Domineering Daming

Almost habitually, Zhu Xu picked up the memorial again, which was written by the governor of southwest Sichuan, saying that this year's severe drought would inevitably reduce the autumn grain, and asked the court to reduce taxes.

Zhu Xu looked at it carefully, wrote the words "to be approved, and turn to Wenzhao Pavilion for detailed performance", and put it aside.

The next one is the governor of Huguang, the content is similar, in addition to asking for a tax reduction, he also asks the imperial court for relief.

Shaanxi was next, followed by Shandong, Shanxi, Yunnan, and even Jiangsu. They all mentioned the disaster situation and asked for tax cuts.

Zhu Xu frowned when he saw it. The disaster in Daming was indeed serious. It spread all over the country, and those who could bear it were the people at the bottom. The gap between the rich and the poor has reached the extreme for more than 200 years. The rich people are still singing and dancing at this time. The barn is full of wine and meat, but those low-level people have reached the miserable situation of cannibalism!

"It seems that we can't wait any longer." Zhu Xu whispered with his eyes slightly fixed, and was about to write before he paused again.He has reduced taxes here, and if the local government collects money to fill their pockets again, he will have to take the blame for it!

He looked at these playbooks and put them aside with a cold expression.

"My minister sees the emperor."

As soon as Zhu Xu put it down, Zhu Youjian strode in, raised his hand and said solemnly.

Zhu Xu raised his head and looked at Zhu Youjian. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, it could be seen from his posture that the regent was full of energy and determined to do something.

Zhu Xu smiled and said: "Brother Huang, I'm sorry, this time I'm looking for you because of the Southwest."

Zhu Youjian also knew that there were continuous wars and wars in the southwest and other places, which made the high-level officials of the capital quite worried. He looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, is it for disaster relief? The minister has ordered the disaster response yamen, To mobilize 100 million shi of grain and 100 million taels of silver into Shaanxi, I believe that Shaanxi will be stabilized soon."

Zhu Xu shook his head secretly. There is a big hole in the southwest. There is not enough money and food in the imperial court. He cut to the chase and said, "Brother Emperor, all the ministers and workers have made a suggestion for me to forcibly transfer the people who were seriously affected by the disaster in Shaanxi to Go to Liaodong."

Zhu Youjian's expression changed in surprise, and he couldn't help objecting: "Your Majesty, absolutely not! The slaves are still alive, if they take these disaster victims away, they will become like a tiger with wings, and become my Ming's confidant again! Absolutely not!"

The biggest weakness of Jiannu is the small population, so they tried their best to plunder the population of Ming Dynasty. If sending them a few hundred thousand people for nothing, it would be enough for Jiannu to recover in a short time.

In Zhu Youjian's view, the person who proposed this policy should be killed. This is a clear "enemy"!

Chapter 434 The Messenger Enters Beijing

Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian, smiled reassuringly and said, "Brother Huang, don't worry, some things are more troublesome to talk about. To put it simply, I have a way to make Jiannu not dare to act rashly within five years, and there is It is not a simple matter for Jiannu to plunder and transfer the people there, and there will be a way to protect them."

Hearing Zhu Xu's ambiguous words, Zhu Youjian still couldn't believe it in his heart. He was uneasy, and instinctively wanted to stop Zhu Xu. Such a danger was too dangerous!

But he couldn't say the words, they had a heart-to-heart talk before they came here, and the two brothers agreed to work together, and he also understood that Zhu Xu had put in so much painstaking efforts in doing so, so he struggled extraordinarily and felt extremely uncomfortable.

Looking at Zhu Youjian's changing expression, Zhu Xu thought of Cao Huachun's sentence "The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change", sighed softly in his heart, and said with an unchanged face: "Brother Huang, you should carefully consider this matter after you go back. After a while, I will order the six ministries to set up a cross-departmental yamen and hang it under the Wenzhao Pavilion. You must be careful not to cause civil uprisings again, and strive to be safe."

Zhu Youjian knew that Zhu Xu had made up his mind, thought about it seriously, and said, "I don't know how many people the emperor plans to transfer?"

The population of several southwestern provinces is about 500 million. Liaodong should be able to accommodate 500 million, North Korea can accommodate 100 million, and Southeast Asia, which is hidden in Zhu Xu's heart, should be able to accommodate more than 300 million, and Taiwan, too. It is a short period of time to be able to transfer 100 million yuan, and the time is long, and more acres of land have been reclaimed, so naturally more can be sent.

Zhu Xu calculated silently in his heart, worried that Zhu Youjian would be frightened, and said slowly: "I plan to take it slowly, first move the rebels there, build bridges and pave roads, dredge channels and dig rivers, this year, at least 30 people will be moved."

However, once the transfer is turned on, the quantity cannot be determined by Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian felt a little relieved, 30 can still be controlled, and it won't have much impact, so he raised his hand and said: "I will make arrangements after I get back."

Zhu Xu smiled and nodded, suddenly his heart moved again, and said: "Brother Huang, how many side concubines are there?"

Zhu Youjian was taken aback for a moment, not knowing why Zhu Xu jumped here, but he still said truthfully: "There is only one side concubine."

Zhu Xu nodded, and said, "Well, Brother Huang, let's go get busy."

Zhu Youjian was at a loss, seeing that Zhu Xu didn't continue, he had to raise his hand and said, "I'm sorry."

As soon as Zhu Youjian left, Zhu Xu said, "The messenger of Lin Danhan."

Liu Shimin sang loudly, and said, "Send Lin Dan Khan's emissary, Nick Lu!"

