At this time, Zhao Shan was in a state of great excitement. As a civil minister, being called a loyal minister by his lord is already the greatest praise!

Zheng Wen held Zhao Shan's hand at this time, calmed down for a moment, and then said, "I know all this, but the state is difficult. I almost had nothing to ascend to the throne. In less than a month, the Mongols invaded again. There are so many things at home and abroad, and I am also difficult!"

"Zhao Qing, I told you that I have ascended the throne for less than a month and have less than three hours of sleep every day. I will learn from you to deal with military and political affairs and inspect the fourth military camp. I will be hard and tired!"

"Although I am a lame man, I am still young, and I also want to do a great career in my heart!"

"I hope that my great efforts can surpass the Han and Tang dynasties and realize the true prosperity of my great efforts. I also hope that I can become the emperor of the ages, leave a name in history, and let future generations remember my achievements!"

When Zhao Shan heard this, he was in a state of excitement and almost shouted, "I would like to follow Your Majesty's tail horse." However, the reserve of the literati made him hold back his words!

Zheng Wen paused for a moment, put down Zhao Shan's hand, and then said: "I know that there are many difficulties in realizing my ideal. There must be many open and secret swords coming towards me, and there must be many interest classes who secretly obstruct me."

"But I am not afraid. Even if I am scarred and covered with bruises, even if I am enemies of the world, I am not afraid. I will not change my ambitions. Fighting with the sky, there will be endless joy, fighting with the earth, there will be endless joy, fighting with people, there will be endless joy!" Zheng Wen said in a fierce tone again.

Zhao Shan next to him heard Zheng Wen's bold words, and his passion in his heart was aroused, he knelt down at Zheng Wen and said loudly: "I am willing to die for Your Majesty! I will devote all my efforts to the death until I die!"

When Zheng Wen saw it, he hurriedly helped Zhao Shan up, but there was a smile in his eyes!

Zheng Wensui said again: "After Zhao Qing goes down, he will investigate the military preparations in various places in the big fight, and then write it into a memorial. I will take a good look, wait for me to free up my hands and then deal with these resident insects."

"Here!" Zhao Shan responded with an excited look on his face.

"Oh, by the way, if I fully open up the battle between the big fight and the Mongols, I and Kublai Khan will want 100,000 war horses and millions of cattle and sheep. Do you think he will agree?"

When Zhao Shan heard this, he was a little puzzled and curious, so he asked, "What is the comprehensive trade like that Your Majesty said?"

When Zheng Wen heard this, he explained: "Comprehensive trading is a large-scale trading, which means trading with the Mongolians using grain, salt, iron, tea, etc., and even weapons."

"And the Mongols could use gold, silver, cattle, sheep, horses, and even slaves to trade with big deals."

"In this way, the Mongolians will find that they have gained much more transactions with Dakan than fighting with Dakan. Dakan and Mongolia will enter a period of peace, and Mongolia is afraid they will fight west."

"Zhao Qing, what do you think?"

After hearing this, Zhao Shan spoke, "Your Majesty, it is feasible to trade with each other in a comprehensive manner, but iron weapons are absolutely indispensable. That is not to strengthen the war strength of the Mongols!"

Zheng Wen laughed and said, "Zhao Qing, your vision is still a little weaker. What's wrong with iron weapons? I think that for thousands of years, the Central Plains first used copper as a soldier, and finally gradually evolved into iron weapons. And to the present, the quality of iron has different qualities in different places of work. I hope that the quality of the iron that works hard will be better and more, but without consumption, there is no motivation. Now, in addition to the official use of work hard and the public use of work hard, I also have to find a drain for the iron that works hard, and Mongolia is this drain."

"Also, I have decided to replace the military equipment for all the major troops. What about the millions of military equipment that have been replaced? Will it be rebuilt? This is not worth the effort and takes time and effort. If the Mongols can bring out enough benefits, I don't mind selling them all."

"Besides, my transaction with the Mongols only sells products and does not export technology. I can always stay first if I do these things."

"Zhao Qing, what do you think?"

After hearing Zheng Wen's words, Zhao Shan fell into deep thought for a moment.

After a while, he said, "Your Majesty, your thoughts are a bit shocking. I can't understand it for a while. I don't know if it can work. You might as well call the cabinet ministers to discuss together and listen to their opinions. It's not too late for you to make a decision."

After hearing this, Zheng Wen had no choice but to nod.

...

Half an hour later, Zheng Wen convened a meeting of cabinet ministers in Wude Hall.

Zheng Wen looked at the important officials in the court in the lower court.

He took the lead and said, "I ordered Zhao Aiqing to negotiate with the Mongolian envoy. The temporary result of the negotiation was that the Mongolians compensated me for 50,000 war horses and 500,000 cattle and sheep. The trade between my dynasty and Mongolia increased fifteen times. You are all important officials in the court. What do you think? I want to hear your opinions."

