to the Northern Expedition!"

At this time, someone in the queue of civil servants finally stood up and spoke.

Unlike the generals, this civil servant's words were more tactful.

"After all, the Mobei Grassland is the territory of the Beiyuan Grassland people. Our Ming army needs to travel long distances to attack. The logistical pressure is obvious. Over time, it will only consume national power!"

"Consort Ouyang blocked it like this. Could it be that you have colluded with Bei Yuan?"

"Your Majesty, I think what Consort Ouyang said is reasonable!"

"I think Ouyang's consort must have received favors from Bei Yuan."

The generals expressed their support for the Northern Expedition.

"This Tai Chi Hall is a place for you to discuss state affairs, not a place for you to act like a shrew and curse everywhere!"

"Look at what you look like now, you still look like an official there!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's scolding immediately silenced the scene.

The civil and military officials also stopped their activities, lowered their heads one by one, and did not dare to look at Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of scolding the civil and military officials because he knew very well that scolding these civil and military officials was of no use now. The key to solving the problem lay with this guy.

Ouyang Lun!
When the civil and military officials were arguing just now, this guy didn't get involved at all and acted extremely calmly, as if he had expected this.

This guy is really calm.

"Ouyang Lun!"

"I just want to ask you a question, can you give me the money for the Northern Expedition?"

It was rare for Zhu Yuanzhang to talk to Ouyang Lun about morality. He was the emperor, and Ouyang Lun was the Minister of Household Affairs. For money matters, he had to go to Ouyang Lun, and it was useless to go to anyone else.

If Ouyang Lun dares to stop and shirk the blame again, he will directly take down his minister of household affairs.

"Of course!"

"Not only is it possible, the Northern Expeditionary Army can fight for as long as it takes. There is sufficient supply of food, grass, ordnance and other materials to ensure that there will be no logistical problems!"

Ouyang Lun said.

"But I don't want to mobilize the whole country to attack Beiyuan and affect the development of Ming Dynasty itself." Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he said quickly.

"Unless our Ming Dynasty is pushed back to the mainland by Bei Yuan without a fight, it will not have any impact on the development of Ming Dynasty itself!" Ouyang Lun spoke again, and his words were completely different from before.

As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene looked at Ouyang Lun as if they had seen a ghost.

what happened?

Didn't Ouyang Lun just say that there are various difficulties and influences?

How long has it been since you changed your tune?

This change of attitude is faster than turning the pages of a book!
Civil servants: Damn it! Fortunately, we supported you just now, but you sold us out in the blink of an eye. We originally expected you to withstand the pressure of the emperor!
Generals: What new tricks is Ouyang Lun playing? By jumping sideways repeatedly, are we being treated like monkeys? ! Don’t be happy too early, take a look first and then talk!

Forehead.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Ouyang Lun would agree to his Northern Expedition, but there was absolutely no chance that Ouyang Lun, the Prime Minister, would agree so simply. This made him unable to say many of the pressure words he had planned.

But Ouyang Lun's words aroused Zhu Yuanzhang's interest.

"Ouyang Lun, hurry up and tell me how to arrange the Northern Expedition without affecting the Ming Dynasty itself. If you continue to deceive me, I will have to punish you for deception and deception!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked hurriedly.

He stared at Ouyang Lun, he had already been fooled once, and he must not be fooled again!

Swish--

The eyes of all the civil and military officials also fell on Ouyang Lun.

Ouyang Lun nodded, thought for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, my son-in-law's method is very simple, that is, to cut off some projects that are not too important. As long as they have little impact on the development of the Ming Dynasty and the lives of the people, they can be cut off. Lose."

"According to the minister's estimate, this alone can save nearly tens of millions of money. It should be no problem to fight a war!"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of everyone present lit up.

As expected of the Minister of Household Affairs, Ming Dynasty's money bag was clear about where the money was spent, and where to get the money. As long as Ouyang Lun was willing, he could get the money.

"Not very important projects?" Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Ouyang Lun warily, and then asked: "What projects does Ouyang Lun have specifically?"

"This first project is the project to optimize the royal family's clothing, food, housing and transportation. If the Northern Expedition is to be carried out, a summer palace on the Purple Mountain will have to be suspended, and the purchase of ten red flag carriages and a 055 drive for the royal family will have to be stopped. Oh, by the way, The construction of a heavenly and earthly massage parlor in the palace must also be stopped, as well as the new royal fruit and vegetable garden and the new kitchen.”

Ouyang Lun listed these projects one by one.

"Ouyang Prince Consort, can we spend tens of millions of taels of military expenditure by stopping these projects?" a general asked urgently.

"If we really stop all these projects, we can save at least 10 million taels. It cost 8 million taels in military expenses to attack Dongying Island. Is it enough to give you 10 million this time?" Ouyang Lun clasped his hands behind his back. He said calmly.

"Enough, enough!" The general nodded repeatedly.

The military expenses were settled, and all the generals including Lan Yu and Feng Sheng became excited. This time the Northern Expedition was really promising!
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, what are you waiting for? Just order these projects to be stopped!"

"Your Majesty, the general Lan Yu is willing to lead the army to go on an expedition. If you give the general three months, he will definitely capture Beiyuan!!"

Lan Yu stood up and said loudly.

Now even the civil servants did not object.

We had been arguing for so long and the core issue was money. Now that the money issue has been resolved and it has not harmed their interests, why bother to stop it?

Ouyang Lun proposed a solution.

Civil servants no longer objected.

The generals were gearing up and applying to fight.

But Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, felt uncomfortable because the projects Ouyang Lun suggested to stop were all his!
At first, various departments and provinces approached the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask for money for projects.

He, Zhu Yuanzhang, also got involved, and relied on political games to get a piece of the pie, and the benefits he got were these projects worth tens of millions.

Oh shit!

If we stop these projects now, wouldn’t that be equivalent to spending our own money on the Northern Expedition? !

Ouyang Lun, you are so calculating!

This calculation is all on his own head.

My palace, my red flag carriage, my exclusive foot-washing pavilion. I have been emperor for twenty years, and I finally have the opportunity to enjoy it. I am just waiting for these projects to be completed. But now you tell me, these It's all going to stop.

Why!

I won’t do it!
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and glanced at the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of Chao Zhong, hoping to find someone to stand up and speak out for his project. However, after looking for a long time, he couldn't find the right one.

Most of the civil servants lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him as the emperor. The generals did not lower their heads, but these generals were now in a state of jealousy and excitement, and they were all thinking about what to do next in the Northern Expedition. There is still time to pay attention to him as the emperor!
Oh shit!

(End of this chapter)