Chapter 381: Integrating into the Ming Dynasty, starting from the New Year
Zhu Yuanzhang did nothing. If not, he would not have been forgiven by Ma Xiuying so quickly. He just let him stay outside for a day and then let him return to Kunning Palace.
As for Zhu Fan, he escaped by luck, and Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything about him, as if it didn't exist.
On the eve of the New Year's Eve, Zhu Biao hosted a banquet in honor of the ministers.
Zhu Yuanzhang was at Li Zhen's office in the imperial city, leading the prince, the concubines in the harem, and Zhu Han's family to have a meal.
In order to find the atmosphere of the New Year, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately did not go to the palace, but to Li Zhen's place. It was not a delicacy on a jade plate, but an ordinary homely meal.
Although it is not particularly fancy, it has a very family atmosphere.
As for Zhu Biao...he will have a banquet for all the ministers on behalf of Zhu Yuanzhang.
During the Chinese New Year, everyone eats together, which has become a tradition of the Ming Dynasty and can be regarded as a manifestation of the close relationship between the monarch and his ministers. Compared with previous years, the court this year was particularly lively because Zhu Yuanzhang was not here, and everyone was very happy.
Moreover, Zhu Biao hosted this New Year's Eve banquet. Doesn't this mean that Zhu Biao is one step closer to taking over Zhu Yuanzhang's position? Who can replace Zhu Biao's position by then?
Therefore, in order to leave a good impression in Zhu Biao's heart, the happy courtiers kept urging him to drink, and even came up with the trick of killing one thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred, saying, "I will do it to you as you wish." Zhu Biao was forced to drink
Having a belly full of wine makes you feel uncomfortable.
Later, Zhu Biao stopped drinking, and no one tried to persuade him to drink.
Time passed little by little, and after Zhu Biao drove away the courtiers, he rode to the family gathering place. A belly full of wine made Zhu Biao a little confused, but he still came over to pay New Year's greetings to all the elders, and also had his own.
Brothers, he also has to maintain relationships with each other.
After drinking too much wine, Zhu Yuanzhang asked someone to bring him a bowl of hangover soup. It was sour and spicy. Zhu Biao took two sips and immediately felt physically and mentally comfortable. This made Zhu Biao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's better to eat at home.
Fragrant, eating with the courtiers is torture.
Zhu Han looked at the uncomfortable Zhu Biao and said with a smile: "Biao'er, you are so stupid. If you don't want to drink, don't you know how to drink water? Can't the little eunuch beside you help?"
"this……"
Zhu Biao shook his head and said to Zhu Han: "My father said that he didn't know how to drink before, but now he has mastered it. How can I replace it with water when I face the courtiers in the future? Let's drink first, and practice the drinking first.
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"How can I practice drinking at such a young age? Don't drink until you are twenty years old."
Zhu Han didn't care about this. Zhu Biao was only fourteen. He drank too much and could easily damage his body.
Zhu Biao was the successor of the Ming Dynasty who was trained by Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang. The last thing Zhu Han wanted to see was to die young, so he directly ordered that Zhu Biao was not allowed to drink. Even if he wanted to drink, he had to wait until he was twenty years old.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no objection after hearing this. He knew that the reason why Zhu Han valued Zhu Biao was not only because Zhu Biao was Zhu Han's eldest nephew, but also because he was the heir of the Ming Dynasty. Even Zhu Yuanzhang wanted Zhu Biao.
Take care of me more, but sometimes the care is not as comprehensive as Zhu Han thought.
After dinner, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace, and Zhu Han also wanted to return to Prince Ying's Mansion. Before leaving, he asked Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, do you want to go out for fun after the New Year? Qiongzhou is developing, and Shen Wansan is already there.
I have been busy for a year and should have some results."
Zhu Yuanzhang had also heard about what was developing in Qiongzhou. After listening to Zhu Han's words, Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him fiercely: "You are still going, do you think your sister-in-law doesn't know what is developing in Qiongzhou? Going to Hongxiu to drink.
We have just passed by. If we go to Qiongzhou again, can your sister-in-law let us go?"
makes sense.
Zhu Yuanzhang is an infatuated person. Although there are many women in the harem, those women are just tools for him to pass on the family line. When Zhu Yuanzhang does anything, he will consider Ma Xiuying first. This is his love for Ma Xiuying.
"Then shall I go by myself?"
Zhu Han wanted to go out to play, but Zhu Yuanzhang refused: "No, you have to stay with us, and you have to worship your ancestors. You are not allowed to go anywhere during the Chinese New Year. We still have a lot to say to you."
Zhu Yuanzhang: We can’t go out to play, you still want to go out?
Stay in Yingtian and drink with us!
