"Hehe," Zhang Zhen stroked the beard under his chin, looked Huang Fu up and down, and said with a smile: "Ruxi, if the old man is not mistaken, you are a Jinshi in the seventeenth year of Hongwu." ”

"Yes, what my lord said is right, Xia Guan is the Jinshi in the seventeenth year of Hongwu."

"Well," Zhang Zhen's eyes were a little confused, as if he was thinking about something, and he said for a long time: "In the first year of Jianwen, the old man returned to Beijing to serve as the secretary of the ministry, and at that time the right waiter of the Ministry of Industry was vacant, such as Xi was expected to return, but His Majesty tried his best to override the public opinion, and changed Ruxi to the prefect of Taiwan, the prefect is the fourth product, and the waiter is the third product, not only the power of the two is not the same, but Taiwan is also a new place, Ruxi was very disappointed at that time?" ”

"This," Huang Fu didn't expect Zhang Zhen to suddenly turn the topic to old things, and he was a little caught off guard, but he quickly calmed down, he stood up, arched his hand towards the west, and then turned around and said: "My lord's words are wrong, thunder and rain and dew are not Jun'en, Fuben Mountain Wild Villageman, Emperor Meng Xian was pulled out in the micro end, from the moment of the palace test, Fu swore to be loyal to the king, and after death, so as long as His Majesty is in need, Fu is willing to go to the soup and fire." ”

"Hehe, Ruxi, you sit down, we're just chatting, don't be so nervous."

"Thank you, sir!"

Looking at Zhang Zhen, who was squinting his eyes and talking and laughing, Huang Fu realized that today's conversation was not so simple, so he relaxed his body, but his nerves tightened a string, because he felt that today's conversation might be very important to him.

"Ruxi, you have been the prefect of Taiwan for four years, can you get anything?"

"My lord, although Taiwan is only a one-day boat ride from Fujian, and all dynasties have established systems on the island, but it is the first time that the government has been officially established, but Your Majesty has made the fields reclaimed and sugarcane planted, and now Taiwan produces no less than five million catties of sugar a year, and the scale is still expanding."

"Xiaguan is the prefect, in fact, what he does is very simple, that is, to recruit people to reclaim the famine, there are poor people along the coast of Fujian, and there are also natives in the mountains of Taiwan, but to govern these people, we need to pay equal attention to grace and power, and there is no way to recruit people from afar, and there is no way to sympathize with the people, but also not without authority, there is no way to deter the people from afar, and there is no way to subdue the chaotic people."

"Anything else?"

"Then there is the development of maritime transportation to facilitate the exchanges between Taiwan and Fujian, first, it can appease the hearts of the Taiwanese people who are lonely on the island, second, it is convenient for the transportation of goods, and of course, there is also the importance of commerce, because Taiwan cannot be self-sufficient in grain, although there are many sugarcanes and sugar, but it needs to be moved to Fujian, Zhejiang and other places in exchange for grain, this process is indispensable."

"Well, I heard that you went to the battlefield in person when you were in Taiwan?"

"Hehe," Huang Fu scratched his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "Indeed, at that time, Xiaguan recruited some local people to go down the mountain and took good care of them, but I didn't expect these local people to forget their righteousness, and lured the people on the mountain to go down the mountain to plunder, killing and injuring more than 30 people. ”

"Well, the old man later heard that because of this incident, the natives in the mountains are so afraid of you that they don't dare to go down the mountain for a while, hahaha......"

Seeing Zhang Zhen smiling at his beard, Huang Fu also laughed.

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After a long time, Zhang Zhen suppressed his smile, patted the stone table and said, "But if you don't do this, how can the mountain people be afraid?" If they can't keep their duty, then how should the people who have been appeased deal with themselves? The old man has been in Yunnan for 17 years, and a lot of such things have happened, but the first emperor did not say anything, but praised the old man for being good at governing the people, which the old man deserved, the old man just moved his mouth, and the people who really crossed the mountains and mountains to exterminate the chaotic people were all Xiping Marquis! Speaking of this, Zhang Zhen couldn't help sighing, as if he remembered the eventful years of the past.

"Your Excellency's deeds in Yunnan have also been heard of by the lower officials, and Your Majesty has a high opinion of you, believing that you are the first pioneer of the Han family since Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, conquered Nanzhong."

