"Okay, let's put the education thing aside for now, Han Du, please continue." Seeing that the two of them were at war with each other again, Lao Zhu waved his hand to smooth things over.
Seeing this, Han Du quickly lowered his head and said, "I believe that as long as the transportation problem on the grassland is solved, the Ming Dynasty will have an advantage over all the grassland tribes. Therefore, I propose to build three cement lines from Daning, Beiping, and Qingyang." The avenues lead to the Onan River, Beihai, etc. With these three avenues, no matter which direction the Ming Dynasty wants to attack on the grassland, it will be easier with twice the result, at least it will no longer have to worry about the hardships of transporting grain and grass."
Listening to Han Du's painting, Lao Zhu's heart surged and he couldn't help but feel a headache. I am happy because if these three avenues can really be built, it will be like holding three long swords against the throats of the grassland tribes. Once there is any slight movement, the Ming army can use these three avenues to drive straight into the hinterland of the grassland and attack various tribes.
"Haha, what the Marquis of Zhenhai has in mind is quite beautiful." Zhan Hui sneered twice, and then pointed out the loopholes in Han Du's plan, "The Meng Yuan people are not fools, how could they allow the Ming Dynasty to be safe and sound in their territory? Can we build roads steadily? There are three roads, but even one is impossible."
Lao Zhu nodded secretly, this was what he was worried about. As long as the Meng Yuan people were not hopelessly confused, they felt that they would not let the Ming Dynasty easily build the highway.
"Your Majesty, there are no leaders on the grassland now. It is the time for the Ming Dynasty to attack the close friends from far away and show off its talents. For those Mongolian and Yuan tribes who are close to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty advised them to surrender and appeased them with kindness and gentleness. As long as they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, Building roads is naturally not a problem. As for the tribes in the hinterland of the grasslands, don’t we still have Tuogu Si Timur? In name, he is still the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. As long as he issues an order to allow the Ming Dynasty to build roads, That doesn’t necessarily mean we can’t build roads.”
After hearing this, Zhan Hui shook his head in disdain and said with a smile: "Marquis of Zhenhai, you said it yourself. Now that Tuogu Si Timur has lost all his majesty on the grassland, will any tribes on the grassland still obey his orders?"
Han Du narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhan Hui, "Togu Si Timur does not have prestige on the grassland now, but this is because he has no strength. If the Ming Dynasty can be his backing and strength, then his identity will be in the grassland It still has a lot of influence."
Hearing this, Lao Zhu laughed and sighed: "Han Du, when you first talked to Tuogu Si Timur, you were not like this. Didn't you say that he was as light as a feather and worthless? Really? Why are you talking back now?"
Lao Zhu's words made Han Du feel nervous. When he was talking to Togu Si Timur, Han Du had noticed that there was no one around him. But the content of his conversation with Togu Si Timur actually reached Lao Zhu's ears. It seems that Lao Zhu has never relaxed his sources of information. Maybe last time, although Lao Zhu publicly canceled the idea of establishing a Jin Yiwei, who knows secretly whether the Jin Yiwei has been established?
It's amazing. If Lao Zhu changes his name, instead of calling him Jin Yiwei, calling him another name can still get information for Lao Zhu.
Thinking of the conversation between himself and Togu Si Timur, which was so easily known by Lao Zhu, Han Du suddenly felt a creepy feeling in his heart.
In order to hide his inner feelings, Han
Du also laughed and explained: "I was just using words to ridicule Gusi Timur. The reason why I said he was worthless was just to give him a blow. Who knew that he was worthless?" He actually took it seriously.”
After a pause, Han Du continued: "But if the Ming Dynasty really wants to completely conquer the grassland, it cannot ignore the identity and role of Togu Si Timur. A living Togu Si Timur can not only make people The Ming Dynasty has the key to the Meng Yuan tribe, and it can also be used as a precedent to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."
Seeing that Han Du could not be embarrassed in this direction, Zhan Hui quickly bowed to Lao Zhu and said: "Your Majesty, these are three avenues, each of which is thousands of miles long. Just building one will consume huge manpower and material resources. The expense of repairing three articles in a row would be unbearable for the imperial court. If the expense is too great and shakes the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, the world will be in danger."
Han Du frowned, feeling a little irritated by Zhan Hui's persistent persistence and unwillingness to let go.
When Tang He saw Han Du lowering his head and frowning, he couldn't help but help him, "Isn't Mr. Zhan exaggerating?"
Unexpectedly, Zhan Hui did not give Tang He face at all, and did not consider that Tang He was old enough to be his father. He directly retorted, "Learning from the past is a guide for future events. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal and emptied the national treasury. The people of the world are in dire straits, and the huge country has been overturned in an instant. The construction of these three avenues is even worse than the Grand Canal of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. What are your intentions, Handu?"
