Mu Ying and Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song, went to Yunnan, and in this battle, Mu Ying, as the vanguard, defeated the king of Liang of the Great Yuan Dynasty, subdued the Duan family of Dali, and pacified Wusa, Dongchuan, Jianchang, Mangbu and Tusi.

The time it took to achieve these many feats was only a few months. When it comes to military exploits, it is many times stronger than Zhu Su and others who are struggling in Jizhen. At this time, it is already a new generation of generals rising within the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Zhu Su is not only happy because of the great achievements of this brother who is very good to him, but more importantly, there are many forests in Yungui, and if he wants to develop the shipbuilding industry in a short period of time, such a natural timber base is absolutely indispensable.

You know, before lighting up the tech tree of the ironclad, if you want to build a sea ship, you have to build a giant tree. With Yunnan, after obtaining Yunnan, the Ming Dynasty has an almost inexhaustible giant tree. With Yunnan, it is equivalent to the first hand that opened the Ming Dynasty Age of Discovery, and it is already complete.

Zhu Su couldn't wait to see the grand occasion of the Ming Dynasty's loyal fleet taking the American continent in the east and the Australian continent in the south. Countless caravans of the Ming Dynasty dumped countless tea and silk all over the world, allowing all human beings on this planet to appreciate the majesty of Chinese civilization......

However, soon Zhu Biao poured a basin of cold water on Zhu Su, who was in his imagination:

"Alas, it's good that both the north and the south are victorious, but rewarding the three armies is also a big problem."

"Dad, it's not easy to be a family member. Now that the army is about to return, where should we go to raise this sufficient amount of silver ......?"

“…… Is the hole in the treasury so big? Zhu Su was stunned.

……

At this time, as Zhu Biao said, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor, was discussing with several confidants and ministers how to increase the state use.

It stands to reason that although the imperial court in the early years of Hongwu was in ruins, it still showed an upward trend on the whole, and the taxes received by the state were in a state of increase every year, so there should not be such a sudden shortage of supplies.

But because of the appearance of Zhu Su, Lao Zhu, who was originally quite satisfied with the development of today's Ming Dynasty, suddenly had a feeling that time was not waiting for me. First, I learned that the Ming Dynasty only had more than 200 years to live, and his Hongwu year was less than 30 years left.

Second, I learned that many policies I had set were not beneficial to the Ming Dynasty in the future. The national policies such as "military households" and "vassal kings" formulated by him have become several boulders that crush the vitality of the Ming Dynasty.

Lao Zhu is a man who has to do everything himself, and unlike the European emperor who said, "I will call him a flood after I die", he never leaves known problems to future generations.

I can't relax! Daming is going to die in more than 200 years!

Therefore, he immediately began to fill in the gaps for future generations, wanting to step up the time to expand the territory, and make the cake of the Ming Dynasty bigger, even if the descendants are defeated in times of crisis, they can also lose for some more time.

I can't wait to bring all the lands on the map of the world into the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

However, at this time, the Ming Dynasty has not even recovered all the old mountains and rivers of the Han and Tang Dynasties. The Northern Yuan Dynasty was still eyeing the Great Wall, and the northwest and southern Xinjiang were still not under the control of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that Yunnan was recovered a few years earlier, and Daming's finances actually fell into an embarrassment.

This made Lao Zhu suddenly realize: It turns out that our Da Ming foundation is so thin?

When I feel irritable in my heart, my complexion is not very good-looking. At this time, Lao Zhu sat behind the imperial case with a frosty face, and the civil officials who wanted to impeach Zhu Su were all silent.

"Lingbei lost last year, and there were many disasters and famines in various places, and there were many flowers, so we won't pursue it. This year's wind and rain are good, how to pay taxes is not enough? ”

"Don't tell us anything, the north and the south spend too much on military affairs. I didn't let you come, and I didn't let you excuse myself. ”

"We don't care about the side, let's hand over this big family business to you, no matter what, you have to come up with a way that can be used! It must be given to the imperial court, and this basket must be wiped out immediately! ”

Seeing that the emperor was furious above, the scholars and servants below trembled, but no one dared to say anything. In the past few days, because of the matter of wealth, they have been frightened and frightened these days, although at the beginning it was indeed a variety of reasons to shirk, but in terms of it, there were still a few ideas.

However, the Hongwu Emperor above is not only majestic, but also a master who does not rub sand in his eyes. Whether it was raising taxes on the civilian sector or reducing military spending, all kinds of suggestions were rejected by him.

At this moment, the officials could only hang their heads and become mud bodhisattvas in the temple, just thinking that they couldn't see or hear.

Lao Zhu looked at the appearance of these court officials drooping their heads, and his anger was even stronger. At this moment, he really missed Hu Weiyong coming. Although Hu Weiyong deceived his superiors and subordinates, he was self-dedicated, but he was also talented. In the days when he was prime minister, if the court encountered a problem, there was always a charter in the end.

How can they be like these wine bags and rice bags full of poetry and books, preventing the Zhu family from meddling in the Guozijian and impeaching Lao Wuluo for crimes, they hit hard; Solving the problem of the emptiness of the imperial treasury, they immediately became submissive.

The cabinet officials who replaced the position of prime minister were mostly held by young Hanlin at this time. There's nothing wrong with letting them draft the paperwork and upload it. But if you want them to worry about practice and give advice on governing the country, they obviously don't have that heat......

Over there, Li Shanchang, who had been lowering his eyebrows and lowering his eyebrows, saw that Lao Zhu was about to break out, and his heart was about to say that it was time.

Coming forward at this time, not only can you win the trust of the position, but also sell a favor to hundreds of officials......

So, he stood up from the chair specially given by Lao Zhu, and said to Lao Zhu: "If you are in a position, the minister can think of a way, or you can solve the crisis of the treasury." ”

"Oh?" Lao Zhu's spirits perked up. Sure enough, when it comes to practice, it still depends on this team of veterans who have followed him all the way. He hurriedly asked Li Shanchang and said, "Han Gong really deserves to be our Xiao He!" Say it quickly, say it quickly. ”

"Yes, Superior." Li Shanchang arched his hand. "The old minister knows that the superior cherishes the people, and he is unwilling to give it to the people."

"But if that's the case, how can you conjure up money out of thin air to supplement the state?"

"Thinking about it, there is only one method that was used in the time of the Yuan Dynasty to solve the ...... of the national treasury"

"Okay, why beat around the bush, don't we know what you can do?" Lao Zhu scolded with a smile, interrupting Li Shanchang's words of showing off his knowledge. "Just say it! As long as it is not a rebellion against the people, we will definitely have a reward! ”

"Thank you!" Li Shanchang's eyes flashed with a touch of joy, and then he said calmly: "The good law that the old minister said is the one that was used in the Yuan Court, the banknote method!" ”

"Money law?" Lao Zhu was stunned.

"Yes." Li Shanchang nodded. "The old minister thinks that as long as I print my Ming treasure banknotes, I can forever solve the dilemma of the imperial treasury!"

(End of chapter)