Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

The hot air balloon rises slowly,
The hanging basket is getting higher and higher.

Eunuch Wei couldn't stand still.

As a person who grew up on the ground, even if he longs to go to heaven, who doesn't panic after going to heaven?

Eunuch Wei was so frightened that he just leaned over to take a look, his face turned pale with fright, and he collapsed in the hanging basket: "Oh! It's so high!"

And Zhu Youxiao didn't seem to be afraid at all, even if it was the first time he went to heaven, he still acted very calm, but his expression couldn't hide his excitement.

Zhang Haogu was also relieved to see that Zhu Youxiao was able to adapt to the feeling of leaving the ground. Looking at Zhu Youxiao who was standing on the edge of the hanging basket and looking at the distant scenery, Zhang Haogu leaned over and pointed to one side: "Your Majesty, see Is that over?"

Zhu Youxiao's tone couldn't hide his excitement: "I see, that's my palace!"

"That is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, that is the Hall of Central Harmony, and that is the Hall of Preserving Harmony!"

"That's the Wenhua Palace, that's the Wuying Palace"

"That's the Qianqing Palace"

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Youxiao said again: "I saw the Royal Garden, and Jingshan."

"It turns out that the palace as a whole is like this. I have seen it on drawings and on the ground. This is the first time I have seen the whole picture."

"It's no wonder that the ancients Yunhui will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains are small at a glance. It's really different when you stand tall."

Looking at the excited Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Haogu also smiled: "This is the first time the emperor has seen the whole capital, right?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and then saw a telescope in front of him. Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Haogu in astonishment, then took the telescope from Zhang Haogu with a smile, pulled it away and looked into the distance , watching and tutting non-stop.

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu were so excited, Eunuch Wei on the side couldn't help but move to the side, enduring fear and looking into the distance. Seeing this, the scenery really made Eunuch Wei forget his fear for a while.

"The mountains and rivers are so majestic and delicate, they are really beautiful. I really envy the birds in the sky. I can see these magnificent mountains and rivers every day."

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's emotion, Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "The land and mountains of Daming belong to you, Your Majesty. What is there for Asuka to envy?"

"If you want, after the Academy of Engineering produces a more reliable flying ball, you can place one in the palace. You can watch it whenever you want."

Zhu Youxiao grabbed Zhang Haogu's hand and said, "Master, I really didn't expect such a surprise. It's really a surprise! This manpower can really go to heaven and earth."

"This is the power of Gewu. When technology improves in the future, the flying ball can become bigger, and even a steam engine can be installed to drive the flying ball forward. At that time, the emperor can still sit in the flying ball and overlook the great Ming Dynasty. country."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "I believe, I believe that sooner or later there will be such a day!"

"Before, I believed what Master you said about wooden cows and horses. Now, Master, you have proved that you can go to heaven and earth. Sometimes I wonder what else you don't know, Master."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "It would be great if I knew everything, I just put forward some ideas, and it is those bachelors and you, the emperor who have always supported them, who really realized these things."

After looking at the scenery in the air for a while, Song Yingxing quickly asked someone to lower the flying ball. Right now, the flying ball was carrying the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the chief assistant. Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu were not worried. Could he not be worried?

Once something goes wrong, his whole family, not to mention the three clans, the nine clans can't keep it!

When the flying ball slowly landed on the ground, the surrounding Jin Yiwei and Dongchang fans were completely relieved, and Song Yingxing and the other scholars really put their hearts into their stomachs.

Zhu Youxiao jumped down from the hanging basket, clapped his hands and looked at the flying ball behind him: "It's a good thing!"

"The Academy of Engineering is working hard."

Song Yingxing on the side nodded repeatedly to thank you, while Zhang Haogu continued: "Your Majesty, this steam engine has been proven to be used on ships, and we can try to build a big steam ship of the Ming Dynasty later, and the corresponding wooden cows and horses on the ground can also be used for preliminary trials. gone."

"As for this flying ball, after researching it in the future, we can build a large flying ball that can carry tens of hundreds of people and thousands of materials. Then my Ming Dynasty can not only carry materials and personnel through flying balls, but also strike from a high place." Thief."

"Not only are there my Da Ming's masters on the ground, but they are also on the water and in the sky! So far, my Da Ming has gathered all three armies to conquer all directions."

