Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 305 Will you leave Jiangnan in the future?

In the side hall, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly called him over because he was worried that Zhu Ming's slogans might cause unrest in the country.

After an exchange of "father and son affection", Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Zhen entered the palace and sat down face to face under the bright lights to talk.

Zhu Zhen did not hide anything and told the information he had obtained about Tubo, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and even the Western Chagatai Khanate.

Of course, he didn't betray the Shen family.

But Zhu Yuanzhang just thought for a moment and said, "It was Shen Rong who was out there to get information for you, and then Shen Wang personally conveyed it to you in the Shen family's way, right?"

"It's true that nothing can be hidden from Emperor Hongwu," Zhu Ming could only sigh, but secretly cursed Shen Wang as a fool, and he shouldn't have come to find him.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Ming angrily and sneered: "Do you really think that I am so dim-sighted that I don't even know that there is an additional Shen family caravan in Yunnan? Although Shen Rong did not blatantly use your banner, But in the past two or three years, all his caravans have been transporting the goods you invented from Yunnan to do business all over the world. Do you think I am a fool? So easy to fool?"

It’s not like Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t know that Zhu Chu made those glass things.

Later, Zhu Yu gave Shen Rong full responsibility for all these business matters. Zhu Yuanzhang only needed to think about it for a moment to understand what was going on.

"It seems that even if you didn't get Shen Wansan, you got the loyalty of his son Shen Rong, and now the entire Shen family," Zhu Yuanzhang said, showing a thoughtful expression and murmured: "They know you Are they going to rebel? What are their plans in my old Zhu's house? What role do they play? "

After one comment, Zhu Zheng was really shocked and said quickly: "You don't want to take action against the Shen family, do you? Then you might as well just announce now that you will pass the throne to Zhu Yunwen in the future, or let my eldest nephew ascend the throne now alright."

"Then you wait until I am dead and then start a rebellion? Is it difficult to claim to be a Qingjun side and a diligent king?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and said: "Don't worry, if I really want to deal with you, it won't be your turn to act arrogantly."

Are you giving Zhu Zhen a guarantee that he won't get sidetracked?

"Ou'er, I'm old after all. Without you, Xu Da might not survive until the end of this year. How many years can I live?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sighed.

Especially after experiencing Xu Da's sudden critical illness, Zhu Yuanzhang increasingly felt that the end was approaching.

Zhu Ming frowned. Although he had actually been waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's arrival a hundred years later, after all, this was his biological father in this life, and he would feel a little uncomfortable and even vaguely sad.

Shaking his head, this was Emperor Hongwu, and it was not his turn to help him feel unbearable.

So Zhu Chang changed the topic and mentioned what happened just now.

"I heard that when Genghis Khan led the Mongol Empire to conquer the north and south, he not only occupied the Western Regions, but also fought all the way to the Khwarezm Kingdom."

Khwarezm is already located in Central Asia, and even the geographical location of Khwarezm is today's Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran. The location of countries such as Iraq.

It can be seen that Khwarezm was once glorious for a while, but was still destroyed by the Mongol Empire, and was divided and occupied by several major khanates, including the Chagatai Khanate.

Also at the same time.

"Although the Mongols occupied a large area of ​​land there, they were invaded by the local culture and religious beliefs because of this. I don't know if this is considered a backlash."

"Especially among them, the Islamic sect. Even the Erhuo followers of the Great Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate are devout believers. They even plan to launch a jihad to invade Tibet. It is very likely that they will even invade the Central Plains. We have to guard against it. ah."

"Besides, isn't this our opportunity?"

"The countries in the Western Regions were our vassals as early as the Han Dynasty. They should take them back, and the Silk Road should also be reopened." Zhu Chu's eyes flashed with strange brilliance, and he was quite ambitious, or ambitious. Ambition.

The Silk Road can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty. It started from Chang'an (also known as Xi'an) and went out of Yumen Pass, passing through various countries in the Western Regions. Even at that time, roads to European countries had been opened.

