Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 279: Kill the nobles and invade the border!Those who can speak Chinese are Han! (1.35)
Most of the wealthy families in Chao County are military aristocrats.

Most of them are military families from the Hongwu Dynasty. They have developed wildly over the years and have become local giants.

Wang Cheng is not like Wang Hong, who takes Shang Fang's sword and kills everyone.

The emperor sent him to lead the army, not to break up with the nobles and drive them to death.

However, he was asked to move the refugees to Hunan and Guizhou, and these noble families controlled the refugees.

He just completed the task and there was no need to create extra complications.

Besides, he is a eunuch, what good is having so much power?What's more, he is already extremely powerful, so what else does he want?

There is no need to kill all the people in order to win the emperor's trust. He just needs to safely complete the tasks assigned by the emperor and enjoy himself in Southern Zhili.

Moreover, by sitting in Chaohu, he was also emboldening Wang Hong.

Wang Hong killed everyone in Hezhou, relying on Wang Cheng's power.

After the water bandits were eliminated, Wang Cheng visited the first family in Chao County.

Surname Xie.

This Xie family is not simple. The uncle is Xie Da and the great-grandfather is Xie Yan.

Xie Yan was from Fengyang. He fought with Emperor Taizu and contributed to the founding of the country. His eldest son Xie Da became the consort of Princess Ruyang.

The Xie family was inconspicuous in the early Ming Dynasty when the stars were shining brightly.

But those famous generals were all executed. On the contrary, their official positions were neither high nor low, but they were preserved, and their families had a long history and became large local families.

And his branch moved here from Nanjing.

In order to win the favor of Emperor Taizu, Xie Da took the initiative to move the concubines out of the capital and filled them in various places.

Upon hearing that the great eunuch in the palace was visiting, Xie Shude opened the middle door and greeted him personally.

The news of Wang Hong's massacre in Hezhou had not yet reached Luzhou Prefecture, so he did not know Wang Cheng's purpose yet and wanted to take the opportunity to cling to Wang Cheng.

however.

As soon as they entered the main hall and before they drank the tea, Wang Cheng asked with a smile: "Our family wants to relocate the refugees in Chao County. Can Mr. Xie make it easier?"

Xie Shude's mouth twitched.

There are many benefits to controlling the refugees. For example, when paying taxes, if you don't want to pay, you can instruct the refugees to rob grain trucks;

Or, if the family is being treated unfairly, the refugees will be mobilized to rebel.

Of course, the latter is easy to get burned, so rich people don't dare to use it.

For example, there are probably tens of thousands of refugees in Chaohu, and these refugees are controlled by various noble clans. For example, the Xie family has seven to eight thousand refugees in their hands.

The family is divided into two branches, one lives openly and openly, and the other controls the refugees.

Refugees can be bandits, businessmen, or farmers. They can do anything shady.

Anyway, there is plenty of food in southern Zhili, so it is not difficult to support thousands of refugees. The most important thing is to pay a little less tax and then get back the tax paid.

Xie Shude's eyes twitched: "Sir, what do you mean by this? If the court relocates the refugees, it will be a great thing for our family. We all support it with both hands."

"Really agree?"

Wang Cheng smiled and said: "Thank you, Master, our family is not kidding you!"

"Of course……"

Wang Cheng interrupted Xie Shude: "Okay, our family will personally sit in your house and watch the refugees being loaded onto the boat. If the refugees resist the officers and soldiers, and one of our soldiers dies, we will select someone from your Xie family. Kill!"

"what?"

Xie Shude exclaimed: "Sir, those refugees are like bandits and thieves. They kill officers and soldiers. What do they have to do with my Xie family?"

"If Mingren doesn't tell secrets, why do you have to go around in circles with our family?"

Wang Cheng preferred to serve the emperor in the palace and was unwilling to come down to work. He was over 60 years old and a eunuch. There was no tomorrow and he just wanted to enjoy the rest of his life.

However, the emperor had his orders, and he did not dare to disobey.

Therefore, he didn't want to kill them all, he wanted to accumulate more virtues for himself, so that he would be reborn as a good child in his next life and not become a eunuch.

Xie Shude looked at Wang Cheng carefully.

"What? Do you still want to kill our family?"

Wang Cheng sneered: "Listen to the name of our family. Hum, although our family is the chief soldier, they are also the eunuchs in the palace. They are the eunuchs who grew up with the emperor. Do you know the status of our family in the heart of the emperor? ?”

Pfft!
Xie Shude immediately knelt on the ground: "Sir, the Xie family is willing to bow to you. You are the god of the Xie family. Whatever you say, the Xie family will do."

Wang Cheng was very satisfied with Xie Shude's attitude: "Our family doesn't want to use weapons rashly, and we know what you want? Well, just pick out a smart person from your family and follow our family."

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your kindness!"

Xie Shude kowtowed solemnly. Being able to follow Wang Cheng would be more useful than doubling the family fortune.

As he said this, a servant brought a brocade box into the hall.

After Xie Shude opened it, he held his hands above his head and knelt on the ground: "Please accept it!"

Wang Cheng squinted and saw that there were about thirty banknotes, amounting to more than 30 taels.

This Xie Shude is really smart.

Between power and money, he decisively chose power.

In the face of power, money is of no use.

"It's a good thing. Just follow us." Wang Cheng asked someone to collect the check.

Wang Cheng seeks wealth.

Wang Hong asked for an official position.

Therefore, the attitude towards doing things is completely different.

And in Hezhou Hanshan.

The news of Wang Hong's massacre in He County spread, and Wang Hong gained the reputation of being beheaded by the king.

The king beheaded, and the king cruelly punished his officials.

Notoriety followed Wang Hong.

At this moment, Wang Hong was at the home of a wealthy family in Hanshan.

The surname of a wealthy family in Hanshan was Zhang, and this family was also related to the nobles.

Wang Hong just said two words: "Do you have a shelter? Are you willing to release the refugees?"

The Zhang family was afraid of being beheaded by the king, so they obediently admitted it.

Wang Hong directly ordered his clan to split up and flow into Guangxi, Guizhou, and Hunan.

Wang Hong became more and more skilled at doing things.

In the past, officials talked about the rules and kept a line in everything. Compared with the current situation of being vigorous and resolute and killing whenever they want, it is really good.

