In September of the first year of Wuding, the rebellion of the owner of the Zheng mine in Qiu County officially opened a series of vigorous peasant movements in Linqing Prefecture and even in various states in Shandong.
After the rebellion of the mine owners in Qiu County was put down by the soldiers, Emperor Wu Ding killed more than 180 members of the Zheng family and nationalized all the mines around Linqing, killing many people.
Linqing mine owners have infinite nostalgia for the pre-Ming era. The pre-Ming Dynasty, which was once considered to have excessive taxes and heavy labor, was not so unacceptable compared to the violent Qi Dynasty. When Emperor Wanli was in power, he only sent some eunuchs to act as tax collectors to collect mining taxes, but they were scolded by everyone, who clamored to compete with the people for profit. In Linqing, Yunnan, Liaodong and other places, the mining supervisors and eunuchs who represented the emperor's authority were threatened by local mobs (some eunuchs were killed.) It can be seen that during the Wanli dynasty, and of course the later Apocalypse and Chongzhen dynasty, local powerful forces were It should not be underestimated that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Jin gentry often colluded with wealthy merchants. Many Jin gentry themselves were big businessmen or had business backgrounds, such as Ye Xianggao, Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue and others. When businessmen were engaged in politics or were civil servants in business, their influence would be far away. Far more than those scholars who just study for exams.
The first thing Emperor Wu Ding had to clean up was these government-business combinations, large landowners and mine owners.
According to the laws of Qi that have been promulgated, all mineral land in the world belongs to the emperor, and the people only have the right to use it, and no one is allowed to occupy it.
The State of Qi abandoned the tax package system that had been implemented since the Yuan Dynasty. Commercial taxes and mining taxes did not need to change hands through merchants or people in the region. Instead, they were collected directly by the tax collectors of Qi, and middlemen were not allowed to make the difference.
These big mine owners and big landowners, no matter whether they are guilty or not, no matter what their character is, they can only be crushed under the rolling wheels of history.
Emperor Wu Ding ordered war soldiers and civil representatives to be stationed in the mining areas, and together with representatives elected from the miners, the three parties jointly managed the mining affairs.
Daqi also adopts this approach for the management of other types of industries such as lakes, forests, and salt fields.
At present, there is a shortage of talents in all parts of Daqi. Even Tongsheng and private school teachers have become guests. There is no shortage of people from civil affairs to commercial goods. Only by mobilizing the largest group of people at the bottom can the savings of the regime be maintained. The routine of civil servant elite politics has been abandoned by the emperor. The important beliefs of the archbishop or Emperor Wu Ding are only tools and cannot threaten the imperial power itself. In short, if you want power to truly belong to yourself and to the Qi Dynasty, you must launch several anti-corruption campaigns or riots on a regular basis. As a ceremonial operation, Daqi's middle and upper-level officials were regularly purged.
In early September, when the Linqing Qi army charged into the surrounding prefectures and counties, sweeping away all the demons and monsters, Liu Zhaosun was not idle either and was busy attacking the city in his palace.
Since taking Vajra Powder by mistake that night, Chen Yuanyuan's attitude towards the emperor has gradually changed.
Maybe Chen Yuanyuan was intimidated by the hero's domineering aura, maybe she saw Wu Sangui's character clearly, or maybe it was just like other heroines who had an inexplicable attitude towards the male protagonist.
In short, after that night, Chen Yuanyuan gradually became the king's woman.
"Province discussion, promote discipline and outline, emphasize edicts, verify names and facts, consolidate the foundation of the country, and order military preparations."
Liu Zhaosun sat on the Babu bed, holding an old letter in his hand, and read it aloud softly.
"Could this be Zhang Taiyue's reform program?"
Chen Yuanyuan, who was wearing a red bellyband, asked as she climbed onto Emperor Wu Ding's back.
"A personal letter from Zhang Taiyue?"
Asked the graceful and swaying Amber, who was gently beating the emperor's calf.
"Where can there be a personal letter? Emperor Wanli ransacked his house and emptied out all the Zhang family's belongings."
The person who spoke was the plump Dujuan. She came with a cup of tea. I don't know whether it was because of the heat or the heat. She only wore a thin red bellyband and did not shy away from the envious and jealous gazes of the two women on the bed.
Chen Yuanyuan gently hugged Emperor Wu Ding's neck, raised his head and glared at Du Juan and said:
"There is only one emperor in the world, and that is Emperor Wuding of Da Qi. How can there be any Emperor Wanli!"
After saying that, he put on a piece of gauze and jumped down to slap Du Juan. At this time, Liu Zhaosun, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
He cleared his throat.
The three women all turned back and stared at Emperor Wu Ding.
Emperor Wu Ding looked at the letters and dense notes left by Yang Qing'er, and the past came to mind. He recalled the scene when Mrs. Gaoming worked so hard to sort out the yellow album. Tears gradually blurred Liu Zhaosun's eyes. He gently hugged the amber beauty next to him. The water snake waist, while raising and lowering its hands, said sincerely:
"The country is broken, the mountains and rivers are still there, the city is springy and the vegetation is deep, the faith is still there, but the person is gone, I miss her."
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In mid-September, the Eastern Queen Yang Qing'er finally returned to Linqing from Xiaoyanshan after going through many hardships and narrow escapes.
Emperor Wu Ding was overjoyed after hearing the news, and immediately led Chen Yuanyuan and others out of the city to greet her. When he saw the dusty Madam Gaoming boarding the pontoon on the moat, the people watching at the top of the city were excited. According to the emperor's prior arrangement, the crowd shouted "Welcome the queen back." Slogans like "Palace" really scared Yang Qing'er.
