Prince of Chaos

Lanzhou.

Lanzhou in the Ming Dynasty was not the capital of Gansu.After Gansu arrived in the Qing Dynasty, in order to prevent the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu from becoming too powerful, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty split off Gansu and promoted Lanzhou as Lanzhou Prefecture as the capital of Gansu. in this way.

At this moment, Lanzhou belongs to the Lintao Mansion of the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi. The meaning of Lintao is obvious, that is, it is close to the Taohe River.

The Taohe area has been the gathering place of Qiang and other nomadic peoples since ancient times. The folk customs here are tough and do not obey the king.

Since the Han Dynasty, there have always been various small-scale rebellions, and they have never stopped.

The biggest reason why the Jin Dynasty was able to set up the state capital here was because the ethnic attributes of the Jin Dynasty made the ethnic minorities in the Taohe area not feel too much resistance, so Lintao Mansion was established logically.

Of course, the reason why the Qiang and other tribes in the Taohe area allowed the Jin Dynasty to establish the state capital was because they thought that minorities understood minorities, and they knew too much about the bloody massacres among nomads.

If they were not obedient, the nomads in the Taohe area would most likely be physically wiped out directly by the rulers of the Jin Dynasty.

This is much more ruthless than the Han people's Huairou policy.

Before the Han people occupied a place, they would kill indiscriminately. However, after the occupation, in order to show their kingly demeanor, the Han people generally adopted more moderate methods to govern these lands far away from the Central Plains.

It will give these nomads considerable autonomy, and even confer officials and kings on them.

Therefore, when dealing with the rule of the Han people, these nomads are sometimes like a child who can make troubles. He knows that he will have candy to eat when he makes troubles. Therefore, these places have always been in the distance from the Central Plains. among.

When the Central Plains Dynasty is strong, they are obedient sheep, and when the Central Plains Dynasty falls, they are crazy bloodthirsty wolves!
It has been like this for thousands of years!
However, Zhu Changluo didn't intend to continue blindly being gentle.

For Zhu Changluo, Huairou is a reward for the listener, and it is also an expedient measure.

When the strength is strong enough, Huairou will be an auxiliary force in governing the local area, and it will never be implemented as a mainstream ethnic policy.

Zhong Huamin was released by Zhu Changluo to serve as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and moved the governor Xingyuan from Xi'an to Lanzhou according to Zhu Changluo's will. His intentions are also obvious.

Zhu Changluo understands that Zhong Huamin is a practical official who can do things. It is indeed a bit of a misplacement for him to stay in the capital to do practical work.

Therefore, after the national policy of opening the Western Regions was determined, Zhu Changluo asked the cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department to elect the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu together.

Finally, Zhong Huamin's name appeared on Zhu Changluo's front again. Zhu Changluo looked at Zhong Huamin's name and thought about it for a long time, but Zhu Changluo still decided to give Zhong Huamin a chance.

After all, in the original historical time and space, Zhong Huamin was a capable official who could do practical things according to local conditions.

With the mentality of making the best use of everything, Zhu Changluo naturally summoned Zhong Huamin to the Ciqing Palace for an interview.

Several years later, after Zhong Huamin came to Ciqing Palace again, Zhong Huamin was actually full of emotion in his heart. …

In recent years, the ICAC under his cabinet has been sitting on the bench, but he is actually quite anxious and depressed.

It turned out that Dong Qichang, who was not as good as him, had already made great strides all the way to become the second assistant of the cabinet, only he was still standing still.

Such a strong contrast also made Zhong Huamin feel like he was sitting on pins and needles. He really didn't expect that he would fall out of favor from the crown prince's first confidant to such an extent.

In the past few years, Zhong Huamin is also thinking about his own mistakes, he is thinking about how he lost his favor.

Later, seeing Dong Qichang, Yu Jideng and other late comers more and more, Zhong Huamin understood.

His problem was actually that his loyalty to the crown prince was not pure enough.

He always thinks that he is reading the books of sages and practicing the way of sages, so he always puts his ideals above "morality" and "people", thus ignoring his duty as a minister.

That's why he was gradually alienated by Zhu Changluo, and finally completely marginalized.

Now, Zhu Changluo summoned him again, and he knew that this was his last chance.

If he misses this opportunity again, then his whole life may be like this.

Arriving at the Ciqing Palace, Zhong Huamin looked at the more majestic and majestic Crown Prince, and bowed heavily.

