"Making a big fuss?" Zhu Cixiang frowned, "How big of a fuss can it make? Will it cause heavy losses to the bandits? It won't cause trouble on our territory, right?"
This is a problem!
White Lotus Sect!
This is a professional rebel who has caused headaches for the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years. The most recent White Lotus Sect rebellion occurred in the second year of Tianqi. Xu Hongru, the leader of the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, gathered people to revolt in the Caozhou area and broke into many prefectures and counties. Calling himself Emperor Fulie of Zhongxing (sounds like a posthumous title), Jianyuan Mahayana was victorious. This White Lotus Sect uprising started in May of the second year of Tianqi and lasted until September of that year. It spread to most of Shandong and severely dealt a blow to the reactionary rule of the Ming Dynasty...
Now that Zhu Cixi was the chief leader of the Ming Dynasty, he did not want to see the White Lotus Sect uprising spread from Dashun to the Ming Dynasty.
In history, didn't the Qing Dynasty also have a great uprising of the Sichuan-Chu White Lotus Sect? Don’t make trouble in the Hongxing year of the Ming Dynasty in advance!
"Your Majesty," Zhu Chunjie replied, "the White Lotus Sect should be able to make some noise in the territory of the rogue bandits... The White Lotus Sect is like a spark, and can only light a fire when it encounters dry wood. The rogue bandits can suppress the Sichuan people. If it's too tight, it'll be a matter of time before a commotion occurs. However, although the White Lotus Sect can cause commotion, it won't cause too much damage to the rogue bandits."
"Won't it cause too much damage?" Zhu Cixiang asked, "Why is this?"
Zhu Chunjie said: "Because although the rogue bandits have lost the hearts of the Sichuan people, their strength is still there, and they are still at their peak. They cannot be overthrown by the White Lotus Sect and others."
Zhu Cixiang nodded. He knew that Zhu Chunjie's analysis was reasonable. Although the White Lotus Sect, a group of troublemakers, had a lot of fun during the Ming Dynasty, their combat effectiveness was really not that good. They could even be used in the Ming Dynasty in the Year of Tianqi. They were suppressed by weak troops, not to mention powerful rogue bandits.
"Since it won't cause too much damage, what's the point?" Zhu Cixiang seemed a little hesitant. He was still very wary of this group of rebel professionals.
"Of course it's interesting," Zhu Chunjie said with a smile, "Even if it's not a big disturbance, it can still cause a lot of trouble for the bandits... Since ancient times, troubles have mostly started where people gather, and troubles are most likely to happen where servants gather. Son. Now that the rogue bandits are fighting with us in Shaanxi, logistics will inevitably be difficult, and the people will be resentful for their hard work. Once they gain momentum, the rogue bandits on the front line will inevitably lose their footing.
Secondly, the supply of food and cloth on the ground among the rogue bandits is now relatively tight. If the White Lotus Sect continues to cause trouble, the supply shortage will inevitably be exacerbated, and the rogue bandits will not be able to buy much with their silver and copper coins.
Furthermore, once the White Lotus Sect starts making trouble, we can also ask the rogue bandits to eliminate this group of monsters for us. Sooner or later, this group of monsters will cause trouble. If they don't make trouble now, they will make trouble in the future. It is better to let the rogue bandits eliminate them for us. "
This is killing someone with a borrowed knife! What a ruthless agent! Zhu Cixiang glanced at Zhu Chunjie approvingly, this guy has made great progress. This is how you should deal with the rebellious professionals of the White Lotus Sect! Let them have a taste of the iron fist of Dashun's military dictatorship!
"We have to let the bandits destroy the White Lotus Sect in Sichuan!" Zhu Cixiang said calmly, "The cult harms others and itself, and the losses will be staggering if it causes too much!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!" Zhu Chunjie said, "There is another thing. We also need the White Lotus Sect of Sichuan... that is, we must pass the Ming Dynasty's 'free rent, free mediocrity, free service, and scientific examination to welcome the Ming Dynasty' They uploaded it on the ground in Sichuan! Otherwise, how would the people in Sichuan know this?"
Zhu Cixiang nodded: "That's true!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Pan Yuchen, the governor of the East Factory.
"Your Majesty," Pan Yuchen, the admiral of Dongchang, knew that the last question raised by Zhu Cixi was for himself, so he replied, "There are also some White Lotus Cult disciples on the imperial court's territory, but their power is limited and they are not strong enough to rebel. That is, Just cheating people out of money."
The prosperity of the White Lotus Sect in Dashun is partly related to the decline of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, especially Confucianism!
