Now Zhu Yuanzhang feels more comfortable than ever before. Since he has calmed down, he will just leave any difficult problems to his grandson anyway.
For general government affairs, just let the six ministries and the bachelors come up with a charter, and then show it to the grandson for review.
If there is any problem, Dasun will naturally come over and tell you.
I used to be busy every day, but now I am slowly relaxing.
This gives Zhu Yuanzhang a lot more space to rest on weekdays.
Now that his great-grandson is coming out, Zhu Yuanzhang is extremely happy and can't help but exercise a few more times every night.
Just yesterday, Liu He, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, reported that Zhang Xuanmiao, the beauty in the harem, was happy.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel like he had returned to his youth.
On Zhu Ying's side, after hearing the old man's question, he thought about it for a while and replied: "My grandson means to make Zhu Gaochi the crown prince, and let him go to the Japanese country on behalf of his fourth uncle to manage Yancheng."
"My fourth uncle doesn't care about governing the vassal territory. My grandson heard about it when he was in Peiping. My fourth uncle's mind is always on fighting."
"Now that I've gone to the border again, I definitely can't think of the Yancheng side."
"Gao Chi has been familiar with Confucian classics since he was a child and is also very familiar with internal affairs. In this regard, Sun'er feels that going to the Japanese country to educate is the best candidate."
"Currently, the Japanese country has experienced the chaos of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and later it has experienced the Ming Dynasty's conquest. Now the people of the Japanese country feel at ease. Coupled with some conflicts between the Japanese king and the shogunate, there will generally be no peace for a long time in the future.
The outbreak of war."
"I think this stage is the best time to recuperate and educate the Japanese people."
"My fourth uncle is highly skilled in martial arts and loves war. Now is the time to train and deploy troops on the grassland, so he should make full use of his talents."
"Let's talk about the fourth uncle who is obsessed with the war, and he doesn't have many other thoughts on weekdays."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Okay, just do as Da Sun said."
When Zhu Ying heard such a crisp reply, she couldn't help but ask: "Grandpa, don't you say a few words?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Dasun has already thought about the matter so thoroughly, so what should we mention?"
"Now, according to Da Sun's wishes, although our Ming Dynasty uses troops everywhere and fights wars every year, instead of getting bigger and poorer, our Ming Dynasty is getting bigger and richer."
"This was something that was hard to imagine for us in the past. It shows that Da Sun is now very thoughtful and in place in controlling the overall situation."
"As for matters on the grassland, just follow what Dasun said."
"On the contrary, the fourth son has two sons. I don't think they are good at studying. They have the same virtue as the fourth son. They like to go on an expedition immediately. From my point of view, we might as well follow the fourth son to the grassland."
The two people Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned were naturally Zhu Di's second and third sons.
They are Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui respectively.
Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't like these two emperors and grandsons very much. He seemed to be doing nothing all day long, and he was most unruly in his studies.
When I was in the palace academy, I was just sneaking around all day instead of doing serious things.
However, in terms of leading troops in combat, I learned a few things from Lao Si.
It is really because of this that he is quite popular with the fourth son, and he once begged for mercy and wanted to make Zhu Gaoxu his heir apparent.
If you like it, then just go to the grassland with you.
Zhu Ying nodded slightly.
Obviously, the old man still likes King Zhu Di of Yan very much.
Among the many princes, Zhu Di looks the most like the old man, and with his military exploits, it is certain that he likes him.
Even though it sounds like he is scolding Zhu Di's other two sons, in reality it is a relationship.
Speaking of which, the palms and backs of my hands are all flesh.
After all, they are our own flesh and blood, so how can we say we dislike him?
...
Early winter has passed and severe winter is coming.
The sky over the grassland was filled with heavy snow, and as far as the eye could see was a vast expanse of white.
It can be said that it is thousands of miles of ice and thousands of miles of snow.
The hillside, which was originally gentle, now looks "covered in silver and extremely enchanting."
This kind of scenery is extremely beautiful from every angle.
But for the herdsmen on the grasslands, such beautiful scenery is not something they can enjoy.
There is a stereotype here. It seems that in ordinary people's imagination, every herdsman will raise a large number of cattle and sheep. Although they cannot eat rice and vegetables, they can eat meat more casually.
