"These two people thought of it together, and they both said in the letter that the fifth prince thought of it. I didn't expect that the fifth prince would notice this!"
At this moment, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.
However, Zhu Youxiao also admitted that knowing the geographical conditions of the Western Regions and drawing corresponding maps was indeed very important for the national defense of the empire.
It is indeed rare for the fifth prince Zhu Cizhuo to have this awareness.
In Zhu Youxiao's memory, in history, Zuo Zongtang's success in regaining Xinjiang was related to Lin Zexu's drawing of a map of the area after he was demoted to Yili, which contributed to Zuo Zongtang's success. One of the factors in regaining Xinjiang.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao also ordered Liu Hongxun and other auxiliary ministers: "This is indeed very important. Please reply to Duke He and approve the implementation. The Ministry of War will recommend an official to select a surveying and mapping team to go to the Western Regions!"
"According to the order!"
Lu Xiangsheng, who was in charge of the Ministry of War, replied, and then said: "Previously, when His Majesty visited the country, he mentioned that he would set up additional patrol posts in the country and arrange them with retired officers and soldiers, including the white-pole soldiers in the southwest, the Privy Council, the Ministry of Personnel, The Ministry of War deliberated upon the order and decided to arrange the white-pole officers and soldiers who were required to be discharged and returned to their fields due to their age, as announced in the Chengguo Gazette, as far as possible according to their military qualifications, to non-southwestern areas, especially to the Jiangnan area."
"Gai Yin, the next step involves the relocation of the big families in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, if as many retired officers and soldiers as possible are arranged to serve as patrol station officials in the south of the Yangtze River, it will naturally be possible to prevent the local subordinates from colluding with the wealthy families and obstructing the new policy of relocating the big families. This will be beneficial to The plan to separate and relocate the big clan is carried out!"
"Good! Just do it."
As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he added: "Separating the big clans and relocating them is something we need to do as quickly as possible. There can't be any mistakes."
"Yes! The decree to separate the big families has been announced. The governor and inspector of Jiangnan are responsible for the Jiangnan side, while the Indian governor-general Zhang Tongchang is responsible for the Indian side. At the imperial court, the Wenyuange Bachelor and Household Affairs Bureau is responsible. Shangshu Cai Yichen and Shangshu Zhang Jie are in charge."
Lu Xiangsheng replied.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and asked Han Zanzhou: "What is the public opinion on this matter?"
Han Zanzhou replied: "Back to your Majesty, according to reports from people under Dongchang, the relocation of large families is very popular among ordinary peasants and scholars from small landowners and merchants. This is because the families of these scholars are well prepared. Suffering from oppression and even annexation by the big families! Naturally, some scholars from big families were not happy. They believed that relocating the big families was a harsh government and an act of forcibly breaking up their flesh and blood regardless of human relations. Some even said that this was an atrocity and they were about to Your Majesty, please give me an order on how to deal with these people who speak excessively."
"Watch carefully first!"
"Separating the big clans is a plan that will benefit the country and the nation for a long time to come, and it must be carried out no matter what!"
"The key now is to prevent this matter from being fully implemented and achieve the effect we want to see. Please tell me, if this matter cannot achieve the effect that the court actually wants, what will be the reason?"
As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he asked about his ministers.
Yuan Fu Liu Hongxun therefore replied first: "Reporting to your Majesty, as long as the local governor is sure to act sincerely, there will be no obstacles in the implementation of the decree to relocate the big families! But there is no guarantee that there will be big families who do not understand the imperial court. The original intention is to be dissatisfied, but it should not cause any big waves! The imperial court now has many more official missions in Jiangnan than before, and its control has been greatly enhanced. What's more, it is now necessary to set up additional patrol stations and send more veterans to transfer to other places. The white-armed soldiers will go over! These white-armed soldiers are not familiar with the local area, and they will naturally carry out the imperial decrees in a short period of time."
After Liu Hongxun said this, Wen Tiren followed up and analyzed: "If the gentry wants to resist the imperial decree, they can only do it by colluding with the government. Therefore, Your Majesty, I think there are really some flaws in the new policy of relocating the big families." If so, then the mistakes can only originate from the problems of our court officials themselves!"
"If the bureaucrats want to achieve the goal that the court wants to achieve without violating the imperial decree, they either have policies from above and countermeasures from below. Officials from above to below collude together to change the roster and change the big local households to Small households, small households were transformed into large households. Although the households that were relocated in this way were large households, they were actually small households. Small households were weak and weak. Even if they had complaints, it would be difficult for them to express their complaints to the court. Even if they complained, they would be easily suppressed. Get down!"
"Either you take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, or you use collusion. If a large household that needs to be relocated wants to be relocated to a better place, it must pay money privately, or if a large household that needs to be relocated wants not to be relocated, If you move out, and the person who moves out is a house belonging to the same clan or is converted into a small household, you will naturally have to pay silver coins in private!"
Having said this, Wen Tiren continued: "Although His Majesty has always punished those who are corrupt, the benefits are very rich. What's more, the officials involved in this new deal include officials from the central court to local provinces, prefectures and counties. There are a lot of them. It’s hard to guarantee that some people won’t be lucky and want to take advantage of the opportunity to make money! There are no cats in this world who don’t steal fish. Therefore, I believe that we must guard against the evil of human nature. We should set up close informants and declare strict national laws to make the world’s ministers Workers are afraid, and if they are discovered, they will naturally be severely punished! If they are not used, the good governance that was originally intended to suppress mergers and benefit people's livelihood has really turned into a harsh government that disturbs the people and boils the people's resentment!"
"Immigration has never been a government order that can make the relocated people happy, especially the forced immigration led by the court. But if the reasons are explained clearly and corruption is avoided, there will indeed be no big problems."
As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao announced his meeting with Han Zanzhou and said: "Your Dongchang must investigate closely. No matter who it is, once it is found that he intends to disrupt the imperial decree, he must report it to me immediately. If I know, you I will not forgive anyone in Dongchang who has not done this!"
"The minister understands!"
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"You should already understand what I mean. All you need to do is tell them that this is an opportunity to make a fortune. Don't directly say it's what I mean, just say it's what you mean! They will understand of course!"
The cabinet minister Cai Yichen was giving instructions to his confidant and slave Niu San.
Niu San agreed: "I understand! Please don't worry, sir! I'm afraid I don't need to tell you. After they know that the relocation of the big family is decided by you who is also in charge of household affairs, they will know what they should do." How to do it."
Cai Yichen smiled and said: "I hope so, but we have to let them know that this is the good intention of His Highness the Seventh Prince. After they know it, they will naturally understand that I dare to do this because there is a Bodhisattva like the Seventh Prince. On."
After Cai Yichen said that, he looked at Zhu Cikai: "Your Highness, look, do you have any other instructions?"
Although Zhu Cikai was just an official, he sat in the first place on the left because he was the prince, and said: "Of course there is!"
"Please give me your instructions, Your Highness."
Niu San replied knowingly.
"We must also let them know that what I mean is what the eldest son of the emperor means."
Zhu Cikai started talking.
After hearing this, Cai Yichen hurriedly flattered, "Your Highness is really brilliant!"
Zhu Cikai laughed because of this: "I don't know what my father would think if he knew that his eldest brother was trying to undermine him behind his back!"
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