Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 598 The Miao Rebellion ends and domestic peace and tax arrears are wiped off.
When several beloved concubines heard this, they all raised their hands in agreement.Qianxue smiled and said: "I have allowed Concubine Xuanmiao to live for five more years. My husband is worthy of her.

There is always such an eyesore and vicious old woman in the imperial city, which is really disturbing. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "On the third day of the first lunar month, all the officials will be on vacation, and there should be no one from the Ministry of Rites to take care of Concubine Ru's funeral arrangements."

Qianxue nodded: "Okay, Mu Yu and the others will be back at that time to celebrate the New Year, so that others won't blame them for the death of Concubine Lu."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Zi'er, lower your waist a little further, I'm going to sprint."

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I have nothing to say for several days.

September [-]th, Shuntianfu Township Examination.

On September [-]th, Wei Tonglie rushed back to Xianglu Mountain.

The leaders of Miao villages of all sizes held a grand welcoming ceremony.

Wei Tonglie had no worries and just returned to the stronghold after accepting the warm welcome from his subordinates like a king returning from victory.

Everyone returned to their seats, and Yang Wenbo hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, what have you achieved during this trip? Please tell me and others."

Wei Tonglie didn't show off too much: "The Holy Emperor now canonizes me as the King of Xinyi. Now I am a real king.

As for our future, the Holy Emperor promised to move us to the south to fight for the imperial court.After conquering Siam, Chenla and other places, everyone, regardless of age or sex, will be allocated at least ten acres of land, and the land rewarded for military merit will be counted separately.

Moreover, within five years after the land is divided, there is no need to pay any taxes or perform any corvee.

The most important thing is that the Holy One also promised to distribute firearms, armor, and horses to us and organize us into a regular imperial guard.

I thought that it would be much better to go to Siam and Chenla and fight with those inferior armies than to fight with the imperial court.

You all understand that if we continue like this, it will only be a matter of time before we are wiped out by the imperial court.

So I took the initiative and accepted the emperor’s offer. What do you think? "

Yang Wenbo thought he had heard wrong and quickly confirmed: "Is it true that everyone, regardless of gender, old or young, will be allocated at least ten acres of land, and there will be no tax or corvee for five years?"

Wei Tonglie nodded with certainty: "That's true. In today's world, what is said is followed by the law, and what is said is made into the constitution. There is never a word that does not count."

Everyone believed this. Even the King of Luchuan was thinking well, and the emperor could not do anything to the Miao people who had accepted the recruitment.

The Miao people were very satisfied with the recruitment conditions offered by the emperor.

On September [-], Wei Tonglie went to the Ming army camp in person and began to hand over Xianglu Mountain with Wang Lai.

Thirty thousand Miao troops moved to Kaili to camp, and 1 Ming troops took over Xianglu Mountain.

At this point, the Miao chaos completely ended.

Wei Tonglie, Yang Wenbo and others went to various Miao villages in Guizhou and Huguang separately to recruit the Miao people scattered in the mountains and passes.

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September 21, morning, Nanjing City, Nanjing Household Department.

Two household ministers, Wang Ao and Yu Qian, were sitting in the lobby with frowns on their faces.In order to provide military supplies and fodder for Wang Lai's army, the emperor asked the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs to ask for military expenses from the gentry and powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River.

Isn't this a difficult thing to do? If you can easily steal other people's money, do they still deserve to be called powerful?

Both Wang Ao and Yu Qian are known for their lenient policies, and it is really difficult for them to steal money.

Wang Ao sighed helplessly: "The Jurchen Jianzhou Guard commanders Dong Shan and Li Manzhu reported to the court many times and requested that I be transferred back to Liaodong to guard.

It's a pity that His Majesty refuses to let me go back. Hey, staying in the ice and snow of Liaodong is better than being the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing. "Fortunately, while Wang Ao was complaining naggingly, the garrison eunuch Yuan Cheng walked in with a smile.

