I'm really not the carpenter emperor

All of a sudden, there were cheers everywhere.

This is the imperial court in the hearts of the common people!

Chapter 961 Take Back Uszang

"I have already said that, because he is my uncle, he must take the lead in this matter!" Zhu Youxiao sat down on the Kowloon Throne in Xinuang Pavilion, and said angrily:

"Just one vassal in Hanzhong has nearly [-] hectares of farmland under his name! How many tenants will he have, and how much will Ding Yin charge each year?"

"How many acres of land are registered in Hanzhong?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked at the Minister of the Household Department. The latter felt the gaze, and immediately lowered his eyes, his guilt was palpable.

Zhu Youxiao turned back and squeezed a small seal in his hand.

"If all the vassal kings in the world followed suit, would it be a big deal?"

"You don't need to persuade me any more about this matter, I've made up my mind! If my emperor's uncle doesn't understand my compliment, then there's no need for me to save face for him!"

Hearing this, all the ministers in the Xinuang Pavilion looked at each other in blank dismay.

In fact, ever since Ding Yin and Tian Fu merged and requisitioned the decree, they hadn't stopped for a single day. People of all kinds came to visit from the mansion all day long, so they had to sneak out through the small door to enter the palace.

Even so, there are still many officials who come to them privately, those who give gifts give gifts, those who stand in line stand in line, it is hard to guard against, so don't be too annoying!

But this situation is also what they expected in advance.

After all, land tax reform is not a trivial matter. It involves the interests of everyone in the world.

Wen Tiren said: "In the current situation, the common people are jubilant, while the local officials and noble gentry grit their teeth with hatred for us court officials."

"For Your Majesty, of course..."

Yang Sichang glanced at it, thinking how this fellow dared to say this in front of the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao didn't show any anger at all, and took an angry look at Wen Tiren, the leader of the Zhejiang Party that he had single-handedly promoted.

With a blank look, he said: "You can directly say that they want me to die, the sooner the better, the sooner the better, it is best to die suddenly!"

"Your Majesty..." Hearing these words, all the ministers were startled, got up quickly, and knelt together.

"It's nothing, get up, I just told the truth." Zhu Youxiao watched them get up, and sighed:

"Don't worry, I won't die yet, at least not now."

"Just to carry out the land tax reform, I have to live, live well, and let them watch me cut off their money bit by bit."

Wen Tiren was immediately overwhelmed by the emperor's benevolence and righteousness. He naturally understood that this reform has a long way to go and how dangerous it is.

It's not that the emperor didn't realize this problem before, but they were either afraid of offending many people, or they were indecisive, so no one did it.

The emperor did it, and he started preparing for it as soon as he succeeded to the throne.

At the same time, he also made up his mind that he must assist the current Son of Heaven to complete this significant land tax reform.

"By the way, Hong Chengchou is said to have returned with good news?" Zhu Youxiao asked suddenly.

Wang Qia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, got up quickly and said: "Ah, I forgot. This morning, a pond newspaper was sent back from Wusi Tibet. It was passed down by Hong Chengchou, who led the army."

"Show it to me!"

Zhu Youxiao almost forgot that Hong Chengchou went out five years ago and led an expedition of 20 Ming troops to Uzang.

At this moment, his eager expression was no less than that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he suddenly heard Zhang Qian, who was on an envoy to the Western Regions, come back.

Holding the good news in his hand, Zhu Youxiao knew exactly what Hong Chengchou had done during the five years when he had gone out without hearing from him.

Difficult, the past five years have been too difficult for him.

It has to be Hong Chengchou, Zhu Youxiao is a little lucky at the moment, but fortunately he sent out the scheming Hong Chengchou, if it was someone else, it would be hard to say.

The 20 Beijing troops who went out, according to Tang Bao, experienced more than one hundred battles on the land of Uzbekistan in five years, and killed 6 to [-] people.

At first, Hong Chengchou went with the intention of Zhu Youxiao to let the bastard who claimed to be the Tsangba Khan, who had usurped the rule of Uzang, surrender himself.

Unexpectedly, when the army arrived there, Zangba Khan not only refused to surrender, but also took advantage of the terrain to directly challenge the Ming army.

After an ambush, the Ming army was defeated, losing 2000 people.

It was from then on that Hong Chengchou became serious.

Although the quality of the Zangba Khan army in Uzbekistan was far inferior to that of the Beijing army brought there, and the equipment and weapons were not worth mentioning, it was their territory after all.

The climate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as well as the intricate terrain, were the enemies of the Ming army led by Hong Chengchou, and these enemies were far more terrifying than the local Tibetan and Pakistani troops.

