King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Time flies by.

Three days later.

Daming Shipyard Pier.

Led by Zhu Gaoxu and Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, all officials looked towards the horizon.

coming.

On the broad river, nearly fifty huge warships were neatly arranged into a long dragon, with the river water surging from time to time, and the battle flags fluttering in the wind, covering the sky and the sun, slowly approaching the Daming Wharf.

All of a sudden, the noisy sounds on the entire dock stopped abruptly. Everyone held their breath and stared at the large ships floating on the water slowly approaching. The atmosphere seemed to freeze at this moment.

As the warship swayed, the pupils of the people who watched with bated breath couldn't help but shrink, and the expressions on their faces became extremely solemn at this moment.

There is no other reason.

The warships were getting closer and closer, and the officials accompanying them could clearly see the warships floating on the water and the fluttering battle flags.

Although it is still majestic and intimidating.

However, it is no longer as clean as it was when they left. From a distance one can see traces of burns and repairs. Especially the flying battle flag, which is almost riddled with holes.

From these signs, anyone who is not a fool can imagine what kind of brutal battle these warships have experienced before.

This is also true.

The court officials who were accompanying the emperor and who were unaware of the inside story couldn't help but feel nervous.

They are worried about whether the war situation in this expedition to Japan can achieve the results they want.

Success or not.

After all, this expedition cost so much money, and it would end in failure.

That would be a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty’s finances.

This would inevitably make the already poor Ming court even worse off.

At the same time, after the failure of the expedition, the Ming court had gained a better understanding of the Japanese bandits over the years.

Those Japanese bandits are not good people.

But they are all extremely vengeful people after suffering such a big loss.

In the future, they will inevitably keep looking for opportunities to retaliate against the Ming Dynasty and attack the Ming Dynasty's coastal areas.

Under such circumstances, the imperial court will inevitably increase troops in the entire coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty to protect the safety of the people in the coastal areas.

These increases in troops and standing personnel will inevitably be followed by investments of money, which is by no means a small amount but a continuous investment!
In such a situation, how can they not be nervous?

How can I not worry and be anxious?

After all, no one wants to end up losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.

If that were the case, it would be a huge loss.

As for the entire Ming Dynasty court, they will probably have to tighten their belts again.

These people have finally gotten a slight salary increase, but after only a few months of receiving it and enjoying a few months of comfortable life, they may have to go back to their previous salary.

This kind of thing is naturally not the result they want to see.

This is also true.

When it comes to one's own interests, it is certainly impossible not to be nervous.

As they thought about it, many of the originally silent ministers began to whisper with the people around them, chatting and trying to find out the news.

Regarding the current scene and situation, the brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi took in the changes in facial expressions and demeanor of everyone present. Although they could not clearly hear what some people were talking about, they could roughly guess the outcome in their hearts.

In response, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi looked at each other, but did not say anything to stop them.

Facts speak louder than words.

No matter how much you say now, it will be useless.

After waiting for King Zhao and others to get off the boat, the specific situation will become clear at a glance.

And all those feelings of worry and concern will completely disappear at that moment.

That's it.

It takes about half an hour.

The accompanying Ming warships were docked at the dock in an orderly manner.

The next moment, the sound of ceremonial music began. All officials looked solemn and looked toward the docked warships in the midst of the music.

The ladder of the warship at the head was slowly lowered, and the armored Prince of Zhao, Zhu Gaosui, took the lead and slowly walked down from the huge warship.

Seeing Zhu Gaosui appear, the officials standing on both sides did not dare to hesitate for a moment, and hurriedly bowed respectfully, saying:
"Your subjects, we pay our respects to the King of Han."

At the same time, the Crown Prince and Zhu Gaoxu, who were standing at the front of the queue, also showed a long-lost smile on their faces. Without stopping, they quickly stepped forward to greet them at the escalator, and said with a smile:
"Lao San"

"Thanks for your hard work."

This is the situation.

After getting off the warship, the King of Zhao, who had originally had a resolute and calm face, could not help but slightly side-glance at the Crown Prince and the King of Han who were smiling and greeting him. His calm face could no longer suppress the smile, and he laughed out loud, saying:

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Boss, second brother, long time no see!"

"I really miss you so much these days."

"My two brothers, how are you these days?"

While speaking, Zhu Gaosui waved his hand at the ministers who were saluting below, indicating that they could skip the formalities.

The ministers standing in the back saw the three brothers reminiscing about the past. Although they had doubts and suspicions in their hearts and even if they had a thousand thoughts in their minds, they had to suppress the questions in their hearts and waited quietly by the side very tactfully. They did not ask too many questions to interrupt the three brothers' reminiscing about the past.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi looked at each other, waved their hands and said, "We are sitting in the center, what big things can happen?"

"Its level of danger is definitely not comparable to your expedition to Japan, where you will fight for your life and death to expand the territory of Ming Dynasty."

“Don’t ask us.”

"Tell me about yourself!"

"What was the result of this expedition to Japan? How was the battle?"

"Has it met our expectations? Is the situation in Japan the same as we imagined before?"

"Possessing a huge amount of silver mines and wealth?"

"This matter is not just about me and the second brother. I think all the officials in our court are paying close attention to it."

"Just say whatever you want to say, so that everyone can feel at ease."

"Hahaha"

"Otherwise, these ministers who are welcoming you back will not be able to sleep well tonight. I'm afraid that when they close their eyes, all they will think about is this question."

