After arranging the defense matters of Xifengkou, only Zhu Youzhen and Zhou Yanru were left in the Jianji Palace, and the two monarchs and ministers who were also the commanders of the light pole were really a pair of difficult brothers at this moment.

"Datong reported the enemy's situation, what should I do about this."

Although Zhu Youzhen knows a lot about the history of the Ming Dynasty, he is only limited to some particularly important and relatively important things, and it is impossible to even know everything that happens every day in the Ming Dynasty, so in his memory, there is no memory of the siege of Datong at all.

Therefore, in history, whether Datong was surrounded by the Mongol Han Dynasty, and how Chongzhen and the Ming Dynasty at that time dealt with it, he Zhu Youzhen did not know.

I can only rely on myself.

"The Imperial Court has limited troops......

"Incompetence is incompetence, it's just the two of us at this time, there's no need to save face for me."

"Eh, Your Majesty, the imperial court is indeed powerless, and it is unrealistic to send troops to rescue."

Only then did Zhu Youzhen be satisfied: "Yes, I hope that the central government will not be able to save Datong, but we have to find a way to come out and how to solve Datong's predicament." ”

Zhou Yanru frowned tightly and racked his brains.

There was silence in the Jianji Palace, and Zhu Youzhen didn't urge, and he regretted it a little at this moment.

Yourself, are you too ruthless?

Killing the Donglin Party is certainly a relief, and the treasury has become rich, but none of the things encountered can come up with ideas for themselves, and they are a little cold.

Even if you leave a few twitters, it's good, maybe you say a word to me, and the inspiration will come?

Just thinking about it, Zhou Yanru beside him startled Zhu Youzhen.

"Your Majesty, the minister has an idea."

"Tell me about it."

I saw Zhou Yanru pointing to Shaanxi with one hand, and said excitedly: "Didn't Hong Chengchou, the acting general soldier in Shaanxi two days ago, send a letter to report his plan to suppress bandits, and at the same time ask the central government for money and food?"

It is true that there are no soldiers in the capital now, but we have money, we can support Hong Chengchou with money and food, so that he can quickly expand his army.

Why did Gao Cheng expand rapidly, it is not because of natural disasters, the common people can't eat to be a rogue, if Hong Chengchou has money and food in his hands, the first choice of the people is definitely from the official army rather than from the thief.

Let Hong Chengchou expand his army to fight Gao Yingxiang, drive Gao Yingxiang's troops into Shanxi, and then ......"

"Then I will push the boat down the river, let Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces work together to expand the army and suppress bandits, and by the way, I will have the ability to solve the siege of Datong, right?"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty."

Shengming?

Holy Ming's fart!

Zhu Youzhen really wanted to scold, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed again.

It was indeed a solution, a solution that he had thought of a long time ago.

The reason why it is not used is because it is easy to raise local warlords.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty has not yet divided the local area and has not raised warlords is because the place is poor!

There is no money or food in the place, and if you ask him to divide it, he will not have the ability to divide it.

But if Zhou Yanru's plan is followed, and the central government gives money and grain, the governor of the local army will not be able to ask for it with his life.

This is also the reason why Zhu Youzhen did not pay attention to Hong Chengchou.

He had a bad impression of Hong Chengchou.

Zhou Yanru saw that Zhu Youzhen didn't speak for a long time, so he cautiously tried to say: "Your Majesty, are you worried that the tail of the place will not fall?" ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced at him obliquely, and the meaning was obvious.

Do you know and still ask?

"In fact, Your Majesty might as well change your mind, it is not a bad thing for the local lack of money and food to find the central government, and now the local and central governments have already faced each other, if Your Majesty can help Shaanxi at this time, then for other provinces, it can also play the role of a horse bone in the golden city."

"Huh." Zhu Youzhen sneered twice: "Horse bones in Qianjin City? When does the central government need to use this means to win the allegiance of the localities, and any unified central power, the localities must unconditionally obey the decisions of the central authorities!

I am the emperor, it is impossible to negotiate terms with my courtiers, what they want to give me is unreserved loyalty, not selfish peace.

Without loyalty, I'd rather not have this ostensibly intact country! ”

Zhou Yanru shrank his neck, but only promised.

