After the edict was issued, it really caused a certain backlash.

Those tribes who belonged to them were actually accustomed to the relaxed management of the Central Plains Dynasty, and originally thought that this time was no different from before, as long as they offered the name of a courtier, they could be rewarded and protected by the imperial court, so why not?

Now such conditions are tantamount to depriving many tribal chiefs of their power, so that their power is only greater than that of Han officials, and even inferior to the Tusi in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, they were not happy, and some tried to contact the Tatars and return to the arms of the Mongols.

But since you have already been attached, it is not something you can break away from if you want to.

Sappy's cavalry took aim at them and began to attack.

In the end, under the blood of several small tribes, most of the tribes that had surrendered had to accept such harsh conditions.

They sent envoys to Beijing to pay tribute to the revered emperor, and at the same time began to divide the regions of the prefectures and send Han officials.

However, the Ming Dynasty did not give benefits, and from then on, the spearhead of the Ming army would no longer point at them, but would also include them in the shelter, and also opened the mutual market to them, and all kinds of grassland scarce products continued to flow in, and the Ming Dynasty also obtained many high-quality war horses.

Of course, there are also drawbacks, such harsh conditions, which made some Mongolian tribes who originally planned to be wall grass dispel their thoughts, and even began to unite with Warat and Tatar. Ghost Li Chi had already been beaten bitterly, and he was going to go to the Khan throne to claim the throne, but when he saw this posture, he would rather fight guerrilla than give in to Daming.

After all, this time Da Ming moved the real character, if he accepted this, Ghost Li Chi would suddenly be reduced to an equal footing with the chiefs of the small tribes that he usually looked down on, which of course was unacceptable.

So Zhu Di added 50,000 troops to the grassland and ordered Lanyu to continue the expedition.

In any case, the form of the steppe is very good.

In this case, Zhu Di is also very satisfied.

He continued his journey to the north.

I came to Beijing to consolidate border defense; second, to investigate the results of Zhu Gaochi's work during this period; Three, just to pick a good place for yourself.

To consolidate the border defense, according to Yan Keng's suggestion, the focus of the subsequent operations has been established; The city of Beijing was also repaired very well, which made Zhu Di's impression of Zhu Gaochi much better.

In the end, it's time to choose a good place for yourself to sleep.

He took a fancy to Changping.

In a treasure land surrounded by mountains and rivers, Zhu Di stood still.

"Just choose this place." He whispered to the eunuch beside him:

"In this way, after I die, I can sleep more comfortably."

"This mountain will be renamed Tianshou Mountain in the future!"

The Ming Tombs, the site of Changling, was laid.

After that, Zhu Di inspected the defense of the north again, and then returned to Nanjing with satisfaction.

But as soon as he arrived in Nanjing, there was bad news waiting for him.

"Your Majesty, there are only 140,000 taels of silver in the treasury, and the rest are all exhausted, and the taxes in various places have not yet been paid, and the treasury is already empty!" At the court meeting, Hubu Shangshu stood in front of Zhu Di and complained:

"Just these 140,000 taels have been scheduled to be sent to the front line for military expenses. Now many parties are asking for money from the household department, but the household department really can't withdraw silver, and please ask Your Majesty to investigate. ”

Zhu Di was speechless for a while.

Although his northern tour is not as vast as the Qing Dynasty emperor's trip to the south of the Yangtze River, after all, it is the emperor's patrol, and it is also a costly existence.

Coupled with the simultaneous operation of various affairs, even if Zhu Gaochi is a master of government affairs, he can't conjure up so much silver out of thin air, and now the Ming Dynasty is really unable to make ends meet.

"Your Majesty!" At this time, the crown prince also stood up, but in his fat body, a loud voice sounded:

"The conquest of the grassland, the passage of the canal, the construction of the Grand Ceremony, and the construction of Beijing, each of which cost a lot of money, so how can the imperial court afford it?"

"In the previous battle for the throne of the emperor, the mountains and rivers were broken, the people of the Ming Dynasty were displaced, and His Majesty ascended the throne, just when the mountains and rivers were reorganized and recuperated. The people of the world also look forward to His Majesty's benevolent government and restore the prosperity of Hongwu. ”

"Your Majesty is using troops everywhere, spending a lot of gold and silver, apportioning conscription, and the ministers say something unpleasant, and the people of the Ming Dynasty are already miserable!"

"Nowadays, the Jiaozhi riots are continuous, and the southeast Japanese invade, it is an eventful autumn, but Your Majesty is still so consuming national strength, making the people tired, the treasury empty, and in the long run, there will be disasters!"

"The minister implores Your Majesty to stop this kind of work and waste of money and money, imitate the governance of the past Wenjing, and start with the people!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked, and Zhu Gaoxu's face showed a look of schadenfreude.

He knows better than anyone the status of these things in Zhu Di's heart.

Among them, the conquest of the grassland and the compilation of the canon were the actions of the Yongle Emperor. He was ambitious, and he relied on these two feats to rival the ancient emperors.

It's not that no courtiers have put forward opinions, but they are all euphemistically dissuading Zhu Di, and stop one or two unimportant things first. Zhu Gaochi is good, this breath, I want Zhu Di to stop all, if this does not anger the emperor, it will be strange.

Even if what he says does have a point.

On this northern tour, his performance was excellent, and he became more intimate with Zhu Di, and at this time, the eldest brother offended Tianyan without knowing whether he was alive or dead, hehe......

Sure enough, as Zhu Gaoxu expected, after saying something, Zhu Di's face was suddenly not very good-looking:

"If the border of the north is uneven, the border will never be at peace; Moving the capital to the canal is also a thousand years plan. I do this for you, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"Of course, Erchen knows his father's good intentions, but now that the Ming Dynasty is running a deficit, it is no longer the time to make a big move!"

Zhu Gaochi stiffened his neck and looked up at Zhu Di, just like Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang in the past.

Zhu Di's face was completely gloomy.

He knew that he was spending money like water, and he knew that his son was dealing with internal affairs, but this was not a reason for his son to fight against him.

In the court, there was gradually a strong smell of gunpowder.

Fortunately, at this time, there was an attendant who broke the solemn atmosphere. He hurried to the temple and said in a loud voice:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Ma He, the chief eunuch of the Qin Mission, has led the fleet and arrived at the port! ”

In an instant, the entire court was silent.

——

Ma He came back in time.

Along with the horses and their return, there were also a large number of exotic objects.

"There are more than 6,000 altars of pepper, 20 boats of ebony, ambergris ......"

Listening to the reports of relevant officials, Zhu Di's face became more and more joyful.

This is not a few hundred years later, in that era, pepper and other spices were absolutely rare in the mainland, and they could be sold for extremely high prices.

(End of chapter)