Chapter 482 Liu Sanwu’s answer After all, the current situation in Annan can be described as a mixture of thieves and people. The imperial court simply did not have the time or manpower to screen out these traitors one by one. The best way is to cut through the mess quickly and end it in one go. Those who survive in the end, regardless of whether they are rebels in origin, will never have the courage to think about rebellion again. If the imperial court tries to win people's hearts again at this time, the effect may not be as good as usual. …… Chamber of Secrets. Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard and asked Liu Sanwu: "Liu Aiqing, do you think the strategy proposed by King Qin and King Xiang to win over the people of Annan has any merit? If Zhu Yuanzhang were to choose, he would definitely choose Zhu Bai's strategy. Not that this strategy is so ingenious. But he is simple and crude enough.

After all, judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's experience in conquering the world. For a newly conquered land, there are still many rebels lurking in it. If you want to make it safe and stable, you must submit to the Ming Dynasty. The simplest way is to give these rebels an opportunity to rebel again before the army has gone far. If only the restless factors in the newly attached land could be completely eradicated. However, for Zhu Yuanzhang, who was also good at not only conquering the world, but also governing the world. He will definitely not use excessive levies and expropriations to force out those rebels. Because doing so is really unpopular. According to the practices of the predecessors, only a push of grace order can cause the disobedient people who are still capable of rebellion to start civil strife themselves. All that's left is for the troops to press down on the border. However, after Liu Sanwu thought for a moment, he gave the opposite answer. He bowed slightly to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, His Highness King Qin's 'fishing' strategy is more suitable for the current chaos in Annan." Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised by Liu Sanwu's answer. He asked with great interest: "I wonder how Aiqing thinks that the second brother's strategy can win over the people of Annan better?" "Your Majesty, because today's Annan can no longer withstand a major chaos." You carefully explain to Zhu Yuanzhang: "The rule of the Annan court collapsed back then, which gave me the opportunity to conquer my homeland in the Ming Dynasty." "And the Ming Dynasty was able to easily establish the Chief Secretary of Cochin because the local people's livelihood was in decline and the rebels were unable to make waves." "Even eight years have passed, Annan's people's livelihood has still not recovered, so those rebels raised the flag of rebellion again, which was just a flash of fluorescence, and they were instantly wiped out by our Ming army." Although Liu Sanwu did not say from a direct angle how good Zhu Chong's strategy was, Zhu Yuanzhang still understood what Liu Sanwu wanted to express.

That is to say, it is easy to exterminate the thieves of Annan, but post-war governance is a big problem. If there is another war, even if Ming Dynasty wins. But Annan's precarious people's livelihood will completely collapse. A large number of people will inevitably flee into the mountains and forests to avoid the war and become bandits. The people who stayed in their hometowns would also have their hometowns that they relied on for survival destroyed by the war. And became a terrifying refugee, and then swept across the entire territory of Annan. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to quell the civil unrest in Annan, it would have to transport food from the mainland to relieve the people of Annan. Even Hou Youwen of the Ministry of Revenue may not be able to raise the needed food. After Zhu Yuanzhang thought clearly about this truth, he couldn't help but sigh: "My beloved is still thoughtful, and everything he thinks is long-term." "But we only think about military matters, but forget that Annan's current environment is different from our Ming Dynasty." It’s different.” "If we forcefully use our experience in quelling chaos in daily life to eliminate the Annan rebellion, I'm afraid it will be a big mistake." Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to do with this matter. In fact, when he pacified Annan, he did not go on a personal expedition like other times, and he paid more attention to Mobei on weekdays, so he did not know the specific situation there. However, in the face of Zhu Yuanzhang's praise. Liu Sanwu shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Mr. Lin has already pointed out the shortcomings in the plan of the two princes." "I just used Mr. Lin's words to supplement what he didn't say. It's nothing." Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Liu Sanwu was not being modest. However, if I take back what I said after crossing the exit, I am afraid it will hurt the old minister's heart. He smiled faintly: "I can check for Mr. Lin's mistakes and fill them up, but anyone can do it without following me. If you love me, don't be too modest." Liu Sanwu said he didn't dare. But deep down in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang's praise was quite useful. After Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Sanwu again, he looked at Zhu Biao who was taking notes. He smiled and asked: "Boss, do you have a good strategy to quickly conquer Annan?" When Zhu Biao heard this, he quickly stopped writing. But he said with some embarrassment: "Father, I don't know much about Annan's affairs, so it's better not to show my shame. Why not listen to Mr. Lin's advice?" Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his eldest son was entangled in government affairs every day, and it was impossible to cover everything and know the situation of every place in the Ming Dynasty. So I didn't say anything harsh, just nodded and waited for Lin Che to start teaching. next door. After listening to Zhu Bai's rebuttal, Lin Che finally understood this kid's logic. He couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Do you know how many Han people there are in Annan now?" Zhu Bai didn't understand that Lin Che asked such irrelevant questions in a powerful voice.

It was only after he listened to Lin Che's class and went back to read some classics that he learned that there was a place called Annan in the Ming Dynasty. Where has anyone studied the number of Han people in Annan? He asked with some confusion: "Sir, are there people in our land of China who are not Han people?" Without even taking any action, Zhu Ming gave Zhu Bai, who made such stupid remarks, a blow to his head. He reprimanded angrily: "How do you read your book? China is all-encompassing, how can it be possible that there are only Han people!" Zhu Bai was beaten so hard that his head was buzzing. However, he did not dare to resist Zhu Xi, so he could only look at Lin Che for help. However, Lin Che was too lazy to care. He coughed and said: "Now the Han people in Annan only account for half of the total population, and the rest are local indigenous people." "Because of the same ancestry and origin, these Han people who have descended from the Qin and Han dynasties are really the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty's rule in Annan." At this point, Lin also specifically explained the reason why the Han people are the cornerstone. Compared with the local Annan natives, they would obey the laws of the Han family and take the initiative to pay taxes to the court. I just want the daimyo to take charge of this place so that they will no longer be oppressed by the Annan native thieves. Zhu Bai, who was only thinking about his grievances, immediately realized his plan and made a mistake for his people. When the Han people in Annan took the initiative to pay taxes, the first victims of excessive taxation and extortion were the cornerstones of Ming Dynasty's rule in Annan. By then, before the natives of Annan could raise their flag of rebellion, I am afraid that the Han people themselves would rebel first. (End of this chapter)