My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 217

"How could things be like this, and how could it be like this in Peking?"

Zhu Di held the urgent report in his hand, and his face was extremely embarrassed. This is not Jiangnan, not Lingnan, which is beyond reach, but Beiping, his land of dragon prosperity!
Killing the imperial envoy, setting fire to destroy the evidence, and colluding with the Mongols... Which one is not a capital crime, which one is not a slap in the face of Zhu Di?

Why are these things so shameless?

Greedy and insane!
Zhu Di's anger was soaring to the sky, he wished he could rush to Peiping immediately and kill and slash in person!

That's right, in Zhu Di's view, Xu Jingchang's methods were not enough.

These beasts should simply be thrown into the Yongding River and fed to the green turtles.

But he was still in Yingtian after all, unable to fly over with wings.

Zhu Di just issued an order to call Prince Zhu Gaochi and Rong Guogong Yao Guangxiao over.

That's right, with Xu Jingchang not here, Yao Guangxiao is the only one who can solve Zhu Di's confusion.

As for Zhu Gaochi, he was stationed in Beiping and was in charge of logistics and military supplies for several years. After Zhu Di entered Yingtian, he stayed in Beiping for a while.

Physically speaking, Zhu Gaochi should be very aware of the situation in Peking.

"Prince, what can you say?"

Zhu Gaochi was shocked, and quickly bent down and knelt down: "Returning to the emperor's words, I swear to God that I never condoned smuggling. At that time, I got a lot of war horses and cattle from the Mongols for military use."

Zhu Di grimaced and snorted, "That's it. It must be those beasts who smuggled wantonly when they saw it was profitable, but this time they took the products of Ming Dynasty to the grassland and made the imperial ban disappear. .It's really hateful, it should be killed!"

Yao Guangxiao pondered slightly, the old monk had been in Beiping for a long time, and he knew the situation there well.

The long border is criss-crossed.

For example, Duoyan Sanwei, they also took refuge in Ming Dynasty in name, which made the border very complicated and difficult to control... You say that the merchant border people, take a piece of tea bricks and exchange them for a good horse, or take a jar of wine and bring back a calf, This kind of thing, the frontier army saw it, and just pretended not to see it.

Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, even in later generations, between friendly countries, they would just turn a blind eye and close one eye if they did some small barter transactions on the border.

The problem is that according to the information that has been found out, Beiping sent a lot of iron tools to the grassland, as well as salt, grain, etc... This is too much.

And the quantity delivered is quite a lot... With food, they can feed more people, and with iron, they can melt into more swords and guns, which in turn threaten the Ming border army.

These exchanges of materials are just ordinary, if it is accompanied by leaks of military information, this matter will be troublesome.

Zhu Di couldn't have imagined that just two years after leaving, Peiping would become so corrupted?
"Your Majesty, don't be impatient. The old minister thinks that the key to the Beiping incident this time is still in the capital of Daning."

Mentioning this, Zhu Di couldn't help pondering... As mentioned earlier, after Jing Nan, Duoyan Sanwei wanted the territory of Daning Dusi.

This matter was disturbed by Xu Jingchang. He advocated the establishment of a governor in the capital of Daning to arrange a discussion field. In short, this is the territory of Ming Dynasty and cannot be given to anyone casually.

Zhu Di naturally agreed, but the court couldn't agree on how to arrange it, and Zhu Di simply dragged it. Right now, the Ming Dynasty just arranged a discussion venue in Daning to be in charge of the trade between the two sides.

But as we all know, in the official market, the number of varieties is limited, the price is expensive, and taxes are imposed. How can smuggling be convenient?

"Your Majesty, this old minister has one more thing to say, the business of beheading is done by someone, but the business of losing money is not done... The old minister speculates that Duke Ding's real intention this time should be to clean up the north and regulate trade."

Zhu Gaochi nodded again and again, "Father, what the young master said is very true, and my son thinks so too."

Zhu Di lowered his face, and snorted, "Don't be smart, now that things have come to an end, trade should be banned, smuggling should be severely punished, and after a thorough investigation, including Duoyan Sanwei, they can't stay."

Hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhu Gaochi shook his head again and again, the difference between his father's thoughts and his own was really too big.

Including Yao Guangxiao, he also frowned, obviously Zhu Di's idea was not so suitable.

"His Royal Highness, if you have any high opinion, you might as well say it." Yao Guangxiao encouraged Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi mustered up his courage, "When I returned to my father, my son thought that the border is more than thousands of miles away. How difficult is it to ban trade? The reason why there is smuggling is because it is profitable. If it can make trade more convenient, wouldn't it be No more smuggling."

"You're talking nonsense!" Zhu Di said bluntly: "Now the Mongols have bought so much food and ironware. If they expand, wouldn't they buy all the good things of Ming Dynasty? Wait until they get hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry. What should I do if I go south to close the customs?"

Zhu Gaochi was so scolded that he didn't dare to speak, Yao Guangxiao could only sigh, "Your Majesty, it's better to block it than to block it!"

Zhu Di was taken aback again.

Zhu Gaochi took the opportunity to explain: "Father, where the profit lies, the smuggling lies. If the court wants to really control Beiping, in the long run, it must control trade... If it wants to control trade, it must expand the discussion field and arrange enough Officials even want to let merchants under the control of the court go to trade."

Zhu Di frowned, but didn't understand.

