Hearing Zhu Di's voice, Zhu Zhanji, who was originally quite excited, suddenly froze at this moment.
At this moment, Zhu Zhanji, who had a very clear sense of words and expressions, felt the teasing gazes of the emperors around him.
Although Zhu Zhanji didn’t recognize most of them.
But Zhu Zhanji was still keenly aware that something was going to happen to him.
"Grandpa Huang!"
Zhu Zhanji did not hesitate, and knelt on the ground directly, and kowtowed three times to Zhu Di: "The reason why my grandson killed his second uncle was entirely because he went too far! He wanted to rebel, Emperor!" Grandpa, how can your grandson remain calm?"
Zhu Zhanji's eyes were very sincere. After he finished speaking, he continued: "But no matter what, our grandson violated the taboo, and our Zhu family still killed the Zhu family. The grandson is guilty, so please ask the emperor to punish him!"
After that, Zhu Zhanji kowtowed heavily again, the sound was so loud that the entire pavilion could hear Zhu Zhanji's kowtow.
There was even a trace of blood on Zhu Zhanji's forehead.
After hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, a look of surprise appeared on Zhu Di's face. Then he stood up, took a deep breath, and then said coldly: "If you don't tell me, I have forgotten it." You killed your second uncle!"
Yes, Zhu Di originally wanted to investigate the responsibility for abandoning the land, but completely forgot about the second child Zhu Gaoxu.
After hearing Zhu Zhanji's speech, Zhu Di remembered that there was such a thing.
Zhu Zhanji:? ? ?
Since he is not angry about this matter, then what kind of anger does Grandpa Huang have?
Zhu Zhanji was a little puzzled, but looking at the furious Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanji did not dare to speak. He could only whisper: "Grandpa Huang, please don't get so angry. If there is any problem, my grandson will fix it." .”
"snort!"
Zhu Di snorted coldly, and then scolded: "What's going on with Annan, what's going on with Old Port, what's going on with the Loop?! All the mountains and rivers I conquered back then were completely defeated by you like this?!"
"Grandpa Huang, Jiaozhi has a huge expenditure. One million taels of silver were invested, but only 200,000 taels of silver can be recovered in a year at most. It is really a useless place. Moreover, the north and south were in chaos at that time. Compared to Jiaozhi, it was naturally a threat from the north. Even bigger, so my grandson was forced to give up Jiaozhi!"
Zhu Zhanji immediately said miserably: "As for the old port, after Jiaozhi is abandoned, the old port will naturally be unable to continue..."
Although the old port was not lost during the Zhu Zhanji period, it is no different.
"You still dare to quibble?!"
Zhu Di did not hesitate and scolded directly: "Get down here!"
After saying that, Zhu Di directly took out the wicker Zhu Houcong used to beat Zhu Yijun last time, and continued to scold: "Do you know that your abandonment of Jiaozhi has caused long-term adverse effects, and it is simply causing endless harm!"
"The abandonment of the Jiaozhi region greatly shaken the image of the Ming Dynasty in the minds of the small southeastern countries as a great Chinese nation. Zheng He's voyages to the West were also banned. The political presence of the Ming Dynasty in the small southeastern countries disappeared. After the demise of the Xuanwei Division in Jiugang, the Ming Dynasty Expatriates are repeatedly bullied by Westerners, all because you abandoned Cochin and Old Port!"
These words were naturally summed up by Zhu Houcong.
But Zhu Di felt the same way.
The reason why he conquered Annan was, on the one hand, because he was too aggressive, and on the other hand, it was to stabilize the situation of the small southern countries and make the concept of the Celestial Kingdom deeply penetrate into the small southeastern countries.
However, after this move, the official power of Ming Dynasty could not continue in the southeastern countries, which caused endless regrets in the future.
Zhu Zhanji only saw current interests and ignored long-term considerations.
If you do it, the merit will be in the present time, but the sin will be in the future.
When Zhu Zhanji heard this, he frowned immediately.
He really didn't think too much at the time. He just felt that the money was spent a bit too much and was not very good.
But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said: "Then the crisis in the south has been given up. What about the north and the Hetao?"
After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Zhanji suddenly felt a little frightened, and then he paid homage: "My descendant Zhu Zhanji, pay homage to Emperor Taizu Gao."
"Okay, let's talk about it. Where is the Loop?"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and did not take Zhu Zhanji's flattering behavior to heart. Instead, he continued to speak and got to the core of the problem: the Hetao area.
