back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 615

"The courtiers also learned from Huangzhuang that from Kuizhou Road, the southwest land gradually became more mountainous, and the mountain roads were rugged. If these green forest thieves want to escape the imperial army and sneak into the deep mountains and old forests, they will probably find them too. No way! In this way, not to mention killing them all, it's even hard to see these green forest thieves..." Zhou Zhiruo said nonchalantly while helping Lu Chengqirou massage her temples.

Lu Chengqi thought about it, and it seemed that this was really the case.I think a certain great man said back then that he wanted to fight guerrilla warfare.Guerrilla guerrilla is to open the way for you to come in, hide it, and beat you with a sap from time to time.If these green forest thieves are so smart, Lu Chengqi can foresee that the imperial army will suffer a little loss.

These forest thieves are mobs.You can't fight against the imperial court's imperial army head-on, but you are still very good at shooting sap in the back.In addition to being desperate, the Green Forest Bandit also has a good kung fu.The soldiers of the Imperial Army mainly practice formations and battle formations, and the martial arts they practice are only superficial, and they cannot be put on the stage.

Now Lu Chengqi can only pray that these green forest thieves will not do this anymore, and forced a smile on his mouth: "Once the imperial army arrives, these ghosts and demons will be terrified..."

"Has Your Majesty ever thought about why there are so many bandits in Yunnan and Guizhou, but not in other places?" Zhou Zhiruo asked softly.

Lu Chengqi was also very puzzled, he asked himself that he was not bad to the common people, why are there still people who are against the court? "Zitong, why do you think this is?"

Zhou Zhiruo sighed, and said, "Your Majesty, the territory of Dashun far surpasses all previous dynasties. Don't say that Dali has surrendered, and the tribes of Tupan also pay tribute every year, which can be regarded as included in the territory of Dashun. But have you ever thought about it, Your Majesty? Why are these places outside the control of the imperial court?"

After hearing this, Lu Chengqi's face became serious, and he slowly got up from the couch, Zhou Zhiruo also stopped rubbing. "What does Zi Tong want to say?"

Zhou Zhiruo sighed, and said: "These barbaric lands are not familiar with the culture of the Central Plains and do not submit to the jurisdiction of the court. , or alliance, or hostility, or intermarriage, it is very complicated...Because the culture is very different from the Central Plains, they are only superficially obedient to the court. In fact, if they rebel, the court will not be able to do anything to them for a while. It will take three or four months. Moreover, the transportation of food, grass and supplies is also a long-standing problem..."

Lu Chengqi was a little surprised, how did Zhou Zhiruo know that marching on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was not easy?Not to mention the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which is almost out of control now.

Seemingly aware of Lu Chengqi's question, Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "Your Majesty must be very surprised, how did the concubine know about it?"

Lu Chengqi nodded, as a tacit consent.

"Huangzhuang also has caravans, which go to the tribes of Tupan. Tubo people like tea, cloth, salt and pottery most, and their mules, furs, medicinal materials, etc. are also urgently needed in the Central Plains. Since the former dynasty, there has been a so-called ' The tea-horse market is over. It will take almost half a year to go to Tupan, and then to the Central Plains. Although I earn a lot of money, it is too cumbersome to go back and forth..." Zhou Zhiruo opened the chat box, as if to ask Lu Chengqi complained the same.

Lu Chengqi took it for granted: "Tea-horse trade, caravans... Well, that means that these green forest robbers are here for the caravans?"

Zhou Zhiruo sighed, and said: "With the banner of Huangzhuang, who dares to get involved in Dashun? It's just that those caravans really have to pay 'tolls'..."

Lu Chengqi almost didn't laugh out loud, these scissors are really creative, they actually charge tolls!
"Your Majesty doesn't know, these bandits, if they lose their simple knives, they are good citizens!" Zhou Zhiruo was a little angry, thinking that he was a member of Huangzhuang, and had suffered a lot before.

Lu Chengqi was taken aback: "This...what's going on?"

Zhou Zhiruo said bitterly: "There are few good fields in Yunnan and Guizhou, and there are many high mountains, which are the most likely to breed bandits. These farmers, whose arable land can't support a family, can only fall into the grass and become bandits. Farmers in the daytime, bandits in the night. Special robbery Passing caravans, especially on the tea-horse trail. A group of thieves, no less than a dozen or more than a hundred, all come here to make money. If you pay the 'toll', everyone will be safe. If you don't pay, Then swords and soldiers will meet. These thieves are not afraid of death. Sometimes they are so poor that they dare to rob Huangzhuang. If it is a family, it will be given. But these thieves emerge in endlessly, and there are dozens of them along the way. Even tea horses No matter how much money you make in the mutual market, it's not enough to feed these wolves!"

Lu Chengqi's face turned serious, he frowned and said, "Is there such a thing?"

Zhou Zhiruo said bitterly: "The concubine wants to know if His Majesty can regulate Yunnan and Guizhou? Otherwise, the tea-horse trade market will never go along Yunnan and Guizhou again."

Lu Chengqi said in his heart: "These thieves are also true, they don't know what raising pigs is. If the robbery is less, those caravans will recognize it. Now it's all right, except for Huangzhuang, no one will dare to go this way again Tea Horse Trail, right?"

Seeing that Lu Chengqi was absent-minded, Zhou Zhiruo pushed Lu Chengqi: "Your Majesty, can you arrest all these thieves?"

"Ahem, Zitong, I am not a god! You said earlier, these thieves, who are both farmers and bandits, how to cure them? Is it possible to arrest all the farmers in Yunnan and Guizhou? Doesn't that force the people to rebel? Well! It’s impossible, it’s impossible..." Lu Chengqi still knows which is more important, if Huangzhuang is lost, it’s a loss, if it’s really impossible, he can go west from Jingzhao Mansion, and he can also reach the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.It's just that the medicinal materials returned in exchange, there are no medicinal materials produced in Yunnan and Guizhou.

Zhou Zhiruo was bitter, if she entered Tibet from other places, why would she spend so much effort?Seeing his queen's unhappy face, Lu Chengqi hurriedly flattered him and said, "Zi Tong, don't worry, I want to find a perfect way to clean up Yunnan and Guizhou. The most important thing is to build roads. Zi Tong also knows Yes, the national treasury is almost empty, and now we have to rely on 'tax coupons' to support it. If we build roads again, I'm afraid..."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry, this Qianhuangzhuang is out!" Zhou Zhiruo said without blinking her eyes as she was indeed rich and powerful.

Lu Chengqi was also stunned by her arrogance, and after a long pause, he continued: "It is necessary to build roads, and it is best to also cultivate Chidao. Well, this is still not very obvious...Zi Tong just said, Yunnan and Guizhou Shaoliang farmland, what's going on?"

Zhou Zhiruo said as a matter of course: "How can there be many good fields in a mountainous land? The fields are not productive, and the good people can only be thieves..."

This doesn't correspond to Lu Chengqi's cognition, he was stunned for a long time before he said: "Could it be that there are no terraced fields in the land of Yunnan and Guizhou? I remember that there were terraced fields in the Qin and Han Dynasties?"

Zhou Zhiruo was also stunned: "What are terraced fields?"

(End of this chapter)