Chapter 2301 Concerns About the Navy

"I understand."

In the morning, while having breakfast, Zhu Zhanji listened to Yu Jia's report.

Then he dressed up and went to the front.

Today is just a Umrah meeting, there are not many people.

"Your Majesty, please send someone to the south to inquire about the navy's going to sea."

A minister's suggestion to go out to work immediately attracted everyone's agreement.

"Your Majesty, I am worried that the Taixi people are really bold and come out to fight the Ming Dynasty. However, Xing Hebo left many warships behind when he set off. I am afraid that he may be underestimating the enemy!"

"According to the calculation of time, Xing Hebo should be dead at this moment. Maybe he has already arrived at Longlong Bay. If there is a battle there, no one will be in trouble..."

Almost everyone in the palace looked fearful. It was not that they were timid, but that they were ignorant.

They are ignorant of the sea, so they are afraid of it.

But they knew that once defeated at sea, it would almost be the end of the entire army.

The fleet that has lost supplies is almost like a wandering ghost. Even if some ships and manpower are returned, it will only bring about depression.

In the Three Kingdoms of Thailand and the West, the enemies of the Ming Dynasty did not decrease, but increased.

why is that?

If it were in the past, some people would definitely say that this was the result of belligerence.

But now the Ming Dynasty's economy is booming. At the end and the beginning of every year, Xia Yuanji reads budgets and settlements with a straight face. His unconcealed complacency makes people know that Ming Dynasty's life is very good, very good.

The Ming Dynasty was not poor. As for the use of troops, under their supervision, the Ming Dynasty never used troops at will.

Therefore, the accusation of belligerence is simply not justified. Compared with the Hongwu and Yongle years, the number and scale of the Ming Dynasty's military campaigns were very small, and the cost was very low.

Take this naval trip to sea as an example. It was a planned operation - to provide comfort along the way, send envoys from various countries back to the country, and trade.

Zhu Zhanji naturally knew this well. He said: "The navy sends envoys from various countries back to the country and trades with other countries. This has been a custom for many years. When he came back from the West last time, Hong Bao also told him that he would never come back. will be misunderstood.”

The emperor put aside this worry with one sentence, but the officials understood the meaning.

…

"Your Majesty means that if they really misunderstood..."

Jin Youzi said with some annoyance: "I feel that they may have misunderstood. Somehow, after seeing the Three Kingdoms envoys, I felt that Ming Dynasty was being targeted by tigers and wolves."

On their way back to the check-in room, several people walked back and forth, but no one dared to approach.

"Didn't the Frank delegation go back? I don't think they are that stupid."

From the perspective of interests, Yang Shiqi felt that the Taixi people would not be foolish enough to go to war with the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Pu walked behind him and said: "Master Yang, the Oara and Tatars were not big back then, but they still dared to provoke the Ming Dynasty. Such matters are not based on national strength, but on fierceness."

Yang Rong, who was walking at the front, said: "Yes, it depends on the ferocity. In the past, the grassland people were ferocious, so they often harassed the border walls. But the Taixi people... Hong Bao said that they have not lost their wild nature, so they naturally refused to hibernate."

Yang Shiqi also said: "Taishi has been fighting internally for many years, and it can produce brave men, which should not be underestimated!"

Jin Youzi sighed inaudibly and said: "So your Majesty sent Uncle Xinghe to grasp the scale, whether to fight, how to fight, and what to do after the fight... These are beyond the capabilities of a general, whether it is Hong Bao or not." Even Fu Xian is not qualified!"

"What if he wins?"

Jin Youzi suddenly asked in a low voice.

Ahead was the check-in room. Yang Rong's footsteps stagnated, and he turned around and said, "Uncle Xing He has said before that he will only be the Ming Dynasty's Uncle Xing He in this life."

"It belongs to Emperor Wen, right."

Jin Youzi muttered, and Yang Rong frowned and said: "He does not seek military power, his relationship with Wu Xun is not good, and his relationship with civilian officials is like fire and water. Who will believe him when he says he is rebelling?"

