In June of the fifth year of Yongle, after the capture of Li Jiyak's father and son, the Li clan of Annan was like a plate of scattered sand, completely dispersed, and there was no longer any resistance. When he heard that the Ming army was coming, he immediately packed up his softness and fled for his life.

It is still dangerous to run to the neighborhood, and if you go into the mountains to be a robber, you will be destroyed sooner or later, and going to sea is the only way to survive.

The Ming Dynasty army was busy exterminating the Li thief army, and they had no time to pay attention to them for the time being, so they just waited to free up their hands and clean them up one by one.

The local Tusi, who profited from trading with the Ming Dynasty, and the Annan natives, who were hired by Ming Dynasty merchants and held iron rice bowls, played a huge role in the accident.

Compared with the Ming army, the Turen were more familiar with the local situation.

The mountains are high and the forests are dense, the rivers are deep and the water is urgent, there will be no problem.

Regardless of whether it is going up the mountain or going down to the sea, whether it is taking the avenue or taking a shortcut, there will be an ambush of the Tusi and the Turen on any possible escape route, rotating day and night, rain or shine, and it will be firmly guarded.

Relying on the sticks and stones in his hands, the natives opened a large net, and as long as they were caught in the net, there was no possibility of escape.

It was lucky to be brought to the Ming army alive, and many descendants of the Li clan were beaten to death by the natives, and what was sent to the Ming army was nothing more than an unrecognizable corpse.

In order to identify the identity, the Ming army had to tell the natives that the arrest deserves praise, and it doesn't matter if you beat them, don't slap them in the face, otherwise the identity is not right, and you can't ask for credit.

The natives remembered that the captives sent to the Ming army, whether they were alive or dead, would no longer look like a pig's head and be unrecognizable.

The "big guys" who slipped through the net were caught one after another. The puppet prince Li Rui, the puppet Liang king Li Gang, and the thief general Hou Hu Du of Dongshan Township of the puppet pillar country, etc., tried all the difficulties to run to the mouth of the sea, but still failed to escape.

The methods of the natives were neat and the movements were so swift that the Ming army that received the prisoners could not help but sigh.

Zhang Fu and Li Bin sent people to ask Shen Xuan if they could select soldiers from among the local natives to supplement the shortage of the conscription army.

"Although the natives are not fully trusted, it is a way to avoid the resurgence of rebellion."

From the dispatch of troops from the imperial court to the pacification of Annan, after illness and several major battles, important places such as many states and Liangdu needed to stay in garrisons, and there was a big shortage of the conscription army. It is impossible to continue to transfer troops from Guangxi and Yunnan and other guard posts, and then transfer the border troops from other guard posts, it is inevitable that the people will work hard, and the local natives, mainly the natives who participated in the capture of the descendants of the Li family, will become the first choice.

"First, there are many tenants in the Tujia family, and they all depend on our merchants for food and clothing. Second, during the usurpation of the Li clan, there was a lot of oppression on the natives, and they hated the Li clan and its vassals, and they had merit in capturing the remnants, and they could choose those with strength to serve as the banner army. The local people are grateful for the grace of heaven and will go with all their might. ”

The messenger hurried to Pingxiang, but Shen Xuan had already led his troops to Liuzhou, and could only ask to see Chengguo Gong and Xingningbo, and convey the suggestions of Xinchenghou.

"Choosing troops from among the natives?" Zhu Neng read Zhang Fu's letter and pondered for a moment, "It's not impossible. ”

A considerable part of the Ming army, especially the border army system, consisted of subordinate tribes. For example, the three guards of Duoyan were completely established by the Uliangha tribal group. The 3,000 battalions created by Emperor Yongle were also based on the Wuliangha cavalry as the main force, supplementing the brave border army.

Most of the newly established guards outside the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, the military and civilian commanders, the envoys, the Tongzhi, the servants and the thousands of households, etc., are mostly Jurchen and Tatar.

Gansu, Ningxia and other border guards, there are many Hui and Wara herdsmen in the banner army. Further west, there are also high-nosed and deep-eyed West Asians, Central Asians and descendants of the Great Cannibals of the Mongol and Yuan dynasties.

Counting the descendants of Russians and Eastern Europeans who remained in northern Xinjiang, it is not an exaggeration to describe the Ming army at this time as an international-column.

In Zhu Neng's view, it is not a big deal to select natives to supplement the army, and the Son of Heaven will agree to play the imperial court.

Meng felt incredible, kicked the door of the neighbor's house, robbed the homestead, and then fished people over to fight for himself?

Don't you worry about backlash?

