Chapter 1156: Stealing people is the most important thing
Seeing that Lao Zhu was still hesitant, Han Du handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, now is the time when people are panicking in the grassland. If the Ming Dynasty sits idly by and does nothing, then a large number of Mongolian people will undoubtedly choose to join forces in order to stay together for warmth and to survive.
There are two tribes, Oara and Tatar. Rather than letting the Mongolian and Yuan people increase the strength of the two tribes, we should first attract all the Mongolian and Yuan people who are willing to join us."
"Your Majesty, you must know that every time we allow one more Mongolian people to surrender, the Wala and Tatars will lose one point of strength. And our strength will become stronger, which is equivalent to doubly weakening the Wala and Tatars.
The power of Tartar."
"The key point is that its strength is insignificant. The important thing is that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will have its own people on the grassland. The grassland will never threaten the Ming Dynasty again."
Now the Ming Dynasty has begun to enjoy some preliminary prosperity. Although the people's life is not very good, as long as the next batch of sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes are harvested, the food will definitely be enough for the people.
With the gradual increase of steam engines and spinning machines, the output of cloth will definitely increase explosively. In a few years, the people of Ming Dynasty will no longer be short of clothing.
The good days of abundant food and clothing are coming. At this time, will the people still choose to go to the bitter cold land of the grassland? It is obviously impossible.
Therefore, Han Du is now eager for Lao Zhu to understand. If he wants to solve the grassland threat once and for all, he must appease the Mongolian people. In this matter, even forced relocation of the people in the pass will not work.
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"Appease the Mengyuan tribe." Lao Zhu raised his head and sighed, "I am not a grudge-bearing person. If the Mengyuan tribe sincerely surrenders, I will naturally give them a way to survive. But since ancient times, the grassland tribes have rebelled against the Central Plains.
They rebelled and surrendered, and they went back and forth endlessly. Today I am opening my net to appease them, but if they rebel again in the future, what should I do?"
As the saying goes, the people closest to you are the ones who hurt you the most.
Why has everyone hated rebellion since ancient times? One of the main reasons is that rebellion is very harmful.
If the Ming Dynasty appeased the Meng Yuan tribe, and after these Meng Yuan people recovered their strength with the help of the Ming Dynasty's resources, if they rebelled in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, the damage would be too heavy, and Lao Zhu would not be willing to bear it.
"Your Majesty, the key to whether the Meng Yuan rebels or not is not the Meng Yuan, but the Ming Dynasty." Han Du said with a meaningful smile.
Lao Zhu suddenly became energetic, stared at Han Du and asked, "What do you mean?"
Han Du quickly explained: "The Meng Yuan people are not fools. If they rebel, they will definitely die. Then they will just keep to themselves and not even dare to reveal the slightest change. So, as long as the Ming Dynasty has enough strength to make them afraid, what's the point?
Afraid? As long as the Ming Dynasty has absolute superiority in force, let alone letting the Meng Yuan people keep their peace, let them greet them with smiles, sing and dance."
"Pfft~" Zhu Biao on the side was immediately amused by Han Du's joking words.
It's not that Zhu Biao is not dignified enough, it's really hard for him to imagine how funny it would be to dance with the tall body of a Mongolian Yuan man.
Lao Zhu was also amused by Han Du's words, and nodded in agreement: "If the Ming army can use revolvers and thunder blunderbuss, coupled with cannons, it will be strong enough to overwhelm the Meng Yuan tribe."
Later, Lao Zhu's face slowly darkened, "But you said that the Oara and Tatar tribes have begun to grow. I'm afraid it will not be easy to recruit these two tribes."
Han Du pondered for a while, then raised his head and said with a cold voice: "Those who are willing to submit will be welcomed by the Ming Dynasty. Those who are unwilling to submit will be killed!"
The air in the hall seemed to be completely frozen by an invisible breath, and even the flickering candlelight dimmed in an instant.
On the contrary, Lao Zhu enjoyed the cold atmosphere now. He looked at Han Du and nodded with satisfaction, "This makes sense. I, the Ming Dynasty, am not begging them to surrender, but those who obey will prosper and those who rebel will perish!"
"Come here and draw up the decree!"
