When Timur and the Golden Horde were facing a great enemy, several armies of the Ming Dynasty also arrived at strategic locations one after another.

After Chang Sheng broke through the Northern Yuan Khan's court, he carried out the overall migration of the Northern Yuan according to the predetermined strategy at the beginning.

However, due to the cold winter, he postponed the migration until spring.

In this way, he had no way to divide his troops to pursue Mahamu, so he could only watch Mahamu escape with the essence power of the Northern Yuan.

Even so, the more than 100,000 people he led to monitor more than 2 million Northern Yuan civilians and surrender troops was a very great pressure on him. It wasn't until Feng Sheng and Fu Youde's armies came to converge that Chang Sheng's pressure eased.

Comparatively speaking, it was much easier for Blue Jade to receive the Chagatai Khanate's legacy.

First, the population of Chagatai is relatively concentrated, and it is only concentrated in a few fertile areas, and as long as it occupies important rivers and passes, it can block the way in and out of Chagatai.

Second, Chagatai had close ties with the Ming Dynasty, and its locals had an inexplicable friendship with the Ming army, and were even willing to be a leading party to help them find the Chagatai rebels hiding everywhere.

However, the news brought back by the scouts in front made Lan Yu immediately wait for it, and quickly transmitted the news back to the capital of Daming.

On the occasion of the expedition of 400,000 soldiers to the Northern Yuan and Chagatai Khanate, the city of Jinling in the Ming Dynasty was filled with the joy of the New Year.

Jugglers from all over the Ming Dynasty gathered in Beijing, and the famous merchants and shops in the capital arranged luxurious lanterns at the door of the store in advance to celebrate the New Year of the Ming Dynasty.

When a team of victorious cavalry rushed into the capital and brought back the news of the Northern Expeditionary Army's destruction of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to the capital, the people of the capital became even more excited, and spontaneously ran to the streets to sing and dance, celebrating the great military exploits of the ancients.

At the same time, the prestige of the imperial grandson also resounded throughout the Ming Dynasty, and the voices of the common people shouted long live from morning to night.

The hundred officials of the Beijing division were also very excited, and they all walked with the wind when they went to court, as if they had won this battle personally.

Zhu Yuanzhang wore a staff robe, accompanied by Zhu Yunxi, toured the capital, and was so excited and excited to see the people in the capital.

In fact, he had already learned of the good news from the front from the telegram, but when he heard the heralds shouting for a great victory into the city, he could not hide his excitement.

Lao Zhu held the eldest grandson's hand tightly and patted his hand.

"It's all your fault!"

Zhu Yunxi said unceremoniously when he heard this.

"A must!"

Lao Zhu secretly rolled his eyes when he heard this, and even regretted praising this grandson.

This grandson really doesn't know modesty!

"But you must not be proud to underestimate the enemy, you must know that although the kingdom is great and warlike, it will perish!"

"Understood!"

Lao Zhu saw that his eldest grandson was about to float to the sky, and he didn't bother to take care of this goods.

But after thinking about it, Lao Zhu was relieved.

If he had such groundbreaking feats at Zhu Yunxi's age, he would probably be even more ruthless than Zhu Yunxi.

Lao Zhu wanted to break through this layer, and when he looked at his eldest grandson again, he was much kinder.

"Eldest grandson, what are you going to do with the things in the future, when will you withdraw from Mobei?"

"Retirement?"

Zhu Yunxi looked at Lao Zhu puzzled.

"Why are we withdrawing?"

"Uh-uh......"

When Lao Zhu heard this, an ominous premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

"Eldest grandson, don't you want to garrison troops over there?"

Zhu Yunxi tilted his head and asked.

"Can't you?"

Lao Zhu immediately gave him a blasting hammer, and despite the pedestrians on both sides of the street, he started a kind scolding at him.

"You're such a great mallet, why do we have such a stupid grandson as you!"

"It's not difficult to defeat the Northern Yuan, but it's very difficult to govern the Northern Yuan, very difficult. If you want to occupy the Northern Yuan, it is even more difficult to turn it into the land of the Ming Dynasty! ”

When Lao Zhu let out a dragon roar, the Jinyi guards disguised as ordinary people immediately gathered together and separated them from the people on the street.

Seeing this, Lao Zhu also realized that this was not the place to train his grandson, so he could only turn his back on his hand stupidly, and then ordered the two tigers on the side.

"Go back to the palace!"

"No!"

When Zhu Yunxi was forcibly caught by Lao Zhu and taken to the palace to criticize and fight, Chen Zongli was carrying an account book, planning to go to the palace to cry to the old emperor.

The two met at the gate of the palace, and Lao Zhu didn't need to ask to know what Chen Zongli was here for, and immediately beckoned to him.

"Let's go to the Qianqing Palace and wait for us first, and then we'll go over to find you after cleaning up this rebellious grandson!"

"Wechen obeys!"

