Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

"Whoever has it can just spit it out, right?"

Zhang Xin was not sure what Zhu Gaochi was struggling with.

"It's not that simple."

Zhu Gaochi shook his head and explained everything to Zhang Xin in detail.

If he wanted to deal with these corrupt officials in the army now, it would be easy, just kill them all.

When it comes to land encroachment, we will catch them all and there is no room for excuses.

But the memorial also said that the number of troops was increasing, but the land was limited.

Even if some households occupied the land of their subordinates, in fact, it was within the share that they should have.

This is mainly because rich people are constantly buying and enclosing land.

Once they register the land in the name of an official or a powerful person, they don't have to pay taxes on the land.

The uprising of the chieftains in Guangxi this time was ultimately caused by the issue of land.

Military households have no land to farm.

Ordinary people have even less.

Although this is currently happening in some places, it could happen all over the country if we are not careful.

After listening to Zhu Gaochi's explanation, Zhang Xin felt that her previous hesitation about whether or not to stop her father-in-law from conquering Mobei was no longer an issue.

There is little land in the country, so we should expand outward.

We must not stop them, and we must support them until they are defeated.

This also solved a question she had in her previous life. Knowing that the court was in financial difficulty, Zhu Gaochi still went to great lengths to squeeze out food and fodder for his father-in-law to squander.

It is probably because the fields were occupied at that time.

Unfortunately, due to financial difficulties, the Northern Expedition was not thorough, and these expeditions were even more costly and laborious, causing widespread complaints from the court.

Zhang Xin then asked:

"Uncle Wang, there must be someone who can accomplish something."

"Opening up new territories is not something that can be accomplished overnight."

Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to think too optimistically.

Even if the uncles are helpful.

As long as the population grows faster than the territory is expanded.

Well, the problem still exists.

"I have an idea."

Zhang Xin thought about it and decided to play a card she had been planning for a long time.

"Tell me?"

"I have a compound in the capital, with many orphans whose mothers are Han Chinese but whose fathers are not. Some of them look almost nothing like Han Chinese. This time, I asked all of them who are of the right age to take the entrance exam for the Imperial College. Those who are over the age limit were also spotted by Grandpa Geng, and they are all studying in the Imperial College now."

Zhang Xin

"Tatar, Oirat or Uriankhai?"

Zhu Gaochi understood as soon as he heard it, and his eyes narrowed into slits.

"Tatar."

"Come on, come on, let's go inside and talk slowly."

Zhu Gaochi became interested.

Zhang Xin also followed suit.

When they returned to the delivery room, Bao and Concubine Wu looked at Zhu Gaochi with depression and resentment on their faces.

Zhu Gaochi pretended not to see it and walked into the inner room with Zhang Xin.

After sending everyone away, Zhang Xin half-lay down. Zhu Gaochi served Zhang Xin fruit while they continued their conversation.

Before Zhang Xin came back, she actually realized that she was not smart enough.

Therefore, I have never stopped reading books and studying history to improve myself.

Making money from maritime trade and researching to increase grain production were not particularly difficult tasks for her.

But when it comes to fighting, there's really no idea.

But he had the experience of watching his father-in-law being beaten five times during the Yongle Dynasty.

At least I have figured out some rough ideas.

In fact, there were six northern expeditions to Mobei, not five. The first time, Zhu Di did not lead the expedition personally, but sent an army of 100,000.

At that time, the King of Liao, the King of Gu, and the King of Ning were all officially transferred to the south.

As a result, the entire northern defense line actually retreated southward, and the Xiliaohe River basin and the fertile Hetao area were abandoned.

At that time, the three Doyan tribes, namely the Uriankhai tribe, requested Zhu Di to enter the Xiliaohe area for nomadic life because of their outstanding contributions in the Jingnan Campaign.

The Wuliangha were originally active on the Hulunbuir grassland. If they moved south, there would be too many unstable factors. Zhu Di rejected their request. As a result, the Wuliangha did not openly turn against the Ming Dynasty, but in fact they often disguised themselves as bandits to harass the people in the north.

