Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 332 Go and invite Wang Buli over
When Zhu Di saw that everyone's eyes were on him, he couldn't help feeling a little proud.

Today's bizarre experience has only strengthened his confidence.

"My method is to rob whoever has cattle around Ming!"

Zhu Biao: This kid is really a war-loving guy.

Zhu Di could not help but stand up, looked around at everyone and said: “It is obviously unrealistic for the Ming Dynasty to fill the shortage of oxen in a short period of time and let oxen give birth to oxen.

King Ninghe went to the northwest to fight against Tubo, and captured more than 100,000 cattle and sheep in just a few months.

With a little training, these cattle can surely become qualified oxen for farming."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.

If you think about it, this isn't a bad idea.

If the Ming Dynasty wanted to become strong, it would have to plunder resources from the surrounding small countries to fill its own gaps.

Although oxen for draft do need to be trained, they can always fill the gap in the supply of cattle, and then good cattle breeders can be recruited to provide training.

Xu Da first smiled to show his approval of his son-in-law, then nodded:
"Your Majesty, this method is not impossible."

Zhu Yuanzhang pinched his beard. His son had liked military service since he was young, and most of his ideas were to solve problems through military means.

It seems that he fought a lot of wars after he ascended the throne.

Unfortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang only knew about Zhu Di's ascension to the throne, but did not know what Zhu Di did after he ascended the throne.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised that they could overthrow the imperial court with only 800 people.

Because in the strategy for vassal kings that he set, even the vassal kings stationed outside would not be able to rebel and overthrow the imperial court.

Zhu Yuanzhang learned a lot from Liu Bang, so he knew about the Rebellion of the Seven Kings and the Rebellion of the Eight Kings in Jin, and took some precautions.

In his imagination, such a rebellion by a vassal king would never succeed in the Ming Dynasty.

In the end, Zhu Di managed to accomplish it.

After this incident, Zhu Di's weight in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart naturally increased a lot.

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang did not show it in public at the moment.

But today, he happened to enter the fairyland, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not expel him directly. In fact, he was confronting him.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of Ming, let's fight in the northwest again?" Mu Ying also followed up the conversation and said:
"I saw a lot of cattle and sheep in many tribes along the way. We followed His Majesty's instructions and did not expand the war. There are still traitors that have not been cleared out."

Hu Weiyong supported himself with his arms on his thighs.

According to the current situation, it is not impossible.

The only thing we need to note is that the Ming Dynasty cannot force the barbarians in the northwest to rebel!

We also need to find a reason to make them rebel on their own initiative.

It is safest to have a legitimate reason for doing so.

Otherwise, if you kill the surrendered northwestern barbarians just because of some cows, wouldn't that make you bear a bad reputation?
What’s more, there is a historian recording on the side!

Several people exchanged glances, but no one spoke.

Then think of a way to make the barbarians rebel.

Zhu Yuanzhang pinched his beard and said, "Go, call Wang Buli over to discuss this with me. I believe he has a good idea for this difficult matter."

"Yes."

Wang Buli was lying in the county government office drinking cold tea, thinking in his heart that so many White Lotus sect members had been implicated.

Where is the real murderer hiding?
The longer the delay, the harder it is to solve the case quickly.

The eunuch Kang Changmin hurried over to find Wang Buli, saying that the emperor had summoned him.

Wang Buli responded and followed him out. It seemed that Lao Zhu was also very concerned about the progress of the matter.

But at present, Wang Buli has done a lot of preparatory work, such as drawing a portrait of the murderer that is 70% like the murderer and the identity of the deceased.

Of course, the true identity of the murderer has not yet been uncovered.

If this can be cracked, there will be a major breakthrough in the case.

Wang Buli was thinking about whether he should ask Zhu to send out the inspector, but he couldn't reveal his identity as inspector in public, so he could only say it secretly.

But after entering the hall, Wang Buli found that things were not that simple.

The Secretariat consisted of a group of officials represented by Hu Weiyong, and the Grand Marshal's Office officials represented by Xu Da.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat high on the imperial throne, while the crown prince Zhu Biao and the fourth son Zhu Di sat at the foot of the imperial steps respectively.

motherfucker.

What kind of situation is this.

As soon as Wang Buli entered the hall, Zhu Di's eyes widened.