Regarding this question, Zhu Di touched his nose and said nothing.
After all, he really wanted to give up the Loop area at that time, but he didn't do it in the end.
"Grandpa Taizu, the Hetao area... just like Jiaozhi, consumption is too great."
Zhu Zhanji spoke helplessly and sighed deeply: "Fengzhou River is isolated outside the fortress, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Times have changed. It is already a foolish dream to build the Great Wall to the foot of Yinshan Mountain like the Qin and Han Dynasties. If you want to firmly control the Hetao, you will have to waste a lot of time. In ten years, the threats from surrounding tribes have been eliminated, soldiers and civilians have established settlements and immigrated to the border, and military stations across the grasslands and deserts have been set up all the way from Shanxi to Shaanxi."
"The fortress on the south of the Yangtze River during the Han and Tang Dynasties has disappeared. Today, the Hetao is covered with yellow sand..."
Although he didn't say anything, Zhu Zhanji said everything.
Yes, it consumes too much.
That's why he abandoned the land.
Whether it is Jiaozhi or Hetao, in Zhu Zhanji's view, it is the same. There is no feedback on the input, and it can save a little bit.
However, Zhu Zhanji was able to save a little bit, which created a big problem for future generations.
"Then why don't you lose all the Hamiwei, Yunnan, and Gansu, and all the new territories, leaving only the hinterland of the Central Plains, the land of Qilu, the land of Yanyun, the land of Jiangnan, and the land of Guanzhong?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the chair, stood up immediately, glared angrily, and angrily shouted: "In this way, won't it save more money?! In this way, won't you collect more taxes?!"
"No, no, no, not only these, you also have to lose Yanyun! How rich is the Song Dynasty if only the territory of the Song Dynasty is retained? We are smaller than the Song Dynasty and lose all Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Wouldn't it be better?"
After hearing the scolding of Emperor Taizu Gao, Zhu Zhanji broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, which was mixed with blood, and he looked particularly frightened.
"This...I..."
Zhu Zhanji was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth and said: "Great Grandfather, these are passed down from our ancestors, and they are the hinterland of our China..."
"Yes, it is the hinterland of China."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that Zhu Zhanji would dare to talk back. He was stunned at first, but then he said angrily: "How big was the territory of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor back then? How big was the territory of the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors?! According to the division at that time, except for the Central Plains and Shaanxi, other The place belongs to us?! It’s not been cultivated by generations of dynasties!”
"Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han... generations of ancestors have conquered all these territories for us. We, the Ming Dynasty, don't think about how to expand the territory, but just think about it because of the high consumption of resources, so we just don't care? ! In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought in the north and south, and the people were filled with resentment without abandoning the land. What about you?!"
"And that stupid son you gave birth to, Zhu Qizhen, and your queen, what's his name? Who's your grandson? Damn, we're so angry!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he became more and more angry as he thought about it, so he started to fight Taizu Changquan!
Of course, Taizu Changquan belongs to Zhao Kuangyin, but Zhu Yuanzhang’s Changquan can also be called Taizu Changquan!
Although he was older, Zhu Yuanzhang was from a serious military background and was physically strong.
Although Zhu Zhanji was much younger than Zhu Yuanzhang, he patrolled the border all year round and fought many battles.
But his current physical condition is not very good. According to the course of history, Zhu Zhanji will die in three months.
Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang, the great emperor of Taizu, struck with his iron fist, Zhu Zhanji had no time to react...
As a result, the entire group meeting staged a scene of a thirty-year-old boy being beaten by a fifty-six-year-old man.
Zhu Yijun, Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Youjian, who had just returned, were a little at a loss.
"Forget it, dad, give your son some face, forget it."
"Yes, Emperor Xuanzong did a pretty good job besides abandoning his land, but there were some problems with the selection of his successor, who was much better than his son."
"Yes, Grandpa Taizu, I..."
Zhu Youjian, who had just come back, opened his mouth, intending to give some advice, but when he heard Zhu Youjian had spoken, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly turned his head: "It's not Youjian, how can you have the nerve to persuade him? We haven't even beaten you, he is abandoning you." Earth, you are subjugating your country!"
Zhu Youjian scratched his head in embarrassment: "Isn't this a reversal of history..."
"Grandfather, forget it."
Zhu Houcong also stepped forward to admonish.
After Zhu Yuanzhang hit him a few times, he seemed to have lost his temper. He immediately stopped and sat back carelessly.
