Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 204
There is actually only one reason why Xia Yuanji approved the application from the Ministry of Rites so happily.

The scale of the imperial examination this time is far greater than before, and it can be said that it is the largest imperial examination in the Yongle Dynasty so far, because the implementation of the new tax system has caused many people to lose their lives and even lose their lives.

But this is not the reason why Xia Yuanji cares about this matter. The reason why he cares so much is mainly because of a memorial request three days ago.

The Mansion of Prince Wu in Yunnan sent a petition, saying that Yunnan is undergoing reforms, and most of the chieftains in Yunnan have been removed. Now there is a shortage of people, so the imperial court is specially invited to send officials to fill the vacancies in Yunnan.

The scale of the imperial examination this time was already very large, and when Yunnan needed people, Xia Yuanji was naturally very concerned.

Regardless of the fact that Zhu Zhanhe is no longer in the Wa country, the influence of this person has not disappeared, and he still brings at least [-]% of tax revenue to Daming every year.

Iwami Ginzan is a sustainable treasure mountain with a long time.

Imperial Palace, Qianqing Palace.

Xia Yuanji sat on Zhu Dici's seat, looking at the booklet in front of him.

This is not the letter that asked the imperial court to send officials to Yunnan, but another one, but it was also submitted by Yunnan, but it was not read out in the morning court.

There are only four big characters in the first row of the memorial: Reform the land and return to the stream.

The explanation of reforming the land and returning the natives is actually very simple. It is a policy of abolishing the chieftain system of the minority tribes in the Southwest and changing it to governing by officials sent by the imperial court.

Soil refers to the toast, which needs no further explanation.

Liu refers to officials dispatched by the imperial court. Because it advocates that officials from other places govern a minority of tribes and change them regularly, it is called Liuguan, which is the word for reforming the land and returning to the Liu.

This is Zhu Zhanhe's way to solve the fundamental problem in Yunnan, because the Mu family chose the quickest way when they took over the management of Yunnan, that is, to ensure the interests of the chieftain and make the chieftain obedient.

This led to the fact that although Yunnan belonged to Ming Dynasty and accepted the rule of Ming Dynasty, in fact the fundamental system did not change much. Once the internal corruption of Ming Dynasty in the future, Yunnan would be the first to violently rebel.

"What do you think?" Zhu Di lightly tapped on the armrest of the dragon chair, looking at Xia Yuanji in front of him.

Yao Guangxiao lives deep in the Tianjie Temple, and hardly interferes with matters other than the Senglu Division. Jin Zhong died of illness in April this year, which left Zhu Di with few people who could talk about things in private.

But there are always some things that cannot be discussed on the bright side, which leads to the need for someone who can talk about these things with Zhu Di.

After Yao Guangxiao lived in the Tianjie Temple, Jin Zhong died of illness, and Wenyuan Pavilion had such a serious problem, Zhu Di subconsciously chose Xia Yuanji.

It's just that he didn't notice what made him decide on this candidate.

Emperor Yongle was still influenced by emotions after all, and this was not the first time.

"For Mr. Yu, this is a good thing." Xia Yuanji thought for a long time before saying.

"His Royal Highness is right. There are lessons learned from Annan. If the chieftain system in Yunnan is not abolished, sooner or later he will follow in Annan's footsteps. This is not good for Ming Dynasty."

"Previously, His Royal Highness proposed a new tax system, and Yunnan was the first to implement it."

"Like my officials and gentry in Ming Dynasty, chieftains are also one of the few victims of the implementation of the new tax system. In addition, the chieftain system is harmful to people, so His Royal Highness took this opportunity to solve it in one fell swoop."

Having said that, Xia Yuanji stopped.

He is just a courtier, and he can't say much. He has already reached the limit when he talks about it, and what he says is beyond the limit.

In fact, even at this point, Xia Yuanji still overstepped, because what he said was full of favoritism towards Zhu Zhanhe, basically every sentence was expounding the advantages of Zhu Zhanhe's doing so, but he never said anything about the shortcomings do not mention.

For example, processing too many toasts at one time may lead to riots.

For example, if there are too many chieftains who are vacant at one time, the Ming officials will not accept them.

For example, in Yunnan after the reform, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to make decisions.

All people have emotions, without any exception, and having emotions means that this person is not absolutely fair.

Just like history books, the history of the flower growers has always been the revision of the history books of the previous dynasty by the current dynasty. In this situation where the person who edited the history books overthrew the previous dynasty, injustice is an inevitable problem.