Good brother-in-law.

You are really our good brother-in-law.

He wanted to go up and question him, but due to his father's order, he didn't dare to. He could only stare at Wang Buli with his neck stiff.

After Wang Buli paid his respects, he heard Hu Weiyong explain everything to him.

The imperial army is now in trouble and is in great need of cattle.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan came up with a good idea, which was to rob cattle from whoever had them around, and then distribute them to the border troops for farming.

The problem was that the Ming Dynasty had just returned from suppressing a rebellion in the northwest, and it could not attack again without a justification.

So the imperial court wants power but doesn't want to be without a legitimate reason. You kid, think of a solution.

In short, we want both!
"King Ninghe became famous in the northwest after this battle. The news of his death on the return trip has not yet reached the northwest. We can send someone to the northwest to spread the news."

Wang Buli sat calmly on the round stool: "Those foreigners will naturally think that this is the punishment of the Ming Dynasty to hunt them down, and someone will definitely take the opportunity to cause chaos.

It is much better for us to take the initiative to light the fuse than to passively accept that they will raid our Ming Dynasty after recuperating for a while.

The barbarians only care about food and not beatings, so they will definitely not surrender easily. We have to beat them up a few times."

"good."

Zhu Yuanzhang liked Wang Buli's operation very much.

The Ming Dynasty did not do anything outrageous. It just spread the news of King Ninghe's death, which was much better than letting them know passively.

In this way, more cattle and sheep can be seized to supplement the production of the border troops.

Only in this way can the Ming border troops gradually stabilize and avoid frequent incidents of desertion.

The Ming historian was recording on the side.

In the tenth year of Hongwu, the emperor asked his ministers for advice. No one knew about the problem of the military garrison lacking cattle for farming.

Only the fourth prince, Prince Yan, shouted, "I have a plan. If it works, it can solve the problem of the Ming Dynasty's lack of cattle."

When everyone heard this, they all praised it.

When our Ming Dynasty sends troops, it has always had a legitimate reason, and all the officials are helpless.

When the emperor saw that his ministers were at a loss, he quickly summoned his eldest son-in-law, Wang Buli, to the palace to discuss the matter.

Buli said that the barbarians only cared about eating and not about being beaten, so all we had to do was to proactively inform them of the news that King Ninghe had passed away during his return trip.

The emperor said it was good, and everyone followed it.

After solving this thorny problem, Zhu Yuanzhang arranged Mu Ying to do this.

Anyway, when the army returned, many people were left in Shaanxi and other places.

There will be no delay in making preparations before sending out further troops.

Xu Da felt that Wang Buli was born to do the dirty job of "flattering".

Things that originally had nothing to do with each other were forced together by him.

Those Northwestern barbarians who don't use their brains will be killed by him sooner or later.

Even if the historian was recording, he could not say a bad word about Wang Buli.

Because he was telling the truth.

Unless the Ming Dynasty loses the next battle.

Only then would the historian make a great deal of it and finally give some of the pot to Wang Buli.

Just like Deng Yu's expedition this time, although he achieved considerable results, expanding the territory and capturing many prisoners, the historian only wrote less than three lines about it.

As for Zhu Di, he also thought that Wang Buli's idea was really good.

motherfucker.

As expected of our military advisor, he spent a long time thinking about this idea but couldn't come up with it.

He cracked it in no time.

There is no pressure at all.

But I still blame him for eating alone.

I wonder if I can ask my good brothers to go out and see the world too!
After this topic, everyone continued to talk about military farming.

Wang Buli also sat aside and listened to the matters concerning military farming.

Weird.

Zhu Yuanzhang was actually here, reflecting on the irrationality of the military farming system.

Wang Buli secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang who was sitting on the high platform. Could it be that this old guy was possessed by someone?

Look again.

After all, military settlements have always been Zhu Yuanzhang's specialty.

According to the current situation, it is difficult for him to admit that he is at fault. "Prince Consort, do you have anything else to add?"

Wang Buli paused for a moment before he spoke:

“Since Your Majesty always considers families when rewarding soldiers, why not the court take the initiative to spend money to help their families reunite and avoid the pain of separation.

This will bring many benefits. Not only will it allow them to take root in the north, but even if the Mongols invade in the future, they will be more motivated to protect their families instead of fleeing back to their hometowns.

