The sound of calling outside the palace interrupted Zhu Yunxi's fantasy, and also brought Zhu Yuanzhang, who was immersed in military planning, to come back to his senses.

"Call in."

The emperor's voice sounded slowly in Wuying Palace.

Next, dense and low-frequency footsteps appeared in groups, and a group of birds and beasts were seen bypassing the patrol map in front of the palace and entering the palace.

"I see your majesty, the prince, and the grandson."

There were originally only two monarchs in the Ming Dynasty, but now there are three, and the ministers spend even more money paying respects.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the tea brought by Sun Gouer, held the lid of the bowl and gently wiped away the tea foam on the surface, and took a sip before looking at the group of officials and ministers in front of him who represented the most elite officials of the Ming Dynasty.

"Give me a seat."

So, under the command of the chief steward, the eunuchs serving in the palace moved in more than ten round stools.

Zhan Hui and others bowed and handed over their hands: "I thank you."

Half of the buttocks were settled, not daring to be more disrespectful, but everyone straightened their backs, fearing that they would lose the dignity of a humble minister in front of the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the tea cup and also landed on a chair with withered flowers: "You all know why we asked you to come."

Chang Sheng stood up after hearing this: "Your Majesty intends to conquer Annan and other places."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, pressed his hands, looked back at the prince sitting behind him, and then turned around and said: "The prince has been supervising the country for more than a few years. To be a king, you must not only be able to stabilize the center, but also know the borders and understand military strategy."

, Aware of the suffering of the people."

Is this to establish requirements for future kings in the Ming Dynasty?

Those who can enter the Wuying Palace at this moment are the top and most intelligent people in the Ming bureaucracy.

The emperor's words and deeds at this time are not simply literal. Many times, the true meaning lies behind the words.

As the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhan Hui felt that he had an inevitable responsibility, so he stood up and said: "My grandson is extremely intelligent, filial and benevolent, he is experienced in serving the country, and he is enterprising. He is one of the few virtuous kings in the world."

"It's just a fool's errand." Zhu Yuanzhang said in a nonchalant manner, and then said: "At this moment, Annan and others have disobedient intentions. The imperial court is not short of money and food, and the south also needs to rectify its military and political affairs. I wish to let the prince

Sun joined the army and went south to experience some military battles."

Does Your Majesty really want your grandson to personally lead the army to conquer Annan Buchen?

Although Zhan Hui and other civil servants had speculations after Zhu Yuanzhang's previous words, hearing it with their own ears gave them a different feeling and understanding.

If he were to be an official in the court, he would definitely stand up and remonstrate at this time, saying that the grandson is the crown prince and the foundation of the country. He should not leave the center lightly, let alone risk his life in frontier expeditions.

It’s just that people like Zhan Hui are here now.

Although they still have such considerations in their hearts, compared with worrying that the grandson will favor the military or be involved in danger, they are more worried that the expedition ahead will change because of the grandson's personal visit.

After all, Taisun joins the army, and no matter who is the commander-in-chief or the general of the first brigade in the army, he must be concerned about Taisun's safety.

Ru Jin thought about it carefully and then turned her eyes to Chang Sheng next to her.

Now that His Majesty wants to conquer the south, the founding father is basically the only choice. The most he can do is to order Xiping Hou Muying as a partial army to deter the Laos and Annan from Yunnan.

After Chang Sheng and Zhan Hui stood up, Ru Yu, who was the Minister of the Ministry of War, also stood up: "I have no idea whether your Majesty has a candidate to be the head coach of the Southern Expedition in your mind at this moment."

"The founding Duke Chang Sheng can be the general of the Southern Expedition and command the entire army. The Marquis of Xiping will be the second deputy of the partial division." Zhu Yuanzhang bluntly stated his favorite candidate, and then looked at the energetic eldest grandson: "The grandson will supervise the army.

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Ru Jin turned around and asked Chang Sheng: "I wonder how much the general has in mind to plan the southern expedition against the Jingwei soldiers?"

Chang Sheng replied: "Deploy 30,000 soldiers from the southern part of the capital and guard, take a large ship to Qiongzhou Prefecture, and divide 20,000 troops at Zhennan Pass to seize Langshan Pass in Annan. 10,000 soldiers and horses will arrive by boat directly outside Jianchang City in Annan to guard the river.

Divide your forces to seize Thanh Hoa City and block Annan's route south."

This is also stated by the general.

Ru Yun nodded and asked, "Can Guangdong and Guangxi Province send troops? How can we support them?"

Chang Sheng replied again: "Conquer the Hainan Guard, Shendian Guard, and Guanghai Guard of Guangdong Province with ten thousand people, and accompany them with ten thousand Jingwei. Conquer the Fengyi Guard, Nandan Guard, Nanning Guard, Taiping Guard, and Guilin Guard of twenty thousand.

People, accompanied by 20,000 Jingwei."

There are 30,000 local troops and 30,000 imperial guards. This makes a total of 60,000 troops to conquer Annan.