After Wang Hong finished his affairs with the state, he went south to Taiping Mansion.

Zhang Feng sent people to immigrate to Hezhou.

He gathered together shipwrights and other craftsmen, as well as available veterans, and flowed them all into Qingyuan Mansion in Guizhou (formerly Guangxi) and handed them over to Li Kuang.

In order to eliminate their resistance to the court, Zhang Feng issued them citizenship and promised to allot them local land. They did not have to join the army if they did not want to join the army, and it was entirely voluntary.

Just now, with coaxing and deception, the refugees from Hezhou were put on the boat.

The first batch of refugees has arrived in Hunan.

Han Yong was cleaning up Western Hunan, and many Miao villages in Western Hunan did not surrender to the Ming Dynasty. When he received Zhang Feng's letter, the first batch of refugees had already arrived in Changsha.

He hurriedly ordered the first batch of refugees to be transported to Hengzhou Prefecture.

He has already plowed Hengzhou Prefecture.

He captured the chieftain bandits in the capital and is now opening up the road from southern Hunan to northern Hunan.

He ordered the first batch of refugees to be resettled in Hengyang, Leiyang, and Guiyang. They would allocate more acres of land. One person would be given land to three people. Women and children would also be given land, and boys and girls would be given land equally.

Han Yong's instructions were written in more than ten pages, detailing how to distribute the refugees, especially seeds and farm tools, and everyone should not be left without them.

The houses are built with the help of the government, and the money is provided by the central government. You are not allowed to ask for a needle or a thread from the people. Anyone who takes it without permission will be punished with a felony.

He couldn't move away and it was very difficult to clean the Miao village.

As soon as he gave the order, the second batch of refugees arrived.

All 17 refugees sent from Yingtianfu were sent to Hunan.

Han Yong had to withdraw from western Hunan and resettle 17 refugees. This was not something that local officials could do. He had to do it himself.

When he left Xiangxi, he sighed. He had been preparing for the battle in Xiangxi for half a year, winning consecutive battles, and was only half a year away from being completely cleansed. But now he had to give up the campaign.

He rushed to Hengzhou Mansion without stopping and sat in Leiyang.

According to his estimate, of the 17 refugees, [-] will be resettled in Hengzhou Prefecture, [-] in Binzhou Prefecture, and [-] in Yongzhou Prefecture.

And all the cleared native women were married to refugees.

The obedient natives were allocated large amounts of land just like the Han people.

Southern Hunan and western Hunan are mostly places where native people live, and they are not subordinate to the Ming Dynasty. If you want to completely convert the land into Han Dynasty, you need the dual means of war and appeasement.

The most important thing is to build roads and immigrate. Over time, it will naturally become Han territory.

Just when Han Yong was in charge of Leiyang, news came from South Zhili that there were still 17 refugees ready to be resettled in Hunan.

Han Yong was stunned. He had written to Wang Cheng many times before, but Wang Cheng ignored him, obviously not wanting to give the people of the five prefectures of South Zhili to Hunan.

Why are you so generous this time?

After getting to know more, I found out that it was the emperor who issued the decree in the Central Committee, ordering southern Zhili to give priority to immigrants from Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangdong.

So it was easy to hit Han Yong on the head.

Han Yong kept a register of all the refugees, learned about their skills and abilities in detail, and even proposed conscription. As a result, the refugees were all afraid of conscription.

He immediately gave up the idea, which frightened the refugees, easily triggered a rebellion, and ruined the good situation.

Of the 17 newly arrived refugees, he planned to place 9 in the southern part of Baoqing Prefecture, [-] in Jingzhou Prefecture, [-] in the northern part of Liuzhou Prefecture, and the remaining [-] in Chenzhou Prefecture.

At the same time, Li Kuang, governor of Nansan Prefecture in Guizhou, received more than 1000 shipwrights and more than 1000 veterans.

But none of them were willing to serve the court.

Although Li Kuang was angry, he still followed public opinion and placed them in Qingyuan Mansion, Guizhou, and allowed them to work in the shipbuilding base.

As soon as he completed the resettlement, he received a personal letter from Wang Cheng and was transporting [-] refugees to Nansan Prefecture in Guizhou.

The chief envoy of Guangdong, Xue Yuan and Hou Chen, were also accepting refugees from southern Zhili.

Wang Cheng gave a total of 44 refugees to Guangdong.

Most of them were placed in Wuzhou Prefecture and Pingle Prefecture, which were newly merged into Guangdong, as well as Chaozhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture, which are close to Fujian. Shaozhou Prefecture and Zhaoqing Prefecture received relatively few.

Xiang Wenyao, the governor of Guizhou, also received immigrants from Wang Cheng.

There are not many refugees going to Guizhou, less than 10, because there are really few resettlement places in Guizhou.

But Xiang Wenyao was not a genius in leading the army, and it was almost impossible to plow down Guizhou.

More than 100 million refugees in the five prefectures of South Zhili were quickly transported away, and Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Immigration is not an easy job!

Even resettling refugees is accompanied by bloodshed.

It’s not like the government just ordered the refugees to board the boat obediently.

Instead, all the refugees were tied up with ropes, like criminals, and soldiers were sent to escort them onto the boat. Those who were disobedient were killed directly.

There is no cure for illness, so everything is left to fate.

We also need to be on guard against epidemics. If there is a plague, the whole ship and the people on it will sink into the river.

If a plague breaks out on the shore, they will all be buried without mercy.

As for the number of nonsense things that happened during the immigration process, there is no need to go into details. The amount is outrageous.

Immigration is a bloody bad thing.

Wang Cheng cleared out 164 million refugees from the five prefectures.

Only 120 million people have arrived safely.

More than 40 people died due to various reasons.

These will not be recorded, only how many people were accepted and how many people were resettled will be recorded. These will become the officials' achievements, recorded one by one.

Wang Cheng relocated the refugees with gentle methods and did not go on a killing spree. Instead, he gained a good reputation.

Let’s look at Wang Hong again. He had the reputation of beheading the king, and he went on a killing spree in Hezhou, Taiping Mansion, and Ningguo Mansion, killing heads everywhere.

A total of more than 40 refugees were cleared out.

All these people were sent to Guangxi.

