After unifying the world, the imperial family of the former Ming Dynasty was sent to live in the quiet world by the emperor, and naturally all these imperial palaces were confiscated by the new dynasty. Since the institutions in the palace have been abolished, then these imperial palaces will naturally be replaced by Yuma.

The prison was transferred to the court represented by the cabinet.

After changing the management personnel, the agricultural production and grain produced here also entered the palace's granary, and were also included in the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Then they were shocked to find that the amount of these grains was huge. If they save

In terms of distribution, it can actually roughly meet the winter needs of Baoding and several nearby prefectures. You must know that this is because the agricultural production of several nearby prefectures has been interrupted by previous years of famine and war, and there is a serious shortage of labor for irrigation and farming.

case!

While they secretly rejoiced at this "windfall from heaven", the officials of the two ministries and the prime minister also secretly lamented that the imperial court at the end of the Ming Dynasty was indeed corrupt to the core, which was really shocking.

If all this food could be properly entered into the granaries of the Qian Ming Dynasty, the court of the Qian Ming Dynasty might be able to provide some relief, and so many people would not become refugees. Maybe the world would not be in such chaos.

It would not have died so quickly, and the Han Dynasty might not have been able to replace the Ming Dynasty so quickly... The corruption of officials and the disasters were so severe, it is really terrible!

However, this is already a story for another day.

The prime minister and the cabinet concealed this situation very well, and only severely punished the managers of the imperial villages. The imperial court used the extra food out of thin air to better solve the famine in the Beizhi and Gyeonggi areas. The new dynasty also used this extra food.

This won the hearts and minds of the people, and everyone felt that the emperor's reform of the Yuan Dynasty was the destiny of the people. Even the scholars and gentry in Beizhi who were dissatisfied with the new dynasty had to secretly restrain their resistance and cooperate reluctantly.

The rule of the new dynasty.

Of course, the Prime Minister did not intend to explain the specific situation to other unrelated people at this meeting. In order to put some pressure on Zhao Song, he deliberately made the situation more serious and urged Zhao Song to fight harder.

After finishing speaking, the Prime Minister looked at Zhao Song again, "Uncle Xingyang, do you understand?"

"Understood!" Zhao Song straightened his back and replied, "For this offensive, what we are striving for is a quick victory, and at the same time, we try to rely on local supplies so as not to cause too much burden on the country. After waiting for the plan, in the spring and summer of next year

After taking action on this occasion, even if we cannot completely defeat the shogunate within three months and force the shogunate to surrender and sue for peace, we can still occupy a certain amount of Japanese land and carry out the autumn harvest to reduce domestic transportation needs!"

"You are really interested." The Prime Minister was quite satisfied with Zhao Song's reply, and then he lowered his head and looked at the copy of the plan copied by Zhao Song and others. "After setting off from Goryeo, we first want Kyushu Island as a base, and then proceed to the next step.

A one-step battle?”

"Yes, Kyushu Island is very close to Goryeo, and the area is not too large. It can be occupied as soon as possible, and then it can be used as a springboard to further invade Japan. At the same time, Kyushu Island's agricultural products are also very rich, and they can provide us with

The army will provide a large amount of food to alleviate the transportation difficulties of the rear navy." Zhao Song expressed his plan, "In addition, Kyushu is far away from Edo, the core of the shogunate, and there must be many powerful people on the island who are very dissatisfied with the shogunate.

A wealthy family exists and can be used by me!"

"This is in line with our ideas!" The Prime Minister was startled at first, then suddenly laughed, and looked at Kong Zhang, Viscount Keqin, who was sitting far away from the round table.

Kong Zhang also smiled, "Sure enough, heroes have the same idea. Our Foreign Affairs Department's idea is to mobilize the wealthy families on Kyushu Island who are dissatisfied with the shogunate and use them for our army! If the general plans to attack Kyushu from the beginning, then the Foreign Affairs Department and the general

Then we can cooperate with each other.”

"Oh? That's great!" Zhao Song's eyes lit up and he nodded happily. "I wonder what your company has decided?"

"We can't talk about a final calculation, just some preliminary ideas. We found out that Shimazu Tadashi, the lord of Satsuma Domain on Kyushu Island, was resentful of the shogunate's suppression of wealthy families with foreign surnames and theft of power. He very much hoped to overthrow the shogunate's rule and restore the family.

reputation. Moreover, the Shimazu family once ran rampant all over Kyushu, and they must be very familiar with all aspects of Kyushu. If they can get their help, it will be much easier for the imperial army to cross the sea and occupy Kyushu Island. Similarly, Kyushu Island

There are many wealthy families in the world who have the same thoughts as them. If we manage it carefully, some of them will definitely be able to be used by me to help our army occupy Kyushu Island as soon as possible and lay the foundation for the next battle."

