Chapter 378 Divide and Conquer
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Do you think it's better to divide them as much as possible? That's not true. If there are more powers, their own ideas will become chaotic. If there are more tribes swinging left and right, it's not for the court to appease them. It's easy to feed a mouth." , it will be difficult to feed many mouths.”
"Our idea is to split Mongolia into three tribes, Tatar Wala plus a tribe close to Yanyun. Among these three tribes, our Ming Dynasty controls Yanyun, wins over Tatar, and suppresses Wala. In this way, the three tribes maintain one balance."
Zhu Biao followed his father's thinking and said: "There is the Wala Tatar in front of Yanyun, followed by our Daming Northern Defense Garrison. As long as we can control the leader of his tribe, he will be my Daming's natural barrier."
"The reason for attracting the Tatars is that they are mainly former Yuan princes and nobles who fled north from the Central Plains. They were deeply influenced by Sinicization. As long as the Ming Dynasty can allow them to enjoy the familiar wealth and honor, they will not be dissatisfied. It is very conscious, which is not conducive to communication, and it has the ambition to reunify Mongolia and go south to herd horses, so it is only suitable for suppression."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "In general, this is the case, but it is not easy to achieve this goal. Mongolia also has smart people. If their internal conflicts are not irreconcilable, it will be difficult to divide them."
"Now we have to see if Li Wenzhong can successfully integrate the Tatar tribe. After all, Sudieer is the Mongolian Khan in name. Dier, a descendant of Brother Ali's family, bows his head, Mongolia can be said to be integrated again, and next spring, I, Ming, will be forced to launch another northern expedition, and I can't just watch Mongolia grow again."
Zhu Biao also felt quite a headache when he heard the words, but when he thought about it, how could the factional disputes be so easy to reconcile? It was not about the Tatar kings bowing their heads and saying a few soft words, but pushing out the real benefits. Amniotic grass pasture woman and so on.
There is nothing in this world that is completely sure, but Zhu Biao predicts that the probability of Li Wenzhong's trip to achieve his goal should be 70 to 80%, which is already too high and cannot be higher.
After all, the right time, place and people are all on Daming’s side, and Mongolia’s side depends on whether they want to break the pot or not. If they really want to fall, then Daming can only take his own jade to fight head-on with the broken pot.
Father and son looked at each other and stopped discussing this matter. If the news from Li Wenzhong didn’t come over, any plans now are useless. Fortunately, Li Wenzhong is not Lan Yu.
His ability and character can still make Zhu Biao feel at ease. If Lan Yu went, Zhu Biao would not have the time to go for a stroll in Shaanxi and Gansu.
In the evening, Liu Ying came again and reported that Liu Chun had been buried, and the place was chosen by the elders of the Liu family. Zhu Yuanzhang said a few words of relief in a soft voice, and decreed to promote his five hundred shi.
When Liu Ying went out with gratitude, this matter was considered to be over, and no one else could fault it. Liu Chun was just a county magistrate, and the tossing emperor came to see him off, so no one could fault him, after all It was indeed Liu Chun who committed the crime first.
Neither Liu An nor Zhao Huaian came back before going to bed at night. After all, they only set off in the afternoon. It would take a long time to ride their horses to Fucheng, not to mention finding the right person, so they have been ordered not to rush back at night.
Of course, even without the two of them, how could there be no waiters around the prince, and there are quite a few eunuchs and maids accompanying him, so just call a few to serve him.
The next morning, Zhu Yuanzhang went to deal with the corruption of officials in Huaiqing, while Zhu Biao was waiting for Liu An and the others to come back. Sure enough, two young eunuchs led a middle-aged businessman in sweating profusely after a while. The three knelt down on the ground, and Liu An reported: "Your Highness, this person is the shopkeeper of the Jiangnan Chen family's grain shop in Huaiqing Mansion."
Zhu Biao nodded and said, "People from the Chen family, what is your relationship with Chen Youzong?"
"Returning to His Highness, according to seniority, the grassroots can be regarded as the uncle of the general governor, but after all, it is just a side branch of foreign blood that is a little far away, and now he is in charge of several grain shops in Huaiqing Mansion for the clan."
"Then do you know why I asked you to come here?"
Chen Rongyan shook his head and said: "The two father-in-laws didn't say it clearly, but Your Highness has ordered my Chen family to be willing to die, so please speak directly."
Zhu Biao was a little interested when he heard this: "This is a bit big. Didn't Chen Youzong tell the clan to do his best to serve me when he meets me?"
Chen Rongyan replied: "Not really, but Your Highness is the Crown Prince and Crown Prince. My Chen family is His Highness's subjects, and it is only natural to serve the King. Why do you need an envoy to order you?"
Zhu Biao laughed when he heard the words, but the people in the Chen family spoke very nicely, Chen Youzong was like this, and so was this Chen Rongyan. Zhu Biao looked at Liu An with satisfaction and said: "You two have done a good job, go down and clean up the dust. Bar."
Liu An readily agreed, and then led Zhao Huai'an away in the afternoon. There are many large and small grain shops in Huaiqing Mansion, but Liu An first aimed at the Chen family because he knew that Chen Youzong, the envoy of the General Administration, was a direct descendant of the Eastern Palace. Naturally, his family is more trusted by the prince.
Moreover, after returning to Beijing, Chen Youzong will also have to accept his affection. The Tongzheng envoy is a high-ranking third-rank official, and he doesn't mean to do anything. It is enough to be decent. He believes that even if his godfather does it, he will definitely do it. Choose the Chen family.
After the two of them went down, Zhu Biao said: "You should also know about the drought in Shaanxi and Gansu. I intend to use the name of Chenjialiang Shop to go there to have a look, but the guards around me are not good at this. In case people see the clues, I want to ask you to be the leader of the shopkeeper."
Chen Rongyan just heard that at the beginning, he thought that the crown prince was going to ask him to prepare some food and grass for disaster relief. He thought that it would be easy to do, but he would just lose some money.
But when I heard the back, I couldn’t kneel anymore. It’s not a trivial matter for the prince to go to the disaster area in person. If something happens, how could he run away from the Chen family? I guess the firecrackers can’t be let go, but the suona can be blown.
Chen Rongyan's face turned bitter: "Your Highness, it's fine for such a trivial matter to lead people, and I will definitely record what I saw and heard and convey it to Your Highness. How can your golden body be in danger? Please think again, Your Highness."
Zhu Biaoxu gave a support and said, "Come and sit down here. Shopkeeper Chen doesn't have to worry too much. I know the geometry of my body very well. There will be many guards along the way."
"You should also know that this palace transfers grain from the south of the Yangtze River for disaster relief. Such a large amount of grain has not even had any effect when thrown into the disaster area. How can I not go and see for myself."
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(end of this chapter)