Chapter 716: The Imperial Driver's Expedition.

Now, Zhu Di asked Ye Xing to say why he wanted him to drive the expedition in person, which is a bit difficult for Ye Xing, can he say that it was Zhu Di who drove the expedition in history?

Of course you can't, and even if he says it, no one will believe it!

Ye Xing thought for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, there is a reason, first of all, the emperor has followed the ancestor emperor to fight in the south and the north since he was a child, and he is familiar with the art of war. In this way, the emperor's status in the eyes of the people will be raised to a higher level. ”

After Ye Xing finished saying this, there were still many ministers talking about it, but these words were very useful when they heard Zhu Di's ears, as the Son of Heaven, he naturally wanted to be majestic in the world, and he was just as Ye Xing said, he was the emperor immediately, and in his bones, there was still an untamable gallop.

After listening to Ye Xing's words, Ji Gang wanted to dissuade the emperor again, but at this time, Zhu Di nodded again and again: "Ye Aiqing said well, what he said is very in line with my intentions, I have made up my mind, and I will go to the expedition in person." ”

Ji Gang saw that Zhu Di had agreed to the imperial conquest, and he said that he was disobeying the emperor, and he really didn't dare to offend the emperor, so in the end he suppressed what he wanted to say.

At this time, Ye Xing was also secretly glad in his heart that his mouth was still quite able to speak.

Since then, Zhu Di's personal expedition has been put on the agenda, and the imperial driving expedition is not a trivial matter, how can it just be talked, so everything that needs to be prepared must be prepared, and this time Zhu Di wants to completely remove the hidden dangers at the border, so it is even more necessary to prepare properly.

In order to completely eliminate the Tatars, Zheng He ordered all the soldiers who could be mobilized north of the Yangtze River to obey this battle against the Tatars, so Zhu Di needed to gather all these soldiers together, which was not an easy task, it took time and needed food and grass.

Before gathering soldiers, food and grass must be prepared, as the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass go first!

In terms of gathering grain and grass, there was a problem, this time there were about 500,000 troops, and it was an expedition, so a lot of grain and grass was needed, and it was really beyond the amount of tax collected by the imperial court, so if you want to start a war, you must prepare enough grain and grass.

What makes it even more difficult to prepare grain and grass is that in September of the seventh year of Yongle, Zheng He wanted to start his third trip to the West, this time Zhu Di sent Zheng He and his deputy envoy Wang Jinghong, Hou Xian and more than 27,000 soldiers, so many people traveled at sea for several years, and needed more grain and grass, so for a time grain and grass became the biggest difficulty in the expedition and the West.

In the face of this difficulty, Zhu Di was a little irritable, he also knew that it was very important to march and fight, but he didn't expect that when he was driving his own expedition, grain and grass would become a difficulty for him to fight.

Now Zhu Di is facing more than just the problem of grain and grass, there is no grain and grass, and he can use the treasury silver to buy grain for military preparation, or he can collect war taxes from the people.

But Zhu Di can no longer think about the people to levy war taxes, because before that, Zhu Di decided to move the capital to Beiping in order to prevent the northern Mongolia from invading the border, but the relocation of the capital is a major event, and all measures must be taken, such as the construction of palaces, the construction of residences for officials of all sizes, the layout of the city, and the migration of soldiers, which require a lot of silver, so in order to move the capital, Zhu Di has collected a lot of taxes from the people this year, and if he taxes the people again because of the war, the consequences will be very dangerous.

Zhu Di is a clever emperor, he thinks about things very comprehensively, he knows better whether an emperor can sit on the throne for a long time, in addition to the military power in his hands, the other is the attitude of the people towards him, and the emperor who offends the people will not end well in the end.

Therefore, Zhu Di could not levy taxes on the people for the sake of war, so he was very troubled at this time.

At this time, Ye Xing did not have any troubles about this matter, because he didn't know Zhu Di's troubles, since the emperor decided to drive the expedition in person, there was nothing to do with him Ye Xing, he still wandered around the capital with Hua Zhimeng Di Xiaojie, and when he was fine, he went to see how Zheng He's preparations for his trip to the West were going.

But in this heavenly court, Ye Xing was suddenly overwhelmed by this matter and almost out of breath.

Everyone in the court was worried, and Ji Gang stood on top of the hall to speak passionately, as if he didn't care that his spittle splashed on the face of the eunuch next to him.

"Your Majesty, now that there is a shortage of grain and grass, and our court cannot collect war taxes from the people, how can we gather the grain and grass needed for the war?" After Ji Gang finished speaking, he bowed his head and waited for the emperor's meaning.

Zhu Di looked at His Royal Highness's Ji Gang and said very irritably: "As courtiers, you should solve this matter for me, instead of asking me what to do!" ”

Zhu Di was really angry, so the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were silent.

After a long time, Zhu Di said angrily: "You ministers, who can help me find a way to get me the grain and grass needed for this expedition?" ”

No one in the entire court said a word, and in the end, it was Ji Gang who broke the silence first.

"Back to the emperor, Ye Xing, the king of Daming, said that he was not the material for the war, so he was reluctant to go to the war, but he prepared grain and grass for the expedition, I think the king of Daming should have this ability, I think the emperor can leave this matter to Ye Xing."

At this time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were afraid that Zhu Di would be angry, and now that Ji Gang said a method, they all seconded it.

As for Ji Gang's thoughts, Zhu Di couldn't be clearer, now preparing grain and grass is something that Ye Xing can solve alone, and handing over this matter to Ye Xing can't make Ye Xing embarrassed, but at this time, Zhu Di really has no way at all, if Ye Xing can help him solve this problem, it is also excellent for him.

Therefore, Zhu Di looked at Ye Xing and asked, "Ye Aiqing, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Ye Xing scolded Ji Gang thousands of times in his heart, but he also knew Zhu Di's difficulties, there was no food and grass, how to go on an expedition to the Northern Expedition, this imperial expedition was proposed by himself, if this battle could not be fought, then wouldn't he become a sinner, wouldn't the peace of the border be threatened?

So when Zhu Di asked Ye Xing what he thought of this matter, Ye Xing hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Back to the emperor, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, Weichen is willing to accept such a heavy task and help the court find a way to get grain and grass, so that His Majesty's expedition can be hopeful." ”

After Ye Xing said this, a smile immediately appeared on Zhu Di's face, and at this time, Ji Gang smiled even happier than Zhu Di, he wanted to see how Ye Xing prepared these grains and grass.