The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The next day, in the Censorate,

Yan Chengjin wrote down the evaluations of the princes.

A figure walked into the duty room: "Lord Wu, Lord Yan, the Duke of Baoguo has returned to the court. Your Majesty will lead all the officials to welcome him at the city gate."

Zhu Hui's victory over the Tatars and the Jurchens in Datong has always been in your mind.

It's winter now, and fighting will consume a lot of military equipment. The Ming Dynasty, the Tatars, the Jurchens and the Korea all need to recuperate.

But, I don't know how Zhu Hui's suppression is going?

The Jurchens are divided into three groups, the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Xihai Jurchens and the Donghai Jurchens, each fighting on its own.

The strongest Jianzhou Jurchens are allied with the Tatars. If they are wiped out, the remnants will not be a big deal.

Wu Kuan walked up to Yan Chengjin: "This official and you, on behalf of the Censorate, welcome the Duke of Baoguo."

Yan Chengjin arrived at the city gate, and the ceremonial guards of Emperor Hongzhi had already been prepared.

Zhu Hui rode a vermilion horse, dismounted when he saw Emperor Hongzhi, and walked over on foot.

"Your servant Zhu Hui, wipe out most of Jianzhou and Xihai Jurchens. The remaining Donghai Jurchens are hiding in the extreme northern river area. The mountains are closed due to heavy snow, so we can only fight again next year!"

The Donghai Jurchens live in the Ussuri River area, which is extremely cold. If the Korean troops enter the country, they will be frozen to death.

It's almost winter. If there is a blizzard, they can't go back even if they want to.

Although Yan Chengjin is anxious, he also knows that Zhu Hui's decision is right.

However, after three months of recuperation, the remnants of Jianzhou Jurchens and Xihai Jurchens may unite with Donghai Jurchens.

Emperor Hongzhi laughed heartily and said repeatedly: "Good, good, Jianzhou has bullied the people of Liaodong for a long time. The previous emperor once expelled them to the northernmost river basin, but it was useless. It depends on the Duke."

Zhu Hui looked at Emperor Hongzhi and said seriously: "Your Majesty, Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated. Even if there are no Jurchens, it will be occupied by Tatars."

Border towns with a large number of people living in peace are stable.

If there were no people to be guarded, the court would not usually send heavy troops to garrison. Even if there were no Jurchens, the territory of Jianzhou would fall into the hands of the Tatars.

Yan Chengjin agreed with the Duke of Baoguo.

Even if the Ming Dynasty did not implement the policy of intensifying birth control, the people would still give birth drastically, and the sky would be dark.

What was lacking was not the court's decree, but the food to feed the offspring.

"Although what the Duke of Baoguo said makes sense, I cannot rashly move the people to the north, where it is very cold and snowy, and it is impossible to farm..."

Emperor Hongzhi felt helpless. Occupying a large piece of vacant land without sending people to occupy it permanently was equivalent to handing it over to the Tatars.

Yan Chengjin thought about various possibilities and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, let the vassal king go to Liaodong to establish a fiefdom?"

The reasons why the people were unwilling to go there to settle down were nothing more than two points: there was no protection from the court, and the frozen soil in Liaodong was difficult to farm.

The vassal kings established their fiefdoms in Liaodong and passed them down forever, just like using trees to stabilize mud and sand. The territory of Liaodong can be firmly controlled by the court.

"Although this method is effective, which vassal king is willing to go to Liaodong?" Liu Jian asked, stroking his beard.

"How about letting the last vassal king go to Liaodong in the vassal kings' plan?"

Yan Chengjin thought that it would be better to let them go to Liaodong to be the fortress of the court than to let the vassal kings be good-for-nothings in their fiefdoms.

It can be regarded as making full use of people and not eating the rice of the court in vain.

With the financial resources of the Ming Dynasty, building a city is difficult, but not impossible.

The areas where Jianzhou Jurchens and Donghai Jurchens lived were Heilongjiang and Liaoning.

These places were also places where people could live in later generations.

But now, because of the collapse of the Wei Suo system, the people fled south and stayed away from conscription.

"Now, who is the last person in the vassal kings' assessment plan?" Emperor Hongzhi asked.

All the officials looked over, and they always felt that Yan Chengjin was deliberately making things difficult.

