Seeing the Zheng family's business records over the past few decades, Zhu Youzhen finally had a clear idea of the reasons why ancient China gave up the grassland.

The reason for abandoning the steppes is simple: the benefits offered by the steppes are too small.

In the Zheng family's decades of business records, Zhu Youzhen did not find a new point of interest growth.

The only thing the grassland can provide is beef and mutton, all kinds of furs and horses. Of course, the Zheng family can also get a certain amount of gold and silver. But it is clear that the only thing that the grassland can really provide in large quantities is beef and mutton, all kinds of furs and horses.

The barren output of the grasslands brings benefits to support one or two families to get rich, but it is too insignificant to put it in the entire Central Plains.

The thin interests of the grassland made the Central Plains dynasties in the past dynasties face the grassland only from the perspective of security.

When each of the newly established Central Plains dynasties was in a period of expansion, they would do everything they could to bring the grasslands into their sphere of influence.

But after the death of the most enterprising generation of the founders, the dynasty entered a period of stability. The phenomenon that the input required to control the grassland is far greater than the output will make the Central Plains Dynasty more and more slack off on the grassland. Without sufficient benefits, the grassland will become chicken ribs, and it is difficult for people to maintain it spontaneously.

The Central Plains Dynasty entered a period of decline, and the grasslands completely lost their restraints, and a chaotic pattern began to appear. Fortunately for the Central Plains, the grasslands were not unified before the establishment of the new dynasty, and the newly established dynasty would bring the grasslands back into the sphere of influence.

The Central Plains was unlucky, and before the establishment of the new dynasty, the grasslands were unified in advance, and the tribulation of the Han people came. In history, the five chaotic Northern and Southern Dynasties, the five dynasties and ten kingdoms where warlords fought each other, and the Han people were almost genocided.

The establishment of the Song dynasty was the biggest bad news for the Han Chinese.

Since the Song Dynasty, the martial spirit of the Han people has been emasculated. As the ruling class, scholars and doctors gradually became weak scholars who were powerless from both civil and military in the Han and Tang dynasties.

Since the Song Dynasty, all ethnic integration has been the passive integration of the Han people under the butcher's knife.

For the entire Han nation, this cannot but be said to be a kind of sorrow, a kind of sorrow that goes deep into the marrow of the Han people.

At this point, Zhu Youzhen felt as if there was a fire burning in his heart, and he wanted to cry and applaud when it burned.

If the Han people want to be revived, they must reverse the discrimination against the warriors since the Song Dynasty. In the face of centuries-old traditions, the power of the individual is so insignificant.

Wool, wool, this is the best weapon that Zhu Youzhen thought of to change social concepts.

The profits brought by wool spinning will change the attitude of the Central Plains towards the grassland, and sheep will become the greatest benefit of the grassland. With the guidance of interests, the Central Plains Haoqiang will spontaneously march to the grassland.

The wide grasslands will force the Han people to improve their armament, and the martial courage of the Han people will be revived on the grasslands. Only emerging interests can make it easier for Zhu Youzhen to confront tradition.

"Wang mixing, tell Zheng Yingtai to get the car wool back." The anxious Zhu Youzhen couldn't wait for the return of the Zheng family's caravan, so he directly gave the order.

Zheng Yingtai, who received the order, was a little confused. A cart of wool sounds like a lot, but it's not even worth 1 tael of silver. From the grassland to the capital, the freight is probably 3 or 4 taels of silver.

Thousands of miles to wool, King Xin should be testing the Zheng family, right? No, the Zheng family must satisfy King Xin.

The Zheng family mobilized all the connections near the grassland, and wanted to search for a cart of wool for His Royal Highness King Xin as quickly as possible.

In the past 10 days, the only thing that made Zhu Youzhen happy was that the crystal lenses of the telescope had been polished. The master's craftsmanship is impeccable, and the lenses fit perfectly. Zhu Youjian arranged for the craftsman to do the final debugging. In the hands of the lapidalist, the peep artifact is nearing completion.

