For Gu Zhen, who left the mainland on a merchant ship and went to Pingnan to take up his post, he never expected to see His Majesty at the mouth of the river. When he learned of His Majesty's edict, on the way here, he thought about it repeatedly for a long time, what should he say when he saw His Majesty?

Is it a plea? Or tell about your grievances?

It wasn't until the carriage stopped that Gu Derivation finally figured it out.

Say nothing.

Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en!

Whether it is a crime or a grievance, as a minister, he must always suffer, not to mention, he is not an ordinary minister, he is a palace attendant, almost equivalent to the emperor's retainers, even if he is wronged, it is a matter of course.

Seeing that Gu Cheng was saluting as before, and there didn't seem to be anything unusual other than that, Zhu Mingzhong just said with a smile.

"I heard Huang Baichuan mention that you are at the mouth of the river, thinking that before you go to Pingnan, you always have to see you."

His Majesty's words made Gu Cheng secretly congratulate himself on his choice, whether it was to ask for guilt or express grievances, it was obviously inappropriate, and the only choice was that nothing happened.

Thankfully. Gu Derivation hurriedly thanked him.

"When Your Majesty is busy, he still thinks about the minister, and the minister has nothing to repay, but to be loyal to his duty and die, in order to repay the king's kindness."

Subsequently, none of them mentioned what happened in Zhongdu, His Majesty did not mention it, and Gu Derivation did not mention it either, but just talked and laughed there, as if old friends had reunited in another country, looking at this scene in front of him, Huang Baichuan's heart was full of surprise, he really couldn't understand why Gu Derivation, who was exiled in disguise, didn't complain at all, and couldn't figure out why he didn't mention the matter of Zhongdu, even Your Majesty, as if nothing had happened.

Why is that?

Of course, no one would answer him, and for now, it was just a feast that seemed to be very ordinary.

Drinking cold rice wine and feeling the coldness of the wine, Zhu Mingzhong had to feel that there is definitely a "tradition" in the Chinese people's competition for luxury, such as ice, which seems to be an inconspicuous thing, which is a symbol of its popularity in domestic summer and Nanyang.

And this ice was not made, but was transported from the far north. It could even be from the North Sea or the Marina. After years of development, the economy is developed and the population is large, but there is a serious imbalance between supply and demand in the south, where meat supply is scarce, and in the livestock-rich north. Because the spoilage of meat cannot be avoided during transportation, and the large influx of people into the cities has caused the population of the Yangtze River basin to skyrocket, the local meat supply cannot meet the rising demand.

At the same time, the reclamation of the Great Plains of Northeast China has left ranchers with large herds of cattle but no corresponding number of consumers, and although they can make salted meat, people need fresh meat more than salted meat. It was the ice that found a way out for the people and finally broke the ice. In order to transport fresh meat to the south, it is then stored locally in a local ice cellar, and with the help of ice stored in the ice cellar, the meat is frozen and then sold in the summer.

However, compared to the huge market, the number of ice cellars is limited, and it is impossible for them to store enough meat for tens of millions of people for a long time. Eventually, a trading house came up with a solution, and they hired an engineer to build a state-of-the-art refrigerated truck, which in fact loaded ice cellars onto trucks and ships, and even in the middle of summer, could transport fresh meat to various parts of the south by freezing it with ice. And in order to store fresh meat, ice stores are also located all over the south.

While being applied to ice cubes and meat, in the face of the hot summer, some businessmen keenly saw the business opportunity - the business opportunity of ice. Ice can be used to cool the house, or to make frozen drinks, and on a hot summer day, a glass of chilled boiled water or fruit is enough to delight anyone.

However, it is expensive, but it is precisely because it is expensive that it becomes a tool for the rich to show off their wealth in the summer, just like now, the coolness of this house, in fact, is also because of the ice that cools down.

It's luxurious, but it's really comfortable...... Sighing at the changes in the world, Shi Yiwen said with a smile after retracting his mind.

"Aiqing just has this heart, what are you going to do after you arrive in Pingnan?"

