Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 201 2+3, Five Guardhouses
For the current imperial court, Zhu Zhanhe actually has no requirements, the only requirement is not to cause trouble for him.

His potato project is very important. It can be said that it is related to the territory of Ming Dynasty in the future. It would be nothing if the court released the corn, but it would be a big deal if the sweet potatoes were released.

Yingtian Mansion, Imperial Palace, Qianqing Palace.

For a person of Zhu Gaochi's status, leaving the palace is a big deal, leaving Yingtian is a big deal, and leaving Yingtian to go to Yunnan is a big deal among big things.

Therefore, he is destined to not stay in Yunnan for a long time, he can only go there once and come back like visiting relatives, and stay overnight at most.

"Did he say so?"

"I dare not lie to my father."

Zhu Di sighed lightly.

Judging from the words brought back by his son, Zhu Zhanhe never mentioned matters related to family affection from the beginning to the end. Even if Zhu Gaochi wanted to divert the topic to that direction, Zhu Zhanhe would give it a very formulaic answer. .

But Zhu Di couldn't say anything.

The current Ming Dynasty may not be said to be the best period of life for the people since the founding of the country, but it is definitely the time when the people have the most confidence and the highest hope.

Since the implementation of the new tax system, although there are many difficulties, there are still many places that have been implemented, and the first to bear the brunt is naturally Ying Tianfu.

The current Yingtian Mansion, in Zhu Zhanhe's words, is the kind where people flourish during the day and flourish at night, and within a few years the population flourishes.

"Okay, I see." Zhu Di waved his hand.

"Just do everything according to what he said, and you don't have to worry about it. After all, Zhan He has already sent all the things over. Just let us press for two years. If you really think he has something in mind, you can't lose it for two years. What."

"Father..." Zhu Gaochi wanted to explain, but at this moment, no matter what he said, it was pale.

It was no secret that he and his younger brother were fighting tit for tat for the reserve position. He really wanted to say it, but he couldn't say it, because almost no one believed it.

"I know." Zhu Di waved his hand again, which meant he was chasing someone away.

Zhu Gaochi withdrew slowly, and the Qianqing Palace returned to its former tranquility and depression.

Ministry of Accounts.

From Xia Yuanji's point of view, these two years have been his happiest and most comfortable two years. Not even the flower boats on the Qinhuai River can give him this kind of comfort.

Of course, this is just to say, the flower boats on the Qinhuai River are not accessible to ordinary people, and the consumption there is very high.

It is not clear whether the other five ministers have the strength to go to Xia Yuanji, but he certainly cannot go.

If he could afford to play with the flower boats on the Qinhuai River, then his family wouldn't live in Wan'an Street.

"Weizhe?"

When Xia Yuanji was happily counting the silver sent by Ishijian Yinshan, a voice sounded, which made him raise his head hastily and greet the person who came.

"Xia Yuanji pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"I came to see you today not for business, but for private matters, so there is no need for so many etiquette." Zhu Gaochi smiled and helped Xia Yuanji.

"Personal matter?" Xia Yuanji frowned.

Xia Yuanji is the one with the most distinctive personality among the officials of the Ming Dynasty. His personality is not only reflected in his style, but also in other places.

For example, the distinction between public and private.

"This one is from Zhan He." Zhu Gaochi smiled and took out a small box from his sleeve pocket, and put it in Xia Yuanji's hand.

"His Royal Highness?" Xia Yuanji suddenly had several big question marks on his face.

Speaking of it, Zhu Zhanhe is the only one who can be called the prince of Ming Dynasty now.

The eldest son of the prince will be crowned as the prince's son when he is ten years old. Zhu Zhanhe is special. He was canonized when he was eight years old. This is because of his third uncle Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui's child died young, and Zhu Zhanhe was weak and sick, so Zhu Di canonized Zhu Zhanhe as his son early. Among Zhu Di's three sons, only the eldest son is good, and the second and third are hard to describe.

Now, the eldest grandson of Daming, that is, Zhu Zhanji, the eldest son of the prince Zhu Gaochi, is the grandson of the emperor. Zhu Gaosui's eldest son has never had a son since his early death. As for the other princes...

