Daming: I really don’t want to be an emperor!

Chang Mao had to find a way to trick Xia Yuanji away.

Otherwise, fighting would be unpleasant.

"But...if I go back alone, it might be difficult to explain to His Majesty." Xia Yuanji still felt that this was not a good idea.

Chang Mao clenched his fists and said, "I really want to punch you, old bitch. You have been so stubborn for so long!"

"What is the relationship between me and His Majesty? How could His Majesty blame you? You brought back hundreds of ships of gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques such as calligraphy and paintings. His Majesty must be very happy."

Xia Yuanji shook his head, "No! Before leaving, His Majesty told me that I must go back with you to prevent you from making any mistakes."

Hearing this, Chang Mao was speechless.

Family members, who knows? Even Grandpa Mao is speechless.

What does this mean?

Don't you believe me?

Woo woo woo, I am your uncle, where is the trust between people?

"As the saying goes, when a general is away from the court, he may not obey orders from the emperor! Think about it, His Majesty wants to build the Ming Dynasty, and what he lacks most is money. If you send it back now, you will be a great contributor! If you don't share the emperor's worries now, what are you waiting for?" Chang Mao tried to force a smile.

Xia Yuanji nodded, "That's true."

"That's right. You were supposed to go back with us, but because the spoils of war are so huge this time, you must be escorted by an important official! We all need to lead the troops, but you are relatively free... No, you have a higher position. You are the Minister! You are in a high position and have great power. This matter belongs to you!" Chang Mao's brain was working fast, trying his best to trick Xia Yuanji into leaving.

"Well... we have to make decisions in an emergency. Indeed, there are too many spoils of war. I will go back first, and then you can wait for the ship to return before returning to the court." Xia Yuanji agreed.

I also know that sometimes I have to be flexible and not be too stubborn.

"That's right, write an urgent letter with an address of 800 miles away and then leave quickly." Chang Mao breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, he finally fooled this guy.

Without this guy watching over me, I can't just dispatch troops to attack Ryukyu. I can attack anyone I want.

"Yes, General, I will write it right away and you can stamp it after I finish it." Xia Yuanji nodded and went to do it.

Seeing Xia Yuanji going away, Chang Mao quickly waved to Lu Xiaobu and asked, "What is the current situation of the various armies?"

"The encirclement is now shrinking in a fan shape and converging towards us." Lu Xiaobu replied.

Chang Mao nodded slightly, "Then we will prepare to act first and report later. Dispatch troops for me, and quickly help Xia Yuanji load the gold and silver onto the ship, so that he can set off as soon as possible. Once he leaves, we will immediately attack Ryukyu."

"Godfather, is that the reason we had thought of before?" Lu Xiaobu asked.

Chang Mao nodded, "Send the reason together with the victory report. Write it after we conquer the enemy. That way, the matter will be settled. Your Majesty will have no reason to blame us. After all, we were forced to fight back, and secondly, we won the battle."

"Yes, godfather, I will arrange it now." Lu Xiaobu took the order and hurried to do it.

Chang Mao muttered to himself, "No one can stop me from becoming king! So, how can I get rid of Zhu Xiaosi? Otherwise, this guy will want to share the credit with me."

"General, who do you want to get rid of?" Zhu Di's voice came from behind.

……

Beijing.

As potatoes and sweet potatoes were dug out from an acre of land, they were weighed directly.

"Your Majesty! May God bless our Ming Dynasty! The yield per mu is 23 shi. Your Majesty, this is a blessing from heaven!" The Minister of Works hurried to report to Zhu Yunhuan.

When the officials heard this number, they were shocked.

Everyone was talking about it.

"Oh my god, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that there is such a magical thing in the world!"

"The yield per mu is 23 dan, which is rare in ancient and modern times, unprecedented, unprecedented."

"I just don't know what this thing tastes like, whether it's delicious or not."

"So what if it tastes bad! At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, people exchanged their own children for cannibalism, and some died of bloating after eating Guanyin soil. No matter how bad this thing tastes, is it worse than soil? As long as we can survive, it's good to have something to eat, not to mention that it tastes bad!"