Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 249 Zhu Han's Yang Conspiracy 【Full Order】

Since ancient times, Daming is definitely the first to be able to win the hearts and minds of the grassland people.

Back then, the Great Han Empire established its supreme prestige by relying on its powerful army, which subdued the Xiongnu who were first beaten by various tribes.Until the Han Dynasty perished, all the tribes were the eagle dogs and lackeys of the Han Dynasty.

The Sui and Tang empires relied on their powerful military and political win-win capabilities to make the leaders of various tribes respect the emperor of the Tang Dynasty as the Khan of Heaven. The prestige of the Tang Dynasty would benefit the end of the Tang Dynasty 200 years later.

But compared with today's Ming Dynasty, the achievements of Dahan and Tang Dynasty are still slightly worse.

Because the herdsmen of various tribes on the grassland now support and submit to Daming even more firmly.

Hundreds of thousands of herdsmen, because of the arrival of the Ming Dynasty, they have no tribal nobles and princes who are oppressed and exploited.

They had a much better life without these vampires.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, and then said, "We won't go to the tribal meeting on the grassland in Beiping this time. You should preside over it in person instead of us. After all, we will hold the imperial examination here in Yingtianfu, Jiangnan this year. This is a new study." For the first imperial examination since the second reform, let’s sit here in Yingtian Mansion, so as not to cause any trouble to those old-school Confucian scholars.”

Under the influence of Zhu Han, the Ming court had already abandoned empty and useless stereotyped essays.

It used to be a situation where the new Confucianism and the old Confucianism were juxtaposed. Now, after Zhu Han's promotion and several years of development, the new Confucianism has completely occupied the dominant position.

Therefore, this year's imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty fully adopted the new Confucianism as the examination item.

The rest of the old Confucian studies such as Jingshiziji and Zhihuzheye have become a small part of the new imperial examination.

This is equivalent to touching the foundation of countless scholars in the world.

If the Emperor Ming didn't personally sit at the home court, Zhu Han was really worried that some people would make some troubles that would be difficult to end.

After Zhu Han thought about it, he also felt that this was the truth.

"Okay, then I will go to Beiping again this year for my brother to see what new changes these Mongolian tribes will have. If there is any successful experience, I will come back and tell you in detail. "

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and smiled approvingly.

Then he reminded, "Qiwu, do you want the Mongolian princes and nobles in Beiping to participate in this prairie tribal meeting?"

Zhu Han nodded and said, "Of course! They must participate. I want them to see how the herdsmen on the grassland would have lived under the direct rule of Daming without them riding on their heads to do their best. happy day."

This prairie tribal conference is fundamentally different from previous feudal dynasties.

Because this time the grassland tribal conference was not only attended by nobles from various tribes in Beiping, but more ordinary herdsmen and soldiers from various tribes on the grassland.

At that time, a family relationship between officers, soldiers and herdsmen will definitely be able to cut off any Mongolian nobles who want to restore and rebel.

.........

Enke is an ordinary herdsman of the Doyanla tribe. He used to be a subject of the Yuan Dynasty, but now he is a subject of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the emperors and officials of the Ming Dynasty were all Han Chinese, to be honest, life under the Ming Dynasty was actually happier than that of the Yuan Dynasty.

Because, the Ming Dynasty allocated pastures, cattle, sheep and horses to the Enke family, and in the previous Yuan Dynasty, Enke was just a shepherd slave of the host King Doyan, not to mention property, and even his life did not belong to him.

On this day, the Enke family was busy milking goats.

Suddenly several Ming officials drove a carriage to the yurt pasture. "Uncle Enke, the government sent me to give you new lambs! This kind of lamb grows fast, doesn't get sick, and the wool is still valuable!"

Enke was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked his wife and children to bring out the dried meat they had prepared to entertain these officials.

The leading official took a bite of the dried meat with a smile, and continued: "Uncle Enke, we brought fifteen lambs this time, let's see if it's enough for you? If not, you can ask someone to go It’s okay to buy, but this kind of lamb is very popular recently, so I’m afraid it will be a bit expensive!”

Enke nodded and bowed his head: "It's okay, it's okay, sir, don't worry, our family still has two hundred lambs. If there are more lambs, there will be not enough fodder!"

The official nodded in satisfaction, and then asked about other things: "Uncle Enke, I heard that your family has a daughter who is as beautiful as the moon, how about I introduce a marriage to her, my nephew has just been promoted Hundreds of households in the Protectorate of Peking!"

