"Wang Yue, what did you say that in the past ten years, what have been on my mind?" Zhu Houxi pulled Wang Yue, and the two of them sat side by side, like two brothers, regardless of whether they were high or low.

"Your Majesty should still be obsessed with the events of the past, right?"

Zhu Houxi snorted, "That's right! I am also a descendant of the Zhu family, upright, standing up to the sky. Why do you say that I am not worthy of the succession, I have to change my father! I can't swallow this breath! ”

Wang Yue nodded, not to mention Zhu Houxi, even he felt excessive.

Zhu Houxi said again: "At that time, there were only two of us, the monarchs and ministers, you helped me fight with those old ministers, and brought in Yang Ge Lao, and also won the support of the heart and learning...... Including Zhang Ge Lao, Jia Ge Lao, these people are all you found for me...... I can win against Yang Tinghe, I can sit firmly on the dragon chair, and you will contribute the most! ”

Wang Yue smiled slightly, "Your Majesty has an overreputation, in fact, with Your Majesty's eloquence, even if you don't have a minister, you can defeat Yang Tinghe." It's just icing on the cake. ”

Zhu Houxi smiled and didn't deny it, but he immediately shook his head again.

"What if you can defeat Yang Tinghe? Relying on me alone, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today...... Expanding the territory, it has increased the territory of the Ming Dynasty, I can be proud of the great emperors of the past dynasties, you have done your best, you say, how should I reward you? ”

Wang Yue smiled indifferently, "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't have any idea of rewarding these things, in fact, in comparison, the minister cares more about how to defend such a huge territory." ”

At this moment, Zhu Houxi couldn't help but scratch his head, "It's easy to fight the country, but it's difficult to defend the country." With such a large territory, it is indeed difficult to control...... At that time, Emperor Taizong didn't find a suitable way, so he had to plow the court and sweep the caves again and again. Wang Yue, you kid must have a good idea, right? Tell me about it. ”

Zhu Houxi stared at Wang Yue, full of anticipation.

Wang Yue sighed, "This ...... There is no good way to do it once and for all, the minister just thinks that we should first figure out what the advantages of the Ming are! In other words, what is the difference between our Ming Dynasty and previous dynasties. ”

Zhu Houxi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Okay, I want to hear your opinions." ”

"Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty has the most righteous country and the most stable country, so I won't say much about these words...... After the change, our Daming has an unparalleled ability, that is, powerful local mobilization...... This system was used by the Qin State, and the military system in the early Tang Dynasty was also occasional, but other than that, no dynasty did it. ”

Zhu Houxi bowed, "I agree with this, but the second Qin Dynasty died, and the government military system tended to collapse after Zhenguan...... Take our Ming Dynasty as an example, the military household system established by Taizu did not last long. Can I really last this time? Won't it be a few years before everything collapses again? ”

"No!"

Wang Yue shook his head, "Your Majesty, in addition to establishing this mobilization system, we have also established a monetary system. ”

"Currency?"

Wang Yue nodded, "That's right, we have a strong financial capacity, and when the imperial court can't just rely on orders to mobilize the people, we can spend money and use the money to hire the people." ”

Zhu Houxi pondered for a moment, and then said: "I agree with your statement, but I also know that Zhao Song had amazing financial resources and hired many soldiers, but he still couldn't change the fate of being poor and weak, and losing his country in shame...... What is the reason for this? ”

Wang Yue said with a smile: "Zhao Song has financial revenue, but he does not have the ability to mobilize at the grassroots level, so Zhao Song's finances are out of great waste. To put it simply, although they spent seventy percent of the revenue of the national treasury, they could not raise a strong army. This is completely different from our Daming. ”

"And more importantly, our financial resources!"

Zhu Houxi frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "Tell me!" ”

"It's very simple, Zhao Song's finance and taxes rely on salt, wine, tea and iron...... Everything that can make money is used to collect money. And our Daming has a very strong industrial and commercial force. For example, our hungry steel, coal, machinery, overseas trade, and even we can rob it from the outside world! ”

"These financial sources do not come by robbing the people, on the contrary, the more these industries develop, the greater the benefits to the people, and the people's livelihood will be more progressive."

"And as the output increases, more currency is needed, and the imperial court can issue more currency, grasp more wealth, and have more powerful capabilities!"

"All in all, our Ming Dynasty is no longer in the same dimension as other dynasties."

Look at what you said, it's really too level.

Zhu Houxi's face turned red, am I so powerful?

What a pride!

