These important ministers have agreed to send troops to the Japanese country, and if the fake becomes true, this matter will not matter.

But Xu Jingchang frowned, without the slightest optimism, "I think there are still two important points in this matter, which need to be solved, otherwise it will not be good." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and Fang Bin bowed down and said, "Dingguo Gong, please advise." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "First, the profit of thirty percent in half a month is the profit rolling...... No one knows exactly how much money is on the account. The reason why some people are trying to draw out money is because they have calculated that tens of thousands of taels have become millions of taels, and even if the country is full of gold, they will definitely not be able to get it. So in any case, the court can't be the one who bears the blame, and it can't afford it. ”

Xia Yuanji immediately said: "This is easy to do, we just need to take over, and stipulate that the annual interest shall not exceed 20%, subject to the actual capital contribution, let them earn a little, but not much." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Then how to calculate this amount?" Is Tobe sure? ”

Xia Yuanji thought for a while and said: "In this way, just set an upper limit directly, such as a maximum of 100,000 taels per family, and the excess will not be counted." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Then if someone scatters into several families and borrows other people's names?" ”

"Strictly check, and after receiving the money, the money must be placed in the designated account, and the household department must monitor it at all times...... In short, if you find an abnormality, you will check it to the end. ”

Xia Yuanji was talking, and Lu Zhen suddenly coughed, "Xia Shangshu, your household department is not as professional as the criminal department in investigating cases, so leave this matter to us." ”

Lao Xia was stunned, because it was obvious that he was one of the few great scholars identified by Zhu Di, one level higher than Lu Zhen, but he didn't expect that Lu Zhen would dare to compete with him for power, which was really surprising.

On the other side, Jian Yi nodded, "It's true, the Criminal Department should also work hard in the future, you can't just investigate life lawsuits, property entanglements, and fraud lawsuits like this, and you can't let it go, don't you say?" ”

Lu Zhen hurriedly said: "Tianguan is a mirror, the criminal department really needs to spend more effort, it is obviously a deceptive thing, it really shouldn't be popular." ”

Xu Jingchang smiled silently, there is nothing wrong with a few Shangshu fighting for power, anyway, no one can shake the status of the General Secretary of the General Administration if they make trouble with them.

He smiled: "One is the disposal of the bottom, and the other is the top." ”

Topmost?

That's naturally Zhu Di.

Huang Guan said curiously: "Your Majesty has always liked to use soldiers, and it should be logical to crusade against the Japanese Invaders, right?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "If it was really so easy, I wouldn't have to worry about it." ”

Several people looked at each other, isn't Zhu Di the easiest to convince?

Facts have proved that Zhu Laosi is also different from the past.

"It's hard for me to say yes."

When Zhu Di was discussing in the Wuying Palace, he said directly: "The Wa Kingdom is far away at sea, and the Great Yuan Dynasty has crusaded twice and suffered heavy losses. Although the Daming Naval Division is far superior to the Yuan Dynasty, it must also be thoroughly evaluated before it can be mobilized. Secondly, the customs of the Wa Kingdom are very different, after our army landed, even if we can occupy the territory of the Wa State, but if we fall into a long-term chaotic war, we can't feed the war with war, and we all rely on the supply of materials from the Ming Dynasty, how much will it cost? Can finance and taxes be affordable? This is still secondary, if there are casualties and there are no souls to return to the homeland, how should the country compensate? ”

Zhu Di said several things in one breath, all of which were major problems faced by the troops.

In the end, Zhu Di concluded: "All of you are the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and in the face of military affairs, I also hope that you will be cautious, and you must come up with a complete conclusion before you can play, and you must not be frivolous." Now that you have lost your wealth, don't continue to mislead the country. ”

Today's Zhu Di has not spoken sharply from beginning to end, but the softer he speaks, the more he hides thunder, these Shangshu looked at each other and looked at each other, their hearts were pounding, what is Your Majesty going to do?

Expanding the territory and exalting the prestige of foreign lands, isn't it exactly what His Majesty wants, and he actually said such a truth, which is really a little overwhelming.

To fight, or not to fight?

Or, do you want to settle the account on the heads of your courtiers?

The big guy has no choice but to focus on Xu Jingchang, and it is obvious that only this one can settle the matter in front of him.

"Your Majesty, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run, thoroughly evaluated, the trouble must be eliminated, and the soldiers cannot be unprepared to go on the expedition, so we will discuss it later."

Zhu Di nodded, "It's okay, everyone else should retreat, and I still have to talk to Dingguo Gong." ”

Everyone else is gone, only Zhu Di and Xu Jingchang are left, Zhu Laosi held back a smile, and he couldn't control it.

When he said that he had to think carefully and couldn't use soldiers casually, the expressions of those Shangshu were not to mention how exciting.

