In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Biao went to court after putting on his court uniform and crown. He talked for a while with the main officials of Zhongshu Province and the Six Ministries in front of Fengtian Gate, and made some supplementary arrangements for the upcoming decree.
Then there was the matter of talking to the civil servants and military generals who came to greet him. Even though he had been away from Beijing for several months, he still had to let them express their feelings of longing. This was also a necessary form to stabilize people's hearts.
His father-in-law Chang Yuchun and his mentor Song Lianze, who are closest to him, are not included in the morning pilgrimage today. One of them is permanently stationed in the capital camp, and the other is always guarding the Imperial Academy. They are not specially summoned and do not have to make early pilgrimages every day.
After sending away the two censors, Zhu Biao was inevitably a little bored. Being questioned about the fire in the backyard this morning was not something that would make people feel comfortable.
But as a prince, there are almost no private matters, let alone the issue of the family's lifeline such as heirs, that is, the Zhu family does not yet have an emperor's uncle in charge of the Zongzhengyuan, otherwise there will be one more to ask.
After a while, the Fengtian Gate opened, and civil and military personnel entered in ranks. Whips and drums were beating loudly. More than a thousand Han generals, red-helmeted generals, and Mingjia generals stood with halberds, solemnly guarding the Fengtian Hall.
There was no special situation in the early dynasty, except that the censor came forward to impeach Wu Fang, Wu's father, the commander of the Taiyuan Guards, and the superior guard Wu Fang. Naturally, Lao Zhu took the opportunity to convict him and just waited for the person to be taken to be convicted and punished.
The rest were normal government matters, at most because of some disputes over money and food. Fortunately, Zhu Biao took the initiative to relent, and the coastal official shipyard temporarily stopped shipbuilding.
Freeing up this part of the money and food can be regarded as relieving part of the pressure. This is something that can't be helped. A project that has only been spending without seeing any returns is naturally not very popular.
It’s not that the civil and military officials in the dynasty had no foresight, it was just that they couldn’t overcome the difficulties before them. As the saying goes, people are poor and have short ambitions, that’s all.
However, the Minister of Rites suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the envoy from Hongji Labu has been waiting at Honglu Temple for a long time. Since His Highness has returned to Beijing, can we start making arrangements?"
Zhu Biao, who was standing on the imperial steps, then remembered that before he left the capital, he had arranged for someone to contact the Hongji tribe, hoping to welcome the women of the grassland descendants in order to appease the Mongolian tribes who had submitted to the Ming Dynasty.
Over the past few years, the Tatar kings have submitted petitions many times to request that their daughters be sent to the emperor's harem or the prince's east palace for marriage. Tatars are a whole, but everyone inevitably has his or her own agenda. I want to use my daughter as a representative.
As for their father and son, they were not willing to have too many Mongolian concubines in the palace, so Zhu Biao thought of Hongji Labu. Marrying one would be equivalent to becoming a brother-in-law to all the Tatar kings, which was more fair.
Part of the reason was to attack Yesudier. The Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was only a hundred years old, and the Hongji La tribe produced 18 Yuan Dynasty queens, 16 princes-in-law, and in-laws all over the grassland. They were strong supporters of the orthodox Khanate.
In order to seize the throne of Khan, Yesudiel married a noble daughter of the Oara tribe. As a result, the Hongji tribe was persecuted, and now he is very interested in surrendering to the protection of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, glanced sideways at his son. Seeing that he didn't react at all, he responded: "Welcome the legitimate daughter of Hongji Labu with the ceremony of welcoming the crown prince Liangdi."
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Zhu Biao in the Jinshen Palace read the letter from Naha and said with a smile: "My father must have vented his anger now. If the officials in Liaodong are ready, they can start to comfort him."
"Yunnan and Liaodong have been recovered. Unless Yesudier goes crazy, it's best not to use troops for several years."
"We have sent Han Yike and Wu Bozong to Liaodong a few days ago." Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial in his hand and said, "You don't care about Korea?
"If we still need to mobilize troops from our Ming Dynasty, wouldn't my efforts over the past few years have been in vain?"
If his son said this, there must be nothing wrong with it. Zhu Yuanzhang was quite satisfied. Although he took advantage of the general trend, he was able to conquer a country without using weapons. In any case, his ability was extraordinary.
"That's good. Since the founding of the country, we have said that we need to recuperate and recuperate. However, in the past few years, we have still deployed troops on all sides. From the court officials to the people, everyone is exhausted."
After the father and son talked for a while, they began to review the memorial.
, in the hands of Zhu Biao, it was reported by the Xi'an Guards Office. Therefore, Lu Yong's command of the Yuan Dynasty to participate in politics and protect the capital was composed of twenty generals, one hundred soldiers, one thousand households, three hundred and fourteen horses, forty cattle, and fifty camels. Just come down.
