Cheng Yue smiled and asked him to sit down, Angier was an important minister of the Yuan Dynasty before, and specially saluted Wan Ze again.

As soon as Angier sat down, he said: "The Governor of the Duke, the five thousand men and horses led by his subordinates have been camped outside the city of Lin'an, waiting for the orders of the Governor of the Duke. ”

Cheng Yue nodded and said: "Okay, I will set off soon, but I won't take you, I will go to Quanzhou first, meet a few people, and then lead a group of navy and elite soldiers back, you stay in Lin'an and Zhang Xiaozhong and they will practice and train together, and when I come back, the army will set off together." ”

Angel asked, "Governor, how many soldiers and horses do you plan to bring this time?" ”

Cheng Yuedao: About 60,000 people, because I plan to occupy Japan, is it okay to have fewer people.

Wan Ze's body was shocked, and he said in surprise: "Xianggong, Father Khan has long planned to take Japan, do you want to compete with Father Khan?" ”

Cheng Yue said lightly: "I'm afraid I have to fight with my father Khan." My father Khan didn't know how to govern Japan, but I knew very well that it would be better for Japan to be mine. ”

Wan Ze hurriedly said: "Father Khan has put so much effort into the Eastern Crusade, it is impossible to give up Japan." ”

Cheng Yue said: "I know, so I will provide good conditions to my father Khan, and he will agree." ”

Wan Ze said worriedly: "Xianggong, you must not annoy your father Khan, your father Khan is so good to you, even Nang Jiazhen promised to you, since the founding of Mongolia, there has never been such a precedent, and there will probably not be one in the future." ”

Cheng Yue pointed to his nose and smiled: "Am I not good to my father Khan?" How much have I done for the long-term peace and stability of Mongolia? Without the credit I have made, would my father Khan marry me Ngkajin? And I can assert that if I hadn't gotten to. Father Khan's conquest will be defeated! I didn't ask for anything extra. As long as I deserve it. ”

Wan Ze's eyes widened. Tilting his head slightly, he said in a daze: "Why did Father Khan fail miserably?" ”

Cheng Yue saw Wan Ze's expression was very cute, and couldn't help but hold up her chin, kissed her on the lips in front of Angier, and said with a smile: "I'll explain it to you in detail when I get to Goryeo, in short, you believe me, I will never lie to you if you are fair." ”

Wanzawa's face was as red as an apple. Gently slapped Cheng Yue's forearm, and said coquettishly: "Can't you wait for a while?" ”

Angier was taken aback. He had seen Princess Wanze before, dignified and elegant, graceful and generous, awe-inspiring and undesecrated, but he didn't expect to be so well-behaved in front of the Grand Duke, and it was okay to be offended like this, the Grand Governor was really a good means!

Cheng Yue smiled: "Who made you so cute?" Besides, Angier is not an outsider either. ”

Wan Ze was shy, and Angel was dumbfounded.

Cheng Yue turned his head and said to Angier: "I will set off in a few days, and Zhang Rongshi and Zhang Rongshi will also come to Lin'an to practice with you in a few days." You haven't seen each other in a while, have you? ”

Angel smiled: "We haven't seen each other again since we attended the wedding banquet between the Grand Governor and Mrs. Wen, it's only been more than a year. ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Okay." Just get together, maybe there will be a chance when you go south next year. ”

Angier was overjoyed and said, "Governor, can you bring your subordinates with you when you go south?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "Almost, the territory of the southern countries together is very vast, and I am afraid that I will not be able to keep busy if there are fewer people." ”

Angier said: "Among the Han people, the metropolitan governor has the great talent to expand the territory, and his subordinates are willing to be the vanguard and charge forward for the metropolitan governor." ”

Cheng Yue laughed and said: "Okay, I'll talk about the Southern Expedition next year, it's the Eastern Expedition now, you can't be sloppy." ”

Angel saluted, "Yes! ”

Cheng Yue looked at the table clock and said, "It's time for lunch, come with me, I'll treat you to a good meal." ”

Angier followed Cheng Yue to the flower hall with a smile. The two chatted for a while, and the meal was served. Angel clapped his hands in joy and devoured his meal, his mouth full of oil and his stomach round.

After lunch, Angier saw that Cheng Yue was very busy, so he immediately left the house and went back to step up military training.

At this time, a complete set of new coins made by Cheng Yue had been sent to Kublai Khan's desk by real gold.

Kublai Khan opened the paper bag sealed in real gold, and at first glance, he was surprised! Chabi could see it clearly on the side, and couldn't help but reach out and take out a few banknotes directly, and suddenly opened his mouth in surprise and stared intently.

Kublai Khan pinched a few steel coins and was stunned. Rao is well-informed, accustomed to seeing fine gold and silver coins of various countries, and has never seen such fine coins!

After reading the banknotes, Chabi exchanged them with Kublai Khan, and the more he looked at them, the more frightened he became.

Kublai Khan said in disbelief: "Cheng Yue actually made such a thing? How exactly is it made? ”

Apparently no one in the palace could answer his question, Kublai Khan passed the new coins to his courtiers for viewing.

When the ministers saw it, they were not inferior to Kublai Khan, these coins had exceeded their imagination, and they never dreamed that coins could be so beautiful! King Zhennan is really unfathomable!

