Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

This time the attack on Annan was a provocation, and his father accepted the challenge without asking his brothers to join in.

After conquering Annan, Zhu Di wanted to attack the north. The Tatars and the Oirat are still causing trouble.

Zhu Di couldn't stand these people from the north jumping around from time to time, and he wanted to get rid of them once and for all.

Considering Zhu Di's and the current combat effectiveness of the Ming army, Zhu Gaochi felt that there was no suspense in this battle.

Whether in the south or the north, someone has to take care of the conquered land.

As for the south, we can let the princes go there.

The citizens of these small countries in the south are always making trouble.

But I am not willing to leave my hometown easily, and I don’t have any strong desire to expand to the hospital. I can just live a peaceful life in a corner.

All they have to do is meet these people's needs for peace and stability.

"Winning over the heart is the best approach", "Winning over people from afar", "Respecting virtue and suppressing force", "It is better to appease" - these words of advice from Xie Jin are quite practical.

This was the policy that Zhu Di discussed with Zhu Gaochi before he left.

After the battle, the Ming army withdrew.

Then select three or five local capable people to manage the area, whether it is to establish a province, set up a pacification office or a propaganda office.

Let the cabinet appoint a few officials to cooperate with local people in management.

Zhu Di would issue imperial decrees to recognize the local people's administrative status, allow them to retain local customs and traditions, encourage intermarriage, encourage trade, encourage immigration, and various policies to benefit the people.

If the cooperation is good, these marginal areas will definitely be assimilated in ten to twenty years, just like Yunnan before.

The variable here lies in whether the officials sent by the cabinet are truly serving the country and the people.

If he is another official serving the big landlords in Jiangnan,

He will definitely play some tricks, so that this person can bring out the unstable factors in the area.

Let Annan be in chaos for a while.

At this time, the princes can take the stage.

The land of Annan is really too far away.

This kind of ultra-long-distance control is extremely difficult to achieve. Just issuing a decree can take several months to come and go.

If the local authorities do not want to do what the court says, the court may not know about it until half a year later.

Just like this guy named Hu, he had been the King of Annan for several years before he was exposed as an impostor.

For something like this with irrefutable evidence, we had to wait until we had solid proof before scolding him, and we had to go to the imperial court to reprimand him before beating him. Even though he sincerely admitted his mistake, he refused to change no matter how hard we tried. In the process, it had dragged on for more than a year.

Now that we have conquered the country, we will have to send people to garrison there anyway. It would be better to let a vassal king take charge rather than letting others take advantage of it.

At present, Zhu Gaochi already has the first candidate in mind to be sent - Prince Ning.

As the first prince to follow his father, he must always give him a place to go and set a very good example for those princes who are watching.

It just so happened that King Ning was particularly keen on arranging overseas trade.

When the time comes to go out to sea, we can set out from Annan, and the cost of going to sea can be saved by more than half.

Near Annan are Champa, Java, Old Port, Sumatra, Calicut, and Ceylon.

Once you gain a foothold, you can advance to the next coast entrance.

All the vassal kings were scattered to the south. They had everything they needed and dared not rebel easily. They developed along the coastline and controlled the East China Sea and the South China Sea.

To put it bluntly, even if the princes want independence, they are still members of the Zhu family.

This can also be considered an alternative form of new territory.

If this descendant of the Zhu family could be strong enough to counterattack, Zhu Gaochi would respect him as a man!

Moreover, at present, Old Port is already ruled by the Ming people.

Liang Daoming, Yao Guangxiao's friend in Jiugang, wrote to Yao Guangxiao saying that he was going to return to China. Yao Guangxiao planned to introduce him to Zhu Di.

Liang Daoming now dominates Old Port and has tens of thousands of people under his command.

The Javanese could not do anything to him. Although he did not claim to be a king, he was actually the uncrowned king of Old Port.

The Ming people in Jiugang were able to settle down under the protection of Liang Daoming.

So, what about Srivijaya, which is adjacent to the Old Port?

As long as Annan was conquered, Srivijaya could be completely incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The risks of maritime trade continue to decrease, and voyages can go further.

Zhu Gaochi felt that the current vassal kings were not enough.

And this is just the south.

In the north, there are not enough people.

Sweet potatoes are now widely grown in the south and will soon be grown in the north as well.

Next year will be a huge harvest year.

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The war in Annan was in full swing, and Zhu Gaochi was planning on winning with great ambition.

The common people and officials in the capital were also in a state of great joy.

"Have you heard? One acre of sweet potatoes yields several thousand kilograms!"

"I heard about it, I heard about it, oh my, those sweet potatoes are delicious and sweet, eat one and you'll be full!"

“You ate it all!”

"My uncle's house is next to the imperial farm. When they were digging sweet potatoes, they dug a pit next to it and roasted them on the spot to eat. They were so delicious!"

"How many kilograms are there? Can they be roasted and eaten?"

"The best fields are available, about three to four thousand, and the inferior fields are more than a thousand. They can be steamed, boiled, or roasted."

"Why use a real field? Any corner inside or outside the yard will do! Harvest a few hundred kilograms and compare it with grain. Sell whichever one has a higher price. Then we can have a good New Year next year."

"Fool! The government office posted a notice a few days ago! Sweet potatoes can be ground into flour to make sweet potato vermicelli and dry food. The leaves can also be fed to pigs. Pigs love to eat them! Sweet potatoes are definitely valuable."

“I didn’t see that!”

"You have to register in advance, and then you can get the potato seedlings. The potato seedlings are free for the first planting."

"Ah!!! I have to go quickly then!"

"go Go."

"Hey, Lord Wang, I heard that the court wants to both increase and reduce taxes? And the officials also want to increase their salaries?"

"Well, there is such a saying. Commercial taxes will be increased, and land taxes will be reduced. As for the salary issue, we will have to wait and see."

"With the increase in commercial taxes, will it be more expensive to buy things?"

"All the taxes that will be added are from the Maritime Customs."

"The land tax is quite interesting. No matter how much the harvest is, the best land will yield two dou, the middle land will yield one dou, and the worst land will yield half a dou. If you grow sweet potatoes, you don't have to pay taxes for three years."

"benevolent rule!!!"

"But we still have to wait until the land is measured and we have the latest fish scale book and yellow book before we can do it."

"Yes, aren't you from the Imperial College? Lord Xia is recruiting people from the Imperial College!"

"No one told me!"

"Am I not a human being? Hurry up and get this fish scale book out sooner so that my salary can increase sooner, and life won't be so miserable!"

"It's a good time, there's no disaster or famine, and it's not a year of amnesty, why is there such a good thing?"

"I heard that it was proposed by the eldest prince and his wife. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, the people have supported him, the weather has been good, and there has been a good harvest everywhere. The emperor is very willing to share the joy with the people."

"Long live the Emperor!"