Seiwa

Chapter 121 The Emperor's Arrival 1

Facts have proved that it is absolutely right to be cautious and think about everything.

Emperor Yongle was very satisfied after reading the memorabilia sent by Meng Qinghe, especially the garrison of food in Daning and the reclamation of barren fields, which made Meng Qinghe get a lot of praise.

Daning and Kaiping Weizazaju were rewarded for their meritorious service in offering "Fire and Thunder".

Knowing that the craftsmen of the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau spontaneously improved the tools to help farming, and that many farmers or merchants in the eight prefectures of Shuntian imitated them, so as to gain convenience, Zhu Di was even more delighted, and immediately ordered to reward Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing The upper and lower banknotes of the bureau range from ten to twenty ingots, and those who have made great contributions to farming will be rewarded with five taels of silver and two bolts of cloth and silk.

As the guardian of Daning who organized and led a series of tasks, Meng Qinghe also made a lot of contributions, and not only received verbal awards from the emperor.He was also rewarded with 50 taels of silver and [-] ingots of banknotes.

Before the money was distributed, Meng Qinghe already felt hot.

Those who started from Zhu Di and started their careers by relying on Jing Nan know that the horoscope is not strong enough, and it is not a good thing to be praised by Zhu Di.

In the same way, every time you get the emperor's favor, you will sweat twice as much.Once the money is in hand, the emperor's life must follow.And the difficulty of things is directly linked to the amount of rewards.

In such a situation, you can only face the difficulties.

Return the emperor's reward?No. 1 in the army, Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng would not dare to do this, let alone Meng Qinghe with thin arms and thin legs.

Thinking of this, Meng Qinghe's mouth became bitter.

Regarding the military rations, the emperor did not set a deadline, but he did not say to reduce the amount. Those who are smart should know that 30 shi of grain still needs to be raised, and nothing less should be sent to the emperor.Otherwise, Emperor Yong Le would have punished him sooner or later.

If the time is given and you still can't get things done, it's either due to lack of ability or intentional slack.

If you don't punish him severely, then you won't be Zhu Di.

In terms of high standards and strict requirements for his subordinates, Zhu Di is very similar to Zhu Yuanzhang.

He works overtime, and the people below can't be lazy.

If you can't do it, you don't do the job with the salary, and you just replace it.

Whether you want to drive home to eat by yourself or go to the corruption investigation department to drink tea and chat, the emperor has the final say.

Meng Qinghe speculated about the emperor's intentions and weighed the money that he didn't get, and he really didn't know what to do.

If it is impossible to complete the mission under the emperor's arrangement, if you don't want to find a piece of tofu to kill you, you can only resign from office, pick up your spear and ask yourself to defend the border, and start the struggle from the beginning.

Of course, this is the worst plan.

Fortunately, Emperor Yong Le didn't make things too difficult for Meng Qinghe, he didn't explain many things, only three.

First, during the period of Shengjia’s stay in Daning, Meng Qing and his accompanying driver chatted, accompanied him, accompanied him to work, and at the same time acted as a commentator and commentator, responsible for answering all the questions raised by the emperor,

Secondly, Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau is very good, and the things and craftsmen are very good.

Good things should be shared with good friends.

Therefore, the ambassador of the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau was promoted to the Nanjing Military Weapons Bureau and continued to engage in weapon research and development.The deputy envoy was transferred to Beiping and joined the Beiping Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau.A part of capable craftsmen were also assigned to work in Beiping Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau.The specific list was submitted by Meng Qinghe, and the household registrations of the craftsmen and their families were all relocated.

In the end, as the governor's mansion of the left behind army, Meng Qinghe couldn't just focus on the work of Daning.We should also put forward good opinions and suggestions on the farming and immigration work in Beiping, and cooperate with Shen Xuan's work when necessary.

Emperor Yong Le decided to move the capital, no one objected to it.During the Northern Tour, the Northern Parallel Department was renamed Beijing Xingbu, and Shefuji was built in Shuntian Prefecture, and the officials of the Xingbu were ordered to sacrifice at the right time, which shows his firm determination.

The Department of Banking continues to expand, six departments and six departments will be gradually established, and the Imperial College will also be established in the near future.

In this way, the population of cultivated land in Peiping must be enriched.Direct emigration is one way, but Zhu Di got inspiration from Daning City to appease displaced households. There is always a difference between spontaneously reclaiming wasteland and being forced to leave the hometown.

This method can be used in Daning, why not in Beiping?

"Qing is the governor of the army left behind in Beijing, and you should be able to take on this important task."

"My minister... according to the order!"

