Next.

Li Boyuan took Zhu Yuanzhang and Tang He to the research and development site again and visited the development process of the bird gun and the wolf whire.

After the visit, Li Boyuan bowed down again and said:

"Your Majesty, can you meet with the person who designed such a sacred object?"

In the face of Li Boyuan's repeated requests, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile:

"Li Aiqing, you first speed up the production progress of wolf and bird guns, as well as other ordnance, to ensure that the Northern Expedition and the conquest of the Japanese will not be affected."

"It won't be long before you meet the great minds who designed this thing!"

……

After leaving the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Yuanzhang went directly back to the palace.

Simple meals.

He came to the Jinshen Hall and asked Liu He to bring the wolf wreath brought back from the Ministry of Works.

I was looking for where to put it.

I saw Liu He come in and inform the head of the household department that Fu Youwen was in attendance.

Zhu Yuanzhang said casually:

"Xuan!"

Not much, Fu Youwen directly entered the Jinshen Palace.

As a result, I saw a very amazing scene.

Zhu Yuanzhang actually held a big bamboo with a blade hanging on it, and looked for a place to place it under the Jinshen Palace.

Fu Youwen couldn't help but ask:

"Your Majesty, what did you do with Maozhu to the Jinshen Palace?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled:

"Fu Aiqing, you came just in time!"

"I have a list here, please help me take a look."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't wait for Fu Youwen to salute, so he instructed the eunuch Liu He to take out a list from the imperial case and hand it to Fu Youwen.

Then he explained:

"This is called the wolf sword, and it is a sharp weapon to deal with the Japanese sword."

"I put the wolf in the Jinshen Palace."

"It's to remind me all the time, don't make big mistakes like conniving at the Japanese again!"

Fu Youwen was silent when he heard this.

I just wanted to comfort Zhu Yuanzhang a few words.

As a result, he was directly dumbfounded when he saw the numbers on the list.

"Your Majesty, you... Are you going to build at least twenty large warships? ”

"What's the problem?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be confused.

"I remember Fu Aiqing said, because this year's harvest in Huguang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places in Sichuan, the treasury is full, and the prince can save some silver taels without holding a birthday!"

Fu Youwen was almost choked to death by Zhu Yuanzhang.

He took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, there is still a balance in the treasury, but all this money is useful!"

"The imperial court really can't afford to pay for the construction of warships!"

"Not only is General Xu going to send troops to the Northern Expedition, but it also requires a lot of silver to forge weapons."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Fu Youwen looked at each other for a while.

I am sure that this Fu Lao is not a habitual crying poor with him anymore.

It's that the imperial court really doesn't have any extra silver.

Zhu Yuanzhang put the wolf whisk in the corner of the wall and sighed with a sigh.

"Fu Aiqing, you have worked hard, this matter will be put on hold for the time being, you can go back to deal with official business first!"

"The minister retired."

Fu Youwen was worried about the money, and he didn't kowtow to Zhu Yuanzhang, so he hurriedly returned to the household department.

……

Noon.

Cining Palace.

The Zhu family brothers, who rushed back from the Confucius Temple, were really hungry and came directly to Queen Ma's Cining Palace.

Looking at the two sons, they devoured their meals.

Queen Ma's eyes were full of spoiling, but Zhu Yuanzhang next to her couldn't help but have something to say.

Just stood up and was ready to ask.

"Heavy eight!"

At this time, Queen Ma spoke:

"You sit down first, you see that the two children are hungry, can you wait until they are all finished eating."

"I'm a lot older, and I still can't hold my breath!"

"Now that Mr. Lin has been settled, what are you worried about?"

Under the appeasement of Queen Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang's anxious mood calmed down a lot, and he had to wait for the Zhu Biao brothers to finish the meal.

Time flies slowly.

Here, as soon as Zhu Biao put down the bowl, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and came to him:

"You mean!"

"What does Mr. Lin have of his opinion on our Northern Expedition?"

Seeing his father's eagerness, Zhu Biao quickly stood up and smiled wryly:

"Father!"

"Sir..."

"Sir's opinions on his father's Northern Expedition strategy are somewhat different from those set by his father, and he thinks that this matter needs to be discussed and needs to be considered in the long run."

The words fell.

Silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang set a plan to exterminate the Japanese dynasty this morning, and the Ministry of Industry developed a bird gun and a wolf sword, which made him happy.

I thought that the prince Zhu Biao's brother would bring him good news, but he didn't know that Mr. Lin had reservations about his Northern Expedition plan, which made him a little frustrated.

"What did Mr. Lin say?"

"Now that you're full, can't you talk about it quickly?"

Hear the words.

Zhu Biao was dressed upright, and respectfully retold the question mentioned by Lin Che to Zhu Yuanzhang.

From the layout, to the division of troops, to the final possible ending.

said everything in detail, and the analysis was thorough.

He also used the ancient metaphor for the present to refine the Northern Expedition strategies formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da and others, refute them one by one, and point out the loopholes.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the expression on his face on the side, and at this moment there was no longer the impatience just now, replaced by a look of shame!

Zhu Biao noticed his father's expression and said softly:

"Father, my son thinks that what Mr. Lin said is not unreasonable, the purpose of our Northern Expedition to the Northern Yuan Dynasty is to drive these Tartars far away."

"But the Tartars occupy the steppe, and their life is dominated by riding and hunting."

"Our Ming Dynasty labor division expedition, heavy grain and grass logistics are a big problem, can not be like the Northern Yuan Dynasty to fight the war, if you can't annihilate the Northern Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop, then the Northern Expedition will lose its meaning, in addition to making the soldiers tired, but also a move to labor the people and lose money."

"At present, although the Ming treasury has some surpluses, but there are still a lot of places that need money, if the Northern Yuan is in the grassland, our Ming army is in the grassland, come to a gradual resistance, do not fight with my main Ming force, and fight with us in the grassland on their home field."

"After a long time, the army of the Ming Dynasty will become exhausted, the grain and grass of the Ming Dynasty stretch for thousands of miles, the supply of grain and grass will gradually be unavailable, and even the baggage troops will be attacked."

"In this way, hundreds of thousands of troops will not be able to supply food and grass, and they will be unable to attack, unable to go, and will eventually be dragged to death on the grassland."

"I still hope that my father will think twice!"

As soon as this statement came out.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, tried his best to keep his head clear, and re-deduced the battle situation according to the ideas given by Lin Che.

However, the more he deduced, the more frightened he felt, and the result of the deduction was very similar to what Lin Che had predicted.

If the main force of the Northern Yuan does not fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Ming Dynasty, but adopts the war of attrition that Lin Che said.

Using the vast grassland to do a strategic depth, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ming Dynasty are really not easy to find the main force of the Northern Yuan.

Once the war falls into this situation, it will be extremely unfavorable to the Ming army.

Not to mention that after a long time, people are sleepy and tired, and the will to fight has become negative.

And the Northern Yuan army can wait for work and calmly respond to the battle.

At that time, the Ming army will be really dangerous.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang held the handle of the chair with his big hand, and couldn't help but tremble.

(End of chapter)