This impression is wrong.
In the Ming Dynasty, life on the grasslands was much poorer than in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said to be the most bitter and cold place.
As for roasting sheep and slaughtering cows, that was a right only possessed by a very small number of Mongolian nobles.
For ordinary grassland people, their food includes everything they can eat.
Dog, wolf, fox, horse.
When forced by life, human flesh has no psychological burden on the prairie people.
Prairie Barbarian is not a curse word, but now it is a very real term.
The name "two-legged sheep" spread on the grassland.
If you eat too much human flesh, you have nothing to worry about.
Especially during wars, when many tribes spent the winter and did not have enough food, they would kill slaves to eat.
For tribes, slaves are also very important as food reserves.
Ordinary grassland people actually cannot eat more than a few meals of meat throughout the year. Their staple food is mainly milk.
Horse milk, goat milk, camel milk.
Even Genghis Khan and Temujin's family often ate grass roots and marmots when they were in trouble.
When the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty settled in the Central Plains, a large number of Mongolian nobles became rich, and the lives of ordinary Mongolians also improved.
And because of trade, rice, millet and other food crops from the Central Plains were constantly transported to the grassland, which also caused the population on the grassland to increase.
As the population increases, the grassland's dependence on the Central Plains also becomes stronger.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty embargoed the grasslands. With the issuing of such blockade policies, and the Northern Yuan Dynasty's forceful attack on Liaodong to no avail, it was like returning to the era before Genghis Khan.
Nowadays, for most grassland people, the food rations prepared for winter are simply not enough to sustain them through this winter.
....
"Xiao Ma, are you going to meet your future father-in-law with so many things?"
Big Fatty said with a smile.
On the white snow, the pony hung some bags containing food on his horse, looking at the situation and preparing to set off.
As a scouting horse, Gouzi, Big Fat, and Pony can walk on the grassland in the name of patrolling.
And because of their meritorious service, all three of them have been directly promoted to the general banner.
The general flag officer is no longer a small official. In the guard system, each general flag officer is responsible for fifty sergeants.
This only refers to sergeants. After every sergeant, military households are also within the scope of jurisdiction. This means that under a general banner, there are probably about a hundred people under the jurisdiction.
And as a detective, you have more power at the border.
Apart from anything else, at least I don't have to worry about food and drink.
Border crossings are difficult, but since Zhu Ying continued to improve the Ming Dynasty's economic system and planted high-yielding cold and drought-resistant crops on a large scale, border crossings have been greatly provided with food.
The Border Army now has a large number of high-yielding crops in the planting areas.
Today's rice is mostly mixed with sweet potatoes, which is filling and tastes pretty good.
Xiao Ma is going to Oona's tribe to deliver these grains.
"Don't worry, I'll go and come back soon. Oona's family has too little food for the winter, so we won't be able to survive it."
"I saved these all by myself and didn't touch anything in the health center."
Although it was a joke, Xiao Ma also knew what Big Fat meant.
Perhaps in the past, minor corruption and other things were left unattended at the border, but since this year, the court has been very strict in investigating the use of empty pay and military rations at the border.
Basically, once discovered, they would be stripped of their status and sent back to the mainland to serve in labor force.
The construction in various parts of the Ming Dynasty was most in need of manpower. In the past, military service was forced, but now it is not that easy to become a soldier.
Gouzi came over and said: "There is some unrest on the grassland now. It is a bit dangerous for you to go alone. It is better for Big Fat to bring some brothers to follow."
"I will certainly deal with Master Baihu's side."
Hearing this, Xiao Ma hesitated and said, "Brother Gouzi, it's only a few dozen miles away, so it shouldn't be necessary. I'll be back in the evening."
Gouzi shook his head and said, "It's no better now than before. You still don't know what's going on on the grassland?"
"Although we haven't really run out of food yet, in late winter the wind and snow are so heavy that nothing can be done. Many tribes will prepare things ahead."
"Go with a few more people, not only to protect you, but also to protect your Oona if there is any danger."
After hearing Oona, Xiao Ma thought for a while and nodded.
