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

"Go get the map and have a look."

Zhu Di thought about it and instructed Zhu Gaochi.

After the map was spread out on the desk, Zhu Gaochi began to explain the situation in Huozhou to his father.

Huozhou was originally Gaochang Kingdom, located in the southeast of the Turpan Basin. It was the only way to pass through the Western Regions in the early years.

Four Han regimes emerged in this area, namely Kan's Gaochang, Zhang's Gaochang, Ma's Gaochang and Qu's Gaochang.

The Tang Dynasty destroyed the Gaochang Kingdom and established Gaochang County, which was under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate.

After the Anshi Rebellion, Gaochang Kingdom was invaded by the Uighurs.

There are not many records after that. The Qian Yuan Dynasty called this place Haraho State.

During the Hongwu Dynasty, it was called Karakhoja.

The formal establishment of diplomatic relations was in the seventh year of Yongle, when Khara Khoja sent envoys to the court, and the Ministry of Rites named their country Huozhou.

Last year, Chen Cheng visited Huozhou when he was on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions.

According to Chen Cheng's description of Huozhou, it is a very good place.

The total population is less than 50,000.

It is located in the north-south passage of Tianshan Mountains and the northern route of the Silk Road.

The climate is warm and suitable for silkworms. Grain and wheat can be harvested twice, and even three times in early years.

Local products include red salt, white salt, grapes, frozen wine, thorn honey, white flour, cotton cloth and silk fabrics.

Buddhism was prevalent in the area. From the king to the common people, everyone believed in Buddhism. There was a record that the city had a population of 30,000 and 3,000 monks. In addition, there were also people who believed in Manichaeism, Nestorianism, Zoroastrianism, etc.

"Producing salt! Producing wine! Interesting. How many people are there in Tonobuhua now?"

Zhu Di felt that his mind began to surge.

"He brought 30,000 men with him, and the entire Tatars had 200,000 or 300,000 men who surrendered."

Zhu Gaochi pursed his lips, completely understanding what his father was thinking.

I knew that I wouldn't be honest for long.

"He's coming over at the end of the year, right?"

"Yes, we agreed to live in the capital for a while."

"Then send a letter first and ask him to keep an eye on Huozhou and report on Timur's progress."

"Yes, Dad."

When Zhu Gaochi bowed and responded, Xu also stood up at the same time, pulled Zhang Xin and quickly left the study, without turning back and saying to Zhu Di:

"Don't ever tell anyone outside that I like Fu Guang Jin. If I'm not careful, I'll become a demon queen that brings disaster to the country and the people."

"That can't be done. We should build the Ming Huitong Hall, right? I will take down Timur first. By then, once this trade route is open, not to mention the floating brocade, even the sinking brocade will be no problem!"

Zhu Di raised his voice in response.

"I want to eat baked sweet potatoes now!"

Xu's voice faded away.

"Okay!"

"I want you to bake it!"

"Uh... my son has done the hard work!"

"also--"

Xu's voice was almost inaudible.

Zhu Di tilted his head and glanced at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi also tilted his head and glanced at Qian Er.

Qianer bent down, walked away, and went to roast the sweet potatoes.

Over there, Xu and Zhang Xin had already found a place under the shade of a tree and started to have a real chat.

"Mom, will you go out for a walk with me tomorrow?"

"Too lazy to move."

"Go ahead, go ahead. Mom always stays in the courtyard. There are so many new things on the street now."

“No matter how fresh it is, it’s just that.”

"Mother~~~"

"Don't scream, it's numb!"

"Just be with my mother!"

"No, no, no, go with your Ma Susu. Why bother trying to please your mother-in-law? There's nothing to coax about an old helper."

"Mom is not a good helper."

"Stop coaxing me!"

"Really? I think in Dad's eyes, Mom has always been a cute little cabbage. The kind that really needs to be cared for."

"I'm so jealous——"

"Hey, hey, hey--so are you going or not?"

"Go, go, go, go, go for a day tomorrow, okay? It saves you from having your dad always clinging to you and annoying you."

"Okay!"

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Ming Dynasty, the eleventh year of Yongle, July.

[The imperial edict ordered all prefectures, counties and towns in the country to implement the "One Whip Law": the land tax, corvée and miscellaneous levies of all prefectures and counties were combined into one, and the collection of banknotes was combined and paid on a per-acre basis. ]

【The performance evaluation system of Jiaozhi was determined, and the nine-year evaluation and promotion system was abolished. For those who have been in office for more than two years, the inspectors and the two departments will evaluate them and report to the higher authorities.】

【The number of monks and Taoist priests in each prefecture, state, and county was set at 40 at the prefecture level, 30 at the state level, and 20 at the county level. After five years of becoming a monk, those who passed the examination at the Monk and Taoist Records Office were issued certificates. Otherwise, they were dismissed and demoted to civilians, or sent overseas to build temples.】

[Strictly prohibit officials from taking bribes: All Chinese and foreign departments are not allowed to arbitrarily employ anyone or take any money without authorization.]

[The imperial edict ordered the establishment of the Ming Huitong Hall in 20 places along the East China Sea coast to be responsible for the personal safety of Ming people overseas and business assistance.]

[The Record of the Journey to the Western Regions was completed, and the emperor ordered the Beijing Newspaper to publish a series of it, so as to open the people's eyes to the Western Regions.]

Zhang Xin was looking at the "Beijing News".

Zhu Gaochi walked into the room humming a little poem with a smile on his face.

"How much sorrow can one have? It's like a group of eunuchs going to a brothel."

"Fortunately I'm not here!"

Zhang Xin wants to hit someone.

"I hum because I know they're not here."

Zhu Gaochi made excuses.

"You're getting more and more arrogant. If you say you're used to being beaten by your father, I won't care about you."

Zhang Xin first stated her position.

"Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped. Besides, my father's ultimate skill is to find fault with me. No matter if I'm arrogant or not, he can scold me or beat me up whenever he wants, without any reason."

Zhu Gaochi answered with a smile.

"You are so happy, what good news is there?"

Zhang Xin was so amused by Zhu Gaochi. He actually spoke of such an unpopular thing without any grudge.

"Isn't Japan coming to pay tribute again? There are also merchants coming here to do private business."

Zhu Gaochi was laughing at this group of Japanese.

Li Jinglong has almost exhausted all the silver mines over there.

They were completely unaware and were still bringing merchants here to sell things under the guise of tribute, just to save that little bit of commercial tax.

"Caught?"

Zhang Xin asked.

"Well, this time we caught them in the act. Dad killed the Japanese envoy who led the team and asked the Ministry of Rites to send the rest back to their country. All their belongings were confiscated."

Zhu Gaochi was gloating over other people's misfortune.

This is not the first time that Japan has done this. It has been doing so since the Hongwu period.

His royal grandfather acted like a great country and didn't care.

And it also nurtured the hearts of these people.

The things confiscated this time are quite a lot!