eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 910 Huaiyang
From a macro perspective, there is a possibility that war may break out at any time in the northwest of the country; and on the Mongolian Plateau, Wu Gongbo is holding a meeting of the Mongolian tribes on behalf of the imperial court and continuing to march northward.

In Siberia in 1526, there were no powerful tribes or tribal alliances. There were only scattered nomadic tribes as far as Lake Baikal and further north.

Some of these tribes did not even have the concept of a nation.

The Ming Dynasty came with good intentions to recruit them, so a major war would not occur. Even if it did, they would not be their opponent.

The situation in the northeast direction is actually the same. Although there are fishing and hunting tribes between the Black Mountains and White Waters, there are also a group of Jurchen tribes such as Jianzhou, Haixi, and Yeren. They suffered a great disaster during the Chenghua period, took a breath during the Hongzhi period, and then the Zhengde Ming Dynasty began to become strong again.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty continued to expand in this direction. The farthest place it had already recovered was the Kuwu Island that had been incorporated into the territory during the Yongle period. These were all originally within the scope of the Nurgan Regional Military Commission, so it was legitimate and not difficult to restore them.

And this Kuwu Island was later called Sakhalin Island.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, the main threat was in the north. Now there are no strong enemies from west to east. It can be said that the border situation in the hinterland of the mainland is relatively stable.
Only the expedition to Japan,

This is the war that the Ming Dynasty is currently engaged in.

However, Zhu Houzhao was not worried at all because the disparity in strength in this war was particularly huge.

As for Zai Yao's claim of pacifying Luzon, that probably couldn't be considered a major war.

For a big country like Ming Dynasty, the most important thing is that the situation in the hinterland of the mainland cannot be chaotic.

Zhu Houzhao was in charge of government affairs and grasped the direction of the entire society. This was his duty as an emperor, so he was very satisfied with the re-emphasis of etiquette and tradition.

In every corner of the capital, people from the government offices started carrying rice soup and large calligraphy and paintings to post.

The area around the private school is a key area, with words like filial piety, trustworthiness, righteousness, loyalty, etc. posted everywhere.

In addition to these, the Han nationality has many other traditional virtues, such as being helpful and generous in doing good deeds. The construction of spiritual civilization is not limited to posting slogans.

In addition, there are also publicity of typical cases and commendation of typical figures.

Society is complex, and everyone has their own responsibilities.
Officials should be loyal to the people, farmers should abide by the law and pay taxes, craftsmen should love their jobs and be dedicated, merchants...

The first thing a businessman needs is integrity, and the second is responsibility.

As the old saying goes, if you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world.

You must never be unkind because you are rich.

The general public tends to be more supportive of the court's handling of some bad businessmen.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know whether the merchants in the Jiangnan region were unkind because of their wealth.

In fact, these two things are done in conjunction with each other. To guide social trends, we cannot just guide them, we also have to discipline some people to achieve the effect of correction.

this day,

Han Ziren, commander of the Imperial Guard, was ordered to go south to secretly investigate the customs of the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

In order to conceal his identity, he did not ride a horse through the two capitals, but changed his clothes and took a boat.

The imperial examination is currently being held in the capital, so not many people are heading south and most of the passenger ships are not full.

When the ship arrived in Huai'an, it stopped for a while. The dock was crowded with thousands of ships and boats.

When Han Ziren was getting off the boat, he heard someone complain, "Damn it, there are so many ships coming and going now that they are like ants leaving a nest, but this dock doesn't even cost money to expand. It takes half a day to queue up for a ship to dock, it's so frustrating."

Another person said, "Who says it's not true? I don't know where all these ships come from!"

in the crowd,
Han Ziren and his four subordinates quietly got off the boat.

His four subordinates are somewhat special. If they are Jinyiwei, they actually need to dress up and look more like scholars, mainly because he himself comes from a scholarly background.

To do the work of the Jinyiwei, he had to use people he could trust, and after getting along with them for a long time, he was able to talk to these people and even improved the literacy rate of the Jinyiwei.

