Chapter Fifty-Six: Xiangguo

Even today's Annam is not the Vietnam of later generations, only the northern region of Vietnam, and as for the southern region, it was developed in the Qing Dynasty and became a famous grain producing area.

Therefore, although most of Nanyang is not a barren area, it is definitely not an important grain producing area in the future as Zhu Qizhen thought.

Therefore, if you can get four million stone of grain, you may already be fishing with all your might. The influence of the Ming Dynasty is not lightly squandered.

I want more, but I don't have to.

Mayor Zhu Qi sighed and said, "In this way, it is no longer possible to transport grain from Nanyang?" ”

Li Shimian said: "Your Majesty, why worry about grain, although this year's grain is later than in previous years, there are still two or three million stones, not the grain from Nanjing." ”

"There has been a bumper grain harvest in the south. After all, why worry about the lack of food, if Your Majesty is really worried, the minister is willing to take these shipowners to Nanjing. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, it's not that the storm at sea is impermanent. ”

Li Shimian said: "It's true, but from Tianjin to Nanjing, most of them are in the north, without experiencing the South China Sea, and they can sail on the coast, and they can dock along the coast if there is a storm." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "So it's hard work. ”

When Zhu Qizhen was worried about Beijing's grain again.

King Xiang also built a lot of construction in Luchuan City.

Although King Xiang had a very hard time in Luchuan City, he was not used to it, but every time he thought of this Luchuan, there was a small piece of flat land centered on Luchuan City, and even dozens of toasts centered on Luchuan Plate. This can make Luchuan the foundation of the country, and now it is his.

There was a sense of excitement in his heart.

The place where the Luchuan River is located is a long and narrow impact plain, which is alluvial by drinking water, and this river that gives life to this slender basin is the Luchuan. That is, the Ruili River of later generations.

King Xiang is standing on the head of Luchuan City at this moment, and he is very dissatisfied with the simple city of Luchuan, and he is thinking about how to get more money from Yunnan Province when he is rebuilding.

As for the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in his hand, he couldn't move it. Here, far away in Tiannan, everything is on your own.

And the general manager of King Xiang has been even more elusive during this period of time, and he doesn't know what to do again. Now I don't know how to come here to find King Xiang.

Seeing this, King Xiang immediately knew that the chief steward had something to say. He let the left and right retreat, and the two of them looked at the railing at the head of the city, and King Xiang said, "Say, what is the news?" ”

The chief manager said: "There is good news, one bad news, these two news, which one does the prince want to hear first?" ”

King Xiang said, "Bad news. ”

The chief governor said: "Awa has voted for Burma. Most of the toasts in the southwest of Luchuan have voted for Burma

Govern. Except for Mubang, Meng Yang and other Tusi who are relatively close to Luchuan, the rest are waiting. Congratulations to Your Majesty, except for one or two toasts in Yunnan that the Mu family gave to the prince, the prince has become a bare pole. ”

King Xiang smiled bitterly and said, "It's expected. ”

King Xiang's Luchuan and Sijia's Luchuan, but it is very different, in addition to the people of the headquarters, the Sijia can also gather I don't know how many foreign toasts, but Xiangwang is now, in addition to Luchuan local, I'm afraid a toast can't be commanded.

Even if you can command, it is also for the sake of Daming's face.

"The bad news isn't over yet." The chief steward said: "Some people say that I saw the prince's brother-in-law in Burma. ”

Although King Xiang occupied Luchuan, the influence of the Sijia was not so easy to disperse, in fact, the Marquis of Baoding wanted to uproot the Sijia at the beginning.

But King Xiang stopped.

Nonsense, it can be said that the local talents in Luchuan are all related to the homesick family, and if they really want to kill, there is no one available in the entire Luchuan.

King Xiang is now racking his brains for talents, although he brought some people from Xiangyang, but it is far from enough, after all, King Xiang is also very clear in Xiangyang.

Don't dare to hand over talents on a large scale, because you are causing trouble for yourself.

But after the feudal country was decided, all those who had the discernment saw it and felt that this was a feudal country, and it was simply a distribution, and naturally no one was willing to follow King Xiang to suffer this hardship.

There is a considerable lack of talent in the hands of King Xiang, and although there are not many local talents in Luchuan, they can also come in handy.