Yan Chengjin took out the ranking list of the assessment of the vassal kings, "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is Shou Wang, but the ranking of this list may change at any time."

Emperor Hongzhi took the book and flipped through a few pages. The ranking of the assessment was indeed changing all the time.

"It is not unprecedented to enfeoff vassal kings outside the Great Wall. I remember that Emperor Gao once enfeoffed Ning Wang Zhu Quan's fiefdom outside the Great Wall and ordered him to guard the border. What do you think of Yan Qing's proposal?"

Han Wen bowed and said, "If the fiefdom is enfeoffed in Liaodong, it is necessary to build a palace for the prince and settle the people."

"More importantly, the frozen soil in Liaodong is difficult to cultivate, and people have always lived on hunting. The people of the Ming Dynasty are skilled in farming, but not in hunting. I am afraid that what Yan Chengjin said is just empty talk." Xie Qian nodded.

The officials of the Ministry of Revenue nodded. Liaodong is a vast land, and the Ming Dynasty gave it up because they were not interested in this land.

They considered the taxation of the people. How can you pay taxes if you hunt and don't farm?

In later generations, Liaodong and Heilongjiang were not only habitable, but also had a large population. This can be confirmed without a doubt.

But how to convince His Majesty and the officials?

Yan Chengjin thought carefully and said, "In Liaodong and the land to the north, corn can be grown. Although it is one crop per year, the tax is not much.

But the court can set Liaodong as a special jurisdiction and collect taxes only once a year."

Planting less, but still paying the same tax, this is exploiting the people.

Establishing a special zone in the Ming Dynasty, independent of the court system, and special management can dispel the concerns of the people.

However, this move is not stingy to change the ancestral system. I wonder if His Majesty and the officials agree?

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​collecting two taxes in one country?" Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin.

This doesn't sound like a compliment.

Yan Chengjin's heart tightened: "I figured it out by deducing from Liangxiang."

"Taxes are not important. What is important is to be able to keep the people of the city alive and stabilize the Liaodong territory."

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Liangxiang hut,

Zhu Chenhao opened his eyes dimly, with the sleeping Ms. Cao in his arms.

I have been sleeping for more than a month. Why is the feudal king's plan not over yet?

He held such an ugly woman in his arms every night, and no matter how much he could bear it, he still felt like he would never be able to endure it.

He gently propped himself up and sat up barefoot, preparing to go to Liangxiang Street to fight cocks to earn money.

Although Zhu Houzhao's method is crude, it is very effective in making money and does not require using your brain.

"Sister-in-law, are you up? The old man has come in." Old man Cao walked in, carrying two white-faced steamed buns.

Zhu Chenhao's face remained as usual, and he could hold back his anger very well. He smiled and said, "I don't have to bring you breakfast every day."

"It's okay, I like you as my son-in-law." Old Man Cao looked behind the curtain happily, then looked at Zhu Chenhao: "How did you sleep last night?"

He always felt that his son-in-law had an extraordinary conversation and was someone who could do great things.

When Zhu Chenhao saw the spy outside the door, he didn't want to talk anymore and went out with a steamed bun.

The spy announced Emperor Hongzhi's decree: "Prince Ning, the last person in the vassal plan, will go to the extreme cold zone of Liaodong to establish a feudal kingdom and consolidate the territory."

Zhu Chenhao felt an inexplicable sense of crisis. I wonder, what is his ranking?

If the feudal state is changed to Liaodong, the plan that has been prepared for many years will be in vain.

His Majesty has more and more thoughts. To be on the safe side, he must end the feudal king's plan as soon as possible and return to the fiefdom.

He thought of Yang Tinghe.

At this time, Xing Wang Zhu Youqi also heard that the vassal king planned to pick the last one and go to Liaodong to seal the territory and consolidate the territory. He was shocked.

Most of the reactions of the feudal kings were like this.

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When Old Man Cao came to deliver breakfast, Zhu Chenhao closed the door and said, "Old man, please help me deliver the letter to Yang Tinghe's residence in the capital in three days."

If you enter Beijing today, you will definitely be targeted by spies. After three days, it will be safer.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. When Yang Tinghe saw Prince Ning's letter, he frowned slightly and burned the letter without saying a word.