Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 129 Emperor Yongle: You dog...

Originally, Emperor Yongle was still considering how to deal with the troublesome matter at hand!
But who knew that the second son's words came over, and this question made Emperor Yongle stunned for a moment, and then: You little bastard, you...

Emperor Yongle was heartbroken at this moment because he recalled a few sentences he had seen before: getting up earlier than a chicken, sleeping later than a dog, eating worse than a pig, and being as tired as a cow!
Thinking of this moment, Emperor Yongle turned red!
"Someone come! Change some hot tea for me!" Emperor Yongle also walked out from the corner and looked at his grandson who was still sitting on the chair. His grandson's face was full of sarcasm, so he called loudly for someone to come and change some hot tea for him!
Soon, a soldier came over and replaced the yellow teacup that Zhu Zhanhe had just used with a cup of steaming hot tea!

Emperor Yongle was seen holding the steaming hot tea, not minding the heat, and taking a sip. Then he gave Zhu Zhanhe a look of enjoyment.

"Fan Zhong!" Emperor Yongle sat down on the small steps inside the tent, which was where Zhu Zhanhe was standing, and called a young general standing at the door.

"Your Majesty, please give your orders!" A young general at the door responded loudly. Zhu Zhanhe looked up and saw that Fan Zhong was very young, about thirty years old, with some stubble on his face. He knelt down respectfully to Emperor Yongle.

"Go and arrange for those grassland people to stay, treat them well, and give them plenty of gold and silver as rewards!

Tell everyone below you not to mistreat them!" Emperor Yongle was very satisfied with Yesen's performance and his respectful behavior, so he decided to reward them generously to show his kindness.

"Yes!" Fan Zhong answered very straightforwardly and stood up to leave!

"Wait, don't go yet!" Looking at Fan Zhong who was about to leave, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but ask him to stop.

"Grandpa, what are you giving to those grassland people as rewards?

It's completely useless! We need to give them some substantial rewards!

Let them truly thank us!" Zhu Zhanhe was not very satisfied with the gifts given to the Oirat tribe by Emperor Yongle, so he decided to give them a reminder.

But in an instant, the many generals in the tent stared at Zhu Zhanhe in amazement, momentarily stunned! He even dared to refute the emperor's words! Is the Han prince so brave!? He is indeed the bravest warrior of the three armies!

"What do you want to say, kid?" Although Emperor Yongle was surprised by Zhu Zhanhe's recklessness, he decided to listen to what his grandson said.

“Rewards of gold, silver, and treasures are completely useless!
If you ask me, when rewarding the Wala tribe, we should give them something practical!

For example, give them something they want most!
For example, don't these people envy the vastness and depth of the Central Plains culture? Finding more Buddhist texts for them would not only persuade them to be kind, but also satisfy their aspirations! It would be best if they all learned Buddhist culture from top to bottom!
Also, give them some grain seeds and let them grow more crops!

It wouldn't hurt to give them more silks and satins, just give them more! The nobles there should like it very much!

Those exquisite ceramics,

Can you give more of the beautiful things such as poetry, books, rituals and music? " Zhu Zhanhe looked at Emperor Yongle with an innocent face and expressed his true thoughts.

At this moment, the eyes of everyone in the tent looking at Zhu Zhanhe changed strangely, filled with astonishment and disbelief.

"Are you really giving me a reward?" Even Emperor Yongle couldn't help but tilt his head, looking Zhu Zhanhe up and down. "Why didn't I realize you were so mean before? Why are you giving Buddhist scriptures to the grassland people? Are you going to make them all become monks?"
Give them seeds and let them plant crops? Can they grow anything in that damn place?
Were the silks, satins, and ceramic utensils given to their nobles so that they would like them and spend lavishly?
Why are you so mean?

But I like it! Emperor Yongle suddenly felt that Zhu Zhanhe's suggestion was very good, so he decided to adopt it directly.

"You're right, that's exactly what I meant!
"Fan Zhong, the rewards we give them must be valuable, luxurious, and reflect their status! Prepare them quickly! The more the better!" Emperor Yongle immediately changed his tone, waved at the dazed Fan Zhong, and told him to go down and prepare.

"He'er, you performed well just now!
However, I want to hear what you meant by getting everything from them! "Emperor Yongle temporarily put aside other thoughts. He was very interested in Zhu Zhanhe's idea!

Therefore, Emperor Yongle waved to the crown prince Zhu Zhanji who was sitting in the corner, asking Zhu Zhanji to come over and listen. Then Zhu Zhanji consciously followed Emperor Yongle and sat at the other side of Zhu Zhanhe's feet.

"Grandpa, this is very simple!

Our Ming Dynasty is short of money. It is so difficult to mobilize so many troops and travel long distances to defend our country!

Those invaders made mistakes and they have to pay the price, right?

As for the number of people who died in the war, this is not a price to pay, but the punishment they must pay for their mistakes!
We went through a lot of hardships to help them correct their mistakes and gave them guidance on their past shortcomings!
It’s okay for them to give us some financial thanks to express their gratitude!
Besides, our Ming Dynasty is the best of the Celestial Empire. In order to ensure the domestic people live and work in peace and contentment, we have developed water conservancy projects, built the Great Wall, constructed roads, built palaces, and so on!
Don't these all require population and money?

Since the invaders have made a mistake, we must help them correct it!

In order to make up for their mistakes, it should be okay to ask them to help us build water conservancy projects, palaces, and the Great Wall!
Besides, we are not killing them, we are just making them work!

Of course, if they do a good job, we will be merciful and give them household registration in the Ming Dynasty!
This way, they'll be true Central Plains people from now on, no longer just grassland barbarians!" Zhu Zhanhe proudly expressed his thoughts, leaving everyone stunned.

Emperor Yongle was disgusted at first, but the more he listened, the more he felt that this was the case! There was nothing wrong with what he said!

This is exactly what I want!

There is someone to do everything!
No need to spend any money!
He doesn’t even ask his own people to do labor!
It can also eliminate alien races!

And you can also get a large number of cattle and horses for no reason. This is really a good thing that kills two birds with one stone!
"Wouldn't it be a bit bad? After all, we are a country of etiquette and a teacher of benevolence?" Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Zhanhe with a dull face and muttered to himself.

"Are we not righteous enough?
Bring them back from the grasslands to the Central Plains, give them food and a place to live, and if they do a good job, give them household registration in the Ming Dynasty!
They were criminals who invaded the Ming Dynasty. Not only did we not kill them, we also gave them a better future! They only needed to perform labor service instead of the Ming Dynasty's original labor service!
I believe that the people of our Ming Dynasty will definitely agree.

Besides, their people are hungry and cold, so they might be very willing to come to us! "Everyone thought what Zhu Zhanhe said made sense, but I don't know why it always seemed so strange to me.

Take their land! Take their people! Take their livestock!

Let them help build the country! And they don’t have to pay for it! This is great!
I agree! At this moment, Emperor Yongle had completed his own ideological construction and happily agreed to this decision!
Of course, this decision still needs to be implemented before we can tell Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi!
(End of this chapter)