Guangxi is like a sponge, it can accommodate any number of people. After all, there is still Annan to accommodate, but there is a shortage of Han people.

Zhang Feng and Li Zhen are settling in.

And in the capital.

Officials from the capital were also immigrating to the northwest.

In the first half of the year, clans were immigrated, and in the second half of the year, ordinary people were immigrated to fill Gansu's population.

Those removed from Beizhili are not refugees, but they are all black households.

The emperor ordered a cleanup, and nearly a million illegal households were found.

Most of these illegal households were transferred to Ningxia and Gansu.

And in the Yangxin Hall.

Zhu Qiyu was giving an imperial edict to Yang Xuan: "He is doing well in Southern Zhili."

"I don't dare to claim credit." Yang Xuan kowtowed, surprise flashing in his eyebrows.

A total of 4 sea-going ships and more than [-] river-going ships were raised from the homes of criminal officials in South Zhili.

These river boats were used to transport refugees and escort money to Beijing.

"Wang Fu is transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and you will be the governor of Shuntian Prefecture."

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "I want to tell you a few words. You are mine and your heart should be towards me."

Yang Xuan's face froze with joy and she quickly kowtowed.

"Second sentence, no one is allowed to leak the incident about the Nanzhili ship, and it will be treated as if it never happened."

"I obey the decree!" Yang Xuan kowtowed.

"You are a smart person, I believe you understand the truth."

Zhu Qiyu sent him away.

Yang Xuan, the former governor of Yingtian Prefecture, was promoted to the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. Wang Fu, the former governor of Shuntian Prefecture, was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The imperial edict is issued, the cabinet seals it, and it is promulgated to the world.

Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial and walked to the map: "Feng Xiao, do you think two princes must be released in Southern Zhili?"

Feng Xiao was startled: "Your Majesty, the matter in Southern Zhili is too big to be settled in Beijing."

The implication is that you must visit Nanjing before you can make a decision.

"How many soldiers does Yang Xin have in Jiangxi?" Zhu Qiyu suddenly asked.

"Back to your Majesty, according to the latest report, there are 11."

Zhu Qiyu pointed at the map: "Jiangxi Yang Xin is on the left, Shandong Zhu Ying and Xiang Zhong are on the north, Wang Cheng and Ou Xin are on the west, Ren Li is on Zhongdu, Hu Xi is on the south, Song Wei and Li Zhen are both my minions. !”

"I have millions of soldiers in my hand!"

"Are you still afraid of a mere gentry?"

"If Wang Hong doesn't kill hard enough, don't worry about the situation getting out of hand. I will personally clean up the mess for him!"

Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "Tell him to just kill him."

"Let the cabinet department prepare. I don't like the winter and spring in the north. Next spring, I want to visit the south of Zhili to see the spring scenery of Nanjing."

Feng Xiao's eyelids twitched: "Your Majesty, is it too early?"

Today is a critical period for reform.

As soon as the emperor went to South Zhili, he immediately blew up the gunpowder cans. There was no room for maneuver at all, and they were bound to fight each other.

By then the center will definitely be unstable, if someone comes to Beijing to welcome the Japanese king!
The problem is huge.

When the emperor returns to Beijing to clean up the mess, all reforms may be forced to stop.

It will take at least a few years to pick it up again. Will the emperor still have this energy by then?If the famous generals and ministers in the DPRK are withered, can they still support the reform?

"It's better to do it sooner rather than later. If Nanzhili doesn't clean it up, I won't be able to sleep peacefully for a day."

Zhu Qiyu said: "It is a waste of time to let the two famous generals of the Ming Dynasty guard the center for me. I can wait, but how old are Yu Qian and Fan Guang? How many more years can they fight for the court?"

"We must go to Nanzhili, so we might as well go now."

"I have two million soldiers in my hand, who dares to kill me?"

This is Zhu Qiyu's greatest confidence.

All those in charge of military affairs in the world are his confidants. If the Japanese king is restored, his minions will surely end badly and will have no choice but to support him.

Besides, would he not guard against Zhu Qizhen?

"Your Majesty!" Feng Xiao glanced in the direction of Nangong.

Zhu Qiyu curled his lips and smiled: "I am considering whether to open an imperial temple and invite him on the road? He is no longer useful!"

In the past, Zhu Qizhen was needed to stabilize the situation for him.

But no need now.

Just kill them directly.

Pfft!
Feng Xiao was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, if you take action, the good situation will fall apart in an instant!"

"He doesn't have that much energy yet!"

But Feng Xiao doesn't see it that way.

Nowadays, a delicate balance has been formed in the central place and the palace. It is this balance that can alleviate conflicts and work together to work together.

Only when the central political environment is relaxed can local governments do practical things.

If all officials are in danger and think about how to stand in line every day, who can do their job with peace of mind?

All the officials in the court have selectively forgotten Zhu Qizhen. If at this time, the emperor opened an ancestral temple and killed Zhu Qizhen, what bad political impact would it have?

The courtiers were in danger and the New Deal came to an abrupt end.

All the hard work was wasted.

But Zhu Qiyu doesn't think so. He believes that people's hearts tend to be beneficial. As long as he can provide a more comfortable political environment for all vested interests, these people will work hard for him.

It has nothing to do with Zhu Qizhen's life or death.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand government affairs. Please ask the old master and Duke Xing to make a decision." Feng Xiao kowtowed.

Let them say it, they will definitely not agree.

No matter what, Zhu Qizhen was an emperor. If a minister encourages the emperor to kill the king, he is a sycophant!
How could a loyal minister do such a thing?

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Okay, it's just a small matter. Are you like this? At worst, we will take him to Jiangnan, and others may disappear."

Feng Xiao was shocked.

You are worried about locking him up in Nangong. How can you take him to Jiangnan?
It will definitely be lost!

This loss is the same as when Emperor Jianwen lost it. Emperor Taizong searched hard for it for how many years.

If Zhu Qizhen is lost, the political impact will be worse than killing him!

Just talking.

Annan's report was sent into the palace. Zhu Qiyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Go and announce all the courtiers."

soon.

When the courtiers entered the Yangxin Hall, they also received the transcript of Annan's memorial.

"Your Majesty, how dare the powerful official of Annan kill you?" Yao Kui was so angry that his eyes widened in anger.

This is an urgent report sent by Bian Yong.

