The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

The population problem has always been a major problem for dynasties.

In the 14th year of Ming Hongwu, the national population census was held.

The household account is 65, and the population is 780.

In the early years of Hongwu's founding of the country, although there was no specific census, the population must have plummeted after experiencing the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the exiles everywhere.

Troubled times are a nightmare for everyone in the world.

Looking at the official history of exchanges, the demise of the population is shocking.

For example, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the population was nearly 6000 million.

By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population of the Central Plains was only 760 million.

More than 5000 million people, eighty to ninety percent of the population, perished in this troubled world.

For example, in the Sui Dynasty, the population was more than 600 million.

When the Tang Dynasty was established, there were only more than 1000 million left.

In just a few decades, 3000 million people in the Central Plains died.

Even after the reign of Zhenguan and the prosperity of Kaiyuan, the population of the Tang Dynasty finally reached more than 800 million, but after the Anshi Rebellion, it can be said that the dynasty returned to before liberation.

In this comparison, it seems that there were not too many deaths in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

In fact, it is far more terrifying than imagined.

Because in the current Ming Dynasty, it is no longer that the Han people account for [-]% of the population, but the integration of multiple ethnic groups.

Among them, a large number of Mongols, Semu people, and various ethnic groups are all included in the household registration of Daming, and this is how the current population of 6000 million is.

Among them, the proportion of Han people has not been estimated in detail, but it can be imagined that it is not as good as before.

In the 26th year of Hongwu last year, there was also a census.

According to common sense, during the more than ten years of cultivation, Daming's population should usher in an explosion.

However, the actual number is not much different from that of Hongwu Fourteenth, not much more, still more than 6000 million people.

The reason for this is naturally caused by a large number of military operations.

For example, Lan Yu's conferment of the Duke, including Zhu Di's great contribution to the Northern Expedition, seems to be just a sentence in history, but the soldiers who died among them are hard to count.

Among them, there are military training in various places, and some natural disasters and famines.

Including Fengyang, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, peasant uprisings broke out because they couldn't survive.

It's just that compared with the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was no large-scale turmoil.

Now that the economy is prosperous, high-yield crops are constantly radiating the entire Ming Dynasty. After a few years, it can be regarded as a great breakthrough in population.

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang has been looking forward to.

Even if there is no statistics on the number, at least because of the policy of distributing the income per mu, the number of newborns has continued to increase from the second half of last year to now.

Newborns are Daming's hope for the future.

There is great strength in numbers, which is the real last word for the current Daming.

Half a month is fleeting.

Xiao Yuting is almost two months old.

And today, Champa's letter of credence arrived in Daming.

The first letter of credence to arrive was naturally in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.

"Well, you big grandson, the Champa Kingdom actually gave up a city."

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone revealed surprise, excitement, and even some unbelievable tone.

Nominally speaking, a large number of small countries around Ming Dynasty belonged to vassal states and vassal states.

But this is only in name only.

With regard to a series of factors such as internal affairs, military affairs, and laws of other countries, Daming has no ability to intervene.

Naturally, this has a lot to do with the distance, and it is also related to the large and vast territory of the Central Plains.

A domestic matter is enough to keep the emperor himself busy, so he has no interest in caring about others.

The tribute, in name, is a tribute paid by a small country to the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it is equivalent to some appeasement payments from the Ming Dynasty to the neighboring small countries.

Every small country can get a lot of benefits from the tribute trade. Naturally, most of them don't involve their own interests, so they are more obedient.

This is also related to the face of a heavenly kingdom.

But let the Champa Kingdom, the Champa Kingdom with only fifteen cities, give up one city to Zhu Yunqi.

Such a thing, Zhu Yuanzhang had never even thought about it.

Although the grandson's words were convincing before, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't really believe it in his heart.

I always feel that Dasun will definitely be rejected.

The final situation is to raise soldiers and horses, force them down, and seize a city as Zhu Yunqi's overseas vassal state.

But now.

It was just a decree, and after receiving the news, the Zhancheng Kingdom actually agreed to cede the city.

This really surprised Zhu Yuanzhang.

Probably because in a sense, Dasun did not spend a single soldier, just relying on the power of words.

No, not right.

He didn't even have the power of words, so he simply gave an order, oh, there is still [-] silver, and the Champa Kingdom will directly give one of its own cities to Daming.

