Zhu Youjian extended two fingers to Qiao Yunsheng: "I have two ways to deal with them. One is the garrison just mentioned. The army not only protects them, but also supervises them. The army does not only consume food; Second, I confiscated all their war horses. Without war horses, the nomads are just born lambs in front of Daming's flintlock."
"Your Majesty, the minister understands." Qiao Yunsheng felt that he had been a high-ranking official for decades, how could this young emperor consider everything
"Of course, I still have a third method, and it is also the third measure I will take outside the customs, to establish a province."
"Province?"
"Kaijiang depends on military commanders, but to truly turn these lands into Daming's possession, the guarding of the land still depends on civilian officials. Therefore, I plan to establish five new provinces outside the pass... Austria, four and a half provinces.
"Four and a half provinces?" Everyone was confused by Zhu Youzhen, how can there be a half province
"The Liaodong region will no longer be under Shandong. We will establish a new province here, Liaoning Province; the Nuergan region is too large, sparsely populated, and transportation is inconvenient. We plan to divide it into two, and the south of Heilongjiang will be Heilongjiang Province, Heilongjiang Province. To the north, because it is on the coast of the North Sea, it is called Beihai Province; during this northern expedition, I crossed the Median River. It is north of Daxinganling, and it is called Lingbei Province;"
"Your Majesty, there are only four provinces, and half of them?" Qiao Yunsheng held his fingers for a long time, but couldn't find which province was half.
"I have signed a contract with the Oba Khan and Sesantaiji of the Horqin Department of Mongolia, and they agreed that the whole family will be naturalized as Han people in five years. This is west of the Daxingan Mountains, which is called Lingxi Province." Zhu Youjian knew. The thoughts of the Shangshu people, he no longer left any suspense, "However, the Horqin Ministry has not been naturalized for the time being. Daming can station troops in Horqin, but cannot participate in Horqin's internal management. Therefore, this Lingxi Province can only be regarded as half a province now. ."
"Ao..." I didn't know who it was, and he sighed. It seemed that he had been holding his breath when Zhu Youzhen spoke.
"Of course, the area outside Guanwai is too vast. I just give a general idea. There are still many things waiting for the Aiqings to complete." Zhu Youjian did not take the credit for himself alone. These scholars are in the supervision of the capital. , It is also very hard, and simply let them do something to make the contribution together.
"Your Majesty, what do important officials do?" Huang Liji, the head of the six books, took the lead in expressing his position to Zhu Youzhen.
"Yes, your Majesty, what do we need to do?" The others agreed.
"I was going to return to the capital to make arrangements. Since you are in a hurry, then I will arrange a few important things first. After returning to Beijing, I will give myself a few days off," Zhu Youjian wiped a hand. Hair, coughed again, "Li Aiqing of the Ministry of Industry, first prepare a lot of spring wheat, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and various vegetable seeds, and 10,000 sets of farming tools."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"How is the construction of Second Avenue?"
"His Majesty, the Second Avenue departs from Jingshi, passes through Baoding and Zhending, and crosses from Taihang Jingxing to the west, leading directly to Taiyuan, and then along Fenshui, just connecting with Tongguan."
"So, Second Avenue, from Jingshi to Fengxiang is over?"
"Your Majesty, go west again, and you will be the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, where there are sparsely populated, and there is no labor to build concrete roads!"
"Li Aiqing, this is definitely not possible. Jiayu Pass is the most important pass in the western part of the Ming Dynasty. The Second Avenue must be built to Jiayu Pass at least." Zhu Youzhen took out the marching map he carried with him. , Dingxi, first build to Lanzhou. This section of the road is landscaped and landscaped, and the transportation of grain and grass is particularly inconvenient. A flat cement road must be built. I will not give you a time limit. The Ministry of Engineering must ensure the quality and flatness of the road."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister must recruit labor in time and strive to complete the work as soon as possible."
"It's not finished," Zhu Youjian corrected. "After this period is completed, it will be built along Suzhou, Ganzhou, and finally to Jiayuguan."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister understands."
"The official, Wang Aiqing, immediately recalled Li Hongji, the prefect of Jinzhou, and Shi Kefa, the prefect of Ningyuan. In addition, I recommended two local officials in their 30s. The positions are not limited, but people must be honest and capable. In addition, they have to prepare a hundred. Officials at all levels must not be too old and have experience as officials. The Imperial College’s staff is not recommended for the time being."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will do it tomorrow."
"Qiao Aiqing of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, after returning to Beijing, we will check the prisoners in the five northern provinces. The focus is on those with a sentence of more than five years. If the sentence is definitely more than five years and there is no sentence, there is no need to retrial. Contact the families of these people immediately. , Exiled to Lingbei, except for Jiangyang Thief."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Bi Aiqing, the Ministry of Household, quickly wrote all over the country. There is a large amount of land for sale in Liaodong, five taels of silver per mu, and more than one hectare purchased at a time. Each mu is calculated as four taels of silver."
"Your Majesty, is this another way of emigrating?"
"Immigrated to Liaodong, but also saved money for the Ministry of Households, haha," Zhu Youjian, regardless of Bi Ziyan's eyes widened, "Li Aiqing of the Ministry of War, immediately recalled the Governor of Jiliao, Sun Chengzong."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Li Chunye didn't understand that Sun Chengzong, who was so old, would still be reused by Zhu Youjian, "After Master Sun is gone, who will be Governor Ji Liao?"
