Chapter 798, the court and the opposition are in a hurry
"It seems they are all in a hurry~"
Back in the capital, Liu Jin was drinking tea by the fireplace and reading the newspaper, living a relaxed and comfortable life.
Well, my vacation is almost over, so I must cherish it and cherish it.
As the New Year approaches, the consumption power in various parts of the Ming Dynasty has also expanded rapidly. In the Beijing-Tianjin area alone, many ships arrive in Tianjin every day, transporting goods at home and abroad in the Ming Dynasty. On land, there are also a steady stream of people on the cement roads connecting the north and the south.
There are endless convoys of vehicles transporting goods to the Beijing-Tianjin area.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the rich Ming Dynasty people naturally want to do some shopping and consumption, among which new clothes for the New Year are absolutely indispensable.
Whenever the Chinese New Year comes, the cloth business is at its best. Business in cloth shops, cloth shops, clothing stores, etc., large and small in the Beijing-Tianjin area is very booming.
The Beijing-Tianjin area has a huge population, capital is booming, and millions of people are working here. The amount of cloth needed is so huge that no amount of cloth can be sold.
This greatly stimulated the large and small textile factories in the Ming Dynasty, allowing them to operate at full capacity and continue to produce cloth, but it also caused the prices of cotton and wool to continue to soar.
The most important thing is the cotton and wool that cannot be bought with money now, because basically all the cotton and wool have been bought. The owners of a large number of textile factories are as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
Looking for cotton and wool everywhere.
But at this time, the grasslands in winter do not produce wool, and the cotton has been bought up. Everyone does not have enough, and the overseas cotton from Tianzhu cannot reach Tianjin in the north.
In Songhu and Nanjing in the south, everything was bought, and there was still a feeling that it was a drop in the bucket. Shiploads of cotton were shipped over, and soon they were turned into cloth and sold at home and abroad in the Ming Dynasty.
"It's good to know that it's urgent. In the past, I always opposed the imperial court's use of troops abroad. Now you know that it's urgent?"
"The imperial court does not use troops externally. Where can we get so much land to grow food and cotton? Where can we open up the markets of other countries and let you dump cloth at will?"
Liu Jin also laughed when he saw the report in the newspaper.
Capital pursues profits. Lower costs, higher prices, and higher profits are capital.
If you can grab cotton and wool by robbing them, why bother to work so hard to grow them or buy them?
Without a vast market, who will the woven cloth be sold to?
Now the Ming Dynasty has slowly embarked on the dual track of capital and colonization, and there is no way back. It is estimated that if anyone talks about seclusion, he will die without knowing how, and all levels of the Ming Dynasty will tear him to pieces.
Just like now, because the prices of cotton and wool have soared, everyone in the Ming Dynasty is anxious, very anxious, very anxious.
"Smelly boy, stinky boy~"
At this time, Zhang Mao's rough voice came out, and there were several footsteps approaching from far away, and they soon arrived at Liu Jin's place.
Liu Jin took a look and saw that not only Zhang Mao was here, but also Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian from the cabinet, as well as his immediate boss Zhong Zhong, and Liu Daxia, the Minister of War.
"Liu Gong, Li Gong, Xie Gong..."
Liu Jin also quickly stood up and greeted him with a smile. At the same time, he was thinking quickly in his mind, what are these big guys doing when they come to his home together?
"Tsk, tsk, you kid is really good at enjoying it. There is a fireplace like this in your house. It's snowing heavily outside. You're really good at warming yourself up by the fire."
Everyone sat in front of the fireplace, and Zhang Mao couldn't help but sigh while taking a sip of hot tea.
When it comes to enjoyment, Liu Jin is definitely the one who enjoys it the most. Sitting next to the fireplace, he feels extremely comfortable. Inviting a few friends to have a hot drink, talking and laughing, this is definitely a great enjoyment in life.
"Everyone comes to my house, presumably because of something, right?"
Liu Jin smiled, exchanged some pleasantries, and asked directly.
"You brat, you really don't know, why are you still pretending to be confused?"
"Everyone is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot now. It's a good idea for you. You went to the grassland to relax a few days ago. Now that you're back, you're warming yourself by the fire at home. You're living a comfortable life."
Zhang Mao looked at Liu Jin, smiled and said.
"Liu Jin, the skyrocketing prices of cotton and wool have seriously affected the development of our textile industry in the Ming Dynasty. We all in the Ming Dynasty hope that your Majesty will send troops to the Western Regions as soon as possible to obtain cotton and wool from the Western Regions."
"But His Majesty has always refused to send troops on the grounds that fighting in winter is extremely disadvantageous."
Liu Daxia took over the words and said worriedly.
He was really anxious, not fake.
The last time he talked about this matter in Emperor Hongzhi's study, he didn't realize how urgent it was, but after returning home, he realized that the textile factory he owned had received a lot of orders, but it was almost out of cotton.
