Zhang Fu asked suspiciously: "If this is the case, why do you want to mention the Southern Expedition again?" ”

Xia Yuanji didn't quite understand either, he looked at King Qi, thinking to himself, could it be that this Prince Qi was making fun of his old father-in-law?

Zhu Gaoxian said calmly: "Of course, Your Majesty has no intention of going south in the near future, and you also know that Your Majesty's eyes have always been on the enemy in the north, not in the south, but I think that the benefits of the southern expedition are ten times or even a hundred times that of the northern expedition." ”

Yang Rong, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but ask: "What does the prince mean by this, the Far South has always been barren, what benefits can be made?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian said lightly: "When I led the troops to recruit the slaves to Gandusi, they also told me that the conquest of the Northeast has disadvantages but no benefits, and now the Jianzhou Province in the Northeast is not developing rapidly, and it looks like it is about to become one of the richest provinces in the Ming Dynasty?" ”

When he announced that he was going to use troops against Nu'er Gandusi, many people were talking openly and secretly, and in their stereotype, they recognized that the Northeast was a poor and cold barbarian land, full of frost and snow wilderness, not a grain of grain could grow, and a group of primitive people who hunted for a living lived. They called the Jurchens in the north of Nuer Gandusi "savages".

They don't understand, why did King Qi use troops against that place, even if he defeated the northeast, what would he get?

However, today's Jianzhou Province has become more and more affluent, it has been proved that the fertile black soil is extremely suitable for planting, the water of the Songhua River is as clear as a mirror, the Northeast has strong mineral resources, and the domesticated Jurchens are particularly powerful in their work, which has now become a paradise for the Ming people.

This year, the tax revenue of Jianzhou Province has been among the best in the tax revenue of Daming provinces, and this number will continue to rise.

"I can tell you unequivocally that the southwest is more suitable for agriculture than Jianzhou."

Zhu Gaoxian held the wine glass and said unhurriedly, "In Jianzhou, in addition to farming, we are also developing mining and military industry, and when we reach the southwest, it is simply a god-given granary. We are not short of silver or army, after the destruction of the Japanese state, the Ming Dynasty solved the trouble of silver, and after the destruction of Goryeo and Jianzhou, the Ming Dynasty solved the problem of military industry. And after the destruction of the southwestern countries, the final food crisis will also be resolved. ”

"Have you ever thought about the problem of population?"

Yang Rong said, "Even if the southwest is really as suitable for planting as the prince thinks, it is a natural granary, but the land needs a population." How many indigenous talents are there in the southwest, even if we enslave ...... Well, we have domesticated the natives of the southwest, can we finish planting so much land? ”

"You mean, labor?"

Zhu Gaoxian smiled mysteriously when he heard this: "Yang Rong, have you ever heard that there is a country east of the southwest called 'Tianzhu'?" ”

……

Tianzhu is a magical country, the Central Plains people used to call it Tianzhu, or "body poison", "India", but its official name in the local area is "Delhi Sultanate".

It is a populous country, second only to the Ming Empire in terms of total population, but surprisingly, the country's national strength seems to be unsatisfactory.

Although the population was large, due to the impact of continuous drought, famine and other natural disasters, Tianzhu's national strength fell to the trough and was destroyed by the Timurid Empire.

Here the Timurid people established the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

- Saeed dynasty.

There is no food, no land to grow here, no strong army, but they have a staggering population of more than 50 million.

Therefore, Tianzhu is a magical country, with such a large population, but they are repeatedly beaten by people riding under their crotches and holding their heads.

In the Ming Empire in the east, there were two bandit leaders.

A bandit leader named Zhu Di snatched his nephew's Jiangshan Sheji and became the new speaker of the Ming Empire.

The old bandit named Zhu Di gave birth to a little bandit, the little bandit leader is called Zhu Gaoxian, for a bandit leader of his size, it is not a certain street or a certain hill that he wants to rob, he will rob a country's resources to enrich the national strength of the Ming Empire.

And now, Zhu Gaoxian has his eye on the population of the Delhi Sultanate.

Zhu Gaoxian: The Timurid people have robbed you of the ruling power of your country, and I just want to rob you of millions of laborers, isn't it too much?

I robbed you of your labor force, so that you can reduce the pressure on the population, one less mouth, one more bowl of rice, rounding is equivalent to the Ming is saving you!

Are you still grateful?

……

"Mr. Yang, the prince asked you to wait for him here in the study, and my prince will be here later."

Xiao Li pointed to the wine and food on the table and said, "The prince asked us to prepare wine and food for you, you eat and drink first, and I won't bother you." ”

"Hmm."

Yang Shiqi nodded, and did not sit down in a hurry, but walked around the study unhurriedly, looking around at the decoration in the room.

In general, King Qi's study style is very concise and capable, and people like King Qi don't care about material enjoyment anymore, he cares more about spiritual abundance.

Yang Shiqi saw a painting on the desk, the paper was thick Jingxian rice paper, using green sandalwood bark and sand straw as raw materials, the texture was tough and smooth like jade. The ink used is also of the highest quality, bright and bright, exuding a faint fragrance.

