Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 978 Rule
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses wandered around the Shunjing Mansion, which shocked the whole Shunjing three times a day, and almost made the princess feel angry.

Prime Minister Song Qijiao immediately knew that something was wrong, and the violent temper of this group of warriors has not changed.

Fortunately, he thought that the warriors had obeyed in the past two years, but it turned out to be an illusion, it was too cunning.

In this way, he immediately wrote a letter to become an official, for fear that he would become a scapegoat.

It should be noted that the entire Kang country was supported by the generals from the very beginning. Li Zicheng was defeated again and again, and finally retreated to the Kangba area to be regarded as retirement.

Li Zijing does not have the iron fist and prestige of his elder brother, so he can only rule together.

It can be said that if Kang Guo is compared to a business, then these generals are all shareholders.

Their shares can be handled freely, even if they don't have sons, they have heirs, but Kang Wang can't make the decision.

Kang Wang Li Si also understood this truth at this time, and immediately approved Hao Yaoqi's adopted son to inherit the position of defense envoy, and directly made Song Qijiao an official.

In order to better show kindness and divide and win over, King Kang imitated the vassal lord system promulgated by the Ming Dynasty, and established five ranks of the Duke, Marquis, Bo, Son, and Male.

The five generals headed by Li Laiheng were Dukes of the County, and General Yu was the Marquis of the County. The generals under their command were also divided into nobles one by one.

At the same time, Li Si was defending the counties and scattered villages in twos and threes as the fiefdoms of these men.

You must know that the entire land of Kang Kingdom belongs to the King of Kang, and the defense envoys can only lead the troops, and then enjoy [-]% of the taxes. The land and the people are governed by the officials.

A small part of the land in each county was occupied by those generals, and the rest was occupied by the court subjects.

Now, in order to divide and disintegrate his power, King Kang generously scattered his subjects to the middle and lower generals, which can be described as a big deal.

The defense envoys also expressed their joy.

Because these lands and people belonged to the imperial court in the first place, and now they belong to the generals under him, naturally they are equal to their own, and it is more convenient to dispatch troops.

As a result, the situation in Kang country changed suddenly.

The original two-party balance has become a tripartite confrontation, which is more stable.

Li Si heaved a sigh of relief, faced his princess, and sighed: "Kangguo is just a land of two prefectures in Sichuan, where the poor and the people are depleted, and it's really hard to make such a fuss."

The princess rubbed her stomach and recalled: "The capital is the real world."

"There are restaurants and restaurants all over the place. There are all kinds of pastries and snacks, silk and satin, rouge and gouache. There are countless theaters. When you are tired of shopping, you can go to the theater or listen to books."

"It's much better than Shunjing's mutton smell everywhere."

Li Si put his arms around her, and yearned for her new life.

"Your Majesty, although I am a woman, I also understand that although these warriors are numerous and powerful, they are scattered."

"The Forbidden Army has practiced for many years, and there are muskets coming in from Daming. If there is a real fight, we must win. Why don't you dare?"

The princess looked puzzled: "Instead, the people and the land will be dispersed, so the tax for the coming year will be reduced by [-] to [-] percent?"

Li Si's expression was complicated: "Princess, you still don't know much about Kang Guo!"

"There are 140 million people in the 30 counties of Kangguo. It looks like a lot of people, but in fact, the total number of Han people is only [-] million, including military families and some Han merchants."

"As for those Fanren, there are millions of them."

He stood up, the snow-capped mountains in the distance were layer upon layer, and the sun in the sky was soft and without warmth at all.

"If we fight each other, even if we win, we will inevitably be enslaved by Fanren in the future."

"This kind of thing that hurts the loved ones and makes the enemies happy, I would rather give up the land and the people, and I don't want to lose both."

In essence, when Li Zicheng went to the Kham area, he confiscated most of the chieftains' homes, and then distributed the good land to the generals and soldiers, and distributed the remaining leftovers to the slaves and the people.

In the country of Kang, politically and economically, this group of generals of the Western Army occupies the main position, controlling the entire court situation of the country of Kang.

More importantly, the Kingdom of Kang inherited the Ming Dynasty's principle that the monarch was supreme and monks were not involved in government affairs, which severely offended the lamas in temples all over Kham.

After all, in Xueyu, lamas are naturally politicians. If you hinder their future, you will naturally have to endure anger.

At this time, the Kang country is a small clan facing a big clan, and every move has to be cautious.

"Doesn't that mean that Kang Guo is in the crater?"

The princess was startled and couldn't help saying.

"That's right." Li Si sighed, "This cut down is still too impulsive, I should be able to think of it."

"Your Majesty, why not go to Beijing!"

