Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 366 I'm Confused
Zhu Di did not say that he would listen to Wang Buli's advice at the moment, but he naturally kept his suggestions in mind.

After all, in Zhu Di's view, Wang Buli's conspiracy had a lot to do with his seizure of the throne and his future rule of the world.

In addition, such large-scale voyages to the West could not only generate money, but also promote the power of the Ming Dynasty.

Is there anyone else who could have thought of this except Wang Buli?

There is no need to say much about their friendship in the past, let alone in the future.

Zhu Di even wanted to develop some maritime transportation in Peking to gain experience and train manpower.

Even if it is a small-scale cargo transportation to North Korea, it is a very good choice.

It's an experiment.

Zhu Di learned this trick from Wang Buli and used it to summarize experiences and lessons for large-scale deployment.

"Let's do the work, and you can just keep your mind to yourself."

Zhu Di laughed a few times. He felt that after so many years of accumulation, he finally had the opportunity to show his talents.

My father just said that we must increase our governance of the north in the future and strive to make it more prosperous.

"Just do it."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to say anything more. He was in a very bad mood today.

"Father, I have another suggestion." Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang beside him and asked, "I don't know if I should say it or not."

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"I think that when fighting against the Mongolian cavalry, military horses are the most important. Horse management is a national priority. To guard the north, we must raise military horses. Currently, our Ming Dynasty only has more than 20,000 military horses, which cannot meet the needs of border police."

Today, the horse breeding area of ​​the Ming Dynasty is in the Taibusi Temple in Chuzhou, which is in charge of the horse affairs of several prefectures in Yingtian.

Even Peking had no official horse farms at the time. It was not until several years after Zhu Di became a vassal that the Peking Imperial Household Department was established. Only after he ascended the throne did he take charge of horse affairs in Shandong, Henan and other places.

"What do you want to do?" Zhu Biao took over.

"We should set up horse-raising temples in Beijing, Shandong, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Liaodong, and appoint a chief groom to lead fifty horsemen, each of whom will raise ten horses. This will greatly speed up the raising of military horses."

Because there was a ban on private horse raising during the Hongwu period, cavalry troops were extremely lethal.

What's more, raising horses is extremely costly in itself. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang learned lessons about horse raising from the Song Dynasty. What good horses can be raised by ordinary people?

After Zhu Di ascended the throne, in order to speed up the breeding of horses, he lifted the ban of the Hongwu period and allowed free buying and selling among the people.

With such assisted breeding, the number of horses in the north increased dramatically, making it difficult for the common people to bear the cost. Therefore, the army from Jizhou to Shanhaiguan was ordered to raise one breeding horse each and be exempted from paying the grain for farming.

The number of troops and horses that Zhu Di took over when he ascended the throne expanded tenfold ten years after he ascended the throne, providing him with sufficient troops and horses for his campaign in Mobei.

"It's hard to find horsemen, and the current number of war horses is difficult to fill the horse farms everywhere."

Zhu Biao was not unaware of the Ming Dynasty's shortage of horses. To be honest, the army heading north was mainly composed of infantry. How could there be so many war horses to feed the soldiers for battle?

Especially after a war, the loss of war horses cannot be replenished in a short period of time.

The war horses captured from the Mongols also had to be trained, and only a good horse trainer could be used right away.

And this kind of technical talents all need to be cultivated.

Wang Buli did not hide anything and told Zhu Di directly:
"Fourth Brother, the horse breeders you have in the north are all from the Mongolian surrendered people. They have been herding for generations and are very familiar with this aspect.

As for expanding the demand for war horses, in addition to warfare, the scale of the tea-horse trade was expanded, and irregular horse markets were set up in Ganzhou, Liangzhou, Lanzhou, and Ningxia to accommodate horse sellers from various ethnic groups in the Western Regions and Mongolia.

Similarly, several horse markets could be opened in Liaodong to purchase horses from the Jurchens and the Mongols entrenched there, and to attract horse sellers.

