Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 33
Not long after dispatching troops to the Runing Mansion, snow began to fall in the sky, and a thick layer was accumulated on the ground not long after.It was still the end of the Little Ice Age at the end of the Ming Dynasty, so it was still cold, and the cold wind was blowing so hard that people seemed to be cracking their bones.

However, people in this era, even those in their seventies and eighties, are already accustomed to the cold that accompanies them all their lives.So those other people who were born without much warmth in winter didn't care about the coldness at all, but looked at Baixue ecstatically.Years of drought but rain made them extremely precious to this snowfall.

After seeing the snow, Qiu Tianxing, Zhang Lao, Zhou Zhen and others who were discussing government affairs came out of the house, looked at the white snow in the sky, and admired the beautiful scenery.

"My lord, the snow will save a lot of effort in spring plowing next year!" Mr. Zhang excitedly said to Qiu Tianxing beside him.

Zhou Zhen, who was standing on the other side, was also full of joy.After six months of hard work, he has fully integrated into the organization of the security regiment. As Mr. Zhang's first deputy, he has shared many important tasks.In the contact with Qiu Tianxing, he was infected by Qiu Tianxing's spirit of swearing to the death to resist the Tartars, and he couldn't help but have the idea of ​​swearing to follow him to the death.Of course, Zhou Zhen was also deeply shocked by the hierarchical and strict organization of the security group brought by Qiu Tianxing from his previous life. He felt that although the current security group is still weak, it is rising like the sun, and sooner or later it will shine in the world.

The joy in his heart, with Ruixue in front of him, Zhou Zhen's old literati's thinking began to make trouble, and he suddenly felt that poetry was flourishing, so he shook his head and began to mutter.

"Snow is like salt,

Can't taste salty,
What's the point of asking,
The auspicious snow heralds a prosperous year. "

Hearing that the person next to him was reading poetry again, Qiu Tianxing shook his head helplessly.He couldn't understand why the literati of this era would get so excited about poetry at every turn, and then write a doggerel to show off everywhere to win the admiration of others.Zhou Zhen is such a good subordinate, he is usually diligent and conscientious in his work, and the government affairs he handles are also in order.It's just that when Shixing came, he couldn't control himself and regained his old literati side.

However, when Qiu Tianxing couldn't understand others, others couldn't understand him either.Because Qiu Tianxing gave himself gold, and hung up a fake diploma of a scholar.Therefore, some literati who came to Laohugou to seek refuge often came to meet friends through literature, hoping to win Qiu Tianxing's appreciation for literary talent, and quickly enter the senior management of the security team.It's a pity that Qiu Tianxing is not interested in these stereotypes and poetry.On the contrary, he was very interested in the farming affairs of Guishou and Qiu Ba's military affairs, which made these literati who had obtained scholars, scholars, and even Jinshi in the pre-Ming Dynasty shake their heads and were disappointed.

Of course, what disappointed them was yet to come.After meeting Qiu Tianxing, these newly recruited literati will generally be assigned to newly established institutions such as neighborhood committees and village committees, where they will be the lowest-level officials in charge of dealing with residents and villagers and their daily production. Life issues.This can make those talented scholars and writers who think highly of themselves very angry.Some turned to look for other anti-Tartar teams in a rage, and some turned around and became traitors again after being frustrated, begging for mercy from the Tartars in order to gain glory and wealth for themselves.Only a few people stayed and worked steadily from the grassroots, maintaining order and persuading farmers to teach.For these literati, Qiu Tianxing felt that they were truly resolute anti-Tartars.

In the past six months, there have been sixty or seventy literati like this, and Qiu Tianxing has been assigned to Zhou Zhen's subordinates.Some of the outstanding ones have already become directors of neighborhood committees and village committees.

Because of the growing power of Laohugou, the number of people became more and more chaotic. Qiu Tianxing felt that the law and order must be strictly managed, otherwise there would be problems.Therefore, after long thinking, Qiu Tianxing decided to learn from the advanced security management experience of modern society.The villagers living within five miles of Laohugou were turned into residents, and several streets were divided.Originally, he wanted to set up a sub-district office, but Qiu Tianxing didn't want to have too many officials and staff, which would bring too heavy a financial burden.Furthermore, officials in this era actually had very simple government affairs, they were only responsible for persuading farming and mulberry, collecting taxes, and taking charge of criminal laws.Therefore, there is no need for too many officials.

