Zhu Di dismissed the trembling Japanese envoy, and then looked at Xu Jingchang, "Which country is next?"
"Ryukyu in order."
Zhu Di thought for a moment and then said: "Let them slow down for a while. I plan to see the Jurchens first."
Xu Jingchang was horrified. He was keenly aware that this Zhu Laosi was going to play tricks.
"I obey the decree."
After a while, the commander of the Jianzhou Guard sent Aha Chu, and his comrade, Meng Brother Timur, came to see him one after the other. Aha Chu had already visited Xu Jingchang because of the grading matter, and he was an old acquaintance.
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He was also very polite this time, "Dong Guo, if your Majesty has something to do, could you tell us a little bit first so that we can be prepared?"
Xu Jingchang shook his head helplessly, "I really can't get this, and it might be some kind of unparalleled grace. Just don't miss the opportunity."
When the two people heard this, they were even more frightened. They hurriedly bowed down, followed Xu Jingchang in, and paid homage to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di said with a smile on his face, "Get up, I understand. You and Duke Cao Guo are sworn sworn friends. I and Duke Cao are also considered relatives. We are all one family... Please give me a seat."
The eunuch was stunned and quickly brought chairs to the two Northeastern veterans. He was still thinking in his heart that among so many envoys, they were the only ones who had seats. His Majesty treated them really differently.
After the two people thanked each other and sat down, Zhu Di said: "I don't like to hide and tuck in. I have used cavalry with three thousand flowers and three guards before... I want to ask you, what is so special about the Jurchen warriors? Maybe they can win.
Duoyan Sanwei?"
Aha Chu was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
Mengge Timur's name alone shows that he is closer to the Mongols, and is even a Mongolian.
"Reporting to your majesty, the Mongolian knights are better at bows and horses, and their riding skills are excellent. In terms of riding skills, the Jurchens may not be able to match the Mongols. But the Jurchens come from the white mountains and black waters. They can fight bears and tigers with their bare hands. They are strong, endure hard battles, and are brave and fearless.
Life and death. Make good use of heavy arrows, able to penetrate heavy armor and kill enemies. If there are only a hundred people, Jurchen warriors will be invincible in the world!"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Is this really true?"
Meng brother Timur said: "It is indeed true. Your Majesty does not believe it, but you can take this opportunity to compete in a martial arts competition. If I tell lies, please punish me severely!"
Zhu Di nodded, then looked at Xu Jingchang, and said with a smile: "Dong Guo, you are the commander of the Jin Yiwei, but do you have an extra quota?"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "To answer your Majesty's question, I now have eight thousand households, three of whom are Han generals who live in the Wei Palace, and the remaining five thousand households are responsible for important internal and external tasks, so there is no extra position."
Zhu Di paused and said with a smile: "I know, you, the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard, are actually born in the year of mosquito."
"How to say it?"
"Specially keep an eye on people!" Zhu Di raised his head and laughed, "Well, I plan to recruit three thousand Jurchen warriors, imitate the three thousand battalions, and hand them over to the crown prince to serve as guards of the East Palace. Duke Ding, what do you think?"
Xu Jingchang was stunned, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate! It is not appropriate for a prince to supervise the country and increase troops and horses for no reason. Moreover, the warriors of the Jurchen tribes may not be willing to enter the capital. Once they become the guards of the East Palace,
It is indeed prominent, but there are many rules in the palace, strict training, and all the follow-up matters are even more complicated, and I don’t know how to deal with it for a while."
"I don't care!" Zhu Di snorted: "I just want to ask you two, are you willing?"
Aha Chu and Meng Brother Timur looked at each other, and they suddenly remembered what Xu Jingchang said about heaven's great grace... becoming the prince's eastern palace guards. Once the prince ascends the throne, they will become the emperor's personal guards. Although they are Jurchens,
They also understand the weight. The Ming Emperor entrusted safety to them.
Who dares to neglect?
For the current Jurchen tribes, they don't think much about it. It is really the best result to get the grace of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I am willing! From now on, I will obey your orders, not shying away from life or death, and be loyal!"
These two people said all the good words they had learned temporarily.
Zhu Di was satisfied and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and listen to the court, I will not treat you badly, and the Ming Dynasty will not treat you badly."
Zhu Di said a lot of words before letting the two grateful people go down.
Then Zhu Di smiled slightly, with a proud look on his face.
He sat down and took a sip of tea, then pointed to the seat and asked Xu Jingchang to sit down as well.
"I know, you all say that I can spend money, and just wave your hands and waste the money you have worked so hard for. But how do you understand that as the emperor, you can't do anything without spending it! If I don't spend money, no one will listen.
My. No matter what I do, whether I control my subordinates or win over the people, I cannot do without spending money."
Zhu Di smiled again and changed the topic, "But I am not a person who only knows how to spend money and not know how to save money. So I am recruiting three thousand Jurchen warriors to serve as guards of the East Palace. Can you see my plan?
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Xu Jingchang frowned, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being confused for a moment... Could it be that Your Majesty felt that His Royal Highness was making drastic changes in Yingtian and was empty around him, so he could not live without soldiers and horses? So he thought of using Jurchens to protect him, so as to ensure everything is safe?"
Xu Jingchang's words are not nonsense. Zhu Gaochi offended countless scholars just by abolishing the Imperial College.
