Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king
Chapter 302 I will use my own power to block the inertia of history!
Chapter 302 I will use my own power to block the inertia of history!
"Your Majesty, everyone is lazy."
"If you buy so much grain, no matter whether it is the central government or the local people, even the common people will start to relax about farming."
After the courtiers retired, Feng Xiao said: "When inertia forms, how many people will still be diligent in farming?"
"What if Central and South China no longer sells food to the Ming Dynasty? Or, Siam and other countries become independent from the Ming Dynasty."
"How will Ming deal with it then?"
Feng Xiao's concerns are very reasonable.
Human beings don't want to move if they stutter. Without a little whip, human beings will not progress.
"Feng Xiao, if you can think of these things, it means you have made progress."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Every generation has its own affairs. I must first solve the food and clothing problem of the Ming Dynasty."
This is the inevitable result of the development of things, and Zhu Qiyu is helpless.
This is the reason why each generation becomes worse than the last. The better life gets, the worse the people live, and eventually the whole world is in ruins.
But you can’t give up your motivation to do things just because of foreseeable consequences.
"This slave is too talkative." Feng Xiao apologized.
"No, you're right."
"These problems are bound to happen."
"Actually, a problem will arise. When people are full of food, their minds will no longer be on farming. They will have other ideas, making it difficult to govern."
"This is also the reason why Emperor Taizu wanted to tie the people of Ming Dynasty to the land."
Zhu Qiyu's voice was low: "But I am the king and father of the people of the world. I cannot forcefully fool the people for my own selfish interests. It is time for Ming Dynasty to change."
"Invite Duke Xing here and prepare a banquet. I will talk to Duke Xing."
He wanted to appease Yu Qian and let Yu Qian work for him with peace of mind.
Naturally, Yu Qian saw the emperor's actions. The emperor asked him to guard the capital, and at the same time, he laid a cocoon to trap him in the capital and let him be a good minister.
In the afternoon, Yu Qian went to the palace to see him.
His job this year is to train the navy. After nearly a year, he has begun to achieve results.
"Duke Xing is here?"
Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial: "Let's go, I'm hungry. Come have a drink with me."
Yu Qian was pulled by the emperor into the dining hall.
A table of sumptuous barbecue is ready.
Yu Qian's sharp eyes immediately filled his mouth when he saw the chili peppers collected by the imperial palace on the plate.
Zhu Qiyu asked the eunuch to drive away and he came to roast it himself. Yu Qian was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said he didn't dare.
"Everyone, please go down. I will talk to Duke Xing."
After sending all the palace people down, only the emperor and Yu Qian were left in the dining hall.
"Get up, there are not so many rules at the dinner table, no courtesy, no kneeling."
Zhu Qiyu used chopsticks to flip the meat slices on the baking pan, and put them on Yu Qian's plate first.
Yu Qian was a little frightened.
"Xing Guogong, my arrangement seems a bit ridiculous to you, right?" Zhu Qiyu put a piece of beef on Yu Qian's plate.
Yu Qian almost bit his tongue and was about to kneel down.
"Sit down and tell me what's on your mind."
Zhu Qiyu said: "I don't know when I started to become so suspicious."
"You and the old lady helped me ascend the throne and made great achievements."
"It has only been ten years, and I have already begun to guard against you."
"In fact, sitting on that dragon chair, I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles every day. My suspicion is getting worse and worse."
Yu Qian's eyes flashed as he listened to the emperor talking to himself.
"Mr. Xing, I don't know since when, I don't trust anyone anymore."
Zhu Qiyu put the roasted beef, mutton, pork, potato slices, and sausages on Yu Qian's plate.
Yu Qian's plate was piled up like a mountain.
But his plate was empty.
Yu Qian's hand holding the chopsticks was placed on the table, motionless.
"Am I sick?" Zhu Qiyu stopped his chopsticks and looked at Yu Qian.
Yu Qian wants to kneel down.
"Sit down, this is a family dinner, you and I are not outsiders."
Zhu Qiyu continued to turn the meat on the baking sheet: "Xing Guogong, is this who I am?"
"Your Majesty is very affectionate and in good health. How can he be sick?" Yu Qian could see clearly that the emperor was not sick. These words were to reassure him.
"Don't talk nonsense, tell me the truth, Yu Qian, what do you think?"
The charcoal fire was too strong and the meat on the grill was cooked again. Zhu Qiyu put it on his plate.
Wrap it in the dipping sauce, put it in your mouth, take a bite, and nod slightly: "I baked it myself, it tastes good."
"Your Majesty only guarded me and did not kill me. This is already a sign of God's grace!"
Yu Qian said seriously: "I understand that your Majesty is not afraid of my superior achievements, but that I cannot see through you."
"However, my mind is pure. As long as it is good for the Ming Dynasty, I am willing to do it, even if I die!"
is it?
Zhu Qiyu pointed to his plate: "Eat, it tastes better if you put a piece of garlic on it."
However, the emperor did not eat garlic.
Because garlic has a pungent taste and smell, a gentleman attaches great importance to his appearance, so Yu Qian won't eat it.
But the emperor said that he added a piece of garlic to the meat slices and put it in his mouth, but he couldn't taste the garlic taste. He was thinking about the emperor's deep meaning.
Look, this is Yu Qian now. He does whatever the emperor asks him to do, but there is something hidden in his heart.
Therefore, the emperor could not see through him, so he was afraid of him.
"This is my country, of course I want to do the best for it."
Zhu Qiyu said: "That's why I want to go south."
"I am going south and have a lot to do. Duke Xing, can you support me?"
coming!
Yu Qian's eyes were firm: "Everything your Majesty does is for the sake of the country and the country. I am willing to risk everything and stand by your Majesty's side!"
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "The first thing I do when I go south is to open the sea."
really!
The emperor does not want to open the sea, but to open the sea forcefully, the kind of open sea that will kill who knows how many people!
"The second thing is the salt policy."
"I have said before that the salt policy must be thoroughly reformed so that people all over the world can afford salt. The central government will no longer rely on salt tax to support tax revenue. Therefore, the salt policy must be greatly reformed or even completely abolished."
Yu Qian's eyelids twitched, the emperor was going to commit suicide.
"The third thing, gentleman!"
"The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River has become a huge phenomenon."
"They have even begun to learn how to support the bandits and respect themselves. What do they want to do? Do they want to be emperors?"
"But the old master is in Nanjing, motionless, which makes me very dissatisfied. He doesn't dare to do anything. He is just a clay-body wood sculpture, so I will do it."
Yu Qian swallowed his saliva and regretted it a little.
This is sending someone's head a thousand miles away.
"The fourth thing, Japanese pirates."
"Compared with the previous three things, the Japanese pirates are just suffering from ringworm and scabies."
"After completing the first three things, the Japanese pirates will naturally disappear."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were sinister: "Xing Guogong, will you support me?"
Didn't you see that Hu Xi was motionless?
It's clear that I don't dare to interfere.
The water in Jiangnan is too deep!
If the emperor goes, it is easy for the emperor to drown.
"Your Majesty, can you do it one by one?" Yu Qian was a little scared.
Something that can scare the Ming God of War shows how difficult this matter is.
There was only one emperor who could suppress the Jiangnan gentry, Emperor Taizu.
Even Emperor Taizong was forced to cooperate with the Jiangnan gentry.
The growth of the Jiangnan gentry is inextricably related to Emperor Taizong.
But Emperor Jingtai was about to overturn the table.
“Mr.
"When I die, everything will go back to where it started."
"Then, what am I bothering with?"
Zhu Qiyu said: "I don't want to be Emperor Taizong, I want to be Emperor Taizu!"
For the first time, Zhu Qiyu revealed his heart to outsiders!
Emperor Taizong only made great achievements through humiliation, but after his death, everything returned to the original point, leaving only a sigh for future generations.
Only Emperor Taizu could carry out drastic reforms at will. Not to mention the Jiangnan gentry, all the monsters and monsters in the world had to bow their heads.
"His Majesty……"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "You can say you don't support it, just like the old master, he doesn't support me, but I know in my heart that he loves me, so I understand anyone who doesn't support me."
"Your Majesty, it's too urgent." Yu Qian was helpless.
"Now, with my imperial edict, I can forcefully open the sea, but who will gain in the end?"
Zhu Qiyu asked him: "In the same way, I can reform the salt administration with an imperial edict, but the government will only cease when people die. You will fool me, and you will return to the original point after I die."
"I know everything."
"You don't have to do these things."
"As long as I am willing to believe in the peaceful and prosperous age created by the people of the world, then I will be the king of the prosperous age, and the history books of future generations will sing my praises."
"But I don't want to be such an emperor!"
"I'm not afraid of failure, I'm not afraid of fame, and I don't even want that so-called false reputation."
"What I want is to make the world a better place. Even if I die, my reforms will continue to be implemented without the death of anyone. If the reforms continue, I will be satisfied!"
These words made Yu Qian hear the emperor's fear.
The emperor's fear of the Jiangnan gentry.
in fact.