If cotton cannot be obtained in time, the factory may face shutdown. Once the factory shuts down, the investment will be in vain.
In order to open a factory, Liu Daxia's family also borrowed more than 200,000 taels of silver from the First Bank of Ming Dynasty. This is not a small amount. Once the bank loan is repaid, the factory will be taken away by the bank.
, then you will really lose everything.
"Yes, fighting in this winter has many disadvantages for us, but it is also the same for the Wara people in the Western Regions. We can also take them by surprise. They would never expect that we would use troops against the Western Regions in winter."
Xie Qian also nodded and said.
Needless to say, the situation of Xie Qian's family and Liu Daxia's family were similar. Not only did they invest all their own funds in the textile factory, but they also borrowed a large amount of money from the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty.
Da Ming First Bank has low borrowing interest, sufficient loans, and can be repaid in installments. Everyone likes to borrow money from Da Ming First Bank.
Whether it is going to Nanyang to open plantations, buying ships, or going to Nanyang to mine minerals, etc., everyone likes to borrow money from the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty.
Using money from the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty to make a fortune has also become a trend.
Many people just rely on borrowed money to buy a boat. In less than a year, they not only get their money back, but they also make a lot of money.
There are too many people who opened textile factories and borrowed bank loans, which is why everyone is in a hurry.
"Your Majesty doesn't agree to send troops, so it's useless for everyone to come to me~"
Liu Jin understood it as soon as he heard it, smiled and said helplessly.
In fact, Liu Jin had also heard that Emperor Hongzhi's study was almost flooded with memorials from the Ming Dynasty. All the memorials asked Emperor Hongzhi to send troops to the Western Regions as soon as possible.
Among these memorials were local officials from Shaanxi and Gansu. They described the cruelty of the Wala people with great emotion, saying that they were like bandits, often harassing the people, looting business travelers passing through the Western Regions, and even recounting old events from the past.
Say it all.
Some officials from Huguang said that the Oara people did not know how to educate and did not respect Confucius and Mencius. It was necessary for the Ming Dynasty to instill the teachings of Confucius and Mencius into the Oara people, educate them, and let them know propriety, justice, integrity, and shame, so that they would not commit treachery.
There are also memorials from officials in the Nanyang region, which say that the Western Regions, like the Nanyang region, have been the homeland of China since ancient times. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, everywhere was the land of China.
Now that the Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful, it should regain the Chinese homeland and restore the Chinese clothes as soon as possible, just like the Nanyang region, so that the Western Regions can return to the territory of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.
In short, officials from all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, from the imperial court to local governments, were writing to Emperor Hongzhi, using various excuses. In short, they wanted Emperor Hongzhi to send troops to the Western Regions now, immediately, and immediately to regain this piece of China's homeland.
Even the king of Korea, Yanshanjun, and the king of Japan, Dongfang Shengren, wrote to Emperor Hongzhi, saying that the Western Regions were the hometown of Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, and had always fallen into the hands of foreigners. It was really
Sad, deplorable, pity.
Now that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has more achievements than the three emperors, five emperors with higher virtues, more martial arts than the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, and more literary works than the Tang and Song ancestors, he should take back the Western Regions as soon as possible and restore our Chinese homeland to comfort the great poet Li Bai.
What the hell are these.
North Koreans and islanders actually got involved. The key is why Li Bai was involved?
When Liu Jin learned the news, he was dumbfounded.
It is estimated that Emperor Hongzhi also laughed so hard that his stomach ached. He found various reasons for starting a war in the Western Regions, and they were all so high-sounding that even Koreans and Japanese people got involved.
Of course, Liu Jin is actually very aware that the Ming Dynasty has very close contacts with Japan and North Korea. Many Japanese and Koreans have invested in various business houses in the Ming Dynasty. Similarly, many businessmen of the Ming Dynasty also cooperate with Japanese and North Korean businessmen to do business.
Do business.
Because of the existence of the Ming Dynasty vassal state agreement, each other can travel freely, do business freely, and settle freely. In addition, both Korea and Japan are promoting Chinese education on a large scale, so there are petitions from the king of Korea and the king of Japan.
"You brat, stop being so modest."
"Everyone comes to you and hopes that you can talk to His Majesty and persuade His Majesty that we can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, we don't know how many factories will close down."
Zhang Mao looked at Liu Jin and said.
He had no choice. He originally stood firmly on the side of Emperor Hongzhi, but he was persuaded by others and had to persuade Liu Jin to also write to Emperor Hongzhi.
It has become urgent to send troops to the Western Regions. Everyone is very anxious.
We must send troops to the Western Region as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty is sending you to the grassland this time. Do you really think that he is going to eat mutton on the grassland?"
"I went to the grassland to inspect His Majesty's 50,000 cavalry. Don't worry, Your Majesty will use troops in the Western Regions sooner or later."
