He could clearly feel the meaning behind these words, and it seemed that there was some connection between his imperial brother and the disaster-stricken people's uprising.
But he has no evidence.
However, because he was afraid that the victims might rush into Prince Su's Mansion and threaten his own safety, Zhu Kai listened to Zhu Gui's words and lived in the military camp.
This civil uprising unfolded very quickly, and its target was very clear, that is, those large households in the city who might have food reserves.
And it ended very suddenly. When more than half of the large households in the city were swept away, this fierce movement suddenly came to an abrupt end.
So much so that the border guards who initially confronted these victims were at a loss.
As for the wealthy gentry families who had been robbed, it was not that they did not go to King Su, but after King Su sent border troops to no avail, when they went to seek help again, they could no longer find King Su.
They did not forget that there was an acting king living in the military camp in the city, but the tough soldiers at the gate of the military camp stopped them, and even the local officials from Ganzhou refused to let him in.
After the civil uprising ended, Zhu Gui captured dozens of troublemaking ringleaders from nowhere and sent them to Prince Su's Mansion, giving Su Prince Zhu Kai a lot of face.
And Zhu Mei, who had disappeared for two days, finally appeared.
As soon as he came up, he organized an execution of unprecedented scale.
Dozens of the riot leaders lost their heads, which attracted many victims who came to watch with unbearable expressions on their faces.
Prince Su Zhu Kai only verbally condemned the civil uprising, but since the leader of the rebellion had been executed, the matter was considered over.
As for the powerful people's attempts to recover their money and food, Zhu Lai ignored them.
This caused those powerful families to hold back their anger, and many of them even moved out of Ganzhou City.
Zhu Kai was also a little sad about this.
Many of his previous activities were supported by these powerful families, and the interests of both parties were consistent to some extent.
"Your Majesty, what happened this time is really too big. If the father takes the blame, it will not look good on you and me." Zhu Kai said sadly while counting the money.
These banknotes were naturally used by Zhu Gui to 'make up for' Zhu Mei's losses this time. No wonder they were so easy to talk to.
"Brother Wang is worried too much. It is better to give these gentry a beating so that they can correct their positions. Brother Wang is the master of Ganzhou. What's more, Brother Wang will not need to rely on them in the future. Instead, it is the people and the land that will
It is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Gui said.
He didn't know how much Zhu Kai would listen to these words, but even if he spent money to support the other party, he would not be stingy. This would indirectly change the situation in Ganzhou, and also increase Ming's ability to resist crises in the future.
Already.
Zhu Lai finally counted the banknotes, no more, no less, and it was fifty thousand taels. In this way, he had the money to repair the palace.
"Zhu Gui, you are right, so I plan to renovate Ganzhou City and live here in the future."
Zhu Kai said with a serious face.
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Three more days later, the imperial edict arrived together with the caravan from the Datong Chamber of Commerce.
The whole city of Ganzhou erupted in joy. Most of the five caravans this time were loaded with food, and they were accompanied by a thousand Datong guards.
Although these tens of thousands of stones of grain cannot completely solve the current predicament of Ganzhou City, caravans will continue to arrive in the future.
What is even more unexpected is that the price of food from the Datong caravan was so low that ordinary people could afford it.
This once again made the wealthy families in the city dumbfounded. It was clear that they could make a fortune, so why didn't the acting king do that?
Doesn't he like money? Just kidding, is there anyone who doesn't like money?
Just when these aristocratic families were preparing to collect grain, they were surprised to find that the Datong Chamber of Commerce actually implemented a rationing system.
That is to say, only local people registered with the Ganzhou City Government Office can purchase grain, and there is a daily limit.
As a result, the victims of the disaster registered at the Ganzhou government office one after another.
With food in hand, repairs to the official road finally began.
Zhu Gui also did not forget to send a group of people to repair the walls of Ganzhou City and the Prince Su's Mansion in the city, which made Zhu Lai, who did not have to spend a penny, very satisfied.
The imperial edict also agreed to Zhu Gui's request for trade with the Mongols, but there were many restrictions. For example, it could only provide basic food, so that the Mongols could not have no worries. At the same time, the sale of salt and iron was also banned.
Zhu Gui also thought of this, so he immediately sent someone to notify the Mongols, and sent a caravan to deliver food and at the same time bring back a large number of Mongolian cattle and sheep.
Subsequently, caravans from the Datong Chamber of Commerce arrived one after another, and the Mongols in Ganzhou City and outside the city stabilized.
The Mongols abided by their agreement and gradually withdrew from several border towns they had previously occupied.
This made Su Wang Zhu Mei overjoyed, and he had no doubts about Zhu Gui's decision.
Zhu Gui also took the opportunity to propose opening one of the border towns to the Mongols.
The city was dedicated to trade with the Mongols and also allowed the Mongols to settle in the outer city.
Zhu Kai thought about it again and again and finally agreed.
After all, as long as the Mongols can be stabilized, Ganzhou will no longer have to maintain a large frontier army, and he will no longer have to pay high military salaries.
The vassal king needed to pay the military salaries of the border troops himself. Although the Ming Dynasty implemented a military garrison system, military supplies and military pay still had to be provided by the vassal king.
From this, Zhu Gai was even a little envious of Zhu Gui, who only had a thousand "Yunzhou Army".
This time the war with the Mongols has come to an end, but the future development of the situation will depend on whether Zhu Gui can provide them with enough food for a long time.
This is not a difficult problem for Zhu Gui. Who should he do business with? Mongolian cattle, sheep and even war horses are hot commodities in the Ming Dynasty, and the benefits will only drive more chambers of commerce and merchants.
When doing business at the border, the Datong Chamber of Commerce can also take the opportunity to expand its influence.
At the same time, this imperial edict also stated another thing, which was to allow Su Wang Zhu Kai and Dai Wang Zhu Gui to return to Nanjing to celebrate their birthdays.
Although the imperial edict stated that the emperor's birthday was to be celebrated, because Prince Zhu Biao's birthday was only ten days earlier than Zhu Yuanzhang's, and given his prestige among the kings, I believe that most of the vassal kings outside would rush back to Nanjing in advance.
Zhu Gui thought so too.
It's less than ten days before Zhu Biao's birthday. Although it's still too late to rush to Nanjing, I'm afraid it's too late to give him a gift.
But this was just a trivial matter to Zhu Gui, so he rushed to Nanjing with Xu Miaoqing in several days.
Xu Yingxu returned to Datong Prefecture with the remaining Datong Prefecture garrison, the Yunzhou Army and the remains of the soldiers who died in the battle.