When Zhu Han heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he also knew that his plan to go out for fun had failed. With Zhu Yuanzhang's character, if he knew that Zhu Han had run out, he would definitely send someone to stop him, and maybe he would catch Zhu Han himself.
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The Chinese New Year is celebrated in the Ming Dynasty, and the New Year is also celebrated in the overseas Ming Dynasty territories.
Overseas soldiers will inevitably miss their relatives and hometown during the Chinese New Year. However, before the Chinese New Year, almost all generals in overseas territories issued an order: Those who want to stay can call their family members to come overseas and let the military handle it.
Transportation will be provided, and resettlement expenses will be paid. If you don't want to come, you can go home as long as you have been stationed overseas for five years.
This is definitely good news for soldiers coming overseas.
The overseas enclaves have large tracts of land, gold and silver all over the place, and their families are now here to pay for their settlement... How can such a good thing in the world be possible?
Many soldiers thought of it and wrote letters to their families asking them to settle overseas.
It was this move that made everyone's homesickness subside a lot. When the generals saw that their sergeants had regained their morale, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Some of the Ming Dynasty's overseas lands were relatively safe, but there were also many where wars would break out.
Or there will be wars in the future, because the Ming Dynasty will continue to expand its territory and expand, and wars will inevitably occur if they seize the territory. If they don't have a force with qualified combat effectiveness, how can they fight?
Of course, these generals very much hope that their families will come overseas. On the one hand, with their families here, the soldiers will have less worries and work harder when fighting. After all, their families are behind them.
Fighting to protect your family and get more wealth for your family will make the soldiers more motivated; on the other hand, Ming Dynasty's plan can be implemented. There will be more and more Han people overseas, and Ming Dynasty's dominance overseas will be strengthened.
will be more stable.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So on the day of the Chinese New Year, the generals generously donated their money and made large purchases. Almost all the supplies on the Ming merchant ships were sold out, but the merchants were also early
Just prepare that when the New Year is about to come, they will basically have all the supplies they need for the New Year, especially wine, which is enough to meet the needs of the soldiers.
The local indigenous people were also very curious about what happened when they saw the Ming soldiers going crazy shopping. After asking, they found out that the Ming people were going to celebrate a festival called "Spring Festival". During this festival, there would be a lot of delicious food, and there were also
There will be new clothes to wear, and the younger generation can also get money to pay New Year greetings to their elders.
When the overseas indigenous people heard about the Ming Dynasty's New Year's Day, they thought... isn't this the same as their Christmas?
Christmas has just passed, is there another chance to celebrate the Spring Festival?
The overseas indigenous people are now poor and cannot even compare with the people of the Ming Dynasty. They can only eat some delicious food during festivals, but their food is still very different from that of the Ming Dynasty.
In this case, why don't we celebrate the festival with Daming?
After thinking of this, the indigenous people in the Ming Dynasty's overseas enclaves also began to take action. Some of their family heads even went to the Ming Dynasty military camp to ask for some guidance from the Ming Dynasty in cooking. They were sincere.
The generals of the Ming Dynasty were not stupid. They had long been thinking of ways to assimilate the local indigenous people as quickly as possible. However, due to the language barrier, the assimilation process had little effect. But now it was just a delicious meal, and the effect of assimilation was immediately reflected, which made the generals feel unintentional.
The feeling of planting willows and willows.
What else is there to say? Wouldn't it be beautiful to get it together immediately and have everyone singing and dancing?
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Yinzhou, night falls.
In an open field, illuminated by seventy or eighty fires, the scene looks like daytime.
Hu Dahai, Mu Ying, Ping'an, Kong Mingde, Zhou Deming and others stood in the distance and looked at the people singing and dancing around the fire. They included soldiers from the Ming Dynasty and local people. Now they are as close as one family.
Eating barbecue, drinking wine, singing and dancing around the fire...
Kong Mingde proposed to allow the indigenous people of Yinzhou to celebrate the Spring Festival that belongs to the Han people. At first, Hu Dahai didn't believe it. He felt that the two parties who did not understand the language should first let them learn the Han language, and then it would be easier to manage.
, As for the local aborigines...who do they think they are, do they deserve to live the same New Year as the Han people?
Hu Dahai immediately rejected Kong Mingde's request, but Kong Mingde was not discouraged. Instead, he advised Hu Dahai again. Hu Dahai was tortured by Kong Mingde and had no choice but to agree, but he did not agree to everything. He just told Kong Ming
De first found a small group of people to conduct an experiment. If it was really conducive to the Chineseization of the indigenous people, he would go further. If it had no effect, Kong Mingde was not allowed to make any suggestions in the future and just work honestly.