What Zhu Qiyu said is not an exaggeration at all.
Relying on farming, the Jiangnan gentry have expanded into the terrifying Jiangnan plutocrats.
As long as the sea is opened, the Jiangnan chaebol will expand rapidly. From the Ming Dynasty chaebol, it will expand into the world's chaebol. Will the emperor be able to control it by then?
Zhu Qiyu issued an order to arrest them, and they fled abroad. When the limelight passed, they returned to Ming Dynasty and continued to enjoy policy benefits.
After ten or twenty years, they will be able to support a large number of officials, who will gradually occupy the center, speak for them, and finally rob the imperial power bit by bit into the hands of the plutocrats.
This is how plutocratic politics was formed.
How different is this chaebol from the aristocratic family?
Lao Zhu's family changed from the emperor to the chairman of the Ming Dynasty and became the agent of the chaebol.
Zhu Qiyu will not allow it. The Jiangnan gentry will never allow it to steal the fruits of victory of reform!
"If I don't do it, no one can do it." Zhu Qiyu put down his chopsticks and listened to the sound of burning coals. You could hear a needle drop in the hall.
Yu Qian is so talented that he can naturally see through this matter.
The aristocratic families of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the Han Shihou of the Yuan Dynasty were essentially chaebols. They chose the emperor, set the rules of the game, and had the final say in the rise and fall of the dynasty.
The aristocratic family system, which was eliminated from the garbage heap of history, has been transformed into plutocracy and has a tendency to resurface.
However, as a vested interest, how would Yu Qian choose?
"I am willing to follow Your Majesty to the death!" Yu Qian knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
He could indeed choose not to support it, so it would not be him who stayed in the capital. He would have to be replaced by someone who was of the same mind as the emperor, that is Fan Guang.
People will all proceed from their own interests.
Returning to the aristocratic family system is not good for a noble family like his.
The title is passed down from generation to generation and stays with the country.
As for the aristocratic family, the country can be destroyed but the family cannot be destroyed. This conflicts with the interests of the Lord. In the eyes of the Lord, the country is where the title is, so the country is higher than the family.
Another point is that although his family is from Jiangnan, they have not participated in maritime trade. After the opening of the sea, his family is not the biggest interest group, and of course there is no way to get more benefits.
The most important thing is that he had no choice.
The higher his achievements, the less room he had for maneuvering. He could either choose to completely support the emperor, or choose to change the emperor.
There is no third way to choose, his contribution is too great.
"Xing Guo Gong, get up."
Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with his support: "If you don't support me, I won't do anything to you."
"I know how much your Majesty loves me, but as long as I do something good for the Ming Dynasty, I am willing to go through fire and water."
Of course Yu Qian knew that the emperor would not kill his ministers at this moment.
However, with the emperor's narrow-minded personality, no matter whether this matter succeeds or fails, he will not be reused.
Just like Yuan Shao's counselor Tian Feng, he would end badly sooner or later.
"What will happen to me if I fail in this matter?" Zhu Qiyu said this inexplicably.
Yu Qian smiled bitterly: "In the worst case, I will go back to the capital and go there again in a few years."
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Qiyu laughed: "Then I will implement the most severe maritime ban and move all the coastal people back to the inland! And open up to the west, moving all the people south of the Yangtze River to the northwest!"
Yu Qian couldn't help laughing.
However, if he loses, he may have to change his emperor.
The gentry's counterattack was terrifying.
"Your Majesty, a hundred thousand troops are not enough." Since Yu Qian supports it, he must consider the issue from the emperor's perspective.
"Why is it not enough? There are also troops from Ren Li, Wang Cheng, Li Zhen, Ou Xin, Yang Xin, Hu Xi and others, totaling more than 20."
Yu Qian shook his head: "Your Majesty, the troops stationed in Jiangnan may not be trustworthy."
Sure enough, Yu Qian and the emperor wanted to go together.
The penetration ability of Jiangnan gentry is too strong.
Look at the Battle of Nanjing. The Japanese pirates were able to attack Nanjing without anyone noticing, and every guard post was infiltrated into a sieve.
Yu Qian seemed to realize something: "Your Majesty wants to mobilize Hu's army to go south?"
Sun Yuanzhen placed ten thousand Huqi in Wandu Division.
There are also Hu people resettled in Ningxia, Rehe and other places, all of which are available.
The corners of Zhu Qiyu's lips raised: "You can't hide anything from Duke Xing. That's right. I want to use Hu Qi to follow me south."
"Your Majesty, Hu Qi is easily bribed and will not serve his life loyally."
Yu Qian analyzed: "The longer you stay in Jiangnan, the faster Hu Qi will be penetrated. I believe that the guards should be constantly replaced and a rotation system should be used."
Still have to see a professional.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up. The Ming Dynasty had 200 million soldiers, and the number of troops stationed in Nanjing was between 20 and 25.
The emperor brought 10 people, a total of 35 troops to defend the emperor.
If using a rotation system.
One round every three months, blind tuning from all over the place.
No matter how powerful the Jiangnan gentry are, they can't possibly infiltrate all the soldiers in the world, right?
Moreover, there are also Korean, Hami, and Annan soldiers available.
"That's a good way."
We can also take the opportunity to take back the military power in the hands of the Duke of Yunnan and Guizhou.
Duke Wei and Duke Ding were demoted, and Duke Qian submitted a letter of apology. Although this was expected, it made the emperor unhappy.
Although the Duke of Guizhou was loyal, it was because the emperor did not touch the Yunnan cake.
What if the emperor wants to be included in the center?
Will Duke Qian still be loyal?
This matter still needs to be tested.
"Your Majesty, I think we can use more Annan, Korean, Hami soldiers, and Hu Qi..." Yu Qian smiled and said nothing.
Let them fight with the gentry and consume them while they can.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Xing Guogong supports me, which increases my chances of winning."
"If I lose, I will return to Beijing like a lost dog. Duke Xing must not laugh at me."
The profound meaning of this sentence is that if the emperor is defeated, you Yu Qian must let me return to the capital safely.
Yu Qian's heart skipped a beat: "I will personally lead the army to take His Majesty back to Luan!"
"With Duke Xing's words, I know it well."
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "I propose a toast to you."
This meal made Yu Qian frightened, but the ending was perfect.
Yu Qian was reassured and persuaded to get Yu Qian's support.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Yu Qian must know what will happen to him when Zhu Qizhen ascends the throne, so he will look down on Zhu Qizhen to death.
The afternoon of the second day of September.
When Li Jin, Mao Sheng, Guo Deng and others arrived in the capital, the emperor gave them instructions and ordered them to rest for a day and set off tomorrow.
Shu Liang, on the other hand, hugged Zhu Qiyu's leg and cried for a long time.
"Your Majesty, I have trained 3732 soldiers. All of them are elite, and all of them can be loyal to your Majesty!"
Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied: "You can form a separate battalion and be attached to the Royal Horse Supervisor to be my personal army."
The 26 Guards of the Forbidden Army are immobile.
They continued to be responsible for guarding the center, the imperial city, and important cities outside Beijing.
"The slaves obey the orders!"
Feng Xiao and Shu Liang accompanied him.
He also transferred 50 people from the female medical officers in Tan Yunxian's palace to accompany him, as well as students from Chaoyang Academy.
The guards in the palace have transferred most of the attendants, all of whom are young talents. The emperor also trains them and also sends them out to replace the emperor, take a look at the local situation, and then report to the emperor.
It's nine o'clock on the third day of September.
The emperor's fleet departed from the Forbidden City and boarded the ship at the newly built Tonghui River port. Instead of taking the canal, it took Shandong, Henan, Zhongdu, and Jiangsu to reach Nanjing.
The royal fleet has three thousand ships and two thousand warships, totaling five thousand ships.
The speed of the ship was relatively slow, while the cavalry galloped along the coast to defend the dragon ship.
Moreover, there were 33 dragon boats, and the foreign army did not know which one the emperor would live on. The emperor would live on one randomly.
Fan Guang was in charge of the entire army, with Guo Deng as his deputy.
Li Jin and Mao Sheng led the cavalry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
In the harem, Concubine Tan, Concubine Hu, Chen Xianzhang's daughter, and Song Shuqing were accompanying them, because the other concubines were pregnant and unable to travel.
The Queen Mothers of the two palaces and Princess Changde were all in the fleet.
The mighty fleet, like the core of a flower, surrounded the dragon boats.
If you normally travel by water, you don’t need to go through Shandong.
The emperor just wanted to visit Shandong.
The people in Shandong settled down and settled down, staying open at night, just like a paradise in the world. Zhu Qiyu wanted to see if Zhu Ying was exaggerating.
In fact, it is more of a political signal.The emperor kept Zhu Ying's governorship in mind and asked officials all over the world to imitate him, spending thousands of gold to buy horse bones.
The first stop for the fleet was Tianjin.
Tianjin is a naval base.
The construction was supervised since the ninth year of Jingtai, and now it has become a grand sight. At the beginning of the tenth year of Jingtai, 20 soldiers gathered here for training.
