The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 85: The Huge Cost of Dragon Elephant Prajna
Wang Shouren had no choice but to put the matter aside for now, knowing how willful the emperor was. He said solemnly: "Your Majesty, your new policies are all good, but they may be too hasty.

And you have to resolve the issue of Jin immediately.

Let’s not talk about other things for now. I am also too busy to handle everything.”

"Impatient? How could I be impatient?

I have not yet directly attempted to subjugate all the martial arts forces." Zhu Houzhao immediately retorted.

Wang Shouren was silent. Compared to this, he was indeed not too impatient.

"But I really am too busy to handle all the matters concerning Jin. I am currently the Left Deputy Inspector of the Censorate, and you want me to be responsible for establishing the military cabinet system. I am too busy to handle it." Wang Shouren said helplessly.

Zhu Houzhao blinked, it seemed so, but the next moment he said with a look of trust: "It doesn't matter, I believe you can solve it, Old Wang."

Wang Shouren was stunned and couldn't say anything more. He was not the kind of person who would shirk responsibility.

His expression became more serious, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I will do my best.

But if you still insist on being so impatient, I would like to ask Your Majesty two things. "

"I am not impatient." Zhu Houzhao grumbled in dissatisfaction, and then asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, with your current prestige and strength, coupled with the Ming Dynasty's more than a hundred years of popularity and heritage.

The new policy can indeed be implemented.

But before the second and third new policies are effective, it is not appropriate to implement other new policies with huge impacts. "Wang Shouren said earnestly.

As he said this, he was actually surprised in his heart.

These two new policies actually coincided with what he had thought beforehand.

The Military Cabinet controls the army and holds greater power.

Thoroughly investigating corrupt and incompetent officials is the first step in governing a country: governing officials.

Although the implementation methods are too radical, the direction is not wrong.

He was indeed surprised that His Majesty could come up with these two new policies.

The fourth new policy to increase salaries is also a brilliant idea.

Although Your Majesty may seem erratic at times, your wisdom in major matters should not be underestimated.

Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes and nodded: "Okay, I agree to this.

What about the second point?

"Your Majesty, the factory guards are both sharp weapons and dangerous weapons.

If used properly, it will benefit the country and the people, but it must be strictly supervised.

Otherwise, the effect of the factory guards will only be more harmful than beneficial.

The only one who can truly monitor the factory guards is you." Wang Shouren said solemnly.

All countries have organizations similar to the Censorate.

But only the Ming Dynasty's factory guards were the most famous and powerful.

This is an absolute murder weapon.

Especially now that Your Majesty has given them strong motivation and power.

The murder weapon is even more murderous.

If it is not properly controlled, it will lead to unpredictable consequences.

Of course, he believed that His Majesty could control it.

Because His Majesty does not tolerate any injustice and his strength is growing stronger.

This weapon cannot resist Your Majesty and cannot have its own thoughts.

He was just a reminder, worried that the affectionate Majesty might be negligent and cause something sad to happen.

"Don't worry, I have already told the two Caobanbans seriously that they dare not do anything bad.

Commander Zhang has always been of upright character, and as for Lao Yan, Lao Zhao and others, I also trust them.

Besides, I have distributed the money to them openly, and I don’t believe they will still embezzle it.” Zhu Houzhao said confidently.

After saying that, he added: "But I will not be careless, I will definitely continue to watch them."

"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Shouren said sincerely.

"Hahaha, of course." Zhu Houzhao laughed.

Wang Shouren did not stay long and left soon. He was indeed very busy now.

After Wang Shouren left, Zhu Houzhao raised his hand with some surprise.

After announcing the new policy, he felt that his martial arts will seemed to have been strengthened.

Although he had no proof, that's how he felt.

After thinking about it, he threw it aside. After all, his martial arts will had never been lacking, and he was definitely invincible.

Soon, the cabinet asked for a meeting.

When Zhu Houzhao saw them, he quickly got angry and glared at them for coming to persuade him.

"Do you really think I have no temper? And that I will always be tolerant of you?" Zhu Houzhao said angrily.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were silent.

Who in the entire Ming Dynasty has a worse temper than you, Your Majesty?
Are you really tolerant of us?

In a trance, they felt again that His Majesty was different from them and from the rest of the world.

It's totally unreasonable.

"Okay, everyone leave." Zhu Houzhao immediately drove them away.

Liu Jian and the other two had no choice but to retreat.

In the next few days, there were constant memorials of advice and remonstrance, but Zhu Houzhao simply ignored them.

In the past few days, the news has spread completely.

Sui Dynasty.

"How dare you, little Zhu Houzhao, bully me like this?" Upon receiving the message at the fastest speed, Yang Guang, who was unsuccessfully leading an expedition, became furious and his face looked ferocious.

He roared: "Wait, one day, I will avenge this humiliation."

"Send an order. No matter what the cost, within ten days, I will destroy Goguryeo."

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State of Song.

"Well, although Zhu Houzhao was a bit arrogant, he should still have a good impression of our Song Dynasty.

Never mind, it's just some gold and silver, just send it over. We still have to maintain a good relationship.

In this way, even if Zhu Houzhao really wants to attack other countries, our Song Dynasty will not be the first one in the future. "Zhao Ji thought.

