I am the king of the dead

"It's really slow, and the Qin Tianjian has a submissive heart." Hu Yan stepped forward and said loudly: "I congratulate Your Majesty, and Daming congratulations, I have obtained this artifact, Daming will bring peace to the world, and Wanfu Yongan."

The speed is not important, the important thing is that His Majesty took the steam horse-drawn cart and arrived at the destination smoothly. Although it is very close, this is the first time that the steam horse has pulled the cart. This is Ximu Lixin, which is for this The thing has been endorsed, so that everyone can use it with confidence.

"Today, the court is discussing the matter of the Western Regions. Since Master Hu is here, let's listen to it together." Zhu Qiyu walked into the Juxian Pavilion of Lecture Wutang and began to discuss the matter.

After Zhu Qiyu sat down, he asked Xing'an to open the Kanyu map, and with the long pole in his hand, he pointed near the remaining veins of the Tianshan Mountains and said: "In the spring of the 19th year of Yongle, Emperor Wen set up Dayulu in the upper reaches of Haerketa Wushan and Haidu River. Dusi, in September, set up Xiaoyule Dusi at the foot of Botuo Mountain and on the banks of the Si River, set up Yacheng in the north of Huozhou and Liucheng (now Turpan), and south of Luntai City (now Urumqi), to clamp down on the ground in the Western Regions. "

"Emperor Wen, Long Yu, was a guest, and Yule, both big and small, was in vain. The people of Daming moved to Yacheng and returned to Jiayuguan."

Why did Zhu Di set up the Big and Small Yule Dus?

It was for the Northern Expedition in Yongle's 22nd year, flanking left and right to completely eliminate border troubles, but Zhu Di failed to complete his fifth Northern Expedition and died on the way to his own expedition.

In the first year of Hongxi, after Emperor Renzong ascended the throne, he gave up the big and small Yule Dusi and began to shrink in an all-round way. After 35 years, the big and small Yule Dusi knew little about the ground of the Western Regions, and Yacheng was even submerged by wind and sand.

In the tenth year of Jingtai, Ming once again stationed troops in many key places in the Western Regions, and began to impose military restraint on the Western Regions, and the establishment of the Western Regions Xingdusi was a sign of Ming Dynasty's reopening of the Western Regions.

"I'm ashamed, I don't hear about the big and small Yule Dusi and Yacheng." Jiang Yuan, the Minister of War, said quite distressed. He really didn't know such things. As the Minister of War, he didn't know that Daming was in the Western Regions. The establishment of Dusi is already considered negligence.

However, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said, "It's not your fault. I also heard about it from Master Hu, and then I came to know about it. In the ancient and modern general collection library, I found the ancient manuscripts in the corners and corners, and it was not even recorded in Taizong's actual records."

Hu Sui is the history of Daming's life. Zhu Qiyu once chatted with Hu Sui about matters in the Western Regions, and Hu Sui only told the dusty past.

There were five Northern Expeditions during the Yongle period, and the third and fourth times achieved little results. The Daming army had just left the fortress, and the Owaratians and Tatars who received the news ran thousands of miles away. During the fifth Northern Expedition, Zhu Di completed the east and west. He was encircled, but God did not give him time for the fifth Northern Expedition.

"I am against the establishment of the Western Regions Headquarters." The minister of households, Shen Yi, sat up straight, and said quite solemnly: "The Western Regions is a remote and barren land. The operation costs a huge amount of money, but the results are very small. In the Western Regions, it is enough to use military restraints to protect the country and mountains, and retreat ten thousand steps to say that Jiayuguan is impregnable, and the ground in the Western Regions cannot be invaded.”

Shen Yi's attitude is very clear. He is against increasing investment in the Western Regions. For Daming at the moment, the Western Regions is a complete negative asset and a burden to Daming. In other words, it is not worthwhile to go through the Western Regions at this time.

Shen Yi continued: "How much manpower, material and financial resources does Daming need to stabilize the Western Regions? The ground conditions in the Western Regions are complex, and the Hus and Lulu live together.

"Ten years? 20 years? 50 years? 100 years? The Great Tang ruled the Western Regions for a hundred years, the Anshi Rebellion, the Long March athletes were far away in the Western Regions, and could not come back to help. The minister thought that the Western Regions were tasteless, tasteless to eat, and it was a pity to abandon them, so they sent elite soldiers and iron cavalry Just hold it in."

