Although he is not short of money now, he can't just sit back and have nothing, can he?
You still have to have a silver mountain in front of you to feel safe.
"If I tell you, Your Majesty, there is indeed a mountain of silver." Ji Yun, the leader, cupped his hands and said excitedly: "It is said that it was in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty."
"In their country of Japan, a man named Ouchi Hiroyuki dreamed that Miao Jian Bodhisattva told him that there were a large number of gold and silver treasures buried under the Yinfeng Mountain in his territory."
"After this man woke up, he immediately followed the Bodhisattva's instructions and went to the mountain to look for silver. Sure enough, he dug out silver ore in the mountain."
"But the mining and refining of silver ore is too difficult for them. In addition, Japan has been at war since then, so mining has always been intermittent."
"These were all told to me by the soldier who was guarding the mine after I got him drunk."
"I also went up the mountain to look carefully. Based on the inferences from ancient books, I believe that there will definitely be no shortage of treasures in the silver mountain. It can be mined for at least a hundred years."
It turns out that at this time, Iwami Silver Mountain had been discovered and mined. No wonder Jin Yiwei was able to find it so quickly.
Otherwise, if we follow traditional prospecting methods, it may take a long time to find it.
Gu Chen raised his head and looked at Lao Zhu and Biao'er. He saw that Lao Zhu and Biao'er's eyes were full of smiles, and they couldn't even hide them.
I can understand that too!
No matter how many dynasties there were, at least before the Longqing switch, the Central Plains of China had always been short of silver.
Moreover, when a country dies, most of them die because the treasury is empty.
If there is such a big silver mine, as long as the kings of future generations are not too prodigal.
Are you still worried about the treasury being empty?
Even if the country is destroyed, it will not be because of the embarrassing reason of lack of money.
"Okay, okay."
Lao Zhu held Yu Ruyi tightly in his hand and turned around several times before suppressing his excitement.
"Call the people from Longjiang Bao Shipyard to see us, Tang Duo, and immediately urge the Ministry of War to train troops, and then call Liao Yongzhong back to us immediately."
The most powerful navy in the Ming Dynasty was Liao Yongzhong.
Lao Zhu was extremely lucky at this time. Fortunately, he listened to Gu Chen in the first place.
If Liao Yongzhong was not killed, wouldn't this be of great use?
Thinking of this, Lao Zhu gave Gu Chen an appreciative look.
"Your Majesty, I don't think we should be in a hurry."
Gu Chen saw that Lao Zhu was almost losing his mind and immediately stood up to persuade him to calm down.
"Japan is too far away from our Ming Dynasty. If the sons of the Ming Dynasty go to such a far place, it will inevitably be tiring to travel and travel, which will affect the combat effectiveness."
Hearing this, Lao Zhu then remembered that what Xiao Gu told his boss was to fight the Jurchens first, then North Korea, and finally use the knife on Xiaozheng.
He waved his sleeves, pointed at Gu Chen and said, "Keep talking."
Indeed, fighting is no small matter, but you must not be too anxious.
Otherwise, if we lose to a small country, will the surrounding vassal countries still be able to obey the Ming Dynasty?
Gu Chen nodded, sorted out his words, and then slowly analyzed.
"Your Majesty, there is a river in Liaodong called Tumen River, which has been owned by the Jurchens for generations."
"That river is our Ming Dynasty's only seaway to the Sea of Japan."
"But seeing that our country was just established, is it because Goryeo is still working hard to fight against the Northern Yuan Dynasty?"
"They wantonly annexed the Jurchen tribes that we had surrendered, and then immigrated to encroach on the territory that belonged to our Ming Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, I believe that we should first pay attention to Liaodong, appease the Jurchens, and regain the Tumen River and the sea channel to the Sea of Japan."
"If possible." Gu Chen cupped his hands, looked up into Lao Zhu's eyes and said, "Even Korea and we will be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty."
Gu Chen's ambition, let alone others, even Tang Duo and Lao Zhu felt shocked, and Lao Zhu was silent for a long time.
Now, Beiyuan's matter has not been resolved yet.
Does Daming have the energy?
"I think Guang Xi is right." Zhu Biao, who had discussed this matter long ago, stood up and said to Lao Zhu, "Li Chenggui has the intention to usurp the country."
"My son thinks that we can use Li Chenggui to clean up Liaodong, complete immigration, station troops, and regain the land annexed by Goryeo."
