Chapter 285: The Troika that drives the Ming Dynastys economy
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"What? Let us destroy the pirates?"
When Zhang Dingbian heard Zhou Buxin's words, he immediately laughed: "Do they really think we are here to destroy pirates?"
But Zhou Buxin said: "It's just right. This shows that Sitarama and Hamid of Maradi have been fooled. They believe that we only have fifty businessmen and fifty soldiers, and they regard us as a team of envoys of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Dingbian added from the side: "Maybe they also want to test our strength and see if we have anything to hide. This Maradi monarch is quite interesting. He is also a rare smart person among the Southeast Asian countries.
, but he is also a difficult opponent.”
"Destroy the pirates? When did pirates become the enemies of Ming Dynasty?"
Zhou Buxin sneered and told Zhang Dingbian what he thought: "Pirates are just a scabies disease. The real threat to us is these monarchs who occupy the land! They are indigenous here and have deep roots. The merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty passed by
The wealth here will definitely make them jealous. These indigenous monarchs are greedy for profit, and there is no guarantee that they will do something when their heads are hot. We must occupy these cities and ensure that the Daming Channel is smooth all the way."
Zhang Dingbian agreed with Zhou Buxin's words. Their purpose was to protect the Ming Dynasty's maritime trade routes, so their original intention was to control the cities around the routes.
As for pirates... Active on the sea along with Ming merchant ships were Ming warships. Their ferocious artillery made pirates frightened. Even if they were jealous of the wealth on Ming merchant ships, they would not dare to cause trouble easily.
Zhou Buxin: "How about we just follow the plan?"
Zhang Dingbian: "To find out the purpose of Sitarama and Hamid, we will first hold them in Maradi City."
The two of them, Yi Wen and Yi Wu, had the same idea, and the next action was very...smooth.
Sitarama and Hamid invited Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin again, but the father and son were invited separately. Sitarama invited Zhang Dingbian to his palace, while Hamid brought gifts to Zhou Buxin's residence.
See Zhou Buxin in the restaurant.
It has to be said that in order to find out the true strength of Zhang Dingbian and his party, Sitarama spent a lot of money and gave Zhang Dingbian two fist-sized luminous pearls as gifts, and then called on the ministers to instill power in Zhang Dingbian.
liquor.
Zhang Dingbian was very generous and would not refuse anyone who came to propose a toast. He picked up the glass and took a sip. Seeing Zhang Dingbian drinking, Sitarama strengthened his thoughts.
He winked at the courtiers next to him, and at the same time called two foreign beauties over and asked them to serve Zhang Dingbian.
Soon, Zhang Dingbian's face turned red and his neck thickened from drinking, and his words became a little murmuring.
"I can't even speak clearly. Isn't this a good thing?"
Sitarama endured the joy in her heart, and began to approach Zhang Dingbian, and said to him with a sad expression: "General Zhang, pirates are rampant near Maradi City, and there are many people, especially the pirate gang Shark Teeth, they have a large number of people.
, and the pirate leader is ruthless, we are really unable to destroy it. General Zhang, the Ming Dynasty has conquered the sea and conquered the world, and there are many soldiers. Can you help Maradi solve the pirates? In the future, Maradi will respect the Ming Dynasty. Sincerely
Surrender to the Ming Dynasty."
"As long as Maradi surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, everything will be fine."
Zhang Dingbian seemed to be a little drunk and put his hand on Sitarama's shoulder. As if he was drunk, he said to Sitarama with a breath of wine: "To the Ming Dynasty, pirates are just ringworm.
Scabies is a trivial matter. As soon as the army arrives, Maradi will be able to return a clean sea and river."
Sitarama knew how powerful the Ming Dynasty was, and when she heard Zhang Ding say that the Ming Dynasty army was coming, she couldn't help but feel nervous.
It’s easy to ask the gods but hard to send them away. What if the Ming army comes to Maradi and doesn’t leave after destroying the pirates?
No, we have to find a way to drive Zhang Dingbian and others out of Maradi first.
At this time, Sitarama was already panicking. His original purpose was to find out Zhang Dingbian's strength and whether there was any hidden secret hand, but now he began to worry that Ming's army would appear in Maradi.
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Sitarama pretended to be very happy and quickly asked Zhang Dingbian: "General Zhang, don't you know what tomorrow's army will do?"
How long will it take to get to Maradi?"
