The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 470: The Entire Family is Executed to Eliminate Future Troubles
Generalissimo Qi Jiguang arrived.

Wanli just entrusted him with the task of suppressing the Jiannu.

In the big tent, the two were discussing something when General Qin Liangyu, the governor of the east, unexpectedly came running over.

This is no coincidence.

Because Wanli had already issued an order for the Haixi Jurchens to migrate.

The eastern army also happened to reach the border between the Jianzhou Jurchens and the Haixi Jurchens.

Now that the enemies are gone, she naturally has to come over to report.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli asked, "Liangyu, have you captured Nurhaci's family?"

Qin Liangyu nodded repeatedly and said, "We have caught them. Nurhaci's wives, concubines and children have all been caught.

The wives, concubines and children of his two brothers were also arrested.

These people are all in Feala City, and my men have identified them in the first instance."

well.

A big part of the reason why Nurhaci was able to achieve success was that he had many sons and nephews, and each of them was good at fighting.

Fortunately, this guy is still young and his nephews and nephews have not grown up yet.

If this guy's nephews and nephews grow up, their strength will begin to explode.

Now these guys have no chance.

Wanli nodded slightly, then asked, "Where are these people?"

Qin Liangyu said without hesitation: "These people are imprisoned in Feala City.

Your Majesty, I was just about to ask how to deal with these people.

After all, there are too many female relatives, and it is quite troublesome to keep them under guard."

There is no room for mercy at this time.

Wanli said coldly: "The whole family will be executed to eliminate future troubles."

This is better, it saves trouble.

Upon hearing this, Qin Liangyu bowed without hesitation and said, "I understand."

Wanli stared at the map for a while, then asked, "Yuan Jing, how did you get here?"

Qi Jiguang pointed at the map and said, "I followed the Naowen River all the way south, crossed the river here, and then followed the Songhua River all the way here."

Brain temperature river?
Oh, it’s not called Nenjiang at this time.

Wanli nodded slightly, then asked, "Are there many tributaries of the Naowen River?"

Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly and said, "The Naowen River has many tributaries, especially in the area of ​​Jin'alin to the west. There are countless tributaries, large and small. It turns out that the Tatars built their greenhouses in the mountains and forests on both sides of these tributaries."

Jin Alin?
It is not called Xing'an Mountains yet.

Wanli nodded slightly, then asked, "How many people are left in the Tatar tribe now? Do they have many cattle, sheep, and horses?"

This hasn't been finalized yet.

Qi Jiguang pondered, "The current population of the Tatars is only about 500,000 to 600,000, and they don't seem to have many cattle, sheep, and horses.

It's probably too cold over there, and the grasslands to their south have long been occupied by us, so it's difficult to breed cattle, sheep, and horses.

Currently, the total number of horses in their vast territory is only about 100,000, with a few tens of thousands of cattle and perhaps two to three million sheep."

Such a small population and cattle, sheep and horses can be accommodated by the Beijing Xingdusi.

Wanli pointed to the map and explained in detail: "I plan to dig a canal here to connect the Liaohe River and the Songhua River. In the future, this vast plain will also be used to grow crops like the other side of the Liaohe River.

We now have enough grasslands for grazing sheep, cattle, goats and horses. You can send people to drive the cattle and horses of the Haixi Jurchen tribe to the Beijing Xingdusi for raising, and also send the cattle, sheep and horses of the Tatar tribe to the Beijing Xingdusi for raising.

Yuan Jing, what do you think? "

what?
Such a large plain is used entirely for growing crops!
Qi Jiguang thought about it carefully and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, such a large plain can produce at least hundreds of millions of acres of fertile land.

I dare say that having more food is a good thing, but we don’t have enough garrisons to farm the land.”

Garrison?

This might be something to consider.

I originally wanted to bring civilians from the northwest here.

However, it seems that the better approach is to convert the civilians in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty into garrison troops.

In the Ming Dynasty today, martial arts were prevalent, and some military candidates were not even from garrison troops. This proved that many people in the society also wanted to go to the battlefield and make achievements.

If this can be used to attract civilians, I'm afraid many people will rush to come.

This seems to be more troublesome than pulling civilians from the northwest. The civilians in the northwest are at least concentrated in the two provinces, while the civilians in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty who want to go to the battlefield to make achievements are very scattered.

However, despite the trouble, this approach is indeed much better than forcibly dragging civilians from the northwest here.

Not all civilians in the northwest may be willing to come, nor may they all be able to come. Now the Little Ice Age disaster has not yet fully erupted, so it would be somewhat inexplicable if he took a forceful approach.

If we try to attract civilians by transferring their registration to military garrisons, there is no need to use force at all. Many civilians will really rush to come.