Zhu Youxiao was also moved by Zhang Haogu's words: "That's right, the master of Ming Dynasty must not only be on the ground, but also on the water, and also in the sky!"

"Who would have thought that 260 years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I, the Ming Dynasty, would be able to go to heaven and enter the earth. I really can't imagine it."

While the emperor of Ming Dynasty and the chief assistant were excited about the achievements of Daming Technology, some people in the Southwest couldn't bear it anymore and began to move around.

With the implementation of the new policy in the south, not only the land in the south of the Yangtze River began to equalize the fields, but also the land in Yunnan. After all, the princes of the state are all in the capital as hostages. What worries the court about the government of the state of Guizhou in Yunnan?
Therefore, the imperial court in Yunnan began to distribute land to the people of Yunnan in accordance with the policy of the north. On the other hand, the imperial court also planned to disintegrate the Tusi forces in Yunnan, completely reform the land return, and bring Yunnan under the imperial court.

The implementation of this policy was good at the beginning, but with the simultaneous implementation of the land reform and the equalization of land, not to mention the chieftains in Yunnan, and the large tracts of fertile land in the Guizhou State Mansion were allotted, how could the Qian State Mansion be able to sit still?
Not to mention the Guizhou government, those chieftains couldn't bear it anymore.

Generations of chieftains have been abolished as officials, and the fields have to be distributed to mud legs. What will the chieftains do?
Seeing that the imperial court is getting stronger and stronger, winning battles in the north one after another, and the new policies have been implemented in the south of the Yangtze River, the chieftains in Yunnan and the Duke of Guizhou can't sit still.

But now there is still a question: what are they using to rebel against the court?
And, what about Duke Qian Mu Tianbo who is still in the capital?
At the beginning, in order to protect the government of Qian State, Song chose to poison his hapless son, Mu Qiyuan, and sent Mu Tianbo to the capital as a hostage.

But now, the imperial court has no intention of letting go of Qian Guogong's mansion.

Think about the Dukes of England, Duke Ding, Duke Cheng, Duke Wei, and the Dukes of the Four Kingdoms have all been dealt with.

Right now, only the Duke of Qian's mansion is left, and the court wants to reform the land return and equalize the land. This is obviously planning to not even keep the Duke of Qian!
Originally, the imperial court also provided money, grain, and goods to the Guizhou government, but as more and more Han people lived in Yunnan, and the land reform was promoted step by step, the Guizhou government could get less and less. The face of the Duke's Mansion is also gradually disappearing.

How does this make the Guizhou government accept the reality?

The hereditary duke for more than 200 years, the real king of Yunnan, can't even command the soldiers and people in Yunnan.

A panic that suddenly lost power enveloped the Qian State Duke's Mansion, and also enveloped everyone in the Qian State Duke's Mansion.

Frightened, uneasy.
Lost the power to suppress Yunnan, and now the chieftains in Yunnan will also change officials, which means that Duke Qian's power in Yunnan for 260 years will be uprooted.

The chieftains who have been intertwined with the Qianguo government for the past 260 years are no longer the power of the Qianguo government. If they lose their power and lose their targets of suppression, what meaning does the Qianguo government have?
What will happen to the court when the Guizhou government is no longer needed?
This is a question that everyone in the Duke of Qian's Mansion is currently thinking about, and it is also a reality that they have to face.

After all, the master sitting in the Forbidden City is not a good character, but a cruel character.

The vassal king will be killed if he says to kill, and the hereditary Duke will be gone if he says no. The nobles and civil servants are all suppressed by him. How can they keep everything they have now, and keep Qian Guogong? 260 years of family business?
At this time of internal and external troubles, Mu Tianbo's mother, Mrs. Chen, couldn't sit still. Her son is Duke Qian. If the Mu family is no longer needed by the court, can her son still be Duke Qian? ?
Therefore, Mrs. Chen said to Mrs. Song: "Mother, since the court thinks that the Duke of Qian's Mansion is useless now, and my daughter-in-law is thinking, why don't we let the Duke of Qian's mansion regain its original important position in the court's heart?"

After this suggestion was put forward, the rest of the Mu family immediately smiled with disdain: "How can the court think we are important?"

"At present, the imperial court is chasing death and chasing the north. The slaves in Liaodong are beaten so hard that they dare not leave Shenyang. The 5 cavalry in Monan failed to stop the new army of the imperial court, but were swept back by the imperial court's [-] people. Right now, the entire Monan is bowing their heads to the imperial court. .”

