After entering the farming society, the development of production tools will inevitably bring about private property. The marriage system cannot guarantee that the poor can be favored by women. Therefore, Hong Chengchou plans to break the tribe forcibly and form independent small families like the Han people.
To form a new family, there must be a complete set of laws, but the Buryats don’t even have a written word. They maintain tribal order and rely on custom inheritance. Hong Chengchou had to follow the Han people’s way and set the simplest rules for them. : Men over 16 years old and women over 14 years old must marry and start a new family. Men under 16 years old and women under 14 years old who have not been married yet live with their mothers.
Li Zhuang was originally the leader of the tribe. Hong Chengchou allowed him to choose four women. It may be because of the relationship between Li Qianqian and Hong Chengchou. Li Qianqian’s mother, who was nearly forty years old, was the first to be chosen by him, and then he also selected A 30-year-old mature woman, plus two beautiful women of fifteen and sixteen years old.
Then came the five elders, each of whom picked two women.
After they have selected them, they will be ordinary men and women of the tribe.
They temporarily practiced monogamy, according to the order of age, the Ming army appointed them a spouse.
Since this is the first time to form an independent family, if the four people of both men and women agree, the two families can exchange women, but they must go to the county government for the record, and they cannot go back in the future.
A total of more than 500 families were formed in this way. Due to the large number of boys and girls, there are still 230 women unable to marry. These women are the last remaining. They are young women who are temporarily handed over to the Ming army.
The third thing is to allocate land.
According to Da Ming's practice, men, young and old, are allotted 30 mu of land. Women have no land, and they must rely on their families to live.
Among the more than 500 households, more than one hundred of them live in Beidong City. They all have houses in the city. The land is outside the city, which is closest to the city wall. The other 400 households are divided into four villages, scattered in the city. The distance between the east bank of the Geleng River and the south bank of the Wuda River is no more than a hundred miles away from Beidong City.
Each village has a head of household. The head of household in the city is Jiang Qing. The four heads of household outside the city are the other four elders Zhao Shi, Qian Yang, Sun Gu, and Yang Wei. As for the original head Li Zhuang, Hong Chengchou is going to let him go to the county office in the future.
The vicinity of Beidong City began to thaw and it was about to enter the sowing period. Although Hong Chengchou had seeds, but no farming tools, he had to ask Chita for help.
Shi Kefa transferred Ma Rulai, the magistrate of Hengjiu County, to Beidong, temporarily took over as Beidong County magistrate, and re-appointed Hengjiu County magistrate from the school faculty.
Ma Rulai took the three hundred sets of farming tools made up by Chita herdsmen and rushed to Beidong to take up his post day and night.
There were not enough farming tools, so the two households had to share one set and use them in turn. Buryats, no, they should be called Han people now, but they still don’t know how to use farming tools, and they don’t know how to plant seeds. Ming soldiers had no choice but to teach them hand in hand.
The county government has very loose policies for these newly naturalized Han people. They can freely fish, hunt, and gather during the slack season. These sideline businesses do not need to pay taxes.
Daming’s law, the most closely related to them, is the agricultural tax, which must be paid in accordance with the standard of 15 taxes and 1 tax. Hong Chengchou is not afraid to give them tax deductions or exemptions, mainly because it is too far away from Beijing and the food transportation is inconvenient. Being able to collect some grain from the hands of the people can alleviate the pressure of transportation.
At the end of April, the spring wheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn were all planted. Except for occasional field management, the people were all idle. They would not be busy until autumn harvesting. During this time, the people continued to engage in their original fishing and hunting activities. To fill the shortage of food.
Hong Chengchou also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there is a bumper harvest in autumn and the people get used to farming, and the grain output is much higher than that of fishing, hunting and gathering, they will no longer remember their previous way of life.
Regarding the two hundred and thirty young women who were temporarily under the control of the Ming Army, several regiment leaders had approached Hong Chengchou in the name of soldiers.
How could Hong Chengchou not understand their thoughts? But there are too many monks and less porridge, and he also feels a little painful.
Finally, Hong Chengchou convened a secret meeting attended by the staff and heads of the group according to the suggestions of the staff to discuss the treatment of these women.
"Military seat, these women cannot be married for the time being. They will waste our precious food if they are placed in the barracks. It is better to let the brothers enjoy themselves. It is also worth the money."
Hong Chengchou also had the same thoughts, and only then acquiesced to these women to stay in the barracks temporarily. However, they were placed in the barracks, and the soldiers would inevitably be greedy. If they stay in the barracks for a long time, I am afraid it will be bad. "Do you all agree with this plan?"
Everyone nodded, and Hong Chengchou visually inspected it again, but none of the participants objected, surprisingly unanimous. This is the result of a full discussion. Since they all agree, it should be right.
"But, there are more than four thousand brothers..."
"Military seat, you can limit the number of soldiers."
Hong Chengchou nodded slightly, this is also a way, "Counselor Liu, he said that you are good at calculations. You can calculate how many times a month is appropriate for the soldiers?"
Staff Liu did not write, he quickly calculated the answer: "Military seat, soldier once a month."