The Tatars are the bloodline of the Northern Yuan royal family and are also the strongest group of people left behind by the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Di sent people to Tatar to demand that the Tatars pay tribute and submit to him.

As a result, the Ming Dynasty envoy was killed directly.

Zhu Di was completely furious, and he led an army of 100,000 to expedition to Tatar. Then the entire army was wiped out, and five main generals all died on the battlefield.

This forced Zhu Di to personally lead an expedition to Mobei.

During these five expeditions, the Tatar Khan Bayanchur was assassinated by the Oirat Mongols, and Prime Minister Arutai surrendered and was named King of Hening.

After the decline of Tatar, Oirat rose. After a head-on confrontation with the Ming Dynasty, Oirat was severely damaged. Not long after, the Oirat leader Mahamu died unexpectedly.

As soon as Mahamu fell, the Tatars rose again, besieged the important town of Xingheso in the north, and killed the commander of Xingheso.

Zhu Di was enraged again and led an expedition himself, but he didn't find anyone. On his return, he attacked the Uriankhai.

When Zhu Di returned to the capital, the Tatars came back to harass the border again, and happened to meet the Uriankhai who had been defeated by the Ming army. The two tribes started fighting each other. The Tatars lost, and Zhu Di reaped the benefits. The Tatar prince Yesen Tugan surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and was named King Loyal and Brave.

After Zhu Di regained some face, he left the north.

As a result, the Tatar prime minister Aluha, who was originally named King Hening, led his troops to invade Datong and Kaiping.

Zhu Di led his army north again, and Aluha escaped again.

In general, during these six northern expeditions, the Mongolian tribes not only rebelled against the Ming Dynasty in turn, but also turned around and used the territory of the Ming Dynasty as their playground, not to mention that the Oirat tribe finally unified the Mongolian tribes, plunging the Ming Dynasty into a comprehensive crisis.

The tactics of the three tribes of Mobei are like those of wild dogs. They bite and then run away, and surrender when caught. It is very disgusting.

Zhang Xin pondered for a long time before finally coming up with a solution that was not a solution.

Before she married Zhu Gaochi, she prepared her dowry and bought land and shops in the capital.

He set up a compound to adopt orphans.

Most of the orphans in Yan, especially in the capital, the Yuan capital at that time, were children of mixed blood.

Women of low status have no choice. Once they give birth to such children, they will not be accepted by the world and most of them will be abandoned.

A few were raised by their biological mothers, but the mothers died before the children grew up.

There were quite a few children left behind by the Tatars.

There are quite a few who look like they have no Han Chinese ancestry at all.

Zhang Xin's consideration is that instead of mobilizing a large army, it would be better to do the opposite.

Find someone to join the three departments.

In the name of being the descendants of the golden bloodline Tatar royal family.

The Tatar Prime Minister Aluha has always been an ambitious and treacherous guy.

He became a vassal when the Khan died, so if he is given the opportunity to support a puppet royal family, will he do it?

My father-in-law led the army to the north. Wasn't his purpose to disintegrate the Tatars and conquer the Mongolian tribes? Then wouldn't disintegrating them from within be an option?

Zhang Xin summarized his thoughts to Zhu Gaochi:

"The common people cannot see the attacks of the superiors, the expansion or contraction of the territory. No one is unwilling to let them live in war and worry about whether they can find a bite to eat tomorrow. We want to promote such a person to reassure the ordinary herdsmen on the grassland. We don't even need to spend a single soldier or recruit them to join us. As long as they can live a decent life, the brave men on horseback can also put reins on their horses to pull carts and pay our land tax."

"Zhang Dahua, I admire you!!!"

Zhu Gaochi prostrated himself on the ground.

The two looked at each other and smiled with their eyes narrowed.

Zhu Gaochi jumped out of the delivery room and went to find Zhu Di.