"Okay, let's put the education thing aside for now, Han Du, please continue talking." Seeing that the two of them were at war with each other again, Lao Zhu waved his hand to smooth things over.
Seeing this, Han Du quickly lowered his head, "I believe that as long as the transportation problem on the grassland is solved, the Ming Dynasty will have an advantage over all the grassland tribes. Therefore, I propose to build three cement lines from Daning, Beiping, and Qingyang."
The main roads lead to the Onan River, Beihai, etc. With these three main roads, no matter which direction the Ming Dynasty wants to attack on the grassland, it will be easier with twice the result, at least it will no longer have to worry about the hardships of transporting grain and grass."
Listening to Han Du's painting, Lao Zhu's heart surged and he couldn't help but feel a headache. He was happy because if these three avenues could really be built, it would be like holding three long swords against the throats of the grassland tribes.
Above. Once there is any slight movement, the Ming army can use these three avenues to drive straight into the hinterland of the grassland and attack various tribes.
"Haha, what the Marquis of Zhenhai has in mind is quite beautiful." Zhan Hui sneered twice, and then pointed out the loopholes in Han Du's plan, "The Meng Yuan people are not fools, how could they allow the Ming Dynasty to be safe and sound in their territory?
Can we build roads steadily? There are three roads, but even one is impossible.”
Lao Zhu nodded secretly, this was what he was worried about. As long as the Meng Yuan people were not hopelessly confused, they would never let the Ming Dynasty build the highway easily.
"Your Majesty, there are no leaders on the grassland now. It is the time for the Ming Dynasty to attack the close friends from far away and show off its talents. For those Mongolian and Yuan tribes who are close to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty advised them to surrender and appeased them with kindness and kindness. As long as they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty,
Building roads is naturally not a problem. As for the tribes in the hinterland of the grasslands, don’t we still have Tuogu Si Timur? In name, he is still the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. As long as he issues an order to allow the Ming Dynasty to build roads, the Ming Dynasty will build roads.
That doesn’t necessarily mean we can’t build roads.”
After hearing this, Zhan Hui shook his head in disdain and said with a smile: "Marquis of Zhenhai, you said it yourself. Now that Togu Si Timur has lost all his majesty on the grassland, will any tribes on the grassland still obey his orders?"
Han Du narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhan Hui, "Togu Si Timur does not have prestige on the grassland now, but this is because he has no strength. If the Ming Dynasty can become his backing and strength, then his identity will be in the grassland
It still has a lot of influence."
When Lao Zhu heard this, he laughed and sighed and said: "Han Du, you yourself were not like this when you talked to Togu Si Timur. You didn't say that he was as light as a feather and worthless.
? Why are you talking back now?"
Lao Zhu's words made Han Du feel nervous. When he and Tuo Gu Si
When Timur was talking, Handu made a point of checking that there was no one around him. However, the content of his conversation with Togu Si Timur was actually transmitted to Lao Zhu's ears. It seemed that Lao Zhu had never relaxed.
According to the source, maybe last time Lao Zhu publicly canceled the idea of establishing a Jinyiwei, but secretly who knows whether the Jinyiwei was actually established?
It's amazing. If Lao Zhu changes his name, instead of calling him Jin Yiwei, he can still get information for Lao Zhu by calling him another name.
Thinking of how easily Lao Zhu knew about the conversation between himself and Togu Si Timur, Han Du suddenly felt a creepy feeling in his heart.
In order to hide his inner feelings, Han Du also laughed and explained: "I was just trying to ridicule Gusi Timur with words. The reason why I said he was worthless was because I wanted to give him
It was just a show of force, who knew he would actually take it seriously."
After a pause, Han Du continued: "But if the Ming Dynasty really wants to completely conquer the grassland, it cannot ignore the identity and role of Togu Si Timur. A living Togu Si Timur can not only conquer
The Ming Dynasty has the key to the Meng Yuan tribe, and it can also be used as a precedent for surrendering to the Ming Dynasty."
Seeing that Han Du could not be embarrassed in this direction, Zhan Hui quickly bowed to Lao Zhu and said: "Your Majesty, these are three avenues, each of which is thousands of miles long. Just building one will consume huge manpower and material resources.
The expense of repairing three articles in a row would be unbearable for the imperial court. If the expense is too great and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is shaken, the world will be in danger."
Han Du frowned, feeling a little irritated by Zhan Hui's persistent persistence and unwillingness to let go.
When Tang He saw Han Du lowering his head and frowning, he couldn't help but help him, "Master Zhan, are you being serious?"
Unexpectedly, Zhan Hui did not give Tang He face at all, and did not consider that Tang He was old enough to be his father. He directly retorted, "Learn from the past and guide the future. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal and emptied the treasury, resulting in
The people of the world are in dire straits, and the huge country has been overturned in an instant. The construction of these three avenues is even worse than the Grand Canal of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. What are your intentions, Handu?"