According to Hong Chengchou's pond report, most of the casualties were also caused by the unacclimatized water and soil and the climate.

Coupled with the hostility of the local people towards the Ming army, even Hong Chengchou was led by Zangba Khan at the very beginning, not knowing where he was and how to fight this battle.

Just when Hong Chengchou didn't dare to act rashly in one place and was thinking about whether to return to Beijing to plead guilty, an envoy gave him hope.

The current Zangpa Khan Phuntsok Namgyal, a believer in the Karma Kagyu sect of Buddhism, has twice sent troops to attack Bhutan, which believes in the Kagyu sect of the Lord Pa Kagyu, because of religious disputes. seal.

Later, Zhu Youxiao asked Feng Quan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, to build Guihua City on the Chahar Grassland as a religious holy place in Mongolia and welcome living Buddhas to live there.

What Zhu Youxiao supports is Gelug Buddhism.

After Zangpa Khan Phuntsok Namgyal usurped the Uzbek regime and established the so-called Zangba Kingdom, he hated the emerging Gelug Sect and arbitrarily revoked the title of Dalai Lama conferred by the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao used this incident as an excuse to send troops to conquer Tibet and Pakistan five years ago.

The one who came to Hong Chengchou was Tulubai, the leader of Heshuote Mongolia at that time, and he still has a famous name in later generations-Gushi Khan.

At that time, Mongolia was still in a state of fragmentation, and it did not completely belong to Ming Dynasty.

But Gushri Khan, the leader of Heshuote Mongolia, has been keenly aware that he will collide with Ming Dynasty if he goes east, so he chooses to go to Uzang in the south.

The meaning of Gushi Khan's letter is very simple, he wants to fight Zangba Khan with Hong Chengchou's coalition forces.

Because Heshuote Mongolia, where Gushri Khan is located, actually believed in the Gelug Sect of Buddhism, and the Ming Dynasty was vigorously supporting the Gelug Sect, and the common enemy was Zangba Khan who believed in the Karma Kagyu Sect of Buddhism.

Gushi Khan also understood that Daming had already disabled Chahar at that time, and it was even more impossible for Houjin to become bigger, so he didn't want to be an enemy of Daming at all.

What's more, Gushi Khan didn't have such great ambitions to enter the Central Plains.

Therefore, he stated to Hong Chengchou in the letter that once Hong Chengchou helped him obtain the ruling power of Uzang, he would submit to the rule of the Ming court for generations.

After all, Hong Chengchou had no other choice at that time, so he readily agreed.

Tsangpa Khan was originally facing the Ming army that was no more than Hong Chengchou, so he could only rely on the local climate and terrain to deal with it. Later, Heshuote invaded, attacked from east to west, and was quickly defeated.

Zangba Khan lost Lhasa last year, and now he is driven abroad by Hong Chengchou and Gushi Khan.

Now Turubai has formally established the Heshuote Khanate in Lhasa, which believes in the Gelug Sect of Buddhism, to replace the previous Zangba Kingdom.

Surprisingly, the brave Gush Khan seemed very friendly.

On the second day after the establishment of the Khanate, Gushri Khan summoned 22 lords of the Gelug Sect of Heshuote Mongolia who believed in Buddhism and came to the capital with Hong Chengchou's triumphant army.

For nothing else, they are here to send envoys to pay tribute.

Chapter 962 Pingxi Marquis Hong Chengchou

"Chen Hong Chengchou, see my emperor, long live, long live!"

Hong Chengchou is crying all the time, Your Majesty, do you know how I have lived in Uzang for the past few years? For the sake of Daming, I threw my head and blood, and almost never came back!

It is unreasonable not to give many benefits!

Of course, the old boy was just thinking about it in his heart, if he really wanted to speak out, he wouldn't dare to lend him a hundred courage.

The current one is not the former Lord Taichang!

This is the emperor who has acted the most vigorously since Yongle. If you ask him, he would never have imagined that in the years since he left, Daming has undergone such a big change.

The Jurchens were pacified, the Western captives surrendered, and even the Netherlands and Britain became younger brothers, and they became hard-core allies with the Spanish Empire.

Even in his dreams, he would never have imagined that Daming, which was on the verge of collapse ten years ago, would develop into what it is today.

All of this is inseparable from the person sitting above!

After Hong Chengchou finished speaking, he prostrated himself on the ground, and the Zangba Khan behind him and the 22 Buddhist lords of the Zangba Khanate looked at each other in blank dismay.

Before they came, they had already made up their minds to meet the Emperor of Ming Dynasty with their own etiquette. Even if they came to surrender, they couldn't act too cowardly.

Now, however, they hesitated.

Along the way, from Yongdingmen to Chengtianmen, passing through the straight avenue of the capital, they saw the prosperity.