Lao Zhu threw down Chen Zongli, took Zhu Yunxi to the Taimiao, and pointed to the rows of tablets on the Taimiao.

"Get on your knees!"

"Oh!"

"We know that you have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and completely solved the scourge of the Northern Yuan, but you have to understand one thing, governing the country is not a good family, the more land is not the better, and the bigger the territory, the better."

"The bigger the territory, the more troops need to be stationed. The more soldiers stationed in the place, the greater the demand for military food and grass, and the higher the cost of transshipment. ”

"At the same time, there are also the families of the army, you have to take care of the food, drink and Lazar of these people!"

"Oooh......"

"We know that you are not convinced, and we think that we have made such a great achievement, why do we still scold you."

"But we are really for your good, and we don't want you to be carried away by this credit and become a tyrant like Emperor Qin and Han Wu!"

"Oooh oh ......"

Lao Zhu couldn't get used to what he said, this rebel grandson used "oh" to perfunctory himself, and immediately picked up a crutch and hit the back of the rebel grandson.

However, Lao Zhu beat for a while, but Zhu Yunxi didn't even fart, but licked his face and asked him if he was hungry.

Lao Zhu was half angry when he heard this, but if he continued to fight, except for bending his arm, it would be useless to face the rebel grandson.

As a last resort, Lao Zhu could only accept the crutches and lead the rebel grandson to the Qianqing Palace to find Chen Zongli.

As soon as Chen Zongli saw the old emperor leading the imperial grandson back, he immediately stepped forward to complain.

"Imperial grandson, when will the 400,000 troops of Mobei and Tianshan be withdrawn?"

"If you don't withdraw it, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty will run rats!"

Lao Zhu smiled coldly when he heard this, silently threw down Zhu Yunxi to fight with Chen Zongli, and hid to the side to watch the excitement.

He had already guessed that Daming's finances were about to be unable to hold on, after all, an army of 400,000 troops had been dispatched, and he didn't need money to eat, drink, and Lazar in the past six months, even if the grandson could earn money again, how long could he support it?

Sure enough, before he could go to Chen Zongli to ask for the account, Chen Zongli ran over and cried poorly.

"Lord Chen, if you tighten up over there, you will definitely withdraw when the New Year turns around!"

Chen Zongli secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and when Lao Zhu heard this, he snorted disdainfully, and gave Chen Zongli a meaningful look, so that this guy could experience it himself.

Chen Zongli has been with Lao Zhu for many years, and as soon as he saw Lao Zhu's eyes, he knew that the imperial grandson was tricking him, so angry that he immediately knelt down in front of Zhu Yunxi and cried.

"The emperor's grandson, this battle can't be fought anymore, and if it continues to fight, the people of the Ming Dynasty really want to eat the soil, woo woo woo woo ......"

Zhu Yunxi said with a face full of disbelief when he heard this.

"Not really, right?"

"Lonely's taxes have been very low in the past few years, and every family should have surplus food!"

Chen Zongli wiped his eyes with his sleeve in embarrassment when he heard this, and then explained in a low voice.

"What Wechen said is to fight again......"

"Oooh oh ......"

"Lao Chen, just put your heart in your stomach, you will definitely withdraw your troops after the New Year!"

When Chen Zongli heard this, he was immediately relieved, and then asked tentatively.

"Is Your Highness serious?"

Zhu Yunxi swore by the sky when he heard this.

"Swear by your ancestors and ancestors!"

Lao Zhu hurriedly interrupted when he heard this.

"Rebel grandson, you don't swear by our old Zhu family ancestors, our old Zhu family ancestors can't cover you as a god!"

Zhu Yunxi said embarrassedly when he heard this.

"Then I'll swear by the character of the imperial grandfather, you must be trustworthy of the imperial grandfather's character, right?"

Chen Zongli was blindsided when he heard this, and said in his heart What kind of character does Zhu Butcher have, swear by his character, doesn't it mean that this withdrawal of troops is no fun?

Lao Zhu was also half angry when he heard this, but when he thought that he couldn't beat this grandson, he didn't bother to deal with him.

"I swear by the character of the emperor's grandfather, and I will withdraw my troops after the New Year!"

"Since this is the case, then Weichen has thanked the emperor and grandson for the people of the world......"

Before Chen Zongli finished speaking, Lao Zhu made up a sentence in a sloppy manner.

"You'll have to ask him how many troops he plans to withdraw, whether it's 10,000 or 20,000!"

Chen Zongli was stunned when he heard this, and Zhu Yunxi was a little angry.

"Grandpa Huang, if you dismantle my platform again, I will send a few young ladies from your harem to the textile factory to work as female workers!"

Lao Zhu stood up angrily when he heard this, pointed at Zhu Yunxi and scolded.

"You dare!"

Zhu Yunxi replied without showing weakness.

"See if I dare!"

Seeing that this rebel grandson was so determined, Lao Zhu really didn't dare to bet with him, so he could only sit back in the chair stupidly.

