Jinling.

There has been no peace recently, and it seems that there is a lack of "scourge" in the capital, so everyone is naturally at peace.

Lang Son is really far away from Jinling, but then, I never thought that it would soon become the focus of everyone's attention.

The Siam incident has been reported, and many Jiaozhi chieftains have already submitted memorials indignation, which is nothing more than a word, war! Obviously, this incident is particularly serious in the eyes of the chieftains, so they have extremely tough attitudes.

Of course, the meaning of the Hao family is the key, and Duke Lu Guo’s memorial has been sent, and Duke Lu Guo’s meaning is also very clear, so I ask the court to send troops.

Originally, there were countless conflicts on the border, and everyone was accustomed to it. There were always such things, but they caused great wars just because of some friction. Obviously, it was a bit incredible for the princes in the court, so there were many oppositions, especially the cabinet was the most intense.

This was not intentional to oppose Hao Fenglou, but the court had no money.

If you don’t have money, what kind of war can you do? Once you move troops, hundreds of thousands of people will mobilize them, you don’t know how much money you spend. Besides, there are many forests and villages in Siam, with hundreds of large and small towns, and the army has penetrated deep, without years of hard work, how can you win Siam? The national strength of Siam is stronger than that of Annan in the past. Xie Jin keenly felt that the Hao family must have some plans in this. As for what they were planning, although he didn’t know, he was unwilling to let the Hao family do what they wanted.

However, the Ministry of Revenue heard a little news, saying that in the past two years, the court has been training the new army, and the Hao family has made a lot of profits. The reason is that the new army's muskets, bullets, etc. are often ordered from Lang Son in order to save trouble. Over the past few years, the Ministry of Revenue has been overwhelmed and has been repeatedly dissatisfied. However, since His Majesty has issued an order, he has no choice but to be slaughtered by the Hao family, but he can only let it go.

Xie Jin suddenly realized that no wonder those chieftains and the Hao family made such big moves, mostly for profit, and the imperial court was in a state of trouble. The amount of money needed was unknown. If it was allocated from Jinling, the journey was long, it would be a waste. But I heard that many of the supplies in Langshan were piled up like mountains. Could these people have made a big fortune by using this?

Thinking of this, Xie Jin was not in a hurry to release the news, but instead tried it first.

Now in this warm cabinet, several cabinet bachelors and departments of various departments have arrived.

The only thing that is annoying when sitting here is Zhou Lifan, the Minister of Justice. Everyone deliberately kept a distance from Zhou Lifan. As the Minister of Justice, Zhou Lifan had no say in many things. Therefore, sitting here has a strong emphasis on participation.

But Zhou Lifan didn't care. Since experiencing the last incident, Zhou Lifan knew that snakes and rats would definitely die. Since that's the case, it would be better to be his Chen Xue pioneer. Recently, he has read many Chen Xue's books and is quite close to King Zhao. His attitude is self-evident. In the eyes of others, it is a bit like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water.

Zhu Di was in good spirits recently. After he sat high on the imperial case, he talked a few gossips with the ministers. Then, Zhu Di's eyes flashed and entered the topic, saying: "What do you think about Siam affairs?"

Xie Jin didn't say anything, but some people couldn't hold it back.

Xia Yuanji has now been transferred from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Revenue and is now the Minister of Revenue. Since he joined the Ministry of Revenue, he has worked hard and dared not slacken at all. He just doesn't know how much money and suffering he has suffered in the past year.

Now that the court is going to make a big move again, he certainly refused. Xie Jin also expected that the Ministry of Revenue's rebound would be the most intense. Xie Jin wanted to know His Majesty's view on this matter, so he naturally did not want to be the first to be the first, so he just waited for the respected Duke Xia to stand up and oppose it.

Xia Yuanji said seriously: "Your Majesty, I think it's absolutely not possible. Although Siam has friction with our Ming Dynasty in Jiaozhi, the right and wrong are still undecided. Besides, Siam is my Ming Dynasty vassal state..."

"Ahem..." Zhou Lifan, who was standing beside him, suddenly interrupted: "Annan was also my Ming vassal state back then..."

Xia Yuanji's face turned cold, but ignored it: "Besides, the imperial court lacks money and food, so what should I use to advance the army? In recent years, the national treasury has been deficit every year and is difficult to maintain. If we use troops again, even if these neighbors look at each other, the imperial court will be unable to bear it. Please let Your Majesty observe clearly."

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Is that right? What Xia Qing said is not unreasonable, what about the others?"

Everyone expressed their opinions that they refused, but Xie Jin was still sitting high and did not say anything.