After six months of training, the Navy will have to go from river to sea to adapt to war.
Therefore, after April of the [-]th year of Jingtai, the Tianjin Navy first eliminated water bandits along the river, and then went to sea to fight and hone in the Bohai Bay.
This time the emperor made a southern tour and recruited [-] navy troops to accompany him.
And in North Korea.
Wang Yue is discussing with the Jurchen Ministry.
Li Manzhu just wants to go home and doesn't want to go south. It's not that he misses home too much, but he's afraid of the heat.
Jurchens are afraid of heat.
They like the cold north and are afraid of the hot south, especially the Jurchen soldiers who were trapped in North Korea and often cried in their barracks.
Li Manzhu was worried that the army would mutiny, so he simply released the army.
These people went crazy and carried out massacres across North Korea.
If Jiang Wan, Mao Zhong, and Wang Yue hadn't squeezed them at the same time, central Korea would have been killed by the Jurchens.
Li Manzhu could only summon Dong Shan, Fancha and others to discuss together.
"Go south!"
Dong Shan said: "The decision-making power is not in our hands. There is only one way south."
"Let's just occupy this place. What can Daming do to us?" Yi Chengju sneered.
Dong Shan responded with a stupid look: "Yi Chengju, after we kill all the Koreans, what will we eat? What will we use?"
"Besides, you have already made the North Korean army dissatisfied by sending the army out to massacre the North Koreans without permission."
Dong Shan is now full-fledged.
He was placed in eastern Korea, the poorest place. As a result, he was not attacked by the Ming army. He took the opportunity to surrender a large number of defeated Korean soldiers. Now he has [-] troops, strong strength and the strongest combat effectiveness.
"If you are dissatisfied, you will be dissatisfied. A bunch of slaves dare to rebel?" I Chengju muttered.
"To shut up!"
Li Manzhu shouted angrily. Four of his nine sons were killed by the Ming army, and two were surrendered. Now only three are left.
He looked at his son-in-law Fancha: "Fancha, what do you think?"
"We can only go south." After Fancha was driven to the east, he greatly expanded his strength. Now there are [-] households and nearly [-] soldiers, but most of them are civilians and have not yet been organized.
On the contrary, Li Manzhu had the smallest power. He recruited the fewest Korean soldiers, but he had the most slaves. He turned more than [-] Korean people into his slaves.
Li Manzhu felt helpless: "We can never go back home again."
"A man has a home all over the world, so what's the point of having a family?" Dong Shan didn't have a family anyway, he was the most single.
It doesn't matter if you go to Japan, at least there are no Ming troops chasing you and spanking you.
"Then go south."
Li Manzhu was helpless: "However, the population of our tribe must be taken away. Dong Shan, if you have a bright idea, go and negotiate."
The tribal population he calls are these Koreans.
Li Manzhu's eighth son was also dissatisfied: "Dad, I'll go talk!"
"You bastard, are you going to talk?"
Li Manzhu looked at Dong Shan: "Try to take away Dingkou with Duoduo, let's go to the Japanese country and establish Dajin!"
Dong Shan knew very well that all of Li Manzhu's good sons were dead, leaving three losers who could not make a big impact, so in order to check and balance his son-in-law Fan Cha, he roped in Dong Shan.
However, Dong Shan is Fancha's nephew.
Is the conflict between the two people real or fake?Very debatable.
Dong Shan personally led the army south to Yuanshan, and then sent envoys to negotiate with Wang Yue.
Wang Yue is worried about North Korea's population.
North Korea is a terrible place with too many people.
With the financial resources of Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to support it.
Therefore, Dong Shan requested that Dingkou, who was stationed there, be taken away. Wang Yue immediately agreed, and the entire population of the cities where the Jurchen tribes were stationed belonged to the Jurchens.
Wang Yue also sent someone to add a message. After the Jurchen left, only the city was left without anyone.
This means that the old, weak, sick and disabled were slaughtered.
The Ming Dynasty provided ships going south and could also provide part of the military rations.
The two sides reached an agreement in mid-August.
The Jurchen Ministry began to carry out massacres and forcibly absorbed the population into the Jurchen tribe. Especially the Koreans who knew how to use boats were taken in on a large scale by the Jurchen Ministry.
In early September, the Jurchen tribe went south.
Mao Zhong and Jiang Wan went south at the same time, the Jurchens gave up a city, and the Ming Dynasty settled in another city.
Sun Kefa saw it and immediately discovered the opportunity.
He found Chen Shao who was stationed in Zhongzhou and asked Chen Shao to transfer a thousand cavalry to him.
Chen Shao led an infantry army, and the Ming army used to defend the city, where was the cavalry?
Sun Kefa asked Chen Shao to help and borrow it from Wang Yue, preferably the Jurchen soldiers under Duxi.
"What are you going to do?" Chen Shao guessed Sun Kefa's purpose.
"Uncle Sui, this is a task assigned by His Majesty."
"The Korean refugees are very cowardly and dare not attack the gentry's estates."
"That's why I have this idea."
"Anyway, the Jurchens going south will give us the opportunity to cleanse the southern gentry. In this way, the entire North Korea will be completely integrated into the Ming Dynasty."
"And you Sui Anbo also had a share in the annexation of North Korea, didn't you?"
Chen Shao frowned: "Then why don't you go directly to Governor Wang?"
Sun Kefa was embarrassed and said: "The governor Wang doesn't see his subordinates."
"What did you do again?" Chen Shao knew Sun Kefa too well. The emperor even asked him to discipline Sun Kefa personally.
As a result, Sun Kefa almost killed the military camp. Chen Shao had no choice but to send him home. Sun Yuanzhen hung Sun Kefa up and whipped him.
Sun Kefa didn't say anything.
Chen Shao's expression changed: "You shouldn't have taken action against the concubines of the governor, right?"
"No, no, no!" Sun Kefa quickly shook his head.
"Really?" Chen Shao asked.
"Really not! Sui Anbo, don't you know what kind of person I am?" Sun Kefa was a bastard, but he still had a bottom line and knew whose women he shouldn't seduce.
"That's good, I'll write a letter for you." Chen Shao thought that as long as he didn't sleep with Wang Yue's concubine, he would have room for maneuver.
As everyone knows, Sun Kefa ruined the calligraphy stickers collected by Wang Yue...
Wang Yue received Chen Shao's letter and scolded: "You are doing some evil things!"
Chungju is very close to Chuncheon.
He still agreed.
Three thousand Jurchen soldiers were mobilized from Du Xi for Sun Kefa to use.
Sun Kefa obtained three thousand Jurchen soldiers and headed north at starry night, arriving at Pingkang north of Chunchuan.
This is the only way for the Jurchen tribe to go south.
"Today, I won't seal my sword! Everything I grab will belong to you and me! I don't want a single copper!"
Sun Kefa knew very well that these Jurchen soldiers were expendables, and everything they gained would eventually belong to Sun Kefa.
The whole army put on Jurchen clothes, broke into manors one by one, looted and killed.
And the Jurchen tribe went south one after another. When they saw the ruins along the way, they were all confused. Was the Ming Dynasty also looting North Korea?
However, the Jurchen tribe suffered many attacks.
Chaoren went crazy and launched a suicide attack on the Jurchen Ministry.
As a result, the Koreans who had been forcibly relocated by the Jurchens rebelled. The Jurchens were forced to fight several battles, and their number of people was reduced sharply. Along the way, the country became even more ruined.
When it arrived in Busan, it took away the North Korean population of 170 million, which dropped sharply to 110 million.
Stationed in Busan was the Korean Southern Army, which was equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's Japanese Army. North Korea was called the Japanese Army. There were about 7 people, all of whom were naval forces, and they were all recruited by the Ming Dynasty.
After the survival of the fittest, 2.7 elite soldiers were left and were deployed by Gong Yongji.
Li Manzhu glanced north, boarded the transport ship, and headed south to Japan without looking back.
They have sent people out several times. After confirming that there is no danger, the army will move forward one after another. The transport ship will first transport people to Tsushima Island.
From Tsushima Island, land in Japan.
News of the Jurchens' southward journey reached Beijing.
A copy was made in Beijing and sent to the dragon boat along the route.
October nineteenth.
The dragon boat arrived at Jinan Prefecture, and Zhu Ying greeted the dragon boat on the shore early.
The emperor ordered Zhu Ying to board the ship.
After prostrating, Zhu Ying adjusted her crown and hat, followed the chamberlain in a small boat, and passed through the huge fleet of ships like a military formation before arriving at the dragon boat in the middle of the water.
The dragon boat was very stable, and the emperor was still reading the memorial from the capital.
During the tour, it was the same as in Yangxin Hall, reading memorials every day, sometimes criticizing, sometimes praising, but there was no entertainment.
Zhu Ying kowtowed to the ground and said, "I, Zhu Ying, Governor of Shandong Province, say hello to the Holy Lord?"
"I'm safe."
Zhu Qiyu looked at this capable minister: "Get up, let me see, why do you have white hair?"
