If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 216: Sheep Dividing in the Ming Dynasty
As Zhu Di made his decision, the discussion in the big tent also ended. The generals dispersed, but Zhu Di left Zhu Zhanquan alone.

Zhu Zhan basically wanted to leave, but when he saw Zhu Di calling Zhu Zhanjun, he also stayed, wanting to hear what Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanjun had to say.

"Boy, are you still unfinished talking just now?" Zhu Di seemed to be hungry, so he asked the serving eunuch to get some roast mutton, and after giving a few pieces of meat to Zhu Zhanchun and Zhu Zhanji, he seemed very hungry. I asked casually.

Zhu Zhanqun gnawed on the mutton in his hand, smiled and asked Zhu Di, "Grandpa, is this mutton delicious?"

"Mutton? This mutton tastes good, has no odor, and the roasting temperature is just right. It is tender and delicious." Zhu Di did not think that Zhu Zhanqun's question was nonsense, but expressed his feelings very intuitively: "I When I was still King of Yan, I once ate Uzhumuqin sheep from the Mongolian royal family in Peiping. The mutton was even more tender than this, but the taste of this sheep was still a bit inferior."

Recalling the mutton he had eaten from Mengyuan Yugong when he first arrived in Peiping, Zhu Di couldn't help but become greedy. He took another bite of the mutton leg in his hand, gnawed away the meat in three or two bites, and then cut the meat off. After rinsing the separated bones out of his mouth, Zhu Di asked Zhu Zhankun: "Okay, stop being so pretentious and just say what you have to say! Does your shenanigans have something to do with this mutton?"

"Grandpa Shengming, do you think it is better to raise cattle and sheep in a pasture, or to raise war horses?" Zhu Zhanqun smiled and reached out to pull another leg of lamb away from Zhu Di.

Zhu Di didn't pay attention to Zhu Zhanyu's seemingly arrogant behavior. Even Zhu Zhanji on the side was stunned. He didn't even have time to catch the mutton that fell out of his mouth. He was very surprised and asked Zhu Zhanyu: "Second brother, do you want to wipe out the Mongols?"

Obviously, with the knowledge and intelligence of Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji, it was easy to guess what Zhu Zhanchen wanted to do.

The number of livestock that can be raised on a piece of pasture is limited. Herdsmen cannot raise cattle and sheep if they raise horses, and they cannot raise war horses if they raise cattle and sheep. They must choose between the two.

Zhu Zhanquan first asked whether the mutton was delicious, and then asked whether the pasture raised cattle, sheep or war horses. This clearly expressed his meaning.

That is to buy cattle and sheep from the Mongolian grasslands through the market, so that the herdsmen feel that raising cattle and sheep is better than raising war horses, thus affecting the Mongolian people's way of life, turning them from warriors on sturdy horses to those who can only serve as substitutes. The herdsmen who raised cattle and sheep in the Ming Dynasty.

Although this strategy is good, it still has some shortcomings and loopholes. Zhu Zhanji only reacted after a moment of thinking, and asked Zhu Zhanyu: "But second brother, do the Mongols just see this strategy of yours?" Not coming out? Those big tribes can seize other people's pastures, cattle and sheep, continue to raise war horses, earn money from cattle and sheep, arm their own warriors, and seize more pastures.

If you keep doing this over and over again, isn't this just fattening them up?When the time comes, they will invade the border again, and we will continue our northern expedition. Hasn't nothing changed? "

"Who said they can steal other people's pastures?" Zhu Zhanquan rolled his eyes at his elder brother angrily, and then said: "I don't think the nobles of Meng Yuan would not think of the loopholes that you can think of, so this This thing is a conspiracy, I want them to know that this is a hole dug by me, but they have to jump into it."

When Zhu Zhanyu said this, Zhu Di immediately became interested and asked Zhu Zhanyu, "What's the plan?"

"Without him, the ancients have wise ears!" Zhu Zhanquan gave up and shook the sheep bones in his hand towards Zhu Di: "Grandpa, I'm not full. Is there any more mutton?" "Yes, you can eat as much as you want. Yes! Come here, serve two more roast lambs to His Royal Highness Prince Zheng!" Zhu Di laughed, and did not mind Zhu Zhanchun's attitude. With a loving look like a grandfather looking at his grandson, he left the unfinished food in front of him. He pushed the other part in front of Zhu Zhankun: "Okay, I'll give you the rest. If it's not enough, we'll roast it again. It's just some sheep on the left and right, and we men can still afford it."

However, Zhu Zhanquan shook his head and said: "This is yours, grandpa. I can't take it. Since it has been divided according to the rules, everything must be done according to the rules. If I take it, I will break the rules, and if I break the rules, People must be punished.”

After saying that, Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Di with a smile. After the two roast sheep were served, he lowered his head and ate the sheep in front of him. Zhu Zhanji on the side tried to reach out and was patted by him. hand.

This slap made Zhu Di realize something. He glanced at the sheep in front of him and then at the sheep in front of Zhu Zhanyun. After thinking about his words, he nodded clearly and then asked Zhu Zhanyun: "Grandpa understands what you mean, but how do you make them obey the rules?"

"On the way back to the imperial court, the army commander sent a message to the grassland, ordering the leaders of the grassland tribes to go to Fengzhou, and I, the Ming Dynasty, will divide the pastures of the tribes. Those who have not arrived will have no grassland, and other tribes can attack them." Zhu Zhanqi buried his head in munching the mutton. , he did not raise his head, but his voice echoed clearly in the ears of Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji: "From now on, the grassland tribes will live in their own pastures and are not allowed to wander around at will. If anyone invades other people's pastures, I, the Ming Dynasty, will send heavenly soldiers Discuss it."

"What a plan! In this way, these grassland tribes can only stay in one place and can no longer come and go like the wind!" Zhu Zhanji saw the subtlety of this plan and couldn't help but admire it.

Zhu Di couldn't help but nodded, he could see more things.

If the Ming Dynasty divided the pastures, these tribes would naturally follow the orders of the Ming Dynasty.

Those powerful tribes may be dissatisfied, and may bully smaller tribes and invade their pastures. However, as long as a small tribe reports to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty can send troops to attack it, giving the Ming Dynasty an honest and fair way to weaken or even destroy this tribe. Tribal reasons.

And because the Ming Dynasty has divided the pastures, other tribes will not help this tribe that invades other tribes’ pastures. After all, you can invade other people’s pastures today, but who knows whether you will invade my pastures another day?
People are selfish, and those who are selfless are saints, so even if they knew that this strategy was to divide the grassland and make the various tribes become intrigues and jealous of each other, the Mongolians had to jump into it even though they knew it was a trap.

After all, the 10,000+ army of the Ming Dynasty had just beaten the Wala people. Even if there were tribes on the grassland who were unconvinced, they would not dare to jump out and oppose the Ming Dynasty at this time.

The 10,000+ army is still there!Aren't you afraid that Ming Dynasty will turn around and destroy you too?
So even though he knew it was a pit, he still jumped when the knife was placed on his neck, even if the pit was filled with fire.

As for wanting to stir up trouble against the Ming Dynasty afterwards?At that time, no one will follow.

(End of this chapter)