Hearing what Shen Yi said, Zhu Qiyu nodded with approval and said, "Shen Shangshu's words are reasonable."

Shen Yi was stunned... His Majesty asked the Ministry of War to propose the Western Regions Headquarters, but he was opposing it!In the end, His Majesty actually agreed with his objection? !

Zhu Qiyu said quite solemnly: "Compared to the Ryukyu of Wanguo Hailiang, the Silk Road in the Western Regions is far inferior; compared with the chicken coops with more than [-] hectares of fertile fields, there are few fertile fields in the Western Regions; compared with the dense jungles of Jiaozhi, there is no Teak is used to plant trees, and there is no rice and beam to supplement the Daming grain depot.”

Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there has been the Chief Secretary of Jing'an in the Hetao Plain. Under the governance of Xu Youzhen's three-hundred-mile Jingtai'an Min Canal, the Hetao Plain has become a pearl of the fortress, and its grain output fully meets the needs of the three-sided garrison;

There is Ryukyu, under the general trend of opening up the sea in the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu, the sea bridge of all countries, as an extremely important turnover station, is playing its immeasurable value;

The chicken coop and Jiaozhi are also the raw material supply places for Daming's shipbuilding industry, as well as the supply of rice and beams in the two places, ensuring that Daming will not suffer from large-scale grain shortages in the process of the transformation of the small-scale peasant economy.

In comparison, the Western Regions only have constant investment, reinvestment, and there is no point of strength to recover the investment. There is no doubt that Shen Yi is right, the Western Regions are indeed a burden to the current Daming.

"The Silk Road is deeply influenced by the extreme west. Once there is turmoil in the extreme west, trade routes will be blocked, and the Silk Road will be impossible to talk about." Zhu Qiyu added another argument to support Shen Yi's argument.

"Your Majesty is wise." Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief, His Majesty said everything he didn't dare to say just now.

Shen Yi called this wise, not because His Majesty agreed with his objection, but praised His Majesty for reopening the Western Regions. It was not a whim, but a decision made after careful consideration.

For the giant ship Daming, a prudent captain is a blessing for all the crew members, and Shen Yi is grateful for this.

Zhu Qiyu said with certainty: "It may be that the business has improved for a hundred years. The most valuable thing in the Western Regions is the land."

People without far-sightedness will have immediate worries, and countries without long-term strategies will have disasters.

This vast land is the greatest wealth.

The greater the territory, the greater the depth, and the more abundant the land produces.

"I have no objection." Shen Yi pondered for a long time, and finally chose no objection, no objection is not approval, no objection is reservation, it is His Majesty's decision, he will cooperate highly.

According to Shen Yi's experience, His Majesty never made a loss-making business, and even if he didn't make a profit, he wouldn't lose too much.

Jiang Yuan, the Minister of War, also said: "I think it is impossible. It still takes [-] miles for the Great Tang Long March to reach the Western Regions, and the capital of the Ming Dynasty is in Beijing, not in Chang'an. How far is it to the Western Regions? Logistics supplies and baggage are not good."

"The celestial phenomenon has changed, the Western Regions are bitter and cold, and there are many long journeys and journeys of thousands of miles away.

Jiang Yuan didn't understand the Western Regions, but in a place where the weather, the place, the people and the people were all right, wouldn't Daming's re-opening the Western Regions be a force?

Jiang Yuan's and Shen Yi's attitudes are the same. The military restraint is that even if it is to set up a few commanders to add to His Majesty's achievements, it is not a bad idea.

However, the establishment of the Western Regions Headquarters is not a trivial matter. It requires the establishment of military camps to truly rule and govern. In other words, it is to truly incorporate the Western Regions into the Quartet, rather than as previously estimated by the courtiers. The land of six.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Jiang Yuan and said with great approval: "Jiang Shangshu's words are very true, that's why I returned to the lecture hall in the steam carriage that was as slow as a turtle's crawling."

"The steam engine is one year old now. We can't expect a baby to be like it, but after it grows up, the right time and place as Jiang Shangshu said will gradually come to pass."