So much so that during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, even the Eastern Roman Empire (note, not the Ancient Roman Empire) had envoy exchanges with the Central Plains Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, the Central Plains dynasty had been in contact with European countries for a long time. Even the legendary adventurer Marco Polo visited and traveled through the Silk Road to the mysterious ancient Eastern countries.

But who said that the Silk Road could only be a trade route? Isn't this a complete marching route?

"This road can open the door to Europe. Once we send troops from Yumen Pass and the grassland, we can go west to the Middle East, go south to attack Africa, go north to Moscow, and push forward all European countries."

"This battle must be fought."

The more Zhu Chen talked, the more excited he became, and the more he talked, the more excited he became.

This is simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It happens that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is still unstable domestically. Not only is it split into two countries, the East and the West, but it also plans to launch a jihad.

Doesn't this give him an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and regain Xinjiang and Tibet in one fell swoop?

Not only that, this is also the way to go abroad in the future. In fact, even the countries in Southeast Asia may not be taken into account by him. What he seeks will be the entire Asian, African and European continents.

"hehe."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed.

Zhu Ming raised his eyebrows and showed an unhappy expression. If someone else dared to give him a "haha" like this, you can see if he would curse.

It depends on Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang noticed Zhu Chu's dissatisfaction, and said with a profound look on his face: "What's the matter? Not happy? I think you are too arrogant. You want to complete a hundred years of work in one day. ?”

"What do you mean?" Zhu Ming actually understood, but still asked: "Do you think I can't do it?"

"You are too anxious. Although it is a good thing to be ambitious, once you are too arrogant, you will be too blind. If nothing else, you are clamoring all day long to attack here and there. Don't you even understand the principles of distant communication and close attack? You Are you trying to turn all countries in the world into enemies? Do you want our Zhu family and Ming Dynasty to become public enemies in the world? "

Seeing that Zhu Zhen was about to retort, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and continued: "Besides, you should know that before the soldiers and horses use food and grass, they should go ahead. Let me ask you, this time you fight Tubo and Dongchagatai How many troops will the Khanate send? Is half a million troops enough?"

"War is not just about fighting on the battlefield. Since you want to regain them, you must consider comfort and internal political management after the war. For example, after pacifying Yunnan, we let Mu Ying's troops stay there and spent ten It took years for the natives of all ethnic groups in Yunnan to surrender. Even so, they continue to rebel."

"You have a lot of ambition and appetite, but you don't want to think about it. Even if you really win this battle, how will you recover?"

"Often a battle involving a country, a city, or a place is no small matter. Do you think it's just playing house?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed directly and seemed not to take Zhu Chu's idea seriously at all. He even said seriously: "Zhen'er, you are different from us. You are still young. You have a lot of time to prepare slowly. Don't rush. For a while.”

Zhu Ming pouted, so what if you are Emperor Hongwu? Your vision is still too short-sighted.

"You kid are still not convinced?" Zhu Yuanzhang glared. Who is this guy showing with his big mouth?

"I was dissatisfied. Eternal supremacy? Eternal hegemony? A hundred years of achievements? No, no, no, I only care about the present," Zhu Yu disagreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak, but Zhu Yu raised his hand to block him. It was his turn to be stopped by Zhu Yu from speaking, and he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

But the majestic Emperor Hongwu actually didn't speak. He looked at Zhu Xi quietly, waiting for him to continue.

Zhu Ming looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and started talking: "The reason is very simple. You are you and I am me."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had already turned around to find the soles of his shoes, Zhu Zhen quickly spoke quickly and said: "It's true that I am your son, but haven't you heard that it is better to learn from someone who is better than someone who is good at it? Not to mention, just a few years ago I In the northern expedition beyond the Great Wall, we only brought 15,000 men and horses, so what?"

"Do I need the imperial court's 500,000-strong army? Do I need the help of Fu Youde and Feng Sheng? I didn't even take a grain of rice from the imperial court. I defeated the Tatar grassland with my own hands, and with my The means completely conquered people’s hearts.”