When the whole family is in Wei, it is inevitable that they will have marriage relationships with residents in Wei or nearby areas. Having in-laws there will make it easier for them to strengthen their belief in settling down permanently in Wei.

The presence of a large number of soldiers and their families will inevitably lead to the demand for commodity exchange.

Merchants who are familiar with this business soon followed the footsteps of the soldiers from the garrisons. With commercial circulation in the north, it would gradually become prosperous.

If the imperial court could reduce the commercial taxes in the north a little bit to attract more merchants to do business in the north, it would become more prosperous. "

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had always agreed to let them take their families with them, but the expenses were not paid by the court.

Because of the severe punishments in the early Ming Dynasty, exile was used very frequently.

Now that he had listened to Wang Buli's advice and had to spend money again, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little petty.

In fact, he has always been stingy when it comes to spending money, always wanting to do it for free.

So now Wang Buli talked about spending money every day, which always made Zhu Yuanzhang unhappy.

How could the Ming Dynasty have so much money to spend?
Zhu Yuanzhang always insisted on robbing wealthy families. Generally, those who were fined or sent to military service would be exiled if one person made a mistake, because Zhu had confiscated their entire family's property.

It is almost impossible to stay in your hometown and make a living.

"Hu Weiyong."

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted, "Calculate how much it would cost to move all the soldiers' families to their respective garrisons.

The most important thing is to relocate these families there. How will they survive?"

Hu Weiyong thought that the emperor didn't want to respond to Wang Buli's words, so he passed the difficult problem over to him.

He thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the Grand Military Governor's Office is responsible for all matters related to the soldiers. Without the data provided by the Grand Military Governor's Office, the cost I proposed can only be a guess in my head, which is like a fantasy."

Xu Da pinched his beard and could only say that he had to go back and check the documents.

If we migrate rashly, the barren lands in the north will hardly be able to feed so many people.

"Then we can do it in batches first."

Wang Buli felt that the current climate in the north was not one that was easy to support people. It could be said that it was even more difficult to support people in the north during the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

"Well, that's it."

Zhu Yuanzhang has always encouraged people to migrate to the north, but many people do not want to follow his steps.

Now the Ming Dynasty needs someone to go to the north to fill in the gaps.

But these people from Jiangnan were not very willing, even though Zhu Yuanzhang had previously agreed to spend a little money to encourage them, but no one was fooled!

Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "In recent years, I have been trying to persuade the former Yuan soldiers to surrender, but the progress is slow. Do you have any ideas to speed up this situation?"

Hu Weiyong kept silent. He always adhered to the principle of not talking much about military affairs in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The main reason is that he really can't catch up with these capable and battle-hardened generals in this regard.

There is no need to use your own weaknesses to challenge their strengths. They are more experienced in governing the world.

Xu Da said carefully: "Your Majesty, the former Mongolian officers and soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty all relied on the Mongolian and Semu officers and soldiers, but the majority of the soldiers were Han.

More than half of the people around the Yuan emperor are Han Chinese, and they can all be recruited and incorporated into various garrisons.”

"I know, but they didn't run back from the grassland."

Zhu Yuanzhang went to great lengths to open up trade with Goryeo because he listened to Wang Buli's advice and believed that it would weaken Mongolia's power.

It was just that the progress was slow, and there was no internal fighting among the Mongols, and no one came to surrender.

"Your Majesty, we can open a smuggling loophole on the road to exacerbate the conflicts among the Mongols."

Wang Buli pointed out that the kings who were descendants of Alibugha had lived on the grasslands for generations and they all despised the Sinicized Mongols.

They don't have much respect for Ayushiridara, so we can send a caravan to trade with them, and it's also a good time to sell the eagle.

Try to stir up disputes between them whenever possible.

I heard from the Goryeo envoy that Ayushiridara's health is getting worse day by day and he might be dying soon.

This is a good time for them to start internal strife and for us to persuade them to surrender.

It would be better to let the northern soldiers spread the news that Ayushiridara was going to die, and encourage them to prepare for rebellion in advance.

Wang Baobao, the pillar of the Yuan Dynasty, died, and next the emperor who opposed him would also die.

This means that the destiny is with the Ming Dynasty and God has abandoned the Yuan Dynasty.