Zhu Neng glanced at Meng strangely, "This is the norm." ”

Not to mention the Ming Dynasty army, the Wara led by Mahamu belonged to the West Asian ethnic groups conquered by the Mongol Yuan. The front feet were cleaned up with a blue nose and swollen face, and he got up, turned his head and followed the large army to clean up those who were weaker than himself.

In fact, the Varat was not weak in combat, and its ability to fight the Tatars with a small number of forces is enough to prove this. It's a pity that Mahamu and Ghost Li Chi were born at the wrong time, and when they met the Ming Dynasty in the Zhu Di period, they were finally kicked on the ground.

In the same way, Annan was defeated by the conquest army, and most of the Annan natives were composed of the plundered population of Linfeng, and a small number of Ming border people, who had been oppressed by the Li clan, and their status was lower than that of the Shu people, and their sense of belonging to the Li clan was not strong.

Once they were gathered into the Ming army, their identities would immediately change, and they could get their own military salaries, and they could also be exempted from the conscription of a single ding in their families, or farming, or being tenants for Ming Dynasty merchants, which were all good ways out.

The status has improved, and if they do not want to fall back to their original position, these natives will become the most advantageous weapon of the Ming Dynasty to control Annam. After all, no one would want to live a "civilized" life and become a wild man in the mountains and forests.

"Another day, I'll talk about these things for my brother and my virtuous brother. In front of his brother, he was just right, but he was killed by the group of people in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the joke was big. ”

Meng touched his nose and stopped talking.

Speaking of which, these natives are no different from Ruan Jingzhen and Ruan Xizhou, who took refuge in the Ming Dynasty, and if they want to keep their status and wealth today, they must not let the Li family have another chance to turn over. That's why they went up the mountain and down to the sea to arrest the descendants of the Li family like a chicken-blood, saying that it was for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty was pure nonsense, and in the final analysis, it was all for themselves.

Zhu Neng called the pro-army, "Take Zhang Baihu to Liuzhou." ”

"Obey!"

"When I saw Dingguo Gong, I said that I also agreed to this matter."

"Yes!"

The guards took the order, and Zhu Neng's attention returned to the spread map.

It took several months to further refine the maps of the states of Annam, Champong, and Laos. Especially in Annam, the rivers, walled cities, acres of fields, dense forests, and all forces in the territory are clearly marked on the map.

Compared to the original abstract painting, it is a qualitative leap.

Parts of Guangxi and Yunnan, which are depicted with charcoal, are the logging sites of the border people and the main areas where merchants buy land. It is estimated that about one-third of Annam's land has already been included, and the area enclosed by charcoal will continue to expand over time.

I really don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

Meng smacked his lips, how rich were the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and this was the momentum to buy Annan?

The Chen clan was destroyed, the Li clan was arrested, and the conquest army set up a command envoy in many states and other places, and recruited local officials and Tusi to temporarily manage civil affairs. In this case, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty threw a lot of money to buy land, which naturally gave the green light all the way.

The local clans who sold the land knew very well that it was unclear what the fate of Annan would be. Referring to Annan's own practice, the meat that was eaten in his mouth would definitely not be spit out again. Instead of holding on to the land, it is better to exchange it for gold and silver, and if the situation is not right and you have to run away, the gold and silver can be packed into boxes, but the land cannot be transported away.

There are not a few Annan people who have this idea. Despite the continuous influx of merchants from the Ming Dynasty, the price of land in Annam still did not fluctuate much, and the merchants simply joined forces to buy all the adjacent plots of land and connect them to form a better guard.

It doesn't matter if you can't farm, logging alone is a lot of income.

The imperial court wants to build big ships and build the city of Beijing, as long as there is a way, the wood will definitely not be sold.

Meng joined the excitement and also took out a sum of money to buy a piece of land. Dingguogong's money is in his hands, and naturally it will not be left behind.

Zhu Neng learned and slapped the table, "Brother Xian is not kind, how can such a good thing be forgotten as a brother?" ”

There are not many people next to Lao Tzu, but there is a lot of money. Buy land, grow grain!

As a result, Meng found that compared to the rich of Cheng Guogong, he was still considered a - extreme - poor - class.

Is Qiu Fu rich?

The news of the purchase of land by Chengguo Gong and Dingguo Gong spread, and the officers of the conquest army also started to buy land one after another. Grandpa Guo did it, it must be fine. A lucrative business is definitely not to be missed.

Xiaoqi and the ordinary guards did not have much money, so they could only pool money with the same clan, fellow villagers and li, buy hundreds of acres of land, hire local natives to cultivate it, harvest grain, and divide it according to the amount of money.

Later, the general banner, hundreds of households, and thousands of households also followed suit, and the commanders and governors were no exceptions.