As for what the truth of history is, even those who have experienced it will know.

"So, in your opinion, is it feasible?" Zhu Di was silent for a long time before opening his mouth.

"Your Majesty!" Xia Yuanji stood up, lowered his head, and arched his hands.

"The new system will definitely be accompanied by labor pains, but this is equivalent to scraping the bones to cure poison, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages!"

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Siam, Demasas.

Unlike before, who always followed the army at the front line, this time Zhu Zhanhe is far behind the army, because he is destined not to be the protagonist who destroys Siam this time.

"How many people are there?" Zhu Zhanhe casually asked Hu Hao and Jin Ya beside him.

Hu Hao has been idle for several years since he was transferred to Yunnan, because at that time, Zhu Zhanhe was on an expedition to the country of Wa, and he had no time to talk to him.

Later, with Jin Ya's arrival, Zhu Zhanhe remembered that there was such a person as Hu Hao, so he sent them to Annan to assist the officials of the household department to register those refugees.

Later, when Jin Zhong died of illness, Jin Ya returned to Beijing for the funeral, and returned to Annan not long ago.

"His Royal Highness, as far as the number of people currently registered, there are already 710 boys and [-] girls."

Hu Sui's memory is very good, or it may be that he is more attentive in doing things, and he remembers the data clearly in the matter he is responsible for.

"Where's the trend?" Zhu Zhanhe frowned.

He was a little dissatisfied with this data.

"The trend is okay." Hu Sui flipped through what looked like a ledger in his hand.

"At the beginning of the Eight Hundred Dadian Division, many people were afraid of our Ming army. This should be brought by His Highness, so there were not many Siamese people who were willing to listen to our deployment."

"However, the situation has gotten better and better since then. After all, from the eight hundred Dadian divisions to the Dimasasi division, we did not target the common people. Only those who entered the Siamese army to fight against our Ming dynasty would lose their lives."

"In the beginning, there were only a hundred people in the county who were willing to sign up, but now, as far as this Masas is concerned, about [-]% of homeless women and boys participated in the signup."

"That's pretty good." Hearing this, Zhu Zhanhe's brows finally loosened.

"I have already sent someone to send a letter back, and the follow-up supplies will follow. Treat these women and children who have signed up well, and let's set a benchmark."

"Okay." Hearing this, Hu Sui took out the pen and licked it, soaked the remaining ink on the nib with his saliva, and began to write on the roster in his hand.

"Jin Ya, what about you?" Zhu Zhanhe turned his head to look at Jin Ya on the left.

For Jin Ya, Zhu Zhanhe really wanted to cultivate him well, because Jin Ya's experience was indeed quite sympathetic.

He was originally a very ordinary person, but he suddenly became the stepson of the Minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty and the second hero of Jing Nan, and he could inherit Jin Zhong's family business in the future.

Unfortunately, this was a very short dream, and the cruelest thing was that it was shattered until the last moment when this dream became reality.

Jin Zhong's concubine gave birth to a child for him three months before his death, a son.

The realization of this kind of dream is right in front of you, but the feeling of ruthless brokenness can really drive many people crazy, especially this kind of dream of reaching the sky in one step.

However, Jin Ya's reaction was okay, relatively calm.

"Your Highness, Jin Ya has an unfeeling request." Jin Ya paused for a moment, thought it over, and finally decided to speak.

"Speak up if you have something to say." Zhu Zhanhe said concisely.

Even if he wants to cultivate, he doesn't intend to devote himself wholeheartedly. He never devotes too much effort to those who are not trustworthy.

The cultivation of Jin Ya was already done by his emotions, in order to repay Jin Zhong for standing up when Chen E, Hu Guang and others impeached him.

"His Royal Highness, Jin Ya wants to go to Wa Kingdom."

Jin Ya's words were astonishing, not only did Zhu Zhanhe not expect it, but even Hu Sui's movements paused for a moment.

In today's Ming Dynasty, the word Wa country is actually rarely mentioned by people, and it's not because they don't understand it that they don't say it.

On the contrary, it is because they know too much that people avoid it.

Daming still has nearly 20 troops permanently stationed in the Wa country. Originally, the consumption of the 20 troops was an astronomical figure for ordinary people. Coupled with the overly long supply line, it was a fortune even for the imperial court. Big expense.

In contrast, Iwami Ginzan, which can produce millions of taels of silver every year, seems not so important.

However, in fact, the consumption of the 20 troops is not much.

