The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 231 Deduction of one month’s salary from you

In the 4083rd year of the lunar calendar, it was December 1st, the 19th year of Hongwu.

Zhu Yuanzhang officially appointed Feng Sheng as the general to conquer the captives, and led an army of 250,000 to march north to Liaodong.

He also appointed Tang Shengzong and Lan Yu as deputy generals, and ordered Zhao Yong, Guan Liang, Li Jinglong, Qi Zhen, Xu Yungong and others to accompany him on the expedition.

At the same time, Yu Tonghai and Guo Ying were ordered to lead 50,000 naval troops to help.

As soon as this order came out, all countries were shocked.

Everyone knew that the Ming Dynasty was going to attack Liaodong. If it weren't for the fear of Goryeo's intervention, they would have used troops at the beginning of the year.

In order to solve this hidden danger, Ming Dynasty sent a thousand-member envoy to successfully disrupt the situation in Goryeo through diplomatic means.

After ensuring that Goryeo would not defect, sending troops became the right thing to do.

What really surprised them was Daming's lineup.

More than ten marquis and above were dispatched, and countless other lords were dispatched.

The number of troops is as high as 300,000.

Except for the Northern Expedition in the two years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, this was the most labor-intensive campaign.

You know, behind the 300,000-strong army are several times that number of servants.

This shows how much resources Daming invested this time.

When the news reached Liaodong, Naha was horrified.

The Ming Dynasty must have planned to accomplish its success in one battle by laboring so hard and mobilizing so many people.

With only 200,000 people in hand, he has no advantage in terms of military strength.

Moreover, the Han people were good at attacking cities and territories, and his Beiyuan army was more suitable for field battles.

The Liaodong battlefield was precisely an offensive and defensive battle, and the Beiyuan cavalry was unable to exert its combat effectiveness.

He has no advantage in any way.

With no other choice, he could only strengthen the city defense while asking Yuan Huizong for help.

Yuan Huizong naturally knew the importance of Liaodong. While appeasing Nahachu, he sent 50,000 troops to support him.

He also gave an order to the King of Korea, promising many benefits, and asked him to send troops to assist Naha.

However, the situation in Goryeo at this time has undergone completely different changes.

After the lobbying of the Ming Dynasty's envoys, Goryeo's cultural management group and scholars have completely turned to the Ming Dynasty.

Li Chenggui, an ambitious man, also took advantage of the situation and fell in love with the Ming Dynasty.

If the King of Goryeo had not been supported by Beiyuan, he would have been unable to suppress the domestic situation long ago.

But as the Ming Dynasty sent 300,000 troops and news of the conquest of Liaodong came, the situation changed again.

These 300,000 people came to fight against Liaodong, so why not give them support?

The intellectuals and cultural management groups in Goryeo immediately straightened their backs and dared to speak louder.

Even in the court, someone pointed at the nose of the King of Korea and sprayed it.

The King of Korea was very angry, but he knew that he could do nothing.

An army of 300,000 people, that’s 300,000 people.

All the generals who commanded the troops were generals with great military exploits.

He knew that Ming Dynasty would definitely attach great importance to this battle, but he did not expect that it would attach such importance to it.

Seeing that Naha was about to die, if he was still tough at this time, I'm afraid Daming wouldn't mind hitting him casually.

No, Daming doesn't even need to take action.

After defeating Naha, he can make him lose everything by responding to an edict from the Heavenly Palace.

So he must endure it.

But if you ask him if he regrets it... he does regret it.

When the Ming Dynasty sent envoys over, these people should be prohibited from going ashore.

And borrowed the power of Naha to completely clean up Li Chenggui and the civil service group.

If he could be ruthless back then, there would be no need for him to be as controlled by others as he is today.

Then with the strength of Goryeo and Naha, Liaodong could not be defended.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the more unwilling he became.

Then I made a decision. Although I couldn't support Naha Chu openly, I could secretly support military supplies.

If Naha persists for a few more years, there might be hope for a comeback.

After all, the King of Goryeo who had been King of Korea for so long was not really a foolish king, and he still had a group of subordinates who were loyal to him.

These loyal people ensured that he could deliver the supplies to Nahachu.

He even gave the captured young men from the wild Jurchen, Saharian and other tribes to Naha.

After doing all this, he felt much more comfortable.

As everyone knows, all this has long fallen into the eyes of those who are interested.

This thoughtful person was not only a spy from the Ming Dynasty, but also many forces within Goryeo.