"In terms of governance, the imperial court has sufficient money and food, and in terms of martial arts, the imperial court's military strength is strong. How can we make the imperial court feel that we are indispensable?"

That's right, the imperial court is getting stronger and stronger, and everyone can feel that the imperial court's power is getting bigger and bigger, and now it's like an unattainable mountain, and it's too late for them to look up to them. Where did they get the power to make the imperial court pay attention to them?
Thinking of this, everyone in the Mu family couldn't help but sigh, and the old lady of the Mu family, Mrs. Song, couldn't help but sigh too. What should I do with the 260-year-old Mu family in Yunnan?

At this time, someone suddenly said: "The new army of the imperial court is indeed terrifying, but the elite of the imperial court are all in the north, and the strength of the south is not enough. Otherwise, it would not have sent enough new troops into Yunnan by now."

"If the southwestern countries rush in at this time, will the imperial court pay more attention to us?"

"Huh?!" The eyes of the members of the Mu family brightened.

This is a novel angle!
Song also nodded slowly: "It's a way to raise the bandits' self-respect."

However, someone asked again: "If the people from the small southwestern countries come in, the imperial court will definitely let our government of Qianguo put down the rebellion, and even send a warlord. What should we do?"

Mrs. Chen sneered: "The strength of chieftains in various parts of Yunnan has been weakened by more than half after reforming the land and returning to the brigade. With the new army stationed and the abolition of the guards, how much power does our Guizhou government have?"

"Even if we want to put down the rebellion, how many people are there in the current guard? Just these three melons and two dates, how can I let the Qianguo government put down the rebellion?"

"Not to mention the chieftains from all over the country. Now they are the ones who suffer the most damage from the land reform. Can they still suppress the rebellion for the court?"

After saying this, the clansmen nodded one after another: "Indeed."

"Then we can join forces with the chieftain to cause trouble, and the imperial court will definitely value us."

"Is the chieftain still willing to listen to our Mu family?"

"How do you know if you don't try? After all, they are desperate."

Looking at the members of the Mu family, there was a lot of discussion, and the old lady of the Song family, who was the pinnacle of Dinghai, said, "Now, it's time for the Mu family to be in turmoil."

"At this time, the big guys are still willing to find ways for the Mu family. I thank you, old lady."

"My daughter-in-law has a good saying. The court thinks that the Mu family is useless, and the emperor thinks that the Mu family will not be needed in the future. But the Mu family, which has been passed down for 260 years, cannot be broken in my hands!"

"Right now, it is to preserve the prosperity and wealth of the Mu family, and to preserve the Qian State Duke's Mansion. This is to preserve the wealth and honor of everyone, not just for the family."

"If we go down that road, then everyone can only go to the dark one way. Those who are not willing to take risks right now can stand up."

The members of the Mu family looked at me and I looked at you, but no one stood up.

Just kidding, if you stand up and say that you don't want to take risks at this time, can you still live?
Seeing that no one stood up to object, Mrs. Song nodded in satisfaction: "My Mu family has received national grace. Since Emperor Taizu, I have guarded Yunnan for the court. Now, the emperor thinks that the Mu family is useless and can be discarded. , then why did the ancestors of my Mu family rest in peace?"

"Jianbo."

A young man stood up: "The grandson is here."

The old lady Song said: "For me, go to contact those chieftains and ask them if they would like to be a low-level official or stay in the local cottage."

"If you don't want to be a low-level official, come to my Duke Qian's mansion and tell me, old lady, to invite them to drink tea if you have something to do."

A few days later, the chieftains from all over Yunnan rushed to the Guizhou Duke's Mansion in Kunming and gathered in the front hall. They really didn't want to be changed into low-ranking officials. People watching all the time?

Right now, it seems that the Duke of Qian State seems to be paying attention, so they naturally want to inquire about it. After all, they are having a hard time, and neither is the Mu family.

After a while, Mrs. Song came out with the support of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen. Seeing the chieftains, Mrs. Song smiled and said, "Hello, chieftains, I haven't seen you for a while."

The chieftains also said hello again and again. After all, Mrs. Song is now the Dinghaishenzhen of the Duke of Qian's mansion, and they are no strangers.

