Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"If a barbarian is Chinese, then he is Chinese; if a Chinese is a barbarian, then he is a barbarian."

Zhu Ming looked at Zhu Yuanzhang seriously and repeated his thoughts again.

If the eighteen tribes of the grasslands could integrate with the Han people, the Ming Dynasty in the north would no longer have to worry.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang's concerns, Zhu Ming had thought about them.

He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang seriously, and his tone became more serious: "What the two royal brothers said about opening up trade and stationing troops on the border can solve the problem temporarily. The eighteen tribes of the grassland were defeated this time, and they will not be able to fight against the Ming Dynasty for at least ten years."

At that time, the Ming Dynasty was strong and the eighteen tribes of the grassland were weak. Once the Ming Dynasty opened up trade, the eighteen tribes of the grassland had no choice.

However, for the Ming Dynasty and the Eighteen Tribes of the Grassland, there was no change from previous dynasties.

"As for the goodwill of our Ming Dynasty, I have already found the right person tomorrow."

As long as the Ming Dynasty and the Eighteen Grassland Tribes maintain basic peace, the Eighteen Grassland Tribes, who are tired of chasing after water and grass fields, will see how powerful the Ming Dynasty is today, and there will definitely be people who want to come to the Ming Dynasty to live an ordinary life.

Zhu Ming has also found the right person to spread the seeds of goodwill.

"Oh? Who is it?"

Upon hearing that Zhu Ming not only thought about ethnic integration but had even selected candidates, Zhu Yuanzhang began to ask more questions with some curiosity.

After being oppressed by the Yuan court, the people of the Ming Dynasty deeply hated those in the Yuan court.

Zhu Ming hasn't left the imperial city recently, so how could he meet a suitable candidate?

"That man's name is Madahan."

Zhu Ming chuckled and recounted in detail what happened when he met Madahan in the restaurant.

Madahan told Zhu Yuanzhang everything, including the continuation of the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the eighteen tribes of the grassland.

"This person sounds like a good candidate."

It was Zhu Yuanzhang who nodded with satisfaction after listening to Zhu Ming's description of Madahan.

This guy named Madahan did have some magnanimity, and it even made him feel a little murderous.

"If I could, I really want to kill him now to prevent any harm."

What is needed is a good character. If he is allowed to grow without any restrictions, he will be a powerful enemy of the Ming Dynasty when he returns to the Eighteen Tribes of the Grassland.

But this person was not an ungrateful person. From Zhu Ming's story, Zhu Yuanzhang could feel that he was aware of Zhu Ming's good intentions.

Sometimes, whether to fight or not is indeed not something that can be decided by one or two people.

As an emperor, he knows this all too well.

Before that, how to eliminate the hatred between the two ethnic groups is also a difficult problem.

"Please, Grandpa Emperor, let this man go."

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Ming became a little panicked. He quickly bowed to him and began to plead for Madahan.

As long as Zhu Yuanzhang wanted, the Jinyiwei would be able to track down Madahan's whereabouts.

By then, Madahan would be dead.

But Madhahan cannot die.

"If Madahan dies, there will be no room for reconciliation between the Ming Dynasty and the Eighteen Grassland Tribes."

Zhu Ming answered quite seriously, wanting to make Zhu Yuanzhang understand the importance of this Madahan.

When he returns to the Eighteen Tribes of the Grassland, he will surely become a force that cannot be underestimated among the Eighteen Tribes of the Grassland.

And this force can serve as a bridge of communication between the Ming Dynasty and the Eighteen Tribes of the grassland.

"We are betting with you."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, thinking that because of his soft heart, he had let the Ming Dynasty's enemy go.

If what Zhu Ming said failed, the price to be paid would be more than just mobilizing a few Jinyiwei.

"I'll know tomorrow."

Zhu Ming also nodded heavily. He certainly knew the consequences of doing so.

But he was willing to take the gamble, betting that Madahan could bring his goodwill back to the Eighteen Tribes of the grassland.

"My great Ming has many soldiers and generals. Even if Madahan is the reincarnation of Genghis Khan, he is no match for me."

Besides, if Madahan was filled with hatred and brought his troops here, the Ming Dynasty might not be afraid of them.

Looking at Zhu Ming's confident answer, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded affirmatively.

The Ming Dynasty under his command is naturally not afraid of that Madahan.

Zhu Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

This Madahan was finally saved.

The two ethnic groups still have a long way to go on the road to peace.

And this Madahan was the first step he thought of.

But Zhu Ming didn't have time to relax for long, as Zhu Yuanzhang became serious again.

"Ming'er, your method is certainly feasible. But..."

It was only after Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down that he suddenly noticed the main problem behind Zhu Ming's strategies.

"The eighteen tribes of the grassland have nearly a million people. If they truly surrender, the Ming Dynasty will not have so much food to feed them."

The Eighteen Tribes of the Grassland were in a very harsh environment in Mobei. If they were hit by a disaster, they wouldn't even be able to raise cattle and sheep, let alone feed themselves.

It was only after Zhu Yuanzhang proposed surveying the land and distributing wealth among the people that the people of the Ming Dynasty began to become wealthy.

However, the grain in the Ming Dynasty's treasury was not enough to feed the nearly one million people in the 18 tribes of the Yuan Dynasty.

"I've thought about this before, too."

After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Zhu Ming just nodded calmly.

He had thought about this problem a long time ago.

Although the current Ming Dynasty could not afford to support the eighteen tribes from the grasslands who suddenly surrendered to it, it was not really helpless.

These nearly one million people are sufficient labor force.

"Since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world has been in turmoil and the people have suffered, resulting in a large amount of wasteland in our Ming Dynasty that has not been cultivated."

"All the people from the eighteen tribes of the grassland can bring their tribes to surrender and I can order them to reclaim the wasteland and cultivate it."

In this way, not only can those who surrender be able to support themselves, but the Ming Dynasty can also collect more taxes.

The 18 grassland tribes with reduced populations will also have more water and grassland in the northern desert to feed their cattle, sheep and horses.

And these cattle, sheep and horses can make the Ming army even stronger.

Moreover, there are still large tracts of fertile land in the south of the Ming Dynasty that have not been taken.

With the eighteen tribes from the grasslands surrendering, the Ming Dynasty had more soldiers.

As the saying goes, if there are too many soldiers, there will be more provinces, and if there are too many provinces, the army will be expanded

With the Ming Dynasty's millions of troops, are you still worried about having no place to farm?

After hearing Zhu Ming's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang was finally truly satisfied.

He nodded, turned around and looked at Yun Qi with a boastful look: "Our Ming'er can see far ahead."

Zhu Ming's plan undoubtedly took into account the future of the Ming Dynasty and the Eighteen Tribes of the Grassland.

Although betting on Madahan is a bit of a gamble, the risks and rewards make people willing to follow him and place the bet.

As long as the bet is successful, it will resolve the thousands of years of mutual slaughter between the Han people and the 18 tribes of the grassland. This alone is enough to go down in history.

"Grandpa Emperor said that this is not something that can be accomplished overnight. It is a national policy that the second and even the tenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty must adhere to."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang agreed with his statement, Zhu Ming was not too happy. Instead, he seriously reminded Zhu Yuanzhang.