Regardless of the era, the most important thing in a war was logistics.
Without money and food, there was no way to fight.
As the emperor, Zhu Di naturally knew this very well. After a moment of silence, he asked his boss,"
"If we send troops from Yunnan and Guangxi, will we be able to recruit laborers, rations, and supplies, as well as the national treasury, to support this battle?”
If the national treasury was not enough, then they would think of a way from the local area.
Yunnan, Guangxi, and Annan bordered each other. Zhu Di first thought of these two places.
"In that case, it's barely feasible, but I'm afraid it will cause some unrest in Yunnan and Guangxi.”
The boss thought for a moment and gave an answer. Then, he said solemnly,"Father, war is war, but we can't make the people suffer too much. We have to be careful now!”
If it was possible, he did not want Zhu Di to start a war at this time. This was indeed a bit of pressure on Da Ming.
"After we conquer Annan, we will naturally compensate the people of the two places.”
Zhu Di's expression was indifferent. He had already made up his mind.
To attack Annan, he must end the battle quickly. He must not lose face.
Moreover, the envoys of the various countries had not left Great Ming yet, so they had to see how powerful Great Ming was.
This way, it would be easier for him to make some arrangements.
"Actually, it's not difficult to get food and money.”
At this moment, Zhu Gaojin spoke again. His expression was still extremely calm.
As soon as he said this, Zhu Di and the others looked at him in unison, wanting to hear what he had to say and what solution he had.
"Hehe, I heard that Second Brother recently made a fortune and gave gold beans to everyone he met. Since he has so much money that he can't spend it all, I think it's better to contribute a little.”
Zhu Gaojin took a sip of tea and looked at Second Brother with a faint smile.
Hearing this, the boss was instantly amused. He chuckled and said,"Right, right, right. How could I forget that we have a rich man in our family!”
"I also heard that Second Brother had so much money that he couldn't use it up. He even cast it into golden beans and gave a few to everyone he saw. Heh, I'm so envious that my teeth are sore.”
In his words, Boss was really envious. There was no one in this world who did not like money, but after all, there was a way to get it.
"You're amazing, Second Brother. Why don't you reward me with a few gold beans too?？”
Beside him, Third Brother also laughed and teased. He had also heard about this matter.
“……”
Hearing their words, the second brother's face darkened. He was about to defend himself when he was scared by Zhu Di's gaze.
The coldness in the old man's eyes made his scalp tingle.
Fortunately, the old man did not pursue this matter. His eyes turned to Zhu Gaojin in the next second." If you have something to say, say it quickly!”
"Ahem, I was just joking."
Zhu Gaojin coughed lightly and restrained himself slightly. He was mainly teasing Second Brother just now and also warning him not to be too arrogant.
He already had a plan for how to make money." The way to make money is actually very simple. You have to know that there are many rich people in Da Ming.”
"There are many wealthy merchants in the Ying Tian Prefecture alone. There are also many big merchants in other places.”
After laying the foundation, Zhu Gaojin directly stated his thoughts." I mean, open the sea!”
"However, merchants who want to go out to sea must have a 'voyage certificate' issued by the imperial court. Otherwise, they will be sailing illegally and will be sentenced to death.”
"And the 'navigation certificate' is not free. You have to pay for it. It's not too much to sell one for 100,000 taels, right?”
"In addition, entering and leaving the port requires the payment of customs duties, three out of ten taxes. Those who dare to evade taxes will be confiscated and their families will be implicated.”
"Also, there are many dangers in doing business at sea. The most important thing is a nautical chart.”
"Zheng He went to the West three times. Those merchants must know about it. We can hold an auction and let those merchants bid for the sea map.”
" Yes, I won't sell too many the first time. I'll sell three or five portions. Those merchants aren't stupid. In order to seize the opportunity, they'll definitely fight to the death.”
Although Zhu Gaojin's words were calm, there was a strong smell of blood hidden in them.
However, the feasibility was indeed very high.
Hiss!
Second Brother and Third Brother looked at each other and could not help but gasp.
What Fourth Brother said made them a little tempted.
However, Fourth Brother's move was indeed ruthless.
Nautical certificate, death penalty, three out of ten taxes, extermination of nine families, auction of nautical charts…
It was either money or death.
"Open the sea…"
Zhu Di and the boss were silent. They thought to themselves that this problem involved a lot of things and they had to be careful.
During the Hongwu period, the Ming Dynasty implemented a ban on the sea, mainly to prevent pirates and to prevent merchants from selling smuggled contraband.
Or collude with other countries and leak the Ming Dynasty's intelligence and secrets.
After Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, he considered these problems and implemented them in order.
"If Great Ming wants to live in a corner, then there is naturally no harm in continuing to implement the sea ban. However, if you want to dominate the world, you will have to let go of this layer of restraint sooner or later.”
Zhu Gaojin could see their worries at a glance. He shook his head and said,""Big Ming is too small and can't support tens of millions of people. We need external wealth and things.”
"And overseas, there are countless riches waiting for Da Ming to take them.”
Is Big Ming small? Not small.
However, they could not afford to feed tens of millions of people. Every year, countless people starved to death.
Once a natural disaster occurred, the situation would be even worse.
"There's no need to open up the sea ban all at once. We just need to open up Taicang Port first. This way, it'll be easier to manage and accumulate experience.”
Zhu Gaojin did not say anything else after saying this last sentence.
Next, it was up to the old man's decision.
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