now!
Su Xian's voice just fell.
Zhu Benn was originally supporting Zhu Xiongying. Hearing this, his whole hands couldn't help but clenched a little tighter.
Another reason for the blank seal case.
The Northern Expedition failed.
Daming needs money!
Father, do you want to make another Northern Expedition?
He suddenly turned his head and looked at his father, only to see Zhu Yuanzhang's gloomy face, and the muscles on his face twitched from time to time due to clenching his teeth...
Hit the mark!
Su Xian, a child only three years older than Xiong Ying, actually got it right?
How can this be?
As the prince of the prison country, Zhu Biao naturally knew the results of the last Northern Expedition.
In the ten years since my father founded the country, there have been countless battles, big and small, and the results after the war have been even more gratifying.
Let me just say that it has been almost five hundred years since the Northern Song Dynasty still wanted to use money to buy the "Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun" that had not yet been truly recovered. My father had already captured them before the founding of the country.
This is the regaining of Han territory, this is the real battle to found the country of the Ming Dynasty!
Because, since the disgrace of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, Qin Hui's proposition of "people from the south should return to the south, and people from the north should return to the north" seems to have become a curse.
After more than two hundred years of separation, the people on the land have changed for several generations.
Culture, ideas, and even the thoughts of people who were once descendants of Yan and Huang, descendants of China, Han people, etc., have all fallen apart.
But despite this, the father still succeeded in unifying the north and the south.
This is my father's "splendid achievements" in military matters that can never be concealed!
But despite this, Beiyuan's powerful enemies still cannot be underestimated.
The last Northern Expedition.
The imperial court dispatched three armies, namely: the middle army of Wei Guogong Xu Da, the east route army of Ying Guogong Fu Youde, Song Guogong Feng Sheng, and the west route army of Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong.
These three armies.
But only Li Wenzhong from the West Road had some achievements.
The east-route army led by Feng Sheng suffered heavy losses although many were beheaded.
And the middle army led by Xu Da suffered a disastrous defeat because of their rashness!
This……
It happened five years ago in Hongwu.
Now five years have passed, and Zhu Biao knows very well that his father has never given up on the Northern Expedition!
Although the Yuan soldiers in the early years retreated step by step, their main force did not suffer too much loss. On the contrary, the further north they went, the grassland had always been their home field.
These Yuan people, who once conquered cities and territories and completely destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, may have been greedy for wealth and glory in the past hundred years, making some of the powerful people of the Yuan people already become pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
But as soon as they return to the grassland, the blood in their bodies seems to be awakened again, and their force is revived, making it impossible to kill them all.
ten years!
In just ten years, it seems possible to make a comeback.
Beiyuan... is a serious problem for Ming Dynasty.
But since the failure of the last Northern Expedition, the Ming Dynasty has been seriously injured. Although my father never mentioned the matter of mobilizing troops again, he knew very well...
My father was the Hongwu Emperor who used force to expand territory.
Unless the Northern Yuan is eliminated, the Northern Expedition will not stop.
But the Northern Expedition requires money!
But now, another purpose of this empty seal case, which may have been in the father's heart and never mentioned to outsiders, is on this occasion...
Once again, a six-year-old child said it.
The empty printing case is also for money!
"call!"
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath.
now.
Queen Ma and Zhu Biao both looked at the former with complicated expressions.
At present, they also know why Zhu Yuanzhang is determined to start a major case.
If it weren't for the six-year-old child, they might not have been immersed in the countless officials pleading for mercy.
As for the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty, they have never imagined it from the standpoint of the Ming Dynasty monarch...
In the Kongyin case, Zhu Yuanzhang used the charge of "officials to protect each other" to wipe out all the old institutions, old ministers, and rigid local officials that Yuanting had left behind.
Run by Mao Xiang himself!
As for the Qinjun Duweifu, they were direct descendants who had been by Zhu Yuanzhang's side since before the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
Only they have such great power. After completing these things and collecting this money, they can make up for the military expenses of Ming Dynasty's another Northern Expedition.
The more Zhu Biao and Queen Ma thought about it, the more shocked they became.
"I underestimated..."
"We really underestimated it."
"I thought I could say something about eradicating the old ministers of Yuanting. There is already an expert behind it."
"Now, I can still continue to talk about the Northern Expedition with all my heart... Ha!"
Zhu Yuanzhang could not describe his mood at this moment.
There were some surprises, some astonishments, and some joys, but most of all, it was a kind of confusion about what he said.
I just talked about losses.
It was enough that he couldn't tolerate it.
He quickly said "Northern Expedition".
It seemed that the logic of the entire Kongyin case was no longer visible in his eyes.