For example, Li Chenggui was extremely happy when he confirmed that the King of Korea and Naha were having an affair.

However, he did not stop it, nor did he make any noise.

Instead, he holds the evidence in his hands and waits for the war to end.

In fact, he was just sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers and tigers.

When the Ming Dynasty won, he took out these evidences and brought down the King of Korea.

Create favorable conditions for his subsequent usurpation of the throne.

As for why the Ming Dynasty's spies kept quiet... they didn't know.

All I know is that the order passed down from above is to collect evidence and keep it secret.

Because the war was about to start, they were afraid that the Beiyuan people would jump over the wall and take out their anger on the people in the envoy.

The Ming Dynasty envoy also called everyone back. Except for a few people who stayed in Kaijing to facilitate communication, the rest all returned to Bilandu.

The reason why no one was allowed to return home was actually to prepare for the occupation of Goryeo.

After more than half a year of exchanges, these scholars have become very famous in Korea.

When the Ming army captured Goryeo, they would still need to appease Goryeo scholars and civil servants.

Fang Xiaoru, in particular, developed a huge literary reputation in Goryeo and had many fans.

His attitude can really affect many people.

At this time, he had also realized that the purpose of the court was not just to persuade Goryeo to prevent the two from helping each other.

I'm afraid I have other plans.

As for what the plan was, he didn't dare to think about it, let alone say it.

He knew that Chen Jingke must have been involved in the plan against Goryeo.

Therefore, I really want to have a chat with Chen Jingke and share my thoughts.

But there was no chance.

Now he can only wait for the answer to be revealed.

However, he was not idle, but began to review the whole thing from the beginning.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that many things are not as simple as they appear.

If the guess is true, then the method used by Daming this time is too clever.

Chen Jingke is really evil for being able to participate in formulating such a plan.

You must have a good chat with him when you go back to see if there are any other mysteries that you don't understand.
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Within the Ming Dynasty, there were also complicated views on the campaign against Liaodong.

Naturally, all civil and military officials supported it unanimously. Everyone knew how important Liaodong was.

If we don't conquer this place, Beiyuan may come back at any time.

Even if it is for his own glory and wealth, he must support the imperial court in conquering Liaodong.

It is the people who are divided.

People in the north generally support beatings. Only by beating the people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty can the Ming Dynasty live a peaceful life.

Folks in the South are different, there is an additional voice. What does the campaign in Liaodong have to do with our south? Why should I be asked to provide people, money and food?

Although I dare not oppose it openly, this kind of thinking has always existed.

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew this and scolded these people for their ignorance.

When Chen Jingke was about to say something, Zhu Xiongying said first:

"Grandpa Huang, the responsibility for this matter lies with the court, not with the people themselves."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and asked: "The responsibility of the imperial court? How do you say it?"

Zhu Xiongying said: "This is the inevitable consequence of the policy of fooling the people."

"you get what you sow."

"The imperial court does not allow people to open up their wisdom. It wishes to turn the people into animals without thinking and only knowing how to work."

"Then in the eyes of the people, they only have one-third of an acre of land in front of them."

"They don't know that the Ming Dynasty is a whole, and they don't know the truth about the death of lips and the coldness of teeth."

"Not to mention the differences between the north and the south, even the states and counties next door are a different world to them."

"If we don't have enough to eat ourselves, how can we have the leisure to care about the lives of people thousands of miles away?"

"If you want to make Ming Dynasty united, you must take the initiative to tell them this truth."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in reply: "Schools are spread all over the world, and everyone has the opportunity to study. How can we say that the court is stupid and the people are stupid?"

Zhu Xiongying was very dissatisfied with this statement:

"Everyone has the opportunity to study. This is true in theory, but how many people can actually study?"

"I asked Jin Yiwei to investigate. In many places, rich people cannot read a few words, let alone ordinary people."

"Even students in the school can really understand what it means to be one with Ming Dynasty?"

"Impossible, there is no relevant content in the books they studied."

"They only know that the whole world is not the royal land..."

"The world belongs to the emperor, what does it have to do with me?"

"The lost land also belongs to the emperor, as long as my own one-third of an acre is not affected."

"If you want to change this situation, you must tell the people that Ming Dynasty is a whole."

"If the north is lost, the enemy will fight to the south and steal their wives, daughters and wealth..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was noncommittal: "Do you know the consequences of doing this?"

Zhu Xiongying said: "Of course you can't tell them everything, but you can tell them how big the Ming Dynasty is."

"Let them know what it means to have a dead lip and a cold tooth."

