In the early morning, there were birds chirping outside the window.
In the room, Xia Xun and Xiaoying were still sleeping soundly.
"When~~when~~when~~~~"
The melodious bell rang, and Xia Xun immediately opened his eyes like a conditioned reflex.
Could it be that Ji Gang is calling?
After blinking his eyes, Xia Xun came to his senses. When he turned his head slightly, he smiled. He saw the cute Sakura beside him, not the ferocious and desperate face of Ji Gang in the dream.
Sakura was lying on her side like a bow, nestled in his arms, her smooth body was warm and slightly cool, like a piece of warm jade. His big hands were resting on Sakura's round buttocks, which were plump and smooth,
Strong, soft and elastic, it has always been a beautiful thing that he never gets tired of playing with.
Xia Xun's slight turning movement woke up Xiaoying. Xiaoying's eyes were still closed, so she came up to him out of habit, put a pair of soft and tender arms around his neck, and said lazily: "Are you awake? Ah
I’m so lazy, I haven’t gotten up early to practice in the past two days!”
"Wake up! Every time I hear this bell, I wake up!"
Xia Xun smiled and patted her buttocks, saying: "Relax one by one, the way of civility and martial arts. You have to relax sometimes, don't worry, we will start practicing tomorrow!"
Xia Xun lifted up the quilt, looked at his flat and strong abdomen, and chuckled: "Look, I'm not getting fat, nor am I out of shape!"
The bell came from the Yongle Bell. After the bell was cast, it was hung in the palace and rang every morning. At this time, the city of Beijing did not have as many high-rise buildings as there do in modern times, and there were not as many noisy sounds as there are in modern times.
, so once the sound is sounded, everyone within a hundred miles can hear it. The Guanyi where Xia Xun lives is not very far from the palace, so it can be heard very clearly.
Xiaoying was still sleepy. She was tired in spring and autumn, which was the season of lethargy. Moreover, since Qiaoyun became pregnant, she could only bear Xia Xun's attacks. She had to be tortured to the point of exhaustion by Xia Xun every time before he could enjoy himself.
Sakura became even more lazy.
She covered her mouth and yawned delicately, then leaned into Xia Xun's arms again, still closing her eyes, and said sweetly: "Since you don't want to get up early, let's sleep a little longer."
Xia Xun said "hmm" and rested his arms on his pillow, his eyes open, but he already felt sleepy.
It is now April, and the emperor has no plans to return to Nanjing. Zhu Di loves this place so much. As an emperor, he could not stay here for too long. Now that the imperial court has officially designated Beijing as the future capital, he
He can live there in a dignified manner. Look at this, he will have to stay in Beijing for at least a few more months, and maybe it will be summer before he returns to Nanjing.
In the north, the transformation of Tatars is at a critical moment. To engage in large-scale farming on the grasslands is a stupid act, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty did not have enough financial resources to carry out such a transformation. In the long run, in this kind of transformation,
Farming in a special geographical environment, even if it succeeds, will inevitably destroy the grassland environment. A hundred years later, water and soil will be lost, and the entire grassland will become desertified. This will not benefit future generations, but will cause trouble for thousands of years.
Therefore, the Tatars who received them still arranged for them to engage in nomadic herding, but on the one hand they broke down their ruling system, on the other hand they strengthened their dependence on the farming people, on the other hand they carried out cultural education, and through transformation in other aspects besides the production model,
Integrating them step by step is a long-term process, and so far, it seems to be going well.
On the other side of Oara, after being extremely weakened, it is no longer a disaster. As expected, the tribes of Oara started fighting among themselves, even though they knew that this could easily be taken advantage of by the Ming Dynasty, and it was what the Ming Dynasty wanted to see. The problem was that they had no choice.
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Princess Samur, Mrs. Huo'a, and Tupolo, who is willing to hand over power generously?
Even if they are far-sighted and willing to make such a sacrifice, who among the leaders of their tribe would be willing to agree? They are already too weak to compete with the Ming Dynasty, and they are still killing each other under such circumstances. They have long since lost their power.
In order to achieve victory, they even sought help from local political leaders such as Hami and Besbali who had been bullied by them in the past.
Therefore, it is no longer possible for Oara to unify the Tatars more than ten years later and then look south to the Central Plains as it did in history. Now it is just a matter of seeing when the Ming Dynasty can free up its hands to accept and transform it.
In the south, the war in Annan was temporarily over. Chen Jikuan was defeated by Zhang Fu and was finally captured alive. He was sent to Nanjing. For now, Jiaozhi will enter a period of peace.
Times have changed, and Xia Xun no longer insists on his previous views.
Yes, Annan can be said to be a quagmire, a quagmire that dragged the Ming Dynasty into it, and the gains outweighed the losses. However, in the original history, why did the Ming Dynasty abandon Annan?
The consumption was huge and the gains outweighed the losses. This was certainly a reason, but the main reason was that at that time in the north, Oara had conquered the Tatars, unified the grasslands, and looked southward to the Central Plains with great momentum. The Ming Dynasty's defense focus must be placed in the north. There is no need to settle for a piece of worthless meat.
The land continues to be conquered endlessly in the south. Now that the north has become desolate, it is not impossible to permanently establish counties in Annan.
