Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1012 New Dynasty Meteorology 2
Zhu Yujian pondered for a long time, and sighed with a somewhat sad expression: "When Taizu set the national policy of preferential treatment of scholars and low collection of commercial taxes, he certainly did not expect that such a situation would arise today, right? Champion Hou is right, If it cannot be used by the country, what use will the prosperity of Jiangnan have to the Ming Dynasty? Send an order and confer General Qi as General Pingnan, rectify the Huaisi Rebel Army, Kinmen Army, Yingxia Army, and Zhejiang Army, and pay close attention to the situation in Jiangnan Trend! The Zheng fleet and the naval squadron stationed in Wuhan have stepped up their training and are ready to attack Nanjing at any time and uproot the Jiangnan rebellion!"

One sentence doomed the fate of Jiangnan gentry and scholar-bureaucrat group.This group was suppressed in the early Ming Dynasty because of their support for Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang, but after the death of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, the two strong men with strong hands, they quickly recovered their vitality. , became extremely powerful, and it was no longer the emperor or the cabinet that dominated the government, but the Jiangnan group.If history did not go wrong, the glory of this group would continue. Their every move profoundly affected the fate of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Even strong men such as Kangxi and Yongzheng could not really conquer this rebellious group.But now, the end of this group has come, and they ushered in a more ambitious and dynamic group.

The ambition of the Jiangnan Gentry Group is limited to dominating the fate of this country and pocketing the country's wealth, while the ambition of the Heluo Group is to dominate the fate of the entire blue planet and insert the black tiger flag into every place where the sun shines. Go to the corner, compare the two, and make a judgment.A group that is stuck in its own way and has already shown its stagnation as early as the Song Dynasty has gone against a vigorous and aggressive group. Is there any other choice but to be crushed to the ground?
Emperor Longwu had made up his mind, and all the civil and military officials present, no matter what they thought in their hearts, could only respond in unison: "I obey the decree!"

There will be chaos in the south of the Yangtze River for a while. Let it be chaotic for a while. Qi Hu won't attack it for a while, so the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not waste too much time on it.The Jiangnan Gentry Group is destined to be abandoned by the times. There is no need to waste expressions on a pile of garbage that has long been exuding a rancid smell. There are more important things to do.

"I want to reorganize the military system." Zhu Yujian raised the next topic.

The ministers have no objection to this, the military system of the Ming Dynasty has long been rotten, and there are millions of soldiers in the guards, which are useless except for wasting money and food, and the little money and food allocated by the state are not enough to fill the guards Teeth are cracked, the country is dissatisfied, and the guardsmen are full of complaints. This is really a scam.

Xue Siming said: "Your Majesty is wise! The military system of the Ming Dynasty has long been rotten. The million guards not only cannot fight, but also become a huge burden. They should have been laid off long ago!"

Fang Yizhi frowned and said, "Of course the guardsmen should be laid off, but where will they put so many of them?"

Yang Menglong said: "It's easy, just give them the fields in the guard."

Fang Kongshao smiled bitterly: "Where is there any land in the guard!"

Yang Menglong officially said: "There are a lot of fields in the guards, but they are occupied by thousands of households and hundreds of households. My opinion is that the state should pay for those lands from the officers of the guards at a relatively low price. Buy it and distribute it equally to the military households according to the head... Don't roll your eyes, I have worked for thousands of households in the guard, I know the tricks there, the land is there, it's just in the hands of people who shouldn't have it!"

Fang Yizhi spread his hands: "What about the money? The land occupied by the guards' officers is more than a million acres. Even if the price is lowered, millions of taels of silver are still needed. Where does the money come from? This battle After it was defeated, half of Ming Dynasty was smashed to pieces, everything needs to be rebuilt, and money is needed everywhere, so where can we squeeze out millions of taels of silver to feed those guys?"

