Zhu Yuanzhang shrugged and sat more upright.

A pair of eyes below are looking at me. It’s time to let the civil and military officials of the court know about our knowledge.

"My dear friends, do you know that changes in climate and the arrival of cold will affect the rise and fall of a dynasty."

It was rare for Zhu Yuanzhang to speak to ministers in such a tone. Even Li Shanchang, who was standing at the front, was slightly startled.

The two brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Di looked at each other. Why were their father's words so familiar? The rise and fall of dynasties was mentioned as soon as he spoke. Isn't this Zhang Feng's tone?

Li Shanchang: "Your Majesty, why do you say this?"

Even the ministers didn't know what kind of medicine Zhu Yuanzhang was selling in his gourd, and Li Shanchang felt it was necessary to ask.

Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously even happier when he heard the question. If you didn't ask, how could we show off!

"I ask you to study more. Each of the court ministers, but we don't know much. As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, the cold climate caused the dynasty to go downhill. The "Bamboo Book Annals" records that "winter, heavy rain and hail, cattle and horses"

Death, Jiang, and Han are both frozen."

"The same is true for the strong Han Dynasty. In the late Han Dynasty, snow disasters came, and it even appeared that 'from the harem, to the sixteen houses of the kings, they died of cold and exhaustion every day.' Even the dignified emperor's home was so miserable."
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"The two Song dynasties were in turmoil, especially because of this winter natural disaster. The terrible thing was that 'the mud roads were covered with ice, the people in the city were cold and hungry, and many people died.' So we say that the climate is getting colder every year, which will definitely affect the dynasty.

The rise and fall of the world, but your suggestions don’t look far enough and are not enough!”

Zhu Yuanzhang's confident words stunned the ministers below.

What is going on?

Questions have popped up in many people's minds: Is it still Zhu Yuanzhang who is sitting on the dragon throne?

How can you quote them from scriptures and list the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Han Dynasty, and Song Dynasty?

Zhu Yuanzhang enjoys the current situation very much. Xiaoxiao, everyone didn’t talk in front of him before. Well, it’s time for us to pretend to be good today.

Li Shanchang continued to come out and said: "Your Majesty, even so, the two suggestions put forward by the minister can also cope with sudden climate changes and snow disasters. How can we say that we don't look far enough?"

"Because you have also overlooked one place. People are freezing to death in the Central Plains. What about the nomads in the north?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a higher tone, and then said: "It's colder over there than us.

Even more troublesome, the grasslands have been frozen, and the cattle and horses have died of cold and hunger. What will they do? They will naturally target us and invade the Central Plains. The Western Zhou Dynasty was destroyed by the Dog Rong, and the Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin and Mongolia.

Destroyed, this is a historical fact!"

"So, all my dear friends, please tell me whether we should first eliminate the hidden dangers and destroy Beiyuan!"

As soon as these words came out, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty finally understood.

This is Zhu Yuanzhang targeting Bei Yuan!

Xu Da has been hiding in a corner. Usually in the morning, he sleeps with half-closed eyes. He really can't discuss many things.

Xu Da was called back by Zhu Yuanzhang last year because of Hu Weiyong's case, and on the second day of the first month of this year, he was appointed as the general of the conquest. It was not until April that he returned with a great victory. When he returned to the capital, he was always idle and had a lot of money.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, his eyes suddenly opened. This is the Northern Expedition. When it comes to fighting Bei Yuan, how can you be timid?

"Your Majesty." Xu Da came out quickly, knelt down and said: "I am willing to be the vanguard of the Northern Expedition, go deep into Mobei, and completely conquer the Northern Yuan Dynasty for Your Majesty, so as to avoid future troubles."

Seeing Xu Da's example, other generals in the court came out one after another, requesting to go to war and kill Bei Yuan.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at these generals and felt very relieved. He nodded and said, "The Duke of Wei is really thoughtful!"

"Your Majesty, you absolutely must not do this."

Suddenly, Xu Hui, the Minister of Household Affairs, came out in a hurry.

All the generals in the dynasty hated this member of the household.

Seeing Xu Hui come out, Zhu Yuanzhang felt as if he had swallowed a fly.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold, he stared at Xu Hui below and said, "Why not?"

"Your Majesty, two months ago the Marquis of Yingchuan, Marquis of Yongchang and Marquis of Xiping led a large army to Yunnan to eliminate the king of Liang in the Yuan Dynasty. This army had a heavy supply of grain, grass and baggage, and had emptied the household. This month, there has been another snowstorm everywhere.

, there is no money for disaster relief, how can we still have money to supply the troops heading north?"

Xu Hui started complaining mode.

On September 1st, Zhu Yuanzhang personally appointed Yingchuan Hou Boyoude as the general for the southern expedition, Yongchang Hou Lanyu as the left deputy general, and Xiping Hou Muying as the right deputy general at Fengtianmen. He led the soldiers to conquer Yunnan. It is estimated that the march will take

Three months.

Now that the team has not arrived in Yunnan, the Ministry of Revenue has to continue to provide military expenses.

Seeing Shangshu Xu Hui come out to stop him, Guo Yundao, Guo Heng and other household ministers also came out.

Li Shanchang said nothing and watched silently.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Di smiled slightly. They guessed Zhu Yuanzhang's answer.

If the Ming army were to be used, the expenses would naturally be huge and the Ministry of Revenue would not be able to bear it, but with Zhang Feng's method, these problems can be easily solved.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his right hand, stopped the noise in the hall, and said calmly: "To destroy the Bei Yuan, we must have at least hundreds of thousands of troops. Using the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, we naturally know that it will waste people and money, which is obviously not possible."

The people from the Ministry of Revenue were ready to shout a few words, but they heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was no longer using troops. The words suddenly reached their throats and they had to hold back and swallow them back.

Li Shanchang looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.

Since when have you become so easy to talk to?

No, this is not in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's previous style.

"Your Majesty, ah...then...this..." Xu Hui suddenly felt a little embarrassed as he knelt on the ground, wondering if he had misbehaved somewhere.

"But we can have hundreds of thousands of sergeants without Ming Dynasty soldiers, and they are just in the north, which saves you the trouble of supplying food and grass along the way."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, the people in the court started making noise again.

Where did they come from? If Ming soldiers were not needed, where could there be hundreds of thousands more sergeants? Or were they in the north?

Question marks popped up in everyone’s head.

Xu Hui also looked left and right, looking at Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang frowned. Is Zhu Yuanzhang going to perform a dramatic transformation today? Why is it getting more and more mysterious the more he talks about it?

Xu Da asked curiously: "Your Majesty, where are the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the north?"

"Hey, those foreign Tatars are just there, they are not used in vain, they are the best foreign army."

Not surprisingly, Zhu Yuanzhang quoted the method Zhang Feng said in prison.

"Foreign people? Tatars?"

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

"How can those people be of the same mind as us? They often go hand in hand with Bei Yuan. Many of them are related to Bei Yuan. Ming Dynasty cannot use them."

"Your Majesty, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different!"

"..."

Everyone in the court came out one after another. Li Shanchang also shouted no, and everyone else followed. Even Xu Da felt that "people who are not of my race must have different minds."

Only Zhu Biao and Zhu Di knew the correct answer, and they stood there quietly without saying a word.
Chapter completed!