Annan King Li Sicheng was addicted to drugs and was drowsy, unable to handle government affairs. Government affairs were handed over to the Annan Government Affairs Council.

On the first day of July, he falsely claimed that he was seriously ill. However, he planted a knife and ax in the palace to kill the powerful ministers and regain the power.

The powerful minister Ruan Chi was seriously injured, and Ding Lie concealed his sword and killed Li Sicheng, the king of Annan.

Cut off Li Sicheng's head with his own hands.

Now the situation in Hanoi has deteriorated further.

Bian Yong wrote in the letter that due to the rainy season, the roads in Annan were muddy and difficult to walk. He could not contact Fang Ying and Xia Xun at all, and could not make a decision. He could only send letters by sea and seek instructions from the central government.

The last few sentences of the letter are that Annan's powerful ministers are deciding who should be welcomed as emperor.

"The situation in Annan is like a raging fire."

Zhu Qiyu pondered and said: "But the Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles away, and the nearest Fang Ying is unable to contact Bian Yong due to road constraints."

"Even if the central government comes up with a countermeasure and sends it to Annan, I'm afraid it will be of no use."

"The situation is changing rapidly, so let Bian Yong take it one step at a time."

Since you don't want to take care of it, why are you ordering us to do it?

Yu Qian had just recovered from a serious illness, and his face was still a little pale. He said slowly: "Your Majesty, Bian Yong's intention is actually to ask, is the central government willing to control the situation in Annan?"

"I'm not interested. I'll either take actual control or ignore it." Zhu Qiyu was too lazy to be the emperor of the Celestial Kingdom, he just wanted to be Genghis Khan.

Yu Qian nodded: "It is also a good thing that the country can take the opportunity to take control of northern Annan."

"It's easy to conquer, but difficult to control." Geng Jiuchou was not optimistic.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and did not want to discuss it: "My lords, just leave the affairs of Annan to Fang Ying, Xia Xun, and Bian Yong. The central government does not need to pay attention to it."

"I'm calling you all here for two main things."

"The first is the northwest issue. Shu Liang, Kou Shen, and Yuan Jie gave me memorials, saying that the climate was bad, the construction speed was slow, and the food supply was unsustainable."

"Yuan Jie means to keep things as they are for the time being and wait until the three treasures of corn are successfully cultivated before immigrating again."

Zhu Qiyu said that he asked people to find out the secret memorial and show it to the courtiers.

"Kou Shen is building Gansu. Gansu has received people from the west. These people look a little different from us. Kou Shen said that walking on the road to Gansu feels like we are in the Western Regions, not the Ming Dynasty."

"The ecology of Gansu is weak and cannot support too many people. I have already ordered some immigrants from Beizhili and Shanxi to come over. Too many people will not be able to support them."

"The Cabinet should stop immigrating to Gansu and Ningxia."

"Move to Rehe and Liaoning."

The courtiers read each one, wondering, what is the deep meaning of the emperor's words?
Hu Hui solved the mystery: "Your Majesty, are you attracted to Hami?"

Zhu Qiyu was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "I really can't hide anything from the old master. Gansu is barren, but Hami is not barren."

"We can move the population to Hami."

"Hami is so weak, it would be a pity if the Ming Dynasty does not accept it."

What about the Hami people?
The courtier didn't ask, he already knew what was going on.

You plan to use it to repair Chi Road.

"Hami is a small and wealthy country, and there is no major war this year, but the DPRK has more than 200 million soldiers. How can it be done without a war?"

Zhu Qiyu said: "I plan to ask the old general Chen You to lead the troops to regain Hami!"

This is what Zhu Qiyu promised him.

Let him regain his hometown and ennoble him with his hometown land.

The courtiers neither objected nor approved.

All fell into deep thought.

"How far will your Majesty fight?" Hu Hu asked.

"Annex the country and turn it into Han territory."

Hu Xi rolled his eyes, was this what he was asking?The question is how to resettle the people?
Hami is a weak country. If you give Chen You [-] cavalry, you can recover Hami in three months.

If they also accept their people, then by the end of the year, they will be able to capture all the land of Hami. Presumably Hami will not resist much and will surrender.

If the emperor wanted to turn the Hami people into slaves, it would take at least three years, and the Ming Dynasty would be doubly unpopular.

"hey-hey."

Zhu Qiyu laughed dryly: "I am also a benevolent monarch, and the people of Hami are human beings too."

"But Kou Shen said, they look different from us!"

Hu Xi rolled his eyes, can you please stop blaming Kou Shen?

There is no such sentence in Kou Shen's secret memorial!

The courtiers have all seen it and are sure it’s not there!
"The ancients said that people with the same appearance are of the same clan. Even if there are slight deviations, they can still be regarded as the same clan."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "But if they look very different, how can we force them to belong to the same clan?"

The only people who look similar to the Han people are the Koreans, Japanese people, and even the Annan people, who look different from the Ming people.

Yu Qian said: "Your Majesty, all those who speak Chinese are Chinese!"

"Look at General Chen You. He is from the Western Regions. His appearance is indeed different from ours, but can you say that he is not Han?"

"Your Majesty, do you know how Emperor Taizu conquered the world?"

Zhu Qiyu really knows.

Emperor Taizu relied on the Mongols to conquer the world.

Kublai Khan relied on Han Shihou to conquer the world, and Ming Taizu relied on Mongol households to conquer the world.

"How many naturalized Mongolians are there in the country? How many naturalized aliens are there?" Yu Qian asked again.

very many.

Chen You, Mao Zhong, Mao Sheng, etc., from the Hongwu Dynasty to the present, more foreign races have been granted titles.

"How many foreign races are there in the Imperial Temple and Wenwu Temple you built?"

very many.

The Sixteen Kingdoms of Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties were all here.

"But these people are all working for China!"

Yu Qian said: "Your Majesty, those who can speak Chinese are Han nationality."

"No matter what sect he believes in, no matter where he comes from, no matter what nationality he is, as long as he can speak Chinese, he is Han! There is no dispute!"

"You have always imitated Genghis Khan and wanted to be an emperor like Genghis Khan."

"You know, Genghis Khan valued talents from all ethnic groups, had a broad mind, and used talents in an eclectic way, so that he could achieve the foundation of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty."