From Chengtianmen to Damingmen, and then to the majestic Huangji Hall, he saw the magnificence of an ancient Chinese empire!

All this let him know that the other party was an existence that he couldn't afford to provoke.

Perhaps for the sake of one's own clansmen, the best result is to bow one's head and give in, otherwise once the swords and soldiers meet, the lives will be ruined again!

Therefore, Zangba Khan was the first to take the lead and fell to his knees, shouting: "See Emperor Ming, long live long live!"

Although Lord Yu was surprised that Zangba Khan, who had always said one thing in Uzang, would give in at the first sight, but his body was also very honest.

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on top, didn't realize how the hearts of the 23 strangely dressed people below were ringing.

He stretched out his hand to signal his body and said with a smile: "Get up, everyone, you all came all the way from Uzang and surrendered to Daming, I will give you generous gifts."

Zangba Khan and the others exhaled and said with a smile: "What did your Majesty say, the Central Plains and U-Tsang have been a family since ancient times, and it is our honor to be able to surrender to Ming Dynasty."

"If you can think like this, then all my painstaking efforts are not in vain." Zhu Youxiao smiled, turned to look at Hong Chengchou, and said:

"Hong Chengchou, you have made great contributions to the court in pacifying Uszang, please listen."

Hong Chengchou is not a saint, on the contrary, the reason why he accepted this job at that time was to make a fortune after returning.

It's just that he miscalculated the chaos and complexity of U-Tsang, and it took him so many years to go.

He hastened to lie down deeper.

Zhu Youxiao said: "Hong Chengchou has made great achievements in pacifying Uszang. He was granted the title of Marquis of Pingxi, and his descendants descended to the first class hereditary. Your grandson can be postponed for five years to participate in the hereditary evaluation of meritorious honor."

"But I have something to say first, even if you have made such great contributions to the country, I can only protect your wealth for three generations."

"If your grandson is a dandy, and still fails the hereditary examination after five years of adulthood, the next king will revoke your family's Pingxihou's title."

"This new policy needs to be extended in the future. No matter the heroes of this dynasty or the lords of the previous dynasty, they must abide by it. Do you remember them all?"

Hong Chengchou has only been back for a few days, and he has not heard of this new deal.

He suppressed the dissatisfaction and shock in his heart, but his face never showed, "I understand that Your Majesty's New Deal will benefit the country and the people."

"It's good that you understand." Zhu Youxiao nodded in satisfaction, and then he turned around and noticed that there were still 23 people with big eyes and small eyes here.

Tsangpa Khan was also surprised, Daming is so advanced?

The honorable hereditary has been reformed, and such a reform cannot be achieved by an emperor without courage!This one in front of me not only did it, but also did it!

Now he just feels how correct his decision to bow his head and give in is so correct.

Zhu Youxiao looked at him and said, "The Uzang area was governed by the Central Plains in the past, and now the Ming Dynasty is Zhengshuo, so it should be fully managed."

Then, looking sideways at Zangba Khan and the others, he said, "Do you have any objections to this?"

At this time, Zangba Khan and the others dared to say no, they quickly nodded and bowed down, and they all heard that Ming respected Buddhism.

As for Daming's direct rule over Uzang, apart from his unwillingness to accept it, he seems quite satisfied in other aspects.

After all, aren't those places directly governed by Daming, such as the left-wing Mongolia and Wuliangha Sanwei, all going smoothly now?

Zangba Khan is actually a person who respects Han culture very much. Historically, after Uzang took power, he tried his best to move closer to the Central Plains.

This time, he was overwhelmed by Zhu Youxiao's own charm, and he kept nodding his head.

Only then did Zhu Youxiao smile again, "In this case, the Lifan Academy should be set up in Lhasa, Tsangpa Khan, listen to the order."

Zangba Khan was taken aback, and quickly followed Hong Chengchou's example and crawled down.

"I canonized you as the King of Zangba Khan, granted you a certificate, hereditary, and built another prince's mansion in Lhasa. Your descendants will always be the King of Khan in Uzang of the Ming Dynasty."

Zangba Khan didn't expect such a good result. He was so happy that he hurriedly said: "Long live the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, I will serve the Ming Dynasty until he grows old and dies!"

"The Tibetan people of Uzbekistan will always be the strongest supporters of Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Youxiao knew a thing or two about Zangba Khan in history, and he trusted him quite a bit. As for the other 22 lords, he had to use both soft and hard tactics.

So, went on to say:

"I will set up another guard in each of your lands, and use you as the commander of the guards. There will be no successors here, and you will have heirs, right? The Royal Academy of Central Beijing is famous all over the world, so send it in."