Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 196 Conquest of Yunnan (4k)

"His Royal Highness King Meng, do you want to ask how to manage the Mobei grassland?" Yang Xian glanced at Zhu Di and asked.

Although it is still a few years before Zhu Di becomes a vassal, it is correct to understand this knowledge in advance.

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Exactly."

Yang Xian smiled and said: "I have reported the specific general policy and strategy to the emperor. After all, it is related to the surrender of the Mongols and it is a national policy."

"But there are some things that His Highness can implement early."

"Please also ask Yang Guogong to teach me." Zhu Di asked sincerely.

Yang Xian said: "Your Highness needs to find a group of talents who are proficient in animal husbandry management and set up pastures on the Mobei grassland in advance. In the future, there will no longer be herdsmen who live for water and grass. All livestock will be established in our It is carried out in the pasture. Therefore, the cultivation of pasture is also a top priority."

"With the establishment of state-owned ranches one by one, a large number of herdsmen have homes. They no longer have to live a wandering life. They only need to work peacefully in exchange for sufficient food, salt, cloth and wine."

"The second is the education of the Yuan people. A large number of schools need to be established there. Elementary schools are particularly important. All children of the Yuan people are forced to enter elementary schools to learn Chinese language, Chinese characters and culture. In this way, the new generation of prairie people will recognize from the bottom of their hearts that they are The identity of the citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Three generations later, the problem of Mongolian Chineseization and identity will be completely solved."

"Of course, adult schools are also essential. Relevant lecture halls can be opened in major ranches. Therefore, His Highness can also plan in advance for talents in this field."

"The last step is urban planning. Although the topography of the Mobei Grassland is special, modernization is indispensable. Today, there are only a few cities in the Mobei Grassland, which is completely insufficient. Issues such as site selection and city construction involve professional fields. In a short time, I can’t tell you clearly right now.”

"Your Highness, just think of a way to plan for these three things in advance."

As for other forced intermarriage between Mongols and Han, these national policies will be promoted by the court immediately after the remaining forces in Liaodong and Yunnan and the Northern Yuan Dynasty are completely eliminated.

Zhu Di doesn't need to worry about these things at all.

Regarding the Mobei grassland, Zhu Di should not focus on the two or three years ahead, but should focus on five, ten, or even 20 years later.

Zhu Di then asked Yang Xian for an entire afternoon, and felt that the trip was fruitful and worthwhile.

Before leaving, Zhu Di saw the manuscript on Yang Xian's desk, with a curious expression on his face, and asked: "Yang Guogong, this is..."

Yang Xian followed Zhu Di's line of sight, with a smile on his face, and said, "This is the manuscript of the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"."

"Novel? Three Kingdoms?" Zhu Di then asked. "Is it a story about the historical events of the Three Kingdoms?"

Yang Xian nodded and said, "If your Highness is interested, you can take it back and have a look."

Anyway, this manuscript is not the original manuscript. Yang Xian just wants to see it printed by the commercial bank.

"Thank you very much." Zhu Di picked up the novel manuscript and said goodbye to Yang Xian.

He still has a lot to learn in the past few years. To be a good vassal king, it is not enough just to know how to fight.

Just when Yang Xian was living a leisurely life in Yangzhou.

In the capital, the imperial court lost its head because of the quota for the expedition against Liaodong and Yunnan.

It can be said that everyone is brave.

During the battle on the Mobei Grassland, Yang Xian directly made him a duke, while the fourth prince Zhu Di made him a prince.

No matter for the generals or the princes, this temptation is too great.

And under the new enfeoffment system, if the princes want to be enfeoffed, they must take this step.

In their view, Beiyuan had been destroyed, and the remaining Liaodong and Yunnan were grasshoppers belonging to the Queen of Autumn.

In addition, they now also know about Ming Dynasty's new weapon, the Hongwu rifle.

In the eyes of some people, with such a weapon, Liaodong and Yunnan can be captured by pushing horizontally with eyes closed.

They thought that Yang Xian just took advantage of the Hongwu rifle, but they did not want to think about who invented and manufactured the Hongwu rifle.

After returning to the capital.

Zhu Di immediately started to make preparations as Yang Xian said, and returned to the palace after a busy night.

Only then did I get free time and opened the novel manuscript of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Page after page.

Zhu Di found that he couldn't seem to stop at all.

Soon I was attracted by the plot of the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang who met for the first time in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In order to restore the Han Dynasty, the three Taoyuan brothers became sworn brothers.

