Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 350 348-Li Chengshan: I have a daughter!
Most things in the world are antecedents and consequences.

Zhen Wu knew in his heart that the series of policy arrangements he was going to implement during his visit would have a great impact on the future, so Zhen Wu was very worried about this along the way and did not dare to make a light decision.

But obviously Li Chengshan didn't have such concerns. Barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes. Their tribe can't benefit Da Ming too much. On the contrary, after trading with Da Ming, Da Ming can effectively help their tribe.

So early in the morning of the second day, Li Chengshan waited anxiously outside Zhen Wu's tent.

After Zhen Wu found out, he was not in a hurry, and ate his meal in a leisurely manner, and then went out to get down to business under Li Chengshan's arrangement.

The first is the establishment of Jianzhou Wei.

Zhen Wu took out the imperial decree and read it majesticly in front of all Li Chengshan's followers. The imperial decree especially emphasized that since then, all the members of the Jianzhou Guard are subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and officials at all levels of the Jianzhou Guard have restrained them. It is the responsibility of the people to defend the frontier, and the whole Jianzhou Guard must obey the call of the Ming Dynasty, obey the order immediately, and must not violate it.

The members of Li Chengshan's tribe, when they heard the strong tone of the imperial decree demanding their responsibilities, many people's faces turned pale. However, because their tribe is closer to Liaodong, they have been more interested in Daming these years, so they didn't cause any riots. .

Especially after seeing Li Chengshan taking the lead to thank him, all the followers followed Li Chengshan obediently and kowtowed.

These things were actually negotiated by Li Chengshan and Zhu Di when he was in Nanjing, so Zhen Wu was not worried about any troubles.

He waited until everyone in Li Chengshan had kowtowed, helped Li Chengshan up and said with a smile: "Commander Li, from now on we will be our own people. The Ming Dynasty has always treated all ethnic groups equally. I also hope that Commander Li will join hands with me in the Han family to build a harmonious home. Get along and defend against foreign enemies together."

"Xiaguanjin listens to the teachings of the Duke and will do his duty wholeheartedly." Li Chengshan leaned over and said politely.

Zhen Wu smiled, and then began to issue imperial seals, crown belts, clothes, etc. to the officials at all levels of the Jianzhou Guard. In the future, when they go to Daming, they must have this official seal.

As for the officials at all levels of Jianzhou Wei, they were all determined by Li Chengshan when he was in Nanjing, and they were all from Li Chengshan's tribe.

This is also the system commonly used by the Ming Dynasty for various tribes, Jiji.

This system is similar to the chieftain system in the south and other places.

Nominally, they belong to Daming, but their finances, judiciary, administration, and military affairs are all in the form of self-government. Except that they are not allowed to violate it when Daming recruits, Daming will not intervene in its internal affairs, so this kind of tribe still has a high degree of self-government. It can be regarded as an independent small local power.

Speaking of which, this kind of system actually has a lot of drawbacks, but there is no way around it. Daming at this stage needs their favor and approval, and cannot be forced to be besieged on all sides.

Moreover, the integration of any two ethnic groups requires long-term adaptation and subtle influence. After Daming's domestic stability and foreign worries, there will naturally be a lot of time to reform the land and bring them into the territory of Daming.

Therefore, this system can be regarded as a necessary step.

What Zhen Wu needs to do is to plant a seed for the future.

Next is the main event.

Jiji, as the name suggests, uses military strikes and political pressure to strengthen local control, while Jimi uses economic and material comfort to the local area, regulates the types of local trade, and makes it more dependent on the imperial court.

But how to implement it will require the wrangling of both parties.

This is obviously something that Li Chengshan is more concerned about. After Zhen Wu finished the things that needed to be issued, Li Chengshan invited Zhen Wu to his tent bag. The two of them each brought their own subordinates and began to negotiate tributes and exchanges. things.

Among Zhen Wu's subordinates, some were arranged by Zhu Di, and some were brought over by Zhen Wu from Liaodong. They were waiting for this moment, and each of them was gearing up to compete with Li Chengshan and the others.

When the two sides came up, they expressed their views on the matter of paying tribute.