"When Li Chenggui usurps the country, we will use the pretext of redress to fight..."
"Father, the Shenji Camp has released new firearms. Do you want to take a look?"
Hearing that new firearms were coming out on their own, Lao Zhu immediately became interested.
"Let's go and have a look!"
In fact, in addition to the matchlock gun, Gu Chen also gave away the blueprints of the Hongyi cannon.
The drawings he desperately wanted to see made his hair fall out in handfuls recently.
Of course, guns and cannons are not called this name now, and I haven’t decided what to call them yet.
He is a waste of naming, so let Lao Zhu and Biaoer figure it out for themselves.
Now the matchlock gun is out, but the cannon still needs some time.
Lao Zhu could only look at the matchlock gun and then the cannon drawings.
"What's the name of this gun?"
But just talking about the power and cost of the matchlock gun, Lao Zhu was already very satisfied at this moment, and his eyes when looking at Gu Chen gradually became "loving".
Gu Chen smiled and said, "You don't have a name yet. How about your Majesty give it a name?"
According to the naming habits of the Ming Dynasty, he blindly guessed that Lao Zhu would give him a very powerful and domineering name, but unexpectedly he listened to Lao Zhu.
"Then let's call it the Ming Dynasty's No. 1 Divine Gun. I hope that my Ming Dynasty's firearms will also have No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. No. 1 will be stronger than No. 1."
Lao Zhu knew the importance of firearms from the time he conquered the world. The more powerful the firearms, the more invincible the Ming Dynasty's army would be.
The more invincible Ming's army was, the less other countries would dare to bully Ming.
"We will start building this magic gun immediately, and we will build 10,000 of them first. But this Li Chenggui... who can we lobby for?"
Then you must find someone who can talk and deceive, whose acting skills must be good, and whose status must be high enough to show the attitude of the court.
In fact, it would be best to let the fifteenth-year-old Zhu Zhi persuade him. His mother-in-law is Concubine Han, a Korean, and Zhu Zhi also has Korean blood.
But this child is only eight years old, how can he do this?
"Your Majesty, I think Mr. Li is suitable."
Gu Chen pushed Li Jinglong out and succeeded in getting a look from Lao Zhu.
"Jiujiang is still young. Can we leave such an important matter to him?"
He's just a kid, what if he messes up things?
"Your Majesty, my young master can act in costume, and he is your Majesty's grandnephew. Who in the world doesn't know that this status is definitely enough."
"And it is because of his young age that Li Chenggui will not take him seriously and will believe his words. If an old fox is sent, Li Chenggui may have to think about it for some time."
Who would guard against a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy?
As long as the enemy has contempt, won't the rest be difficult to handle?
"Is this possible?" It's not that Lao Zhu looks down on Jiujiang, that kid knows how to play all day long: "Besides, if you let him go, he won't be willing to go, right?"
The child had just gotten married, and Liaodong was bitterly cold and dangerous. Would he be willing to leave Wenwen's hometown alone and go to the bitterly cold Liaodong to meet Li Chenggui?
The reason for meeting in Liaodong was naturally to ask Li Chenggui to come to Liaodong to meet people.
As the son of Cao Guogong of the Kingdom of Heaven, there was no reason to go to him personally.
Gu Chen smiled and said: "Whether you are willing or not, your Majesty will know if you ask?"
These days, Xiao Lizi is afraid that he has trouble sleeping and eating, and he even wants to do something in his dreams to impress others, right?
It's almost November in Yingtian, and it's already starting to get cold. The Queen's Qianqiu Banquet has just passed, so it stands to reason that Li Jinglong should return to Peiping with King Yan.
But what was unexpected was that Li Jinglong was called to the palace before setting off.
"Sir, have you gotten into trouble again?"
Li Wenzhong has not been in good health since he recovered from his last illness. He was anxious when his children were disobedient, so he always coughed.
"No, Dad."
Li Jinglong was also confused. Apart from Gu Guangxi and his entourage, no one else knew about the incident. Could it be that Gu Guangxi complained to His Majesty?
But it shouldn’t have happened. I should have sued earlier. Why did I sue now?
With this thought in mind, he turned to look at Zhu Di, raised a flattering smile and said, "Your Highness, King Yan, I'll be back as soon as I go. Just wait for me."
