I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 670: Solving the Clan Issue
When Yan Siqi heard this, he suddenly realized that this was the benefit Li Dan said.But after listening to Li Dan say so much, he calmed down, then fell silent and began to think about the feasibility of this matter.

But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it would not work. He felt that the court's plan was because it did not understand the situation of Satsuma Domain, so he bit the bullet and said to Li Dan:
"Brother Li, I'm not pouring cold water on the imperial court. You also know the grudge between Satsuma Domain and Ryukyu. Do you think Satsuma Domain will choose to fight with Ming Dynasty when their troops arrive in Ryukyu."

"What's so difficult about this? I've discussed it with Lord Nanzhili Navy King. When the time comes, I'll send people to Ryukyu first to encourage Ryukyu to take action against Satsuma Domain's prosecutors in Ryukyu and detain them all. Satsuma Domain will definitely Unable to bear such a great humiliation, we will definitely send troops and horses to attack when the time comes. At that time, we will either send the Nanzhili Navy to intercept its fleet and defeat it at sea, or we will lure the enemy deep into Ryukyu to annihilate its army.

Then our army led troops to the Amami Islands to regain the lost territory of Ryukyu.If you wait for an opportunity to raise troops in Satsuma Domain, the Ming Navy will take the opportunity to attack Kyushu Island as a deterrent.When the nine states are shaken, you can use the great power of tomorrow to gather people's hearts, open the treasury, rob the feudal lord, divide the land and gather people's hearts, and I will not be afraid that big things will not happen. "

The more Li Dan talked, the more anxious he became. Why did Yan Siqi worry so much and still hesitate now? So he continued:

"This is the wealth sent to you by the imperial court. If you don't know how to cherish it, then don't blame me for not telling you."

"Good good!"

When Li Dan said this, Yan Siqi's doubts were cleared and he was completely relieved.

Li Dan is right. This is the wealth that the Ming Dynasty court thoughtfully sent to them. If he can't grasp it anymore, not only will Li Dan not forgive himself, but he will also find it difficult to forgive himself.

So he immediately stood up, bowed to Li Dan, and then said solemnly:
"Brother Li, I really don't know how to repay you and the imperial court for being so kind to me. From now on, I, Yan Siqi, will only obey the imperial court and I will not dare to disobey at all."

Li Dan wouldn't believe even half of what Yan Siqi said.But that's it, he won't ruin the atmosphere.

Recovering Ryukyu and expelling the Satsuma clan was originally the imperial court's plan, and the fleet's arrival on Kyushu Island was also a casual move.But if this can be used to help Yan Siqi, it will make him more obedient to the Ming Dynasty, so why not do it.

"Okay, okay, I'll be relieved if you say this!"

The big thing was over, and Yan Siqi was extremely happy.He immediately asked Yang Tiansheng and other sworn brothers to go upstairs, exchange cups with Li Dan Haosheng, and reminisce about old friendships, which ended sadly in the evening.

Li Dan has finalized the affairs of Ryukyu and Japan, and the negotiations between Yuan Keli, Governor of South Zhili, and the Dutch are also progressing smoothly.

As soon as the Dutch mission entered the Ming Dynasty, they were shocked by the prosperity and power of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the small Netherlands was about the same size as the county town of the Ming Dynasty.

Later, they saw the firearms equipped by the Ming army, the prosperity of trade along the road, the vaccination of cowpox, etc., which made them more interested in entering the Ming trade, and secretly made up their minds to take this opportunity to sign a trade treaty with the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, when Yuan Keli proposed the ransom and compensation for the prisoners of war, Desheng and others did not have any objections, but accepted them all.

However, they all have conditions, and there is no problem with compensation, but they want to have a piece of land like Macau, and they are willing to bear high rents for it.In addition, they also hope that Ming Dynasty will allow them to visit and learn cowpox technology. If this is not possible, they can pay a high price.

How could Yuan Keli agree to these two things? He immediately refused.The calculations of these red-haired barbarians were very loud. It was absolutely impossible to rent land in Macau like the Portuguese did. The emperor was dissatisfied with the matter in Macau, and he did not want to cause the emperor's bad luck again.

As for the cowpox issue, he couldn't make up his mind, so he asked Desheng and others to go to Beijing and make a request to the emperor.

So under Yuan Keli's instructions, the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue immediately arranged for people to set off with the Dutch East India Company's mission, preparing to go to the capital of the Ming Empire.
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Beijing, Palace of Qianqing, Forbidden City.

The chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, and the minister of military aircraft, Mr. Yingying, stood in the Dongnuan Pavilion with their hands folded, silent and silent. No one dared to touch the emperor's bad luck.

"The imperial court has been good enough to the common people, but they don't know how to be grateful, and they wantonly rebel. It's really shameless. Fortunately, Ying Tianfu noticed it early, otherwise he would have succeeded."

Zhu Youxiao is now holding the Nanzhili question book, and the anger on his face is obvious. He never thought that there would be a clan rebellion in Nanzhili.

"Ye Aiqing, I heard that you have stayed in Nanjing before. Have you ever heard of this Zhu Ruimao?"

Ye Xianggao heard the words and walked out of the queue slowly, cupped his hands towards Zhu Youxiao and said:

"Your Majesty, I have never heard of Zhu Ruimao, but I have heard many rumors about him as a commoner in Qi."

