Zhu Di praised Zhu Zhanyu like this, and the one who benefited was naturally the Crown Prince's party, and this meant that Zhu Gaoxu lost.
However, no matter how unhappy Zhu Gaoxu was, he did not dare to show it now.
Zhu Di had already warned him that Zhu Gaoxu would not dare to do anything about the business tax.
At this moment, as Zhu Di's voice fell, an official immediately suggested," Your Majesty, the Fifth Imperial Sun has made such a contribution. This old minister suggests that a portion of the tax money collected this time be allocated as a reward for the Fifth Imperial Sun.”
The ministers all agreed.
"That's reasonable. The Fifth Imperial Sun has made such a great contribution and should be rewarded heavily.”
"Your Majesty, please reward the Fifth Imperial Sun!"
"Your Majesty, please reward the Fifth Imperial Sun!"
For a time, the ministers all asked Zhu Di to reward Zhu Zhanyu.
Zhu Di's face was still filled with joy. When he heard this, he seemed to have already thought it through. He said directly," Zhan He has made such a great contribution. He deserves to be rewarded!"”
"Our great hero, tell me, what reward do you want?”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanxin did not hesitate at all when he saw Zhu Di's gaze. He immediately stood up and said.
"Imperial Grandfather, this is what your grandson should do. Since your grandson is a member of Great Ming, it is only right for your grandson to contribute to the prosperity of Great Ming.”
"Why don't we use this money to provide disaster relief and raise military supplies for the northern expedition?”
"At this moment, the national treasury is empty, and my Zhu family's ancestors are all poor. Grandson doesn't have to worry about food and drink, so what is there to ask for?”
Zhu Zhanxin's expression was extremely serious, and his voice was also unusually sonorous.
Hearing this, the officials did not expect Zhu Zhan Xin to actually refuse, and they were all slightly shocked.
If one were to say that they were envious when they heard Zhu Di let Zhu Zhanyu choose his own reward, now they were only left with admiration and praise for Zhu Zhanyu.
Faced with such a huge amount of wealth and power, Zhu Zhanshi was still young, but he was not moved at all. Such a character was really rare.
Hearing Zhu Zhan's words, Zhu Di smiled." You don't have to decline. The Ming Dynasty has always rewarded meritorious people.”
"How about this?"
"Five percent of the capital tax this time will be Zhan Shi's reward!”
Hearing this, some of the ministers looked at Zhu Zhan Xin with envy.
Five percent was more than 90,000 taels of silver!
Even Zhu Zhan Xin was slightly shocked.
After hesitating for a moment, he didn't refuse again. He hurriedly thanked him," Then, your grandson thanks Imperial Grandfather.”
Zhu Di had already said it to this extent. If Zhu Zhanyi delayed it again, he would not know what was good for him.
Moreover, no matter what he did, he could not lack money. This was the case in any era.
Now that he had this sum of money, it was naturally beneficial and harmless.
Seeing Zhu Zhanyu thank him for receiving the reward, Zhu Di nodded in satisfaction and immediately said,"That's it then. Let's discuss the northern expedition."”
When Zhu Di said this, the ministers could not help but fall silent.
Apart from the Han King, many ministers still did not agree with the northern expedition, or rather, they did not agree with Zhu Di's personal expedition.
"Your Majesty, now that the national treasury is full and there is enough money and food to prepare for the military, the northern expedition can indeed be put on the agenda. I suggest that the King of Han lead the army to the north.”
"I agree. The King of Han has the same demeanor as Your Majesty in the past. With the King of Han leading the army, we will definitely win!”
"That's right. With the King of Han's talent, it won't be a problem for him to lead the army to the north. I agree that the King of Han will be in charge of the northern expedition.”
For a time, the courtiers suggested that Zhu Gaoxu lead the army to the north, even the Crown Prince's party was no exception.
The two parties that were like fire and water in the past were now extremely harmonious.
However, not only was Zhu Di not happy, but his expression also instantly darkened.
"For this northern expedition, Zhen intends to personally lead the army.”
