The Burmese state obviously did not expect that the Ming army would be able to gather 200,000 troops to go on an expedition. Such a huge army frightened the king of Burma under the military pressure of the Ming army, and also sent a letter of surrender, willing to hand over Mu Tianbo and be a subject of the Ming Dynasty.

Fang Yuan refused the surrender of the king of Burma without even thinking about it, his purpose was not to make Burma a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but to completely conquer Burma and incorporate Burma into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The king of Burma took in Mu Tianbo, but he just gave Fang Yuan an excuse to crusade against Burma.

He immediately sent a military order to Gan Hui and Gao Yuanjue to the front, and the Burmese royal family who dared to protect Mu Tianbo and raise troops to resist the Ming army must all be arrested and put on trial.

The army that went to Burma set out half a month later and crossed the Yunnan-Burma border.

Fang Yuan, who stayed in Yunnan, finally got a rare leisure time, and took Chen Yuanyuan and Qin Zhan, escorted by 10,000 soldiers, to Cangshan and Erhai in Dali Mansion. Nominally, he is inspecting Dali, but in fact, he is going to travel and relax.

The so-called Dali Mansion was named after the Dali Kingdom in the Song and Yuan dynasties.

Dali country, which seems to be a small country in a corner, does not cultivate military armor, only eats fasting and worships Buddha, but is actually a small strong with extremely tenacious vitality.

Before the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the first Dali Emperor Duan Siping had already established the country. It has gone through the Northern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty and the Mongolian three dynasties. During this period, the country was destroyed by Meng Yuan, but the Duan family only went to the title of the emperor, and was still the hereditary governor of Dali.

After Meng Yuan was driven out of the Central Plains, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Mu Ying to attack Yunnan, and the Duan brothers were in cahoots with the Mongol King of Liang in Yunnan to resist the Ming army's crusade, and were transferred out of Yunnan by Zhu Yuanzhang after the defeat.

At this point, the Dali Duan clan completely disappeared in the long river of history.

The area of Cangshan and Erhai Lake is the area where the Duan clan of Dali is active, and it is also the location of the Dali Imperial Palace.

Fang Yuan and his entourage entered Dali City in a mighty way, and the people in Dali City had already been organized by Mu Zhonghan, and lined up on both sides of the avenue to warmly welcome Fang Yuan's inspection.

Dali country with the Bai people as the main body, Fang Yuan raised his eyes to see, all of them were a piece of national costumes, mixed with some Han people, there are very few.

Where could I see the slightest excitement on the faces of these Bai people, they were all afraid, they didn't cheer, they just held on blankly, looking at Fang Yuan and his party entering the city.

Obviously, they had heard the news that the Muwang Mansion in Yunnan had been destroyed and that Yunnan had changed the dynasty. Fang Yuan's arrival as an occupier made them tremble. Whether these occupiers will plunder or not, their hearts are completely unsure.

Fang Yuan was not interested, so Mu Zhonghan dismissed all these people and rode to the Dali Palace.

The Dali Imperial Palace has been changed into the government of Dali Mansion, and the scale is no longer comparable to the glory of the past.

Fang Yuan worshiped Duan Siping in the backyard of the mansion and the ancestral hall of the Duan clan in Dali, and stayed in the mansion that night.

The next day, the group boated on the Erhai Lake. Looking at the beautiful scenery and beauties, Fang Yuan was sullen, thoughtful, and didn't say a word.

Qin Zhan asked knowingly, "Boss, this time I came out to travel to relax, so don't think about military and political affairs anymore." Just one Burma, Governor Gan's 200,000 soldiers and horses can easily be flattened, just wait for the good news! ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Fourth! What I'm worried about is not going to Burma, but how to stabilize the three southwestern provinces! ”

Qin Zhan was stunned and asked, "Boss, the Tusi of the three provinces have all been submissive, and those who have not been submissive have also been exterminated, and they are still unstable?!" ”

Fang Yuan said to himself, "The three provinces are a land of poor mountains and bad waters, and when the imperial court is strong, of course these toasts will be obedient. Once the imperial court is weak, these toasts are local soil emperors one by one. This, too, is stable?! ”

Qin Zhan scratched the back of his head and said, "Boss! These Diao, the people are completely different from my Ming people's living habits. There is a communist wife, and there is a marriage and a marriage. By the way, there are also matrilineal clans, after getting married, women do not marry outside, and men must come to the door. There's no way to govern this! As long as they don't rebel and pay taxes year after year, these people can only mess around. ”

Fang Yuan nodded, what Qin Zhan said was also the truth. The folk customs of these ethnic minorities are far away from the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the gap in their living habits determines that they and the people of the Ming Dynasty basically live in ethnic groups, except for doing business, there will be few exchanges. Even the people lack communication, how can they really submit to the court?

Qin Zhan's one-size-fits-all approach in the Fujian-Guangzhou region is a consistent method of the government, which can at least stabilize the local situation and prevent unforeseen consequences from affecting the promotion of these officials.

However, the truth is the truth, and it cannot be left unresolved. You have to eat the rice in one bite, but you have to start cooking!

Qin Zhan couldn't solve these problems, Fang Yuan asked Mu Zhonghan, "Governor Mu, what do you say?!" ”

Mu Zhonghan said respectfully, "Minister, there is a little immature suggestion for the regent's consideration!" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "I am called a lonely widow, you are not a minister, you don't need to be restrained in front of me, you have something to say!" ”

Mu Zhonghan received his encouragement and continued to speak, "If you want these Yi people to sincerely submit, I have three methods. ”

"First, I propose to cancel all the Propaganda Divisions in the three provinces and change them to the same settings as other official governments in the Ming Dynasty. The title of Tusi was abolished, and all Tusi in the three provinces were appointed to the government. Because the names of Xuanwei Division and Tusi already have the flavor of treating Han Yi differently, how can these people really integrate into the rule of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Mu Zhonghan's proposal is indeed reasonable. The so-called Xuanwei Division means to travel through the former autonomous region. Autonomy can be self-governing, but it must be the same as the name of other chief ministers.

As for the title of toast, it is no different from the turtle, it is even more discriminatory, and it must also be canceled.

Fang Yuan nodded and continued to ask, "This article is approved, cancel all the Propaganda Divisions, and replace them with the same administrative bodies as the other Zhubu Political Divisions." In the future, both the official and the private sector will no longer be able to call the title of toast. In the future, there will never be a difference between Han and Yi in terms of titles! Second? ”

Mu Zhong rarely made such a major change, he made a decision immediately, and really acted resolutely, not as simple as asking casually, but really wanted to do a great cause that would work for a thousand years.

Mu Zhonghan continued, "Second, I suggest that the government fund to encourage these Yi people to work and study in the land of Jiangnan and Fujian. Then these Yi people who are willing to go out to influence the local Yi people is more effective with half the effort than the government to promote it. ”

His suggestion is also to the point, and the government encouraged these Yi people to go out to work and study, which is also the same way of operating. In fact, both ancient and modern, they are doing the same thing, assimilating these Yi people and consolidating their rule over these minority areas.

Fang Yuan also agreed, "Okay, I will order the business association, and the chamber of commerce under its name must equally share the recruitment quota for Yiren." There are also Jingshi University Hall and Jiangnan University Hall will leave a fixed quota for these Yi people, and the government subsidizes half of the tuition fee and pays half of it. ”

Mu Zhonghan hurriedly knelt on the ground and said with great joy, "Lord Regent is really the Lord Ming!" I, for the people of the three provinces, I feel the grace of the regent! ”

Fang Yuan helped him up with a smile and asked again, "Don't say anything about sycophants, continue to talk about the third one." ”