"Oh, tell me in detail what you have heard." Zhu Youxiao became interested immediately after hearing this. His understanding of the Ming Dynasty's clan was limited to written knowledge. The only clans he had ever seen in real life were those who lived in the Ming Dynasty. The younger brother in the palace believed in Wang Zhu Youjian.

Now I saw something so treacherous and unethical as the clan's rebellion, and I was immediately furious.So Ye Xianggao quickly talked about what was going on with Zhu Ruiyao's lineage.

Ye Xianggao had already understood the cause and effect clearly before he came. Before he came, many officials from South Zhili wrote to Ye Xianggao, telling him about all the evil deeds of the common people in Qi. Even people like Ye Xianggao were very angry after reading it.So he didn't hold anything back this time and explained to Zhu Youxiao:

"Your Majesty, after the King of Qi, a line of common people in Qi, was arranged to live in Nanjing during the Jingtai period. He had common food but no title. It can be said that he enjoyed royal preferential treatment. However, the more this happened, the more arrogant and reckless the lineage of common people in Qi became, and the virtuous and foolish were not equal. Unable to restrain, he is a promiscuous gangster.

Due to his status as a clan member, everyone in the Yingtian Mansion had no choice but to turn a blind eye.But they relied on their clan status to do whatever they wanted.

Especially in the 45th year of Wanli, Qi common people Zhu Ruixuan and Zhu Ruixuan and others went crazy under the influence of alcohol. They led hundreds of slaves to beat and insult Zhang Sanjie, the head of the household department. They pulled out his hair and beard, destroyed his crown and clothes, and beat him repeatedly, humiliating him several times.It really shocked the government and the public, and no one in Nanjing dared to stop it. "

Beating a court official in public?

Although Zhu Youxiaowen didn't have a good impression of the clan, he was already prepared for the evil things they did.But hearing such evil deeds still made him laugh angrily.

"It's really arrogant. This is how they dare to do this in Nanjing City, Nanzhili. Then if the country is sealed in the local area, wouldn't it be more serious! Then didn't the court handle this matter further? Could it just let it go? Yet?"

When Ye Xianggao heard the emperor's reaction, he was secretly happy. It seemed that this time the Qi people were in doom. He immediately explained:

"Your Majesty, the court did handle it at that time. After He Zongyan, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, asked Emperor Shenzong for instructions, he ordered that Zhu Ruixuan and others be stripped of their rations, and their descendants would never be allowed to live in prison. At the same time, they were sent to Fengyang to be imprisoned under a high wall. The rest were questioned by the Nanjing Sanfa Division.

Later, the imperial court ordered a thorough investigation of the Qi common people who pretended to be receiving rations without giving their names. In the end, it was found that only 24 were registered in the clan's official register, and they should be paid as usual.There are also 310 people who belong to collateral branches and should not be given rations according to the clan system, but they still risk rations, so they should be eliminated.

Even so, there are still some people who live in the market and ask for food and clothing from the court all day long.What's more, some people like Zhu Ruiyao actually committed such a major case as rebellion. "

Hearing that Qi Shuren had been punished once before, Zhu Youxiao's anger immediately subsided a lot.But when I thought about his treachery, and actually rebelled under the banner of King Miao Yi of Qi, I couldn't help but curse in secret. I was really confused.

But having said that, Qi Shuren's lineage also gave him a chance.I was just about to rectify the clan, and these people jumped out as targets, so I didn't have to worry about having no excuses.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but start thinking about how he should take this opportunity to reorganize the Ming Dynasty clan.

It can be said that this problem has always troubled Zhu Youxiao and made it very difficult for him to deal with it.There is no other reason for this, that is, the current clan issue is very difficult.

One was the large population. After the clan became independent from the Ministry of Rites, he immediately asked Zhang Weixian to count the clan's jade certificates and found that the clan's current population was nearly 18.

Although this number is not as many as the hundreds of thousands circulated on the Internet in previous lives, it is definitely shocking.

Because these 8 people and their families are all responsible for the imperial court, the burden can be imagined.Even though the clan expenditure has been fixed at more than 150 million taels since the Wanli Dynasty, this is not a small amount.

Secondly, it not only has a large population, but also has many hidden negative impacts on the court and the people.Not to mention that each major vassal vassal owned land, occupied various salt, tea, horse tax and other privileges granted by the emperor, and operated them wantonly to make profits for them and increase the burden on the people.

Just imagine that the common people of Qi only have common people but no title. It can be said that they are a clan without a name.They could act unscrupulously in Nanjing, their capital, and beat up court officials.And those clan princes with titles can even ignore the court officials and roam the countryside.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao always had a headache when he thought about this. He was very happy when he sealed this thunder that Zhu Yuanzhang laid for Ming Dynasty, but he was the one who was in trouble.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao felt that the clan had reached a point where it could not do anything without reform. Instead of letting Li Zicheng and the Manchus slaughter the clan, it was better for him to move inward and strike first.

Thinking of this, he immediately looked at the British Minister of Military and Aircraft Zhang Weixian.

"Zhang Aiqing, you are temporarily in charge of the affairs of the clan. Can you tell me how to deal with the Qi common people?"

(End of this chapter)