This is indeed a big problem. The financial crisis has been tormenting Daming since Zhu Di, and it became more and more serious in the future. By the time of Chongzhen, it was almost to the point of dying.Although with the rise of the Heluo Group, Daming has a new source of taxation and the situation has improved, but after this battle, half of the country was destroyed. To restore Daming's vitality within a short period of time, the money spent here will be lost. Where can I find so much money to buy land for military households?Anyway, Fang Yizhi couldn't think of a way.

But in Yang Menglong's view, this is not a big deal at all: "If you copy the homes of the gentlemen in the south of the Yangtze River, won't you be rich?"

All the civil servants rolled their eyes in unison.Wouldn't it be rich if you copied the homes of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River?Can your old man be more simple and rude!

Zhang Tong said: "Even if they have money, those generals may not be willing to sell their fields to the court... The Chinese people value their fields too much and will never sell their fields unless it is absolutely necessary!"

Zhu Yujian said calmly: "Then spend more time to investigate their evil deeds of embezzling military funds and occupying military fields, and then hang them all on trees. In fact, I am more inclined to hang them on trees, so that I can save a lot of money." "

The generals were excited and eager to try, while the civil servants rolled their eyes fiercely.They finally knew why Yang Menglong supported Zhu Yujian to take the throne, these two are simply like-minded!

Therefore, another decree was drawn up: all military lands will be nationalized, and the cabinet will set up a statistical team within a month to measure the military lands across the country, check the land registrations, buy land from generals at a low price and distribute it per head For military households... Old Zhu's family has always been known as the "stingy god". Emperor Longwu couldn't get rid of this stingy fault. You can rebel!

This new policy caused an uproar across the country, and many generals jumped up and rebelled as expected.These properties were saved by their family for several generations. Why do you take them all back with a single word?Why?Against you!

As expected, these rebellions came and went, and most of the rebellions were suppressed by the military households before the new army was dispatched. Lost their heads... In the eyes of the military households, the fields of these generals are theirs. These bastards who have drank their blood for generations not only refuse to hand over their fields, but also bring It is simply unreasonable for them to rebel against the imperial court who tried to allocate the land to them, if they don't kill you and your surname!There were even many generals who charged military households with a crime of rebellion before they even had the idea of ​​rebellion, cut off their heads to claim credit from the court, and then happily divided the land and family property. For a while, the generals of the guard became high-risk Occupation, the fanaticism of the seemingly weak and deceitful military households in the face of the hope of obtaining the fields made their livers tremble.

Of course, as far as the shitty things these generals have done, it may be unfair to kill them all, but if nine out of ten are cut off, there must be someone who slipped through the net, so what the court did to the military households was basically nothing. Close your eyes.Those moths have been lying on Daming's body and sucking blood for so many years, so they should pay a price.

The Weisuo system became a thing of the past, and the military households who had long been reduced to serfs returned to self-cultivating farmers, and they were grateful to the new dynasty.

Abolishing the garrison system is also easy. Everyone thinks that this thing should have been abolished long ago. What's the fuss about doing something that should have been done 200 years ago?However, the military system reform proposed by Zhu Yujian caused the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty to explode:

He wants to follow Datang's example and reopen the Governor's Mansion!
You are so obedient, this is a prick in the ass of every civil servant.Although they were dissatisfied with the stubborn scholar-bureaucrat class's frenzied suppression of the military generals' group and even the destruction of the Ming Dynasty's national defense force, they also did not forget that during the feudal rebellion, the military generals' groups continued to attack each other all year round, and the lives of literati were as cheap as ants. , the people are reduced to the miserable situation of ten houses with nine empty rations. Will the Governor's Mansion be reopened?No, absolutely not, isn't this going to be another feudal rebellion!Absolutely not!The military generals felt it was necessary. Reopening the Governor's Mansion would allow them to gain a higher status and more opportunities for promotion. The benefits were obvious.The civil and military parties started a heated argument, which turned red in the face.In the end, it was Zhu Yujian who made the decision, the Governor's Mansion must be opened!

