Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 372: Old Zhu knows a lot

"In fact, I think it's normal for Lao Si to behave like this. He may have been obsessed with completely destroying the Mongols in his lifetime."

Wang Buli did give Zhu Di some comfort.

"Besides, once a person gets old, he or she will feel that time waits for no one, and the obsession in his or her heart will become stronger and stronger, and he or she will want to get these things done before he or she dies, so as not to leave trouble for future generations."

Wang Buli's words sounded like he was talking about Zhu Di, but in fact he was talking about Zhu Yuanzhang.

After all, Lao Zhu is the one who is really going to reach this age.

"Too."

Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed with Wang Buli's words. As he grew older, he really wanted to do too many things and always felt that there was not enough time.

The purpose of the tours these days is not only to train his son and make him stay in the capital and not go out to other places to avoid contracting the disease, but also to see the results of his hard work over the years.

Are the lives of the people the same as what is described in the official documents?

"It seems that you, as the emperor, are no longer willing to listen to anyone's advice."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di and couldn't help but sigh: "Once people get older, it's hard to be as decisive as when they were young. Maybe their minds have changed, and they always feel that time is running out. Now I have this thought, always thinking about doing more so that my descendants can enjoy wealth."

Zhu Yuanzhang then asked, "Buli, you have a long-term vision. Why do you think Zhu Yunwen lost his position as the emperor after he ascended the throne?"

"Don't worry about your face. He is still a junior. You can judge him."

"Uh, stupid and evil."

After hearing what Wang Buli said, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hold it back anymore.

I told you to be more direct, but who would have thought you were too direct.

Zhu Di nodded slightly. It was indeed the case. If his elder brother ascended the throne, he would certainly not abolish the Five Kings directly.

"how?"

"Your Majesty, since he allowed him to take the throne, he must have asked him how to deal with such a situation."

Wang Buli's words made Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes light up. This was the truth. Since Biao'er died early, even though he was old, he would definitely not give up training for the position of a king.

Since Zhu Yunwen made me care about him, as his grandfather, I must have consulted him on many things.

It actually caused such unexpected consequences.

Wang Buli said slowly: "So he said one thing to you openly, and then did another thing when you passed away and could make the decision yourself.

He understands many principles, but he still does this, which is bad!

The fourth brother had no foundation at all, yet he was pushed from Peking to Nanjing. You can only say he is stupid.

In addition, he is biased towards others and believes what he says. He thinks that no one else can understand or do the bad things he does, and that he is the smartest person in the world and everyone else is a fool.

If he really abolished the Fourth Prince and the Mongols came, he might not be able to protect the Ming Dynasty's foundation.

What's more, his uncles are helping to maintain order in the north, and the brave soldiers and generals who founded the country are still there.

Why should we listen to those bullshit scholars? I think he wants to reverse history. After abolishing the feudal kings, he wants to get rid of the nobles and rely on the scholars in the south, secretly trying to have the literati and the emperor rule the world together."

Zhu Yuanzhang knew a little about Zhu Yunwen's tricks, but Wang Buli obviously didn't know the real reason for Zhu Yunwen's failure.

This seemed normal to Zhu Yuanzhang.

The most important thing is that Zhu Yunwen's actions confused the circle of military generals and nobles, and everyone secretly did not support him.

This guy set up a recommendation law, requiring civil officials of the fifth rank and above and county magistrates to recommend talented people. Isn't this directly blocking the military generals' path to advancement?
Who says that people who serve in the military and fight in wars don’t desire progress?
From now on, all the officials in the court will be controlled by your people. What role will we nobles have?

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know who came up with this good idea to Zhu Yunwen, but for the second one, Zhu Yuanzhang was 100% sure that Wang Buli was fanning the flames behind the scenes.

Because only Wang Buli had mentioned this matter to him.

Then there will be massive disarmament.

Zhu Yunwen really did it. Many important towns and garrisons in the north were disbanded on the spot without any severance pay at all.

By the way, we should control the military with the civil servants, greatly increase the establishment of civil servants and improve their treatment.

All these things seriously damaged the interests of the military generals.

