"How could things be like this? How could Peking be like this?"
Zhu Di held the urgent report in his hand and looked particularly embarrassed. This was not Jiangnan, not Lingnan, which was beyond his reach, but Peiping, his land of Longxing!
Killing the imperial envoy, setting fire to destroy the evidence, and colluding with the Mongols... Which one is not a capital crime, and which one is not a slap in the face of Zhu Di?
Why are these guys so shy?
Greedy and crazy!
Zhu Di was so furious that he wanted to rush to Peking immediately and kill him himself!
That's right, in Zhu Di's opinion, Xu Jingchang's methods are still not enough.
These beasts should simply be thrown into the Yongding River and fed to green turtles.
However, he is still in the sky and cannot grow wings to fly over.
Zhu Di just issued an order to call over Prince Zhu Gaochi and Duke Rong Yao Guangxiao.
That's right, Xu Jingchang is not here, and the only one who can solve Zhu Di's doubts is Yao Guangxiao.
The messenger continued the ultimatum and was helpless. They were still negotiating yesterday, but they fell out today. Isn't this young man too capricious?
The envoy had no choice but to leave in a hurry and discuss countermeasures quickly.
Zhu Di said this, but he also understood what Zhu Gaochi meant... The real problem in Peiping now is that the huge trade is not under the control of the imperial court.
"Your Highness, if you have any wise opinions, you might as well speak out." Yao Guangxiao encouraged Zhu Gaochi.
Xu Jingchang got involved in this matter. He advocated setting up a governor in Daning Dusi and arranging the procurement field. In short, this was the territory of the Ming Dynasty and could not be given to others at will.
These material exchanges are just ordinary. If military information is leaked again, this matter will be troublesome.
Zhu Di frowned and said, "This is true, but can the district health center make it happen?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Majesty, in fact, I have also talked with Duke Dingguo. He also means to completely rectify the Jiubian... Military households like the garrison cannot just be stationed in the fields and raise soldiers. They are also responsible for combating smuggling and armed border patrols.
Understand the enemy's situation, infiltrate and dismantle it, bribe and work carefully, in short, there are many things."
And the quantity transported is quite large... With food, they can feed more people, and with iron tools, they can forge more swords and guns, which in turn threatens the Ming Dynasty's border troops.
Why are you so timid when facing Duoyan Sanwei?
As long as we can control how much we sell, how much we earn, how much we give out, how much we get back... With accurate numbers, we don't have to worry about the Mongols taking advantage of the opportunity to grow.
He was also quite dissatisfied with Xu Jingchang's response. What does this guy mean? You are somewhat decisive in dealing with those merchants.
Zhu Gaochi nodded repeatedly, "Father, what the young master said is absolutely true, and my son and I also think so."
Zhu Di frowned and didn't understand.
"You're talking nonsense!" Zhu Di said rudely: "Now the Mongols have bought so much food and iron tools. If they expand further, wouldn't they have bought all the good things of the Ming Dynasty? When they get hundreds of thousands of cavalry, what will happen?
What should I do if I go south to check the customs?"
Zhu Di snorted coldly: "None of your brothers can make me worry!"
Conquer them first and then talk.
How can we restrain everyone with this little governance ability?
"Okay, the three Duoyan guards have also sent troops! Now the collusion with the Tatars is a certainty, there is no doubt anymore!" Zhu Di was furious, "Not only should they be killed, but the nine tribes must be killed... Even the three Duoyan guards and others
, we can’t let it go! I will send troops now to attack Buchen.”
Including Yao Guangxiao, he also frowned. It was obvious that Zhu Di's idea was not so suitable.
Yao Guangxiao pondered slightly, the old monk had been in Peiping for a long time, and he knew the situation there well.
The two sides talked until the fifth day before Xu Jingchang called the envoy from Duoyan Sanwei.
Talk, what's there to talk about?
"Prince, what do you have to say?"
Hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhu Gaochi shook his head repeatedly. There was a huge gap between his father's ideas and his own.
However, Xu Jingchang didn't have this ability. He really didn't know how to fight. Although he had Xu Da's military skills, he asked himself that he would never be better than Li Jinglong.
Zhu Di grimaced and hummed: "That's it. It must be those beasts who saw a profit and started smuggling. But this time, they brought the Ming Dynasty's products to the grassland, making the imperial ban disappear.
.It’s really abominable and deserves to be killed!”
Zhu Di's face sank and he hummed: "Don't be so smart. Now that things have happened, trade should be banned and smuggling severely punished. If we get to the bottom of it, even the three guards of Duoyan will not be allowed to stay."
The trouble now is that the imperial court can only set up a forum and send a few officials there, but its management ability is too weak.
But as we all know, the official sales market has restrictions on the number of varieties, the prices are expensive, and taxes are imposed. How can it be as convenient as smuggling?
This is a polite way of saying that the gap between him and Li Jinglong will not be smaller than the gap between Li Jinglong and his father... So Xu Jingchang can only deal with it in his own way.
When things happen in Peiping, how should we rectify the people, crack down on smuggling, and strengthen border defense... we must come up with a complete set of measures.
When the time comes to disturb the interests of the Jingnan princes, it will be no better than dismantling the guard posts in the Central Plains and other places... If these people can't figure it out and instigate trouble, they will be in trouble.
