I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 423 Liaodong Raiders

Zhu Houxun had long set his sights on Liaodong and had been planning how to take it over.

In addition to Liaodong's rich resources and fertile land, what Zhu Houxuan valued most was Liaodong's personnel composition.

There were no civil affairs institutions such as prefectures and counties, and no civilian households, which meant that there were no gentry families in Liaodong. This meant that this was a blank sheet of paper, without any constraints, and Zhu Houxuan could paint freely on the land of Liaodong.
As for the military family that currently rules Liaodong, Zhu Houxuan today does not take it seriously at all. Instead, he thinks it is a good thing.

To this day, if he eliminated all the corrupt military families in Liaodong, it would not cause any waves in the court, because the civil officials would be eager to do so. But if he wanted to get rid of the gentry family of a prefecture, it would definitely cause an uproar in the court.

If all the military families in Liaodong are eliminated, Liaodong will then have the advantage of "harmony among people".

Then let’s talk about Liaodong’s “geographical” advantage. Liaodong itself is rich in resources and is close to the sea, so its geographical location is extremely advantageous.

As long as the railway is built in the Liaoxi Corridor, the resources and population of the North China Plain will flow smoothly into the Northeast Plain, and the second largest plain of the Ming Dynasty will be developed on a large scale. With the development of the Northeast Plain, it will become the new granary of the Ming Dynasty, and the Royal Group will also make huge profits in the process.

The most important thing is that the Royal Group's current industrial center is in Tangshan, which is at the exit of the Liaoxi Corridor and at the junction of the North China Plain and the Northeast Plain. Tangshan's industrial products will be able to radiate these two plains very smoothly.
Four years ago, when Zhu Houxun came to the capital for the second time, he had his eyes on Liaodong. But at that time, the time was not yet ripe, and the power in his hands was not enough to swallow up the whole Liaodong. The main reason was that he could not solve the three problems facing the development of Liaodong, so he just made a layout first.

Now, the power in the hands of Zhu Houxun and Zhu Houzhao is enough to swallow up the entire Liaodong and solve the three problems facing Liaodong's development.

Therefore, Zhu Houxuan immediately began to take steps to control Liaodong, preparing to build Liaodong into the most solid rear base of the royal group.

"Are you so optimistic about Liaodong?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly asked.

"Yes, brother Emperor. After the development of Liaodong is completed, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty will be further enhanced. By then, the capital will probably no longer need to transport grain from Jiangnan. The grain production in Liaodong alone will be enough to meet the needs of the capital," Zhu Houxuan said hurriedly.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the map for a while and said, "If the plains in Liaodong can be developed, then if we attack Mongolia from Liaodong, we don't have to transport food and grass from the inland areas, which can save a lot of costs!"

Zhu Houxuan did not expect that Zhu Houzhao was most concerned about this, and said: "My brother, what you said makes sense. In fact, the grain production in Liaodong is enough to support my brother's northern expedition to Mongolia. However, the military farms in Liaodong are all in the hands of local military officers, and the court and military households have not gained much benefit from it."

"Hmph!" Zhu Houzhao looked at the Liaodong map and snorted coldly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. It was unknown what he was thinking. "After I deal with the three guards of Duoyan, I will go to deal with the Liaodong Military Region after returning to the army and establish prefectures and counties in the Liaodong Military Region." Zhu Houzhao paused, turned to look at Zhu Houxuan and said, "Do we still need to establish prefectures and counties? I think it would be better for the Royal Group to take over directly. I don't want those civil servants to manage Liaodong."

Zhu Houzhao was shocked by Zhu Houxun's words and didn't know what to say for a moment.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao's idea was also his, but he was not as radical as Zhu Houzhao. In Zhu Houxuan's plan, prefectures and counties would be established in Liaodong, but the officials of these prefectures and counties would be sidelined by the royal group.
"That's not a bad idea," Zhu Houxuan said.

"Let's do it this way. At that time, the Royal Group will directly manage Liaodong. You have to lead the Royal Group to earn more money. After I defeat Mongolia, I will have to build a navy. At that time, the Royal Group will have to pay for the bulk of the military expenses." Zhu Houzhao continued.

Zhu Houxuan found that he was really thinking too much and making Zhu Houzhao's mind too complicated. Zhu Houzhao's thoughts and demands were very simple and pure: to fight!
Zhu Houzhao has tasted victory and is eager for the next victory.
He wanted to have more and stronger troops to achieve greater victories.
Such a Zhu Houzhao was also the basis for Zhu Houxuan's confidence in developing Liaodong. Zhu Houzhao could eliminate the greatest military forces posing a threat to Liaodong externally and eliminate the local military families in Liaodong internally.

With Zhu Houzhao's current military prestige, the soldiers of the Liaodong Garrison would not have the heart to resist Zhu Houzhao at all, and the military generals of Liaodong could only submit obediently and not cause any trouble.

The three issues that troubled Liaodong's development were no problem at all in front of Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao soon lost interest in the meeting and went to Nangong to play with Zhu Zaihao and Zhu Zaizhen.

Zhu Houxuan was still staring at the map of Liaodong. His eyes gradually moved to Jianzhou in the northeast of Liaodong. This place name made Zhu Houxuan think a lot.
He even considered whether he should kill Nurhaci's ancestors in advance to prevent future troubles.

But he quickly rejected this idea. Even if he killed all of Nurhaci's ancestors, if he did not change the series of systems existing in Liaodong, Nurhaci Lan, Nurhaci Zi and others would emerge, and the soil that hatched them would always exist.

As long as Zhu Houxuan can change the various systems in Liaodong and develop the Northeast Plain, the soil that hatched them will disappear, and Nurhaci will become a person loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Houzhao soon could no longer stay in the capital, and he announced directly that he was going to Xuanfu. His Duke Zhenguo Mansion had been completely completed, and he had long wanted to go and see it.

The court was very calm about Zhu Houzhao's behavior, mainly because they were used to it.
Before leaving the capital, Zhu Houzhao held a grand medal-awarding ceremony. Although many soldiers were still fighting against the Mongols in Hetao and border towns, their medals and awards would be sent to their homes, and the treatment behind the medals and awards would be enjoyed in advance.

Zhu Houzhao did not forget Zhu Houchun during this reward. He added two characters "Wu Lie" to Zhu Houchun's honorific title. Now Zhu Houchun's full name is Prince Wenren Wulie Jing.
Zhu Houzhao was not honest after arriving in Xuanfu. He began to gather the existing cavalry troops and divided them into small teams to harass the Mongolian tribes on the grassland.
At the same time, the Mongolian Fugitive Order, which had been issued for two years, was also taking effect.
(End of this chapter)