After Zhang Yifan dispersed the dynasty, he returned to his house and told Zhu Jingjing about the situation.

Zhu Jingjing listened, and said to Zhang Yifan with a smile: "A good man has ambitions in all directions, since the fourth brother values you so much, and he has to help you with this, then you can go." ”

"I naturally follow your arrangements for how to raise children. And my sister-in-law also told me a lot about raising children. Me and the child, you don't have to worry. ”

When Zhu Jingjing said this, she changed her words and reminded again: "It's just that after you get to the north, it's okay to give the fourth brother an idea, but don't be impulsive." You're a literati, and I still taught you to ride a horse, don't charge into battle, okay? ”

Zhang Yifan listened, looked at his son who was sleeping on the small bed, and then replied in a low voice: "If you want me to charge into battle, it is that there are no soldiers." As long as there are people, I will definitely not go to the charge, my advantage is the brain, I know very well! ”

When Zhu Jingjing heard this, she laughed silently. Zhang Yifan can see that his daughter-in-law is full of confidence in herself.

In this regard, Zhang Yifan took a deep breath, since there is no problem inside and outside, then concentrate on assisting Zhu Di's kid, kill those Tartars, and pacify the north as soon as possible, so that Zhu Yuanzhang can continue to expand his territory and look overseas.

With a decision in his heart, he began to pay attention to the war in the north while accompanying his daughter-in-law and son. At least what has happened, he went to the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to ask for information to understand.

The crown princess also came over to accompany Zhu Jingjing from time to time, and the relationship between the two families became more intimate.

Zhang Yifan checked the information and found that from the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty to the twelfth year of Hongwu, Naha, the Taiwei of Mengyuan, collected the remnants in Liaodong, gathered a large number of troops, and took the initiative to attack the side of the Ming army, killing and plundering more than 20,000 people in the imperial army. Daming's loss is definitely not small.

And the Ming Dynasty, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's will, concentrated on eliminating the small Mengyuan forces, cutting off Naha's wings, and isolating Naha'out. While constantly consolidating the power of the Ming army in the north, it is also continuing to replenish its forces and waiting for opportunities. At the same time, he also adopted the means of surrender to strive for Naha's return to him.

However, it is obvious that Nahachu ignored Zhu Yuanzhang's surrender at all, and fought back militarily.

At this time, the Ming army only occupied part of Shanxi and Beiping, and King Yan was in Beiping, which was really on the front line. It was also a loss that Xu Da was guarding the town, so the counterattack of the Mengyuan army did not have much results.

And Naha out of this side, stationed in Jinshan as the old nest, with the east and west Liaohe River as the barrier, with the new Taizhou (the ancient city of the city of Sijiazi) as the base camp, widely active in the south to the Liaodong Peninsula in the entire Liaodong, the momentum is still very large.

Looking at these materials, Zhang Yifan was a little surprised, the history books ended the war in Liaodong in a few words, and it seemed to be a very simple matter. But looking at this situation, it seems that the Mengyuan forces in Liaodong are actually relatively strong, and they are not as weak as imagined.

He didn't know that in the original history, this Ming Dynasty recovered Liaodong, Naha surrendered the war, in fact, it lasted for half a year, up to six months, and it was still 200,000 Ming troops, with Feng Sheng as the general of the conquest, the total command of the three armies, Fu Youde, Lan Yu as the left and right deputy generals, so that Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Yong, Jiangyin Marquis Guan Liang, Guanyang Gong Changmao, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, Shen Guogong Deng Zhen and other troops with the battle, steady and steady, and then assisted by Naha, who had already surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, to persuade surrender, two-pronged, In exchange for a sentence in the history books: The Ming army went out of Liaodong, and Naha surrendered.

That's it, when he came back, the three thousand Ming cavalry after the break were ambushed by the Mengyuan cavalry who came later, and the whole army was annihilated.

While Zhang Yifan was accompanying his wife and children in his house to learn about the situation on the northern front, Zhu Di and Li Shanchang had already gone north.

Zhu Yuanzhang, on his side, ordered the whole country to begin to promote the education of the whole people, stipulating that school-age children in the Ming Dynasty must go to social school, and if they do not, their parents will be punished. Study social studies in Xiangshan County, with scholarships and grants.

The scholarship is awarded to students with excellent academic performance, and is awarded by the county to each social school in the jurisdiction of the unified examination, according to the ranking.

