"What's missing? Daming is a vast land, there are all kinds of items, what else will be missing? Qiao Yunsheng muttered to himself, this question was like a brain teaser, he was confused.

"Silver, a few years ago, the Ming Dynasty's finances dried up, and even the military salary could not be paid." Li Chunye thought of the poor government soldiers.

"Firearms, since His Majesty ascended the throne, the Ming army has been invincible, relying on advanced firearms, so if the Ming Dynasty wants to continue to maintain military victories, it needs more advanced firearms." Wang Zaijin, vice president of the National Defense Academy, also looks at the military of Daming.

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Zhu Youzhen shook his head and smiled bitterly, it seems that the ministers only know the normal operation of the imperial court, and they don't really care about the people in the world, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you still remember the civil uprising that occurred in Shaanxi in the fifth year of the Apocalypse?" ”

"The most lacking thing in Daming is food!" Huang Liji came to his senses.

"Yes, grain, all Aiqing, do you know where my Ming produces food?" Zhu Youzhen is almost serious.

"Huguang and Jiangnan produce grain." Not only Huang Liji, but also the ministers seem to know.

"In fact, we have to add Liaoning Province outside the border, although the land of Daming is large, but there are only a few places rich in grain, with the increase of the population of Daming, the food crisis will gradually appear, if the people have no food to eat, the people in Shaanxi may appear in other places." Seeing that everyone was at a loss, Zhu Youzhen estimated that his strategy was about to succeed.

"The minister understands that His Majesty's use of troops in Donghu is for the plains in the central and southern parts of Donghu, in order to increase the granary of the Ming Dynasty, so the minister fully supports His Majesty in sending troops to Donghu." Li Chunye knew that Zhu Youzhen had long been thinking about the land of Burma, and thought that it was for the sake of access to the sea, but now he knows that at least food is a legitimate reason.

Once Burma is recovered, a naval base and a civilian dock will be established here, and the Ming Dynasty will not only need to rely on the Strait of Malacca, but will also save tens of thousands of miles.

For the time being, I could not tell the ministers that they did not know the importance of maritime trade, and that they did not understand it.

But the Taungoo Dynasty, which sent troops to Burma, has become the consensus between the three courts and Zhu Youzhen, and the next thing is to negotiate conditions with Puti.

Zhu Youzhen summoned Putty in the Qianqing Palace.

"See His Majesty the Emperor." Putty prostrate in front of Zhu Youzhen's dragon chair, and his forehead knocked on the gold bricks on the ground.

"Get up, the national teacher doesn't need to be polite," Zhu Youzhen looked at Puti with some sympathy, "The national teacher hasn't been to Daming before, right?" ”

"Back to His Majesty the Emperor, the ministers don't want to see His Majesty the Emperor all the time, but the Donghu Dynasty continues to erode the land of my Dacheng, and the Ayutthaya Dynasty can only barely face the battle, so the ministers have been unable to pull away, and beg His Majesty the Emperor to forgive the ministers for the crime of not paying tribute." After Putty bowed to Zhu Youzhen again, he got up and sat down on the wooden chair prepared for him by the side head.

"In this way, this is all the sin of Donghu, they are indeed aggressive, the national teachers are overworked, and the people of the great city are suffering."

"Thank you for your kindness."

"How's the war going now? Has Donghu ever withdrawn its troops? ”

"Back to His Majesty the Emperor, Donghu has invaded our city many times, killed my population, and seized my land, although the army and people of our city are united from top to bottom, but our country is a small country, and its strength is not good, it is difficult to effectively hit the living forces of Donghu, and at present, the army of Donghu is invading Dacheng again, in order to end the war as soon as possible and give the people a stable and peaceful living environment, our king Palasse sent his subordinates to envoy Daming Shangguo, and implored His Majesty the Emperor to send troops to help our city resist Donghu."

"Oh, this Donghu!" Zhu Youzhen hated it.

"Your Majesty the Emperor......" Putty was full of expectations for Zhu Youzhen.

The Ayutthaya Dynasty has obviously reached the point of exhaustion, but Putty said it lightly, worthy of being an excellent messenger, he wants the Ming to send troops, but he is reluctant to put forward conditions, as if the Ming Dynasty is the kingdom, so they should unconditionally help them withdraw from the army.

Zhu Youzhen said lukewarmly: "I know, the matter of sending troops, Li Chunye of the National Defense Yuan will have a detailed discussion with the national teacher!" "In front of me, you have to be a bitch and set up a torii, I will let you pretend to be forced.

Putty saw that Zhu Youzhen would not directly agree to send troops, although he was very eager for Daming to send troops as soon as possible, but he also had to say goodbye to Zhu Youzhen and wait for Li Chunye's reception.

In the afternoon, Li Chunye met with Putty at the National Defense Yuan.

According to his consistent understanding of the Ming Dynasty, Putty said, "Dean Li, as long as the Ming Dynasty sends troops to repel Donghu, my city will become a permanent vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Li Chunye sneered in his heart, Zhu Youzhen was right, Putty was testing Daming and trying to strive for more practical benefits for Dacheng, "Ao, I know, there is a national teacher." ”

"Minister Li, when will the Ming Dynasty send troops?" Putty hid the anxiety in his heart, "My king is always looking forward to the male soldiers of the kingdom in Dacheng, and the war between the two sides is currently in a state of stalemate, as long as the male soldiers of the Ming Dynasty arrive, the army of Donghu will inevitably be defeated." ”

"The national division doesn't need to be in a hurry, now the armies of the two sides are in a stalemate, and it is entirely possible for Dacheng to rely on his own strength to defeat Donghu's army alone," Li Chunye pondered for a while, "The Beijing division is thousands of miles away from Dacheng, and the transfer of troops cannot be completed in a short time, so the national division should be mentally prepared first." ”

"Dean Li......" Putty was dumbfounded, if according to Li Chunye's statement, when the Ming army arrived in the big city, I am afraid that the big city has already fallen, how can it be different from the statements of the interrogators?