Silence for a while.

Liu Jian said, "Your Majesty, I don't have much opinion on this result, but the intensity of this exchange is probably a bit too strong!"

Xie Fei also continued to speak: "Yes, Your Majesty, I also think that the trade between the two sides is too strong. Isn't this a disguised enhancement of the Mongols' power?"

Guo Cheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, also said: "Your Majesty, I have different opinions. I agree with this method. However, the transaction with the Mongolians must be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue. The transaction between the private and Mongolians must also be supervised by the Ministry of Revenue. In this way, the court can obtain a lot of benefits and make up for the losses of the court in recent times."

Wang Yong, the Minister of Personnel, also made a rare speech this time: "Your Majesty, I agree with the opinions of the Minister of War Zhao. Although the trade between the two sides is indeed enhancing the strength of the Mongols, it is also enhancing my strength to do my best. I believe that the trade between the Mongols should be increased. Why?"

"Because of increasing the intensity of mutual market, the Mongolians gained far more benefits from my hard work than I gained from my hard work. In the long run, the Mongolian border will enter a long-term peace period, so I can develop production with peace of mind and restore people's livelihood."

"Is it not right? Wang Shangshu's statement is inappropriate. You are the method of ordinary nomadic peoples. I believe that at this time, Mongolia, under the leadership of Kublai Khan, its power is in an upward stage and is still in an expansion period. It is a powerful regime. Their goal at this stage is to expand. If they increase their trade with them, they will increase their military strength and their strength will be enhanced. If they raise their troops to attack us and do a big deal, then we will be mute and eat yellow lotus and cannot say anything about the hardships." Zhou Kuo, the Minister of Justice, who had not spoken at the previous meetings, also spoke this time.

Zheng Wen listened quietly. It seemed that what he thought was too simple. The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. Zheng Wen felt that he might have been very inflated these days. It seemed that it was time to not reflect on himself. So he didn't speak up and listened quietly.

At this time, Sun Hua, the Minister of Works, said: "You all speak politely, but I believe that we should increase the intensity of the exchange of Mongolia, and iron weapons can also be added. Why?"

"From the perspective of the Ministry of Works, I have carried out preliminary reforms to the Ministry of Works in accordance with His Majesty's order. I have discovered new iron smelting technology. This technology is better than before. Not only is the quality of steel better than before, but it also saves time and effort. The Ministry of Works where I am located predicts that the iron production I have made will enter a peak area in the next two or three years. By the end of next year, as long as the manpower is increased, the military preparations of the major will be replaced. Then what will happen to the millions of old-style equipment that have been replaced? It will take time and effort to re-smelter it will be a little more cost-effective. If stored, it can only be piled up in the warehouse and rusted, and it will not produce any value."

"So I believe that we should increase the intensity of mutual trading with Mongolia so as to facilitate the handling of these old equipment."

"And the issue mentioned by Shangshu Zhou, I believe that the Mongolian expedition should be encouraged to enter into a peace agreement with them. But how should I encourage the Mongolian expedition to enter into a western expedition? This is not what I am good at."

When Zheng Wen heard this, he found that these people were all outstanding people. First, Zhao Shan made Zheng Wen’s eyes lit up, and then Guo Cheng and Wang Yong’s words were all meaningful, while Zhou Kuo’s words were indeed possible. And the old minister Sun Hua’s words were almost the same as what Zheng Wen thought in his heart.

It seems that there are many outstanding people in this era. They are excellent in all aspects. What they lack is that they have no experience in future generations. Zheng Wen used to think he was very smart, but it seemed that he overestimated himself. In the future, he must be careful to prevent the ship from capsizing in the gutter.

At this moment, the scene suddenly became silent, because everyone was thinking about Sun Hua’s question, how should the Mongols fight westward?

If the Mongols could be allowed to expedition the west and their expansion would be turned to the West from now on, then it would be impossible to increase or even have a comprehensive mutual world, but it would be very feasible. But what should we do?

At this time, Zheng Wen was also thinking about this question. However, after thinking about it, he still couldn't think of it.

After a long time, Zheng Wencai said, "Since that's the case, then let's do it first. Since most people still agree on peace talks, let's discuss peace talks with the Mongolians first! Let's follow Zhao Aiqing's opinion!"

"As for increasing the intensity of the trade with fifteen times, I think there will be no big problem after all. The millions of troops stationed in the north are not vegetarians. The Mongols cannot invade me in recent years. As for who can decide in the future?"!

"As for the issue Sun Qing talks about, millions of old-style equipment will be discussed then, after all, it's still early. Let's get here today and let's disperse first!"

After Zheng Wen finished speaking, he walked out of the hall of Wude Hall first. The others also looked at each other and dispersed.

Today, Zheng Wen feels that he has made some progress!
Chapter completed!