Liu Jian is also in a very bad mood these days, he knows that this matter is very troublesome, and the trouble is that Daming may not be able to afford it. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Just because of a small group of Japanese pirates, it has caused so much trouble, and the loss of money and food caused by the Japanese is huge every year, and there are so many Japanese guards on the southeast coast, raising more than 100,000 people, not to mention the losses caused by the looting of the Japanese people.

Now we have to guard against the Franco-Rang man, the treasury is already empty, what can be used to make up for the shortfall?

However, if the court shows weakness, it is obviously impossible, although it may be promised that there will be no loss to the Franco, but the damage to the prestige of the Ming Dynasty is great, and the cabinet, if anyone compromises in this matter, I am afraid that tomorrow they will have to prepare to write a letter to resign, and the old man will return to his hometown.

Now Zhu Houzhao asked the cabinet about the countermeasures, Liu Jian had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, the ministers think that it is better to refuse, prepare for the guards there, and in the future, we must supervise them fiercely, let them practice well, and be vigilant at any time, but if it doesn't work, they will transfer some border troops from Liaodong and Xuanfu to assist in defenseAlways ready to adapt......"

Liu Jian put forward a lot of measures without hesitation, Zhu Houzhao nodded again and again when he heard it, and then looked at everyone: "What do you think?" ”

Everyone has nothing to say, it's not that these people are incompetent, it's really that all dynasties have never encountered an enemy from the vast ocean, even if it's just a wolf, it's just a scabies, but this Francois is completely different, with a state entity behind them as a backup, it's not like a wolf, grab a handful and run, they have political demands, have strong force, and know how to make plans, such a thing has never happened in history, and there has never been a lesson from the past.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but shake his head, sighed, and said: "In this case, then expel the envoy of this Franc Machine, I want to see what kind of courage this Franc Mechanic has to dare to come to attack my sea frontier." ”

So everyone nodded, and since it had been agreed, they withdrew, and Zhu Houzhao let Ye Chunqiu stay.

Zhu Hou looked at Ye Chunqiu, stroked his forehead with a headache, and said: "Hey, I heard that there are many gossips outside, and many soldiers and civilians are afraid, hey...... It's really bad, if only I knew the lair of the Franc Machine, I could have driven the expedition and smashed the Yellow Dragon, but now it is coming and going without a shadow, which is really annoying. ”

Ye Chunqiu pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty, we might as well study one or two more." ”

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, looking excited, and said in a bad mood: "That's it, I don't have this mind anymore, let's take a break and think about it." ”

Ye Chunqiu made a gesture, said goodbye and left, just out of the warm pavilion, someone said that Liu Jian ordered Ye Chunqiu to sit in the cabinet.

When I arrived at the cabinet and met Liu Jian, it was still an old topic, and Liu Jian asked Ye Chunqiu about the Franco machine again.

Ye Chunqiu did not hide it, and told all the things he knew: "The Franc machine people are located thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, there are many countries, they have attacked each other for thousands of years, and they have a big dispute with the big cannibals, so all countries advocate force, but they are different from the Tatars, although the Tatars are martial, they rely on nothing more than war horses, they do not know how to alchemy, and they can't build ships, and the Franc machine people respect craftsmen more, and they are the best at strange skills, and the guns and cannons they make are extremely powerful, and the soldiers of their countries are recruited into the army, will carry out harsh drills......"

Liu Jian listened carefully, his face was thoughtful, and finally he couldn't help but twist his beard and said: "Hey, our Daming, after all, it has been Chengping for too long, if it is Taizu or Emperor Wen, how can he care about these clowns?" ”

Ye Chunqiu actually nodded and said, "If Emperor Wen was the emperor, there was a huge fleet like Zheng He, and it would not be a problem. ”

Liu Jian glanced at Ye Chunqiu deeply, showed a wry smile, and then said: "Chunqiu, you want to fool the old man again, and you want to build a ship?" Not to mention the sea ban, do you know how much grain was spent on Emperor Wen in order to go to the West? Money and grain are small, but shipbuilding needs wood, it will inevitably require manpower, how much labor is requisitioned because of this, go up the mountain to cut wood, or build ships for the imperial court, if there are really so many people to cultivate, how much grain can these people grow, and the people's power ...... After all, it is better not to spend money, the people are poor, and if the local government recruits Ding in the name of shipbuilding, it is not a good thing. ”

Ye Chunqiu knew that Liu Jian was thinking about the overall situation, but he still couldn't help but say: "But if you don't build a ship, and attack everywhere for this widow and the Franc man, what is the loss?" Some money and food can be saved, and some can never be saved. ”

Liu Jian only smiled faintly, didn't argue with Ye Chunqiu, just said: "You are a young man, you still don't understand, there are some things that can be changed without saying it." ”

Ye Chunqiu smiled, and he didn't think that Liu Jian was relying on the old and selling the old, he just knew that Liu Jian was in this civil official system, and to a certain extent, he was powerless, even if he was the first assistant, no matter what he did, he had too many concerns, and everything inevitably had to look ahead and backward.

What should have been said was also said, Ye Chunqiu was about to leave, but at this time, a political envoy came over and said: "Zhenguo Gong, I have something to tell here, don't go." ”

Ye Chunqiu was a little surprised, so he stopped.

The envoy saluted Liu Jian, and then said: "There is a Honglu Temple, and it has begun to send the envoy of the Buddha Langji, but Wang Hanzhong said that although the two countries have a misunderstanding and it is difficult to communicate, but in any case, can you ask the prince of Zhenguo to send him a gift." ”

Xie Qian, who was on the side, felt amused and said, "Where to send him?" ”

The political envoy said: "It's to board the ship in Tianjin." ”

Liu Jian stroked his beard, but looked at Ye Chunqiu, asking what Ye Chunqiu meant.

Ye Chunqiu pursed his lips and said, "That Ambassador Wang seems to have always been interested in the lower officials, I don't know what the princes say?" ”

Liu Jian said: "Naturally, it depends on what you mean. ”

Ye Chunqiu was silent for a moment, and then said: "He wants me to send it, and I am a state of etiquette, so I might as well send it." ”

Farewell to Liu Jian, out of the palace, Ye Chunqiu returned to the house, rested for a day, that Wang Hanzhong really called someone to urge the next morning, Ye Chunqiu put on court clothes, greeted Mrs. Ye, and immediately took the car to Honglu Temple.

(To be continued.) )