"It's so wonderful, so wonderful!" Song was very happy and nodded repeatedly.

To be honest, the information provided by the Foreign Affairs Department exceeded his original expectations. He did not expect that these civil servants could do so much work for them secretly. "Since your company is responsible for foreign affairs, there will naturally be many people who are proficient in Japan."

If someone from your company can help me with my affairs, I think Zhao Song’s trip will be more effective with less effort. I also ask for your help!”

"It should, it should." Kong Zhang also smiled and nodded repeatedly.

At this time, the Prime Minister had already looked at the back of the copy. "There are two battle plans this time? You haven't decided which one to use yet?"

"Yes, after several days of joint research, we have two plans." Zhao Song immediately returned his attention to the prime minister, "The first one is that our army will occupy Kyushu with lightning speed.

, then go all the way north along Kyushu Island... cross the strait, occupy Shimonoseki, and land on Honshu Island. Then go all the way north along the coast of Tokuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuyama, and Kurashiki, and finally go straight to Kyoto! According to our intelligence, the shogunate usurped

The Japanese court and ruler must be quite resentful towards them because of the chaos in the country. They may be bent on restoring their own power, but they are afraid of the shogunate's military power and dare not move. Therefore, as long as we occupy

Live in Kyoto, and then find a way to get the support of the Japanese court and use the banner of the court. The wealthy families in various places who are dissatisfied with the shogunate will definitely rise up against the shogunate. And the shogunate is so anxious that they have to rush to attack Kyoto with a large army, and then

We will engage in a decisive battle with our army, and our army can just wait and work at that time to increase the chance of victory. As long as the decisive battle is won, the rule of the shogunate will naturally fall into disintegration, and more hesitant wealthy families will rise up to counterattack the shogunate.

When the time comes, they will no longer dare to fight our army in such a precarious situation and will have no choice but to seek peace!"

"Interesting." Although Zhao Song said impassionedly, the Prime Minister did not show any excitement and remained very calm.

He turned his head slightly, his eyes left the oval discussion table in the center, and then slid to the young minister sitting in an inconspicuous position by the wall.

"Zhihe, did you hear that? You are very familiar with Japan. Can you tell me whether this plan is feasible?"

All eyes suddenly focused on the young man following the Prime Minister's words, including the Emperor sitting on the throne.

Zhou Pu, who was unprepared, panicked for a moment, and even his face turned slightly red. He finally suppressed his panic, regained his composure, and then slowly stood up.

"This is Zhou Pu, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs, who is responsible for affairs with Japan. He is quite familiar with Japan. Thanks to him, I was able to get a general outline of this plan to conquer Japan.

." The prime minister pointed at Zhou Pu and introduced him to the emperor and others.

"Oh? Is that Zhou Pu who wrote the plan?" The emperor had a good memory. He suddenly remembered the plan and the author's name that the prime minister had submitted to him before, and then took another look at this sturdy figure and handsome face.

A fairly handsome young official.

"Well, it's not bad, it looks a bit like it."

The emperor's praise made this young man even more excited - to be praised by the emperor in person is a lifetime blessing! If the emperor remembers it in his heart, will his career be far away?

"I...I thank the Emperor!" Zhou Pu wanted to kneel down to thank him, but suddenly he remembered the meeting discipline that others had told him before, so he just bowed and thanked the Emperor, but the sincere gratitude was still not there at all.

It was passed to the emperor without reservation.

"Don't be too busy thanking me. I'm still waiting for you to express your opinion." The emperor waved his hand, "Don't be nervous and talk calmly."

How could he not be nervous? Zhou Pu smiled bitterly in his heart.

Zhou Pu was so excited. His grandfather and father never thought that one day he would be able to talk in front of the emperor? This is an honor that their family has not experienced for many generations. How could he bring this kind of glory to the emperor?

Can glory be ignored?

However, he also knew in his heart that this kind of honor must be repaid with his own performance, and it was useless just to shed tears of gratitude, he must show his true qualities.

He also knew he had.

He took a deep breath, and then calmed down again at a speed beyond his expectation.

"Back to the emperor, I think this plan is reasonable and feasible!"

Because he agreed with his plan so categorically, a happy look appeared on Zhao Song's face.

"Hey, your words sound nice... I don't know if you are trying to make us happy. Is there any reasonable explanation?" The emperor just smiled slightly and said, "Tell me your basis."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhou Pu stood up excitedly, and then immediately continued, "Zhao Luzheng said that there are many people in Japan who are dissatisfied with the authority of the shogunate. This is true. Japan has been at war for many years, and the shogunate was in power for thirty years.

When the front was established, there were many powerful families with heavy military forces who opposed them. It was not until more than ten years ago that the shogunate launched two battles to conquer Osaka Castle, killing most of the opponents and establishing its unequivocal authority.
Chapter completed!