After saying these three words with difficulty, Meng Qinghe's heart was bleeding.

He knew that it would be no good to be praised by Emperor Yong Le!

Food has to be raised, people have to be given, and finally they have to be responsible for solving the food and population problems in Peiping. This is squeezing, naked squeezing!

Rao is cold in his heart, and he can't show it on the surface, but he still needs to express his gratitude. His Majesty entrusts him with such an important matter. It is trust in him, it is the honor of the minister, it is the supreme honor!

After the glory, Meng Qinghe bowed his head and wept silently.

I was so excited that I had to cry for a while.

What is consoling is that Emperor Yong Le did not treat them differently, Shen Xuan, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, one of them was down, and they were all arrested.

Kaiping Bibian, Xuanfu garrisoned fields, Shuntianfu reclaimed wasteland, recruited migrants and outsiders according to Daning regulations, and established Kaiyuan and Guangning under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou Zhuwei to prepare for the establishment of a mutual market.

After apportioning one by one, Meng Qinghe found that, in fact, he hadn't been squeezed to the end.

For his own son, Emperor Yong Le's hands were even darker.

Kaiyuan and Guangning belonged to Liaodong, but were handed over to Zhu Gaosui by Emperor Yongle.

In a word, if the management is not good, the mutual market cannot be opened, and the whip will serve you.

Once the mutual market opened, it could not completely change the situation in northern Xinjiang, but it could also restrain the Wuliangha Sanwei and a certain number of grassland tribes.

With the binding of interests, and then using both soft and hard tactics against the Tatar Khan, unexpected results will be achieved.

Oala is far from the border of the Ming Dynasty, and its strength is not as good as Tatar.According to Meng Qinghe's thinking, pick the hard stubble first, weaken the Tatars, continue to provoke a few times, and the grassland tribes can pinch them by themselves without the help of the frontier army.

In fact, if it wasn't for Emperor Yong Le showing his intention to send troops, Tatar and Wala would have already fought.Bearing the blame for robbing Uliangha, Guilichi hated Mahamu so much.

Although Mahamu was innocent, he was pointed and scolded by the Guilichi sent all kinds of remarks against him on the grassland, so that some tribal leaders misunderstood him as a villain behind the treacherous and treacherous tricks, and dragged his family. If the mouth is turned to Tartar, even a clay figurine will spew sparks.

Once the Tatars and Wala fought, and Uliangha was released, the frontier army would probably only be left to watch the excitement.

Meng Qinghe had a good idea, and it was quite feasible.

Zhu Di affirmed his plan, but did not adopt all of them.

After guarding northern border for 20 years, Emperor Yong Le was used to confronting these warriors on horseback.He knew the tribes on the grassland better than Meng Qinghe, and he could weaken them by tricks alone, but he couldn't make them surrender.

Only absolute strength can make these eagles on the grassland surrender.

Even though the Yuan Dynasty has become history and the Royal Court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was destroyed in the Battle of Yuerhai, the pride of the soldiers never disappeared.

Only strength and toughness can make a warrior bow his head.

The so-called convincing people with force may be criticized by literati in various ways, but at certain times, it is indeed more effective than persuading people with reason.

In the classroom taught by Emperor Yongle, Meng Qinghe took a solid lesson.

Also listening to the lecture were brothers Shen Xuan and Zhu Gaoxu.

It's not that Zhu Di is unreasonable. If the conditions are met, he is also willing to adopt the dogma of Confucianism and establish the demeanor of a great country for the world.

His demeanor is true, but it does not mean that he will make concessions on issues of principle.

Not at all.

According to Zhu Di's way of thinking, one can speak the truth and convince others with reasoning, but it is up to him to decide how to operate it.

This idea was pioneered by Emperor Hongwu and carried forward by Emperor Yongle. Although it has changed with the rise of civil servants, its essence has never changed.

Clanking and iron bones, a spine that never bends.

This is the king who pushed a dynasty to its peak. After Zhu Yuanzhang, Yongle Emperor created the last glory of the feudal dynasty.

At this moment, Meng Qinghe suddenly felt that being pitted several times by Zhu Di was nothing.

Even if it is squeezed again, it is this land and this country that will ultimately benefit.

The instant sublimation of thought made Meng Qing and himself feel incredible.

Suddenly having such a high ideological awareness, a very important point is due to the continuous improvement of Emperor Yong Le's speech level.Listening to his speech, it's hard not to feel excited.

Meng Qinghe was like this, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were the same, even Shen Xuan was affected.

