Hearing Prince Zhu's proposal, Chongzhen was finally a little relieved. Zhu Cijiong was still a filial son! After all, he is my eldest son and the closest to me. It's a pity that he is already the emperor's man, and a traitor can make money...
Thinking of this, Chongzhen still planned to find Wu Liangha first, so he nodded and said: "Yes, yes, Cijiong is right! You really should listen to the noble concubine on this matter! Xuanda noble concubine comes to the palace!"
Concubine Wuliangha now lives in Wansheng Palace, so she was quickly invited to Wansheng Palace. Zhu Youjian gave her a seat, and then said to her: "Concubine Wuliangha, you have been the You are sitting in Helin, presiding over the overall situation in Mongolia, and you and Cixuan went together during the last Western Expedition. You must be very familiar with the situation in the West, right?"
"I do know a little bit." Wu Liangha nodded, looked at Zhu Cixuan again, frowned and said, "The Western Bukhara Kingdom has been defeated by us long ago, and now it is just hanging on, and there is no possibility that it cannot be destroyed. I hope it can't be destroyed. The Oar Khanate still has some strength, but it is also hiding in the Khwarezm Oasis and does not dare to compete with us. The Kazakhs have long been defeated by the Oara tribes, and the lands of Dayuzi and Zhongyuzi are in the hands of the Oara tribes. , only Xiaoyuzi is still controlled by the Kazakhs. However, our expedition is not without opponents. The Rakshasa behind the Kazakhs and the Persians behind the Khivas are both our enemies... Although Rakshasa, The power of the two countries in Persia is far less than that of the Ming Dynasty, but it is not weaker than Mongolia today.
Today, there are only 360 thousand households in Mongolia, and it is impossible for them all to go westward. At least 100 thousand households must be left in Mobei, Dongdao and Monan. Of the remaining 260 thousand households, 110 are already in the West, and the remaining 150 will need to move to the West over several years. Therefore, the power we can use in the west is gradually strengthened. It is not advisable to make too many enemies at the beginning, otherwise Bukhara will not be pacified, and Rakshasa, Kazakh, Khiva, and Persia will come together to kill. "
What's the meaning?
Zhu Youjian was stunned. Of course he heard the meaning of Wu Liangha's words... Wu Liangha now doesn't agree to hit the Caspian Sea and the Ural River in one wave!
Why was she attracted by the traitor?
Zhu Youjian looked at Wu Liangha with burning eyes, as if asking: Say! How much money did the traitor give you?
Wu Liangha responded with an apologetic look - His Highness Guo Ben is a filial son, and he is so generous in his actions. Having him in the Ming Dynasty is truly a blessing to the country!
"Father," the third prince spoke again, smiling and said to Zhu Youjian, "the battle of the Western Expedition is actually still dominated by the second brother. Even if the father and the eldest concubine do not leave Beijing, there is no harm... It is enough for the second brother to lead the fifth, seventh, eighth and tenth brothers. Since the second brother is the coach and the future Khan of Mongolia, then the father might as well leave all matters concerning the former enemies to the second brother, just like his son The minister is like in Japan. With the bravery of the second brother, and the assistance of the fifth, seventh, eighth and tenth brothers, we will definitely be able to pacify Bukhara and seize the precious land in the river within a few years. With the land in the river , the ten thousand households directly under the second brother, fifth brother, seventh brother, eighth brother and tenth brother can be moved there.
The ten thousand households of Orduo belonging to the second brother, fifth brother, seventh brother, eighth brother and tenth brother can grazing on the grasslands between the Syr Darya River and Karatau Mountains, as well as on the hungry grasslands.
In less than 10 years, all the fertile soil in the river will be owned by Mongolia. By then the Xijing of Great Mongolia will be built in the middle of the river... This will be an achievement for eternity! "
What Zhu Cijiong said was actually taught to him by Zhu Cixiang - although Zhu Cixiang didn't take the Mongols seriously, he didn't want the Mongolian kingdom of his second brother to get too close. After all, Zhu Cixuan was also a "big mountain" among Chongzhen's sons, and he was also a big feudal lord. There are as many as 20,000 Han military households under his command, and there are two Ordos with 10,000 Mongolian households to inherit. If we add in the closed households and Ordos of his "Mongolian brothers", there will be hundreds of thousands of households. If we don't close further, what will happen if it turns against them in the future?
