Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

"I have a few things to do first."

Behind the Dragon Book Case, Zhu Yunhuan's voice was full of undisturbed arguments.

Even though the hall was filled with the heads and important officials of the six ministries, the Censorate, and other important and powerful departments, he did not seem to be prepared to discuss the matter. Instead, he wanted to inform them directly. His gentle voice gave people a sense of oppression.

Hearing what Zhu Yunhuan said.

Everyone who was originally rubbing their hands in anticipation of dividing the cake suddenly froze in silence: "Okay! This little ancestor is going to take a big spoonful first."

Many people felt a little uneasy in their hearts.

Especially Fu Youwen.

He is specifically in charge of the national treasury expenditure. Generally, it is other ministries that apply for the budget. Even if there are occasional inappropriate ones, he can refute them. But when the emperor of the dynasty makes a request...that is the Ming Dynasty's decision. What the hell does he dare to say?

The most important thing is that this little ancestor has always had a very eccentric mind.

Who knows if he will do something weird again?

this problem.

It's not just Fu Youwen who is worried.

Zhan Hui and other ministers present were also worried - after all, the young emperor did a lot of great things last year and earned a surplus of more than 7 million shi for the Ming treasury, but when he messed around, he really messed around!

But no one could say anything at this time.

The higher-ups haven't even said what to do yet, and you're rushing to refute them. Are you looking for trouble?

If you were the first one to agree to this sudden request from above, and if you did something truly awful, then no one would dare to speak against the emperor, and wouldn't the blame be on you? Are you courting death?

All of a sudden.

The entire hall was filled with a subtle atmosphere.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhu Yunhuan roughly guessed that it was because he had a lot of "criminal records" and the court officials were all murmuring, but he never cared about what these tools who worked for him murmuring.

He is the emperor, and his words carry great weight.

Zhu Yunhuan's eyes scanned the crowd with ambiguous intent, his face turned cold, and he uttered two words concisely: "What?"

The words were few, but the tone was much harsher.

Everyone felt as if a chill had passed through them. They immediately came to their senses and bowed their hands in unison, no longer daring to act like ostriches. They joined the crowd in saying, "We, your humble servants, respectfully listen to your instructions."

Zhu Yunhuan's mouth curled up slightly.

When I established my authority last year, I wanted to achieve the effect I have today.

Without saying anything else, he went straight to the point and began to put forward his demands: "First, Fujian, Zhejiang and other coastal areas should continue to increase troops and cultivate land on a large scale. Not only should they increase troops and cultivate land, but they should also conduct large-scale military training."

His tone was the same as always, firm and unquestionable.

This was what he had been thinking about last year. The future of the Ming Dynasty depends on two things: one is the steady growth of its own national strength; the other is definitely on the sea.

The importance of naval forces is self-evident.

As an emperor, you cannot have soldiers familiar with naval warfare just by saying a word. Whether you wait until the country is strong enough to start a small business, or do business with other countries as a high-ranking official, or go directly across half the world to the New World... Everything must be foresighted and prepared in advance.

Only in this way can we achieve "when we want to do something, we have the corresponding strength and conditions to do it, and do it beautifully."

However, the Ming Dynasty's income was already quite tight, and the large-scale increase in troops, farming, and large-scale military training that exceeded the budget...

The money and grain required are also extremely large.

In addition, at that time, stabilizing the survival rate of the Ming people and increasing population growth were the top priorities.

Zhu Yunhuan wanted to do this again.

It could only be postponed until now, and now is the time to start preparations.

"Increase troops in Fujian, Zhejiang and other places?"

"And we need to train troops, and do it on a large scale? All in all, how much extra money will this cost?"