My Daming New Empire

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Let Liu Wan move the globe, Zhu Zhanji looked at the map for a while, and said: "The situation in the northwest has stabilized, and there is no need to worry about it for the time being. You should rest for a while, and you will take over the communication next month." Political Secretary, send personnel to Nanzhou."

"According to the order."

Back in Daming, Chen Cheng got the news of Zhu Di's abdication. He originally thought that there would be a series of struggles, but he didn't expect Ying Tianfu to be calm.

At this time, he knew that Zhu Zhanji had completely controlled the situation.

The person he was relying on was about to ascend the throne. As his closest minister, Chen Cheng was naturally extremely excited.

Although there are still some worries about the future development of the Secretary of General Administration, from a fourth-rank official to a third-rank official, he has already taken a big step.

At this time, Chen Cheng was full of ambition.

When he was about to leave, Zhu Zhanji stopped him again and said, "You ask Mrs. Lin to deliver a memorial to Honglu Temple, and Gu will meet her tomorrow."

Hearing these words, Chen Cheng felt more happy.He felt that His Highness treated the couple differently, so he spared no effort to help them out of the crisis. Now, the harvest season is here.

If Zhu Zhanji knew, he might give him a kick. He knew Tang Saier's threat, so he treated her differently, not because of any mess.

All his women are much more beautiful than Tang Sai'er, how could he miss a married woman.

On the second day, in the Jinshen Palace, Zhu Zhanji met Tang Sai'er, who had become much plumper.Three years ago, she was still a young married woman, but now she has become a mother of a child.

However, this woman who can leave a great reputation in history must not be underestimated.

Being able to set off a storm of rebellion as a woman, this woman is much more powerful than most men.

In Tang Sai'er's eyes, the 25-year-old Zhu Zhanji is even more intimidating than three years ago. Just sitting there, his aggressive aura has made people breathless.

The two exchanged a few words briefly, and Tang Sai'er couldn't wait to say: "Your Highness said that day, as long as my wife and I set up a foothold in Tanglin City, we can freely choose our future path. Now my husband and wife are working hard to gain a firm foothold in the extreme west." , I hope His Highness can dispatch troops as soon as possible."

Zheng Heng's care of Tang Lincheng was specially ordered by Zhu Zhanji, including the fact that Zheng Heng and his subordinates had a lot of desires, which was also confessed by Zhu Zhanji.

He just wanted to use this method to let Tang Sai'er and the others know that it would be impossible to gain a foothold there without the support of the Ming army.

Only by letting them know the difficulty of the situation, will they voluntarily accept the jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty, otherwise, the court will be beyond its reach.

Zheng Heng is willing to help them, but they will cost a lot of money.The officers and soldiers in the river extorted the card, which made Tang Lincheng a heavy burden.

But they can't lack the help of these troops, after all, they still have too few people.

At such times, they would naturally choose a plan that was more beneficial to them, which was to invite the imperial court to garrison troops.

The court's garrison does not need too many troops, even if it is only 2000, it means that this place has been incorporated into the court's border defense system.

When there are foreign enemies again, the role these two thousand musketeers can play far exceeds their own strength.

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "Thinking about the first meeting three years ago, time flies, the original holy son, the holy mother, has now become the Tanglin City Lord and his wife in the main town. I am looking forward to it. In another ten years, Tanglin City can What did it develop into?"

Tang Sai'er replied: "No matter when, Tanglin City will become the first line of defense in the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "When you return to Daming, you should take a good rest for a while, and then go back to Tanglin City after Gu becomes the throne. At that time, a guard will follow you to the extreme west. However, this guard will be divided into Three areas of protection."

The imperial court only sent 5000 people, and the maximum number of people assigned to Tanglin City was 2000, but they needed [-]% of Tanglin City's income.Although Tang Sai'er felt it was unfair, he didn't dare to bargain.

Without the imperial court's garrison, Tanglin City would have nothing to rely on. Before Tanglin City developed, without the imperial court's support, a single tribe might be able to destroy them.

What's more, this time the court also promised to give them [-] muskets. With these [-] muskets, Tang Sai'er is confident that he can resist Mrs. Birmslav's counterattack.

Tang Sai'er left the palace, still feeling a little out of control.Three years ago, she felt that she could still see His Highness's mind clearly, but now, she has no thought of distinguishing in front of him at all.

It seems that His Highness, what he said is axiom.

