The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 236 Those who obey the Ming will prosper, and those who oppose the Ming will perish
This time, the military household guard system was completely abolished. Even the four newly established capitals near the capital city and the three capitals of Datong Xuanfu were all abolished and changed to prefectures and counties.

Although those hundreds of households and thousands of households still retain their official status and stay in the local area, they have no power at all, and those scholars will be transferred to the southwest and northwest to take charge of the land reform.

In the future, the defense of each province will be completely taken over by the garrison. Each provincial government will set up a guard, send a commander, several adjutants, and garrison [-] troops.

The prefecture set up a thousand-household office with one to two thousand troops, while counties and scattered states set up a one-hundred-household office with one to two hundred troops.

The second batch of [-] recruits recruited by Nanjing will be transferred to the four northern provinces. The service period of these garrison soldiers is three years, and they usually have no military pay.

In order to better reform the native land, [-]% of the garrison will recruit ethnic minorities from the chieftains in the Southwest and Huguang areas.

After three years of study and training in this way, after returning to their respective hometowns, it will definitely speed up the assimilation of the ethnic minorities in various places, and it will also increase the sense of belonging and identity of the ethnic minorities to the Central Plains Dynasty.

In the days that followed, Zhu Cihong sat in Beijing and continued to appoint and transfer personnel.

Almost half of the thousands of Beijing officials in Beijing were taken away, and they went to the southwest and northwest and the newly established prefectures and counties to serve as prefects and prefects.

This directly paralyzed the six ministries in Beijing, but all the officials were eager to go to the local government, and no one wanted to stay in the capital and continue to sit on the bench.

By now, even ordinary people probably know that this set of central institutions in Beijing will definitely be replaced by the one in Nanjing.

The first assistant, Wei Zaode, was sent back to his hometown for retirement, and the second assistant, Qian Qianyi, was sent to North Korea, and was finally captured by Jiannu and made a traitor. Even Shi Kefa and Hou Xun were devastated, drunk all day long, and no longer had illusions about the future.

But for the two of them, Zhu Cihong didn't intend to just let them continue to be decadent.

Hou Xun was appointed as the chief envoy of the Protectorate of Andong, in charge of coordinating the disputes and daily government affairs of the various Mongolian tribes. Huang Degong also served as the deputy envoy, mainly in charge of military affairs.

And Shi Kefa was also informed by Zhu Cihong that after the establishment of a new Protectorate in the future, he will serve as the official envoy to protect the frontier for the Ming Dynasty.

This made the two of them cheer up again, full of energy, and regained their confidence.

After all, Qian Qianyi was a traitor, and the blow to the two of them was too great. The creed that they had insisted on for a lifetime was almost shattered.

As for the two chief officials in the Northwest and Southwest, after much deliberation, Zhu Cihong finally decided to transfer Ni Yuanlu to serve as the Northwest Tour Envoy, and Li Banghua to serve as the Southwest Tour Envoy, fully responsible for the government affairs and land reform of the two places.

Shanxi and Henan can send a governor at will.

Although the two of them didn't do much in Shanxi and Henan in the past two years, they were generally good. Of course, the main reason was that Zhu Cihong didn't allow big moves, so they had nowhere to show off.

After the two came to Miansheng in the capital, they were also shocked when they heard Zhu Cihong's land reform plan.

"Do the two love ministers have any objections to my land reform?"

Zhu Cihong looked at the two calmly. If the two did not support them, no matter how loyal and good-mannered he was, he would not be able to use them. He could only sue his old age and return home.

"His Majesty's land reform is the first of its kind in history. It will benefit the country and the people. It will surely lay the foundation of the Ming Dynasty forever. His Majesty trusts you. The ministers and others will definitely do their best and die to repay His Majesty's grace!"

After some hesitation, the two finally chose to completely stand on the emperor's side and support the new land policy.

Because the two knew that with His Majesty's temperament, let alone the two of them objected, even if all the gentry in the world opposed it, it might not help.

Your Majesty dared to throw out such a shocking land policy, and he must have prepared for the rebellion of the gentry all over the world. With such boldness and determination, I am afraid that only Qin Shihuang and Ning Wei Yu Sui, not Wei Quan, can compare with Sui Yang. up.

