eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 191 Suffering and Symptoms

The heavy snow continued, and the life on the grassland was also difficult. In the past few years, Dayan Khan Batumengke fought east and west, and managed to beat Oala in the west, but his position as a leader of Dayan Khan was not stable, because he still had Facing the situation of dictatorship of powerful ministers with different surnames.

Dayan Khan led [-] households on the left wing, but the lords of [-] households on the right wing, Yongxiebu, Ordos, and Tumot, did not fully obey Dayan Khan's leadership.

This year, he is already 30 years old and has become a complete adult. He must establish his own achievements.When he was young, his adoptive mother and wife, Mandu Haihatun, took him to conquer Oala and gallop across the desert. The Westward migration of the Oirat people is more or less the credit of Mandu Haihatun.

Now, with these power officials of different surnames on the right wing and Daming, he can no longer rely on women.

Winter is like eternal night on the grassland. The God of the Sun no longer gives the warm sunshine, and the north wind howls at every turn. Some sheep and cattle in the tribe will freeze to death, and the same will be true if people lack food and warm clothes.

But since the 11th year of Hongzhi, the influence of the prince of Daming has increased day by day. He attacked several businessmen who had a good relationship with the tribe, withdrew the original Datong general army, and put a cavalry unit in Datong.

To the west of Datong, a trilateral commander-in-chief was set up in Gansu, Yansui, and Yulin.When Wang Yue was there, he made them suffer. Later, although Qin Hong didn't take the initiative to fight, he still practiced and prepared for war all day long.

In Hongzhi's 13th year, they could still take advantage of it. In 14, 15, and 17 years, it became more and more difficult.

The prince of Ming didn't know what was going on, and he kept expanding Datong's cavalry unit. Although they could avoid this cavalry unit, it also made them feel pressure.

Because they can no longer commit crimes so casually, what if the news gets out and these cunning Ming people come to sit on the sidelines and transfer the main force of the cavalry to the place they want to attack?
Crossing the Great Wall is even more impossible. They used to rely on the speed of their horses to grab and run, but now they may be entangled.Just one loss, and those vultures on the right wing will open their mouths wide.

The good news is that when Hongzhi arrives in 17, Qin Hong will die.

Changed to Yang Yiqing.

They don't know this person yet, maybe they can make a phone call.

Anyway, be careful in Datong.

Among them, the most influential one is that after 11 years of Hongzhi, their tribute trade with Daming was cut off. It is said that the prince of Ming Dynasty did not allow it. He is really abominable. If there is no trade, there will be no tea, salt, and grain on the grassland. As well as medicines and other things, it seems that they can only be maintained by smuggling now.

With the deterioration of the external environment, even those bastards with the right wing did not take him seriously.

Dayan Khan's start was much more difficult than Zhu Houzhao's.

Manduhai Hatun held the hand of his ten-year-old daughter, and put warm clothes made of sheepskin on the hero of the grassland against the cold wind.

The woman knew what her man was thinking when he looked at Nanfang anxiously.

"This year's looting in Daming is less than expected. If there is not enough food, some people will definitely starve to death. If there is not enough cloth, some people will definitely freeze to death..."

The snowflakes fell on Batumengke's beard and swayed in the wind.

The flat-faced man showed a vicious look, "We can only wait for next year, once winter is over, let's fight again!"

Manduhai Hatun was also a little worried, "Don't worry. The changes in Ming Dynasty were slow, and nothing could be seen in the past few years, but their little prince must be prepared. So they chose border guards who can train warriors, and rectified the racecourse. , feed the war horses, and forcibly confiscated silver from their south to support the cavalry, I think they must want to break into the grassland, snatch our cattle and sheep, and trample our tribe!"

If it is not done well, it will be beyond redemption.

"What are you afraid of? Grasslands and deserts are our world, and no matter how many troops they have, it's useless to find us."

There is indeed some truth.

So the current border is just one word, boil.

The Ming Dynasty gradually strengthened its military power and tightened material control, while the Tatars were like a fierce tiger, rushing around to bite a bite of meat.

The life of the Tatars and Ming people is not easy, and they are all suffering.

Fortunately, Da Ming's cavalry rations in Datong are guaranteed.