Damn it, even if you are stumbling upon yourself everywhere, you actually dare to secretly accuse yourself of bad intentions in front of Lao Zhu. Do you want to start a war with yourself and fight to the death?
Han Du's eyes narrowed and he dealt with Zhan Hui seriously.
"Mr. Zhan is exaggerating. Although these three avenues are long, how can they compare with the Grand Canal? Besides, now that there is cement, it is much easier to build roads. How can it be as serious as what Mr. Zhan said? A few years ago, there was a major disaster in Henan.
The imperial court used work as a substitute for prosperity and asked the people of the whole province to build cement roads together. Didn't they also build thousands of miles of cement roads? Henan is not overturned now. On the contrary, because of the perfect roads and convenient transportation, countless merchants are willing to go and do business. Now the people of Henan
Life is getting better and better. In just a few years, Henan has not only quickly recovered from the famine, but has even become more prosperous than before.
Even if a province is in the middle of a famine, it can build more than a thousand miles of cement roads. Why can't it be built in the Ming Dynasty? How can it shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty? "
Han Du was well-founded and refuted Zhan Hui's body.
When Lao Zhu originally heard Zhan Hui say that it would shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, he frowned. He would not allow anything that would harm the Ming Dynasty, not even in the slightest.
But after listening to Han Du's words, Lao Zhu's brows suddenly widened. It is true that building roads requires a certain price, but this price is nothing compared to the future benefits.
Moreover, Henan Province can build more than a thousand miles of roads, so there is no reason why the Ming Dynasty could not build them.
Seeing the change in Lao Zhu's expression, Han Du hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said: "If the emperor is worried, then Ming Dynasty can build the three roads separately and only build them one at a time. There won't be any risks, right?"
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Hearing Han Du's proposal to repair it separately, Zhan Hui wanted to argue, but couldn't find Han Du's loophole. He opened his mouth, but finally closed it silently.
"If we build one road first, let's build the one from Peiping to the Onan River first." Peiping is an important fulcrum for the entire border. Starting from here to build the road, both in terms of the deployment of materials and manpower, is very important.
is the most convenient.
Since Lao Zhu has made the decision, others naturally have no objections.
But Zhan Hui was shocked and wanted to continue arguing with Han Du.
At this time, Lao Zhu suddenly waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, so let's just stop here today. We'll discuss the rest someday."
"I'm sorry to have to retire."
After everyone left, Lao Zhu sat alone on the dragon chair
Only Zhu Biao was still by his side.
Seeing Zhu Biao looking at him in confusion, Lao Zhu said with a smile: "I originally thought that Tuogu Si Timur was of no use, but now it seems that we should keep him alive for the time being."
Seeing that Zhu Biao frowned, but still didn't understand the meaning of his words, he said directly: "Didn't you realize? Everything Han Du said today was to plead for Tuogusi Timur and wanted to
I will spare his life."
"Is Han Du interceding for Togu Si Timur? Then his proposal was also made up?" Zhu Biao couldn't believe it. He didn't believe that Han Du would do such a thing. He trusted Han Du so much. If Han Du
In order to plead for Gusi Timur, he could make up random things related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty. Then Zhu Biao himself would not know how sad he would be.
"That's not true. Han Du's proposal is not problematic. If three such avenues can really be built, the benefits to the Ming Dynasty in controlling the grassland will be immeasurable." Lao Zhu nodded, confirming that Han Du was not talking nonsense.
This made Zhu Biao feel better immediately. As long as Han Du was still worthy of his trust, there would be nothing difficult for him to do.
But immediately afterwards, Zhu Biao frowned again and asked doubtfully: "Then what are you going to do with this Tuogu Si Timur?"
After pondering for a moment, Lao Zhu said: "Since he is still useful, let him live."
His father only said that Togusi Timur should be kept alive. Zhu Biao did not dare to ask whether it was a temporary life or whether he should just let Togusi Timur live. Besides, Zhu Biao did not know about Han Du and Togusi.
There is some kind of deal between Timur and Timur. I am afraid that even if he knew it, at this time, he would not say anything, let alone speak for Togu Si Timur.
The father and son exchanged their thoughts on the emperor again, mainly Lao Zhu shared them with Zhu Biao. Then Zhu Biao said goodbye and left, returning to the East Palace.
Since Han Jingyun became pregnant, his temper has become more and more eccentric. If Zhu Biao doesn't go back for a day, he feels that Han Jingyun will do something.
A few days later, Lao Zhu issued an order.
A group of eunuchs came to the residence of Togu Si Timur. They stretched out their hands and made a heavy muffled sound. A sharp voice sounded: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven. The edict says: Confer Tuugu Si Timur as the King of Anle.
The reward is 10,000 taels of gold, 30,000 taels of silver, 50,000 taels of treasure, 1,000 pieces of Shu brocade, 2,000 pieces of brocade, and 5,000 pieces of silk."