"Everyone said, what your true thoughts are, let's communicate in advance today whether you have any questions or not, and don't enter the daily life, just say whatever you want." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

In the Juxian Pavilion of Lectures and Martial Arts, there are no taboos to speak. For example, Li Binyan said a few stupid things here, but at that time, Li Binyan didn't have a local governor.

"I also have some objections." Yu Shiyue, Minister of Punishment, said with a little lack of confidence.

Chapter 8 and Chapter [-]: All the places that Chidao reaches are the territory of the Ming Dynasty!

Yu Shiyue has been serving as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the second-rank official of the Ming Dynasty for 11 years. He has always been cautious, afraid of making mistakes, and seldom expresses his opinions. Nanya, and he stayed with the country to rest.

Although His Majesty has never said this once, this is Yu Shiyue's stain on him. His Majesty wants to investigate, no need to do anything else, just repeat the old things. This time, he showed his attitude completely out of business considerations.

"If this Western Region Xingdu Department implements the laws of the Great Ming Dynasty, there will be many unlawful people on the ground. If the Western Region Xingdu County Executive Department implements the local laws, it would be better to be the land of six harmony in the Ming Dynasty as the two Ming Gongs said." Yu Shiyue fully expressed his opinion. .

What kind of laws have been taken back in the Western Regions?Is it the law of the Great Ming Dynasty, or does it combine the local characteristics of the Western Regions and implement local laws?If the law of Sharia law and the code of Genghis Khan is mixed, it is not as good as the law of Kangguo, which is based on the law of Daming and slightly modified.

"Well said!" Zhu Qiyu doesn't have much opinion on Yu Shiyue himself. This person has been conscientious and dedicated these years, and he is definitely not a vegetarian meal. This is enough.

Comparing the six books of Jingtai's ten years with the six books of Jingtai's first year, Yu Shiyue is the only six Ming Gong who has not changed.

The problem Yu Shiyue mentioned is the basic background of the Western Regions Xingdu Division.

Yule Dusi and Yacheng both used the local law, while the Xingdu Division of Daming all used the Daming law, including the Ryukyu, Jilong, Jiaozhi, Tatar, and Wuliangha.

"Naturally, the law of the Great Ming should be used. Here, there has never been a saying that the law does not blame the public." Zhu Qiyu emphasized the basic background of the Xingdu Division of the Western Regions. As the Quartet of the Ming Dynasty, if the local law is used, it is not Did they create Yunguichuan and Tatar that need to be renovated?

Those local chieftains resisted the government’s decrees, and the people in the villages ate the delicacies of the mountains and seas by themselves. There is no justice.

"Then a lot of blood will be shed." Yu Qian carefully reminded His Majesty of the consequences of doing so. It is Yu Qian's own job to persuade benevolence and forgiveness, and he also indirectly expressed his objections.

The use of troops in the Western Regions will increase the influence of Daming on the Western Regions. No one is against it. The court has discussed it before. It is the western gate of Daming. It's a big deal, but it still needs to be discussed carefully.

"If you don't even abide by the laws of Daming, then you are not a Daming person, and the blood is not a Daming person." Zhu Qiyu's words were cold-blooded and ruthless. He has always been such a person.

Zhu Qiyu said with certainty: "What we have to do is to ensure the interests of most people. The clan laws on the ground in the Western Regions are extremely dark. People in the dark know more about the horror of darkness. It may be deeply rooted, but it must be removed. It's not impossible to drop it."

"One Ming Dynasty, two laws, what kind of style? How can I face the ancestors with face?"

Yu Qian also recently read Dante's "On the World Empire" and "The Divine Comedy". Although these two translations are slightly abridged, they still reflect the secularization process of Taixi is taking place.

Yu Qian said in a low voice, "Actually, it's very simple. To destroy the prostitution rituals, it's enough to send a commander in each temple. It is enough to teach two generations."

Yu Qian is good at simplifying complex problems, finding the root of the problem, and then managing it accurately.

As the saying goes, if you can run a monk, you can't run away from a temple. After destroying the prostitution worship, it is enough to arrange a commander in the big temple to manage a parish.

