It was too late to rush back to the capital that night, so Zhu Youjian set up a big camp in Shunyi County.
Six Shangshu picked up the dust for Zhu Youjian at the Shunfeng Restaurant. Other officials, large and small, respectively banqueted the corresponding officers. Only ordinary soldiers were not banqueted. There were too many of them. Six to seventy thousand people could only eat in the barracks.
It is really a good story in history that the six Shangshu jointly banqueted the emperor.
The wine culture of the Han people has a long history, and many problems are solved at the wine table. "At the end of the wine glass, the policy is relaxed." Zhu Youjian also wants to take this opportunity to instill his governance ideas to the scholars.
"I am not in the capital during this time. I have troubled you all with the important affairs of the country. For this first glass of wine, I will use flowers to present the Buddha. Everyone, thank you for your hard work!"
"Your Majesty, we should respect you," Huang Liji and other scholars met each other. "Your Majesty is wise and martial, overshadowing any historical emperor, it should be a courtier's respect!"
"Yes, yes, the ministers respectfully wish your Majesty!" Everyone agreed.
"Haha," Zhu Youjian laughed, "Huang Aiqing has never liked slapped horses and beards, what happened today?"
"Your Majesty, the minister is not slapping horses and beards," Huang Liji said sternly: "This is what the minister said from the bottom of his heart."
"Then I drank this first cup." Zhu Youzhen drank it, and the six Shangshu also dried up.
The guards stepped forward and filled everyone with a second cup.
Zhu Youjian was about to toast, and Huang Liji rushed and said, "Your Majesty, this second glass of wine is for the ministers to receive the wind and dust for your Majesty, to welcome your Majesty's Northern Expedition and return victorious."
"Haha, the Northern Expedition was relatively smooth." Zhu Youzhen accompany the Shangshu people again. "Huang Aiqing, what can you say about this third cup?"
"Your Majesty," Huang Liji raised his wine glass, "This third cup is a criticism of the wine. Your Majesty personally expedition to the Northern Expedition, the ministers are waiting in the capital to supervise the country. There is something wrong, and I hope your majesty can correct me."
Zhu Youzhen secretly scolded Huang Liji for being slippery. He hadn't returned to Beijing and had no contact with specific affairs. How could he know what they did wrong? However, the Jingshi is relatively stable, and they are still good in the overall situation. "Everyone, when I was outside the customs, the Jingshi was safe and the whole country was peaceful. Your contribution is not small. This glass of wine can be regarded as my gratitude to you. You have worked hard!"
"Your Majesty's Northern Expedition is even harder!"
The monarch and ministers had another toast.
After the three rounds of drinking, their drinking speed slowed down. Huang Liji finally couldn't help being curious: "Your Majesty, Daming and Jiannu have fought in Liaodong for more than ten years. There are many wins and losses. How did your Majesty be destroyed in one battle? Build a slave?"
"Haha," Zhu Youjian laughed again, "Of course it is Ming Dynasty's strong national power and advanced firearms." Zhu Youjian briefly described the important points of the Northern Expedition.
"Your Majesty, that's how it is!" Huang Liji and the others sighed.
Zhu Youzhen ate a mouthful of food in a dull voice. He patronized drinking and talking. He has not eaten a mouthful of food until now.
Huang Liji also stopped Zhu Youjian from eating food: "Your Majesty, since Liaodong and Nuergan have been restored, how will these places be managed in the future?"
Zhu Youjian put down his chopsticks: "How is Yuan Chonghuan now? Is he back?"
Li Chunye replied: "Your Majesty, not yet. Yuan Chonghuan has handed down the Ministry of War. He has ended the battle there and is on his way back to the Capital Division. It is estimated that he will not be able to return to the Capital Division until a month later."
"Oh," Zhu Youjian relaxed. Now that Yuan Chonghuan is about to return, the battle should have gone smoothly. "I remembered what happened at noon today. A large number of people were holding the sun and moon flags. If they were holding the national flag, It will be even better... The people must not only love their own army, but also their country."
"Your Majesty said..." Huang Liji couldn't figure out what Zhu Youzhen meant.
"Huang Aiqing, I plan to set up a national flag for Daming as a symbol of Daming. As for what kind of pattern to choose, I will leave it to your Ministry of Etiquette to handle it! The pattern around the military flag should be appropriately modified."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Huang Liji arched his hands, "After returning to the capital, the minister immediately set out to do it."
"Just now Huang Aiqing asked about what Liaodong and Nu'er did. Actually, I have a lot of thoughts." Zhu Youzhen ate a mouthful of orchid vegetables, no matter what other people were waiting, "I will just talk about the outside world!"
Seeing that the six people were listening carefully, Zhu Youzhen planned and told his own plans. Anyway, these plans will need to be implemented by them sooner or later. "First of all, I plan to station troops outside the pass."
"Garrison?" Huang Liji asked softly, representing several people's questions.
Among the six people, Li Chunye knew Zhu Youzhen the most, and he had guessed it since he discovered that Hong Chengchou had not returned to Beijing with the army.
"Think about it, Daming's slave Gandusi, why have you lost it?"
