Farewell to Ma Lian, Chen Xi went to the Leopard Room to see Zhu Houzhao report the matter.

Chen Xi entered the gate of the Leopard Room without any obstacles. When he arrived at the front yard, Chen Xi asked the eunuch to come in and pass the message. It took a long time to come out, and his expression seemed very embarrassed: "Mr. Shen, please forgive me. Your Majesty ordered the Leopard Room to be fully martial law at night, making it difficult to get out of the inner yard. Every time he had to say hello to Commander Qian first... It's so frustrating."

Xiao Taozi took the opportunity to complain to Chen Xi, as if he had suffered so much grievances when he came to see Chen Xi.

Chen Xi frowned slightly and asked, "Can I go in and meet the saint?"

"Mr. Shen, please come with me."

The little twister leads the way forward and leads Chenxi through the numerous access controls.

Usually, Chen Xi would not come to see Zhu Houzhao at night, especially when he knew that it might disturb the absurd emperor's "Ya Xing"... Now Zhu Houzhao said that he must be romantic and happy in that woman. If he saw something he shouldn't have seen, Chen Xi would feel unlucky.

But today, Zhu Houzhao was just watching the show, and asked Chen Xi to go to the theater to watch with him. After the two of them sat down, an eunuch came to pour wine immediately.

Zhu Houzhao seemed listless: "Mr. Chen, how many days will it take to finish the exam? I can't go out to drink. I stayed in the leopard room and did nothing. It's really boring."

Chen Xi thought to himself, have you been having a hot fight with Concubine Hua these days?

Now your preferences have become the root of the struggle in the leopard room. I don’t think it’s hard to do it. You are complaining to me here. Could it be that Concubine Hua makes you feel bored again?

Chen Xidao: "The examination will end in about seven days."

Zhu Houzhao shook her head and sighed, "It will take so long... I thought Mr. Su and Mr. Zheng would come out of the tribute school soon... By the way, sir, the two gentlemen you introduced are good at learning. If you can't pass the Jinshi exam, what can I do to get what they want?"

Chen Xi knew that Zhu Houzhao wanted to play favoritism when she heard this, so she immediately dissuaded: "Does Your Majesty want to abolish the public for personal gain and do things that are not tolerated by the court's rules and regulations? Is Your Majesty not afraid of the ministers' advice? Brother Su and Brother Zheng have no face to face the surging public opinion and have to go back to their hometown to avoid it for a while?"

Zhu Houzhao said, "It means there is no way?" When he said this, Zhu Houzhao was a little disappointed and asked with a frown, "Mr. Chen is here to find me, what's wrong?"

Chen Xidao: "I have two reports from me. One involves the incident of Shandong Governor Hu Lian bringing troops back to Beijing, and the other is that Folang Jiren is coming to the capital..."

"Just just sent the North Korean envoy away, why did foreigners come to the capital again? They don't give up and want to come and harm me, right?" Zhu Houzhao interrupted Chen Xi's words angrily.

Chen Xi shook his head: "During the late emperor, Folang Jiren once paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty and signed a trade agreement with the court. This time they came to the capital. If nothing unexpected happened, they would send us silver... Flang Jiren found a large amount of silver mines overseas, which could produce large amounts of silver. This time their sea ships came full of silver, with the purpose of purchasing goods from the Ming Dynasty... Weichen was ready to knock them on, so that the military expenditure for expedition to the grassland would be settled."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up instantly when she heard this, and swallowed her saliva first, then asked: "Is there such a good thing? Did the Franji man transport ships of silver to our Ming Dynasty? If this is the case, why not send a navy army directly to clean up them? At that time, the whole ship of silver is ours?"

Chen Xi shook his head apart: "If Your Majesty does this, then the Folang Jiren will not come to the Ming Dynasty to do business again. When they meet again, they will fight each other, and the Ming Dynasty's sea border will never be peaceful."

"hey-hey."

Zhu Houzhao smirked and said, "Mr. Chen, don't be surprised. I'm just a joke. Are I the kind of person who bullies the small vassal states? How is Mr. Chen going to trade with them? What should the Ming Dynasty sell to them in order to earn the money they shipped into their hands?"

Chenxidao: "The porcelain, silk, tea and other products of Daming's specialty products cannot be produced in Western countries where the Franchise people are located. This time, the Franchise people came to the capital mainly to relax trade restrictions, so that they can freely purchase these specialties, and at the same time sell their products to us."

"Does Franji have any good things in his hands?" Zhu Houzhao blinked and looked at Chen Xi. He heard that he had made money, and he was more anxious than anyone else, and he looked like he was obsessed with money.

Chen Xi explained: "Before, we obtained the artillery manufacturing drawings from the Folang Ji people, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. Then we obtained corn and sweet potato seeds from them, and promoted them throughout the Ming Dynasty. Through continuous breeding of good varieties, the yield of corn and sweet potatoes has become higher and higher. Now there are few cases of starvation in Jiangnan."

