Time flies to July 7, the 6th year of Chongzhen.
The incident of traitor passed away in a short period of time.
Everywhere is busy with infrastructure construction.
Hundreds of officials in the imperial court were arguing endlessly because of Zhu Youjian's proposal just now.
"Jinyiwei has found out that the previous kidnappings of officials and powerful men were carried out by slaves hiding in the Japanese country. I want to declare war on the Japanese country. Do you have any opinions, dear friends?" Zhu Youjian said expressionlessly on the dragon throne.
In fact, Zhu Youjian had already planned to declare war on Japan. As a serious Chinese, he will never forget it, nor can he forget the murderous crimes committed by the Japanese country in China.
If it weren't for the need for the division to be famous, and if it was almost July, Zhu Youjian would have launched a war with many Japanese countries.
The reason why he mentioned this to the court was because he was confident that the news could not be transmitted outside the Japanese country.
Just to remind myself not to forget the July 7th Incident. Don’t forget “If you fall behind, you will be beaten!”
Of course, Zhu Youjian wanted to see the attitude of the officials towards his expedition to Japan.
"Your Majesty, the expedition to Japan cost a lot of money. Now all parts of the Ming Dynasty are carrying out infrastructure construction under your Majesty's instructions. Money is being burned everywhere. We really can't afford it."
The Minister of Revenue said directly.
"Your Majesty, as of last month, Ming Dynasty's tax revenue was only 32 million silver coins, and its expenditure was nearly 40 million silver coins. The cumulative balance was negative 8 million silver coins. Even though the expenditure in the second half of the year decreased, the income increased.
This year's fiscal deficit is still around 5 million silver coins. If it weren't for the support of the Qiming Chamber of Commerce, the treasury would have been empty. Now that His Majesty has launched a war against Japan, even if he only sends 100,000 troops, he will be able to capture the entire territory of the Wa Kingdom within a year. At least 10 million silver coins will be consumed. The treasury really can't come up with this money. "The Minister of Hubu continued to cry about the poor.
After His Majesty ascended the throne, the revenue of the treasury increased greatly, and at one time, a corner of the treasury was filled.
But before the Minister of Household Affairs was happy, His Majesty began to build the railway, and then repaired the dams, reservoirs and so on.
Just find laborers to repair this. Unexpectedly, His Majesty didn't know why he went crazy. He not only fed these laborers, but also paid them. What else do you have to decide, including meals and two days off with pay?
If he hadn't been persuading me to force him to take a single day off, take care of the food, and not pay any money, His Majesty would have emptied the treasury long ago.
Under his own "careful calculation", the treasury finally managed to save some wealth, and His Majesty actually took up the idea of Japan.
As the saying goes, when a cannon goes off, there is a thousand taels of gold. The Japanese people are barbarians and hateful. Since the Jiaqing period, a large number of Japanese pirates have invaded the Ming Dynasty.
According to intelligence, they are now being ruled by the Confederate Army. Under the command of Jiannu and the Mongols, the lives of those Japanese people were miserable. It really makes me happy to smell it and exciting to listen to it.
The Ming Dynasty now sent troops to the Japanese country, but it failed, which affected the Ming Dynasty's prestige.
If it succeeds, it means concentrating the power of China to help the people of Japan escape from the sea of suffering.
What is this called?
"Japan has a silver mine. According to calculations, it will be able to recover its capital within three years." Zhu Youjian said.
"Your Majesty, what did you just say? The kidnapping of officials in the previous period was done by the Japanese slaves?
The Japanese country is just a small place, but it dares to invade the Ming Dynasty again and again. If we can't teach the other party a lesson, wouldn't it encourage the other party's arrogance?
By then, the cost of mobilizing troops may be even greater.
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The Minister of Revenue hurriedly changed his words.
"But the treasury is empty."
Zhu Youjian said.
"What a money addict." Zhu Youjian laughed in his heart.
"The national treasury is empty because too many projects have been launched in the past two years. As long as a few projects are suspended and local governments pay taxes to the national treasury, there will be money."
"No, those projects are of great use and cannot be stopped."
"Then, give the soldiers installments. The Japanese country has so many silver mountains, so their treasury must not be empty. Give the army 100,000 silver coins first, and then reissue the rest after the Japanese country is defeated."
"Then let's do this. The national treasury will provide 100,000 silver coins, and I will provide another 200,000 silver coins from my own funds for military expenses."
"As for the army, we will directly use the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp plus 2,000 imperial guards as the main force, 100,000 Annan troops, and 100,000 Korean soldiers as auxiliary forces."
"Your Majesty, that's not possible. As the Ming Dynasty's bodyguard, if so many troops are mobilized from the Beijing camp at once, it will easily lead to an empty defense of the capital. I think the combat troops should be selected from the border troops."
The Ministry of War Shang Lu Xiangshengdao.
"My decision has been made, and the army will not change.
Now in the Ming Dynasty, the world is stable, and the Beijing camp is no longer the soft-legged shrimp it once was. Even if 50,000 troops are drawn out, the remaining soldiers are enough to overwhelm all parties.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty's border troops shouldered the important task of guarding the border and could not be easily mobilized. "
Zhu Youjian said.
Zhu Youjian looked at the results of the training in the Beijing camp, but an army that had not been tempered by blood and fire could not be called a real army.
This attack on Japan is the best whetstone for Jingying.
As for the danger, Zhu Youjian was not worried at all.
With its absolute maritime superiority, the Ming Dynasty had already secured an invincible position in Japan.
Moreover, the commander-in-chief is Zhu Dingguo. Under his command, the 1,000 guards here alone are enough to resist an army of 100,000 people.
If unfortunately they are defeated, there will still be 200,000 cannon fodder servants. With the presence of these 200,000 cannon fodder servants, even if they were defeated, they could ensure that the main force of the Beijing camp and the Imperial Guard could evacuate calmly.
After all, the death of one soldier of the Ming Dynasty is a painful thing, but the death of two hundred alien servants is just a pain in the pocket.
"Your Majesty, I am not worried about the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp. I am worried about the other princes in your Ming Dynasty. How many people's interests have been affected by your Majesty's reforms over the years? Among the powerful people in the world, there are many people who wish that your Majesty would die soon. Your Majesty's direct elimination of so many Beijing camps will inevitably reduce your control over the surrounding areas of the capital, and I am worried that those unscrupulous people will cause trouble!"
"Don't worry, I can make my own plans." Zhu Youjian said.
In history, paper tigers deceive people often happen. But a paper tiger is still a paper tiger after all. If it cannot become a real tiger, and if it really encounters a bold one, it will definitely inevitably end up in the pot.
Zhu Youjian knew very well that the reason why he could still sit safely on the Dragon Throne was not because he was so smart, nor because he often stood on the moral high ground, but because he held all the elites of the Ming Dynasty in his hands.
But time is changing. Just because you can control the Ming Dynasty's army does not mean that your successors can control all the Ming Dynasty's armies.
Moreover, I don’t know how many people think that Beijing Camp is still the gilded army it once was.
Therefore, the Jingying camp must go to war and destroy the Japanese country forcefully.
Only then can the people of the world understand that the power of the Beijing camp can truly suppress all directions. "