One sentence made Zhu Ying burst into tears.
The emperor did not talk about his achievements, but actually cared about his health.
"Zhu Ying, if I remember correctly, you are only 41 years old this year, right?"
Zhu Qiyu looked at him: "When you left Beijing, you were full of black hair and bright. It has only been more than two years, how come you have gray hair?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. My hair is indeed white."
Zhu Ying didn't expect that the emperor remembered him so clearly.
He was successful at a young age and had been orthodox for ten years. He was promoted to Jinshi at a young age. At the age of 39, he was given the important task of being appointed by the emperor as governor of a province and assuming military and political power.
I’m only 41 years old this year!
He slowly took off his official hat, revealing a head full of gray hair.
Zhu Qiyu was quite moved. He stood up, walked to Zhu Ying, and gently touched his hair: "Why is it all white?"
"You are only ten years older than me? You seem to be 20 years older than me."
"Zhu Ying, you have done well in politics, but you should also pay attention to your body and bones. I also want to take you to Kunlun Mountain to become a Buddhist monk!"
Zhu Qiyu helped him up: "Be sure to take good care of your body. You did a good job in Shandong."
"Before I arrived in Shandong, I sent people to secretly visit the entire Shandong. Your memorial did not exaggerate. It is true that the people settled down and settled down, and kept their homes open at night."
"Zhu Ying, you have great merit."
"It's all because of your Majesty's trust and granting full power to the humble ministers that we are in today's situation. It's all your Majesty's fault." Zhu Ying wanted to kowtow again.
Zhu Qiyu pulled him back: "It's your credit. Even your credit, I see it all."
"Shandong is a treasure land, but the people in Shandong are the most miserable and the poorest. I won't tell you why."
"Now, I am very happy that you have brought Shandong back to life."
Didn't Zhu Ying just wait for the emperor's praise for what he had done?
"Next year, the three-year period will expire."
Having said this, Zhu Qiyu glanced at Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying's heart was in her throat, she had worked so hard and was just waiting to be promoted.
"I will give you two choices. With your merits, you can directly join the cabinet and become a highly respected minister."
"The other option is that you go to another province, serve as governor for three years, and then return to the central government."
Zhu Qiyu said: "I have no other intentions. It's up to you to choose. Whether you join the cabinet or go to another place, I support it."
Zhu Ying really thought too much.
There are governors everywhere. Is it possible that the emperor wants to replace someone who is not doing well?
"Zhu Ying, in fact, the central government also needs you, and the localities also need you. You are a capable minister, and you are needed everywhere." Zhu Qiyu said.
"I don't know how to choose." Zhu Ying was also stupid.
Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao to find the memorials of Gao Zongben and Bian Yong and show them to Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying understood after reading it that the newly built Jiaozhi Province needed Zhu Ying.
"For the court, Siam's food is very important."
"But I thought about the candidate for governor of Jiaozhi, but no one was suitable, so I thought of you."
"But you have been here for three years and have such outstanding achievements. It is natural for you to join the cabinet. I have to consider your ideas."
Zhu Qiyu said this.
Zhu Ying naturally knelt on the ground: "Serving the country and the people is what I want. I am willing to go to Jiaozhi and serve as governor for another term to share your worries."
"But your gray hair makes me very worried."
Zhu Qiyu helped him up: "Let's do this. I will send two imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to keep you by your side. You must listen to the imperial doctors in everything. If you die early, I will not be able to spare you."
"I don't dare to die early. I still want to go to Kunlun Mountain with Your Majesty to become a Buddhist monk!" Zhu Ying said with a smile.
"it is good!"
Zhu Qiyu patted the back of his hand: "You, Zhu Ying, live a good life for me. I will take you Zhu Ying with me when I go to Kunlun Mountain to enshrine Zen!"
"If you take care of Jiaozhi for me, you will have a place in the Confucian Temple!"
These words made Zhu Ying elated.
Now that he has entered the Central Committee, he can indeed be called a famous minister, but he is only a famous minister of a generation. If he wants to become a famous minister for the ages, he must do something that will shock the ages before he is qualified to enter the Confucian Temple.
After chatting with Zhu Ying for a long time, a banquet was held in the evening, and the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves.
The Dragon Boat Festival will stop in Jinan Prefecture for three days.
Waiting for Xiang Zhong and Liang Yue to come and visit.
Zhu Ying was stayed in a dragon boat, and a poetry meeting was held in the evening. Zhu Ying and Guo Deng were both talented poets, and the imperial chariot also brought Qiu Jun with him, which was very lively.
Early the next morning, the North Korean military report was delivered separately.
"Is Zhu Ying up?" Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao.
"Go back to your Majesty, Governor Zhu got up at four o'clock." Feng Xiao reported back.
"Come here, let's have breakfast together."
Feng Xiao saw that the emperor loved Zhu Ying extremely much.
After leaving the capital for nearly two months, the dragon boat docked several times and summoned many officials. However, only Zhu Ying stayed on the dragon boat.
Soon, Zhu Ying came in to visit.
"Look at the North Korean military newspaper. What do you think?"
Zhu Ying knew the emperor's temper and was not polite. He browsed quickly and frowned: "Your Majesty is driving the Jurchens south to attack the Japanese country?"
"The roots of Japanese pirates are in the Japanese country. If the Japanese country is not peaceful, the Japanese pirates will never disappear."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Don't underestimate the Japanese country. According to the intelligence from the Imperial City Division, the Japanese country is in unprecedented civil strife. The Japanese army is extremely powerful and may not be inferior to the Ming army."
"I have also heard that the Japanese army is short and capable, and they are brave and not afraid of death." Zhu Ying said.
Even though the little Japanese is short, he is definitely fierce enough in a fight.
The Ming army may not be their opponent.
"Zhu Qing comes to see the map."
Zhu Qiyu asked someone to unfold the embroidered map of the Ming Dynasty, pointed to the location of Tsushima Island and said: "Gong Yongji is on this island."
"This island has been repeatedly contested by North Korea and Japan."
"During the Yongle period, this island was occupied by North Korea, and now it is occupied by the Ming Dynasty. Gong Yongji is building a fortress on this island."
"I let the Jurchens go south to make the Japanese country more chaotic."
"I have asked Gong Yongji to establish contact with the Japanese country. I want to organize a Japanese army..."
Zhu Qiyu suddenly stopped and looked at Zhu Ying: "Zhu Ying, can I trust you?"
Zhu Ying was startled and knelt on the ground: "I am His Majesty's eagle and dog's minions, how dare you betray Your Majesty?"
"Then I will leave this Japanese army to you. You can train it. When I use it, I will give you an order. Then you can act in accordance with the imperial order."
Zhu Ying was so perceptive that when he saw the emperor using him as a back-up move, he vaguely guessed what the emperor was doing.
"anyway."
"Japanese country is a treasure land. It is rich in silver."
"As long as I can occupy it, I will have inexhaustible money to use."
However, Zhu Ying was confused: "Your Majesty, the Japanese country is poor, where does the money come from?"
Really, the Japanese country before the war was so poor that they had to sell themselves, where would the money come from?
"Poverty? Zhu Qing, look at the actual records of Hongwu. How much money did Japan donate to Emperor Taizu?"
Zhu Ying asked in surprise: "Really?"
"Can I still lie to you?"
Zhu Qiyu said: "The Japanese country produces silver. As long as the Japanese silver mines are dug out, it will be enough for the court to survive for 100 years."
Zhu Ying was surprised. He had to check the classics carefully when he went back.
"Wang Yue did a good job in North Korea."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Allowing the Jurchens to leave took away another two million people. The population pressure in North Korea dropped sharply, and now North Korea is stable."
Zhu Ying listened to the emperor talking to himself and did not dare to speak.
"When you supervise Jiaozhi, you must also learn from Wang Yue. There is no need to keep some people."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Always remember, only Han people are human in this world, and no one else is."
Zhu Ying was startled: "Your Majesty, these words cannot be nonsense."
"I'll just tell you."
"Zhu Ying, actually I prefer to take over a group of bad lands, places like central Korea that were destroyed by the Jurchens."
"Only in a place like this can the Ming Dynasty establish in-depth rule."
"Like southern Korea, in a place where propaganda is determined, sooner or later there will be rebellion."
"I don't like it."
Zhu Ying actually nodded: "It depends on whether they can be preached by the Ming Dynasty, or by the Japanese country, or they may grow their own ambitions."
"But there are still so many gentry in the south, what should we do?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him.
"Kill! Kill!"
Zhu Ying said seriously: "The mistakes of Jiaozhi gained and lost must not be repeated again!"
These words made Zhu Qiyu very satisfied: "Sun Kefa did a good job, let's kill them all. As for the naval forces in southern Korea, transfer them back and put them in Shandong. Zhu Ying, come and watch."
"The minister obeys the order!"
"I saw the Ming Dynasty from North Korea. The Ming Dynasty is also full of gentry. If someone blocks my way, what do you think I should do?"
