"Wait?" Bing Cao judged Guan Ziyu to look confused at this time, the enemies have been defeated, and the women have been rescued, what are you waiting for? Waiting for someone to invite you to dinner? couldn't help but quietly raise his eyes and glance at Zhu Ao, and said tentatively with a puzzled expression: "Dare to ask His Highness what are you waiting for?" ”

"Wait for someone to give a gift to this king." Zhu Ao smiled slightly, his smile was full of confidence, and his eyes flashed with determination, as if he had calculated everything.

But he is still a person who seeks stability in his bones, and he will definitely not take unnecessary risks, so he hesitated for a moment, and said to the rear general Fan Chaoxi: "This way, the rear Wara has to be guarded against." General Hou, you will take 45,000 troops and the rest of the Hami army tonight to escort the wounded, and then escort the Uighur prisoners of war back to the rear. The wounded were to be properly housed, the prisoners of war were to be dispersed and assigned to work on the farms according to the previous rules, and officers above the rank of centurion were to be separated from the ordinary soldiers, and they were to be separated from their ranks. ”

Fan Chaoxi was stunned for a moment, but he still stood up and made a gesture, and said, "Your Highness, in this way, there are about 20,000 people left around you." You'd better retreat to the rear first. ”

Zhu Ao snorted coldly, and said with a disdainful smile: "Even if there are only 2,000 Uighur troops left around this king, they will not dare to attack, this king still has something to do here, and he will go back in a few days, you go back first to drive away the swarm of flies in Warat to this king, if this king goes back, he can still hear them buzzing around this king, ask you." ”

"The last general commands!" Fan Chaoxi solemnly gave a military salute to Zhu Ao and replied angrily. The current Warat is not particularly strong, at best it is a larger guerrilla force, to be honest, Fan Chaoxi really didn't take their group of clowns who only dared to harass in his eyes, since you sent it to the door yourself, then this military merit should not be in vain.

"If there is nothing else, let's retreat first. The matter of the withdrawal of the troops should be kept secret, and the departure should be made at night, and the slightest rumor should not be leaked, and there should be more flags in Turpan City to make the scene that the army is still there. Zhu Ao was a little tired, yawned lightly, and said casually. He was going to take this opportunity to knock back a big Falcon army, how could he let them see that he had withdrawn?

"The ministers are leaving." The ministers glanced at each other, and after making sure that they and others were fine, they saluted Zhu Ao together, and then bowed and withdrew in a neat and orderly manner.

Zhu Ao returned to the back hall, Di Linaza personally came over to take off the court clothes on his body, changed into light casual clothes, and asked with a smile: "King, when will we leave?" ”

Zhu Ao told her about the scene of the previous dynasty, Di Lina Zha Bingxue was smart, her eyes rolled and she guessed what Zhu Ao was thinking, smiled sweetly, took Zhu Ao's arm, and said coquettishly: "The king wants the Uighurs to have a big blood." ”

Zhu Ao gently knocked her on the head, and said with a pampering smile: "I can't hide anything from you, a ghost elf, this time this king has poured out of the country, and the cost is so huge, the Uighurs have to compensate for it." ”

Di Linaza shrank her head back slightly, then raised her eyes, looked at Zhu Ao with a smile and said, "How much money does the king plan to let them pay?" ”

"How about three million taels? The Uighurs, who had been in the country for a long time, should still be able to take out this money, and it would also be able to meet the king's needs for the future. Zhu Ao groaned slightly, put his right hand on his chin and touched it, frowned, and said with a worried face.

"Need? What does the king want this money for? Build a palace and elect a concubine? Di Linazha's big eyes bent down with a smile and smiled at Zhu Ao.

"You damn girl, you dare to ridicule this king?" Zhu Ao took her in his arms and slapped him twice on the buttocks, which was considered punishment, and then explained: "The palace must be built, and the concubine must also be chosen." But now is not the time. When the king first became a vassal, the kingdom of Su was poor and white, with nothing but a group of soldiers and a large amount of wasteland. Later, the king took them to work hard, and now the food problem has finally been solved, and many farms have been established in the newly conquered places, so there is no need to worry about food. ”

"Now that the agriculture of Su is developing steadily, it is time to develop industry and commerce, after all, there are many things in this world that need to be solved by money, and this king wants to make a few big bucks in the past few years."

Zhu Ao said this after careful consideration, this is his next development goal, to establish a complete industrial and commercial system, and strive to make a lot of money.

