What if we really run out of food in the middle of the battle?
By then, the war could no longer be fought and would likely result in a major defeat, which would be more trouble than gain.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Xi and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. As long as the war breaks out, we can obtain food from Japan, and a small part can be taken from you, North Korea. Don't worry, the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be asked to purchase this, and they will pay for it. We will definitely not take your food for free."
After hearing this, Li Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
Being willing to spend money to buy is a good thing. Of course, even if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not say this, they could not say anything if they did not buy grain.
Li Xi was still a little worried and said hesitantly, "But North Korea really doesn't have that much food."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Li Xi and somewhat agreed with Liu Xian's opinion.
Choosing a smart King of Korea was indeed not a good choice. I originally wanted to let Li Yi slowly build Korea, but I didn't expect that he would be disobedient and spend all his time arguing with the Ming Dynasty.
This is not good. What you need to do now is to agree to it, not to argue here.
Zhu Youxiao said with a sullen face, "This matter is settled. If you Koreans are out of food, then we can talk about it when you are out of food."
Li Xi's face flushed red, and he wanted to argue a little more, but seeing Zhu Youxiao staring at him, he kept silent.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao had already developed murderous intent in his heart at this time.
If Li Xi dares to continue saying this, this person will be unable to leave the Ming Dynasty.
"Do you feel wronged?" Zhu Youxiao snorted unhappily and said, "If that's the case, then you can leave. This time, we, the Ming Dynasty, will fight Japan on our own, and you, Korea, can go back."
"Also, our Ming warships will choose places to dock in Korea to resupply and buy food. The Ming Imperial Household Department will purchase food in Korea, so you don't have to worry about it. We will buy it with our own money, and it's a fair trade. It's nothing." After saying this, Zhu Youxiao stood up and said, "Send him back."
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao flicked his sleeves and left.
Li Xi's face instantly became even uglier. He hadn't expected that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would turn against him so directly.
This is too fast. Didn’t we agree to discuss it?
At this moment, Li Xi finally understood one thing and also understood why his father didn't come.
Although Daming was negotiating on the surface, in reality it was not a negotiation. He was just here to take orders.
After figuring out the situation, Li Xi knelt on the ground, touched his head to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I am just afraid of delaying things. I really don't dare to have any thoughts of being wronged!"
"Your Majesty, please understand that the entire Korean nation is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and has absolutely no other intentions!"
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Li Xi, then turned to look at Liu Xian and ordered, "You talk to them, I'm not in the mood."
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao turned around and left.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Xian smiled and bowed, watching Zhu Youxiao leave.
After the people left, Liu Xian came to the side of the Joseon Crown Prince Li Xi, smiled and helped him up, and said gently, "There is no need to be like this. Crown Prince, you must understand that what His Majesty hates most in this world is people who shirk responsibility."
Li Xi quickly said: I am not shirking responsibility, I really have difficulties.
"I understand, I understand." Liu Xian said with a smile: "It's not easy for any of us, so let's have a good discussion and come up with an agreement that both of us are satisfied with.
Liu Xian was very experienced in this matter. After His Majesty's warning, he had a clearer idea of what he should do.
Liu Xian pulled Li Xi to a nearby place and said, "Don't worry about the food. The Ming Dynasty is willing to spend money to buy it. This is a good thing."
"Don't think I don't know. You've been smuggling a lot of Ming Dynasty copper coins. In recent years, many people have been selling them directly to Korea. You've taken all the Ming Dynasty's money."
This is a fact, and many businessmen do this.
After all, the Ming Dynasty's coins were exquisite and its casting technology was very advanced, so the surrounding countries all used Ming Dynasty's coins.
This time, Zhu Youxiao attacked Japan in order to obtain a large amount of silver for minting silver coins.
Although the Ming Dynasty had silver, it was still in short supply. Even less silver was available, much of it buried underground. Copper was also in short supply.
Zhu Youxiao wanted to get more silver to make larger currency.
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