"Among the goods sold by Franji people, spices, medicinal materials, jewelry, etc. from the West and South China account for the majority. Now they transported specialties from various places to the Ming Dynasty through overseas colonies. Many things did not exist in the Ming Dynasty, but they were of great benefit to the development of our Ming Dynasty industry and commerce and enhance military strength. For example, rubber can be used in the transformation of many commodities, such as carriage tires, raincoats, rain boots and rainproof tents of officers and soldiers, sealing gaskets for artillery and guns, etc.."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chen Xi with admiration and said with emotion: "Mr. I know so much. Not only do I know the specialties of my Ming Dynasty, but I even know what the Folang Ji people have. No wonder I can be the top student in high school... Alas, it's a pity that I don't know much about these things. If Mr. Chen feels it is necessary, he might as well get all these good things."

"There are my husbands who follow the order."

Chen Xi stood up and saluted respectfully.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Sir, don't be polite. What do we say? The silver in the hands of these Folang Ji people is really worth remembering. However, it is not easy for the Ming Dynasty to take out a large number of porcelain, silk and tea to do business at once... If there is no in the government warehouse, will it be necessary to collect it from the public?"

Chen Xidao: "Please rest assured that your Majesty will find a way to raise enough goods for transactions. We can create a new system of official sales... The court designated merchants as trade representatives. The Folang Ji people used silver to buy goods from merchants designated by the court. The merchants then used the silver paid by the Flang Ji people to buy from the private price. It is temporarily prohibited for other merchants and ordinary people to trade with the Folang Ji people, so that they can obtain huge profits, and then the merchants handed over the profits they obtained to the court!"

"Okay, this idea is good. It is prohibited from other businesses and ordinary people from doing business with Westerners. The price difference will inevitably be wide, and profits will naturally not be a problem... However, Mr. Chen, I don't understand the specific trade process very well, and I don't want to ask too much about how the Folang Ji people will receive them after they arrive in the capital and how to formulate an official sale system. I will entrust all the teachers. In short, I have to earn the money back. My goal is to completely pacify the grassland within this year."

Zhu Houzhao was originally absent-minded, but after listening to Chen Xi's words, he was excited and seemed to find a shortcut to make a fortune... The battle will always be over, but the trade will not be cut off. In this way, will the expenses of the leopard house be settled in the future?

Chen Xi saluted again, Zhu Houzhao yawned and asked, "Sir, do you have anything else?"

Chen Xidao: "Weichen wants to train a group of people. As the main force to fight against the grassland, this army will be equipped with newly developed firearms and must be drilled in advance."

"Is this necessary to tell me? Mr. Chen can handle it yourself." Zhu Houzhao seemed indifferent, and gave all the dominance over the Battle of Tatars to Chen Xi, and followed Chen Xi's arrangements. He only needed to follow the large army to fight at that time.

Chen Xi shook his head: "The Minister of War cannot be specifically responsible for military affairs. If the empress wants to dispatch military training, it is not in line with the court's rules, so he can only come and ask His Majesty for permission."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "It's not difficult. Mr. Chen just trains troops outside the city. Those school grounds outside the city can be called at will. This time, Mr. Chen wants to train local troops brought back by Hu Lian from the Central Plains, right? Since these people are not affiliated with the Jingying, don't include them in the Jingxi defense system for the time being. It's not that I don't believe them, but that they are afraid that they will have conflicts with the original troops of the Jingying."

Chen Xi probably heard that Zhu Houzhao was prepared for this, obviously because he was worried about threatening his throne. Perhaps Zhu Houzhao did not have such a sense of crisis before, but the previous year, King Anhua had a rebellion, and then Liu Jin had rebellion. After the New Year, he encountered consecutive accidents. He has become very afraid of death.

Chen Xidao: "Weichen must go out of the city to train his troops, but he has always been ill before, so this is not easy to solve..."

Zhu Houzhao thought carefully and nodded, "This is indeed a problem... Mr. Chen claimed to be sick. If he went out of the city to train troops in a noble manner, others would know that the teacher was pretending to be sick, and the censor might take the opportunity to cause trouble... Mr. He has any suggestions?"

Chen Xi asked, "I asked Your Majesty. Because the disease is difficult to cure, I have to go outside the city to seek medical treatment and medicine, and choose a place to rest for a while, so I can only come back before the end of February. I will not interfere in court affairs for the time being. The Ministry of War will temporarily hand over the official duties to the two ministers. Please ask Your Majesty to obey the rules."

"Can!"

Zhu Houzhao did not consider it at all and immediately agreed, "Mr. Chen is not afraid of hardship. He takes the initiative to go outside the city to train troops and enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops. This is a responsible attitude towards the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Chen can also send someone to investigate the situation on the grassland, figure out the movements of each tribe, and know the enemy and the enemy, and be able to win a hundred battles."

