Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 134 Strategic Planning, Changes in the Grassland
"If there is really no tax, and people are paid for farming, even if the land can no longer be bought and sold, I'm afraid the people will clap their hands in agreement." Yao Guangxiao thought to himself.

You don’t need to pay for farming anymore, and you even have to pay for it. Is this what the ancient sages did?
But wherever there are people who are happy, there are also people who are sad.

For the people who farm the land, they no longer have to pay taxes and can even earn money from farming, so they are naturally happy.

For officials, their salaries have increased and they no longer have to risk being beheaded to make money, so they are naturally happy.

However, for those businessmen who have run a big business, they may not be very happy.

According to Zhu Yunhuan's idea, they will pay more taxes in the future.

Originally, they didn't need to pay this money.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid those merchants won't agree." Yao Guangxiao hesitated.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled broadly and said, "They will agree. I will use the money they pay to increase the salaries of officials in the future. Besides, why are their businesses so successful? Isn't it because the Ming Dynasty has created a good business environment for them? When you drink water, remember the people who dug the well. I'm not going to wipe them out now. I just want them to pay some money. If they are not willing to do that, then there is no need for them to exist."

At the end of his words, Zhu Yunhuan's face turned cold.

There is no concept of capital in the Ming Dynasty at that time, but the big businessmen's style of doing things is to engage in capital.

Rich as a country?

You are a businessman who is rich enough to rival a country. Is the next step to change the dynasty?

Businessmen, especially those who are doing big business, should have some sense of social morality.

If you want to make money in Ming Dynasty but don’t give any return to Ming society, then you’d better not do it!

A businessman who has no sense of belonging to a dynasty will become a cancer in the future no matter how big his business is.

Trade has no borders, but merchants have nationalities.

It is normal for businessmen to pursue profits, but if they do not have a sense of belonging to the dynasty, wouldn’t they directly sell out the country if the enemy gives them big enough benefits in the future?
This is not nonsense.

Historically, Shanxi merchants played an indispensable role in the rise of Qing Dynasty. For the sake of profit, there was nothing they dared not do.

The Shanxi merchants sold out their country, and what they sold was the Ming Dynasty.

On the one hand, they are making money in the Ming Dynasty, and on the other hand, they are digging up the roots of the Ming Dynasty. What is the use of such businessmen?

"This..." Yao Guangxiao looked strange and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

The current situation is very interesting. The emperor, officials, common people, and even small businessmen are all targeting the wealthy and powerful.

When one thing falls, all things come into being.

Harming one wealthy businessman will nourish the entire Ming Dynasty.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm doing this for the good of those wealthy businessmen. It may seem like they've lost some small profits right now, but they can buy peace. Moreover, if the Ming Dynasty develops well in the future, they can also get more benefits." Zhu Yunheng said.

What does a businessman need so much money for?
There are no eggs under the covering nest.

Only if the Ming Dynasty develops better can these merchants get greater returns.

Yao Guangxiao said, "Your Majesty, although that is true, I'm afraid those merchants won't agree easily."

The principle is simple, but getting the wealthy and powerful to pay out money is not an easy task.

Zhu Yunhuan's face remained calm as he said, "I have said all that needs to be said. It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only a moment to deploy it. Those wealthy and powerful have been pampered by the Ming for so long, and they are all filthy rich. If they refuse to behave respectably, then I will have no choice but to help them behave respectably."

Next, the Ming Dynasty must develop commerce. Without commerce, there will be no economy. Without economy, there will be no money. Without money, there will be no way to better build the Ming Dynasty. This is a cycle.

Whoever blocks the development of the Ming Dynasty must be prepared to be destroyed by the Ming Dynasty.

Yao Guangxiao lowered his head and remained silent.

If we think carefully about Zhu Yunhuan's thinking, we have to say that although the means were a bit cruel, if they were successfully implemented, the Ming Dynasty would really enter a period of rapid development immediately.

The people have money to earn from farming, so they are more energetic in wielding their hoes.

Officials worked harder after their salaries were increased.

Those who want to do business can also give it a try.