The bursary is given to families who are really in need, and it is also issued after being reviewed by the county.

These fees are paid by the county government, and if the local government is in financial difficulty, the application can be made all the way to the household department.

In addition, the Hongwu Dictionary was printed and distributed in large quantities, and pinyin annotation and simplified Chinese characters were also promoted throughout the country. The books of social studies are mainly "Hundred Family Names", "Thousand Character Texts", and "Disciple Rules". Mainly literacy, supplemented by a certain amount of Confucianism.

Zhu Yuanzhang already has a tendency to use the textbooks above the county school, probably based on Confucian classics, but it has not yet been finally confirmed.

There is still no imperial examination, and it is still based on the recommendation system.

Zhu Yuanzhang is still doing a very important thing, which is the personality of household registration and the law of returning grain land to the public. These two complement each other and must be done together.

What he decided was carried out vigorously.

For example, on the side of Ying Tianfu, as far as Nanjing City is concerned, Zhu Yuanzhang is arbitrary, and all those who live in the city are non-agricultural household registration.

According to the registration of grain fields and population around Nanjing, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately forcibly moved out of Nanjing on the condition that there were no shops and only those who lived in the city, and they were classified as peasant households and assigned to fields for cultivation.

Then, other old cities and big cities are based on Nanjing's practice, that is, according to the existing grain fields and population, to ensure that the peasant households must have enough grain fields to cultivate.

In order to implement this basic national policy as soon as possible, Zhu Yuanzhang also sent the imperial history inspectors of the Imperial History Observatory to all parts of the south of the Yangtze River to supervise and supervise the work.

Subsequently, Nanjing Qianzhuang was finally established, and the principal reached an astonishing two million. The household department and the royal family account for fifty-one percent, and the general nobles have a slightly less principal, and the proportion of shares is a few decimal places.

These things have nothing to do with Zhang Yifan, it is Zhu Yuanzhang who is the main promoter, and the officials of the entire court revolve around these things.

In September of the thirteenth year of Hongwu, that is, about two months after the end of the imperial meeting, Zhu Yuanzhang's will finally came to Zhang Yifan's side and ordered him to go north.

At this time, the child still can't speak, only "ahh

Zhang Yifan is a little regretful, it is estimated that his son will definitely call "Mom" first and then "Dad". This time, within a year and a half, it will definitely not come back. When I come back, my son will be able to make soy sauce!

Zhang Yifan was also ruthless, or he would explode science and technology, take advantage of the good quality of the generals and soldiers at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and then explode technology to arm them and crush those barbarians!

Before leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang looked for Zhang Yifan, took Zhu Jingjing and his son, and also called the crown prince Zhu Biao, the crown princess and Zhu Xiongying, which was a family banquet.

In addition to expressing concern, Zhu Yuanzhang also explained to Zhang Yifan with a serious expression: "After you arrive in the north, if you have military affairs, you must know yourself and your enemy." Before going to war, I wanted to send an elite cavalry of several hundred people to understand the enemy's situation, capture prisoners, and interrogate them clearly before acting. If you don't know the situation, don't act lightly. Especially looking at some potentially tempting results, you must also be cautious, it may be a trap, you must figure it out before deciding......"

In the original history, when Feng Sheng led an army of 200,000 troops, he also emphasized this.

For these reasonable suggestions, Zhang Yifan naturally agreed immediately.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to talk a little more, a bit like a chattering old man, and said there: "You are quite steady, after you arrive in the north, you must restrain the fourth child, don't be impulsive, he will listen to you." The two of you, you must fight for the old Zhu family, understand? It doesn't matter if you don't have a big win, at least you have to be undefeated, especially not a big defeat. You need to know ......"

Zhang Yifan listened carefully, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation before leaving was his life experience, which was very valuable and could not be ignored.

