King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

This is said.

Following Zhu Gaosui's order, all the civil and military officials standing below the stage became solemn and looked serious when they saw this situation. Their eyes involuntarily turned to the Ming navy lined up in neat and orderly formation not far behind them.

bass.
Suddenly, there was an extremely dense sound of drawing swords. The swords in the hands of the Ming navy soldiers were instantly unsheathed, emitting a chilling cold light. They were tightly grasped in their hands and pointed straight to the sky, with unwavering eyes looking at Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Gaosui standing on the stage.

"The first battle must be won, the first battle must be victorious."

"Destroy the Japanese bandits and protect the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"Promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty and overwhelm the world."

"Everyone, please encourage each other with this king. Do you have confidence, officers and soldiers?"

"Answer the king."

Zhu Gaosui, who was standing at the front on the stage, suddenly drew out the sword at his waist, swung it heavily towards the sky, and in an instant pointed directly at the direction of the Japanese mainland. His face was solemn, resolute, and he shouted and questioned.

"Destroy the Japanese bandits, defend the mountains and rivers of our Ming Dynasty, and enhance the prestige of our Ming Dynasty, and dominate the world."

"Win, win, win"

"Victory, victory!"

In an instant, the Ming soldiers standing in the audience with solemn expressions followed Zhu Gaosui on the stage, waving their swords heavily, looking firmly with Zhu Gaosui in the direction of the Japanese mainland, and calling out loudly in response.

The roar shook the sky, and the momentum was like a dragon shooting straight into the sky, as if it was going to tear the entire sky apart.

As the saying goes: the layman sees the excitement, the expert sees the details.

Although there were many people in the court who were not well versed in military affairs, the shocking scene and the uniform actions before them were truly shocking. Even if they had never eaten pork, had they never seen a pig run?

The elite level and disciplined manner of the Ming navy soldiers made them compare them with the soldiers in the military review when Emperor Yongle went to war.

It is true that if you compare goods, they will be thrown away; if you compare people, they will die.

There is absolutely no comparison between the soldiers who were reviewed before and the current soldiers in terms of their momentum, mental outlook, and their disciplined manner.

no doubt.

The strength of the Ming navy before us is definitely more than one or two levels higher than that of any previous navy.

The scene before my eyes.

All the civil and military officials who were watching the scene couldn't help but doubt and question, are these really the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?
When did the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty become so powerful?

Why haven’t I seen it before?
How were such mighty and powerful soldiers trained? Why didn't they train like this in the past? If they had trained like this in the past, what would the Ming Dynasty soldiers have to fear when fighting against the bandits, Tatars, and Oirat at the border?

Those traitors and restless factors would have been completely resolved long ago.

How could we avoid being harassed on the border by those bastards at every turn, causing the people of the Ming Dynasty to suffer from the war?

Why do we have to go to war and fight back at every turn, wasting so much money and food every time, increasing the burden on the court? Why do we have to do this?

Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
For a moment, all the civil and military officials in the audience seemed a little confused about what was going on and what evil plan the emperor was planning.

In this regard.

Yang Shiqi, who was in the crowd, could not help but frown. He subconsciously looked at the Minister of War Jin Zhong who was standing beside him and asked, "Minister Jin, what's going on? When did the Ming Dynasty have such mighty and majestic soldiers?"

"Why have I never heard of this before? Why did Your Majesty never use these people during the expedition to Mobei?"

"What's the secret behind this?"

After hearing this, Jin Zhong and Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Finance who was close to him, could not help but twitch their lips. They looked distressed and glanced at each other. Then Xia Yuanji could not help but reply first: "Sir Yang, do you know when these soldiers were trained? They only started training three months ago. Do you know?"

Yang Shiqi couldn't help but be dumbfounded. His face was full of disbelief. He stood there for a long time without coming back to his senses. After a moment, he said in a trembling voice: "What the hell? Lord Xia, are you sure you are not kidding me? In just three months, we can train to such an effect and such a powerful military force. How is this possible? Why didn't the veterans who had been training in the past see such an effect?"