But why do you, a child, know this... this important military and national matter?
besides……
This empty seal case certainly had the purpose of consolidating the local system of the Ming Dynasty and collecting money and food to prepare for the next Northern Expedition.
but.
The foundation of all this lies in the various prefectures and counties of the Ming Dynasty, so that it can really operate better in the future.
Eradicate corrupt officials, destroy the old Yuanting system, and let all those wealthy gentry who hold Yuanting's "tax farming system" and dream of wealth and wealth die!
Then take the collected money and grain and launch the Northern Expedition against the Tartars.
He did all this to make Ming Dynasty better.
It’s not for those corrupt officials to come back again in their own name!
no!
Suddenly.
He quickly looked at his eldest grandson.
However, he saw that Zhu Xiongying was very angry now. If he looked carefully, there were still some tears in his eyes, but he was so angry with that boy that he almost cried.
Seeing Grandpa Huang looking at him, Zhu Xiongying blinked his eyes and finally squeezed out a trace of tears.
"Grandpa Huang, is he right?"
This kid...
He complained in his heart, and then quickly comforted:
"Hey, our great grandson, what does he know? It's just a random guess."
"I knew it!" Zhu Xiongying's eyes lit up.
To a kid like him, the confrontation just now was, to put it bluntly, a quarrel with Su Xian, but he didn't win. Although he didn't understand, he instinctively felt that Su Xian was right.
Otherwise, why would Grandpa Huang want money?
"Great grandson!" Zhu Yuanzhang comforted his grandson again.
Now it is our eldest grandson who asks him...
Don't let your momentum weaken.
Don’t forget the core!
While thinking...
Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly said: "Ask him again, since he can say so many wrong things, does he have the best of both worlds that his father once said?"
Zhu Xiongying nodded quickly.
As if to continue the confrontation with the older child below, who was three years older than him.
He looked down again.
"You don't know anything, I don't care about you."
"Then let me ask you, what exactly is that two-pronged method you are talking about?"
Su Xian raised his head and saw Zhu Xiongying looking at him with a somewhat unyielding expression.
Then he shook his head and responded simply.
"I won't say anything yet."
"You..." Zhu Xiongying opened his eyes wide.
Su Xian has not forgotten the purpose of his visit today.
"I think there's not much age difference between the two of us. You can't just ask me, otherwise it won't be fair."
Zhu Xiongying seemed to be getting angry, "Then you can ask me later, and I can give you the answer."
Su Xian shook his head, "But I don't have any questions to ask you."
Zhu Xiongying was stunned, "You have to have it!"
Su Xian saw that the child was so angry with him that he seemed to be taking the bait.
He felt relieved.
joke.
It is true that Emperor Hongwu did not dare to come out to confront him and sent his grandson out.
But I have been hanging out in Xinghua Lane for so long.
How do you think he got the name "King of Children of Xinghua Lane"?
With just a few words, your eldest grandson will be stunned for a moment.
Looking at Zhu Xiongying, his expression became more serious and even caring.
Su Xian seemed to be really thinking hard.
Zhu Xiongying lay on the city wall, stretched out his little face, and looked down hard, waiting for his answer.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and the other three were a little anxious when they saw that Su Xian had not spoken for a long time.
His voice suddenly sounded, "There is really no problem, but there is one requirement."
Zhu Xiongying's eyes lit up: "You tell me."
Su Xian's tone seemed to be mixed with a hint of uncertainty, "Can you first tell me that you can make the decision?"
Zhu Xiongying raised his chin, "Of course I can make the decision! Even if the matter is big and I can't pay attention to it, I can still make the decision with Grandpa Huang!"
Su Xian looked at the little one with his head exposed above.
A kind smile suddenly appeared on his face.
They all say: The eldest grandson in the family is the treasure of grandpa.
In this case of empty seal, all the officials begged for mercy, begged gods and worshiped Buddha to no avail, not even the queen and prince were able to persuade him.
Having said that, Emperor Hongwu would be impatient.
But no matter what this person says, that person is definitely not impatient.
Thinking of this...
Su Xian nodded.
"If you say that, then I will assume that you have agreed, and I will just believe you once."
As Su Xian spoke, he immediately changed his tone, "Then let's make an agreement. Although we are young, we still want to be gentlemen and exchange things of equal value. You can't just ask me."
"When I'm in trouble, you have to help me."
"Of course, you help me this time, and I will help you if you have difficulties in the future."
Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and realized that this was the truth. He nodded and said seriously:
"Okay, I'll help!"
Su Xian finally raised his hand and pointed his finger behind him.
"That's good, let my dad go first."