Not only that, there was a woman among the four, named Song Jiuniang. She was originally the daughter of a mountain bandit, and was later subdued by Han Ziren and taken as his confidant.

She looks graceful, but she's very strong when she strikes.

Huai'an City is a big city along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Once you get off the dock and pass the city wall, you'll see a scene of bustling people and business travelers.

There are accents from all over the world, and the shops that are open are also very bustling. To some extent, it is not necessarily inferior to the capital.

Han Ziren only stayed for a short while, so he didn't walk far. He just found a restaurant near the pier and sat down.

Five people are squeezed into a square table, so just sit down.

I just ate two bites.

A man came down from upstairs and said, "May the country be peaceful and the people be prosperous."

Han Ziren replied: The mountains and rivers are safe.

Right,
Han Ziren left the table and walked to the third floor. He pretended to enter a room casually. The person who followed him in immediately knelt on one knee and said, "Your subordinate Zhao Jiugong of Huai'an Prefecture pays homage to the commander."

"Are you the boss here?"

"Reply to Commander Ti, that's right."

Han Ziren cannot reveal his identity on this trip, but that doesn't mean that the power of the Jinyiwei cannot be used. Otherwise, he has nothing. How can he tell which businessman is rich and unkind just by walking on the street?

He took out something from his sleeve and handed it over. "Find out the details of those famous businessmen in Huai'an, and then send the letter to me according to the above information."

"Yes!"

"In Huai'an, there should be some wealthy businessmen who live a luxurious life, right?" Han Ziren asked tentatively.

Zhao Jiugong nodded, "Yes."

"What is their reputation?"

"Half and half, some are good, some are bad. Does Master Tie want all of their details?"

"Mainly, those with a bad reputation."

Zhao Jiugong muttered in his heart, what is this for...

Han Ziren didn't explain much. After he left the room, everything went back to normal.

He did so in Huai'an and also met with the local general manager in Yangzhou.

However, when he got off the ship in Yangzhou, his subordinates behind him reminded him, saying, "General Ti, look at the guy on the deck of that ship!"

Han Ziren raised his head and looked up, a little surprised, "Is it her?"

Song Jiuniang and the others also recognized her, "She is from Yangzhou. I guess she is returning home this time?"

Han Ziren pondered for a moment and told her, "Nineth Lady, this woman has some connection with the Emperor. She is very famous in the capital and no one dares to offend her. However, people here may not know what is happening in the capital. You go and take a look. The Emperor also said that he was sorry for her. If her ending is not good, the Emperor will inevitably feel more guilty."

In fact, he also resonated with the emperor's words that day. You said how good it was for a woman with a clean family background and stunning beauty to end up like this. If she was bullied again, what would be the point of regretting and saying sorry for her? It was just some sour words to comfort and move herself.

This is his sensitivity as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

It can also be said to be a professional guide: when serving others, you must be attentive.

The emperor is unlikely to mention Lin Qingyun again in the future, but if he mentions her again and asks her what happened to her later, Han Ziren, as the person in charge, can say: I know.

In fact, Han Ziren is like this not only in this matter, but also in many other things.

The difficulty of serving others lies here, because you never know what ideas the people above you will come up with at any time, but those who do a good job are really favored.

If you don't have this mindset, just do whatever you are told to do and go home to sleep after you're done, then you will be easily stumped by whatever the emperor asks you. The young and inexperienced will even say: You only told me to do this, not that, how would I know?

And most honest people just say they don’t know.

But you said that you always can't keep up with the conversation. Would the emperor still be willing to talk to you?
I don’t know this, I don’t know that, just go home and plant sweet potatoes.

In fact, Han Ziren had sent people to keep an eye on Lin Qingyun when she was in Beijing, but he didn't expect her to leave the capital. I think it won't be long before this news reaches him.

In that case, why not arrange it now?

Song Jiuniang said without hesitation, "I obey your orders."

Han Ziren made another decision, "There are many wealthy merchants in Huai and Yang, so we will stay here for a few more days."

(End of this chapter)