Grassland is no longer a big problem.

Although there are still Tatars and Oaras who are still hanging on, tribes like Arutai are also hiding everywhere, including Cabeste's 100,000 cavalry.

But in fact, with the presence of Guihua City, it can be said that it has basically been pacified.

Relying on the continuous transportation of supplies to Guihua City by train, the grassland has been completely crushed in terms of national strength.

The Ming Dynasty's army occupied many pastures in the grassland, forcing other tribes who were unwilling to surrender to avoid migration.

But they did not have the ability to fight against Ming Dynasty.

If a large number of troops are gathered and discovered by the Ming army, it will be a big problem, because now the Ming army has hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and they can easily crush them without pulling artillery.

The most important thing is that because of the embargo, the life of the grassland tribes has become increasingly difficult. Tribes that cannot survive have no choice but to surrender in the end.

If you don't surrender, you will die. If you surrender, you can still have enough to eat.

In fact, most of the herdsmen wanted to surrender, but those who were unwilling were the grassland nobles, because the news let them know that after surrender, the Ming Dynasty would not retain their identity, and they would become slaves in their eyes.

Same.

In such a situation, they would rather die fighting than do it.

Anyway, no matter how sad the tribe is, they will never be hungry.

In fact, many officials of the Ming Dynasty proposed at the court meeting that they should retain their status as grassland nobles. Oara, Tatar, and Arutai all wrote letters, saying that as long as the Ming Dynasty is willing to retain their status, they are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

But this proposal was rejected by Zhu Ying.

If we do this, what will be the difference from before? This is just treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

If we want to completely eliminate the grassland worries, we can only subvert its social structure, completely educate them, and integrate them into Han culture.

No matter what the canonization is, it won't be like that in the end. Wait a few decades, or even a hundred years, and these white wolf eyes will still become the same as before.

A wolf must be completely domesticated and turned into a dog, in order to be a good helper in guarding the house.

Zhu Yuanzhang was actually a little moved, but Dasun insisted, so he didn't care.

The main reason why I am moved is that Guihua City is really a giant gold-swallowing beast.

According to current calculations, 30% of the Ming Dynasty's annual income is consumed in Guihua City. Today, the Ming Dynasty's annual income is worth billions of treasure notes, and 20% is a starting consumption of more than one billion treasure notes every year.

The Ming Dynasty had a great cause and had many places to spend money. If Zhu Ying hadn't made money everywhere, how could he have supported Guihua City?

"It's you, Da Sun, who has contributed to Ming Dynasty's treasury revenue. Since you want to do this, we will support you."

"There is news from the Jin Yiwei that many of the officials who submitted the report accepted the benefits from the grassland and spoke to them. Although there is no actual evidence yet, it is generally certain."

"Nowadays, these guys' methods are becoming more and more secretive. If we hadn't already planted many nails, we really wouldn't have discovered them."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a sneer.

After Jinyiwei was founded, its main focus was on detailed arrangements, or to put it simply, it was undercover work.

Many of the identities of Jin Yiwei's secret agents are not meritorious people, or they are a certain housekeeper or a servant, but they can be Jin Yiwei's secret agents.

This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was able to monitor hundreds of officials.

Otherwise, who would not be able to recognize him while walking around in the street wearing the official uniform of a royal guard?

In fact, there used to be many beggars in the capital who were secret agents of Jin Yiwei, but as Zhu Ying eliminated the beggars, they could only change their identities.

Zhu Ying listened to what the old man said and said: "It seems it's time to harvest a wave of crops. Guihua City is also very tight now, so it's time to let them contribute to the imperial court."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly: "Okay, it should have been like this a long time ago."

Anti-corruption.

No matter which dynasty or period we are in, it is the main theme of the court.

It's just that sometimes it succeeds and sometimes it fails.

Judging from the history of the past and present, the number of failures is actually still the majority. After all, in the era when the aristocratic family was the king, corruption was a bit excessive, and it was clearly their own industry.

The corruption problem in Ming Dynasty has never stopped.

Nowadays, money comes so fast. Many officials look at businessmen as if they are just picking up money. How can they not be envious?

Collusion between officials and businessmen has always been the fastest way to make money.

It's just that some are greedy harshly and some are greedy lightly.

