For Yang Rong and Xia Yuanji, Zhu Gaoxian's words are really a bit surprising.

In the hearts of the two of them, the big families should be the henchmen of the Ming Dynasty today, after all, seeing that the power of these families is getting bigger and bigger, they are intertwined, and these families make you have me, I have you, and seek various interests together through marriage and other means.

Today, the number of officials of the family faction in the court is extremely large, and it is already a very powerful force.

Even Yang Rong, the head of the cabinet, feels quite constrained and a little tricky when it comes to handling political affairs, after all, the various decrees formulated by the cabinet will eventually be issued to local governments and implemented by local officials.

And the officials in many places are originally from big families, coupled with the usual collusion, their positions are naturally unknown.

Xia Yuanji, as the secretary of the household department, is even more deeply touched.

The south was rich, so the imperial court levied heavy taxes, but in the end, it was not satisfactory to reach the treasury of the household.

And when it came time to use the money, the ministries would scramble for the first and last, eager to break their heads, which made the household department feel a little unable to make ends meet.

In this way, Xia Yuanji naturally knew in his heart that this was the family members robbing the court for money!

On the surface, all kinds of politeness, but in fact, all kinds of means are secretly used to deduct and exploit, and the money and food handed over to the court by the people of the Ming Dynasty must pass their hands first, and the result is that the court and the people are lost, but they have fattened those big families, and they eat with a mouth full of oil, and their brains are full of fat.

Such a result is naturally something they do not want to see.

Therefore, Yang Rong and others have always regarded the family as the top priority, thinking about how to help Zhu Gaoxian suppress these greedy families.

But now listening to Zhu Gaoxian's meaning, it is the Tatars in the north that make His Royal Highness the crown prince pay the most attention?

For a few of them, today's Tatar is just a defeated dog driven to the bitter cold land of the north, and it may still have the strength to hurt people, but it should only be a small trouble.

After all, since the time when Emperor Taizu was defeated, the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were destroyed, and wherever the soldiers came, these alien races could only flee to the north miserably, surviving and licking their wounds.

Even if it will disturb the border of the Ming Dynasty on weekdays, it should only be a disease of ringworm and scabies, why does Zhu Gaoxian attach so much importance to it?

"Your Highness, the Tatar invasion, since there is already a Su commander to go, it should be no big deal."

"What's more, hasn't that one also been at war with the Tatars in Mobei......"

The former king of Han, now Zhu Gaoxu, since the rebellion failed, was exiled to the northwest, at the junction of Mobei, with the few remaining men and horses, living under the invasion of Tatars all day long.

And Liu Rong, the Marquis of Guangning, who was the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army, respected Zhu Gaoxian's secret order and closely monitored this person.

I have to say that Zhu Gaoxu still has some ability, in such a difficult environment, he can still survive tenaciously, and the war with the Tatars has always come and gone, and the territory has also been stabilized by him.

Zhu Gaoxian didn't pay much attention to his second brother, what he cared about was whether Tatar would take this opportunity to collude with Zhu Gaoxu and then kill the Central Plains.

After all, no matter what Zhu Gaoxu says, he is also a former prince, although the rebellion failed and he was exiled by Gejue, he can still play a role to some extent......

"My second brother, the ability to fight is barely strong, but his mind is a mess."

Zhu Gaoxian said slowly:

"At the beginning, the old man discussed with me, spared his life, and sent him to Mobei, hoping that he could live a safe and stable life, and see if he could help Daming guard the gate by the way."

"However, I received a secret report that after he survived from the Tatars, he seems to have some kind of contact with the Tatars, so he can barely live ...... on weekdays."

"This time the Tatar invasion, I'm afraid that my second brother will be confused for a while and get on the wrong thief ship, won't I be forced to send him on the road again when the time comes?"

Several people glanced at each other, but they didn't say anything, it was a matter of royal secrets, and they didn't want to talk too much.

After all, this kind of thing, most of the time it's not good to get involved.

Zhu Gaoxian didn't care, he smiled and said:

"Most of the Tatars are thinking of supporting my second brother and singing against me, maybe they still want to use him to go south in one fell swoop."

"They don't want to think about what I'm doing with Liu Rong's 300,000 army in the northwest!"

"I'm afraid that my second brother won't be able to carry it, and when the time comes, he will give away his own life in vain......"

After all, Yang Rong is the first assistant of the cabinet, he thought for a while, and then said in a deep voice:

"Your Highness, this matter needs to be thought through, after all, if the Tatars really want to be like this......"

Zhu Gaoxian shook his head with a smile and said:

"It's okay, I have already instructed Liu Rong, including Su Wu, they naturally know how to deal with it, and I will bear everything."

"The key is to take this opportunity to decide the situation in one fell swoop, and it is best to be able to completely wipe out the Tatars!"

"Let there be no more places for these nomadic aliens to live in the grasslands!"

When Xia Yuanji heard this, he immediately began to worry.

His household can't withstand the consumption of several wars......

Besides, listening to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's meaning, it is to make the Tatars completely extinct, and most of the money, food and manpower required for this will be an extremely large astronomical amount!

Even if he digs three feet into the ground in his household warehouse, he may not be able to make it up......

"Xia Shangshu, you don't have to worry too much."

Zhu Gaoxian saw that he was worried there, and suddenly smiled slightly:

"I know that the household department alone can't support this kind of money and food consumption, so I have to take a long-term view."

"Although it is not a good means to raid the family and exterminate the clan, it can also appropriately supplement the needs of the national treasury."

"Those big families, it's time to spit it out, Da Ming doesn't need a family that drags his feet, and he doesn't need to eat inside and out!"

Several people were taken aback, and hurriedly dissuaded:

"Your Highness, this matter must be considered in the long run, now is not a good time to raid the family and destroy the clan......"

"There are many entanglements between these families, and they affect the whole body, and Your Highness needs to consider it carefully."

Even Shen Qingyu on the side was taken aback in his heart.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to kill the clans?

But now is an extremely critical and important time, the new and old thrones are alternate, and there are internal and external troubles, His Royal Highness must at least wait until he successfully ascends the throne......

Hearing the advice of several people, Zhu Gaoxian's face remained unchanged, and he said slowly:

"This is what I will discuss with you today."

"Take advantage of this Tatar invasion, plan and then act, and solve these two things together!"