In terms of land area alone, Zhu Ao's Su State is not small, including all of Gansu west of Lanzhou, as well as today's Hami Hao Turpan region, and even Qinghai is also his sphere of influence. But there is also a very fatal problem in his land, which is the length and narrowness.

It is 800 miles from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang, more than 800 miles from Dunhuang to Hami, and more than 800 miles from Hami to Turpan.

The one most likely to cut off his land is Varat in the north. Although Warat is not strong now, in later history, it once captured the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and was a threat that had to be taken seriously.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty has been harassed by the nomads in the north, no matter how strong the Central Plains Dynasty is, there is no way to eliminate them, because for the ancients, the north is endless, and the nomads live in pursuit of water and grass.

Throughout the long history of China, the Central Plains Dynasty was actually harassed by the nomads in the north for the most part, and even the Tang Dynasty only lasted for more than a hundred years. It's just that most of these harassments are not large-scale, or not large enough to destroy the Central Plains Dynasty, so only a few records have been left in the history books, and they are not known to the world.

For thousands of years, the Central Plains Dynasty could not get rid of this nightmare, until two hundred years later, during the Longqing period, two outstanding politicians of the Ming Dynasty solved this problem with an ingenious method - doing business.

In the final analysis, whether it is Mongolia or other ethnic minorities, they go south to rob nothing more than to make some money to spend, plus the Central Plains Dynasty does not cultivate weapons many times, and the cost of robbery is very low.

If everyone dies down, puts down their knives and guns to do business, and makes money legally, then who wants to pin their heads to the waistband of their pants and rob them? Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng grasped the psychology of the Mongols, coupled with the reorganization of armaments, so that they understood that the cost of robbery in the south was very high and the risk was very high, which completely solved the problem of the northern border of the Ming Dynasty.

Since then, the Mongol tribes in the north have never invaded the Ming Dynasty on a large scale, and if it were not for the policy mistakes of the Ming Dynasty later, which caused the rise of the Later Jin, the future historical direction is really difficult to say.

Zhu Ao just wanted to emulate Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong's changes, backed by strong force, and then do business with the minority regimes, including Warat, so that he could calm the hidden dangers of the war and buy himself time to recuperate and heal the wounds caused by the war.

At this point, Zhu Ao and Lao Zhu's concepts are completely different. Lao Zhu was very strict against external regimes, and once repeatedly ordered that the board should not go to the sea, even if it was a business, it was an official monopoly, that is, the city department would buy foreign spices and other products in a unified manner, and then sell them to the people of their own country to earn huge profits. It's very unkind, anyway, it's the only one in the world, do you like to buy it or not.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did this was not only greed, but also a trace of fear. Zhu Yuanzhang left the impression that he was a self-made man who was not afraid of heaven and earth, and there was nothing in the world that he was afraid of, in fact, this was not true, he was also afraid, he was afraid of the remnants of Mongolia.

Lao Zhu has always claimed that he overthrew the brutal rule of the Mongols and liberated the Han people from prison hell, but in fact he overthrew only the Yuan Dynasty and did not completely eliminate it. The Mongols were very powerful, and in addition to the four khanates we are familiar with, there were many smaller forces such as Hami and Shazhou. These forces could still pose a serious threat to the existence of the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Yuanzhang set up nine great Sai kings in the northern border to guard against the Mongol Tatar tribe that had become a guerrilla army.

The reason why Lao Zhu locked up the country and did not allow the people to come into contact with foreigners was actually to better publicize himself, to boast about his great achievements infinitely great, and to infinitely small the power of the Mongols, so as to cut off the thoughts of some people in China who missed their hometowns.

He didn't dare to let others know that in other parts of the world, the Mongols' power was still very strong, for fear of causing panic among the people at home, causing instability in people's hearts, and giving some people with ulterior motives an opportunity, so he cut off the contact between the people of the country and the outside world by closing the door and closing the country, so as to brainwash them behind closed doors.

In fact, it is the same way as the current pyramid scheme, which closes you off, does not allow you to contact information from the outside world, and repeatedly instills their thoughts in you, and some people will be brainwashed by success.

Zhu Ao was reluctant to do this, because he was confident in himself, and the big victories in two battles in a row made him very relieved of his military ability and the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

Whether it is a country or a person, if you want to develop, in addition to working harder, you also need to communicate with people more and learn more from others. In this world, you are not the only one with a brain, people are also very smart, and they can be admitted to university, so you are so sure that others must be inferior to you?