After leaving Yanwang Mansion, Meng Qinghe did not return to the mansion immediately, but rode his horse and walked on the streets of Beiping.

The famous Forbidden City has not yet been built, and Yanwang Mansion and Sansi Yamen are the most iconic buildings in the city.

Within the Nine Gates, the streets and alleys are far less prosperous than Nanjing.

Outside the city, peasant households and frontier soldiers in the farmland walked among the fields.

The lonely smoke in the desert is not far away.

It is conceivable that why Emperor Yong Le proposed to move the capital, there would be so many voices of opposition in the court.

Meng Qinghe got off his horse, bought more than a dozen wheat cakes from the side of the road, and distributed them to the guards who followed him.

"I'm going out of town."

In short, there is no place for lunch, let's eat cakes and carry them.

After inspecting the waist card in front of the city gate, Meng Qing and his horse galloped, the wind blew across his cheeks, his mind was emptied, and all kinds of thoughts were far away from him, leaving him only carefree.

Seeing Uncle Meng galloping suddenly, the guards were frightened, and immediately waved the whip and followed closely.

After running for a while, suddenly a cavalry caught up from behind.

Compared with Meng Qinghe's half-baked riding skills, the visitor seemed born for cavalry.

The sound of horseshoes and the swirling dust attracted the attention of the guards. This place was some distance away from Beiping, and occasionally they encountered frontier sentry cavalry.Some time ago, there were still small groups of Tatars wandering around, so we had to be more vigilant.

As the horseshoe approached, Meng Qinghe slowed down and looked back.

The maroon horse and the scarlet unicorn suit, his movements are like a long knife that breaks through the wind.

Meng Qinghe stopped.

He rode his horse back and waited for someone to come.

When the horse was approaching, he suddenly put his finger to his lips and whistled, and the horse under his crotch was ordered to run forward.The maroon horse became more and more excited, neighed, spread its hooves, and chased after it.

Immediately Shen Xuan was helpless, but Meng Qinghe laughed heartily.

It was rare for him to be so reckless, and he never thought about racing horses with Shen Xuan.

Unwilling to admit defeat, with stubbornness and persistence.This kind of Meng Qinghe is the most real, and also the most irresistible.

The two horses were almost neck-to-neck, and after a while, the guards were separated by a distance.

It's not that the frontier soldiers' riding skills are not good, in fact, one counts as one, and the riding skills of all the soldiers surpassed Meng Qinghe by a large margin.

But the horses are not powerful enough, the chassis is incomparable, and with all their strength, biplanes can't catch up with jet fighters.

Knowing that Shen Xuan was giving way to him, Meng Qinghe ran a certain distance and began to slow down. The horse shook its neck and paced on the grass.

"Don't run away?"

"kindness."

After answering, Meng Qinghe was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Xuan, this question seems to be ambiguous?

Shen Xuan looked as usual, leaned over and patted the horse's neck, and then looked into the distance.

On the horizon, the sun was setting, illuminating a fiery sunset.Herds of cattle and sheep seem to be surrounded by a red halo, and as the light heats up and weakens, they become a silhouette of the grassland.

There are herdsmen singing.

In Jingnan, in order to resettle the prairie tribes who came to vote, Zhu Di ordered to set up a guard of thousands of households in the south of Huailai.As more and more tribes were attached, the cavalry of the Yan army continued to grow, and the number of guarding thousands of households also increased from one to three.

After the summer harvest, the herdsmen and the frontier soldiers planted hardy crops together to store fodder for the livestock to survive the winter.

When spring comes, you can always see a cloud of sheep scattered on the grassland, gnawing on the green grass, and growing fat and strong.

No wonder Duoyan Sanwei hoped to obtain the land of Daning as a grassland. Who wouldn't want to occupy a good site?

From the timid Timur who has never returned, Haratuohuan Li Laer can learn that the life on the grassland is getting worse every year.Ever since their tribe became attached to the interior and obtained official positions such as thousands of households, friends on the grassland asked someone to bring them a message every now and then, hoping to move inland.

Since March till now, after Qilie Timur set up a bridge, Bettimur, Abduhan, Tuotuo Buhua Donkey and Donkey and others led their tribes back.Tribes ranged from a hundred to a thousand people, such as Abduhan, not only attached to the tribe, but also dedicated the land of Tatan where they lived.

Abduhan's tribe is a Mongolianized West Asian, similar to the situation in Oarat.

Before, Timur timidly asked to see Zhu Gaoxu, saying that he had something important to report, and that was for this matter.

The Ming Dynasty welcomes the attachment of these tribes.