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, and a very happy smile appeared on his face. He said in a deep voice: "It only took three months to achieve such an effect. Not bad, very good. It seems that Prince Zhao must have mastered a method to quickly improve the strength of the army. In the future, as long as we follow the ways and methods provided by Prince Zhao, our Ming Dynasty will be able to continuously train such mighty and majestic soldiers. By then, who in the world dares to be the enemy of our Ming Dynasty?"

As soon as these words came out.

The corners of Jin Zhong and Xia Yuanji's mouths twitched even more fiercely at this moment. Their expressions became extremely strange and their faces looked extremely interesting. They looked at Yang Shiqi, who was talking to himself and looking smug, as if he was a fool.

Afterwards, Xia Yuanji was the first to be unable to hold back. A sneer appeared on his twitching mouth, and he said in a deep voice: "It is possible, but then the position of the Minister of Finance of the Ming Dynasty must be held by you, Lord Yang, so that it can be implemented. Otherwise, with my ability, I am afraid I can't do it."

Yang Shiqi couldn't help but be stunned by the sudden change and feeling the sarcasm and ridicule in the words. He looked over with a bewildered look.

What do you mean?
What the hell?
This Xia Yuanji was born in the year of the dog, right?

I didn't provoke him or offend him, so why did he start to disgust him with words and mock him deliberately?

Do you really think you have a good temper, are easy to bully and are afraid of him?
Yang Shiqi's expression suddenly turned unfriendly. He snorted coldly and said, "Master Xia, what do you mean? Do you really think I can't do it, or do you think I don't dare?"

The two looked at each other in an instant, and the atmosphere was full of tension.

Seeing this, Jin Zhong couldn't help but look at Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, and Zhu Gaochi on the high platform, and hurriedly spoke to smooth things over, saying, "Calm down, calm down, keep quiet, don't you see what time it is? Why are you so angry? Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the three gentlemen for causing trouble?"

"Isn't it my fault?" Yang Shiqi glared at Xia Yuanji uncomfortably.

Jin Zhong showed helplessness on his face and shook his head slightly to indicate that others didn't know why Xia Yuanji was angry, but Jin Zhong, who was a person in the situation, knew it better than anyone else. It was precisely because he knew it better than anyone else that he understood why Xia Yuanji was so angry at a seemingly simple sentence and why he mocked Yang Shiqi.

Then, Jin Zhong pondered for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Sir Yang, do you know how much money and materials the court spent on training this navy?"

Yang Shiqi was startled, shook his head slightly, and replied: "How much can it be? Our Ming soldiers spend no more than five coins of silver per month, right? As the Minister of War, shouldn't Lord Jin know this question better than anyone else? Why are you asking even though you know the answer?"

After hearing this, Jin Zhong was both angry and amused. He looked at Yang Shiqi with contempt and felt very unhappy. Aren’t you just talking nonsense?

You all know that as the Minister of War, I must be well aware of the expenditure of the Ming Dynasty's soldiers under normal circumstances. Since I know that, why should I ask again?

Don't you understand this? Don't you know there must be a deeper meaning?

He usually seems smarter and more intelligent than anyone else, but why is he so confused about this matter? Why can't he think straight?
Really, Jin Zhong shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice:

"These Ming navy soldiers are very different from the soldiers in the past. They are very generous. They are given steamed buns and rice all day long, and they are given meat from time to time to satisfy their hunger."

"For these people right now, the monthly food expenses alone are 8,000 taels of silver, not to mention other expenses." "Think about it carefully, how much silver has been spent in just these three months? And the subsequent food and clothing expenses cannot change, and even the slightest reduction, do you know what it means?"

Yang Shiqi: “???????”

Hey!
After hearing this, Yang Shiqi couldn't help but swear under his breath.

This consumes
It's simply not too scary.

They ate whatever white flour buns and rice they wanted all day long, and had meat to eat from time to time. Their lives were far better than those of 99% of the people in the Ming Dynasty, and even better than those of some officials.

