Compared to earning money from farming before, they were earning more now, and it was easier for them to earn money. In comparison, the land they took out to support Zhu Yijun's tax reform were all small profits, so it was fine to take them out.
Once Zhu Yijun chose to stop at this time, it would really be chaos.
"Let's fight!" Zhu Yijun said with a sigh. Anyway, at this time, could it be worse than in his previous life?
The colonial powers in his previous life were all quite developed in the end, right?
Even Germany, which had experienced two world wars, was still very developed, right?
Grab resources first, develop first, and then do whatever you want later!
If one day Daming started a world war, Zhu Yijun could only pray in heaven.
Anyway, it was better to fight others than to be beaten. Wasn't this the way of this era?
Japan was used by Zhu Yijun as a training ground for Daming's sea merchants. Once they were trained, they would naturally move.
At that time, Zhu Yijun could let Li Dan and Daming's sea merchants form a joint caravan. Of course, it would definitely be an armed caravan, and he could provide the equipment.
At that time, Daming's royal navy would follow behind, and the merchants would open the way, and the army would arrive later.
"Has Zhao Lian arrived in Beijing?" Zhu Yijun turned to look at Zhang Jing and asked slowly.
Zhao Lian was the governor of Daming's Japan that Zhu Yijun had prepared. When he arrived, the war in Japan would begin.
While Zhu Yijun was thinking about attacking Japan, a very serious military conference was being held in Busan Port in North Korea.
There were many people participating, including Daming's commander-in-chief, Zhang Weixian, the two generals of the army, Li Rusong and Cao Wenzhao, the admiral of Daming's royal navy, Qi Jin and deputy admiral Yu Zhigao.
There was also North Korea's commander-in-chief, Yi Sun-sin, and his two trusted generals, the eunuch in charge of the Daming's East Intelligence Agency, the eunuch in charge of the Daming's ceremonial department, and the godson of Zhang Jing, the admiral of Dongchang, Wei Dynasty.
Zhang Cha, the deputy commander of the Imperial Bodyguard, and Li Dan, the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Everyone had gathered here to plan only one thing, and that was to capture the Japanese Empire.
"Everyone, I'm sure you all know why I've asked you to come here today, so I, I, will not waste any more time."
Zhang Weixian sat on the main seat and swept his gaze across everyone's faces. He said slowly, "Everyone, feel free to speak your mind. Today, I, I, would like to hear your thoughts."
Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke. It was obvious that no one had thought of what to say.
For generals like Cao Wenzhao and Li Rusong, there was nothing to discuss. They would just fight.
Yi Sun-sin, on the other hand, had nothing to say about North Korea's side. Killing the Japanese pirates was enough. North Korea could not participate in the other matters, nor did they have the ability to.
"Let me say a few words!"
At this time, Wei Dynasty spoke first with a gentle smile on his face.
Although Wei Dynasty's tone was gentle and he had a smile on his face, no one dared to look down on this Eunuch Wei.
It should be known that his godfather, Zhang Jing, was a famous smiling tiger, but he was ruthless!
Many people said that it was because of His Majesty Daming that a eunuch like Zhang Jing did not dare to do evil. Otherwise, Zhang Jing might be like Liu Jin and Wang Zhi.
Even so, in Daming, no one dared to look down on Zhang Jing. Naturally, no one dared to look down on the successor that Zhang Jing trained.
"I don't know how to fight a war, and I won't say much in front of the generals. I only want to say one thing. When I left Jingdu, my godfather told me that Dongchang is only responsible for providing intelligence. As for how and when to fight, it is up to the generals to decide."
"I want to talk about the situation of the Japanese Empire. The person in charge of the Japanese Empire is called Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but he is not the Emperor of the Japanese Empire. They call themselves the Emperor, but it doesn't matter.
According to the intelligence, the Emperor of the Japanese Empire and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are not one. There is no need to treat them as one enemy. "
Wei Dynasty's words were simple, but everyone present was simple. Of course, they understood what he meant.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a powerful minister. He controlled the Emperor to order his vassals. Although this was a compliment to the Japanese Empire, it was the truth.
Zhang Weixian nodded thoughtfully. Then, he turned to the others and said, "Does anyone else have anything to say?"
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn't want a broken Japanese Empire that is at war endlessly."
At this time, Li Dan said, "I hope the Grand Marshal can follow what Duoyan Marquis did with the three tribes of Duoyan and Horqin. If he really wants to kill everyone in the Japanese Empire, it will be our loss."
"Whether it is the war in Korea or the war against the Japanese Empire, the imperial court has spent a lot of money. This money has to be earned back from the Japanese Empire."
Zhang Weixian nodded again. Zhang Weixian didn't need Li Dan to say this. Zhang Weixian also understood that the war was fought with money.
Zhang Weixian also remembered one thing that Zhu Yijun had told him, which was to earn money in a war. Only then would they have the ability to continue fighting.
If every war cost a country's strength and money, then it would collapse sooner or later. This was the saying, "Although a country is big, it will die if it is warlike."
As long as they could earn money through war, then they could fight for a long time and become stronger.
This point was amply proven after the War of Wala. Although the cost of fighting the Wala had been great, the profits the Great Ming had earned from the Wala not only made up for the cost of the War of Wala but also provided the Great Ming with large amounts of wool cloth, warhorses, and livestock. This allowed the Great Ming soldiers to have better equipment, better warhorses, and stronger bodies.
The war in Korea was a loss, so this loss had to be earned back from the Japanese Empire. This was the will of the Emperor, and it was also the consensus of the Daming's officials.
As a member of the Honours, Zhang Weixian knew that the Honours and relatives of the Daming, the officials in the imperial court, and the local gentry were all waiting to make a fortune from this war against the Japanese Empire.
If the Japanese Empire was destroyed, then their losses would be great. The Emperor would also be dissatisfied with his own ability.
"Since no one has any other opinions, then I will start planning for the war against the Japanese Empire!"
Zhang Weixian's gaze swept across the crowd and said with a serious expression. Everyone also became serious. At this time, Zhang Weixian had the final say.
The previous conversation was to seek opinions, so everyone could speak freely. However, now that they were planning for the war, this was a military order. No one dared to make a joke out of it.
"After this war against the Japanese Empire, we must achieve a strategic goal. That is to wipe out the regular army of the Japanese Empire. This is non-negotiable."
"The Japanese Empire's army cannot be left alive. This is the primary goal. At the same time, all the Japanese pirates who advocated invading Korea must be wiped out. They are led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, so Toyotomi Hideyoshi must be eliminated first."