The successors of the Yuan emperor had no ability and no way to fight back, and would only be ruthlessly crushed by the Ming army.

The earlier you surrender, the better. Surrendering late will only become the military merit of those who surrendered early.

It's just brainwashing.

After all, people’s cultural level is not high, and they still believe in the theory of destiny.

Zhu Yuanzhang strongly agreed with the conspiracies and intrigues that Wang Buli mentioned.

It would be best if the Mongols could develop like Wang Buli.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that not only would he not lose money by doing things, but he could also earn a large amount of money and materials from the Mongols.

It would be best if we could trade for some war horses.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty will have more and more war horses, and the Mongolian cavalry will no longer be as powerful as before.

In particular, Wang Buli's theory of destiny really pleased Zhu Yuanzhang.

For this reason, he always had a smile on his face.

Xu Da's eyes widened when he heard Wang Buli's words.

He admitted that he had indeed underestimated Wang Buli in this regard, and he wished that his son-in-law would always keep saying that Wang Buli was more than enough to be his military advisor.

This kid has a really fucking dirty mind when it comes to tactics!

We like it!
"As for the matter of smuggling and trading with the Mongols, it will take a smart mind to work for me."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked around and asked, "Do you have any recommendations?"

Hu Weiyong shook his head. He usually didn't personally recommend talents. Instead, he would receive reports from his subordinates and then submit them to Zhu Yuanzhang for review.

I was beaten because I was dedicated to the public interest and absolutely did not form a clique for personal gain.

Xu Da had no idea about this matter as he was not good at business.

On the other hand, the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, who had always been firmly in the seat, said: "Why not let Jiujiang go?"

Li Jinglong?
Wang Buli glanced at Zhu Biao and nodded slightly.

In any case, Li Jinglong was Zhu Biao's staunch confidant, otherwise Emperor Jianwen would not have trusted him so much.

"Jiujiang has also shown his business acumen in recent days, and his identity can stand up to scrutiny. He is a "dandy boy" who can do things."

Wang Buli also took advantage of the situation to expand Li Jinglong's advantage:
“Plus, Duke Cao has been training him individually recently, so it would be good for him to go out and gain some experience.

If we can open up the trade route, we may be able to recruit some Mongolian traitors to lead the way for our Ming Dynasty in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang was considering it, and deep down he didn't want Li Jinglong to go out and take risks at such a young age.

"Let's put this matter aside for now. I'll look for it again."

No one said much, as the emperor had made his own decision.

"Your Majesty, since we want to weaken the power of the Mongols, we should not only target Mobei, but also win over a group of people under Nahachu in Liaodong."

Hu Weiyong took the opportunity to make a suggestion: "If we can make Nahachu's backyard a fire, it will be extremely beneficial to our Ming Dynasty."

"Jurchen?"

Xu Da glanced at Hu Weiyong and nodded slightly.

The Jurchens have been entrenched in Liaodong for quite some time. Allowing them to stir up trouble would also give Nahachu time to mess with the Ming Dynasty.

The last time he returned in disastrous defeat, his prestige completely destroyed.

"Why not give His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan a concubine as a political marriage? This will show sincerity and also help to alleviate the trust crisis between the Jurchens and Nahachu."

Wang Buli raised his eyebrows.

Anyway, Zhu Di took the daughters of two Jurchen chiefs as concubines, and Korea kept sending him tribute girls as concubines.

But most of these concubines did not have children.

Of Zhu Di's children, only those born to Empress Xu survived; the rest, his illegitimate son and daughter, all died young.

"Well, it's not impossible."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly. It was a marriage of alliance, and that was how it was done.

Whether you, a vassal king, like that woman or not is not important at all.

The second prince of Qin directly married Wang Baobao's sister as his principal wife, but their relationship was not harmonious, so he married Deng Yu's daughter as a concubine.

Zhu Di stared at Wang Buli with wide eyes.

You are a military strategist with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and you actually give advice to father in this way.

It really pisses me off!

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun are now in a very sweet relationship, how could he have room for other women in his eyes?
Wang Buli couldn't help but laugh when he saw Zhu Di glaring at him:
"Of course, if His Royal Highness Prince Yan is unwilling, we can still let Princes Qin and Jin suffer."

Zhu Di suddenly became dispirited.

(End of this chapter)