Exaggerated, too exaggerated.

"What did grandpa say, our Ming Dynasty is now the king of the world, and it is just a small country in Champa. Grandpa's decree has passed, so how dare we dare to resist?"

Zhu Ying said with a smile in a slightly exaggerated tone.

Obviously, he was trying to make the old man happy.

Zhu Yuanzhang was really happy, but he also understood that there must be something that he didn't know about, so he asked: "Tell us carefully, how Dasun surrendered without fighting."

"If this matter is really that simple, then our Daming is far more than the current territory."

Seeing the old man's question, Zhu Ying didn't hide it, so he started to tell the reason.

"This Champa Kingdom is different from other countries. They believe in Buddhism all over the country. Even the Champa King has to be baptized before he can officially become a king."

"Cha Duo, the envoy of Champa, is actually the elder brother of Cha Ye, the King of Champa. According to the inheritance of our Ming Dynasty, it should be Cha Duo who is the king. However, Cha Duo is also recognized by his Buddhism. to be king."

"Naturally, it has a lot to do with Chaye's mother's family."

"Generally speaking, the most powerful and famous person in Champa is not the king but Buddhism."

"Grandson asked people to communicate with those Buddhist elders, sent more than ten golden Buddhas, and then told them that if they refused to give up a city, they would attack Zhancheng like a Japanese kingdom."

"The Japanese kingdom across the sea can't stop the Ming army, how can Zhancheng stop it, and because the war with Annan in the early years has not allowed Champa to recover, there is no doubt that the current Champa has no way to fight my Ming Dynasty. Let's go to war."

"In this Buddhism, it is not an elder who has the final say. All parties use both soft and hard methods. After a breakthrough, we have the current situation."

"The king of Champa believed in Buddhist teachings for a long time, and he was not a hard stubble. Seeing that the elders agreed, and he couldn't say any objection, naturally he could only let the city go."

It seems a simple matter, but in fact, Zhu Ying had already started to make arrangements when Zhu Ying promised Zhu Yunqi to be in Champa.

In fact, it is very simple to say.

People have their own desires, among which money can be said to be the best impetus.

For the elders of Champa Buddhism, in their eyes, they are not Champas at all, but followers of Buddha.

And Daming is also a follower of Buddha.

What they need is not the so-called territory at the national level, but the spread of Buddhism.

If the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty can become a follower of the Buddha if he is canonized as His Royal Highness, it will be a real big event for Champa Buddhism.

In comparison, a city is nothing.

In the end, the city is still here, and it won't be said to run away. As long as His Royal Highness the emperor of Ming Dynasty becomes a Buddhist, it will be no different from now.

The intricate relationship here is somewhat incomprehensible to Zhu Yuanzhang. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang is not very familiar with religion except for the White Lotus Sect.

I didn't say that I spent too much time researching it.

That's why I don't understand the doorway here.

After hearing what Dasun said, Zhu Yuanzhang's first reaction was not to think about Champa Buddhism, but directly thought of Ming's Buddhism.

"Is the influence of Buddhism really so powerful?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked subconsciously.

He himself is rather suspicious, and when he hears about Champa, he will naturally think of his own Ming Dynasty.

As far as Ming Dynasty is concerned, the influence of Buddhism is considerably greater than that of Taoism.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself was a monk when he was young, but it was only for food, so he was forced to travel after fifty days, that is, he went out to beg.

Because of this experience, I have a good impression of Buddhism.

For example, the three major temples in the current capital, Tianjie Temple, Linggu Temple and Dabaoen Temple, are the best manifestations.

Among them, Tianjie Temple, to a large extent, also represents the majesty of the imperial power. Foreign envoys who come to pay tribute must first familiarize themselves with the court rituals at Tianjie Temple, and finally they can choose a date to meet.

It can be seen from this aspect.

But now Zhu Yuanzhang is a little more wary.

It's just that Zhu Ying doesn't care.

Because apart from Zhu Yuanzhang, the entire Ming Dynasty still advocated Taoism relatively speaking.

This has a lot to do with Zhu Di.

Zhu Di claimed himself as the Taoist Xuanwu Emperor, and the North Xuanwu sits in Wudang Mountain in the south, which alludes to the rationality of the Jingnan War.