In the face of His Majesty the Emperor's inquiry, Gu Derivation naturally put out his thoughts one by one, which is nothing more than to promote education, popularize social studies, and of course, maintain the relationship with the local officials, so that the local officials can accept the education of the Ming Dynasty with sincerity. Of course, he did not emphasize the "reform of the land and return to the stream", according to the plan of the imperial court, the premise of the implementation of the "reform of the land and return to the stream" is that more than 50% of the natives can speak Chinese, which is a basic premise.

Although it is not emphasized, it does not mean that he does not have his own ideas, in fact, he has his own ideas, after all, as the governor of Pingnan, he must think about the future there, and the so-called "future" is actually "changing the land and returning to the stream".

“…… Of course, whether the most critical factor in the successful implementation of "changing the land and returning it to the stream" is the people, the local natives! ”

Gu Wei looked at His Majesty and slowly said his thoughts.

On the surface, the struggle between the imperial court and the Tusi should essentially be the struggle between the imperial court and the local officials to fight for the local people, and the local people are the objects of the struggle, as long as we win the local people, then, the local officials are also lonely, and they will be self-defeating......

When Gu Zhi mentioned the Southwest Toast, Zhu Mingzhong nodded slightly and said.

"For thousands of years, the reason why local officials have been able to fight against the imperial court is simply people, as long as they win people away, it is a plan to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle."

When mentioning this matter, Zhu Mingzhong looked a little proud, from ancient times to the present, in the face of the southwest mountain Miao Tusi, the successive dynasties have not had a very good way, and in the end they all recognized their governing power and exchanged superficial submission for the unification of the country. But Tusi's rebellion is endless.

How to deal with toast?

The Xingqian Dynasty also faced such a problem, compared to the mobilization of the army by others, Zhu Mingzhong changed the way, the object of Huairou changed from the local officials to the local people, and from the Huairou native people to disintegrate the Tusi.

"Your Majesty, "go down the mountain for the Han Dynasty, and the government grants the land", the people who were originally oppressed by the Tusi have all fled from the mountain, and without the support of the people, the local officials will not be able to set off big waves, and the southwest has been stable since then, thanks to His Majesty's decision back then. ”

"Actually, Ling Zun also contributed a lot back then, this matter is easy to say, and when it was implemented, many problems were dealt with by Ling Zun."

mentioned Gu Yanwu, and then looked at Gu Derivation, Zhu Mingzhong inevitably felt a little guilty in his heart, using the son of his old friend as a whetstone for his son, this ...... Well, maybe that's how a king grows up.

"It's all Your Majesty's Shengming, and my father is just doing what His Majesty wills."

Patting His Majesty's ass, Gu Derivation continued.

"Your Majesty, in fact, we can implement a similar method in Pingnan."

"Tell me about it."

"As we all know, Pingnan was originally a foreign Tusi, and most of the Tusi were uneducated, and in the Tusi, the Turen were all slaves and maids of the Tuguan, and the power of life and death was in their hands, and the income from farming also went to the head people, and the Turen only had rations for their stomachs. In the past many years, many natives have fled to cities controlled by the imperial court, and when the local officials go to the city to take people, they often clash with the county officials, which is one of the reasons for the tense situation in Pingnan in recent years. ”

Pingnan is not peaceful, the reason for the dispeace is the conflict between the local officials and the liuguan, and even Zhu Mingzhong believes that if it were not for the maintenance of a large number of garrisons there, I am afraid that the local backlash would have been carried out long ago.

"What should you do?"

Huang Baichuan, as the governor of the estuary, also pricked up his ears, although there is no similar problem here, it does not mean that there will be no in the future, after all, he already has a plan in his heart, at least before leaving office, to solve Zhenla, and when the time comes, it is inevitable that he will encounter similar problems.

"The point is that there is no agreement between the imperial court and the local officials on this issue."

"Agreements?"

frowned slightly, and without waiting for Zhu Mingzhong to speak, Zhu Heqian on the side broke the silence and asked.

"Governor Gu means to let the local officials agree to let the local people go out of the mountain? If this king is not mistaken, in order to let the Tusi agree to go down the mountain, the court did not bother much, and even this consent was simply played, those local officials, if you don't beat them, how can they agree to the Turen to go down the mountain? ”

"King, even now the local officials have not agreed to the local people going down the mountain!"

Turning his gaze to the Eighteenth Prince, Gu Derivation continued.

