Zhu Youzhen looked at the surrounding terrain, and he had decided to build a city north of the Wind River and east of Yashan, which would be the capital of Lingbei Province in the future.

As for the name of the capital, Zhu Youzhen was thinking about it, and his gaze fell on Yashan Pass, a raised rock, like a delicate pagoda in the hands of King Li Tian, smeared with a layer of golden brilliance in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Chita!" In Zhu Youzhen's heart, a name flashed in an instant.

The last question is whether there is a passage from the pass to the west, and if there is no passage, it will be a dead land, and it must not be the capital of a province.

That night, Zhu Youzhen set up camp at Yashankou and lay down on the bed, and Zhu Youzhen's thinking suddenly became active.

For this land, Zhu Youzhen thought a lot, and in the history of later generations, this is the eternal pain of the Chinese nation. Now, Zhu Youzhen has come to this world, and his two feet have set foot on this land, the question is, this is three thousand miles away from Jingshi, can the Ming Dynasty establish effective rule here?

He was unable to immigrate here for the time being, and the Han people missed their home too much, and it was basically impossible to immigrate 3,000 miles away when the commercial circulation and road traffic conditions could not keep up.

Relying on the 18,000 Mongolian herdsmen who had just been captured, it would take hundreds of years to rule this land, and hundreds of years would be too long, and no one knew what would happen during this period.

Exile.

Zhu Youzhen suddenly thought that the occupation of the Far East by the Russian army was to exile criminals to the local area and increase the population of his own nation.

It would be a win-win situation if felons, such as those serving sentences of more than five years, could be emigrated to Chita along with their families.

For the prisoners, despite the cold of the Far North, they were freed to be reunited with their families and live the life they expected as adults.

For the imperial court, the immigration of Han Chinese to Chita could speed up the process of sinicization of the local area, establish effective and normal rule in the local area as soon as possible, and the exile of prisoners here could also save the cost of guarding them.

If these saved costs are rewarded to these prisoners, will they become the vanguard of the Ming Dynasty's efforts to open up and defend the territory?

The more Zhu Youzhen thought about it, the more excited he became, in this era, in order to speed up the effective management and rule of the newly occupied land, it was completely feasible to take some extraordinary measures, just like when he settled the Dongjiang army, he gave each of them a Mongolian daughter-in-law.

"Majesty, what are you thinking? Nor do they speak. Bumu Butai's little hand climbed up Zhu Youzhen's chest, and she gently tapped Zhu Youzhen's chest with her tender little fingers.

"Haha," Zhu Youzhen grabbed her fingers, "I'm thinking, what can you do to give me a prince!" ”

"Your Majesty, this matter is not in a hurry...... Bu Mu Butai suddenly thought, she has been a side blessing for Huang Taiji for several years, why has she never given birth to a child, is it ...... didn't dare to think about it anymore, she secretly glanced at Zhu Youzhen, fortunately it was very dark in the big tent, and she couldn't see anything clearly, she stuck out her tongue, which was considered to release pressure on herself.

"Huh? It's so dark, how do you know I'm coming? Zhu Youzhen just came over, his lips grabbed Bumu Butai's little tongue, and the tip of his tongue was still rubbing against the tip of her tongue.

"Hmm...... Hmmm......" Bumu Butai was caught on the tip of her tongue, and she couldn't make a full voice, she muttered indistinctly, not knowing whether to agree or disagree.

When Zhu Youzhen got up, the sun had already hung on the treetops, and a breeze blowing from the river was already chilling, and in Yashan, it was already late autumn, or early winter.

Bumu Butai had already made fragrant tea for Zhu Youzhen, she lowered her head and held the fragrant tea to Zhu Youzhen: "Your Majesty, the tea is warm, just enough to moisten your throat." ”

Zhu Youzhen took the teacup: "Bumu Butai, did you get up so early?" Did you sleep well last night? ”

"Majesty!" Bu Mu Butai glanced at Zhu Youzhen, "You better wash your face and have breakfast!" Haven't you been busy? There's so much more to do! ”

"Yes, yes," Zhu Youzhen said in a loud voice, "Wash your face and have breakfast, I am really busy, day or night." ”

"I'm going to fetch water!" Bu Mu Butai turned around, leaving Zhu Youzhen with a slender back.

After breakfast, Zhu Youzhen sent a cavalry regiment to the west from Yashan Pass to look for an exit, and Zhu Youzhen told them that they did not have to travel far, as long as there was a road leading to the west.

Zhu Youzhen led his army and traveled eastward along the Wind River, and at the junction of the Wind River and the Difficult River, he stopped his eastward journey, "This is already the west source of the Nuer Gandu Division, I don't know where Yuan Chonghuan and them are now!" ”

No one can answer Zhu Youzhen's question, Yuan Chonghuan's army, and Zhu Youzhen took a different route from the Northern Expedition, and he temporarily lost contact with Zhu Youzhen in the east of Nuergandusi.

The army traveled eastward for half a day along the north bank of the river, but was blocked by a north-south river.