The court's strategic goals were achieved, and the Ming Dynasty began to enter a stage of rapid development.

It seems that everyone is winning except the rich and powerful who are injured.

Yao Guangxiao pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have a way to make the wealthy and powerful willingly donate money."

Zhu Yunhuan stared at Yao Guangxiao and said, "Do you want to start a war?"

Yao Guangxiao was startled when he heard this, but then he felt relieved and nodded, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty were to go to war, those wealthy and powerful merchants would also be able to gain considerable benefits by following the court. This way, perhaps their resistance would not be so strong."

"It's a good idea, but the premise is that the Ming Dynasty must win its foreign wars. If it loses, things won't work." Zhu Yunheng said.

He understood Yao Guangxiao's intention and connected the Ming Dynasty's external wars with merchants.

After all, the army is only good at destruction. After they conquer the territory, they have no idea how to turn it into money.

In comparison, merchants are better at this.

In fact, Yao Guangxiao was not the first person to come up with this idea. The early Silk Road can basically be seen as this form of cooperation.

"Yes!" Yao Guangxiao nodded.

If they cannot win on the battlefield, no matter how talented the merchants are, they will be helpless as they are like a cook without rice.

"What if the Ming Dynasty loses the battle?" Zhu Yunhuan said.

"Lost?" Yao Guangxiao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "With the current combat capability of the Ming Dynasty, the possibility of losing is very low."

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Yao Guangxiao and said softly, "Mr. Yao, do you know why I am taking action against the wealthy and powerful?"

What Yao Guangxiao said was right, but the situation was not calculated that way.

It is certain that the wealthy and powerful will participate in the battlefield, but there is a relationship of priority. If the wealthy and powerful are the main force, the future military forces of the Ming Dynasty will be hindered.

That was not the result Zhu Yunhuan wanted.

For Zhu Yunhuan, the gentry and wealthy businessmen should be part of the entire Ming Dynasty, rather than letting the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses become thugs in the hands of the gentry and wealthy businessmen.

Although both of them had soldiers paving the way and wealthy people providing assistance, the meanings behind them were completely different.

"Your Majesty, aren't you doing this for money?" Yao Guangxiao asked.

"This is just one aspect." Zhu Yunxun said.

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Yunhuan with confusion.

Zhu Yunhuan didn't explain too much and said, "Mr. Yao, you might consider the Silk Road during the Han Dynasty for this matter."

"Silk Road?" Yao Guangxiao was startled, then nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Okay, it's getting late. I talked a lot with Mr. Yao tonight. I believe Mr. Yao can understand some of my thoughts, right?" Zhu Yunhuan looked at Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao nodded.

"Then let's go back!" Zhu Yunhuan stood up and stretched lazily.

"I resign!"

Yao Guangxiao stood up, bowed, and turned to leave.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Yao Guangxiao's back, shook his head gently, and withdrew his gaze, muttering to himself: "There is still a long way to go."

Then, his brows furrowed, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

"Maybe a war is about to start!"

In any dynasty, the fastest way for an emperor to increase his prestige is to demonstrate his military prowess.

The current situation of the Ming Dynasty, just as Yao Guangxiao said, is that the military strength is very high.

Even though the Ming army is being beaten by the Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, in fact, when the Ming army is deployed, they are all powerful and brave soldiers who can dominate the battlefield.

Internal reforms are bound to be full of various obstacles.

If he wanted things to speed up, he, as the emperor, needed to have enough prestige to suppress everything.

The situation he faces now is similar to that of the King of Qin conquering the world.

If the First Emperor had not died, who would dare to move?

By the same token, if he can sweep away everything, then even if some people are unwilling, they will have to endure it!

"call"

After a long time, Zhu Yunheng took a deep breath, shook his head, turned and walked towards the depths of the palace.

It's late at night, time to rest.

Tomorrow is his wedding day!

"Hey, we were supposed to enjoy it, why are you suddenly worried?"

"Find a time to call Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, Hu Yi, Yang Shiqi and others over. If you receive a salary from the court, you have to do something!" Zhu Yunheng shook his head and walked to the bed and lay down.