It was hard for Han Du to convince Lao Zhu. As soon as he left the palace, the sweat on his forehead seemed to have found an outlet instantly after being oppressed. In just a few breaths, it was densely covered on his forehead. It formed a continuous sheet and smooth.
It flowed down the cheeks.
Han Du directly wiped it with his sleeve robe, turned on his horse regardless of the sweat that continued to break out, and headed home like an arrow.
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I haven’t seen Anqing for several months and I miss him very much.
The whole night is turned upside down, don't tell anyone
Satisfied, Han Du went to sleep until the next morning before he got up. Suddenly, he felt that his nose was itchy and unbearable. "Ah Sneeze" couldn't help but sneeze, which immediately woke Han Du up.
When Han Du woke up, he saw An Qing sitting on the edge of the bed looking at him, playing with a strand of hair in his hand. Han Du didn't need to guess who was the initiator of waking him up.
Frowning, he sighed helplessly: "What are you doing? I've been running back and forth for several months, and you can't let me have a good rest?"
An Qing didn't care about Han Du's complaints and continued to play with her hair, staring closely into Han Du's eyes and asked: "Husband, do you think she is beautiful?"
Han Du: ""
Is this a sub-question or a proposition? For a moment, Han Du felt alarm bells ringing in his heart.
"Huh? Husband, what's going on?" An Qing's tone was a bit disgusting when he saw that Han Du didn't answer immediately.
Han Du secretly took a breath and said as if everything was normal: "Why do you ask that? Of course you are beautiful. I think that if you are not beautiful enough, even if you are a princess, I will not marry you."
After saying that, Han Du couldn't help but wonder: He already had two children, and he still asked her if she was beautiful? Either there was something wrong with her brain, or she was stimulated by something.
Looking at Anqing's clear-eyed appearance, it doesn't look like there is something wrong with her brain. That is, what stimulation did she receive while she was away?
But she is a princess, who dares to provoke her?
"Yes, yes, I know your husband is very capable." An Qing was obviously very satisfied with Han Du's answer.
Just when Han Du thought that the matter was over, An Qing asked again abruptly: "Husband, in your opinion, who is more beautiful, me or Yao Yue?"
The alarm bell in Han Du's mind suddenly sounded a warning sound, as if a gong and a drum were beating in Han Du's ears. There was no doubt that this was a proposition.
"Yao Yue?" Han Du's face remained as usual, his brows furrowed, and he acted as if he had forgotten this person a long time ago and would not have thought of him if An Qing hadn't mentioned him.
"Are you worthy of her sister? When did you have such a good relationship?"
With the help of others, Han Du quietly transferred Yao Yue's problem to An Qing himself.
Sure enough, An Qing immediately fell into the trap. When he heard Han Du mention her relationship with Yao Yue, he immediately said with excitement: "Of course, you don't know that sister Yao Yue bought a five-bedroom house in the east of the inner city.
My wife lives by herself, and it’s boring to see her living alone. Ahem, so I often run to see her.”
Inner city, east side, big house with five entrances
Han Du just wanted to say, he is so damn rich.
Han Du heard that Sun Xian only bought a three-bedroom house in the outer city, and spent all his first bounty and his savings, a total of more than three thousand dollars.
This is only the price of houses in the outer city. Houses in the inner city are already ridiculously expensive, and the Forbidden City is located to the east. Ordinary civil servants cannot afford to live here. Only the nobles who were given houses by Lao Zhu can live here.
here.
Of course, no matter where, there are ordinary people living there, and this place is obviously no exception.
However, since the Forbidden City occupies a large area and the noble residences occupy a large area, there must be very little space left for ordinary people.
Let alone the price of a house in a place like this, you may not be able to buy it even with money.
"She is an ordinary citizen. No matter how rich she is, she can't buy a house here, right? Are you obstructing her?" Han Du looked at An Qing's eyes suspiciously, and when he saw her beautiful eyes turning around, he suddenly knew something.
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"What do you mean I'm causing trouble? I saw that sister Yaoyue had no place in the capital, and someone happened to want to sell the house, so I just told her the news.
Well." When An Qing said the first sentence, she raised her neck and felt confident. But the more she spoke, the softer her voice became. Apparently she lacked confidence.
