Early in the morning of 15 June, the DPRK military newspaper reached Beijing.

The military department Shangshu Luotong was shocked by this hot military report and was speechless for a long time. The Ming army suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, and the Japanese-Korean coalition army estimated that more than 120,000 were killed or wounded.

Luo Tong only felt his scalp tingle: in the battle of Yanghekou, 40,000 people were killed; In the battle of Harrier Ridge, 50,000 people were killed, and in the battle of Tumubao, more than 100,000 people were killed.

When the Son of the Present Day came to power, in the war with Warat, there were more than 100,000 deaths; In the war to eradicate the seedlings, more than 100,000 people died; Coupled with the war in Korea, another 60,000 died.

This is terrible, it means that the main Ming army of fourteen years ago of orthodoxy is almost dead.

Now the Shaanxi-Gansu border army has become the only remaining main force of the old days.

The Shaanxi-Gansu border army is living a very nourishing life, the cavalry battalion composed of the border army, the three guards of Ganzhou returned by the emperor to King Su, and the Ganzhou cavalry newly formed by Cao Guogong, which are all the elite of the elite.

Then there are the Yingzhou Guard, Tiance Guard, Duoyan Guard, Jing'an Guard, Zhancheng Guard, and Xinyi Guard formed by the emperor. With a total of more than 200,000 people, this is a rising star of the Jingtai Dynasty.

Luo Tong summed it up: about 500,000 dead in the old army of the Orthodox Dynasty, and about 300,000 in the new army of the Jingtai Dynasty.

In just seven years, the replacement has been completely completed, and it is extremely scary to think carefully and scary.

Fortunately, none of these responsibilities need to be borne by the secretary of the military department, and General Luo Tong transcribed a copy of the report and forwarded it to the cabinet, and then quickly sent the original to Ganquan Palace.

As soon as Zhu Qiyu finished eating, he was leaning on the couch and drinking tea, when the military report came in.

After seeing the military report, Zhu Qiyu himself scratched his head: "What are Jiang Yuan and Fang Ying doing?" Didn't I send another 50,000 troops to support them, and in the blink of an eye, they all killed me.

It's over, there is no need to cut taxes this year, and the money will be used for post-war pensions.

Hey, wait for me to change my clothes, I'll go to Qingyun Pavilion and wait, and the ministers will come to Xingshi to ask for guilt. ”

Concubine Zhong asked worriedly, "Husband, is it serious?" Do you want to order the guards to surround the Ganquan Palace? ”

"No, I spent so much effort to attack North Korea, and people have long been dissatisfied and have been waiting for the attack. Call Brother Fang, let him see how the ministers scolded the emperor, and let him see how difficult it is to be an emperor.

Oh, let people go and call An Guogong, Dingguo Gong, Wu Dinghou, and Wu Anhou to attend the court meeting together. ”

The ministers arrived quickly, but waited another hour for a few nobles to arrive.

Everyone waited impatiently in Qingyun Pavilion, and Zhu Qiyu just appeared.

I haven't seen the emperor for more than half a year, but everyone still patiently gave a big gift.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "No need to be polite, sit down." There is no need to talk about gossip, just talk about military affairs. ”

Wei Ji, the second assistant and the head of the household department, was the first to stand up: "Holy Lord, the money and food of the household department are really tight, and now we have to transport grain and grass thousands of miles to the front line, and we also have to compensate the casualties.

If the fighting does not end quickly, there is a fear of civil revolt. ”

Xue Xuan also stood up and echoed: "Since the Holy Lord ascended the throne, he has expanded his territory and laid enough land, and he has just annexed the Champa State.

Just ruling these lands was enough for the imperial court to keep it busy for decades.

North Korea is barren and sparsely populated, so what can it do if it is defeated? ”

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and didn't say much.

There is no point in reasoning with everyone in science.

Cheng Zhu Lixue is the science of debate, not the study of enriching the country and strengthening the army.

Since their ancestors Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi, they have never lost debates or won wars.

When I brag about it, I can't blow it to the sky, but I really can't let these people govern the country.

Moreover, Wei Ji and Xue Xuan are not ministers of the dragon, if they resign, Zhu Qiyu will not feel very embarrassed.

In Qingyun Pavilion, the atmosphere fell into embarrassment, no other ministers answered, and the emperor was just silent.

Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea, then turned his head to look at his son.

Zhu Wenfang, the little prince, was both smart and quiet, so he sat there upright, did not speak, and did not move.

