Daming: At the beginning, recognize Zhu Yuanzhang as grandfather!

Chapter 20
"Cough cough cough-"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't spit out a mouthful of rice, instead he choked and coughed violently.

"Grandpa, are you alright?"

Huang Xiongying stood up quickly, stroked the old man's back, and helped him to relax.

a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally coughed up, and stared at Huang Xiongying with tiger eyes: "Stinky boy, you want to piss us off!"

Huang Xiongying pouted: "Didn't you let me choose randomly?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, he really said it himself, and then he glanced at Huang Xiongying angrily, and said, "We warn you, don't try to plot against the royal princess, or we will break your leg!"

"Don't worry, old man, we don't even think about getting a wife now, so how could we go after the royal princess?"

Huang Xiongying comforted the old man and said, "Let's talk about getting a wife later."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted softly and straightened his face.

Seeing this, Huang Xiongying poured a bowl of soup for the old man: "Grandpa, this soup is very fresh, it won't taste good when it gets cold."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Huang Xiongying, then picked up the soup and started drinking it.

Don't say it.

Really fresh!
After drinking the soup, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a crab with his hand and started to mumble.

Whispering and thinking, he suddenly asked, "Boy, do you still plan to join the army?"

Huang Xiongying sighed lightly: "To be honest, why don't we want to stay with Grandpa, but we are military members, what can we do if we don't join the army?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and looked at Huang Xiongying: "Do you think the imperial court's household registration system is not good?"

Huang Xiongying shook his head, and said: "Master Hongwu took back the country from the Yuanmeng thieves. The whole society has just experienced wars, the economy is in decline, the countryside is barren, the refugees are displaced, the household registration and land register are seriously lost, and the household registration has changed a lot. Taxes and corvee cannot be collected, and without a strict household registration system, it would have been impossible for our Ming Dynasty to restore economic development, stabilize social order, and guarantee the country’s tax and labor so quickly.”

After hearing Huang Xiongying's words, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying with bright eyes: "Where did you learn that?"

Huang Xiongying smiled, and said: "My grandson likes to read books when he's free. Combined with the current situation, read more, think more, and learn more. It's just some immature opinions."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his grandson with joy.

What he didn't expect was that his eldest grandson had lived outside the palace for ten years, and his knowledge had not dropped.

This is really commendable.

"Where is it immature? The few in our family can't tell!"

As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying with a smile: "We will test you, um..."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, and asked, "Two days ago there was news from the southwest that Yuelu Timur rebelled, and the imperial court sent Lan Yu to fight. What do you think of this?"

Huang Xiongying glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, and replied: "Old man, it's better for us to talk less about the political affairs of this country."

Zhu Yuanzhang straightened his face: "You can't trust Grandpa?"

Huang Xiongying shook his head: "Not really, it's just that my opinion is a bit different, so I don't dare to say it."

Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang became even more curious, and said: "Just say it, we assure you, it will never spread, even if it is wrong, we will not blame you!"

In fact, after thoroughly confirming Huang Xiongying's identity, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to know more about his grandson, to see if he really had the potential to take over the Ming dynasty.

Huang Xiongying was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "No matter what my grandson thinks about Lan Yu's expedition this time, General Lan will definitely return with a big victory, but my grandson wants to say yes, the imperial court's suppression of the southwestern rebellion with a large army is only a temporary solution There is no cure."

"Oh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were burning: "Then tell me what to do? Say it boldly!"

Huang Xiongying nodded and continued:
"Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no peace in the Southwest. The local chieftains or natives rebelled almost every now and then. Although the imperial court was able to quell the rebellion every time, the amount of money and food consumed was not small. "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded approvingly.

The barbarians in the Southwest, although he despises them, are indeed his heart disease.

Just like a mouse, when a tiger takes a nap, it will harass it from time to time. Although it doesn't hurt the root, it is really uncomfortable.

