Outside Palembang, dozens of people in fancy clothes, led by a young man of about 20 years old, stood on the pier, as if waiting for someone. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info A young eunuch was a little nervous and said something to the leader of the leader, but the leader just waved his hand.

After a long time, a large fleet appeared on the distant horizon, and after a while, the ships sailed to the port.

A man of about forty years of age stepped down from the boat first, and the young man immediately greeted him, saluted, and said, "I have seen the fourth brother." ”

Zhu Di helped him up with a smile and said, "Our brothers, why be so polite? Moreover, you are also the king of a nation. ”

Zhu Mo smiled: "No matter what, the fourth brother is the fourth brother." ”

At this time, two people who looked about the same age as Zhu Mo came over and said separately, "I've seen Uncle Twenty-One." ”

Zhu Mo smiled: "Gao Xu, Xian Yao, you are also here." ”

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "Uncle Twenty-One, if we don't come here, where are we going?" ”

Several people exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then saluted with the other people who came to greet them, and the group went to the Su Palace.

After greeting these people for a while, Zhu Di asked them to retreat under the excuse of being tired on the road, but after that, he did not go to rest, but came to the conference hall and discussed with Zhu Mo and others.

"Today's one in military uniform and standing in the first place is Hua Ying?" Zhu Di asked.

"Yes." Zhu Mo replied.

"The first one on the right, dressed in a monk's robe, is the local right minister?" Zhu Di asked again.

"Yes. This person's name was Su Ke Dali, and he took a Han name Su Dafang. Zhu Mo replied.

"What is the background of this person? Like, it's not very difficult to deal with. Zhu Di asked.

"Fourth brother, don't look at his fat body and kind face and think that he is weak and easy to deceive. This man is actually quite ruthless, and he is never soft on his enemies. Zhu Mo said.

"Their family is one of the four major families of the original Srivijaya country, and some people in the family have been generals in the army for generations, and they have also taken over the tea business from India to Daming, and the family is very wealthy."

When he said this, he saw that there seemed to be a hint of ridicule at the corner of Zhu Di's mouth, and he hurriedly said: "Fourth brother, don't think that the Nanyang area is a poor place. It's very rich here! ”

"In the land of the South Seas, the climate is hot and there are no four seasons in a year, of course people are very uncomfortable, but this also makes the crops here grow extremely fast, and the rice can be ripened three times a year."

"What! Rice is harvested three times a year? Zhu Gaoxu said in surprise. He is not a person who does not eat grains, and he knows that even in the Guangdong area, there are only two crops a year.

"That's true. Not only does the rice grow fast, but all crops grow fast, and there is no need to deal with it yet. The only problem is that the rice here is not very tasty, not as good as the rice near the capital. But for ordinary people, they don't care if it's delicious or not. Zhu Mo said.

Zhu Di was also moved at this time. Grain can be cooked three times a year, which is beyond the reach of the Ming Dynasty in any case. At this time, he somewhat understood why Yun Xi sent people to occupy Nanyang. Nanyang is definitely not the poor mountains and bad waters that I thought before.

"It's just that maybe it's because it's too easy for them to feed themselves, and they can grow food by sowing the seeds and leaving them alone, and even if the grain is gone, picking some wild fruits in the woods is enough to satisfy their hunger, so the locals are lazy and don't want to do anything. When the fourth brother came over just now, he should have seen a lot of people wandering around the city or lying in the corner? Nine times out of ten, the natives here live like this. ”

"This Su family is a rare hard-working person in the local area, plus it is rich in products, and it is in the middle of the place from India to Daming, and has accumulated a lot of wealth. By my estimate, at least millions of dollars. Some time ago, the army of Majapahit came to fight, and although their family lost some property, they were still very rich. ”

When Zhu Di walked over from the pier just now, he saw many locals wandering around or lying in the corner with nothing to do. He thought it was just a few people, but when he heard Zhu Mo say this, it turned out that most people in the local area lived like this.

Zhu Di thought to himself: 'It's really a waste for such a rich place to be occupied by such a group of lazy people. ’

Then he said, "What if their family is rich? Aren't the troops here all our Ming people now? Just find an excuse to copy his Su family. ”

"Never! Fourth brother, the local people believe in Buddhism and are extremely religious, and many of the ancestors of the Su family went to the temple to become monks when they were old, because their families were very wealthy and funded the temple, so the people in charge of the local temples had people from their families. ”

"I managed to appease the local Buddhists, and if I raided their homes, I am afraid that the monks would make a fuss. That's a big mess. Zhu Mo said.

Zhu Di also knew about the local situation before he came over, and knew that the religion of Nanyang had a great influence, although he didn't understand it very well, he would not act rashly.

"However, such a rich person always feels unwilling to let it go." Zhu Di said.

"Fourth brother, if you want to move the Su family, it's not impossible. Slowly clearing their family's influence in the temple, and then finding an excuse to raid their house is nothing. It's just that now that the Ming Dynasty has not gained a firm foothold here, it is difficult to say whether Shi Jinqing and other Han people who moved over in the early years can believe it, and there are not many people who have newly migrated from Liangguang, so they still need to rely on local big families like the Su family. Zhu Mo said.

Zhu Di naturally understood this truth and said: "I know it too." Gao Xu and I will not act rashly. It's just that according to you, the temple can't move even more? ”

"Fourth brother, the local big family can move when they have a firm foothold in the future, but the temple must not be moved! The fourth brother can punish a disobedient monk or temple, but he must not publicly confiscate the temple's property, and the local people will oppose it. They even oppose some of the teachings of Ming Buddhism, if it weren't for the army to defend it, I'm afraid that I, the king of Su, would have been overthrown by them. Zhu Mo said.

"Is it so serious? Are the people of the land not afraid of death? Zhu Di was puzzled.

"Hey, fourth brother, Gao Xu, I told you that you won't believe it, and you will see if they make trouble again in a few days." Zhu Mo said helplessly.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu were even more confused, but since Zhu Mo said so, they would believe it. But this strengthened their resolve to deal with Buddhism. If the influence of Buddhism here is the same as that of the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, it would be fine, even if the whole country is full of believers; But the prestige of Buddhism is so high, they will definitely deal with it resolutely. 'Disobedient temples cannot be tolerated. Father and son thought at the same time.