Enke replied with a smile: "The girl just married in the city two days ago, and her son-in-law is an officer and soldier of the Ming Dynasty in Doyan City. He eats delicious food and drinks spicy food every day. Thank you for your kindness!"

"Oh? That's a pity...then I'm leaving!"

After seeing off the officials, Enke immediately announced to the whole family: "Let's have lamb stew tonight and celebrate!"

When he heard that Enke wanted to kill a sheep to celebrate, his wife showed a distressed expression beside him, gently tugged on Enke's Mongolian robe, and said in a low voice: "The head of the family wants to kill sheep and eat meat again, isn't that right?" Some are too wasteful?"

Hearing this, Enke glanced at the children cheering for eating mutton, with a look of pride in his eyes, and said to his wife, "Don't worry, I am the head of the family, I know these things in my heart, kill me." What is a sheep, our days are booming now!"

When Enke's wife heard this, she also silently agreed in her heart, so she stopped talking
The Enke family was originally an ordinary herdsman. If it was in the past, they would never kill sheep to eat before festivals.

Because it is different from the life of grassland herdsmen imagined by many people. The daily diet of most herdsmen is mainly based on goat milk and horse milk products, supplemented with a large amount of whole grains and a small amount of wild vegetables.

As for the days of eating meat until you vomit every day, it is definitely a good life for tribal nobles and princes.

After all, for grassland herdsmen, sheep are equivalent to the land of the people in the Central Plains.

It is impossible for anyone to kill sheep and eat them casually.

Unless there is a last resort, the people of the Central Plains will not sell their land.

Herdsmen on the grassland will not easily kill their sheep to eat meat.

but.

All this changed with the arrival of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Ming government established direct rule on the grassland, every tribal herdsman received great preferential treatment.

The Ming government not only helped them build sheepfolds to avoid the wind and snow, but also helped them provide better lamb breeds.

These lamb breeds were all signed by Zhu Han, and then bred in the Central Plains after several years of hard work.

Excellent sheep breeds are resistant to cold and roughage, very easy to manage, very resistant to disease, and extremely easy to produce high-quality wool.

That's right, the main purpose of grassland herdsmen raising lambs now is to obtain wool.

The original breeds of sheep raised on the grasslands were gradually eliminated, because the wool produced by those original sheep was too thick, and the quality of the wool spun was far inferior to the new breeds of sheep provided by the Ming government.

Now the output of one sheep is worth three in the past.

So for the current Enke, killing a sheep to celebrate is still a bit extravagant, but it is definitely within the scope of his own tolerance.

What's more, Enke's eldest daughter also often subsidizes the family and sends money to the Enke family.

Enke's eldest daughter was attending a free literacy class at a nearby city school, where she met a soldier of the Ming court stationed here.

The two got married not long ago.

The government gave Enke a considerable preferential treatment.

Because according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, these Mongolian herdsmen can receive a subsidy of five taels of silver every year as long as they marry the officers, soldiers or officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Five taels of silver can buy enough food for a family of five for half a year on the grassland.

So the Enke family almost no longer have to worry about being hungry.

That night, a bonfire was lit.

The Enke couple and their children ate delicious roast lamb and fragrant lamb bone soup.

Amidst the aroma of cooking smoke and mutton, the Enke family danced lightly under the starry sky, not at all like in the past, because the severe winter is coming, and the whole family is in sorrow and worry.

Early the next morning.

Enke just got up, rubbing his head with some headaches from drinking kumiss, and walked out of his yurt.

He is now going to put the lambs in the pasture to graze.

Not long after he stepped out of the tent, he saw several riders galloping towards his tent in the distance.

The horses these people ride are very tall and strong.At first glance, it is the kind of high-headed horse that the Ming army should be able to have.

Enke thought it was his eldest son-in-law who came to see me.

but.

After these people approached, Enke found that he did not know these people.

Fortunately, these riders wearing the uniforms of Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers took the initiative to speak to Enke, "You are Enke, right?"

Enke nodded quickly, "Masters, I am Enke."

Although his Daming official speech is a bit awkward, it is not a problem at all to use it for normal communication.

Hearing Enke's answer, the leader of the Ming Dynasty immediately took out a beautiful letter in a bamboo tube from his arms, handed it to Enke and said, "This is an invitation letter from the Northern Parallel Capital."