Naturally, the soldiers don't know what the "joint-stock system" is, and they only rely on the bloody friendship on the battlefield and the integrity of others.

Military generals do things quickly, accurately and ruthlessly. The soldiers moved quite quickly, and from the border onwards, the land of Annam was constantly encroached upon, and soon became one with the merchant's fields.

When the king of Shu and other clans in Sichuan heard the news, they went to the imperial court one after another, asking the imperial court for permission to buy land in Annan as well. Permission to buy land, it doesn't matter if you cut the guards.

The upper table of the clan was sent along with the recital of the conquest army.

Emperor Yongle flipped through the above table of several brothers and nephews, read the invitation to recruit the natives and soldiers of the army, and finally unfolded the map of the southwestern states sent by Meng in the name of the two princes.

The map is very large, and the imperial case can't be put down at all.

"Hou Xian."

"The slave is here."

"Call two people."

"Yes."

Hou Xian went to the outside of the hall and called four lieutenants on duty, and the five of them worked together to lift the map and unfold it.

Mountains and rivers, walled cities, forests, and even roads under construction are marked.

Xinuan Pavilion, the needle drop can be heard in an instant.

Zhu Di stood in front of the picture with his hands in his hands, looking intently at the highlighted parts, his cheeks tensed, and then laughed.

"Good!"

turned around and walked to the front of the imperial case, and said: "Put away the picture, go to Wenyuan Pavilion to spread my will, and the king of Shu's request is approved." ”

"The slave obeys."

From June to July of the fifth year of Yongle, the merchants and clans of the Ming Dynasty suddenly set off a wave of land purchases.

Tycoons from all over the Central Plains organized horse teams and opened several trade routes from north to south and from south to north.

It reaches Siam in the south and Xuancheng in Liaodong in the north.

The liquidation of the Annan army came to an end, and the last resistance force was wiped out in the mountains, Zhang Fu immediately sent someone to ask Shen Xuan for instructions on when to give credit to the imperial court.

The good news has to be delivered, the prisoners of war have to be transported to Beijing, ninety percent of the Annan Chen clan cannot be found, and it is also up to the Son of Heaven to decide whether to set up a political envoy department and a procuratorial envoy department.

"All things should be consulted by the Duke of Chengguo."

gave a reply, sent a person, Dingguo Gong - lifted the knife - got on the horse, and went out of the camp to look for the thief.

That's right, it's searching, not clearing.

During Shen Xuan's time in Liuzhou, the local thieves and the local officials who occasionally made cameos were unlucky.

Dingguo Gong is a killing god, and the officers and soldiers under him are also not good at stubble. Fifteen thousand officers and soldiers, in less than half a month, swept through all the cottages in Xunzhou, Liuzhou, caught hundreds of thieves, and thousands of people died under the swords of the officials.

Shen Xuan's murderous reputation spread all over the southwest, Zhang Fu, Li Bin and other generals did not dare to act beyond him, and Xiping Hou Musheng wanted to let him have a few points.

When he was asking for merit, he took a step back and pushed Cheng Guogong to the front of the stage. Only then did everyone remember that the first military officer appointed by the imperial court to conquer Annan was Zhu Neng, the Duke of Chengguo.

"Determine the righteousness of the country."

Solid-eyed, Shen Xuan was given a dozen person cards.

Those who are sensitive and think deeply, such as Xiping Hou Musheng, Xincheng Hou Zhang Fu, Fengcheng Hou Li Bin, etc., are initiated, and immediately jointly wrote a letter to Chengguo Gong, saying in unison that although the territory of Annan is peaceful, there are still many aftermath matters, and the subordinates are incompetent to send good news and sacrifice prisoners to Beijing.

"I also ask the prince to choose those who have made miraculous achievements in the army, and thank you for it."

In short, Annan's affairs are still not cleared, and high-end and high-grade things such as sending good news and sacrificing prisoners should be handed over to the generals who have made miraculous achievements.

Zhang Fu provided Zhu Neng with many candidates, "Governor Liu Sheng, led the boat division to defeat the thief army on the river...... Sergeant Chai Hutong captured the son of a thief in several lives...... The people of Nancezhou and Wu Ruqing, a native of Annam, admired the Ming Dynasty, and captured the puppet prince Li Rui in the high mountains of the Anhai Sea, all of which made great contributions. ”

In a word, keep the difficulties to yourself, and give credit to others.

What a spirit of dedication!

Zhang Fu and Li Bin and others were almost moved by themselves, and after receiving orders from Chengguo Gong and Dingguo Gong, Liu Sheng, who was driven to the shelves, was not a stupid person, and he was depressed after reading through the Tao.

