My Daming New Empire

In history, Zhang Fu lived through four dynasties. Although he was married to the imperial family, he was still cautious and assisted in the government with Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and San Yang.

During the more than [-] years of Renxuan's rule, the country was peaceful and peaceful, and Zhang Fu had a lot of credit for it.

Therefore, whether it is Zhang Fu who is understood in this era or Zhang Fu who is understood from history, they are all worthy of Zhu Zhanji's worship.

Zhang Fu stepped down to take the boat, and he sighed in his heart. As a courtier, it can be said that he has reached his peak at this step.

But he thinks he is still young, and he doesn't want to retire from now on. It's just that when he comes back this time, he doesn't know if the emperor will let him go out again.

He also saw the prince Zhu Gaochi before the officials, and the prince's health still did not improve.

More eye-catching than him is his grandson Zhu Zhanji standing beside him.

Not seeing each other for five years, Zhang Fu's own image has not changed much.However, from the age of 13 to Zhu Zhanji, it was the stage when the image of a young man changed the most.

Cai's grandson is taller than him, a head taller than the average person, and is particularly conspicuous among the officials.

Although a little thin, but this is the time when young people are growing their bodies.From the muscles under his bulging clothes, it can also be seen that his body is much better than that of the prince.

Looking at his face that was almost the same as the emperor's when he was young, Zhang Fu naturally understood why this grandson was so favored by the emperor.

He is only eighteen years old, and now the emperor has entrusted all the naval forces of the country to him. What a great honor it is!

However, from his understanding, this grandson has never disappointed anyone.

Although he did not participate in the Northern Expedition last year, he also learned about Taisun's performance on the battlefield from other generals.Good at accepting advice, fighting the enemy bravely, and more importantly, not only not too tired during the march, but also harmonious with generals from all walks of life.

On the way back from the Northern Expedition, he was lucky enough to find a copper mountain in the hinterland of the grassland.

With this copper mountain alone, Daming can solve the current money shortage.It also gave Daming the ability to garrison an army in the heart of the grassland, turning the desolate grassland into a golden mountain from then on, and the soldiers of all ministries no longer regarded the grassland as a fearful way.

And although they haven't met again, since last year, it's not that they didn't have no intersection.During Cochin, he received a letter from Taisun and a map.

And with the help of this map, he found a carboniferous mine with astonishing reserves on the coast of Guangning.This coal mine stretches for hundreds of miles and produces all kinds of high-quality coal, enough for the Ming Dynasty to use for thousands of years.

From this incident, Zhang Fu also doubted whether Taisun was really a man bestowed by heaven, or else, how could he know that there was such a large coal mine in Jiaozhi in the territory of Daming.

At this time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites had finished reading the letter of commendation written by Zhu Di himself. Zhang Fu also knelt down on his knees, received the imperial edict, and kowtowed three times to the palace.

Then, it was time for the ministers to get close to the number one general of the Ming Dynasty. This meeting lasted nearly half an hour.

Zhu Zhanji didn't talk to Zhang Fu too much, he just said hello to Zhang Fu when Zhang Fu greeted Zhu Gaochi.

After Zhang Fu and the ministers finished their ceremony, Zhu Zhanji held the reins himself and brought an Arabian horse.Zhang Fuqian backed down a bit, but under the strong invitation of everyone, he got on his steed and began to march towards the palace.

On Yingtianfu Street, Zhang Fu's way back to the palace had been cleared and blocked. A group of people either rode horses or rode cars, bringing up a thick cloud of dust and rushing all the way to the palace.

Zhu Zhanji has been by Zhang Fu's side all the time, and only at this time can he have a chance to say a few words to Zhang Fu.

"My lord, you are the only one who knows the situation of Jiaozhi best. From your point of view, why has this Jiaozhi rebelled again and again, and what should be done if you want to completely resolve the Jiaozhi war?"

Zhu Zhanji was still a child at the beginning, but now he has become a young man. Hearing him ask him advice, Zhang Fu couldn't help but feel a sense of vicissitudes.

"The chaos at Jiaozhi stems from the fact that a small number of people do not accept Wang Hua, and if they want to completely solve the Jiaozhi chaos, education should be the main method, supplemented by force. But this is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and Jiaozhi is far away from the royal court, so the gains outweigh the losses. "

Over the years, the tax payment paid by Jiaozhi every year is only 7 taels, but the three levies for Jiaozhi cost more than 400 million taels of silver. Some of the court officials felt that it was not worthwhile to spend so much effort to win a poor Jiaozhi.

