June 15, 2015.
The entire situation of Da Ming was indeed not good.
Songshan, Jinzhou, and the other Liaoxi fortresses had fallen into the hands of Huang Taiji. Even Ming's son, Korea, had been taken down by Huang Taiji and forced to submit.
The rebel army led by Li Zicheng already had hundreds of thousands of soldiers. They occupied the north of the Yellow River and were almost invincible.
In Chongzhen's opinion, this was the case.
It was almost a dead end!
However, in the eyes of the three of them, it was still far from the point of no return.
"Is this the situation of the Chongzhen Dynasty?”
Looking at the map, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.
It wasn't too difficult.
It was too simple!
When he heard Chongzhen's complaints just now, he thought that Chongzhen had already rotted to the point where there was nothing else to add.
But now it seemed like…
Wasn't it just a group of young men rebelling in the north and a group of late-Jin soldiers spying on the border?
Just this?
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
From the south to the north, which place did not rebel?
Although the Yuan Dynasty left Dadu.
However, the territory they occupied on the grasslands was twice as large as that of the Ming Dynasty.
But wasn't she still being chased and beaten by him?
"Houzhao, how strong is Manchu Qing compared to Northern Yuan?”
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Zhu Houzhao explained," The Manchu Dynasty was slightly stronger than the Yuan Dynasty. After all, firearms had been popularized, but they were definitely not much stronger.”
"I see."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
If that was the case, he would be relieved.
He glanced at Chong Zhen and snorted coldly,""Don't kneel. Sit down."
When Chong Zhen heard this, he was naturally overjoyed."Yes, sir!"
Although his tone was still cold.
However, he could already hear the great ancestor's approval of him!
He hurriedly sat back on his futon.
"The world's wars are strange and ever-changing, but there's only one thing that can be said.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly,"Use your own strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses!"”
"Houzhao, Fourth Brother, in my opinion, why don't the three of us each come up with a strategy to pacify the chaotic times of the Chongzhen Dynasty?”
Zhu Di's eyes lit up.”
He had long wanted to try it out.
However, due to his father's authority, he did not dare to speak. Otherwise, he would definitely jump out and exchange blows with this group of Manchu people!
Zhu Houzhao also chuckled,"Naturally."”
He had said so much before to let Zhu Yuanzhang see the true face of Chongzhen.
As for saying that he had come up with a strategy to pacify the Chongzhen Dynasty?
Then Zhu Houzhao could only say,"What simple dungeon strategy?"
Chong Zhen's expression gradually turned serious.
He pretended to be listening attentively.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't waste any words.
He went straight to the main topic.
"The first step is to take the troops from Henan, Hebei, and Liaonan to defend Tongguan.”
"Remember, do not choose any radical generals.”
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to a place that had been neglected by Chongzhen in the past.
In his opinion.
The current Chongzhen Dynasty had completely entered an accelerated mode.
The court was accelerating: Chongzhen frantically replaced the chief assistant, and the government affairs were unclear.
The world is accelerating: natural disasters continue, smoke rises everywhere, crazy uprisings
These two kinds of acceleration complemented each other, which eventually led to Ming Dynasty's crazy speed!
Therefore, the first answer given by Zhu Yuanzhang was:
Slow down!
Since he had already changed his form, then he would play according to the change!
"The second step is to clean up the internal court after building the defense line at Tongguan and nurture the eunuchs 'henchmen. However, if that's not enough, you need to clean up the court and prioritize the generals on the battlefield over the civil officials.”
"If it really doesn't work, then open the doors of the Imperial Examination again. There will be a test every six months, and the topic will be focused on quelling internal strife and selecting talents from within. Remember, after this purge of the Imperial Court, you can't easily change it.”
There were two biggest problems in cleaning up the royal court.
First, the old civil officials would stop them, so they needed someone to balance them!
Secondly, after the purge, if the candidates belonged to the faction of the old civil officials, it meant that there was no purge.
Zhu Yuanzhang's two steps could be said to solve these two problems.
Chong Zhen nodded seriously.
His memory was very good, so he naturally firmly remembered the words of the great ancestor in his heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly." After completing these two steps, the Great Ming Dynasty should have been pacified quite a bit. After that, we will need to reorganize the army and move the capital to Yingtian."”
Move the capital?
Chong Zhen widened his eyes in confusion.
In fact, he had thought about this matter before. He could think of what his ancestor had said. The emperor guarded the country's gate, and the king died for the country.
He rejected the idea of moving the capital.
But now, why did the great ancestor say that he wanted to move the capital?
However, Zhu Yuanzhang only snorted coldly.
"Speaking of which, I was holding back from asking just now.”
"Isn't the capital of my Great Ming Empire Ying Tian? Why is he in the capital?"
If it was during the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, there would naturally be no problem in the capital in the north.
But the problem was that Old Zhu had never seen it before!
The current Ming Dynasty was only in the fifth year of Hongwu, and the Ming Dynasty of Chongzhen was also extremely rotten.
The location of the capital was naturally the best.
Why did he have to go to the capital?
"Father, I moved that one."
Zhu Di was a little embarrassed.
In fact, other than moving the capital, he also left Zhu Yuanzhang's tomb in Yingtian.
However, he did not dare to say anything about this.
"It's you again, you brat."
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes.
The one who seized the throne is you, and the one who moved the capital is still you.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was still giving Chongzhen advice, he would definitely teach this Fourth Brother a lesson!
"Great Ancestor, what happens after we move the capital?"
Chong Zhen asked impatiently.
"After moving the capital, we naturally have to gather money and food in the south.”
Zhu Yuanzhang continued,"Jiangnan is rich and has many merchants. Naturally, they can use it as they wish."”
As soon as he said this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Chongzhen's face.
But soon, this trace of difficulty disappeared!
In the past, he would not have found a wealthy businessman.
Even if they wanted to increase taxes in Jiangnan, it would be extremely difficult. Countless officials tried to stop them.
But that was only in the past!
Now that he already knew the outcome of the Chongzhen Dynasty.
Then, what happened next.
Naturally, he would not be soft-hearted!
"After that, we'll first take down the rebel army step by step and quell the rebellion.”
"After the rebellion is resolved, we will focus on the border.”
"Remember, when quelling the rebellion, remember that they are also citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Only kill the chief culprit. At the same time, do a good job in disaster relief after the rebellion is quelled.”
Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly instructed.
At this point.
He did not continue.
That was because when that time came, he would have to decide based on the situation.
Moreover, it would take several months for the Chongzhen Dynasty to complete these goals.
It wouldn't be too late to continue planning after doing all this.
"Chongzhen will remember the words of the great ancestor.”
Chongzhen was naturally extremely grateful!
These words could be said to have directly enlightened him.
The excitement in his heart could not be expressed with words.
Now, he only wanted to go back and do something big!
However…
It's not over yet!
"Fourth Bro, tell us."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di.
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