"Little Wu'er...... Do you really plan to build a field in this Lianzhou city? ”

The banquet broke up unhappily, although the king of Zhou was really ready to set up a field in Lianzhou Mansion, but this field did not fall in any of them in the end, and the toasts were happy, but inevitably brought a little loss.

After they were full of wine and food, they left the table one after another to ask Zhu Su for their resignation, wanting to go to the clan to consult with the elders and clansmen to see how they could seek the greatest benefit for their clan in this nonsense of this Zhou prince.

When they left, Li Wenzhong, the Duke of Cao Guo, who had been drinking silently behind Zhu Su and acting as the confidence behind Zhu Su, finally opened his mouth to ask Zhu Sudao. "It's not that my brother doesn't support you, it's just that this Lianzhou City, which was only a military city in the past, is really not suitable for establishing a field when it comes to geography."

"And...... Is this a field really necessary to be built? I think there is a better way for me to wait. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Su raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "Brother Bao'er, what do you think you can do?" ”

"Just for the sake of where the field is located, the faces of the toasts are red and their necks are thick...... Why don't I put it aside for the time being, and wait until the dispute between these toasts is almost over, and then ......"

When Zhu Su heard this, he smiled lightly, shook his head and said, "Two peaches kill three soldiers, this method is not successful." ”

"Let's not mention that these toasts are actually human spirits, if you realize it, my Ming court wants to use the field as bait to attract them to kill each other...... Not only will they not fight seriously, but from now on, they will also be separated from our Ming court. ”

"The father wants to strengthen his control over the southwest region, and then better influence and assimilate Annam through the southwest in the future, rather than getting rid of Tusi and then hurry. Even if we provoke a toast fight, or even take advantage of the situation to get rid of it, it will definitely cause the toasts in the land of Yun and Gui to be vigilant, you must know that the toast in Lianzhou is just an appetizer, and those big toasts in Yungui are the real goals of us. ”

Li Wenzhong nodded, very agreeable. After all, he is a military general, and when he considers affairs, he will inevitably only focus on victory or defeat in a corner, and will not subconsciously coordinate the general trend of the world.

"Then, why do you put the field in the capital city of Lianzhou?" Li Wenzhong said. "The capital city of Lianzhou is not suitable for opening a field. If you want to set up a port market here, you need to build not only canals and repair the city, but also connect the north and the south, and build roads...... The cost must be huge. ”

"It's not that we are waiting to set up the field in the city of Lianzhou, but this field can only be placed in the city of Lianzhou." Zhu Su said.

His face was quite solemn, and when he was no longer at the banquet, the arrogant and rash prince asked Li Wenzhong: "Brother Bao'er, do you think that in addition to this Lianzhou Mansion City, this entire Lianzhou Mansion, there is also a place where my Ming Dynasty can completely dominate it?" ”

Hearing this, Li Wenzhong was slightly stunned, and then his face turned solemn.

He thought about it, shook his head slightly, and said, "Although, this Lianzhou Mansion is my Ming Dynasty's mansion. ”

"But if it's more serious, if my Ming court has an imperial order, it can govern the boundaries of the land in a word......"

"Except for this Lianzhou capital city, there is really nothing else."

"yes." Zhu Su sighed softly and said, "The southwest land has been educated by my Huaxia for more than a thousand years. However, for thousands of years, they have been controlled by the Tusi and ordered by the imperial power, and it is often difficult to get out of the city walls of the state capital. Wang Zhizhou, a four-grade official, is humble and embarrassed in this Lianzhou Mansion, which is not as good as a county order in the Central Plains. The dignified government can catch sparrows if you are idle. ”

"Is this still under the rule of the imperial court? The imperial court decree is here, if there is no cooperation from those toasts, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch, right? Most of these Lianzhou mansions are just some small toasts that don't have much strength, and among the clouds and guis, even the big toasts across mountains and provinces abound, what about them? ”

"If the field is set outside the city, it will be built in the land under the jurisdiction of the Tusi. When you and I leave Lianzhou, is this field repaired for our Ming court, or is it repaired to the Tusi of those countries within a country? ”

Li Wenzhong listened, his face became more and more serious, and he nodded lightly quietly.

"It doesn't matter if you spend more money, the imperial court now has money, and has built a field, and the tax alone, I'm afraid it can add a lot of income to the imperial court...... If it is built on the boundary of Tusi, I am afraid that we will not even be able to collect taxes! Only in this way can the imperial court increase its influence in Lianzhou, slowly radiate the surrounding Tusi, and strengthen its influence in Lianzhou. ”

"We must also increase the power and WeChat of the state government yamen in Lianzhou, and set up the field in the city, which is to add a means for the state government yamen to control the Tusi...... If the yamen of the state capital can decide how much of their share of these toasts in the field and grasp their economic power, do the toasts dare to ignore the laws issued by the yamen as nothing, and think that my Daming state officials can pinch and beat them at will? ”

"Well, that's right." Li Wenzhong nodded convincingly, silently remembering these words in his heart. In all fairness, he also had the intention to make a meritorious career and go overseas to build a country. For him, how to control the forces of all parties and how to focus on the surrounding political situation are all golden words, which are completely different from the knowledge of marching and fighting. After thinking about it, he asked again: "However, if these toasters are unwilling to cooperate, how should the field operate?" ”

"After all, Lianzhou's products are still too barren, if there is no toast to support the field, I am afraid that it will be difficult to be effective, right?"

"Who said that Lianzhou is not abundant?" Zhu Su smiled slyly. "My Daming silk, as long as it is transported to the west, can be exchanged for a full cabin of gold, not to mention the pearl of Hepu?"

"What's more, these Tusi in Lianzhou, both Tu and Han, have very different customs and education, and it is impossible for them to be monolithic and advance and retreat together."

"When the field is completed, the profit is the first place, and naturally there are people who are willing to cooperate with the field. And if one toast makes a profit, can the other toasts insist on isolating the field? What's more, they think that it is difficult to sustain the field for a long time...... I'm afraid that my mind is full of thinking about stepping up to make profits, and I will definitely not waste my time on holding on to me for a long time. ”

Zhu Su said very firmly.

Now that Zhu Su has made a decision, Li Wenzhong is indispensable. The capital city of Lianzhou lacked manpower, but there were still tens of thousands of elite Ming troops stationed here recruited by Lianzhou Wei and Li Wenzhong. These tens of thousands of people started construction together, and Zhu Su brought cement, wood and stone and other building materials from the Fujian merchants who cooperated with the royal government in Hangzhou, Guangzhou and other places, and the construction of canals, rivers, and fields in Lianzhou City was very smooth, and the progress was extremely impressive.

With Li Wenzhong in charge, although the toasts were resentful because Zhu Suqiang set up the field in the city of Lianzhou, they did not dare to stumble easily. Even, before the construction of the field was completed, a toast quietly approached Zhu Su, intending to participate in the operation of the field.

(End of chapter)