Chapter 374: Liaodong Military News
If Zhu Yijun can still stay calm in the last recital, then the recital in front of him at this moment really makes it difficult for him to suppress the excitement in his heart, three million taels!
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If you add the one million taels raised from Xun Qi, it is four million taels, and if you add the two million taels of silver that the imperial court had originally prepared, a total of nearly seven million taels of silver, which is used to arm an army of 120,000 people, which was placed in the past, Zhu Yijun simply couldn't think of it, but now it has really appeared!
According to the information obtained now, even if the Wa Kingdom has been recuperating for two years, the soldiers and horses mobilized this time will not exceed 140,000, and even if they are smashed with silver, they can be stoned to death......
However, Zhu Changluo looked at Zhu Yijun's excited appearance and shook his head.
"Father, don't forget, this silver is not only used for fighting, but also includes post-war pensions and military merit rewards, if it is according to the son's previous agreement with the father, this time the pension will be doubled, the reward will be generous, and it is necessary to ensure that the front-line supply and weapons and armor are excellent, this silver is barely enough!"
This is true, after all, war is a matter of burning money, and seven million taels of silver seems to be a lot, but if it is really used, it will be enough.
Of course, this does not include what can be obtained after the war, and Zhu Changluo will not do a loss-making business!
"Father, the sons have heard that there is a saying among the people that the war is logistics, and only with the support of this strong financial resources can we ensure that this battle will be won, and the plans of the sons and fathers will have room for implementation!"
Zhu Yijun frowned, stretched out, and looked at Zhu Changluo's eyes full of appreciation.
"You mean, by force?"
The two lists given by Zhu Changluo, one is the list of the Xunqi family, and the other is the list of the great merchant families of the Jingshi, and the four million taels of silver are all made up by them.
They don't come in for nothing! The reason why he happily took out the silver was because he looked at this gold-lettered signboard of the imperial court, although it was nominally a free gift of silver, but if there was no return in the end, the gathered power was something that no one could underestimate.
And if you want to pay it back, where will the money come from?
The treasury is definitely not good, even for such a major event as the war of the Japanese state, the treasury only took out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and it is impossible to fill the loopholes by this, not to mention the inner treasury Taicang silver, the emperor has borne the bulk of the military spending, are those ministers embarrassed to squeeze the inner treasury again?
It's hard to be an emperor and you can't be bullied!
When the time comes, a bunch of people will come to the door, even if they pinch their noses, those ministers can only agree to scrape the silver from the Wa Kingdom!
I have to say that this plan is indeed ingenious, and everyone is calculated, but it is just ......
"Luo'er, do you say that the Wa Kingdom can really afford this silver tael?"
Seven million taels of silver, if it is doubled, it is fourteen million taels, not to mention that this time is such a good opportunity, Zhu Yijun is not willing to just double it, otherwise the silver he just got will be paid to those merchants and relatives, wouldn't it be equivalent to him, the emperor, giving them day jobs? Zhu Yijun is absolutely unwilling to do this kind of loss-making thing.
He has already made up his mind that this time he will make the Japanese state pay at least three times or even five times the military money!
But in this way, he was worried that the Wa country was just a small country, could it really come up with so much silver?
Zhu Changluo smiled and said.
"The father doesn't have to worry about this matter, the son has heard many people who have returned from overseas tell that there is no other country in the country, but the silver mine is very rich, this battle Toyotomi Hideyoshi has been ruined, mobilized all the forces in the country, as long as this battle can destroy the main force of the country, you will be at my own mercy!"
Huaxia is vast, but the silver reserves are indeed not much, so even for a considerable period of time, the frequency of gold is much higher than that of silver, but the Wa country is different, Zhu Changluo remembers that the Wa country has quite a lot of silver ore reserves, but for various reasons, the outflow of silver, rather than cheaper others in the future, it is better to let him sit and reap the profits!
Zhu Yijun put his mind at ease, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but float a faint smile, as a king, he has no money in his hands, so he is naturally bound to do things, if this battle is successful, he will have the confidence to make the Ming national strength to a higher level!
Thinking like this, I heard someone from outside come to say.
"Your Majesty, the gentlemen of the cabinet ask to see you!"
Zhu Yijun frowned, you know, this is the New Year's Day, if it is not for urgent official business, the ministers will generally not enter the palace, not to mention that several cabinet ministers enter the palace at the same time, the matter must not be small, and the face is dark, and he said.
"Xuan!"
In just a moment, Wang Xijue rushed in with a group of cabinet ministers.
"I've seen Your Majesty!"
"Motosuke doesn't have to be polite, but what's the urgency?"
Zhu Yijun asked with a twisted eyebrow.
"Back to Your Majesty, Liaodong Military Affairs!"
Wang Xijue didn't talk nonsense, took out a report from his sleeve, and said simply.
Zhu Yijun ordered someone to take it, but after reading it, he slapped the table and said angrily.
"Wolf ambition!"
"Your Majesty is angry, now that my Ming Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom are about to start a war, it is really not appropriate to set up a great enemy, please Your Majesty Mingjian!"
Seeing that the emperor was so angry, the ministers looked at each other, and in the end, Wang Xijue stepped forward and said stubbornly.
"What does Motosuke mean is that I want to let such wolf ambitions grow?"
Zhu Yijun had a cold face, and rarely replied to Wang Xijue's words, but Zhu Changluo listened to it on the side, but he was even more confused.
Wait, Liaodong?
In addition to the Japanese and North Korea, there is still a force entrenched there......
"Let's take a look! Do you think this should be left alone? ā
At this time, Zhu Yijun also set his eyes on Zhu Changluo's body, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered the chamberlain beside him to deliver the report to Zhu Changluo's hand.
Zhu Changluo was not hypocritical, and after a closer look, his brows suddenly wrung up.
As expected, while the Ming Dynasty was dealing with the Wa Kingdom, some people were really restless!
Jianzhou Jurchen colluded with North Korea to annex the Hercynian Jurchen!
Slowly put together the report, Zhu Changluo sneered, this Nurhachi's ability to grasp the opportunity is really strong, in all fairness, the Ming Dynasty has been fighting for years in recent years, and even sometimes fighting at both ends, and the loss of national strength is huge.
It is true in history that the Jianzhou Jurchen took advantage of the stalemate between the Ming army and the Japanese army to take the opportunity to annex the Haixi Jurchen, laying the foundation for the future attack on the Central Plains in one fell swoop!
And Zhu Changluo knows even more that Nurhachi is by no means a docile sheep, once he is allowed to sit big, the final consequences are unpredictable to everyone in this hall......