Not long after the words fell, a half-hundred man with broad waist and round shoulders, wearing single clothes, long hair, eyes like eagles, and a cold and arrogant face, walked not far from Zhu Xu, and saluted: "Da Yuan The national teacher, Nikru, has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Xu took a look at the national teacher, and said indifferently: "As far as I know, Can Yuan canceled the national title a hundred years ago. Where did you come from, the national teacher?"

Nicklu did not expect that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty would pick a thorn in the face of a disagreement, and said with a straight neck: "I am Chahar Khan, the descendant of the gold, the Great Khan commonly known in Mongolia, and I can naturally rebuild the Great Yuan, and I am the Grand Master of the Great Yuan! "

Zhu Xu sneered mercilessly, and said: "It seems that Lin Danhan has forgotten how he was chased and killed by Jiannu before and became homeless."

Nikulu's face changed, he stared at Zhu Xu and said, "I am an envoy, and I am ordered by my Khan to come to Daming to reconcile with your country. Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor has no intention of reconciliation?"

Zhu Xu stared at Nikolu coldly, and said with a sneer, "I remember, last year, you persuaded the Mongolian tribes to attack Ningxia Town. Why, come and fix it this year?"

Nicklu became more angry when he heard the words: "That's because you Ming Dynasty broke your promise and closed more than a dozen trading places, which forced us to go to war."

Zhu Xu's tone became more and more cold, and he seemed a little mean, and said: "I remember, this exchange market was rewarded by my court to King Shunyi, so it has nothing to do with you!"

The so-called "King of Shunyi" was still a thing during the Jiajing period. It was Altan Khan of the Tumote Department. Under military pressure, the court named him the "King of Shunyi" and opened up eleven local markets including Datong, Xuanfu, Yansui, and Ningxia.

Nicklu was blocked by Zhu Xu's words, his expression changed, he was speechless for a while, and finally said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Ming, those are old things, I am here this time to repair the relationship with your country by the order of my Great Khan. , I hope that the mutual market can be reopened, and the two countries will jointly resist the encroachment of slavery."

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he was quite surprised. This is Lin Danhan's emissary, is it too bad?

Thinking of this, Zhu Xu felt vigilant in his heart, his face became more and more indifferent, and he said in an aggressive tone: "Hmph, to defend together with you? Jianu has been beaten and maimed by me. When I have a complete army, I can go north to crusade , In less than three months, I will be able to eliminate Jiannu, why do you need you! For decades, your Mongolian tribes have either surrendered or been wiped out, counting on you, what a joke!"

Nicklu frowned and frowned, his eyes seemed to be a little flustered, and he insisted: "Emperor Ming, are you too optimistic? Jiannu is like me in Mongolia. You can live anywhere with a horse and a knife. Is it possible that you can do it with one stroke?" Kill them all? Or can you push the cannon and chase them on the grassland? Even if you occupy Shenyang again, with the isolated city hanging outside, can you hold it?"

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, and he knew in his heart that this person had been pretending for a long time before, but now he is the problem.His expression remained unchanged, and he said indifferently: "Then your country has the ability to eliminate Jiannu?"

Niklu looked at Zhu Xu, seemed to be hesitating, and said after a while: "I have just returned, and the tribes are not convinced, and Horqin is eyeing it, which is not enough to destroy Jiannu. The alliance of brothers, together, is enough to eliminate Jiannu, your country can regain the mountains and rivers, and our country can also sweep away the threat, everyone gets what they need..."

Zhu Xu secretly smiled in his heart, and finally understood Lin Danhan's idea.On the one hand, it is to ask Daming to support Chahar, so that their power will grow; on the other hand, it is to use the prestige of Daming to resist Horqin's imminent move.

It’s also interesting to say, Daming, Chahar, and Houjin, the three parties now have the meaning of a three-legged force, and the most powerful one is naturally Daming. It should have been Chahar and Houjin who joined forces to fight against Daming, but these two parties have a life-and-death relationship. Enemy, absolutely will not form an alliance.After Jin devoted himself to recuperating silently, what Chahar wanted was to increase his strength. The first step was to eliminate Horqin, the biggest threat, to unify Mongolia, and then to eliminate Jiannu.

The current Lin Dan Khan does not have the huge ambitions of Kublai Khan, and he does not think that the Ming Dynasty has the ability to go deep into the grasslands. Therefore, only when the two are destined to live in peace, will they have the idea of ​​​​using the power of the Ming Dynasty to restore their strength.

And from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, supporting Chahar is the best way. With Chahar growing strong, keeping Horqin in check is also equivalent to keeping Houjin in check. It should be a hit, the best of both worlds.

The national teacher in front of him obviously wants to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. I am afraid that he has already tried the effect of these words on Sun Chengzong and others.

Zhu Xu straightened up, looked at Nikol with the air of an emperor of a great country, and said in a decisive tone: "I don't need it! With the power of my Ming Dynasty, it is enough to destroy Jiannu. Your envoy, please go back!"

After Zhu Xu's words fell, Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin on both sides of the imperial table were taken aback. They thought Zhu Xu was abnormal before and thought he had some plans. Seeing his resolute refusal, they were startled and then puzzled.

Even they can see that this is a very good idea, why would the always wise emperor refuse?

Nicklu also frowned, this time he really frowned, he didn't expect that the Emperor Ming, who was rumored to be wise and mighty, would be so stubborn, arrogant, supercilious, so inflated that he couldn't listen to "loyal advice"!

Nicklu felt a little uneasy. He knew very well about the Ming system. If the emperor refused, it would be useless for everyone else to agree.

His face was sweating non-stop, he was a little anxious, and he kept ringing in his heart, "How can I convince an arrogant and arrogant emperor?"

Zhu Xu was not in a hurry, picked up the teacup beside him, and took a sip gently.

Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin looked at each other across Zhu Xu. Both of them had calm expressions, questioning eyes, and then returned doubts.