"A little Annan dares to bully my Da Ming like this? Did he really think that he could act unscrupulously just because he was far away?”
"That's right, father. We must send troops to destroy it as a warning to others!”
"Hehe, that Hu shi is truly audacious. Not only did she kill Chen Tianping, she even killed my Great Ming's envoy. Does she really think that our Great Ming is easy to bully?？”
In Yangxin Palace Hall, the angry and cold laughter could be heard from afar.
When Zhu Gaojin walked into the hall, he found Zhu Di, Second Brother, and Third Brother all looking murderous.
The boss sat at the side with a bitter face. He wanted to persuade her, but he didn't move for a long time, as if he was thinking of an excuse.
When he saw Zhu Gaojin in the blink of an eye, his eyes immediately lit up." Fourth Brother, you came at the right time."”
"What's wrong?"
Zhu Gaojin casually sat to the side and looked at the few of them." What happened in Annan that made you guys make such a big fuss?"”
"It's like this!" The boss looked at Zhu Di and said,"" Didn't the Hu Clan of Annan launch a rebellion a few days ago and force Chen Tianping away? Then…"
With the boss's explanation, Zhu Gaojin also figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
It was probably that the Hu family of Annam rebelled, and the king, Chen Tianping, was forced to flee to the Ming Dynasty. He asked the great emperor, Zhu Di, to uphold justice.
Zhu Di couldn't ignore his little brother being bullied, so he sent an envoy to mediate. Because Ming was the suzerain and was powerful, the Hu family naturally gave in.
However, when the Ming Dynasty sent troops to escort Chen Tianping back to Annan, Hu suddenly launched an attack and killed Chen Tianping on the spot.
Not only that, but one of the Great Ming's envoys was also killed, and only half of the five thousand soldiers who escorted them escaped.
Hu shi's actions could be said to be a public provocation, an unbridled slap to the Great Ming Dynasty's face.
If Da Ming didn't give a strong counterattack, his prestige would be swept away.
The other Subordinate Countries would also have some thoughts.
"Fourth Bro, you understand the situation now. Do you think Annan should be destroyed?”
The second brother was furious. He looked like he wanted to attack Annan immediately.
Recently, he felt more and more uncomfortable staying in the Ying Tian Manor. He wanted to go out for a walk and relax.
Zhu Di also looked at Zhu Gaojin and said,""Tell me your opinion!"
"Yes!"
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Gaojin said lightly,""As a subject of the Great Ming Dynasty, Annan has offended his superiors, so he naturally can't be left alive.”
"Firstly, we have to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys to warn the other vassal countries. Secondly, Annan's location is actually very important. Not only does it border with Guangxi, but it also borders with Siam and several other countries.
Secondly, it also had a natural harbor, which was very suitable to be the southern seaport of the Ming Dynasty.”
In Zhu Gaojin's view, Annan's geographical location had great strategic significance.
It was one of the best locations for the Ming Navy to station in the South China Sea.
They could use this as a springboard to gradually devour the South Asian countries.
……
The hall fell silent. Zhu Di, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother frowned slightly and thought seriously.
Although they did not see as far as Zhu Gaojin, they were not short-sighted people.
After thinking about it, he understood that what Zhu Gaojin said was indeed very reasonable.
Zhu Di's eyes moved slightly and swept across the few of them. He was the first to speak." Tell me, what do you have to say about Fourth Brother's words?!”
"There's nothing to say. No matter what, Annan will definitely fight. Otherwise, how can we intimidate the other countries?”
The second brother spoke bluntly. His opinion was to fight. The rest would be discussed after the fight.
Third Brother chuckled and followed closely behind,"As Fourth Brother said, Annan is indeed of great strategic value. This time, it's also a good excuse for us.”
Finally, it was the boss's turn. However, his expression was a little worried.
"Taking down Annan is indeed a good thing for Great Ming. It's just that Annan is too remote, and how to govern it after taking it down is a big problem.”
Boss obviously thought more than Second and Third.
The current era was not the future, and transportation was extremely inconvenient. It was not difficult to conquer territory, but the subsequent governance was the biggest problem.
The boss looked at Zhu Di carefully and said bitterly,""One more thing. There's not much money in the national treasury.”
"If we really want to fight, we have to end it in a short time. Otherwise, there might be problems with logistics.”
The big and small matters of the imperial court were basically handled by Boss.
He knew very well how much money was spent in a battle, how much rations were consumed, and how much pressure it placed on the logistics.
With the current state of the treasury, it would not last long.
"How can I not have money?"
Zhu Di frowned and looked at his boss with a questioning look in his eyes. He was just a hands-off manager and really didn't know the specific situation of the national treasury.
The eldest smiled bitterly." Father, you've been building the Yongle Grand Ceremony and the new capital all these years, and you've just fought a war.”
"Oh right, there's also the voyage treasure fleet.”
"Which one of these isn't costly? Coupled with disaster relief, the national treasury had never been filled with money.”
There were too many things that needed to be spent to govern a country.
Especially with an emperor like Zhu Di who didn't care about anything and only cared about spending money, if it wasn't for the boss's careful calculations over the years, Da Ming would have long been exhausted.
“……”
Zhu Di was speechless as he listened to his boss's bitter words.
He built a new capital, compiled the Yongle Grand Ceremony, established the Oceanic Treasure Fleet, and went north to conquer the desert…
Thinking about it, he had indeed been quite good at making things over the years.
On the side, Second and Third were silent. They didn't know if Big Ming had money or not. Anyway, they had never lacked money these years.
Just by eating empty salaries, the two of them became fat.
In addition, as kings, there were many people who showed filial piety to them every year.
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