Even if you want to be an upright official, your family still needs some protection. If you can't keep the bottom line, you will naturally become more powerful.

An edict was issued, the imperial sickle was waved, and naturally large swaths of leeks were harvested.

This was a nationwide sweep of the Ming Dynasty, not just targeting officials who had been bribed by the grasslands.

A large amount of money was confiscated, and Ming's pockets suddenly bulged.

In just three months, at least nearly two billion treasure coins were harvested, which was close to half of the Ming Dynasty's annual income. It was really scary.

But you can't do this for too long.

From the perspective of the superstructure, once it is carried out for a long time, it will also have an impact on the economic development of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Overall situation control is also an issue that needs to be considered.

At this time, the matter regarding Zhu Di was also officially confirmed. After all, the time of May is also very suitable for fighting.

This time the Northern Expedition was relatively easy.

What Zhu Ying didn't expect was that two uncles Wang ran into the palace.

"Grandson, it's wrong of you to do this. Can't your second uncle and I not be able to fight? I suffered such a big loss in the grassland last year. I have been thinking about when I can take revenge. Now you let the fourth brother go.

But I didn’t take my second uncle seriously.”

Zhu Xi didn't dare to face his father, but it was okay to say a few words to his grandson.

Moreover, the personal relationship between Zhu Xi and Zhu Ying is not bad.

Zhu Fan was also upset and said: "Eldest nephew, it's not like you don't know what happened between your third uncle, me and the fourth uncle. Last year, the fourth uncle already gained such great prestige. If you still let him go now, that's 300,000 yuan."

As for the cavalry, let the fourth man take charge."

"I don't care. In this Northern Expedition, your second uncle and I have to go too. I can't let that guy, the Fourth, get any prouder."

Zhu Ying did not expect that the two imperial uncles would show shame and come here to request a fight.

Fortunately, the specific appointment of King Yan has not been announced yet, so it is not a big deal to change it a little now.

"Okay, since the two uncles also want to go to the grassland to stretch their muscles, of course I, the nephew, have to agree." Zhu Ying compromised.

After hearing this, the two kings left with smiles on their faces.

As soon as they left, Zhu Yuanzhang came over.

"We heard that those two traitors came here to cause trouble?" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

When we arrived, we realized that the person had already left, and we happened to miss him.

Of course, no one knows whether it was just a coincidence or intentional.

"It's okay, grandpa. My second uncle and third uncle are bored in the capital, and they also want to go on the Northern Expedition. My grandson has already agreed to them."

Zhu Ying said with a smile.

In fact, when he first settled on Zhu Di, he had guessed that there would be such a possibility.

Even if Zhu Xi doesn't speak, Zhu Fan will definitely look for him.

Even though Zhu Fan and Zhu Di seemed to be quite peaceful in Japan, in fact there were always overt and covert fights.

When they reach their status, face is the most important thing, and no one can untie the knots that have been formed.

The only one who can solve the problem is Zhu Yuanzhang, but from the perspective of imperial power, such a battle between vassals is actually more in line with the interests of the court.

Even the conflict between the two brothers at that time might have involved Zhu Yuanzhang's handiwork.

At that time, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di had the most outstanding military capabilities among all the princes. If the three of them had a good relationship, they would obviously pose a great threat to the imperial power.

But no one talks about these things. After all, it is a matter of the royal family and belongs to the dictatorship of the Sacred Heart.

"It's okay to let the three brothers go. If they stay in the capital and have nothing to do, it's easy for trouble to happen."

"It's the people who are going to Bo Ni. Da Sun has made arrangements."

Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously more concerned about Bo Ni. Back then, he personally named Huang Senping, and now he is willing to increase the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he has to do it as soon as possible.

However, now Zhu Yuanzhang has completely delegated power to Taisun in military matters, and he himself basically doesn't have much involvement.

This is also to better suppress the Huaixi Xungui Group and complete the power change.

Fundamentally speaking, the real leader of the Huaixi Xungui Group is Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

After hearing this, Zhu Ying sighed and said, "I plan to let Yunxi go."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised: "How come Yunxi is allowed to go at his own request?"

Zhu Ying nodded.

"Yunxi originally didn't want to be an overseas vassal king, so I asked him to deal with Ming Dynasty's overseas trade. Who knew that this kid would become interested in maritime matters."
To be continued...