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Upon hearing this, the King of Tang Dynasty showed a look of gratitude. He raised his fist towards the capital and then replied: "Your Majesty, I know that Gu's army is a primitive army. Now that he has conquered such a large area, his troops are seriously insufficient. So, Let the Baigan Army continue its crusade to the south, and it is estimated that it will soon reach the mouth of the sea!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yousong was a little surprised. He looked at the Jinyi guards beside him. After hesitating for a while, he finally asked: "The cost of the white pole army is a lot, right?"

On the way here, he naturally got a rough idea of ​​Prince Tang's situation. I knew that the troops trained by Mr. Min Ge in Yunnan, including the expenses for this expedition, were all paid for by the Tang Palace. Later, it would cost a huge amount to bring an entire army like the Baigan Army over. Zhu Yousong himself estimated this amount, at least Prince Fu's Palace wouldn't be able to come up with it! At this time, he was naturally even more surprised when he heard that the Baigan Army was still fighting for King Tang, and couldn't help but ask.

Before Prince Tang could answer, Zhu Yousong sighed again: "Prince Tang's palace has really many savings!"

Hearing this, King Tang laughed so much that Zhu Yousong didn't know where he had said something wrong. After a while, the King of Tang replied: "Not to mention that there are no mountains of gold and silver in the Tang Palace, even if there are, it is impossible to keep them. To tell you the truth, the accumulation of the Tang Palace over the past dynasties can be traced back to the time when Mu State was first conquered. , it’s almost used up. Thanks to His Majesty’s grace, all the grain fields previously given can be auctioned, and this part of the money is enough to support the capture of Ava. The remaining expenses have been replaced by other things!”

Strictly speaking, if the vassal king changed his title to overseas lands and had other fiefdoms, and the imperial court really wanted to take back the grain fields it had previously granted without compensation, there would be nothing that could be done about the vassal king's weakness. But Emperor Chongzhen did not do this, but still believed that these grain fields belonged to the feudal king. After the auction, the property belonged to the feudal king. This made King Tang grateful. It was also because he saw the emperor's sincerity that he desperately became the leader of enfeoffment overseas.

Of course, he didn't know that one of the reasons why Emperor Chongzhen did this was to support the vassal king's overseas enfeoffment and give him as much support as possible; another reason was that there were many donated fields in the vassal king's grain fields. , by handling it in this way, the imperial court could transfer the conflicts of those who donated to the vassal king. If you have any questions, just go to the feudal king.

However, Zhu Yousong's focus was not here. He was even more surprised by another situation. Seeing him, he quickly asked Tang Wang: "Can we use other things to replace it? What thing?"

"Food!" King Tang said with a smile of course, "There is nothing else here but food. Let them grow a variety of food, and it will be harvested three times a year, so there is plenty of food."

At this point, he paused and then added: "In addition, there is a city on the seaport that is not considered part of the Tang Dynasty. It is governed by local officials directly sent by the imperial court. The imperial army and navy will also be stationed there in the future. , used to protect the Tang Dynasty from enemies coming from the sea."

"My dear nephew, please tell me, the emperor attaches so much importance to overseas enfeoffment, what else can we, the vassal kings, say?" King Tang said, seriously advising Zhu Yousong, "When you go back, I will tell you Father, don’t worry about not being able to establish the vassal state. Your Majesty, Long En, will take care of everything for us."

Regarding this point, Zhu Yousong nodded and agreed very much. Just talking about the Tang Kingdom, it can be said that the emperor helped the Tang Dynasty conquer it. Even after he captured Dongwu, he thought for the sake of King Tang and knew that his army was not enough to take on the important task, so he took the initiative to take the most dangerous place on the seaside. He did not need to worry about King Tang, and the court would guard it, and King Tang's territory , just hiding behind it. Where can such good things be found in all dynasties?

He came here this time, and in such a short time, he learned about something that he, or rather his father, was very concerned about. The King of Tang was indeed a man of his words and majestic in the Tang Kingdom, and was not just a puppet. Another point is that there is no need to worry about the embarrassing experience of spending money but failing to conquer the vassal state, thus losing both people and money.

While they were talking, they had already sat down in the palace. They did not need to be ordered by King Tang, as they had their own maids to serve them.

