My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 492 Distributing Prisoners
The Asote Tribe, the core tribe of the Tatars, was also Arutai's biggest reliance in dominating the grasslands, but today it faced a disaster.

Zhu Di commanded the army to rush into the Asote Ministry's garrison. Anyone who dared to resist, regardless of gender, was killed on the spot.

All the elites of the Asote tribe were taken to fight by Arutai. Most of the tribe were old and weak. There were only a few thousand people who wanted to stop the Ming Dynasty's cavalry, but they were defeated by the Ming army in a single charge.

Then the army entered the tribe. Although some resisted, most people wisely chose to surrender. From today on, the Asote tribe will be removed from the grassland.

However, what disappointed Zhu Di was that after searching the entire Asote tribe, he could not find Arutai. After questioning the prisoners, he learned that after the defeat of Arutai, he did not return to the Asote tribe at all. , he probably also guessed that the Ming Dynasty would immediately send troops to Asote, so he just ditched the tribe and ran away alone.

Next, Zhu Di sent troops and horses to eliminate some of the surrounding small and medium-sized tribes affiliated with the Asote tribe, and then gathered the old, weak, sick and disabled from these tribes together. As for how to deal with these old and weak, Zhu Di also had a headache.

"Your Majesty, I thought we should just retaliate with tooth. When the Mongols conquered a land, they killed all the men above the wheel, leaving only the women and children. Why don't we do the same, and we will definitely eliminate future troubles!"

Wang Huan, the commander of Xinghedu who sent troops with Zhu Di, was very cruel and immediately suggested to Zhu Di.

"It's no brainer. All the mature men in several tribes are gone, leaving only some old, weak, sick and disabled people. Even if we kill them, it won't have much impact. Instead, it will attract a lot of infamy. I am the emperor now, not the one before. Prince Yan, you still need face!"

When Zhu Di heard this, he angrily pointed his finger at Wang Huan and cursed.

To be honest, Wang Huan is out of his mind to be able to make such a suggestion, but he is a martial artist. Even though he is old, he has no resourcefulness and will only use knives and fists to solve problems throughout his life.

"Hehe~, this..."

After being scolded, Wang Huan could only smile shamelessly, and then retreated angrily.

At this time, Zhu Di turned to look at Zhu Zhanhe and asked, "Zhanhe, how do you think we should deal with these people?"

"Grandpa Qi, I remember that according to the imperial court's practice, these conquered tribes are usually relocated inland, but this method is not very good."

Zhu Zhanhe was not polite and directly pointed out that there was a problem with the court's method of settling and conquering the tribes.

In fact, this is also a fact. Whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di, as long as they attacked the grasslands in the past, the conquered tribes were usually moved inward to Hetao and Datong. If there was not enough space in the Great Wall, they would be resettled in areas close to the Ming Dynasty border. , which is more convenient for Daming to control.

But this method is prone to problems. For example, the nomadic tribes who moved inland to the Hetao or Datong areas gradually recovered their strength after a few years of recuperation. They were not used to farming and did not have enough place to graze, so they easily became frustrated. Dissatisfaction and even rebellion.

And even if they reluctantly settle down, these tribes are prone to conflicts with the locals, so the northwest frontier of the Ming Dynasty has never been peaceful.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty also thought of another way, which was to place some conquered tribes on the outer edges of the Ming Dynasty's borders and support them to become a barrier between the Ming Dynasty and other nomadic peoples. The most typical one is the Duoyan Sanwei.

But now look at the three guards of Duoyan. They clearly accepted the official positions conferred by the Ming Dynasty, but they are still colluding with Arutai. After all, these nomadic tribes come from the same origin and are closer to each other. Even if they surrender to the Ming Dynasty for a while, they will inevitably return in the future. Will rebel.

This is what the saying goes, "Those who are not of my race must have different minds."

"You said relocation is not good, do you have a better way?"

Zhu Di rolled his eyes at Zhu Zhanhe. Of course he knew that moving inward could cause problems, but apart from this method, he really had no better way.

"Of course there is, and Grandpa Huang, you can definitely think of it too!"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled when he said this, his meaning was very clear.

"You don't want to recruit people to your father's side again, do you?" Zhu Di asked dumbfounded. From Zhu Zhanhe's expression, he guessed what this kid was thinking.

"Grandpa Huang is wise. Since these people cannot move inland, staying in the grassland will only put Arutai at risk of making a comeback, so it is better to send them directly to Tianzhu, and then everything will be over!"

Zhu Zhanhe chuckled.

Tianzhu is short of population, especially women. Even if immigrants from Shandong are included, there are still more men than women. Many bachelors still cannot find suitable women to marry, and in the end they can only marry natives of Tianzhu.

But this time Zhu Di conquered the Asote and other tribes. Except for the elderly and children, most of the remaining people were women. If these women were sent to Tianzhu, it would be enough to solve the problem of the imbalance between men and women in immigration.

Zhu Di pondered for a moment after hearing this, and finally asked: "It's not impossible if you want to send people to Tianzhu, but there are too many people this time. The immigrants from Shandong have not been sent yet. Where can you get the ship to send them again?" these people?"

"This one……"

Zhu Zhanhe had no way to answer now. The Asote tribe alone numbered 10,000 to [-], plus the surrounding affiliated tribes, the total number was [-]+. Moreover, to transport these people away, there were still many considerations. There is a way to bring them to the port. The land journey alone is not that easy.

"You, your heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant!"

When Zhu Di saw Zhu Zhanhe speechless, he immediately laughed proudly, which made Zhu Zhanhe even more depressed.

"Okay, don't be too greedy. Later you will select [-] prisoners of war and send them to Tianzhu, and I will handle the rest!"

Zhu Di waved his hand and said again.

"Thank you, grandpa, for your kindness!"

Zhu Zhanhe thanked him immediately, but then he curiously asked Zhu Di: "Grandpa Huang, I wonder what you plan to do with the remaining people, will it be difficult to give birth or will they be moved inland?"

"Yes, moving inland is actually a very good idea, but this time I plan to move them farther away."

Zhu Di chuckled at the end. He was also inspired by Zhu Zhanhe and came up with a good idea.

"Move further? Where?"

Zhu Zhanhe was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhu Di in disbelief and asked.

"Don't think that Tianzhu is the only overseas country. Ming Dynasty also has overseas territories."

Zhu Di laughed and said again.

"No way, Grandpa Huang, do you plan to move these tribes to Japan?"

Zhu Zhanhe's eyes widened when he heard this, and he asked with a look of disbelief.

"The Japanese Chief Envoy has a large number of troops stationed there. If you want to make the garrison feel at ease, allocating family members is a good way. There is also Jiaozhi, which also needs manpower."

Zhu Di explained with a smile.

(End of this chapter)