The princess hurriedly said, "Beijing is the best place in the world."

"This impoverished king is not as comfortable as an ordinary earl."

"I have money within a year, but there are hundreds of thousands." Li Si refused to accept.

"Hmph, in Daming, a mere Duke has an annual salary of 5000 shi (plus [-] silver dollars), and his family has at least [-] hectares of land, mixed with various businesses, and his annual income is more than [-] to [-] yuan!"

The princess proudly said: "If we donate soil, can we compare with these countries?"

"Stop talking nonsense."

Li Si waved his sleeves, showing dissatisfaction on his face: "A widow is in charge of a country, and the power is in his hands. How can he curl up in Beijing?"

The concubine still wants to say something, there are 10 people in your house, so there is nothing you can't give up.

But thinking about the relationship between husband and wife, she didn't persuade her anymore. This matter can't be rushed.

Although Kang Guo is far away, it is connected to Sichuan through the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and the news reached Beijing in a blink of an eye.

When the emperor heard about Kang's situation, he hesitated for a while.

On the snow-covered plateau, Wei Zang and Kang Guo confronted each other, allowing the imperial court to take advantage of it.

King Kang and King Wei Zang not only paid tribute every year, but also obeyed the orders of the court and dared not disobey them.

It can be said that this situation is the strongest period for the Central Plains dynasty to interfere in the snow-covered plateau for thousands of years.

As for the Xuanzhengyuan in the Yuan Dynasty, it was no different from the pre-Ming period, basically autonomous.

Now that Ming Dynasty interferes with the snow-covered plateau, take temples as an example, the inheritance and land of more than a dozen dharma kings all need the emperor to intervene.

Without the emperor's approval, it is invalid.

Even, seeing the deepening of power, the emperor planned to implement the golden urn drawing lots system in the Kham area to prevent those kings from being born in the big chieftain family.

As a result, Kang Guo came here.

"Is it possible to unify the Kang country?"

Zhu Yixi's face showed embarrassment.

This is not in line with his process.

In the past two years, his main goal was mainly aimed at the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Mobei, taking over the Baikal Lake area, and setting up the Beihai Governor's Mansion of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Mobei area, that is, the Tuxietu Khan tribe where Zeng Ying is now has established the Mobei Governor's Mansion.

As for the Chechen Khan and Zhasaktu Khan, in view of the vastness and barrenness of the Mobei grassland, he plans to establish a small country, and let his sons who have no future come to the country.

One city and one country, governing ten thousand tents and a territory of two hundred thousand square kilometers.

After all, the entire Mobei has an area of ​​nearly 150 million kilometers, and at least five or six people can be accommodated.

When there are not enough points, it will be divided into Siberia.

It is too difficult for the herdsmen to set up a household of Qimin.

The cattle and sheep in Mobei were replaced by Suiyuan and Chahar, and they could not be mined like later generations, so there was almost no place for the court to profit.

There is no economic connection, coupled with transportation restrictions, it can be predicted that it will inevitably be abandoned by later monarchs in less than a few decades.

Zhu Yixi had to restrain his thoughts of crazy expansion.

"Kang Guo, you have to be patient."

The emperor decided to hand over the matter of destroying Kang and Weizang to the prince, so as to increase his prestige.

With the ability to govern the country and lead the army, the prince will be as stable as a mountain.

"If the emperor's grandson is trained by me again, at least a hundred years of prosperity can be expected!"

Instilling his own thoughts in his descendants, Zhu Yixi felt that he should be able to stabilize the current situation.

……

Qin State, Hanoi.

The arrival of the dry season has plunged the entire Qin State into a busy state. Whether it is expanding the city, building national roads, or reorganizing local land, it has brought irritability to the people.

In other words, no one likes corvée at all.

Tens of thousands of people, like ants, are busy working in Hanoi, supervised by thousands of forbidden soldiers, enjoying the poisonous sun.

"Break—"

At noon, the scorching sun shone on the entire city wall, almost roasting people.

The people who were busy working were sweating profusely, their single coats were also taken off, and their skin was red and black.

At this time, a gong sounded, and everyone took a breath.

Everyone lined up in a long line to receive rice bowls made of bamboo tubes, and started to receive rice one by one.

Each person has a large bowl of rice, a spoonful of pickles, and a bowl of kelp soup.

The white rice weighing nearly half a catty brought tears to the eyes of the common people.

Even at home, they can't eat such good food.

And a restaurant in Hanoi is also in full swing at this time.

In the box, the table is full of wine and meat.

Among them was a long-faced scholar, wearing a long robe, who raised his head and said: "Now that the King of Qin is in the country, and there are many corvee, we and other scholars should speak out for the people and cherish the people of our country."