Han Du didn't believe what An Qing said that someone happened to be selling the house. How could there be so many coincidences in this world? But did An Qing take the initiative to help Yao Yue, or did Yao Yue buy it under the banner of An Qing? Anyway, as long as there was no force to buy it,
Selling, Han Du wouldn't care about such a trivial matter.
An Qing felt happy when he saw that Han Du's expression was as usual, neither happy nor angry, "Okay, I just want Sister Yaoyue to live closer so that I can talk to her when I'm bored."
Seeing that Han Du couldn't sleep, he simply started dressing himself, "I don't blame you, it's just a house. Besides, as long as you feel good about it. Even if there are any troubles and troubles, I will give it to you."
Carry it."
An Qing narrowed her eyes and smiled, not dissatisfied with Han Du at all. Suddenly she came back to her senses and realized something was wrong. What was she going to ask Han Du just now?
"By the way, husband, don't think about interrupting me. Husband, honestly speaking, who is more beautiful, my wife or sister Yaoyue?"
Han Du had already put on his brocade robe and was looking in the mirror, testing the tightness of his belt with his hands, and replied nonchalantly: "You are all sisters, why don't you just ask her? Why are you asking me?"
"No, I have to ask you." An Qing stepped forward and took Han Du's arm, saying reluctantly.
Han Du stretched out his hand to signal An Qing to calm down and sit down first.
When he got a cup of tea, he handed it to An Qing and said: "The beauty and ugliness of a person are nothing more than related to two factors."
"Which two?" An Qing looked at Han Du nervously while holding the tea cup, not even drinking the tea.
Sure enough, women are women, and when it comes to whether they are beautiful or not, it is definitely the most important thing in the world.
While Han Du was drinking tea, he looked up at An Qing who was looking nervous. After swallowing the tea, he said, "One is appearance, the other is temperament."
"Needless to say about appearance, people often talk about facial features, whether they are beautiful or not, and so on."
"In terms of appearance, who is more beautiful, this girl or sister Yaoyue?" An Qing quickly followed up and asked.
Seeing that An Qing was chasing after her, Han Du knew that he couldn't escape without answering her directly. He said with a normal expression: "In terms of appearance, you and Yao Yue are about the same. But whether one person is beautiful or not,
Appearance is not the key, the key is temperament.”
After hearing Han Du say that she and Yao Yue were as good as each other, An Qing felt a little disappointed. But after hearing Han Du say that 'appearance is not the key, the key is temperament', he quickly asked: "What about temperament? People
Who is more beautiful, sister Yaoyue?"
Han Du smiled and said, "Although Yao Yue was also born in a family of officials, she suffered from family changes since she was a child and was reduced to Jiaofangsi. She lived in the Qi and raised the body. In a place like Jiaofangsi, she was able to raise
What kind of temperament?”
An Qing nodded with a somewhat depressed expression, feeling somewhat sympathetic to Yao Yue's experience.
"But you are different. You are a noble princess of the Ming Dynasty. You have lived in the Forbidden City since you were a child. You have a great Confucian to teach you how to read and calligraphy, and a female official to teach you etiquette and temperament. How can these be compared to Yao Yue?"
Han Du didn't say anything. You are obviously a princess, but you have to compete with Yao Yue on your appearance. Isn't this a sign of lack of confidence?
Although Han Du didn't know how An Qing lost her confidence as the Ming Princess, but through some words, An Qing immediately regained her confidence.
An Qing smiled with bright eyes, and the confidence and momentum of a Ming princess radiated from her.
Han Du took a sip from the tea cup and looked at An Qing with satisfaction.
An Qing came back confidently and clearly understood Han Du's tricks. He smiled and complained, "Husband, you are really cunning. People asked you who is more beautiful, sister Yaoyue or me, but you sidestepped me."
"Didn't I tell you that you are about the same in appearance, but in terms of temperament, she and you are completely different. You are more beautiful," Han Du said seriously.
Han Du lowered his head and thought to himself: If you hadn't asked such a question, why would you have racked your brains to come up with such a solution?