It's just that it's not convenient for Zhu Cixiang to say these words that keep his brothers at a distance, so Zhu Cijiong will speak for him.
Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, seemingly convinced by Zhu Cijiong. But in his heart, it was like a mirror - your boy is wearing the same pants as his traitor. You are driving your brother to the wild land of the west for him!
However, the fifth, seventh, eighth and tenth children are not filial sons either...
"Lao San, what you said makes sense..." Zhu Youjian stroked his beard and said with a smile, "This method is indeed sound!"
Finally convinced dad!
Brothers Zhu Cixuan and Zhu Cixuan breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Zhu Cixiang added: "Father, the difficulty in pacifying the Western Regions is not in weapons, but in people's hearts. Conquering talents with virtue is the best strategy, so I suggested that Duke Yansheng's Mansion send Confucian scholars of saint origin to the West to The benevolence of China taught the barbarians in the river.”
He said this to the cabinet ministers who were like puppets. Although the current cabinet ministers were all born in Kaogewu, they still considered themselves Confucian ministers after all. Of course, they hoped that Confucianism could spread to the west.
"That's a very good statement!" Zhu Youjian nodded and retorted in his heart - the education is nothing! The second brother is already a murderer, and if 150 Mongolians are killed, how many people can be left to be enlightened by the surname Kong?
"Second brother," Zhu Youjian smiled and said to Zhu Cixuan, "if I hand over the position of coach of the Western Expedition to you, can you take over?"
"Yes!" Zhu Cixuan immediately stepped forward and saluted, "My son will live up to his command and will definitely wipe out the Western Regions for his father."
"Lao Wu, Lao Seven, Lao Eight, Lao Ten," Zhu Youjian nodded, and immediately named the generals of his four sons, "You follow the second son... When the Western Regions are leveled, the second son will be the Mongolian leader. Khan, you are the vassal kings under his command. The four of you must abide by the loyalty of ministers, assist the second brother wholeheartedly, and teach future generations to assist the second son's descendants. Only in this way can our Zhu family's Mongolian Kingdom be able to succeed in the world. In the rivers and on the Kipchak grasslands for thousands of generations.”
He sent out all five traitors at once!
Now Zhu Youjian completely understands why Genghis Khan wants to divide the princes... He is a traitor!
When these sons do not have their own Wangzhuang army and retainers and do not know how to fight with soldiers, they are useless filial sons. But when they had soldiers, generals and abilities, they became disobedient and became traitors!
For these treacherous sons, they are reluctant to kill them, but they stay around and look at them and get angry. The only way to keep them away is to keep them away.
He glanced at Prince Zhu San again: "Third son, have you reached an agreement with the boss?"
"It's been negotiated!" Zhu Cijiong smiled and nodded, "Big brother will raise the price of saltpeter to prevent the Tokugawa shogunate from obtaining more gunpowder."
Raise the price? Zhu Youjian was speechless...it was not an embargo!
"Is there any more?" Zhu Youjian asked again.
"Also," Zhu Cijiong added, "Eldest brother will also help Erchen establish the Bank of Japan and discover the Bank of Japan handbooks (notes), let Erchen's Bank of Japan join the Shanghai money market, and also open up the Osaka Ryōdai Guild and Fund flows between Shanghai money markets.”
"Oh." Zhu Youjian didn't quite understand what he heard, but seeing that Zhu Cijiong was very happy, I thought it was a good thing, so he said, "Then you should go back to Japan as soon as possible... Unify Japan as soon as possible and complete your mission great cause."
"My son obeys the decree." Zhu Cijiong's trip to the Ming Dynasty was very successful. Not only did he gain the support of his brother, but he also won the beauty... Of course, the beauty cannot return to Japan for the time being, so he can only arrange for her to go to North Korea. territory to live in.
"Boss," Zhu Youjian said to Zhu Cixiang again, "You have a lot of things to do in Shanghai... You should go back early! Originally, I planned to fight in person and wanted you to come to Beijing to supervise the country, but now I can't go , there is no need for you to come to Beijing. By the way, the rich man has reached the age to join the Youth Guards, right? Let him come to Beijing, I will teach your son well!
Boss, when it comes to running the country and making money, I am not as good as you. But when it comes to using troops to fight, you can't do it! As a king, you must not lose the ability to fight with troops. You have no talent in this area, so I can only teach your eldest son and let him lead troops to fight for you in the future! "
