When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 20 I was once a farmer.

[In order to break this situation and reunite the north and the south, Zhu Di decided to forcibly move the political center to the north, namely Peiping. 】

[This move effectively broke the gap between the north and the south. If you want to advance in officialdom, you must go to the north, and the north already trusted Zhu Di when he was the vassal king. 】

[After the capital was moved, the North was the only era in history that had unparalleled control over North China. 】

[In terms of developing the new capital, Zhu Di's strategy of promoting population migration was very effective. The population center gradually moved from the south to the middle to the north, which greatly accelerated the pace of the unification of the north and the south of China and avoided the long-term north-south fall again. A divisive situation. 】
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Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 13th year.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was still deep, but he walked up to Zhu Di and held his shoulders: "You did a good job."

"My son is also a member of the Ming Dynasty. He should do his best for our Ming Dynasty and die with dedication!" After hearing the praise, Zhu Di immediately raised his head and chest and responded with enthusiasm.

After all, growing up, it was really not easy to be praised by Zhu Yuanzhang once.
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Yongle 16 years.

Zhu Di's face was full of pride, but he was not complacent. Instead, he told the prince and grandson beside him: "Immigration exchanges are the foundation of the integration of the north and the south. The integration of the north and the south is the foundation of our prosperous Ming Dynasty. You must not forget it!"

The two people on the left and right responded: "No!"
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Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng had already begun to bring the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, or most of the original people of the Six Kingdoms, and the Qin Dynasty into the Ming Dynasty. He found that his current situation was almost the same as that of the Ming Dynasty. It was obvious that the people had been unified, but the people could not. Understand each other.

After all, it was just after the war. He could understand and had no plans to do anything. He just wanted to use time to kill the hatred and integrate the nationalities. Now it seems that if some measures are not taken, this may be the biggest hidden danger for the Qin Dynasty in the future.

[In addition to Peiping being Zhu Di's base camp, he also had other considerations, namely the vassal king and the frontier. 】

The atmosphere in the hall where brothers and sisters were respectful and happy suddenly became a little deserted. The brothers who had just praised Zhu Di looked at Zhu Di with unclear meaning.

Although he was a little embarrassed, Zhu Di gritted his teeth and spoke, even though he didn't know what would happen to him in the future.

But after all, we have to remember the brotherhood, and then he said: "Although it is my fault, I will definitely not cut down the vassalage like Emperor Jianwen did. We have been brothers for many years, how can I not miss this old relationship!"

Thanks to his good nephew for comparison, he felt confident in what he said.

All the princes also looked at each other. They all knew that it was inevitable to cut off the vassal. If they didn't cut it off today, they would cut it off tomorrow. If they cut it off early, they would save their brothers from being suspicious of each other, and everyone would be better off.

What they don't want is much, just face and life. Military power doesn't matter. Stability is the most important thing.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even look at his son's petty quarrel. It still couldn't be brought to the forefront at the moment. He was thinking about the relationship between the vassal king, guarding the border and moving the capital.

The reason why he established vassal kings for each of his descendants was not only to make the Zhu family prosperous, but also to protect the central government and the royal family. This was clearly reflected in the three vassal kings.

Zhu Yuanzhang named the three kings of the competition and guarded the border. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he came to the border himself and was able to reduce the vassal.At the same time, it also ensured that the defense of the border remained intact and prevented the recurrence of the past mistakes of the Song Dynasty. [In the early Ming Dynasty, although Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, he was not able to wipe them all out. There were still many Yuan people in the north who often went south to disturb people's livelihood and threaten the rule of the Ming Dynasty. 】

[To this end, Zhu Yuanzhang combined the historical facts of the past and present and decided to adopt a combined system of prefectures and counties and feudalism. The government governed the people, while the vassal king was responsible for the military and defended the imperial court. 】

[In this way, there will be no phenomenon where the local government listens to the tune but not the propaganda, and the local army rises and rebels. The two check and balance each other and restrain each other, which greatly ensures the central government's control over the local areas. 】

[He successively entrusted the nine great fortress kings of Liao, Ning, Yan, Gu, Dai, Jin, Qin, Qing, and Su, which were distributed on the Mobei border defense line from the northeast to the northwest.And these Sai kings did not disappoint Zhu Yuanzhang. They successively inherited important border defense areas and successfully garrisoned the borders. No foreign enemy could invade the interior of the Ming Dynasty. 】

[Beginning in the 20th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang also gradually began to take over the princes to the frontier fortress, so that they could become familiar with the military system of the frontier fortress as soon as possible. 】
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Tang Dynasty, Wude Ninth Year.

Li Jiancheng couldn't help but compare his original situation with Zhu Yuanzhang's. He did have limited abilities at the beginning and needed Li Shimin to fight for him. But if he also sealed Li Shimin to the frontier, he would not be able to help him.
No, absolutely not, he quickly woke up from his fantasy.

The main reason why Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded was that the Sai kings had no intention of rebellion and only had military power.But he knew very well what Li Shimin was capable of, so he might as well put it in front of him so that he could one day completely resolve the hidden dangers.

[After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he naturally knew that he wanted to reduce the vassal, but even though he was born as a vassal king, he also knew the role of the vassal king. The tone he set for the vassal reduction was that the vassal king could be reduced, but he could not use border defense! 】

[But the border fortress is the most important military base of a country after all. How can it be given full power to the feudal king?Then send a general?What should we do if there is chaos in the Tang Dynasty feudal towns? 】

[There is no other way. I am the answer sheet that Zhu Di handed over for the Ming Dynasty. The emperor personally sits in the north, and the generals are gathered here. It is difficult for one family to dominate. In order to ensure their own safety, civil servants will not deliberately suppress the generals. Both sides The battle is invisibly limited to a certain range, that is, border defense must be ensured! 】

[The emperor is here, the imperial mausoleum is here, all the court ministers and even their family members are all in the north, on the border. Once the struggle affects the border, the only one who will be unlucky is yourself. No one will turn a blind eye to his own safety. Everyone It's a lot of pressure, but it's also an extremely effective method. 】
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Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

Li Shimin's eyes had lost the joking look, "The chaos in the vassal and town is a vassal and a town. It seems that there is a big problem in border defense! The army has become a local private army!"

Wei Zheng once again reported without fear of death: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's more than that. The local government can completely control the economy, politics, culture and other fields. I'm afraid that I only know the local government but not the imperial court."

Li Shimin's face couldn't help but twitch, and he could only persuade himself in his mind, "He is Wei Zheng. He has always been like this. There is no need to get angry. What he said is not unreasonable, but it makes people angry!"

[History has proved that Zhu Di was correct in moving the capital. 】

[It took a total of 276 years until the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Peiping never fell six times like the Tang Dynasty. Even in the end, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by a peasant uprising, and foreigners were not allowed to step in. 】
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Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 13th year.

Everyone's hearts were beating loudly, and there was a nameless anger in the hall, which belonged to Zhu Yuanzhang. His calm voice filled the whole hall: "It turns out to be a peasant uprising. What a coincidence, I am also a farmer."

Everyone could hear the turmoil behind the calm. Zhu Yuanzhang himself was a farmer and almost starved to death.

He knew very well how docile the farmers were. Only when they really couldn't get a bite of food would they burst out with invincible power. But has the future Ming Dynasty actually become what his ancestor once hated the most?
Officials, landowners, gentry, he was thinking silently in his heart, and the blood in his heart gradually turned cold.

(End of this chapter)