Before the unitary time, Zhu Gaoxu returned to the palace. He arrived at the Qianqing Palace first, tilted his head on his shoulder, and took a few deep breaths, but he didn't smell any fragrance.

But it is said that the woman is very sensitive to smells, and Zhu Gaoxu is going to Kunning Palace tonight, for fear that Guo Wei will smell it and block her. Besides, the soiled lining must be replaced, so Zhu Gaoxu called the palace maid on duty to prepare hot water to bathe and change clothes first.

In the evening, he went to Kunning Palace as if nothing had happened, as if he had not looked for anyone else at all today.

Guo Wei didn't seem to notice it, and she was still talking to Zhu Gaoxu about trivial matters, roughly about how she took care of Yao Ji and Du Qianrui. It is because the two concubines have just given birth and are in confinement.

Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair, just waiting for dinner, and praised Guo Wei from time to time, saying something like she knew the general situation and managed the harem well.

After Zhu Gaoxu officially canonized Zhan Yan as the crown prince last year, Zhan Yan lived in the Chunhe Palace and studied in the Wenhua Hall during the day. Zhan Yan was assisted by Xiao Shizhong, the champion of the Wude period, and was often sued. Zhan Yan, who is eight and a half years old, is still a child, and he often comes to Guo Wei, but he is not here tonight.

Guo Wei's slender figure dangled in front of Zhu Gaoxu. She was born relatively early and recovered well. Zhu Gaoxu later realized that it was better for a woman to have a child in her teens, which seemed to be because of her soft bones.

However, Guo Wei's figure is slender and thin, and she doesn't look like the granddaughter of the fierce general Guo Ying at all. And Zhan Yan should be a bit like his maternal great-grandfather, also like Zhu Gaoxu, who was a little mischievous when he was a child and grew very strong.

At this moment, Guo Wei said: "Princess Baoqing, the little aunt of the saint, has taken a fancy to He Kuisi. At the New Year's banquet last year, I asked her to look at He Kuisi and He Kuiliu, and recently I finally understood what she meant. ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened, nodded and said, "It's good, I'm satisfied now." She herself is exactly the person we want to marry, and it's perfect. ”

Guo Wei was a little surprised, looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said softly: "I heard that He Kuisi's reputation is not very good, and he is not doing his job. ”

"What does it matter? He just needs to have a good character and don't like to bully men and women. The He family is already a marquis, and they have no worries about food and clothing; When He Kuisi becomes a concubine, the royal family will reward him. Zhu Gaoxu said.

Guo Wei thought about it, but was speechless. She was silent for a while, and only said: "Princess Baoqing is very good-looking, her father and queen mother were very fond of her back then, and she was respected in status, but she was cheaper than He Kuisi and others." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "I said a long time ago, green vegetables and radishes have their own love. Beautiful women don't necessarily love heroes, some like simple and easy-to-control men, and some like humble and elegant literati, who can say clearly? If we really want to treat her well, let's listen to her own ideas. Besides, it doesn't matter whether He Kuisi has the ability or not, the person I want to use is his father. ”

Guo Wei looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a relieved smile and nodded.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Wei'er is the first to make the decision, pick a dowry for Princess Baoqing, and ask Wang Gui and Yellow Dog what precious objects are in the palace." Princess Baoqing's dowry, compared to my two younger sisters, cannot be less, but not too much. Otherwise, the royal sisters will say that we are biased. ”

Guo Wei said: "Don't worry, let me handle this matter." ”

At this moment, a female officer came to speak, and dinner was ready. Guo Wei walked to Zhu Gaoxu

Come with him and go with him to the dining room.

Guo Wei suddenly asked, "The Holy Lord has just bathed?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I sweated a lot in the afternoon." He wasn't lying.

Fortunately, Guo Wei didn't say much, and she didn't continue to ask questions. She didn't care much about Zhu Gaoxu's private affairs, and she didn't pay much attention to the fact that he had many women, probably because of etiquette. However, it seems to be the nature of women to reject sharing their partners, Guo Wei turns a blind eye, I'm afraid she just doesn't bother to think about it.

…… After confirming the marriage between Princess Baoqing and the Marquis of Ningyuan's family, Zhu Gaoxu revealed the news that He Fu was appointed as the chief military officer of Ningxia (Yinchuan).

The Inwa Thorn Division appeared in the Hetao area, and this time He Fu guarded the northwest, mainly to rectify the defense and expel the Western Mongolian tribes to Mobei.

According to the experience of all dynasties, as long as the nomads of the Mongolian Plateau could not gain a foothold in the Monan region, especially the Hetao region, it would be almost impossible for them to attack the Central Plains Dynasty. Even for the elusive nomadic cavalry, logistics are needed to send troops; The pastures and agricultural areas in Monan are the key to the defense of the Ninth Frontier.

After the Tatar tribes in the east were weakened, the pressure on the Watts was sharply reduced, and there were signs of a southward advance. But at this time, Zhu Gaoxu had no interest in the northern expedition to Mongolia.

The steppe desert stretching east and west in the north is fought in one place, and the other will emerge again; The military expenditure of the Northern Expedition was huge, and Zhu Gaoxu felt that he was really panicking.

The northern defense of the Ming Dynasty, from the period of Taizu to Taizong, the strategic thinking has been changing. Now, after Zhu Gaoxu came to power, there was a royal expedition in the early days, and there were signs of strategy to continue the Yongle period; But now he has developed a different strategy.