"They just agreed, if the natives fled to the bottom of the mountain and did not send people to chase them, it was not that they agreed to the natives going down the mountain, in other words, the Tusi was like a prison, the court demarcated the area, and the court did not interfere in the affairs of this area, but the natives escaped from the Tusi, and the Tusi also had no right to hunt down the natives, in a word, as long as they escaped, they could be free."

"Even if it is such a condition, when I wanted the toasts to agree, the court didn't bother to think about it!"

Looking at Gu Derivation with a smile, Zhu Mingzhong asked rhetorically.

"What can you do to get the local officials of Pingnan to agree to this condition? On the premise of not making a big move. ”

Facing His Majesty's inquiry, Gu Wei smiled.

"Your Majesty, trying to get them to agree to this condition is a fool's dream!"

A "foolish dream" aroused everyone's interest, and Zhu Mingzhong also put down his wine glass and looked at Gu Cheng with interest.

Huang Baichuan asked curiously.

Since it is a "fool's dream", what is Governor Gu going to do about this? ”

Huang Baichuan is curious, Zhu Heyuan is also curious, perhaps, he will not need to face similar problems in the future, but it does not prevent him from doing some ********......"

Facing His Majesty's gaze, Gu Derivation did not speak, but looked at the fruits on the table, then took two dragon fruits, picked up one dragon fruit and slapped it on the table violently, almost slapping it to pieces, and then picked up another dragon fruit, held it in his hand and smashed it hard, smashing most of it, and then he put the two dragon fruits on the table, and then continued.

"Actually, now that Pingnan Tusi is rebounding, they are rebounding more to express dissatisfaction, they know very well that they have no ability to resist, there are local soldiers there, waiting for the counterinsurgency to obtain military merits, waiting for military merits to be awarded after military merits. But the dissatisfaction is piling up day by day, sooner or later one day will erupt, as soon as they find the opportunity, it is bound to burst out, but now, they don't dare, since they are powerless and courageless! ”

Putting the two rotten dragon fruits in front of him, Gu Cheng said coldly.

"The reason why they are dissatisfied is because they think that the imperial court is protecting the natives, and as long as the natives escape, the government will do everything possible to protect them, completely ignoring their interests, just like we are in the southwest, except that we force the local officials in the southwest to accept these conditions, either accept or die. There is no other option like ......"

Pointing to the two fruits in front of him, Gu Cheng said.

"Just like these two rotten fruits, for them, there is no choice at all, nothing more than a thin one, a half rotten one, this is a multiple-choice question, in the face of the pressure of the imperial court, they often choose ......"

Picking up the dragon fruit that was still half left, Gu Derivation sneered.

"At least, you can still eat a few bites of this one, and as for the other one, no one will choose."

"The lesser of two evils."

Nodding slightly, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Gu Derivation, and basically guessed his method.

"You mean give Toast a choice."

"Your Majesty, while being tough, making appropriate concessions can solve many problems, and now the Tusi is dissatisfied with the government because of the flight of the natives, so when the ministers go there, they will resolve their dissatisfaction, and they will not feel pain when they cut the flesh with zero knives, and in another way, they feel that the government is covered, then, I will protect it, and it must be above board, and it will be protected with their consent!"

With his eyes wide open, Huang Baichuan stared at Gu Derivation, his eyes full of doubts. Isn't this a cataclysm? Compared with his surprise, Zhu Mingzhong was very calm, and just motioned for him to continue.

However, while they were asked to accept the government's protection, the ministers would also make concessions and allow them to send men into the city to arrest the fleeing natives, but if the natives had escaped for a year. Toast can no longer be arrested. In other words, they have a year to capture the fugitive natives! After time, the native can be freed. ”

Smiling slightly, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Gu Fei and motioned for him to continue.

"How do the natives need to escape from the hunt? The easiest way is to sinicize,They will take the initiative to change into the national uniform,And they will take the initiative to say Chinese,After all, the ** of survival can always stimulate people's potential,And in order to escape the pursuit,,They often make another choice,That is, to take refuge in the home of a certain countryman......"

As soon as Gu Derivation's words fell, Huang Baichuan said urgently.

"Your method is actually a different cage to put it bluntly!"