Hepu County.
Zhu Biao remembered what Li Jin said before, and he still felt a little shocked.
After Li Jin proposed to reform the local chieftains and return them to the locals, Zhu Biao attached great importance to it. He believed that this policy could completely quell the chieftain troubles in the southwestern region.
For this reason, Zhu Biao even wrote a memorial to Zhu Yuanzhang and reported the matter.
However, Zhu Biao believed that the southwestern chieftains were all barbarians and should be educated by the methods of sages. Therefore, Zhu Biao planned to recruit scholars from all over the country to serve as official officials for the southwestern natives.
However, Li Jin raised objections.
Li Jin believed that the most suitable candidates for official transfer were not scholars, but natives who originally lived at the bottom.
Zhu Biao disliked these natives. After all, they didn't even know Chinese characters. How could they be qualified to hold official positions?
However, Li Jin told Zhu Biao that now that the reform of native land and returning to officialdom had just been implemented, the most important thing was not to manage the chieftains well, but to first establish the system of exiled officials.
These natives are originally the bottom of the Tusi. They have no foundation and are easy to control. They are also native-born locals and can have good dealings with everyone in the Tusi.
And most importantly, it can set a good example to the local natives and tell them that as long as they are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, they will also have the opportunity to become official officials.
As for the issue of Chinese characters, it is entirely possible to equip an adjutant and find a local Han Chinese who understands Chinese characters. The two of them can cooperate with each other. They do not need to make much contribution, as long as they can spend the first three years of returning to their native land peacefully.
Then the policy of reforming the native people and returning them to the locals will gradually become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the southwest, and only then can the thoughts and ideas of these natives be completely changed.
Zhu Biao was persuaded by Li Jin, and he recruited more than a thousand loyal and reliable natives from the army of natives he recruited.
Although these people are not highly educated, they are very familiar with the local area. They come from the lowest level of the native people, and they also know what the lowest level of the native people need.
Because of this, the conversion of the 300,000 natives in Hepu County to native lands went very smoothly. Although there were occasional fights, with the help of these natives, Zhu Biao quickly quelled the riots of these natives.
Until Li Jin went south to Annan, Zhu Biao was still working tirelessly on the matter of returning to his hometown, until he received a letter from Zhu Di.
Zhu Biao was not surprised at all when Zhu Di occupied Hanoi. After all, the last battle on the Japanese island was enough to prove the power of the Ming Dynasty's navy.
An expedition of thousands of kilometers could destroy his country and his species, not to mention that Annan was right under the eyes of the Ming Dynasty. With the help of the Ming Dynasty's powerful navy, Annan was completely defenseless against the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing that Zhu Di invited him to Hanoi to discuss the occupation of Annan, Zhu Biao thought for a moment and finally decided to leave the matter to Li Jin.
Now the reform in Hepu County has reached the most critical moment. Zhu Biao does not want to leave at this time, and Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Li Jin Lanyu and others have already discussed the division of Annan.
Everything can be done according to the previous assumptions. He believed that although Annan was good, it was not as important as the chieftain of the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Biao wrote a reply and entrusted Li Jin to take charge of this matter full-time.
Then Zhu Biao wrote another memorial to Zhu Yuanzhang, telling all the causes and consequences of the Annan incident.
However, in the memorial, Zhu Biao did not write that Li Jin planned to slaughter all the Annan royal family before the war started.
He just told Zhu Yuanzhang that the Annan royal family was killed by the rebels, and the Annan king was burned to death by Annan's prime minister Hu Jiya. Annan had no suitable heir, and he requested that Annan be incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.
The two letters were sent out by Zhu Biao at an accelerated speed of eight hundred miles.
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Yingtian, go to the study.
Ever since the last time he learned that Li Jin led an army of 100,000 to invade Annan, Zhu Yuanzhang always felt a little uneasy recently.
Although Jin Yiwei said that it was because there was a rebellion in the Annan Kingdom and that his cousin ordered the troops to be sent out, Zhu Yuanzhang always felt that Li Jin's purpose was not that simple.
In the past few days, when Zhu Yuanzhang was dealing with memorials, he would always call Liu Bowen to him and mention Annan's affairs casually.
Zhu Yuanzhang hoped that Liu Bowen would help him analyze what was Annan's situation?
After all, miasma is rampant in Annan, and it is still unknown whether the Ming army can adapt to Annan's climate.
If there were really heavy casualties in Annan, Zhu Yuanzhang would probably be even more restless.
Although Liu Bowen guessed Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, Liu Bowen was unwilling to say more. The last time he interceded for Li Jin, he had already made Zhu Yuanzhang unhappy. If he gets into trouble again, Zhu Yuanzhang might be angry.
Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted Liu Bowen to come and solve his problems, but when he saw Liu Bowen's presence, he found that his heart was even more blocked.