Zhu Gaochi continued: "Father, let's assume that if the banker and firm under the name of the second brother came to Daning to trade with the Mongols, would you still be worried?"

Zhu Di snorted coldly: "None of your brothers can make me worry!"

Zhu Di said so, but he also understood what Zhu Gaochi meant... The real problem in Beiping now is the huge trade, which is not under the control of the court.

Only under control, how many things are sold, how much money is earned, how much is sent out, how much is brought back... With accurate numbers, there is no need to be afraid that the Mongols will take the opportunity to grow stronger.

The trouble now is that the imperial court can at most set up a discussion field and send a few officials there. The management ability is too weak.

With this governance ability, how can everyone be restrained?

Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the old minister also talked with Ding Guogong, and he also meant to completely rectify the Nine Frontiers... Like the military households in the guards, it can't just be as simple as farming and raising soldiers. They are also responsible for combating smuggling, armed patrols, Understand the enemy's situation, infiltrate and disintegrate. Buy and work carefully, in short, there are many things."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "That's a good statement, but can it be done in a mere guard?"

"Then we need to completely rectify the nine borders. The original settlements and defenses are not enough." Yao Guangxiao said.

Zhu Di frowned, "Hey, if you put it this way, I'm afraid that even the guards on the Nine Sides will be abolished and reorganized, and more things will be involved."

Yao Guangxiao nodded vigorously, and at this moment the old monk said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that we should not stare at Beiping at the moment. There is Ding Guogong over there, so there won't be too many things to happen... I want to talk more with Jingnan Xungui. Let’s talk, tell them from the bottom of our hearts, that the imperial court wants to rectify the nine borders, it’s for the long-term stability of the country, it’s definitely not about killing donkeys, please rest assured.”

Zhu Di took a deep breath and had to say that the old monk's reminder was really timely.

The incident in Peiping came up, how to rectify the people, crack down on smuggling, and strengthen the border defense... We must come up with a whole set of measures.

At that time, the interests of the princes of Jingnan will be affected, which is no better than the abolition of the guards in the Central Plains and other places... If these people can't figure it out and stir up trouble, it will be troublesome.

After all, the storm in Beiping, no matter how big it is, is still a trivial matter. If the wind blows in Yingtian, it will be troublesome.

Zhu Di nodded in agreement, and after another day, he called Qiu Fu, Duke of Qi, and the two had a chat, followed by Zheng Heng, Wang Zhong and others...

But just when Zhu Di was trying to communicate his feelings and stabilize the emotions of the old brothers, Peiping sent another message.

Tens of thousands of Duoyan's three guards marched south, approaching the front line of the Great Wall, and Ding Guogong was discussing with the people of Duoyan's three guards.

"Okay, Duoyan Sanwei has also dispatched troops! Now the matter of colluding with the Tartars is a certainty, and there is no doubt anymore!" Zhu Di was furious, "Not only should he be killed, but also the nine clans...even Duoyan Sanwei and his gang , and we can’t let it go! I’m going to send troops now to attack Buchen.”

Zhu Di once again activated the gene of General Peking University, and he couldn't sit still anymore, he couldn't do it anymore.

He was also quite dissatisfied with Xu Jingchang's response. What does this kid mean?You are somewhat decisive in dealing with those merchants.

How come you are so cowardly when you meet Duoyan Sanwei?

Talk, what is there to talk about?

Convince them first, and then talk.

You kid is not good enough, let me go!

Now Zhu Di is like a irascible teenager, eager to show off his skills.

But Xu Jingchang didn't have this ability, he really didn't know how to fight, although he had Xu Da's art of war, but he asked himself, he would definitely not be better than Li Jinglong.

This is still a polite way of saying that the gap between him and Li Jinglong will not be smaller than the gap between Li Jinglong and his father... Xu Jingchang can only use his way to deal with it.

The two sides talked, and it was not until the fifth day that Xu Jingchang called the envoy of Duoyan Sanwei.

"I'm sorry, you are all officials conferred by the Ming Dynasty. If you have anything to do, you can write to the court. Now, leading a large army to threaten the court is tantamount to rebellion. I have been ordered to patrol the border. I decided not to allow you to recklessly provoke The imperial court is majestic. So here I have an ultimatum... Duoyan Sanwei, immediately return to the original place, accept a thorough investigation by the imperial court, and clarify the motive this time, otherwise, I will send soldiers to attack the rebels!"

The envoy continued with this ultimatum, helpless. He was still negotiating yesterday, but turned his face today. Isn't this young man too capricious?
The envoy had no choice but to leave in a hurry and discuss countermeasures as soon as possible.

And in the past five days, the two armies of Xu Huizu and Zhu Neng have already left the fortress.

At the same time, Xu Jingchang also gave orders to Li Jinglong.

"Attack!"

The three princes and the soldiers of three groups went straight to the three guards of Duoyan.

Xu Jingchang's calculations were accurate, Xu Huizu and Zhu Neng also moved very quickly, and they were in place quickly according to the agreed time. Li Jinglong was so suffocated that he got the warrant to attack, and attacked resolutely!
Just south of Daning City, the two sides fought fiercely. After two days of fierce confrontation, Duoyan Sanwei was defeated, and the Ming army captured and killed more than 3000 people...

"This is the result of Duke Dingguo's ingenious calculation. What do you two think?" Li Jinglong said excitedly.

(End of this chapter)