"These bastards, I want to use soldiers, they all obstruct it in every way, and now they want to recover their losses, they are jumping up and down one by one, who do they think I am? I want me to fight for them...... It's not impossible, they need to show enough sincerity. ”

Xu Jingchang nodded again and again, "My Emperor Shengming, that's what you want." ”

Zhu Di said happily, but said: "Xu Jingchang, this time the gold case has implicated so many officials, isn't it a good thing that I took the opportunity to purge the officials?" What kind of medicine is sold in your gourd? Are you planning to shelter the courtiers, or do you have other plans? ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister has always been for the Ming Dynasty...... You should also see that the use of troops abroad will inevitably lead to the situation in which the imperial court contributes to the force, the soldiers are damaged, and the civil servants and wealthy businessmen benefit. This is not a good thing, if Your Majesty wants to be able to use troops abroad from time to time and get the support of the whole world, you must coordinate the interests of all parties, so that the big guys can take advantage of it. And it's not a simple reward, otherwise you won't be able to escape the situation where you will succeed and your bones will wither. ”

Zhu Di listened, with a smile on his face, "Xu Jingchang, you mean that you have to listen to the generals in the army for this matter, right?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "It is really necessary to listen to the views of the generals. But we should be more concerned about ordinary soldiers...... The minister's meaning is that all overseas deployments and participation in operations need to be given three times the salary, and the deployment time must be stipulated, and if there are casualties, there must be generous compensation...... All these things must be drawn up by the Ministry of War, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies must also participate, and finally approved by His Majesty. ”

Zhu Di nodded, "You are very right, only in this way can you be worthy of the efforts of the soldiers...... It's just that I don't understand, if this is really arranged, how many troops can I mobilize if I want to use troops abroad? Will you stop thinking about fighting in the future? ”

Xu Jingchang laughed, "How can this be, Your Majesty only needs to stipulate a little bit of the scope of application." ”

"What do you mean?"

"For example, Annan, Liaodong, the desert, the Western Regions...... These places are regarded as the hometown of the Central Plains, and they are connected by land, and the use of troops in these places is the duty of the Ming soldiers. But if it involves the Japanese country, as well as overseas countries, such as Java, Tianzhu, Dashi, and Persia, I hope that Your Majesty can understand the difficulties of the soldiers. ”

Zhu Di listened silently, the truth is right, but doesn't this mean that there is no way to use troops against Java and Tianzhu?

"Xu Jingchang, what do you mean is that I should be careful with my troops, and I don't have to be ambitious?"

Xu Jingchang shook his head and said: "No, the minister means that regular soldiers and horses can't go abroad, so you can let those big families find a way!" ”

Zhu Di was surprised, his eyes widened, what kind of idea was this?

"Your Majesty, please think about it, this is the same as the Jurchen soldiers and horses. They are a little looser. As long as the regulations are clear, these people can only get weapons and armor when they go abroad, and when they apply to return to China, they must have corresponding conditions and surrender their weapons...... They can't cause chaos in the Ming Dynasty, and when they go overseas, whatever they toss, it has nothing to do with the imperial court. ”

"The minister dared to say that this foreign use of troops is not a matter of one or two days, even if he wins a battle, the other party will only surrender temporarily. The imperial court can withstand one or two major wars, and cannot withstand endless attacks. And the only ones who can deal with these attacks are the same small forces of soldiers and horses. This time, so many wealthy businessmen were implicated. Your Majesty can certainly kill all of them and purge the officials. But if they can be guided to expand their territory, it may have a different miraculous effect. ”

Zhu Di listened silently, and when Xu Jingchang said this, he couldn't help but be moved.

In the past, Zhu Di's most uncomfortable thing was that he was bent on rushing forward, but everyone was dragging his feet, but today he is pulling everyone into the water, and the big guys are doing one thing together, there is no doubt that the success will increase a lot.

And Xu Jingchang is also very reasonable, taking the situation of Mo Nan as an example, the imperial court can really fight a big war once or twice, regardless of tens of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of people.

The only thing that can't bear it is that it keeps going day and night, constantly harassing, and cutting meat with a blunt knife every day, which is really uncomfortable. Not only is the loss huge, but it is endless, which will greatly affect the morale of the army.

Xu Jingchang's layout in Monan is to use a large number of farm and ranch militia to fight against small groups of attacks. Then, through the trade of goods, they obtained some soldiers and horses of the Mongol tribes, so that they could maintain the security of the place.

As long as it is stable, it can do business, and as long as it can do business, there is a common interest, and then you can sit down and talk...... Decades, hundreds of years, one generation and two generations, over time, they become a family. The huge Huaxia is like this, and there is no way to take advantage of it.

Xu Jingchang and Zhu Di discussed properly, and then the next day, Zhu Di summoned several princes to discuss, and then Zhu Di issued an official document from the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

At present, the ships of the navy division are to be used in the Western Ocean, and there are not many ships that can be drawn, only 200 ships.

There were not many soldiers who could be used in landing operations, only 3,500 men.

Moreover, because they did not understand the atmosphere of the Japanese state, the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces believed that it was necessary to send people to conduct a comprehensive investigation, which would take about three years to prepare.

To sum up, there are not enough ships, there are no soldiers, and there are no plans for the time being...... See for yourselves, anyway!