Although Lao Zhu will no longer dismantle the stage, Chen Zongli has realized that he has been deceived, and immediately pulled Zhu Yunxi to cry again.

"Your Highness, you have to think about the common people in the world, don't be so happy and seize some useless land!"

"The broken place in Mobei, we can't ask for it for nothing, just the cost of garrisoning can drag our Daming down every year, woo woo woo woo ......"

Seeing this, Zhu Yunxi hurriedly helped Chen Zongli up, and then pulled him to whisper.

Lao Zhu saw that this grandson was hiding from him, and he was even more angry.

But angry is angry, he is more curious about how this grandson fooled his Hubu Shangshu.

Lao Zhu hesitated slightly, and immediately walked out of the hall with a cheeky face, and leaned behind Zhu Yunxi and Chen Zongli to eavesdrop.

Zhu Yunxi did not drag Chen Zongli away, but pulled him to the steps outside the hall to chat.

"Lao Chen, you are tight, and after a while, you will definitely make a lot of money for Daming!"

Chen Zongli's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Is Zheng He coming back again?"

It is true that Chen Zongli cries poor, but it is even more true that he asks for money.

In recent years, the treasury has kept less and less silver, and the small treasury on the emperor's grandson's side has become more and more.

It is said that Zheng He's harvest from going to sea once was worth three years of taxes in the Ming Dynasty.

But this money does not go to the household department, but only to the small treasury of the emperor's grandson.

What bothered them the most was that they couldn't ask for this money, because whether it was opening a port or building a ship, it was all handled by the imperial grandson, and they had never used their court's money at all.

Therefore, even if they coveted the huge profits of sea trade, they could only hide in the small dark room and cry, not daring to blatantly ask the emperor for money.

"Don't count on Zheng He, it is said that he encountered a storm in Africa, and he won't be able to come back in half a year!"

"Oh......"

Chen Zongli couldn't hide his disappointment when he heard this, and then said stupidly.

"Then let's withdraw the troops and rest with the people as soon as possible......"

Zhu Yunxi changed his words when he heard this.

"Although Zheng He hasn't come back, my second uncle is coming back soon!"

"It is said that my second uncle conquered dozens of countries during the Golden Week this time, and seized countless amounts of gold and silver, which is enough to enrich the treasury!"

"Huh?"

"Ahh

Chen Zongli and Lao Zhu exclaimed in unison.

Chen Zongli is simply disgusted with a lot of money, and Lao Zhu thinks that he can take a look at his stupid second child before he dies.

The news that Zhu Fan was going to return to China made Chen Zongli and Lao Zhu very happy, but the two quickly came back to their senses and raised new questions about Zhu Yunxi.

"Your Highness, isn't the more gold and silver, the better?"

"Now what we lack is not gold and silver, but food!"

"400,000 young people go on the expedition, millions of young people transfer grain, who will plant our Ming land?"

"Food, ......"

Zhu Yunxi looked up at the sky and said something to Chen Zongli and Lao Zhu that were incompatible.

"I heard that Vietnam and other countries have bumper grain harvests, which should solve the problem of food shortage in Daming."

"This ......"

Lao Zhu and Chen Zongli asked together when they heard this.

"Is it okay to put our Ming food security in Vietnam?"

"In case Vietnam doesn't sell to us......"

Zhu Yunxi said coldly when he heard this.

"Humph!"

"If they dare not sell it, they will order someone to rob it!"

"In short, food will never become a problem that plagues Daming!"

"Really?"

Chen Zongli and Lao Zhu were skeptical, but seeing that Zhu Yunxi said it so firmly, the two of them stopped talking.

However, after sending Zhu Yunxi away, Lao Zhu left Chen Zongli alone and discussed some things secretly.

The eldest grandson likes to take risks, and he, who is a grandfather, has to give the eldest grandson a few insurances.

"Chen Zongli, you count the grain output of the provinces of Daming this year, and send some to the capital for transshipment."

"Obey Your Majesty's orders!"

"In addition, temporarily suppress the money and grain of the vassal kings in various places, let them support themselves for a while, and then reissue them after the grandson withdraws his army."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"The Last Hundred Officials' ......"

As soon as Chen Zongli heard this, his brain "buzzed", and he said in his heart, the old emperor really cheated hundreds of officials as soon as he lacked money.

It's just that I don't know what the old emperor plans to do this time, whether to use peppercorns instead, or use coal tickets, cloth tickets, salt tickets and other things as money.

"Let's cut half of the hundred officials' fortunes first, and half of the remaining half will be found in silver, and half will be sent in kind."

"As for what to send, you can discuss it with the officials of the household department!"

Chen Zongli was directly angry and cried when he heard this, the emperor really doesn't treat hundreds of officials as "outsiders", and he can be in the pit of hundreds of officials whenever he has something.

If he wasn't afraid that Lao Zhu would cut him down, he would have to shout at Lao Zhu.

Your Majesty, Wechen advises you to be kind!

(End of chapter)