Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao retired first.

They were outside the Meridian Gate and waited for a long time, then they saw our Minister of War Ma Sheng coming out.

Ma Sheng locked his eyebrows. The Ministry of War is really troublesome. He went to the West and suppressed the Japanese pirates.

Haven’t the Japanese pirates been suppressing them all the time? They have been preparing for the Japanese guards for so many years, and they are also suppressing the thieves intermittently.

Although the effect is a little worse, today, Your Majesty was so angry that he was cursed when he came up.

Ma Sheng is a gentleman from the Hongzhi Dynasty. He is usually polite whenever he sees him. I don’t know what bad things are going on today.

His Majesty ordered the Ministry of War to prepare for its own Japanese guards to draw elite troops to prepare for the suppression of the thieves. It seems that he wants to make big moves.

From Fujian to Nanzhili and Zhejiang, including the Shandong front line, the imperial court has a total of fifteen Japanese guards. The theoretical quota is 50,000. Of course, Ma Sheng calculated himself that the actual number of people is only 30,000, and the other 20,000 is just the number on the books.

But no matter what, Your Majesty is urging you to suppress all the Japanese pirates, which is difficult... This is really difficult!

The Japanese guards did not enter the deep sea, and could only guard the near sea. The Japanese pirates came and went without a trace. How could they fight?

Fortunately, there are some elite soldiers and generals in the Ministry of War. In order to voyage to the West, they also built seven or eight sea boats, but most of them are auxiliary horse ships, and the ships are not big. If elite soldiers and generals are drawn from the Japanese guards to form an elite navy, it is not impossible to suppress them.

But when he left the Meridian Gate, he saw Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan standing here. The two of them were still looking at him in a tacit understanding.

Waiting for me?

Why do you feel a little disappointed?

"I have seen Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Ma Sheng stepped forward and bowed.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Ma Sheng with a smile.

Fang Jifan said at this time: "I have met Ma Gong."

Ma Sheng looked at Zhu Houzhao and then looked at Fang Jifan. They were all laughing, laughing happily.

Ma Sheng's heart sank to the bottom of the valley: "I wonder if your highness is here, what do you think of?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Father ordered you to suppress the Japanese?"

"That's right." Ma Sheng said ashamed: "I'm so ashamed, old minister..."

"It just so happens that we are also suppressing the Japanese. What a coincidence."

In Ma Sheng's heart, it was like ten thousand grass and mud horses were running by.

It sounds very familiar. At the beginning... it seems that the Ministry of War and the people from the West Mountain also went to the West together.

Is this... a enemy?

Looking at Ma Sheng, who looked extremely ugly, Zhu Houzhao said without hesitation: "It's really a narrow road for enemies."

"Where is it?" Ma Sheng said hurriedly: "Your Highness is so bad, and he is all serving His Majesty."

"That's good." Zhu Houzhao seemed to be waiting for this sentence, and said, "Then you borrow a few boats for me."

"What?"

Everything else was easy to say. As soon as he heard the boat, Ma Sheng's face pulled down: "There is no boat, where did the boat come from?"

Fang Jifan said with an innocent look: "I still said no, there were seven or eight ships parked in Ningbo Maritime Warehouse, all of which were newly built horse ships and thousands of ships."

Ma Sheng's heart skipped a beat and he immediately looked stern: "No, this is the ship of the court, not the ship of my official. I am the Minister of War. This ship will be voyage to the West in the future."

"Borrow five ships and return them in three years." Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to compete with him and stretched out his hand.

Ma Sheng was shocked: "I have to report to Your Majesty, let alone prepare for the Japanese guards..."

"Father is too stingy." Zhu Houzhao said without hesitation; "Just say, do you give these five ships?"

"It's really not my ship, I can make a decision." Ma Sheng said with a bitter face.

"Just borrow." Fang Jifan was helping: "It's okay if you don't borrow it, but Mr. Ma, the Crown Prince is a little sensible person. You think he knows that he will revenge and is not a bad person."

“…”

Ma Sheng and Zhu Houzhao both looked at each other.

Although Zhu Houzhao knew this was a strategy, she always felt...

"I have to report to Your Majesty." Ma Sheng gritted his teeth.

Fang Jifan said: "Why do you want three ships?"

Ma Shengyi said righteously: "I am a minister of the court. The sea ship is owned by the Ministry of War, but in fact it is owned by the court. If Your Majesty has an order, no matter how much you want, the Ministry of War will serve you as you please. Your Highness and Xinjianbo will not force others to do so."

Zhu Houzhao really wanted to ask his father for it, but he was stingy and asked before he left. Emperor Hongzhi's meaning was to train the soldiers first and then talk about it.

What I fear most is when this happens.

Zhu Houzhao was not a patient person. Seeing that Ma Sheng had been arguing with him for so long, he lowered his face: "Don't you give me?"

Fang Jifan also raised his eyebrows and pulled Zhu Houzhao's sleeve and said, "Then don't talk to him. Your Highness, go back and take the account book to record the account."

The two of them were pulling and leaving.

Ma Sheng wants to vomit blood!

What does this mean? What is the account you keep? What's wrong with me?