The civil service group clung to Zhu Yunwen's thighs tightly, saying that this was Jianwen's new policy and we all supported it very much.

This kind of attempt was made before Zhu Yuanzhang's death, but he was severely suppressed by Zhu. Now Zhu is dead and Zhu Yunwen is here, who else can he cling to if not him?

The military generals did not contribute much in this battle. After all, many cavalrymen were captured by Zhu Di. It would have been fine if the infantry could not escape, but the cavalry could not escape either.

In other words, many of them had their own ideas and did not fully support the new emperor's policies.

What's more, he is so cruel to his own uncle and has always been close to scholars. We, the emperor, a bunch of stinking soldiers, can't look down on him.

Zhu Yuanzhang began employing southern scholars and then became disgusted with them, always on guard against a counterattack from this group of literati.

As a result, Zhu Yunwen chose to let it go after being praised by a few scholars. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Wang Buli's evaluation was not wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang believed that he had left three political forces for future emperors that could balance each other: the group of military generals and nobles, the princes, and the group of civil officials.

As a result, this grandson directly abandoned the two most powerful political groups and chose the weakest civil service group. Isn't this stupid?
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang felt even more deeply moved by Wang Buli's words that people become stubborn and unwilling to listen to advice when they get old.

It was normal for Zhu Yuanzhang to change his opinion of Zhu Di because the successor he stubbornly chose turned out like this.

After all, the fourth brother started with only 800 people, and he defeated an entire rising dynasty and ascended the throne in just a few years.

Zhu Yuanzhang could not find such an example before him.

The key is that Zhu Yunwen was also very powerful. He had easily gotten rid of several vassal kings before, forcing Zhu Di to pretend to be crazy and stupid in order to fight to the death to get his son who was held hostage.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought that even if he was reborn to Zhu Di's age, he might not be able to do a good job!
Because he couldn't bear this kind of anger anymore!
If you don’t choose the right heir, all your work will be in vain!
It was only after Zhu Yuanzhang deduced that Wang Buli could not live forever that he was completely relieved about him. He asked him all kinds of questions, and it didn't matter even if what he said did not suit his wishes.

There is not much to be wary of when it comes to Wang Buli. After all, life span is a hurdle that everyone cannot overcome.

Even if Wang Buli had a great opportunity, it would be useless.

"Forget it, just keep looking."

Zhu Yuanzhang signaled Wang Buli to end the pause and continue watching. Anyway, there was plenty of time now and he could watch more.

Wang Buli simply nodded the remote control, and the giant screen continued to play.

In fact, Zhu Di's operations in the northwest were mostly conducted through the tea-horse trade, and Zhu Di had a huge demand for war horses.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty values ​​you and wants to trade with you. The exploitation is very severe, but we can still do business.

But if you fucking dare to kill Mingshi, that's it.

How can buying and selling be as fast as looting?

Every time the Ming army went on an expedition, they would capture hundreds of thousands of camels, horses, cattle and sheep, which saved a lot of trouble in transporting tea.

Unfortunately, there are only a few stubborn foreigners who dare to kill Han envoys.

As for U-Tsang, Zhu Di ordered those who were granted titles such as Dharma King and Protector of the Religion King to contribute money, manpower and effort to repair the roads and post stations from Ya'an to U-Tsang to strengthen the connection between the two sides.

Their religion was also strictly controlled. Although the Dharma King was a high-ranking monk, he did not have the power to appoint the next level of monks, and all appointments and dismissals were done by the Ming court.

As for the Annan region, Zhu Di violated the ancestral system and said that it was a country that should not be conquered. However, Zhu Di believed that internal events in Annan threatened the Ming Dynasty, so he sent troops several times to wipe out their vitality.

Annan was incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the Jiaozhi Provincial Administration was established. The name of this area remained the same as in the Tang Dynasty.

But the pacification of Annan was a major and difficult issue to address.

The forced establishment of the Ming administrative structure immediately aroused the resentment of the Annan people, who began to resist the Ming army everywhere. For this reason, Yinggong Zhang Fu had to suppress the rebellion several times.

