Therefore, this Hu people are the henchmen of the Ming Dynasty, the entire Ming Dynasty, almost the most elite military horses, are mobilized in the border towns in the north, and in order to support this military horse, the imperial court can be said to be exhausted, which is why a group of Japanese robbers can wreak havoc in the southeast, it is nothing more than that the imperial court has not put its center of gravity in the southeast.

Can ...... now A bright prospect is in front of Liu Jian and others.

Maybe...... Is there really one day, in the desert, there is no threat, can Daming go deep into the desert and take care of it from now on?

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao: "Why are these Tatars attached, I still don't understand, Fang Qingjia said, you know the Tatars best, I want to hear what you say." ”

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and said, "Erchen is a little tired, he just came from the new palace." ”

Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to say, "Come, give the prince a seat." ”

A eunuch hurriedly moved a brocade pier, Zhu Houzhao sat down, and said: "It's very simple, because Erchen burned their horse feed, cattle and sheep, they were already suffering, and there was a shortage of grain and grass, so it was difficult to survive this long winter. ”

"The Tatars are also people, and the Ming always regarded them as beasts, they were just plundering, and there was really no difference between their behavior and beasts. But they are also human beings, and they are human beings, and they are also afraid of hunger, and when they are hungry, they will die. Not only will he starve to death, but his wife and children will also starve to death. ”

"Erchen is so tossed, the whole desert is falling apart, but it's just around the corner, those Tatars, and they are not fools, how can they not understand, there are many people and little meat, everyone wants to live, and there are tribes that store grain, they will face the crazy attacks of nearby tribes, and tribes without food, where will they care if you are your own people, whether you are of the same ancestry, in order to keep your wives and children from starving to death, they will inevitably be killed."

"Such things, in fact, have happened again and again in the desert, and it is clear to any Tatar that they are doomed. Therefore, the retainers killed their cattle and horses, burned their grain stockpiles, but gave them a way to live. If they want to survive, they obediently throw away their weapons, give up their bows and arrows, and come to the border town, as long as they are willing to obediently cling, the retainers can reward them with a mouthful of food. ”

"Father." Zhu Houzhao said: "The people take food as their God, our people in the Ming Dynasty are like this, and so are the Tatars. Once upon a time, a group of people with bad brains always said that they wanted to educate the barbarians from all directions......"

Liu Jian was a little confused......

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang couldn't help but shake their heads secretly.

Can...... They have nothing to say.

Scholar...... It's true that the heart is a little higher. As for whether it's a broken brain......

Everyone looked at Fang Jifan, this is called Fang Jifan, obviously he has a brain disease.

Zhu Houzhao continued: "But they don't understand that the reason why barbarians are barbarians is that they are in the deep mountains and deserts, and they need to kill and rob if they live. In the final analysis, the barbarians will also be hungry, and what they need is Ansheng immediately. ”

"Erchen has already thought that the Zhenguo Mansion, in the desert, will wantonly open mines and recruit displaced people, including the Tatars, Erchen will allow them to reclaim and let them settle down, as long as they settle, then from now on, there will be no difference between them and the people of the Ming Dynasty. They can't be nomadic, and if they have settlements, if they are unruly, what the Ming are best at is to siege the city. If they keep to themselves, not only will they have sufficient labor force for mineral mining in the desert, but the desert reclamation policy in Xishan can also be implemented through this, and if they want to change the desert, they need to change the production mode of everyone in the desert, which is what Fang Jifan said. The biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty was never the Tatars, or even ...... Not the Huns and Turks of the past......"

Emperor Hongzhi frowned, staring at Zhu Houzhao, a little confused.

Zhu Houzhao said triumphantly: "It's the nomadic way of the desert, and it is precisely because they are nomadic that their men are born warriors." And because this nomadic way of survival is extremely unfixed, and cannot resist any natural disasters, they have to rob, if they don't rob, they will starve to death, freeze to death, a group of innate warriors, in order to fill their stomachs, feed women and children, their outburst of ambition and ruthlessness, how terrible. Therefore, for thousands of years, the Huns were driven away, and the Xianbei people came again, and when the Xianbei people were gone, there were Turkic people, and after the Turks, there were Mongols who inherited their mantle. At the end of the day, that's why. ”

Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be touched: "So, in the desert, nomadism is not allowed?" ”

"Naturally, you want to raise cattle and sheep, but you can't be nomadic, the imperial court can, demarcate pastures, let people raise some cattle and sheep, especially horses, which can not only provide meat, but also for farming, and even supplement the army."

