Zhu Youjian talked with Niu Jinxing and Li Jin, the two trump cards in governing Sichuan, for a long time. It was not until they fully understood their intentions that they were allowed to resign.

After sending the two people away, Zhu Youjian stood up and wanted to go out for a walk. At this time, he remembered that there was a special "guest" in his cabin, which was the chief military officer of Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty, General Zhengnan.

Mu Tianbo, Duke of Guizhou.

This is a "little kid general".

Today's Ming Dynasty is a bit like "a kid in charge of the country". Zhu Youjian himself is only half a child, Zhu Cixiang, who oversees the country, is only four years old, Xinwang Zhu Cixuan, who came out to control Xinzhou, is only three years old, and Mu Tianbo, who guards Yunnan, is only fourteen.

Years old... He was only ten years old when he ascended the throne as Duke of Guizhou, Chief Military Officer of Yunnan, and General of the Conquest of the South!

So young and promising!

However, Zhu Youjian also knew that this "young and promising" general military officer of Yunnan was still a little inexperienced and could not take on the important task of ruling Yunnan. Military affairs had to be handled by the governor of Yunnan, while government affairs were handled by his mother, Mrs. Chen.

and the housekeeper Ruan brothers presided over it.

Moreover, Zhu Youjian also knew that the Mu family's commander-in-chief in Yunnan, Shizhen, had produced two generations of "Faint Commander-in-Chief" in a row!

Mu Tianbo's father, Mu Qiyuan, was a troublemaker. When his slaves were arrested by the patrol for breaking the law, Mu Qiyuan mobilized troops and aimed artillery at the patrol office!

And Mu Tianbo's grandfather Mu Rui was removed from his official position, title, and imprisoned because he escaped during the Tusi rebellion.

However, Mu Tianbo's great-grandfather Mu Changzuo was a capable fighter. When he first served as the chief military officer of Yunnan (after Mu Rui was dismissed and imprisoned, Mu Changzuo, who had retired for more than ten years, was re-elected as the chief military officer), he once

Defeat the Taungoo Dynasty of Myanmar, the most prosperous Southeast Asian overlord!

The Ming-Burma War that took place from the 10th year of Wanli to the 23rd year of Wanli (it was not fought all the time, but fought intermittently) was a bit ignored. But Zhu Youjian, who had opened his eyes and seen the world, knew that

, this was a war that changed the pattern of the Southern Barbarians and the national destiny of Taungoo, Siam, Arakan and even Chenla!

After repeated defeats in this war, the Ming army commanded by Mu Changzuo, Deng Zilong, Liu Wei, Gao Guochun and other famous generals severely damaged the strength of the Toungoo army, and the prestige of King Mang Yingli was also greatly damaged.

As a result, Siam, Arakan and other countries that were subdued by Emperor Mang Yinglong broke away from Toungoo's control, including Siam led by Emperor Naresuan. After the twelfth year of Wanli, the Toungoo Kingdom fell into the same situation as the Ming Dynasty.

, the unfavorable situation of the confrontation between Siam and Siam. The war continued until the 23rd year of Wanli. The Toungoo Kingdom of Burma, which once dominated the Southern Barbarians and was arrogant, was on the verge of destruction. It was a pity that the Ming Dynasty's southern advance was due to the Wanli Battle of Korea.

The outbreak broke out, and Mu Changzuo was forced to retire in the 23rd year of Wanli. This caused the Ming Dynasty to lose the opportunity to join forces with Siam to destroy Toungoo and carve up Taungoo.

As a result, the Taungoo Kingdom also escaped disaster. After the death of Emperor Naresuan the Great, it stabilized the situation, preserved Upper Burma with Ava as the center, and embarked on the road of gradual recovery. Now it has become the Ming Dynasty.

The number one power in the South.

But Zhu Youjian knew very well that the revival of the Toungoo Kingdom was only based on the weakening of the powerful enemy. The Ming Dynasty was severely weakened after the three major campaigns of Wanli. In the forty-seventh year of Wanli, it suffered a disastrous defeat at Sarhu. Naturally,

Unable to make progress in Taungoo.

Siam also turned from offensive to defensive due to the death of Emperor Naresuan the Great, and no longer sought to destroy Taungoo. The last breath of vitality of the Taungoo Kingdom was preserved and revitalized.

However, after its rebirth, Taungoo was no longer a military power with strong military strength and keen on waging war with all parties. Instead, it became a country that lived behind closed doors (the same was true of Siam), which could not withstand the strong force at all.