Therefore, Qiu Tianxing divided the 1 people living within five miles of Laohugou into twenty neighborhood committees, large and small.Because many of the villagers who came to seek refuge came from the whole village, some large neighborhood committees had 700 people, while the small ones had only 400 people.Neighborhood committees have one director, one deputy director and seven members.The director and deputy director are appointed by the senior management of the security regiment.In order to unite the landlords and villagers, and to reduce administrative expenses, four of the seven committee members were independently elected by the residents, and the other three were also appointed by the security team.If the committee members do a good job, whether they are appointed by the security team or elected by the villagers, they can all be promoted to deputy director, director, or even higher, but Qiu Tianxing has not yet made a decision.The village committee is the same, but the number of people is larger than that of the neighborhood committee. 2 people are divided into 1000 village committees, and each village committee has [-] people.The village committee also includes the director, deputy director, and committee members, a total of nine members.Neighborhood committees and village committees have the duties of mediating disputes, maintaining law and order, publicizing the policies of the security regiment, and helping the security regiment recruit soldiers and food.However, the village committee is also responsible for the task of persuading farmers and mulberry farmers.

When the policies of the two associations came out, Mr. Zhang and Zhou Zhen were taken aback, and Mr. Zhang hurried to persuade them.

"My lord, since ancient times, the imperial power has not come down to the county, and all the counties are self-governing. Our regiment now only has one small land, but if it becomes larger in the future, will this move cause resistance from the local landlords and clans?"

Zhou Zhen also nodded, expressing his agreement with Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Zhang was also a local clan leader before, and he knew how serious the consequences of seizing local power would be, which would cause widespread resistance.At that time, there will be Manchu Tartars on one side and landlord clans on the other.The security regiment will definitely be wiped out, so how can we talk about expelling the Tartars and restoring China?

However, what Qiu Tianxing said made Zhang Lao and Zhou Zhen feel relieved, and even turned around to support Qiu Tianxing's decision after hearing it.

"You have to look at this matter from a different perspective. Although we went deep into the localities to seize the rights of the landlords and clans, we also gave them channels for advancement. Through the neighborhood committees and village committees, the heads of the landlord clans can also have official status. If they are capable , the support for us is great, and we can be promoted higher and higher in the future, and the officials will become bigger and bigger. Isn't this an alternative imperial examination, and even the exam is exempted?"

Although Qiu Tianxing currently has only three thousand soldiers and thirty thousand civilians.But all things are forewarned, and if not forewarned, they will be abandoned.Even if the strength is small, is it afraid that there will be no flesh and blood after the shelf is erected?

Qiu Tianxing's explanation deeply shocked Mr. Zhang and Zhou Zhen.Although Zhou Zhen had a reputation in the imperial examination, he did not object to Qiu Tianxing's other way.Officials in the former Ming Dynasty not only had the right path of imperial examinations, but also the path of donating officials. In order to strengthen the rule, what is the point of giving up some small official positions?
Therefore, with the concerted efforts of the top and bottom, the neighborhood committees and village committees have been developed rapidly in this way.

Just before the snow fell, Qiu Tianxing was still discussing with Mr. Zhang, Zhou Zhen and the villagers' representatives about the neighborhood and village committees.It happened to be snowing when the discussion was intense, so I came out to get some fresh air and change my mood.

Because the two sessions have been on trial for three months, many problems that were not considered at the beginning have been corrected one by one.For example, the power of law and order cannot be delegated to the neighborhood committees and village committees. Qiu Tianxing didn’t care about it at the beginning, but Zhou Zhen delegated the power of law and order. As a result, the former landlord clan leaders who were selected as committee members oppressed the disadvantaged villagers, and the villagers went to police after being bullied. The reaction couldn't be resolved, and some people fled here in a rage.It caused fluctuations in people's hearts, and the impact was very bad.After Qiu Tianxing learned of this situation, he quickly set up a public security station and took back the public security rights.

The director of the security station is Zhang Zhuangcheng, the leader of the third squadron.In that battle with Yingshan Green Camp, Zhang Zhuangcheng was stabbed in the stomach with a knife and fell into a coma.After lying in bed for several months, fortunately he survived tenaciously in the end, but his health was too weak to be a soldier anymore.Therefore, Qiu Tianxing arranged him into this security station, it can be regarded as a reward for those who have made meritorious deeds.

In addition, people under the control of some neighborhood committees and village committees strongly demanded re-election.They didn't understand what this institution was for at the beginning, so they missed the opportunity to get in.Now, seeing that the neighborhood committee and the village committee are like a yamen, they are tempted again and want to join the office.As a result, the seats inside were all full.Therefore, unwilling to resign, some people agitated and wanted to ask the security team for the right to join the two sessions.

The main purpose of this meeting is to consider the tenure and re-election of neighborhood committees and village committees.

Looking at the people's representatives (in fact, landlords and clan leaders) and Mr. Zhang and Zhou Zhen's fierce arguments, Qiu Tianxing felt a little disgusted, but he had to rely on the strength of these people.Gradually, Qiu Tianxing's attention was no longer here, and his thoughts gradually drifted to Runing Mansion.There are no such people who fight for power and profit. When the country lives and dies, it still considers its own petty profits.There are only those militia fighters from the security regiment who are willing to die to fight the great cause of Tartarism!
(End of this chapter)