After Chenghua plowed the court, the Tatars became more peaceful.

However, after Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne, frictions continued on the border.

And because Emperor Hongzhi had always focused on recuperation, the frontier wars were all about defense.

When the Tatars come, fight back.

But at best they can be driven away and there won't be any major military action.

Emperor Hongzhi was actually very aggrieved.

But there is no way, the reality is that you have to endure the frustration.

But it's different now.

Got money!

Nowadays, there are many internal conflicts between the country and the DPRK, and a war can actually divert some of the conflicts away.

If you want to fight a war, you naturally have to listen to the Minister of War.

Liu Daxia was sitting in his original position. Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, he wanted to persuade him a few words.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is not advisable to rush into sending troops to fight."

"We should take a long-term view."

"If troops are sent out, the military pay cannot be cut off."

"These two million taels will definitely be consumed."

Although he has been actively rectifying the problems on the border and has done a lot for the soldiers at the bottom.

But Liu Daxia had always opposed the imperial court sending troops to fight.

In his opinion, the best strategy for the frontier now is defense.

It is best not to fight if we can avoid fighting.

Liu Jian also nodded and said: "What Mr. Liu said is absolutely true."

"Nowadays, the frontier soldiers are sleepy and tired, and the situation of the border generals' deductions is still being rectified. I feel that we still have to wait for the right time."

"This money can be used in many ways by the imperial court. If there is a war, it will be wasted in vain."

Of course Emperor Hongzhi knew.

But at this time, he was determined to be peaceful and felt that the time was almost here.

No matter what this time, he will send troops once.

The national debt sold in the first place to lose face was to fight the war.

You have money, but you still don’t take action.

How long do we have to wait?

Just when Liu Daxia and others wanted to say something more.

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and said directly: "My beloved sir, there is no need to say more."

"I have made up my mind about sending troops."

"Qin Aiqing has been operating in the frontier for many years and fortunately kept the frontier peaceful."

"But after he took office, the Tatars have been plundering the border for the past year."

"Although my generals are not as good as Taizu and Taizong, they will never allow foreigners to continue to plunder our territory in the Ming Dynasty."

Previously, Qin Hong guarded the border areas, rectified military discipline, and led the border officers and soldiers to build castles on all sides and build "victory chariots" to defend against the enemy.

He spent three years in the frontier and gained a lot of experience.

There has never been much friction on the border.

But after he took office last year, the little prince has led various tribes to invade on a large scale several times.

Emperor Hongzhi now had money and a lot of confidence.

So he had made up his mind to send troops this time.

Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Liu Daxia and others looked at each other and did not know what to say.

Although military power lies with the Ministry of War.

But if the emperor insists on doing this, the Ministry of War can only obey.

The two million taels of silver in front of us now are enough to win.

I am afraid that the war will be prolonged and the cost will be difficult to calculate.

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was full of vigor, several people did not say anything to persuade him.

After so many years as monarchs and ministers, they actually have a good hand at dealing with the emperor.

When the emperor is hot-headed, constant advice will only be counterproductive.

You have to wait until he calms down, then analyze the pros and cons, and figure it out slowly.

Everyone had different thoughts and left Fengtian Hall first.

Zhu Houzhao on the side saw that the ministers did not persuade him any more and left one after another.

I suddenly felt energetic.

In this case, wouldn't war be inevitable?

He quickly expressed his appeal and begged: "Father, my son is willing to accompany the army and deliver supplies."

Zhu Houzhao specifically waited for those ministers to leave before proposing it.

Otherwise, they will definitely say a lot of inappropriate things without saying a word.

By then, my father will definitely be convinced by them and stand on the same page as them.

Now if he says it alone, as long as his father agrees, everything will be easy to handle.

After listening to Zhu Houzhao's request, Emperor Hongzhi frowned and looked at his son.

The crown prince of a country has such a golden egg, how can he be allowed to go to the frontier?

Zhu Houzhao directly expressed his thoughts without waiting for Emperor Hongzhi to speak.

"Father, think about it."

"If the materials exchanged for two million silver are transported by others, after layers of exploitation, not much will be left after they reach the hands of the border officers."

"Liu Shangshu also said before that the generals deducted more than half of the money, which is why the soldiers at the border are so poor."

"With the supervision of sons and ministers accompanying the army, it will be like issuing national bonds to avoid layer upon layer of exploitation."

Moreover, when the soldiers on the border saw the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, they all rushed to the border.

In other words, it's almost like the imperial commander personally conscripted the army.

While boosting the morale of the army, it can also win over people's hearts.

Simply kill two birds with one stone!

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but feel his forehead twitching as he listened to Zhu Houzhao's analysis.

I have to say, it makes perfect sense!

Indeed.

Such a large amount of military pay must have been heavily exploited when it arrived at the border.

Let the people at the bottom exploit it, and there will be very little use for soldiers.

Liu Daxia had already made this clear to Emperor Hongzhi a few years ago.

To avoid exploitation, we can only find someone to accompany the army to supervise.

If Zhu Houzhao was not the crown prince of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi would definitely be persuaded by him.

However.

He still couldn't help but reprimand: "Nonsense!"

"As the crown prince of a country, you actually have such thoughts?"

"How can the war be as naive as you think?"

Zhu Houzhao was waiting expectantly for an answer just now, but Emperor Hongzhi rejected his suggestion without saying a word.

He said unhappily: "Why are you just fooling around?"

"Father, this is business!"

"Now that the court has father and princes, there is no need for sons and ministers."

"My son is willing to go on patrol on behalf of Heaven and inspect the borders."

"Why is this bad?"
To be continued...