Looking at Zhong Huamin's appearance, Zhu Changluo seemed to feel that Zhong Huamin was different from his previous impression, Zhong Huamin seemed to be older.

"Long time no see, Mr. Zhong."

Zhu Changluo broke the silence first, and still called "Sir" to Zhong Huamin. After hearing this "Sir", Zhong Huamin's tears were about to flow out.

Once upon a time, when he played the duet in the Ciqing Palace, he was so energetic.

Now, he who has not been summoned for several years, once he arrived in Ciqing Palace, when the crown prince still called him "Sir", Zhong Huamin's heart was suddenly so moved that tears were about to burst out of his eyes.

Zhong Huamin suppressed his excitement, suppressed his tears, and said in a trembling voice: "It is my great fortune to see Tianyan again. Your Highness is more heroic than a few years ago."

Zhu Changluo smiled slightly, "Show Mr. Zhong a seat."

Zhu Changluo, who hadn't given many seats for a long time, once again gave Zhong Huamin a seat.

After Zhong Huamin heard Zhu Changluo's offer of a seat, he bowed excitedly: "I dare not."

Zhu Changluo smiled and said: "Mr. Zhong, don't be restrained. A few years ago when Gu and Mr. Zhong were discussing political affairs in the Ciqing Palace, they were so close. Now that we haven't seen each other for several years, when Gu sees Mr. Zhong again, he can't help but think of the past. Time, so don’t be bound by anything today.”

Zhong Huamin's nose turned sore when he heard Zhu Changluo's words, and his tears couldn't stop falling.

Sun Xian carefully moved Jindun to Zhong Huamin, put it down quietly, and then glanced at Zhong Huamin quietly.

Sun Xian was also very curious why Zhong Huamin had been treated coldly for several years, and how he could still be treated so courteously by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Zhong Huamin bowed, "Thank you, Your Highness."

After Zhong Huamin carefully sat on the brocade pier, Zhu Changluo looked at Zhong Huamin's appearance and sighed: "Time is wasted, and Mr. Zhong will grow old after a few years." …

Zhong Huamin replied: "I'm getting old, but Your Highness has grown up. Today's Daming is supported by His Highness. Seeing Daming with ZTE in sight, I'm very excited. All these are the changes His Highness brought to the world."

Zhu Changluo smiled and said, "Mr. Zhong will also flatter."

Zhong Huamin hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, I don't have any, what I said is true. Today's capital not only has hardened concrete roads, but also gathers 300 million people to live in the middle of the capital, and the 24 counties under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture have also completed the land. Measured, cleaned up hidden households, and also increased the cultivated area and output of grain."

"This not only greatly enriched the population and food of the capital, but also got rid of nearly half of the grain supply, which greatly relieved the pressure on the capital and the local government. I am very honored to be born at this time!"

"And all these changes were brought about by His Highness, so I'm not flattering His Highness, I'm just telling the truth."

Hearing Zhong Huamin's words, Zhu Changluo was in a good mood, "It doesn't matter if it's true or not. The credit for Shuntian Mansion to make such a big change is not all alone. Fang Shoushi is also very capable, otherwise, how could the capital be here?" Such a drastic change in such a short period of time?"

"Da Ming's Zhongxing, in the final analysis, still needs Mr. Zhong and other ministers who work hard to be loyal to the country and come out for the country, so that they can be truly centered."

After saying this, Zhu Changluo recalled the scene when he met Zhong Huamin at the beginning of the year.

"In the 21st year of Wanli, when there was a flood in Henan, Yang Dongming published "Illustrations of the Hungry People". Mr. Zhong was in danger and was ordered to go to Henan for disaster relief the next year. The acts of benevolence and kindness in the middle school are still vivid in my mind."

"It is precisely because of the hard work of the husband that the victims in Henan were able to survive the famine and live a peaceful and peaceful life. All this is the credit of the husband."

When Zhong Huamin heard Zhu Changluo talk about his past achievements, Zhong Huamin was moved. He really didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would still remember this after so many years.

At that time, when he first met the crown prince, seeing the crown prince seeing him off and asking him to take good care of the victims in Henan, Zhong Huamin believed that the crown prince in front of him would definitely become a generation of wise rulers!
Now, seven or eight years have passed.

