King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

The next day.

Fengtian Hall, grand court meeting.

All the civil and military officials, ministers and nobles in Yingtian City gathered here.

Everyone had arrived early and lined up in neat rows.

The atmosphere seemed particularly solemn and majestic, but after all, the court had not really started yet. The two brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi who were going to preside over the court meeting had not arrived yet. In the square of the Fengtian Hall, the officials sitting next to each other inevitably whispered to each other, chatting about what might be discussed in today's court meeting.

Because many people present knew in their hearts that yesterday, Prince Zhao Zhu Gaosui had returned triumphantly from his expedition to Japan.

Not only did he return, he also brought unimaginable wealth.

All the officials who participated in the welcoming ceremony yesterday were cooperating with the Ministry of Revenue to sort out and summarize the gold, silver and jewelry that Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui brought back from his expedition to Japan. Many of them were busy until very late before returning home.

Of course, such news came from both Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu and Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi.

Neither of them issued an order to ask all those involved to keep it secret, which led to the entire exciting news being spread all over the city of Yingtianfu as early as yesterday. It was almost known to everyone, and people also knew that the Ming treasury, which had been emptied due to Emperor Yongle's expedition to the northern desert, was instantly filled again.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Prince of Han"

"Prince Zhao"

"arrive"

Just when everyone was talking, the originally noisy Fengtian Hall suddenly became quiet. The civil and military officials who were originally whispering to each other suddenly became quiet, and stood in line obediently, quietly waiting for the three people to enter.

Not long after.

As soon as the eunuch's voice fell, a series of crisp footsteps suddenly sounded, and the figures of the three brothers Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui slowly walked towards them from behind.

The ministers who were waiting quietly, after the three men entered, bowed respectfully without any hesitation and said:
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Prince Han, and Prince Zhao."

The three of them looked around at the people who bowed their heads and saluted. After looking at each other, the prince raised his hand towards the ministers below and said:
"Your Majesty, please excuse me."

After everyone stood up, Zhu Gaochi turned his head to look at Xia Yuanji, the official from the Ministry of Revenue, who was standing below, and asked:

"Minister Xia..."

"Yesterday, the King of Zhao returned victorious from his expedition against the Japanese bandits."

"Did you guys check the gold, silver and jewelry you brought back yesterday?"

"Can you summarize and sort out the specific amount?"

When his name was called, Xia Yuanji stood out from the queue without any hesitation, briefly sorted out his thoughts, bowed respectfully, and said:
"Return to His Majesty the Crown Prince."

"Last night, we had already packed up all the gold, silver, jewelry, etc."

"Everything has been put into the national treasury."

"Please rest assured, Your Highness."

Get a definite answer.

Zhu Gaochi nodded with satisfaction, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and continued:

"What are the data summarized from each item?"

“Can it be compiled into a book?”

"If everything is sorted out, then we can report the specific amount to everyone so that everyone knows the exact amount and can be happy."

"Let everyone see how much profit our Prince Zhao brought back from his expedition to Japan."

"What great benefits it brings to our Ming Dynasty court."

"Let us all open our eyes and see how much wealth is hidden in this tiny country of Japan, which we used to look down upon."

"Speak, speak, speak quickly."

"Hahaha……"

This is said.

The civil and military officials standing below all pricked up their ears involuntarily, with excitement flashing in their eyes, and they all looked with great curiosity at the Minister of Revenue Xia Yuanji who was standing at the front.

Tell the truth.

Although there were many people present yesterday who participated in the summary of the spoils brought back by King Zhao.

But after all, everyone is just helping out and is not involved in counting, summarizing and other things.

to this end.

Everyone in the field knew that the profits were quite good.

But for them, there is really no definite answer to the question of how good or wonderful it is. The only thing they know is that over the years, they have never seen such a huge amount of wealth with their own eyes.

After hearing this, Xia Yuanji calmed down, sorted out his thoughts, reached out and took out the memorial that had been prepared long ago. Under the gaze of everyone, he slowly opened it and simply browsed the contents above, then said:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince"

"My Lords, my colleagues."

"The statistics were compiled with the help of everyone yesterday."

"Prince Zhao went on an expedition to Japan and brought back a total of 3,927 taels of silver for the entire Ming Dynasty."

"The total value of other wealth and income is about 8 million taels of silver."

boom……

This statement came out.

It was like a loud thunder, exploding in the minds of everyone present.

Everyone present was shocked, and they were all dumbfounded.

To be honest, they knew that the profits from this expedition to Japan would be extremely considerable, but they never dreamed that the profits would be so much and the amount would be so huge.

It can be said that it has completely overturned the cognition of all of them!

In the past, every war consumed a country's national strength and financial resources, and it was a waste of money and labor.

Over the years, whether it was when Taizu founded the country, during the reign of Emperor Jianwen, or during the current reign of Emperor Yongle, there has never been a battle that could bring such great gains and benefits to the Ming Dynasty.

Speak with all conscience.

If the previous battles, the previous wars.

If it could bring such huge profits and benefits to the Ming Dynasty court, it could support the war with war and give back to the court, instead of emptying the court's treasury and causing the people of the world to suffer.

How could they be against war, and how could they be unwilling to do so?

