eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 894 The appearance of an emperor

Twenty-one years after arriving in Zhengde, the court had many more places to spend money.

First there was a large-scale immigration of 300,000 people, then there was the eastward expedition to Japan, and then Ma Rong was ordered to lead 30,000 cavalry to the north.

The cost of immigration comes from recovered official silver and smuggled dirty silver, which is not bad. But the Eastern Expedition to Japan was a real savings spent by the Ministry of Revenue. An expedition of 100,000 people would cost at least 8 million taels of silver.

But Zhu Houzhao still made this choice because Japan's silver mountain cannot be lost.

Several major events suddenly occurred. Even with the national strength accumulated for twenty years, Zhu Houzhao still had to care about the domestic people's livelihood and economy.

He is not worried about silver. What is important is food and other materials.

Therefore, he has been issuing decrees recently to ask local governments to check the grain storage in reserve warehouses. He also ordered Prince Yu Zaiyan to check the grain storage situation in Jingtong warehouse.

But these days, as long as there is food to feed the people, there will basically be no big trouble.

With the third prince Zaiyao's memorial to attack Luzon, the imperial court also began a major discussion on foreign strategy.

The globe brought back by Jing Yang was placed in the center, and all ministers and workers expressed their opinions.

"Old Gu Ge has never done foreign affairs, so naturally he doesn't understand. But Xianguan has been in contact with many countries, and he dares to say that he treats vassal countries as if he were controlling his subordinates. Since ancient times, has there been any lord who only shows kindness but does not demonstrate? I dare to guarantee that, etc. The day His Highness and Duke Cheng capture the King of Luzon, not only will they not destroy the overall situation of the Ming Covenant, but they will accelerate it!"

"Your Majesty," Yan Song stood up with his hands raised, "I have objections."

You Zhi called him softly for a few words before he came back to life.

As soon as these words came out, Gu Renyi, who had a bad temper, immediately scolded him, "Mr. Yan Ge! At this time, the overall situation of implementing the "Ming Covenant" is more important. How can you destroy the sanctity of our heaven for the sake of a remote island? ?”

"Oh," Zhu Houzhao glanced at the doubtful ministers, coughed and said, "How did the discussion go?"

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"

Yan Song said loudly: "I believe that the Luzon Kingdom should be destroyed!"

"Boss, Second Brother." The emperor called the eldest prince Zaihe, "What do you think? Which one of them is more reasonable?"

Gu Renyi and Wang Tingxiang came forward, "I second my opinion."

However, Zhu Houzhao was distracted by the 'missing Australia'.

"explain."

Zhang Cong stepped forward and concluded: "Your Majesty, I think it is useless to destroy the Lu Song Kingdom. Firstly, Emperor Taizu had stipulated the ancestral precept of not conquering the country. Secondly, now that the Ming Dynasty Treaty has just been signed, the imperial court will use troops to annihilate the Nanyang Kingdom. The country has gained sesame seeds but lost watermelon. Thirdly, the Luzon Kingdom does not pose an obstacle to the Ming Dynasty's Nanyang strategy. The orders of the superior kingdom can still be implemented in Luzon. Why should it be so aggressive in war and cause panic in other countries? The above For three reasons, please ask Your Majesty to think twice.”

"Absurd!" Wang Tingxiang also shook his sleeves angrily, "The King of Luzon has been cooperating with my orders from the Celestial Empire for the past year. There is no quarrel between the two parties. How is such behavior different from a bandit? How can he win the hearts of the people? If he doesn't win the hearts of the people, everything will be mirrored!"

Zhu Houzhao touched his nose. What they both said made sense. While he was thinking about it, he heard Yan Song say, "Mr. Wang Ge, why is Suleiman II of Luzon so cooperative? It's not that our Ming army will rebel after a battle." Jun, I scared him! What is his true face?"

This situation will test the ability of decision-makers.

You can even see the style of the decision-maker.

Most of the situations in the emperor's life will be like this, that is, the public is justified and the mother-in-law is justified. Our ancestors are powerful when they open their mouths. Zhu Houzhao himself could not deny both of them.

It was even more difficult for Zaihe to make a decision, "My son...Father, my son has been thinking just now. What Mr. Zhang Ge and others said about the "Ming Covenant" is indeed important. I originally agreed with it, but what Mr. Yan Ge said also made sense. My son is thinking about it and has not yet made a decision, so I dare not speak nonsense in front of my father."

Regardless of what Zhu Houzhao thought, the ministers did not despise Zaihe that much.

For ministers, especially Confucian ministers, sometimes it is not necessary for the emperor to be amazing and talented. As long as he is honest and listens to what he says, then he is qualified. After all, if you can't make up your mind and don't know what to do, then you can There is room for ministers to play.

Moreover, this idea is summarized by a sage’s words:

That is what Zhu Houzhao is saying now, "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, which is knowing."

Zaihe bowed and said nothing.

In short, the emperor recognized him.

"Second brother, what about you?"

Prince Yu said, "My son agrees with the words of Zhang, Gu, and Wang. In order to implement the overall situation of the "Ming Covenant" and to prevent the Southeast Asian countries from panicking and sowing the seeds of disunity, it is better not to raise troops at this time. superior."

"The worst choice is better than no choice." Zhu Houzhao nodded at him appreciatively.

Everyone in the room was a little confused.

What does the emperor mean? Which side do you prefer?

"Actually, I think both of you are reasonable. No matter which side implements what you say, there are defensible reasons behind it. So no matter who I agree to today, they are both right and they may be wrong. .Principles are spoken by mouth, but right and wrong are actually done."

Zhu Houzhao turned to face his two sons, "You must remember today's lesson. Many times right and wrong are mixed together. There are not many things in the world that are black and white. What should we do? Ha, just be more grand and heroic. , decide on one and do it, if you do it right, then continue. If you do it wrong, you must go back and correct it in time. Especially when governing such a large country, even I will make mistakes occasionally.

Just like driving a big ship, the captain must adjust the direction in time according to the actual situation and cannot be stubborn. At that time, Emperor Taizu decided that the country would not be conquered. It was Emperor Taizu's consideration. The situation is different now. We cannot stick to the ancestral precepts. Times have changed, and the most taboo thing about governing a country is being inflexible and having a rigid mind.

If it were me, I would think Yan Song's statement is more worthy of a try. It doesn't matter if I'm wrong. I or my successor can correct the mistake, Yan Song. "

"The minister is here."

"If it's wrong, the mistake will fall on me and has nothing to do with you."

Yan Song was frightened and knelt down and said, "How dare I, a humble minister, to do things for everyone? Even though I am not a heroic figure, but I make mistakes in my words and mislead the monarch, this crime is the crime of the humble minister alone!"

Zhu Houzhao said no more, his eyes were majestic and his expression was solemn, "I gave the order to Duke Cheng Guo and Zai Yao. I agree with what they said and asked them to act according to the opportunity and make a quick decision!"

All the ministers and two sons were a little shocked by their emperor's decision.

This is probably what the so-called emperor looks like.

(End of this chapter)