In the last life, Zhu Youjian devoted himself to serving the country and the people. Although he did many stupid things, he really didn't feel that he could not be sorry for the honorable ministers, world officials, eunuchs, Jin Yiwei, Beijing camp soldiers and other people here in Beijing. A profiteer.
Beijing in the Ming Dynasty was originally a military city. In the past, under the rule of King Yan, it was one of the Nine Fortresses. Later, it became the most benevolent capital of the Ming Dynasty. It was also home to numerous guards and nobles, and the city also had 30,000 or so imperial guards, most of whom were hereditary from generation to generation.
It is no exaggeration to say that at least half of the residents in Beijing are masters who have received the emperor's favor!
He said that the Ming Dynasty was sorry for the people of Shaanxi, Zhongzhou, and Shandong, and Chongzhen recognized it. But in Beijing, at the feet of the Emperor, who can Zhu Youjian resist? Why do they have to sing the song "Welcome the King of Chuang" to collectively recite the Ming Dynasty and surrender?
In this life, Zhu Youjian finally won the love of the people of the capital through his own efforts!
Seeing how these Beijing elders with accents from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiliao and other places welcomed their young soldiers, Emperor Chongzhen finally felt a little at ease... If the elders from Beijing in his previous life loved Ming Dynasty like this, how could Li Zicheng Maybe break into Beijing?
That is absolutely impossible!
Because Li Zicheng's eldest wife Zhu Shi and third brother Li Zijing are also among the crowd welcoming Zhu Youjian... Zhu Youjian has seen them! There is also the fat woman that Li Jin likes so much (that is Zhu Youjian's cousin), and Zhang Xianzhong's wife (of course her surname is Zhu, she is the county head of the Shu king line), as well as Liu Zongmin and Tian Jian The wives and children of Xiu, Yuan Zongdi and others are now all new Beijingers!
Zhu Youjian, who returned to Xiyuan amid the welcome of new Beijingers, was in an extremely good mood.
When Zhu Youjian returned to Xiyuan, he did not return to the somewhat small Yuxi Palace, but entered the newly renovated Wanshou Palace. Oh, it’s called Wansheng Palace now!
What Zhu Youjian wants is not victory in every battle, but victory in every battle!
Outside the main hall of Wansheng Palace, the spacious courtyard was already full of tents. Inside each tent, a warm stove was lit, and tables and chairs were set up - this was a grand celebration banquet to be held in Wansheng Palace!
As early as when Zhu Youjian and the three commanders Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng met in Changping, he gave an order to Queen Zhou and Zhu Cixiang, asking them to prepare a celebration banquet...a grand celebration banquet!
Anyone who participated in the Battle of Mobei (you can boast of your martial arts skills if you go around the north of Juemo, not to mention the Great Khan of Mongolia) and the team leader (including the team leader) who participated in the Battle of Nalin City-Luoma River. ) and above, as well as all officers and soldiers below the rank and file who have made personal military merits (now the military merits of Zhu Youjian's direct army are divided into individual and collective), all have to come to Wanshou Palace to drink and eat meat!
It must be done well, with enough wine and enough meat... we must let the heroes of the Ming Dynasty eat and drink well.
Fortunately, the renovated courtyard of Wansheng Palace is large enough so that three to four thousand people can sit there without feeling crowded.
In the magnificent Wansheng Hall, dozens of banquet tables were set up at this time. Those who can sit here to eat are senior officers or warriors with extremely high personal military achievements, as well as accompanying courtiers. Zhu Youjian's six Mongolian noble concubines, as well as the two little brats Zhu Cixuan and Zhu Cixuan, also have a table in the Wansheng Hall-the two little brats are also considered to have merit this time!
Zhu Cixi was the prisoner of the country, and he also "shot to death" Fan Wencheng! Zhu Cixuan, on the other hand, is sitting in the Jining Palace (there are several Xinwang Palaces). Although he has not done anything, he can still calm people's hearts just by being there like a clay Bodhisattva!
But Zhu Youjian himself did not sit at the same table with these Mongolian noble concubines and two little kids. He will sit at the main table in the center of the hall, with four great heroes such as Chen Qiyu, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng. Together with six senior ministers of the cabinet.
However, the banquet has not officially started yet, and the main table in the center of the Wansheng Hall is also empty, with no one sitting at the table.