Hong Chengchou was puzzled: "How did you calculate this answer?"
Staff Liu's mind turned quickly: "Look at the army, soldiers once a month, more than 4,000 soldiers, or more than 4,000 visits, 230 women, calculated on the basis of 30 days a month, close to 6,000. Hundreds of people, after deducting their menstrual time, will not be less than 4,000 times, which is exactly the same."
"Haha..."
"Counsel Liu, how do you count these women's monthly affairs?"
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"Don't make trouble, this is a secret military meeting," Hong Chengchou interrupted the officers' teasing. "Counsel Liu, this is too full. What if a woman gets injured?"
Staff Liu scratched his own hair: "This... the subordinates didn't think about it. Or, let the soldiers go twice in March?"
"Furthermore, this kind of algorithm is the same for all soldiers, which is not conducive to motivating the soldiers to defend the territory and open frontiers for Daming," Hong Chengchou shook his head. "The soldiers are still once a month, but let these women receive two women every night. Soldier, this will be free thousands of times."
"The meaning of the army seat, thousands of times that have been vacated, are used to reward soldiers?"
"Yes, to be precise, once a month for soldiers, women should not receive more than two soldiers per night. This is the decision for the time being, and adjustments will be made when the number changes later.
"Military seat, there are so many soldiers, what if they are swarmed?"
Hong Chengchou never encountered such a thing. He thought for a while: "Soldiers will issue a monthly pass each month, and the staff members will arrange a certain order. Then, according to the woman's physical condition, determine the number of soldiers using the monthly pass each day, and tell the soldiers that the monthly pass will be used. There is only one card per month, and there is no more after it has been used. You must wait until next month before re-issued."
"This is the best way, there will be no conflicts."
Hong Chengchou added: "For soldiers who have made special contributions, you can get an extra monthly pass every month."
"The military seat is really high, so it can inspire soldiers to contribute to the country."
"Military seat, do these women need special barracks?"
"Well, it is to vacate a special barracks for them, the staff is responsible for daily management, and outsiders are not allowed to enter at will on weekdays."
"Military seat, are these women locked up in the barracks during the day?"
They are locked in the barracks during the day, and they are like prisoners. They may be resistant. No sunshine all year round is not good for their health. Besides, doing nothing is a waste. "Let’s set up a vegetable field around the barracks. Let them grow vegetables and cook for the soldiers, and receive them at night."
"Military seat, aren't they just auxiliary soldiers?"
"Auxiliary soldiers?" Hong Chengchou had an idea, "They are indeed like auxiliary soldiers. Since they grow fruits and vegetables for the soldiers, let's call them the Fruit and Vegetable Camp! It's nice to say it."
"Fruit and Vegetable Camp? This name is good, I wonder if your Majesty will agree?"
"Your Majesty, I will come to you." Hong Chengchou thought of Zhu Youjian's reply last time. It is estimated that he can agree. Now the establishment of a fruit and vegetable camp can alleviate the soldiers' homesickness, without the soldiers spending money, but also inspire The enthusiasm of the soldiers to defend their territories.
Wu Xiaozhi interjected: "After talking for a long time, will these women agree?"
"It doesn't matter if you disagree, we will slowly do their ideological work, besides, do they have a choice?"
"Many of them, didn't they work hard last time? What else do you disagree with?"
"Xiaozhi was right," Hong Chengchou remembered Zhu Youjian's letter, telling him not to provoke a popular uprising. "The staff members should do their ideological work first, and let them realize that serving the soldiers is doing meritorious service for the Ming Dynasty. Never use strong."
The establishment of the Fruit and Vegetable Camp was surprisingly smooth. I don't know what kind of hair the staff officers used. Anyway, the female soldiers in the Fruit and Vegetable Camp are willing to "serve the soldiers and serve the Ming Dynasty."
Since they agree with Da Ming and are willing to contribute to him, Da Ming cannot treat them badly. Hong Chengchou has repeatedly warned the staff members that they must take good care of their bodies and have them be checked regularly by military doctors. In addition, their daily food standard is the same as that of soldiers. , Can't discriminate, can't abuse.
Beidong County was officially established, but the entire Beidong County now has only two thousand residents. The Ming army stationed four thousand soldiers here, which is really a waste.
The regiment that Hong Chengchou left behind Wu Xiaozhi was stationed in Beidong County. He led the other three regiments and continued westward.
In order to communicate and contact with Buryats in the future, he took Li Qianqian and Jiang Qing with the army.
In the few nights before the westward march, the staff officers arranged for female soldiers from the Fruit and Vegetable Camp to receive the soldiers from the three regiments of the westward march.
Wu Xiaozhi’s regiment was not in a hurry. The three regiments marched westward and would not bring the fruit and vegetable camp. The number of soldiers decreased, and their monthly monthly ticket would definitely increase.
Under the guidance of Jiang Qing, Hong Chengchou followed the direction of the Gelen River and approached southwest. After traveling less than one hundred and fifty miles, he encountered an east-west river.
Jiang Qing couldn't tell whether this was the Chika River or the Chikoy River.