Father can be an enemy to the country

"Oh? Can you guarantee that there will be no rebellion in Menghua Prefecture and that all the thirty-six chieftains, big and small, will abide by the law?" Zhu Zhen asked in a raised voice.

"I can only promise to prevent them from happening as much as possible, and strictly urge the chieftains, big and small, to abide by the law." Zuo He replied loudly: "But at the same time, I can promise the prince that once a rebellion occurs, I will quell it as soon as possible and never do anything. We won’t bother the province, and we won’t let the rebellion spread outside the state.”

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded with satisfaction. The fact that Zuo He could say this showed that he had a brain, so he asked again: "There are Menghua Guards stationed in Menghua Prefecture. Can you guarantee that there will be no land disputes with the native people?" ?”

"I can only guarantee that all the fields will be divided according to the court rules. The official fields in the former Yuan Dynasty will be assigned to the Menghua Guards. No one is allowed to encroach." Zuo He replied in a deep voice.

"Well, that's fine." Zhu Zhen nodded again and said, "Actually, Yunnan is a vast land with sparsely populated areas, and nine out of ten of them are uncultivated land. Why do you keep looking at the official land?"

"Back to your lord, because Guan Tian is mature land, the yield is much higher." Zuo He smiled bitterly and said, "The native people farm through slash-and-burn farming, and they don't know how to farm with cattle. The yield is extremely low, so they are jealous of the high-yielding Guan Tian. .”

"If you don't know how to farm, the government can teach you. Next spring, we will send experienced farmers to various governments to guide local people in farming." The second half of Zhu Zhen's sentence was to instruct Pan Yuanming.

"As ordered." Pan Yuanming responded hurriedly.

"Can you really teach us?" Zuo He asked in surprise.

"We are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Is it necessary to be self-conscious?" Zhu Zhen said lightly: "Of course, the premise is that he must admit that he is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Menghua Prefecture will never allow anyone who is not loyal to the Ming Dynasty to exist!" Zuo He said firmly.

"Furthermore, the chieftains who are close to the official road must build and maintain roads, and the other chieftains must pay taxes on time..." Zhu Zhen said again.

"Absolutely no problem!" Zuo He agreed again.

"Don't talk nonsense. You must be responsible for what you say to this king." Zhu Zhen said coldly.

"I would like to issue a military order!" Zuo He said, patting his chest: "If you can't do it, let the prince punish you!"

"Okay!" Zhu Zhen held up his hands and said with a smile: "If you have such courage, it is worthy for me to believe in you."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" Zuo He knelt down and kowtowed excitedly.

"Don't kowtow in a hurry, I haven't finished speaking yet." Zhu Zhen raised his hand and said, "Actually, there is no point in being the same acquaintance. It is more satisfying to know the truth."

"Of course." Zuo He said seriously, "It's just that I don't dare to think about it, for fear that the prince will think that I am wishful thinking."

"Normally speaking, you really can't reach the sky in one step." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "And you know that Shi Shengde is highly respected and is much stronger than you."

"Yes..." Zuo He also agreed with the prince's words.

"However, times make heroes, and wealth and honor are found in danger." Zhu Zhen smiled lightly and said: "Now we have a dangerous errand. If you can handle it well, I will reward you with this incredible wealth."

"Your Majesty, please speak." Zuo He's heart was pounding.

"Menghua is adjacent to Yongchang. What happened to Yongchang, right?" Zhu Zhen asked in a deep voice.

"Yes." Zuo He nodded and said softly: "The city built by the imperial court in Yongchang was captured by the Luchuan Army. I heard that all the commanders were captured."

"Already rescued!" Feng Cheng said angrily.

"Yes, the heavenly soldiers are mighty." Zuo He praised hurriedly.

"Then do you know who summoned the Luchuan Army?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Back to your lord, I heard that it was a Dai chieftain from the Yongchang area who did it." Zuo He paused for a moment and then bravely said, "But in fact, I don't think that's the case."

"how to say?"

"Because I heard that the Lucchuan army withdrew after demolishing Yongchang City, and they didn't care about the life or death of those Dai chieftains." Zuo He said, "It would be really stupid if it was the Yongchang chieftains who did it, so it's more like the Luchuan Si family is doing it. They did it under their cover.”

"That makes sense." Zhu Zhen asked, "But we are all Dai people. Aren't Silunfa afraid that we will retaliate against the chieftain of Yongchang?"

"There are too many Dai people, can Silunfa take care of them?" Zuo He said: "In Luchuan Kingdom, only the Dai people in Luchuan are considered human beings, and only the Dai people in Mengmao are human beings." .”

"Is that so? What do you chieftains think of the Luchuan Kingdom?" Zhu Zhen asked again calmly.

"Of course he hates it to the core!" Zuo He said angrily: "Si Lunfa abolished all the chieftains in the territory and gave the annexed land to his trusted generals. All the chieftains mentioned him and hated him. of."

"Okay, that's good." Zhu Zhen nodded and said with a smile: "Now I ask you to cross the Lancang River to persuade the chieftains within the Luchuan Kingdom's sphere of influence to change their ways and submit to the Ming Dynasty. Do you dare?"

"..." Zuo He's throat tightened for a while, and he didn't know whether he should agree or not.

"If you can recruit ten chieftains to surrender, I will make you the prefect. If you can recruit all the chieftains east of Mengmao, I will even make you the prefect!" Zhu Zhen said solemnly.

"Okay, it's a deal!" Zuo He said with emotion after hearing this: "I will go and recruit all those chieftains to surrender for the prince!"

"This matter cannot be rushed. We still have to wait for the emperor's decree. But you can establish contact with them first. Once you are needed to be a lobbyist, you will not be blinded." Zhu Zhen said slowly.

"Follow your orders." Zuo He hurriedly respectfully accepted the instruction.

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Even though the toasts are dawdling on the road, every one of them is very well-informed.

The two chieftains who were the first to arrive in Kunming City were received by the prince, and they were all promoted. It soon became known to everyone among the chieftains.

Then they all speeded up in unison and rushed to Kunming City.

Zhu Zhen did not disappoint them. He received all the chieftains who came to Kunming one by one and had cordial conversations with them. And based on their performance in the past year, rewards were given to varying degrees...

Most of the toasts who came here were innocent, and those who had evil intentions basically didn't dare to come. So basically no one is punished and everyone is rewarded. As a result, many chieftains from nearby Kunming who had not planned to come originally rushed to Kunming city after hearing about the good news.

Zhu Zhen knew clearly that this was a gang of speculators, but he did not expose them and rewarded them as well.

The city of Kunming was filled with harmony, and the chieftains celebrated with their crowns. They all breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking that it was a false alarm.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Prince Dian of Chuhai held a Laba banquet by the Dian Lake to entertain all the chieftains who came to Kunming.

When attending the banquet, the toasts were still in a happy mood. Along the way, they exchanged loud greetings and exaggerated jokes, as if this was a way to express their happiness and joy after a false alarm.

It wasn't until they arrived at the banquet venue and saw the row of prison cars on the Yunjin Bridge that their moods sank.

Damn, it doesn’t seem to be a false alarm...