"And if you look at ethnic groups, how many elites in the world will become your opponents?"

Yu Qian knelt on the ground and said with great seriousness: "Your Majesty, horses with thousands of miles of horses are always there, but bole are not always there. The small countries of Hami and Annan that you look down on also have talents, but their monarchs will not reuse talents."

"If you don't stick to one, use them, and treat them as the same kind, they will die exhausted for their great achievements!"

Yu Qian said again: "On the contrary, if you abandon it like a shoe and want to destroy its ethnic group and destroy its ancestral lineage, even if the Ming Dynasty temporarily occupies its land, when the Ming Dynasty weakens, those heroes will lead troops to oppose the Ming Dynasty. It will eventually shrink back to Han Dynasty."

"We in China have today's Han provinces. We have to be inclusive and transform all ethnic groups into Han people. Only then can we have today's country, today's land, and today's people!"

"I have said something disrespectful. Not all the kings of future generations will be as wise as you. After the glory of the Ming Dynasty, it will inevitably go downhill. Please consider the kings of future generations!"

This is very disrespectful.

Many people winked at Yu Qian and refused to let him say such disrespectful words.

However, Zhu Qiyu personally helped him up: "Xing Guogong is right. Only by using talents in an eclectic way can the Ming Dynasty prosper."

"From the perspective of ethnic groups, the pattern is too small and the road is narrowed."

"As long as there are capable people, regardless of ethnic origin, I will use them." But what about the Tang Dynasty?

The Tang Dynasty reused foreign tribes, but in the end they were divided by the foreign tribes.

In the final analysis, the goal is to transform the alien race into Han Chinese, and we must not create a second ethnic group, absolutely not!
Yu Qian knelt on the ground again: "Your Majesty is wise."

"As long as the person is capable and willing to work for the Ming Dynasty, he is a Ming person."

"As long as he marries an Mingren wife, after a few generations, he will become just like an Mingren."

The great Ming Dynasty scholars and officials all have the desire to save all people in the world.

Even if they are old black people, they don't discriminate.

Zhu Qiyu said: "I like to use capable people, but the question is, should those useless common people be used in the right place?"

"You also said, make the best use of everything and make the best use of people."

"How wasteful is it for them to eat free rice? It would be great to use it in the right place and to dedicate themselves to the construction of Ming Dynasty until death!"

Yu Qian rolled his eyes, my advice was in vain, right?
Talented people are all made by ordinary people through experience. How can anyone be born talented?

"His Majesty!"

Hu Hui said: "Everything that goes too far is not enough."

"You can give the newly merged people to the Ming Dynasty a period of time, such as three years, to learn Chinese. Those who cannot speak Chinese will be slaves."

"And in these three years, they were made to do corvee service and pay taxes, but they were not treated like the common people in the Han Dynasty."

"As long as you learn Chinese, you can enjoy treatment like Han people."

To put it bluntly, this is the stuff of third-class citizens.

Meng Yuan was ruined, and Ming couldn't understand it either.

This kind of class nature is undesirable and will sooner or later be the source of trouble.

Zhu Qiyu was unwilling to argue.

In terms of government affairs, vision, and ability, he is not as good as Hu Hui, Yu Qian, and Geng Jiuchou, but he has seen the results of history, and he knows the shortcomings of many things.

The citizens of Hami can barely treat it this way, because Hami was once part of the Ming Dynasty, but when they go to Europe, will they still let the white-skinned pig live?
"What the old lady Fu said is true."

Zhu Qiyu added a caveat: "But the central government has issued an order that those who cannot speak Chinese will be slaves."

Before you can speak Chinese, you can become a slave.

In other words, aristocratic families are allowed to go to Hami to plunder slaves. After they learn Chinese, they can serve the people.

As for whether the gentry allowed people to speak Chinese, the central government had nothing to do with it.

Yu Qian felt that his persuasion was in vain.

The emperor apparently listened, and indeed made the people of Hami become the people of Ming Dynasty.

However, nobles were also allowed to hunt slaves.

"Han'er will never be a slave, this sentence will never change!"

"Okay, let's end the discussion here."

The emperor was determined: "Immediately issue an order for Chen You to lead the troops, assisted by Kou Shen, to recapture Hami!"

"Your Majesty, I think the Gansu troops cannot be reused, so we can mobilize troops from Ningxia." Geng Jiuchou suggested.

"I will transfer [-] cavalry from Ningxia and put them under the command of Chen You. Before winter, I want to see the surrender of King Hami!"

Zhu Qiyu said: "After Hami was recovered, Hami was merged into Gansu and divided into two prefectures, one was Anxi Prefecture and the other was Dunhuang Prefecture."

Attacking a small country like Hami is not a difficult task for today's Ming Dynasty.

What's more, there is endless civil strife in Hami.

With famous generals and ministers like Chen You and Kou Shen, retaking Hami is just a piece of cake.

"Second thing."

"Xiang Zhong has received more than 1 sea ships."

"I want to order Xiang Zhong to clean up the pirates in Shandong, especially all pirates in the Bohai Sea!"

The courtier was taken aback.

The emperor actually built so many ships?

Moreover, if the emperor wants to go to sea to kill pirates, where will the navy come from?When did you practice?
"To be fair, I ordered Xiang Zhong to train a navy offshore at the beginning of the year, with a manpower of about 2000."

Then you can't control more than 1 sea ships?

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "My lords, some of your family members still don't know about it, right?"

"Do you still remember Liang Yue? How long has he disappeared?"

"Last year, I ordered Liang Yue to build a shipyard in Fuzhou, Liaoning, to train the navy. Now it has begun to take shape. The navy has not many manpower, but there are still five thousand people."

"Including Xiang Zhong's 2000 people, the total is 7000 people, who can go out to sea to catch pirates!"

Zhu Qiyu said: "The pirates can also be killed and surrendered, and incorporated into the navy."

"I am speaking out today to tell you that I want to give the navy a title."

"The navy under Xiang Zhong is the Jing Navy, with an actual quota of [-] and [-] ships! Xiang Zhong also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Jing Navy."

"Liang Yue's navy is the Bohai Sea Division, with an actual strength of 5 men and [-] ships. Liang Yue also serves as the chief soldier of the Bohai Sea Division."

The navy must be changed to the navy.