And it’s not just one or two, but a whole bunch of them!

There are a total of eight Dudu's Mansions in the customs, namely Shenyang Dudu's Mansion, Beijing Dudu's Mansion, Jinan Dudu's Mansion, Nanjing Dudu's Mansion, Guangzhou Dudu's Mansion, Wuhan Dudu's Mansion, Chengdu Dudu's Mansion, and Lanzhou Dudu's Mansion. A legion is in charge of two to three provinces. The training and mobilization of the army, the recruitment of soldiers, and the distribution of food and salaries are handled by the center of the imperial court and the governor's office through communication, and the local government has no right to interfere.Similarly, the Governor's Mansion is only responsible for local defense and army building, and has no right to interfere with local administrative affairs. Those who exceed their authority without authorization will pay a terrible price.

Several governor's offices will also be established outside the Great Wall.After the eight major governors' offices were set up, all efforts were made to restore the old territory. The Hami Guard was changed to the Hami Governor's House, which was responsible for conquering the Hui territory ruled by the Junggar people and completely incorporating this vast and hot land into the territory of the Ming Dynasty; The Si Zang Dusi was changed to the Wu Zang Du Si, responsible for recruiting Tibetans, Qiang people, and Yi people, and conquering the entire Tibetan area. If the governor was brave enough, he would have no problem rushing down from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to conquer the entire Ganges Plain. , and even liked to hear about it; Nuergan Dusi was changed to Nuergan Dudufu, but the station had to be moved north to the Ninggu Tower area, responsible for conquering the powerful Sauron tribes living between the white mountains and black waters, and crossing the Heilongjiang River. The battle flag is planted on all the land that can be cultivated and mined.Annan also established the Jinghai Governor's Mansion, which was controlled by the Ming Dynasty and was responsible for conquering the entire Indochina Peninsula and bringing the Strait of Malacca under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, Daming has twelve Dudu Mansions, which is really generous and bold.

As for the candidates for the governor's offices, Zhu Yujian quickly came up with the list:
Li Weiluan——Shenyang Governor's Mansion
Lu Xiangsheng———————————————————————————————————————
Wu Sheng——Jinan Governor’s Mansion
Qi Hu——Nanjing Governor’s Mansion
Han Peng——Guangzhou Governor’s Mansion
Xue Siming——Wuhan Governor's Mansion
Qin Liangyu——Chengdu Governor's Mansion
Qian Yu——Lanzhou Dudu Mansion
The sound of thunder----Hami Governor's Mansion
Yan Yingyuan——Nuerqian Governor’s Mansion

Zhong Ning——Uzbekistan Governor's Mansion

Wang Rui——Jinghai Governor’s Mansion
Hey, who seems to be missing?
Oh, I missed Yang Menglong.

Zhu Yujian immediately added: Yang Menglong was appointed as Navy Marshal - His Majesty the Emperor completely ignored that this landlubber could not swim at all.In the same way, Lu Xiangsheng, who worked hard and made great achievements, was promoted to field marshal, and Daming Shuangbi led the powerful three armies of Ming Dynasty to defend the reins of the empire.

It is worth mentioning that all governors cannot be hereditary, and they are swapped every ten years.The only exception is the Jinghai Governor's Mansion. He is not only the governor of Ming Dynasty, but also the king of a country, and there is no way to switch.Similarly, the troops in each governor's office swap defense areas every 15 years. This gives each governor the maximum autonomy while also giving them the maximum restrictions. The defense area swaps and the exchange of governors and subordinate units respectively are the basic principles. The government cut off the possibility of the governors supporting their own self-respect and even rebelling. In ten years, no matter how shrewd and ambitious, it is impossible to make all the preparations needed for rebellion.Moreover, without the order of the court, local troops are not allowed to enter the city in an organized manner, even on holidays. Those who violate the order will be severely punished.

The framework for the reform of the military system has basically been set. Next, it is time to talk about the reform of the civil service system.

(End of this chapter)