Big Fatty smiled and said: "That's right, Brother Gouzi has deceived us before. It's better to be on the safe side."
"Wait, I'm going to summon the brothers right away."
Soon, Xiao Ma, Big Fatty, and the thirty cavalrymen under their command set off together in the name of patrol.
The tribe where Oona belongs is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, which is where Feng Sheng once defeated Yuan Taiwei Naha.
Although it is affiliated to the Ming Dynasty, according to the standards of the embargo, even though it belongs to the Ming Dynasty in name, it is cut off from trade.
The tribe you belong to has an extremely low standard compensation quota, which does not mean that you can buy as much as you want.
A form of rationing based on population.
The main quantities are controlled by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
This is to prevent the food from being resold.
Once something like this happens, anyone can report it. If this is an unusual incident, there will be more severe punishment.
For ordinary grassland people, it is very unfriendly.
That's why the pony braved the wind and snow to deliver food.
Just as Brother Gouzi guessed, when Pony Pony and thirty cavalry came to Oona's tribe, a fight was taking place here.
It's a robbery from other tribes.
The number of people was not very large, only about twenty or thirty people, but for herdsmen like Oona who gathered no more than ten households, there was no possibility of stopping them.
When he saw it from a distance, Xiao Ma immediately led his men to rush over.
In front of the well-equipped Ming cavalry, there is naturally no suspense.
After leaving more than ten lives behind, they all fled in all directions.
"Brother Ma."
When Oona saw the mighty figure in the Ming army, she shouted with joy.
The pony also immediately got off the horse and ran towards Oona.
This is love that goes both ways.
As it got closer, the pony stopped again: "I'm covered in blood."
"It doesn't matter."
Oona said softly, and then jumped directly into Xiao Ma's arms.
Women in the prairie are always passionate.
In fact, Xiao Ma and Oona didn't know each other for too long.
Counting this time, I have only seen him four times in total.
Maybe not even ten sentences have been said.
In this era of love, there are very few long-term love affairs. Once our eyes meet, we are considered to be in love.
"You little pony, my brothers have fought for you through life and death, but you are pregnant with a soft jade, what are you going to do?" Big Fatty said with a loud laugh.
There was a bit of envy in his eyes.
I never thought that I, who talked about the girl all day long, would not be as quick as Xiao Ma, a boring gourd.
Misstep, misstep.
Xiao Ma was immediately embarrassed when he was said like this, and Oona also had a shy look on her face.
The rest is relatively simple.
After Xiao Ma said he wanted to take Oona back to the border, Oona naturally agreed.
Oona's father died in the war long ago, and then her mother followed her uncle, who was also killed earlier.
My mother is alone now, and maybe she will be followed by a man soon.
Now that there is a new way out, I naturally agree happily.
Some other herdsmen also agreed to go back after Big Fatty told them that the Ming Dynasty was now taking in the grassland survivors.
Now Xiao Ma is the chief flag officer, so for border officers and soldiers, he can naturally take his family to the guard station.
After a brief tidying up, the group headed back towards the border.
The arrival of dozens of herdsmen immediately attracted the attention of hundreds of households.
"Well, you little pony, Big Fatty, the superiors have just sent a document saying that they want to introduce herdsmen to our Ming Dynasty. You have brought dozens of people to me. I really won't let go of any credit. "
Baihu looked very happy.
The notice from the imperial court had only been issued for three days, but it was already effective.
Although there are not many people, at least they are among the first batch.
The first batch of reports will finally be able to show their faces to Shangguan.
After the matter was resolved, Oona naturally joined the Ming Dynasty's military and was considered a Ming citizen from now on.
For Oona, this is almost a change of fate.
Because according to the rules on the grassland, wives are inherited by brothers, father and son. Although this is a custom, in fact, no woman is willing to do this.
It's different in Ming Dynasty. After becoming Xiaoma's wife, she will be married for life.
The Ming Dynasty itself, as a cultural high point, was very attractive to the people on the grasslands.
Not to mention that Ming Dynasty is now willing to take in the grassland people.
After Oona and herdsmen joined in, the news quickly spread on the grassland.
Being able to eat and not starve to death is the greatest blessing for most grassland people living at the bottom.