"Your Majesty's evaluation is too much, the old man is ashamed, he is ashamed!" As he spoke, Zhang Zhen smiled all over his face, then stood up and bowed to the west.

"Ruxi, the topic is a bit far away, the three questions you just asked, the old man can answer you now, first, for the reputation of the conquest of Korea, the old man thinks it is not worth mentioning, Song Taizu conquered the Southern Tang Dynasty once said: 'Jiangnan is not guilty, but how can others be allowed to snore on the side of the couch?' North Korea threatens the security of the Northeast, and this issue must be resolved. ”

"Second, the situation in North Korea, in fact, is similar to Yunnan, now Yunnan is the thirteenth political envoy of the Ming Dynasty, everyone has been accustomed to it, but in history, Yunnan has always been a foreign place, Tang Dynasty for Nanzhao, Song Dynasty for Dali, to the former Dynasty Mengyuan period, only included in the Chinese territory, but now only more than 20 years, everyone has been accustomed to it, why can't North Korea be so? Or, do you think Meng Yuan did it, but I can't do it? ”

"Third, the Korean language is originally a folk slang, not worth advocating, as long as we build schools, promote education, and at the same time the imperial court opens the imperial examination, select talents, why worry about North Korea not returning to the heart? In addition, Ming officials, has never been born as an official, North Korea will not be an exception, so decades, North Korea is no different from Yunnan, is the fourteenth political envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Ao, no, now it is ten. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhen laughed "hehehe".

But Huang Fu listened to Zhang Zhen's words, but did not echo it, but frowned and pondered.

"What's wrong? If you are tin, what else is the problem? Seeing that Huang Fu didn't speak, Zhang Zhen asked with interest.

"This," Huang Fu thought for a while, and arched his hand: "My lord, Xia Guan thinks that there are still differences between North Korea and Yunnan, and they can't be generalized!" ”

"Well, let's talk about it!"

"Although there is Tusi in Yunnan, but there are only a handful of people who call the king and the emperor, only a few dynasties such as Nanzhao and Dali, and they are not strong, but North Korea is different, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, for the great disaster of China, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was killed because of the expedition to Goryeo, and since the end of the Han Dynasty, although the Joseon Dynasty has been alternating, but it has long been a system of its own, its people, its soldiers, and its military generals, all have a centripetal force, unwilling to accept foreign rule, even if it is our heavenly kingdom!"

"Well, there's some truth, but what?"

"Yunnan is adjacent to Sichuan, Sichuan has been a prosperous place in China since ancient times, the land is fertile, and there are many people, so once Yunnan changes, it can be transmitted to Sichuan between ten days, and then the imperial court will recruit a large army into Sichuan, Sichuan is rich, and the army will fight without the worry of lack of military food; However, North Korea is not, although it is adjacent to Liaodong, but Liaodong is deserted in many places, the army starts from Shenyang, arrives in Seoul, at least thousands of miles away, and this road is deserted, so it can only rely on the sea route, but Xiaguan has always had a trace of uneasiness about the sea route, because once the road encounters a tsunami, tens of thousands of troops may be destroyed, once such a thing happens, then the imperial court may give up Korea. ”

Listening to Huang Fu's words, Zhang Zhen nodded again and again, and his expression also changed several times, but when Huang Fu finished speaking, Zhang Zhen's expression had returned to normal: "Ruxi, your worries are indeed necessary, although the old man believes that there will be no idea of abandoning the dynasty today, but if we, the courtiers, are incompetent and cannot solve the two problems you mentioned, then in a few decades, the situation you are worried about is likely to become a reality." ”

"Yes, what your lord said is very true!"

At this time, the wine and food were already cold, Zhang Zhen ordered people to take it down, and then glanced around, making everyone retreat away, and then took a closer look at Huang Fu, and said with relief: "Ruxi is a rare talent with careful thinking and meticulous work, no wonder Your Majesty sent you to North Korea." ”

"It's all Your Majesty's grace!"

Hearing Zhang Zhen's words, Huang Fu smiled in his heart, but his face was full of joy, and he hurriedly thanked him.

