Zhu Song originally planned to personally interrogate the spy who betrayed Jinyiwei today, but after receiving an order from the emperor to accompany him to hunt, Zhu Song had to put the matter down for the time being.

In the vicinity of Yingtian, there is a hunting ground dedicated to the emperor's hunting, which is guarded by soldiers every day and does not allow others to enter.

Zhu Di rode a horse galloping through the forest, followed by a large group of Jinyi guards who were closely protected, and when he saw the figure of a wild deer, Zhu Di pulled his bow and arrow, and an arrow hit the neck of the deer.

"Hahahaha!"

Zhu Di has shot sixteen deer and twenty-two rabbits so far, and today is really a good fight, which makes Zhu Di's mood a lot better.

Zhu Di stopped his horse, looked at Zhu Song next to him and said with a smile: "You said how happy this hunting is, if Jianwen's little cub hadn't forced our brothers so much back then, would he be living such a happy life now?" ”

Zhu Song replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, at the beginning, the nine of our brothers blocked the north gate of the Ming Dynasty and protected the safety of the Ming Dynasty, if Jianwen can think clearly, how could he be deceived by Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others?" ”

"It's also said, if he can see it, how can he lose? Come, get off the horse and walk with me. ”

The two brothers got off their horses and began to walk in the woods.

"In a few days, the tax money from all over the country should come up, I originally thought that I would change another palace in Beiping, sooner or later we will have to return to Beiping, the dignified son of heaven, if there is not even a decent palace, wouldn't it be too shabby?"

"But the boss said that this silver is not my turn, the court wants to repair the canal, and I have to repair auspicious land, the court still owes the officials half a year's money, and it has to be returned to others, plus the border pass also needs silver to repair the city defense, I sometimes think, you say that this is the emperor It stands to reason that I should do what I want, but why do I feel constrained everywhere after becoming the emperor?"

Zhu Song smiled and said slowly: "Your Majesty, this emperor is also divided into high and low, if Jianwen didn't force us to die back then, he would be his emperor well, and the north would be handed over to us, and he would like to toss and toss in the south, whether he wants to cultivate literature or hunt, isn't that just what he wants to do?" ”

"Your Majesty, you are different from him, you want to be the hero, the hero will naturally do something bigger, the national fortune is all about you, you have to do a lot of things, and there are more things to consider, and the country, in fact, is the same as being the master of the house, thinking more, sometimes I can't wait to break a piece of silver into two halves, if there is really no silver, you can only pick and remember to do it first."

Zhu Di sighed: "But the border passes are becoming more and more unpeaceful, those tribes on the grassland are now becoming more and more excessive, and the Northern Yuan still has vitality, which is not good, we must completely defeat them, so that they will never be able to rise again in the future, so that their children and grandchildren will be free from war forever." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Song thought about it and said what he thought in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the country naturally has to have a strong military force, because whether it is an individual or a country, the premise of reasoning is that the other party or oneself must use absolutely strong strength to strengthen the country and the army, and the minister feels that there is nothing to do, but if we want to save our descendants from war forever, we can't kill and kill, we can't take the lives of border soldiers as the Great Wall, and we must take the hearts of the people of the world as the Great Wall."

Zhu Di heard the last two sentences, chewed them several times, and felt more and more that these two sentences were really good.

"Okay, these two sentences are really good, there are kingly and domineering in these two sentences, and they are so good."

Zhu Song sighed in his heart when he heard this, did he say the wrong thing?

Zhu Di noticed the change in Zhu Song's mood, and felt a little sad inexplicably.

"I'm not the kind of person who is cautious, your ambitions and ambitions, I know in my heart, but you said that you want to take the hearts of the people of the world as the Great Wall, what should you do? If we are good to them, they will think that we are weak, that we are easy to bully, and that the barbarians are not to be educated. ”

Zhu Song shook his head: "Your Majesty, you are now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but why can't you be the emperor of the whole world?" My emperor of the Ming Dynasty can love his people and people, why can't the emperor love all the people in the world? If the Yuan Dynasty could really treat the Han people like its own people, the Yuan Dynasty would not have disappeared in less than a hundred years after establishing a dynasty in the Central Plains. ”

"There is force to be had, but the people and the people can also be educated little by little, whether it is the herdsmen of the grassland and mountains, or the farmers of my Ming Dynasty, as long as the country treats them well and opens a mutual market, as long as they can achieve absolute fairness and justice, not biased, the minister thinks that the reputation and prestige of the Ming Dynasty will spread far and wide."

"Of course, if you want the herdsmen on the grassland to sit down and talk to us, your majesty, force is still necessary, as long as there is force, you can make the other party surrender first, and then carry out indoctrination, teach them with the way of sages, and be able to achieve absolute fairness and justice between different nationalities, your majesty, you are not only the emperor of the Han people in the world, but also the Ming army, all of which are imperial land. The sun and the moon shine on the emperor's people. ”

Zhu Di was full of pride when he heard this, and chatting with his younger brother was happier and brighter than chatting with his son.

"Today the boss calculated an account for me, and I was a mess in my heart, and after listening to what you said today, I feel much better and happier, I want to thank you, you must be a virtuous minister through the ages, I am blessed, the boss is blessed."

Zhu Di didn't check much with emotion, and thought that it was time to talk about money, so he spoke.

"Actually, I still want to ask you, you have a lot of ideas, now the court is still tight, is there any way to earn some silver quickly, you can't wait at the border gate, and you can't wait for Beiping."

Zhu Song knew in his heart that Zhu Di called himself here for the silver.

The emperor thinks of himself as an inexhaustible silver mine, right?

"Your Majesty, if the country wants to get some silver quickly, then there is only one way, which is to increase taxes, and soon the silver will arrive, and there is no other way!"

"However, now that our situation has begun to unfold, the minister thinks that we can open the sea trade route first, so that the merchants of the Ming Kingdom and the merchants of the surrounding countries can trade with each other, buy and sell goods, and the imperial court can collect some tax silver on the import and export goods, and collect it according to the price of the goods at two percent, for example, one or two silver goods, the imperial court will charge two silver tariffs."

"The imperial court does not collect in vain, ensuring the safety of the coastal sea and not being disturbed by pirates, which is also a way to make money."