Xiang Zhong and Liang Yue were both commanders of other armies. It was obvious that the emperor regarded these two as his confidants.

The courtiers understood that the emperor's proposal today was to tell the cabinet to draw up military numbers and distribute equipment.

Because the artillery needed for the ship was too eye-catching, the emperor had to make it known to the public, otherwise the artillery could not be transported out of the capital.

But Yu Qian was thinking that something big must have happened to Jinghai when the emperor revealed the navy ahead of time and was so eager.

Emperor Jinghai had two factors. One was to prevent pirates from coming ashore and harming the people, and the other was to expand the navy's strength.

The emperor was eager to expand his army...

This is to visit southern Zhili!

Nowadays, Nanzhili is constantly transporting money to the capital, which is all about extorting money from officials and gentry. These gentry are bound to be far away and will not give money honestly.

Moreover, the political purpose is even more important.

The emperor was eager to visit Nanjing and also wanted to open the sea.

But why didn't he wait?
When the political situation is stable, at least until the three provinces of Jiangxi, Shandong, and Henan are plowed and the armies of the three provinces can rush to support Southern Zhili at any time, how good would it be for the emperor to visit Southern Zhili again?

What is the emperor anxious about?

Yu Qian didn't know that the emperor was worried about his death.

Not everyone is a famous general.

If Yu Qian dies, there will be no more Yu Qian in the future. How many years will it take to wait for the next famous general Qi Jiguang!

The emperor didn't dare to wait. He waited and waited. There were no famous generals available in the court. Where could the Mongolian and Yuan territory come from?Relying on conjecture?
Therefore, he is eager to regain Hami. If he regains Hami quickly, he will also regain Turpan.

Let’s discuss it in the court.

And Chen Wuyang was in the Duke Dingguo's mansion.

"I am a loyal minister, I am a loyal minister..." Xu Yongning, Duke of Dingguo, kept mumbling.

Chen Wuyang said, "Ding Guo Gong, stop pretending. There are only you and me here. Why are you pretending to be loyal ministers? Who are you listening to?"

"I am a loyal minister, I am a loyal minister..." Xu Yongning was still mumbling.

Chen Wuyang sneered: "As a loyal minister, what's going on with your family's acres? How many acres in Xu Bancheng and the entire Southern Zhili are affiliated with your Duke Dingguo's mansion?"

Xu Yongning pursed his lips and continued talking.

"Why do you, a loyal minister, get involved in maritime trade? How much money have you made at sea?"

"Why do you, such a loyal minister, feed the refugees?"

Chen Wuyang said with a smile: "Also, your concubine's family is not simple. Her family is domineering in Hezhou, and she regards Hezhou as your family?"

Pfft!
Xu Yongning fell off the chair.

However, the Duke's mansion was deserted, with no servants to serve the Duke.

Xu Yongning raised his head and said in horror: "I want to see your Majesty, I want to see your Majesty!"

"Use your pig brain!"

Chen Wuyang nodded his forehead: "If this thing doesn't move, it will die!"

"Will the Emperor see you?"

"You have done many evil things in Nanzhili. Aren't you afraid of dirtying the emperor's holy eyes?"

As he spoke, he poked his forehead.

"I didn't, I didn't."

Xu Yongning shed tears: "I am a loyal minister, I am a loyal minister!"

Chen Wuyang sneered: "You are more shameless than Duke Wei!"

"At least Wei Guogong didn't say that he was a loyal minister!"

"Instead you flaunt yourself as a loyal minister!"

"Where's the face?"

Chen Wuyang slapped him hard on the face: "I am ashamed of you!"

Xu Yongning solemnly appointed the Duke of Guo, crying non-stop: "It's all done by my family, it has nothing to do with me!"

"Then do you know?" Chen Wuyang asked.

Xu Yongning stopped talking.

"It is also a crime to not report something when you know it!" Chen Wuyang told him.

"But, all the jailers are here to investigate. I'll accuse you of everything. My Dingguo government is willing to plead guilty and pay the confession fee!"

Chen Wuyang sneered: "Can a little money explain your sin?"

"You are the Duke of the country, but you are raising refugees. What are you going to do?"

Xu Yongning shook his head wildly and cried: "I didn't raise him, he didn't belong to my family!"

"Then the Mei family is your in-laws from the Xu family?"

Chen Wuyang asked: "How many refugees does his family support in Hezhou?"

"Hezhou is so close to Nanzhili. Are you, Duke Ding, no longer satisfied with being a Duke, but want to usurp the throne?"

Xu Yongning kept shaking his head: "It's all his family's business, I don't know anything!"

"If you say you don't know, who will believe you?"

Chen Wuyang patted Xu Yongning's cheek, and patted it hard with both hands. His mouth pouted, and then he let go, leaving two fingerprints on his face.

Xu Yongning felt no pain, and murmured to himself: "I am a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, a loyal minister..."

Snapped!
Chen Wuyang slapped him hard on the cheek and squeezed him into a ball: "Repay your damn loyal minister? I'm ashamed of you! Is there such a loyal minister as you?"

"Humph!"

"I have already sent your charges to the center."

"At this time, the emperor should have seen it. Waiting for the trial, Duke Dingguo!"

Chen Wuyang released him hard.

Xu Yongning's body went limp, his cheeks hurt sharply, he leaned on the chair and cried loudly.

Chen Wuyang also squatted down and lowered his voice: "Mr. Dingguo, are you the one behind the Yin family? The injury on my body has the most to do with you. Do you think I should seek revenge from you?"

Xu Yongning looked at him in horror and lost his voice: "I have been persuading Duke Wei, but he doesn't listen to my persuasion!"

He directly sold Wei Guogong.

"Wei Guogong?"

Xu Yongning kept nodding: "It's him. The Yin family must give [-]% of his family's filial piety every year. Even my family works with Wei Guogong's family!"

This is what I want.

Chen Wuyang stared at him: "Are you telling the truth?"

"It's all true, it's all true!"

"write down!"

Xu Yongning didn’t want to write.

Just write it down and there will be evidence.

If it was submitted to the central government, he would not be able to escape the blame.

Chen Wuyang held his chin and raised his cheeks hard: "Why am I so careless and wasting my time on you?"

"Dong Guo, do you want to go to the Imperial Prison of Beijing? Ah?"