This is what Zhu Qiyu wants to say!
(End of this chapter)
"Your Majesty, everyone is lazy."
"If you buy so much grain, no matter whether it is the central government or the local people, even the common people will start to relax about farming."
After the courtiers retired, Feng Xiao said: "When inertia forms, how many people will still be diligent in farming?"
"What if Central and South China no longer sells food to the Ming Dynasty? Or, Siam and other countries become independent from the Ming Dynasty."
"How will Ming deal with it then?"
Feng Xiao's concerns are very reasonable.
Human beings don't want to move if they stutter. Without a little whip, human beings will not progress.
"Feng Xiao, if you can think of these things, it means you have made progress."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Every generation has its own affairs. I must first solve the food and clothing problem of the Ming Dynasty."
This is the inevitable result of the development of things, and Zhu Qiyu is helpless.
This is the reason why each generation becomes worse than the last. The better life gets, the worse the people live, and eventually the whole world is in ruins.
But you can’t give up your motivation to do things just because of foreseeable consequences.
"This slave is too talkative." Feng Xiao apologized.
"No, you're right."
"These problems are bound to happen."
"Actually, a problem will arise. When people are full of food, their minds will no longer be on farming. They will have other ideas, making it difficult to govern."
"This is also the reason why Emperor Taizu wanted to tie the people of Ming Dynasty to the land."
Zhu Qiyu's voice was low: "But I am the king and father of the people of the world. I cannot forcefully fool the people for my own selfish interests. It is time for Ming Dynasty to change."
"Invite Duke Xing here and prepare a banquet. I will talk to Duke Xing."
He wanted to appease Yu Qian and let Yu Qian work for him with peace of mind.
Naturally, Yu Qian saw the emperor's actions. The emperor asked him to guard the capital, and at the same time, he laid a cocoon to trap him in the capital and let him be a good minister.
In the afternoon, Yu Qian went to the palace to see him.
His job this year is to train the navy. After nearly a year, he has begun to achieve results.
"Duke Xing is here?"
Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial: "Let's go, I'm hungry. Come have a drink with me."
Yu Qian was pulled by the emperor into the dining hall.
A table of sumptuous barbecue is ready.
Yu Qian's sharp eyes immediately filled his mouth when he saw the chili peppers collected by the imperial palace on the plate.
Zhu Qiyu asked the eunuch to drive away and he came to roast it himself. Yu Qian was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said he didn't dare.
"Everyone, please go down. I will talk to Duke Xing."
After sending all the palace people down, only the emperor and Yu Qian were left in the dining hall.
"Get up, there are not so many rules at the dinner table, no courtesy, no kneeling."
Zhu Qiyu used chopsticks to flip the meat slices on the baking pan, and put them on Yu Qian's plate first.
Yu Qian was a little frightened.
"Xing Guogong, my arrangement seems a bit ridiculous to you, right?" Zhu Qiyu put a piece of beef on Yu Qian's plate.
Yu Qian almost bit his tongue and was about to kneel down.
"Sit down and tell me what's on your mind."
Zhu Qiyu said: "I don't know when I started to become so suspicious."
"You and the old lady helped me ascend the throne and made great achievements."
"It has only been ten years, and I have already begun to guard against you."
"In fact, sitting on that dragon chair, I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles every day. My suspicion is getting worse and worse."
Yu Qian's eyes flashed as he listened to the emperor talking to himself.
"Mr. Xing, I don't know since when, I don't trust anyone anymore."
Zhu Qiyu put the roasted beef, mutton, pork, potato slices, and sausages on Yu Qian's plate.
Yu Qian's plate was piled up like a mountain.
But his plate was empty.
Yu Qian's hand holding the chopsticks was placed on the table, motionless.
"Am I sick?" Zhu Qiyu stopped his chopsticks and looked at Yu Qian.
Yu Qian wants to kneel down.
"Sit down, this is a family dinner, you and I are not outsiders."
Zhu Qiyu continued to turn the meat on the baking sheet: "Xing Guogong, is this who I am?"
"Your Majesty is very affectionate and in good health. How can he be sick?" Yu Qian could see clearly that the emperor was not sick. These words were to reassure him.
"Don't talk nonsense, tell me the truth, Yu Qian, what do you think?"
The charcoal fire was too strong and the meat on the grill was cooked again. Zhu Qiyu put it on his plate.
Wrap it in the dipping sauce, put it in your mouth, take a bite, and nod slightly: "I baked it myself, it tastes good."
"Your Majesty only guarded me and did not kill me. This is already a sign of God's grace!"
Yu Qian said seriously: "I understand that your Majesty is not afraid of my superior achievements, but that I cannot see through you."
"However, my mind is pure. As long as it is good for the Ming Dynasty, I am willing to do it, even if I die!"
is it?
Zhu Qiyu pointed to his plate: "Eat, it tastes better if you put a piece of garlic on it."
However, the emperor did not eat garlic.
Because garlic has a pungent taste and smell, a gentleman attaches great importance to his appearance, so Yu Qian won't eat it.
But the emperor said that he added a piece of garlic to the meat slices and put it in his mouth, but he couldn't taste the garlic taste. He was thinking about the emperor's deep meaning.
Look, this is Yu Qian now. He does whatever the emperor asks him to do, but there is something hidden in his heart.
Therefore, the emperor could not see through him, so he was afraid of him.
"This is my country, of course I want to do the best for it."
Zhu Qiyu said: "That's why I want to go south."
"I am going south and have a lot to do. Duke Xing, can you support me?"
coming!
Yu Qian's eyes were firm: "Everything your Majesty does is for the sake of the country and the country. I am willing to risk everything and stand by your Majesty's side!"
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "The first thing I do when I go south is to open the sea."
really!
The emperor does not want to open the sea, but to open the sea forcefully, the kind of open sea that will kill who knows how many people!
"The second thing is the salt policy."
"I have said before that the salt policy must be thoroughly reformed so that people all over the world can afford salt. The central government will no longer rely on salt tax to support tax revenue. Therefore, the salt policy must be greatly reformed or even completely abolished."
Yu Qian's eyelids twitched, the emperor was going to commit suicide.
"The third thing, gentleman!"
"The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River has become a huge phenomenon."
"They have even begun to learn how to support the bandits and respect themselves. What do they want to do? Do they want to be emperors?"
"But the old master is in Nanjing, motionless, which makes me very dissatisfied. He doesn't dare to do anything. He is just a clay-body wood sculpture, so I will do it."
Yu Qian swallowed his saliva and regretted it a little.
This is sending someone's head a thousand miles away.
"The fourth thing, Japanese pirates."
"Compared with the previous three things, the Japanese pirates are just suffering from ringworm and scabies."
"After completing the first three things, the Japanese pirates will naturally disappear."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were sinister: "Xing Guogong, will you support me?"
Didn't you see that Hu Xi was motionless?
It's clear that I don't dare to interfere.
The water in Jiangnan is too deep!
If the emperor goes, it is easy for the emperor to drown.
"Your Majesty, can you do it one by one?" Yu Qian was a little scared.
Something that can scare the Ming God of War shows how difficult this matter is.
There was only one emperor who could suppress the Jiangnan gentry, Emperor Taizu.
Even Emperor Taizong was forced to cooperate with the Jiangnan gentry.
The growth of the Jiangnan gentry is inextricably related to Emperor Taizong.
But Emperor Jingtai was about to overturn the table.
“Mr.
"When I die, everything will go back to where it started."
"Then, what am I bothering with?"
Zhu Qiyu said: "I don't want to be Emperor Taizong, I want to be Emperor Taizu!"
For the first time, Zhu Qiyu revealed his heart to outsiders!
Emperor Taizong only made great achievements through humiliation, but after his death, everything returned to the original point, leaving only a sigh for future generations.
Only Emperor Taizu could carry out drastic reforms at will. Not to mention the Jiangnan gentry, all the monsters and monsters in the world had to bow their heads.
"His Majesty……"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "You can say you don't support it, just like the old master, he doesn't support me, but I know in my heart that he loves me, so I understand anyone who doesn't support me."
"Your Majesty, it's too urgent." Yu Qian was helpless.
"Now, with my imperial edict, I can forcefully open the sea, but who will gain in the end?"
Zhu Qiyu asked him: "In the same way, I can reform the salt administration with an imperial edict, but the government will only cease when people die. You will fool me, and you will return to the original point after I die."
"I know everything."
"You don't have to do these things."
"As long as I am willing to believe in the peaceful and prosperous age created by the people of the world, then I will be the king of the prosperous age, and the history books of future generations will sing my praises."
"But I don't want to be such an emperor!"
"I'm not afraid of failure, I'm not afraid of fame, and I don't even want that so-called false reputation."
"What I want is to make the world a better place. Even if I die, my reforms will continue to be implemented without the death of anyone. If the reforms continue, I will be satisfied!"
These words made Yu Qian hear the emperor's fear.
The emperor's fear of the Jiangnan gentry.
in fact.
What Zhu Qiyu said is not an exaggeration at all.