In the long run, the Ming cavalry can be expanded to better counterattack the Mongolian cavalry that attacks the Ming border.

Of course, we also have to consider that the huge amount of money raised for horses will bring a heavy burden to the men and soldiers who raise horses, so we have to give them financial subsidies to motivate them to raise horses. "

Wang Buli’s classic theory of spending money to get work done is here again.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with Wang Buli's previous arrangements.

After all, the northwest has been pacified like fishing, and now the Ming Dynasty wants to give them the opportunity to "trade". Whoever is not grateful will be wiped out by the Ming army next.

Even so, you have to first declare that you have ruined the "common interests of everyone" and give everyone the opportunity to swallow you up.

As long as no strong alien leader emerges there, they will have to fight for this "bone".

"Buli, although you have the ability to make money, you can't spend it carelessly. Have you ever thought about how much it costs to raise so many horses for the imperial court?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said earnestly: "If we give them too much money, they will easily become lazy and not work hard for us."

Wang Buli sighed at first, then said: "Your Majesty, if you had two and a half acres of good farmland in Haozhou, would you still raise the flag of rebellion?"

Zhu Biao and Zhu Di both looked at Wang Buli, never expecting him to ask such a question.

After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang said with emotion:
"Probably not. My family wouldn't have to starve to death."

“Since Your Majesty has become the emperor, we can go from not having enough to having meat every meal, and your descendants can also eat well, dress well and live well.

After the rest of the common people have earned money and their food, clothing and shelter have improved, why does Your Majesty label them as lazy?

What if they are as diligent in governing the country as Your Majesty and will not stop easily?
After all, there are so many hypothetical scenarios.”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed deeply and said, "Could it be that I always sit in the palace to handle government affairs, and am used to listening to other people's reports, and I rarely go out to check on the lives of the people, so I think differently from them?"

"That's natural. Your Majesty has a lot to worry about as an emperor." Wang Buli couldn't help laughing when he said this:
"In fact, most people still like to have a wife and children, a warm bed, rice in the pot, seedlings in the field, grain in the jar, and some money in their hands. They don't have to rush for life and don't get bullied by others. It's best to have a little power in their hands. How can so many people like to rebel?"

"Hahaha, you actually expressed the wonderful idea I had back then."

Zhu Yuanzhang burst into laughter, stood up, and walked around a bit:
"I haven't left the palace for a long time. Now that the world is at peace and the Crown Prince is equally capable of handling state affairs, I plan to go out for a stroll and see what the real lives of the people are like."

"Dad." Zhu Biao spoke first, "Let me go on this matter."

"Do not."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately reached out to stop them, as he knew how his son died.

It was because he went out on patrol in his place that he died of illness.

"I am still very young, so it's good to go out for a stroll, just as if I were returning home in glory. Maybe I can also recite a Dafeng song on the spot like Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and pass it down through the ages, hahahaha."

Wang Buli was really surprised by Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden change.

Could it be that he was finally stimulated?
So now I feel a little confused. Should I go back and look for my roots?
Wang Buli couldn't understand, let alone empathize.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao disappeared.

Wang Buli and Zhu Di looked at each other and immediately began to look around.

He was mainly afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would go outside some transparent wall and start spying secretly as he had done before.

After confirming that there was no transparent wall, Wang Buli sat down again: "It seems that your father took the initiative to withdraw. It has nothing to do with me."

"Father is finally gone."

Zhu Di also slumped down in his chair.

When his father was around, he always felt like there was a huge mountain pressing down on him, making him feel uncomfortable.

Zhu Di had this feeling a long time ago. Simply speaking, it is difficult to explain it in just a few words.

"Well, I don't know what he's thinking." Wang Buli opened another can of Ice Cola and burped:
"Fourth brother, we all know the future. Your father didn't tell your eldest brother about this."

"I can see it."

Zhu Di was actually very conflicted. With his father around, he couldn't say many things to Wang Buli, and he couldn't write letters. They were thousands of miles apart and might not see each other for several years.