"I'll give you a chance, write it down, don't be disobedient!"

Xu Yongning still wrote it down.

Sign and draw.

Chen Wuyang kicked the note and left with satisfaction.

But Xu Yongning, who was sitting on the ground crying, had a cunning look in his eyes.

Chen Wuyang rode a fast horse to the Duke of Wei's mansion.

Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong was also troubled by Chen Wuyang, an uninvited guest.

"Dong Guo Ding is spitting blood!"

"The Yin family is supported by Princess Hanshan, so what does my family mean?"

"How can the Yin family give [-]% of my family's filial piety?"

Xu Chengzong was about to vomit blood.

This is going to break the bank again.

Chen Wuyang came here to ask for money for the emperor, and his family had already paid a confession of 900 million taels.

The emperor is still not satisfied and wants to knock the bones and suck out the marrow?
"No?" Chen Wuyang asked.

Xu Chengzong shook his head vigorously, absolutely not, not even a point.

Snapped!
Chen Wuyang slapped Xu Chengzong hard in the face.

Xu Er, who was serving Xu Chengzong, was startled and pointed at Chen Wuyang: "Why did you beat my father?"

"You little bastard, if you point at me again, I'll break your fingers off!"

Chen Wuyang was too lazy to pay attention to him and looked at Xu Chengzong fiercely: "The Yin family makes a lot of money every day, but they have to give you [-]% of the filial piety. How much money should your family have?"

"I'll give you one last chance, hand it over!"

Xu Chengzong understood that this was Xu Yongning's plan to divert misfortune and use money to seduce Chen Wuyang to blackmail him, Duke Wei.

So, Xu Yongning’s strategy succeeded?

"Sir, I really haven't seen anything like this in my family!"

Snapped!
Chen Wuyang slapped Xu Chengzong on the face again: "Isn't this your f*cking pastime?"

"So what if you are the Duke?"

"I have risked my life a long time ago. I don't even want to live anymore. Are you afraid that you are a piece of shit like a prince?"

Chen Wuyang felt that the slap made his hand hurt.

Go get a teapot and come over excitedly.

Xu Chengzong was horrified: "Sir, if you shoot me down, I will die!"

"What I want is your dog's life!"

Clap!

The porcelain pieces exploded, and blood flowed from Xu Chengzong's forehead and dripped on the ground.

Xu Chengzong shook and fell to the ground.

Xu Yan exclaimed and asked someone to ask for a doctor.

"No one is allowed to leave the house!" Chen Wuyang shouted.

If you don't give this much money to the central government, why the hell are you hiding it?
Chen Wuyang estimated that if Xu Yongning's words were followed, Xu Chengzong would have to pay about 5000 million taels of confession silver.

Because it is double the amount of profit paid.

He didn't care whether it was true or not, the money had to be paid by the Duke of Wei, and it was a great achievement for him to report it to the emperor.

He is very self-aware.

He did so many ridiculous things in Southern Zhili, but the emperor did not issue an edict to reprimand him, which shows that he did the right thing.

The more he makes people angry, the safer he becomes.

At the same time, he must continue to make money for the central government. The more money he makes, the higher his official position will be. This is Fanzi's mission.

"Sir, after all, my father is the Duke of the current dynasty. If there are any shortcomings, you should not only think about yourself, but also think about your uncle, right?" Xu Li said sternly.

Chen Wuyang smiled and said: "If he dies, you will inherit the title of Duke of Wei. How about you and I joining forces to kill him?"

Xu Fu was shocked: "How can a student associate with animals?"

"You call me a beast?"

Chen Wuyang went around looking for a teapot, and also wanted to give it to Xu Ren.

Xu Yan looked at him neither humble nor haughty.

"You little one, got kicked in the head by a donkey?"

Chen Wuyang said fiercely: "If he dies, I will pay with my life, and you will benefit from it, why are you still unwilling?"

"I think I was kicked by your father!"

My father is a donkey?
"The man you are talking about is the student's father. If he murders his own father and gains the title of Duke of the country, the student would rather not do it!" Xu Li said seriously.

"Then don't ask for it! I will kill you today!"

Chen Wuyang went crazy.

Xu Chengzong, who was pretending to be dead, secretly opened his eyelids and discovered that Chen Wuyang was really looking for something to smash Xu Yan to death.

He immediately closed his eyes. Anyway, he had many sons. It would be better to die of his son than to die himself, right?
however.

Chen Wuyang suddenly laughed and walked to the door: "Xu Yan killed his own father, he is worse than a beast!"

The voice is too loud.

Not only did he shout himself, but he also asked Fanzi to shout along with him.

Xu Yan was neither sad nor happy. Chen Wuyang's reputation was ruined. Who would listen to him?

On the contrary, the more he insults himself, the better his reputation becomes!

The clever Xu Yan discovered that his father was fine at all, the blood had stopped flowing, it was just a skin injury, and he was just pretending to be dead.

He couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. His father was too immature in politics. He was worse than a three-year-old child. If he had any ideas, he could not wait to have them written on his face.

Chen Wuyang made trouble for a while but gained nothing.

I also feel bored.

However, someone ran in quickly: "Sir, something happened!"

"Didn't you see that I am busy? What are you shouting about?" Chen Wuyang was very unhappy.

Fanzi quickly lowered his voice: "Just now news came from the garrison mansion that pirates invaded the border and broke into Songjiang mansion!"

Songjiang Prefecture, under the jurisdiction of Shanghai County.

Chen Wuyang's expression changed sharply: "What did you say?"

"My lord, it's true."

"The three armies of Nanhuizui were completely wiped out. Jinshan Guard, Qingcun Guard, and Chuansha Guard. There is still no news about the three guards. I'm afraid they are gone!"

"Baoshan and Wusongjiang are retreating steadily and have lost their way to the sea. The thieves have come ashore from Songjiang Mansion and are attacking in the direction of Suzhou!"

Songjiang Mansion in this era was still a place of great wealth.

Songjiang cloth is famous all over the world.

Although Songjiang Mansion is located along the coast, it has deployed heavy troops.

After Song Wei took charge of the garrison, he increased the number of troops, with about [-] soldiers, to guard Songjiang Mansion.

"What did the garrison mansion say?" Chen Wuyang had no time to waste in the Duke of Wei's mansion.