The courtiers did not dare to make a sound.
Just now, they had deliberately suggested that the King of Han lead the army to the north to dispel Zhu Di's thoughts of personally going north.
However, Zhu Di's decision to personally lead the army had already been made. He was unwilling to change his mind after arguing for so long. Now that even the problem of the national treasury had been resolved, he naturally would not give in.
Of course, the courtiers were not willing to let Zhu Di personally lead the army. If anything happened to Zhu Di, although the Crown Prince was in charge of the country, it would inevitably cause unrest in the country.
But now, Zhu Di had brought it up directly, and at such a time.
The problem with the national treasury had just been solved, and everyone was happy. The Fifth Imperial Sun had just proposed to use his reward to raise armaments.
At this time, it was naturally not good to object.
As a result, the ministers who were unwilling to let Zhu Di go on a personal expedition turned their attention to Zhu Gaochi.
Obviously, they wanted Zhu Gaochi to be the one to stand up for them.
When Zhu Gaochi heard that Zhu Di wanted to discuss the northern expedition, he could not help but smile bitterly in his heart. When the officials looked at him, he felt even more helpless.
He looked up and met Zhu Di's dark gaze. He could not help but sigh in his heart.
Just as everyone was waiting for Zhu Gaochi to speak, Zhu Zhanhao glanced at Zhu Gaochi and then looked away.
Under such circumstances, there was basically no surprise as to what Zhu Gaochi would choose.
Sure enough, the next moment.
Staring at everyone's gazes, Zhu Gaochi stood out. In Zhu Di's increasingly furious state, he said,""Your son will listen to Imperial Father's instructions and wish Imperial Father a triumphant return in advance!”
Zhu Gaochi's words stunned almost everyone in the court.
The only one who wasn't surprised was Zhu Zhan Xin, who had already guessed it.
Previously, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di had a huge argument about the northern expedition. Why did he suddenly change his mind?
All the officials were confused.
Zhu Gaochi was also extremely helpless. Previously, even if he argued with Zhu Di, it was mostly in private.
In private, he and Zhu Di were monarch and minister, but they were also father and son.
It was different in the imperial court, where the status of monarch and minister was more important.
Therefore, in private, as his son, Zhu Gaochi could vehemently oppose Zhu Di's personal expedition and even argue with him, but he could not do so in the court.
Although he still did not want to agree to Zhu Di's expedition, he could not refuse Zhu Di's public announcement.
After all, Zhu Di was the emperor!
Even though he was the crown prince, he still had to take Zhu Di's face into consideration.
Coincidentally, the problem with the national treasury had already been resolved. If he raised an objection now, he would really be disregarding Zhu Di's face.
When Zhu Di heard that Zhu Gaochi had agreed to his personal expedition, he was also very surprised. However, the anger in his heart immediately dissipated.
Even Zhu Gaochi, who had been the most against it, had agreed, so the officials naturally had nothing to say.
Seeing this, Zhu Di made the final decision." Since the ministers have no objections, let's discuss the matter of raising armaments now!”
"Xia Qing!"
Zhu Di shouted.
"Your subject is here!"
Xia Yuanji walked out almost immediately.
Zhu Di stared at Xia Yuanji and asked,""Can the national treasury support this northern expedition?”
Xia Yuanji had already been reinstated and returned to his position as Minister of Revenue.
Thus, raising armaments required a large amount of money and food, and all of this had to go through Xia Yuanji.
"Your Majesty, apart from the money for disaster relief, the current treasury is enough to meet the military needs of the northern expedition. After the follow-up business tax is implemented throughout the country, there should be no problem with the follow-up needs of the northern expedition.”
As soon as he said this.
The entire hall immediately fell silent.
Zhu Di's eyes immediately became more energetic, as if he had become a few years younger!
Seeing this scene, even Zhu Zhan Xin's heart started to become slightly excited.
He did not know if it was because he had fused with the "Killer God" template, or if the person who was called "Emperor Yongle" by the later generations had returned!
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