Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

In the eyes of these officials, it was extremely difficult to borrow military pay from them.

"It's okay, Lin'er."

Zhu Yuanzhang had also been thinking about appeasing Zhu Ming. The fact that he was able to find a solution today was enough to make him feel gratified.

"There are many people in the Ming Dynasty who have money. We can borrow some from them and raise enough money to pay for the hundreds of thousands of troops."

Zhu Ming, however, broke free from Zhu Yuanzhang's arms and looked straight at Qi Tai.

Seeing the little emperor's grandson like this, all the officials were stunned.

They had not expected to see such determination in this little kid.

"General, are you sure you can win the battle?"

Zhu Ming took small steps, walked in front of Lan Yu, and asked affirmatively.

"This is natural."

Looking at the young but mature grandson in front of him.

Lan Yu, who had been quite defiant in the face of Zhu Yunwen just now, was stunned for a moment before answering affirmatively.

He also didn't expect that among all the civil and military officials, the one who stood up to support him was a child.

"Since the general is sure of victory, that's enough."

After receiving a positive answer, Zhu Ming nodded. That was enough.

He turned around and glanced at the civil and military officials sitting below, and spoke again: "We can print these military salaries into bills and send them out so that the people can buy them and support our Ming border soldiers."

After hearing Zhu Ming's idea, the expressions on the faces of the ministers who had just treated this as a joke gradually faded.

This doesn't seem to be impossible.

"Little grandson, how can the people be willing to buy it?"

Qi Tai did not deny that there would be some hot-blooded people who would buy these bills, but if he wanted more people to buy them, these alone would not be enough.

"Then I will promise you the benefits, as long as you buy the bills, for a period of six months."

Zhu Ming answered Qi Tai's question without thinking. What he needed to do was to lend them out as debts.

"Half a year later, you can go to a bank in any place and exchange the bill for the principal and interest."

"As long as people can make a profit, they will buy it."

When Zhu Ming finished speaking, the expressions on the ministers' faces all changed from joking to shock.

The little grandson in front of them seemed to be smarter than they thought.

"Okay, okay, you are worthy of being my good grandson. You are so smart."

Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed Zhu Ming's hair even more lovingly and smiled at the ministers as if to show off.

This is the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang. You can’t compare to him.

"As a woman, I shouldn't be involved in such state affairs..."

The Crown Princess couldn't bear to watch it any longer, and spoke quietly from the side, saying that she was determined to teach this little brat a lesson today.

"But if what the little grandson said is true, when the six-month deadline is up, the money the court will have to pay will be more than the military pay for these hundreds of thousands of troops."

After the Crown Princess finished speaking, some ministers nodded as well.

After all, it was military pay plus interest. According to Zhu Ming's method, he would only postpone the use of this money to half a year later.

Even by then, the court will have to pay even more, which is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.

"I've thought about this tomorrow too."

Seeing the Crown Princess stand up to refute him, Zhu Ming did not panic. He had thought about this a long time ago.

After all, his strategy has been used by others.

All the great empires in later generations did things this way.

"After we win, the horses, cattle, sheep, people and compensation offered by the eighteen tribes on the grassland will be enough to pay off the interest."

In the past, in major wars, the invading enemies were usually repelled and the troops were asked to pay a small amount of compensation, which was why they spent more than they earned.

But now that we have won, we want more.

As he spoke, he turned to look at Zhu Di and Lan Yu: "So this battle must be fought quickly, and we must subdue the eighteen tribes of the grassland."

"Grandpa Emperor, what do you think?"

Only after seeing the determination in Lan Yu and Zhu Di's eyes did Zhu Ming return to Zhu Yuanzhang's side and raise his head.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and these decisions must be made by him.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely defeat the eighteen tribes of the grassland in one fell swoop and take back the military pay."

Lan Yu had already understood Zhu Ming's intention at this moment. He bowed towards Zhu Yuanzhang more firmly and spoke in a deep voice.

"Please give the order, Father!"

Zhu Di also stood up and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang together with Lan Yu.

"My Lords, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer their questions directly, but looked at the ministers who remained silent again.

After Zhu Ming finished speaking, the ministers were also thinking about the feasibility of Zhu Ming's idea.

If we can really take back enough things from the eighteen tribes of the grassland, then this is not impossible.

The Ming Dynasty established its prestige, and the people who bought the bills were able to earn money in the end, killing two birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty, we think that what the little grandson said is worth a try."

After a long time, ministers finally stood up and agreed with Zhu Ming's suggestion.

"Okay, then I'll listen to Lin'er."

Seeing that the ministers all agreed with Zhu Ming's opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Minister of Revenue, do it immediately after you return."

"Sir, obey the order."

The Minister of Revenue did not dare to neglect and replied immediately.

"Lan Yu, the fourth one."

After giving instructions to the Minister of Finance, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and looked at Lan Yu and Zhu Di, and said in a deep voice: "You must remember that this silver is lent to you, you must fight for it back!"

Anyway, his purpose of criticizing Lan Yu today has been achieved.

Since Zhu Ming's method can solve the problem of military pay, he naturally will not be stingy.

Moreover, Zhu Ming was helping Lan Yu and Zhu Di, so he didn't mind letting Zhu Ming accumulate some prestige among the soldiers.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had relented, Qi Tai no longer insisted, turned around and went back to his seat and sat down.

"The general will definitely live up to his mission."

"I will definitely live up to your trust!"

When Lan Yu and Zhu Di saw that Zhu Yuanzhang and other ministers agreed to their going to war, they became even more excited and answered without hesitation.

After saying this, he also looked at Zhu Ming who was standing at Zhu Yuanzhang's feet with gratitude.

"My little nephew, thank you, uncle."

Zhu Di even smiled, stretched out his hand and pinched Zhu Ming's face.

"Oh, forget about thanking me. Just remember my kindness when you rebel next time."

Zhu Ming didn't dare to say this out loud, he just smiled helplessly in his heart.

He did this just to find a way out for himself in the future.

"This kid is really good."

Xu Miaojin sat in her seat, looking at Zhu Ming's small figure.

The last time in the library, the image of Zhu Ming reciting those military books by heart appeared in his mind again.

Everyone says that this boy is young and smart, even his father and Uncle Zhu praise him.

Now it seems that there is really something to it.

As if noticing Xu Miaojin's gaze, Zhu Ming turned around and smiled at her.