After the Imperial Gate was over, the ministers almost all left Fengtian Gate. The several officials on duty in the Hanlin Academy did not leave for the time being. In addition, the three important officials who Zhu Gaoxu summoned that day did not leave the Imperial Gate, and it seemed that they had something else to do.

Zhu Gaoxu saw it and still stood up and left his seat. He walked out of a gate in the north, then turned to the eunuch Wang Gui beside him and said, "Go and call Qi Tai and the other three to meet at Dongjiao Gate."

Wang Gui answered and turned around and walked back to the Imperial Gate.

After the emperor went to court, if he wanted to find a place to discuss secretly with his confidant minister, it was really only the corner gates on both sides of Fengtian Gate were closer.

When Emperor Jianwen summoned Huang Zicheng and others to secretly discuss the reduction of the vassal states. It is said that it is at Dongjiao Gate, and the reason is probably because it is close to the Imperial Gate. However, there are two gates on Fengtian Gate. Zhu Gaoxu always chooses Dongjiao Gate because of the precedent of Jianwen. The "Jingnan Battle" that caused the throne to be replaced seemed to make Zhu Gaoxu feel a vaguely alert, reminding him that he should still consider the consequences when doing things.

He stood on the pavilion, looking at the large palace and waiting.

Then the three people came upstairs. After the lord and ministers met, Hu Yi took the lead in speaking: "At the beginning of Yongle's official army conquered Annan Kingdom. After the war, some Annan scholars came to the imperial city to petition, asking Emperor Taizong to include Annan Kingdom in the Ming Dynasty. As far as I know, behind this matter was Zhang Fu, the Marquis of Xincheng. At that time, many civil officials in the court dissuaded Emperor Taizong, but because Zhang Fu and others created the momentum, the court later decided to add the Jiaozhi Administrator's Office."

Zhu Gaoxu listened patiently.

Hu Yi paused for a while and said in a deep voice: "At this time, if Qian Xili's family brings Qian Xili's clothes and cry on the Qianbuling Gate; then he would instigate the officials and scholars of the Imperial College and the Pedestrian Department to petition... The momentum of conquering Japan will be very different from before. Before Qian Xili's examination, he had studied in the Imperial College and had many acquaintances."

Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised and immediately looked at Hu Yi. Hu Yi also shut up and bent his waist down with a serious expression.

This originally upright incident suddenly shrouded a layer of conspiracy in the attic. However, after reminding Hu Yi, a civil servant, Zhu Gaoxu also believed that public opinion seemed to be able to change.

Hu Yi did not hear Zhu Gaoxu's response, so he tactfully stopped talking.

At this time, Gao Xianning's voice said: "The Lord has a clear understanding. There are many officials in the court who want to please the Lord, but they are afraid of being despised by their colleagues. After Qian Xili's family caused trouble, they will conduct a second court discussion. At that time, Qibutang, Hu's house, and ministers proposed to conquer Japan. Hou Hai, the left envoy of the Defense Department, Qian Xun, the right envoy, and Pei Youzhen, the Minister of War, would also advocate military use. This time, many officials would approve the proposal."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he gradually became a little excited. He found that his new policy seemed to have the recognition and support of some civil servants.

After all, according to traditional concepts, the motivation for opening up the territory should be to occupy and "king" land to cultivate. The opening of Japanese land is obviously not in line with this concept; because compared with the barren and mountainous and long-distance Japanese country, the best direction for the imperial court to expand cultivated land was Liaodong. Therefore, Qi Tai and Hu Yi and others supported the war against Japan, which shows that they were likely to be willing to support Zhu Gaoxu's new policy.

Zhu Gaoxu walked two steps and quickly responded quietly: "I will ask who is guarding Hongwu Gate in the afternoon. I have to say hello to the top of the gatekeeper."

The three of them worshiped together: "The Lord is wise."

Zhu Gaoxu was in a good mood and said a few more words: "When the court gets more silver, I will issue an order to implement a silver control system across the country, and stipulate in the form of a law that private individuals are not allowed to collect silver ingots, and the weight of silver jewelry must be restricted. Those who violate the law do not collect property and exil to Liaodong. From Japan, all silver mines mined by the various governors of the Ming Dynasty should be used for coins. I wonder if Xia Yuanji has any objections to this at that time."

Gao Xianning immediately said: "Xiabutang will not object to coining coins, because there is no worse coins than Baochao and iron coins."

Zhu Gaoxu: “…”

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it and found it quite reasonable. With the depreciation speed of Baochao in the Ming Dynasty, the loss of credit, and various currency problems, the whole country should have collapsed long ago. However, the self-sufficiency farming economy and the system of physical taxation gave the Ming Dynasty the characteristics of being invincible for all poisons. As long as there were no large-scale disasters, the court could operate well.

All kinds of serious economic problems can't be overcome, but the national policy of minting coins is not important.