This sympathy between heroes.

This kind of pride does not seek to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but to die in the same year, the same month and the same day.

Zhu Di's blood boiled with excitement.

The story in the novel was completely written from his heart.

Although many storylines in this book were inconsistent with the history books he had read before.

But this is just a novel after all.

The ups and downs of the plot, especially the grand war scenes, can only be understood by those who have truly experienced the battlefield.

Unknowingly, I saw the middle of the night.

Not only did Zhu Di not feel tired, but he became more and more excited as he watched.

Mingji Bookstore had previously published a copy of "A Dream of Red Mansions", and Zhu Di had also read it. He only glanced at it a few times and then casually threw it aside.

In his opinion, this kind of book with such a heavy air of makeup is not very interesting.

Zhu Di's lifelong ambition is to be on the battlefield, and it is obvious that "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" suits his appetite.

When Dong Zhuo usurped power and the princes from all over the country united to attack Dong Zhuo and formed an eighteen-way coalition of princes, it was very exciting to watch.

Zhu Di wished he could carry his beloved Hongwu rifle, go to the front line in person, and blow open the Dong thief's head with one shot.

Until the next day, the sky was slightly bright and the fish belly was white.

It's time for morning service.

Only then did Zhu Di suddenly come back to his senses. It was very similar to the situation when the author Jiu stayed up all night reading novels under the covers in the dormitory when he was a student. At that time, Dou Po had just come out, and it was the golden age of Internet literature.

Zhu Di hurriedly asked his servants to come in to help pack the court clothes, and then went to court with a panda eye.

Outside Fengtian Hall.

The ministers have already arranged their queues according to their rank.

"His Royal Highness King Meng!"

"Meet His Highness King Meng!"

Seeing Zhu Di, the officials on both sides of the steps greeted Zhu Di one after another. Zhu Di held on to his energy, returned the greetings one by one, and walked to the entrance of the palace in a daze.

Standing in the front row at the entrance of the palace were several princes.

"Fourth, what's wrong? Didn't you rest last night? You look so ugly." Zhu Biao reached out and patted Zhu Di's shoulder, expressing concern.

"I've seen big brother."

"I've met the second and third brothers."

Zhu Di raised his head and looked at the concerned eyes of the brothers and said awkwardly: "It's okay. I just came back from Mobei. I'm still a little uncomfortable. I'm used to waking up in the middle of the night. It'll be fine after a while."

It's hard to say that he is a prince, but he didn't get any rest because he stayed up all night reading a story novel.

"Wait a minute, I'll ask Dr. Zhang to go to your house and prescribe some soothing medicine." Zhu Biao's movements and tone showed the eldest brother's concern for his younger brother.

Even though his younger brother has now become a prince, even if Zhu Di becomes a powerful vassal king in the future, in Zhu Biao's eyes he is still the younger brother who never grew up.

"Open the morning!"

When the eunuchs sang and drank from the hall, the gate of Fengtian Hall opened.

Under the leadership of Zhu Biao, everyone filed in.

In the main hall.The faces of the Huaixi generals all had expressions of anticipation.

Because they knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would announce the candidates for the expedition to Yunnan and Liaodong at this court meeting.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his highness and everyone.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well what his old brothers were thinking.

"Appoint Mu Ying as the general to conquer the south, and Zhu Fan as the deputy general to conquer Yunnan."

The Huaixi generals were obviously dissatisfied with this decree, but no one spoke.

Because this will is reasonable and reasonable, and there is no fault in it.

Mu Ying did have this qualification. He joined the army at a young age. In the 22nd year of Yuan Zhizheng, Mu Ying already assumed important military responsibilities. First, he served as Zhu Yuanzhang's captain in front of the tent, and later he was promoted to commander, guarding the important town of Guangxi in Jiangxi. letter.

After that, he experienced countless battles, large and small.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was the third year of Hongwu.

Mu Ying was awarded the title of General of the Zhenguo and served as the Chief Minister of the Governor's Office. The following year, he was promoted to the Vice-President of the Governor's Office.

You must know that the Governor's Office was the military center of the early Ming Dynasty. It was in charge of the world's troops and horses.Although Mu Ying is young, she is smart and perceptive, decisive in dealing with things, and solves problems quickly without missing anything.

Seniors such as Xu Da and Deng Yu were full of praise for him.