"Just like we wrote "A Brief History of China", it allowed the common people and barbarians to understand the history of China, thus uniting people's hearts."

"The reason why I was able to conquer the hearts of the barbarians so smoothly in Jiangnan was largely due to the spread of this book."

"The "Epidemic Prevention Manual" and "Insect Prevention Theory" let people know how to protect themselves..."

"This is all the result of enlightenment. After the people learned these things, they didn't rise up in rebellion?"

"If we, the Ming Dynasty, want to create an unprecedented prosperous age, we cannot follow the old path of our predecessors."

"We're going to try to find a new path."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but nodded, saying that he might disagree or refute other things.

But he really had nothing to say about "A Brief History of China".

The effect of this book exceeded his imagination.

It laid a good foundation for the Ming Dynasty to handle foreign affairs.

And this book continues to work, creating conditions for national integration.

This is indeed a typical case of enlightenment.

The more Zhu Xiongying talked, the more excited he became, and he talked eloquently:

"I have talked with many officials, and they all believe that the people should not be allowed to know how vast the world is..."

"Although they have given themselves many glorious reasons, in the final analysis they are still afraid that people will join together to rebel."

"But this is nothing more than wishful thinking by the court."

"In fact, when did the common people rebel, they didn't spread across several provinces and enslave countless people?"

"In the end, the world was disturbed and there was even a danger of losing the country."

"Ordinary people have been fooled, and they really do not have the awareness of the unity of Ming Dynasty."

"How can a careerist who takes the initiative to rebel not know this?"

"There are indeed benefits to fooling the people, and it facilitates the management of the court and yamen to a certain extent."

"But the harm caused by this is also greater, and one of them is the division of people's hearts due to geography."

"Jing Ke has always despised Zhao Song, but when I read the history of the Southern Song Dynasty, I found that they also thought about the Northern Expedition."

"But every time it failed while still in the preparation stage."

"Of course there are conservatives obstructing this, but the lack of public support is the most important thing."

“The people in the south don’t want to go to the Northern Expedition.”

"The war consumes one's own money and food, and the one who dies is one's own men..."

"To bring back the Central Plains, we must also provide money and food to support construction."

"Then simply pay tribute to the Jin and Yuan Dynasties and exchange money and food for peace. Isn't it the same thing?"

"How similar is this to the current situation in Ming Dynasty?"

"Northerners are always facing threats from the Northern Yuan Dynasty and support the imperial court's Northern Expedition."

"Southerners don't feel the pain, so they don't take it seriously."

"Because you are the founder of the country and can suppress these objections."

"What about future generations? I'm afraid they will face the same situation as the Southern Song Dynasty."

"Once there are changes in the north, the south is more willing to live behind closed doors than to support the court in fighting wars."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said: "The people are just frogs in the well, they are beyond stupid."

Zhu Xiongying retorted: "Who is responsible for the 'stupidity' of the people? Are they really born stupid and unteachable?"

"If you sow melons, you will reap beans if you sow melons. How ridiculous is it that the imperial court is fooling the people while expecting them to understand justice."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened. If it weren't for the fact that you are our eldest grandson, let's see how I would deal with you.

But if you are angry in your heart, you always have to let it go.

So he turned his eyes and looked at Chen Jingke: "You taught him this?"

Chen Jingke shook his head quickly: "No, no, this is all taught by His Majesty, the Queen, the Prince and the gentlemen of the main hall."

"I am just a little companion who studies with my grandson. How dare I teach my grandson nonsense?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Fart, when did we teach him to talk to his elders like this?"

"It's you who brought our good grandson into trouble. I've deducted one month's salary from you as punishment."

Chen Jingke: "..."

Zhu Xiongying rolled his eyes and continued:

"How to solve this problem, our predecessors have shown us the way."

"The First Emperor unified weights and measures, and the writings and chariots were in the same track, completing the geographical and institutional unification."

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism and achieved ideological unification..."

"We don't need to think of any new ideas, just follow the two people's ideas."

"Strengthen the concept of great unification, let all people know that the Ming Dynasty is a whole, and let the people know what it means to have a dead lip and a cold tooth."

"In this way, this problem can be solved to a certain extent."

Zhu Yuanzhang then nodded and said, "Since you understand so well, I'll leave this matter to you."

"You will also be responsible for educating the barbarians."

This is to let him officially intervene in government affairs.

Zhu Xiongying said happily: "Thank you, Grandpa Huang, I will definitely do things well."

　There is another chapter tonight

　　

　

(End of this chapter)