"I want to abolish the post of Governor Jiliao. Master Sun has another appointment. You have a lot of things. How is the reorganization of the new army?"
"Your Majesty, the minister has reorganized the Ninth Army and the Tenth Army in Shandong, Shanxi has reorganized the Eleventh Army and the Twelfth Army, and Shaanxi has reorganized Zu Dashou’s 13th Army and Zuo Liangyu’s 14th Army. In addition, there are three other armed forces in Shaanxi that are being reorganized, but they have not been issued firearms."
"So many?" Zhu Youjian raised his head and was silent for a while. "The north does not need to be reorganized for the time being. Shaanxi will let Zu Dashou find a way. First, reorganize the army of Guangdong and Yunnan, and then Fujian."
"Guangzhou and Kunming are too far away from the capital, and it takes too much time to transport the artillery." Zhu You inspected and scratched his hair. "Li Aiqing of the Ministry of Industry should set up the Guangzhou Firearms Factory as soon as possible. The firearms factory does not need to design firearms, as long as it can produce according to drawings. That's it."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Minister will organize artisans near Guangzhou as soon as possible."
"Hou Zhi, the reorganization of the new army can now be handed over to the servants. You can organize the manpower as soon as possible to check the remaining military households in the five northern provinces. These military households may have lost their original cultivated land and cannot afford it. Military pay to the court."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Huang Aiqing, there is nothing special about the Ministry of Rites for the time being, but you will inform the State Superintendent of Jijiu Kong Aiqing that I will spread the words and deeds of the saint to the outside world, and teach the people of foreign races, so that he can recruit some scholars who have fallen off the list, as long as they are above scholar That’s all, I want to send them out of the gate."
"Your Majesty wants to open a school to spread the knowledge of saints outside the customs?"
"Yes, to open a school, it's called... Confucius School, this name, Kong Aiqing should be satisfied."
As soon as the banquet was over, Zhu Youjian immediately returned to the barracks and fell asleep.
But Li Chunye couldn't sleep, he was destined to lose sleep this night.
Every time he sees Zhu Youjian, his understanding of Zhu Youjian is a little more profound. Zhu Youjian’s governance of the country and the army will bring him surprises that he can’t imagine. Zhu Youjian is like that which can grow with just one blow. The big soap bubble always allows him to see the dazzling brilliance, as long as the soap bubble never bursts.
The more he admired Zhu Youjian, the more Li Chunye felt that Zhu Youjian became more and more unfamiliar. Within the scope of his cognition, there can be no such versatile person in the world. There is none in history or in reality. should have.
And this all-rounder is still a teenager.
Did Zhu Youjian really grow up in the deep palace in the inner courtyard
Daming used the power of the whole country to build the Great Wall and form the Guanning Army in order to deal with the nomads in the north. First Mongolia, then Jurchen, famous generals appeared in large numbers, but there were countless deaths and injuries. He was always on the defensive and even retreated in Liaodong. Zhu Youjian It only took half a year for the personal campaign to completely eliminate Jurchen and surrender part of Mongolia. Daming finally gained a foothold north of the Great Wall.
Even Cheng Zu, who has outstanding military exploits and five personal conquests of Mongolia, is not as good as Cheng Zu. Cheng Zu just let the Mongols temporarily surrender. Once they slow down, they will still be the cancer of the Ming, and Zhu Youjian will let the nomads outside the pass. Success will be done once and for all; to become the ancestor of the Northern Expedition, a lot of money was spent, and the treasury was emptied, while Zhu Youjian's Northern Expedition was to seize a lot of money, even more than the tax income of the Ming Dynasty.
"This young emperor!" Li Chunye could only shake his head and smile, "I hope the soap bubbles will never burst!"
Zhu Youjian didn't think so much. He didn't even have any luck with Bumubutai. He would return to the capital tomorrow, and he had to cultivate his spirit.
As soon as the sun came out, Zhu Youjian got up. He changed Bumbutai into men's clothing and followed him. The civil and military officials in the court didn’t steal Zhu Youjian’s limelight. Back to Beijing.
Along the cement avenue, Zhu Youjian slowed down. When the sun was close to the top of his head, he returned to the capital. The cement avenue passed through Dongzhimen, and the army entered the city from Dongzhimen.
Zhu Youjian had heard the noise in Dongzhimen a long time ago, and even used gongs and drums.
As soon as the army arrived at the doorway of Dongzhimen, I don't know who it was, and lit a lot of firecrackers on the front of the city. Zhu Youjian had to stop and waited for half a time before the firecrackers were completely extinguished.
In the second year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1629), August 22nd was the handover of noon. Zhu Youzhen rode a "snow fire" without a single hair, and stepped into Dongzhimen first. The noise inside the city gate, Suddenly reached its peak, applause, gongs and drums, firecrackers, and the calls of the people formed a triumphal symphony, and the air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur.
Zhu Youjian clenched his fists with both hands, unanimously to the crowd on both sides.
All the civil and military officials of the capital were here, and at the front of the crowd were the high-ranking officials of the Sixth Department. The officials with low positions automatically stood behind, and then the people in the city were behind them.
Zhu Youzhen seemed to see a familiar figure in the crowd, but the figure flashed and disappeared in an instant. When he looked around again, there was no familiar person in the crowd behind.