Tokugawa Iemitsu's actions undoubtedly publicized the fact that Emperor Akimasa was no longer in Kyoto throughout the country.

This was a very dangerous move, but in the eyes of Tokugawa Iemitsu, it was a last resort, if he simply relied on the current shogunate, to fight on both fronts with the peasant rebel army and the Ming army.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was pessimistic about whether he would win the war.

"Mingzheng, Mingzheng!"

....

Tokugawa Iemitsu, who had been chattering all day in Edo Castle, was now excitedly riding in a carriage touring the streets of the capital, accompanied by an interpreter who was proficient in the Japanese language.

"Xingzi! Xingzi wants to eat that! ”

"What's that...!"

"That's a rock sugar gourd." The interpreter spoke.

Xingzi was even more excited when he heard it, and hurriedly said, "Xingzi wants to eat!" Uncle once said to Xingzi that the rock sugar gourd is sweet and sweet! ”

"Good..."

Maybe that's another way to express it.

In the palace, Zhu Youzhen looked at Xu Guangqi beside him and said, "Xu Aiqing.. Why haven't I seen you lately, but you took the initiative to look for me today? ”

Xu Guangqi's face was slightly ruddy.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "Back to Your Majesty.. The minister came here this time because he wanted to discuss something with His Majesty, and the minister really couldn't make up his mind..."

"Oh? If there's anything you can't decide, I'll hear about it! Zhu Youzhen took a sip of tea, but his eyes kept looking at Xu Guangqi.

"I don't know if Your Majesty wants to implement the tuntian system in Mongolia, if so... What should be planted on the grassland? ”

Xu Guangqi's words made Zhu Youzhen stunned, and immediately said: "What was planted before?" ”

"Your Majesty... The Mongols were hardly engaged in agriculture .."

"That's right! I was wrong... The tuntian system is indeed what I want, and corn is very suitable for growing on the grassland, and it can also provide convenient conditions for their breeding in the future. ”

Xu Guangqi also nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the minister knows."

Seeing that Xu Guangqi still wanted to speak and stopped, Zhu Youzhen also understood. What does the so-called Mongolia want to plant, as the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, can Xu Guangqi still count it in his heart?

Is there anything else to say?

"Xu Aiqing can just say anything directly, you don't have to hide it with me."

"Your Majesty . . . The minister has something that he wants to talk to His Majesty..."

Xu Guangqi then introduced another matter to Zhu Youzhen, the main content of which is roughly that once the tuntian system is implemented in the three provinces of the Mongolian steppe, it will inevitably cause damage to the ecological environment of the grassland in a short period of time.

In addition, there is another problem with the tuntian system.

It will be easy for the number of Mongols on the steppe to grow, and Xu Guangqi has calculated the rate of this growth.

If the rollout goes well, these Mongols may be able to increase their current population by at least half in less than a decade.

Zhu Youzhen was a little stunned after hearing this, and said, "How is it possible?" If the Mongols had such fertility, how could the steppe still be so vast and sparsely populated? ”

"Your Majesty . . . There are many reasons for the lack of Mongolians, the main reason is that their medical conditions are so poor that many Mongolian children die before they even live to be five years old. ”

"In the grassland, the birth of a child is a very important event for the whole tribe, even if the child is not of his father's species... His father will not abandon him directly, but will continue to raise him. It's not easy to survive a person on the grassland! ”

After Xu Guangqi's words were finished, Zhu Youzhen lowered his head and fell into deep thought. The initial purpose of the three Mongolian provinces was to divide them into different regions.

The Mongols were kept in a relatively fixed area, but if Xu Guangqi guessed, I am afraid that in a few years, it will be difficult for the fragile steppe to feed so many Mongols.

"Xu Aiqing.. I would like to ask you what is the approximate proportion of the number of Mongolians who have been under the jurisdiction of Damingzhou County this year, and what they have planted this year. ”

Xu Guangqi hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty, with the help of the Heavenly Tiger Army... The existing tribes and herders in the Mongolian steppe were very willing to accept the reform of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Now more than 80 percent of the herders are divided into different regions, under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and counties in the Mongolian provinces, and this year the main crop is wheat..."

"Wheat?" Zhu Youzhen was a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty . . . Wheat is mainly planted in the provinces of Hetao and Moxi, while the province of Tatar cannot be planted at present, so this year the minister has sent some corn seeds from Liaodong to the past..."

"Hmm... This is very good, it is impossible for the imperial court to subsidize the Mongols indefinitely. Zhu Youzhen's voice was very soft, but Xu Guangqi tasted another taste when he listened.

That is, maybe it won't be long before the three provinces of Mongolia will not be able to get subsidies from the Ming court, think about it...

It's just a second son who has passed by, how can it be like a son? 、

"If we want to find a way to control the current Mongolian population on the steppe, there must not be such a thing as a steppe that the steppe can only be a Mongolian steppe in the future..."

Sinicization is Zhu Youzhen's final bottom line on the Mongolian issue.

"Your Majesty, if you want to control the population, then do you want to move some of the Mongols out of the provinces?"

"It's not necessary, conscription in Mongolia! The formation of the Mongolian Corps of the Leopard Army, the initial establishment of two cavalry divisions, if all the men of the nation on horseback go to farm, Mongolia will be abolished! Zhu Youzhen said.

Couldn't the Mongol cavalry be used by the Ming Dynasty?

Of course you can... There are many precedents in history, not to mention that even Huang Taiji is able to use means to turn the Mongols around.

Why can't you do it yourself??

The Celestial Leopard Army, that is, the second-rate legion prepared by Zhu Youzhen for the future colonial plan, is currently the only one that has been formed is the local soldiers who are stepping up training in Annan.

After that, every place he went, Daming had to form a Leopard Army Corps in the local area.

This can not only greatly alleviate the number and pressure of the Ming garrison, but the most important thing is to alleviate a certain amount of pressure of public resentment in the process of colonization.

The contradictions that will arise will all shift from the Ming Dynasty to the local Leopard Army.

This is extremely beneficial for Daming.

"The Mongolian people rule Mongolia in the countryside, the Han people rule Mongolia in the state and county, the Ming Dynasty is in the government and the opposition, the policy of controlling Mongolia should be slowly planned, but there should be a law to follow, Xu Aiqing can be in accordance with the plan of the Ministry of Agriculture, the overall planning of the three provinces of Mongolia in the next few years."

"Minister, obey!"