Kong Mingde was full of confidence. The final effect was presented in front of Hu Dahai, which made Hu Dahai sigh: "They say that warriors will conquer the world immediately, and scholars will dismount to govern the world. If I use the old methods before, it will be useless."
He sighed and said to Mu Ying and Ping An: "The future is yours, and Yinzhou will be left to you."
Mu Ying and Ping An didn't believe a word of Hu Dahai's sigh. Hu Dahai stayed in Yinzhou and still shouldered the mission given to him by Zhu Han. If Hu Dahai couldn't complete the mission given to him by Zhu Han, would he leave Yinzhou?
impossible!
After Hu Dahai goes back, he will definitely be scolded by Zhu Han. Will he not be allowed to return to Yinzhou by then?
As for Mu Ying and Ping An... they received Zhu Yuanzhang's order, but they did not implement it seriously because there was nothing to implement. Zhu Han had his own plan for the development of Yinzhou, and Zhu Han's plan related to Yinzhou's infrastructure
Even if the construction takes ten or twenty years, it may not be completed.
Since the construction of Yinzhou will not be completed for a while, what are you worried about? What Mu Ying and Ping An have been thinking about all day long is fighting. The more territory Yinzhou is conquered, the slower Hu Dahai will build Yinzhou. Isn't this right?
Have they completed the tasks assigned to them by Zhu Yuanzhang?
Mu Ying smiled and said to Hu Dahai: "Uncle Hu, it's a good thing that Kong Mingde can bring the indigenous people back. In this way, won't they have more motivation to build Yinzhou? You'd better complete the work Uncle Qiwu gave you as soon as possible.
Isn’t that the mission?”
"Where did Qiwu give me a mission? You kid, don't talk nonsense."
Hu Dahai glared at Mu Ying, and then said: "You two are the same. You hide everything from me. How can I harm you? We have been discussing fighting this and that all day long... Have you ever thought about what would happen if we continue to fight like this?
If this continues, how much difficulty will it cause to our logistical supplies? How far are we from the mainland of Ming Dynasty? It takes half a year to send supplies once. What if the logistical supplies cannot keep up? By then, not only will the morale of the military be unstable, but also our morale will be unstable.
The conquered people will also be in turmoil, and they will have to clean up the mess again."
Mu Ying laughed after hearing this: "Uncle Hu, you are thinking too much. Uncle Qiwu once said that all shortcomings will prompt us to try every means to make progress. Just like us generals, if we just blindly
If you rest on your laurels and rest on your laurels, you will lose motivation in the end. We must try every means to develop. This is beneficial to Ming Dynasty. Look at the ships transporting supplies, aren't they getting bigger each time? How much bigger each time? Now.
It’s the time of expansion and we are at war. Isn’t it reasonable for you to lead Kong Mingde in construction and development?”
"Bastard!"
Hu Dahai wanted to kick Mu Ying, but he dodged it deftly. Hu Dahai scolded: "We are the generals!"
"But how long has it been since you went to the battlefield to kill the enemy?"
Mu Ying asked Hu Dahai in return. When Hu Dahai heard this, he immediately shouted: "You don't know the heart of a good person. If we continue to go to the battlefield, how can you and Ping Bao'er make meritorious deeds? If I give you a chance, you will laugh at me? Believe it or not."
I lead the troops to fight, but you two can't drink the soup?"
"Trust me, we know Uncle Hu is doing it for our own good."
Mu Ying nodded quickly, and then said to Hu Dahai: "So, Uncle Hu, leave the matter of expanding the territory to me and Brother Ping'an. You and Kong Mingde will build Yinzhou. Let's talk about such a large land as Yinzhou.
If we can increase the production of grain, can't other construction also follow step by step? How long will it take to build Yinzhou if we always rely on local support?"
Hu Dahai naturally knows that to build Yinzhou well, we must rely on Yinzhou's local advantages. Hu Dahai was also worried about the slow development of Yinzhou before, but today the success of Kong Mingde's New Year event has made Hu Dahai see Yinzhou.
hope of accelerated development.
Sincerity is the ultimate skill.
By organizing activities, Kong Mingde quickly brought closer the relationship between the Han people and the indigenous people. How could they not be grateful to treat them as one of their own in the future?
Besides, the better Yinzhou is built, the better it will be for them. After all, no one wants to live in poverty, right?
"It seems that Kong Mingde still has some uses."
Hu Dahai touched his chin and decided that if he had a chance, he would have a chat with Kong Mingde. If he had his own ideas about the development of Yinzhou, Hu Dahai would be willing to give him some power.
If nothing else, just say that those scholars from the Ming Dynasty can be handed over to Kong Mingde for unified management. Hu Dahai only needs to supervise them and prevent them from causing chaos. This is enough.