But Na Fanzi said: "Song Defei would like to invite Duke Wei and Ding Guo to sit in the garrison mansion."

Suddenly, Chen Wuyang froze.

I thought that capturing the two princes would be a matter of hands-on control.

As a result, the pirates captured Songjiang Mansion, and the two of them escaped to Shengtian!
"Sir, the guard is waiting for your reply!"

Zhang Feng, the governor of Southern Zhili, was not in Nanjing. He and Li Zhen resettled the refugees in Hezhou, Taiping Mansion, and Ningguo Mansion.

At this time, Wang Hong was killing everyone in Ningguo Mansion.

None of the people in Southern Zhili who could call the shots were in Nanjing.

On the contrary, those in Nanjing are all people with ulterior motives.

"Sir!" Fanzi urged.

Chen Wuyang waved his hand: "Don't fucking rush me!"

"I'm just a fan, I don't understand government affairs, let Song Wei decide how to decide!"

"I can't control anything, no matter what, go back to sleep!"

He has self-knowledge.

He played tricks on Wei Guogong and Ding Guogong, but the emperor would not kill him.

But if he dares to put his hands into the government affairs, an imperial edict will be issued immediately to kill him.

Fanzi didn't understand.

Chen Wuyang is a factory guard and the emperor's minion, but he must not participate in government affairs unless the emperor gives special permission.

Chen Wuyang kicked him: "Go and report it to Song Wei, Song Wei will naturally know what to do!"

After saying that, he walked out of the Duke of Wei's mansion cursing: "Damn it, why do I back up so much? If nothing goes well, you should go to the Bodhisattva. Alas, being trapped in Nanzhili is really not fun at all!"

Fan Qing is not here either, and he has no one to talk to.

I can only get into the Qinglou and play music every night.

Dingguo government office.

Xu Yongning stood at the door of the mansion, looking at the long-lost sunshine, with a warm smile on his face, and got into the official sedan.

The official sedan went all the way to the garrison mansion.

Song Wei was very worried at the moment. He personally arranged the defense of Songjiang Mansion.

Songjiang Prefecture is the first line of defense against pirates.

There are three guards in total, and each guard has three thousand households, with an actual population of 3000, which is not a lot.

There are also more than a dozen institutions, each with three hundred households and a total population of 300.

All along the coastline, it was heavily guarded.

How could it be possible that the pirates had broken through?

Even if it is breached, there should be news reaching the garrison, right?
Even [-] pigs can withstand it for a day, right?The news can at least reach the garrison, unlike now, where I was caught off guard!

Fifteen thousand people, the whole army was wiped out!

Not even a splash was made.

This is so weird.

The news came from Jiading County Magistrate.

Song Wei didn't have time to think about it, he knew very well that he was in big trouble.

The battle has not yet started, and he will be reprimanded by the central government. I am afraid that the emperor will also write a secret edict to scold him, and his situation will become very bad.

Even Zhang Feng, Wang Hong, Fan Qing, Chen Wuyang and others will receive scolding imperial edicts.

What is the virtue of Japanese pirates?
Can you still do good things once you get ashore?

I'm afraid that in the entire Songjiang Mansion, there will be no roosters crowing for thousands of miles, and there will be no one left!
Songjiang Prefecture has a registered population of 70!
What about those who are not registered?I'm afraid there are millions of people!
Song Wei felt arrogant in his chest.

At this time, Duke Dingguo Xu Yongning came.

After the ceremony.

Song Wei said straightforwardly: "The Japanese pirates came ashore and captured Songjiang Mansion. I must go to the front line and personally supervise the battle."

"As for the rear, I want to entrust the defense to Duke Ding and Duke Wei."

"How do you feel?"

This is impossible.

Zhang Feng, Wang Hong and others were not in Nanjing. There was no backbone in Nanjing. He, Song Wei, had to go to the front line to supervise the battle. He could only hand over the power to defend Nanjing to the two princes.

"Serve the country, even if you die!" Xu Yongning bowed.

Just as he was saying this, the Duke of Wei arrived late. There was still blood on his head, but he said: "My Lord would rather die on the battlefield than die in the hands of Fanzi!"

"My Duke is willing to use his blood to tell the Central Committee that the Duke of Wei is loyal to His Majesty! There is no second intention!"

Dingguo Duke Xu Yongning also echoed: "Dingguo Duke is also willing to fight to the last man!"

Song Wei felt inexplicably uneasy.

The relationship between Chen Wuyang and the two state ministers was incompatible.

Moreover, the Nanjing court officials were all offended by Wang Hong, and it is not necessarily easy to say whether they will turn to the emperor in their hearts.

But at this time, he had no one to trust.

He suddenly thought that he could take Chen Wuyang away and let Wei Guogong and Ding Guogong guard Nanjing with peace of mind.

However, Chen Wuyang was unwilling to leave.

"The emperor asked me to come to Nanjing, but didn't let me leave Nanjing, so I dare not leave."

Chen Wuyang advised: "Sir Song, the front line is important, but Nanjing is equally important. You can't leave the city of Nanjing to two beasts!"

Song Wei felt that Chen Wuyang had a grudge against the two princes and would not accept it at all.

He came from the Xining Marquis Mansion, and his relationship with Wei Guogong and Ding Guogong was pretty good. Essentially, they were the same people.

They are all honors inherited from their fathers and titles from their ancestors.

So he can understand Wei Guogong and Ding Guogong.

Chen Wuyang saw that he could not be persuaded, and he also knew that people with Song Wei's status looked down upon him and would not talk much about it, so he did not bother to say more.

"I also ask you to write a handwritten letter, stamp it with the official seal of the garrison, and give it to your subordinate."

"Once something changes in Nanjing."

"I can use this handwriting to kill the traitors and take control of Nanjing!"

Song Wei was unwilling to give it.

But Chen Wuyang persisted.

He was reluctant to write the handwriting, but he made it clear that the handwriting could only be used once and could never be produced except as a last resort. If it affected the defense of Nanjing, only you, Chen Wuyang, would be responsible.

In the afternoon of that day, Song Wei led [-] naval troops out of Nanjing.

He also summoned guards soldiers along the route, went down the river, and quickly rushed to Suzhou Prefecture.

　Tomorrow will be a big chapter~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)