The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

For today's Ming Dynasty, the two most difficult places to attack are not the grasslands and the Western Regions.

It's Annan, the country of Wa.

Although these two countries are very different from Ming Dynasty, but it is just such two small countries that caused heavy losses to the former Mongol Yuan army.

The failure of the two Japanese attacks did not discourage Kublai Khan, nor did he fear the typhoon, the Japanese.

Kublai Khan was not of the nature of giving up halfway. He had already entered the Central Plains, so he was not willing to admit defeat so easily.

So the Japanese army was reorganized, and sea ships were built again in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, the navy was extensively drilled, food and grass were collected, and the third Japanese war was carried out.

With the experience of two failures, Kublai Khan believed that his Mongolian iron cavalry would be able to flatten the entire Wa Kingdom.

But on Annan's side, something happened.

The 30 army conquered Annan and suffered a disastrous defeat!

There are pirates on the Japanese side, which is not conducive to the Mongolian Yuan cavalry, but Annan is a land country, how can it defeat the 30 Mongolian Yuan army.

What a shame! ! !
The following year, he reorganized an army of 30 elites and went on an expedition to Annan.

Another defeat!

Come again!

How could Kublai Khan be willing to reconcile, so he wanted to conquer Annan three times.

It's a pity that at this time, Kublai Khan was seriously ill, and all kinds of illnesses hit him, and he was overwhelmed all at once.

Self is the most important thing, as for expanding the territory or something, let’s put it aside first.

Just let it go, and it's over.

Those who succeeded him did not dare to fight.

Meng Yuan, who has lost four consecutive games, can be said to be seriously injured, and more than half of the core elite died tragically in a foreign country.

Until now, Annan has garrisoned troops to conquer the country of Wa.

Annan, which had not been conquered by Mongolian and Yuan troops for two consecutive times with 30 troops, is now occupied by [-] elites from the Ming Dynasty.

Sometimes things like fighting wars depend not only on strength, but also on timing.

For example, the current Wa country is actually a very good time for Daming.

The war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties did end last year.

But the special virtual monarch system and the unique emperor system do not mean that today's Wa country is peaceful.

On the contrary, the accumulated legacy problems are getting worse. Whether it is the victorious Emperor Komatsu or the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, they are also facing the situation of insufficient rewards.

This is also why there are invasions by Japanese pirates along the coast. To a large extent, the behavior of Japanese pirates against Daming is acquiesced.

It is even believed in many places that those who can snatch money from the powerful Ming Dynasty are the real heroes and real warriors.

The 50 army is equivalent to a quarter of the military strength of the entire Ming Dynasty.

The food and grass consumed every day is an astronomical figure.

Zhu Ying personally inspected the household department and the military department, and repeatedly ordered that the logistics of the army must be kept stable.

At the same time, it is necessary to speed up the establishment of sea lanes from Haikou to Jeju Island.

Because one Jeju Island simply cannot supply the rations of 50 troops.

With the movement of the army, thousands of loads of food and grass, and with the sound of the cannon, tens of thousands of taels of gold.

At this time, food prices in various parts of Daming showed a rapid upward trend.

Household Lobby.

Zhu Ying said in a deep voice: "No matter what method is used, even if it is forced pressure, the price of grain must be suppressed by me."

"There must be no mistakes in the supply of 50 troops, but at the same time, the price of food in each prefecture must not rise beyond the market."

Zhao Mian, Minister of the household department, the left and right servants, and the principals all looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Your Highness, thanks to the maintenance of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, the price of food in the South Zhili area is stable and fluctuates slightly."

"However, the bureaucrats of the provinces are unable to control the market. Landlords and gentry are hiding grain one after another, and most grain merchants are closed and do not sell it. This has caused the price of grain to soar."

Zhao Mian said with a wry smile.

Although the household department controls food and money, its control over money and food is seriously insufficient.

In fact, Zhu Ying was also very clear about the current situation, no matter whether it was the Ministry of Household Affairs of the capital or the Department of Cleaning Officials of the provinces, there was nothing to do about the current situation.

Market behavior does not mean that you can control it if you want to control it.

If the grain merchants do not sell and the landlords do not, then the Ministry of Households can only sell grain to stabilize grain prices and fill the vacancy of grain.