Huang Xiongying continued: "The problem in the southwest is that the natives are unwilling to naturalize, so the imperial court canonized many hereditary chieftains in the southwest. These hereditary chieftains are far from the emperor. Naturally, they became local emperors. This time, Yuelu Timur rebelled, after submitting to the imperial court, he did not want to be ruled by the imperial court, and his dissatisfaction with power and treatment was the main reason for his rebellion.”

"Sun'er feels that the imperial court should try to weaken the strength of these hereditary chieftains so that they will not dare to make mistakes."

"Huh?" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, his eyes were full of surprise besides deep shock.

Huang Xiongying's words hit the point straight to the point, and immediately summed up the root cause of the perennial turmoil in the Southwest.

Many ministers in the court, when they mentioned the southwestern rebellion, the first thing they thought of was how to suppress the rebellion, how to advance troops, and how to appease them, but they didn't consider this issue fundamentally.

This suddenly aroused the raging fire of curiosity in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying quietly, hoping to hear a different answer from Huang Xiongying.

Huang Xiongying continued: "To weaken the strength of these hereditary chieftains, the imperial court can follow the practice of the Han Dynasty and implement the Tweet Order in the southwest."

"Tweet order?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback, he nodded slowly: "This is a good idea."

The so-called Tweet Order is actually not new. It was a method used by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to weaken the princes. That is, after the death of the princes and kings, except for the eldest son inheriting the throne, other children can also divide part of the land belonging to the territory, thus splitting the rights of princes.

This set is applied to the southwestern chieftain, but it has the same effect.

Regarding this method, it is not that no one in the court has mentioned it, but if it is said from the mouth of his grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang feels completely different.

If you know that your grandson is just a child, you can have such insight.

It really surprised him.

"Anymore?"

The joy in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes was undisguised.

Huang Xiongying nodded: "The Tweeting Order is one, and the other is that the imperial court can adopt a strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians."

"Using barbarians to control barbarians?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly again.

This is not a new method. As early as 1000 years ago, also in the Han Dynasty, the famous general Ban Chao had used this method to deal with the Western Regions.

And use this to pacify the Western Regions at that time in one fell swoop, and restart the Silk Road.

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his long beard and looked at Huang Xiongying with admiration beyond words.

To become the heir apparent of Ming Dynasty, knowledge is one aspect, but strategy and foresight are the most important.

Looking at the pensive Zhu Yuanzhang, Huang Xiongying thought that since he had said it, he would simply finish it, and said, "Actually, I still have my grandson."

"and also?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying excitedly: "Hurry up!"

Huang Xiongying nodded: "The third strategy is to reform the land and return it to the people."

"Returning to the land?"

This time, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned suddenly: "This method is unheard of, so tell us quickly."

Huang Xiongying replied: "Reforming the land and returning it to the local people is actually based on the previous two strategies, gradually canceling the hereditary system of the chieftain, appointing a fixed-term and transferable official, and then carrying out household registration checks, land measurement, and taxation verification. Waiting for work, that is, implementing the same local administrative system as the mainland."

The three policies, one after the other, are interlocking until the chieftain's problem is completely solved.

Regardless of whether it is actually practical or not.

Just relying on this unique insight, long-term vision, and meticulous thought, it is enough to make Zhu Yuanzhang look sideways.

Our old Zhu's family has a unicorn!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying, his eyes almost disappeared from laughing...

Unconsciously.

For one lunch, the grandfather and grandson ate for nearly half an hour.

After lunch, the grandpa and grandson were too tired today, and took a nice nap.

Wake up.

The setting sun melts gold, and the sunset is like fire.

The west-slanting sun covered the earth with a layer of gold.

The grandfather and grandson got into the carriage and headed home.

As soon as they returned to Huang Xiongying's small courtyard by the Qinhuai River, they saw a familiar figure.

no one else.

It was Zhou Ji who was beaten badly by the old man yesterday...

(End of this chapter)