When Enke heard it, he immediately showed a puzzled expression. According to his Chinese level, he didn't know what an invitation letter was at all, and these three words were completely unfamiliar.

He stared blankly at the exquisite paper in his hand, on which were written a series of Chinese characters and a series of seals.

Enke was illiterate and could only understand a few words.

"Master Jun, I can't read, what's written on it?"

Enke asked with some embarrassment.

Now that the Dalian imperial court is promoting Chinese characters on the grasslands, whoever can obtain a diploma certificate issued by the Ming government can also give himself a part of the tax reduction.

So Enke is also studying hard, but because he is too old, it is very difficult to make progress.

The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were not impatient after hearing this, but said patiently, "This is an invitation letter from the Northern Parallel Chief of the Ming Dynasty and His Highness the King of England, asking you to go to Beiping to attend the Tribal Alliance Conference in a month's time."

When Enke heard what the Tribal Alliance Conference was, he immediately showed surprise.

"Master Jun, did you make a mistake? I'm just an ordinary sheep herder. I'm not qualified to participate in any alliance meeting. Only princes and leaders can participate."

Enke was very terrified in his heart. Although he is living a good life now, he thinks that people should still abide by their duties and live a steady life. How can such a thing like a tribal alliance conference be the only one for him? Little herdsmen can participate.

He continued to smile and said to Enke, "It's not a mistake, this is the quota selected by us in Duoyan City. As a family member of the Ming Dynasty army, you are also a well-known raise in this area. Master Sheep, you must be eligible to participate in this tribal alliance conference."

Hearing this, Enke felt a surge of pride in his heart.

It turned out that the good son-in-law my eldest daughter found could bring me so many benefits.but.

Enke then encountered another difficulty. He frowned and said, "But I don't know how to get to Peiping at all?"

Enke is an ordinary herdsman on the Mobei grassland. He has never left the grassland with a radius of more than a thousand miles in his life.

He had only heard that Beiping was the original capital city of the Yuan Dynasty.

But how to get there is difficult for a herdsman.

The Ming officer still said patiently, "Don't worry about this. In a few days, we will have a convoy of Daming officers and soldiers coming to pick you up in the city of Da Ming. You don't need to worry about eating and drinking along the way. You just need to prepare a suit. Decent clothes, just don’t wear too shabby when you go to Peiping.”

After the Ming officer and soldier finished speaking, he took out another cloth bag from his pocket.

It turned out to be a purse with heavy silver coins in it.

He handed the bag to Enke and said to him, "This is the travel money. The Beijing Metropolitan Government has distributed subsidies to everyone who participated in the alliance meeting. Use the money to buy more rations for the family so that when you are away, the family members Go hungry, buy yourself decent clothes with the rest of the money."

After explaining these things, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not stop any longer, but continued to gallop towards the other herdsmen's pastures ahead.

Enke looked at the letter invitation letter in his hand, and then at the five shiny silver coins in his hand. He couldn't help clasping his hands together, and sent out an infinite prayer in his heart to the sky.

"Longevity Eyes Open!"

"The Ming Dynasty is really kind to us. I hope that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will receive the blessings of the Changshengtian, and I hope that His Royal Highness King Ying of the Ming Dynasty will also receive the blessings of the Changshengtian!"

"We wait for the herdsmen on the grassland to enjoy this happiness and peace forever."

The Ming court convened all the tribes to participate in the alliance meeting on the grassland, which proved in one fell swoop that it had won countless inexplicable support on the grassland.

In fact, these grassland herdsmen who participated in the alliance meeting were all the most prestigious and most supportive of the Ming policy among the various tribes.

When they gathered and participated in the meeting, they had a better understanding of each other's situation.

After these herdsmen scattered on the vast grassland gathered in Beiping, through communication with each other, they would know that great changes had taken place on the entire grassland.

Not to mention that the nobles and princes of various tribes returned to the grasslands to encourage them to rebel, even if the great Genghis Khan was resurrected, they might not be willing to give up their current rich and comfortable life and follow Genghis Khan to fight.

After all, there is only one life for a person, and no one is willing to trade his life for his future if he can eat and drink enough.

The Prairie Tribe Alliance Conference held by Zhu Han in Beiping was absolutely unprecedented.

And this is also a big conspiracy.

That's right, it's Yangmou.

(End of this chapter)