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There is no need to say much about other small countries, and the rest of the big countries have a better understanding of Zhu Houzhao.

He is indeed worthy of being the thirteen-year-old boy who is feared by the world.

Arrogant and overbearing indeed.

He completely shows an attitude of not taking other countries in the world seriously.

But it doesn’t matter, the more arrogant the better.

Now that Zhu Houzhao is making trouble for the Ming Dynasty, he might even fall into the quagmire of governing the country.

The Mongols were the first to react and secretly sent a large number of people to the Ming Dynasty again, determined not to let Zhu Houzhao govern the country easily and smoothly.

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Zhu Houzhao didn't care about the reactions of other countries as he was very busy now.

Being busy made him feel irritated.

The rules and regulations drawn up by various departments made him dizzy because there were too many details.

But he had to watch it.

The new policy was proposed by him, so how could we not take a look at it?

Fortunately, he knew how to use people. He let the cabinet help him find faults and negotiate and argue with various departments, so he didn't have to think so much himself.

But the feeling of irritation still exists.

So when he started meeting people like Wudang, Longhu Mountain, Shaolin Temple, and Cihang Jingzhai, he took action.

Beat up all these people.

We had friendly discussions again and again.

Then he let these people go back. There was nothing much to say.

As for rewards or anything like that, of course there aren't any.

Zhu Houzhao now felt more and more poor. How could he reward others for no reason and without any merit?

That morning, having not attended the morning court for several days in a row, he came to the camp of Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry as usual, and then he felt that he was going to be even poorer.

"Is this Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu really that good?" Zhu Houzhao asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, our ministers have conducted experiments and found that this is definitely the most suitable martial art for the Dragon Cavalry to practice as a whole." Qiu Yue, one of the three deputy generals of the Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry, affirmed.

“This martial art is the supreme Dharma-protecting divine art in the Tantric Buddhism. It is divided into thirteen levels and is a method of strengthening the body through internal energy.

With each level of practice, the strength of the physical body increases greatly.

More importantly, the first level of skills is very simple. Even a foolish person can master it within one or two years as long as he is taught.

The second layer is twice as deep as the first and will take up to three to four years.

And so it increases exponentially.

It can be said that it is most suitable for the overall training of Dragon Rider.

Although we only got the first seven levels of skills from the Mongol captives, it is more than enough for the Dragon Riders. "

After saying that, Mu Kun smiled awkwardly and said, "It just means the consumption will be even greater."

"How big?" Zhu Houzhao asked casually while looking at the Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu.

"I'm afraid we'll have to increase the cost of meat by 30,000 taels of silver every month." Mu Kun said honestly.

"It's okay, just eat as much as you want and practice hard." Zhu Houzhao agreed immediately.

Qiu Yue, Mu Kun and Xu Bikui were all delighted.

The three of them were not ordinary soldiers and knew how much the Emperor Wu’s Dragon Cavalry cost.

Food for people and horses, weapons for equipment, martial arts training, salary distribution, etc.

Now that the Emperor Wu's Dragon Riders have been replenished to 10,000 men, it costs more than 200,000 taels of silver every month.

The big part is not the salary, after all, there are so many people.

The biggest issue is food. People and horses eat too much. Equipment is also a big issue.

Now they have to add another 30,000 taels of silver, which even they feel is too expensive.

Zhu Houzhao didn't feel anything, he had never cared about money.

Suddenly, he asked curiously, "Do you think Temujin's Thirteen Wings has practiced the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra?"

The three of them looked solemn.

"Your Majesty, I think it is impossible for Temujin's thirteen wings to all practice the Dragon Elephant Prajna Paramita Technique. The Mongols simply cannot afford such a cost.

Even the core Qiexue Army of the Thirteen Wings cannot practice as a whole." Qiu Yue said in a firm tone.

This was determined by the national strength of the Mongols.

The territory of the Mongols was large, but the population was there, and they still maintained the four great Khanates.

If the 10,000-strong Qiexue Army wanted to practice the Dragon Elephant Prajna Paramita Technique as a whole, the various meats and supplies that would be required would be unbearable for the Mongols.

Even Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry relied on the Ming Emperor's treasury to survive.

From its establishment to now, the annual cost has become increasingly high.

If I continue to practice the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra, it is foreseeable that the annual expenses will increase even more.

What could the Mongols, a grassland empire, use to practice?

“Okay, since the Mongols can’t practice, let’s practice.

When you brothers have all achieved success in your training, I will lead you to ride on the grassland and flatten the small Mongol Yuan Dynasty." Zhu Houzhao said with a happy smile.

"Yes." Qiu Yue, Mu Kun and others all smiled, full of fighting spirit and confidence.

"I'll go and have a look to see if there is a more complete Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung in the Sutra Repository?" Zhu Houzhao said after thinking about this.

Countless skills were collected in the Ming Dynasty imperial family's Sutra Library.

Maybe there really is such a thing as the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra.

"By the way, the salaries of our Ming officials and soldiers must be reassessed.

The ranks of the brothers should also be decided completely.

I have decided that the ranks within the Dragon Riders will be fully compared with the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

What do you think?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly asked.

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