It is said that these civil officials are spineless and a group of short-sighted guys. Can we really blame them? Is the problem really with them?
If every victory in a battle could equal the entire income of the Zhao king's expedition to Japan, or even just one tenth of the income of the Zhao king, they would definitely not object.

I'm afraid that every time they talk about going to war, these civil officials will jump more happily and be more warlike than those military generals and heroes.

As they thought about it, many of the ministers could no longer hold back their agitation and shouted out in excitement:

"good good good good."

"Well done, Prince Zhao. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are mighty."

"Hahaha"

When the specific amounts were reported and summarized this time, not only were the ministers who were listening shocked, but even the crown prince, who had known the number long ago, was so shocked that he didn't know what to say for a long time.

Such a high record of success not only overturned the perceptions of the ministers, but also overturned the perception of the crown prince.

In the entire Fengtian Hall, the only people who seemed relatively calm were Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, and Xia Yuanji, who knew the specific amount and news in advance.

That's it.

After a long while, the prince had not yet come back to his senses from his daze, and the smile on his face had never faded at all, with happiness visible between his brows and his eyes.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing beside him, had to remind him and wake him up from his excitement, saying:

"hey hey"

"Boss, Boss, that's enough, that's enough!"

"This is just the beginning. Don't forget that there are still nearly hundreds of millions of taels of silver in the entire Japanese mainland that have not been mined yet!"

"As for the profit of the second brother this time, it is not even half of the amount of the silver mine that has not yet been mined."

"You really want to?"

"You know, you are the prince!"

"Don't act like you've never seen the world. The profits we made from promoting refined salt before were much more than what you made this time. Why didn't you act like this then?"

"What's the matter?"

"Is there any difference between the two?"

After hearing such joking words, the prince's thoughts were finally pulled back. He turned his head and looked into Zhu Gaoxu's eyes that were laughing at him. He couldn't help but say something and replied without interruption:
"Second child"

"Look at what you said, can it be the same?"

"Although you made money, it consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. The most important point is that you made money from our Ming Dynasty."

"But the second brother is completely different. What he earned and brought back were not from our Ming land. They were all looted from others."

“There is absolutely no comparison between the two.”

"And the Second Brother's expedition to Japan has completely overturned the entire Ming Dynasty's understanding of wars and battles. You know, since Taizu founded the country, there has never been a battle that can bring such great benefits."

"Even if we won every battle, the court always lost money. The court had to pay for it."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi said softly to the ministers below who were all excited and angry:

"Look at the civil and military officials today."

"You said that with the profits and benefits from this time, the next time something happens, do you believe that these people will be more excited and more belligerent than us?"

This is said.

Zhu Gaoxu was slightly stunned upon hearing this, and cast a doubtful look at the faces of the ministers below the stage.

You don’t know until you see it, and it’s really shocking.

Every civil and military official was as if they had taken stimulants, their eyes were almost emitting sparks, they were simply too passionate.

Not to mention...

These bastards are really just like what the prince said.

Judging from the current attitude of these guys, it is definitely the gains brought back by the second brother from this expedition to Japan that have made them completely excited. They can really do the things that the grandfather said.

But if you think about it carefully, you can understand it.

After all, the profits that Zhu Gaosui brought back this time were really extremely tempting.

Over the years, the Ming Dynasty's treasury has almost never been full, and every court official has been tightening their belts to make ends meet. Now that they have discovered such a thing, they are like old bachelors seeing beautiful women. It would be strange if they were not excited!
But no one in the field knew as well as Zhu Gaoxu that in the entire vicinity of the Ming Dynasty, it would be difficult to find a place whose profits could be as great as those in Japan.

But knowing is one thing, but reminding is another.

Of course, the most important point is that even if he reminds them, it is not certain whether these people will believe him or not!

In the current situation, Zhu Gaoxu was tactful enough not to say much, nor did he say inappropriate words that would cause him to be disliked.

While Zhu Gaoxu was silent, the voice of the Crown Prince suddenly rang in his ears.

"Second child"

"You said that Japan, such a small place, can have such rich wealth."

"There are so many countries around us, big and small. Do you think those countries may also have treasures and money that we don't know about?"

coming.

The aftereffects are here.

He also said that only these court officials were so excited that they couldn't contain themselves, but it turned out that the first one who couldn't contain himself was the prince standing next to him.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to get involved in this issue, but at this moment, the prince had spoken, so even if he didn't want to speak, he had to speak:
"Boss"

"Are you also suffering from the heart attack?"

"How can such a good thing happen? How can there be such a huge amount of silver mines in any place like in Japan?"

"Please."

"This thing is something you can only encounter by chance, okay?"

"If all the small countries around us can own such a huge amount of silver mines, then what about our vast land of Ming Dynasty?"

"Except for the Japanese mainland, our Ming Dynasty has never had an envoy go there because it is too far away. But as long as it is a small country close to us, which one has not been visited by our envoys?"

"If there really is such a good thing, do you really think that for so many years, those small countries around us could have hidden it from the eyes of our Ming Dynasty and those carefully selected and extremely shrewd envoys?"

"If you think like this, you may look down on the envoys we sent out."

"Which of those people is not a smart person?" (End of this chapter)