Chongzhen Chat Group

Upon hearing this, the ministers began to discuss in low voices again.

"With the war, food consumption has increased dramatically, which is indeed a problem!"

"No, the Loop is also short of food and is suffering from a headache!"

"There are also the Han people in Liaodong who retreated to Ming Dynasty last time. They opened so many mouths and asked for food. This part was unplanned."

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Among those discussing, only the eunuchs who were in charge of rituals were silent, and no one spoke. It's just that those eunuchs with pens would secretly glance at Cao Huachun, the eunuch with palm prints, to observe his face.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to the discussion below and understood that this was indeed a difficult problem. He suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but ask: "Has anyone replied to the letter from any country in Southeast Asia?"

Hearing this, Wen Tiren knew that the emperor was asking about food tributes from various countries in Southeast Asia. As the first assistant, he went out to report: "Your Majesty, I haven't seen any reply!"

After finishing speaking, seeing that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be angry, he quickly added: "Your Majesty, the journey to Nanyang is far away. Maybe my envoy from the Ming Dynasty has not reached it yet. It may not be that the countries in Nanyang do not want to pay tribute!"

Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly when he heard this. He did not deny that this situation might exist. But it’s hard to say exactly how it will be!

At this moment, Wang Chengen said: "Lu Zhongcheng said that General Zheng Zhilong was by his side, saying that there were many pirates in Nanyang and there were activities of Western barbarians. My envoy from the Ming Dynasty may not be able to reach the Nanyang countries safely. And even if the Nanyang countries want to pay tribute, I am afraid they will not Encountered robbery.”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately remembered that Zheng Zhilong had said before that at the southernmost tip of the Annam Peninsula, the rebel general of the Li Dynasty colluded with the Fo Langji people. Counting the time, at this time, European countries had also begun to colonize Southeast Asia!

What a pity, now the Ming Dynasty has not yet smoothed things over, and can only watch those European colonists grabbing territory!

Thinking this way, Emperor Chongzhen's mind jumped again. These European colonists came thousands of miles away, and one of the most important reasons was to seek money! In this case, if Ming Dynasty wants to impose a sea ban again, wouldn't it be mutually beneficial and win-win?

After thinking about it for a moment, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt that something was going on. He immediately entered the chat group and privately chatted with Sun Chuanting: "The imperial edict to establish a sea ban is about to be announced to the world. One of Sun Qing's important responsibilities is to allow overseas countries to transport food. The Ming Dynasty. Among them, you can contact the Netherlands...that is, the Hongyi people, and the Folangji people, and ask them to transport grain to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for the silk, tea, ceramics and other items they want."

At this point, he was afraid that Sun Chuanting didn't understand enough, so he emphasized again: "The Ming Dynasty is in urgent need of food. It needs a huge amount of food. Do you understand?"

Sun Chuanting immediately learned of the private chat of the group leader, so he immediately replied: "Wei Chen understands, Wei Chen will take care of this matter immediately!"

However, Emperor Chongzhen was still anxious for food, so he simply issued an order: "In this way, the Zheng family is familiar with Hongyi. You ask the Zheng family to contact them and ask them to send someone to Fujian to negotiate. In addition, Fo Langji While people are staying in Macau, Qing will go there personally. If they don't agree, or want to bargain, or try to eat meat from the Ming Dynasty, then command the local government, drive them into the sea, and prohibit them from ever coming back to the Ming Dynasty!"

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he was a little surprised. He did not expect that the emperor would ask him to personally go to Macau, Guangdong to supervise the matter.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard Emperor Chongzhen telling him again: "There should be missionaries among these Western barbarians. Those missionaries were expelled by me because they did not agree to my previous request. Their influence is still there. Xiyi is very big. However, no matter how big it is, it cannot defeat the attraction of wealth. In this regard, you must grasp the size. In addition, I can tell you that if the specialties of the Ming Dynasty are transported to the country of Xiyi, it will be a huge profit. For Xiyi, as long as the quantity is large, it is attractive enough!"

In Europe at this time, the relationship between politics and religion should be mutual use. As long as there are enough interests, it won't be a problem for them to turn against each other. What's more, those colonists were mostly money-grubbing desperadoes.

Sun Chuanting did not dare to neglect the emperor's personal instructions. He immediately agreed and began to arrange the matter.

At this time, in the Wenhua Hall, because Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be in a daze, the ministers who had been discussing for a while had gradually reached a consensus. It seems a bit difficult to prevent Jianlu from sending troops in winter.

No, Liu Xingzuo said: "Governor Hong said that he would send as many Mongolian soldiers as possible to patrol the eastern grasslands at night, and try to prevent the Jianlu from spying on the reality of Guihua City!"

The meaning of this is actually that Hong Chengchou also understood that the court could not hold back Jianlu, so he could only hope to isolate Jianlu's exploration. But the grassland is boundless, so how can it be possible to truly isolate Jianlu and Tanma. What's more, Huang Taiji is very determined, and those detective horses must have tried their best to investigate.

Everyone listened, some were silent, some nodded slightly, but that was all. After Wen Tiren thought about it for a while, he decided to make an appeal and asked to reduce the immigration of Qin and Jin disaster victims to the Hetao area.

But at this moment, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly said: "I know that food is the most scarce material in our Ming Dynasty. But the battle of Liaodong must be fought, and the main force of Jianlu must be dragged in Liaodong. That's good... …”

Hearing what he said, the ministers in the Wenhua Palace paid attention. Bi Ziyan, in particular, looked troubled. The emperor was determined to beat him, and he, the Minister of Revenue, would lose his hair.

"The Jianlu have no food. If they want to expedition to Hetao, they will also need a lot of military supplies, especially food. For this reason, the slave chief also issued an order to let North Korea try to collect food and grass to send over." Emperor Chongzhen said this, Smiling slightly, he suddenly said firmly: "If we cut off these grains, it will not only ease the supply of military grain in Liaodong, but also aggravate the food crisis of Jianlu. What do you think?"

The ministers below did not expect the emperor to say this, and they couldn't help but nod when they heard it. If we can really intercept these grains, the benefits must be obvious.

Wang Chengen immediately spoke: "Lu Zhongcheng said that he will do his best and set off immediately to lead the Hussars Battalion to Dongjiang!"

Hearing this, Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't Jianlu keep troops in North Korea just to defend against the Dongjiang Army? Moreover, Lu Zhongcheng had intercepted their food before. Now if he goes there again, Jianlu will Without defense, can you defeat Jianlu and intercept the grain?"

Obviously, Jianlu was not a fool. How could he make the same mistake over and over again. Besides, these grains are very important to the Jianlu people, and they must be on guard against the Dongjiang Ming Army!

Thanks to haste, Chinese Pastoral Cat, Tianhan Talisman, and Cunjiner for the reward!

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