"As long as the Tatars are not destroyed by foreign enemies, and as long as I do not betray them, they will never betray me forever. The reason is very simple. I gave them freedom and their own private property. This is something that no one on the grassland can do. Conditions that cannot be given.”

"The so-called loyalty is just that there are not enough chips for betrayal. And the chips I give are something that no one can make them betray."

"There is only one truth. As long as the people of the world have land to grow, food to eat, and warm clothes to eat, the world will be mine. The people's will is the general trend. Confucian scholars? Family? Princes and ministers? They are all bullshit. As long as The world is mine, and I can change anyone or any position I want." "Dad, when did you forget your true heart? As long as we do things for the people, the people will follow us."

"Are you worried that I won't be able to regain Tubo and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate? You're kidding me. The way you govern Yunnan will only leave endless troubles. It will only allow those chieftain families to grow silently and rebel against the imperial court."

"But when I arrived in Yunnan, I didn't even use it for three years. In fact, I only used it for less than a year. The whole of Yunnan is mine. Now, I am the biggest chieftain officer in Yunnan."

Zhu Ming pointed at himself with his thumb, indicating without any humility that he was the biggest chieftain king.

"Is this the effect of reforming one's native land and returning to local status?" Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. He was finally shocked.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had long heard about the idea of ​​returning to rural areas, but he didn't expect that this kind of political method would have such a great impact. It could be carried out even if there was no land on the grassland. He finally showed curiosity and concern.

Zhu Xi nodded.

"Tell me carefully," Zhu Yuanzhang pulled Zhu Chu to sit next to him. Finally, for the first time, he wanted to seriously understand how Zhu Chu did it.

In fact, he was also very strange. As Zhu Yuanzhang himself said, even though Mu Ying had worked hard in Yunnan for more than ten years, people like Silunfa still rebelled when they should, and there were still hundreds of thousands of people who blindly followed the rebellion.

Are they really not afraid of death?

Why can rebellion never be eradicated?

Zhu Yuanzhang's answer to Zhu Yuanzhang's question was simple: "Because their rebellion was the power you gave them. You gave them so much power and autonomy, it would be strange if they didn't rebel. Yes, you I thought this meant letting the natives govern the natives. But in fact, the native people only knew the chieftains, but they didn’t know anything about the court. But didn’t they have to rebel just because the chieftains wanted to rebel?"

"The main purpose of reforming Tuguiliu is to remove all the privileges of chieftains. For example, I will only assign official positions in the future and will no longer establish a system of chieftains. In this way, I can do whatever I want at any time. Replace them.”

“There are still some changes that need to be made on the prairie.”

Zhu Ming did not hide his secrets and shared his own experience.

After listening to this, Zhu Yuanzhang finally fully understood the great truth and feasibility contained in it.

"If the reform of native land and return to local circulation is implemented in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Guangxi, the world will be settled," Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he became very excited.

Because Gansu is now under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi, and in Yinchuan, Ningxia, there is a living area of ​​the Hui people, and there are also chieftains of the Hui people.

In addition to Sichuan, let alone Sichuan, there is also the Guangdong and Guangxi regions of Guangxi and Guangdong, which is the so-called Lingnan region.

Especially the Zhuang ethnic group in Guangxi, which is where the wolf soldiers come from. They generally have tough folk customs, but they are also prone to trouble.

Since it is difficult to stabilize the situation with the chieftain system, it is better to abolish the chieftain system and reform the native return system.

"Then it has nothing to do with me. Dad, I need an imperial edict from you. As long as you let me return to Yunnan, I don't need any soldiers from the court, not even food and grass. My son, I can do it with only the strength of Yunnan. Recover Tubo and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate," Zhu Zhen was also extremely excited and made a request to Zhu Yuanzhang.

He really wanted to fight this battle and had to fight it.

The reasons and reasons have been explained. Xinjiang and Tibet not only have large areas of land, but also have very important strategic significance.

It is the door for him to send troops in the future.

But Zhu Yuanzhang had a complicated look on his face and looked at Zhu Zhen with strange eyes. This kid actually wanted to run away?