Daming wants as many horses, mink fur, pearls, cattle and sheep, and even Haidongqing. Anyway, as long as they can get it here, they want to add it to the tribute.

On the other hand, Li Chengshan raised opinions on the rewards from the imperial court, hoping that Daming could reward how much spices, ironware, various animal tendons, silk, satin, food and so on every year.

Zhen Wu didn't say anything about this matter, but just watched his subordinates fight with Li Chengshan and the others blushing.

Firstly, although paying tribute will become a common practice, it still depends on the strength and situation of both parties. If the future is declining, Li Chengshan will take out some things casually. In order to stabilize Li Chengshan, Da Ming has to give others good things, but as long as Da Ming remains strong, even if Da Ming Li Chengshan asked for a lot of things, and then just rewarded Li Chengshan with some silk. Li Chengshan had to endure it. Even if Daming got angry, he just said, you don’t come this year, Li Chengshan and the others also need to cry. He went to Nanjing to beg Zhu Di for mercy.

After all, it depends on who asks whom.

Secondly, Ming officials are not useless, they will limit the quantity and types of military supplies, and no one will make random promises, so Zhen Wu didn't say much.

With the dispute between the two sides, gradually the two sides discussed a charter that both parties are satisfied with.

Seeing this, Zhen Wu nodded, and then everyone began to discuss how to open the border market.

Zhu Di meant to open two horse markets.

Li Chengshan also knew this, so Li Chengshan came up and expressed his desire to open a horse market in Liaodong, and his tribe opened a horse market. The horse market in Liaodong was under the jurisdiction of Liaodong officials, and their tribe was under their jurisdiction.

Just as the Ming officials were about to refuse, Zhen Wu's words rang out.

"This is impossible. The two horse markets must all be opened in Liaodong, and they must be managed by the Chief Secretary of Liaodong." At this point, Zhen Wu looked up at Li Chengshan: "Commander Li, you must know that opening a horse market is actually beneficial to Ming Dynasty. No big deal, the emperor is willing to open a horse market because we are our own people now, you can't let me, the son of the Han family, go all the way to the Ni tribe to trade."

"But...but...our tribe wants to trade, and the journey is very inconvenient." Li Chengshan said.

Zhen Wu laughed: "It's simple. In fact, I have thought of a way for you. There used to be an abandoned post station in Liaodong. Today we can reopen the post station, and the roads that have been in disrepair for a long time can also be repaired. And the repaired area is wider and wider than before, reaching the inside of your tribe, what do you think?"

amount.

Li Chengshan froze.

After the road is unblocked, although it is convenient for them to travel, the arrival of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty from Liaodong to their tribe has become very short-lived. Coupled with the opening of the station, their relationship with the Ming Dynasty will also become particularly close, which makes Li Chengshan inexplicable some sense of insecurity.

When Daming called, if they couldn't run away, the meaning would be different.

A thread that seemed to be faintly visible before suddenly turned into a rope tied around Li Chengshan's body.

Li Chengshan was a little reluctant.

Zhen Wu looked at Li Chengshan with a half-smile and said, "Why Commander Li? As far as I know, Commander Li's ancestor was the head of ten thousand households in Guyuan Wanhu Mansion. Back then, you were willing to establish a post station with Guyuan when you were far away in Yilan. You have to add, now that you have moved here, you are not happy to be replaced by the commander of our Ming Dynasty?"

"No...how could it be." Li Chengshan said with some embarrassment.

The next moment, Li Chengshan thought about it, and since there were some things that he couldn't refuse, he had no choice but to increase the size, so he said to Zhen Wu, "Lu Guogong once told me that he would like to give farm tools to teach my people to open up wasteland and farm fields." Can you do it for real?"

"Of course it did."

Zhen Wu hopes that Li Chengshan's tribe will change from herding and harvesting lifestyles to an additional farming attribute. After all, after starting farming, who would be willing to give up the hard-working fields? They are the foundation of their stable survival. After they have something they care about, they will gradually put down their swords and guns, and they will not only know how to rob.

What's more, this piece of land is different from the Mobei Grassland, and this piece of land can be cultivated into fields.

