The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 519 Northern Expedition to Ming Dynasty
Chunhe Palace.

The three-year-old child, under the care of the little yellow gate and the palace ladies, ran on the grass, causing Guo Cailian to look at it from time to time.

"Zhan'er is getting more and more naughty and can't rest for a moment."

Although Guo Cailian was complaining, she couldn't hide the pride on her face. It was her fault.

Very straightforward idea.

It's that simple.

Zhu Gaochi could somewhat understand her thinking.

Guo Cailian was not very happy that the second child was a daughter, and Zhu Gaochi could understand it, so she deliberately paid attention to her daughter's performance, and she changed her attitude slightly.

Zhu Gaochi was lying on a bamboo chair, eating dried fruits from several plates beside him.

in the cradle.

The daughter who is under one year old is very quiet and rarely cries. She only cries when she is hungry, reminding adults that she is an easy child to take care of, although in the current environment, she does not need to take care of her herself.

the weather is nice today.

His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun was traveling with his family.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace all had smiles on their faces. There were several newly entered small yellow gates in the distance, but the big eunuchs wouldn't let them get close.

Zhu Gaochi glanced at it and didn't pay much attention.

Goryeo's "filial piety" is really too enthusiastic.

At the beginning of the year, a group of young eunuchs were admitted to the palace.

During the Goryeo coup, the real power was in the hands of the two princes, and the throne was temporarily given to their childless brother.

Historically, two princes would fight it out this year, and their elder brother would give the throne to the winner.

Now, under Zhu Gaochi's plan, the Jinzhou Navy broke into Goryeo and intervened in the situation in Goryeo. The two princes, one in the south and one in the north, did not dare to act rashly.

With the existence of enemies, but they did not dare to offend the upper court, but they wanted to be more flattering, so Goryeo sent a large number of castrated boys and palace maids.

This is not a unique deed. During the Ming Dynasty, North Korea had a practice of sending concubines and maids to the Ming Dynasty.

Today's Goryeo is more submissive than in history. I heard that the previous court had not entered Xiaohuangmen for many years, so it took it upon itself to send a large number of them.

They have come, and it is your responsibility to accept them.

Otherwise, if they are sent back to Goryeo, the Goryeo palace cannot afford so many people, and the final outcome will be nothing more than starvation.

So Zhu Gaochi accepted these small Huangmen from Goryeo and stayed in the palace to do some chores and found a place for them to eat.

Crocodile tears are extremely touching.

Zhu Gaochi gained a good reputation.

"Husband, please take care of him." Guo Cailian said deliberately.

"what?"

Zhu Gaochi reacted and asked subconsciously.

Guo Cailian was unhappy.

Zhu Gaochi smiled.

Guo Cailian had no scheming thoughts, all her thoughts were on her face, and she had a good-looking appearance, which made Zhu Gaochi feel at ease.

I'm tired from thinking all day long, and I don't want to go back home and have to scheming.

"Husband, you don't look very happy these days." Guo Cailian asked with concern.

There was only the shadow of Zhu Gaochi in his eyes.

In addition to spending little time with their mother and son, her husband was touching in other ways. Guo Cailian's thoughts were all on Zhu Gaochi, and she became even more happy.

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

"The Annan thing is a headache." He said it casually, just as a way to relieve stress.

Be careful when speaking to others and try not to make a single mistake in your words.

But that's not the case here with Guo Cailian. She can say whatever she wants. She doesn't care about those things anyway.

"Isn't Annan our vassal state? Could it be that he has done something unfilial?" Guo Cailian asked curiously.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head.

It takes a lot to explain.

really.

Seeing that her husband showed no sign of explanation, Guo Cailian, who didn't care at all, showed no signs of questioning.

Seeing that her husband really didn't want to talk, Guo Cailian looked at her son running in the distance again.

Zhu Gaochi was thinking.

Using the information he knew, combined with the current situation, he figured out how to regain Annan in the most stable way at the lowest cost.

The second brother's serious illness gave Zhu Gaochi a reminder.

Some things shouldn't be taken for granted.

The climate and geographical environment of Annan and the north are different.

Moreover, the railway in Guangxi is not open to traffic. From Guangxi to Annan, there are mountains, jungles, swamps, poisonous insects, mosquitoes and ants.

"The chess piece has fallen. It depends on God's arrangement from now on."

Zhu Gaochi murmured.

No matter how many plans you have, sometimes it depends on the development and changes of things. Just like he did not expect that Zhu Gaoxu would be seriously ill.

He couldn't help but feel concerned in his heart. He would do whatever he was asked to do for his two younger brothers who supported him. Zhu Gaochi was not an iron man, but he still had a lot of feelings for them.

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Guilin.

Jingjiang Prince's Mansion.

King Jingjiang is Zhu Shouqian, Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew. His father died when he was young, and Zhu Yuanzhang took him into the palace and raised him personally.

In the third year of Hongwu, he was granted the title of King of Jingjiang, and in the ninth year of Hongwu, he became a vassal.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's plan, the vassal king brought a large number of military households to enrich the Han population and stabilize the place.

In the same way, people's calculations are not as good as God's calculations.

Not everyone can be like the King of Yan and the King of Chu. This King of Jingjiang is the same figure as the King of Qin, doing evil in the vassal state.Hongwu was recalled by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 13th year of his reign, his title was removed and he was demoted to a commoner. He was also sent to Fengyang to farm in the hope that he could be reformed through labor.

Seven years later, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the transformation was successful, restored his title, and sent him to Yunnan to guard and observe his style.

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang was disappointed. This person was an incorrigible person.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang recalled him again and imprisoned him in the capital. In the first month of the 25th year of Hongwu, which was the same year and month that Zhu Gaochi came to Ming Dynasty, he died in the capital.