Jiang Yuan said helplessly: "His Majesty still feels that so deep into the Western Regions, the army is hanging in isolation, and there is a danger of overthrow, and there is also the Kang country controlled by the Oara people, and the Jinshan Governor's Mansion is just outside the city of Luntai."

"Going deep alone is a big taboo for military families. Since ancient times, except for the champion Hou Huo Qubing, no one has ever traveled thousands of miles behind enemy lines."

After Hu Xun heard it, he suddenly smiled and said, "Everyone, listen to me."

"In the winter of the third year of Jianwen, I was still working under Jianwen Jun. At that time, I heard that King Yan of Yan's government was attacking the Beiya and sent his division to the south, and he wanted to go straight to Nanjing. ."

"At that time, although the battles of Zhengcunba, Baigouhe, Jinan, Dongchang, Jiahe and Gaocheng, the brave veterans who destroyed the Luchuan Royal Court did not destroy the Yan Mansion, but the imperial court There is still a lot of new recruits."

"Jianwen Jun has an army of [-] in Zhendingfu, and [-] in Dezhou. The left and right are swaying, holding Yanfu, Shanxi Guards, Liaodong Guards, and Liaodong is to take over Emperor Taizu Gao. The edict can be entrusted to Yang Wen, who is on the side of the Qing emperor."

"In Xuzhou, Fengyang, Luzhou, Huai'an and other places, more than 15 troops have been hoarded, and in the Huaihe River and Yangtze River, there is also the world's largest river waterproofing division, with more than [-] ships built."

"How can King Yan win?"

Everyone is laughing at Emperor Jianwen as Zhengshuo, who lost to the prince, and all said that Emperor Jianwen's position was tied to a dog, and he won King Yan.

This view, in the winter of the third year of Jianwen, the monarchs and ministers of the Jianwen Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty also thought so.

How many people does King Yan have?

Jianwen only had [-] elite soldiers in three years.

How many people does Jianwenjun have?

Incessantly, endlessly.

The territory of King Yan was limited to Beiya and Tianjin Wei, to Yanshan in the north, Xiongzhou in the south, Bohai Sea in the east, and Neisanguan in the west.

How big is the Jianwen Dynasty site?

All Daming territories except Yan's Mansion.

Hu Wei said with emotion: "In December of the third year of Jianwen, after Emperor Taizong Wen captured Yang Wen alive in Tianjin Wei, he sent his troops southward through the gap between Zhending and Dezhou, arriving at Suzhou on the first day of March, and arriving at Guohe on the ninth day of March On April 22th we crossed the Huaihe River, and on April [-]nd we fought with Lord Jianwen's army at Mount Qimei, and the Yan army was defeated."

Zhu Qiyu asked in a daze: "Failed?"

Hu Yu nodded and said: "We lost, the Yan army in Qimeishan was defeated, and the army was in turmoil. All the generals of the Yan army asked to return to the north. Emperor Taizongwen asked people to stand in line. Those who returned from the north were on the left, and those who went south were on the right. Only Zhu Neng stood on the right. side, all others are left."

"Emperor Taizongwen insisted on going his own way, went south to Lingbi, broke the city, and captured Jianwenjun 37 generals, including Chen Hui, Pingan, Ma Pu, Xu Zhen, Sun Cheng, etc. Only He Fu escaped."

"On June [-], the fourth year of Jianwen, Emperor Taizong Wen entered Jinchuan Gate, and hundreds of civil and military officials knelt down to greet the road."

"Before the battle of Qimei Mountain, the [-] people in Yan's Mansion traveled from Beiya to the south for more than [-] li. They won many battles and their momentum was like a rainbow. After the defeat of Qimei Mountain, the morale of the more than [-] people was turbulent and the food and grass were scarce. , everyone is defeated."

"Going deep behind the enemy for thousands of miles, I also have it in Ming Dynasty. At that time, both the court and the public laughed. King Yan traveled thousands of miles and traveled more than [-] miles. He got into the pocket of Qimei Mountain and was caught by Jianwen Jun. This is Yan. The king himself brought it to the door."

"But in the end, Emperor Taizong Wen won."

After Hu Yu finished speaking, he stopped talking.

The usage of Jianwenjun is correct, because in the record of Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen was called by these three words.

However, the usage of the third year of Jianwen and the fourth year of Jianwen is incorrect. According to the etiquette system, it should be the 34th year of Hongwu and the 35th year of Hongwu.

