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

Chapter 595: I was dumbfounded when I mentioned money (Please subscribe!!)

Lan Yu and other Huaixi generals were quite excited.

The civil servants of the Huaixi Party, led by Li Shanchang, also had expectant looks on their faces.

The current situation is a very good one for the Huaixi Party.

The Huaixi Party has successfully extended its hand to the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway project, and now the unusual movements of the Northern Yuan Dynasty have given the Huaixi Party an opportunity to show its strength!

As long as they seize this opportunity and let their Huaixi Party get rid of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, even if Ouyang Lun really builds the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway in the future, it will not be of such great significance!

Relying on the achievement of destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the Huaixi Party could actually seize the initiative of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway project from Ouyang Lun.

In the future, the Huaixi Party will definitely completely defeat the Prince Consort Party!
So the next thing to do is to strive for the dominance against the Northern Yuan Dynasty with all our strength!
This time, he had everything going for him, and he really couldn't think of any other tricks Ouyang Lun could use to win.

"Your Majesty is here!"

Following the eunuch's loud shout.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked in front with a sullen face, Zhu Biao followed obediently behind, and there was also Ouyang Lun who looked like he had not woken up yet.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat directly on the dragon throne. Zhu Biao was not dissatisfied at all, but sat on a chair beside him.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty!"

"No need to be polite, my dear ministers!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice, "I am summoning you today not for a regular court meeting, but to discuss an important matter with you, my dear ministers!"

"I have just received a secret report from the Imperial Guards. The Northern Yuan Dynasty can no longer hold back and wants to attack our Ming Dynasty again!"

"My dear ministers, what do you think our Ming Dynasty should do now?"

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp eyes swept over the many people present. Many ministers did not dare to look Zhu Yuanzhang in the eye and lowered their heads.

Li Shanchang was one of the few officials who did not bow his head.

"Your Majesty, is this information accurate?"

Li Shanchang was the first to step forward.

"Of course it's accurate!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "In order to monitor the movements of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and collect relevant intelligence, I started planning many years ago!"

"In order to obtain this information, the Royal Guards used a secret agent who had not been used for ten years. This information cannot be wrong!"

Hearing this, the doubts in the minds of some ministers were completely dispelled.

Upon hearing this, Li Shanchang was even more delighted and continued, "Your Majesty, if this is true and the remnant of the Northern Yuan Dynasty really wants to attack our Ming Dynasty, our Ming Dynasty must strike first and put an end to this disaster once and for all!"

As soon as Li Shanchang said this, the officials from the Huaixi Party at the scene immediately echoed him.

"I second your opinion. Since the Northern Yuan Dynasty was driven out of the Central Plains by the Ming Dynasty, it has been hiding in the grasslands, but it has never forgotten to return to the Central Plains. If the Ming Dynasty had not become increasingly powerful in recent years, the Northern Yuan Dynasty would have taken action long ago!"

"Humph! We didn't go looking for Bei Yuan, but Bei Yuan came to us on his own! We can just destroy him!"

"Your Majesty, our Ming army has not experienced war for several years. It's time to take it out for some training!"

"This Bei Yuan is simply seeking death!"

The Huaixi Party officials accounted for the majority of all officials, so when they spoke, their voices were powerful, as if all the officials were in favor of taking direct action against the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the opinions of the officials below, his face still looking cold and serious.

And did not leave to express his opinion.

Li Shanchang saw this and spoke again, "Your Majesty, in the past few years, our Ming Dynasty has been developing better and better, and our national strength has been growing stronger and stronger. On the other hand, the Northern Yuan Dynasty has been going backwards and backwards, and is about to completely degenerate into a nomadic regime. I think this must be the last counterattack of those forces within the Northern Yuan Dynasty who are trying to return to the Central Plains!"

"This time they will definitely use their most ferocious force to attack our Ming Dynasty, because they know very well that if they don't take action now, they will have no chance!"

"They are so crazy, we must act more decisively, so as not to be too passive!"

Li Shanchang had a relatively good understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang. In his opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang had long intended to take action against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but the Northern Yuan Dynasty had always been very honest and had not launched large-scale attacks on the border. Li Shanchang was also worried that if he rashly took action against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, there would be nothing to say if he won, but if he lost, it would ruin the best development opportunity for the Ming Dynasty!