Emperor Wu Ding held the queen in his arms in front of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.
More than two months of rural life have transformed the pampered Queen Dong.
Liu Zhaosun looked at Yang Qing'er and felt that she was a little thinner than before. Her bright eyes and white teeth were still there, and she had a unique temperament of being reborn from the ashes.
Yang Qing'er stared blankly at the grand and noisy scenes around him, at the flags flying at the top of the city, the cheering crowds, and the flowers flying in the air. It was September 19th in the first year of Wuding, but it was like going back to the day of the Waking of Insect in the first year of Taichang. The day when Jin Yuji got married.
"Qing'er, let's go home."
Emperor Wu Ding stretched out his hand to hold Yang Qing'er's little hand, and his voice became gentle.
At this time, the gray hair on the emperor's head had already turned black. Lao Songtou was quite accomplished in treating hair loss and gray hair. However, it is still unknown whether his seven-day carbon black soup has any side effects. After all, it was mixed with Polygonum multiflorum, Polygonum multiflorum, Classic medicinal materials such as toad, centipede, Magnolia officinalis, and Wangbuliuxing.
"Your Majesty seems more majestic than before. Hey, why is Empress Zhang here? Isn't she already done..."
Yang Qing'er glanced at the three beauties standing behind the emperor. One of them, Zhang Yan, had been dead for more than half a year. Yang Qing'er's moved eyes suddenly turned jealous. The three women across from him pretended to salute to Queen Dong. The women's smiles hid murderous intent.
At a certain moment, Yang Qing'er realized that the people who welcomed him at the top of the city were just puppets, or the emperor's props - Yang Qing'er's intuition was still so sharp, and what Emperor Wu Ding needed were just puppets.
In front of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, Emperor Wu Ding hugged Yang Qing'er and skillfully stretched his fingers to Yang Qing'er's waist:
"It's a long story. As for whether it's majestic or not, the queen will know tonight when she takes a test."
At this time, the queen of the palace, Yang Qing'er, was still not accustomed to the emperor's new rhythm. She was speechless and her face turned red.
Back to the subject, we returned to Chaoguan Palace that day. The emperor, his first queen, his first concubine, and his second maidservant began their harem life without shame or impatience for three days and three nights. I won’t go into details here.
It was not until the early morning of the fourth day that the slightly thin Emperor Wu Ding finally walked out of the palace, rubbed his waist, and said to Pu Gang and others who were waiting at the gate of the Yamen and were about to go crazy:
"The queen is back. To celebrate the queen's return, I decided to send out all the soldiers to fight against the local tyrants, divide the fields, and kill people to celebrate."
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On September 20th, Pu Gang and Zhang Dong led 13,000 Linqing Qi troops to attack from all directions and stormed other prefectures in Dongchang Prefecture.
On the 22nd, a fierce battle broke out between the main force of the Qi army, 7,000 soldiers, and the powerful Xiangxiang Yong under the command of Huang Wulang, as well as soldiers from various guards in Dongchang Prefecture, under the city walls of Liaocheng.
Huang Wulang, formerly known as Huang Batian, started his career by selling smuggled salt in his early years. Later, he joined the Liaocheng salt boiling and copper mines, part-time job, loan sharking, and human trafficking business. He has been colluding with state officials for a long time, embezzling official and village land, which is quite similar to Henan powerful Ma Hongqi. , are all the most powerful forces in the area.
So Emperor Wu Ding decided to take action against him.
Because this battle is too boring, I won't elaborate on it, only the result of the battle.
In the Battle of Liaocheng, the 14th Guards Army killed 8,500 soldiers of Huang Wulang Xiangyong and Dongchang Prefecture Guards. The Qi Army injured 57 people, five of them were seriously injured, and no one died in the battle.
Huang Wulang's impregnable fortress in Liaocheng was breached by Pu Gang in half an hour.
Lu Xiangsheng led the civil affairs officers to carry out the gold, silver, jewelry, food and cloth after a car, and after he ascended the throne and registered, he paid it into the Qi treasury.
According to Emperor Wuding's edict, more than half of the 50,000 shi of grain stored by the royal family were used to provide relief to the peasants who were oppressed by him.
The fields around Liaocheng, whether military fields, civilian fields, or village fields, were all classified as Daqi acres and handed over to local farmers for cultivation.
Of course, only farmers who joined the peasant association were eligible to allocate grain and fields, and the ownership of the fields was still owned by the emperor himself, and they were only responsible for farming.
The Huang family's five generations of accumulated family property were just removed by the Qi army. Huang Wulang and his family were all beheaded for major crimes such as treason and concealment of property.
After this battle, no resistance emerged, and the Qi army occupied the three prefectures and five counties of Dongchang Prefecture with almost no bloodshed.
Under the direct rule of Emperor Wu Ding, the population soared from the previous half million to two million.
Liu Zhaosun personally went to nearby prefectures and counties to inspect the situation in each county. He organized military representatives and civil affairs representatives from various places. In just half a month, more than 500,000 young and strong peasants in Dongchang Prefecture were organized to form a peasant association and killed squires, The slaughter of profiteers was as fast and violent as a storm.
The walls of Dongchang Fucheng were covered with the heads of local tyrants and evil gentry from all over the country. Emperor Wu Ding brutally suppressed more than a dozen riots, built a temple with the enemy's heads and piled them at the gates of the county offices.