"By the way, Wang Yue, haven't you said what you plan to do? It's not like bragging alone can solve all the problems, right? ”

Fortunately, Zhu Houxi was quite calm and not completely dizzy.

Wang Yue smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what the minister wants to say is that our strength is different, and there are many methods that could not be used in the past, and now they can be taken out." ”

"How?"

"It's like the sub-seal of the Zhou Dynasty. In fact, according to the original feudal pattern of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the territory of the Zhou royal family was the most fertile, and it was also unusual for several great princes of the royal family to defend it. But after hundreds of years of development, the original territory of the Zhou royal family faced serious floods, and there was a lack of development space, and its strength became weaker and weaker. Even the Wei Kingdom, the Lu Kingdom, the Song Kingdom, these early princes, also declined. On the contrary, those small princes who were originally on the periphery, because of the infinite space for development, gradually became a big country, and even had the strength to dominate the world. ”

Because of this, for generations, there has been a relatively negative view of the separation. But today's Da Ming, will there still be such worries? ”

Wang Yue pointed to the map in front of him and said with a smile: "How big the world is and what is the development potential of a place, it must be clear at a glance. The minister wants to ask Your Majesty, is it really so troublesome to divide the feud? ”

Zhu Houxi raised his eyebrows, looked at the map carefully, and had to say that it really made sense.

Take the few vassal kings who were divided into the four counties of Liaodong, how much ability do they have? Annexation of Korea, and then annexation of the Wa Kingdom...... I'm afraid that when I get to that point, I can't shake the advantage of Daming at all.

Of course, like the Americas, which has a vast territory and amazing potential, if it is given to a certain eloquent figure, maybe decades or hundreds of years later, it will become a confidant of the Ming Dynasty.

But other than that, you really don't really have to care too much.

Of course, it doesn't mean that you really have peace of mind, Mongolia is divided into four khanates, and under the four khanates, there are many princes, they are fighting against each other, it can be said that the huge Mongol Empire was tossed and collapsed by its own people.

Although Daming has an absolute advantage, it will not work if it gets beacons everywhere and smoke everywhere.

Wang Yue and Zhu Houxi talked about the method of governing the country, a huge and long history, if it is not used well, it is a heavy burden, but if it is used well, it is an unparalleled wealth.

After all, all kinds of methods, the ancestors have already used them, they have experienced all the storms, and more than once, if they don't know what to do, then they are too stupid to help.

……

Tumo River, the sweat tent of the past.

Since I went to the west, Hatun drove Li Tianpet out in a moment, and never let him in again.

But today's situation is a little special, for a moment Hatun was busy, he prepared a roasted whole sheep with his own hands, and wanted to invite Li Tianpet, but when she was anxiously waiting, someone suddenly came.

"Qi Hatun, Master Li said that he is busy with official business, and I ask Hatun for forgiveness, and he will definitely visit another day."

Hatun paused for a moment, suddenly stared at the comer, and said excitedly: "The second half of the sentence, did you say it, or did Li Tianpet say it?" ”

The person who reported the news was very helpless, so he could only say: "Hatun, Li Tianpet is just a nameless official, what do you care about him!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, Hatun waved his hand fiercely.

The nameless little official, indeed the nameless little official, that is the past!

In the past, Li Tianzhong was ordered by the Ming court to come over to coordinate and help Mongolia solve the difficulties smoothly. To put it bluntly, he is a liaison who delivers things, and there are as many as twenty or thirty officials like this.

But now it is different, the Ming court has ordered Li Tianchong to serve as the envoy of the Tiande Army...... The entire north and south of Yinshan Mountain, the Hetao region, are under his control, and the power is so great that it can scare people to death!

On the contrary, she, Hatun, has also become insignificant because of the loss of her answer.

It's only been a long time, and the identity has been shockingly reversed!

Hatun groaned for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "He's busy, I'll go see him!" Carrying lamb wine...... Be generous, beat the gongs and drums! ”

When his subordinates heard this, they couldn't help but say, "Hatun, you, you went over like this?" What if someone misunderstands? ”

"Misunderstanding?" At the moment, Hatun suddenly laughed, "It's best to misunderstand, I'm still worried that there is no misunderstanding!" ”

……

At the moment, Hatun beat gongs and drums to come to the door, and at this moment, Li Tianpet was talking to Hu Zongxian. Li Tianzhong was appointed as the envoy of the Tiande Army, and Hu Zongxian took over the position of the protector of the Western Regions and asked to be stationed in Hami, and the two were discussing how to deal with the next things.

"My lord, Hatun is here at a moment."

Li Tian didn't raise his head, and said casually: "Let her wait!" ”