Mining is done by the young and strong of the Japanese country. These people are the pillars of their families. If the Iwami Yinshan and Sado Jinshan are combined, it will consume at least tens of thousands of miners, sometimes as many as [-] miners.

That sounds like a lot, but it's actually quite normal.

First of all, the overly long supply line put a lot of pressure on the Ming army, so they became more anxious about mining.

Secondly, it was not the people of Ming Dynasty who were used in the matter of mining, which made the Ming army not feel distressed.

In the end, mining is inherently a very dangerous thing, and the combination of the above two will increase the risk exponentially.

However, this forms a closed loop.

Everyone has bad roots, and the Japanese group embodies this to the fullest.

When young and strong go to mines, many people will not come back every year. Without a pillar of the family, there are only orphans and widows, and at most two old people.

Such families are the easiest to bully.

However, it is not the shogunate and the emperor who manage the Wa country now, but the Ming army. In order to be able to mine mines for a longer period of time, the Ming army will definitely reduce the chaos that occurred in the Wa country as much as possible.

Therefore, whenever this kind of thing happened, the Ming army would intervene, and there was often only one final result.

First, the Ming army came in time, and the matter was resolved very well, and those who wanted to deceive the orphans and widowed mothers of others would be forcibly sent to serve corvee, that is, to open mines.

And the property of their family will also be confiscated and become the supply of the Ming army.

Second, the Ming army came late, and the bullied orphans and widows either left their homes or disappeared into the world, so the Ming army will also punish those who caused the crime.

Finally, the results refer to the first article.

Therefore, the current Wa Kingdom is a hell on earth for the people of Ming Dynasty, basically the same as the Zhao and Song Dynasties who were conquered by the Jin people, and the Han people who were ruled by the Mongols and Yuan people.

Jin Ya wanted to go to this kind of place, not only Hu Sui was shocked, but even Zhu Zhanhe didn't expect it.

He really wanted to train Jin Ya, and it would be better to train him to be an outstanding general, but Wa...

Not a very nice place.

The fact that Zhu Zhanhe was able to flourish in Daming under the title of God of Killing does not mean that others can too, because most of these others lack a very important thing.

Identity, the identity of the royal clan.

"Want to fight?" Zhu Zhanhe laughed because he understood Jin Ya's thoughts.

"Don't dare to deceive Your Highness." Jin Ya lowered his head and did not deny it.

"This is a good thing." Zhu Zhanhe nodded, but the answer disappointed Jin Ya.

"But Wa country is not good, it is not suitable for you, let alone you who have no experience, even Liu Sheng and others have been withdrawn by the court."

"The Japanese country is fishing in the dry lake, so the method will be a little radical. What you have to accept is not this kind of training."

"But you don't have to worry, there will be a chance. Now you can learn from Second Uncle Mu. At least you must know what a general needs to do besides commanding battles."

"I would like to follow His Royal Highness's order." Jin Ya was a little disappointed, but still accepted Zhu Zhanhe's arrangement quite obediently.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhanhe just smiled and didn't say much.

His plan has been rolled out. The caravan of Li Chengliang and others has returned to Yunnan a month ago, and sold all the potato seeds taken away last time to Delhi and Sultan countries at high prices.

That's right, countries.

Although Delhi Sultan is the name of later white elephants, in fact they are no longer a centralized form of rule, but a form similar to that of the Wa Kingdom.

The internal strife was already very serious, coupled with the high-yield characteristics, the caravan of Li Chengliang and others brought potatoes to the Sultan of Delhi, but also brought a bloody storm.

Even the caravan of Li Chengliang and others has been greatly affected, but compared to the high income, it is worth it.

Even if the money from selling potatoes was not all theirs, what Zhu Zhanhe gave them was enough.

Now, the caravan of Li Chengliang and others has set off with the second batch of potato seeds, and the destination is still the Sultan of Delhi.

Although the Shushen Poison Road can go directly to the Mediterranean Sea, it is still too dangerous for a caravan, and the Delhi Sultan is close to the Timurid Empire, so it is enough to be able to bring potatoes to the Delhi Sultan.

For this kind of high-yield grain, the Timurid Empire will definitely not sit still, and something will definitely happen on the border between the Timur Empire and the Delhi Sultan.

The Timurid Empire is next to the Ottoman Empire, and there is still a bloody enemy between the two, so the Ottoman Empire will not sit back and watch the Timur Empire grow up and ignore it.

At that time, everything will be in order.

Even if it is impossible, with Zhu Zhanhe's promotion, the difficulty should not be too great.

(End of this chapter)