But Zhu Zhanji is very aware of the potential of Jiaozhi. Before the arrival of the Little Ice Age, it will be the biggest granary of Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, Nanyang here is the best forward position for the Ming Navy to deter the Nanyang countries, and it is also one of the best trading places for the Ming Dynasty when the era of great navigation is approaching.

Although Cochin is poor, it has a large population. In today's era, population is wealth!

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Short-sighted people, don't worry about him. Jiaozhi in Daming is the best food producing area and the frontier to deter other countries. Therefore, Gu believes that Jiaozhi should not only be flat, but also be calmed down as soon as possible. .For those who do not accept the education, my Ming Dynasty now needs to build a whole number of roads leading directly to the grassland, and there is still a shortage of labor."

Zhang Fu was a little worried that this move was inappropriate, because it would intensify the local ethnic conflicts and make the resistance more intense.

But without waiting for him to speak, Zhu Zhanji said again: "I want to persuade the emperor to follow the example of Yunnan in Jiaozhi, set up a prison guard house, and appoint a prince to patrol on behalf of the emperor. I don't know what the British general will do?"

Zhang Fu's heart was shocked, if he was not still on the street, he almost wanted to stop his horse, and pulled Zhu Zhanji to ask for clarification.

Since Taizu, all military generals have taken Xiping Marquis Mu Ying as their goal.

The British Duke Zhang Fu's current title is much higher than that of Mu Ying, but because Mu Ying was the godson of Zhu Yuanzhang, he was named King of Qianning after his untimely death, and he was given the posthumous title of "Zhaojing" and enjoyed the Taimiao.

And since then, the descendants of the Mu family have guarded Yunnan for generations.

That is to say, although the Mu family has never declared the land to seal the border, it is already the de facto king of Yunnan.

No matter how bad Cochin is, it is much better than Yunnan, which is still a poor and remote place.At least, Yunnan lacks clothing and food, but here in Jiaozhi, food is harvested three times a year. No matter how poor people are, they will not be short of food.

And now that Jiaozhi has discovered this super carboniferous mine, it will also be a big income to sell and buy coal in the future!

If the Zhang family can reach the level of the Mu family, then Zhang Fu will truly die without regret.

However, I haven't seen him for five years, and Zhang Fu doesn't know how important Zhu Zhanji is in front of Zhu Di.So, he just took a breath and asked as calmly as possible: "How sure is Your Highness?"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "The relapse of Jiaozhi, I personally think, is not only caused by enlightenment, but also caused by the inadequacy of Ming Dynasty's policy against Jiaozhi. It is not enough to send Confucian students to Jiaozhi. I personally think that it is more National integration is needed."

"Ethnic integration?"

"If the men of Jiaozhi follow the rebels, they will be castrated and sent to the Ming Dynasty for labor, and the women's family members will send condolences to the soldiers in the army, or marry wives to soldiers without wives. After decades, I am afraid that there will be no Han descendants left in Jiaozhi. , Even if there are still some stubborn and unresponsive people, it is not a cause for concern."

Zhang Fu took a deep breath, looked at Zhu Zhanji who was still calm, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, this action will hurt the peace of heaven."

"He is aimed at those who obey my teachings of the Ming Dynasty. For those who do not obey the teachings of the Ming Dynasty, we must eliminate them from the root. Saints within and kings outside are the kingly way."

Zhang Fu took a deep look at Zhu Zhanji, and felt that he was not inferior to Zhu Di's arrogance at all.

Without this temptation, he would never consider using this method to target the Annan people, because it would make him a target of Confucian crusade, and he would even be engraved on the pillar of shame in history.

However, if this is done, it is possible to guard one side for generations, so becoming a vicious watchdog of Daming is not so unacceptable.

However, Zhang Fu did not express his position directly. Before he knew what Zhu Di was thinking, any decision would be wrong.

Zhu Zhanji didn't know whether it would be good or not to have a direct showdown with Zhang Fu.

Because he knew that not long after Zhang Fu came back, he was sent by Zhu Di to Jiaozhi for the fourth expedition.It was also this time that all the opposing forces were truly wiped out.

Only by letting him know what he thinks now will he cooperate with him in some matters.Daming wants to develop, but now the basic engineering needs too many people.

If Zhang Fu can bring back hundreds of thousands of castrated Annan people from Annan, it will be of great help!

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The guard of honor returned to the palace, and Zhu Zhanji's mission was completed.

Although Zhu Zhanji has now begun to take charge of naval affairs, judging from Zhu Di's exclusion of his position, we can know that although Zhu Di is willing to let him have contact with military affairs, it does not mean that he is willing to intervene too much in military affairs.