Welcome, welcome, except for Abduhan who has his own territory, the resettlement of the rest is a problem.

If it is not handled well, chaos will arise.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhu Di moved the capital on purpose.

There are advantages to accepting the return of grassland tribes, but the trouble is also not small.For example, when Bo Timur led five hundred people to move inland, they were obstructed by Tatar cavalry. He Fu, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, sent cavalry to rescue Bo Timur.

Every time there is a tribe returning home, some sparks will be sparked on the border.

Accumulated to a certain extent, sooner or later it will explode.

It is not difficult to understand that Emperor Yongle would go out of the frontier every five times. Only by deterring with absolute force can the stability of the border be exchanged. It is a pity that a civil fortress change made the glory of the Yongle Year a history that can only be recalled.

The singing of the herdsmen continued.

Meng Qinghe followed Shen Xuan's example and looked into the distance.

As far as the eye can see, it is endless.

"Northern Xinjiang is barren, but I would rather live here." Shen Xuan turned his head, the smile on his lips seemed to melt into the sunset, "Does Twelve Lang know why?"

Meng Qinghe didn't speak, he had an answer in his heart, but he couldn't express it in words.If you say it, the words will not express the meaning.For the first time, he realized what it's like to hate a book when it's time to use it.

Shen Xuan didn't ask any more questions, stroked the horse's mane lightly, looked at the setting sun in the west, turned the horse's head, and said to Meng Qing: "It's getting late, let's go back."

"it is good."

The two didn't say much, but they seemed to be getting closer.

Meng Qinghe even felt that just now, he touched the deepest part of Shen Xuan's heart.This feeling is very strange, so wonderful that he feels unreal.

After returning to the city, whether by coincidence or on purpose, the two met Yang Duo again.

Commander Yang was still dressed in bright red brocade, clasped his fists at the two of them, and smiled politely.His eyes swept over Meng Qinghe, which seemed to have deep meaning, but it didn't make people uncomfortable.

Compared with before, Yang Duo seemed to be a little different again.

Watching Yang Duo's back go away, Meng Qinghe frowned, and couldn't help saying: "Master Hou, were you familiar with Commander Yang before?"

"how?"

"What kind of person is he?"

"Twelve Lang is curious?"

"A bit."

"Oh."

The voice was drawn out, and Meng Qinghe's back suddenly felt a little cold.

Looking up, Lord Shen Hou was smiling, but what was wrong with the smile?

That night, Meng Qinghe failed to decline Shen Xuan's gracious invitation, and was invited home by the second generation of Hou to talk at night by candlelight.

The next day, Emperor Yong Le summoned him, Shen Hou was as usual, but Meng Twelve Lang was not in good spirits.

The reason, God knows, the earth knows, two people know.

At the end of June, the Son of Heaven left Beiping and moved to Daning.

The Tatar Khan Guili, who was closely watching Zhu Di's movements, was sweating on his forehead. To the north of Daning is Kaipingwei. The Ming army mostly went out from here. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty is really planning to fight?

Gui Lichi immediately summoned the left and right prime ministers to discuss the return of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time sent Zhu Di a "Letter of Credence" to express his friendship.

In a sense, Guilichi had given in.

It's not a big problem to rob and beat grain and grass, but in a fight with Zhu Di's real knife and gun, Gui Lichi really has no idea.What's more, there is a covetous Wala next to him, and his subordinate Taibao Privy Council Alutai has always been dissatisfied with his ascension to the Khan position.

This is the time to start a war with the Ming Dynasty, and the gain is definitely not worth the loss.

Send envoys well, stabilize Zhu Di first, strengthen his strength, and solve the hidden dangers around him, which is what Guilichi should do first.

When the Tatars sent envoys to Kaipingwei to deliver the "Certificate of Credence" in the hope of expressing friendship to Emperor Yongle in person, the emperor's imperial driver had already left Beiping City.

What everyone didn't expect was that Zhu Di didn't rush on the road, but ordered to change the road, so that Zheng He conveyed an oral order to the accompanying civil and military officers: "At the beginning, I raised my troops to quell the difficulties, and the people of Peiping all contributed their strength to help them conquer. To benefit the army. My heart is full of praise, and I have never forgotten it. Since the counties and townships are involved, if you pass this, you should pay your respects."

The oral order was issued, and everyone had an epiphany.

The emperor wants to go to the countryside to express condolences, so everything that needs to be prepared is ready.

Money, food, silk and wine are also indispensable.

The condolences are ready, the Habayashi army leads the way, the standard bearer guards are behind, and the first stop is Mengjiatun, who set an example when donating food.