Chapter 542: Hum Ha Second General
What Lu Ning didn't expect was that this Hong Changxin had a lot of perseverance.
He didn't get a promise from Lu Ning, so he turned around and went to the East Palace to beg Zhu Biao.
Although the crown prince has been trained to be shrewd and capable over the years, he has a common problem like many monarchs, that is, he likes to be put in a high hat.
After Hong Changxin saw him, he first blew Zhu Yuanzhang and the prince into a rainbow fart, and then offered some Siamese sustenances to the prince.
Then he said that his father, Emperor Hongtuo, had come to the Ming Dynasty to see the son of the Great Tomorrow, and he also belonged to the subject country of the Ming Dynasty.
Now he is tragically detained by his younger brother, which is also a provocation to the suzerain's Tianwei, and asks the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to give justice.
Zhu Biao also knew that this Siam had long been listed as a country not to be conquered by his father, and it was indeed a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
Since the prince of the family asked for the head of Daming, he can't say anything if he doesn't care about it.
So, he immediately summoned Lu Ning and asked him about Hong Changxin's request to handle the express delivery business.
Lu Ning smiled bitterly and said.
"Brother Huang, it's not that the minister doesn't care about this matter, it's just that the Ming Express Company is just a company, not a military organization, and there is no postal service for Siam, if you really want to complete this order, you need the Ming Dynasty to send out the army, and every time you send troops, it is a daily expense, do you really plan to go through this troubled water?"
Zhu Biao thought for a while, and then said immediately.
"Just now, my brother has called my father to ask for instructions, and what his old man means is that we must pay attention to Siam's call for help, otherwise we will send troops."
"But Siam is our country that will not be conquered, and there is no reason to raise troops, so it is not appropriate."
Zhu Biao is also quite a smart person, and he rolled his eyes and had an idea, and said.
"Brother, why don't you do this, I will temporarily assign a Royal Forest Army of Daming to the name of your Daming Express Company, and ask your people to use them to escort each other back to China, we are not going to fight, but to complete a single business, do you think this will work?"
Regarding Zhu Biao's suggestion, Lu Ning secretly praised it in his heart, he was worthy of being the prince who had handled actual government affairs with his father, and he knew how to deal with things flexibly.
If it really goes in the name of helping Siam, it is possible that people will not accept it, and it will be true.
But now these troops have been assigned to the name of Daming Express Company, and these people have changed from soldiers to salesmen.
Since it is to handle business, it is necessary to deal with the troubles encountered along the way, so naturally whoever stops it will be beaten until the person is sent to the destination.
As for arriving at the destination, the younger brother of the other party wants to stop it, I'm sorry, you interfere with Daming's express delivery business, and you must be controlled.
It's not about sending troops, it's better than sending troops, so Lu Ning said.
"Brother Huangming, let's do it, do you want your brother to be in charge of this business?"
Zhu Biao's face was very solemn and said.
"You and Xiongying are both members of the royal family, and their identities are too sensitive, not to mention that the imperial court can't do without you now, so send someone else, do you have any available people under your command now?"
Lu Ning thought about it for a moment and said immediately.
"Li Jinglong is the main and Xie Jin is the deputy, they are brave and strategic, strong and soft, and can complete this business."
It turned out that Li Jinglong and a few of them had not followed Zhu Di to fight overseas recently.
Instead, they were transferred back by Zhu Biao and asked them to be in charge of the tea and horse trade in the interior of the Ming Dynasty and Yunnan.
In addition, they also showed Wu Sizang together, and followed the ancient road there to Nipola and even Tianzhu.
Recently, these two people have also had a lot of experience and accumulated a lot of experience in war.
Zhu Biao also praised the ability of these two people, so he summoned these two people to the palace.
In the presence of Lu Ning, he told them about the decision of the imperial court, and asked them to lead a group of troops to join the Ming Express Company, and then send the prince of Siam, Hong Changxin, back to the "mail".
After all these years of training, Li Jinglong is no longer just talking on paper, Zhu Biao has just put it forward
With an idea, he took out a globe, pointed to the map of Siam, and made a formation.
The possible situations along the way, as well as its countermeasures, are explained in an orderly manner.
Zhu Biao was dumbfounded, and said in his heart, is this still the same Li Jiujiang who didn't do anything back then, and didn't have anything left to eat?
Li Jinglong asked Lu Ning if he had anything to add, and Lu Ning patted him on the shoulder and told him to pay attention to uniting soldiers and soldiers, guard against impatience, and never be careless.
Li Jinglong humbly accepted the teaching, and then asked Xie Jin what he had in mind.
"Since Master has asked me and my brother to serve as the two deputy directors of the courier company, then I have to make some requests to customers on behalf of our company."
Zhu Biao was very interested and asked Xie Jin, what request do you want to make?
Xie Jin said.
"Siam is a small place, and it is also poor, so we can't afford the military expenses of our troops this time, but we and the prince can ask for some other benefits, such as opening some companies in Siam, dealing in some Ming goods, and asking them to provide some tax-free support, and for example, the Ming wants to borrow their access to the sea to build some new ports, so that it is convenient for us to fight in the ocean, which is also reasonable, in addition, if the Holy Lord and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have other requirements, they can also be added."
Lu Ning looked at the other party and said.
"I said that the gentry, they all say that I am a female businessman, and you are a hundred times more female than a female businessman, so you are not suitable for this."
Xie Jin scratched his head and said with a wry smile.
"Master, don't be sarcastic about me anymore, the exchanges between countries are all about profit, no one is a philanthropist, my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are not grassy, and our military expenses are not blown by the wind, can't they meet this demand?"