Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 770: Using barbarians to control barbarians and leaving deserts to balance the silver grain tax reform

Zhu Qiyu drank tea leisurely, thinking about the huge wealth he was about to harvest. If you want to rise quickly, it is most effective to make war fortune.

Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu felt blessed and asked curiously: "What is Ye Xian's youngest son Amasangchi doing recently?"

"You named him King Jingshun and stationed him in Shazhou. All his tribesmen were organized into Shazhou Guards, responsible for guarding against the invasion of Dongchatai.

He has been honest recently, taking in a few women from the Western Regions, singing and dancing all day long, and even gave birth to a son named Yibula. During the Chinese New Year, he even sent people to pay tribute.

Why did you suddenly think of him? "

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "When the pig is fattened, it should be slaughtered. He has been recuperating and recuperating for these years, and the strength of his tribe should also increase."

After all, he is Ye Xian's son, and I am not a good person, so how could I allow him to grow up gradually.

I want to transfer him to Kaiping so that he can fall in love with his brother-in-law Harakuchu. "

Qianxue smiled and said: "How come Mongolians have relatives everywhere."

Zhu Qiyu explained: "Everything has its own context. In order to divide the Tatar tribe, his daughter Qiqige was married to Agabalji's son Harakuchu.

Tuotuo Buhua wanted to get rid of Ye Xian's control, but Agabarji was tried hard to win over by Ye Xian. The seeds of the break between the brothers were sown very early.

The hidden hand that was buried before has now finally come to fruition.

But I shouldn’t have even dreamed that I would send his son Amasangchi to attack his son-in-law Hara Kuchu.

I thought about it for several nights, and after much deliberation, the right strategy was to provoke the Mongols to kill each other. "

Zhu Qiyu named his new national policy Limo Balanced Hand.

"Oh, by the way, let Amasangchi send his son to the capital as a hostage. The children of Mongolian dignitaries should be placed in the capital to learn and grow as much as possible. Education should start from childhood."

Qianxue nodded and asked again: "The King of Zhou wrote a letter asking your husband to increase the number of troops to ensure the safety of Shenyang and Liaoyang.

What he meant was that if the imperial court couldn't spare the energy to defend Shenyang, then it would be fine to set up three guards for him. He is willing to protect his family and country like King Su, and share the worries of the court. "

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he waved his hands: "Come on, let's set up three guards for him. Do you think there is something wrong with my mind? Back then, even Taizong was extremely afraid of Zhou Fan, and I didn't dare to let them go.

I gave them three guards on the front foot, but they raised troops on the back foot to suppress the enemy. I was dumbfounded.

When the time comes, the outcome can only be worse than Jianwen. At the time of Jianwen, there were many vassal kings who were pro-court and guarded him. Now, except for King Su, it is unlikely that other vassals would be loyal to the king.

I can only endure it for another seven or eight years, until my sons join the vassal one after another, and the Jingtai clan can truly take root.

Then they spread out their branches and leaves to form a clan. "

Ningxiang took over the conversation: "When dad said this, my daughter remembered that your old uncle Wang sent someone to ask for medicine again two days ago, saying that his wind disease was getting more and more serious.

He himself said that he was about to die soon, but he didn't know whether he was serious or just pretending to be pitiful. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "I will give you all the medicine you want, and some more supplements such as ginseng and deer antler. We still need to talk about family ties, and we must do everything to save face."

However, the vassal kings of their Hongxi clan despise me from the bottom of their hearts, and I must completely cut them off.

The Xuande line was reduced to the point where only Yi Wang Zhu Jianshen was left, and this one could no longer be touched.

The final result is that among the descendants of Taizong, apart from King Zhao and King Yi, the only remaining princes are from the Jingtai family. In this way, both the government and the public will be more honest. "

Ningxiang asked again: "Ruan Xi sent a large number of Dushan jade to Beijing. Let's make a big jade sculpture and give it to King Yi?"

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Why did Ruan Xi go to Henan again?" "Isn't the Taoist great master Zhang Yuanji being sued? You sent Ruan Xi and Gao Ping to investigate the case nearby. This case was too difficult, so Ruan Xi ran there Went to dig jade in Henan.

Digging jade is a task we have set for him a long time ago, so there is nothing we can say to him. "

After saying that, Ningxiang took a jade box and said, "Look, sir, these are carved from Dushan jade by our skilled craftsmen. There are ten pieces in total."

Zhu Qiyu took out the objects from the jade box and took a closer look. He saw that the jade carving was white and red, very similar to the shape of Xiao Qiyu, but it was a little smaller and shorter.

There are also two lines of small characters engraved on the bottom: Ning Qian,.

After flipping through several others, I saw the words Qian Qian and Xue Hou engraved on the bottom.

Zhu Qiyu praised: "You guys are really good at playing. Aren't you embarrassed when the craftsmen carve it?"

Ningxiang smiled and said, "Daddy always said, as long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed."

"You and I lost the bet. Wear them on a horseback riding trip tomorrow as a punishment for you."

When the two girls heard this, their pretty faces turned red with embarrassment. Qianxue and Su Xi watched the joke happily.

Linglong, who almost never goes out, also became energetic: "Dad, my daughter will also go for a horse riding outing tomorrow."

"Go, everyone. Okay, go to bed early and play hard tomorrow."

Qianxue quickly stopped: "Don't sleep, don't sleep, there are still many things that have not been dealt with."

Zhu Qiyu looked at the sky helplessly: "Go on."

"The Huizhou Prefecture in South Zhili reported that they had many mountains and few fields, and their annual harvest was insufficient. Starting from the first year of Jingtai, the grain distributed by Beijing was managed by cashiers, and then people were sent to Suzhou, Huzhou and other places to buy rice. Then transfer to Beijing.

In the past two years, Huizhou Prefecture has really been unable to bear the burden. Although it has been able to collect all the money to buy grain, the price of rice has risen sharply.

At this time, the money in hand cannot buy enough food. If more money is collected, the local people will not be able to bear it. "

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Does the Huizhou government want to transport the money directly to the capital to offset taxes and grain?"

"My husband is really clever. They want to transport the grain collected by our government to the capital. The shortfall will be made up directly with money."

Zhu Qiyu smiled helplessly: "This is the prelude to reform, Zhou Chen and the others are about to start making troubles.

The local officials had ideas in their minds, but they would not tell me directly and had to put it forward in such a roundabout way.

For example, in the case of Huizhou, they just wanted to use the Bank of Communications to replace grain requisition, so they just asked for it. "

"Do you agree?"

"I agree. This is an extension of the gold flower and silver invention invented by my brother. Let's hold a small court meeting and I will discuss it with the ministers. From now on, the land tax can be paid in grain, gold, silver or copper."

Land tax reform is a very complicated issue, and we can only let Zhou Chen conduct experiments in South Zhili first.

There are some things that Zhu Qiyu has never dared to say. What Zhu Qiyu is really afraid of is that Jiangnan will spontaneously change rice into mulberry.

Especially after the maritime ban is completely lifted, one can imagine what will happen under the temptation of huge profits from silk.

(End of this chapter)