"National Teacher, I'm just here to learn about the battle situation between Dacheng and Donghu now, and I have to report to Your Majesty in a hurry, as for whether Daming will send troops, it will be up to Your Majesty to decide." Li Chunye arched his hand and left the living room first.

Putty made no secret of his surprise and disappointment, but the master was leaving, and he had no reason to stay, he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly caught up with Li Chunye, "Then please Dean Li, say a few kind words in front of His Majesty the Emperor." ”

For two whole days, Li Chunye did not summon Putty again.

Putty was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, whether Daming would send troops and when he would send troops, he had no bottom in his heart, Daming could wait, but Dacheng couldn't afford to wait, and the soldiers on the front line couldn't afford to wait, and now King Parase didn't know what the urgency was like, in case the capital was broken by Donghu's army, even if Daming sent troops again, the heavy losses of Dacheng at that time could not be recovered in a few years.

In case Parase has three long and two short......

Putty didn't dare to think about it anymore.

He took the initiative to ask to see Li Chunye, but Li Chunye went to Shaanxi to reorganize the new army, and who knows when he will come back.

Putty is cold in his heart, is Daming unwilling to send troops?

Or does Da Ming think that now is not the time to send troops?

Did Daming know that the Ayutthaya Dynasty had reached the moment of life and death?

Putty suddenly woke up to the fact that since there was a Ming investigation in Dacheng, and Daming should know everything about Dacheng's information, then he deliberately concealed Dacheng's unfavorable situation on the battlefield must be regarded as insincere by Daming.

It seems that without paying the price, the Ming Dynasty will not send troops.

Putty decided to treat each other with sincerity, but Li Chunye was not in Beijing, and even the vice president Wang Zaijin was not there, so who to talk to? When he came to the National Defense Yuan again, the doorman told him: Li Chunye went to Shaanxi temporarily, and heard that the emperor had changed the negotiator, and it should be Vice Foreign Minister Huang Xiaofu.

Putty asked again, and the doorman couldn't tell, he was just a handyman with no grade.

There was no way, Putty came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but Huang Xiaofu had been sorting out the paperwork, and it was not until the afternoon of the next day that Huang Xiaofu took time out of his busy schedule to meet Puti.

The two sides sat down across the square table, and Putty took out a beautiful square box from his arms: "Minister Huang, this is the king's confession, and it is also a little heart from the lower officials. He pushed the brocade box to Huang Xiaofu.

If you brought it a long time ago, why did you take it out now? It seems that this Putty does not shed tears when he sees the coffin, Huang Xiaofu looked at the brocade box and smiled silently.

Putty opened the brocade box with his own hands.

Huang Xiaofu was startled, the brocade box was full of pearls the size of bastards and colorful agate. He has been consulting the information of the Ayutthaya Dynasty recently, and knows that the Ayutthaya Dynasty is near the sea, and the Gulf of Siam is to the south, and pearl agate is naturally produced, but such a large pearl and such a high-quality agate, I don't know that it will take hundreds of years to save so much.

"These are all national treasures of the big city, right? How can I win the love of others? Huang Xiaofu excused, but his eyes kept staring at the pearl agate in the brocade box, the color of greed, even children can understand.

"This is a little bit of heart, and Minister Huang doesn't have to shirk it." Putty pushes the brocade box to Huang Xiaofu again.

Huang Xiaofu finally looked away, but took advantage of Puti's unpreparedness and quickly stuffed the brocade box into his cuffs.

"Minister Huang, what does His Majesty the Emperor mean?" That's what Putty is most concerned about.

"Your Majesty believes that the Ayutthaya Dynasty is not incapable of retreating from the enemy...... Huang Xiaofu was hesitant.

Putty decided to be sincere, "Minister Huang, the situation in Dacheng is quite unfavorable now, if you can't retreat from the enemy, I'm afraid Donghu's army will be pressed to the national capital." ”

"Huh? It can't be that serious, right? I was present when President Li reported to His Majesty, and he seemed to say that the situation between the two sides is quite stalemate at present, and it will be difficult for either side to achieve a decisive victory for a while. ”

"Dean Huang doesn't know that Donghu is an invasion, if they are defeated, at most they will return to their lair, and my big city has no way to retreat, in case of defeat, it will be the destruction of the country and the family," Putty began to mend what he had said, "I beg Minister Huang to see it...... For the sake of our friends, in front of His Majesty the Emperor, there are many kind words, and the Ming Dynasty will send troops as soon as possible, and the lower officials will be grateful. ”

"This ......" Huang Xiaofu's eyes rolled, "Now that the New Year is approaching, even if the army is dispatched, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to gather troops before the Lantern Festival." ”

"Minister Huang, there is a saying in the Ming Dynasty, saving soldiers is like fighting fires, no matter what, please say a lot of kind words in front of His Majesty the Emperor." Putty is in a hurry, if the army is assembled after the Lantern Festival, it will take at least a month, and it will take at least six months to march from Beijing to Dacheng, and the Ming army will really arrive in Dacheng in July and August, then I am afraid it will ......

"I can talk about it in front of Your Majesty," Huang Xiaofu subconsciously touched the brocade box in his sleeve, and he had the pride of collecting money from people and eliminating disasters for others, "But Your Majesty is reluctant to send troops, in recent years, the Ming Dynasty has fought again and again, and the officers and soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, and most of the court officials oppose sending troops." ”