They don't have Zhu Gaoxu's preferential treatment, they are basically idle princes, and they rarely come into people's sight, especially their son.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe is the only one who can be called His Royal Highness in Daming now.

With Zhu Zhanhe's outstanding achievements in the past two years, this situation has become more and more influential, and even many officials have been affected.

Xia Yuanji is one of them, otherwise, according to the rules, he would refer to His Royal Highness Prince Wu, not His Royal Highness.

"Well, he said that he gave it to you personally, and it has nothing to do with business." Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Go ahead, I won't bother you."

Xia Yuanji's bad temper is well known to the world, and even Zhu Gaochi is unwilling to touch him.

Of course, this is also because he has real skills, otherwise, with Xia Yuanji's bad temper, he might have been fucked many times.

Opening the box, a touch of emerald green appeared on Xia Yuanji's face under the reflection of light.

After taking away the jade pendant inside, Xia Yuanji looked at the piece of paper at the bottom of the box.

-

Yunnan, Prince Wu's Mansion.

Zhu Zhanhe may be the first one in Daming to build a mansion as a prince, but his mood today is not as beautiful as the scenery of Dianchi Lake behind him.

Zhu Zhanhe, who was dragged and knocked on the wooden fish by his mother all morning, was very irritable, and he became even more irritable when he saw the people kneeling in front of him.

Yunnan is a very good place, and it is well managed by the Mu family, but that is only temporary. In fact, Yunnan is now a place full of dark thunder.

Seeing that the Mu family became more and more obedient, Zhu Zhanhe started his new action.

restructured.

"Don't mess with me, it's useless, you know who I am if you want to come, I have nothing to do with you."

Zhu Zhanhe pinched the corners of his eyes, but this did not relieve his headache.

"Needless to say, I don't like this way. Even if I do, you didn't move when our family came here. Now that the system has started to be restructured, you're just starting to cram."

"Don't you think it's too late?"

"His Royal Highness, we..." A person who was obviously the leader raised his head, his face was full of bitterness. As for whether the expression was true or not, Zhu Zhanhe felt that it was still open to question.

"We were also forced to be helpless, back then we..."

"Come on, stop talking." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hands, he didn't want to listen to these people's nagging.

Who are these people?

If we use a folk name to describe them, they should be called Tuhuang.

If you use an official name to call them, they should be called Tusi.

This is the disadvantage of Yunnan, and it is the hidden thunder that Zhu Zhanhe dislikes the most.

The Mu family managed Yunnan very well, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, fed and clothed warmly, but this was not for a long time, because there was actually no difference between Yunnan and Annan under the Mu family's governance, both were chieftain systems.

To put it bluntly, in order to quickly stabilize Yunnan, the Mu family chose to appease the chieftains first. After realizing that their interests had not been greatly damaged, the chieftains chose to accept the rule of Ming Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, all the people in Yunnan now work as chieftains, no different from serfs, except that they can eat enough.

However, under the storm of tax reform, the chieftain system was fully exposed, and it was also the first to bear the brunt of the storm of reform.

However, compared to the Great Viet Kingdom that Chen Ji expanded before, Yunnan was much more convenient to deal with.

"His Royal Highness, our Mu family has neglected our duties..."

Seeing those chieftains being kicked out, Mu Sheng, who was standing at the door, walked in with his head down.

"Forget it, it's not necessary." Zhu Zhanhe sighed.

The Mu family did not achieve perfection in this point, but it was not ineffective at all, and the Mu family did their best.

Yunnan is a frontier, and they were repeatedly harassed by Chen Jikuo in the past few years. They must not only guard the border, but also manage the huge Yunnan. The most important thing is that the Mu family is not like Zhu Zhanhe, who is a royal family. The point is really trying my best.

Zhu Zhanhe didn't intend to blame the Mu family, because he once put himself in the situation and thought about it, and felt that if he was the Mu family, he might only be able to do so.

But fortunately, the chieftain system in Yunnan has changed a lot compared to the original one. What is implemented is only the system, and the lives of the people are still good.

At the very least, they will know about the court's tax reform as soon as the Mu family sends it out.