There have been countless examples like this since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. When the Yuan Dynasty was just defeated, the Ming Dynasty's offensive was brutal. Many officials and generals who had lost contact with the center of the Yuan Dynasty fled with their subordinates. .
What can be hidden for one or two years cannot last three or five years, not to mention that it is not easy to provide food, drink and chew for thousands of people. No matter what, it cannot compare with the days in the Central Plains.
Therefore, whether those who fled to the northwest or those who fled back to the grassland, there were always those who led their tribes to surrender for various reasons, and the Ming Dynasty had already had a set of countermeasures.
As early as in "Fengtian's Message to the Northern Expedition of the Yuan Dynasty", it was clearly mentioned that although the Mongolians and Semu were not of the Chinese race, they were born in the same world between heaven and earth, and those who knew the etiquette and justice and were willing to be subjects would have nothing to do with the people of Zhongxia. different.
According to the current rules, all the Mongolian men and women who come to us are my innocent sons. If they have talents, they will be promoted together. After hearing that they have become officials, they may have more names. Their descendants will pass down their names, and their origins will be unknown.
It is necessary to change the name and customs, and prohibit the use of foreign languages. For unmarried people, men should marry Han women, and women should marry Han Chinese. They must be consensual. They are not allowed to marry each other. Violators will be punished with eighty-tenths of rods, and men and women will be officials and slaves.
Zhu Biao commented, "Since all those who come and return, you are good at caring for them. If there are those who want to live, choose a good place to live there so that they can raise their livestock. If there are those who want to come to the capital, then good people should send them off so that they do not lose their place." Lu Yong was summoned to the capital to be rewarded."
According to the report of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Datong Duwei of Shanxi Province has 2,649 hectares of farmland, and the annual harvest of millet and beans is more than 99,240 dan. The monthly rations for the troops stationed in Datong are reduced by three dou per month according to the example of the farmland in Jiaoxi.
Zhu Biao replied, "Datong is suffering from the bitter cold and the soldiers are facing hardships. It is advisable to have good monthly rations and not reduce them. When the crops are ripe the next year, we will reduce them according to regulations."
The Ministry of War reported that 14 villages including Zhu Pingxie and other barbarians in Guizhou had rebelled, and ordered Zhang Dai, the commander of the Guizhou Guards, to lead his troops to suppress them.
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Qin Tianjian reported that there were green and red stars at night, traveling from the northeast of Tengshe to Kuisu.
Zhongshu Provincial Department reported that there was a drought this year in Jiaohe County, Xianzhou, Hejian Prefecture, Beiping, and the millet and wheat harvests were not harvested. One thousand and seventy-three households were displaced due to hunger and poverty, and more than 330 hectares of farmland were left uncultivated. So far, rents and taxes have not been collected.
Zhu Biao replied, "Order the local government to gather the people, exempt them from rent and taxes, and dig wells to divert water with work instead of relief to prevent another natural disaster in the next year. If there is insufficient money and food, report it to the superiors to open a warehouse to collect food."
At this time, I heard Zhu Yuanzhang sigh: "It's the time to pay homage to your grandparents again. We want to go there in person, but it's difficult to leave the government. You have just returned to the capital and it's not easy to move again. Alas, you are the emperor who is rich in the world, and you want to pay all the tributes." Filial piety is only a day's service but cannot be obtained."
Zhu Biao stood up and responded: "My father is worried that the officials will not be able to fulfill their intentions when offering sacrifices. Fengyang is not far away, and I am willing to go there."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. The prince was sent out again just after he came back. This would inevitably make the following people's minds wander, which he did not want to see.
"Then let the younger brothers go. The second one is the eldest of all the kings. Now he is getting married. It is also time to go to his grandparents and tell him that the Zhu family lineage is about to branch out again."
"We don't worry about the second child." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Let the third, fifth and sixth children follow."
"It is conveyed that my ancestors passed away far away, and my parents died early one after another. Every time I think of the kindness of hard work and education, I can only feel pain. The sorrow is overwhelming. Today, the Fengyang Mausoleum is located where the special princes Jin, Chu, Wu, etc. You bow down and offer sacrifices to me. Confucius said that things die as things live, and things die as things exist. You respect me!"
Immediately, the eunuch bowed down and accepted the order, and then hurriedly went to deliver the order. Zhu Yuanzhang felt much better and told Zhu Biao: "Huaide Weining, the eldest son Weicheng, you are the eldest son of our family. For some reason, you can't When you go there, you should also write a memorial in person and order your brother to burn it in order to worship the ancestors."
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