After the defeat, there is a pursuit, and there are basically no other tactical moves.

This battle didn't take much effort, Zhu Houzhao just watched from behind, and those who rushed up had no way to get in front of him at all.

The whole battle didn't take much time, there wasn't much time to fight, and all that was left was to capture the prisoners.

Looking at Zhang He, who came over on a horse, Zhu Houzhao's face had no expression, and it could be said that the whole battle was the same as he expected, and there were no surprises.

It's a boring battle.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we captured King Ning alive." Zhang He came to Zhu Houzhao and said respectfully.

Nodding slightly, Zhu Houzhao said, "Let's take it first." ”

Regarding the killing of King Ning in front of the battle, Zhu Houzhao has no such thoughts, how to deal with it or send him back to the court, it can be regarded as an explanation to his father, and the rest of the things have nothing to do with him.

"Let's go into town." Zhu Houzhao said after thinking about it.

Since he has arrived in Nanchang, he naturally wants to go in and have a look, at least to meet the subordinates who broke through Nanchang.

After all, the hard-working King Qin fights, and if he doesn't see them, it's easy to cool people's hearts.

When Zhu Houzhao arrived at the city of Nanchang, this place had already been cleared.

The city gate of Nanchang has been opened, and Li Renyuan, the governor of southern Gansu, has long brought people to wait here.

After seeing Zhu Houzhao coming, everyone's faces showed joy.

Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, the credit is naturally fine. The most important thing is to be able to make a familiar face in front of the prince, which is very important for the future career development.

"Ministers, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Under the leadership of Li Renyuan, the governor of southern Gansu, everyone hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Zhu Houzhao also got off the horse, walked in front of them surrounded by everyone, raised his hand lightly and said, "Everyone, please be exempt." This time, to quell the rebellion of King Ning, you Aiqing made great contributions. The palace will report to the emperor, and the court will inevitably reward the meritorious deeds. ”

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xie." Everyone hurriedly bowed down and said.

After everyone stood up, Zhu Houzhao led people into Nanchang City, and then handed over everything to Li Renyuan, the governor of southern Jiangnan.

Basically, Zhu Houzhao didn't care about anything, he was not ready to meddle in local civil affairs, if he needed to do everything himself, then he would not be the prince.

Two days later, Zhu Fu, who had marched all the way, also came to Nanchang City.

After getting the news that Nanchang City was breached, Zhu Fu was also happy in his heart, but when he learned that Zhu Houzhao was already catching up with King Ning, Zhu Fu's heart was in a hurry.

If there is any ambush on the road, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has any damage, he really can't afford it.

Now that he saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had nothing to do, Zhu Fu was naturally very happy.

Zhu Houzhao handed over all the military defenses of Nanchang City to Zhu Fu, and he himself returned to Nanjing with the Black Dragon Army.

For Zhu Houzhao. He didn't come to Nanjing to do these things. Now these people are doing so many things, it can even be said that it interrupted his plan.

Now that the matter is over, he can leave all the other things to his courtiers, and he will go back to his own business.

So Zhu Houzhao took people back to Nanjing.

After arriving in Nanjing, Zhu Houzhao immediately met with Liu Jian, a cabinet scholar. He left all other things after the pacification to him, such as pacifying the local people and readjusting the finances.

And Zhu Houzhao turned his head to find his subordinates.

The subordinate Zhu Houzhao is looking for is naturally Qi Huan, the person in charge of the Nanjing Taxation Department.

It was supposed to be the time for him to show his talents, but it turned out to be like this.

But now that things are back on track, it's time for him to reach out and do things. And now that he has this incident, his things are easier to do.

King Ning rebelled, Hangzhou was in turmoil, and Zhu Houzhao killed so many people in Zhejiang, which can be said to have shocked everyone in Jiangnan, and no one dared to resist the national policy anymore, because if it didn't work, it would be the end of being killed.

Zhu Houzhao felt that everything could start to move forward.

"Chen Qihuan, see His Royal Highness the Prince." After seeing Zhu Houzhao, Qi Huan hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted.

