My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 182 Zhu Di Wants to Go to War
After Zhu Gaochi settled the accounts with them, the ministers were dumbfounded and all looked at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Di also looked at Zhu Gaochi. He did not expect that Zhu Gaochi would explain the matter of the Daming Daily so clearly, leaving those ministers speechless. Since you said that there is not enough money, now that the money is laid out, those ministers will have no chance to refute it.

"Well, what the boss said is right. There is no problem with the money. We still need to let the people know some of the policies of the court. Otherwise, those officials below are corrupt, and the people will think that we will not arrest them. So, let's settle this matter, okay?" Zhu Di said to Xia Yuanji with a smile.

Xia Yuanji and the others looked at each other. They all wanted to stand up and refute, but they couldn't. After all, the money problem had been solved, and now it was a policy of keeping the people ignorant. However, Zhu Di wanted the people to know, so what should they do?
"Okay, since you have no objection, boss, you go and run the Daming Daily." Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaochi.

"Yes!" Zhu Gaochi said immediately.

"Your Majesty, I think that the Ming Daily should be handled under the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Personnel, and should not be handled by a separate department. If someone writes nonsense on it, it will have a huge impact on the court." Xia Yuanji stood up again and said to Zhu Di.

"Yes, it would be best if it were handled by the Ministry of Rites or the Imperial College." Huang Fu also stood up and bowed.

"I think it would be better to handle it under the Ministry of Rites." Song Li stood up and wanted to fight for it.

Zhu Di naturally knew what their plan was. They just wanted to take the initiative. Since it had to be done, they still hoped to do it under their control.

Zhu Di smiled and waved his hand, saying, "There is no rush to discuss this matter. We don't know whether it can be done or not. Now we just let the prince try to handle it. If it is done well, we will discuss this matter again. Of course, your concerns are justified, but the content published in the daily newspaper needs to be reviewed. It is not as simple as you think. You can rest assured about this."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is so busy right now, I suggest you let the Ministry of Rites handle it." Xia Yuanji bowed again and said.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Xia Yuanji at this moment, wanting to say something, but he held back and didn't say it. It's not appropriate for him to say it, so let Zhu Di say it.

"He is not busy recently, and he doesn't need to worry about money. He just handles the affairs of state, which doesn't have much to do. Okay, it's settled." Zhu Di finally made the decision, not wanting to argue with them.

Since they looked at each other, they could only sigh.

After the ministers left, Zhu Di just sat there, stroking his beard.

Zhu Gaochi and the cabinet members were dealing with memorials, and Zhu Di would certainly deal with them, but as long as it was not a military matter or a major matter, Zhu Di did not want to deal with it. Generally, memorials from the Ministry of War were sent to Zhu Di, who would deal with them first.

But Zhu Di was very smart. He was worried that Zhu Gaochi did not know anything about military affairs. Therefore, every time after dealing with the memorials from the Ministry of War, he would call Zhu Gaochi and tell him why he handled it that way and what were the advantages and disadvantages of such handling.

"Boss, come here." Zhu Di sat there thinking for a while, then suddenly stood up and said. Zhu Gaochi immediately stood up and followed him, thinking in his heart, what has his father thought of now?
Soon, they came to the small room. Zhu Gaochi closed the door. Zhu Di sat down in front of the desk, folded his hands across his chest, and sat there thinking. Zhu Gaochi could only stand there.

"Boss, have you seen the recent news from the north?" Zhu Di suddenly said.

"Dad, you, you, you want to fight again. Dad, this won't work. The war is still going on in Annan, and you are planning to fight in the north again?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi immediately said anxiously to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di just stared at Zhu Gaochi.

"Dad, you should take a break. There is no rush to fight. You always want to go to war. You finally save some money, but you insist on going to war. Now we don't owe any money, but we don't have much money either. The big ships from Sakya Bao's side haven't set out yet. Moreover, if you want to fight, I have to tell Sakya Bao in advance and ask them to buy some food and grass. Otherwise, if you continue to collect food and grass from the people, the price of domestic grain will inevitably rise. The people will complain." Zhu Gaochi continued to persuade Zhu Di.

During the five years since he ascended the throne, Zhu Di was always thinking about war. As long as someone provoked him, he would want to beat that person until they surrendered.

But Zhu Di is not just a general!

If he were just a general, it would be good to have such an idea, but he would also be subject to the control of the court.

But what about Zhu Di? He was the emperor. Who could stop him from going to war? Only Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Di was going to war, and the court needed someone to supervise the country and prepare subsequent food and armaments for him. The second and third sons did not have this ability, but the eldest son did.

Therefore, Zhu Gaochi dissuaded Zhu Di from going to war more than once. Last year, when fighting Annan, Zhu Di almost led the army in person, but Zhu Gaochi tried his best to stop him, and Zhu Di gave up.

For this reason, Zhu Gaochi was secretly tricked by Zhu Di several times, which made Zhu Gaochi lose his temper. People who didn't know would think that Zhu Gaochi was the father and Zhu Di was the son.