But now because of the logistics of the 50 army, a large amount of food is strictly restricted. Even if some are freed, it will be a drop in the bucket for the current overall market.

Some big grain merchants, landlords and tyrants, and noble households even joined forces to eat cheap grain from the government.

This kind of behavior is hard to fight.

It does not mean that it can be achieved according to the population limit, and secretly buys grain at a high price. After some people get the grain, they sell it to get the difference.

What is ignorant people? In the eyes of ignorant people, anyway, the government wants to manage it. If you have money but no food, you can only make trouble. The law does not blame the public, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

Some even take chances, others don't sell me to sell it, and I can make a lot of money by selling it two or three times.

When the price of food comes down, it will be a big profit.

How can ordinary people think of these things, they are nothing more than someone watching and spreading them behind the scenes, and instigate them.

Zhu Ying already guessed that Shanxi merchants were the main driving force behind this scene.

The word Shanxi merchants is simple to say, but extremely complicated to do.

That represents the people of a province.

The most important thing is the complex situation in Shanxi.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the mountains and rivers were broken, the population of the Central Plains withered, and a thousand wastes were waiting for prosperity.

However, Shanxi, which has natural dangers and is known as mountains and rivers in the outside world, has not been disturbed much.

The people are relatively stable, and the population is the largest province.

In the 25 years before Hongwu, they had immigrated several times.

This is the reason why Zhu Ying's side, who had already ordered the Shanxi merchants to be interrogated in the capital, seemed to have only scratched the surface, without hurting anything fundamentally.

Shanxi immigration was not only the largest in the early Ming Dynasty, but also the largest, longest and most widely distributed movement in history.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, large-scale immigration and reclamation were carried out in order to fully play the role of the farming system.

On top of culture, it also plays a considerable role.

The rule of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties had a huge impact on the entire land of the Central Plains, especially the traditional Han culture.

Zhu Yuanzhang wrote in his essay on the Northern Expedition against the Yuan Dynasty: Since ancient times, emperors have come to rule the world, and they have lived in Shenzhou to control the Yidi, and Yidi lived outside to serve Shenzhou. It is unknown that Yidi lived in Shenzhou to rule the world. .
Drive out the barbarians, restore China, set up guidelines and disciplines, and rescue the people.

In the present century, I have never heard of anyone who governs the world and puts the people in order, so that you and others are trembling, living in a land where the Qin Dynasty and the Chu Dynasty are in the past, and you can be sincere and respectful.

When the Song Dynasty fell, there was a saying that "there is no Central Plains after Yashan".

Affected by a large number of ethnic minorities, coupled with the Mongolian Yuan rule, deliberate attack, at the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's founding of the country, it can be said that the Han family declined, the traditional principles of general principles, etiquette and morality are no longer the mainstream culture.

But Shanxi is different.

He has a long and mellow traditional Han culture, especially the southern part of Shanxi, as the hometown of Yao and Shun, can be said to be the birthplace of Han culture.

Confucian culture has thoroughly penetrated into the hearts of every Shanxi commoner.

Immigrants from Shanxi will surely bring the traditional Confucian culture along with them and spread it to the entire Daming country.

Due to the impact of the war, large-scale immigrants moved in, but the local people became a minority, and the immigrants became the majority.

Coupled with the influence of strict laws, relatively backward ethics and morals can be quickly regulated.

Among them, immigrants from Shanxi mainly come from the Central Plains and the Lianghuai area, and there are also a small number of immigrants from other places.

The reason why Shanxi merchants have a very great advantage in the world's chambers of commerce is nothing more than this.

Under the ties of the clan and blood, merchants who have left Shanxi can completely rely on the relationship within the clan to obtain a large degree of protection during the journey of doing business.

This kind of interaction will soon reach a consensus of interests.

It is this kind of intricate relationship, even if it is a rumor case, it is only to clean up the capital, and it cannot be extended any further.

Once it touches too much and has too much influence, it will actually shake the foundation of Ming Dynasty.

The officials of the household department are naturally aware of this situation, so even the grandson himself is helpless.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Ying said in a deep voice: "Since the grain merchants don't sell it and the landlord hides the grain, then order the local bureaucrats to measure the land. Anyone who conceals something and fails to report it will be fined and confiscated."
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