Father can be an enemy to the country

In mid-May, Zhu Zhen returned to his loyal city of Kunming.

Hu Quan, the commander of the Yunnan capital, Pan Yuanming, the political envoy on the left, and Daotong, the newly appointed chief envoy on the right, led the civil and military officials to wait outside the city for a long time.

"I respectfully welcome the king back to Kunming!"

"Hahaha, everyone is safe." Zhu Zhen laughed and greeted his ministers to stand up. Looking at the familiar Kunming City in front of him, he felt that every cell in his body was stretched.

"Thank you for your hard work during my absence!"

"The ministers are not working hard, the prince is working hard!" All the civil and military officials said in unison.

"Stop being polite, let's hurry into the city." Zhu Zhen greeted, and then, surrounded by ministers and guided by ceremonial guards, he drove into Kunming City in a mighty manner.

I saw dense crowds of people on both sides of the avenue. They all set up incense tables, placed flowers, and knelt down devoutly to welcome their king back.

Zhu Zhen looked around and saw dragon flags blocking out the sun and axes like a forest. Looking around, everyone was paying homage. Everything he saw and heard clearly showed that he was the master of this land! Only here is he the real king!

Zhu Di behind him watched this scene and his breathing became heavy involuntarily. I secretly screamed in my heart: 'This is what a man should do! ’

He finally understood why Zhu Zhen had been obsessed with longing for the distance since he was a child! Because only in this southwest land where the sky is high and the emperor is far away can you obtain a status that truly suits your identity!

In the mainland, whether in Peiping, Taiyuan, or Xi'an, they were all too close to the emperor. How could they allow others to snore next to the couch? If it’s a tiger, you have to lie down, and if it’s a dragon, you have to curl up!

No wonder I always find it boring to be a prince, and I never take my identity seriously. It turns out that all the people he used to be were false princes——

He has no right to interfere in the local civil affairs and can only supervise and make suggestions. It is one thing for others to listen to him, but there is nothing wrong if he does not listen to him.

As a civil and military official, he has no power to appoint or remove him. It is one thing for people to respect him. If he is really annoyed, he can certainly be kidnapped and beaten. But there is no guarantee that he will end up like Lao Qi.

Not to mention the local money, food and finance, he didn't even want to get involved, so he could only wait for others to pay him a salary.

Under such circumstances, who would truly respect him, and how many people could truly regard him as a king?

And these are all decided by Lao Liu in Yunnan. Thousands of troops and horses must be mobilized by him, and civilian officials and military generals must execute his king's orders. Money, grain, and taxation are all in his hands!

This is the real prince!

‘Be a true king, not a false king! ’ Zhu Di silently swore to himself.

If he was somewhat forced to come to Yunnan before, from this moment on, his mind has been completely changed. I vow to carve out a piece of land in the southwest and truly belong to my own kingdom!

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After returning to his palace, Zhu Zhen rested for a while. He took care of the children during the day and served the two princesses at night, trying his best to make up for the two and a half years lost.

The effect was also good. With his unremitting efforts, Meng Xuan and Meng Can finally called "Father" at the same time. At that time, Zhu Zhen's ears tingled as if hearing the fairy music, and he shed thousands of tears with emotion.

And his two princesses finally looked calm and calm, and were no longer so aggressive...

"The prince's waist disease seems to be relapsing?" His uncle asked worriedly as he watched Zhu Zhen walking and supporting his waist.

"Ah." Zhu Zhen smiled awkwardly and said, "Maybe the posture was incorrect and twisted... I mean holding the baby."

"Oh, that's it. Normally, the prince's body shouldn't be used, so the child is so light." Cousin Hu Xian found the reason for him for a while and said: "It seems that I still hug him less. I will hug you more in the future. I will hug you every day." , I can’t feel my waist either.”

"Oh, you have a good waist." Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes at him, then changed the subject and said, "During my absence, have those local officials been dishonest?"

"Go back to your lord." Hu Quan knew that this was a question to him, the commander of the capital of Yunnan, and he quickly replied seriously: "Since the Battle of Luchuan, all local officials in Yunnan have become honest. Not only do they not dare to cause trouble anymore, but they also Take the initiative to send troops to help the imperial court attack those tribal strongholds that refuse to surrender. "

"In addition, the current Guandaoyi Chuan has been repaired to the county level. The mobilization speed of various military posts can assemble troops in any county in the province within ten days, and all rebellions can be nipped in the bud! So this There has been no major rebellion in the province for two years, but..."

"Just what?" Zhu Zhen asked in a deep voice.

"It's just that Dongchuan Huize has always been uneasy, and Tongchang has been attacked from time to time. Those tribes are hiding in the mountains, and it is difficult to catch them without sending out an army. In addition, there are often leaders near the snowy areas. He led the Tibetans to rob the tea horse caravan, and then quickly retreated to the snowy area when the Mufu soldiers were dispatched." Hu Quan replied:

"The snow area is not within the jurisdiction of Yunnan, and the prince has ordered us not to cross the border. We have no good solution."

"Hey." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said, "This order was issued before Luchuan was wiped out. The purpose was to prevent them from joining forces with the Tibetans. Now that Luchuan Kingdom no longer exists, are you still being polite to them?"

"So you can cross the line?" Hu Quan said in surprise.

"Why not?" Zhu Zhen raised his voice and said, "Isn't the snow area my Ming Dynasty's land? Beat them hard! Beat them until they are honest!"

"Yes!" Hu Quan responded excitedly.

"As for the Dongchuan side, it should be all caused by the copper mines." Zhu Zhen added.

"Yes, the copper mines were originally owned by the chieftains. After we conquered them, they were all taken over by the imperial court. In addition, due to the introduction of Zhejiang copper mining technology in recent years, the output has been nearly ten times the original. How can they not be jealous and angry? This knot is difficult to untie." Hu Quan sighed.

"Then cut the knot in half with one sword." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "They attacked the copper field but not the copper mine. Obviously, they did not just vent their anger."

"Of course." Hu Quan smiled and said: "The ore is heavy and worthless. It has to be refined into pure copper to be valuable."

Although the grade of Yunnan copper is high, the copper content is less than one-tenth, and most of the ores are about one-twentieth. The advantage is that it can be mined in open air, with a large amount of supply, so the ore is not valuable.

But after smelting, the purified copper ingots are different. That is money itself, even more valuable than money. After all, copper coins will also be mixed with a part of lead or tin...

And the smelting process is not simple, at least far beyond the ability of the natives. Therefore, those barbarians were aiming at the copper mines, and no one wanted to take the copper mines.

"How about this, I will take those mine owners to inspect and find the most suitable location to build a county town." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "Concentrate all the copper mines in the city, and leave no one outside the city. Let's see what they can rob!"