Similarly, although the Ming Dynasty has not lagged behind the world now, the world is really big, and not only the Yellow River and Yangtze River basins can give birth to civilizations, but many other local civilizations are also ancient and useful. Take Prussia as an example, in the 16th century, it began to popularize compulsory education, becoming the earliest country in the world to popularize compulsory education, and in the Ming Dynasty at this time, the illiteracy rate was more than 95%.

Similarly, it is now the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, and the Ming Dynasty is still leading the world in science and technology and many other fields, but Zhu Ao from later generations knows that in another fifty years, the first batch of arquebuses will appear in Europe, that is, the bird guns used by the Ming Dynasty soldiers in the later period, and Europe began to surpass the Ming Dynasty in some key areas, and then the Ming Dynasty was left behind in key fields such as artillery and shipbuilding, so that the Ming Dynasty could only buy some foreign goods to use in the later Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, it is really a policy of endless disasters to rest on its laurels and make cars behind closed doors, and Zhu Ao from later generations knows this very well, since God let him come to this world, then he must rely on his own knowledge to do something, otherwise he is irresponsible to history.

Therefore, Zhu Ao decided to change the strategy of Lao Zhu to close off the country, actively contact with the outside world, trade with people of other nationalities, and preferably rebuild the Silk Road.

But to do business, you must first have capital, in order to engage in agriculture and solve the food problem, Zhu Ao spent almost a lot of silver, so that now the rewards given to the soldiers are all solved by grain and other physical goods. Now that we have finally defeated the Uighurs, who have been established for a hundred years, how can we be worthy of our own efforts and the tens of thousands of dead Ming soldiers if we don't take the opportunity to extort them and make some war reparations?

Three million taels is not much, it is really not much.

"Has the king figured out what industry to do? My Ming porcelain is very good, has always been sought after by foreign countries, the king can do these, as well as silk and tea, but also foreigners urgently need, these things the king can send people from the mainland to buy, and then sell to the nearby foreigners. After listening to Zhu Ao's plan, Di Linaza also surged up slightly in her heart, women seem to have special feelings for their family's money, after all, it is an indispensable thing to live, and when they hear that their men are trying to earn it, even if they are princesses, they can't help but be excited.

Zhu Ao smiled slightly, scratched his concubine's little nose, and said, "You are smart enough to tell all the profitable businesses." But that's not enough, this king still needs to be fresh. ”

"Fresh?" Di Linaza stared at Zhu Ao with a pair of big eyes, and really couldn't think of any new projects besides making money in these industries, but after thinking about it, this prince has always been innovative, maybe there is really any secret to making money that is not known to the world, and asked very curiously: "What is new?" The concubine is stupid, please ask the king to teach you. ”

"I'll sell you first, and you'll find out later." Zhu Ao has been thinking about the future money-making plan for a long time, although there is roast duck in this era, Lao Zhu also loves to eat, but the authentic Peking duck does not seem to have come out, Chongqing hot pot has not yet come out, it seems to be the signature food that only appeared in the late Qing Dynasty like Kung Pao chicken.

As the saying goes, the people take food as the sky, and the catering industry is definitely a profiteering industry, who doesn't want to eat something delicious with money? If you can use the huge resources behind you to grasp these two signature delicacies in your own hands, will you still have no money to make?

Catering is only the first step, and in the future, Zhu Ao also plans to bring hotels, bathing centers, and supermarkets that only appeared in later generations to the Ming Dynasty to form a huge group and ensure that it will make a lot of money.

After the capital accumulation reaches a certain point, it is time to get involved in the financial industry, first of all, insurance, pension insurance, medical insurance, accident insurance, etc., which can not only make money, but also seek the well-being of the people, so why not do it? Of course, it is more difficult to let the people of the Ming Dynasty come into contact with these at once, but it is man-made, others can do it, how can this king be the king, how can it not be done, in the final analysis, it is still a credit problem, and the credit of this king in Su is simply not to be said. As long as a part of those who are brave enough to try it benefits, these win-win measures will immediately become popular throughout the country.

Finally, banks were opened and paper money was printed instead of metal money. Needless to say, the benefits of paper money, first of all, the cost is low, and the right to issue paper money is mastered, it is simply guarding a mountain of gold and silver, although it can not be like Lao Zhu random hair, but the hand is tight a little more on the currency on the market still does not have much impact.

In the last step, Zhu Ao wants to make the currency of Su Guo become a world currency like the US dollar in later generations, so that Su Guo can lie in bed and make the world's money like the United States. The feeling of exchanging piles of randomly printed paper for the world's resources is refreshing just thinking about it.

