Ignorance is the happiest person. Just like Cixi, she dares to declare war on the 11 countries with shameless words.

But Chongzhen is not. Since the prince told him about Tsarist Russia's situation, Chongzhen has been understanding Tsarist Russia's intelligence.

Rather than saying how powerful Tsarist Russia was, it wasn't scared of Chongzhen, but there was still a distance in this area to prevent Chongzhen from scattering.

In order to fight for the bloody battle of Han, Emperor Wu of Han launched an expedition to Dayuan, and was scolded by these literati for thousands of years. Today, what the prince wants to do is even more unreliable than Emperor Wu of Han.

This was an expedition thousands of miles away. Literary people said that Emperor Wu was a military force and was very happy with merits, which led to the decline of the Han Dynasty.

If the Ming Dynasty really wanted to carry out the Hundred Years War plan that was thousands of miles away, could the Ming Dynasty's national strength really hold on?

After a while, Zhu Cilang arrived, Chongzhen looked up and asked, "The combat plan of the Polar Division has been handed over, and now he is waiting for my order to declare war.

But I always feel uneasy in my heart. Is Daming really ready?"

Zhu Cilang shook his head: "To be honest, Daqing is not ready."

Chongzhen's mouth twitched: "Since he is not ready, why should he start such a war?"

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "Because our enemies are not ready, and the Ming Dynasty is a little more prepared than them."

Chongzhen looked at the map: "What if the enemy counterattacks, the latest information shows that Tsarist Russia's support is not just by land, they also go through water."

Zhu Cilang said firmly: "The Ming Dynasty should have taken advantage of their unstable foothold and occupied the place east of the Lena River.

Otherwise, once the other party reacts and strengthens the defense along the river, it will be even more difficult for the Ming Dynasty to enter the Arctic Ocean and compete with Tsarist Russia for those places."

Chongzhen said worriedly: "The north is going to declare war on Tsarist Russia, the other side is going to declare war on the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, and the east is going to expedition to Japan. Is it really good that the Ming Dynasty has made enemies on all sides?"

Zhu Cilang also scratched his head: "Father, the Battle of Japan will end as soon as possible, and the war between the Great Ryukyu and the north is a territorial war that must be fought.

As for the matter between Portugal and Spain, the father doesn’t have to worry. These are regional wars, and the Europa will not conquer the country for the benefit of the Far East.”

Chongzhen turned around and said, "Now the civil officials said that you 'you should use up all the national strength and people's strength in the Ming Dynasty and rely on looting to maintain the war, which is no different from bandits. If the war continues, you will continue to plunder the people's wealth.'

Some people even call you a "traitor to the people and the country". As the prince, he is so opposed to all officials that he is like an enemy. Then, how can you govern the country a hundred years later?

Do you have to rely on your million new troops? ‘It is important to know that you can seize the world immediately, but you cannot rule the world immediately. Although the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty is vast, it only has a century of prosperity and a great prosperity in the Tang Dynasty, it is indeed destroyed by the hands of the salt vendors.

If you are very happy with merit, it is like the dryness of an acute illness. If you are strong on the outside and dry on the inside, it is actually a terminal disaster.’

Listen to these comments, is it because everyone is wrong, and only you are right?"

Zhu Cilang was a little stunned. He originally thought that Chongzhen would firmly support him, but unexpectedly, he was eventually influenced by civil officials.

Zhu Cilang took a deep breath: "Father, if you follow the civil officials' words, be careful to keep your own land and not expand to the outside world, then the Ming Dynasty would simply move the capital along the Yellow River, withdraw from Lingnan, withdraw from Shandong, and live with grass on the bank of the Yellow River.

My old land of Yanhuang is just an inch of land on the bank of the Yellow River. Which piece of land in the world was not stolen by our ancestors?

If all officials and scholars are so successful, why do they continue to buy land to expand their wealth? It is beautiful to connect the fields and roads, and then which piece of land was left by their ancestors? Are they all buying or robbing?

In the past, the Han people defeated Chiyou and won Shandong. In the Xia and Shang dynasties, they defeated the Quanrong Jiumiao to expand their land to the entire Yellow River and the Yangtze River.

In Qin, the Baiyue was expeditioned in the south, in Han, the Xiongnu managed the Western Regions, in Tang, the Goryeo in the northeast, and the Rest in the northwest.

Emperor Taizu of Song defended the founding world and ruled the river. The land of the Song Dynasty was less than 30% of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. What was the result?

Life and death were destroyed, wife and daughter were ravaged by foreign races, children and grandchildren were eventually destroyed by Han Dynasty, and China was reduced to the hands of foreign races, which was a great shame that had not been seen in five thousand years!

Such a successful king is enough to laugh at the world for thousands of years!

Looking at the five thousand years of history in China, we either hit others, others hit us, or we hit ourselves.

How many years will it be quiet? How long will it take to be true peace?

Father, war is not terrible, what is really terrible is that war takes place on one’s own territory!

We are tolerant today, and tomorrow Tsarist Russia will advance to the coast of Heilongjiang and to the North Sea. If they occupy rich and suitable for cultivation, they will threaten Mongolia and Northeast China.

What should we do then? Should we continue to give in, withdraw from Liaodong, withdraw from Mongolia? Wouldn't that be back to the situation four years ago?

Jiannu is still a strong regional enemy. If Tsarist Russia advances to Jiubian Shanhaiguan, when will the Ming Dynasty win such an enemy?

As the saying goes, stop fighting and fight, and be a war. Only by correcting your swords and guns, letting the enemy see your will to resist, and letting them know that you are not easy to mess with, then they will not provoke you and you will usher in real peace.

If we don’t fight today, these people will fight tomorrow! Jiannu’s disaster is not far away for the capital, and the father must advise him!”

After hearing Zhu Cixuan's words, Chongzhen felt a little passionate about it?

But that's right! It's better to destroy other people's land and homes in an enemy country than to attack others on your head and destroy your production.

Chongzhen looked at the map: "Okay! Then declare war, send envoys to reprimand Tsarist Russia's aggressive behavior, and ask them to withdraw from the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would definitely hold him accountable and send troops to recover the territory. Don't say that he was unpredictable!"

Next, Wang Chengen went down to draft an order, and Chongzhen asked worriedly: "When will your plan of cultivation company be effective?"

Zhu Cilang sighed: "Although I have made a lot of preparations, when it is really implemented, there are much more problems than I imagined.

However, starting next year, the first batch of reclamation companies have enough food to be self-sufficient. As for other income, it is necessary to distinguish them specifically. Fortunately, the money is borrowed from the bank, otherwise the financial pressure will be great."

Chongzhen sighed: "Don't you have to pay back the loan? The imperial edict promised that if the reclamation company goes bankrupt, the royal family will take back the land liquidation assets and compensate the debts of the reclamation company!

This is a debt of hundreds of millions of taels of silver. If it is wasted, we will have to pay it back for decades without eating or drinking!"

Zhu Cilang touched his nose awkwardly: "Isn't this because the people don't trust the bank to lend money to the court? The royal family will protect it to avoid any runs when they get it.

In fact, the places we plan are all good land, and the amount of land we allocate is sufficient. Not to mention other income, we can't lose money by just growing grain.

Moreover, these reclamation companies have their own characteristic industries. When they gain a foothold, they can provide material supplements to the northern frontlines, which is a long-term benefit."
Chapter completed!