"Not only teach you to open up wasteland and farm, I said that my Ming Dynasty treats all tribes equally, as long as we in the Ming Dynasty are willing to teach you, I also want to build a few schools and two temples here for you. The tribe can also read and practice calligraphy, and when they are tired, there is Buddha as their sustenance, and with the reclaimed fields, it is guaranteed that within a few years, this place will be like other places in Ming Dynasty, with plenty of food and clothing."

The castrated version of Confucian classics, Buddhist scriptures, farming, three-pronged approach, I am afraid that it will not corrode Jurchen's desire to fight.

But Li Chengshan didn't know what Zhen Wu was thinking, and he took what Zhen Wu said as a good thing.

So Li Chengshan's face suddenly showed joy, and his eyes when he looked at Zhen Wu became closer and closer, and he kept thinking that Zhen Wu was really their good friend, so he couldn't help asking too much when he got excited: "What about that?" Can you teach us the firecracker? I saw it in Nanjing this time, and I think it’s great.”

What?
Firearms?

Zhen Wu's face turned dark all of a sudden, he shook his head and said, "That won't work."

Li Chengshan looked puzzled: "Didn't the Duke say that as long as Daming knows, he is willing to teach us?"

Zhen Wu sighed and said: "You don't know something, this thing is unknown, it is against the harmony of heaven, your tribe has few people, you can't bear the price, and the point is that you can't learn this thing if you teach it to you, let alone us It is still improving now, do you think we can teach you a half-baked level? No, we will try to teach you after we have fully mastered it."

Li Chengshan looked at Zhen Wu, didn't know whether to believe it or not, anyway, he let out an oh and didn't mention it again.

Zhen Wu said at this time: "In fact, these things are not things that can be done in a short time. Let's talk about the cultivation of the fields first, because this matter is also quite complicated, and it cannot be taught by preaching, so I plan to move it. Some Han people came here to teach you, what do you think?"

"This is the best." Li Chengshan said happily. In his heart, these Han people entered his tribe, so they are his people.

But the next moment he heard Zhen Wu's words, he froze again on the spot.

"But the problem is that this place is not particularly safe. Not only are your Jurchen tribes often attacking, but also the Udiha people in the north are harassing. How about this? I'm sending some soldiers to protect their safety. I will choose a place near your tribe. The local grazing is stationed in the fields, and then you can send people there and let them teach you how to cultivate the fields, what do you think?" Zhen Wu said to Li Chengshan with a smile.

Soldiers stationed in animal husbandry?

Isn't this fucking land grabbing?

Li Chengshan's face darkened: "This is not right."

"Why is it wrong?" Zhen Wu asked sincerely as if he really didn't know why it was wrong.

Li Chengshan said: "It's not easy for them to live outside the Ming Dynasty alone."

"is it?"

Zhen Wu said with an unchanged face: "But you, Jianzhou Guard, are not part of our Daming. I believe that Commander Li will teach them how to herd and how to harvest, and it will help them survive on this land."

"What if you can't teach?"

"There are Jurchens, Goryeo, Mongolia, and Udiha people in this land. Why don't I believe that we Han people alone can't survive? And I'm sure Liaodong, Beiping, and tens of millions of Han people in Ming Dynasty are not alone. Believe me, you said that the Han people cannot survive on this land, should Commander Li ask their opinions?"

Zhen Wu said in a calm voice, but he had no idea what to say, because he also knew that this matter was a bit dangerous.

At this time, there are not many Han people in Liaodong, let alone a Han people stationed here, especially in the Ming Dynasty, there is still a need for immigration to control the population, so there are still so many people immigrating here, but this matter There is no way, the two ethnic groups need to merge. If you don’t want people from here to enter the customs, the only way for the Han people to come out is to choose. No matter how difficult it is, you must persevere. After the Han population explodes, everything will be fine.

As long as there are enough Han people in this place, this land will belong to the Han people. When the time comes, the Jurchen ministries will be able to handle it as they want.

Li Chengshan said in a deep voice: "Does the Duke want this?"

Zhen Wu nodded: "It must be so."

The tent fell into silence for a while, and everyone else held their breath slightly at this moment.

a long time.

