Peng Zhuze drew 200,000 elite troops in various southwestern provinces, and brought no less than 4,000 trainees from the martial arts lecture halls of Jinling, Chengdu and Changsha, and slowly gathered to Siming Prefecture, Guangxi.

It was drizzling in the sky. Although the rain was not heavy, it was drizzling for half a month, and the road was muddy and difficult to walk.

The cold raindrops pounced on my face, cloudy and tideous, and 200,000 people lined up in a long queue, trekking hard in the mountains.

The local and wolf soldiers brought by Peng Zhuze were much more calm in comparison. They were very accustomed to such weather and terrain and walked ahead to make a way.

It has been half a month since the troops were sent, and it has not yet arrived on the ground in Guangxi. The southwest terrain is rugged and difficult to travel, and the roads are different and traffic is blocked, especially firearms are difficult to transport.

On the sea, the Fuzhou Navy and the Malacca Navy garrison had begun to attack the southern part of Siam. Siam was the name of the Han people, and later this place was called Thailand.

As early as fifty years ago, the Portuguese and the Dutch arrived here one after another, forcing Siam to sign a trade treaty. Now they have instigated them to attack Annan and drive the Li dynasty to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty.

In the Forbidden City of Jinling, several important officials of the court gathered in Nuanfang Pavilion. Chen Mingyu, Ma Shiying and Jiang Jianxun sat on both sides. Hou Xuanyan looked at the map hanging on the wall and moved the sign from Huguang to Guangxi, sighing, "The roads in the southwest are too blocked, and it is very costly to build roads. The next time you fight, you must be convenient from the sea."

Several officials were worried. His Majesty has frequently fought abroad recently. Although the national treasury is full, the food and grass are already in short supply. Millions of men fighting abroad will inevitably affect farming. In addition, the rise of commerce has made fewer and fewer young people working in the fields.

In the past, half of the taxes in grain-producing provinces like Huguang were replaced by silver. Now His Majesty sent troops to Southeast Asia, and the soldiers wearing armor and holding sharp weapons were no less than 200,000. It can be foreseeable that this war will consume a lot of food.

Chen Mingyu glanced at Ma Shiying and Jiang Jianxun, and the two hurriedly avoided their heads. Chen Mingyu was in a bad mood. Since Zhang Huangyan ran to Mobei to lead troops to fight, all the advices from all over the court were pushed to him, and the two slippers beside him didn't care at all.

Your Majesty has a bad temper and always wants to curse people. Chen Mingyu is also a little scared. After all, the emperor pointed at their noses and scolded some rural slang words, which would be very embarrassing if it was spread.

Chen Mingyu also knew that the two slippers beside him were sure that he would definitely say it. He gritted his teeth and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if you recover Annan, you don't have to send an army of 200,000. A mere Annan had been a temporary revival for the Jiaozhi Governor's Office. The 200,000 people were sent out, but only 200,000 people were open. The imperial court had transported all the stored grains to Liaodong and Mobei over the years, and there were nearly one million people waiting for dinner. The national treasury probably wasn't enough food.

According to my opinion, the most urgent task of the court should be to encourage farming and sericulture. Now that the business road is booming, there are fewer and fewer people farming, especially in the country of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. There are even strange scenes of planting mulberry leaves and feeding silkworms on hundreds of glutinous land.

Farming is the foundation of a country. If this continues, I am afraid that the country will not be a country, so I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

Hou Xuanyan frowned, thought for a while, and turned around and said, "It's okay, there are a lot of rice in Nanyang, and when we take these small countries, they will be our granaries. I still know a lot of granaries like this, and I don't have to worry about not having food. Moreover, this time, sending 200,000 troops is definitely not as simple as taking Annan to rebuild Jiazhi. Under the threat and enslavement of the white-skinned people, the countries in Nanyang have lived in dire straits and life is worse than death. I dreamed that my heavenly soldiers were waiting for them to rescue them.

The people of these small countries want to fall into my arms and seek shelter, just as urgent as the young birds look at their mothers. How can I sit still and ignore them?"

Hou Xuan spoke sincerely, and the officials below endured it. Even a group of officials who had been trained in the officialdom had to convince the emperor's shamelessness. Since ancient times, those who can invade other countries may be the first person today.

Chen Ming sighed when he saw the failure of persuasion, and sat down silently. He knew Hou Xuanyan's temper. Some things were easily persuaded to come back, but once he decided on some things, no one could persuade him. The bigger the matter, the greater the determination. It was already a foregone conclusion that 200,000 people were fighting in Southeast Asia. What they had to worry about next was how to schedule to ensure that the 200,000 mouths were filled.

Ma Shiying said, "Your Majesty, Japan has recently signed a contract with us to jointly cancel the tariffs between the two countries, so that our merchants can make a fortune. Their domestic gold and silver flow into our Ming Dynasty. The same silver can buy much more than before. I think it is better to buy food from Japan, which can alleviate their gold and silver outflows, and also help them get on track as soon as possible and let the Japanese people plow the fields with peace of mind."

After hearing this, Hou Xuanyan praised, "Old Ma's idea is good. Tokugawa Iegun died 80,000 samurai in North Korea, and used our navy's power to kill all directions. Japan is full of scorched earth, and it is time to rest. We will help him and write an imperial edict for me to set up a grain collection station in Japan and buy grain in large quantities. But it can be transported to Liaodong nearby, stop the grain transport from southern and northern to keep the grain in Jiangnan for use."

Ma Shiying was proud and bent down and said, "I will draft it now."

The honest man Chen Mingyu cursed in his heart, "If you pay attention, don't say it earlier, let me come out and find it uncomfortable first. No wonder others say you are a villain."

Chen Mingyu wronged him this time, and Ma Shiying did not intentionally. He thought of this after Hou Xuan finished speaking.

Little Lizi came forward with the four treasures of the study, grinding the paper, and soon a slew of imperial decree was written. The eunuch took it to Hou Xuanyan and asked him to read it. Hou Xuanyan said it clearly at a rough look. He immediately took the seal and covered it with joy and said, "Send someone to Japan, Gong Laosan raised his troops from the bamboo forest to follow me. He has meticulous thoughts and changes in methods. I have always been at ease to do his work and will definitely be able to do this properly."

Japan and North Korea are deeply influenced by Confucian culture and basically learn from the Han people. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are also very generous. It is natural for them to encourage farming and sericulture. Hou Xuanyan thought that he could let them farm with peace of mind and would not be opposed, and would most likely be grateful. Thinking of this, he was even happier. If he wanted to make a strong country, it would be best to get rid of the small peasant economy for thousands of years. This breeds the pain of taking too much steps in the early stage and insufficient food.

Fortunately, I have these two little brothers

In the previous chapter of PS, I was eaten by the river crab in the middle road for a long time. I felt heartbroken for a moment, so I simply added a few large paragraphs and wrote the extras. I have uploaded all the subscribers to the group. If you want to watch it, I will join the group.
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