Indeed, Ming's army was already a little tired.
After staying overseas for many years, either wandering at sea or fighting, the task Lan Yu set for them before was to defeat Wang Baobao and Chen Youliang. Now that the task is completed, everyone's tense nerves have relaxed. In addition, The Ming Dynasty has strict military discipline and cannot kill wantonly to vent their emotions after the war. Now they really need to rest.
If you want to rest...it would be best to go back to China.
These soldiers have been fighting overseas for many years, and the money they have earned is enough for them to return home and become rich.
At the beginning of the formation of the army, Zhu Han made a detailed division of the spoils on the battlefield: 70% went to the treasury, and 30% was divided by the generals. Don't underestimate this 30%. It is a very huge number when accumulated over time.
In addition, don’t think that taking 70% of the treasury will be a lot, because most of the loot will be distributed to the people. Food, gold and silver, cloth and silk, as well as some agricultural tools, cattle, livestock, etc. will be sent to the people. , allowing them to change the living environment of their families.
In fact, not much is left in the treasury in the end.
This is also the reason why the sergeants of the Ming Dynasty have strict discipline, because the people above are fair and just, and they do not make profits for themselves, but for the common people to benefit as well. These soldiers also hope that they can have such good treatment when they are disarmed and return to the field, so Who doesn't work hard?
In order to prevent the soldiers who went to fight overseas from losing their fighting spirit due to homesickness, Zhu Han made special rules. Sixty percent of the overseas profits were returned to the national treasury, and the remaining 40% were divided among the soldiers. Zhu Han also had very clear requirements for the sharing. Ordinary soldiers must share more than half of it.
When fighting overseas, the enemy is weak and the money is plentiful. Except for being far away from home, there are no other restrictions. Many soldiers have become rich after fighting overseas over the years.
However, now that Zhu Yuanzhang's order to them has been completed, these soldiers no longer have the idea of staying overseas. They all want to find an opportunity to go home, take the money they exchanged for their lives, and return to their hometowns to live a good life.
However, they cannot go back yet and have to wait for military orders from home.
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When the news came that Wang Baobao was defeated and Meng Yuan was destroyed, the whole court rejoiced and congratulated Zhu Yuanzhang.
Not because of anything else, because Zhu Yuanzhang started against the Yuan Dynasty. The demise of Meng Yuan showed that Zhu Yuanzhang had achieved a complete victory. Even Meng Yuan was gone, so the Ming Dynasty made up for the last small shortcoming.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the news of Meng Yuan's defeat, he was not as excited as he imagined. It was just Wang Baobao's defeat. What was there to be excited about? Besides, does Meng Yuan still pose any threat to Ming Dynasty?
It means nothing but a complete victory in name only.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no interest at all in this kind of thing that put a high hat on himself but had no actual benefits. He hastily ended the congratulations to him from the officials, and then went to find Zhu Han.
Defeating the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty means that the first phase of Ming Dynasty's overseas expansion plan has been successfully completed, and the second phase of development will follow.
Moreover, Lan Yu also mentioned in the memorial that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had been homesick for many years overseas. If they continued to fight overseas, these soldiers might lose their original enthusiasm.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this was the big problem. He had finally conquered such a large territory abroad, but was not defeated by the enemy but was unable to continue to occupy foreign territory due to internal reasons. This is what Zhu Yuanzhang needs to be concerned about.
Apart from Zhu Han, there is no other person who can solve Zhu Yuanzhang's doubts.
Instead of asking Zhu Han to come to the palace, he went out to find Zhu Han. Zhu Yuanzhang liked the atmosphere at Zhu Han's home very much. He was very comfortable, even more comfortable than he was in the palace.
Zhu Han seemed to have known Zhu Yuanzhang would come for a long time, and was roasting lamb kidneys at home.
In the past two days, the woman at home has recovered after giving birth. In addition, Zhu Han went to Hangzhou this time and brought two beauties with him. They were all jealous. Zhu Han's waist was a little sore, so he had to eat a lot. Replenish your kidneys.
Zhu Han was also thinking about whether he should open a zoo in Yingtian. The zoo would raise nothing but deer.
Deer blood is very replenishing. It is very necessary to add some deer blood from time to time to replenish the body.
It’s not that he’s physically weak, his iron-clad body can’t stand up to several women taking turns.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Han grilling something, and the aroma of meat emanating from the seasoning made Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but shrug his nose: "It smells so good! Qiwu, did you already know that we were coming? We are here to barbecue and wait. And me?"