"Bowen, don't just stand there motionless. We asked you to come here, not to stand guard."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw Liu Bowen looking at his nose and nose, and couldn't help complaining:
"Don't you know why we asked you to come here?"
Liu Bowen lowered his eyes and stared, shook his head and said:
"I really don't know about Qi's superiority!"
"Okay, okay, you have to tell me, right?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Liu Bowen didn't speak, he simply stopped pretending and said directly:
"To tell you the truth, Li Jin has an army of 100,000 men and tens of thousands of marines in Annan. We are not worried."
"We want to issue an order to bring Li Jin and Fu Youde back, and you can give us some advice!"
Liu Bowen originally did not want to get involved in this matter, because he knew that withdrawing troops at this moment was not the best choice.
For Annan, it was better not to send troops. Once troops were sent, there would be no turning back. After all, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to maintain its authority, it must ensure strong combat power.
If a hundred thousand troops marched to Annan but failed to capture Annan, wouldn't this make everyone in the world laugh?
But can Liu Bowen say this? cannot!
Because Liu Bowen knew Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, if a hundred thousand troops were in Fu Youde's hands, it would not be a big deal.
Because Fu Youde was Zhu Yuanzhang's old brother, Zhu Yuanzhang knew Fu Youde's temperament and would never betray him.
And even if Fu Youde betrays him, Zhu Yuanzhang is not afraid. After all, no matter how powerful Fu Youde is in battle, he cannot be Zhu Yuanzhang's opponent.
But Li Jin is different.
Liu Bowen couldn't see through Li Jin, and Liu Bowen believed that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't see through him either, otherwise he wouldn't be so afraid of Li Jin.
Taking advantage of Li Jin's mistake, he directly uprooted Li Jin's foundation, and even confiscated all of Li Jin's wealth.
But Li Jin's ability can not only be measured by wealth. Half of the army that swept across the world and destroyed the Japanese islands was trained by Li Jin.
The firecrackers and artillery he developed were even more horrifying, so frightened that Zhu Yuanzhang almost mobilized his troops to pacify Shanghu County.
Such a person is now holding an army of 100,000 people, and Zhu Yuanzhang has just stolen his home. How can Zhu Yuanzhang feel at ease?
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang staring at him, Liu Bowen sighed softly in his heart and said:
"Come on, since His Highness the Crown Prince trusts Li Jin so much, there shouldn't be any problems if you ask him to send troops!"
"The military is a major event for the country. It is the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must pay attention to it."
"If we had not sent out troops before, we might have been able to recall Li Jin, but now that we have entered Annan, we cannot withdraw so easily."
"A sword cannot be unsheathed easily. When it is unsheathed, it must see blood. And the Ming Dynasty's army is a sword."
Liu Bowen tried to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to change his mind, but Zhu Yuanzhang said this coldly:
"Annan is full of miasma and is a barbaric place that is extremely prone to plague."
"If a hundred thousand troops are infected with the plague, who can bear the responsibility?"
"Have you forgotten the Jin Yiwei who returned from Annan? So many people went there, but only one came back alive. In this plagued place, staying for one more day will be more dangerous!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was always worried about the army, but Liu Bowen knew exactly what he was thinking.
Just by saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang already made his attitude clear. All he wanted was for Liu Bowen to express his stance.
After all, if something unexpected happens in the future, Liu Bowen can take the blame.
It's just that although Liu Bowen was afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang's anger, he still had a scholarly spirit in his heart. Even though he could figure out Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, he was unwilling to follow the crowd.
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes gradually became gloomy, Liu Bowen remained silent and did not say another word.
"Hmph, good, good!"
Seeing that Liu Bowen was not getting enough, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, and then said:
"Do you think we won't know what you are thinking if you don't tell us?"
"Since you don't want to say it, we won't force you. Go and call Li Shanchang. We have something to tell him!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was asking for trouble and planned to go directly to Li Shanchang and draft an edict through Zhongshu Province to recall Li Jin.
No matter what, Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to let Li Jin take charge of the military. Even if he wanted to conquer Annan again in the future, Zhu Yuanzhang could appoint Lan Yu to go there instead of letting a Qinzhou prefect serve as the general to conquer Annan.
Hearing this, Liu Bowen breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn around and leave when he saw Mao Xiang walking in in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, this is an urgent and secret message sent from Qinzhou for 800 miles!!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen were shocked.
This should be the critical moment for Li Jinnan to conquer Annan. At this time, there was actually a rush of eight hundred miles. Could it be that something big happened in Annan?
Zhu Yuanzhang's face gradually darkened when he thought of Jin Yiwei's words before. Could it be because one hundred thousand troops were infected with the plague and suffered heavy casualties?
"Bring the memorial immediately!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was urgent, he couldn't wait to take the memorial, and then read it carefully.
After Zhu Yuanzhang had watched half of it, his expression became obscure and difficult to understand, and even his eyes kept changing, which made Liu Bowen frightened.