Zhu Houzhao seems to have been thinking about this problem all along, and his countless ideas, under the guidance of Fang Jifan, gradually began to mature and improve: "But the first problem at the moment is to let the Tatars grow potatoes and sweet potatoes and let them settle down, so that with a stable supply of food, they can live without relying on looting." Their surplus grain had to be sold, and through trade, they relied more on exchanging goods in the market towns. ”

"And once settled, there is a saying that a monk who runs away can't run away from the temple. In this desert, there is no law, the fundamental reason is that the people are nomado, not to mention the dispute between them and my Ming Dynasty, even if they are Tatars, if they disagree, they are also drawn against each other, and it is not reasonable at all. The reason is that they have no fixed residence, and even if there is a law, it is nothing. But once settled, it was different, he always had brothers and sisters, wives and children, and gradually, they began to have scruples, they learned to grow grain, and it was no longer possible to take their wives and children away at any time just by bringing cattle and horses, so it was especially important to settle down and reclaim the desert and explore the desert minerals. ”

Liu Jian and the others, sit down obediently.

In fact, such 'economic means' are unfamiliar to them.

But the set of Xishan Academy is indeed very effective, and naturally, they have to pay attention to it.

In Liu Jian's life, he was known as a capable minister, but his scope of being a capable minister was nothing more than leading hundreds of officials, skillfully running this huge court machine, and at the same time, trying his best to save expenses, governing rivers, persuading farmers, horse administration, and so on.

As for Fang Jifan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he was very unfamiliar with it, and he was even just a student.

This forced him to digest and think slowly.

I'm old, and I still have to suffer from this toss.

However, it seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what he said, is very reasonable, and he nodded his head: "The old minister understands a little, the essence of the Tatar problem is that they are unfettered and nomadic everywhere. To get the right medicine, we need to change the situation. But if people are not nomadic, where is it so easy, if they are not nomadic, what do they eat? Therefore, for thousands of years, all dynasties and dynasties have won battles against the desert, but they have never been able to change the habits of the desert people, and there is no way to change their habits, even if the desert people cannot compete with the Central Plains, but sooner or later, they will strengthen themselves, and when there is civil strife in the Central Plains, they will start to make chaos again. ”

Liu Jian said: "The essential problem is to use a better way to change their nomadism, so that they know that there is a life in this world, which can be more nourishing than the nomadic one, so that the mining of minerals can enrich the people, so that they have money, can communicate more with each other, and are willing to communicate and exchange with each other." Promote sweet potatoes and potatoes to fill their bellies. ”

"And as long as nomadism is eliminated, then there is no difference between the Tatars of the desert and the people of the Ming Dynasty. Even if someone wants to make trouble, Da Ming can easily deal with them. And they cultivate it, and they increase their grain production, and they mine it, though they benefit themselves, and the owners of this mineral ......"

Liu Jian glanced at Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan looked confused: "Duke Liu, don't talk nonsense, I donated all the minerals to the country, now it's called United Mining, there are shares in the palace, and the princes here also have shares, and my family doesn't account for much." I am a person who cherishes my family and country, and I have less to do after the public and private affairs of the domain, and the affairs of others before ourselves? Why when it comes to mines, it depends on what I do? ”

Liu Jian coughed suddenly.

The Liu family really has a little share, as for the others...... Liu Jian glanced sideways at Xie Qian and the others beside him, and everyone bowed their heads and remained silent.

Emperor Hongzhi also felt that Fang Jifan was wronged, the minerals in the desert, Jifan did donate it, this guy, too honest, he gave him this desert land, he wanted it, but once he found a large number of minerals, he donated it without saying a word, this Ming, who can compare to him?

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "Well, Fang Qing's family's personality, I know it, Fang Qing's family, don't feel wronged, Liu Qing's family didn't look at you with a heart." ”

Liu Jian hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, the old minister just glanced at it casually, and he didn't mean anything else." ”

I grunted inwardly.

No matter how valuable the mine is, there is no land worth it, this desert land, how vast, it is all your Fang family, now even the Tatars have become miners, countless fields will be reclaimed, and your Fang Jifan still said that you suffered a loss?

In this world, the value is not mine, but people.

Of course, Liu Jian would never dare to say this, now Fang Jifan is simply the number one wronged boss in the world, people are smashing pots and selling iron to repair the palace for the emperor, don't want the court to pay a penny, such an unjust boss, who dares to say that Fang Jifan has taken advantage of others, it will cause public anger.

"All in all, this is a mutually beneficial thing, I don't know if what the old man said is right."

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