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

Chapter 33
Coming out of Jiangxiahou's Mansion, Huang Xiongying took the Guo brothers straight to Fangshan.

Fang Shan.

It is more than ten miles away from Yingtian Mansion, and it is much further than Jubao Mountain where the old man took Huang Xiongying to.

When you come here, what you see is the vast mountains and forests, overgrown with weeds and bushes, and you can't even find a road up the mountain. Four words, barren mountains and wild mountains.

There are no people around.

So Li Jinglong is right to say that the birds don't shit here.

"Young Master," Guo Zhen couldn't help asking, "What's the use of you taking so much effort to acquire this Fangshan Mountain? Let me tell you, you might as well have acquired two acres of fertile land in the first place!"

The two Guo brothers followed Huang Xiongying for two days, and gradually got to know each other better, and they were not so tight with Zhu Yuanzhang.

"You know shit!"

Huang Xiongying cursed with a smile, and said: "It looks like nothing on the surface, but there is something good inside!"

"Oh--"

Guo Xuan showed a dazed look: "Master, you mean, there is gold under here?"

Huang Xiongying smiled and said, "It's not gold, it's black gold!"

"black gold?"

The Guo brothers were all taken aback.

Huang Xiongying smiled without saying a word.

The black gold in his mouth is actually nothing but coal.

There is coal in Nanjing City, and most of it is concentrated in Zhongshan, but that is where the royal tombs are located, and digging there is tantamount to courting death.

Therefore, Huang Xiongying turned his attention to Fangshan, which also has coal, and it is of the same vein as Zhongshan.

There are so many ways to make money, why dig coal?
In fact, Huang Xiongying has been considered.

Why did the Ming Dynasty perish?
Man-made reasons are part of it, and the more important reason is climate change, that is, the Little Ice Age.

Starting from the middle of the Ming Dynasty, that is, around 1500, the temperature in China dropped sharply, especially in the north, where the temperature dropped sharply and grain production decreased a lot.

As a result, a large number of ordinary people have no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and countless people will starve to death and freeze to death every winter.

Drought, flood, wind and freeze, farmers with no harvest began to leave their original land and became displaced. The deserted land caused severe desertification along with natural disasters, and the desertification moved eastward and southward by a large margin, causing the Yellow River to divert continuously. Every time the Yellow River diverts, All have had a huge impact on Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and other provinces in the middle and lower reaches.

By the time Emperor Chongzhen came to the throne, perennial natural disasters had brought the treasury's grain reserves close to zero, but the drought was still raging.

This led to peasant uprisings in those years, and the Jurchens outside Shanhaiguan also marched desperately south because they were helpless against the cold.

Under the torment of extreme weather, the continuous natural disasters finally turned into human disasters, and the Ming Dynasty came to an end.

Ironically, however, only six years after Emperor Chongzhen was hanged on Meishan, the temperature returned to the historical average.

So it has to be said that the Little Ice Age was the most fundamental reason for the destruction of the Ming Dynasty.

Since he is lucky enough to come to this era, Huang Xiongying will not be alone, earning money, pretending to be aggressive, and picking up girls is as simple as that. He wants to change this era and protect this era.

I dare not forget the country's worries when I am humble!
This is the truest portrayal in Huang Xiongying's heart at the moment.

The magnificent Daming, since I'm here, I not only want to witness, I also want to protect...

……

On the other side, in the Imperial Study Room of Fengtian Palace.

An old man who also wants to protect the Ming Dynasty all the time is thinking about the future of the Ming Dynasty.

"Liu Sanwu, a Hanlin scholar, is here!"

Mr. An's voice sounded outside the door, which made Zhu Yuanzhang wake up from his contemplation: "Let him in!"

After a moment.

A skinny old man with white beard and hair, but with piercing eyes, walked in: "Your Excellency, Liu Sanwu, I have met the Holy Majesty!"

"Okay, okay, don't be too polite, get up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "An He, show Tan Tan Weng a seat!"

Tan Tanweng was talking about Liu Sanwu, and Liu Sanwu was not polite, and sat down as he said.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Liu Sanwu, and said, "Tan Tanweng, we called you here to ask you a question."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and sighed: "The brat, the prince, left us for his own comfort. Now that we are getting older, the country can't live without reserves. It's time to establish a prince!"

Liu Sanwu was not too surprised when he heard this, because this is indeed the top priority today, otherwise if something unexpected happens, it will be very difficult. You must know that all the vassal kings are staring at the capital now!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Sanwu and said, "Tan Tanweng, tell me, who should we stand for?"

Liu Sanwu can be said to be the head of civil servants in Ming Dynasty today.

But Zhu Yuanzhang has always disliked civil servants. This time he called Liu Sanwu instead of asking other princes to ask this question, which shows his respect for Liu Sanwu.

Moreover, Liu Sanwu is a truly virtuous literati, upright and upright, most daring to speak.

Although he offended him several times, Zhu Yuanzhang still let him go, even reused him, and asked him to teach his children and grandchildren from time to time.

Liu Sanwu thought for a moment, and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the establishment of a crown prince is a fundamental matter of the country. Presumably, Your Majesty already has someone in mind, and it is useless for ministers to talk too much!"