"no."
Zhu Han shook his head and said truthfully: "I haven't had a good rest in the past two days and need to make up for it, so I'm roasting lamb kidneys here."
kidney……
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head helplessly. His brother was good at everything, but... he was too taboo.
He dares to eat anything. For example, he has never heard of chili peppers, but he dares to fry them and eat them. He also said that eating chili peppers makes him feel spicy, not because of the taste, but because of the pain... What is this all about? Toy? Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand, but he felt that eating chili peppers was quite refreshing. When it was extremely spicy, he was sweating profusely. This was probably the happiest time for Zhu Yuanzhang, but he felt a little burning pain when he went out to pay tribute the next day.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was complaining that Zhu Han dared to eat anything, he was not bad now. As long as Zhu Han ate, he wanted to take a bite. Some of them he couldn't accept, so he decisively refused, but Zhu Han ate with relish... It was uncomfortable.
"Come on, come on, give us a patch too."
Zhu Yuanzhang sat down, watched Zhu Han roast the lamb kidneys, ate the washed cucumbers next to him, and took a sip of wine, which was really refreshing.
While he was comfortable, Zhu Yuanzhang did not forget about business and asked Zhu Han: "Wang Baobao was defeated and Meng Yuan was destroyed. Lan Yu asked us how to arrange the soldiers who are fighting overseas. I have no idea in my mind. What do you think should be done on July 5? ?”
Zhu Han said: "Then let them come back. If these overseas soldiers return to the country and want to be disarmed and return to their fields, they can be used as officials to carry out my orders in the villages and villages. Doesn't this also solve the problem of our lack of officials? Is it done?"
Is there any problem?
Big problem!
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "That's not what we are talking about. We are talking about continuing to send troops overseas. How will the land be rehabilitated when they come back from overseas? Shouldn't we just ignore it?"
"Tube!"
Zhu Han said, "Actually, the first batch of soldiers went out just to have a good future. They couldn't see the hope of change in the Ming Dynasty, so they went abroad. But they fought and destroyed the country, not only did they gain If they have a bright future and have become millionaires, how many people will envy and hate them after they return home?"
Hearing what Zhu Han said, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "It makes sense."
Money moves people's hearts. If others knew how much money could be made overseas, who wouldn't want a share of the pie? Now that the first batch of overseas soldiers have returned, some will naturally go overseas to make money and benefit. By then, there will be no need to issue any useless mobilization orders. There will be a lot of soldiers signing up to go overseas.
Unexpectedly, his headache problem could be solved so easily by Zhu Han. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but take a sip of wine happily.
With Zhu Han by your side, if you need to use your brain, just ask Zhu Han when you are in trouble.
After taking a sip of wine, Zhu Yuanzhang gradually calmed down, stroking his chin and thinking: "Qiwu, you are right, but the first batch of soldiers who went out were able to gain wealth because they destroyed many countries. Now overseas countries are basically They have all been occupied and assimilated by us, so if they want to make money by destroying the country, it may not be feasible."
"Isn't this inevitable? If you are jealous when you see others getting rich, what have you done? Why don't you do it yourself?"
Zhu Han scolded him, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, how much they get rich depends on how much they can get now. Going overseas can help them get more. Even if these people are lost, they won't complain too much. Besides, the wisdom of the masses is infinite, and we don’t know what kind of wealth these people can create. There is nothing overseas now. If there are one or two people who manage overseas land, we will make money.”
Listening to Zhu Han's words, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smacked his lips: "Qi Wu, what you said makes us sound like a bandit robbing families and homes. Isn't this a business without capital?"
Is not it?
Which piece of land overseas was not conquered?
Zhu Han did not answer this and continued to Zhu Yuanzhang: "We might as well set a number of years. The overseas troops will be stationed every five years. Those who sign up voluntarily will be given priority. If not, we will pull out the domestic troops. Oh, by the way. ... Yinzhou's troops and horses cannot be moved, that is our old foundation... When we get to Yinzhou in the future, we will have to rely on them."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard about Yinzhou, his teeth hurt.
I thought Zhu Han was just talking casually, but I didn't expect that he still remembered it.
"What's the benefit of going to Yinzhou? No... the troops and horses in Yinzhou must be exchanged."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he saw that Zhu Han wanted to defend himself and quickly explained: "When the time comes, whose troops Yinzhou will replace, you tell us how many people we need. Hu Dahai is our old brother. We have missed him for a long time."