Although Dashun did not destroy Confucianism, it did not support Confucianism, and it did not particularly support Buddhism and Taoism. It even strictly limited the number of monks and Taoists, and confiscated a large number of temple properties through land equalization.
Therefore, in Dashun, the traditional three religions were weakening, and the White Lotus Sect, a rebel sect with strong vitality, naturally took advantage of the situation.
Zhu Cixiang used "Zi Lun Ge Wu Pian" to popularize Confucianism. Moreover, he did not cancel the official examination, which was a super means to promote Confucianism. Instead, he replaced the imperial examination with a very few winners with a wider coverage of the official examination and the college entrance examination.
Confucianism armed with "Zi Lun Ge Wu Pian" will certainly suppress the White Lotus Sect and others, making it difficult for them to flourish.
In addition, although there were many poor people in the Ming Dynasty, they still had their own aspirations - although most people's struggle would not yield results in the end, they were still allowed to struggle after all. So not many people believe in a "struggle religion" like the White Lotus Sect...
"It's not allowed to cheat people out of money!" Zhu Cixiang said in a stern tone, "In the bright future of tomorrow, how can the White Lotus Sect be allowed to cheat people out of money? We must strictly impose sanctions!"
Yes, there are so many ways to defraud people, why do they have to engage in the White Lotus Sect? It sounds scary, and more importantly, you can’t get a lot of money out of it, so you might as well go gold hunting in California!
"I accept the decree!" Pan Yuchen called Zhu Cixiang "I" instead of a slave, because the current Dongchang is not a yamen in charge of the eunuchs of the inner court, and Pan Yuchen is not a domestic slave of Emperor Zhu, but a physically disabled hero who has overcome difficulties.
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said: "The rogue bandits have always been insidious and cunning, and we must be on guard! Don't let the White Lotus Sect on the rogue bandits disappear, and cause some trouble on the court's territory!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Pan Yuchen said, "I will definitely urge the spies below to take strict precautions and never let the rogues succeed!"
Zhu Cixiang thought for a while and said: "You can't do this with Dongchang alone. We have to ask the Ministry of Criminal Justice to cooperate... We will sweep the big cities in four rivers, two lakes, Fujian and Guangdong to catch more lawless people. Send them all to the Northwest Army to atone for their sins and prevent them from causing trouble!"
Now Zhu Cixiang is not worried about peasant uprisings. His Ming Dynasty has been capitalized, and the scale of cities is getting larger and larger. While industry and commerce are prosperous, the population is also gathering in large numbers.
If a large gathering of people is not managed well, it is easy to cause trouble!
Now Daming and Damshun are looking at a life-and-death battle. Emperor Zhu wants to light a fire in Li Laiheng's backyard, but he also has to guard his own yard!
...
While Zhu Cihong was thinking about how to use dirty tricks on Dashun Chao, Dashun Chao was caught in a dispute between going north and going south.
This controversy was started by Li Dingguo, who returned to Kunming from the front. On his way back to Kunming, he wrote a memorial to Li Laiheng, stating five reasons for opposing going south.
First, the last time we went south to Tianzhu, we just took advantage of others' unpreparedness and succeeded by luck. It will not be so easy to go again, and we may get deeper and deeper in Tianzhu.
Second, going south to Tianzhu will shake the morale of the troops on the Shaanxi front line. If everyone wants to go to Tianzhu to make a fortune, who will be willing to fight hard with Zhu Ming in Shaanxi?
Third, the gold, silver, good horses, and orchids obtained by Tianzhu will not be of much help to Dashun's military strength. Instead, they will cause Dashun's soldiers to become extravagant and lose their combat effectiveness.
Fourth, Zhu Cixiang, the Emperor of Zhu Ming Dynasty, has moved to Wuhan and announced that he will personally conquer the country. A war between Shun Ming Dynasty and Shun Ming Dynasty will begin. At this time, Dashun must go all out to resist, and must not make the slightest move to retreat, otherwise people's hearts will be in chaos!
Fifth, Dashun has always been based on land and soil, focusing on agriculture and suppressing business, so as to make a profit. However, after returning from plundering Tianzhu, gold and silver were abundant, merchants were running around, the soldiers began to despise the fields, and the people began to neglect farming. If things go on like this, Dashun will inevitably be short of food and clothing, and their gold and silver will be of no use!
The five points proposed by Li Dingguo immediately aroused great controversy in Kunming. Supporters believed that Li Dingguo was the pillar of Dashun and that his suggestions were all good strategies for the country. Those who oppose it believe that Dashun is now trapped in Sichuan and Yunnan, and it is difficult to resist Zhu Ming for a long time. Only by exploring south can it survive for a long time...