"Brother Zhao, you are wrong, it should be Qin." The square-faced literati interrupted.

"How old is Qin?" The long-faced scholar raised his head and said, "It has been more than [-] years since I left the North. Although I have gone through several dynasties, I still call myself the Great Yue."

"From my point of view, what is the state of Qin called? It was an ancient and tyrannical state in the Central Plains, not a state of etiquette and poetry. My country of Da Yue is the real name of a good country."

"That's right, Yue is the orthodox—"

Several people in the box immediately clamored and cheered for him.

"Most of the officials of the Qin State came from the Central Plains. They didn't know how to love the people of our country. Just like the barbaric Qin in those days, they forced the people to run on the road. It is really hateful."

The long-faced scholar hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "We are alone and weak, so we should form an association. In the future, we will enter the officialdom together, help each other, and be the masters for our people."

"That's right, we should form an association."

"How about calling it Aiminshe?"

"good--"

Soon, a group of people promoted a cup of wine and established a club.

"Why?"

A group of people had already gathered in front of a shop.

The merchant owner was pushed to the ground, with obvious slap marks on his face, he said angrily, "This land belongs to my family, why should I give it to you?"

"I paid for it."

The first person was wearing loose linen clothes, his long hair was tied up, and his face was full of flesh: "I will give you ten yuan, and your wooden house is worth that price."

"Ten yuan is just my income for two or three months. This price is too low, so I won't sell it."

The businessman said stubbornly.

The man sneered and said, "Not for sale? I heard that you have a son and a daughter, so be careful, there are more human traffickers recently."

"Tomorrow noon, I will come here again, don't be unreasonable."

The businessman watched the group leave with resentment, his eyes flushed.

"I heard that they flattered the imperial army, and sold the shop to the master at a low price—"

"It's disgusting, a bunch of bastards, helping those Han people deal with us Yue people."

"That's the imperial army, backed by King Qin, who can do anything?"

The people onlookers talked a lot, but no one wanted to come to help.

"Father, why don't you report to the police?"

At this time, the thirteen or fourteen-year-old daughter came out with doubts on her face.

"Daughter, behind this group of green skins is the forbidden army. If there is a conflict between us, even if we go to the county government, there is nothing we can do..."

The merchant sighed.

"Didn't King Qin say that everyone should be treated equally?"

"But now, Qingpi is more human, and I am also more human..."

The local people's own struggles and the bias of the officialdom naturally depend on the background.

"It would be great if it really involved the Han people, those officials would not dare to mess around." The businessman shook his head and smiled wryly.

Not long after he rested, Wang Erleng from the neighbor's house ran over, followed by a few companions: "Uncle Zheng, are you alright?"

"Surprised!" Seeing that his eyes were on his daughter, the businessman became even more upset in an instant.

"Don't count on my daughter."

"Uncle Zheng, Zhang Heihu knows how to bully our own people. Don't worry, they won't be able to grab this shop. I'll make the decision for you."

Wang Er patted his chest in a daze and said.

"Okay!" Zheng Zheng said solemnly, "As long as this shop can be kept, I will marry my daughter to you."

"We support you too—"

At this time, all the nearby business owners came over to cheer up, and some even directly gave money to support.

"As long as you kill those lackeys and keep the shop, what is money?"

Wang Er was overjoyed.

With the money, he recruited more than a dozen partners, and he exported violence to Zhang Heihu's group and carried out personal annihilation.

All of a sudden, he, who was a local ruffian, became a hero.

Soon, in order to safeguard their own interests, the people of Hanoi formed large and small associations, and gangs sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

At this time, the Qin court noticed this phenomenon.

The king of Qin was puzzled: "This king conscripts the people. Not only do they not have to worry about food and drink, but they also get rice every month. Why do the people indulge the local ruffians like this?"

Prime Minister Liu Guandao: "Gain natives are ignorant of morality, and because of the chaos of the forbidden army, they hugged each other to keep warm."

"Your Highness, please severely punish those who commit crimes."

Second Prime Minister Mao Fu said: "Your Highness, were there not many people who did evil before Annan? It's just that Annan is dissatisfied now that he has become a Ming person like me.

The root of it is that the people of Annan have not returned their hearts, and they still regard us as outsiders. "

"This is the human heart."

"What should the king do?"

"Your Highness, please open the imperial examination to obtain scholars as soon as possible."

ps: In fact, this is the fundamental reason why Hong Kong, Japanese and Korean associations cannot be eliminated. It is to fight against colonization and safeguard the interests of local people...

This section is mainly to explain to everyone why...

(End of this chapter)