"Hu Dahai cannot move, at least not while the new general is not familiar with the situation in Yinzhou."
"No, Hu Dahai must come back!"
Zhu Han saw it. Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on changing Yinzhou's troops and horses just to delay time. Yinzhou has not developed well yet. What are you going to do? Doing this can also slow down the development of the Ming Dynasty. After all, sending troops overseas is also a major event. Zhu Yuanzhang had many reasons to drag Zhu Han to Yingtian.
"Mu Ying, let Mu Ying go, and Ping An and the others, let's go to Yinzhou together."
Ping An, nicknamed Bao'er, was the youngest adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang. He was originally the commander of the Jining Guards to pacify the affairs. Later, Ping Ding died in the battle. Zhu Yuanzhang adopted Ping An as his adopted son. Although after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, they all recovered. He has the original surname, but he still refers to him as father and son. Although Ping'an is young, he has superior martial arts and is the bravest of the three armies. Now he is following Zhu Yuanzhang as a personal soldier. Now Zhu Han offers to let Ping'an go because he also wants to train him.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Han's order, his face immediately lit up with joy. His sons went to Yinzhou. Wouldn't it be easier to operate?
At that time, it will be more difficult to describe the situation in Yinzhou, and it will be even more impossible for Zhu Han to want to go to Yinzhou.
In order to tie Zhu Han to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was also worried.
"Okay, let them go. It's time for these little brats to go out and practice."
"Haha... I'll give you a waist."
Zhu Han deliberately sprinkled a handful of extra chili peppers in it to make Zhu Yuanzhang feel more uncomfortable when he went out the next day.
The next day at the court meeting, Zhu Yuanzhang felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles while sitting on the dragon chair. However, the civil and military officials of the court were all present, so he had to hold it. You hit twenty big boards and then announced the dispersal of the court.
After the dynasty was over, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Ma Xiuying's Kunning Palace and lay down. He said to Ma Xiuying uncomfortably: "I don't know what's going on in Qiwu. I always think about going to Yinzhou. What's so good about Yinzhou?" It will take a year to go back and forth, what if we want to see him then?"
However, Ma Xiuying said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "I want to go to Yinzhou in Qiwu. In the final analysis, it is for your majesty and for the Ming Dynasty."
Without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to ask, Ma Xiuying continued: "Overseas enclaves are dispensable in the eyes of most ministers. Although overseas trade can bring a lot of wealth, now we use overseas trade to tie the ministers to the same boat, so that the ministers are willing to To expand territory, but if the entire world is included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, will wealth still be created by then? Will overseas enclaves not be taken seriously and become the territory of foreigners again? "
"Qiwu has a high reputation among officials, even equal to His Majesty. His arrival in Yinzhou is equivalent to sending a signal: Ming Dynasty will never give up its overseas enclaves, so these ministers will work very hard to expand overseas enclaves. Once the land is developed, it will not be impossible for hundreds of officials to want to serve as officials overseas."
Hearing Ma Xiuying's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang was so moved that his eyes turned red.
Why didn't he think of this?
Zhu Yuanzhang choked up a little: "Qiwu, Qiwu has paid too much. In the final analysis, we are useless as brothers."
"Chongba, don't belittle yourself. If you are so unbearable, how can Qiwu try his best to assist you, and how can he retreat after you establish the Ming Dynasty? You are a qualified emperor, and the world is left to you to manage, he can rest assured!"
Ma Xiuying patted Zhu Yuanzhang on the back and said slowly: "So, we should find a way to make the distance between Yinzhou and Daming shorter, even if we make the ship run faster? In this way, you two brothers Can’t we just meet each other often?”
Hearing what Ma Xiuying said, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "We understand, we can't stop Qi Wu from going to Yinzhou, so let us go to Yinzhou at any time... Mother, when our Ming Dynasty is stable, we will hand over the world to Biao Son, let’s go to Yinzhou with Qiwu. If this kid wants to get rid of us, it’s absolutely impossible!”
I, Zhu Yuanzhang, will depend on Zhu Han for the rest of my life, and no one can stop me!
At this time, Zhu Han, who was chatting with Zhao Min in Prince Ying's Mansion, couldn't help but sneeze.
He couldn't help but look at Zhao Min: "Are you secretly scolding us in your heart?"
"..."
Zhao Min was speechless, what is all this? What does it have to do with you sneezing?