"Your Majesty, isn't the loss of Nuer Gandusi because of the rise of Jiannu?" Li Changgeng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, frowned.
"What you said is not entirely correct," Zhu Youzhen quickly stuck the carp into his mouth, giving them time to think. "If Nuer had a garrison with Ming dynasty, at the time of Jianu's rise, he could attack Jianu on both sides. Regrettably, Nuergan does not have Daming's garrison."
"Your Majesty, doesn't Daming have many guards in Nu'er?" Shangshu Bi Ziyan felt that the more he listened, the more confused he became.
"Bi Aiqing, from the files of the Ministry of Households, do you see that Daming has issued military pay to these guards?"
Bi Ziyan shook his head: "No, Your Majesty."
"That's right, if this is Daming's guard station, how can there be no military pay? So what do the soldiers eat?"
"Your Majesty, the minister understands that although Daming has guards in these places, all the soldiers and generals are local people!" Li Chunye, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, immediately woke up.
"Hou Zhi is right!" Zhu Youjian cast his gaze at him, feeling a lot of "He who knows me, Hou Zhiye", "Because all the soldiers are locals, when Daming encounters a crisis, They will just wait and see, and will not really help Daming. If Daming fails, they will take refuge in the establishment of slaves, without any loss to them."
"These clutter!" Qiao Yunsheng, Shangshu of the Xing Department, cursed.
Zhu Youzhen was very relieved: "Actually, this cannot be entirely blamed on them. These weak people are just for their own benefit... There are no eternal friends in the world, only eternal interests."
Li Chunye is an admiral of the Ministry of War, and he has a certain understanding of Zhu Youjian's philosophy of governing the country. He is most concerned about the troops stationed outside the pass. "How does your majesty plan to station troops outside the pass?"
"This time I withdrew from outside the pass, Hong Chengchou's Fourth Army will stay there. They are distributed in a vast area ranging from one thousand li to three thousand li."
"Your Majesty, the Fourth Army is stationed so far, what about their food supplies? If they are always transported from the capital, the loss on the road alone will probably exceed half." Bi Ziyan is in charge of Daming's pocketbook. And rice bags, but in his hands, the grain is not very rich.
"This is the second question I want to talk about, naturalization." Zhu Youjian talked freely. "I don't want the local weak and small peoples to rely on Daming, but to naturalize them as Han people, speak Chinese, and learn Chinese characters. , Use the Chinese name."
"Your Majesty, Daming's own people already have tens of millions. What's the use of naturalizing them?" Wang Yongguang, the official secretary, Shangshu, interjected.
"On the basis of naturalization, let them learn the farming techniques of the Han people, produce grain locally, and directly give it to the army in the form of taxes. In this way, we don't have to transport grain and grass to the local area... The Ming army protects them locally , They naturally have to pay taxes."
It sounded reasonable, and everyone didn't know what to say for a while.
Zhu Youjian continued his governance philosophy: "Of course, it is not a day or two to naturalize these ethnic groups, so I plan to transfer some Han people to the local area."
"Your Majesty, are the people willing to go to such a far place?" Li Chunye worried for Zhu Youjian for the first time.
"I have also considered this." Zhu Youzhen drank half a glass of water and wine on his own. "First, let the people who lost their land in the five northern provinces immigrate out of the customs, wouldn't they be unable to live there? Then go outside the customs. I sent them 30 acres of land, isn't it a small amount?"
"Your Majesty, this can also reduce local unstable factors." Huang Liji heard signs.
"Yes, I think about it from this aspect. As long as the people who have lost their land regain their land, civil upheavals like those in Shaanxi will never happen again."
"Two birds with one stone, Your Majesty! The old minister is really admired!" Qiao Yunsheng had already admired him in his heart. If he was not drinking, he would be ready to lie on the ground to express his respect for Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian nodded to Qiao Yunsheng, "This is the second thing. I plan to emigrate these people to Liaodong, not too far away from their original homes. If you meet Xinyuan, you can go back to your hometown."
"Your Majesty, what about other places?" Huang Liji asked.
"This immigrant matter must take your time. Immigrate to Liaodong first, and when Liaodong really becomes the land of Daming, then gradually immigrate to more distant places," Zhu Youjian changed his voice, with a firm tone: "West of Daxinganling, the land is vast. , But there are very few people. I have an idea. I want to exile serious prisoners, such as prisoners with a sentence of more than five years, together with their family members."
"Your Majesty, at such a far place, their family members are afraid they are unwilling to..." Qiao Yunsheng grumbled, seeing that there was no objection from everyone, his voice quickly disappeared, as if it had been muted.
"Qiao Aiqing is right. Otherwise, the prisoner must be exiled, but the family members are willing to do so."
"Your Majesty, in this way, it can also reduce the pressure on prisons in various places. According to the ministers, letting these prisoners commit crimes to protect the land of the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as atonement for themselves," Qiao Yunsheng gave Zhu Youjian a fist to show Zhu. You Jian admired, "The minister just remembered one thing, the nomadic people in the Northland have very strong folk customs. Are they willing to naturalize Daming? Are they willing to grow land for food?"
"Don't worry about this, Qiao Aiqing."