Fortunately, there is this fairyland, so we can meet each other even though we are so far apart.

Now that his father and his elder brother are not around, it's a good opportunity for the two of them to have a private chat.

"On the one hand, I am going to start working on the problems of farming, and on the other hand, I am going to start some maritime trade to accumulate experience and earn some money to support the money spent on horse politics. What do you think of this method I mentioned?"

"Well, it's good. You have your own independent thinking." Wang Buli also opened a can for Zhu Di: "Try it. There is no place to drink this kind of stuff outside of here."

Zhu Di took a deep breath, coughed a few times, and let out a long sigh: "Interesting." "Don't be anxious in the future, just do what you need to do." Wang Buli clinked his glasses with him and said: "No matter what, don't take the initiative to propose to govern the world, otherwise, according to your father's wishes, you may not know how to do it.

Especially since he has seen more about the future of Ming Dynasty than any of us, I suspect some of the original historical events will change. "

"What do you mean?"

"For example, your eldest brother would not die so early, and your nephew would not be Zhu Yunwen's successor. These are all uncertain things." Wang Buli took another sip: "From your father's refusal to your eldest brother just now, I'm afraid he might have contracted an illness while he was out and died."

Zhu Di believed Wang Buli's inference.

He frowned slightly and said, "If my eldest brother hadn't contracted the disease and died, wouldn't I have no chance of becoming emperor?"

If we talk about the past, Zhu Di would only think about it when he was bored, but he would never dare to say it out loud.

This is also an excellent place for a secret room. According to future predictions, Wang Buli is also the person who is plotting for him to ascend to the throne, and can be said to be his confidant.

So at this time Zhu Di asked the questions in his mind.

"It's hard to say." Wang Buli shook his head: "According to my personality, you should not think about ascending the throne for now, and wait and see what happens, because your father is not sure what the future of the Ming Dynasty will be like.

Anyway, there is still a lot of time. If you don't hone your skills and just wait for pie to fall from the sky, you will not be blessed by God many times and successfully escape from the army when you fight against the imperial army with a weak force in the future. "

Zhu Di nodded heavily upon hearing this. His father and elder brother would never say such things to him.

Only our brother-in-law, Wang Buli, would be so open-hearted.

What's more, Zhu Di was still somewhat proud in his heart, because he could come alone, while his elder brother had to be brought in by his father after all.

"Brother-in-law, I understand. If destiny is with me, no matter whether my eldest brother dies of illness outside or not, the throne of the Ming Dynasty is mine after all. If my eldest brother's fate is changed because of my father, then I have nothing to say."

Zhu Di clenched his fist and said proudly: "With your assistance, I can also conquer my own country."

"How about the monk named Daoyan?"

Hearing Wang Buli's question, Zhu Di did not hide it:

"I found that this monk has great potential in his mind. He is a capable person. He is well versed in Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. He is good at poetry and prose, and his speech is quite different from that of ordinary people."

Then he smiled again and said:

"On the way, Daoyan told me that he was arrested and imprisoned as a thief, but you scared him out of the prison with your words and gave him some money. He didn't dare to recognize you at the time."

"I recognized him, too." Wang Buli laughed.
"When I was a minor official in the county government, I was kind to others. I never thought I would have the chance to meet him again. I don't expect him to repay me. I just hope everyone is well."

Of course, Yao Guangxiao was just getting acquainted with Zhu Di now, and he had no intention of persuading Zhu Di to plan for the throne.

This old fellow had learned the art of slaying dragons and wanted to try it out himself. He was the main planner of the Jingnan Campaign.

The two of them continued talking about some things, which was a rare opportunity.

Zhu Di asked, "Brother-in-law, what do you think of this fairyland?"

"No big deal."

"what?"

Zhu Di admired Wang Buli's determination.

Wang Buli leaned back in his chair and raised his feet. "It's better than nothing. Just treat it as a way to kill time."

