Father can be an enemy to the country

"The prince just said that the purpose of farming is to allow as many Han people as possible to settle down and take root in Yunnan, so what other means can be used to get the Han people to take root in Daning?" Fu Youde asked.

"Old Fu, I, as a Han, are not just good at farming." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "As long as I can make money and live a peaceful life, I, as a Han, can do anything and do everything well."

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "I said that Daning has better conditions than Yunnan, and I am not fooling you. Although this place is also outside the Great Wall, the Yanshan Mountains cannot be compared with the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the southwest."

"Yes." Fu Youde agreed: "If Yanshan Mountain is a wall, the Hundred Thousand Mountains is... countless walls. It is much easier to get to Daning from the mainland than to Yunnan."

"So, it is much easier for Daning to form close economic ties with the mainland." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "Besides, the cattle and sheep in the grassland and the products in the mainland are both in urgent demand for the other party, and they have the ability to form All the conditions for close connection were only artificially separated before.”

"So what we will do in the end is to re-establish this connection between the two parties?" Fu Youde asked.

"Yes." Zhu Zhen said solemnly: "This requires a lot of manpower. As long as you create good conditions, businessmen will naturally recruit people from the mainland."

"What do good conditions include?" Fu Youde asked.

"Convenient transportation, safe environment, free trade, low taxes, and as little harassment as possible." Zhu Zhen pointed out: "Just do these five things."

"Yes..." Fu Youde took out a small notebook at some point and quickly wrote down the key points. Then he thought: "The first one is very clear, just keep building roads. But the next four are more complicated..."

"Yes, they are all big articles, but you must learn to outline the main points." Zhu Zhen then taught earnestly: "What is this main point? It is the cities we built this year. If you let the Han people live in the city, you can ensure their Safe. Putting the mutual market in the city allows them to trade freely, and it also makes it easier to supervise the government and the military to prevent them from stretching their hands too far. "

"Yes, yes!" Fu Youde's eyes lit up and he said: "The city is the core and the key. It has many uses, not just military depots and granaries."

"That's right, cities are the starting point for us to rule the grassland." Zhu Zhen nodded with satisfaction: "Compared to the endless grassland, managing only a dozen large and small cities, don't you feel that the pressure is much less?"

"It's true." Fu Youde smiled sheepishly and said, "Just now, I wet my pants just thinking about having to manage such a large territory."

"Hahaha!" Zhu Zhen laughed and said sternly: "But you can't just focus on the city and ignore the grasslands outside the city. That will never work."

"Yes." Fu Youde responded quickly and asked for instructions: "Then what is the key point on the grassland?"

"Actually, the grassland is calm most of the time. After being in contact with them for such a long time, you can see that most of them are normal people like us. They are also greedy for life and afraid of death, and they live their lives in peace. They are not man-eating wolves. So. As long as normal trade is guaranteed and they can have enough food, clothing, and daily necessities, most people will consciously protect the Hanmeng family."

Zhu Zhen changed the subject and said quietly: "But this is only under normal circumstances..."

"What about the unusual situation?" Fu Youde looked at Zhu Zhen intently.

"You have to pay attention to two points. One is to prevent the emergence of strong men who can integrate the grassland in the short term, and the other is to avoid long-term population growth." Zhu Zhen lowered his voice and said: "When one of these two conditions occurs, the grassland will... Unstable. When both conditions occur at the same time, the grassland is in trouble.”

"Yes, the new Genghis Khan." Fu Youde swallowed.

"Yes, this is why my brother must kill Yesudiel. He and his subordinate Mahamu are both strong men with such abilities." Zhu Zhen sighed:

"But the grassland is still too big, and there are still a lot of places in Mobei and Moxi that can accommodate them. So we can't always use this method, which will only force them outside our sphere of influence. Once they are separated from our creation greenhouse, their threats will grow exponentially.”

"The emperor also considered this." Fu Youde nodded and said: "That's why we have been focusing on appeasement and we are not allowed to kill too much."

"Of course nothing can be absolute. To deal with such a strongman, military high pressure is indispensable, but the best way is to prevent them from integrating various ministries through political differentiation and disintegration." Zhu Zhen did not expect that If something unexpected happened, I probably wouldn't go back to the grassland, so I spoke very clearly.

"Actually, I have been making preparations for this from the beginning. I divided the surrendered tribes as evenly as possible among the guards in Daning, and asked Naha to lead his tribe to the outer northeast to become his slaves. Ergan Dusi, so the remaining princes are all about the same strength, and if they don't obey anyone, they will naturally become a mess. "

"In the future, you must keep in mind an iron rule. Each tribe can only nomadic in its own guard station, and must not invade the territory of other guard stations." Zhu Zhen said word by word: "Otherwise, you will be severely punished!"

"In order to prevent them from taking advantage of the loopholes, it is strictly forbidden to resell or lease the pasture to outsiders. In short, all tribes must be firmly tied to their enfeoffed grasslands! Any tribe that dares to leave on a large scale without authorization is up to no good! They will never be allowed to Restore nomadism!”

Although Zhu Zhen did not specify how to punish, his murderous tone made his meaning clear. Fu Youde nodded solemnly and said, "I understand. Your Majesty, don't worry. Anyone who dares to cross the line will be killed without mercy!"

"Hey, don't be so extreme. There are many ways, don't use a knife easily." Zhu Zhen hurriedly pulled him back and said, "And you'd better grasp a degree, don't intervene in their small-scale border frictions, leave the contradictions between the tribes, and avoid turning them into Han-Mongol contradictions, or contradictions between the government and the Mongols."

"I understand!" Fu Youde nodded heavily and said with great admiration: "Although I have said it many times, I still have to say that the person I admire most in my life, besides the emperor, is the prince."

"Haha," Zhu Zhen laughed loudly, "I remember last time I said, 'except the emperor and the general'."

"This shows that I admire the prince more than before." Fu Youde finished flattering He asked the last question, "Your Highness hasn't said how to control the population yet."

"This is a question that is measured in ten or twenty years." Zhu Zhen said, "We have many tools, but most policies are formulated by the court, such as recruiting soldiers from various tribes on the grassland, dispersing able-bodied men to garrison all over the country, or sending them to the battlefield to fight. For example, when the time is right, register the people, set up prefectures and counties, and take the population away from the princes. You can just follow the instructions when the time comes."

"Of course you can do something, such as encouraging intermarriage and letting soldiers marry more Mongolian women, which is more effective than anything else." Zhu Zhen finally teased Fu Youde, "It's a pity that you are old, otherwise you should take the lead."

"Ahem..." Fu Youde said embarrassedly, "If the court really needs it, it's not impossible."