But why does Hu Yu say that Jianwen is three or four years old?

Because during the Jingtai period, although the throne of King Jili was abolished, the sins committed during the Zhengtong period were not deducted from the Xuande period. On it.

The Jianwen Dynasty naturally discussed it in terms of the Jianwen Year.

It's not that Hu Xun doesn't understand the etiquette, but he knows the etiquette very well. One generation, one saying changes with the times and changes with the times. The etiquette is never inconvenient.

How the Oara people described the Daming Army during the Jingtai period at first, it was the Daming Army, because in the hearts of the Oara people, it was the soldiers of the heavens and the generals.

Zhu Qiyu was silent. Sure enough, people with military talent can really do whatever they want.

From the Beiya to the south, [-] people, facing several times the strength of their own, after the great defeat of Qimeishan, they won the battle of Lingbi, and then settled the country.

Jiang Yuan was silent for a moment and said, "I am superficial."

The bravery of the Ming army surpassed Jiang Yuan's own imagination. This is the 14th year of orthodox.

It turns out that Daming was so strong back then.

It is also possible for the Ming Army to travel thousands of miles without staying behind.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Shi Heng, Shi Heng looked very serious and sat upright.

As for how to solve the logistical problem that travels thousands of miles, Zhu Qiyu has no military talent to solve it, but he has another way to ensure it.

It's just that he hasn't said it yet, Hu Yan has convinced Jiang Yuan.

Zhu Qiyu and the courtiers had an in-depth exchange of opinions on the Department of the Western Regions. The conversation was sincere and fruitful. This was an extremely pragmatic meeting, and further discussions on this issue will be continued to achieve substantial progress.

Zhu Qiyu ended the discussion on the Western Regions, and then started another salt and iron meeting in Daming.

The Battle Bureau located in Shijing Factory will be Daming's first steam engine landing project to solve the low efficiency of Daming silver coin stamping and reduce the resistance to the economic transformation of small farmers in Daming; and the establishment of several new official factory areas is also In full swing, the Coal Well Division has begun to build, and the corresponding Craftsman City and Craftsmanship are also being further implemented.

After the Salt and Iron Conference, Zhu Qiyu left behind Shi Heng and Fan Guang.

Shi Heng didn't say a word on the matter of the Western Regions Xingdu. Obviously, he had something to say. Fan Guang went to Beijing to report his work. Zhu Qiyu had not seen Fan Guang for a long time, so he naturally wanted to stay and talk.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Changping and Yang Jun caught a pure white reindeer in Yubei, with a crown as big as a forest and a coat as pure as snow. It was specially presented to Your Majesty as a gift for returning to Beijing. It has arrived at Gubeikou." Shi Heng said something first. For trivial matters, Yang Jun offered His Majesty a gift for returning to Beijing, expressing his devotion.

This white reindeer, the size of a cow, was actually hunted by Shi Heng, but when it was hunted, the white reindeer was unsightly and skinny, so it was raised for a year before returning to the capital as auspiciousness.

"I have something to say." Zhu Qiyu could only shake his head.

Obviously they are all brave and brave generals of the Ming Dynasty, leading hundreds of thousands of troops to fight from east to west, fighting to the death with horses, without frowning, and the existence of children who stop crying.

Zhu Qiyu asked Shi Heng to keep a white elephant, and Shi Heng raised a zoo directly. He didn't know how many rare animals and birds in it. But if he wanted to say something, he would first offer auspiciousness before speaking. Now even Yang Jun and Yuan Bin have become like this.

"Your Majesty asked the minister to lead a horse, drop a horse and raise a white elephant as a guide. Can you ask your Majesty how many iron horses you want to keep?" Shi Heng said with great anticipation, rubbing his hands together, Shi Heng knew too well what this thing meant. .

For him, this is the source of his country's public position, an opportunity for him to make contributions, and an opportunity for him to make a name for himself in history. How could he not cherish it?

"It was originally for you. After the completion of the Shijing Machine Factory, the martial arts hall and the weapons supervisor will study this thing, and summarize whether it is useful in the battle." Zhu Qiyu knew that Shi Heng was interested in the steam horse and did not hide it. Tuck.