Unlike Sichuan, the land of Yunnan and Guizhou has never been a place ruled by the Central Plains dynasty. Even if Zhu Biao forced all the Yunnan and Guizhou chieftain clans to move away, the local customs and customs that are different from those of the Central Plains will definitely make the government's governance extremely difficult.
It is necessary to garrison a large number of troops for a long time, and to be given a lot of autonomy. The person who holds this authority has far more power than the feudal officials in other provinces of the Ming Dynasty. Only by truly taking over life and death can Yunnan and Guizhou be included in the Ming Dynasty as quickly as possible.
scope of governance, so as to carry out actual and effective governance.
At present, the person who can be trusted by Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao and whose status is suitable is Mu Ying. But because of Zhu Biao, the Ming Dynasty regained Yunnan nearly ten years earlier than in history.
Mu Ying is only 27 or 28 years old now, which is still a bit too young. Entrusting her with such an important task is really difficult, so Zhu Biao had to try his best to find as many helpers as possible for Mu Ying.
The risk is definitely there. Zhu Biao doesn't need to think too much. People from all ethnic groups in Yunnan and Guizhou who are unwilling to obey the imperial decree will rebel every now and then. Even the people in places like Jiangnan with soft mountains and thin waters dare to gather in crowds to rebel, let alone
People in places like Yunnan and Guizhou with strong folk customs.
It is normal for rebellions to continue for twenty or thirty years. Changing customs and assimilating them will inevitably impact the original traditional culture and touch the original interest groups. It is not surprising that the people are ignorant and stirred up.
Zhu Biao's expectation for Mu Ying and others was that they could serve as generals in Kuangwei, control the frontiers and territories, store weapons for use, love the people, and appear as if they were enemies of the country.
While talking, they arrived at the side room. Chang Yuchun leaned over and teased his two grandsons, but he really didn't dare to pick them up. His hands were good at holding knives and bows, but they were not that important when holding a child.
Yang'er Liang'er was also very respectful to her grandfather and did not resist crying, which surprised Zhu Biao. After all, it is normal for children to be afraid of strangers, and these two were the only people he could see all the time.
Chang Yuchunzai looked at it carefully for a long time before straightening his back and sighing: "I never thought that we would be able to live like this and die without regrets."
Zhu Biao stood behind and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, you are serious about your words. You are galloping on the battlefield to assist the country's establishment. In the future, your children and grandchildren will have a good life under Chenghuan's knees."
Chang Yuchun wanted to express his gratitude, but when he thought about why he had to talk about such negative things on this great day, he turned around and asked Zhu Biao to sit aside. Chang Mao and Chang Sheng stepped forward to see his nephew.
"I heard His Highness talking to Chang Mao on the way here. Does His Highness prefer Mu Ying to support Yunnan?"
"Yes, you are guarding the capital, Xu Shuai is guarding the south of the Yangtze River, my cousin is guarding the northern border, Song Guogong is guarding the western border, and Wei Guogong is guarding Liaodong. The kings are young, so he is the only suitable candidate."
Zhu Biao continued: "Besides, he is young and in good health. The land of Yunnan and Guizhou is different from that of the Central Plains. The uncles and marquises may have gone away not long ago."
Chang Yuchun nodded and said: "I have no objections, but the initial decision on Yunnan and Guizhou will have to be repeated many times. They are still inexperienced and may not be able to control the people of the two provinces. It is best to choose a high-ranking official with outstanding talents to take charge. I remember Liu Bowen.
Just in Sichuan, right?”
Do you still know how bad Liu Bowen's health is? People in Huaixi still can't stand people from eastern Zhejiang, because they are afraid that Liu Bowen will die early.
Zhu Biao could only shake his head and said: "Liu Bowen has collapsed, and I have promised to let him retire and return to his hometown to live out his old age after regaining Yunnan."
Chang Yuchun sighed regretfully, Liu Bowen and Yang Xian were not good people, so it was fine that Yang Xian was dead. This old thief Liu Bowen was really a scourge for thousands of years.
From here we can also see how much pressure Lao Zhu put on the Huaixi clan by supporting the civil servants in eastern Zhejiang. You must know that the Huaixi nobles have the right time, place and people, and the more marginal members are probably more noble than Liu Bowen.
Be higher.
Such a huge disparity, but under the arrangement of Lao Zhu, the East Zhejiang Group, led by Qingtian Mr. Liu Bowen, was not only able to compete with such a powerful Huaixi Group, but even suppressed the Huaixi Group until it could not lift its head.