The happy Zhu Youzhen rewarded the old craftsman with 100 taels of silver, and placed an order for 3 sets of lenses. There's no way, it's not that he doesn't want to grind a few more, it's that the entire Xin Wangdi only finds so many suitable transparent crystals, and there is no way to increase the number in the short term.

"He Fei doesn't know where he is?" Zhu Youzhen muttered to himself.

Something happened to He Fei, who was chattering casually.

News came from Jinan Mansion in Shandong Province that He Fei was injured.

"Hurt? What's going on? Zhu Youzhen asked hurriedly, completely ignoring the fact that the file was in his hand.

"Back to His Highness," Gao Qiqian said respectfully, he was very happy with the anxious attitude of His Royal Highness King Xin.

"Your Highness, the news shows that He Fei was attacked on the way back from finding the glaze craftsman. Whether it was bandits or some other force, it is not clear. ”

"Is He Feiren okay?" Zhu Youzhen frowned, has Daming been in such a mess?

"He Fei is fine, he was only slightly injured. However, it is possible that you will have a scar on your face in the future. Gao Qiqian's attitude towards His Royal Highness King Xin's first inquiry about He Fei's injury was even more reassuring.

"Your Highness, the glaze master is not injured, but he was a little frightened, and he is already on his way to Beijing."

"Okay, dive, you keep an eye on it, and get things clear. Bandits and bandits are just that, if there are other forces with bad intentions, they will not sit idly by. Zhu Youzhen looked angry. Lao Tzu is just taoguang and obscure, but he is not a turtle with a shrunken head.

Zhu Youzhen's attitude made Gao Qiqian really feel at ease, and it was really a blessing to be able to follow such a master.

Detailed information then came, and He Fei personally confirmed that it was not a bandit who attacked him, but a local tyrant surnamed Zhao. And the cause of the incident is because of the glazer.

In terms of intelligence, He Fei also implored His Royal Highness King Xin to come forward and rescue the father of the glaze craftsman. The father of the glaze master is still detained in the hands of the Zhao family.

"The local tyrant surnamed Zhao?" Zhu Youzhen's brain couldn't turn around, what kind of rhythm is this?

Gao Qiqian handed over a file, "Your Highness, this Zhao family involved, the old slave can only find out this information temporarily, and it will take more time to get more details." ”

After opening the file and only reading two pages, Zhu Youzhen laughed angrily.

What kind of existence is the Zhao family?

In Daming, Yanshen Town, Qingzhou Prefecture, Shandong, the Zhao family is the largest local wealthy family.

It seems that half of the land in Yanshen Town is owned by the Zhao family. The Zhao family is the biggest landlord and tyrant in Yanshen Town.

"Amazing," Zhu Youzhen commented with a smile.

Seeing the expression of His Royal Highness King Xin, Gao Qi felt a chill in his heart, and His Royal Highness King Xin seemed to be really angry.

"Go," Zhu Youzhen instructed lightly, "bring the detailed information of the Zhao family as soon as possible, all the affairs of the Zhao family must stand up to scrutiny, and they must be fast." ”

"Yes." Gao Qiqian turned and left.

Zhu Youzhen didn't seem to be angry, but the hand holding the pen was a little too hard, and the knuckles were a little white.

He had known for a long time that sooner or later there would be such a day.

Zhu Youzhen didn't expect that the conflict with the landlord and local tyrant would come so early.

This time it's just looking for a glass craftsman, how much of a matter can be involved.

Unexpectedly, things turned out to be bloody. It is estimated that if He Fei hadn't been born in Dongchang and had a good kung fu, he might have to take his life.

Find someone, how can it be so outrageous?

How could a tyrant in a town dare to be so rampant? Is this still the world of the Ming Dynasty?

The Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the end of the world! Zhu Youzhen thought hatefully.