On Zhu Yuanzhang's side, after nagging about the northern front, he said to Zhang Yifan: "The law of returning grain land to the public will definitely be promoted throughout the country this year, especially in the Huguang area, and I will focus on it." I believe that the people in those Tusi territories can also hear the wind. I plan to wait until next year to start in Yunnan. ”

In the original history, it seems that Yunnan will also be launched next year. Zhang Yifan thought so in his heart, so he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father, if the Tusi is willing to surrender, you can let them come to Beijing to enjoy the glory and wealth, but you must not let them continue to be the emperor of the soil!" ”

"Hehe, I know." When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he said with a smile, "You don't have to worry about these things." I'm telling you this, just to let you know that the center of gravity of the imperial court next year will still be mainly in Yunnan, and the focus will be on recovery. On the northern side, you prepare for war first, and focus on stability, you know? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan replied with a smile: "Father, don't worry, after I go to the north, I will go to the military camp first, and if there are good ideas, I will also put them forward." If you are not ready, I will definitely persuade the fourth brother not to be impulsive. ”

"Good, good!" Zhu Yuanzhang listened to it and was very satisfied. The reason why he wanted Zhang Yifan to go to the north was not to expect Zhang Yifan to lead the troops to fight, but to give full play to Zhang Yifan's smart strengths to see if he could come up with any good ideas to enhance the strength of the imperial court in the north.

Zhang Yifan took advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's happiness, so he immediately suggested: "Father, if the north prepares for war, and if the southwest wants to start a war, there must be a lot of grain and grass materials." I don't think you're welcome, instead of suffering our Ming people, it's better to let Nanyang pay more tribute, even if we buy it. This thing can be done by Xiangshan County without much effort. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang listened, his expression became serious, he thought for a while and nodded and said, "This is okay." ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Zhu Biao and ordered: "You can do this thing!" ”

"Yes, Father!" Zhu Biao heard this and hurriedly agreed.

When he was "visiting relatives" in Xiangshan County before, he actually agreed with his brother-in-law's point of view. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed, of course he would not refuse.

After chatting for a while, at the end of the family banquet, Zhang Yifan remembered something, so he looked at Queen Ma sincerely and said: "Queen Mother, if you are okay on weekdays, you can also exercise in the palace, and it is ......best to sweat slightly under the activities of a fixed time."

He didn't dare to suggest that Queen Ma dance in the palace, but it meant one thing, that is, to exercise and take care of her body.

According to historical records, if he had stayed in the north for a long time, it was likely that he would not have seen Queen Ma when he returned.

Seriously, Queen Ma is really good, and she is very important to the Zhu Ming Dynasty. Her age is not too old, and if she can live a little longer, it will be beneficial to Daming and the people of Daming.

Of course, it is also beneficial to Zhang Yifan's family.

The crown princess was originally gone, but now she is still sitting opposite and talking to her daughter-in-law in a low voice. Zhang Yifan hopes that Queen Ma's fate can also be changed by her butterfly wings.

Queen Ma heard that Zhang Yifan cared about her very much, so she agreed with a smile, and she was very comfortable.

This son-in-law is really good!

In this regard, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally saw it in his eyes and was relieved in his heart.

After the family banquet, Zhang Yifan finally embarked on the journey to the north.

His entourage, in addition to the twelve that Zhu Wu and others stipulated that horses and marquis could bring, Zhu Yuanzhang also assigned him a small flag of the brocade guard captain.

This time, I didn't bring anyone else, Da Niu and Erniu were married, and they stayed in Liujia Village, the glass factory was managed by Zheng Jingxue, and Zhu Biao was standing behind him, so he didn't have to worry about it.

A group of twenty or thirty big men first took a boat along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the north, and then rode to Beiping.

Along the way, the farther north he went, Zhang Yifan found that the more sparse the population became. Unlike the south of the Yangtze River, ten or twenty miles away, there is almost a village, but sometimes, there is not a single village in a day.

Sometimes, you can still see some ruins, which should have been a village many years ago, but were destroyed in the war.

Zhang Yifan didn't know that in the original history, in 1381, that is, in the fourteenth year of Hongwu next year, the indigenous population of Henan reached 1.891 million, the indigenous population of Hebei reached 1.893 million, and the indigenous population of Shanxi reached 4.03045 million.

The indigenous people here refer to the people who are in the area, not the people who have moved in from other places.

It can be seen that in the wars in the Central Plains at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the population loss was huge.

It is also for this reason that a few years ago, Xu Da, who guarded the north, moved the population of Shanxi to the vicinity of Beiping, otherwise, the population statistics of Hebei would only be less.

Looking at the plains without many people, looking at those ruined villages, Zhang Yifan couldn't help but make up his mind that he must sweep away the enemies in the north as soon as possible, so that peace in the north can come as soon as possible, so that the north can recuperate as soon as possible and restore the prosperity of the past!

With such belief, Zhang Yifan and his entourage finally arrived in Beiping after more than half a month.