The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The young eunuch quickly went to inform Lin Song and asked him to let him go.

Hongzhi's hunting was over. The ministers of Honglu Temple led the envoys back to the temple to settle down and hosted a banquet tonight.

The envoys looked at the three Hongyi generals with covetous eyes, reluctant to part with them.

Emperor Hongzhi said urgently to Yan Chengjin: "You come back to the palace with me. I have something to ask you."

An hour later,

Forbidden City, a side hall.

Emperor Hongzhi changed into a gauze robe. After his indulgence, he fell in love with the feeling of wearing a robe and would wear it to read memorials when he was not in court.

The young eunuchs and maids of the Shangshan Supervisor carefully served the wine and food.

Emperor Hongzhi, three cabinet members, and Yan Chengjin sat down one after another.

After spending half a day in the school grounds and having his meal interrupted by Emperor Hongzhi and his ministers, Yan Chengjin was extremely hungry at the moment.

Emperor Hongzhi said calmly: "Eat."

"Your Majesty doesn't move his chopsticks, how can I move my chopsticks first?" Yan Chengjin said.

Li Dongyang and the other three also nodded, but had not yet picked up their chopsticks.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled, picked up a piece of white lotus root, put it into his mouth, and started chewing it. Only then did Yan Chengjin dare to pick up the chopsticks and start eating the meat.

Emperor Hongzhi slowed down and his eyes fell on Yan Chengjin. This guy specializes in eating meat and leaves the vegetarian dishes for me.

Li Dongyang and the three of them looked over at the same time. They deliberately left out the meat, but Yan Chengjin was not polite at all.

Yan Chengjin felt a little embarrassed: "Chen...are you too casual?"

Li Dongyang and the others had dark faces with three big characters written on their faces, "What do you think?"

Emperor Hongzhi put down the bowl and became serious: "You know, what do I want from you?"

It is a grave sin to speculate on the divine will. To be cautious, you should say: I don’t know even if you know it.

Li Dongyang and three others said in unison: "I don't know."

Yan Chengjin bowed: "I don't know either."

"Now that General Hongyi is here, what do you think about sending troops to regain the grassland?"

Yan Chengjin's face was frozen, and His Majesty was a little distracted.

The grassland is not a place paved with gold bricks. Cannons can be fired anywhere. Even a car driving into the grassland will get stuck in the mud and cannot move.

General Hongyi weighs more than three thousand kilograms, and the two wheel wheels are thin and small. With such a small force-bearing area, it will definitely get stuck in the ground when pushed into the grassland.

As for the lead and iron beads, the cannonballs were too heavy to carry many rounds at a time, and the gunpowder was very likely to be wet, making it impossible to fire.

The fatal thing is that the march with General Hongyi was as slow as a snail. Even if the Tatars saw it and pulled up their tents and ran away, they would not have time.

Yan Chengjin wanted to fight, but to be cautious, he couldn't fight yet.

Li Dongyang and the other three fell into deep thought. This is a major matter and should be considered carefully.

"I think it's impossible." Yan Chengjin said.

"Why?"

"Although this cannon is powerful, it weighs more than a thousand kilograms. The marching speed is extremely slow, and loading gunpowder is extremely time-consuming. The Tatars are also good at wandering and attacking, so they are erratic. I'm afraid...it will be a waste of military pay." Yan Chengjin said. .

During a march, countless troops and provisions were mobilized at every turn, which was a waste of money.

The border troops abandoned their farm tools and put on their military uniforms. The fields on the border were left uncultivated and would be abandoned.

Emperor Hongzhi began to weigh the gains and losses.

Yan Chengjin said: "Your Majesty, I actually have other profound intentions in expanding the Shenji Camp to 27,000 people."

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes slightly and said, "Tell me about it."

"There are three thousand people on each side of Jiubian, which is exactly twenty-seven thousand people. I want the Shenji Battalion to use General Hongyi to guard the border town in exchange for the long-term peace and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. Only if Jiubian is not invaded by Tatars, can the Ming Dynasty be prosperous?" The prosperous times can be said.”

"I feel that since Your Majesty has the skills to fight, it is better to resettle the refugees from Shuntian Prefecture."

Yan Chengjin said.

Fighting is expensive, so developing slowly is the best option.

General Hongyi cannot attack, but he can defend.

According to historical records, the little prince is a tycoon who is never easy to deal with. This battle will last for who knows how long. If he falls into the quagmire of war with the Tatars, it will bring down the Ming Dynasty.