Wang Ao was a little puzzled as to why the chief eunuch of the guard came in person. He was one of the most powerful people in Nanjing city who could be counted on one hand.

To be precise, before Wei Guogong returned to Nanjing, Yuan Cheng should be ranked first.Now that Wei Guogong is back, Yuan Cheng is a little behind, and he should be ranked second if he feels aggrieved.

Before the two of them could ask questions, Yuan Cheng took the initiative to explain: "You two ministers, please stop looking. I am here to convey the latest instructions from the Holy One."

Wang Ao and Yu Qian were busy getting up to receive the order.

Yuan Cheng waved his hand: "This is not an imperial edict. I will convey it to you on behalf of the Holy One. You can just sit and listen. The Miao people have accepted the recruitment. The Holy One canonized the leader of the Miao people, Wei Tonglie, as King Xinyi and made many promises.

The Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing no longer needs to raise military expenditures for the Ming armies in Huguang and Guizhou.

This year, part of the tax grains from South Zhili will be shipped to Beijing, and part will be shipped to Shandong for disaster relief.

All taxes and grains in Zhejiang and Fujian are retained locally and no longer need to be turned over to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Huguang and Guizhou provinces have exempted their autumn grain supplies this year. "

After a pause, Yuan Cheng added: "The Holy Emperor previously issued an edict to grant amnesty to the world, and now we have added another one. All the taxes owed by all provinces in the country over the years will be written off at once.

The imperial court will no longer pursue claims from local governments, and local governments will no longer be able to pursue claims from the people. "

Wang Ao and Yu Qian were stunned after hearing this. This change must have been too fast. Just now, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was a hot butt position, but in an instant it became the easiest position.

If you don’t accept anything, wouldn’t it be easier to be the Minister of the Ministry of Finance?

After a long while, Wang Ao asked: "May I ask if there will be any large-scale use of troops in the south in the next two years? Our Ministry of Revenue should be prepared in advance."

Yuan Cheng shook his head: "No, the Holy Father said, let the South recuperate and recuperate. In the next two years, the South will mainly open sea bans and sail to the West.

There was no longer war in the traditional south, and the newly acquired provinces of Annan, Myanmar and other provinces raised their own food and fodder to support the army. "

Oh, Wang Ao understands, this is to continue the war, but to make Annan and Myanmar self-sufficient and support the army.

This also made Wang Ao feel quite shameless. He was originally the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, but he was replaced by Xu Youzhen because his administration was too peaceful.

Now, Xu Youzhen has become famous and is one step closer to the position of chief assistant.

If the Champa Kingdom is defeated again, Xu Youzhen will have to be made a count.

Moreover, he was a martial arts master, and the emperor had already promised the title in advance.

Wang Ao could only say that he had mixed feelings in his heart. When the emperor tried to win over him, he gave him the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.But he insisted on speaking up for the Supreme Emperor, and the result was like this.

Hey, when he was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Xu Youzhen was only a fifth-rank Xiaohanlin.He was overtaken by others in the blink of an eye. After the key civil fort, Xu Youzhen still strongly advocated moving south.

The emperor's employment was traceless, hard to figure out, and too eclectic.

Yuan Cheng not only came to convey the order, but also to observe the status of Nanjing's important ministers on behalf of the emperor.

Therefore, Yuan Cheng did not leave, but instead took the two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue and chatted about it.After waiting and waiting, no two people mentioned the prince and King Yi. Seeing that the two people really refused to speak, Yuan Cheng left with satisfaction and went home to write a secret note to the emperor.

There has been peace and quiet in the DPRK recently, and life has been flying by.

Early in the morning on the first day of October, Zhu Qiyu was sitting by the window, looking through the test papers of the new candidates selected for the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination.

Qianxue and Su Xi walked in holding a large pile of memorials.

Zhu Qiyu first opened the secret memorials and read them. Today there are quite a lot of secret memorials, from North Korea, Annan, Myanmar, and Nanjing.

　Thanks to Master Zhuxie for the reward of 500 points
　　
　
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