Chapter 536: Do You Believe It or Not?
Everyone looks at the problem from a different angle, after Lu Zhenfei finished speaking, Zhu Youzhen had not yet expressed his opinion, and Bi Ziyan also brewed and spoke.
"Your Majesty, I think that Hudun Rabbit is still worth saving."
"Oh? Tell me about it?" Hearing Bi Ziyan say this, he was also interested.
"It's true that Hudun Rabbit is ambitious, but having ambition doesn't mean that it won't be good for Daming. Don't say anything else, but as far as wool is concerned, how many of our people have benefited from it and improved their lives? Yes, the fragmentation of Mongolia is no threat to the Ming Dynasty, but it is also not beneficial.
[In view of the general environment, once they have infighting, this business will not be able to be done in a short time. Those poor people who have just seen hope for life are going back to the time when they are digging in the fields. Even if you stand in front of the country's righteousness, putting aside the interests of these people, it will not be of any benefit to the country, right?
Over the years, so many factories have been built, and some wool products such as sweaters, sweaters, blankets, etc., have been sold to Western barbarians through global commerce, but they have made no less money? It's not nice to say, but this one is worth the taxes of a province, how much practical things can this silver do for the people? ?
To fight a war is to make money, and even if you want to fight, don't you have to make more money?
Let's talk about them. In the past few years, the amount of wool purchased by the Ming Dynasty from them has increased year by year, and they can use the silver given by the Ming Dynasty to buy some daily necessities such as ironware, salt, and cloth from the Ming Dynasty, and it can be said that their people have tasted the sweetness of doing business with the Ming Dynasty. I heard that many people have slowly reduced their horse breeding and changed to sheep breeding.
In the long run, even if he can unify Mongolia, what can he do?
Besides, with the current development of firearms in my Ming Dynasty, even if he unifies the south and the north, he is just our target. Can they be more ferocious than the Jiannu who grew out of the white mountains and black waters?"
Bi Ziyan is in charge of the household department and deals with money all day long, so he often starts from the perspective of money, which leads to more realistic thinking.
In fact, he is right, ambition is often something that only some people in power have. In fact, the greatest wish of ordinary herdsmen is only to be able to live this life in peace and stability, with food, drink, and use. If it weren't for the harsh living conditions in the past, what parent would be willing to let their children die on the battlefield?
Take the purchase of wool from them by the Ming Dynasty, and they raised their hands in favor. Grass grows from the ground, sheep eat grass and grow up, and when they grow up, they can shear their wool twice a year, and they can shear it and sell it for silver, and sell it to improve their lives. What a good cycle? As long as the trade between the two sides is still there, you can buy all kinds of food and clothing with silver, so why go to war?
Now that Daming has given them hope of a good life, are they really willing to fall into war again?
Look at Horqin, how good he has been since he joined the Ming Dynasty. It's like recognizing a dad!
Who doesn't envy the surrounding tribes?
Therefore, in Bi Ziyan's view, the root of fighting and killing is for profit. But if you can gain benefits without going to war, then why fight? Spend money and effort to return the dead, what's the picture? ….
"What Bi Qing said also makes sense. What about you? What do you think? I am also a little unsure about this matter, so I have summoned you to come and discuss. You don't have to worry about speaking your mind."
After the two of them finished speaking, they were silent for a while, as if they were waiting for Zhu Youzhen's statement.
But Zhu Youzhen still wanted to hear the opinions of several other people, so he smiled and spoke.
"What is Your Majesty's mind?" Fan Jingwen smiled and spoke.
"Huh? What does Fan Qing mean by asking?"
"If you don't know Your Majesty's thoughts, the opinions of your ministers, it's useless to mention them, right?"
Zhu Youzhen was silent.
This ***, I know myself so well.
After thinking about it for a long time, he still said what he thought.
"I intend to take all of Mongolia back."
What?
The other people all stared at Zhu Youzhen with stunned expressions, only Fan Jingwen looked unexpected.
"Your Majesty, there is an endless prairie outside the gate, and it is extremely difficult to open up the wasteland and farm. Even if we occupy it, we won't be able to feed many people, so why should we do such a thankless job?"
"That's right, Your Majesty, it's cold and freezing outside the Guan, but there are few lands of all kinds, is there any strategic value, and even the people don't want to go outside the Guan, so what's the benefit of us occupying it? In recent years, His Majesty has continued to expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, but whether it is Taiwan, Luzon, or Jiaozhi, it can bring huge benefits to the Ming Dynasty. What can the vast prairie outside this pass bring to Daming? It will only cost the people and money, and waste the country's strength, and the minister cannot agree, please think deeply about it."
"Yes, I hope Your Majesty thinks twice."
Except for Fan Jingwen, those who didn't speak just now began to kneel on the ground to persuade Zhu Youzhen to take back this idea.
"Ridiculous!" Listening to everyone's opposition, Zhu Youzhen suddenly shouted angrily!
"You've disappointed me! I can't imagine that there are courtiers like you in the Ming Cabinet? The large area of land outside the pass, which was knocked down by the ancestors little by little, countless soldiers threw their heads and spilled blood outside the pass, how could they give it to others because of those trivial reasons? If that's the case, then don't even want Liaodong!? How can you say such things? Huh?"
Zhu Youzhen was so angry that he paced back and forth in the room, pointing at the noses of several people and roaring loudly. The people around him had already fallen to their knees.
Fan Jingwen secretly pinched his sweat and secretly blamed a few people for being so blind.
If you have a good discussion about Hudun Rabbit, why do you mention Mongolia?
It is as difficult as not letting His Majesty expand his territory as it is not letting a dog eat.
"Your Majesty is angry, and the ministers have limited vision, and they don't know the preciousness of the fertile soil outside the gate. Last time, I heard from Your Majesty that there are a lot of minerals outside the Guan, so this must be one of the reasons why Your Majesty wants to recover Mongolia, right?"
Fan Jingwen knelt on the ground and cautiously comforted.
"Superficial, although there are many minerals outside the border, this is only part of the reason. Do you understand the depth of strategy? Think about it, since the founding of the country, whether it is Tatar, Warat, or Jiannu, why have they been able to repeatedly violate our borders? Because the territory of the northern Ming Dynasty was constantly eroded by them and no longer had strategic depth, their cavalry could come outside the Great Wall at any time, waiting for an opportunity to move, enter the pass and plunder. And we, in most cases, can only defend passively, investing a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, but we can only barely stay within the Great Wall.
I'm going to make a radical change! I want to take back all the Mongol territory! Your fears are justified, but I tell you that I have this ambition and the ability to manage the border with a small number of troops! Do you believe it or not?".
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