The enemy's invasion... and Zhu Youjian believed that he was "super strong" and had many sons, so he needed territory to settle down. He must be the powerful enemy who destroyed Taungoo!

Moreover, ten years after Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty still had a food crisis. Simply tapping the potential of the Ming Dynasty might not be able to solve the problem. Large-scale imports seemed to be necessary.

However, Zhu Youjian felt that his ability to make money was not as good as that of the traitor, and he might not be able to get the money to buy Nanman rice. So he decided to rob... Of course, he did not rob it personally.

Dear, how could you personally grab food?

So Zhu Youjian decided to train Mu Tianbo to be a bad duke of the Ming Dynasty who robbed rice on behalf of the sky, and sent him to rob him in the future... Therefore, after meeting Mu Tianbo in Chengdu, Zhu Youjian issued an imperial edict and sent him to rob rice.

The young father-in-law of the Mu family stayed by his side. He also made him the "Royal Brother of the Ming Dynasty", that is, he was the brother of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

These days, Mu Tianbo has followed Zhu Youjian to learn how to steal rice.

When Zhu Youjian summoned Niu Jinxing and Li Jin just now, Mu Tianbo was in the study room on the royal boat, that is, in the cabin where Zhu Youjian summoned Niu Jinxing and Li Jin, doing homework - copying 24 Latin letters and 0-1000

Arabic numerals and corresponding Chinese characters.

"Yuye," Zhu Youjian turned around and looked at Mu Tianbo, who was crying, and called his name, "Have you finished your homework?"

"Write, write it." Mu Tianbo replied in a very aggrieved voice. He is really miserable now. He has a lot of homework every day, including Latin that he has never been exposed to... learn this

What is the use of learning foreign writing? He, the commander-in-chief of Yunnan, who has been hereditary and has been neglected for a long time, still needs to learn foreign writing?

"Okay!" Zhu Youjian nodded, "Show it to me!"

Mu Tianbo was now caught by Zhu Youjian. He didn't like studying anymore! He had no choice but to pick up the book and hand it to Zhu Youjian respectfully.

Zhu Youjian looked through it and found that he could write well - it is not easy to write Latin letters and Arabic numerals with a brush, and it is even harder to write them well!

"Okay, there is progress!" Zhu Youjian nodded and threw down the notebook, "Yuye, take a walk with me and memorize the Latin letters again."

"I accept the decree..."

"I want to talk about my younger brother!" Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "I have two younger brothers, King Youxu of Hunanhuai and King Youzhao of Huizhao. If they hadn't died young, they would be older than you now... I

As soon as I see you, I think of them. If they are still here, I will have two more helpers."

Mu Tianbo thought to himself: If they are here, will there be no need for me to learn Latin? Besides, you have four brothers, why don't you miss them?

Of course, you can't tell Zhu Youjian what you are thinking. The young father-in-law Mu Tianbo is under the roof now, so he has to memorize the alphabet.

He memorized the 24 Latin letters one by one. If he didn't memorize well, Zhu Youjian even used Jinshou to help correct it, and then he let Mu Tianbo go for the time being.

Then, the two brothers walked out of the cabin together and walked slowly on the deck of the boat.

On both sides of the Minjiang River, it is the busy planting season, and farmers can be seen working hard in the fields.

Zhu Youjian held his hand on the railing of the imperial boat, while Mu Tianbo stood on the edge, hands hanging down on his shoulders, looking like a loyal little brother.

"Yuye, how does this place compare with Yunnan?" Zhu Youjian suddenly asked.

Mu Tianbo smiled and said: "Long live my lord, this Sichuan is a land of abundance, how can it be compared to this barbaric land like Yunnan."

Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "The wild land is wonderful... There are few people but a vast land. It is a place where heroes pioneered and people established their careers! How has the climate in Yunnan been in recent years? Is it cooler? Beijing has become more and more popular in recent years.

It’s getting colder.”

"Yunnan is not hot at all," Mu Tianbo said with a smile. "Although Yunnan is in the south, its terrain is very high, so the climate is relatively cool. Kunming is even more comfortable. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is like spring all year round. It is known as the Spring City."

Zhu Youjian nodded and said, "Is Yunnan's population large?"

"Not much," Mu Tianbo said, "but Yunnan has many mountains and little flat land, many forests, and many barbarians. Most of them are rebellious, so it is not easy to cultivate them."

Zhu Youjian nodded and said with a smile: "It's not okay to rebel. I need to send more military households to Yunnan... Yuye, how much food is left in the village of your Duke of Guizhou? How many military households can you feed?"
Chapter completed!