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

"What is the old Duke saying?"

"I am naturally very happy and pleased that you are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty and me wholeheartedly. However... the old Duke has a lot of experience and skills..."

"What's the point of staying in Yingtian Prefecture? It's such a waste of talent!"

Zhu Yunhuan did not expose this idea, but directly skipped the matter of the Huaixi nobles and used the term "misappropriation of talent" to make the matter clear.

Zhu Yunhuanhuan's words made Fu Youde confused on the spot: "Staying in Yingtian Prefecture is a waste of... a waste of talent?"

A look of confusion appeared on his face.

He frowned and pondered in his heart for a while before he came to his senses. He sighed in disbelief, "Your Majesty, you won't let us..." He paused here, swallowed, and swallowed back the words "check and balance Lan Yu and his group" that were about to blurt out.

Then he continued, "Your Majesty, you still want us to go outside?!"

Seeing him like this, Zhu Yunhuan couldn't help laughing for a moment and said, "The old Duke has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and has fought wars all his life. Although I don't want you, an old general, to take risks on the battlefield again..."

"But there is one thing I feel must be done by the old Duke."

Having said that, Zhu Yunhuan also took the opportunity to directly state his true intention: "Increase troops and cultivate farmland, especially train the troops, and pass on your experience of fighting a lifetime to the new generation of Ming soldiers. In the future, let them continue to defend the Ming Dynasty in your place. Isn't this the best thing?"

Fu Youde immediately understood what was said.

to be honest.

No matter whether he is transferred back to the original garrison in Shanxi and Henan, or any other garrison, it means: whatever he was asked to do before, he will be asked to do the same thing this year!

It is equivalent to affirming his achievements, abilities and work results.

Fu Youde was quite proud of this, and subconsciously smiled and said modestly: "Hehe, Your Majesty, thank you for your praise, this old minister..."

of course.

He came to his senses mid-sentence: "Huh? That's not right!"

"No... Your Majesty, do you really want to transfer me out again? I don't need to stay in Yingtian Prefecture... um... this... that... what?" Speaking of this, Fu Youde hesitated again.

He felt... this wasn't okay!

The situation in Yingtian Prefecture this year is far from optimistic! It could even be said that signs of this were already there last year. If we don't find a way to curb this year... those hungry wolves will be hard to deal with!

Although Fu Youde and the group of Huaixi nobles headed by Lan Yu each performed their duties, they fought side by side many times during the war. He knew too well what kind of people they were:

Being the best at fighting, it's too easy for him to become arrogant by relying on his own merits... It was still good in the past when he had the late emperor to suppress him.

Now that he's relying on his own merits and confidence to "help the new emperor ascend to the throne", won't he ask for an exorbitant price and cause trouble?

Based on Fu Youde's understanding of them.

He felt that, let alone not being in the capital, even if he stayed in Yingtian Prefecture and unconditionally pledged allegiance to and sided with the little emperor in front of him, this matter would still be very tricky.

Now I have finally been called back.

Turning around and trying to push it out again? Is this a move to save your life or to save the Ming Dynasty?

However, after he asked this question hesitantly, the young emperor in front of him immediately responded without any hesitation or delay, as if it was a matter of course.

He nodded and said, "At the beginning of this year, I prepared a budget of 4 million dan of money and grain for military defense in the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang. This is for the purpose of increasing troops and cultivating farmland on a large scale in coastal areas such as Fujian and Zhejiang."

"Not only do we need to increase our troops and cultivate farmland, but more importantly, we need to train our troops! We need to build a large and powerful navy along the coast!"

"You are experienced, whether it's land warfare or naval warfare, you are an expert. You have been in charge of garrisoning and training troops for many years, so you are very familiar with this kind of thing. I am relieved to leave this matter to you!"

I was afraid that Fu Youde would be confused and not believe it.

Zhu Yunhuan simply reaffirmed his previous statement and explained in detail the tasks that were going to be assigned to him, including where to go, what to do, and what results to achieve.

Seeing the determined look on Zhu Yunhuan's face.

Fu Youde couldn't believe it but had to believe it. When he heard Zhu Yunhuan's detailed arrangements for him, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and his face was filled with shock.

"Fujian and Zhejiang coastal areas... four... four hundred... four million dan of money and grain!?" Fu Youde couldn't help but exclaimed, and even forgot about the rules and etiquette. He stared at Zhu Yunhuan with his eyes fixed and his mouth wide open.

Zhu Yunhuan, however, remained calm and composed from beginning to end.

His expression was calm, and even when facing this old general who was almost completely out of control, he just smiled faintly.

He raised his voice slightly, further confirming this completely unbelievable thing: "Old Duke heard correctly, we are stationing troops and training them along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the budget is... 4 million dan of money and grain!"

I was completely convinced of this.

Fu Youde felt like he had a thousand complaints pent up in his stomach, and he couldn't help but say them: Is four million dan of grain a small amount? What's the point of raising a huge navy along the Zhejiang and Fujian coasts? The northern Tartars don't have any respect in front of your little ancestor? ...And most importantly...

The troughs for money, food, and navy are all on one side.

Don’t you know that you can’t even protect yourself in Yingtian Prefecture?

Fu Youde's head suddenly felt buzzing, and in a hurry, he blurted out, "Your Majesty has sent this old minister to the coast... What should we do if there's trouble in Yingtian Prefecture?"