The use of barbarian soldiers and horses was also the old wisdom of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Even in later generations, a certain country relied on foreign legions to sit on the throne of the African Emperor.
Generally speaking, it is reasonable to use outsiders with no foundation as a knife... The premise is to ensure scale, control money and food, avoid chaos, and control the upper-level officers... In short, it is a double-edged sword.
But with the current strength of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, and even Zhu Gaochi's level, I think it's easy to play.
After all, I still have the Imperial Guards in my hands, so many noble warriors, and three thousand Jurchen soldiers, so nothing can be changed.
Zhu Di smiled and said: "You make sense in saying this, but who told you that I would hand over three thousand Jurchen soldiers to the prince?"
Xu Jingchang was shocked, "Your Majesty, if you don't hand it over to the prince, how can you be regarded as the prince's guard? This doesn't make sense!"
Zhu Di laughed loudly, "I can't believe that even a smart person like you is confused... If you think about it again, I first summoned the envoy from North Korea, and then met the envoy from Japan. What did I say? With this arrangement, what happened?
What's the meaning?"
Xu Jingchang pondered for a while, and his mind was so blessed that he suddenly had an idea.
"North Korea wants to ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help them deal with the Japanese pirates. The Ming Dynasty directly sends troops, which costs too much. It is better to use the Jurchen soldiers and let them go to conquer the Japanese country."
Zhu Di nodded, "Yes, what else did you guess?"
"Your Majesty placed the Jurchen soldiers under the name of His Highness the Crown Prince, and said that they would not be sent to Yingtian but handed over to the Crown Prince to command. I only thought of one way, which is to have them stationed in the Japanese country in the future to look after the property for His Highness... Your Majesty will not
Are you planning to hand over the gold and silver mines of Japan to the prince?"
Zhu Di put his hands on his hands and laughed, "It's you, Duke Ding, after all. You really have a quick mind."
Xu Jingchang was stunned for a long time and said: "No matter how fast my brain works, it is still not as smart as your Majesty! This move is enough to keep these three parties stable for twenty years."
Zhu Di chuckled and said, "Can you really be stable for twenty years?"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "As long as we don't cause trouble to Ming Dynasty, we will be safe!"
The king and his ministers looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Zhu Di's arrangement can be regarded as extremely wise, and fully embodies the Chinese Kung Fu's ability to move a thousand pounds with four ounces.
Gathering three thousand Jurchen warriors is both an encouragement and a constraint, and it is a way to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron. Without this part of the core combat power, the Jurchen tribes will not be able to cause chaos casually.
The threat from the north that North Korea is worried about is gone.
But if this force is to be used to deal with Japanese pirates, it will naturally be stationed in North Korea, which is equivalent to inviting the threat home.
This is Zhu Di's attack on North Korea again. If a child is disobedient, he will be spanked.
Especially the land around the Yalu River is not something you can covet. Obediently hand over the old land of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
It's even more interesting when we get to Japan.
In fact, with the gold and silver mines of the Japanese country, Zhu Di would not let them go. However, after so many reminders, Zhu Di also understood that in a war, one must settle accounts, especially economic accounts, and cannot engage in losing money.
Using Jurchen soldiers and leveraging their own strength is naturally one of the safest choices.
If there is anything else, it is to take care of Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Di felt that he really needed to enhance the prince's authority and train talents for them. But giving Zhu Gaochi thousands of soldiers and horses early was not a good idea.
But there is no problem in giving the crown prince a little money.
In particular, let the prince's men and horses keep an eye on it, and all the gold and silver will go to Zhu Gaochi. In the future, when the prince wants to hire people, these three thousand soldiers are also Zhu Gaochi's extraordinary army.
"Your Majesty has good intentions, and I bow to you. But has your Majesty ever thought about whether it is appropriate to give all the Japanese gold and silver to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile: "Xu Jingchang, you are a man who sees everything and hears everything. How much money do you think the second son has now?"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "It's hard for me to tell you the exact figure, but according to my estimate, after his bank was moved to Peiping, its value exceeded 20 million. The silk business in the south also amounted to 15 million taels. If you count,
Going into the grain business in Peiping and so on, his wealth exceeds 40 million taels, which is really as rich as any country!"
"What about the third child? How is his property?"
"Although His Highness King Zhao only has Di Bao on the surface, as he cooperates with the kings and builds the city of Tianjin, he will be able to obtain at least 10 million taels of family property in two or three years."
Zhu Di smiled, "Yes, then you said that I gave the boss some money so that he would not be shabby. Do you think I was wrong? They are all sons. In fact, I love this boss the most, otherwise I would not have given him the crown prince.
Give him the position, don’t you think?”
Xu Jingchang nodded quickly, "What your Majesty said is that you are such a loving father!"
Zhu Di smiled and said, "Is your family going to add new people to your family? In these few months?"
Xu Jingchang nodded, "Indeed, I am going to be a father. To be honest, I'm still a little uncomfortable with it."
Zhu Di laughed and said, "It's nothing. In fact, I was quite surprised at first. I didn't understand why I got an extra son out of nowhere... It wasn't until the second and third children were born that I got used to it. People say that I prefer the second child, but actually I don't.
I know very well how to get along with the boss."
Xu Jingchang was startled and nodded hurriedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will try my best to be a good father."
