"Da Sun, what if Japan really has so many mountains of gold and silver?"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang asked this, he actually believed Zhu An's words in his heart.

"Old man, can I still lie to you?" Zhu An said with a roll of his eyes.

"What the grandson said is, we just didn't expect that the barren small country would be so rich." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, feeling in a good mood.

Zhu Yuanzhang had been tolerating these Japanese pirates for many years. The reason why he did not fight was that he was afraid of affecting his descendants and even listed Japan as a country that was not expropriated.

"Weapons are the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival and death, and must be observed."

Zhu Yuanzhang loved reading and learned from history that the rise and fall of dynasties were all due to the rise and fall of soldiers.

The Mongols who were arrogant in Eurasia rose up because of their powerful cavalry and finally retreated back to the grassland because of their defeat.

Emperor Yang of Sui was very happy to be a great conquest of Goryeo, and the death of the second generation was caused by the second generation. Kublai Khan's expedition to Japan caused the ship to sink to the sea, the corpse fell into the belly of the fish, and his national strength was consumed.

Therefore, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, when conquering foreign countries, you should not send troops easily. Once you send troops, you must gain huge benefits, otherwise you will be a military force.

For Japan, it is a huge price to go across the sea from the Ming Dynasty. Most Southeast Asian countries have a hot climate and a lot of miasma. The Mongolian cavalry also suffered a great loss back then.

But now, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Japan had a large amount of silver, and once it was attacked, the benefits it gained were quite huge.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that even if he didn't fight, he would probably fight when Dasun ascended the throne in the future.

Since you have to fight sooner or later, you might as well fight while you are still there, so you can also check the Dasun.

"The sea ban is still not open for the time being. We must first clear the pseudo-Japanese pirates along the coast, and then we will build ships and train navy. I'm afraid it will take two years to go."

"Da Sun is familiar with those coastal smugglers?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered slightly before saying.

Due to the sea ban, there were basically no navy troops in the Ming Dynasty, and the navy in the mainland was not familiar with naval warfare.

Besides, a large ship that can cross the sea also takes time to build, and such a big event is far from being prepared in a year or two.

"What the old man said is right." Zhu An still agrees with the old man's words.

When the old man asked about the coastal smuggling merchants, Zhu An said with a smile: "How can I not be familiar with it? My chamber of commerce has been in contact with them many times."

"It's just that they mainly rely on clan forces and are not easy to penetrate."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "It doesn't matter. I guess there will be a nest of snakes and rats over there."

"When the time comes, we will tell His Majesty that we will raise troops to clear the pseudo-Japanese pirates, and then prepare for life."

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu An and said with a smile: "If this matter can be accomplished, we will definitely be like Your Majesty said, remembering you a great achievement."

Zhu An shook his head and said, "Old man, I will be spared from the credit. I am a businessman, but when I get the credit, I will be jealous and easily plotted by villains."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and said, "Who dares to plot against our eldest grandson!"

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and said to Zhu An:

"You are our eldest grandson, how can you be a business owner? Wouldn't this just lose our face?"

"If you don't dislike me, follow us in the future. Let's inform Your Majesty and tomorrow we will find the Minister of Revenue and transfer your household registration to the clan's mansion."

Hearing the old man's words, Zhu An hurriedly said, "Old man, this is absolutely impossible!"

Zhu An almost said it clearly. He had seen someone cheating on his father and son, so why did he cheat his grandson now?

Zhu Yuanzhang decided on the Ming Dynasty system, hoping to use the emperor as the main body and the royal family as the branches and leaves to protect his Ming Dynasty for thousands of years.

After the Jingnan Campaign of King Yan Zhu Di, the branches and leaves destroyed the main trunk and re-established the rules and regulations.

Zhu Di, who was originally a vassal king, was afraid that his descendants would encounter the same fate in the future, so he added many restrictions to the vassal king's royal family.

The royal family members were not allowed to continue to command troops, nor were they allowed to participate in politics, nor were they allowed to do business and live, so that they could only eat a full meal every day and spread their branches and leaves.

It's really just being raised as a pig.

What is the point of Zhu An asking for this royal identity? Isn’t this asking for trouble?

"Your Majesty, we have a little face. Don't worry, just leave it to us."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with great care, and he thought it was Dasun who was afraid that he would be suspicious of him.

Zhu An couldn't say it clearly, so he could only refuse to agree.

Zhu Yuanzhang also reacted, and the eldest grandson seemed to really not want to be included in this imperial family.

Just as the two were arguing, Uncle Liu came over and said respectfully.

"Boss, old man, the potato feast is ready over there."

Uncle Liu's arrival made the grandfather and grandson stop arguing.

"Old man, don't mention this matter anymore. Let's have a meal first." Zhu An said.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. He was a little puzzled about what had just happened. How could this royal identity make Dasun so repulsive?

After entering the dining room, Zhu Yuanzhang was soon attracted by the food in front of him.

The staple food is steamed buns made of potatoes, and all the vegetables are made of potatoes.

Zhu Yuanzhang went up to pick up a steamed bun and tried it out like his own home.

After one bite, it was soft and sweet. Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the chopsticks and tasted them together.

"Old man, eat slowly and don't choke."

Seeing the old man eating so vigorously, Zhu An quickly instructed and served the old man a cup of tea.

Some were a little dry. Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the teacup and took a big sip, then said to Zhu An: "What a good thing. These steamed buns and vegetables are made with these potatoes, and they actually feel delicious."

"Our great grandson, you have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. We have to discuss with His Majesty that such magical crops must be planted in large quantities."

"This tastes better than rice. Two meals and a yield of one thousand kilograms per mu. It is really auspicious for my Ming Dynasty."

When Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, his voice was particularly excited. The taste of the meal was not the main reason why he was surprised by the various ways to eat these potatoes.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, this potato is stronger than rice and can completely replace the existence of rice. He planned to gather a large number of farmers and distribute grains to plant the potatoes.

"Old man, don't be too happy too early. Although potatoes are good, as far as possible, it is absolutely impossible to replace rice." Zhu An said hurriedly.

"Oh, why is this? There are many ways to eat potatoes and the yield per mu, so why can't it replace rice?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in confusion.

"The potato is not resistant to storage, and the other is its yield, which is extremely easy to degrade."

After Zhu An pointed out these two points, he began to explain.

Sprouted potatoes are toxic and inedible, and potatoes are extremely easy to germinate, so they cannot be stored for too long.

However, there is a way to imagine this problem, although it will be much trouble.

The main reason is that the yield is degraded. In the current Ming Dynasty, there is no technology to detoxify potatoes.

Propagation will reduce yields after several generations, and only those high latitudes and high altitude areas can be suppressed.

To maintain potato yield, you must transport grain from high altitude areas.

Given the current transportation conditions in the Ming Dynasty, not only the high transportation costs, but the potatoes sprouted halfway through the journey.

Therefore, potatoes cannot be treated instead of rice as the staple food of the Ming Dynasty.

But as a high-yield crop, it is undoubtedly a life-saving for many disaster victims.
Chapter completed!