Relying on farming, the Jiangnan gentry have expanded into the terrifying Jiangnan plutocrats.
As long as the sea is opened, the Jiangnan chaebol will expand rapidly. From the Ming Dynasty chaebol, it will expand into the world's chaebol. Will the emperor be able to control it by then?
Zhu Qiyu issued an order to arrest them, and they fled abroad. When the limelight passed, they returned to Ming Dynasty and continued to enjoy policy benefits.
After ten or twenty years, they will be able to support a large number of officials, who will gradually occupy the center, speak for them, and finally rob the imperial power bit by bit into the hands of the plutocrats.
This is how plutocratic politics was formed.
How different is this chaebol from the aristocratic family?
Lao Zhu's family changed from the emperor to the chairman of the Ming Dynasty and became the agent of the chaebol.
Zhu Qiyu will not allow it. The Jiangnan gentry will never allow it to steal the fruits of victory of reform!
"If I don't do it, no one can do it." Zhu Qiyu put down his chopsticks and listened to the sound of burning coals. You could hear a needle drop in the hall.
Yu Qian is so talented that he can naturally see through this matter.
The aristocratic families of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the Han Shihou of the Yuan Dynasty were essentially chaebols. They chose the emperor, set the rules of the game, and had the final say in the rise and fall of the dynasty.
The aristocratic family system, which was eliminated from the garbage heap of history, has been transformed into plutocracy and has a tendency to resurface.
However, as a vested interest, how would Yu Qian choose?
"I am willing to follow Your Majesty to the death!" Yu Qian knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
He could indeed choose not to support it, so it would not be him who stayed in the capital. He would have to be replaced by someone who was of the same mind as the emperor, that is Fan Guang.
People will all proceed from their own interests.
Returning to the aristocratic family system is not good for a noble family like his.
The title is passed down from generation to generation and stays with the country.
As for the aristocratic family, the country can be destroyed but the family cannot be destroyed. This conflicts with the interests of the Lord. In the eyes of the Lord, the country is where the title is, so the country is higher than the family.
Another point is that although his family is from Jiangnan, they have not participated in maritime trade. After the opening of the sea, his family is not the biggest interest group, and of course there is no way to get more benefits.
The most important thing is that he had no choice.
The higher his achievements, the less room he had for maneuvering. He could either choose to completely support the emperor, or choose to change the emperor.
There is no third way to choose, his contribution is too great.
"Xing Guo Gong, get up."
Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with his support: "If you don't support me, I won't do anything to you."
"I know how much your Majesty loves me, but as long as I do something good for the Ming Dynasty, I am willing to go through fire and water."
Of course Yu Qian knew that the emperor would not kill his ministers at this moment.
However, with the emperor's narrow-minded personality, no matter whether this matter succeeds or fails, he will not be reused.
Just like Yuan Shao's counselor Tian Feng, he would end badly sooner or later.
"What will happen to me if I fail in this matter?" Zhu Qiyu said this inexplicably.
Yu Qian smiled bitterly: "In the worst case, I will go back to the capital and go there again in a few years."
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Qiyu laughed: "Then I will implement the most severe maritime ban and move all the coastal people back to the inland! And open up to the west, moving all the people south of the Yangtze River to the northwest!"
Yu Qian couldn't help laughing.
However, if he loses, he may have to change his emperor.
The gentry's counterattack was terrifying.
"Your Majesty, a hundred thousand troops are not enough." Since Yu Qian supports it, he must consider the issue from the emperor's perspective.
"Why is it not enough? There are also troops from Ren Li, Wang Cheng, Li Zhen, Ou Xin, Yang Xin, Hu Xi and others, totaling more than 20."
Yu Qian shook his head: "Your Majesty, the troops stationed in Jiangnan may not be trustworthy."
Sure enough, Yu Qian and the emperor wanted to go together.
The penetration ability of Jiangnan gentry is too strong.
Look at the Battle of Nanjing. The Japanese pirates were able to attack Nanjing without anyone noticing, and every guard post was infiltrated into a sieve.
Yu Qian seemed to realize something: "Your Majesty wants to mobilize Hu's army to go south?"
Sun Yuanzhen placed ten thousand Huqi in Wandu Division.
There are also Hu people resettled in Ningxia, Rehe and other places, all of which are available.
The corners of Zhu Qiyu's lips raised: "You can't hide anything from Duke Xing. That's right. I want to use Hu Qi to follow me south."
"Your Majesty, Hu Qi is easily bribed and will not serve his life loyally."
Yu Qian analyzed: "The longer you stay in Jiangnan, the faster Hu Qi will be penetrated. I believe that the guards should be constantly replaced and a rotation system should be used."
Still have to see a professional.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up. The Ming Dynasty had 200 million soldiers, and the number of troops stationed in Nanjing was between 20 and 25.
The emperor brought 10 people, a total of 35 troops to defend the emperor.
If using a rotation system.
One round every three months, blind tuning from all over the place.
No matter how powerful the Jiangnan gentry are, they can't possibly infiltrate all the soldiers in the world, right?
Moreover, there are also Korean, Hami, and Annan soldiers available.
"That's a good way."
We can also take the opportunity to take back the military power in the hands of the Duke of Yunnan and Guizhou.
Duke Wei and Duke Ding were demoted, and Duke Qian submitted a letter of apology. Although this was expected, it made the emperor unhappy.
Although the Duke of Guizhou was loyal, it was because the emperor did not touch the Yunnan cake.
What if the emperor wants to be included in the center?
Will Duke Qian still be loyal?
This matter still needs to be tested.
"Your Majesty, I think we can use more Annan, Korean, Hami soldiers, and Hu Qi..." Yu Qian smiled and said nothing.
Let them fight with the gentry and consume them while they can.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Xing Guogong supports me, which increases my chances of winning."
"If I lose, I will return to Beijing like a lost dog. Duke Xing must not laugh at me."
The profound meaning of this sentence is that if the emperor is defeated, you Yu Qian must let me return to the capital safely.
Yu Qian's heart skipped a beat: "I will personally lead the army to take His Majesty back to Luan!"
"With Duke Xing's words, I know it well."
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "I propose a toast to you."
This meal made Yu Qian frightened, but the ending was perfect.
Yu Qian was reassured and persuaded to get Yu Qian's support.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Yu Qian must know what will happen to him when Zhu Qizhen ascends the throne, so he will look down on Zhu Qizhen to death.
The afternoon of the second day of September.
When Li Jin, Mao Sheng, Guo Deng and others arrived in the capital, the emperor gave them instructions and ordered them to rest for a day and set off tomorrow.
Shu Liang, on the other hand, hugged Zhu Qiyu's leg and cried for a long time.
"Your Majesty, I have trained 3732 soldiers. All of them are elite, and all of them can be loyal to your Majesty!"
Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied: "You can form a separate battalion and be attached to the Royal Horse Supervisor to be my personal army."
The 26 Guards of the Forbidden Army are immobile.
They continued to be responsible for guarding the center, the imperial city, and important cities outside Beijing.
"The slaves obey the orders!"
Feng Xiao and Shu Liang accompanied him.
He also transferred 50 people from the female medical officers in Tan Yunxian's palace to accompany him, as well as students from Chaoyang Academy.
The guards in the palace have transferred most of the attendants, all of whom are young talents. The emperor also trains them and also sends them out to replace the emperor, take a look at the local situation, and then report to the emperor.
It's nine o'clock on the third day of September.
The emperor's fleet departed from the Forbidden City and boarded the ship at the newly built Tonghui River port. Instead of taking the canal, it took Shandong, Henan, Zhongdu, and Jiangsu to reach Nanjing.
The royal fleet has three thousand ships and two thousand warships, totaling five thousand ships.
The speed of the ship was relatively slow, while the cavalry galloped along the coast to defend the dragon ship.
Moreover, there were 33 dragon boats, and the foreign army did not know which one the emperor would live on. The emperor would live on one randomly.
Fan Guang was in charge of the entire army, with Guo Deng as his deputy.
Li Jin and Mao Sheng led the cavalry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
In the harem, Concubine Tan, Concubine Hu, Chen Xianzhang's daughter, and Song Shuqing were accompanying them, because the other concubines were pregnant and unable to travel.
The Queen Mothers of the two palaces and Princess Changde were all in the fleet.
The mighty fleet, like the core of a flower, surrounded the dragon boats.
If you normally travel by water, you don’t need to go through Shandong.
The emperor just wanted to visit Shandong.
The people in Shandong settled down and settled down, staying open at night, just like a paradise in the world. Zhu Qiyu wanted to see if Zhu Ying was exaggerating.
In fact, it is more of a political signal.The emperor kept Zhu Ying's governorship in mind and asked officials all over the world to imitate him, spending thousands of gold to buy horse bones.
The first stop for the fleet was Tianjin.
Tianjin is a naval base.
The construction was supervised since the ninth year of Jingtai, and now it has become a grand sight. At the beginning of the tenth year of Jingtai, 20 soldiers gathered here for training.