Damn it, even if you were stumbling upon yourself everywhere, you actually dared to secretly accuse yourself of bad intentions in front of Lao Zhu. Do you want to start a war with yourself and fight to the death?
Han Du's eyes narrowed and he dealt with Zhan Hui seriously.
"Master Zhan is exaggerating. Although these three avenues are long, how can they be compared with the Grand Canal? Besides, now that there is cement, it is much easier to build roads. How can it be as serious as what Master Zhan said? The major disaster in Henan a few years ago, The imperial court used work as a substitute for prosperity and asked the people of the whole province to build cement roads together. Didn't they also build thousands of miles of cement roads? Henan is not overturned now. On the contrary, because of the perfect roads and convenient transportation, countless merchants are willing to go and do business. Now the people of Henan Life is getting better and better. In just a few years, Henan has not only quickly recovered from the famine, but has even become more prosperous than before.
Even if a province is in the middle of a famine, it can build more than a thousand miles of cement roads. Why does it not work if it is replaced by Ming Dynasty? How could it shake the foundation of Ming Dynasty? "
Han Du was well-founded and refuted Zhan Hui's body.
When Lao Zhu originally heard Zhan Hui say that it would shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, he frowned. He would not allow anything that would harm the Ming Dynasty, not even the slightest bit.
But after listening to Han Du's words, Lao Zhu's brows suddenly widened. It is true that there is a price to pay for building roads, but this price is nothing compared to the future benefits.
Moreover, Henan Province can build more than a thousand miles of roads, so there is no reason why Ming Dynasty cannot build them.
Seeing the change in Lao Zhu's expression, Han Du hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said: "If the emperor is worried, then Ming Dynasty can build the three roads separately and only build them one at a time. There won't be any risks, right? "
Hearing Han Du's proposal to repair it separately, Zhan Hui wanted to argue, but couldn't find Han Du's loophole. He opened his mouth, but finally closed it silently.
"If we build one road first, let's build the one from Peiping to the Onan River first." Peiping is an important fulcrum for the entire border. Starting from here to build the road, both in terms of the deployment of materials and manpower, is very difficult. is the most convenient.
Since Lao Zhu has made the decision, others naturally have no objections.
But Zhan Hui was shocked and wanted to continue arguing with Han Du.
At this time, Lao Zhu suddenly waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, so let's stop here today. We'll discuss the rest someday."
"Yes... I will take my leave."
After everyone left, Lao Zhu sat on the dragon chair alone, with only Zhu Biao still by his side.
Seeing Zhu Biao looking at him in confusion, Lao Zhu said with a smile: "I originally thought that Tuogu Si Timur was of no use, but now it seems that we should keep him alive for the time being."
Seeing that Zhu Biao frowned, but still didn't understand the meaning of his words, he said directly: "Didn't you realize? Everything Han Du said today was to plead for Tuogusi Timur and wanted to I will spare his life."
"Is Han Du interceding for Togu Si Timur? Then his proposal was also made up?" Zhu Biao couldn't believe it, not believing that Han Du would do such a thing. He trusted Han Du so much. If Han Du could make up nonsense about the fate of the Ming Dynasty in order to intercede for Gusi Timur, Zhu Biao himself would not know how sad he would be.
"That's not true. Han Du's proposal is not problematic. If three such avenues can really be built, the benefits to the Ming Dynasty in controlling the grassland will be immeasurable." Lao Zhu nodded, confirming that Han Du was not talking nonsense.
This made Zhu Biao feel better immediately. As long as Han Du is still worthy of his trust, there will be nothing difficult to deal with.
But immediately afterwards, Zhu Biao frowned again and asked doubtfully: "Then what are you going to do with this Tuogu Si Timur?"
After pondering for a moment, Lao Zhu said: "Since he is still useful, let him live."
His father only said that he should let Togu Si Timur live. Whether it was a temporary life or whether he should just let Togu Si Timur live, Zhu Biao did not dare to ask. Besides, Zhu Biao didn't know what the deal was between Han Du and Togu Si Timur. I am afraid that even if he knew it, at this time, he would not say anything, let alone speak for Togu Si Timur.
The father and son exchanged their thoughts on the emperor again, mainly from Lao Zhu to Zhu Biao. Then Zhu Biao said goodbye and went back to the East Palace.
Ever since Han Jingyun became pregnant, his temper has become more and more eccentric. If Zhu Biao doesn't go back for a day, he feels that Han Jingyun will do something.
A few days later, Lao Zhu issued an order.
A group of eunuchs came to the residence of Togu Si Timur. They stretched out their hands and made a heavy muffled sound. A sharp voice rang out: "The Emperor of Heaven, the edict says: ...Feng, Tuogusi Timur, as the King of Anle, rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold, thirty thousand taels of silver, and fifty thousand taels of treasure banknotes... ...One thousand pieces of Shu brocade, two thousand pieces of brocade, five thousand pieces of silk..."