Peking!

Zhu Gaosui returned to Peking with his troops.

"Third brother, why are you back? Where is father?" Zhu Gaochi was a little confused when he saw Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui shook his head, a wry smile on his face, and said, "My father has gone to Yingtian Prefecture and has now taken refuge with Hun Ge'er."

"Huh?" Zhu Gaochi was a little confused: "What's going on? Why did he surrender all of a sudden?"

He was a little at a loss. He was still diligently guarding the city of Beiping, but the battlefield in front of him surrendered directly. What the hell!
"I'm not very clear about the specific situation. It's related to the uncles. They surrendered to Hu Ge'er." Zhu Gaosui said.

Then, he looked at Zhu Gaoxu again, his face full of emotion, and said: "Brother, who can believe it? In just a little over a month, Brother Hu has already achieved such a situation."

There was a strong curiosity about Zhu Yunhuan in his eyes.

In his opinion, Zhu Yunhuan's current situation is a miracle.

Recalling that a month ago, Zhu Yunhuan raised an army from Fengyang. At that time, the imperial court sent 500,000 troops to wipe out Zhu Yunhuan.

At that time, no one thought that Zhu Yunhuan could hold on.

As a result, Zhu Yunhuan not only held on, but also repeatedly refreshed everyone's shock threshold.

From Fengyang to Chuzhou, from Jiangning to Yingtianfu.

He pushed forward all the way and directly entered Yingtian Prefecture, where he ascended the throne and became the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Not only that, the disturbances caused by the princes were also forced to surrender.

"This..." Zhu Gaochi was silent.

The princes had all surrendered, so his father naturally had no way to continue resisting.

"Things are really unpredictable." Zhu Gaoxu showed a wry smile on his face.

"Young Master, news from the prince!" A guard ran over with a letter in his hand.

Zhu Gaochi took the letter, opened it and read the contents.

After a moment, his expression was a little complicated: "Alas"

"Brother, why are you sighing? I heard that Hun Ge'er made a very good choice for the vassal kings. They can go to places outside the Ming Dynasty to expand their territory. As long as we can conquer them, the court will confer titles on us."

"This means that our father can continue to be a vassal king in the future, but the place where we live in the future will not be Peking. However, as long as our family is together, it doesn't matter where we live."

Zhu Gaosui spoke with a smile on his face.

Zhu Gaochi looked up at Zhu Gaosui with a bitter expression and said, "Third brother, I'm afraid we won't be able to go anywhere in the future. We have to stay in Yingtian Prefecture!"

"Ah?" Zhu Gaosui was startled, his brows furrowed, and he asked, "Could it be that Zhu Yunhuan has changed his mind?"

The next second, his expression changed: "Oh no, Dad is in danger!"

Zhu Gaochi saw that Zhu Gaosui had misunderstood, so he waved his hand and said, "Huan Ge'er has not changed his mind, but our old man does not plan to go out and build a base. He plans to follow Huan Ge'er."

"What?" Zhu Gaoxu was a little confused, his face full of disbelief: "Old man, go hang out with Hun Ge'er? Is he crazy?"

Zhu Gaochi shook his head and handed the letter in his hand to Zhu Gaosui.

He carefully checked the contents of the letter and confirmed that it was undoubtedly Zhu Di's handwriting.

"Dad, what are you thinking?" Zhu Gaochi's heart was also filled with deep doubts.

After a while.

Zhu Gaosui finished reading the contents of the letter with an extremely complicated expression. He looked up at Zhu Gaochi and said, "Brother, do you think that Hu Ge'er forced our old man to write this letter?"

He also compared the handwriting and confirmed that it was Zhu Di's handwriting.

The handwriting is correct, so there is only one possibility left: Zhu Yunhuan forced Zhu Di to write it.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said bitterly, "Third Brother, you know what the old man's temper is like. If he disagrees with something, even if you kill him, he will never give in."

Zhu Gaosui remained silent.

After a long moment, he said with a wry smile on his face, "But, why, old man?"

Zhu Gaochi was silent. He couldn't figure out the problem.