The ink on the paper is still a little wet, it seems that the prince of Qi went to the banquet after writing, and it was not long ago.

The most striking thing is the line written on the paper.

"I spend my days singing wildly, and I am flying for whom."

The pen is strong, and it has even been soaked in thick rice paper and penetrated into the desk, which should have lasted for a long time, and every time I write, it is almost soaked in the wooden desk, resulting in the wood-colored desk has been dyed black ink.

Yang Shiqi's eyes were attracted to this word, and his eyes were not only the oncoming evil qi, but also the trampling sound of thousands of horses galloping on the battlefield, as well as the sound of swords colliding and the roars of the soldiers, and the deep black clouds covering the sky were churning, surging with a trembling roar!

Where had a literati like Yang Shiqi seen such a scene, and he actually saw such a terrifying aura from a line of words, and he even felt that there was a layer of blood mist floating on the black handwriting, and there were tens of thousands of heroic spirits and evil spirits entangled and fighting together.

Yang Shiqi couldn't help but be shocked, took a few steps back, gasped heavily, and was almost suffocated.

Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder, making Yang Shiqi think that there was really an evil ghost crawling out of the paper, and he was about to shout in shock.

"Peace of mind, just one word."

The gentle voice relieved Yang Shiqi, and he realized that King Qi was already standing behind him at some point.

Zhu Gaoxian walked to the desk, rolled up the words, and said: "I wrote the words casually, and I forgot to let people clean them up when I left." ”

Yang Shiqi hurriedly asked, "This is the handwriting you wrote, Lord Wang?" ”

He was a little skeptical that this character could make people immersive, and it required not only super-first-class skills, but also the artistic conception of going through the world.

It may not be as immortal as King Zhong, but it is also unique and has a different way.

King Qi is a martial artist, and he is so young, can he write the words of such a great master in the calligraphy world?

Zhu Gaoxian said with a smile: "That's natural, I've been practicing calligraphy hard all these years, and I feel that my pen power has increased greatly, but in front of everyone like Yang Gelao, there are some people who have an axe." ”

Yang Shiqi hurriedly said: "Where is it, the prince's calligraphy attainments have far surpassed me, and I can't find a few people in the world who can compare with the prince, and the murderous aura between the lines is even more rare in ancient and modern times." ”

King Qi's words are indeed rare.

His calligraphy is domineering and slaughtering, without the immortal spirit of literati, perhaps only Xin Qiji and Yue Fei of the former Song Dynasty can write such words.

What surprised Yang Shiqi even more was that King Qi's characters seemed to have found a new path, which was completely different from the words of the ancients, and even had the strength to start a sect.

Those who can start a sect are all immortal-level figures, Yang Shiqi knows how many catties and taels he has, and it is too late to admire, how dare he compare?

Zhu Gaoxian said: "Elder Yang Ge is modest. ”

Yang Shiqi smiled bitterly: "Where am I Yang Ge Lao, in the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, only Yang Rong can afford the word 'Ge Lao', not to mention, I have already retired from the cabinet." ”

Not every cabinet minister will be called a "cabinet elder".

Pavilion elders, refers to the Tang and Tang provincial officials in the scholar and the subordinate servants in the call to each other, Li Tang Shi to the Zhongshu people for a long time as the elder, in charge of the affairs of the province, exercise the power of the prime minister.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet was only a secretarial body for the emperor to consult and draft edicts, and had no decision-making power, and was the emperor's tool. It was not until the middle of the Ming Dynasty that the cabinet ministers were generally called "cabinet elders".

Today's Yang Rong is under the support of King Qi's mansion and monopolizes the power of the cabinet, and the rest of the cabinet ministers have all become the mascots of the number, so they are called "cabinet elders". The rest of the cabinet ministers are not qualified to be called cabinet elders.

"Oh, is Mr. Yang out of the cabinet now?"

Zhu Gaoxian really didn't know about this, he didn't put his mind on the cabinet, the current cabinet is a hall of words in King Qi's mansion, and he doesn't need to worry about it at all.

"Dare to ask where Mr. Yang is now?" Zhu Gaoxian asked.

Yang Shiqi said self-deprecatingly: "I'm not afraid of people's jokes, Yang is now doing things in the Metropolitan Procuratorate." ”

Zhu Gaoxian was a little puzzled: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate is in charge of the power of Fengxian, and it is collectively called the 'Seventh Ministry' with the Six Ministries, not to mention the Beijing officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who dares to laugh at it?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate is very good, but I am not doing well, I am currently the secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, does the prince know the official of the secretary?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian fell silent.

Yang Shiqi smiled: "It seems that the prince knows." ”

Of course, Zhu Gaoxian knew that the full name of the secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was "Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate", and he was ranked among the nine ranks.

From the ninth grade, this is a white body if it falls by half a level.

Yang Shiqi hugged his fists and said: "Don't hide it, Yang is here to ask the prince for an errand!" ”

(End of chapter)