Rujun thought about it for a moment and realized that there was nothing to add.

But then he added: "Under this situation, Guangxi and Guangdong will have to recruit no more than 50,000 civilians for the army. Can the two areas support the front-line army?"

Yu Xin, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up and said: "There will be no disasters in Guangxi and Guangdong provinces this year. We can issue an order for conscription, and the local state government will allocate two taxes on rice and wheat to Taicang."

Zhan Hui said at this time: "As a partial division, Xipinghou should focus on attacking the Lao tribe and restrain the Lao tribe from sending troops to assist Annan. In this way, Yunnan will also raise no less than 20,000 troops."

This is another expenditure of money and food.

And the accompanying imperial court recruited corvees.

This is a foreign war, the preparations the Central Plains dynasty needs to make, and the price the people need to pay for it.

Instead of the imperial court ordering tens of thousands of troops, Wu Yangyang killed them all together, wiping out the enemy like a melon.

Zhu Yunxi coughed lightly at this moment.

After attracting everyone's attention, he smiled.

"Have you forgotten the three million tons of summer and autumn tax rice and wheat that are now in Taicang, Hangzhou Prefecture?

This time, the Imperial Guard's 30,000-strong army is heading south for an expedition, and it is now decided to take a large ship. The army will only need to carry a small amount of money and food when leaving the capital, and more ordnance.

Arrive at the Qiantang Pier in Hangzhou Prefecture and order the Hangzhou Prefecture to open warehouses to transport grain to large military ships. They also requisition sea-going ships from Zhejiang Province to carry grain and grass to Guangdong Province and Guangxi Province to meet the needs of local troops. Transfer the Guangxi Province's two taxes this year to Yunnan.

It can save transportation costs."

Yes!

I actually forgot about Zhejiang Road!

When Zhu Yunxi finished talking about the millions of tons of rice and wheat taxes and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver stored in Taicang, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhan Hui and others reacted one after another.

Zhan Hui unabashedly expressed his admiration for Zhu Yunxi: "My grandson is far-sighted, strategized, gathered local finance and taxation, used the levy needed to level the south, and alleviated the hardships of local people's corvee. It is really a blessing for our government. I am sincerely convinced, and I have no regrets."

With words.”

Who would have thought that the vigorous land and commercial tax reform in Zhejiang Province that started last year not only added countless money and food to the imperial court, but also played such a vital role in the imperial court's southern expedition this time.<

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Ru Yu stood up immediately. He was the Minister of the Ministry of War. Marching and fighting were the affairs of the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army. Raising military supplies and other matters were all the work of his Ministry of War.

If something goes wrong because of military supplies, the Ministry of War cannot absolve itself of the blame.

He directly said to Qin Kui, the minister of the Ministry of Industry: "In this southern expedition, we also ask the Ministry of Industry to work hard to build large ships for use by the frontline troops in Taicang, Hangzhou Prefecture, to store grain and transport it southward."

Qin Kui stood up and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the Navy now has no less than a hundred treasure ships, transporting grain, transporting troops, and warships, which are sufficient for this southern expedition. In order to prepare for banditry along the coast, the Navy has

You can leave what you need.

The Ministry of Industry currently has more than 30 ships under construction at the Longjiang Shipyard. As long as the imperial court allocates money and food, they can all be completed by the beginning of spring. By then, it will be enough to support the departure of the army and the subsequent transportation of food and grass to and from Hangzhou."

Zhu Yuanzhang had never had such a war experience where he did not have to worry about money and food. He waved his hand directly: "The 500,000 taels sent back by Zhang Wen will be sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Works can take the money and food."

We have never fought such a rich battle!

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily about five hundred thousand taels of silver, but his heart was full of emotions.

If you want money, you have money; if you want food, you have food.

Veterans of the Ming Dynasty's founding of the People's Republic of China are still serving in the army, and the successive imperial and defensive armies are still unparalleled in their bravery.

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With plenty of money and food, and the general's determination, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think of what he heard from his eldest grandson outside the Donggong Academy last year.

Perhaps, this time Ming Dynasty will have an extra one?

Qin Kui calls you.

Yu Xin also nodded and accepted the order.

But everyone looked at Zhu Yunxi who was standing next to the emperor.

Who would have thought that even the Japanese-suppressing army would begin to make contributions to the imperial court.

Qian Zhuang is a coward.

What's more, those present were all ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

Chang Sheng, who had now attained the rank of General of the Conquest of the South, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am going to attack Annan this time and the Liao tribe. I think that the imperial court should set up a state capital and merge the place into our dynasty."

Rujun immediately responded: "This is what it should be!"

Zhu Yuanzhang patted the armrest of the armchair, stood up under the gaze of everyone, walked to the map of the South, put his hands on his back and walked slowly in front of the map, looking at the vast territory south of Nanguan, Daozhen, Guangxi.<

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"Jiaozhi."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his back to everyone, said two words, and then turned around: "Restore Jiaozhi Road."

As soon as the emperor said this, everyone in the palace held their breath.
To be continued...