In the 12th year of Hongzhi, the command of this army gave Yang Shangyi the power to directly report to the prince.Its name is of course not Mizhe, and it would be too easy to misunderstand the courtiers. Its official name is "Report on the Semi-annual Development of the Daming Iron Cavalry".

At the earliest time, Yang Shangyi didn't know how to write.But after several years of development, he now knows the prince's requirements. First, he needs to write an overview, how many people, how many horses, what situation he is facing, what difficulties he has encountered, what has been solved, what has not been solved, what support is needed, and what has been done. contributions and such.

The crown prince reads the semi-annual report in person, and it is sealed with wax paint, no one is allowed to open it halfway, and anyone who opens it without authorization will die.

Therefore, the Ministry of Households did not dare to owe wages, and the Ministry of War did not dare to owe horses. If Yang Shangyi made a small report, the crown prince would definitely trouble him.Therefore, the biggest enemy of this cavalry unit is actually itself. There is no shortage of external resources. Only internal corruption and laziness can destroy them.

For this reason, Zhu Houzhao stuffed many students from the military academy in.

If it is said that Jin Yiwei is domineering because of the name of the emperor's pro-army, then Yang Shangyi's Ming cavalry is pretentious because of the name of the prince's pro-army.

Proud, soldiers must be proud.

Sometimes, they will also make very dangerous and arrogant actions, such as dozens of people and dozens of riders dare to go out of the city to patrol the border!

Ma Yihuai was leading such a team. It was very cold in winter, but fortunately they had extremely thick cotton clothes, straddled big horses, and carried big knives, galloping on the grassland.

"... Judging from the past few years, as long as there are more Tatars here and there in winter, the Tatars will definitely raise troops in the next year." Ma Yihuai's second son, Ma Rong, has gradually grown into a strategist. Type of people, "It must be that there is a shortage of food in the tribe. If they don't come to grab it, they can't survive."

"And as long as they don't take much advantage, there must be a lot of sporadic Tatars in this season."

This is a cycle, and the reason for it is very simple, to live on.

Maybe a small group of troops came to engage in smuggling trade, exchanging sheep and horses for food and clothing.Clothes are really important. Grassland people don't have enough weaving skills, and they don't have enough clothes in winter. No matter how tough they are, they can't match nature.

"And this year, we have encountered the fourth batch." Ma Yihuai reined in the horse rope, and the crack on his face could be seen clearly.

The dozens of soldiers surrounding him knew that this number was too much.

"Maybe, it's the fifth batch." Ma Rong pointed to a black spot in the distance.

"Someone!" The eldest son, Ma Sheng, was always eager and impulsive to fight.

Their army, as long as they have done meritorious service, it is easy for the prince to know about it. Even Yang Shangyi did not dare to hide much, because...you are not the only one who has connections to the prince.

There may be Xungui here.

That's why they fight more bravely than ordinary troops, and many people from the military academy are literate, and it's different when they can read. Let's not talk about fighting for the nation and Ming Dynasty, at least they know how to fight for themselves, and they will be rewarded for their meritorious service. !

So Ma Sheng took the lead, and the dozens of people behind were also excited, screaming and riding their horses to keep up.

"Father, I'll go too, and kill thieves together with Big Brother! Take Tatar's head for a bounty!"

Ma Yihuai drew out a scimitar and pointed it straight at the sky, "Go!!"

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Zhu Houzhao could feel the difference only when he watched the report on the grassland. Just a few hundred miles away from the capital, a group of soldiers killed the enemy every day.

But the capital doesn't seem to feel that Daming actually has a "battle" every year.

What should the court officials do or what.

This country is a big chessboard. While everyone is staring at Zhejiang, he must also pay attention to the north, and news from the north shows that Hongzhi's 18th Tatar invasion of the border is almost a high probability event.

So in today's early court, some people may think that the prince is targeting the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, but in fact Zhu Houzhao is already preparing for what will happen in a few months.

National affairs, how can too much personal preference be involved in it.