"Tsk." Zhu Di couldn't help but imitate him: "Sure enough, after playing it many times, it becomes boring."

"That's it."

In fact, when Wang Buli said these words to Zhu Di, he was also vaguely worried.

But there is no good solution at the moment. We can only think of ways to give Zhu Di more benefits so that he will not be so weak in the future.

Wang Buli would not persuade Zhu Di to listen to Daoyan's words. At least the timing was not right now. Even Yao Guangxiao himself was not sure about saying this.

Everyone is waiting for an opportunity.

If the weather doesn't change, everything will be in vain.

"By the way, brother-in-law, do you think Father cried just now?"

"Well, I vaguely saw tears in his eyes. I wonder what he is thinking and whether he will make some changes in the future."

Wang Buli also couldn't understand Zhu Yuanzhang and had a too deep stereotyped impression of him.

The fact that Zhu Yuanzhang dropped the little pearl just now really shocked Wang Buli.

God knows what he is thinking.

"I hope Father has not changed his mind."

Zhu Di sighed slowly, to be honest he was very unconfident at the moment.

After all, his eldest brother had not died of illness, his nephew had not died of illness, and even his father was still alive.

It's too early to make changes now.

"By the way, I would like to remind you that if you are in Peking, you should also find a way to set up more post stations. This way, you can quickly grasp the news from the border and the interior, so that you don't know nothing."

Wang Buli snapped his fingers and said, "We still need to arrest the people who work on the Grand Canal waterway. I just don't know how the riverbank repair and silt removal in Shandong are going."

"I passed through Shandong on my way to Peking. Many people were doing these things in the severe cold. The north is not as warm as the south. I felt that the wages I paid them were a waste."

Zhu Di was young after all, and he still had a lot of compassion in his heart.

This kindness in most people gradually hardens as they age.

"People's lives are difficult, and it's not something you and I can easily change."

Wang Buli said that he had watched too many programs of this kind, but the people of Shandong were still very grateful to the court.

After all, if you were to repair riverbanks as before, you would have to do corvée labor and suffer a lot of fatigue.

Now I can still give you money and provide you with food.

The people all praised the goodness of the imperial court and how generous Zhu Yuanzhang was.

Wang Buli raised the special fund for repairing the river embankment, and so far no one has been found to have dared to embezzle it.

After all, the Yuan Dynasty was caused by the construction of the Yellow River, which led to a large number of people rebelling. If there are officials who cannot figure it out, Zhu Yuanzhang will not only have to deal with him, but also kill all nine generations of his clan.

This matter is extremely politically sensitive.

Wang Buli and Zhu Di were talking about some things that could not be told to others.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son also sat in the main hall in silence.

"Dad, why do I feel like the fourth brother and my brother-in-law haven't come out of the fairyland?"

Zhu Biao was the first to feel that something was wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so excited that he shook his head slightly:
"Maybe I just didn't want to stay there anymore, so I brought you out with me. This kind of thing is not something Wang Buli can control alone."

Zhu Biao was not thinking about this matter, but looked at his father: "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

After all, in the past, when he saw his father coming out of the fairyland, he was either angry or happy, with almost no other emotions. But this year, his father actually cried in public, and his voice was choked.

All three of them heard it.

"It's nothing serious." Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "I still can't get used to the honey water that Wang Buli gave us!"

Zhu Biao stood up and poured his father another cup of tea. Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little depressed:

"I used to be a poor boy whose entire family was almost wiped out. Fortunately, I got this world, and I wanted to make my Zhu family last for thousands of years. For this, I have been working hard and diligently.

But, but in the end, I realized that if we want the dynasty to last forever, it is not enough to have one or two wise rulers.

Only wise rulers can keep the dynasty going. Once mistakes are made, the court will go in an unexpected direction, and you can’t change it no matter how hard you try. It’s just like the immortals in this fairyland. Although they have the ability, they will die in the end!"

(End of this chapter)