Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng and waited for his words.

Zhou Fang was also looking at him. As Zhou Zheng’s elder brother and one of the Zhou tycoons, Zhou Fang did not get the truth from Zhou Zheng’s mouth.

The civil and military officials of the court almost unanimously opposed the premature Northern Expedition from Zhao Rujiao in Yunnan in the southernmost part, Cao Wenzhao in the southern part, Qin Liangyu in the northwest, and Lu Xiangsheng in Liaodong.

In their opinion, Jianlu was not the weakest time, and the Ming Dynasty did not recover. The best strategy now is to revise the national affairs internally and watch the suffering of Jianlu. With the time of deduction, one must be strong and the other is weak. When the right time comes, the best strategy is to decide one battle!

Zhou Zheng saw Zhou Qingli, and Zhou Fang and both looked at him, picked up the teacup and drank, and said, "In fact, victory or defeat is not important, what is important is a 'power'."

Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng and waited for his words.

Zhou Fang also looked thoughtful, but still had confusion.

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "As long as we have not suffered a big defeat, we will preserve our strength. Next year, the Northern Expedition will be once or twice, and the Northern Expedition will be once or twice, and then the Northern Expedition will be ten or eight times. The victory or defeat will not matter. What is important is that our Ming Dynasty has the ability to fight the Northern Expedition. In comparison with Jianlu, we are the righteous and strong side. This is a psychological preparation, which concerns the morale of our dynasty."

Zhou Qingli gradually recalled the taste and said, "Do you think there is an atmosphere of fear of Jianlu in the Ming Dynasty. Do you want to reverse this atmosphere?"

Zhou Zhengdao: "It is not only for Jianlu, but also for the domestic situation. Li Zicheng's attack on the capital was a huge blow to our dynasty, no less weak than the Tumu Fort. Now the people are tired and need to inspire people."

Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng deeply with a smile on her face and didn't say anything else.

Zhou Fang, however, felt a little sudden and realized, and said, "Then why didn't you say it directly?"

Zhou Zhengdao: "Those who know about heart disease are not saved, and need to be treated silently."

Zhou Fang then realized it and said, "Even if it is rescued, the effectiveness will be greatly reduced. Well, what do you want me to do?"

Zhou Zheng glanced at him and said, "Next year the Ministry of Revenue will allocate one million yuan to the Ministry of Industry, mainly to build the official road to Shanhaiguan and various military facilities in Liaodong. My eldest brother is the former Minister of Works, so I will take a walk on my behalf."

Zhou Fang immediately understood Zhou Zheng’s intention and smiled and said, “I’m afraid the former Minister of Works is useless, so your ‘big brother of Duke Ding’ is better.”

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Go to North Korea for another trip. Some people in North Korea were too close to Jianlu before. To fight in the north, they need to cut off all the help from Jianlu."

North Korea is indeed a bit outrageous. It has endless internal struggles and privately abolishes the king. It has not been reported to the Ming Dynasty for approval at all. The internal struggles still originate from the Ming Dynasty and Jianlu standing on the side.

Zhou Fang looked cold and said lightly: "I know that North Korea will station 10,000 troops, and then bring me 200 Jinyiwei. At that time, I will kill some people."

Zhou Zheng rarely saw Zhou's murderous intent, and was a little surprised, and then nodded and said, "Okay."

Zhou Qingli looked at the eldest son with a deep smile in her eyes.

The father and son chatted until midnight before they parted.

With the help of Uncle Fu, Zhou Qingli stood up tremblingly, looking at the snow outside the door, and her face was still full of smiles.

Uncle Fu is also older, with half a head of white hair. Looking at Zhou Qingli's expression, he smiled and said, "Master, why are you so happy?"

Zhou Qingli looked at Xue and said, "I, Zhou Qingli, have no merits and virtues in this life, but I have two good sons. My Qilin son has grown up."