The old lady Song sat down and said: "Everyone, the imperial court wants to allocate land to the people in the south, and also abolish the guards, and return the land to the people. Yunnan is an experiment of the imperial court. After the experiment is completed, Sichuan and Guizhou in the southwest, Guangxi must be like this."

"A few years ago, the imperial court ordered the Mu family. In order to protect the Mu family, I had to send my son away, and even sent my grandson to the capital, but I miss my grandson, old lady."

"Not only thinking about my grandson, but also thinking about the former Guizhou government. I don't know if you chieftains and chieftains think about the past."

A chieftain said: "Who wouldn't think about it? What kind of fairy days were there in the past? Now the imperial court clears roads and opens up trade. When merchants come in, the imperial court also follows in to garrison troops. We have to distribute land to the people and abolish our hereditary official positions. What is this?" The morals of the world? This toast is not as comfortable as a mud leg."

Another leader said: "Who said it wasn't? What kind of life are you living right now? Every day I'm frightened, for fear of being taken away by the court. The court didn't promise me to wait like this at the beginning."

Another person sighed: "Thinking back, our ancestors died for the imperial court to defend this Yunnan. Now the imperial court is so mean and ungrateful, it really makes people feel emotional."

Seeing that all the chieftains agreed, Mrs. Song said: "My daughter-in-law is also thinking about my son, but the court obviously doesn't intend to let my grandson come back."

"Old lady, I was just thinking about how to get the imperial court to pay more attention to my Mu family and the chieftains. As long as the imperial court pays more attention to me, it will be no problem whether it is reforming the land and returning the land to the local people or sharing the land."

"Daughter-in-law, tell me."

Mrs. Chen took a step forward, with a trace of viciousness in her eyes: "Masters, if the imperial court abolishes the guards and returns the land to the locals, it is only because the border is peaceful and there will be no more wars."

"The border is calm, and the court thinks it's useless for me to wait. But what if the border war resumes?"

A chieftain asked: "The court wants me to suppress the rebellion, so what?"

Chen said with a sneer, "If the imperial court abolishes the guard post, it will be difficult for the Guizhou government to protect itself, but under the reform of the land, how many clansmen can the chieftains mobilize?"

"If the imperial court wants to put down the rebellion, it has to send elite new troops from the north to the south, but half a year has passed in this way, can the imperial court wait, can the emperor wait?"

Hearing this, all the chieftains nodded one after another: "Yes, yes, it will take at least several months to transfer troops from the north to the south."

"Besides, the climate in the north is different from that in the southwest of mine. The southwest is hot and humid, full of poisonous miasma, and mosquitoes. Can the northern elite of the imperial court adapt to it?"

"When the time comes, I'll have to wait."

There are 52 ethnic groups in Yunnan, and hundreds of chieftains, big and small. Who among these people wants to lose power, and who wants to be rich and rich and be manipulated by others?

Seeing that the Mu family had an idea, these chieftains also chose to cooperate with the Mu family one after another. After all, since the Mu family guarded Yunnan for Duke Qian, from the initial suppression of the chieftains to the later cooperation with each other, the two sides are already intertwined and already a force.

Now, in order to continue to rule Yunnan, they don't mind continuing to cooperate with the Mu family as before.

The old lady Song said slowly: "As long as the southwestern countries send troops to attack the border towns and get rid of the new troops stationed here by the imperial court, this Yunnan will become a piece of meat on the lips of the southwestern countries. The imperial court still has to rely on us."

"Otherwise, if the barbarians and elephant soldiers from the southwestern countries are rampant, this Yunnan will be in chaos."

"From Emperor Taizu to Wanli, how many chieftains did Southwest lose?"

"Tungoo, Siam, and Laos have taken large tracts of land from Daming. Now these southwestern countries still regard the imperial court as Zhengshuo, but who doesn't covet the imperial court's land in the southwest?"

"If the southwestern countries invade Yunnan, and the imperial court has no troops to resist, Yunnan may also be lost."

Hearing this, the chieftains laughed and said: "At that time, the imperial court will definitely have to rely on us to resist the barbarians from the southwestern countries. In Yunnan, I will have the final say."

Mrs. Chen smiled even more: "This Yunnan, in the end, it needs all the chieftains and my Mu family to take care of it together, so as to share the worries and solve the problems for the court and the emperor."