In addition, the construction of the Beijing-Ping Railway had begun, and we wanted to wait until everything was ready before taking action.

Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. The Northern Yuan Dynasty could not hold back after all and had to take action before the Ming Dynasty was ready. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's best choice was to take advantage of the Northern Yuan Dynasty's troubles and completely solve the problem!

Now Zhu Yuanzhang still hasn't made up his mind, maybe he has some concerns!
After Li Shanchang finished speaking, he did not continue talking. Instead, he immediately winked at Lan Yu opposite him. The meaning was very clear, telling Lan Yu that it was time for him to appear!

Lan Yu understood Li Shanchang's meaning almost instantly. After Li Shanchang finished speaking, he immediately stood out from his own team and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Northern Yuan Dynasty is treacherous and wants to attack our Ming Dynasty!"

"I am willing to lead the army north to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

As soon as Lan Yu opened his mouth, the other generals followed suit.

"The general will go where he wishes!"

"I am also willing to lead the army to the Northern Expedition!"

As for this war, all the generals knew that it would be fought sooner or later, and that this battle would be the one with the greatest merit. After this battle, it was estimated that the Ming Dynasty would not have to fight another big war for a long time!
So for these generals, this war against the Northern Yuan Dynasty was probably their last chance to gain a lot of merit.

Therefore, everyone was more active than the other as no one wanted to be left behind. If others were chosen to participate in this battle and make great contributions in the end, the gap would be revealed in the future!

Even if they were not generals of the Huaixi Party, they would actively request to fight at this moment.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy. What he was most worried about was that the army of the Ming Dynasty had become lazy and even lost the will to fight because of the wars in recent years. From the current point of view, the generals of the Ming Dynasty were still full of fighting spirit. This is very good!

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

Just when everyone was proposing to send troops immediately, one of the ministers stood up.

Swish--

Including Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, everyone looked in the direction where the voice came from. The person who spoke was none other than the Minister of War Tang Duo!
"Minister of War Tang Duo, if you have anything to say, just say it!"

"You are the Minister of War, you have a say in this matter!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the civil officials represented by Li Shanchang and the military generals represented by Lan Yu had just suggested directly mobilizing troops, and this matter had already become a certainty.

However, the opinion of the Minister of War Tang Duo is also very important. Although the Minister of War does not directly command the army, the army management, construction, logistics support and other things are all related to the Ministry of War. You must know that launching a war is never just a matter of a general leading the army to fight directly.

The various aspects of the military's material support, reserve troops, war mobilization, etc. are extremely complex.

Generals like Lan Yu can't do it. Only the Minister of War Tang Duo can do it.

Seeing that the Minister of War Tang Duo was about to speak, Li Shanchang knew that Tang Duo was close to Ouyang Lun. Although he was not a member of the Prince Consort's party, if he opposed it as the Minister of War, it would be disadvantageous to them. However, it was not convenient for him to speak at this moment, so he deliberately gave Huang Zicheng a look, and the latter naturally understood what he meant.

"Minister Tang, now that the Northern Yuan has taken the initiative, you are not going to persuade His Majesty not to send troops, are you? If so, you are too weak as the Minister of War!" Huang Zicheng immediately stood up and said loudly: "If the Northern Yuan sees that our Ming Dynasty is so weak, they will definitely become more unscrupulous. If we want to take action at that time, we will lose the initiative. Not only will we not be able to quickly defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but many good men of the Ming Dynasty will die in the process. Can you bear these responsibilities?"

Huang Zicheng is indeed a man of great eloquence and has fully learned Li Shanchang's strengths. He took the initiative to raise this possibility, making it impossible for the Minister of War Tang Duo to make this suggestion. Otherwise, he would have fallen into Huang Zicheng's language trap and become a representative of weakness!

As Huang Zicheng said this, everyone at the scene was worried for the Minister of War Tang Duo. It seemed that the Minister of War Tang Duo had no better way than to agree to mobilize the troops immediately.

On the other hand, Tang Duo, the Minister of War, looked quite calm at the moment. After receiving Zhu Yuanzhang's approval, he did not seem to be affected by Huang Zicheng's words. Then Tang Duo, the Minister of War, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is inevitable to mobilize troops against the Northern Yuan Dynasty. However, in recent years, our Ming Dynasty has focused on economic development and has not allocated much funds to the army. Moreover, the Beijing-Pinggu Railway has just been built and all the money has been spent on it. If we decide to attack, funding will be the first problem to be solved!"