Glancing at Qi Huan, Zhu Houzhao nodded with a smile, and then said, "Aiqing, let's be flat." ”

When Qi Huan stood up from the ground, Zhu Houzhao continued to speak: "Now that everything has settled down, let's continue what Aiqing should do." ”

Of course, Qi Huan knew what Zhu Houzhao was talking about, and hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness Prince Qiqi, the minister has not been idle these days, and has already led people to visit all parts of Jiangnan and arranged manpower. Now, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gives an order, all localities can immediately start to check the land. ”

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Qi Huan approvingly.

Although this person is an official fan, he really doesn't procrastinate in doing things, and it can be said that he is very, very responsible.

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Then let's start." ”

As a result, Jiangnan vigorously began the land inventory, and all the land was re-registered.

Because of the cooperation of Qiwei Zhai and Jinyiwei, the progress is very fast, and the hidden land has been dug out in patches.

Because no one dared to stop it, and no one dared to make small moves, it was progressing very quickly.

After arranging these things, Zhu Houzhao went to another place, which was the Longjiang Shipyard.

Ning Wang has already started to do sea trade, and Zhu Houzhao naturally wants to start doing it.

It is an urgent matter to set up a city shipping department to promote maritime trade.

Because after the land was re-inventoried in Jiangnan, Zhu Houzhao had to implement the integration of the officials and gentry to pay grain.

This will cause all the landlords to start raising their rents, and the life of the people will become more difficult again, even more difficult than before.

I need to find a new way out for the people, and trading in the south is naturally the best choice.

With a vast overseas trade, production can be stimulated, more factories will come out in various places, and more labor can be absorbed, which will form a virtuous circle.

Then to go to sea for trade, you need a ship, and you need a sailor to escort you.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao wanted to see if the Longjiang Shipyard could still be used, but after arriving there, in addition to killing a large number of corrupt officials, the harvest was not very large.

Because a lot of the technology here has been lost, the site that could have built large ships is no longer available, and it is basically a semi-abandoned shipyard.

There is no problem in building a small boat in the inland river industry, but if you want to build a big boat, you can't do it, especially if you want to reach the level that Zhu Houzhao wants, it is impossible to achieve it at all.

So Zhu Houzhao basically took advantage of the excitement and returned in defeat.

It was only possible to rebuild a shipyard and start over.

In that case, there is no need to waste time in this place. Go back to Beijing and do it, as for the shipyard, it can be placed in the port of Tianjin, or even in the Bohai Bay, where it is good to build ships.

In the case of maritime trade, you can start with the northern route and reach out to Korea and Japan first. At the same time, it is possible to start organizing people and continue to expand northward.

Because the income of the imperial court will increase significantly, even if it is not for the officials and gentry to pay the grain in one piece, this time so much land will be cleared, and the tax of the imperial court will also have an explosive increase.

Coupled with the taxes of the previous nobles and the royal family, the land tax of the Ming Dynasty has been almost collected by itself.

The next step is the commercial tax, which needs to be studied carefully. There is nothing that can be done here in Nanjing.

So Zhu Houzhao's return to Beijing was also put on the agenda, after all, there was no need for him to stay here in Nanjing, and he was no longer needed here.

Originally, he came to Jiangnan to solve the problem of local officials fighting against the central government.

In fact, there is indeed such a thing, but without Zhu Houzhao's action, the matter has been nipped in the bud.

It is really that the current authority of the imperial court is too heavy, or that the pressure he puts on these people in Nanjing is too great.

After all, the rebellion of King Ning had just been quelled, and many people were killed in Hangzhou City, and no one came out to die for a while.

Liu Jian, a cabinet scholar, can't leave for the time being, so he will be in charge of the matter here, and Zhu Houzhao is also relieved.

After a brief tidying up, Zhu Houzhao took his men and horses to prepare to leave Nanjing City and return to Beijing.

Nanjing's military reform, Zhu Houzhao also arranged for people to do it. The person in charge of the overall planning is naturally Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo.

As for the person who was specifically responsible for the execution by his side, Zhu Houzhao kept Zhang Biao.

In fact, in the establishment of the Ming army, Zhu Houzhao still followed the old method, that is, the central government maintained strong combat effectiveness, and the local government retained the original troops.