Time has also proved his judgment. In these years, because of His Highness the crown prince supervising the country, Daming has not only recovered its national strength, but also won repeated battles in foreign wars!
Not only put down the Bozhou Rebellion in the southwest, but also beat the Japanese pirates to their knees!
Moreover, the Japanese pirates who had harassed the Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years suffered a huge loss on the Korean battlefield, and let them sign the "Seoul Treaty", ceding the Tone County on the main island of the Japanese country as war compensation.

Looking at China's thousands of years of history, these things are also unprecedented great achievements!
Therefore, after witnessing all this, Zhong Huamin's admiration and admiration for the crown prince reached a new height.

Zhong Huamin replied: "This minister is just a trivial contribution. Without His Highness's full support, I would definitely not be able to achieve such an achievement. In the final analysis, these are all Your Highness's achievements." …

Now Zhong Huamin is really getting better at talking, and he will attribute the credit to his boss.

Zhu Changluo looked at these changes in Zhong Huamin, and he didn't know whether he was happy or worried.

After chatting with Zhong Huamin for a while, Zhu Changluo changed the subject and brought the topic to Lanzhou.

Zhu Changluo said: "Mr. Zhong, do you know anything about Lanzhou?"

Zhong Huamin finally looked forward to these words, what he was waiting for was the evaluation of him by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

And this sentence is precisely Zhu Changluo's pre-employment assessment experiment for Zhong Huamin.

Zhong Huamin replied: "I know Lanzhou. When I was appointed as the censor of Shaanxi Province and sent by the imperial court to inspect the tea horses in Shaanxi, I knew about the situation in Shaanxi."

"At that time, the imperial court prohibited horse trading out of the country. The minister thought that the frontier was cold and the horses were his business. Now that he was thinking about going out of the country without authorization, he strictly prohibited it. Private breeding and domestic trade were all abolished, and public and private priorities were lost. So please allow me Cross-border trafficking."

"Seeing His Highness's new tea-horse policy today, I suddenly realized how weak what I did back then. It only relieved some of the living burdens of the border residents, but did not actually solve the problem."

"Now, under His Highness's New Deal, the Shaanxi region not only bursts out with unprecedented vitality, but also revitalizes the entire Northwest in one fell swoop."

"Lanzhou is an important prefecture and county in the northwest, and its geographical location is dangerous. In the Han Dynasty, the three emperors of the Han Dynasty, Wu Zhaoxuan, opened the wide area to the west and connected the countries. heavy."

"If you want to ask me what I know about Lanzhou, I think that as long as Lanzhou is rich, I can directly control the northwest, so that the Western Regions, plateaus, and grasslands will all surrender to my Ming Dynasty involuntarily."

"However, it is very difficult for Lanzhou to be rich. Lanzhou is located in the northwest, the land is barren, the Han people are rare, and the barbarians are mixed. If you want to be rich, the first problem you need to solve is the problem of food."

"As long as the food problem in Lanzhou is solved, and then the imperial court extends the cement road in Ningxia to Lanzhou, so that Lanzhou, Ningxia, and the capital are connected in a line, and Han people come and go to Lanzhou frequently, Lanzhou can be prosperous."

Listening to Zhong Huamin's words, Zhu Changluo nodded secretly. Although Zhong Huamin didn't say much, everything he said was to the point.

To make Lanzhou prosperous, the first major problem to be solved is food, and the second is the traffic communication between Lanzhou and the Central Plains.

As long as these two problems are solved, Lanzhou and the places around Lanzhou will be involuntarily attracted by Lanzhou's control, making it the key to Ming's direct control of the Northwest and the key to opening up the Western Regions.

Zhu Changluo asked calmly: "These problems are obvious problems, Mr. Zhong may be a good way to solve them?"

After Zhong Huamin heard Zhu Changluo's words, he immediately understood what Zhu Changluo meant.

He knew what kind of person Zhu Changluo was, and Zhu Changluo didn't like those who talked about problems and didn't mention solutions.

What Zhu Changluo likes are those who can not only ask questions, but also propose effective solutions to problems.

Therefore, Zhong Huamin was well prepared for this.

Zhong Huamin said: "I heard that His Highness ordered people to try planting sweet potatoes in Ningxia and Dongzhou potatoes. I risked my life to ask His Highness to list Lanzhou as a trial planting area. If these two things can take root in Lanzhou, it will not only cause food problems in Lanzhou. It can be effectively solved, and it can stimulate those precarious small tribes and vagrants in the surrounding area to return to them with peace of mind and engage in farming.” …

"Once these nomads have permanent property, they will lose their previous wildness, and will gradually be assimilated into the Anshun people of our Ming Dynasty."