The appeal of military merit rewards to ordinary people wasn't the key; the key was land. There were many farmers in the Ming Dynasty who had no land or only a few acres of it. These farmers were exploited by corrupt officials, local tyrants, and even the royal family. Not only did they work themselves to death and still not have enough to eat, but their families also had to go hungry.

He gave them fifty acres of farmland for free, built them new houses, and even provided them with farming tools and oxen. This must have been more attractive to these civilians than military rewards. From then on, they would have enough food and clothing.

This will not only allow these common people to live a good life, but also prevent corrupt officials, local tyrants, and even princes and royal family members from exploiting these common people. It will also be unlikely that officials will force the people to rebel. Why not do it?

Wanli pondered and said, "Yuan Jing, what do you say about us recruiting the garrison troops?
In other words, no matter what their original household registration was, as long as they wanted to change to military registration, we would change them to garrison military households, and give each of them 50 mu of land.

In the future, if their children can pass the selection, they can also join the Beijing Army, border troops and navy.

This way we won’t have to worry about recruits in the future.”

what?
Military status is given out randomly!
Qi Jiguang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he said carefully, "Your Majesty, if this is true, I am afraid that most farmers who have no land or whose land is not enough to support their families will apply to be transferred to the garrison troops."

Wanli smiled slightly and said, "This is a good thing. I just want all the people of the Ming Dynasty to have enough food and clothing.

As long as they apply, we will approve it. Fifty acres of land is enough to provide a family with adequate food and clothing.

When everyone has enough food and clothing, the Ming Dynasty will be stable, and when the Ming Dynasty is stable, it will gradually become a truly prosperous era."

That's true.

Qi Jiguang cautiously reminded: "Your Majesty, I think the Five Military Commandery may be overwhelmed.

They already have a lot of garrisons under their charge. If more than a hundred households, or even two or three million farmers, want to be registered as garrison troops, they won’t be able to handle it with their limited staff.”

Isn’t this simple?

Wanli said without hesitation: "If there are not enough people, just recruit more people.

There are so many dukes and nobles in the Ming Dynasty now. Those who have nothing to do at home can go to the Five Military Commanderies to train.

For example, you seem to have several sons, right?

Anyone who has nothing to do can go to the Five Military Commandery to help out. Let them start with the fifth rank experience. If they do well, they will be promoted to deputy commander. If they don’t do well, they can go home and manage their fiefdoms.”

This is a good thing for all the princes and nobles.

After all, even if it is hereditary, only the eldest son can inherit the title, and the rest cannot inherit any military positions.

In the past, these children were the most troublesome. If they wanted to get a military position, they would have to use all kinds of connections.

If you can go to the Five Military Commandery for training, even if you can only be promoted to the deputy commander, it will be the second rank.

Upon hearing this, Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

The manpower problem seems to have been solved.

He didn't even need to issue an order to force farmers from the northwest to come and farm.

There are now many farmers in Ming Dynasty who have no land or very little land.

Even just fifty acres of land is very attractive to many farmers.

In addition, they can also transfer to the garrison army, so I don’t know how many farmers will rush to come.

I'm afraid the land on this plain may not be enough!
But it doesn’t matter. As long as the Jiannu are dealt with, the Nurgandusi will have a lot more land.

Wanli stared at the map for a while, then asked, "Liangyu, your soldiers should have no problem spending the winter in the original territory of the Jianzhou Jurchens, right?"

This is it.

Qin Liangyu pondered, "There's not enough flat land over there to camp for hundreds of thousands of troops. If we could build enough barracks, we should be able to spend the winter there. The problem is, it's too late to build them now."

This one is simple.

Wanli said without hesitation: "You let Zuoguo lead his men to take all the remaining people from the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe to Dongfan.

It just so happened that Dongfan still needed someone to look after the people from the Jurchen tribe, so he could just stay there for the time being.

You can leave the remaining 100,000 to guard Zhendong Fort, and let the remaining 200,000 make do with the houses where the Jiannu originally lived.

I'll have the navy's express boat bring them some more coal stoves and coal. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

As long as there is a house to keep out the cold, it's fine.

Qin Liangyu nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem."

Wanli nodded slightly, then said solemnly: "Yuan Jing, I have to rush to Daningwei to spend the winter, and I will leave this place to you.

I will leave behind both the Shenshu Camp and the Shenji Camp.

It’s up to you to decide how to arrange the west route.

This winter we must defend all the territory we have conquered.

I will also leave the task of wiping out the Jiannu in the early spring of next year to you.

You can dispatch the Beijing troops, border troops, Sichuan troops, and even the navy.

In short, we must completely wipe out the Jiannu and eliminate their future troubles, and we must also take down the entire Nurgan Regional Command.

How to fight specifically and how many troops are needed? Give me a plan by next spring. Is that okay? "

Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand. No problem."

(End of this chapter)