"...According to His Royal Highness's strategy, after the establishment of the Shaofu, the incoming and outgoing money will only go through the Ministry of Accounts, and where it is spent, it will be published in the "Ming Pao" every year to ensure the realization of 'take from the people, It is used for the eight characters of 'for the people', so the Ministry of Households believes that it can increase the revenue of the imperial court and improve the imperial court's ability to deal with disasters. There is a sum of money that can be used where the people need it most, why not?"

In the court, the dispute over the Shaofu continued.

Zhang Mao, who had "cooperated" before, now began to "not support" the prince's establishment of the Shaofu. He said: "Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties have preceded the old rules. Because of the Shaofu, most of the people's wealth was robbed by the court. I believe that with the talents and virtues of Your Highness, , or take it from the people and use it for the people. But the king of future generations may only take it from the people and not use it for the people. At that time, my great tomorrow will be that the people will not be able to live!"

Zhu Houzhao had been listening to this kind of dispute for a while, and when he felt that it was about the same, he stopped him, "I know that many people think Zhang Demao's words are reasonable. But speaking of it, the Shaofu institution was established in the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties. Yes, but the Yuan did not, but the Yuan Dynasty is only a hundred years old. What is there to blame?"

"The prince's words are justified." Gu Zuolang, the left servant of the household department, said, "Qin had the hero who unified the six countries, and the second generation died! Tang Youzhenguan Kaiyuan's prosperity will eventually return to dust! Their prosperity and decline are not due to a young mansion. Even if there is no Shaofu, as long as the lord and minister are mediocre, the hearts of the people will be lost in a short time!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded, this is what he wanted to say, "Gu Shilang's words are very insightful. Let's just leave it at that for the Shaofu. Gu Zuo was ordered by the Shaofu to go to Zhejiang to sort out the confiscation of shops, workshops and other properties. The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also sent one person to accompany them, and the judgment should be based on the Ming Law. In addition, I am asking you to rectify and sort out, but I am not telling you to close your eyes and snatch the shops of the law-abiding people.”

He moved his eyes and looked at Zhang Mao. He was stubborn, but in fact, as a leader, employing people was an art, and different personalities required him to be used in different places.

You can't expect everyone to regard your interests as the highest interests, such people are hard to come by.It's more about 'using the right people'.

Even Liu Daxia, Zhu Houzhao can give him a value of "clearing up the empty salary".Compared with cutting him with a knife, which one is more beneficial to the country couldn't be more obvious.

And this Zhang Mao is also very useful.

In this matter in Zhejiang, it’s not that Zhu Houzhao trusts Gu Zuo, it’s because there are too many conflicts of interests, money is flying all over the place, there must be many people who are watching from the localities to the capital, maybe even Gu Zuo can’t make up his mind sometimes.

Only an old man like Zhang Mao, hey, he doesn't even give face to the prince.Anyway, you are wrong, just wrong, I care so much about you, or you will kill me.

Many people want to imitate this approach, and want to set up this persona, but unfortunately they can't control their greed behind them, making them a hypocrite, so their weaknesses are obvious.

Only those who are honest and honest officials like Zhang Mao, willing to keep the poor, then Zhu Houzhao really wants to show some face, although power can be used, but when used on such people, it turns power into violence, and violence is power Worst usage.

So he thought about it for a while, and pointed out, "The Inspectorate should send the deputy capital censor. You are most worried about the imperial court's embezzlement of people's property, so you should use your own eyes to see if someone borrowed it this time. With the establishment of the Shaofu by the imperial court, even the wealth of the common people was seized at the same time, if this happened, would you, the censor, dare to play it?"

Zhang Mao raised his head suddenly, his eyes were as firm as iron, how could you ask me such a question?It's a bit contemptuous.

"Chen, of course you dare to play! And you must play!"

The voice is like thunder, and the momentum is like a rainbow.

After retiring from the court, Wang Jia and Han Wen went out of the palace together. Wang Jia was full of admiration for the performance of the crown prince this morning. There are not many good ones that can be used by non-self."

Seeing it with his own eyes, Han Wen was as happy as Wang Jia, "It's a pity that I'm not as young as you, an old heavenly official, and I can't see the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty that His Highness governed in his prime."

"Why did Da Situ say that, you, you have to live longer, longer..."

Their voices are getting farther and farther away... leaving behind a quiet Forbidden City...

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