Phi-Fic Chapter 518 Let Me Think
Chapter 518 Let Me Think
Chapter 518 Let Me Think
"That's about right. I told mom that I was caught between you and grandpa and that I had a hard time. Mom didn't say whether I was right or wrong at the time, but she wrote it down in the letter at the end. I think what mom said makes a lot of sense."
Zhu Zhanji was shocked when he saw it.
Now that I have repeated it with Zhu Gaochi, I feel it is clearer.
Fight, you must fight!
"let me see."
Zhu Gaochi found this a bit subversive.
Zhang Xin has always been a person who advocates not fighting a war if possible.
Among the places around the Ming Dynasty that always cause trouble, what Zhang Xin really supports is attacking Annan.
Attacking North Korea was a matter of convenience, and attacking Japan was because of the silver mines.
It turned out that Zhu Di wanted to fight in Mobei.
At that time, there was sufficient food and fodder, and all conditions for fighting were in place. Zhang Xin did not raise any objections on the surface.
He just silently carried Tonobuhua out of the compound.
Later, the entire Mobei region surrendered, and the Beijing troops were hardly used, and it was taken peacefully in ten years.
Zhang Xin was the proposer of sending troops to the southeastern coastal countries, but the main purpose of sending them there was to ensure the safety of Ming merchants' trade and to better protect some trade goods.
Now, except for a few troublemakers on the entire route who did not know what was good for them and were forcibly taken down, the entire route is now unrestricted.
It was basically the exchanges between the suzerain state and the vassal state.
All the vassal states, the closer ones came to pay tribute several times a year, and the more distant ones came only once a year.
It's not like the old way of begging for money, where people exchange local specialties for gold, silver, and other things. They are really bringing valuable things.
Zhu Di was too embarrassed to hit anyone.
But Beijing provides nutrition for so many soldiers.
Three or four hundred thousand soldiers, all of them eating and drinking sloppily.
I haven't done any serious work in many years.
The desire for war was high throughout the army.
Zhu Di himself was a warlike person, and after swiping around on the map, he set his sights on the northwest.
Zhu Gaochi has always been opposed.
He felt that the previous Yuan Dynasty was a lesson for him.
The former Yuan Dynasty was invincible and had a vast territory that no one could rival. However, in the end, the territory was too large for the court to control, which gave the previous emperor an opportunity to start from the south of the Yangtze River and then establish a new dynasty.
The current Ming Dynasty is not as powerful as the Yuan Dynasty, but once a war breaks out, it will also consume national strength.
Wouldn't it be better to use this national strength for domestic construction?
To take down places that are out of reach, people have to be sent to maintain them, and a large amount of manpower and material resources are invested, but the returns are minimal.
But if you follow what Zhang Xin said, it's really like an epiphany.
For emperors of every dynasty, expanding territory was the top priority.
But it has always been said that it is because you can get more land and people.
Zhu Gaochi really didn't consider it from the perspective that Zhang Xin mentioned.
No wonder it’s not recorded in history books.
No one would say when the emperor is happy that if we lose, it would be easier to move and escape if we have a larger territory.
Who doesn’t have a few prodigal sons?
The emperor's family is no exception.
If after a few generations the throne is passed down there are unworthy descendants, only if the family business is large enough can the emperor survive for decades without losing everything.
Of course the ministers understood, but they could not say it openly, so they secretly encouraged the emperor to expand his territory.
Suddenly I understand!!!
"Where did your grandfather want to fight?"
Zhu Gaochi accepted it quickly and turned to ask Zhu Zhanji.
"Attack Yilibali. Tonobuhua will be the vanguard."
Zhu Zhanji answered quickly as well.
"Humph, you want to fight too, right?"
Zhu Gaochi understood immediately.