After weighing several times in his heart, Li Chengshan asked, "How many soldiers and horses does the Duke plan to station?"

"Two thousand, but don't worry, there will be no crisis for your tribe, and it is a good thing for you to have my Han people stationed in herds. Together, we can also make your tribe safer." Zhen Wu said.

Li Chengshan took a deep breath and said: "As long as the Duke agrees to me, I can agree to this matter, and I can also let Brother Menger Timur join Daming, and the three of us will unite, so that we can not only affect all the Jurchens tribes, and can even annex some other tribes."

"what's up?"

Li Chengshan closed his eyes again and took a deep breath. After a long while, he let out the breath slowly, and said slowly, "I have a daughter!"

Zhen Wu frowned.

how?

Is this for him to marry Li Chengshan's daughter? !

Right.

In this way, the relationship between the two parties will be closer, and this is what the true self looks like.

It's just that he really hates this kind of political marriage, not to mention that before leaving the house, Zhu Yuying specifically told him not to let him take back a strange woman, so he couldn't be in a dilemma.

Thinking of this, Zhen Wu's frown became deeper and deeper.

I don't know if Li Chengshan's daughter is good-looking or not.

But when Li Chengshan said the next thing, Zhen Wu was completely dumbfounded.

I saw Li Chengshan said: "I want my daughter to marry the emperor. If the Duke can facilitate this and guarantee my daughter's status in the palace, I will accept this matter and work together with Daming to build a home. Together we will maintain order among all the tribes on this land."

What?
Zhen Wu's eyeballs almost popped out.

Marry Zhu Di?

fuck.

Old Zhen Wu blushed a little. He thought that someone would marry his daughter to him. Damn, he thought his status was low, but this is easy to handle. Zhu Di should have no objection to political marriage, and he doesn't have to care about Li Chengshan. Is my daughter good-looking or not?

only…

Will Xu Miaoyun slap him when she finds out about this?

Also, did he find himself a little mother-in-law?

This should not count.

Zhen Wu pondered for a while and said: "I can try this, but I can't guarantee the result. After all, it will only be possible after the emperor personally agrees."

Li Chengshan nodded and said, "I understand that."

"Okay, let's come here today, and I'll talk about it after I write to the emperor." After finishing speaking, Zhen Wu got up and walked out, Li Chengshan and others hurriedly got up and saw them off.

After Zhen Wu returned to his tent, he sat still thinking about this matter. Of course, as Li Chengshan said, Zhen Wu didn't believe the nonsense that the three jointly annexed other tribes and jointly maintained order here. of.

If Li Chengshan develops, he will definitely swallow up all the Han people who are nailed here by Daming.

Of course, if there are more and more Han people here, and after they develop slowly, they will naturally swallow up all the bones of Li Chengshan.

Zhen Wu's main consideration is that Daming has some indigestion about Liaodong now, and he is thinking about whether it will be possible to go to another place, and whether the opportunity he exchanged for the Han people to enter this place is worth it.

After thinking for a long time, Zhen Wu sighed.

You have to fight hard.

If you don't even dare to think about it here, if you don't dare to invest in it, then what about the Mobei Grassland, the Western Regions and Annan.

It is nothing more than to vigorously develop domestic people's livelihood and let the common people have more children.

After this piece of land becomes its own, this piece of land can also supply a lot of domestic demand for Daming, and it will also help Daming to take it to a higher level.

Then do it.

After Zhen Wu thought about it, he began to draw a pen and think about his words, and persuaded Zhu Di to marry another concubine, and then he was rushed to the capital for eight hundred miles.

He stood at the door of the big tent, watching the fast horse gallop away holding his letter, and inexplicably began to ponder in his heart again.

I don't know how Zhu Yuying will feel when she knows this.

You should be happy.

After all, Zhen Wu doesn't need to marry.

As for her father...

Let her mother worry.

What does Zhu Di's marriage to a young daughter-in-law have to do with her husband and wife.

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　Thanks to 'Xiwulei' for the reward of 500, thank you boss.

　　In addition, there are different names in different materials of 'Aha Chu', so I changed it to 'Lee Sung Sun' which is more widely recognized.

　　
　
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