It's useless for the others to be jealous, Mu Yinggen's feet are very hard.

But it is precisely because of this that some people feel dissatisfied.

But the will has been made.

Therefore, everyone could only stare eagerly at the quota for the conquest of Liaodong.

But until the disbandment of the dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang did not announce the conquest of Liaodong.

All the Huaixi generals were happy for nothing, their faces were full of disappointment, and some were even dissatisfied.

Afterwards.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked someone to stop Zhu Biao and Zhu Di.

After returning to the imperial study room.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression immediately turned ugly, and he said, "Boss, did you see the expressions on those people's faces in the hall just now?"

"It's really strange. It seems that my old brothers can't live a life of selflessness unless they have military power in their hands and don't let me be afraid."

"The more they cling to the military power in their hands, the less I can easily follow their wishes."

Zhu Biao did not speak.

Because he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was talking angrily.

Especially after seeing the world map, Zhu Biao knew that it would be impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to completely use his uncles in the future.

Among so many princes, there are still too few who actually have battlefield experience.

His younger brothers still need time to grow up.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was almost angry, he turned to look at Zhu Di, found the dark circles under his eyes, and asked: "Fourth, what's wrong with your eyes?"

Zhu Di could only tell the lie again.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Di what he had seen during his trip to Yangzhou, and Zhu Di recited what Yang Xian had said to him word for word, and even the manuscript of the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was not left behind.

After listening to Zhu Di's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "What Yang Xian said is correct, and you are right to do what he said. But fourth child, you have to remember one thing, you are the one who makes the decision."

"My son understands."

After Zhu Biao and Zhu Di exited the imperial study, Zhu Biao asked Zhu Di for "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Zhu Biao noticed the details that Zhu Yuanzhang had not noticed just now, and Zhu Biao paid special attention to everything about Yang Xian.

In his opinion, the manuscript that can appear on Yang Xian's desk is more than just an ordinary Chinese novel.

That night.

East Palace, the concubine's bedroom.

Mrs. Lu was sitting in front of the dressing table, looking at herself in the bronze mirror with a smile on her face.

Because today is the day she goes to bed.

"Your Majesty is so beautiful. If I were His Highness the Crown Prince, I would definitely come here every day." Personal maid Zi Xi said with a smile while combing Lu's hair with a comb.

"You speak without restraint. When did I teach you to be so unruly? How can you say anything to His Highness the Crown Prince?" Ms. Lu scolded, but when she said this, she had a smile on her face.

Obviously, Zi Xi's words were very helpful to her.

"Miss."

At this moment, a chamberlain stood outside the house to report.

"Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming?" Lu asked.

Personal maid Zi Xi opened the door.

"His Royal Highness, please let me tell you, Your Majesty, that you don't have to wait for Your Highness tonight. Your Highness still has a lot of government affairs to deal with, and you should spend the night in the study tonight." The chamberlain outside the house bowed and said .

". Got it." The moment Lu heard the news, the smile on her face froze and she was silent for a long time before she replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang is still obsessed with the world map.

Zhu Biao began to study "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

And a silent disaster happened just like that.

Yang Xian discovered that the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes had depreciated, and the depreciation was severe. They had depreciated to one-third of their original value, or even lower.

There are already signs of collapse, which is much earlier than the original time and space.

During the previous reform of civil service, the expenditure on the treasury was greatly increased.

The only way Zhu Yuanzhang could think of at the time was to keep printing more Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.

At that time, Yang Xian realized that something was wrong, so he told Zhu Biao about it and said that the printing issue could not continue.

After Zhu Biao's persuasion and the improvement of the Liuli business, the gap in official salary increases was gradually filled.

Originally the printing work had been stopped.

However, in order to prepare for the Northern Expedition, a large amount of financial resources would be invested in research, development and production of arms.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang told Zhu Biao, "Don't worry about money matters. Just talk to Yang Xian and let him do it."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang's solution was to ask the treasure banker to print the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.

Now the conquest of Yunnan requires a lot of money to support.

What Zhu Yuanzhang thought of was printing treasure banknotes.

I bet Lao Zhu really regards himself as a money printing machine.

Now the quantitative change has finally caused a qualitative change.

Folks have even begun to boycott the collection of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.

Yang Xian had no choice but to write a memorial to Zhu Biao.

Fortunately, it is not too late to find out now, and it can still be saved. If it were later, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes will be abolished directly.

(End of this chapter)