Zhu Di was so willful. He loved to fight and command thousands of troops to fight. He felt that the palace was just a prison cell. Otherwise, he would not have gone to Jiming Temple so often.

Zhu Di yearned for freedom, especially galloping on the grassland and fighting on the battlefield. The sky is high and the birds fly freely!
"Big brother, Daddy hasn't led the army in person for several years." Zhu Di suddenly looked at Zhu Gaochi and said pitifully. "Dad, you are the emperor, why do you always think about leading the army to fight? We still have so many generals in the Ming Dynasty. If we need to fight, let them go. Besides, this time it's not about whether you lead the army or not, but we can't fight. The Tatar matter is just a small conflict, let the border troops handle it. If the Tatars march south in large numbers, I will naturally not stop them, but it hasn't come to that yet! Daddy, let the people have a rest!" Zhu Gaochi stood there and continued to persuade Zhu Di.

Zhu Di sat there with his arms folded across his chest, and it was obvious that he was very unhappy.

"Dad, how about, how about, why don't you go somewhere to inspect and relax? Or you can go to Beijing?" Zhu Gaochi asked immediately when he saw that Zhu Di was unhappy.

"If I don't go, what is there to see? Aren't those civil officials just fooling us? Can't we see the real situation? Seeing the suffering of the people makes me feel sad, and I can't solve it. It's up to you to solve it." Zhu Di waved his hands and said, what's the point of inspection, he doesn't like this thing, he wants to fight a war.

"Dad, then, why don't you go to the Third Camp in the capital and stay there for a few days to train those little brats?" Zhu Gaochi continued to propose.

Zhu Di turned his head and looked at Zhu Gaochi.

"Dad, we have no money. You have no money because you fight in the war. Otherwise, you have to find a way yourself. I have no way. I have finally settled the debts, and you make me owe debts again?" Zhu Gaochi said helplessly.

"You have no conscience. I will talk to Sakya Bao one day and ask him to get me money. I don't count on you." Zhu Di scolded Zhu Gaochi.

"Sakyabao doesn't have that much money. If you go out to fight, it will cost at least 10 million taels. Even if you raid Sakyabao's house now, you won't have that much money." Zhu Gaochi said to Zhu Di.

"Why would I raid his house? I'm asking him to borrow money! Besides, I'll ask Sakyabao to go out to sea this time, send more goods out, earn more money, and buy more food back. If there's iron and copper, that would be fine too." Zhu Di said as he sat there.

"Food can be bought, but copper and iron are a joke. Those countries all want to get them from our Ming Dynasty." Zhu Gaochi still said disdainfully.

"It would be fine if we have food. You can ask the Ministry of Works to make more iron during this period of time." Zhu Di pointed at Zhu Gaochi and said.

"No, it's already the limit! You know how much iron was consumed in the war against Annan last year." Zhu Gaochi shook his head and firmly opposed Zhu Di to go to war.

Zhu Di saw that this was not going to work, so he thought for a while and said, "Boss, if those forces in the north are not eliminated, your father will not be at peace! Are you at peace?"

"Dad, I'm not saying we won't fight, but there's no need to be in a hurry. Can you give me three years? Three years, three years and I'll let you fight, okay?" Zhu Gaochi raised three fingers and asked Zhu Di.

"Three years? I can't even wait for a year, you figure out a way!" Zhu Di said, staring at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi stood there, not moving at all. Zhu Gaochi was confident that although Zhu Di could take care of him in other matters and he could not, when it came to fighting, his father would really listen to him. During the Jingnan Campaign, although he did not go to the front line, he was in charge of all the logistics by himself, ensuring that the entire army never lacked food, fodder and equipment.

Regarding other matters, my father might not listen to me, and might even try to deal with me, but when it comes to war logistics, my father will definitely respect my opinion.

"Boss, the Tatars are bullying our border residents, how can we just sit there and do nothing?" Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaochi and asked.

"Yes, just mobilize a small part of the border troops for defense. Dad, did the second brother write to you again?" Zhu Gaochi asked Zhu Di. The second brother also liked to fight and would encourage his father to go to war whenever he had nothing to do.

"No." Zhu Di shook his head.

"I don't believe it!" Zhu Gaochi shook his head.

"Get out!" Zhu Di said angrily, waving his hands.

"Okay, Dad!" Zhu Gaochi immediately bowed and went out. Fighting a war? Dream on. He had no money and had not prepared much food and grass. How could he fight a war? Is it possible?

Zhu Di was sitting there feeling very unhappy. He really wanted to go to war. After thinking for a while, Zhu Di went out with his hands behind his back, intending to find Sakya Bao. If this guy didn't find a way for him, he would deal with him and then send him to the third camp of the capital to train him.

Zhu Di made up his mind and went out immediately.

Zhu Gaochi was too lazy to care about him. Just don't worry about asking for money to fight the war.

(End of this chapter)