Of course, in order to achieve this step, we must have strong national and economic strength as a backing, otherwise others will not recognize it.

A few days later, the Uighur envoy came to Turpan, and the Su envoy deliberately led him to the place where the Su army was stationed in a dense area, and the envoy saw that the Su State was mighty, especially the kind of momentum that had just won the war, and his legs and stomach began to tremble, and he cautiously followed the Su State guide all the way to Zhu Ao's residence.

Zhu Ao sat on the great throne, without saying a word, and looked at the trembling envoy with great majesty, as if he wanted to kill him with his gaze.

The Uighur envoy was so shocked by Zhu Ao's majesty that his legs trembled slightly, and he walked to the middle of the hall, knelt down respectfully and kowtowed, and said, "The Uighur envoy of the guilty minister knocks on the king Chitose, Chitose. ”

Zhu Ao snorted coldly, put on a stinky face, and said in an inquiring tone: "Why did you Uighurs invade my territory for no reason? ”

The Uighur envoy kowtowed a few more times, then straightened up, arched his hands, and said respectfully: "King Qiyu, my Khan deeply regrets this matter, and hopes that the king will forgive us this time, regardless of his previous suspicions, so that my Uighur kingdom is willing to be a subject of the Ming Dynasty and will never change." ”

"Ming vassal state?" Zhu Ao frowned, and said with a hint of unhappiness: "This king, this Su country, is also a subject country of the Ming Dynasty after all. Do you still want to be on the same level as this king? ”

The Uighur envoy immediately realized this very serious problem, and his face changed suddenly, and he said in great horror: "Don't dare, don't dare. May he be a vassal kingdom of the king, and be sent for the king forever. ”

"That's pretty much it." Zhu Ao nodded with great satisfaction, a wicked smile flashed on his face, and said to the Uighur envoys, "This king can grant you what you want." However, you started a war, causing our country to requisition a large amount of manpower and material resources to quell the rebellion, how should this account be calculated? ”

......The Uighur envoy was stunned for a moment, for the Khan had not explained this matter to him before he came, so how could he reply?

Zhu Ao's eyes were so sharp, he could see through his mind at a glance, and suddenly straightened his face and said angrily: "You don't need to hesitate here!" Go back and tell you the Khan, and send you three million taels of silver at once, and if this king can not only be guilty of the past, but also trade with you. If he refuses, then the king will join forces with your Timur to the west and destroy your Uighurs first! ”

The Uighur envoys were taken aback by Zhu Ao's sudden move, trembled, and immediately knelt on the ground and trembled and said, "If the minister does not dare, the minister will return to the Khan, and he will definitely meet the king's request." ”

That's pretty much it. Zhu Ao was very satisfied with this person's attitude of seeing the wind and making the rudder, his face softened slightly, and he said casually: "Go down." ”

"The sinner is gone." The Uighur envoy kowtowed heavily, then slowly exited the door, fleeing with his tail between his legs.

The matter had finally been settled, and those who forgave him did not dare to play tricks on this matter, otherwise the Uighurs might be in danger of being destroyed.

The matter is over, and Zhu Ao doesn't want to stay in Turpan anymore. It's summer at this time, and it's really not ordinary heat here, especially when you have to wear armor during the battle two days ago, it's really uncomfortable as much as you want, if it weren't for the heavy rain, I'm afraid that people on both sides would have a lot of heat stroke.

Let's go. Go somewhere cooler. Zhu Ao left the remaining nearly 20,000 soldiers in Turpan to defend, and returned to Hami with only 500 guards with Di Linaza and her maids. Hami is much cooler than Turpan. And sweet cantaloupe.

Dilinaza worshipped at the grave of Nahuri, the king of Hami, and shed a lot of tears, she also knew that from now on Hami would be considered a dead country, but fortunately, the new owner of this land was her lover, and he would only treat her better than before.

In addition to Timur, the king of Hami, Nahuri, also has several sons, but they are all concubines, not very old, and their power is small, so they do not pose any threat to Zhu Ao.

Zhu Ao moved all these former princes of the Hami Kingdom to Jiuquan or Zhangye, gave them some land and shops, and let them live the chartered public life that they wanted to live in their previous lives but could not live, but did not grant them official positions.

After the matter was over, Di Linaza was finally admitted to the room by Zhu Ao, and the two of them passed after a rainstorm. Di Linaza had a delicate blushing face, and said to Zhu Ao sneeringly: "King, are the concubines serving well?" ”

Zhu Ao patted her delicate body, licked her chapped lips, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just not very skilled." It is subject to the training of this king. ”