Only then did he understand why the soldiers in the past were inferior to the soldiers of today. The problem lay in the emotional aspect, which was completely caused by money.

They are served with delicious food and drinks, and there is nothing else to do but train madly and increase the intensity.

With this method, let alone a human being, even if you feed a pig with good food and drink, it will definitely grow fat and strong in three months.

At this moment.

Yang Shiqi finally understood why his seemingly harmless words and simple expressions of emotion had caused counterattack and unkindness from the Minister of Revenue Xia Yuanji, and even ironically asked him to be the Minister of Revenue.

The emotional reason is here!

The Ming Dynasty's treasury was already empty and not rich. Just looking at the current soldiers, I'm afraid they have caused quite a stir to the Ministry of Revenue and added untold amounts of pressure. But he, on the other hand, looked at the current soldiers and felt so moved that he actually wanted to train more such soldiers.

It is conceivable that facing such pressure, it would be impossible for Xia Yuanji to give him a good face!

Let's not talk about Xia Yuanji about this matter. If he were in Xia Yuanji's position and faced such a situation and someone said such things, his attitude would probably not be much better than Xia Yuanji's. It was already considered well-mannered that he didn't jump up and curse.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He subconsciously reached out and scratched his head, apologetically saying:

"Well... well, Lord Xia, I'm sorry for what happened just now. I'm sorry. Did I make a mistake by not understanding the situation?"

Xia Yuanji snorted coldly after hearing this, but didn't bother with it any more.

As he spoke, he looked at Jin Zhong again, with a look of surprise, and asked:
"Such an unreasonable arrangement is a way of putting the cart before the horse."

"Master Jin, Master Xia, why did you agree?"

“Isn’t this a complete waste?”

"We in the Ming Dynasty have been cutting spending everywhere, but now..."

"Why is this?"

"Is there some hidden secret in this?"

After hearing this, Jin Zhong's face flashed with melancholy, and his expression was a little ugly. He shook his head slightly at him:
"There's no hidden secret!"

"In this matter, the Crown Prince, Prince Han, and Prince Zhao all nodded and gave the order. They share the same hatred for the enemy."

"What can Old Man Xia and I do?"

"Can you still refuse to agree?"

"Besides...the three of them directly used the huge amount of silver mines in Japan as a basis for their argument. Such expenditures are all for victory in the war and for safety."

"What can Old Man Xia and I do?"

"Who can resist such a great pressure?"

"Once we oppose it, if the expedition to Japan fails, who will be able to take the responsibility?"

"If it were you, what would you do?"

"Dare you disagree?"

"You should know that the King of Zhao went with the army to the Japanese mainland thousands of miles away from the mainland. There was no follow-up resource supply. If nothing went wrong, it would be fine. But if something went wrong, you can imagine how furious your majesty would be!"

That's what I said.

Yang Shiqi couldn't help but fall silent.

Yes!

It would be fine if nothing happened, but something went wrong.

I'm afraid I'll poke a hole in the sky.

Although Zhu Di was cheerful at ordinary times, he either beat or scolded his three sons. He disliked them in every way and felt uncomfortable. If one of his three sons had a problem, he would be absolutely furious and kill them as a burial companion.

The power of heaven is unpredictable. These four words are enough to scare a lot of people to death.

In this matter, let alone Xia Yuanji and Jin Zhong, no one else would dare to object.

They can only give their full support, so that even if any problems arise later, they will not be blamed.

Even if the emperor wanted to pursue the matter, it would not be too far-reaching.

Otherwise, their property will be confiscated and their clans will be exterminated, with countless heads being killed.

Comparing a little money and life, anyone who is not a fool knows what to choose.

Besides, the money and silver spent were not their own, but the silver of the Ming Dynasty court. It would be fine to spend it, but the follow-up work might be a little more difficult. They could get through it if they gritted their teeth.

At least you won’t lose your life, right?

It was precisely because of this that the two had to agree even though they were reluctant.

Right now.

Zhu Gaosui's pre-war mobilization was over, and the soldiers below put away their swords and waved their hands, saying, "Get on board and set sail!" (End of this chapter)