His eldest son died in the sixth year of Yongle in history.

Therefore, the current Jingjiang Palace does not have an owner.

Zhu Gaoxu came to Guilin and stayed at the Jingjiang Prince's Mansion.

Zhang Fu, Yang Rong, Wang Zhen and others sent by Zhu Gaochi assisted the king of Gaoyang County in managing the military affairs of Guangxi and sent envoys to Annan.

Guangxi has a registered population of 150 million.

Since it is registered, it must be dominated by the Han population, mainly distributed in the central and eastern areas of Guangxi, with a small number in western Guangxi, governed by Liuguan;

The Han people in western Guangxi were mainly military households, and established prefectures such as Taiping Prefecture, Nanning Prefecture, and Qingyuan Prefecture, and then set up Siming Prefecture and others under them to implement Tuliu unified governance.

The Chief Secretary of Guangxi, the Chief Secretary to the Left, was none other than Yang Yong, the Chief Secretary to the Right of Shandong. He was the first senior official from other provinces to contact Zhu Gaochi and promoted the industrialization of Shandong.

So I got promoted one level and was promoted to Guangxi.

Yang Yong led the officials to welcome Zhu Gaoxu's arrival.

Zhu Gaoxu was very polite.

In his eyes, Yang Yong is one of his own.

"Big brother sent you to Guangxi to reuse you." Zhu Gaoxu said with a proud look on his face.

My grandfather is the emperor, my father is the prince, and my eldest brother is the grandson of the emperor.

Anyone would be proud of it.

Yang Yong did not underestimate the clan in front of him.

"Some people say that he was promoted openly and came down secretly. I tell you the truth, the king of the imperial court in the future will definitely have the qualifications to govern in the border areas."

Yang Yong smiled.

It seems that the emperor's grandson really values ​​​​the prince.

At the beginning of the Hongwu Dynasty, the court bosses were Zhu Yuanzhang's cronies. Later, a system gradually formed and began to require experience in governing local governments.

Today's trend is to govern in wealthy places.

However, in the three years since His Highness the Emperor Taisun has been in charge of the country, many people have become accustomed to the Emperor's methods.

Officials who were in charge of government affairs in the border areas and had outstanding political achievements would be transferred to the imperial court for great use. Everyone knew that this would become a routine.

"When I am in charge of Guangxi, I don't dare to relax and work hard every day. I don't dare to let down the sage's court, and I don't dare to treat the people of Li with disgrace."

"Very good."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled.

A few days later, local officials from the western region of Guangxi came to the provincial capital one after another to pay homage to the Prince of Gaoyang and submit matters within their own borders.

Based on the suggestions of Zhang Fu, Yang Rong, Wang Zhen and others, Zhu Gaoxu received various local officials, mainly to comfort them.

Zhu Gaochi carefully selected the officials sent.

Yang Rong is one of the Three Yangs in history. He is alert and knowledgeable, good at observing people's actions, capable of planning and making decisions, mature and prudent, and is especially good at planning border defense affairs.

History said that "he is able to move his weight with ease and make decisive decisions when encountering difficulties."

He was trained by Zhu Gaochi for several years in Peking and gained a higher vision.

Not to mention Zhang Fu.

Mount the horse to govern the army, dismount the horse to govern the country.

And Wang Zhen, the hero of the Jingnan War, had the qualifications to set up a forest farm in Jinzhou, and he had already trained it.

These are all all-rounders.

Yang Yong was no stranger to Peiping. Knowing the reputations of these people, he immediately guessed that His Highness the Emperor Taisun had a big plot against Annan.

In addition to military affairs, governance was equally important for Annan's situation, and the civil and military personnel sent by the emperor's grandson were all versatile, so it was not difficult to guess.

really.

Huang Guangcheng, the local magistrate of Siming Prefecture, was summoned by Zhu Gaoxu alone.

Huang Guangcheng is very rude.

In front of Zhu Gaoxu, he criticized the imperial court for being too weak towards Annan and for indulging Annan, which was why Annan dared to wreak havoc on Siming Mansion.

"Those people are afraid of power and have no morals. Only by giving them a severe lesson can they be submissive."

After hearing what Hu Guangcheng said, Zhu Gaoxu didn't know how to answer it.

By the way, doesn't that include him?

Hu Guangcheng dared to criticize the imperial court so brazenly in front of him, pointing the finger at the emperor's grandfather, but he was not respectful.

"What's going on over there in Annan?"

Zhang Fu was not led by Huang Guangcheng and directly asked about the key.

Annan has a very large Han population.

However, due to its long history, from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Han people migrated there in each period. Coupled with different living environments, different ethnic groups gradually formed, with the Chinese being the main group.

Champa in southern Annam has a small Chinese population and a majority of local indigenous people.

Later, Annan annexed Champa, coupled with the arrival of Western colonists, adopted bloody policies, and hundreds of years of de-Sinicization, causing the Chinese to slip from the status of the ruling class.

This is one of the reasons why Annan was recovered by the Ming Dynasty, and later resisted and became independent, but still surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

The historical roots are too deep.

To the extent that he is currently hostile to the Ming Dynasty, Annan's de facto ruler Li Jisou publicly claimed that his ancestors were from Zhejiang in order to win over the support of the Chinese.

"Li Jisao has rebelled. He said he wants to expedition to the north of our Ming Dynasty."

Hu Guangcheng said swornly.

After Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he almost spit out a mouthful of old tea. He quickly put down the teacup and looked at Hu Guangcheng in shock.

In order to get Ming Dynasty to send troops, he really dared to say anything.

(End of this chapter)