"This... I can't tell, it may be very fast, or it may be very slow."
Zhang Dingbian was drunk, but when he answered Sitarama's question, he hesitated a little. It seemed that he had something to say and he was also hesitating whether to tell Sitarama.
Seeing Zhang Dingbian hesitate to speak, Sitarama understood immediately.
You didn't drink too much.
Come here... keep drinking!
At the same time, Sitarama said to the two women serving Zhang Dingbian: "You two, serve General Zhang with all your heart."
Soon, after more than ten bowls of wine, Zhang Dingbian felt drunk again.
At this time, Zhang Dingbian had already put down his hands from the two women and took Sitarama to chat: "I think you are an honest person and your heart is devoted to the Ming Dynasty, so I will have a few words with you."
As he spoke, Zhang Dingbian winked to the side, signaling Sitarama to let the others leave. Sitarama immediately understood and drove away not only the ministers who were toasting, but also the two beauties beside Zhang Dingbian.
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When the person was gone, Sitarama looked at Zhang Dingbian with burning eyes.
"Brother, the Ming Dynasty is in trouble right now...it has internal and external troubles, and these soldiers and horses...are difficult to recruit at the moment, so the pirates outside Maradi have to rely on us, and we can work together to solve them."
Although Sitarama has a good grasp of Yayan and has no problem communicating, he doesn't know the situation in Daming now. Sitarama has to believe whatever Zhang Dingbian says.
"Brother, you don't know how difficult it is to live in Ming Dynasty now..."
Zhang Dingbian seemed to have started talking, and Sitarama listened very carefully, for fear of missing a word.
When Sitarama heard Zhang Dingbian say, even though the Ming Dynasty’s current territory is so big, it is actually a country with external power and internal control. Even its old rivals Wang Baobao and Chen Youliang have not been able to solve the problem. Now the Ming Dynasty needs to rely on maritime trade for blood transfusions. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will be like duckweed without roots.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Ding put his arm around Sitarama's shoulders and said helplessly: "If nothing else, let's talk about Chen Youliang and Wang Baobao...how many years have they been together?
The enemies that existed before the founding of the Ming Dynasty are still alive and kicking now. If it were me, I would... alas! Let’s not talk about it, brother, drink, drink!”
Sitarama quickly raised the glass and clinked glasses with Zhang Ding while drinking: "General Zhang, how many troops and horses did you bring this time? I have no other intention, I just want to know if you can wipe out the pirates like Shark Teeth.
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"Pirates? Kill them!"
Zhang Dingbian burped, and then said: "We are just pretending to be powerful. We rely on Ming's reputation to ask you to assist us, and then send people... Ming is expanding too fast, and there is no spare manpower."
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After Zhang Dingbian left in the evening, Sitarama kindly took away the two beauties who were serving Zhang Dingbian. Of course...these two women were still under Sitarama's control. He needed this
The two people sleeping next to Zhang Dingbian provided him with a steady stream of information.
When Zhang Dingbian returned to his place of residence, Hamid had already left. When Zhou Buxin heard that Zhang Dingbian was back, he immediately walked out and wanted to talk to Zhang Dingbian about the night. He saw two people beside Zhang Dingbian.
Woman, Zhou Buxin had already reached the door and stopped again... Forget it, Sitarama had placed the spies next to Zhang Dingbian's pillow. In order to avoid being discovered, let's wait until tomorrow.
But when Zhou Buxin was getting ready to go to bed, Zhang Dingbian knocked on the door. After Zhou Buxin opened the door, he looked at Zhang Dingbian curiously: "Aren't there two beauties in your house? Come to me now, don't be afraid of being raped by them.
Discover?"
"I fed them some ****, and now they have fallen asleep."
Now Zhang Dingbian still has a hint of drunkenness. He is sober as if he has not drank: "Old Zhou, how is the situation here? How is the harvest?"
"Hamid came to me with generous gifts. He gave me two luminous pearls as big as his fist. Haha... It's still the same as before, he just kept testing us."
Zhou Buxin told Zhang Dingbian about the conversation between him and Hamid, and Zhang Dingbian nodded: "The situation over there is similar. That old thing from Sitarama is quite drinkable, but it's of no use.
..."
Zhang Ding also told Zhou Buxin about his conversation about drinking Sitarama. Zhou Buxin judged: "It is almost certain that they are testing us and want to know what our strength is. I feel... After Sitarama,
You said, he might choose a bigger adventure."