"The present and the first emperor are essentially the same kind of people, the first emperor is the master of the Ming Dynasty, driving out the Yuan soldiers, and rebuilding the country of our Han people. Therefore, during the reign of the first emperor, he once tried to restore the territory of the former Yuan, which was in the fifth year of Hongwu, when the Ming military was full of talents, Wei Guogong, Cao Guogong and Song Guogong attacked in three ways, intending to eliminate the Yuan army in one fell swoop and pacify Mobei, but unfortunately this attempt ultimately failed, since then, His Majesty's mind has also changed, and he has completely given up the attempt to control Mobei and the Western Regions, so His Majesty has stipulated more than a dozen non-conscripted countries in the ancestral training, intending to let future generations keep the peace and do not raise swords again, maybe in his old man's opinion, he can't do it, and the children and grandchildren can't do it either. ”

"However, after succeeding to the throne today, he immediately changed the national policy, such as Xi can observe, over the years, in addition to pacifying Yan Chao and promoting a group of dukes and earls, he has also canonized those new nobles?"

"Are you talking about Henghai Botong Hailong and Weiyuan Bofu An?" Huang Fu reacted quickly and asked.

"Yes, Ruxi," Zhang Zhen rubbed his hands and said in a slightly envious tone, "Do you think their earl deserves his name?" ”

"This," Huang Fu thought for a moment and said, "The lower officials are short-sighted and don't understand His Majesty's deep meaning. ”

"Hehe, Ruxi, you are really pretending to be confused," Zhang Zhen shook his head, did not force Huang Fu, but let out a sigh: "The former Bowang Marquis, today's Henghai Bo, Wei Yuanbo, are all aliens who have been crowned marquis without bloody battles, alas, if you go back in time, I am afraid that there will be countless people who want to go to sea and envoy instead of the two!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty's reward is too heavy, it's crazy!"

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"The old man has said so much, does Ruxi understand?"

“...... Xia Guan understood. ”

"Well," Zhang Zhen nodded: "So do you have the answers to the two questions you just asked?" ”

"Let the subordinate think about it!"

"Yes!" While speaking, Zhang Zhen stood up, stretched his waist, and then knocked on his waist with his hand, and said with a smile: "The old man is old, and his body bones are a little unbearable, take the old man's carriage and go back together, Ruxi can think about it in the car!" ”

"Thank you, sir!"

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Huang Fu finally understood what Zhang Zhen meant, this conversation was actually the assessment of the next political envoy, if he couldn't solve the problem he just raised, then the assessment would fail, would this be considered to be shooting himself in the foot?

Huang Fu racked his brains, thought quickly, and looked for similar cases, but he couldn't help but regret that he didn't read the "Historical Records" and "Hanshu" well, and the opening cases in them were not taken seriously, alas......

"Your Excellency, it's here!"

Hearing the coachman's voice, Huang Fu's face immediately changed, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "My lord, the lower official has come up with a coping strategy!" ”

"Well, let's hear it!"

"In view of the current situation of Korea's strong centripetal force and abnormal xenophobia, Xia Guan suggested that it should be solved in three aspects: first, to eliminate the royal families of Korea and Goryeo, even if they are not killed, they must be exiled, in short, to make Korea have no royal family; 2. Transferring Korean clans and scholars to leave Korea and disperse them to the northeast and the interior, either as officials or as merchants, to weaken their cohesion; 3. Relocate some of the Korean people to the northeast, gradually digest them, and reduce the basis for possible unrest. ”

"After these three measures, North Korea must be very empty, and this is not a long-term peace and stability policy, so the lower officials think that most of the more than 100,000 troops in North Korea are better to stay in North Korea Tuntian, control the strategy and the place of ointment, as long as these people can take root in North Korea, then after decades, North Korea will have no worries!"

"Of course, the last one is to persuade farmers to teach mulberry, educate the people, develop business, etc., and the lower officials will not go into detail one by one!"

Huang Fu finished what he thought in one breath, and then looked at Zhang Zhen nervously, a little nervous in his heart.

Zhang Zhen closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes, and what caught his eyes was Huang Fu's earnest eyes, seeing this scene, Zhang Zhen couldn't help but smile and said: "Ruxi, the old man didn't misunderstand you, you have the ability, skills, and methods, you are a suitable candidate for the political envoy of the DPRK, and the old man will recommend you to His Majesty!" ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Huang Fu was overjoyed and immediately bowed down.

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