"Didn't Hong Chengchou want money and food, then let me see his loyalty first, reply to him, and limit him to exterminate Miao Mei and Zuo Gui within fifteen days, and if this matter can be done, I will give him money and food."

"Fifteen?" Zhou Yanru was stunned: "Will the time be too short, and Hong Chengchou is now short of food and salary, how to form an army in a hurry." ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "So he needs to find his own way, just give him back." ”

"Yes."

"The siege of Datong is temporarily powerless to solve, but I must always give an attitude, so let's send 100,000 stone of grain to Taiyuan, and let the governor of Shanxi, Mu Zhikui, send troops to rescue as soon as possible, and the money will not be given, just say that the imperial court has no money now.

Remember, the grain was sent over with great fanfare, so that the local people in Shanxi knew that when the province got the mud cattle into the sea, the 100,000 stone military rations fell into the pockets of some people in vain. ”

100,000 stone of military rations is a lot, and according to the current grain price in the capital, it is still 200,000 taels of silver.

Zhu Youzhen estimated that this batch of military rations was sent to Taiyuan, and if it could be used by Mu Zhikui, I am afraid that there would not be even two percent.

It's painful to think about.

Zhou Yanru had no opinion, and the matter of Datong was temporarily regarded as having a charter.

"Let's talk about Zheng Zhilong."

Zhu Youzhen mentioned the last thing: "This pirate leader is now plundering Fujian and Zhejiang, destroying the sea trade routes, and it must be properly solved as soon as possible, otherwise, the harm will be greater than that of Houjin." ”

Zhou Yanru's eyes widened suddenly.

A group of pirates is just a group of pirates, but Zhu Youzhen said that the harm is greater than that of Houjin?

"I have never regarded Huang Taiji as an opponent, but it is only when the place and people are not in my Ming Dynasty today, that the disease of post-golden scabies has become a major problem for my country." Zhu You's inspector changed a pair of southeast sea charts, and in front of Zhou Yanru, he pointed to the position of India with one hand.

"Do you know where this is?"

"I know, Zheng He went to Nantianzhu during the Chengzu period, and I heard that there were many small states there."

"It was the period of Chengzu, and now this place is no longer called Tianzhu, and it is no longer a country."

"Huh?"

Zhu Youzhen stared at India with his arms crossed and said, "There is a new force here, called, East India Company!" ”

Zhou Yanru was obviously stunned by this strange name.

What kind of country is the company?

What regime would call a company such a strange name.

"The East India Company has already opened in India, and the sun will never set."

Zhou Yanru didn't understand what Zhu Youzhen said, but he understood the next sentence.

"Get Zheng Zhilong as soon as possible, I want to get in touch with the East India Company, as long as we resume maritime trade in Daming and contact here, the current food crisis in the country can be solved."

Also in the seventeenth century during the Xiaoice era.

The Ming Dynasty was starving.

The British, however, had to burn grain to protect the price of grain because of a surplus of grain, and the shelf life regulations were thus created, so that the British government could have a reasonable excuse to destroy the surplus food without being criticized by the people at home.

As for the millions of serfs starving to death in India itself?

The British don't care.

The British don't need expired food, Zhu Youzhen needs it, and the 120 million people of the Ming Dynasty need it even more!

There will be nearly 20 years of drought and severe winters ahead.

Natural disasters that lasted so long could not be withstood by China, as a traditional farming civilization.

He had to get a piece of the pie from India, from the East India Company.

In order to alleviate the severe food problem in China.

"Fujian and Zhejiang can't beat Zheng Zhilong, so let Wen Tiren send someone to Zhao'an."

It doesn't work to solve it by force, so Zhu Youzhen can only pull down his subordinates and use this trick: "Let's see what conditions Zheng Zhilong will propose, if it's not too much, I can agree." ”

Zhou Yanru glanced at Zhu Youzhen in disbelief.

The six relatives don't recognize it, and the ruthless emperor is willing to pull down the son to recruit An?

The smoothness of this sea route is so important in the emperor's heart!

In addition to being surprised, Zhou Yanru also wrote down the strange name.

East India Company.

What kind of country is it?