"Okay! Sure enough, I did not misunderstand the two love ministers. The new land policy is related to the fate of my Ming Dynasty and the future of my Chinese ethnic group. Even if the sky falls apart and the sun and the moon shift, it will not be shaken in any way. It must be completed. Are the two mistresses confident?"

The two thought to themselves, sure enough, His Majesty's determination to implement the new land policy was unprecedentedly firm, and he even said such words as the sky falling apart and the sun and the moon shifting. Obviously, all preparations have been made.

Both of them couldn't help showing determination on their faces.

"The minister will not give up until death, and vows to carry out the New Deal in the two places."

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cihong elaborated with the two on many measures to protect the ecological environment of the Yellow River Basin.

As a result, the two of them were stunned again.

Because except for the Guanzhong Plain, the population of other areas in the Northwest will all be relocated to the Central Plains for resettlement.

Northern Shaanxi, Ningxia, Lanzhou, Gansu and the entire Hexi Corridor will all become protected areas.

"Your Majesty, these areas were developed by our Chinese ancestors after 2000 years of hard work. Don't give up!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty."

The two obviously thought that Zhu Cihong was going to give up these remote areas, and they were so anxious that they were about to cry. They couldn't care about anything else, and knelt on the ground to persuade them.

"The two lovers misunderstood. How could I give up these lands? These areas are short of rain and water. Over the past 2000 years, the environment has become very bad. In addition, it is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, which makes the lower reaches of the Yellow River year after year. That's why I want to move all the population of these areas to the Central Plains in order to restore the ecological environment of these areas. Although there will be no people in these areas in the future, they will still remain my Ming land."

Zhu Cihong explained slowly.

The reason why he is so aggressive is that he really wants to restore the natural environment of the northwest region.

Just imagine, after the population is all moved out, in one to two hundred years, the entire Northwest will probably become a virgin forest, which will greatly enrich the water source of the Yellow River and benefit the whole north.

Second, the population in the Central Plains is now declining, and it may not be able to fully recover within 20 years. That's why he wants to move all the population from the border areas to concentrate and reproduce, and strive to restore the population of the Central Plains as soon as possible.

"But Your Majesty, once all the Han people in these areas are relocated to the Central Plains, other local ethnic groups will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to grow bigger, and foreigners from Tibet and the Western Regions will also take advantage of it. If things go on like this, I am afraid that these areas will really separate from our Ming Dynasty. It's gone!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, only the place where we Han people exist is the real land of our Ming Dynasty!"

The two were still full of worry.

At the beginning, Emperor Taizu did not hesitate to relocate hundreds of thousands of military households to the Hexi Corridor to farm fields and guard the borders, just to allow these Han people to take root in these places, guard these lands, and at the same time continuously assimilate the surrounding ethnic minorities.

But luckily now, His Majesty actually wants to move all these Han people back to the Central Plains. The people from their old Zhu family can really make a fuss.

"It seems that the two love ministers still haven't really understood what I mean. When I said that all the population should be relocated to the Central Plains, not only the Han people, but also other ethnic groups, all of them would be relocated to the Central Plains.

Moreover, there must be an official road from Jiayuguan to Chang'an, and a post station will be set up every [-] miles. Don't be afraid that foreigners will take advantage of it.

What's more, in the future, the territory of my Ming Dynasty will never be limited to the current scale. The entire Northwest will become a place of rejuvenation. Where will foreigners come to take advantage of it? "

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, the two of them were completely dumbfounded. They realized that they, or the people of the world, had far underestimated His Majesty's ambitions.

After being silent for a long time, Li Banghua said solemnly: "Your Majesty, it should not be difficult to relocate the Han people, as long as they understand them with reason, empathize with them, and make some compensation. But if you want to relocate other ethnic groups to the Central Plains as well." , I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult!"

"There is nothing difficult. Those who follow the light will prosper, and those who go against the light will perish!"

Zhu Cihong waved his hands and said slowly.

Although the tone was light, the two of them were shocked. They obviously understood the emperor's consciousness, and they could hear the murderous intent contained in those words.

The two opened their mouths, but when they reached the edge of their mouths, they didn't say it, and kept it in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)