At this time, Qi Tai said: "This expedition to Japan, the court should learn from the lessons of the Yuan army. After the Yuan army landed, the main war could not be defeated. The problem with the Yuan army was that it was too slow to maintain the war by fighting, and there was no complete food route in advance, so that there was insufficient food and fodder and it was difficult to sustain it for a long time. After that, the Yuan army had to retreat to the sea, and encountered a strong wind, which led to a crushing defeat."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The Qibutang's words are reasonable."

Qi Tai said again: "It is impossible to mobilize troops and work hard to fight for an expedition. I believe that before sending troops, I can order the North Korean country to set up a warehouse in Busan and prepare military rations within a specified period of time. The official army should also transport more gunpowder, artillery shells and other military supplies to Busan first.

Before the army landed, it first sent troops to occupy Iki Island; then built warehouses in Tsushima Island and Iki Island, so that when the front-line officials were short of food, they could transport grain from the nearest place. When the landing to attack, the nearest port of Hakata Port of "Chimaeki Country" is still the first choice. This place is closest to the sea route of Busan Town, North Korea, and can ensure that the army's food route is safe."

Qi Tai paused for a moment and continued: "No matter where the battlefield is, the two countries will eventually fight; the official army still needs to defeat the main force of the Japanese army before occupying the country of Ishimi. If our country sends troops to attack, we can choose a favorable battlefield. I believe that the country of China in the past is the best place."

Zhu Gaoxu quickly agreed: "According to the current situation, it is indeed necessary to use force to solve the problem. The main battle is the most efficient way of war and the shortest time. Let's prepare for the war first, so that Japan's Kōmuromachitan can confirm the war news and mobilize people. Then we gather them together and annihilate them."

He thought for a while, and then pondered: "Zhou Quanwanliang and others used a large number of firearms on Tsushima Island. Can the Japanese army understand the equipment and tactical status of the Ming Dynasty's official army?"

Qi Tai said: "It is hard to guess whether Muromachi Temple attaches importance to these specific situations, but someone in Japan must have known about it. At that time, there were not many warships in the official army, and they could not siege Tsuma Island. They only gathered forces to clear out the Japanese pirate ships in the front port and the Sora clan defenders. It was inevitable that some Japanese ships fled to the local area from Hougang or Asakusawan to the west."

Zhu Gaoxu said thoughtfully: "The Ministry of War still needs to convene more civil and military personnel for discussion and formulate various response tactics for the front-line general to participate in the details."

Qi Tai clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. After the army gathers, how to arrange the array, how to attack and defend, and battle strategies are all affected by many old habits. No matter which country wants to change within a year or two, it is unlikely. Temporary changes will lead to the incomplete orders of various units of the army and the chaos of the troops. I believe that the Japanese army will not have new tricks."

"Qibutang makes sense, but more preparation is always less expensive than trying and error with the lives of soldiers." Zhu Gaoxu said, "This battle can only be won, not defeated!"

The three ministers immediately bowed and said, "I will do my best to plan and live up to the great trust of the emperor."

Several ministers discussed secretly for a while, and several ministers said goodbye and left. Zhu Gaoxu did not go downstairs immediately and stayed until the end. He stood alone in front of the window and thought for a long time.

The situation gradually widened, and everything would soon enter a track that could not be turned back. Zhu Gaoxu found that he was not confused at all. It was a completely wise decision, and he felt that everything was very smooth.

Regardless of whether Japan and the country did something wrong, Zhu Gaoxu believed that this war was inevitable and he would always find a nominal military service; unless Muromachitan directly surrendered, paid tribute, accepted garrison, and ceded Ishimiko Silver Mine.

If judged by benevolence, righteousness and morality, this war seems to be an unjust war. However, when Zhu Gaoxu thinks from another perspective, he feels a different feeling.

At some critical periods, Japan will try every means to suppress and destroy the suzerain state as long as it has a slight advantage, and no one cares whether it is injustice; because Japan is surrounded by a big country, and a strong and powerful country is on its side, it is obviously a threat to them. It is in line with their own interests to attack and weaken the suzerain state's national policy.

On the contrary, the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty should also recognize that there is an independent civilization completely uncontrolled around them, which is itself a hidden danger. In the long run, it must be controlled to prevent accidents.

Emperors of all dynasties usually do not think that countries that are isolated overseas are in danger. That is because the last technological revolution (agriculture) has been around for thousands of years, and people have completely forgotten what huge changes have happened in the world. No one can realize that during the technological revolution, the cruel reality of being able to rely on the first-mover advantage to make a big fortune with the small advantage.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu could easily "recall" that the next technological revolution was facing the direction of the sea. When sailing adapted to the technical stage at that time, the maritime power countries had advantages rather than the amount of cultivated land.

Therefore, when the dynasty is rising and the Ming Dynasty has absolute advantages, we must not be merciful and self-paralleled. Civilizations are like the cycle of reincarnation in spring and autumn, and there will always be periods of weakness; if we are not proactive in our prosperity, the world will inevitably be punished by the law of natural selection.
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