These are two meritorious generals who are about to be promoted to the title of county prince, and the court has given them enough honor and status.

One by one, warships and fortune ships began to disperse and sail towards the trestle at the edge of Longwan Pier.

The two sea-devouring behemoths at the core of the fleet began to decrease in speed as the sails dropped.

In the end, we could only rely on the tow boat at Longwan Pier to move towards the largest trestle in the middle of the pier.

The Ming Dynasty dragon flag, Kaizi flag, Caozi flag, Changzi flag, Lizi flag, Eastern Expedition Army flag, Southern Expedition army flag and other colorful flags decorated the two treasure ships in colorful colors.

Flags are also flying on Longwan Pier.

Countless civil and military officials in Beijing were waiting at the dock early on the orders of the emperor.

The leader is the Ming Dynasty Zong Renfu Zong Ren Ling, the Ming Dynasty Qin King Zhu Xiang.

Beside him were Ren Hengtai, the first assistant to the cabinet, Xie Jin, the second assistant, the governor of the governor's office, cabinet minister Xu Yungong, and cabinet minister Zhai Shan.

Further away, there are the founding heroes in Beijing, as well as the six ministers, five temple ministers and other senior officials.

The armies of the Eastern Expedition and the Southern Expedition have been abroad for several years, opening up thousands of miles of territory and creating countless meritorious deeds for the country. Now that they have returned to Beijing, it is a certainty that the commanders of the two armies will be promoted to the title of Duke.

This is a glorious moment for the country.

At Longwan Pier, many people felt the same way and felt that the glory was supreme.

There are also some people who are somewhat envious, mostly focusing on those who contributed to the founding of the country.

Xie Jin, the second assistant to the cabinet, was very unhappy today.

It wasn't because he wanted to go out of the city and meet the Founding Duke and Cao Guogong at this pier, which made him unhappy.

Instead, he wanted to build the railway from Luoyang to Hamiwei. This matter was opposed by the imperial court. What was more serious was that this railway, which he regarded as the project of the Ming Dynasty and leading to the prosperous age, also suffered from the emperor and the emperor.

The prince's doubts.

"Xie Ge, you should find another reason to lobby the courtiers and my old man."

The treasure ship on the river has not yet docked on the trestle.

Zhu Ming put his hands in his pockets, tilted his head and looked sideways at Jie Jin, who had a sad face, and whispered something.

Although his voice was very low, Ren Hengtai, the chief assistant on the other side, still heard him.

Ren Hengtai also looked sideways at Xie Jin, who was frowning.

He also disapproved of the imperial court starting construction of the railway from Luoyang to Hamiwei at this time.

The cost is too high and the benefits are too unclear.

Under the premise that the country has countless other more important and urgent things to do, even if there are countless reasons, the construction of this railway should not be started at this time.

Xie Jin, who frowned, nodded slightly and turned sideways: "I would like to hear the details."

Zhu Xi shook his head: "The war on the grasslands outside the pass has just begun, and we don't know when it will end.

I heard that Brother Xie is building a Daqing City under the Daqing Mountain in the Hedao area. This is another huge waste of money.

I also heard that there are some rumors in Jiubian that this time they may take the opportunity to take back the Liaodong area as well.

Xie Ge, please tell me, if such a large place were to be taken into the hands of the imperial court, how much money and food would be invested in its management?"

Jie Jin's brows furrowed even more.

The reasons for opposition between the DPRK and China are very sufficient and impeccable.

There are too many things that the country has to do at the moment. Just this time, the entire nation has been involved in conquering the grasslands. Almost the entire force north of the Yellow River has been invested in it.

The local governments north of the Yangtze River are also operating at full capacity to cooperate with the military operations in the north.

The energy of half the country is being drawn beyond the nine borders.

At present, the country simply does not have the energy, nor that much money and food, to do something that has no immediate benefits.

If you really do this, you might as well invest this money and food in Yingzhou. By then, the gold and silver output in Yingzhou will definitely reach a higher level.

Xie Jin had to nod his head and said: "I have to admit this, minister."

Zhu Ping agreed: "That's right. As a cabinet minister, you not only have to think about long-term things, but also the immediate situation.

But...if you really want to build this railway, it's not impossible..."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jin immediately raised his head and stared at King Qin with wide eyes.

Ren Hengtai on the side could not help but frown, silently staring at His Highness King Qin who always seemed to be unreliable.

"My lord, I am all ears."

Xie Jin lowered his head.

Zhu Xiang looked back at Ren Hengtai, who was staring at him, and smiled slightly: "First assistant, don't panic, I, the second brother Zhu, have no plans to do anything bad this time and cause you trouble."

Ren Hengtai was noncommittal about this.

The King of Qin in front of him has caused countless troubles for himself.

He wiped out the local impeachment memorial over and over again for Zhu Ping.

It's just that the other party is a clan relative and the clan's order.

Ren Hengtai still maintained good courtesy as a servant.

Only then did Zhu Ping turn his head and look at Xie Jin, who had been waiting for the answer for a long time.

"Xie Ge, this was not how you handled this matter from the beginning. You have to create a demand for the court and the old man. Only with this demand and necessity can the court and the old man get through it better."

Xie Jin was stunned for a moment, as this answer didn't seem to be what he wanted.

Zhu Xi sighed, then pointed to the two treasure ships in front of the dock.

"Think about it, why did Chang Sheng and Li Jinglong lead the troops on the expedition?"

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Chapter completed!