Zhou Lifan said: "Your Majesty, I think that if you indulge yourself, you will inevitably be despised. The Siamese people are afraid of power but do not have virtue. If they are willing to let go, they will become more and more serious sooner or later."

"Um..." Zhu Di nodded. In fact, when Hao Fenglou suddenly started to make trouble in Langshan, Zhu Di understood that Hao Fenglou's policy of Huaru had failed. He was planning to take risks. However, he really wanted to move troops, but Zhu Di was also a little shaken. This matter was too big and the fact involved was quite serious.

Zhu Di pondered: "But Duke Luguo said in his memorial that Jiaozhi is already united in the enemy. If there is insufficient food and fodder, the knowledgeable people in Jiaozhi are willing to raise their own military funds and support military supplies..."

Xie Jin suddenly caught something, and his eyes flashed. The Hao family was so angry. Aren’t he afraid that they would become the second Shen Wansan? How many courage do they have to support the court’s military supplies?

But he heard Zhu Di say again: "They have issued a military order, saying that the task will be completed within three months. In fact, there are not many military supplies..."

Xia Yuanji couldn't help but be furious and couldn't help but say, "It's too ridiculous to take Siam in March. I haven't heard of such a thing. Even Jiaozhi is a protracted period. Jiaozhi's army is only tens of thousands, and the Hao family's guards are only 50,000. Once the troops advance, food and grass will come first, and the army will set sail. Just prepare, it may not be finalized in just three months. Where did the March achieve the task? This must be that they would boast about Haikou first. When the war comes, the court will drag it down.

When the war ends, who can tell me clearly? I have a word that I don’t know whether to say it or not. The Hao family made a fortune in the past few years because of the court’s wars for years. Now they want to use the same trick again. Your Majesty, now that the world is peaceful, why do you need to use arbitrary weapons? In my humble opinion, you only need to entrust an imperial envoy to instruct me about Siam. Although the Hao family has made great contributions to the country, they are becoming more arrogant and the court cannot ignore it."

Zhu Di's face couldn't help but change slightly.

In fact, if Xia Yuanji was very angry, Zhu Di was a little hesitant. Perhaps there was room for recovery. However, the Siam incident was originally Zhu Di secretly entrusted Hao Fenglou to Hao Fenglou, which made Hao Fenglou do such a move. However, in Xia Yuanji's mouth, the Hao family was so unbearable, which inevitably made Zhu Di feel disgusted.

Zhu Di sneered: "Is that right? But I believe him. Since Duke Lu wants to try, then I might as well give it a try. All the good guys, I have decided, so I will retreat."

It means to tell everyone that this matter is settled, and nothing you say is useless.

Zhu Di's attitude suddenly became tough, but he caught everyone off guard.

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Xie Jin and others came out of the warm pavilion. Xia Yuanji looked very bad and caught up with Xie Jin and said, "Donald Xie, what is your intention? Could it be that you really believe the nonsense of Hao Fenglou?"

Xie Jin smiled and said, "Look, some people have suffered so much, but they still don't have a memory."

This was very stern, and she was quite meant to criticize the mulberry and scold the locust. Xia Yuanji's face turned pale and wanted to have an attack.

Xie Jin held his hands behind his back and said, "Why do people in the court often compete with Hao Fenglou, but in the end they often lose their money? Didn't Xia Gong think about it?"

"Mr. Jie means..."

Xie Jin sighed: "Not it, we all ignored the identity of Hao Fenglou, the commander of the Jinyiwei. It is precisely because he is the commander of the Jinyiwei that we have no secrets. He even shared many secrets with His Majesty. The saint intention is unpredictable. This is for us, not for Hao Fenglou. Hao Fenglou's advantage lies in this. For example, this time, Jiaozhi suddenly had a big fuss. Why is the Hao family so tough and must send troops? Is it just because they are greedy for personal gain or are impulsive? I think it is not. This may be the thought of Your Majesty, but just borrowed the mouth of the Hao family and said it out. Does Xia Butang understand? So sometimes, our crime of right and wrong is not that we are worse than Hao Fenglou, but behind Hao Fenglou is the emperor. Are there any ministers in the world who can twist their arms than their thighs?"

Xia Yuanji said in surprise: "Mr. Jie means that this is the emperor's meaning, but..."

Xie Jin looked lonely, but there were some truths. He only realized it now, so he smiled and said, "The emperor's magical power is unpredictable. How can you and I guess? So let's just let it go. Oh, then again, sometimes, people may not be a good thing when they praise Haikou. The more you block him, the more you will suffer. Instead, let him praise Haikou. Let's watch the fire across the river and wait and see, and see what he accomplished."

Xia Yuanji seemed to have some understanding, but he was still a little unwilling: "It's just... the Ministry of Revenue..."
Chapter completed!