I am serving the court and being selfless.

Hello, why don't you explain it clearly?

Listen to my explanation.

Seeing that the person was about to leave, Ma Sheng couldn't help it: "Your Highness."

"What?"

"One!" Ma Sheng stretched out a finger.

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan looked at each other and saw a glimmer flashing in each other's eyes!

In fact, their target is only one. It’s better to have one. Everything is difficult at the beginning. The so-called five are just asking for a price all over the place and paying back the money. It’s a routine.

Zhu Houzhao was happy: "Okay, one."

"I have to pay it back if I borrowed it!" Ma Sheng did not forget to instruct: "Your Highness wants to be trusted."

"Okay, I..."

Fang Jifan said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, can you still believe in your people? Even if you can't believe in your prince, can you still believe in our Fang Jifan?"

"..." It's okay if you don't say it, but once you say it, Ma Sheng became even more unsure and was so nervous.

In fact, it’s okay to borrow a boat, just give your Majesty a report.

But the problem is that all the ships of the Ministry of War have to go to the West. In order to go to the West, the Ministry of War spent a lot of effort to bargain with the Ministry of Revenue to get the money and grain! The Ministry of Revenue is crazy, screaming at the people of the Ministry of War every day. When they see the people of the Ministry of War, they want to suck. Now the court's expenditure is already stretched. How dare I be generous at this time?

Just such a ship was plundered from many military and civilians.

Ma Sheng sighed in his heart, what's more, the Ministry of War is also trying to suppress Japanese pirates now, the ship is already very nervous, there are only seven ships, you took one, what should I do if the Ministry of War?

The purpose has been achieved, and Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifanzi did not care about how Ma Sheng felt, so they left happily.

But along the way, Zhu Houzhao actually had no confidence: "Give Tang Yin a ship and he can destroy the Japanese?"

"I'm not afraid, but I can take Hu Kaishan with me. I can't afford to raise this guy, Hu Kaishan. I'm going to take a bowl to eat. What do you think he's going to take? He's holding a basin, which is the kind of basin that I use to wash my face. It's too wasteful to stay in Beijing, so let him go with Xiao Tang and make the best use of it."

When Zhu Houzhao heard Hu Kaishan, she couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied: "A wine bag."

"But, can they do it?"

"Next, it's about recruiting soldiers. After the soldier has also decided to recruit three hundred people, one boat is barely enough..."

"Only three hundred?" Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and said, "Zhenguo Mansion is so shabby?"

Fang Jifan was a little embarrassed and said, "Soldiers are more expensive than elites. Even if there are more soldiers, do we have so many ships and horses? Raising soldiers requires money. Your Highness, your Majesty has allocated so much money and food, what's the use of?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't think much about it and said, "We can pay the money ourselves."

Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao with contempt: "You come and dig it out."

"I...I don't have much money." Zhu Houzhao looked ashamed.

If you don’t have money, you still want to cheat us? You are a dog, and we want to cheat us.

Fang Jifan said: "I have thought about this soldier. Our soldiers will be recruited from Yiwu County and Yongkang County."

"Why are there, Zhejiang people, they... not as brave as the northern people."

Fang Jifan shook his head and said, "The people in the north are not good at boating, and the south is full of waterways. People need boats when traveling. Almost every village and one mile has ponds and lakes. They urinate and swim in rivers and lakes. Although the situation on the sea is different from that on the rivers, at least they all understand the nature of the water."

"These two counties have many mountains and rely on a few acres of land to support themselves. Therefore, most of the strong men in the county ignore the rules of the court and open mines privately to make a living. Because these two counties have always had the same power, there are often large-scale armed fights for mining disputes. They fight desperately and are desperate. They don't stop if dozens of people die every year."

"What I need to go into the sea to fight is courage. Miners need strength and strength, and water. Starting from the 18th generation of ancestors, they have small-scale combat experience every year. The 18th generation of ancestors have passed on countless battle experiences from word to word, and recruiting them without worrying about lack of elite soldiers. Besides, the northerners are tall and tall on the ship, which is useless and takes up too much space. Have your highness heard of it? A short person is smart."

"Is that true?" Zhu Houzhao was happy, and took his hand on his head to gesture with Fang Jifan, and said proudly: "I am shorter than you."

“…”

Fang Jifan said: "Be serious, we are talking about national affairs."

"Okay, everything is up to you."

This time, Zhenguo Mansion has something to do.

The emperor personally made a promise that the Zhunzhen State Government would recruit naval troops to set up a Japanese guard, and allocate money and grain every year according to the standard of guards.

It's a little less, but it's equivalent to the money and food of three thousand people.

Of course, if you want to train elite soldiers, it is not enough to rely solely on the so-called three thousand people, so you have to reduce the scale.

Recruit 300 people first.

Zhu Houzhao said proudly, "If you practice well, you can let Tang Yin go out to sea to fight."

Fang Jifan said seriously: "Your Highness, if you don't have it, we still have a lot to do if we want to completely eliminate the Japanese pirates. Have you ever thought about it? Why... the Japanese pirates are raging and are constantly banned?"

"..." Zhu Houzhao was silent.
Chapter completed!