Zhu Zhanji was beaten, but he didn't react much. He just sighed deeply and found a chair to sit down melancholy, seeming to be thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang's words just now.
For Zhu Zhanji, what he just said was heart-breaking.
Yes, Zhu Zhanji was deeply hit.
He felt that Emperor Taizu Gao was right.
If the emperors of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were unwilling to allocate resources because of the barren territory, how could we have the beautiful rivers and mountains we have today?
The land south of the Yangtze River today was also the land of the Wuyue barbarians who were far away from China.
The land of Guangdong and Guangxi today was a barren land full of obstacles back then.
Exile to Lingnan was a form of torture during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
But now, they have become important places to increase the income of the Ming Dynasty.
Now, Cochin is a liability.
A hundred years from now, who knows what it will be like?
Zhu Zhanji felt a little lost for a moment.
He seemed to have seen that history thousands of years later was reviling him.
But now, it's too late.
He doesn't have much time left, and even if he suddenly wakes up, it will be difficult to regain the lost ground.
Sitting on the chair, feeling a little sad.
When Zhu Houcong saw this situation, he could only shake his head.
Although Zhu Zhanji was considered a wise king who was good to the people and was considered to be in the upper middle class in the Ming Dynasty, he caused a bad influence and deserved to be scolded as the "Cricket Emperor who does not do his job properly".
The so-called hexagon warriors...
Zhu Houcong felt that it was too much praise.
Dialectically speaking, Zhu Zhanji did contribute to people's livelihood, increased revenue and reduced expenditure, saved a lot of human and financial resources, enabled unprecedented development of social economy, and created the "Government of Renxuan".
But he did abandon the Annan, Old Port and Loop areas, causing extremely bad impacts.
There are good and bad.
It can only be said that the evaluation should be higher than that of his son Zhu Qizhen.
At this moment, Zhu Biao, who had just finished reading Zhu Youjian's records of past emperors, asked politely: "Emperor Xuande, I don't know what year you are in. How many years have you been in Xuande?"
Zhu Zhanji took a few glances and felt that he looked familiar. He seemed to have seen this portrait before. He immediately calmed down and realized that it was his uncle. He did not dare to neglect. He immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said: "October of the ninth year of Xuande."
"In the first month of the tenth year of Xuande, Emperor Xuande passed away."
Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth and said: "This eldest nephew, you may become the member with the shortest life span in our group."
Before Zhu Changluo of the Mingguang Sect, who had only been emperor for twenty-nine days, entered the group, this Zhu Zhanji was most likely to become the member with the shortest life span.
Zhu Yunwen thought in his heart.
And soon, Zhu Di shook his head: "Don't forget Youjian. Without Dad, Houcong and me, Youjian would have hanged himself from the old crooked neck tree in the second month after joining the group."
"Wrong, it's Qi Yu."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "Without us, Qi Yu would have died in ten days."
Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Youjian were a little embarrassed.
Why don't you open which pot and pick up which pot?
"Qi Yu?"
After hearing the name, Zhu Zhanji was stunned, and then looked at Zhu Qiyu, feeling that there was indeed some familiarity between his eyebrows.
Zhu Qiyu was courteous and stepped forward to kowtow: "Father, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong have just been in front of each other. It is inconvenient for me to come forward, so please forgive me."
Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Zhanji have no feelings.
After all, how old was Zhu Qiyu when Zhu Zhanji died?
Zhu Zhanji favored Zhu Qizhen, and Zhu Qiyu's favor from Zhu Zhanji was limited. Moreover, after so many years, the relationship between father and son naturally disappeared, leaving only the meager blood support.
After hearing Zhu Qiyu's words, Zhu Zhanji felt a little complicated.
But equally, he had another doubt in his mind.
How could Qi Yu be here and Qi Zhen? Didn’t I make Qizhen the crown prince?
Zhu Zhanji already knew that he only had three months left to live.
But within these three months, Zhu Zhanji had not had any thoughts of deposing the prince.
In addition, Emperor Taizu Gao seemed to have said something...
What turtle son Zhu Qizhen?
Could it be...
Vaguely, Zhu Zhanji had imagined the behavior of some emperors in history.
Is it Liu Ziye, or... Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty!
Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but feel worried, but at this moment, he heard Zhu Qiyu say: "Father, your illness is fine. The leader of the group has elixir. Even if you die, Emperor Jiajing can save you."
This is false propaganda.
If Zhu Zhanji dies, Zhu Houcong really can't be saved.
Not to that level.