Zhu Qiyu opened his mouth and asked, "Brother Fang, can you understand what the two important ministers said just now?" ”

Zhu Wenfang nodded affirmatively.

When the important ministers saw this, they had their own thoughts. The man in front of him is already six years old, what does this mean? The orthodox emperor succeeded to the throne at the age of ten, referring to this experience, as long as it takes another four years, the Jingtai line will completely occupy the throne.

At that time, even if something happens to the son today, the ten-year-old son can succeed to the throne.

Thinking of this, the minister, who also had a heart of opposition, was reluctant to stand up easily.

Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "Brother Fang, then tell me, why do you want to attack North Korea and Japan?" ”

Zhu Wenfang replied: "In the previous Central Plains Dynasty, the threat mainly came from the north. And the east is the sea, and at most there are some pirates who infestation it, and it does not become a climate, nor can it threaten the regime.

But the world is impermanent, as the warships are getting bigger and bigger, and the artillery is getting stronger and stronger, sooner or later, there will be a powerful country that can threaten our Ming with a strong navy.

Out of the motive of preventing the slightest and strangling the enemy in the cradle, the father wanted to occupy all the dangers overseas of the Ming Dynasty and keep the enemy's navy out of the country.

At the same time, conquering Korea, Japan, Annam, Champang, Siam, Manraka, Majapahit, Sumatra, etc., can control the entire trade route.

Once overseas trade flourished, foreign wealth would flow into the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is the common people or the gentry, the Ming Dynasty can become richer and richer.

At the same time, overseas countries also have fertile soil, which is developed to make it the granary of the Ming Dynasty. When we are hit by the disaster in our own country, we can have more resources to deploy for disaster relief.

Overseas countries also have all kinds of mineral specialties that we need, and the Luchuan and Mengyang under the father's foundation have a huge amount of copper ore and iron ore, which can be used to mint money, use to build weapons, and use to make agricultural tools; Annam, which was laid down by his father, has fertile fields for thousands of miles, and the rice there can be harvested three times a year.

The Burma conquered by his father had teak, which could be used to build the strongest warships; There are a large number of silver mines in Japan, which my father is about to conquer, and once these silver mines are owned by my Ming Dynasty, at least three million taels of silver can be mined for the imperial court every year.

You must know that not counting grain, cotton silk and other physical objects, the silver cash of Daming's annual income is only about three million taels, I'm afraid it's not enough.

Korea and Japan now have a population of about 123 million, and after we occupy them, we will be able to multiply to more than 20 million people in just two or three generations.

In the last years of orthodoxy, the Ming Dynasty had a total population of 60 million, and more than 20 million people were added to pay taxes and serve the imperial court, so that the national strength of the Ming Dynasty would be greatly enhanced, and the burden on the people in the interior would also be greatly reduced.

Therefore, attacking Korea and Japan will benefit the country and win the people. Although you suffer for a while, you can make a difference, so why not do it. ”

The ministers were stunned, and the young Shizi, who was only six years old in a childish tone, spoke five or six hundred words in one breath, and he was clear and coherent, even if He Yi taught the Shizi by hand and asked him to memorize it.

But to be able to speak out in front of so many important ministers of the court, without stage fright, and in a subdued manner, is already very, very powerful.

Everyone had to re-examine Zhu Wenfang: as long as the emperor has no problem with his brain, the current crown prince Zhu Jianshen will inevitably be deposed.

And the prince in front of him, as long as there is no physical problem, must be the undisputed candidate for the crown prince, that is, the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Guo Chang, Marquis of Wuding, is Zhu Wenfang's grandfather; The granddaughter of Xu Heng, the Duke of Anguo, has officially married Zhu Wenfang, and it is not surprising that she will be the next crown princess and the next queen; Liu Chang, Marquis of Wu'an, is Zhu Wenfang's master and is responsible for teaching the prince to practice martial arts.

These people represent nobles and military generals, and have an inseparable interest relationship with Zhu Wenfang.

Moreover, recently, the emperor is still forming a Shenshu battalion, which is a bit similar to Emperor Taizong's practice of selecting young troops and forming a government army for Xuanmiao.

The generals and officials of the Son of Heaven's pro-army are vying to send their children to the Shenshu camp, in order to establish a stable status of monarch and minister with Zhu Wenfang.

However, the Shenshu camp has six guards under its jurisdiction, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it, isn't this just according to the standard of the prince, and set up the six rates of the East Palace for Zhu Wenfang.

(End of chapter)