When Zhu Changluo heard that Zhong Huamin had put his mind on his sweet potatoes and potatoes, he was immediately happy.

Zhong Huamin is really clever, he can think of these two plants.

Being able to think of this step shows that Zhong Huamin really has the level of a competent official who dares to do things and dare to take responsibility.

After all, no matter ancient or modern, many officials are actually very conservative. Even if they know that there are good new things, few people dare to try them easily.

Because they are all afraid that their attempts will bring uncertain risks to themselves, so they would rather do nothing than make any changes.

And this is one of the major maladministration in the officialdom, although these officials may not have much evil intentions.

However, they basically become officials based on the mentality of "doing less and making fewer mistakes, and not doing good". Such officials are actually more hateful than those corrupt officials who take money to do things!

Of course, this does not mean to encourage corrupt officials.

However, in order to solve these problems, there must be corresponding reward and punishment measures, and it is necessary to further break the iron rice bowl psychology of these mediocre officials.

To let these people know that if they don't do anything, they have to be laid off!
Otherwise, the officialdom will inevitably become a gathering place for idlers and idlers.

With such an officialdom ecology, Zhu Changluo would find it harder than reaching the sky if he wanted to complete the pioneering work of Daming Zhongxing.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo must further encourage those officials who dare to do things and take responsibility.

Zhu Changluo looked at Zhong Huamin and said: "This solitary will consider it. There is another problem for solitary. If the problem of food is solved, the problem of transportation will also be solved. What should we do if we want to maintain the long-term peace and stability of Lanzhou and even the western region?"

This time Zhu Changluo asked the question deeper, he wanted to test Zhong Huamin's foresight.

After Zhong Huamin heard this question, Zhong Huamin replied: "There is no one else, but to teach you."

Zhu Changluo frowned, obviously, Zhu Changluo was impatient with such vague answers.

However, Zhu Changluo still asked patiently: "Why?"

Zhong Huamin replied: "When people are full, they have to set a goal for them. Otherwise, these full-fledged people will idle around and do nothing, becoming a negative factor that threatens long-term stability."

"Therefore, it is necessary to educate them, set a goal for them, let them have things to do and goals to pursue after they are full, and then these people will naturally be able to settle down gone."

Zhu Changluo nodded slightly, this sentence is indeed good.

Although the ancients said that "the warehouse is solid, one knows the etiquette, and one knows the honor and disgrace when there is enough food and clothing", but all of these must be based on education.

If there is no subtle cultural foundation as a guarantee, then even if there is "good food and clothing", there will still be various social problems.

Therefore, enlightenment is still very important, and it cannot be ignored.

Zhu Changluo said: "Then what kind of goals should we set for them?" …

Zhong Huamin said: "The imperial examination! Only the imperial examination can enable these well-fed people to set up new life goals. As long as they are given the opportunity of the imperial examination, they will devote their excess energy to the imperial examination, thereby subtly changing The original ideas of these people make them the same people as the people of the Central Plains."

Zhu Changluo couldn't help laughing, Zhong Huamin's move was really good.

However, there is also a small problem, that is, the difficulty of the imperial examination is too high.

If the difficulty is set so high all of a sudden, the time to achieve results will be lengthened. Therefore, in addition to the imperial examination, they should set a goal that can be achieved by working hard and jumping. Only in this way can they be more stimulating. Those nomads who have settled down and naturalized.

And these things, Zhu Changluo has long been aware of, in the minority policies of later generations, there are many things that can be used for reference, a little change, if you use one or two, the effect will be much better.

However, Zhong Huamin was able to think of these things, which shows that his foresight is indeed higher than that of ordinary people in this era.

Of course, there are many people in the court who can think of this, but there are not many who dare to say it to Zhu Changluo face to face.

Because it really takes courage to dare to say such things to Zhu Changluo.No, no one would dare to say in front of Zhu Changluo that they would give those barbarians a chance to take the imperial examination.

This is a taboo topic for many people.

How can the power of the Han people be lightened by the barbarians?
Therefore, even if someone has thought about it, they dare not say it easily, because they are afraid that disaster will come out of their mouths!
With this answer, Zhu Changluo also believed that Zhong Huamin had the potential to become the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.

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