This is why those chieftains humbly begged Zhu Zhanhe.

One is because the Mu family really has no way to deal with it. The tax reform was proposed by Zhu Zhanhe in response to the imperial court's policy. If these chieftains want to stop it, they can only come from Zhu Zhanhe.

Now everyone knows that Prince Wu's Mansion is the real ruler in Yunnan, and in Prince Wu's Mansion, Zhu Zhanhe, the son of Prince Wu, has the most say.

And the second reason for these chieftains to come here is the credit of the Mu family.

The people's news is not blocked. This is the most outstanding change in Yunnan under the Mu family's governance, so the news of the tax reform spread quickly throughout Yunnan at a speed that a chieftain had no time to react.

If it was in the past, these chieftains would have blocked the news like those chieftains in Annan and organized unknown people to rebel against Daming, but it is no longer possible.

The common people all know the news about the tax reform, and also know what kind of good life they will live after the tax reform. Who is willing to work for the chieftain?

Without foundation, these chieftains could only come to Zhu Zhanhe in a low voice.

"Third Uncle Mu, I will leave the restructuring to you. The collection of the summer tax cannot be stopped, and it must be done according to the new tax system. There cannot be any changes."

Zhu Zhanhe folded his arms around his chest, crossed his legs, neither his expression nor his tone of voice matched his age at all.

"It's come to this time, the implementation of the new tax system is inevitable, so don't show mercy to those who should be killed."

"I am special, so Yunnan is also special. As for why it is special, I don't need to explain to you, right?"

"So, the restructuring in Yunnan must be completed before other places in Daming."

"Yes!" Mu Sheng's face turned serious, and he lowered his head in response.

……

Only now has Zhu Zhanhe completed his first goal: to hold Yunnan in his hands.

The only thing that makes him a little dissatisfied is that he failed to solve the Mu family's problems by himself, but achieved this with the help of the implementation of the new tax system and the indulgence of the old man.

But it doesn't matter, as long as Yunnan is in your hands, it is a good thing.

"Finished talking?" Zhu Gaoxu's voice suddenly sounded, causing Zhu Zhanhe and Mu Sheng to turn their heads and look over.

"Father, what's the matter?"

Zhu Zhanhe stood up and took what was in his father's hand.

He asked his father to get it two days ago, but he didn't expect it to be delivered by his father himself.

"A little bit." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and took out an imperial edict from his arms.

This was Zhu Zhanhe's first manifestation after taking control of Yunnan. The edict issued by the imperial court was no longer sent to the Qianning Palace, but to the Wu Palace.

"Your grandfather gave you a guard quota."

"What the hell!?" Zhu Zhanhe was stunned for a moment, and then he regained his composure, his voice raised several degrees.

On the other hand, Mu Ang trembled.

He was not frightened by Zhu Zhanhe's suddenly raised voice, but by the word "guard".

Everyone knows that the military system of the Ming Dynasty was the guard system, but few people may know that there are many kinds of guards.

For example, Tunwei, Guards, Pro-Military Guards, Pro-Minist Guards, Shouyusuo, Tuntiansuo, Military and Civilian Societies, etc. There are twelve types in total.

Each type of guard has a different function. For example, the field station, one can tell that this kind of guard is not responsible for combat missions, but military missions, for the purpose of being able to be quickly mobilized in case of war.

Another example is the guard station. This kind of guard post is generally set up along the coast or in the border area. From the word Shouyu and the location where it is established, it can be seen what the purpose of this guard post is.

And now I want to talk about guards, also called guards.

The guardhouse was prepared by Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang for his sons. From the time of its establishment, a prince has three guardhouses. Based on a full-staffed guardhouse with 600 people, the three guardhouses are Sixteen thousand eight hundred people.

The vassal king's guard post actually corresponds to Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of "going to the border and serving as a national barrier" locked by Zhu Yuanzhang.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's entrustment, from Gansu to Liaodong, King Su (Ganzhou), King Qing (Weizhou), King Qin (Xi'an), King Jin (Taiyuan), King Dai (Datong), and King Gu ( Xuanfu), King Yan (Peking), King Ning (Daning), and King Liao (Guangning).