Therefore, King Xiang begged from the Marquis of Baoding, and the right to dispose of Luchuan was naturally to kill a group and use a group to win over a group, and some of them were appeased during the Si Renfa period, and those who opposed the war between Si Renfa and the Ming Dynasty were appeased.

Even King Xiang married a daughter of a homesick family as a partial concubine.

That's why the chief manager said that the son who escaped from Si Renfa was the brother-in-law of King Xiang.

King Xiang's face was slightly cold, and he said: "What kind of brother-in-law is he, and Si is not the concubine of this king." Having said that, King Xiang took the news very seriously.

Because in the political structure of King Xiang's rule over Luchuan, Sijia is a very important part, but now a person can compete with King Xiang for Sijia, so King Xiang has to not worry.

The chief manager said: "The prince has another good news. ”

King Xiang said, "What good news? ”

The chief manager said: "Fang Ying is tempted and is willing to serve as the commander of Xiangguo. ”

King Xiang was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Okay, with Fang Ying here, I'll be relieved." ”

This time in the battle of Pinglu River, King Xiang was an ornament from beginning to end, and he did not speak once, but King Xiang was not without gain, and his biggest gain was to know that thousands of troops were easy to get and hard to find.

Although King Xiang prides himself on being very high, he feels that he is one of marching and fighting

You can learn it. After all, his grandfather was Emperor Taizong.

It's just that he knows very well that he has not been in contact with the army before, and he must find a capable general to help him. In this battle, there were many generals who showed their prominence, such as Fang Jin, Guo Deng, Mao Rui, and others. But King Xiang just took a fancy to Fang Ying.

In other words, he didn't fancy Fang Ying, but he didn't have a choice.

For example, Fang Jin, Guo Deng, Mao Rui and others, the emperor Dì Dū has a reward, and Fang Jin has a knighthood. How can he be co-opted?

King Xiang looked at it, only Fang Ying's ability was not bad. Otherwise, he would not have been entrusted with a heavy task by the Marquis of Baoding. It's just bad luck.

Therefore, there is no credit, only he can be won over by King Xiang.

King Xiang asked, "But I don't know the manager, you persuaded Fang Ying like this." ”

The chief manager sighed and said, "Fang Ying is a filial son. ”

King Xiang suddenly sighed lightly and said, "It's a pity for Fang Zheng. ”

In front of Fang Zheng's tomb.

The two brothers, Fang Jin and Fang Ying, knelt in front, paid tribute, and put a helmet in front of the tomb, Fang Jin said: "Dad, you also know that the head of the thief is going to be sent to Jingshi, and the child can't stop it, only leave this behind, this is the helmet of the thief, and the child has avenged you." ”

Fang Ying also kowtowed and said, "Dad, the eldest brother has attacked the lord, and our Fang family is also noble." ”

Although this is a good thing, when I think of this title, I am afraid that most of it was bought by my father with his life, and both brothers lost their voices in pain.

I cried bitterly.

The two brothers left the cemetery.

Fang Jin suddenly asked, "I heard that you are going to serve as the commander of the Xiangguo Capital, responsible for the formation of the three guards of the Xiangguo. ”

Fang Ying gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, eldest brother, Dad is here, someone must take care of him." We can't all go. ”

Fang Jin also knew that if Fang Zheng's grave was moved, thousands of miles away, what would become of the bones at that time, no matter how he thought about it, it would be a big unfilial piety. Fang Jin said: "Why didn't I stay." Now the imperial court also wants to leave a few generals to guard Yunnan. ”

Fang Ying said: "Have you thought about the Mu family? ”

Fang Jin suddenly stopped talking.

The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, it is the Mu family, this time in the battle of Luchuan, the Mu family was hit hard, but even so, the hidden power of the Mu family in Yunnan should not be underestimated.

If the imperial court wants to appease Yunnan, the Mu family will never be able to move, and with the relationship between the Fang family and the Mu family, Fang Jin will not be able to eat good fruits.

Fang Ying said: "Don't worry, even if I go to the vassal country, I won't fight without a fight, Burma is restless, you are in the north, I am in the south, maybe the day I am a marquis is still before my brother." ”

Fang Jin sighed and said, "Next year, I will go to Xuanfu with my uncle, you have to take care more, I will wait for this day." ”