Uncle Fu smiled and said, "Didn't this be known for a long time?"

Zhou Qingli also laughed and said with some emotion: "When people come, they are prone to sentimentality. Tianjin Wei will not go back, let's take care of the elderly here."

Uncle Fu was happy when he heard this and said, "That would be the best. The children are all in the capital, how happy they look."

Zhou Qingli laughed a few times and said, "Your family has been hidden and brought to the mansion. While I can live for a few years, I will teach you and have a good future."

Uncle Fu kept avoiding suspicion, listened to Zhou Qingli's words and said repeatedly: "Mr. Xie, I will write a letter to go back tomorrow."

Zhou Qingli waved her hand and said, "We can't block the path of our younger generations, we have to pave what we should pave."

Uncle Fu responded and helped Zhou Qingli back to his room.

The two of them hunched over and slowly stepped out of the threshold.

Outside, it was snowing heavily.

...

During the Chinese New Year, Zhou Zheng was too lazy to be quiet and relaxed at home with his father, wife and children.

On the eve of the Lantern Festival, some people in the court and the country finally couldn't sit still and began to come to the door one after another.

It was nothing more than a big or small thing in the court, but there was nothing new, just that Zhou Zheng needed to make a decision.

On the Lantern Festival, Zhou Zheng took his family of four and walked at the lantern festival.

This year's Lantern Festival has recovered some anger, with traffic and crowds.

Zhou Zheng carried Xiao Ke'er on his back and lingered around the river with riddles, enjoying it.

The little guy was very interested in these things. When he saw someone who couldn't guess, he squatted beside him and watched, and argued with some people endlessly.

When people saw that he was a child, they wanted to tease him, but he grabbed the person and insisted on persuading him.

Zhou Deshen was a little taciturn, not interested in these things, and kept following them quietly.

Shangguan Qing took him with him, as if he was afraid that he would be lost.

From the evening to the middle of the night, until Xiao Ke'er fell asleep tiredly, Zhou Zheng and his group turned around.

Shangguan Qing looked at the brightly lit on the cruise ship, laughing and laughing, glanced at Zhou Zheng, and said, "Will there be your acquaintance above?"

Zhou Zheng didn't even look at her and walked straight forward.

Shangguan Qing snorted.

Zhou Deshen looked at his parents with some confusion, but did not ask.

The reason why Zhou Zheng ignored Shangguan Qing was because of some rumors.

He had been in Nanzhili for more than half a year before, and often met some people on the Qinhuai River and dealt with some things. It was inevitable that the romantic story of "The Conquest of Xibo and the famous prostitute XX" would be heard.

Among them, Liu Rushi and Dong Xiaowan are the most common, and Shangguan Qing occasionally uses words to choke Zhou Zheng.

After the Lantern Festival, Zhou Zheng was really busy, and the officials of the six ministries came to visit him without any worries.

Gao Hongtu was talking in the pavilion of Zhou Mansion.

"The land matter is still the biggest problem. Although some big landlords have been solved, small landlords have a big problem. They are spread all over the country, with millions, and it is really difficult to deal with."

"The other is the problem of money and food. In the case of disaster, all production is reduced, making it difficult for the people to survive. Money is another problem. On the one hand, it has to exchange old coins and also has huge expenditures. The northwest has not been fully booked, and there are wars in Yunnan from time to time. Liaodong is even more of a huge burden, with millions of money and food every year..."

"We are currently unable to make ends meet, relying on our old capital. In this case, the officials expect it to last for only two years. In two years, if the burden cannot be reduced or there are new tax sources, the treasury may collapse..."

"It is correct for the Lord to decide the Northern Expedition. If we can resolve the Jianlu as soon as possible, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and will be much more relaxed."

...

Gao Hongtu said a lot, in short, it was internal and external troubles, and it became increasingly serious. If some problems could not be solved quickly, the Ming Dynasty court would be unable to continue.
Chapter completed!