【In view of the general environment,
"I think so too. Sitarama is a very ambitious guy. If he knows that we only have a hundred people and reinforcements cannot appear in time, he might be eyeing the wealth we bring."
Zhang Ding started laughing as he spoke. When he looked at Zhou Buxin, he had the same smile on his face: "It seems that we want to go together again."
"That's how it should be."
"Use the trick! Please put yourself in the urn!"
With both literature and martial arts, Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin quickly formulated their next plan and hooked up with Sitarama.
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Zhu Han took Zhou Zhiruo for a walk outside, and it was already late autumn when he returned to Yingtian Mansion.
But he did not rest, but went to the palace to find Zhu Yuanzhang. It happened to be dinner time, and Zhu Yuanzhang took him to eat mutton and tofu pot.
Ma Xiuying is the queen and the master of the harem, but she is not too involved in the management of the harem. In her opinion, the most important thing is to cook for Zhu Yuanzhang. She saw Zhu Han coming at noon, and she knew that the two
The brothers are both big eaters, so they quickly cooked two more vegetables and added two more pancakes.
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang always wolfed down their meals. They finished the food on the table like a storm. Ma Xiuying also put down Kuai Zi, handed the tea to the two brothers, and went to clear away the bowls.
Ma Xiuying knew Zhu Han's character. He would not come to the palace if he had nothing to do. If he came here at noon, he must have something important to discuss with Zhu Yuanzhang.
The harem does not participate in court affairs. This is a rule left over from ancient times. Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not care about this, Ma Xiuying avoided it whenever she could.
"Brother, Chen Youliang and Wang Baobao can't be delayed any longer. They must be dealt with."
Zhu Han directly named Chen Youliang and Wang Baobao, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Although they are no longer a threat to the Ming Dynasty, they are the most direct enemies of the Ming Dynasty. Now we are expanding outwards, and countless enclaves have been incorporated into the Ming Dynasty. Lin Zida
There are all kinds of birds, and some of them must be unconvinced by the Ming Dynasty. When these new areas rise up, we will fall into passivity, and our efforts over the years will be in vain. It is better to eliminate Chen Youliang and Wang Baobao.
The most direct enemy is dealt with, knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger!"
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Qiwu, you are right. This time Timur attacked Bian Yinli. Although Xu Da is here, there is no need to worry about what trouble Timur will cause, but it is very disgusting. We
I wish I could rush to Yin Li and twist off Timur's head. How many years have passed since our Ming Dynasty? They are targeting the Ming Dynasty! If we don't expose our blades to the outside world, I don't know what else these people will do.
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"indeed so."
Zhu Han saw that Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to use force again, so there was no need for him to say anything else. The civil servants and generals in the court would handle the details: "One more thing, brother, many people in our Ming Dynasty have become
They are wealthy and have money in their hands, but some people are still struggling to solve the problem of food and clothing. In some remote places, people have problems with having enough to eat."
"We have also received the memorial. We are going to set up a refugee camp and move them out for proper resettlement."
Zhu Yuanzhang followed the question raised by Zhu Han and continued: "We have a lot of land in the Ming Dynasty. If we can't do it, we still have overseas. If we can't arrange it, we will find fertile land, conquer it, and move the people there."
"This is a solution to the problem, but it can only solve the current problem. What's next?"
Zhu Han looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked him: "What if we occupy all the fertile land in the world, but as the number of people increases, there is not enough land?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately realized that what Zhu Han wanted to solve was not only the present, but also the future. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became serious.
Asked: "Qiwu, what are you going to do?"
"The Ming Dynasty's business needs a troika to drive it."
Zhu Han held out three fingers, "The first is foreign trade, which we are already doing. The second is stimulating domestic demand. Some people are considered wealthy, and they will do it on their own without our guidance. The third is investment.
... We use money from the treasury to invest in the construction of some infrastructure and let the people participate, such as building bridges and roads... opening up rivers, developing pastures, etc. can all be promoted through the court and let the people follow.
let's go."
After a pause, Zhu Han continued to say to Zhu Yuanzhang: "This goes back to the issue of backcountry areas just mentioned. Although those places are barren, they are also part of the Ming Dynasty. We have the responsibility to build the backcountry areas well. This is the existence of our court.