Zhu Yousong was in a good mood while eating the unique fruits of the Tang Dynasty. For him, he would rather be entrusted overseas than die in Luoyang. He would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix! Now that he had seen the results of the on-site inspection, he felt that if he could explain it to his father, he would be able to successfully fulfill his wish.

After eating a dragon fruit, Zhu Yousong took the towel handed over by the palace maid and wiped his mouth. He smiled and said to King Tang: "I heard from my nephew that the rest of Dongwu was conquered by the White Army, which is very important to the Tang Dynasty." Please settle down soon and your Highness will be able to sit back and relax!"

Upon hearing this, King Tang smiled and nodded at first, but soon, he frowned slightly. This made Zhu Yousong, who was looking at him, slightly stunned. Why, is there something unspeakable hidden in it? Could it be that the imperial court really had other means?

Thinking this, his face suddenly turned ugly. If he is really still under the control of the imperial court, how different is it from being a vassal king in the Ming Dynasty?

The King of Tang naturally saw Zhu Yousong's face, and after thinking about it for a moment, he realized that he might have misunderstood. He didn't dare to be careless about what the emperor had told him, and quickly explained: "There is indeed one thing that makes me a little worried about Tang Guo, but although it can't be said to be peaceful, it's not much different."

When he said this, Zhu Yousong couldn't help but wonder, maybe he thought wrong. He wanted to ask, but he felt that it was not easy to ask with the guards guarding him.

But what made him relieved was that the King of Tang took the initiative to explain to him: "That day in the decisive battle between Meng and Mi, our army won a great victory. But although King Dongwu Tarong lost an arm, he could not see anyone alive or dead. There was no trace of him. Therefore, Gu felt a little unsure. I didn't know whether he was dead or alive. If he was dead, that would be fine. He could have died anywhere. But I was afraid that he was still alive and secretly thinking about the restoration of the country. "

Having said this, he smiled again and said with a relaxed expression: "But I won't be afraid. There is the imperial court behind me. I don't believe it anymore. How can he turn the world upside down? But if he does something If something happens, it will always bring some trouble to Gu."

Although Zhu Yousong didn't have much experience with this statement, he could imagine that he would be more concerned about the disappearance of Dongwu's original king. But the King of Tang was right. The Tang State had the imperial court behind them, so why should they be afraid of him?

However, out of politeness, he still asked: "It has been a long time since the Mengmi War. How come there is no news about such a big living person?"

After hearing this, King Tang hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "It's not that there is no news at all. There are rumors that he fled to the west. Gu Zeng has traced it, but there is no real evidence!"

Having said this, he smiled and said: "The Tang State is currently in a state of ruin, and I don't have the interest or strength to pursue the rumors. When the Tang State is completely settled and Gu's army has sufficient capabilities, we may be able to send people to the west to investigate." Otherwise, King Long will go over there, and if the tribes and barbarians in the west want to hide it, I will have no choice but to do so."

For this kind of thing, it is impossible for the imperial court to send troops to solve it for him, otherwise the imperial army would be really full and have nothing to do! King Tang knew this, so he didn't even mention it. If Prince Fu hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't even have spoken out his plans.

The two of them talked for a long time, and then the King of Tang arranged for someone to be a guide for Zhu Yousong and let him walk around the country as he pleased. At the end, he said: "I am really busy, so I won't accompany Xian." My nephew. There may still be dangers in remote and barbarous areas, but in most places, my nephew can go and have a look. It’s a rare visit, so it’s good to walk around more often.”

When Zhu Yousong heard that it was exactly what he wanted, he immediately thanked him.

Starting from the next day, he went shopping everywhere, and even left Ava and walked around the prosperous areas of Tang State.

Along the way, of course, he also met Han people and listened to what they said. Sometimes, he also asked some questions. In all cases, one conclusion is reached. What King Tang told him before was all true!

Today's Tang State still has a small population. If the original Dongwu natives resisted fiercely, such as using swords and guns, the army would directly suppress them. And if some others resist, they will be taken directly to Yunnan to build roads. Of course, those places that were far away were left to serve in hard labor in the Tang Dynasty.

Because of this, Zhu Yousong traveled to many places and found that the original Dongwu natives were mostly children and women. Most of the young people came from the Ming Dynasty to seek a living after hearing the news. The King of Tang saw that many Ming people had settled down in the Tang Kingdom. Even though there were more women than men, these Ming people were living comfortably.

