In the yamen of Beizhili Prefecture, Zhu Yuanzhang and Song Lian were sitting on the imperial chair, drinking tea.
As the deputy receptionist this time, Song Lian glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Ming Guo Gong, the envoys from the two countries have been waiting outside the door for half a stick of incense. Is that about time?"
Zhu Yuanzhang then stood up and said, "Then let's go out and have a look."
As he spoke, he whispered: "I can tell that His Majesty doesn't have a good impression of these two countries. After dealing with Beiyuan, he will probably send troops to deal with these two countries.
Pay attention and don't be too polite!"
Song Lian sighed, "Oh, I am such a big country with etiquette, why do we start not paying attention to it in our generation?"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Because most people in this world are cheap! If you teach them etiquette, they will only think you are weak and can be bullied."
After walking out of the government office, two teams of envoys had gathered outside the government office.
The team on the Japanese side were all wearing loose samurai uniforms, with samurai swords hanging on their waists, and their hair was tied up with cloth strips and combed back. They were as ugly as they wanted.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at it and said,
The height of these Japanese people is really hard to describe. It feels like the knives hanging on their waists are almost taller than themselves.
As for the Goryeo team on the other side, they looked even worse. Their clothes were not much better than those of the Japanese, but were somewhat similar to those of the Mongols.
This didn't surprise him much.
He had also heard of this country. He had always admired the strong, and they would imitate the clothing and etiquette of any country that was strong.
Although the envoys from the two countries were left in the dark for a while, they did not dare to have any objections at all. When they saw Zhu Yuanzhang walking out in his official robes, everyone immediately bowed and paid homage.
"The envoy of Japan, Ashiki Kenjiro, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Wu Dynasty. Long live, long live, long live!"
"Pu Chengxing, the envoy of the Kingdom of Korea, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Wu Dynasty. Long live my emperor!"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Song Lian represented the emperor. They happily accepted the salutes of the envoys of the two countries, and then after a brief introduction to each other, the envoys of the two countries were introduced to the dining table.
After some exchange of drinks, the envoys of the two countries were drunk by Zhu Yuanzhang, and then they roughly understood their purpose of coming.
Then he asked Song Lian to take care of the aftermath, and he went to the palace to pay homage to His Majesty.
In the Imperial Study Room, Song Xuan sat on the throne, and Zhu Yuanzhang was given the seat.
"How do you feel about the envoys from the two countries?"
Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly said: "The clothes are ugly and do not conform to my Chinese aesthetics. You are a barbarian!"
"Have these two countries announced their intention to come?"
"As I said, in addition to coming to pay tribute and acknowledge the sect master, I also want to do business with our Wu Dynasty and establish commercial relations."
Song Xuan nodded and said: "Okay! Your cabinet will come up with a charter for this matter and trade in the name of the suzerain country and the vassal country. As for the specific details, you can discuss it with the envoys of the two countries.
In short, as a vassal state, you must have the consciousness of a vassal state!"
"I understand!"
The envoys from the two countries were just a small incident for Song Xuan, and they were only briefly received at the court meeting the next day, and after a few words of encouragement, they were sent back to the inn.
At this stage, for the Wu Dynasty, the Mongolian forces entrenched in the north were still behemoths. If they were not completely crippled, they would inevitably be harassed by them at regular intervals in the future.
On the first day of August, the weather began to get cooler, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Wu Dynasty issued a proclamation to officially begin the eradication of the Thousand Yuan forces entrenched in the grasslands.
On August 2nd, the densely packed armored army outside the Imperial City was like a torrent of steel, already ready to go.
Song Xuan paid great attention to this expedition. He took Xu Da as the commander-in-chief, Lan Yu as the deputy general, and the flag bearer of the Mingjiao Five Elements Banner as the vanguard general to go into the Mongolian grassland.
For this expedition, Song Xuan mobilized 100,000 elite cavalry, 100,000 gunmen, and an artillery battalion of more than 50,000 people.
The total number of heavy troops and civilians escorting the grain and fodder amounted to more than 300,000, making it known as an 800,000-strong army.
Outside the imperial capital, there was an overwhelming and boundless sea of people, which made the envoys from Japan and Korea tremble with fear and chills all over.
In their place, the so-called war between princes, involving thousands of people, was a very large-scale war, but in the Wu Dynasty, it was easily hundreds of thousands or millions. Such huge numbers were simply beyond their understanding.
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The Japanese envoy kept saying, "Heavenly Kingdom, really Heavenly Kingdom!"
At this moment, the envoys from the two countries returned to the posthouse one after another, and immediately began to write letters about what they had seen and heard in Wu Dynasty during these days, and sent them to their respective countries.
In a word, the Wu Dynasty was extremely powerful and its troops could not withstand it. Your Majesty, please be very careful and never make a wrong decision that could lead to the destruction of the country!
When the army goes on an expedition, logistics support is naturally a top priority. The huge war machine of the imperial court is in operation, and countless grain and military supplies are mobilized from all over the country to the imperial capital.
At the same time, for the big businessmen of the Wu Dynasty, this was definitely a huge feast, because His Majesty the Emperor had a special decree to allow businessmen to do business in the grassland occupied areas.
The decree was very subtle, but in fact these businessmen knew very well that the imperial court was dividing the cake!
The cattle, sheep, horses, and even women and children of the grassland people are all commodities that can be bought and sold in the eyes of merchants.
Hundreds of thousands of troops went out to fight, killing tribes one after another. Naturally, it was impossible for the army to take prisoners and cattle and sheep on the road, so most of the spoils they got were sold to merchants on the spot at a cheap price.
What a huge profit!
This edict was not so much a bonus to the merchants of the Wu Dynasty as it was a benefit to the officials of the Wu Dynasty.
Song Xuan knew very well that among the officials in the world today, no matter what they say, there are a few people who are not in business behind the scenes?
It's just a matter of size.
Song Xuan did not deliberately stop normal business activities.
And when he issued this decree this time, he was telling all civil and military officials,
Want to make money, want to make a fortune? Very good, then support me in going to war, and you can share the profits and share the spoils!
Since ancient times, Chinese dynasties have been saying that those who resort to militarism and war will be doomed. However, judging from the plunder and colonial history of Western countries, this is not the case.
Being warlike does not necessarily lead to death. Only a war that only cares about fighting without knowing how to gain benefits from it will bring down a country.
If a country can obtain enough benefits from war, then war will no longer be something that everyone talks about!
What Song Xuan is doing now is to tie the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty to this chariot of profit.
Civil servants don’t like fighting?
In fact, this is not the case. If the war is profitable, they will only be more enthusiastic than anyone else!
It just depends on how those in power guide this force.