Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 767: Sichuan and Guizhou Incident (1)

Since Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, everything he planned and promoted was actually following one principle.

That is, the interests that used to belong to the central government and held a dominant advantage, but with the passage of time and the reversal of past policies, this dominance was gradually usurped by regional vested interest groups. How to find ways to take it back and at the same time connect them together, and then lay a more solid foundation for the Ming central government!

This is the core of implementing the New Deal.

This is like maintaining war conflicts between Liaodong and Korea, which will indirectly stimulate the prosperity of the shipping industry, and the increasingly prosperous shipping industry will promote development.

Before doing this, Zhu Youxiao also did a lot of things, such as promoting the construction of intensive manual manufacturing industry in northern Zhili, clarifying the opening of Tianjin to the outside world, and laying out the Nanyang pioneer strategy. All these seem to be unrelated, but in fact, it is because some links have not yet developed to the expected goals.

The key point of all the above planning and promotion lies in whether the maritime forces led by Wei Zhongxian can rely on Dongfan, an important maritime base, to continue to infiltrate and influence the South China Sea waters.

If this step can be perfectly accomplished, the Ming central government can take advantage of the situation to control this part of the sea area, and then completely cut off the sea routes from the Ming Dynasty to the South Seas for many interest groups in the southeastern provinces!

Under this clear strategic deployment, we can dump goods to the Southeast Asian countries, obtain cheap raw materials, promote overseas migration, control more sea routes, and obtain a stable source of income for the Ming Dynasty...

We can set up customs along the main roads to collect customs duties and ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty's sea areas...

There are actually many more plans and deployments like this!
Sichuan.

Chengdu.

"Damn it, I really envy those who are suppressing the rebellion on the front line."

The armored and sword-carrying man was as fierce as a tiger. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he cursed: "No matter what, they are rebelling with real swords and guns. The accumulated military merits will be recorded one by one!"

"But what about us? Since we left Beijing for Hanzhong, we have either been on the way to suppress bandits or have been suppressing bandits. I just can't figure out why there are so many bandits in the southwest!"

"You ask me? Who should I ask?"

Hu Dawei's eyes widened, he looked at Meng Ruhu and said, "Don't be so ungrateful, boy. What's wrong with suppressing bandits? The military merits we have accumulated are no less than those who suppress rebellions on the front line!"

"What we are doing now is no longer as simple as clearing out bandits and ensuring all the necessary supplies for suppressing the rebellion on the front line. We are now opening up the tea-horse..."

As he spoke, Hu Dawei paused.

“The Ancient Tea-Horse Road!”

Meng Ruhu rolled his eyes and said to Hu Dawei with disdain: "If you don't understand, don't teach me a lesson here."

"Why don't I understand?"

Hu Dawei said dissatisfiedly: "Do you know where Zhang Xianzhong and his men ran off to?"

When he said this, Hu Dawei looked around deliberately.

"Where did you go?"

Meng Ruhu stopped and looked at Hu Dawei in confusion and said, "Since our Fourth Guard Battalion left Beijing for Hanzhong, no matter how big the situation was, it has never been torn apart. But now it is torn into pieces. What the hell is this!" "You know shit!"

Hu Dawei snorted coldly, "At present, the bandits that were rampant on the main roads from Hanzhong Prefecture to Sichuan, including all the places under the jurisdiction of Sichuan, have basically been wiped out."

"All the bandit captives who were still alive were sent to various places to build and expand the roads and official roads."

"There are many dangerous places, and many people die every day. There are not enough people, so Zhang Xianzhong and his men went to Yunnan to rule it, under the pretext of eliminating bandits. One is to capture bandits, one is to confiscate money and grain, one is to find out the chieftains of Yunnan, and one is to explore the ancient Tea Horse Road."

"I also heard it accidentally. Zhu Dutang intends to completely control the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. Think about it, if this is really accomplished, the court will strengthen its control over the southwestern provinces and gain more financial resources at the same time!"

Be nice.

Meng Ruhu couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this. Obviously, he didn't expect that what they did would have such a long-lasting effect!

Meng Ruhu was unaware of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road before coming to the southwest. However, as the anti-bandit campaign progressed, after arresting some bandit leaders and confiscating large amounts of money and grain, Meng Ruhu became aware of this vast trade route.

"You don't really think that many of the big families in the southwestern provinces have accumulated their wealth by relying on the land they own, right?"

Seeing Meng Ruhu like this, Hu Dawei raised his lips slightly and said, "To tell you the truth, many big families secretly maintain close contact with some bandits in order to control the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. The benefits behind this are huge."

"And recently, civil unrest and riots have begun to occur in some places. You don't really think that this is caused by the trial implementation of the land-based tax system in some places in Sichuan, do you?"

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"To tell you the truth, there are a lot of things involved behind this. Don't just complain all day long. You should know that the pressure Zhu Dutang is under is much greater than you and me."

Fierce as a tiger: “…”

Previously, he thought that Zhu Xieyuan had a prejudice against the two of them, so he always drove them to do some things, that is, to do the dirty and tiring work.

But after hearing what Hu Dawei said today, Meng Ru Hu suddenly realized that he was narrow-minded. It turned out that in Zhu Xieyuan's eyes, he never intended to target them. He had a lot of things to do, so how could he have the mind to make things difficult for them!
"Then what the hell are you still standing there for? Go and report the situation to Zhu Dutang."

Thinking of this, Meng Ruhu glared at Hu Dawei and said, "You knew Zhu Dutang was so tired, but you didn't know how to share his burden. What can I say to you, kid?"

"Go! Go! Go."

Seeing Meng Ruhu like this, Hu Dawei waved his hands and scolded with a smile: "You are trying to do this to me, right? Get out of the way quickly. I get annoyed when I see you."

"Ha ha!"

Even though he was scolded by Hu Dawei, Meng Ruhu was not angry. He laughed and walked forward.

As comrades who fought side by side and shared the same sword, the friendship between them, although not that of blood brothers, is undoubtedly like that of blood brothers.

In fact, they are quite satisfied with what they are doing now. After all, before joining the army, their lives were precarious. Life in the northwestern border area meant that they could be killed at any time.

Now in the southwest, not only can I lead troops to fight, but I can also accumulate military merits. The most important thing is that I can get full salary and have enough food every month. Life is really comfortable!
If everyone can live such a good life in the future, who in the Ming Dynasty would be dissatisfied? ?

(End of this chapter)