Zhu Houzhao didn't think about training all the troops into elite soldiers, first, because it was too difficult, and second, because the investment was too great.

The most important thing is that after spending so much silver, there is no need for such an army, because they are not responsible for foreign wars, but only for local guards, so as long as there is strict discipline.

The armies in these places are different from the border armies, so Zhu Houzhao is also relieved to hand it over to Zhu Fu.

After everything was arranged, Zhu Houzhao left Nanjing.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace,

Zhu Youzhu looked at the question book in front of him, and the expression on his face did not change much, unlike when he was very angry a few days ago.

These days, things in the court are quite stable, and things in Nanjing have been settled.

King Ning's rebellion seemed to be huge, but it didn't make a fuss at all and was put down by the crown prince.

Originally, the imperial court was still very worried, after all, it was half of the southeast that was shocked, and once Nanjing was occupied by King Ning, things would be very troublesome.

But now this situation does not exist at all, and King Ning is finished. Everyone is on their way to Beijing.

At this time, the old eunuch Yang Peng walked to Zhu Youzhang's side, bowed and saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the queen mother just sent someone over, saying that she cooked some seafood sent by His Royal Highness the Prince, and asked Your Majesty if you went over to eat?" ”

Hearing Yang Peng's words, Zhu Youzhu smiled, his own son, always likes to do these things. But after all, it is filial piety, and I can't say anything.

Since the queen wants to let herself go back to eat, she naturally wants to go back. Because he goes back every day, it's just a matter of time or night.

Sometimes I'm busy late, so I eat here. Now that the queen has let herself go back to dinner, then go back early.

Reaching out and throwing the question book on the table, Zhu Youzhu smiled and said, "Let's go now." ”

When Zhu Youzhu returned to Kunning Palace, he found that it was really lively here.

In addition to the noisy little daughter, the crown princess is also here. However, he was not too surprised, because since her son was gone, the queen often called the crown princess over.

The intention of doing this is that Zhu Youzhu also knows that the queen is afraid that the princess will feel lonely.

After all, when did the prince run around like this?

From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, his son has done this.

Therefore, Queen Zhang felt that she was a little sorry for the princess, and she was quite fond of her, and the princess was also quite sensible, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along quite well.

Seeing Zhu Youzhu coming over, everyone hurriedly saluted.

After signaling everyone to be exempt, Zhu Youzhu smiled and walked to Empress Zhang's side and sat down, and then said: "Seeing that the people in the palace are very happy, is this a happy event?" ”

Before Empress Zhang could speak, the most favored princess of the Ming Dynasty had already thrown herself into Zhu Youtang's arms, and said with a smile: "Father, father, I know!" ”

Looking at the milky little princess, Zhu Youzhang's heart was about to melt.

Stretching out his hand to hold her to his lap and sit down, Zhu Youzhu asked with a smile: "Then tell me, what is the happy event?" ”

"It's the royal brother who is coming back." Princess Yongning said with a smile.

"You're so smart." Zhu Youzhu praised with a smile, then raised his head to look at Empress Zhang and asked, "Is it a letter from the prince?" ”

Empress Zhang nodded and said with a smile: "It is true that someone sent someone to send a message, saying that she will be back in the next few days." also said that she brought a lot of good things from Jiangnan, didn't she just remember it? ”

As she spoke, Empress Zhang glanced at her daughter dotingly.

People say that the daughter is the little padded jacket of the parents, although this is a folk saying, but it is also more applicable in the royal family.

His son has grown up and runs around all day long, and he is not so cute; On the contrary, this little person accompanies himself in the palace all day long, which is not good for people to love.

Therefore, Queen Zhang's eyes when she looked at Princess Yongning were all doting.

Princess Xia's face was also full of smiles.

To say that I don't want the prince is a lie, after all, the two of them are newly married Yan'er, and the prince has already left Beijing before they get tired of it, and this time they come back can also be said to be Xiao Biesheng's newlywed.

What's more, it was originally a newlywed, and the thoughts couldn't be hidden like a tide.

Now that the person in my heart is finally coming back, how can I not be happy?

"It's so unusual, I didn't send the question book to the court." Zhu Youzhu said with a calm face.