Jin Youzi said angrily: "But he has made great achievements, how will your majesty deal with him?"

"What if we lose?"

Yang Pu raised another possibility: "After all, he is not familiar with water warfare.

What if you lose? "

Only then did Jin Youzi realize that he had never thought that Fang Xing would fail. He slapped his forehead in annoyance and said, "Failed? Failed...at least he will turn into a white body, and maybe he will be the second best Qiu Fu."

Qiu Fu was the hero of the Jingnan War, and he and Zhang Fu's father, Zhang Yu, were the twin kings of Yan at that time.

But for such a distinguished duke, after his death in the Northern Expedition, he was deprived of his title and his family was exiled to Hainan.

Fang Xing...

Jin Youzi suddenly smiled and said: "That young uncle from Uncle Xinghe's family..."

The expressions of several auxiliary political bachelors did not change. Some sighed, while others gloated.

…

Qin Tower.

After learning the name of this restaurant for the first time, Zhang Shuhui wished she could bring people to smash the place and burn it down.

But later it couldn't be smashed.

After the King of Han gave an order, Qin Tower reopened, as if he had just drunk too much when he smashed the lobby last time.

But from now on every day at noon, there will be one more guest in the lobby or the second floor of Qin Building.

Tudou entered the lobby very tangledly. The shopkeeper, who had already estimated the time, came over with a flattering face and said, "Uncle, where are you going to eat today?"

The two big men following Tudou said, "His Highness said that we will be in the lobby today."

The shopkeeper didn't wait for Tudou's opinion, turned around and shouted: "Hurry and prepare a place for my uncle."

Two waiters came over and whispered to the guests at the middle table in a hurry. The guests at that table looked at Potato, smiled and moved to the side.

It didn't take much effort to clean the table. After Potato sat down, tea came, and it was brought by the shopkeeper himself.

"Three dishes and one soup, if you can't finish it, it's a waste."

Potato always remembered his father's teachings: no matter how rich you are, no matter how much food you have, you can't waste it. Waste will not make you happy and proud, nor will it make others think you are noble, it will only make you despise the things that feed you.

The shopkeeper said clearly: "I know, today we have fresh chicken, duck, beef and mutton, young master..."

Potato said casually: "Bring chicken and beef, and a plate of vegetables."

The shopkeeper went to arrange it himself, and Potato sat down, but the two big men went out the door, leaving him alone.

There were several tables in the lobby, and they were full at the moment. Even the private rooms on the second floor were crowded, but the shopkeeper insisted on leaving a private room for Potato.

As for the indescribable third floor, it is said that only one room is left at the moment.

And that empty room is also an unspoken rule, and it is empty every day.

When the dishes come up, there is a plate of stir-fried beef and a plate of spicy chicken, plus a plate of vegetables. As for the soup, it is just a small bowl of vegetable egg soup.

As the eldest son of the Fang family, it looks a bit shabby to go out for dinner with only a few dishes.

But Potato is very satisfied. He now has to practice horsemanship every day, and also has to practice shooting skills on horseback, which consumes a lot of energy.

Beef and chicken have low fat content, this is what Fang Xing said before, so Potato always wants these two kinds of meat every time he comes to replenish the body's consumption.

The children of the Fang family always know more than others, much more.

So since childhood, the three Potato brothers have regarded their father as a god, and when they grow up, they feel that their father is not simple.

At this time, a man who had been standing in the corner came over, asked for bowls and chopsticks in front of everyone, then tasted each dish, savored it carefully for a long time, and said: "Master, it's ready."

Potato nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, go back and thank my aunt for me."

The man bowed and left.

This is the cook of Shenxianju, with an amazingly sharp taste. So after Zhu Gaoxu asked Potato to come here for lunch every day, Zhang Shuhui, who was worried that he would be plotted against, asked Mochou for help, and then Mochou sent this cook.