Zhu Yousong can be sure that after ten or twenty years, the Tang State will be the Tang State of the Ming Dynasty, and this place will not be much different from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. Being a vassal king in a place like this is quite comfortable. You won't have the feeling of being in a foreign land and being surrounded by barbarians.

Of course he would not know that when Emperor Chongzhen launched the national policy of vassal feudalism overseas, he actually learned from previous experiences and lessons.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the country was so powerful that it conquered the land of Annan and incorporated Annan into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

But at that time, the imperial court only sent local officials to govern. The majority of people in Annan were always natives.

There is a problem here. The local officials sent by the Ming Dynasty to govern Annan did not truly manage Annan as the land of the Ming Dynasty. In other words, being an official for thousands of miles is just for money and has no intention to govern well at all. After arriving in Annan, they imposed violent levies. As a result, before Annan was fully assimilated by the Ming Dynasty, the local people began to rebel. With the overwhelming number of people, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty was no longer what it was at the beginning of the founding of the country. Eventually, Annan was separated from the Ming Dynasty.

But now, after the vassal king has established a feudal state, he will stay in these feudal states for generations. He will be his own master, and naturally he will not be as unscrupulous and unscrupulous as the court officials. At the same time, the large number of officials and troops brought by the vassal king from the interior, as well as other Ming Dynasty residents, could greatly speed up the process of assimilating the local people.

In this way, the customs, culture, etc. of the vassal state will be the same as those of the Ming Dynasty mainland. After a few years, mutual recognition will be high, and if anything happens, the expansion of the Ming Dynasty's territory will be natural. Just like the Zhou Dynasty, the feudal lords were enfeoffed, and then the Central Plains finally became a country.

It was not until June that Zhu Yousong returned to the mainland of Ming Dynasty from Tang Dynasty to report what he had learned to his father, when it was really hot in Dongwu and the fat man like him couldn't bear it.

At the same time, far away in western Mongolia near the Tianshan Mountains, where the camp of the Great Khan of the Heshuote tribe was located, Eqirtu entered the tent excitedly, saluted Gushi Khan who was sitting there and asked: "Uncle Khan, nephew I am interrogating those prisoners of Tsarist Russia!"

Before that, a small group of Tsarist Russian troops came to harass the Heshuote Ministry again, and Eziertu led the fusiliers he trained to come. Most of them were killed on the spot and seven were captured. Four of them died from their injuries, leaving only three. Then, he personally interrogated the three prisoners, hoping to learn more about the situation in Tsarist Russia. Suddenly Gushi Khan sent someone to call him, and his interest in the interrogation did not drop even a little bit.

The reason for this is that firstly, Western Mongolia was mostly harassed by Tsarist Russia. It had always adopted a tolerant attitude in the past, but now it was fed up. I have captured three prisoners this time, so I am definitely going to vent my anger. Second, he found that he had trained according to the methods learned in the New Army of the Ming Dynasty, and the strength of the army had indeed been strengthened. At least against the Tsarist Russian army, which he had previously considered extremely vicious, no one was afraid, and he won the battle.

Just after Eqirtu asked, he discovered that there was a lama sitting on the side of the tent. Upon seeing this, I couldn't help but be stunned. There is a lama coming to Tibet, why didn’t I hear about it?

Although he thought so, he knew that Uncle Khan respected the lama very much, so he greeted him respectfully.

Gushi Khan was very happy to see it. After looking at the lama, he turned to Eqirtu, whose eyes had turned to him, and said, "I asked you to come here because I think it's time!"

Upon hearing this, Eqirtu was slightly stunned, but he immediately remembered what Gushi Khan was referring to. He didn't think so before, but now when Gushi Khan was about to leave and he had to stand alone, he couldn't help but become nervous and said quickly: "Uncle Khan, my nephew feels... I don't feel ready yet!"

Upon hearing this, Gushi Khan smiled for a while, looked at the lama again, stood up, walked slowly to stand in front of Eqirtu, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said seriously: "Prairie The eaglet above has grown up and will eventually fly on its own. I have been watching you for the past six months and I believe you can take over this position!"

Hearing this, Oqiltu felt a little happy and proud at first, but then he felt a little unsure and wanted to say it again.

But Gushi Khan shook his head and spoke first: "The situation in Qinghai-Tibet is no longer optimistic. As a great national master, it's time for me to do my best. You don't have to be afraid, as long as you remember, there is someone behind you. "