Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 21 Your Majesty, I am going back to mobilize the army.
"Lu Qing, take them away, let's go to the south!"

Zhu Tuo gave the order, and the guards sent them to the south.

Zhu Tuo looked around. Because it was close to a spring, the soil was relatively moist, which was indeed suitable for growing crops.

If you use a glass window as a greenhouse and plant sweet potatoes, you may be able to flower and bear fruit in more than two to three months.

Zhu Tuo took out the sweet potato seedlings, shook his head and said, "Do you know about this thing?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.

Zhu Tuo shook his head and sneered: "How ignorant."

He never expected that his vision was so low!I don't even understand why An Bangyan sees you! "

Zhang Cheng was a little embarrassed. He explained: "I have never heard of this plant, but I have heard of it. The method of planting is very simple. That is to pile up the soil, bury the seeds in the hole, and then water it. on top.

Zhu Tuo was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Very good, just leave these sweet potatoes to me!"

“We will not be used by the enemy, we would rather die fighting.

Zhu Tuo said without looking back: "I will go and comfort the general tomorrow!"

"Okay, I agree." Zhang Chengyi gritted his teeth.

"Lu Qing, you said the chieftains in the south are all so stupid. Frankly?" Zhu Tuo couldn't help but ask when he went back.

"Yes, these chieftains are still tribes. They value kindness, not life, and their words are also very direct."

"Haha, I really didn't know they would do this."

"Oh, Your Majesty, I'm going back to mobilize the army."

Zhu Tuo frowned and said, "What are you mobilizing the army for?"

"Tomorrow, you have to appease those chieftains and kill all those people."

Zhu Tuo glared at Lu Qing angrily and asked: "How could I, a noble and virtuous king, do such a despicable thing?"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu Daxu invites you."

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, then waved his hand and told him to come in.

Not long after, Xu Da came to Zhu Yuanzhang, bowed and saluted, kowtowing like garlic.

"Your Majesty Xu Da, please give your regards to the Emperor."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "No gifts." By the way, do you have five hundred mirrors for sale? "

Xu Da smiled and said: "These lenses brought by His Majesty are very popular. It is said that on the black market now, the price of each side is around 20 taels."

"That's a lot of money."

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Da spoke directly: "According to the emperor's arrangement, although this northern battle achieved a great victory, it also revealed many problems."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "What's wrong?"

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has attacked Mongolia eight times northward, recaptured Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, and Qingyang, and driven the Yuan Dynasty to the north.

Although Yuan Ting suffered heavy losses, it still continued to harass Ming Dynasty on the border.

Therefore, the war between Ming Dynasty and Yuan Ting was going on all the time.

"Your Majesty, I have studied it carefully. To prevent Ming Dynasty from being robbed, we need an iron cavalry. I hope your Majesty can give me some money so that they can buy more."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened and nodded without surprise.

Zhu Yuanzhang was about to wave his hand, but when he remembered that his treasury was running low, his face suddenly darkened.

"Xuda, I don't have many treasures left. Go buy that bronze mirror." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

Hearing this, Xu Da had no choice but to nod.Then, he said: "Your Majesty, Haozhou has been flooded this year. I'm afraid there will be a disaster soon. This time the relief has not arrived yet, so I'm afraid there will be a disaster."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

Indeed, this kind of drought cannot be accomplished overnight, and may even lead to a famine.

Thinking of the locust plague gave him a headache.

"Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "All official salaries are temporarily suspended, and all the money will be used for disaster relief. No matter what, we must let the victims survive the cold winter peacefully. "

Lu Xiaofeng said: "Yes." Xu Da nodded, but still warned: "Your Majesty, civil and military officials don't have much money to begin with. If it is cancelled, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among some ministers."

"What can be done?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said coldly: "The hungry people are still suffering from hunger and cold, but I, the minister of the court, are well fed and clothed. How can I have any opinions?"

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Xu Da continued: "Your Majesty, some merchants took advantage of this disaster to harvest rice indiscriminately and drive up the price of grain. Now the grain market in Haozhou is already [-]% to [-]% in the city."

Zhu Yuanzhang said viciously: "Whoever's grain price exceeds the market price will die!"

The two discussed it some more and finally settled everything.

Zhu Yuanzhang held his forehead and suddenly said: "Xu Da.

A good emperor? "

Xu Da was startled, and then said: "Your Majesty, eliminate the chaos, protect our Han people, and achieve great stability.

It also recruited talents and learned from the strengths of others. Under the governance of the emperor, Ming Dynasty became more and more prosperous! "

"The emperor has made great achievements, which can be compared with the three emperors and the five emperors!"

"But why is the world so uneasy? Why do civilians always suffer? Why are the Mongols making such trouble?" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

Xu Da pondered for a moment and then said: "The founding of the Ming Dynasty was only 20 years ago, and many policies and measures are not sound enough. In 20 years, the people of the Ming Dynasty will definitely live a prosperous life."

"It has been more than [-] years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang murmured secretly: "But in Lingnan, this kid has only been here for three years, and there are so many people fed and clothed. I can't compare to him?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was so low that Xu Da didn't hear it.

"Oh, no." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, but his heart was moved. If that unfilial son encountered such a thing, what would he do?

Do you want to go back to southern Guangdong?
"Xu Da, follow me to a distant place tomorrow." Zhu Yuanzhang looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "It will take about ten days. You don't need to tell anyone. It's just you and Geng Bingwen."

"Yes." Xu Da didn't know Zhu Yuanzhang's intention, but he agreed.

The next day, Zhu Yunnu was appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang as Minister of State Supervision, and he left Kyoto with Xu Da and Geng Bingwen.

This time, not many people knew, only a few.

The three of them walked for more than ten days. Only now did Xu Da know that they were going to Lingnan. He was confused and said: "Your Majesty, why are we going to Lingnan? Lingnan is located in the south of the Ming Dynasty. It is densely populated and the land is barren. The Ming Dynasty was even more so.
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stared into the distance blankly, unable to say a word.

In front of him was a straight black road with no edges visible at a glance, at least as wide as eight carriages.

Looking back at the path I came from, I saw that it was muddy and very narrow.

"What's going on?" Xu Da's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Geng Bingwen patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "I was also so surprised when I first came here. Well, you don't have to be surprised. When you get to the town, you will have many surprises."

"Is this true?" Xu Da was shocked.

Zhu Yuanzhang warned: "We are here this time to keep a low profile, so we don't use our last names. Do you remember the Eighth Young Master?"

"As ordered."

Just as Geng Bingwen thought, Xu Da kept screaming in agony along the way.

(End of this chapter)