An Qing clearly knew that this was
Han Du's evil idea, but she couldn't get angry, and said with a smile like a flower: "In the past, the emperor often said that my husband was resourceful, but today I have seen it."
After that, Shi Shiran stood up and walked towards the door without paying attention to Han Du.
Seeing this, Han Du quickly asked curiously: "Where are you going? I've just come back, and you're not even ready to accompany me?"
An Qing turned around and looked at Han Du with a smile: "I made an appointment with sister Yaoyue the day before yesterday. I want to see her today. Who knows you will come back yesterday? Why don't we go together?"
OK. Looking at An Qing's teasing eyes, Han Du quickly suppressed this idea.
He said lazily: "Why should I go to talk to your daughter's house? It's been a long time since I've seen Tang Ding. I'm going to go to Duke Xin's mansion soon."
Hearing this, An Qing smiled, waved his hand, turned around and left.
Han Du also followed his own instructions and went to Duke Xin's Mansion to talk to Tang He and Tang Ding before returning.
Last night, shortly after Han Du left the Forbidden City, several fast horses came out of the palace with an imperial edict and headed straight for the north for 800 miles.
Lao Zhu issued an order to open 13 mutual markets in one go, including Taiyuan, Datong, Beiping, Zhenfanwei, Ningxiawei, Dongshengwei, Kaipingwei, Daningdusi, andongwei. "In addition, the tribes on the grassland were recruited and stipulated
In Monan, except for places where food can be grown, grazing is not allowed. The idle plains and mountain fields of Monan are "allowed to be grazing, woodworking and gathering." In other words, except for areas that have been cultivated and planted with food, other places can be used as they wish.
They were herded by the people of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty who had surrendered.
The kings who dared to say that they had their own pastures and mountains were not to be taken lightly. They also urged the kings to maintain long-term pastoral care and required military households to have their own herds."
From Lao Zhu's decree, we can see that he did not put his eggs in one basket. In addition to allowing the Mongolian people to graze, he also asked the border kings to start herding cattle and horses, and also asked the border troops to start herding cattle and horses.
Military households should have their own herds.
Lao Zhu did this to get rid of dependence on the people who surrendered to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and to ensure that even if the Mongolian Yuan people rebelled again, the Ming Dynasty would have enough war horses available.
A single stone can stir up a thousand waves, and Lao Zhu's will is like a storm sweeping across the border of Ming Dynasty and the entire Monan grassland.
"What does this mean, Your Majesty?" Feng Sheng read the imperial edict over and over again, trying to find something that could prove that the edict was false.
If this imperial edict is false, it would be easier to deal with it. If the person who preaches the edict is not followed, beheaded directly.
But after searching for a long time, he could not find any evidence that the edict was false.
This is true. Feng Sheng sighed helplessly.
Fu Youde is not as troubled as Feng Sheng. He is not as ambitious as Feng Sheng. In his opinion, he is now the Duke of the country, and his achievements in this life have reached their peak. If he continues to work hard, he will not be able to become a king.
, at most it’s just to add some food.
Rather than fighting for his life in the bitter cold here, he hoped to return to the flowery world of the capital and enjoy happiness. If the emperor hadn't ordered him to come, he really wouldn't have wanted to come here.
"Since it is the emperor's will, then what do we mean by obeying it? Why do you think so much? The emperor's move naturally has the emperor's intention. Those of us who are generals just need to do it."
Feng Sheng's face turned red in anger at Fu Youde's obedience. He waved his hand and put the imperial edict into Fu Youde's hand. He didn't want to say another word to him anymore, turned around and walked out of the handsome tent angrily.
Fu Youde didn't care what Feng Sheng would think. Not only did he now control the army under his command, but even the army of the King of Jin was under his control. Feng Sheng and he were originally controlled by the King of Jin, and now Feng Sheng naturally also
Be under his control.
Seeing that Feng Sheng is older than him, Fu Youde can give him a face. But if Feng Sheng insists on opposing him, then he will not be polite to Feng Sheng. We are all Dukes of the country, is it possible that one of them is inferior to the other?
Can't wait?
This is why even though Feng Sheng was angry, he did not dare to confront Fu Youde.
"Come here." Fu Youde shouted in a deep voice without hesitation.