If this arrangement is implemented, the ten vassals on the front line of the Great Wall will jointly control an army of 17, and they will not be far apart.

If the guards in various places cooperate with each other tacitly and the center defends the country, there is basically no need to worry about the northern defense line, which is much easier to use than the Great Wall.

It's just that, this person is not as good as God.

Zhu Di himself came to power through Jing Nan, so naturally he was most afraid of the power in the hands of the vassal king, so originally according to the regulations, the three guards that the vassal king should have had could be changed and withdrawn as soon as they could.

From the end of Yongle period to the early period of Xuande period, the guards of the vassal kings in the world were either cut down or changed into garrison guards, and basically they did not belong to the vassal kings.

A vassal like Zhu Gaoxu who has three guards is the only one in the current Ming Dynasty. Even his third brother Zhu Gaosui only has two guards, one of which is still the guard, which is the peace guard. The overlapping of the Japanese army is not his control.

And now, the old man gave Zhu Zhanhe, the heir son of King Wu, two guards. Although there were only two guards, they not only did not conform to the regulations, but also did not conform to the people's hearts.

In terms of regulations, Zhu Zhanhe can only be regarded as the level of the county king, and the county king should not have a guard, even if there is, it must be counted among the three of his father Zhu Gaoxu.

From the point of view of people's hearts, the influence of Zhu Gaoxu's family is too great, and there is a growing trend. At this time, Zhu Zhanhe was given two guards, which is not good for the court.

2+3, five guards, each guard has 600 people, five guards are 9000 people, plus those miscellaneous, Zhu Zhanhe's 3 loyal troops are not difficult at all Son.

"That's interesting..." After reading the edict, Zhu Zhanhe laughed.

"Uncle Mu."

"Ah?" Mu Ang was still immersed in the shock and couldn't extricate himself, and he couldn't recover when he heard Zhu Zhanhe's voice.

"Make a list and spread the news to all parts of Yunnan, saying that the Wu Palace will recruit five guards, which means 9000 people!"

"what!?"

……

It's night, Prince Wu's Mansion.

Zhu Zhanhe was having dinner with his parents, while Hu Shanshu sat quietly aside.

That's right, Hu Shanshu was kept, not because of Zhu Zhanhe's will, but because Zhu Gaochi didn't take her with him when he left and left her in Shenglong City.

The guards of Shenglong City didn't dare to arrange Hu Shanshu casually, so they could only send someone to send him back.

However, Zhu Gaochi has shown enough sincerity, because he only left Hu Shanshu alone, and no one else.

This was to tell Zhu Zhanhe that neither he nor the old man had any bad intentions, they were simply anxious about Zhu Zhanhe's marriage.

After all, a woman, or a person, basically can't do anything if she is on guard.

"Are you really all right?"

While eating, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help asking.

The chopsticks in Hu Shanshu's hand stopped for a while, then stood up, saluted and backed out.

"Don't worry, it's nothing." Zhu Zhanhe nodded slightly, and then said to his father.

"With two more guards, it is certain that people will be criticized, but it depends on how we do it and what we can do."

"And, if nothing unexpected, this imperial edict should actually be the uncle's intention."

"Huh?" Zhu Gaoxu was stunned.

Seeing his father's reaction, Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly, and did not explain too much, because he was not sure.

Zhu Gaochi suggested this matter about the guard house, Zhu Zhanhe can be sure of this, because the old man has never been a faint-hearted person.

Right now, he is the son of the vassal prince of the old vassal, and the princes and grandsons of the court have been registered. The most important thing is to stabilize the current situation, unless it is Yi Chu.

But if it is Yi Chu, then it is not two guards, first is to change the fiefdom, then a series of operations such as guards, and finally let Zhu Gaoxu's family return to Yingtian, and finally Yi Chu.

Therefore, if it wasn't for the suggestion of the prince Zhu Gaochi, the old man would not have made this decision.

What Zhu Zhanhe was uncertain about was his uncle's thoughts.

Is it for appeasement, thinking that Zhu Zhanhe has fought in the north and south in the past two years, and even his own guards are not too dangerous?

Or...Praise first, then kill?

(End of this chapter)