After ascending the throne, the Forbidden City was built in the north, and Wudang was built in the south. Since Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, all emperors of the Ming Dynasty sent imperial envoys to Wudang Mountain to pay homage to Emperor Xuanwu.

This is also the key to the prosperity of Taoism in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything in comparison, but he already had thoughts in his heart, and wanted to make some changes to today's Buddhism.

As far as the present is concerned, no matter what, Zhu Yuanzhang is very happy that this Zhancheng country has given a city to the Ming emperor's grandson Jiufan.

But that's not the end of the story.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Grand grandson, the king of Champa has a lot of ideas. Behind this letter of credence, it is clearly stated that he will send a princess to be your side concubine just like that of An Nanguo."

Zhu Ying did not expect this point, but it was within common sense.

The key here is actually Zhu Ying herself.

In the previous newspaper of the capital's mansion, there was a matter of Chen Muyue, Princess Annan's grandson and side concubine visiting relatives.

The Champa Kingdom, the old enemy, will naturally not make a move on this matter, and of course it will turn the situation back.

Naturally, it was impossible for Zhu Ying to say no to such a political marriage.

As for whether there will be a bridal chamber, it depends on Zhu Ying personally.

However, Champa's aesthetics are pretty similar to those of Ming's, so if you think about it, you have to find someone with good looks.

If there is no particularly beautiful princess, a national beauty pageant will be held like Goryeo, and then the name of the princess will be given.

Such a routine is relatively common.

As for the Champa Champaign, on the second day after receiving the letter of credence, Zhu Ying ordered someone to write it on the Jingshi Mansion Newspaper, and it was used as the headline on the front page.

If you don't take the opportunity to publicize such a thing, wouldn't you miss a good time.

Sure enough, after the latest Jingshi Mansion Newsletter was published, the first batch of people in the capital who saw the Mansion Newspaper suddenly became excited.

In the restaurants and teahouses in the market, people coming and going are talking about the city of Champa.

This can be said to have given the Ming people a strong sense of honor.

When our country becomes extremely powerful, every Chinese will be extremely proud of it.

For other countries, it is even more of a deterrent.

In the early days of Champa, many years ago, it also had its glory.

Previously, Champa was not called Champa, but Linyi Kingdom.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Champa became self-reliant against the Han Dynasty. Fan Yan, the governor of Jiaozhi, conquered Jiaozhi County and Jiuzhen County, but the Han army rebelled because they were afraid of going to Zhancheng, which led to failure.

Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty wanted to send 4 troops from Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou to suppress, but was finally dissuaded by his minister Li Gu.

From then on, there was Linyi State.

Fan Xiong, the king of Linyi, united with Funan, raised troops to invade the border of Sun and Wu, and occupied Xijuan County.When Fan Wen became king, Lin Yiguo expanded again, successively conquered Daqijie, Xiaoqijie, Shipu, Xulang, Qudu, Ganlu, Fudan and other neighboring small countries, and paid tribute to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Soon after, Fan Wen repeatedly attacked the Rinan County and Jiuzhen County of the Jin Dynasty, and defeated the expeditionary army sent by the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Since then, Lin Yiguo sometimes paid tribute to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and sometimes maintained a hostile attitude towards the Eastern Jin Dynasty, sending troops to harass Rinan County and Jiude County.

It can be said to be an extremely powerful existence among the Southeast Asian countries, even now, it can be regarded as well-known.

In addition, the Champa Kingdom is close to the sea, and there are many Champa people participating in the maritime trade, and they are also famous in many places.

And such a country, just because of a word from Daming, gave up a city.

This gave other countries a great shock.

After the Jingshi Mansion News spread, many foreign envoys living in Tianjie Temple became more polite.

Even when making a bow, you have to bend your waist three points more, and be upright.

As for Cha Duo, he was more concerned about Princess Champa.

He even wrote a letter of hundreds of words overnight, explaining to the country the type that His Royal Highness Taisun likes in detail, and then ordered someone to rush it to Champa.

It sounds a little unreliable, but the reality is that if Princess Champa is really favored by His Royal Highness, it will have unimaginable benefits for the future Champa.

If it's the opposite, or even not in line with the wishes of His Royal Highness Daming Taisun, then it's hard to say.