Nowadays, the various grassland ministries have not yet achieved true unity.

The little prince and Emperor Hongzhi had very similar childhoods, and both succeeded to a dynasty riddled with holes.

In the grassland, Yibula and Mandu Lai both wanted to kill Dayan Khan, and the internal troubles in the grassland still did not subside.

Dayan Khan coveted the Nine Borders of the Ming Dynasty, hoping to plunder food and property, strengthen his troops and horses, and in turn suppress the grassland tribes.

The Ming Dynasty was different.

After trading iron tools with neighboring countries in exchange for a large amount of food, the national treasury gradually became full.

Only then did Emperor Hongzhi have the confidence to go to war with the Tatars.

Instead of using this money and food to fight, it is better to use it to solve the problem of refugees in the Ming Dynasty.

Solving the problem of refugees is an extremely long process.

Even if these refugees are given land to support themselves, it will take time to cultivate, time to plant, and time to harvest.

Before they could grow food, the refugees had to be fed by the court.

In the past, the Nine Border Army's pay was tight and they could not take care of the refugees, so Yan Chengjin never gave any advice.

Things are different now. A large amount of foreign food can help the Ming Dynasty survive for a period of time. If this food is not spent, Emperor Hongzhi will spend it elsewhere.

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath. The refugees were holding broken bowls and sharing the porridge. The scene seemed to be right in front of him.

He was still brooding and sighed: "I never expected that there would be so many refugees in the capital."

There are countless refugees in the entire Shuntian Mansion, and even in the world.

Li Dongyang knew that there were a large number of refugees in the world, and they were resettled wherever they were mentioned. "The court has no other solution for the refugees' problems except giving porridge."

"Perhaps... I have something to say, I wonder whether I should say it or not?"

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes lit up, staring at Yan Chengjin.

Yan Chengjin felt a little guilty and said, "Your Majesty, can you let me see the map of Shuntian Prefecture?"

"Bring the map!" Emperor Hongzhi said immediately.

Xiao Jing brought the map of Shuntian Prefecture and spread it on the ground.

Yan Chengjin squatted down and pointed at the map casually: "I want to settle the refugees of Shuntian Prefecture here, so that they can have a place to settle down."

Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang took a closer look.

Yan Chengjin pointed to Liangxiang County in Shuntian Prefecture.

"Let all the refugees of Shuntian Prefecture settle here? Isn't this nonsense!" Liu Jian was a little anxious.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned, looked at Li Dongyang and asked: "What is the origin of this Liangxiang County?"

"Your Majesty, you don't know, this Liangxiang County is too poor. It is said that the people here can't even afford to buy straw mats when they die. Putting the refugees from Shuntian Prefecture here will make them even poorer." Li Dongyang sighed.

Yan Chengjin knew that they wanted the refugees to beg in the rich counties and prefectures, so that they could always get some food, even copper coins, to survive.

What's the use of begging?

Refugees have no land and no place to live. They are scattered everywhere. They are hungry and prone to cause trouble.

In order to make the population prosperous, the Ming Dynasty has many policies.

Now I have been looking for a place to find.

There are a lot of people in front of me, but they are not used. Isn't it a waste of time?

Yan Chengjin said: "When refugees arrive in wealthy prefectures and counties, they can only beg and suffer discrimination. If they are forced into a corner, they may steal and commit crimes, and go to the mountains to become bandits.

That is why the bandit problem in the Ming Dynasty has been repeatedly suppressed.

The reason is that the source has not been curbed and the refugees have not been properly resettled."

Emperor Hongzhi frowned.

Yan Chengjin said seriously: "I also know that Liangxiang County is a poor place, but it is just right for resettling refugees. Compared with wealthy places, refugees will not be discriminated against too much if they are appeased here. Birds of a feather flock together, just like in Jingxiang."

Jingxiang is a place where refugees from all over the world gather.

Most of the homeless people flee there, because they will not be driven away or discriminated against, and they may even be able to get a meal.

Jingxiang, probably the Sanhe of the Ming Dynasty...

Liu Jian was worried: "How are you going to feed so many people? Liangxiang County is already poor enough, and Liangxiang County is close to the capital. If a rebellion breaks out..."

"This... I dare not pat my chest to guarantee it." Yan Chengjin said.

Emperor Hongzhi said with a stern face: "How sure are you?"

"..."Yan Chengjin.

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