Before Zhu Di personally conquered the Tatars in the eighth year of Yongle, the Ming Dynasty had been secretly supporting Oara to fight against the Tatars.
After the personal conquest, the Tatars were crippled, and the Ming Dynasty also stopped supporting Oara.
However, Mahamu was ambitious. He annexed many small tribes and his strength was greatly enhanced.
On the grassland now, Wala is the most powerful.
There is even a tendency to unify the grasslands.
It can be expected that Ming Dynasty and Wala will have to fight sooner or later.
As for Wu Liangha, it’s still the same.
The Ming army stationed in Daning was like a nail stuck in the grassland, staring at Wu Liangha.
He just wants to develop, but it depends on whether Daming is willing or not!
If they are not honest, the Ming army can leave Shanhaiguan and attack the Ming army in Daning from front to back.
Under such a situation, Wu Liangha could only farm and graze honestly.
This is the overall situation.
If Zhu Di wanted to implement the method of apportioning people into acres and returning fire to the public, he had to speed up.
Otherwise, when the war starts, there will be some impact.
Putting away the book, Yang Xuan blew out the candle and left the study.
For now, just follow what Zhu Di discussed with Zhu Gaochi, Yao Guangxiao and others and implement it.
When conditions are mature in the future, it is not impossible to implement a stepped tax system.
Anyway...he has plenty of time.
After briefly washing up, Yang Xuan returned to the bedroom.
Seeing that An Qing was already asleep, he climbed into bed gently.
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A night of silence.
The next morning, Yang Xuan got up early and went to the Duke of Wei's mansion with An Qing.
Let’s see if the junior sister is still used to it.
Perhaps because she didn't want Yang Xuan to worry, the junior sister behaved normally.
After having breakfast at the Wei Guogong Mansion, Yang Xuan went into the palace to find Zhu Di.
At this time, Zhu Di had just finished the court meeting.
The imperial kitchen had prepared some food, and he was eating it.
"Yang Xuan, you're here. Have you eaten? How about some together?"
Zhu Di was polite.
"Okay, it just so happens that I haven't eaten anything from the palace for a long time." Yang Xuan sat down directly opposite Zhu Di without being polite.
Grab and eat.
He had a big appetite and was not even half-full from the little food he ate at the Duke of Wei's mansion.
"You are really not polite at all!" Zhu Di twitched the corners of his mouth and said in disgust.
"Your Majesty has spoken, but I can't disobey him!"
"Am I right?"
Yang Xuan said with a smile.
Zhu Di was speechless for a while, and then ordered to Wang Zhong: "Go and ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some more meals and get more."
"yes."
Thinking that Yang Xuan had been away from Beijing for four months and could not eat the delicious food in the capital, Zhu Di didn't care anymore.
Then he let Yang Xuan eat and said: "Today at the court meeting, I have asked Xia Yuanji to arrange for the land to be cleared and the fish scale book to be made again."
"Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as Huguang and Sichuan, these four provinces are the focus."
"Before next summer's harvest and after spring plowing, I plan to implement the policy of dividing crops into acres and returning fire damage to the public."
"Have you read the Zhezi? Do you have anything to add?"
"No, that's fine for now."
Yang Xuan shook his head and continued to eat Zhu Di's meal.
He had no other suggestions for Zhu Di's arrangements.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have a suitable climate and high grain output, and are known as the land of plenty.
Huguang Province is also a major grain-producing province.
How do you say something?
Huguang is familiar with it, and the world is full of it!
This shows that Huguang’s grain output is very high.
Sichuan is known as the land of abundance and has Dujiangyan, a water conservancy project that has stood for more than a thousand years.
The grain output is extremely high, and its importance to the Ming Dynasty is self-evident.
"Then are you ready to let someone do this? This is an offending thing, and ordinary people can't do it." Yang Xuan raised his head, looked at Zhu Di and said.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Di did not answer, but looked directly at Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan suddenly had a bad feeling.
"No, you're not going to let me do it, are you?"
Hearing this, Zhu Di smiled and nodded, and the meaning was self-evident.
"***"
Yang Xuan felt that the food in the palace was not that delicious.
"You've already said that ordinary people can't do this, and I don't trust other people either."
"Although Tie Xuan is also a good candidate, he is a scholar after all and follows the right path. He is not good at dealing with local intrigues, overt and covert attacks."
"He has been patrolling the place over the years and has offended too many people. If I hadn't asked the Jinyi Guards to protect him secretly, I'm afraid the grass on his grave would be three feet high now."
"After much thought, you are the only one who is most suitable."
Zhu Di looked serious.
"Oh, I understand, I'm not taking the right path!" Yang Xuan looked at Zhu Di dissatisfied.
"You're... you're so reckless, aren't you?"
"It is precisely because I trust you that I leave this matter related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty in your hands."
"Don't be ungrateful." Zhu Di said with a straight face.
"Then should I still thank you for giving me this opportunity?"
"That's not necessary, who among us is following the other!"
Zhu Di smiled and waved his hand.
All he got was a blank stare from Yang Xuan.
He knew how dangerous it was and how offending it was.
Many people dare not directly scold him as the emperor, but they dare to scold others.
Pushing Yang Xuan out was equivalent to attracting all the firepower for him as the emperor.
“Anyway, there’s no rush for this matter now. We’ll start after the spring plowing is over next year.”
"I can promise that I won't arrange anything for you before this."
"That's pretty much it." Yang Xuan still didn't refuse.
As Zhu Di said, this is related to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty. He is indeed a little worried if he doesn't keep an eye on it personally.
The various forces in the local area are complicated, and this time they want to cut the flesh and blood of these people.
They certainly won't sit still and wait for death.
In order to safeguard one's own interests, any underhanded tactics may be used.
Tie Xuan is too decent a person and has a high moral bottom line, so he may not be able to handle it.
At this time, Wang Zhong led someone to bring in the meals prepared again by the imperial dining room.
Zhu Di personally brought it to Yang Xuan.
"I know you haven't eaten enough, so this is all prepared for you." He said with a smile, and his tone seemed to be a little bit...pleasant.
Yes, after all, if you want someone to take the blame for you, you have to be careful.
If Yang Xuan gave up his job, where would he find such a suitable person?
Yang Xuan looked at Zhu Di's diligent look and was speechless.
This man, even after becoming an emperor, still acts like a scoundrel sometimes.
But only such a person can be the emperor.
Regarding Zhu Di's attentiveness, Yang Xuan accepted everything, which really opened Wang Zhong's eyes.
"Prepare another one for me. The quantity should be large. I will take it home for lunch." Yang Xuan said.
"no problem."
"Wang Zhong, what are you still doing? Hurry and go to the imperial dining room to convey the order."
"yes."
"Then I will thank His Majesty for your kindness."
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