Regarding the Northeast region, Zhu Di further strengthened the operation and management based on the foundation laid by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, established the Nurgan Commandery, and set up many garrisons.

It starts from the Onon River in the west, extends to the Greater Khingan Range in the north, reaches the sea in the east, and across the sea to the northeast is Kuyi (Sakhalin Island).

Everyone within the jurisdiction of the Nurgan Regional Military Commission had to pay taxes to the imperial court, just like the people in the interior, except that they paid in the form of local specialties.

Also in order to strengthen communications, two new post lines were built to ensure the delivery of documents, transportation of official troops and tributes, etc.

In order to keep the post roads open, Zhu Di conscripted station guards and dogs to perform labor service in places where the post roads passed.

In order to meet the shipping needs, the Liaodong Commander was directly ordered to build a shipyard on the banks of the Songhua River near Jilin City, and built ships there several times.

In the early Ming Dynasty, there was almost no rebellion in this area. Influenced by the inland areas, they built a Guanyin temple in their government seat, called Yongning Temple.

The temple inscription records the Ming Dynasty's management of the Nurgan Regional Administration in four scripts: Khan, Mongolian, Jurchen and Tibetan. It also engraves the names of more than a hundred people, from provincial governors to blacksmiths and stonemasons.

During the Qing Dynasty, when officials went to investigate, they found that Yongning Temple had been converted into a church by the Russians, but the standing stone tablet was still there.

"We are quite satisfied with the governance of these three aspects."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "The territory is larger than what we conquered, but I tell you that the Ming Dynasty was eventually conquered by the Jurchens who occupied this place."

"what?"

Zhu Di was shocked and confused. He had never thought about the demise of the Ming Dynasty. After all, the country had just been established not long ago.

Wang Buli was also extremely shocked. He didn't expect that Lao Zhu had known about it a long time ago.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very pleased with Wang Buli's shocked expression, which showed that he was not clear.

"No, it was also a group of poor people with the same origin as us who overthrew the Ming Dynasty. However, the fishermen benefited from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam. The scholars and nobles who surrendered to the Jurchens led the Jurchens and allowed them to conquer the world."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not mind revealing a little about the future to Wang Buli and the others, and said with a smile: "If you are in power in the future, you still have to tighten the control over the Nurgan Dusi and manage it more.

As for U-Tsang, now that the Ming army has overcome the problem of being able to go to the plateau, we should also go there to see if there is any good land worth cultivating, so that they can also provide more tribute."

"My son understands."

Zhu Di responded. The Ming Dynasty originally conquered the world from the Mongols, but they never thought that the world would eventually be conquered by foreigners. Wouldn’t that mean that our Ming Dynasty would become the Song Dynasty again?

This is absolutely not possible. Zhu Di does not want his Ming Dynasty to become the Song Dynasty.

Wang Buli frowned and pretended to think. It seemed that Lao Zhu knew exactly what he was talking about!

"In the future, let the Jurchens serve as knives more often." Wang Buli felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at him, so he took the initiative to speak: "They have a small population and little culture, so they are suitable to be thugs.

I also heard that there are hatreds among their tribes, at least they should not be allowed to unite. "

Wang Buli's method was similar to Qianlong's method of using the Sauron soldiers to death.

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang also understood this logic. He now sent people to Liaodong to recruit the Jurchens, but not many people surrendered.

He planned to reward them for their good performance in the war in Liaodong, setting an example and attracting more tribes to join him.

"Then let them go to the northwest U-Tsang and the southwest to fight."

After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Di nodded repeatedly. He took the matter of the Jurchens to heart.

"Don't worry, Father. I will definitely not let this matter slip by easily."

Zhu Di was wondering who Duke Yingguo Zhang Fu was, but he had no idea of ​​him at all.

"The war in Annan was not fought well, and the suppression of rebellions several times has always consumed the court's financial resources."

Wang Buli also mentioned: "We have deployed more than 100,000 soldiers and spent a million on food and wages. It's really a waste. Why didn't they start farming in Annan and other places?"

Zhu Di nodded and indeed did not do so. Instead, he continued to transport grain there.