It might be enough to practice for a few more decades.
After hearing Zhu Qiyu's words, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but be stunned, and then forced a smile on his pale face: "Emperors of the Ming Dynasty, I am polite."
"How dare you? According to the lineage, Emperor Xuande is our elder."
Zhu Houcong chuckled and declined repeatedly: "I am Zhu Houcong, Emperor Jiajing, and I have met Emperor Xuanzong."
A strange look flashed in Zhu Zhanji's eyes: "Then this elixir..."
"Pay with one hand and deliver with the other hand."
Zhu Houcong could tell at a glance what Zhu Zhanji was thinking, and immediately refused sternly.
But Zhu Yuanzhang had long been accustomed to strange things, and said with a smile: "Young boy Houcong, how many silver taels are you selling? Can we buy five of them and use the grain to pay off the debt?"
"Five? Dad, are you trying to steal it?" Zhu Di asked in surprise.
"One for us, one for your eldest brother, one for your mother, one for Xu Tiande, and one for emergencies." Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Di and said, "What are you doing? Do you not want to give it to us, do you not want to give it to your eldest brother, or do you want to give it to your eldest brother?" Don’t you want to give it to your mother, or don’t you want to give it to your father-in-law?”
When Zhu Di heard this, he was too frightened to speak, and felt only aggrieved.
Dad, you can buy it directly.
Seeing that it was already so popular even before it started selling, Zhu Houcong immediately coughed and said, "Everyone, I have refined five elixirs in the past three months. They are not many, but they are all high-quality products."
In the past three months, Zhu Houcong had spent all his free time refining elixirs, and the harvest was good. In March, he harvested five pills.
It all depends on the effect of abundant spiritual energy.
Once upon a time, when Zhu Houcong had not joined the group, it took him six years to refine four.
This shows how much better the situation is now.
"In this transaction, my demand for silver is not high. The same is true for food, grass, arms, etc. I only want one thing."
Zhu Houcong took a deep breath and then said: "People, I need a lot of people."
Hearing Zhu Houcong's words, the emperors' expressions showed doubts, and Zhu Yunwen immediately asked doubtfully: "You want...population? Do you want us to move the people of the Ming Dynasty to the Jiajing Dynasty?"
"no."
Zhu Houcong shook his head: "What I want are slaves...such as the surrounding barbarians, black and white slaves, etc. My factories need a lot of raw materials. Now that I have a treasure mountain, there are very few slaves for mining and farming. I need a large number of them." slave."
Between the two planes, it is still too slow to catch slaves by yourself.
Zhu Houcong decided to buy it directly.
"One pill, three hundred thousand slaves."
Zhu Houcong said without hesitation: "Black slaves and white slaves can be worth five, as long as they are castrated, while Japanese slaves can be worth two. As for other prisoners of war in Annan and other places, the calculation is normal."
"If you want to buy it with silver or grain, you need at least 10 million taels of silver or materials of equivalent value to buy one. You should consider catching slaves. Slaves don't need 10 million taels."
Although they are all slaves, Zhu Houcong prefers Western slaves.
The reason is very simple. As long as there are more Western slaves, the people of Ming Dynasty will not be curious about foreigners. Instead, they will subconsciously regard Westerners as slaves.
Moreover, black slaves and white slaves all have different appearances from Asians.
Zhu Houcong's slaves mainly have to come from this plane. There may be people who are greedy for profit and use Ming people as slaves from Annan and Korea. This is very bad.
Therefore, in Zhu Houcong's vision, it is best for slaves to be mainly black and white slaves, and if not, others should be used.
Japan, on the other hand, is simple.
The silver mines were there and that was the attraction.
If I say that one Japanese slave is worth two Annan slaves, then it should be clear who to fight.
As for North Korea?
North Korea is Ming Dynasty's dog, the best slave-catching team in Ming Dynasty. They are slaves who are not slaves in the first place, so there is no need to capture them.
After hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Zhu Zhanji did not hesitate and spoke decisively: "I want one! I wonder if this slave can default on his debts for a while? After I return, I will immediately launch a war against Jiaozhi and conquer the lost territory!"
"Although Sanbao has passed away, I can still organize a team to go to the West and capture foreign slaves there!"
He is going to die.
Now this elixir can save lives.
Let alone Annan, Zhu Zhanji may be able to reach India in one go.
Just to catch the mining slaves.
Zhu Zhanji, the slave owner of the Ming Dynasty, is online.
Today’s two updates and 10,000 words have ended~
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