In the cabinet system, after San Yang was silent for a while, Yang Shiqi was the first to speak.
"Your Highness, the King of Yue's 100,000 soldiers will definitely not enter the capital, right?”
He was still a little worried. It was better to be safe than sorry.
Zhu Gaochi said confidently,"
"Don't worry, these 100,000 new soldiers are still in Nanjing and won't come to the capital. Once we give them the military banner, they will directly set off for the northern border.”
Hearing this news, Yang Shiqi was completely relieved.
Yang Pu and Yang Rong's expressions relaxed at the same time.
Then, Yang Rong frowned and said,
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the King of Yue's 100,000 strong army going to the Northern Borderline to participate in the war is not a problem, nor is it a problem to give the military system and banner, but what about the provisions and pay? Where do we prepare these? Your Highness should know that the national treasury is really unable to make ends meet. There's really no money to supply these 100,000 troops!”
Zhu Gaochi opened his mouth to speak.
Outside the cabinet, a loud voice rang out,"
"You don't need to worry about these three elders. I will raise the rations for the 100,000 troops.”
As he spoke, Zhu Zhanyong, who was wearing a black armor with python patterns and a red cloak, strode into the inner cabinet.
In the cabinet, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu saw Zhu Zhanyong and quickly bowed,"
"Greetings, Your Highness the King of Yue!"
Zhu Zhanyong nodded slightly and saluted Zhu Gaochi,"
"Greetings, Father."
Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Zhanyong in surprise and asked curiously,"
"What are you doing here? And he was wearing this? Didn't I ask you to prepare for the expedition?”
Zhu Zhanyong grinned and said,"
"Everything is ready. The army from Nanjing has already set off yesterday. It is estimated that they have already entered Hebei. It is estimated that in another three days, they will be able to cross Shanxi and enter the northern border. Therefore, his son came today to bid farewell to his father and tell him his request.”
"What?! So fast?"
Zhu Gaochi was instantly stunned and cried out in shock!
San Yang was similarly dumbstruck as he looked at Zhu Zhanyong in shock.
How far is Nanjing from Hebei?
That was close to 1500 li!
The King of Yue's army of 100,000 had rushed from Nanjing to Hebei overnight. What kind of marching speed was this?
"Tell father, did you already send out the hundred thousand new soldiers?”
Zhu Gaochi's face was solemn, and his eyes were solemn.
This was not a small matter, but a very terrifying matter.
An army of one hundred thousand had come from Nanjing to Hebei, yet the Imperial Court had received no news at all. This was something that was absolutely unimaginable, and it was something that the Imperial Court absolutely could not tolerate.
"Father, what are you thinking? Was his son that kind of person? My new army is made up entirely of cavalry. Each person has three horses, and the warhorses are Ferghana horses that I bought from the west of the Western Regions at a high price. Otherwise, how could they be so fast?”
Zhu Zhanyong speechlessly looked at his stern father and explained.
"What?! 100,000 cavalry?"
Zhu Gaochi was dumbfounded again!
"Hiss!"
San Yang was so shocked that he could not speak.
100,000 cavalrymen, one person and three horses.
How many warhorses does Da Ming have?
In the early years of Hongwu, the entire Ming Dynasty had only 45080 warhorses. To be precise, this number was even less than that of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Emperor Taizu had even bought horses from Ryukyu Island for war horses, which showed the extent of the shortage of war horses in the early Ming Dynasty.
Even after the development from the Hongwu to Yongle dynasties, the number of Great Ming warhorses was only around 200,000.
Even though there were only 200,000 warhorses, the cost of raising these 200,000 warhorses in the Ming Dynasty took up 30% of the annual tax revenue.
Now, Zhu Zhanyong said that he had 100,000 cavalry, and it was one person with three horses.
In other words, not only did Zhu Zhanyong raise 100,000 new troops, he also raised 300,000 warhorses.
It was even more than the warhorses that the imperial court reared.
How much financial and material resources would this require!
Was this Zhu Zhanyong really that rich?
"Or a Ferghana Horse?"
Zhu Gaochi realized the crux of the problem.
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