Emperor Ming Dynasty

"How many toasts is this?"

Li Dingguo didn't pay much attention to a lifeless victory. Instead, he asked lightly. It sounded like showing off, but in fact it was just a habit.

"This is No. 18 this year, and it is also the largest one." Guerrilla shook his head and said:
"These people don't have a long memory, and they dare to commit crimes when they hear your old name."

"People want to trample on celebrities to get up. This is the quickest way."

Li Dingguo said casually: "Besides, I only brought a few thousand people, isn't this just a bait?"

This is not true.

After the Ming Dynasty gave up the tribute chieftains such as Meng Mi, Meng Yang, and Mu Bang in the past few years, some chieftains on the border were eager to move, and they all jumped between the two countries.

Without him, relying on the terrain to seek benefits.

Li Dingguo just wanted to force them out and get rid of the dangerous factors.

Obviously, the Han family in Mengding Mansion is definitely the most powerful group.

After taking down the old nest of the Han family in one breath, the whole of southern Yunnan shook instantly, and the most powerful and farthest Menggen Mansion (now Jingdong in Shan State, Myanmar) also sent people to pay tribute.

Yunnan and Guizhou ruled Zhu Meng, and finally let Li Dingguo, who had been in the wild for more than half a year, return to Kunming.

The actions during this period have greatly increased the prestige of the Yunnan court, and even Li Dingguo's reputation has surpassed that of Mu Wangfu.

Speaking of Mu Wang's mansion, after finally taking advantage of Mu Tianbo's prestige, his mansion returned to his family.

However, although Mu Tianbo restored the title of Duke Qian, he did not restore the status of Shizhen Yunnan.

Without him, with the degeneration of Yunnan military households, as the hereditary Yunnan general, the strength of Mu Palace has long since ceased to exist.

Furthermore, after the clean-up during the founding of the country, hundreds of thousands of military households settled down, and the proportion of Han people in Yunnan continued to increase, exceeding 3 million.

And who would have thought that, more than 300 years ago, here was Dali, the country of 300 years?

Also because of no use value, Mu Tianbo could only leave Yunnan and settle in Beijing.

After all, in a sense, he is also the emperor's eldest brother-in-law, and he still bears the title of Duke Qian, a representative of the old nobles.

The scenery is still there.

He is also not good at military affairs, and he is also very good at romance.

Stepping into Kunming City, Li Dingguo felt that the place was becoming more and more prosperous, and the shouts coming to him made him feel like a lifetime away.

He was not used to the long-term suppression of chieftains.

Due to the large-scale organized migration in the early Ming Dynasty, almost all the people in Yunnan were Han Chinese, and the Mandarin of the people in Kunming City was even more standard than that of Li Dingguo.

It is not surprising that some Nanjing accents can be heard occasionally.

"control--"

After getting off his horse and entering the mansion, Li Dingguo patted his sleeves, walked quickly, and saw Zhu Meng who was getting stronger day by day.

As the ruler of Yunnan and Guizhou, Zhu Meng stared at the bandit suppression in the two provinces, but he didn't need to go out in person, so he gained a little weight.

"Dingguo, you did a good job."

Zhu Meng patted his shoulder and said with a big laugh: "In the past six months, five counties have been added, tens of thousands of soldiers have been conscripted, and more than a dozen chieftains have been crushed. You have made great achievements."

"The newly-appointed governor is happy, and the chieftain has surrendered. This is a great political achievement."

"Dingguo didn't dare to take credit for it. If it wasn't for the ruler to hold the line, how could he have achieved such a feat?"

Li Dingguo cupped his hands and said from the bottom of his heart.

Fighting along the way, almost never worried about the shortage of food, grass and troops, and timely replenishment, which is the most important thing for war.

"Well, you and I are not outsiders, so don't be polite."

Zhu Meng shook his head and laughed.

Immediately, the two sat down facing each other, feeling a little emotional for a while.

Li Dingguo became thinner and darker, but he was very energetic and heroic.

"Dingguo, from Guizhou to Kunming, we have three or four years, right?"

"There should be." Li Dingguo pondered for a while, and echoed: "It was the second year of Shaowu at that time, and this year is five years, so it must be four years."

"You have become a marquis, and now you are messing around with those chieftains. Although it is difficult to rise to the next level, it is still feasible to increase some annual salary."

Zhu Meng smiled softly, "Yunnan has been in chaos for a while, what do you think should be done next?"

"This?" Li Dingguo looked up, a little puzzled.

"Accordingly, this is something that the governor of Yunnan should ask about, but you are also the commander-in-chief of Yunnan, so you should know it well."

Zhu Meng encouraged.

"Controlling, I heard that many people in the yamen talk about reforming the land and returning it to the natives. It seems that once the chieftain is eliminated and the land is returned to the natives, Yunnan will be governed."

"But according to the general, military households who are both soldiers and farmers are still suitable in Yunnan, and only need some flexibility."

Li Dingguo said sincerely.

"Oh? Tell me in detail."

"Although Yunnan is large, it is nothing more than a few places such as Yunnan Prefecture, Guangxi Prefecture, Chuxiong Prefecture, and Dali. The rest are just hills and ravines. The place is barren and smoky. It is not suitable to build a county."

"But the chieftain is half-hearted and greedy, so he can't rely on it. For example, when Sun Kewang entered Kunming, many chieftains waited and watched."

"So, only military households can make Yunnan stable, especially in those places far away from Kunming."

"Yes, what you said is very reasonable." Zhu Meng nodded, touched his chin and said, "However, the military household system is no longer usable, and the reform has to be reported to the court."

"Dingguo, I will leave Yunnan Province in early September and return to the capital. I will leave the affairs of Yunnan to you. Although Sun Kewang is leaving, don't relax."

Li Dingguo opened his mouth, but finally nodded.

He has matured a lot over the years, knowing that Zhu Meng will not be able to keep him.

Unlike him, the marquis, Zhu Meng, as the ruler of the two provinces, Duke Xuan, has amazing influence and will never stay in one place for too long.

What's more, for nobles like them, the most suitable place is the capital city, the residence of the governor of the five armies.

Looking to the north, Li Dingguo suddenly thought of Gao Yigong again, he must be counting the sands boringly in the post of General Soldier in Gansu!
The world is impermanent, the Western Army and the Chuang Army have all disappeared, and he is actually working for the Ming court.

According to the practice of the imperial court, I am afraid that I have to be transferred from Yunnan, so which province should I go to?

In Beijing City, the adjustments to the nobles from all over the place have already been carried out in an orderly manner.

For example, Zhu Meng and You Shiwei, who are sitting in one side of the state, must return to Beijing for transfer.

The reason is very simple, it is to remove their influence.

For example, Zhu Meng, as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, most of the chief officers of the patrol battalions of the county governments in the two provinces were submitted for appointment by them. Although they quickly stabilized the place, they established an unparalleled influence.

For example, in the early Ming Dynasty, after Tang He pacified Fujian, most of the hundred and thousand households in Bamin came from the old ministry.

For example, Xu Da, after he captured Yuan Dadu, his old ministries served in Liaodong and Beiping, and contributed a lot to Zhu Di's rebellion.

The existence of the military household system can quickly stabilize the place, but it also made the nobles in the early Ming Dynasty powerful, with mixed advantages and disadvantages. When the heirs were unable to control them, they could only kill the grass and roots.