"Ah--"

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled: "What we hate the most is that you scholars drop your book bags. Then tell me, who is the crown prince in our hearts?"

"King Yan!"

Liu Sanwu said the name without the slightest hesitation.

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly.

In fact, before he met Huang Xiongying, he did have the idea of ​​making Yan Wang his heir.

King Zhu Di of Yan is the one who resembles him the most among so many descendants!
Unlike the benevolent and generous old prince, King Yan has a strong character, has means, can fight, and is a rebellious assassin. If the prince is still there, he can still surrender him.

As for Zhu Yunqi, that child is too tender in front of his fourth uncle!

"Then what do you think of King Yan? Is it convincing?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Sanwu with deep eyes.

However, Liu Sanwu shook his head: "No matter how King Yan is, I think that the inheritance of the emperor and grandson is determined by the etiquette system, so how can you change it as you like?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was not annoyed, but nodded and said: "We don't know the etiquette, but the emperor's grandson Yunqi is too young and ignorant of things, we think it is better to have a prince who is both civil and military!"

"Tan Tanweng, you speculate on our thoughts, but go against our intentions, what's the reason?"

But Liu Sanwu straightened his back and said without fear: "Your Majesty, five out of ten grandsons of Emperor Yunwen are not young children. Throughout the ages, are there still rare emperors who enthroned at the age of two or three? I haven't heard that you must find them." Older ones! What's more, the mother of the emperor's grandson is now the main family of the East Palace, and the grandson inherits the great line, which is the principle of Anbang and the country!"

"If the king of Yan is established as the crown prince, where will the second king of Qin and Jin be placed?"

"Isn't this abolishing the elders and erecting the young? Forgive me, bluntly, abolishing the elders and erecting the young has always been the way to create chaos!"

Liu Sanwu spoke excitedly, but Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm and as stable as Mount Tai.

Seeing this, Liu Sanwu quickly lowered his voice, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

"Tan Tan Weng is Tan Tan Weng! Well said, we have already made a decision in our hearts!"

Liu Sanwu was startled when he heard this.

After being by Zhu Yuanzhang's side for many years, how could he not understand Zhu Yuanzhang's character?

Deep in mind and firm in heart, he will never be swayed by others.

Why did I explain His Majesty in just a few words today?Could it be that I guessed wrong, His Majesty has long intended to pass on the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi?

Liu Sanwu was a little confused for a moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and asked, "What does Tan Tanweng think of the southwest rebellion?"

Liu Sanwu was startled again.

Why did you just talk about Li Chu and then suddenly turn to the southwest rebellion?
With this leap of thought, Liu Sanwu felt that he couldn't keep up.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Sanwu replied: "The southwestern rebellion will happen from time to time. General Sapphire will lead the army to go out soon. In Yichen's opinion, it should be a victory, but... this kind of military suppression can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause! "

"Oh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a curious look: "Then according to your opinion, how to cure the root cause?"

Liu Sanwu pondered for a moment, and replied: "I think that we should follow the example of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and implement the grace order for these hereditary chieftains!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were full of light, and he looked at Liu Sanwu with burning eyes: "Is there any more?"

Liu Sanwu frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "The chieftain issue has been around for a long time, and this is all I can think of."

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, with a faint smile on his face, and asked: "Let's talk about a method, do you think it will work?"

"The minister is all ears!"

Liu Sanwu cupped his hands and replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his train of thought, and said slowly: "Tweeting order, Tan Tanweng has already said just now, since we followed the example of the Tweeting order, why not follow Ban Chao's method of dealing with the Western Regions, using the barbarians to control the barbarians, and the natives to deal with the natives, so as to avoid Every time there is a rebellion, the imperial court will send a large number of troops and horses and spend a lot of money and food!"

Liu Sanwu couldn't help nodding, this is indeed a good way.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "In addition to the above two policies, we also have a policy called reforming the land and returning the locals!"

"Returning to the land?"

There was a puzzled look in Liu Sanwu's eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw it in his eyes and said with a smile: "The so-called reform of the land and return to the local people is to gradually cancel the chieftain's hereditary system..."

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly said what Huang Xiongying told him.

Liu Sanwu's puzzled eyes became brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help but sigh in admiration: "Good way, really good way!"

"Your majesty is wise, he observes things with great insight, and hits the key points directly. This veteran admires him very much!"

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes with a smile when he heard the words, and said, "Tan Tanweng, are you sure it's not flattery?"

Liu Sanwu was anxious, and said: "For so many years, has the emperor ever seen a minister flattering you? What I say is what I think in my heart, and there is absolutely no falsehood!"

"Hahaha--"

Looking at the swearing Liu Sanwu, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed out loud, with an unconcealable pride on his face.

Liu Sanwu was stunned again.

The emperor felt something was wrong today, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

However, he thought carefully about the last policy of reforming the land and returning the natives proposed by the emperor just now, and he still couldn't understand some things, so he couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, I still don't understand the reforming the land and returning the natives..."

"All right!"

Zhu Yuanzhang directly interrupted Liu Sanwu's words: "To tell you the truth, we didn't come up with this. If you have any doubts, we will take you to meet that person another day, and you should raise it in front of that person!"

(End of this chapter)