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Humph, I can earn hundreds of thousands of taels a day, and I can crush the Jiannu to death. And what about the red and white barbarians? I can crush them all and make them call me daddy.
Thinking of the exquisite calculations and the beauty, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smile foolishly and almost suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
"Meow!" Xiaobai ran to Zhu Youxiao's feet, rubbed against his legs, and called out with his big head raised.
Zhu Youxiao was so happy that he took the cat into his arms and stroked it happily. But when he looked up, he found that his "cat owner" had fallen asleep on the small table.
It turns out that you came to me because there was no one to hold you and accompany you!
Zhu Youxiao gently patted Xiaobai's big head. The cat shook its head and fell asleep on Zhu Youxiao's thigh.
"Your Majesty." Liu Ruoyu hesitated for a moment, then took the memorial and began to read. "The Ministry of Revenue Doctor Shen Tingyang has a memorial: I first used two ships to test the dangers and winding roads, and then sold my land to acquire twelve ships..."
After Shen Tingyang purchased the ships at his own expense, he reported to the Governor of the Grand Canal, but received a reply that there were no ships or grain in Jiangnan. He was only given 500 dan of red rice from Shanyang County in Jiangbei, far less than the previously agreed amount of 20,000 dan.
The original agreement was to wait for the Miaowan ship to arrive and set off with Shen Tingyang's fleet. Unexpectedly, he waited for more than ten days but still didn't see it. He had no choice but to leave the Huai River to offer sacrifices to the sea and set sail north.
Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, admiring the situation but also worried about the safety of the fleet at sea. He looked at the date on the petition and calculated the time. He felt that if everything went well, he would get news in a few days.
"Regardless of whether this sea trial is successful or not, I will promote Shen Tingyang." Zhu Youxiao instructed Liu Ruoyu, "Remember this and don't forget to remind me."
Shen Tingyang is a good man. He "forgot his family to donate money, and supported himself at his own expense" to try out sea transportation. It can be seen that he is truly serving the country and is loyal to it.
The delays and evasions by the Canal Transport Office, the lack of ships and grain, were not simply a result of their disdain for maritime transport. Perhaps the more important reason was that maritime transport had already affected the means of making money for a group of corrupt officials who were trying to feed themselves.
Yes, that's it.
Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes, thinking that he was going to demote or dismiss or replace a group of officials.
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the country was riddled with problems and riddled with problems. This was clear to many. However, every attempt to promote benefits and eliminate disadvantages was met with significant resistance.
For example, Sun Chuanting's "clearing the military garrisons and replenishing military funds" and Lu Xiangsheng's "relying on grain" were both good policies to save the country, which could at least allow the Ming Dynasty to survive for a few more years.
But how could those interest groups honestly bear the loss? Instead, they would frown, stir up trouble, resist, or even hinder the country. Compared with their own interests, the safety of the country is simply not worth mentioning.
If it were someone like Chongzhen, who was both eager for quick success and indecisive, he might have been fooled by those civil servants who looked generous and talked about justice.
But Zhu Youxiao was different. He might not be able to tell who was good and who was bad.
But there is one principle that must be adhered to: anyone who obstructs his reform is a bad guy, no matter how nice their words are or how extravagant they are.
At this moment, Wang Tigan brought the secret memorial box, and Zhu Youxiao paused to read the memorial.
Taking another look at Zhang Yu'er who was still sleeping on the table, Zhu Youxiao felt that something was wrong with this girl, so he asked Wang Tigan to call the imperial physician over, and ordered the palace servants to cover Zhang Yu'er with a blanket.
"Your Majesty, I fell asleep again." Zhang Yu'er was awakened, rubbed her eyes embarrassedly, and came over to hug Xiaobai.
"If you're tired, go back to the warm room and sleep." Zhu Youxiao did not blame him, but instead instructed him with concern: "Go, I still need to summon ministers, it's not convenient for you to stay here."
Zhang Yuer hesitated for a moment, bowed her head and accepted the order, then left with Xiaobai in her arms.
Zhu Youxiao opened the secret memorial box, took out Mao Wenlong's secret memorial and read it.
According to the secret report, Mao Wenlong believed that the soldiers had been trained enough and it was time to replace training with combat to allow the new recruits to adapt to the battlefield.
Moreover, the Later Jin could not be allowed to remain silent. After reconnaissance and espionage, Mao Wenlong had already selected the target of attack and would take action soon.
This was not a request for instructions, and Zhu Youxiao did not want to give remote commands at all. Even Yuan Keli, who directly controlled Mao Wenlong, did not require the Dongjiang Army to report everything before taking action.
Zhu Youxiao had no objection to this. He encouraged and praised Mao Wenlong in his reply, and reminded him that he did not need to pursue big battles. Continuous harassment and accumulating small victories into big ones was also a tactical approach.
After dealing with this secret report, Zhu Youxiao remembered the "defending the isolated city to the death" tactic that Xiong Tingbi had secretly reported a few days ago.
Thousands of soldiers were stationed in a city, and sufficient food and supplies were stored. However, when the city was besieged by the Later Jin, no reinforcements were given, and the defenders were forced to fight to the death, killing as many enemies as possible.
Zhu Youxiao felt that it was inappropriate at the time. He thought that if this was the way to fight, why should they retreat to Ningyuan? Wouldn't it be better to just defend Guangning?
But after these days of constant thinking and research, Zhu Youxiao now feels that it is not a bad idea.
As Xiong Tingbi said, the city to be defended cannot be too big, and since there are no residents, the food and supplies needed will not be too much.
A city the size of Guangning naturally didn't meet the requirements. It was too large, requiring a considerable number of defenders, and was difficult to defend.
But if it is a fort as big as Xiping Fort, it should still be feasible to defend it with 3,000 men.
Of course, the weapons that the defenders should be equipped with should be mainly muskets, supplemented by a certain number of artillery, and simple grenade carts are also good.
Although not helping or rescuing the enemy was morally unacceptable and even cold-blooded, if successful, it would still be very cost-effective considering the overall loss ratio of the war.
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