You have to think, once things are done in the southwest, will the court be able to save millions of taels of food expenses every year? Can it even increase the court's annual income by one million taels?"

One thing no one knows.

This is how much food the Ming Dynasty spent every year in order to implement the reform of land and return to local people in the southwest.

No one has ever settled this account.

People only know that it took a long time to complete the reform, but they don't pay attention to how much Ming Dynasty invested in it.

Zhu Gaochi opened his mouth and wanted to say something else.

Zhu Yunxi interrupted him: "There is still money and food investment from Jiubian. Last year because of the Northern Expedition, it was the most investment in the past year. But when the cabinet summarizes the settlement at the end of this year, you will look at the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts. Even if there is a

Daqing City needs investment, and the entire Jiubian is now much less expensive than in the past, and these are real savings."

Zhu Gaochi was speechless.

He understood that no matter how much he worried, Brother Xi could convince him.

Because everything he said is true.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered: "Right now, we are fighting an unprecedented war here. In the past, whether it was the Ming Dynasty, the Tang, Song, or even the Yuan Dynasty, we always fought against each other in the southwest, trying to solve the chieftain system that had existed for thousands of years.

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But now, we can simply use money and food to create a peaceful world instead of letting those soldiers fight with the enemy, why not?"

"But in the end there's still a battle to be fought here!"

Zhu Gaochi retorted stubbornly.

But his rebuttal at this time was more like his incompetent rage after realizing that what Zhu Yunxi said was right.

Zhu Yunxi smiled: "That will save a lot of lives."

Zhu Gaochi was discouraged, curled his lips, and was unwilling to talk to the other party.

Zhu Yunxi started to walk towards the camp at the foot of the mountain: "One more thing, you tell Brother Bing and let him lead people to find out the situation in the mountain. This time, with the help of these local people, I want to

Find all the deepest caves in the southwest mountains and mark them on Kanyu."

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly followed him and muttered: "Aren't you afraid that the chieftains who mingled with the people will go back and report? When the time comes, the people who go into the mountains to pull people's heads will be buried deep in the mountains."

Why are mediocre people like Qin Jianglong allowed to continue to go into the mountains to kill people this time?

In addition to pulling out the natives and Miao people from the mountains and taking advantage of the opportunity to work, they were brought under the direct management of the imperial court.

It is the officers and soldiers who follow them who will secretly note down and draw the topography of various places.

Even everyone, including Zhu Yunxi, knew that among the mountain people who came to Dayong County this time, there must be many people sent by those who opposed the imperial court's abolition of the chieftain system.

This matter must also be carried out.

Zhu Yunxi stopped.

He was silent for a moment, then sighed softly, but his eyes became sharp.

"Although I don't want people to die, death is inevitable. It is absolutely impossible for the people who enter the mountain this time to return with full payloads like before, but this is a loss we must bear."

"In fact, as long as those who are unwilling to have the chieftain system abolished kill more people, the situation in the southwest will be better for the imperial court."

"And those who oppose the abolition of the chieftain system will also fall into another war!"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi quickened his pace again.

The old man should go out for a walk. Before the old man returns to the camp, he must prepare a meal for the old man.

I am a grand grandson of the Ming Dynasty, so I am very busy.

Zhu Gaochi's face was gloomy: "What another war?"

However, Zhu Yunxi's figure had already disappeared, and he did not hear Zhu Yunxi's explanation.

But Zhu Yunxi, who was walking towards the camp from a distance, muttered something to himself.

"The vast ocean of people's war..."

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Chapter completed!