The politicians of the Ming Dynasty are not a bunch of idiots. If possible, they will not give up this opportunity to expand territory. For the time being, it is not possible to make a more accurate prediction. We still need to see the future development of the situation before we can make a choice.
The main sections of the Grand Canal have been dredged, and this river of life has been revitalized. More than 3,000 flat-bottomed barges can transport 5 million tons of grain every year. Together with sea transportation, they will become an important means of ensuring water transportation in the Ming Dynasty.
The transportation of grain from the south to the north is an inevitable necessity of historical development. Current technical means and crop varieties cannot significantly increase the yield of northern crops. Due to weather conditions, the planting period of northern crops is very short, so we must rely on grain from the south to the north.
However, the imperial court is also trying to improve the development of agriculture in the north, and the yield per mu cannot be greatly increased. However, there are many wastelands in the north that are not cultivated, so you can use your brains on the cultivated area.
Now Emperor Yongle has significantly reduced agricultural taxes in the north, and even exempted areas around Beijing from agricultural taxes to stimulate land reclamation and farming.
Saihazhi has been promoted to the commander of the Jinyiwei capital and went to Tianjin to preside over the construction of the Jinyiwei yamen and the expansion and training of the Jinyiwei. Liu Yujue was promoted to the commander of the Jinyiweidu and became the second-in-command of the Jinyiwei, presiding over the daily affairs of Nanjing Jinyiwei.
When Ji Gang died, the tree fell and the hozens dispersed. His Eight Great Vajras and many of his confidants were all destroyed, and the series of conspiracies against Xia Xun naturally ended without any problem.
The busiest place right now is the south.
Northern scholars such as Liu Jingting and others have gone south and started a heated debate with southern scholars. This matter is no longer to defend Xia Xun's personal reputation, but a collision of two ideas.
Xia Xun not only used northern scholars to compete with southern scholars, but also launched extensive mass movements. He used propaganda methods such as storytellers and opera performances, and mobilized northern scholars. They wrote a large number of books related to the realities of the north.
He used storybooks, storytelling, and opera scripts to promote performances among the people.
At first, Ji Gang tried to use scholars to influence the officialdom, thereby attacking Xia Xun. This was done from the outside to the inside, and from the bottom up. Now Xia Xun took advantage of the heated debate between scholars to use various propaganda methods throughout the Ming Dynasty to mobilize civilians.
The people began to take action, starting from those who were most easily changed and incited, and also from the outside to the inside, from the bottom up.
The die-hards in the Southern Scholars have now been submerged in the vast ocean of the people's movement and have no time to care about him.
The current situation of Shuangyu is just as Xia Xun expected. Their relationship with the East Zhejiang Navy is deteriorating. This is not someone who wants to use Shuangyu as a breakthrough point to deal with Xia Xun, but Shuangyu Guards and the East Zhejiang Navy.
The division has always had irreconcilable conflicts, which will inevitably break out if they accumulate for a long time.
A navy composed entirely of pirates has long-standing grievances with other naval forces in eastern Zhejiang. It also controls the commercial power in the eastern Zhejiang waters alone, and other forces cannot intervene at all. This kind of contradiction cannot be solved at all.
resolve.
Xia Xun's attitude towards Shuangyu is very thought-provoking. In the past, as long as someone touched Shuangyu, he would stand up for Shuangyu, but now he is using various reasons to evade it. This kind of keeping a low profile is not in line with Xia Xun's attitude.
His usual character. However, he had already tipped off Xu Hu through Su Ying. Those stubborn pirates didn't know Xia Xun's true plan.
In addition to paying attention to these things, Xia Xun is of course also busy with many "private matters", and those private matters are not enough to be discussed by outsiders.
Xia Xun lay there, thinking about all kinds of things from the south to the north, from state affairs to family affairs, and then breathed out slowly: "In about one year, we will be almost ready.
, now there is only one opportunity missing. With so many people and such a huge operation, if there is no good opportunity, I am afraid that the secret will be exposed as soon as the action is taken. This opportunity... is not easy to find..."
Xia Xun thought hard for a long time, and a strange light suddenly flashed in his eyes: "What if..., well! This is a feasible solution!"
Xiaoying had woken up at some time, and was looking at him with her cheeks in her hands. Her pair of seductive and sinful light blue eyes accurately caught the strange light flashing in his eyes, and she couldn't help but ask: "Brother,
What are you thinking about?"
The light in Xia Xun's eyes suddenly faded away. He didn't even pause and answered naturally: "I'm thinking about life..."
Sakura curled her lips and said, "Hey, when you show that look, you are planning something. Don't think I don't know."
Xia Xun smiled and said: "What's so strange about this? If you know what I'm planning, then that's your skill."
Sakura said: "Then how can I guess?"
She came closer with interest and asked, "Then tell me, what are you planning?"
Xia Xun turned sideways and lowered his voice: "I'm telling you, I'm setting up a big trap..."
Sakura turned around angrily and pointed her butt towards him in protest: "Huh! You don't have a serious word with me!"
Xia Xun smiled, slowly lay down, and murmured to himself: "What is fake is also fake when it is fake, whether it is serious or not... who knows..."