Everyone can see that the emperor is biased, but such a huge gap cannot be closed by being biased. When it comes to maneuvering, Liu Bowen is indeed much better than Li Shanchang, let alone those warriors.
This was the result of Liu Bowen being forced to fight by Lao Zhu. No one knew what Liu Bowen looked like when he tried his best, so Lao Zhu disliked this person very much, or was afraid of him.
It's not that he is afraid of rebellion. Liu Bowen is not worth mentioning when it comes to rebellion and fighting. Let alone Lao Zhu, just a few random princes are enough to destroy him. Being able to make plans and leading troops to fight are two different things. Such a master of power can only be
The most terrifying thing is stirring up trouble in the court.
Although Liu Bowen has been retreating, Sima Yi's example is just before him. How could Lao Zhu not guard against him? That is to say, Zhu Biao has gradually proved himself in the past few years, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would never let Liu Bowen leave under his nose.
"You have been to Beijing Camp these days. How do you feel?"
"The combat power is still there, but the military situation is not as good as before. It is not as brave as the frontier troops, but it has a good foundation and can be easily solved. It will be good to see blood in two battles."
The problem is where to find people to kill them. The Jingying camp is all elite from hundreds of battles, but even they have been corrupted by Taiping in just a few years.
Replacing border troops is easy to say, but the cost of large-scale defense changes is no joke. Hundreds of thousands of dan of grain were used up without even realizing it. How could the imperial court have so much grain to throw around?
The father-in-law and son-in-law talked for a long time until the maid came over to invite him to lunch. Today's meal was cooked by the royal chef in the palace himself. The emperor was not in the capital, and everything about the prince must be fully guaranteed.
After lunch, Zhu Biao went back to the palace. Originally, there was no need for him to send the Crown Princess off in person when she returned to Ning for her wedding. After all, it was not far away. However, in order to highlight the Crown Princess's status, Zhu Biao did not mind a little trouble.
After crossing the Waiwulong Bridge, I first visited the Ministry of Industry to show my respect for the craftsmen. I randomly selected a few fruitful craftsmen and rewarded them. I also met with the Minister of the Ministry of Industry to discuss various projects to strengthen river embankments.
, to avoid negligence causing rivers to flood and cause disasters.
Just when Zhu Biao arranged to send people to areas prone to flooding and burst embankments before the rainy season, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance came to find him. Only he would do such a thing.
"The humble minister Zhao Wenjing pays homage to His Highness, Your Highness Qianqiu."
Zhu Biao looked back helplessly and said with a smile: "Zhao Aiqing, please forgive me. I was thinking of going to the Ministry of Finance later, but you delivered it to me yourself."
Zhao Wenjing stood up without changing his expression and said: "I can't wait any longer. Your Highness issued an order yesterday for the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate 200,000 taels of money and 740,000 shi of grain to Sichuan to serve as the annual salary for Sichuan provincial officials and sergeants next year."
Regarding food, Wei Chen thinks it’s inappropriate, and the Ministry of Household Affairs can’t afford so much money and food now.”
Naturally, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry was also dissatisfied that the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue came to the door so suddenly, but who said that the Ministry of Revenue was the boss? The Ministry of Industry could not do anything without the allocation of the Ministry of Revenue, so he hurried to smooth things over.
"Bocheng, it's not like you don't know the situation in the southwest. The imperial court wants to overthrow King Liang and regain Yunnan. Although Guizhou has surrendered, the chieftains can send men to participate in the war, but it is impossible to ask them to provide money and food. They have to
Relying on the support of the imperial court and Sichuan."
"But the problem is that the Ministry of Accounts has no money now!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry whispered: "Bocheng, you must have saved up. In the past two years, regardless of whether it is the Holy Emperor or His Highness who asks for money, you have refused to give it every time. You can't just spend the money and food on your own."
Zhao Wenjing glared and said: "I don't want to give it, but when did I stop it? If you think that I embezzled money and food from the national treasury, you can impeach me in the morning and ask the Ministry of Punishment to let Dali Temple investigate!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly handed over his hand and begged for mercy. If Zhao Wenjing dared to be corrupt, he would have such a foul-mouthed temper and would risk his life every day. He would be so angry that the emperor would be speechless. The fact that he is still alive today shows that he is not corrupt at all.
Money bags are not easy to manage, especially public money bags. If you don't spend it, the government offices will not be willing to spend it. If you spend it all, you still have to answer questions. It is really not something ordinary people can do.
