Chapter 576: The Demand Is Increasing
And I remember that when the Heavenly Envoys left, Emperor Zhu also rewarded them with a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, and also gave them kind words and comforts, and sent people to escort them out of the country.
Now that more than a month has passed, the emperor has only remembered that he should punish them?
If it was because of the slow reaction, how slow did his cranial nerves have to be, and it took a month to react and be punished? The reaction speed of this brain is estimated to be incomparable to even the two fools in the village.
This autumn queen account is calculated for him!
At this time, Emperor Zhu was like a bully in the eyes of the ministers. I didn't bully you a few days ago and even gave you food, that's because I didn't want to bully you. I want to bully you today, so I can change my face immediately. Then they will give you a random reason to beat you up, saying that you didn't wear a hat today, or that you raised your left foot first while walking.
"Your Majesty, the small country of the Heavenly Side has provoked the majesty of my Ming Dynasty, and it is indeed time to teach a lesson!" At this time, Yang Xian stepped forward and said, "Although a month has passed since the incident, it doesn't seem too late to think about beating them now." His Majesty didn't punish them before, because he wanted them to be happy for a while, and in the end he found out that he was happy for nothing. ”
"Doing this, it shows my unfathomable power!"
"Reasonable!"
"Reasonable!"
The ministers said one after another.
"Please send troops immediately to attack the heavens!" A military general immediately stood up and started to play.
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
A group of ministers also responded.
None of them are stupid people, Zhu Yuanzhang brought up the old matter again, and they quickly guessed that the emperor wanted to attack them now, not because their envoys had violated the majesty of the Ming Dynasty before.
But because they are there - there is a lot of oil!
Emperor Zhu emphasized the value of so many Oriental Iron Dragons in front of his ministers, emphasizing that oil is a necessity for Oriental Iron Dragons, and it is impossible to say nonsense.
As for why we don't just talk about attacking but beating around the bush, it's very simple, you always need a reason to fight, and this is called being famous. And to say everything directly, isn't it too stupid and sweet?
If you want to fight, you can fight. After listening to the emperor's description of the Dongfeng Citroen, the ministers could also realize the great significance of the Dongfang Iron Dragon to the Ming Dynasty. It is also possible to realize the important strategic value of oil.
For the prosperity and strength of the Ming Dynasty and the rise of the Chinese nation, we must fight.
Again, one cannot judge a country's behavior by one's own moral standards. There is no friendship and no hatred between countries, there is only interests.
For the happiness of hundreds of millions of descendants in future generations, even if this generation is stinking for thousands of years, what does it matter?
Even if the history books say that these people are reckless, what does it matter?
Moreover, it will not be stinking for 10,000 years, because history is written by the victors, and the literati of the Ming Dynasty will definitely describe this war as an absolutely just war that will be passed on to future generations.
And there is a reason, after all, the envoy of heaven did provoke the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, didn't he? The so-called famous teacher is the material that later historians can use to beautify.
Besides, beating others is not necessarily doing evil, for example, Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, and also attacked the six countries, killing people is not counted. But that's not an evil, it's a thousand years of merit.
The ministers all agreed to go to war.
In the current Ming Dynasty, there are very few people who oppose the start of the war.
After all, Confucianism is no longer dominant.
The idea that is now dominant in the court is Qin Yu's proposal to establish the country with Taoism. Dogs travel thousands of miles to eat, wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, the Ming Dynasty wants to be wolves, not dogs.
The previous idea was that the dog traveled thousands of miles, for example, in the Song Dynasty, when he saw a foreign country, he would lick it and give New Year's coins, but he was very fierce to the people inside, and kept raising taxes.
If you want to be fierce, you will be fierce to outsiders, this is the style of Daming.
Of course, even if some courtiers oppose it, it will be invalid, who told them to meet Emperor Zhu? If there is one who doesn't open his eyes and wants to die, then what awaits him will be Emperor Zhu's extermination of the family and killing chickens and monkeys.
Emperor Zhu would not hesitate for a second when he killed someone.
And he was worried that he couldn't find a chicken to kill and make an example of the monkeys.
Anyone who wants to hit him at gunpoint is welcome.
And Zhu Yuanzhang still said that starting a war is going to war, without a little hesitation. There is no way, the current money of the Ming Dynasty is enough for the emperor to fight. In history, Zhu Di wanted to go on the expedition, but he was stopped by his fat son and said that Daming had no money. Zhu Di had to discuss with Zhu Gaochi in a low voice, asking him to get more money for him to go on the expedition, and Zhu Yuanzhang said that he could fight during his reign.
No mud and water.
The fundamental reason for such a big difference is that the economy has developed during the current Hongwu period.
Wealth was in the hands of the state, not the feudal aristocracy. In order to get Zhu Di money for the war, Zhu Gaochi had to compromise with those feudal nobles to do so.
He interceded for the 'remnants of Jianwen' and saved their lives, just because of mercy?
"Sappy!" Zhu Yuanzhang began to order.
"The last general!" When Lan Yu heard this, she was overjoyed and stood out of the train.
"Tell me, if you were to lead the troops to fight the heavens, how would you fight?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"How else can you fight? With the power of thunder, just crush them. Lan Yudao arched his hand to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Please ask the emperor to give the last general 10,000 elites, and the last general will definitely be able to raze the heavens to the ground within a year and capture their king and prophet alive." Your Majesty, if you can't complete this trip, you are willing to come to see you! ”
Now that Da Ming has a magic machine musket, he is still a lagging celestial, and he is not ready to capture?
Therefore, Lan Yu is extremely confident.
"Forget it, you're not fit for this expedition." Zhu Yuanzhang said, it seems that he is not satisfied with Lan Yu's answer, "Stand down." ”
"Xu Da!"
"The minister is here!" Xu Da stood up for the train, and this time it was his turn to be overjoyed.
"This time to attack the heavens, you are the boss!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Lead the fleet of the Daming Naval Division, set off from Jinling Port, bypass Malacca, and go straight to the Persian Gulf!" ”
"Leading the sailors on the expedition and reaching the heavenly side, I am afraid that the heavenly envoys who went by land have not yet arrived home. One second they were jubilant that we had pardoned and rewarded them, and the next they realized that we were already stealing their hometown."
"Obey the order!" Xu Da was very excited.
"The third point." Zhu Yuanzhang said to the ministers again, "In the future, the Ming Dynasty will build a lot of Oriental Iron Dragons, and the demand for steel is too great. ”
"Yes!"
Now the Ming Dynasty needs steel to develop warships, steel to make textile machines, and steel to build the Oriental Iron Dragon. It can be said that since the moment Daming began to develop, the demand for steel has not stopped.
The demand for coal has not stopped.
And it seems that the gap in demand is getting bigger and bigger.
Steel is the basic raw material of all industries, otherwise how can it be called the steel industry?