Zhu Gaosui shook his head and said, "What kind of magic power does Hunge'er have? My second brother went to Fengyang and surrendered directly. My father went to Yingtian Prefecture and surrendered directly as well."

Zhu Gaochi was stunned and a little surprised when he heard this.

He had never noticed this before, but after Zhu Gaosui said this, it seemed to be true!

"How about this, why don't you also go to Yingtian Prefecture to see what the situation is?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Gaosui and said.

His health was not very good and he could not travel quickly. If he set out for Yingtian Prefecture, it would take at least half a month.

Such a long time is obviously too slow.

Zhu Gaosui thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, I will set off for Yingtian Prefecture later. I want to see what kind of magic power Hun Ge'er has!"

Mobei!

After the Northern Yuan Dynasty retreated to the grassland, the Ming Dynasty did not let them go and continued to exert high pressure on them.

When any dynasty reaches its end, not to mention external enemies, there will definitely be many internal conflicts.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty was no exception.

In fact, because the Northern Yuan Dynasty was a grassland dynasty, they were more inclined towards violence, so their internal contradictions were expressed more directly than those of the Central Plains dynasty.

Faced with the high pressure from the Ming Dynasty, the Northern Yuan Dynasty inevitably split.

A part remained in place, led by the Golden Family, namely the Mongolian headquarters: Tatar, also known as Eastern Mongolia.

A part began to migrate westward, led by the various tribes of Wala, namely Wala, also known as Western Mongolia.

Although they were divided, the Tatars relied on their status as the main Mongolian tribe and the title of descendants of the Golden Family to often order the Oirat tribes around, which led to the Oirat tribes being very disgusted with the Tatars.

In history, there was even a scene where the Oirat helped the Ming Dynasty fight against the Tatars.

Tatar headquarters.

Bayan Shili and Aluta got together.

Not long ago, Arutai killed Guilichi and supported Bayanchur as the Khan of Tatar.

Although it has split.

But the Tatars never admitted it. They always regarded themselves as Mongols, and their leader also called himself the Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, not the Tatar Khan.

"Khan, there is internal unrest in the Ming Dynasty now. Perhaps we can go south to plunder." Aluta's eyes flashed.

After supporting Ben Ya Shi Li to ascend to the throne, he had been thinking about how to enhance Ben Ya Shi Li's prestige. Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty would give him an opportunity.

According to the news he received, the Ming Dynasty is now in a mess.

The emperor's grandson rebelled, and the princes rose up in arms to quell the rebellion.

The dog's brain is about to be beaten out.

After hearing the news, Aluta was extremely excited. After confirming the authenticity of the news again and again, he immediately ran to find Ben Ya Shi Li.

The Ming Dynasty has given us an opportunity. How can we not seize this godsend opportunity?
"Is this news reliable?" Ben Yashiri hesitated.

He was somewhat afraid of the Ming Dynasty and did not dare to provoke it easily.

"Of course it is reliable, Khan. This is the opportunity given to us by Changshengtian. We must not miss it. Perhaps this is the opportunity for us to go south again." Aluta encouraged.

Only after returning to the grassland did I realize how wonderful the Central Plains is.

Over the years, he has been thinking about going back south all the time.

It was precisely because he wanted to go south that he resolutely betrayed Guilichi. Guilichi didn't want to go south at all and even wanted to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

Ben Ya Shi Li hesitated for a moment and said, "How about we talk to Chief Mahamu and decide if we can all send troops together?"

Alutai frowned when he heard this and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to contact Mahamu later."

He didn't want the Oirat to get involved. In his opinion, the current Ming Dynasty was a piece of fat cake.

How can eating a cake with two people be as enjoyable as eating it alone?
However, since Ben Ya Shi Li said so, he would inform that old dog Mahamu.

In addition, in addition to not wanting to have a conflict with Bayanchur, he also wanted to take the opportunity to ease the relationship with the various Wala tribes.

If they really want to move south in the future, the strength of the Tatars alone will definitely not be enough, and they will need to unite with the various Wala tribes.

(End of this chapter)