After six months of training, the Navy will have to go from river to sea to adapt to war.
Therefore, after April of the [-]th year of Jingtai, the Tianjin Navy first eliminated water bandits along the river, and then went to sea to fight and hone in the Bohai Bay.
This time the emperor made a southern tour and recruited [-] navy troops to accompany him.
And in North Korea.
Wang Yue is discussing with the Jurchen Ministry.
Li Manzhu just wants to go home and doesn't want to go south. It's not that he misses home too much, but he's afraid of the heat.
Jurchens are afraid of heat.
They like the cold north and are afraid of the hot south, especially the Jurchen soldiers who were trapped in North Korea and often cried in their barracks.
Li Manzhu was worried that the army would mutiny, so he simply released the army.
These people went crazy and carried out massacres across North Korea.
If Jiang Wan, Mao Zhong, and Wang Yue hadn't squeezed them at the same time, central Korea would have been killed by the Jurchens.
Li Manzhu could only summon Dong Shan, Fancha and others to discuss together.
"Go south!"
Dong Shan said: "The decision-making power is not in our hands. There is only one way south."
"Let's just occupy this place. What can Daming do to us?" Yi Chengju sneered.
Dong Shan responded with a stupid look: "Yi Chengju, after we kill all the Koreans, what will we eat? What will we use?"
"Besides, you have already made the North Korean army dissatisfied by sending the army out to massacre the North Koreans without permission."
Dong Shan is now full-fledged.
He was placed in eastern Korea, the poorest place. As a result, he was not attacked by the Ming army. He took the opportunity to surrender a large number of defeated Korean soldiers. Now he has [-] troops, strong strength and the strongest combat effectiveness.
"If you are dissatisfied, you will be dissatisfied. A bunch of slaves dare to rebel?" I Chengju muttered.
"To shut up!"
Li Manzhu shouted angrily. Four of his nine sons were killed by the Ming army, and two were surrendered. Now only three are left.
He looked at his son-in-law Fancha: "Fancha, what do you think?"
"We can only go south." After Fancha was driven to the east, he greatly expanded his strength. Now there are [-] households and nearly [-] soldiers, but most of them are civilians and have not yet been organized.
On the contrary, Li Manzhu had the smallest power. He recruited the fewest Korean soldiers, but he had the most slaves. He turned more than [-] Korean people into his slaves.
Li Manzhu felt helpless: "We can never go back home again."
"A man has a home all over the world, so what's the point of having a family?" Dong Shan didn't have a family anyway, he was the most single.
It doesn't matter if you go to Japan, at least there are no Ming troops chasing you and spanking you.
"Then go south."
Li Manzhu was helpless: "However, the population of our tribe must be taken away. Dong Shan, if you have a bright idea, go and negotiate."
The tribal population he calls are these Koreans.
Li Manzhu's eighth son was also dissatisfied: "Dad, I'll go talk!"
"You bastard, are you going to talk?"
Li Manzhu looked at Dong Shan: "Try to take away Dingkou with Duoduo, let's go to the Japanese country and establish Dajin!"
Dong Shan knew very well that all of Li Manzhu's good sons were dead, leaving three losers who could not make a big impact, so in order to check and balance his son-in-law Fan Cha, he roped in Dong Shan.
However, Dong Shan is Fancha's nephew.
Is the conflict between the two people real or fake?Very debatable.
Dong Shan personally led the army south to Yuanshan, and then sent envoys to negotiate with Wang Yue.
Wang Yue is worried about North Korea's population.
North Korea is a terrible place with too many people.
With the financial resources of Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to support it.
Therefore, Dong Shan requested that Dingkou, who was stationed there, be taken away. Wang Yue immediately agreed, and the entire population of the cities where the Jurchen tribes were stationed belonged to the Jurchens.
Wang Yue also sent someone to add a message. After the Jurchen left, only the city was left without anyone.
This means that the old, weak, sick and disabled were slaughtered.
The Ming Dynasty provided ships going south and could also provide part of the military rations.
The two sides reached an agreement in mid-August.
The Jurchen Ministry began to carry out massacres and forcibly absorbed the population into the Jurchen tribe. Especially the Koreans who knew how to use boats were taken in on a large scale by the Jurchen Ministry.
In early September, the Jurchen tribe went south.
Mao Zhong and Jiang Wan went south at the same time, the Jurchens gave up a city, and the Ming Dynasty settled in another city.
Sun Kefa saw it and immediately discovered the opportunity.
He found Chen Shao who was stationed in Zhongzhou and asked Chen Shao to transfer a thousand cavalry to him.
Chen Shao led an infantry army, and the Ming army used to defend the city, where was the cavalry?
Sun Kefa asked Chen Shao to help and borrow it from Wang Yue, preferably the Jurchen soldiers under Duxi.
"What are you going to do?" Chen Shao guessed Sun Kefa's purpose.
"Uncle Sui, this is a task assigned by His Majesty."
"The Korean refugees are very cowardly and dare not attack the gentry's estates."
"That's why I have this idea."
"Anyway, the Jurchens going south will give us the opportunity to cleanse the southern gentry. In this way, the entire North Korea will be completely integrated into the Ming Dynasty."
"And you Sui Anbo also had a share in the annexation of North Korea, didn't you?"
Chen Shao frowned: "Then why don't you go directly to Governor Wang?"
Sun Kefa was embarrassed and said: "The governor Wang doesn't see his subordinates."
"What did you do again?" Chen Shao knew Sun Kefa too well. The emperor even asked him to discipline Sun Kefa personally.
As a result, Sun Kefa almost killed the military camp. Chen Shao had no choice but to send him home. Sun Yuanzhen hung Sun Kefa up and whipped him.
Sun Kefa didn't say anything.
Chen Shao's expression changed: "You shouldn't have taken action against the concubines of the governor, right?"
"No, no, no!" Sun Kefa quickly shook his head.
"Really?" Chen Shao asked.
"Really not! Sui Anbo, don't you know what kind of person I am?" Sun Kefa was a bastard, but he still had a bottom line and knew whose women he shouldn't seduce.
"That's good, I'll write a letter for you." Chen Shao thought that as long as he didn't sleep with Wang Yue's concubine, he would have room for maneuver.
As everyone knows, Sun Kefa ruined the calligraphy stickers collected by Wang Yue...
Wang Yue received Chen Shao's letter and scolded: "You are doing some evil things!"
Chungju is very close to Chuncheon.
He still agreed.
Three thousand Jurchen soldiers were mobilized from Du Xi for Sun Kefa to use.
Sun Kefa obtained three thousand Jurchen soldiers and headed north at starry night, arriving at Pingkang north of Chunchuan.
This is the only way for the Jurchen tribe to go south.
"Today, I won't seal my sword! Everything I grab will belong to you and me! I don't want a single copper!"
Sun Kefa knew very well that these Jurchen soldiers were expendables, and everything they gained would eventually belong to Sun Kefa.
The whole army put on Jurchen clothes, broke into manors one by one, looted and killed.
And the Jurchen tribe went south one after another. When they saw the ruins along the way, they were all confused. Was the Ming Dynasty also looting North Korea?
However, the Jurchen tribe suffered many attacks.
Chaoren went crazy and launched a suicide attack on the Jurchen Ministry.
As a result, the Koreans who had been forcibly relocated by the Jurchens rebelled. The Jurchens were forced to fight several battles, and their number of people was reduced sharply. Along the way, the country became even more ruined.
When it arrived in Busan, it took away the North Korean population of 170 million, which dropped sharply to 110 million.
Stationed in Busan was the Korean Southern Army, which was equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's Japanese Army. North Korea was called the Japanese Army. There were about 7 people, all of whom were naval forces, and they were all recruited by the Ming Dynasty.
After the survival of the fittest, 2.7 elite soldiers were left and were deployed by Gong Yongji.
Li Manzhu glanced north, boarded the transport ship, and headed south to Japan without looking back.
They have sent people out several times. After confirming that there is no danger, the army will move forward one after another. The transport ship will first transport people to Tsushima Island.
From Tsushima Island, land in Japan.
News of the Jurchens' southward journey reached Beijing.
A copy was made in Beijing and sent to the dragon boat along the route.
October nineteenth.
The dragon boat arrived at Jinan Prefecture, and Zhu Ying greeted the dragon boat on the shore early.
The emperor ordered Zhu Ying to board the ship.
After prostrating, Zhu Ying adjusted her crown and hat, followed the chamberlain in a small boat, and passed through the huge fleet of ships like a military formation before arriving at the dragon boat in the middle of the water.
The dragon boat was very stable, and the emperor was still reading the memorial from the capital.
During the tour, it was the same as in Yangxin Hall, reading memorials every day, sometimes criticizing, sometimes praising, but there was no entertainment.
Zhu Ying kowtowed to the ground and said, "I, Zhu Ying, Governor of Shandong Province, say hello to the Holy Lord?"
"I'm safe."
Zhu Qiyu looked at this capable minister: "Get up, let me see, why do you have white hair?"