The long border is intertwined.
Zhu Di was stunned again.
As for Zhu Gaochi, he was stationed in Peiping and was responsible for the logistics and military supplies for several years. After Zhu Di entered Yingtian, he stayed in Peiping for a while.
The problem is that according to the information that has been found out, a lot of iron tools, salt, grain and other things were transported to the grassland from Beiping... This is too much.
Zhu Di frowned, "Hey, if you say this, I'm afraid even the Jiubian Guard Station will be abolished and reorganized, which will involve more things."
"Your Majesty, the old minister also said that there are people who do the business of beheading, but no one does the business of losing money... The old minister speculates that the real intention of Ding Guogong is to clean up the north and standardize trade."
If you kid is not good enough, just let me go!
Yao Guangxiao nodded vigorously, and then the old monk said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I think that we should not focus on Peiping at the moment. Duke Dingguo is there, so not much can happen... but I want to talk more with Jingnan Xungui."
Let’s talk, be honest with them, and explain to them clearly that the imperial court wants to rectify the Nine Borders for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the country, and it is by no means an attempt to make things worse, so please rest assured.”
Zhu Di naturally agreed, but the court couldn't agree on how to arrange it, and Zhu Di simply delayed it. At present, the Ming Dynasty only arranged a sales field in Daning to be responsible for the trade between the two sides.
Zhu Gaochi took the opportunity to explain: "Father, where the profits are, smuggling is. If the imperial court wants to truly control Peiping, in the long run, it must control trade... If it wants to control trade, it must expand the market and arrange enough
Officials even let merchants controlled by the imperial court go to trade."
Generally speaking, Zhu Gaochi should be very aware of the situation in Peiping.
Zhu Di took a deep breath and had to say that the old monk's reminder was too timely.
But just when Zhu Di was trying to communicate with each other and stabilize the emotions of the old brothers, another news came from Peiping.
At the same time, Xu Jingchang also gave orders to Li Jinglong.
Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, even if in later generations, small barter transactions were conducted between friendly countries at the border, they would just turn a blind eye.
At the mention of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but ponder... As mentioned before, after the Jingnan, the three guards of Duoyan wanted the territory of Daningdusi.
Zhu Di nodded in agreement, turned around, and called Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi. The two had a chat, followed by Zheng Heng, Wang Zhong and others...
Zhu Gaochi was shocked and quickly knelt down: "If I go back to my father, I swear to God that I have never condoned smuggling. At that time, I got a lot of war horses and cattle from the Mongols to enrich the military."
Zhu Gaochi mustered up his courage and said, "When I return to my father, I think that the border is more than ten thousand miles away. How difficult is it to ban trade? The reason why smuggling exists is because it is profitable. If we can make trade more convenient, wouldn't it be possible?"
No more smuggling.”
Zhu Di once again activated his gene to conquer the North. He could no longer sit still and had no choice but to go.
Zhu Di never imagined that just two years after leaving, Peiping would be so corrupt?
"Your Majesty, please be patient. I believe that the key to this matter in Peiping lies with the Daning Dusi."
"Then we need to completely rectify the nine borders. The original settlements and border garrison are not enough." Yao Guang Xiao said.
Tens of thousands of Duoyan Sanwei soldiers marched south, approaching the front line of the Great Wall. Ding Guozheng was discussing with the Duoyan Sanwei people.
Zhu Gaochi continued: "Father, we might as well assume that if the Qianzhuang Trading Company under the second brother's name comes to Daning and trades with the Mongols, are you still worried?"
Now Zhu Di is like an irritable young man, eager to show off his skills.
Such as the Duoyan Sanwei, they also nominally surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, which made the border very complicated and difficult to control... You said the merchants and border people would take a brick of tea and exchange it for a good horse, or take a jar of wine and bring back a calf.
When the border troops saw this kind of thing, they just pretended not to see it.
After all, no matter how big a storm is in Peiping, it is still a trivial matter. If the wind blows in Yingtian, it will be troublesome.
Zhu Gaochi was so scolded that he did not dare to speak. Yao Guangxiao could only sigh, "Your Majesty, it is better to block the situation than to block it!"
In the past five days, the two armies of Xu Huizu and Zhu Neng have left the fortress one after another.
"I'm sorry. You are all officials enshrined in the Ming Dynasty. If you have any issues, you can report to the court. Now, leading a large army to threaten the court is tantamount to rebellion. I have been ordered to patrol the border and have decided not to allow you to act recklessly and provoke.
The imperial court is majestic. So I have an ultimatum here... The three guards of Duoyan must immediately return to their original positions, accept a thorough investigation by the imperial court, and make their motives clear this time. Otherwise, I will send troops to attack the rebels!"
"Attack!"
Three princes and three troops attacked Duoyan's three guards.
Xu Jingchang's calculations were very accurate, Xu Huizu and Zhu Neng also acted very quickly, and arrived quickly at the agreed time. Li Jinglong was holding back to death, and after receiving the warrant to attack, he decisively attacked!
Just south of Daning City, the two sides fought fiercely. After two days of fierce fighting, the three guards of Duoyan were defeated. The Ming army captured and killed more than 13,000 people...
"This is the result of Duke Dingguo's clever calculation. What do you two think?" Li Jinglong said excitedly.