That's what I said.

This caused the expressions of the ministers who were originally standing quietly in the back to change, and they couldn't help but reveal a little embarrassment.

In this regard.

Although all the officials felt embarrassed, no one spoke up to defend themselves. After all, this was exactly what everyone thought in their hearts, and of course this was also the issue that they were most concerned about at the moment.

Hearing this, Zhu Gaosui's pupils shrank, and he looked at the people kneeling on the ground for a moment. He knew the problem well and could probably guess the problem. He did not hide it. A very happy smile and confidence appeared on his face. Then he waved his hand at the soldiers on the warships behind him and said:
"Here comes someone."

"Let's bring down our harvest so that you can have a good look at it."

"Hahaha"

Following an order, there was a brief silence, and then one could clearly see that on the towering warship, the soldiers cooperated with each other, carrying simple wooden boxes in the cabin, tying them with ropes on the bow, and then lowering them down in an orderly manner.

When the first simple wooden box fell, Zhu Gaosui did not hesitate and walked forward without any hesitation. He opened the tightly closed wooden box in front of everyone.

In an instant

A blinding white light flashed by.

The scene inside the simple wooden box appeared in front of everyone. What was contained inside was nothing but perfectly regular pieces of white silver that appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

This is the situation.

The whole crowd was stunned, and they couldn't help looking behind them, where simple wooden boxes were being lowered slowly one by one following the reins. Everyone looked at their colleagues in doubt, and then looked at Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, who was staring at them with a smile on his face. They all pointed at the same time and asked subconsciously:

"Prince Zhao"

"Are these all the things behind this?"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Gaosui was not surprised and did not laugh at it. Therefore, this scene was very familiar to him. After all, when he took over the Japanese mainland, he saw so much wealth and those huge silver mines.

The visual and psychological shock it brought to him was not much better than that of the court officials in front of him.

To tell the truth.

So much money, so much silver!
And all of them were laid out in front of Zhu Gaosui. It could be said that he had never seen so much money in his life, not to mention that these silver coins were only what he had collected after conquering Japan, not to mention that there were several large silver mines that had not been mined in time!
If there weren't so many eyes watching him, and if he wasn't worried that there might be eyes among these soldiers, Zhu Gaosui would even have had the urge to raise the silver coins under his lintel and lie about military intelligence. However, in the end, reason overcame greed, and he did not do such a brainless thing.

After a brief pause, Zhu Gaosui retracted his thoughts, nodded to the officials who were looking at him, and replied in a deep voice:
"You guys have really good eyesight."

"These simple wooden boxes are filled with cash. We roughly counted them and found that the total amount is 38 million taels of silver."

"Afterwards, there will be a steady stream of silver sent back to our Ming Dynasty from Japan."

"The information that King Han obtained from those captured Japanese bandits is flawless."

"There are indeed huge amounts of silver mines throughout Japan."

"After occupying the Japanese mainland, I led people to visit and conduct an on-site survey. The amount of silver mines in the entire Japanese mainland is much more than the conservative estimate made by the second brother before."

“However, as for the specific amount, we still need to wait until the subsequent mining is completed before we can get the result.”

This statement came out.

It was like a loud thunderclap that exploded in the minds of all the officials at the dock, shocking almost everyone present. Many people even cried out in surprise subconsciously.

Have no idea!

This is the situation, this is what is happening right now, it has indeed exceeded everyone's expectations.

Originally, for these officials, when they heard that Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui brought back nearly 40 million taels of silver, they were already very satisfied and felt that this expedition had made a lot of money and they had won a great deal.

As a result, after listening to what Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui said, the silver brought back this time was only the tip of the iceberg of the silver mines stored in Japan, and there were several times more silver brought back now. This result made everyone present almost faint with happiness.

To tell the truth.

Such a rich and profitable battle.

It seems that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, or in other words, judging from all the battles in all dynasties, no one has ever made so much money.

After all, in all the previous wars and battles, there was hardly a single one in which the court did not lose money, and there was hardly a single one in which the people were not exhausted and suffered greatly, making the entire court miserable. It was precisely because of this that these court officials were so opposed to the emperor's wars. This was the real reason why they did not want the emperor to go to war, and why the derogatory idiom "warmongering" came into being.

If every battle and every victory could bring such income and profits to the court, and the court made huge profits every time, then let alone the question of whether the emperor wanted to fight a war, I am afraid that their personal warlike sentiments would be even higher than that of the emperor, and they would want to fight more than the emperor.

Have no idea!

It’s so profitable, so cool, and so comfortable.

Just by going out and fighting a battle, you can bring back so much money and such huge profits. Unless you are a saint or a fool, who can resist such temptation?

In the past, they had more or less some dissatisfaction and displeasure towards Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, but at this moment, facing the huge amount of benefits he brought back, the eyes of all the officials looking at Zhu Gaosui became much kinder and more harmonious.

Under such circumstances, all the officials who had come to their senses were instantly filled with smiles. They smiled from the bottom of their hearts, bowed respectfully and said:
"We congratulate Prince Zhao on his triumphant return from expanding the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

"Congratulations, Lord Han, congratulations, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After this battle, the reputation of our Ming Dynasty has not only spread far and wide, frightening the thieves who are ready to make a move, but also made such a rich place part of our Ming territory."

"This is really cause for celebration, cause for celebration!!" (End of this chapter)