One sentence made Zhu Ying burst into tears.
The emperor did not talk about his achievements, but actually cared about his health.
"Zhu Ying, if I remember correctly, you are only 41 years old this year, right?"
Zhu Qiyu looked at him: "When you left Beijing, you were full of black hair and bright. It has only been more than two years, how come you have gray hair?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. My hair is indeed white."
Zhu Ying didn't expect that the emperor remembered him so clearly.
He was successful at a young age and had been orthodox for ten years. He was promoted to Jinshi at a young age. At the age of 39, he was given the important task of being appointed by the emperor as governor of a province and assuming military and political power.
I’m only 41 years old this year!
He slowly took off his official hat, revealing a head full of gray hair.
Zhu Qiyu was quite moved. He stood up, walked to Zhu Ying, and gently touched his hair: "Why is it all white?"
"You are only ten years older than me? You seem to be 20 years older than me."
"Zhu Ying, you have done well in politics, but you should also pay attention to your body and bones. I also want to take you to Kunlun Mountain to become a Buddhist monk!"
Zhu Qiyu helped him up: "Be sure to take good care of your body. You did a good job in Shandong."
"Before I arrived in Shandong, I sent people to secretly visit the entire Shandong. Your memorial did not exaggerate. It is true that the people settled down and settled down, and kept their homes open at night."
"Zhu Ying, you have great merit."
"It's all because of your Majesty's trust and granting full power to the humble ministers that we are in today's situation. It's all your Majesty's fault." Zhu Ying wanted to kowtow again.
Zhu Qiyu pulled him back: "It's your credit. Even your credit, I see it all."
"Shandong is a treasure land, but the people in Shandong are the most miserable and the poorest. I won't tell you why."
"Now, I am very happy that you have brought Shandong back to life."
Didn't Zhu Ying just wait for the emperor's praise for what he had done?
"Next year, the three-year period will expire."
Having said this, Zhu Qiyu glanced at Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying's heart was in her throat, she had worked so hard and was just waiting to be promoted.
"I will give you two choices. With your merits, you can directly join the cabinet and become a highly respected minister."
"The other option is that you go to another province, serve as governor for three years, and then return to the central government."
Zhu Qiyu said: "I have no other intentions. It's up to you to choose. Whether you join the cabinet or go to another place, I support it."
Zhu Ying really thought too much.
There are governors everywhere. Is it possible that the emperor wants to replace someone who is not doing well?
"Zhu Ying, in fact, the central government also needs you, and the localities also need you. You are a capable minister, and you are needed everywhere." Zhu Qiyu said.
"I don't know how to choose." Zhu Ying was also stupid.
Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao to find the memorials of Gao Zongben and Bian Yong and show them to Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying understood after reading it that the newly built Jiaozhi Province needed Zhu Ying.
"For the court, Siam's food is very important."
"But I thought about the candidate for governor of Jiaozhi, but no one was suitable, so I thought of you."
"But you have been here for three years and have such outstanding achievements. It is natural for you to join the cabinet. I have to consider your ideas."
Zhu Qiyu said this.
Zhu Ying naturally knelt on the ground: "Serving the country and the people is what I want. I am willing to go to Jiaozhi and serve as governor for another term to share your worries."
"But your gray hair makes me very worried."
Zhu Qiyu helped him up: "Let's do this. I will send two imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to keep you by your side. You must listen to the imperial doctors in everything. If you die early, I will not be able to spare you."
"I don't dare to die early. I still want to go to Kunlun Mountain with Your Majesty to become a Buddhist monk!" Zhu Ying said with a smile.
"it is good!"
Zhu Qiyu patted the back of his hand: "You, Zhu Ying, live a good life for me. I will take you Zhu Ying with me when I go to Kunlun Mountain to enshrine Zen!"
"If you take care of Jiaozhi for me, you will have a place in the Confucian Temple!"
These words made Zhu Ying elated.
Now that he has entered the Central Committee, he can indeed be called a famous minister, but he is only a famous minister of a generation. If he wants to become a famous minister for the ages, he must do something that will shock the ages before he is qualified to enter the Confucian Temple.
After chatting with Zhu Ying for a long time, a banquet was held in the evening, and the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves.
The Dragon Boat Festival will stop in Jinan Prefecture for three days.
Waiting for Xiang Zhong and Liang Yue to come and visit.
Zhu Ying was stayed in a dragon boat, and a poetry meeting was held in the evening. Zhu Ying and Guo Deng were both talented poets, and the imperial chariot also brought Qiu Jun with him, which was very lively.
Early the next morning, the North Korean military report was delivered separately.
"Is Zhu Ying up?" Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao.
"Go back to your Majesty, Governor Zhu got up at four o'clock." Feng Xiao reported back.
"Come here, let's have breakfast together."
Feng Xiao saw that the emperor loved Zhu Ying extremely much.
After leaving the capital for nearly two months, the dragon boat docked several times and summoned many officials. However, only Zhu Ying stayed on the dragon boat.
Soon, Zhu Ying came in to visit.
"Look at the North Korean military newspaper. What do you think?"
Zhu Ying knew the emperor's temper and was not polite. He browsed quickly and frowned: "Your Majesty is driving the Jurchens south to attack the Japanese country?"
"The roots of Japanese pirates are in the Japanese country. If the Japanese country is not peaceful, the Japanese pirates will never disappear."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Don't underestimate the Japanese country. According to the intelligence from the Imperial City Division, the Japanese country is in unprecedented civil strife. The Japanese army is extremely powerful and may not be inferior to the Ming army."
"I have also heard that the Japanese army is short and capable, and they are brave and not afraid of death." Zhu Ying said.
Even though the little Japanese is short, he is definitely fierce enough in a fight.
The Ming army may not be their opponent.
"Zhu Qing comes to see the map."
Zhu Qiyu asked someone to unfold the embroidered map of the Ming Dynasty, pointed to the location of Tsushima Island and said: "Gong Yongji is on this island."
"This island has been repeatedly contested by North Korea and Japan."
"During the Yongle period, this island was occupied by North Korea, and now it is occupied by the Ming Dynasty. Gong Yongji is building a fortress on this island."
"I let the Jurchens go south to make the Japanese country more chaotic."
"I have asked Gong Yongji to establish contact with the Japanese country. I want to organize a Japanese army..."
Zhu Qiyu suddenly stopped and looked at Zhu Ying: "Zhu Ying, can I trust you?"
Zhu Ying was startled and knelt on the ground: "I am His Majesty's eagle and dog's minions, how dare you betray Your Majesty?"
"Then I will leave this Japanese army to you. You can train it. When I use it, I will give you an order. Then you can act in accordance with the imperial order."
Zhu Ying was so perceptive that when he saw the emperor using him as a back-up move, he vaguely guessed what the emperor was doing.
"anyway."
"Japanese country is a treasure land. It is rich in silver."
"As long as I can occupy it, I will have inexhaustible money to use."
However, Zhu Ying was confused: "Your Majesty, the Japanese country is poor, where does the money come from?"
Really, the Japanese country before the war was so poor that they had to sell themselves, where would the money come from?
"Poverty? Zhu Qing, look at the actual records of Hongwu. How much money did Japan donate to Emperor Taizu?"
Zhu Ying asked in surprise: "Really?"
"Can I still lie to you?"
Zhu Qiyu said: "The Japanese country produces silver. As long as the Japanese silver mines are dug out, it will be enough for the court to survive for 100 years."
Zhu Ying was surprised. He had to check the classics carefully when he went back.
"Wang Yue did a good job in North Korea."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Allowing the Jurchens to leave took away another two million people. The population pressure in North Korea dropped sharply, and now North Korea is stable."
Zhu Ying listened to the emperor talking to himself and did not dare to speak.
"When you supervise Jiaozhi, you must also learn from Wang Yue. There is no need to keep some people."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Always remember, only Han people are human in this world, and no one else is."
Zhu Ying was startled: "Your Majesty, these words cannot be nonsense."
"I'll just tell you."
"Zhu Ying, actually I prefer to take over a group of bad lands, places like central Korea that were destroyed by the Jurchens."
"Only in a place like this can the Ming Dynasty establish in-depth rule."
"Like southern Korea, in a place where propaganda is determined, sooner or later there will be rebellion."
"I don't like it."
Zhu Ying actually nodded: "It depends on whether they can be preached by the Ming Dynasty, or by the Japanese country, or they may grow their own ambitions."
"But there are still so many gentry in the south, what should we do?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him.
"Kill! Kill!"
Zhu Ying said seriously: "The mistakes of Jiaozhi gained and lost must not be repeated again!"
These words made Zhu Qiyu very satisfied: "Sun Kefa did a good job, let's kill them all. As for the naval forces in southern Korea, transfer them back and put them in Shandong. Zhu Ying, come and watch."
"The minister obeys the order!"
"I saw the Ming Dynasty from North Korea. The Ming Dynasty is also full of gentry. If someone blocks my way, what do you think I should do?"
This is what Zhu Qiyu wants to say!
(End of this chapter)
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