"I obey the decree!" Liang Zan quickly stood up, excited: "Your Majesty, is our country ready?"
"There is no better time to prepare than to be prepared at all times. I will destroy Beiyan within five years. I plan to give this credit to you. I will prepare 300 million taels of silver for you. I will destroy the country in one battle and stand for sixty years."
I have prepared ten thousand troops, but can you destroy Beiyan? Do you have this ability?"
"I'm so confused. Your Majesty has treated me so kindly. I can't repay you. I will definitely destroy Beiyan in this life."
"You and I, the monarch and our ministers, will work together. I want to go to Shengjing to see the snow. Just remember that this important military and state matter is a top secret in the country and must not be leaked!"
Liang Zan nodded. When Wang Zhonghou saw Zhu Youde looking over, he trembled all over. He knew too much, would the emperor kill him?
Liang Zan knew early on that Zhu Youde was very ambitious and would not be satisfied with the status quo, so he dared to do all kinds of ridiculous things.
Sure enough, Zhu Youde gave him great power, "Your Majesty, I have an older brother named Liang Meng who has been proficient in military strategy since he was a child. I would like to recommend Liang Meng to lead the army. In addition, my subordinate Zhao Hanjie and other Zhao brothers are also quite good in military strategy...
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"That's your business. If I take Xuzhou, you will be the governor of the north of Daliang. I will allow you to open a government office and coordinate with the three divisions. You will arrange a group of people yourself. If you have merit, you will be rewarded by me. Who else will you use?
Let’s decide.”
"Your Majesty, I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude!"
Zhu Youde smiled and said: "Don't be like this. Others may say that you, Liang Zan, have too much power and will rebel. I don't care. I know your character. Since I use you, then you are really rebelling, and that is mine."
wrong!"
"I don't dare. I will never have any delusions in this life. It is a great honor to be able to assist Your Majesty in pacifying the world!"
Zhu Youde laughed loudly: "Then you may not underestimate me. I have prepared the title of King of Bohai for you, waiting for you to come to me to ask for it."
"Your Majesty, you must not be crowned king!" Liang Zan said seriously.
Zhu Youde smiled: "We will talk about it later. You have come a long way to rest first."
Liang Zan resigned. Zhu Youde was not afraid of being crowned king at all, because he was still young and had plenty of time to adjust. By giving Liang Zan such a big benefit, he was definitely not worried about Liang Zan's rebellion.
Liang Zan is now the black sheep of the famous family. He can only rely on himself. Without his own support, those famous families could kill Liang Zan in a minute.
Zhu Youde regards Beiyan as his first goal to unify the world. It should be no problem to destroy Beiyan within five years.
The war to destroy the country is difficult to fight, but as long as you have money, you can still play it. He calculated that it was almost 300 million silver.
After pacifying the north, the Southern Tang Dynasty will be destroyed next, and finally the Western Regions. If the Western Regions are destroyed first, and the Northern Yan stabs them in the back, it will be too sour.
Beiyan has the strongest fists, but its economic conditions are the worst. Once Daliang starts the war machine, Beiyan will be completely unable to keep up.
After all, wars are about money, just like corporate mergers.
Daliang's cavalry couldn't defeat Beiyan, but now that they had firearms, they could still play with it.
Zhu Youde picked up a memorial and started to deal with it. He was the emperor. Now that he was not in the capital, the Jinling court would still send some important matters over quickly.
Recently, there was a matter that the court could not make up its mind about, and it was up to Zhu Youde to make a decision.
There was a tribe on the grassland that could no longer survive and ran to the border of Daliang, asking for surrender.
This grassland tribe has nearly 100,000 people. I heard that raising sheep in Daliang is profitable. Then I was deceived by businessmen in Daliang and encountered the grassland wind and snow. I really wanted to settle on the border.
Feng Bogong felt that only the emperor could decide such matters.
Zhu Youde thinks this kind of thing is too normal. Grassland herdsmen are human beings too. Now that wool can be sold for money, it is normal for them to want to raise sheep nearby.
This is the power of wool. As long as people on the grasslands know that wool can make money and support themselves through trade, who is willing to go to war?
Zhu Youde immediately agreed and allowed these tribes to settle on the border of Daliang, but they had to collect taxes. Those who did not pay taxes would be driven away and continued to be savages. They also had to perform military service. One hundred thousand people could provide him with at least ten thousand cavalry.
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Zhu Youde gave instructions on these matters in the north, and some matters in the south, and then sent them back quickly.
After the work was done, it was already dark. Wang Zhonghou came in with dinner: "Your Majesty, Mr. Lu has not come back after entering Xuzhou."
Zhu Youde nodded: "Those people who don't dare to kill Mr. Lu, don't worry and let them go!"
Lu Shengzhi is a famous person in the world. Although his reputation has been somewhat damaged after joining Zhu Youde, he is still a fierce man in the eyes of scholars all over the world.
Can such a person be killed casually?
Zhu Youde is not worried about Lu Shengzhi, but he has no choice but to know nothing about the internal situation in Xuzhou. It would be appropriate for Wang Zhonghou to go take a look, but he is also afraid that someone will come to assassinate him.
"Has Deng Yu gone back?"
Wang Zhonghou's face looked a little strange. Deng Yu didn't leave. After Zhu Youde came back from the mountain, Deng Yu came back soon.
"Ms. Deng Yu is in her tent and has never come out. Why don't I go take a look."
Zhu Youde was stunned: "She's back?"
"Yes, I just haven't come out of the tent yet. I don't know what it means!"
Zhu Youde thought to himself, what is going on? He could have left, but he followed him back.
Do you really want to sleep with her, but now that you know that she has thoughts of rebellion, will you still sleep with her?
Are you taking yourself hostage?
That’s probably what I think. Women just think too much.
If he wanted to attack Xuzhou, how could he care whether there were hostages? Hostages were nothing compared to his emperor's will.
But Zhu Youde didn't care. If you want to be a hostage, just be a hostage. You can play with it yourself.
Zhu Youde was extremely relaxed, but the city of Xuzhou was no longer calm at this time. Soldiers were patrolling everywhere, troops were on the streets, and the city was full of soldiers, and everyone was closely guarding it.
At the Deng family, Lu Shengzhi ate all kinds of delicacies as if he were the only one, without even looking at Deng Xing and the other Deng family members who were sitting aside.
A mouthful of fat meat and a mouthful of wine. Lu Shengzhi ate so beautifully with the squeaking sound.
Bah, a bunch of rubbish dare to rebel. Do you know how evil this emperor is now?
Even though I am seventy and eighty years old, I don’t even feel guilty for cheating. Are you just rubbish? You still want to take advantage of the emperor!
It’s really like eating shit and dreaming, thinking too much.
After wiping his mouth, Lu Shengzhi grabbed the chicken leg and looked at the person sitting below him: "Hurry up and surrender. I may be able to say a few good words to you and save your life. Your Majesty has been annoyed. You will die without a burial place."
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A bunch of losers still want to rebel. What do they think? Lu Shengzhi shook his head and stuffed the chicken legs into his mouth.