"I have talked with those messengers. In their places, rice can mature almost immediately after being planted. In some places, it can even mature three times a year. It is completely possible to make steady progress.

Control a large number of people there, and at the same time support the pro-Ming locals, and let them deal with the locals on their own.

In order to protect their own interests, these people will be more ruthless to the locals than the Ming Dynasty. Why should we give them benefits without any proof of our allegiance?

In this way, the fighting between them will become more serious, and Ming will gain more benefits! "

Wang Buli totally ignored what Zhu Yuanzhang said about a country that should not be conquered, and just gave suggestions one after another.

Zhu Di nodded repeatedly. This was the suggestion, but unfortunately his brother-in-law was no longer around at that time, so there was nothing he could do if he wanted to ask him.

"We've already said that Annan is a country that will not be conquered. Could it be that you have discovered a gold mine there as well?"

Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Zhu Di didn't know what kind of mentality he had in mind for spending so much manpower, material resources and financial resources to conquer that place.

In short, just fight!

Security warfare is the most exhausting. Zhu Di's army was invincible on the front battlefield, but in the long-term resistance of the people, it still fell into a disadvantage and finally had to give up.

The main reason is that it costs too much money and food!

"Father, I don't know about this either."

"Well, manage Liaodong well. I remember that there are gold mines in Liaodong, but they have never been discovered."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhu Di another hint.

Zhu Di's eyes widened. He never expected there would be an unexpected surprise. From now on, he would send more spies to Liaodong to investigate.

"Thank you, Father. I will keep this in mind."

"As for your relocation of the capital, I have actually considered it a long time ago. It is too far from the border of the Ming Dynasty, and the news of the Mongol attacks is always delayed. However, once you leave Nanjing, your control over the more prosperous south will weaken, and those people will cause trouble."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slowly. The north was too close to the border and also too far away from the south.

This would be detrimental to his control, and those foreign cavalrymen would be able to move south and directly break through the Great Wall and attack the capital of the Ming Dynasty. This would inevitably shake the whole world and cause a great impact.

This would be detrimental to the imperial court's control. In addition, if the Grand Canal was repaired to supply food to the north, what if these people in the south reported a disaster and there was no food?

The huge amount of food needed in the North is nowhere to be found. Could it be that it has been sold out by the gentry in the South?
Wang Buli could understand Zhu Di's intention of moving the capital, namely that the north was his personal power base, which he had been operating for many years to defend the northeastern border or conquer the Mongols before his rebellion and ascension to the throne.

His base of power and support was in the north, not in Nanjing, where he was a complete stranger.

So he naturally needed a capital city that would be convenient for consolidating his empire.

Nanjing, located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, had overwhelming advantages as an economic center, but it was far from the northern and western borders, which Emperor Yongle believed were most vulnerable to attack.

In the end, Beijing is superior to everywhere else for political and military reasons:
It could serve as a bastion against northern invasions of the Ming Dynasty, and also as a center for all activities supporting the emperor's expansionist policies in the north.

Moreover, at this point in history, Beijing seemed to be the only major city in the north capable of adequately supporting a large garrison and a large civilian population.

By making Beijing his capital, the Yongle Emperor was able to partially realize his fantasy of establishing an expansive and outward-looking empire that included both the periphery and the interior.

"The Yellow River flows through four provinces and is prone to flooding, which can easily cause large numbers of people to be displaced and food supplies to be insufficient."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "I can even tell you that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was difficult to produce food in the entire north. There were natural disasters and man-made disasters. Even Guangdong had very thick snow. Do you think the Ming Dynasty could hold on?"

Zhu Di was once again stunned by the demise of the Ming Dynasty. He had heard a lot of news about the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, but nothing shocked him more than the news he received from his father.

Wang Buli leaned on the sofa and did not respond. The fact that Old Zhu could say so easily that the Ming Dynasty was gone only showed that he had known the news for a long time and had already accepted it in his heart, and it was not something he had just learned about.

Zhu Di took a deep breath. After all, it was he who chose to move the capital:
"Father, is it possible that the northern part of the Ming Dynasty will be frozen in the future?"

(End of this chapter)