"The Emperor Shengming!" The ministers said one after another.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded. Overseas plundering can not only bring back the most important gold and silver, but also place some arrogant soldiers to go to sea, so that they will not make trouble in the Ming Dynasty.

It can also deter small overseas countries and put an end to sea disasters like the Japanese invaders.

It can also promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty and let small overseas countries come to pay tribute every year. All nations have always been the standard of the prosperous era and the standard of the emperor.

It's a lot to kill!

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang realized more deeply the great significance of the dynasty's overseas plunder, and the great benefits to the dynasty. The effort is small and the gain is huge, which is simply a million profits.

"Mr. Qin is really a god!"

"He is the treasure of my Daming, the artifact of Daming Town."

"The benevolence, righteousness and morality in Confucianism are all bullshit! If you don't plunder others, others will plunder you when they develop, such as the Wa Kingdom! Zhu Yuanzhang thought in his heart, "The Wa Kingdom is really a disgusting country, the Tang Dynasty sent Tang envoys to learn the lobby culture, and when it developed a little bit, it kept harassing the Central Plains Dynasty." ”

"Emperor Guangwu gave them the golden seal of the Han and Japanese slaves, which is worthy of the name."

"It's still Mr. Qin's words, you can't use the moral standards of ordinary people to judge an emperor and a dynasty. Everything the emperor and the dynasty do must put the interests of the dynasty and the people first. ”

"The reason why the Wakoku is so 'cheap' is also for the interests of the Kamakura Shogunate and the interests of the common people of the Wakoku. Their territory is too small, their arable land is too small, the country is full of mountains, and they are surrounded by seas, and they can only live a good life by plundering others. So their 'cheapness' is not because of character problems, but because they have to do it, and they have to do it. ”

"You can't just scold them with your mouth, there is no point in scolding, only beating."

"And even if they are defeated completely, they will do the same thing again after they come back from the ashes."

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and had already thought of a way to completely solve the problem of the Japanese state.

As for the move to establish a vassal state overseas, Zhu Yuanzhang did not tell the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs for the time being, lest the ministers criticize him for being belligerent. Recently, he has sent several groups of people to expand the territory.

Hua Yunlong went to occupy Goryeo, Deng Yu went to attack Tubo, Chang Mao went to Qiongzhou, and Tang He went to Kaizhou......

If you send people overseas to establish vassal states, it will be tantamount to an all-out attack.

The ministers will definitely oppose it.

So he's going to keep a low profile for a while.

Anyway, people have been sent to the sea to explore gold and silver mines, and troops have also been sent. The snatching of gold and silver mines will definitely clash with small overseas countries. The Ming Dynasty won the war, and the establishment of a vassal state is not a matter of one sentence at that time?

The court meeting lasted for three hours, and the stomachs of the ministers were already growling with hunger.

There are still many people who want to go to the toilet halfway and don't dare to go, so they have to wait until after the next dynasty to go, so that they don't feel uncomfortable.

After the next court, the ministers rushed to the thatched house. More than 1,000 old men crowded outside the latrine, and the scene was spectacular.

Those who run slower can't even occupy positions.

After pulling it, the emperor sent a group of guards to give them snacks to eat.

After padding his stomach, the ministers went home.

……

Shen Wan Sanfu.

His eldest wife Zhao Xue'e and second wife Lu Chunxiang were waiting anxiously in the inner room.

Women in ancient times would not wait outside the door.

"The lord is not at home now, please come back later." At the gate of Shen Mansion, a man saw a man wearing a red official uniform and a black official hat, walking towards the mansion with a spring breeze on his face, and immediately bowed his head and said respectfully.

"Blind your dog's eyes, it's me!" Shen Wansan said.

"Really, sir? Master, you ......" Seeing Shen Wansan in an official uniform in front of him, Menzi couldn't believe his eyes, and he couldn't speak incoherently. Shen Wansan ignored him and walked straight inside, "The master has returned home!" Menzi shouted.

"I Have a Catalogue of Ghosts and Gods"

"Is the master back home?" When Zhao Xue'e and Lu Chunxiang heard this, they were extremely excited and hurriedly rushed out of the lobby to greet them.

"Old man......" Seeing that Shen Wansan came back intact, tears of excitement flowed from the eyes of the two ladies. Shen Wansan was summoned by the emperor in the Fengtian Palace, and he didn't come back for a few hours, and they thought that there was more luck than luck.

"It's great that the master is safe and sound." Zhao Xue'e wiped her tears and said.

"We thought you ...... master," Lu Chunxiang said.

"You two really have long hair and short knowledge." Shen Wansan walked over and hugged one with one hand, "My husband told you a long time ago that I, Shen Wansan, will definitely be fine when I go to see the emperor this time, not only will I be fine, but I will be rewarded." You just don't believe it, and you're still worrying here. ”

"I also know that my husband is right, but my husband has been gone for too long, so people can't help but ......," Zhao Xue'e said.

Women are emotional animals, although they know that Shen Wansan has a good reason to say that he will not be fine, but he still can't help but think about it.

"Master, you are wearing an official uniform...... Lu Chunxiang said, "It can't be stolen, right?" ”

"Nonsense." Shen Wansan said, "This is the emperor personally rewarded me to the master, you may not believe it when you say it, my lord, I am now the fourth rank official of the imperial court." ”

"The emperor let the lord be an official?" The two of them widened their eyes, they couldn't think about their ears, and said, "How is this possible......"

"Back then, the lord spent more than 100,000 taels of silver to help the emperor build the Jinling city wall, and he reluctantly changed Mao'er to a seven-grade official, which still has no real power. How could the emperor reward you with a four-grade official today? Zhao Xue'e asked.

"I'm not dreaming, am I?" Lu Chunxiang said, "The world has always looked down on businessmen, including the emperor, how could the emperor let you be an official today?" And it's also a four-grade official! From a white body directly to a fourth-grade official, he never dared to think like this in his dreams. ”

"The reason for this, in fact, I don't know very well, master." Shen Wansan said, "This matter is so bizarre, I also feel like I'm dreaming." ”

"Sister Xue'e, pinch me to see if we are dreaming." Lu Chunxiang said.

The two pinched each other, feeling that they were not dreaming, and then they cried with joy.

"However, from the conversation with the emperor, I still heard some reasons." Shen Wansan said, "I don't know who gave the emperor's advice to make the emperor start to pay attention to businessmen." ”

"The emperor asked my husband and me to help the imperial court regulate the internal commerce of the Ming Dynasty, as well as to develop overseas trade. For this reason, a Ministry of Commerce was specially set up, and I was promoted to be the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, and I was directly a four-grade official. ”

"Not only is it a four-rank official, but also a secretary of the Ministry of Commerce?" Lu Chunxiang and Zhao Xue'e were even more shocked when they heard this, "The six Shangshu have always been second-grade masters. The emperor only gives you four grades now, but he is just worried that he will be promoted too quickly and provoke criticism from the ministers. ”