Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 771: Sichuan and Guizhou Incident (5)

The center has its own rhythm, and the local areas have their own conditions. People in the southwest seem to have long been accustomed to the chaos that often surrounds them.

"It's the end of April now. If you really count, this rebellion started by She Ni, and then affected Sichuan and Guizhou, will be two years old in a few months."

Chongqing Prefecture, the seat of the Sichuan Governor's Office.

Zhu Xieyuan arrived just last night, before dawn. He sat together with Shi Yongan, who also had not slept much, and spoke with emotion.

"But fortunately, the areas affected by the She and An rebels are limited to southern Sichuan, eastern Sichuan, western Guizhou and other places. Otherwise, I don't know how many people in Sichuan and Guizhou would be displaced, or even their families would be destroyed!"

"What the governor said is correct."

Shi Yongan frowned slightly and nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty is wise and brave, and knows the sentiments of the people in Sichuan and Guizhou. He has appointed the Military Affairs Council to take charge of the suppression of the rebellion, and has not let too many officials from the central government get involved. Otherwise, this suppression of the rebellion would be like the Wanli Dynasty. Even if the rebellion is suppressed, the local areas will be corrupted."

While saying this, Shi Yongan did not forget to raise his hand and bow to show his awe and respect for the emperor.

"Yes."

Zhu Xieyuan said: "The emperor has obeyed the imperial edict and has encountered many difficulties in the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the rebellion in Liaodong or the people's sentiments in various places. Each one is difficult to resolve, but the emperor has responded calmly one by one. This is not only a blessing for the Ming Dynasty, but also a blessing for all the people!"

Like Shi Yongan, Zhu Xieyuan also raised his hand and bowed when mentioning the emperor.

"Governor, when you were rushing to Chongqing Prefecture, you mentioned the issue of comfort and appeasement. What exactly does that mean?" Shi Yongan remembered something and said to Zhu Xieyuan with a frown.

"This is your Majesty's wish."

Zhu Xieyuan said solemnly: "After the She and An rebels are suppressed, all the Tusi who participated in the rebellion will be abolished, and the areas under their jurisdiction will be returned partly to the prefectures, counties, and partly to the Tusi who participated in suppressing the rebellion."

"When the situation in Sichuan and Guizhou is stable, and the land tax and garrison construction have begun to show results, the Sichuan-Guizhou Governor's Office will take the lead, with the assistance of the Sichuan and Guizhou Governor's Offices, to effectively implement the reform of the Xuanwei Office into the Xuanfu Office."

"Your Majesty's decree is that from now on, not only in Sichuan and Guizhou, but also in Huguang, Yunnan and other places, there will be no Xuanfusi. The Xuanfusi will be directly under the central government."

"What does this mean?"

Shi Yongan frowned, he didn't understand the point of doing this.

"not understand?"

Zhu Xieyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Shi Yongan and said, "Then I have one more thing to say. The Qin, Ma, Ran, Bai and other tribes that participated in the suppression of the rebellion have made many military achievements. Do you think His Majesty will reward them?"

"That's inevitable!"

Shi Yongan immediately said: "Your Majesty has always been clear about rewards and punishments since he ascended the throne..." But as he spoke, Shi Yongan stopped.

Then he glared at Zhu Xieyuan, "Does Your Majesty want to confer a title?"

Zhu Xieyuan nodded.

"That!!"

Shi Yongan seemed to have thought of something.

"Your Majesty wants to change the land into a government!"

Zhu Xieyuan said with a resolute look, "In the future, the chieftains and local officials will be gradually abolished in the southwestern provinces. To implement this, a lot of things need to be done. The current construction of garrisons, the equalization of land tax, the expansion of highways, etc. are actually all building momentum for this. It may take ten years, or even longer, but I can foresee one thing, Your Majesty must make this happen."

"But what does this have to do with consolation and rehabilitation?" Shi Yongan asked puzzledly.

"One thing that is foreseeable is that if the policy of converting natives into officials is really implemented, the southwestern provinces will definitely not be peaceful in the future." Zhu Xieyuan sighed.

"There are too many Tusi here, and their inheritance is too long. Some can be traced back to the Qin and Han dynasties, or even earlier. Compared with the lords, Tusi have too many privileges."

"At first, I couldn't understand this matter either. Until I accidentally saw a military book and saw the Three Proclamations and Six Consolations, I seemed to understand the emperor's thoughts."

"Three proclamations and six consolations?"

Shi Yongan was stunned.

"What I can guess now is that the recovered Xuanweisi may be the same as the Chengxuanzhengshisi." Zhu Xieyuan said with narrowed eyes.

"But I don't know what Your Majesty will do in the future and how to smoothly implement the policy of converting natives to officials in the southwest."

Compared with Shi Yongan, who had served in the central government, Zhu Xieyuan, who served as the governor-general of Sichuan and Guizhou, had never seen what the emperor looked like even until now.

Cases like Zhu Xieyuan's were very common in the Ming Dynasty.

Even in some remote and secluded places, people were not aware that the Ming Dynasty had already replaced its emperor and was still using the Wanli reign title. This was the reality of the Ming Dynasty.

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As an off topic, if the war to suppress the two rebels She and An had not lasted until the third year of the Tianqi reign, and if a large number of people had rushed to Sichuan and Guizhou before and after, and a large number of policies had been promoted and implemented, I am afraid that in some remote places in Sichuan and Guizhou, the local people hiding in the mountains might not even know that the Ming Dynasty had changed its emperor.

Compared to whether the Ming Dynasty would change its emperor, they cared more about whether they could survive. In this period of harsh living environment, taking care of themselves and their families, escaping from government rule, and avoiding being hunted down by chieftains were more important than anything else!
"Your Majesty, are you planning to take advantage of the time when the Tusi are transformed into Han people and relocate a group of Tusi who participated in the rebellion to the old places of Sanxuan and Liuwei?"

Shi Yongan was silent for a long time, then he glared and said, "But if that's the case, how could those people who have made great contributions be willing to abandon their ancestral land and go to that wild land?"

Shi Yongan, who had served in the imperial court, did not think that the emperor was incapable of doing such a thing.

"What if there is a rich place in the wild land?"

Zhu Xieyuan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Shi Yongan.

"That won't work either."

Shi Yongan subconsciously said: "These areas are no longer under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty."

But as he spoke, Shi Yongan stopped.

He remembered one thing. With the people of the Qin, Ma, Ran, Bai and other tribes, they could gather a lot of soldiers and horses. Under the command of Qin Liangyu, Bai Zaixiang and others, these teams had strong combat effectiveness!
"Du Tang!"

"Let's not talk about it."

When Shi Yongan wanted to say something, Zhu Xieyuan interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "For now, let's focus on Sichuan and Guizhou. This is not what we need to worry about now."

After listening to what Shi Yongan said, Zhu Xieyuan suddenly realized that when it came to matters concerning the southwest, there were many things about the emperor that he probably couldn't possibly guess.

This may be an extremely complicated matter!
However, Zhu Xieyuan did not know that his subsequent official career would take him to the southwest region, where he would become the only official in the Ming Dynasty who controlled several provinces and even encounter many problems in the future.

Of course, all this is a story later.

For Zhu Xieyuan right now, he has to solve the problems in Sichuan and Guizhou, eradicate some cancers and accumulated problems, and do his best to maintain the stability of Sichuan and Guizhou so that it does not affect Huguang, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places...

(End of this chapter)