Kublai Khan asked Zhenjin, "Has this new currency begun to replace the old money in the Southern Song Dynasty?" ”

Zhenjin said: "Yes, the merchants and people all over the Southern Song Dynasty trust the king of Zhennan, and all kinds of miscellaneous coins on the market are in a mess, and the people have long complained, so not only steel coins, paper money is also widely used, and the old coins are quickly eliminated." Our Dayuan and the Southern Song Dynasty have very close contacts, and the business travel is endless, so these two kinds of new money have also appeared in the territory of the Great Yuan, called 'dragon tickets' and 'dragon money', which are used for trade with the Southern Song Dynasty. ”

Kublai Khan felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't think of what was going on, so he said to Ahma: "Ahma, do you think this kind of dragon ticket and dragon money will be in trouble?" ”

Ahma said: "Great Khan, the ministers think that as long as the government of Dayuan does not use it, it will be useless for the people to take it. As for the necessities of trade with the Southern Song Dynasty, it is normal, and it does not need to be stopped, and it cannot be stopped. ”

Kublai Khan nodded yes, and his ministers had no objections. An Tong and Buhumu thought about it for a long time, but they still didn't understand the essentials, so they had to nod their heads.

Dou Mo exclaimed: "King Zhennan's new money is really amazing, we can also make it, the current treasure money is much worse than the dragon ticket, can you borrow craftsmen from King Zhennan to make new treasure money?" ”

Boyan smiled bitterly: "This is the important weapon of the country, how can the king of Zhennan give it easily?" How can the coins of one country be made by craftsmen of another country? Bachelor's Hugh should be mentioned again. ”

Dou Mo sighed and lowered his head, feeling desolate in his heart. Although the Yuan Dynasty is also developing, compared with the rapid changes of the Southern Song Dynasty, it is inferior almost everywhere, and it is thrown farther and farther away. Glance!

In fact, it is not without precedent that the Khitan and Jin kingdoms used the coins of the Northern Song or Southern Song Dynasty as legal tender because of the poor quality of the coins minted in their countries.

Cha Bi couldn't help but sigh: "This Cheng Yue has come up with a new trick, and the coins can be made so beautiful, we ...... Alas! ”

As soon as Chabi's voice fell, Kublai Khan twisted the coin in his hand and began to be in a daze, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense, but he couldn't say why.

In order to prepare for the upcoming Eastern Crusade, Kublai Khan turned the treasury upside down, and a total of 100,000 troops were to be dispatched, all of which were army and navy to Cheng Yue. For these 100,000 people, countless materials and weapons were prepared, especially arrows, which were even more fully prepared, and the total number of arrows for various purposes was 10 million.

In addition, it is necessary to imitate the equipment of Cheng Yue's new army, such as newly made armor, bows and crossbows, and various knives and guns, so as not to raise his head in front of Cheng Yue. The new equipment was very expensive, and the steel had to be purchased from the Southern Song Dynasty at a high price or exchanged for war horses, and there was no way to equip all of them, even if only 10,000 troops were equipped, which had already made the expenditure of the Eastern Crusade extremely huge.

The cost of building roads in various places was also staggering, the Yuan Dynasty had a vast territory, and the population was not as dense as the Southern Song Dynasty because of the Mongol massacre, so the cost of building roads was greater.

After Cheng Yue returned to the Southern Song Dynasty, the pieces of money requested by various yamen flew in front of Kublai Khan's eyes like snowflakes, and Kublai Khan of course didn't know what to do, so he handed them all over to Ahma to deal with.

Ahma had no other choice, and to open up new sources of wealth, it was the most direct way to step up the shipment of all kinds of new goods from the Southern Song Dynasty. He received the new coin presented by real gold today a few days ago, and he liked it very much. In his opinion, if the dragon ticket and dragon money can be used in the Yuan Dynasty, the benefit to him will be the best.

The goods of the Southern Song Dynasty were very popular in the Yuan Dynasty, and the number of cargo ships coming and going on the canals increased fivefold and counting. Kublai Khan had sent the Ministry of Engineering to dredge the last section of the river near Dadu, so that the cargo ships of the Southern Song Dynasty could directly reach the south gate of Dadu, and when Cheng Yue came to Dadu again, he could save the trouble of changing carriages.

Ahmad profited so much from taxes and profits from the sale of goods that he was able to barely support Kublai Khan's need to govern the country, making himself even more dependent on Kublai Khan. But unconsciously, Ahma's dependence on Cheng Yue was also deepening, and trade with the Southern Song Dynasty became his lifeblood, and he couldn't leave for a while.

Cheng Yue is going to Quanzhou, and Zhang Shufang is in charge of this matter. A custom-built boat for Cheng Yue has just arrived at the largest pier in West Lake. It was a steeple-bottomed ship, huge and nearly twice as long as the Imperial Boat, with fifty cannon holes on each side, and its firepower was extremely powerful. No, the trip was to Fujian, and the ship was not loaded with guns.

The ship is like a small metropolitan governor's mansion, with a study, a large bedroom, a front hall, a back hall, a kitchen, a pharmacy, and so on. The outside of the ship was covered with lightweight steel plates, so that it could be safe from a return shot. Covered with seven layers of tung oil and paint, the bow of the ship is a five-clawed golden dragon, and there are nine golden dragons on both sides of the hull. The wooden planks of the deck are made of the best materials, and there is a grid composed of steel bars below, which can be repaired immediately after being damaged without danger, and can accommodate up to 1,000 people living on the ship at the same time, and the space for installing a steam engine is reserved, which can be called the highest masterpiece of shipbuilding combined with new technology! (To be continued.) )