It turned out that Zhu Youjian, four great heroes and six pavilion elders were holding tea bowls in the west wing of Wansheng Palace, drinking tea and talking.
"Long live my lord, do you really want to be crowned a hero? Isn't this inappropriate..."
"Yes, long live my lord, since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the titles of ministers have been fictitious. Even if they are called real titles, they are just receiving some land tax and not really leading the land and the people."
"Your Majesty, think twice. Realizing the meritorious officials is probably a way to cause chaos. It is not good for the heroes and is not good for the country!"
"Your Majesty wants to reward the meritorious officials, just give them more land and property, and forget about the actual seal..."
It’s really rare today! Several cabinet elders unanimously opposed Zhu Youjian's idea of confirming the title of meritorious official.
Of course, Zhu Youjian's "real seal" was not to seal a state or county to meritorious officials. Instead, military households should be granted to meritorious officials...According to his idea, in the future, the Ming Dynasty would have five levels of nobility: Duke, Marquis, Uncle, Son, and Male.
These five levels of titles must be granted in real terms, it’s boring to play imaginary! Those who have been granted real seals are lords and military households, including 250 baron households, 500 viscount households, 1,000 earl households, 2,000 marquis households, and 4,000 duke households. In theory, princes above the duke level will not grant ministers to ministers, but they also have a corresponding number of households, which is 8,000! The number of households that Wang Jue can close is 16,000-20,000!
Corresponding to the closure of households, it is Xunzhuang.
As the name suggests, Xunzhuang is a manor granted to meritorious ministers, and it is a site used to settle the feudal households.
In principle, Xunzhuang will not be established in the Han Dynasty south of the Great Wall.
Xunzhuang is either outside the mouth, in the land of Nanman, or on the southern island. Therefore, the operation of the real-name Xunzhuang and military households is as follows - encircling a piece of land in those vast and sparsely populated areas, and then giving a large sum of money to the meritorious officials, and asking the meritorious officials to go to places like Shaanxi and Zhongzhou to recruit poor people as their The military household.
In addition, all Xunzhuangs are tax-free and can be inherited, but the price is military service... Depending on the size of the Xunzhuang and the number of households, corresponding cavalry will be provided.
In principle, the number of cavalry provided should be one-tenth of the number of households in Xunzhuang.
Regarding Zhu Youjian's sealing plan, the four great heroes including Chen Qiyu, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng all frowned and said nothing.
They are all Zhu Youjian's confidants, and of course they know that this military household and Xunzhuang are a trap... The four of them might all be granted the title of marquis!
That is to seal 2,000 military households... They are responsible for the matter of 2,000 pauper households going to the border areas to colonize!
Although Zhu Cixiang will definitely provide money and food, wouldn't it be troublesome to arrange their migration, settlement, and reclamation, as well as train them, equip them, and form them into an army? Doesn't it take up energy? After finally becoming a hero, can't you buy a big house in Beijing, then lie down and wait for death?
And if everyone does that, what’s the benefit?
Raise 200 cavalry who can follow them on expeditions? Or did it occupy a large piece of land for your family, the Ming Dynasty?
This emperor wants to summon heroes in vain!
Isn't this too kind? Your ancestors killed many meritorious officials, and your ancestor raised them like pigs... It would be better for you to let the capable meritorious officials work harder and work hard to secure the land for your family.
Anyway, there are many poor people in the Central Plains now. One million households have been sealed off, and tens of millions of people are still hungry! Even if 10 million households were sealed off, the land in the Han region would not necessarily be plentiful... However, Xunzhuang, which the heroes worked hard to manage, could control a large area of land for the Ming Dynasty.
Although Xunzhuang itself does not collect taxes, the land supported by Xunzhuang can be awarded to civilians in the Central Plains, and Xunzhuang itself can provide elite soldiers at "half price", which is much more cost-effective than collecting taxes (blood tax is also Tax!). It really kills two birds with one stone, and the abacus is very good!
Zhu Youjian's eyes swept over the faces of the four officials and took in their embarrassed expressions. He immediately smiled and said: "The world does not belong to my family, but to everyone... dividing the confederation is not dividing the spoils." , but the monarch and his ministers come together to shoulder the heavy burden of the world! This burden is too heavy for my family to bear, so you have to help me! And if you can help me, I will not be able to do without you. Between the monarch and his ministers, Only then can we truly be of the same mind!”