"As for the Folang Ji people, don't let them enter the capital. I asked God for divination after a series of accidents. I knew that those foreigners were in conflict with me, so I wanted to discuss business with them. Just go to the post station outside the city. If necessary, you can even requisition the Tongzhou County Government... This time, Mr. Chen went out of the city to consult and recuperate, but in fact he was not responsible for the task."

Chen Xidao: "I will definitely live up to my mission."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Sir, I am so serious. In this battle against the Tatars, although I will personally lead the commander, I am just the nominal commander. I have to obey the specific marching and fighting. Oh, sir, have you made a decision? If you have nothing to do, why not talk about the plan for sending troops? How many troops can we send? How can we annihilate the Tatars in one fell swoop? And where to go, what do I need to do?"

Zhu Houzhao became interested and the question was very direct.

Chen Xi replied: "Now we just have a general idea... the grassland is vast. If we choose a place to attack, since all the troops gather together, the food and grass loss will inevitably be serious. The Tartars only need to avoid them from afar, and we will be in an embarrassing situation where we cannot win and be defeated. When the food and grass are exhausted, we can only withdraw our troops in a panic. This battle in the frontier will become a joke."

"Since the unit of troops cannot be combined, we can only divide the troops. Your Majesty and the Wei ministers lead different troops to attack from different directions. Each unit makes the Tatars feel that there is hope of winning the battle. Only in this way can the Tatars be tempted to come out and fight with us. At that time, you only need to be cleverly dispatched, constantly lured them to send troops, slowly encircle the Tatars, and make contributions in one fell swoop."

"Um."

Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction, "Sir, indeed, is well versed in the art of military strategy. At that time, let me serve as bait and let them focus their main energy on me. Mr. Chen only commands elite soldiers and generals, attacks the enemy's backbone, and eventually annihilates the Tatars!"

Chen Xi was very surprised when he heard Zhu Houzhao's words. No matter how honest this was, it was obvious that Zhu Houzhao's martial arts were indeed very good. If an ordinary king had no idea.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Your Majesty is a martial artist and will not be humiliated by the name of the Wuzong Temple. However, your safety is directly related to the stability of the court. Even if you want to be a bait, the ministers will not allow it."

Chen Xidao: "Your Majesty is the lord of my Ming Dynasty. You must not be able to take risks by Your Majesty. It is better to let the ministers attract the main force of the Tatars... But now everything is just a conception, and we must wait for detailed deductions, and establish a military command post before the war to dispatch everything."

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Okay, then I'll listen to you. I don't understand these things very well. It's like a rash talk to you, making you laugh."

On this point, Zhu Houzhao is quite self-aware and will not argue with Chen Xi. It seems that with Mr. Chen Xi, he is here, and he is just going to the front line to go to the formalities.

Zhu Houzhao said again: "Since Hu Qing's family has returned to Beijing, it means that the preparations for troops have entered the countdown. When will this military command post be established and how to control the overall situation, sir must make a decision as soon as possible. I can issue an order... If someone obstructs this time, I will not be polite. After all, I have started to arrange it two years ago. Now I don't want anyone to make any remarks."

Chen Xi was stunned when he heard this and thought to himself: "I haven't thought about this kid. It's been two years in a blink of an eye... Two years ago, it was just a matter of making suggestions and national policies to defeat Liu Jin. Now it is a critical moment to put it into practice..."

"Oh, I wonder if I have been forcibly pushing the grassland to send troops to force the grassland to be too radical? If I were to take charge of the government for more than ten years, and to implement the new policy, to strengthen the country with industry and commerce, and then arm the army with advanced firearms, it would be easy to smooth the grassland at that time, so why be so anxious?"

After thinking about it, Chen Xi felt relieved: "If you have the opportunity to send troops now, you must seize the opportunity. Internal fighting in the grassland is the best opportunity. Moreover, if I do not have this victory as support, all reform ideas will only be on paper. Now Xie Lao'er has tried his best to suppress it. I am constrained everywhere, and there is no support from the court, so I can't control the power of speech at all. How can I implement the theory of reform? Now I must establish my reputation through foreign wars and develop the court in the direction I envisioned."

When Zhu Houzhao yawned again, Chen Xi knew that it was time to leave.

After sleeping all day, Zhu Houzhao was not really sleepy, but she just wanted to remind those who were talking nonsense in front of him that you should leave, and I still have "important things".

Chen Xi stood up: "I have only reported so much, so I will leave. From tomorrow, I will go out of the city to seek medical treatment and medicine, and take care of my illness. Please take care of your majesty."

"well."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Sir, go early and come back early, but it's better not to be too far from the capital. I often send a message back... Oh, by the way, how can I find Mr. if I have something to do?"

Chen Xi glanced at Xiao Tiaozi and said, "Why don't you ask your father-in-law to send someone to me with you. You can also report the progress of military training and foreign trade in detail at that time."

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