In the Rouyi Palace, Zhu Gaoxu told Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, his own idea: "The cost performance of attacking to the north is too low, and the nine sides should be based on the strategy of active defense." Construct a fortress and a military town to complete the northern defense line; mobilize mobile men and horses to attack locally from time to time, and prevent the tribes from gaining a foothold in Monan; Develop Liaodong and fully occupy the agricultural reclamation area of Liaodong. At the same time, they divided the Tatar and Tile-thorn tribes, and tried their best to recruit peace, and for the tribes who were willing to live in harmony, they could open mutual markets and trade tea, salt, iron, and other needs from the tribes. ”

At this time, Qi Tai took out some things from his arms and presented them to the table with both hands: "This is the northern strategy planned by the minister for the saint, please take a look at the saint." ”

Zhu Gaoxu reached out and took it, opened it and took a look. Under the first dossier, there was a map, so he looked at the map first.

Qi Tai said: "Holy Mingjian, for the defense and combat in the north, the imperial court should first consider sufficient supply of grain and heavy baggage. After consulting with the ministers, the court suggested that the imperial court should start repairing and managing several water and land post roads.

First, from the Great River to the Huai River, the Huai River to the Yellow River; Water transport from the Yellow River and the Wei River to Xi'an. This waterway can transport the fine armor and firearms of the Beijing division to Guanzhong. It can also transport the grain and military supplies of the Central Plains and eastern provinces and counties to Guanzhong for hoarding.

Second, if the Grand Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou) continues to be dredged, the weapons, money, and grain of the Beijing division can be transported to Beiping by water.

Third, repair the land post road from Fengxiang Mansion (Baoji) to Ningxia Zhongwei (Zhongwei City). The military supplies hoarded in Guanzhong were eventually transported to Zhuwei and Zhubao in Ningxia (Yinchuan) and the Hetao area.

At the same time, the upper waterways of the Yellow River can be controlled, and materials from the northwest, Ningxia and other places can be transported to the Hetao. In this way, the Hetao guards can receive a steady stream of reinforcements and supplies

, can protect the defense of the safe.

Once this supply line is unblocked, the Holy Lord will not be short of food if he wants to march north from the west.

Fourth, with Beiping as the center, it supplied military supplies to Datong, Pass Pass (Zhangjiakou), Kaiping Qianwei (Xilin Gol), Daning City and other places. At the same time, a shipping fleet from Taicang to Jinzhou, Liaodong was set up. It can ensure that the northeast defense line is fully supplied.

If the imperial court made proper arrangements, it would be able to form a complete border defense line in the north in the future, and teach the Mongol tribes and other enemy troops that there would be no chance of going south.

In this way, with the use of the rich areas in the east, the nine sides are supplied to the nine sides, and the nine sides are strong and strong; The completeness of the nine sides also ensured that the eastern provinces of the Ming Dynasty were not disturbed and prosperous. The Ming Dynasty is eternal, and the people of the country are safe. ”

Qi Tai then said in a deep voice: "Jiubian should disperse the military power, and every time it is time to counterattack, he will appoint a general of his cronies from the imperial court to temporarily lead the elite of the Beijing camp and mobilize troops and horses from all over the country to fight. The Beijing camp has sufficient military spending and elite soldiers, and can maintain absolute military superiority over the Quartet for a long time. ”

"Sounds good." Zhu Gaoxu said, "After I take a closer look, I will discuss it with Qi Butang." ”

"Huh?" Zhu Gaoxu opened the file at the bottom, "What is this?" ”

Qi Tai said: "The strategy of changing the law of the Iron Works of the Southern Bureau. ”

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly glanced at Qi Tai and browsed silently.

Qi Tai's voice said: "The combat strength of the nine-sided border army, in addition to ensuring sufficient grain, must also be well-armed. However, these sophisticated weapons should be transported from the Gyeonggi region, and the route ministers have already planned well, as they have said before.

If the original supply and production methods were used, the weapons produced in the Gyeonggi region would be no different from those produced in other places. Therefore, the minister believed that the method of making weapons at the Iron Works of the Southern Department should be determined by law to avoid uneven results. ”

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything, and still looked at the dossier.

The hall was quiet, and Qi Tai also stood by his side for a long time, without saying anything more.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Gaoxu probably understood what Qi Tai meant, he raised his head and couldn't help but say: "Qi Butang's strategy is a bit radical, I'm afraid that once it is announced, everyone will have to quarrel." But I'm here to support you. ”

Qi Tai finally did not disappoint Zhu Gaoxu, this set of methods, aimed at the supply chain reform of the Imperial Sinan Administration, won Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts.

"Holy Lord, why don't you call the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Ru Department and temporarily lead the Imperial Si Nan Bureau?" Qi Tai said in a deep voice, "This time, Marquis Ning Yuan went to the northwest to rectify military affairs, and the imperial court wants to provide a batch of fine armor firearms, which can be undertaken by the Southern Bureau Iron Works. The acceptance of this batch of munitions is presided over by the Ministry of War; If it is a defective thing, the minister, as the secretary of the military department, will not accept it. ”

Zhu Gaoxu immediately laughed, pointing at Qi Tai while laughing, but he didn't say anything. The expression seems to say: You're quite yin.

At that time, it is very likely that the iron factory will produce a large number of defective products, wasting resources. But in order to change the law, this loss is well worth it.

"I'll do it, that's it!" Zhu Gaoxu immediately patted the case lightly.

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said, "Can you give Qian Xun this strategy of innovation in the Southern Administration?" Otherwise, Qi Butang will sing white face, who will sing red face? ”

Qi Tai and Zhu Gaoxu glanced at each other, bowed down and bowed, "Holy Saint." ”

。 Writing Chinese Network M.