Zhu Youzhen felt that there were too many big rivers here, and the water resources should be very sufficient, "What kind of river is this?" ”

It was not marked on the march map, and no one of the Ming soldiers knew it.

Zhu Youzhen turned his gaze to Bumu Butai: "Bumu Butai, do you know what kind of river this is?" ”

"Your Majesty, it should be the Nebuchu River!" Bumu Butai rubbed her little nose, she wasn't quite sure.

"Nebuchu?" Zhu Youzhen screamed, his voice trembling a little because of excitement.

"Majesty, what's wrong?" Bumu Butai was startled, "Did the slave say something wrong?" ”

"Ah...... No! Zhu Youzhen stared at the river tightly, the river slowly flowed southward, and then merged into the Nan River, the murmuring water, as if telling Zhu Youzhen that his arrival, many histories will be rewritten.

"Your Majesty ......" Bu Mu Butai saw Zhu Youzhen staring at the river in a daze, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Bumu Butai, how do you know that this river is the Nebuchu River?"

"My Daddy sues me," Bumu Butai saw that Zhu Youzhen had regained his calm, "This is the place where Genghis Khan arose, so Daddy often told me about the river meadows here, he said, the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River is the Shilka River, and the upper reaches of the Shilka River are the Nan River, and between the Shilka River and the Nan River, there are two big rivers, one is the Yinguoda River that runs east-west, and the other is the Nibuchu River that runs north-south. ”

"Ao," Zhu Youzhen retracted his gaze and sprinkled his gaze to the more open surroundings, but no one could see anyone around, maybe there were herdsmen here, and after a large number of Ming troops arrived, they were scared away, "The river here is almost east-west, and the Nebuchu River is in a north-south direction, where the two rivers meet, the water and grass are the most abundant, and it is the best place to build a city, Chengchou?" ”

"Your Majesty Xià......" Hong Chengchou is just a general, and he can't understand the matter of building a city at all.

Zhu Youzhen pointed and pointed and told Hong Chengchou that on the high ground by the river, you can build a city, Hong Chengchou listened for a long time before he understood what Zhu Youzhen meant.

Zhu Youzhen already has a plan, leaving Hong Chengchou to garrison here, the nomads here are not strong, his 10,000 soldiers are enough to protect themselves, if there are more soldiers left, food will be a problem.

Zhu Youzhen looked into the distance from the horse, and what he never forgot in his heart was the vast land in the north, but he couldn't see anything except the chaotic forest.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else to the north?" Hong Chengchou came over, and he vaguely understood what Zhu Youzhen meant.

"The north side is huge, much bigger than you might think." Zhu Youzhen looked at the Nebuchu River again, and felt that this name was not sinicized enough, and he wanted to give the Nebuchu River a new sinicized name.

He just looked north eagerly, thinking about the north, then this river, let's call it Beiwang River! In the future, the city built by the river will be called Beiwang City.

Nebuchu, a term that has been disputed by the Han people for hundreds of years, will forever be history.

Zhu Youzhen did not let himself leave a name in history, he hoped that when future generations talked about the origin of this city, they must not forget that there is still a large area of land in the north.

Returning to the camp at Yashankou, Zhu Youzhen immediately summoned Hong Chengchou.

"Cheng Chou, you should have thought of it, right?"

"Your Majesty is planning to let the last general stay on this land?" Hong Chengchou was not surprised at all.

"Yes! If you can't garrison the army, this vast land will never belong to the Ming Dynasty, it's just like the slaves in the past," Zhu Youzhen said leisurely, "But this is nearly three thousand miles away from Jingshi, and the winter is very cold, is Cheng Chou willing to stay?" ”

"It is the duty of every soldier to open up the territory and defend the territory for the Ming Dynasty, and the last general is willing to stay." Hong Chengchou clasped his hands into fists and saluted Zhu Youzhen, and at the same time, he also made a guarantee to Zhu Youzhen.

"Chengchou, hard work!" Zhu Youzhen returned the salute rarely, "I will set you five years first, and after five years, someone will replace you." ”

"Your Majesty, the last general understands."

"However, these five years are the most difficult five years, because the distance is too far, you have no personnel to supply, and there are no friendly troops to respond, Chengchou, you have to be mentally prepared."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general knows the current situation."

"However, I am in the capital and will always pay attention to you."

"陛xià......"

Zhu Youzhen interrupted Hong Chengchou's words: "Don't get me wrong, since this is the land of the Ming Dynasty, I and the imperial court, I will never forget you, the third avenue, Xilin is not the end, it will extend to Chita in the future, once this road is completed, I will set up prefectures and post stations along the way to strengthen the connection between Jingshi and Chita." ”

"Your Majesty means that once the Third Avenue is completed, this will officially become the new territory of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Yes," Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly, "In addition, I also plan to exile all the felons of the five northern provinces here, and in the future, when the soldiers retire, if they can marry wives and have children in the local area, I will also give them land, so as to increase the number of local Han people." ”