Run back to Yunnan, thousands of miles away from us, and then quietly accumulate strength, just waiting for one day to suddenly die suddenly, so that he can launch the Jingnan Campaign, use the slogan of King Qin to invade the Yingtian Palace, and ascend to the throne?

"Zhen'er, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry," Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and grabbed Zhu Zhen's hand and patted the back of his hand, as if if he didn't grasp this, the brat would fly away in a moment.

Zhu Zhen was a little confused. What do you mean?

"You, wait until spring begins and go touring the world," Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Zhu Chu scratched his cheek with his other hand and muttered, "Can't you go?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "You don't want to go?"

"To patrol the world on behalf of the emperor, the last person qualified to do this is my eldest brother, Prince Zhu Biao, right?" How could Zhu Ming not understand what Lao Zhu meant.

"But I'm just an old man and I don't deserve it at all," Zhu Ming lowered his eyes and said so, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with his background at all.

What’s wrong with me being eighteen? Have you eaten all the rice in the world? Do you look down upon me so much?

No matter how he is Lao Ba, he is still Lao Ba from the Hongwu Emperor's family. Not just anyone can point their noses and scream. For example, Fang Xiaoru, just wait.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed lightly. How could he not know that Zhu Yu's background was the biggest problem? It was like a chasm. In theory, it was basically impossible for him to become the emperor.

Unless all the dozen brothers in front of Zhu Chu died suddenly, there would be a chance for him to take his turn.

But no matter how ruthless Zhu Yuanzhang was, it was absolutely impossible for him to do such a self-destructive thing.

That's why Zhu Yuanzhang wanted Zhu Zhen to go out for a tour, mainly to test the tone of the people in the world.

"You left Ningxia from the north a few years ago and then returned in triumph from the east. You might as well go from the south to the west." Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but start to arrange a route for Zhu Yu.

And if you go south from Yingtian, that is, from Nanjing, you will probably reach Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Jiaxing.

This is definitely the Jiangnan region, a fertile land.

Wait a minute, Gangnam region?

Zhu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly. If he remembered correctly, there were many aristocratic families in the Jiangnan area.

"Dad, is it true that there are many aristocratic families in Jiangnan?" Zhu Ming asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a meaningful smile: "Of course, there are two to three hundred families, you say how many."

"Good guy," Zhu Ming gasped, so many? It is almost as many as the number of chieftain families in Yunnan.

"Besides, they don't accept us idiots," Zhu Yuanzhang said anxiously with a smile.

In the Ming Dynasty, those Jiangnan aristocratic families were very arrogant, and even Zhu Yuanzhang did not take them seriously. In their eyes, Lao Zhu was even a traitor.

Because they are the glorious remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Yes, although the Northern Yuan Dynasty implemented the four-class system, what does that have to do with the Jiangnan family? Although they are also Han people, they are also scholars. What does you, the fourth-class Han people, have to do with me, the higher-class Han people?

Especially Wang Feng, when Zhang Shicheng occupied the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, his brother Zhang Shide obeyed Wang Feng's words and surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty in the north to resist the Ming Dynasty.

Later, after Zhu Yuanzhang killed Zhang Shicheng, he wanted to recruit Wang Feng, but Wang Feng refused and lived in seclusion in Wujing, Shanghai, enjoying himself by singing.

It can be said that these Jiangnan aristocratic families and even the so-called Confucian scholars all seemed to be seriously ill. Anyway, they had not been slaughtered, so they kept jumping up and down there throughout the Ming Dynasty. Even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, what were they talking about? The court should not compete with the people for profit, so it instigated the court to impose all heavy taxes on Shaanxi, and then forced out Li Zicheng.

As a result, the Ming Dynasty perished. After the Manchus came, they thought they could play the same tricks as they did in the Ming Dynasty.

The result was that a combination of the Three Major Jiangnan Cases and Literary Inquisition was brought to justice, and the Jiangnan family was brought to justice.

Zhu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a cold voice: "Am I bringing Shang Fang's sword with me this time?"

"Of course I have to bring it. I have to bring it."

(End of this chapter)