Liu Dudu clenched his fists, facing Lang Lang's starry luck, no matter how lucky, it still exploded in the end.

"This group of XXXX! I have a belly full of ink, and my heart and eyes are black! ”

Liu Dudu roared at the moon, wanting to be higher than the tiger.

The guards standing behind him scratched their heads in confusion, went to Beijing to offer prisoners, showed their faces in front of the Son of Heaven, and couldn't ask for a good thing in eight lifetimes, why was the governor so angry that there was smoke on the top of his head?

Zhu Neng, who delivered the letter, glanced sympathetically at Liu Dudu, who was roaring, and then at his comrades in confusion, and sighed, people are stupid.

In July of the fifth year of Yongle, the prisoner team of the Annan army set off for Beijing. No matter how much Liu Dudu held his breath, he had to put on his armor, put on a smiling face, say goodbye to his comrades, and go on the road as scheduled.

The local officials who accompanied him were excited, leaving the poor mountainous areas and going to a civilized international metropolis, without having to take care of their own travel and accommodation expenses, and there were carriages and horses along the way, so it was strange to be unhappy.

After the successful completion of the work of suppressing bandits in Liuzhou and Xunzhou, the Dingguo Gong sent people to inform Han Guan, the governor of Guangxi, and led his troops around Pingle Mansion, Wuzhou Mansion, and Nanning Mansion, and then went to Qinzhou again.

Under the sound of horses' hooves and long knives flashing with white light, the whole territory of Guangxi suddenly appeared in a peaceful state.

The road is not left behind, and the night is not closed. The border people all worked hard, and the local officials were all assigned to their families.

Yunnan in nearby Guangdong Province was also affected, and the rebellion-rebellion-movement led by Tusi all disappeared, and the southwestern provinces were covered with rivers and seas.

If you are not honest, no one wants to recruit Dingguo Gong.

Rebellion is a leisure activity in order to enrich the spiritual and cultural life.

It would be not worth losing your life for this.

Only if you are hello, I am good, everyone is good, help each other and develop together, work hard and get rich together, and praise the court and the Son of Heaven if you have something to dodge, can you avoid this killing god.

Under the deterrence of Dingguo Gong, the state capitals of Liangguang, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places went hand in hand to make progress together. For a long time, there was no news of the Toast rebellion.

When Dingguo Gong returned to the capital, everyone suddenly found that the standard of living had improved, and the neighbors who used to be more than fists at every turn were smiling when they met.

There is food to eat, there is a field to plant, there is a tree to cut, there is really no place to use the strength, along the route set by Xingningbo, join the construction team of the imperial court, and the daily salary is definitely a lot.

In such a situation, Toast was unwilling to be lonely, and shouted on the height, and no one would respond even if he broke his throat.

Busy making money, who has time to rebel, and their brains are in water!

With the stability of Guangxi and Yunnan provinces, Dingguogong's killing has reached a new height, but the situation of having no friends has never been improved, and there is a trend of becoming more and more intense.

In this regard, Meng Yi is happy and worried.

Happily, with Shen Xuan as a comparison, he is not the most annoying.

The worry is that Grandpa Guo is from his own family, and the two of them who have no friends have spent the rest of their lives together, and they feel helpless when they think about it.

"No way, how can life be perfect."

Xingningbo sighed as he packed his luggage, and the order of the imperial court was issued that he wanted to return to Beijing with Chengguo Gong.

Zhang Fu and Li Bin and other generals still had to stay in Annan for a while, and Shen Xuan couldn't leave for the time being.

All kinds of signs show that the descendants of the Chen family are indeed nowhere to be found, and the imperial court has the intention of setting up a political envoy in Annam. Until the official edict is issued, the army that conquers Annam must remain and maintain the situation.

The whole territory of Annan is not calm, and no one wants to cause chaos at this time.

Meng and Zhu Neng soon set off.

The people of Pingxiang County poured out of the city, and several elderly people sent Xingningbo back to Beijing with the support of their children and grandchildren.

"Uncle is Pingxiang's benefactor, Pingxiang people have nothing to repay, they can only prepare a jar of water and wine, a Wanmin umbrella, I wish Uncle a smooth journey, step by step!"

Even if you are mentally prepared and immersive, your eyes will still be red.

"Meng, I'm ashamed!"

Standing in front of the gate of Pingxiang City, Meng Chang fell to the ground.

Then he got on his horse and didn't dare to look back.

Zhu Neng sat in the carriage, looked at Meng with red eyes, and then looked at the Wanmin umbrella placed on the car.

It seems that he still underestimated this virtuous brother.