He is only one year older than himself, and he is so unfathomable, is it really the hope of heaven?

As a high-level religious person, she knows better than ordinary people that the so-called gods are all lies.The more you understand, the more you lack true belief.

But this Highness cannot but believe.

After Tang Sai'er left, the historian sitting behind Zhu Zhanji also recorded today's conversation between the monarch and his ministers in great detail.

Xie Jin looked at the recorded content, and asked Zhu Zhanji: "Your Highness, this Tanglin City is just a small city on one side. There was no such place the year before last. Why does Your Highness attach so much importance to it?"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "Master Xie looked at the map. Now it doesn't cost me a single soldier from Ming Dynasty, but only a little weapon. I can open thousands of miles in Ming Dynasty. Is there any better business than this?"

Xie Jin shook his head and said: "Your Highness, as the crown prince of a country, how can you talk about profit like a businessman. Although this territory is large, it is in an extremely cold area, and it is difficult to produce even food. What's the use of it? Besides, now I The Ming Dynasty had to mobilize tens of millions of troops for this, and the expenses were high, and the gains outweighed the losses."

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and smiled, "What if there are mines there? Now that gold mines have been discovered around Tanglin City, who knows how much wealth is buried under that piece of frozen soil!"

It's a bit stupid to discuss these issues with a traditional literati. In their hearts, there is almost nothing important except age and righteousness.

He asked again: "Has Gu's succession edict been written yet?"

"The minister has already written it, and we only need to wait for the Ministry of Rites to confirm His Highness's year name."

Zhu Zhanji in history was named Xuande.Compared with the reign names of many emperors, this year name is not conspicuous, and it can only be said to be quite satisfactory.Compared with Zhu Di's Yongle reign, it is much worse.

But Zhu Zhanji doesn't care about this. The year name is not important. What matters is what he can bring to the people and what changes he can bring to the country during his reign.

"As for the year name, let the Ministry of Rites report to the emperor's grandfather to choose, and the emperor's opinion alone shall prevail. Xuan..." Zhu Zhanji looked at the list in front of him. "Xuanyingzhou Marquis Zhu Zhen has an audience."

Following the sound of orders, a moment later, Zhu Zhen who was waiting outside the hall was ushered into Jinshen Hall.

Zhu Zhen bowed to pay homage, "Your Highness, I was panicked when I received the imperial decree. This minister of Dongzhou only learned a little from hearsay, and I'm afraid I might miss your Highness's important event."

Zhu Zhen was granted the title of Marquis of Yingzhou, and his land was in Dongfan, which is the Wanwan of later generations.

The Third Fleet was stationed in Ningbo and managed the waters from the south of the Yangtze River Estuary to Fujian.As a native of Fujian, Zhu Zhen has been vigorously developing Dongfan over the years.

The governor of Dongzhou is a fat job to others, but to him, he is tasteless.

Although going to Dongzhou can be the main town, but now, as the commander-in-chief of the Third Fleet, he is already the main town.

Moreover, his hometown is Fujian, and the fiefdom is in Wanwan. He naturally wants to stay in his hometown and contribute to the construction of his hometown.

Going to Dongzhou can certainly gain a lot, but it will delay the development of Dongfan for a few years, so it can be said that the gain outweighs the loss.

But he also knew that he had no choice. Since His Highness asked him to go to Dongzhou, he had to go.

Zhu Zhanji said: "Dongzhou has a vast territory, much larger than my homeland of Ming Dynasty. Now there is a lot of waste to be done there, but it can't be rushed. As the first batch of immigrants, the Navy needs a person of high morals and prestige to preside over it. Gu Zuosi Thinking right, I still think you are the most suitable in the past. Sit down..."

"It's my duty." Zhu Zhen sat on the left-hand seat, and then asked again: "Your Highness, the imperial decree didn't say whether you, the governor, want to bring your family to go, and whether you will stay in Dongzhou in the future."

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said: "You are already the Marquis of Yingzhou in the Ming Dynasty, and you have already divided a piece of land for your Zhu family in Nanzhou. Naturally, you don't need to immigrate to Dongzhou. Dongzhou will not divide the clan, either. Honorable."

Zhu Zhen let out a long sigh of relief. When he came, what he was most worried about was that he would stay in Dongzhou and never come back.

Although it is good over there, it is too far away from Daming, and it will take several months to come back.