"I have no objection to resolving the Northern Yuan, but how we should regulate the situation internally in the Ming Dynasty still needs to be planned. If we act rashly, even if we destroy the Northern Yuan, if the economy collapses, the harm to the Ming Dynasty will be no less than a war, just like what happened to the four southern provinces. This time, it will be even more tragic than the four southern provinces, and it will be nationwide."

"Originally, economic matters should not be discussed by me! But since it concerns the Ministry of War, I have to bring it up!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly. It was obvious that what the Minister of War Tang Duo said made sense. After fighting for so many years, Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that the so-called war was a struggle for resources and money. The more resources and money you have, the greater the probability of winning!

Once the Ming army starts moving, huge amounts of money will be spent every day!
Where does the money come from?
Without money, everything is just a mirage!

"Tang Duo, then tell me what you think!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should immediately notify all places in the northern border to be vigilant and take active precautions to prevent sudden attacks from the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Of course, we must not relax our surveillance of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and must grasp its movements. The court should quickly sort out its ideas and raise funds as soon as possible. Once the funds are in place and other preparations are ready, we can take action."

Minister of War Tang Duo expressed the solution in his mind.

After hearing what the Minister of War Tang Duo said, Lan Yu immediately quit without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to express his opinion.

Let the borders be guarded everywhere? Doesn't that mean that Xu Da will be the commander-in-chief? If Xu Da takes action, there will be no place for Lan Yu. In the end, Lan Yu will probably get nothing.

Lan Yu knew very well how important the contribution of destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty was. He would not give up such a good opportunity so easily.

"Your Majesty, I disagree with the opinion of Minister of War Tang Duo!"

Lan Yu said in a clear voice: "I still say the same thing. The opportunity for war is fleeting. While we are keeping an eye on the Northern Yuan, the Northern Yuan is also keeping an eye on us! If we really notify the border tribes to be alert as Minister Tang said, this will definitely alarm the Northern Yuan. By then, the Northern Yuan will definitely realize that we already know their thoughts. At that time, what will the Northern Yuan do? It is hard to know!"

"My Ming Dynasty is the orthodox Chinese dynasty. It doesn't take a lot of preparation to wipe out the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Speed ​​is of the essence. Just destroy them directly!"

"Show those idiots from Bei Yuan what a divine soldier from heaven is!!"

"Only in this way can we show the might of the Ming Dynasty!!"

It can be said that Lan Yu said everything he could think of. After all, he was a general and he had a lot of words to incite people.

Sure enough, Lan Yu said this.

There was an immediate response from the generals, who shouted in support.

At Li Shanchang's suggestion, the civil servants of the Huaixi Party also spoke out in support.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor, what General Lan Yu said is absolutely right. Our Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty of the past. Why should we be so cautious when dealing with the Northern Yuan Dynasty?"

"Using the most thunderous means, we will surely terrify those grassland rats and make them never covet the Central Plains again!"

"Your Majesty, the Emperor—let's fight!"

For a time, it can be said that all the ministers were furious!
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, and Zhu Yuanzhang had not spoken to stop it, Zhu Biao immediately spoke to appease him, "My dear ministers, I and my father understand your thoughts, but war is not a joke. Our Ming Dynasty is indeed more powerful and wealthy than before, but because of this, there are many things to consider. Everyone doesn't like that after this war, the Ming Dynasty's economy will collapse!"

"We have to fight. Instead of talking so much, you might as well think about where the money for the war will come from!"

As Zhu Biao said this, the scene became quiet.

They are good at discussing whether to send troops or not, but when it comes to money, they are a little dumbfounded.

Even if they donated money themselves, they couldn't do it. You know, most of the officials in the Ming Dynasty paid a lot of money to build the Beijing-Ping Railway. Although the money was given to them according to their shares, they would have to wait until the Beijing-Ping Railway was put into operation to make money, and it was unknown when that would happen!

It can be said that each official in the imperial court is poorer than the other.

The treasury was out of money and it was impossible to raise money. The civil and military officials only then realized that they seemed to have thought things were too simple.

(End of this chapter)