No officers available?
Just this conclusion let Su Yonglin know that Zhao Buxi really didn't understand what an official was, nor how the game between imperial power and officials played out.
You don’t even know this, you don’t know the shamelessness and bottom line of bureaucrats, and you just want to fight against corrupt officials?
Who is naive?
"Zhao Buxi, let me tell you a truth."
Su Yonglin sneered: "No matter how many people I kill, as long as the court needs officials, there will always be people in the world vying to be officials. No matter how harsh the conditions are, even if I take off his hat and pee in it, he will still be obedient. Pick up your hat, put it on, and continue being an official.”
Zhao Buxi was very disdainful of this.
"Are you so sure? Will anyone accept such an insult? When a man is angry, blood will be splashed five steps away!"
Su Yonglin shook his head.
"The prerequisite for becoming an official is that even eunuchs have countless people who are willing to rush to become an official. For this reason, they don't even need their descendants, just to be an official. What do you think? Bureaucrats have no bottom line. For power, they will give anything. .”
"………………"
Zhao Buxi lowered his head and said nothing.
Officials were all eunuchs. He had vaguely read this historical story when he read a lot of books in the past, and he also had some memory of it.
So, this...
"So, I never worry about what you said. I just need to set my requirements according to my rules, promote those who comply, and deal with those who violate them. If I stick to it, the Ming Dynasty will definitely become what I want."
Su Yonglin shook his head and said, "And you are really just a tragedy. Go ahead and remember in your next life not to be an emperor again."
In this way, he did not say another word until Zhao Buxi was pushed to the guillotine and executed.
And the moment he put his head on the guillotine, he suddenly cried. While crying, he said words such as "I don't want to die", "I want to live", "I really want to live".
Maybe it was at the last moment that his biological survival instinct exploded.
Of course, there is no regret medicine in the world.
More than 300 captured civil and military officials from the Chengdu court were executed together with Zhao Buxi. Su Yonglin attended the scene in person, and sitting next to him were Ma Yongkang, Wu Ting, Wu Gong and other surrendered officials.
Ma Yongkang didn't know if this was Su Yonglin's attempt to scare the monkey, but he knew that even if it was to scare the monkey, he had to play the role of the monkey honestly.
"Mr. Ma, do you know why Zhao Buxi and the others died?"
"Because they resisted His Majesty, violated the Ming Dynasty's requirements, and refused to admit their mistakes and repent until their death."
Ma Yongkang answered Su Yonglin's question in a low voice.
Su Yonglin shook his head.
"You may not die if you resist me. The reason why they died is clearly written in Hongwu Political Commentary. I am not boasting. This is a good book. I suggest you read it more. After you understand it, Know why they died."
Su Yonglin turned his head, looked at Ma Yongkang and smiled.
Ma Yongkang trembled and said hurriedly: "I obey the order."
Su Yonglin nodded and turned his attention to Wu Gong and Wu Ting.
"Would you feel dissatisfied if I ask you to do the work of combat staff? If you are not satisfied, you can tell me and I can adjust your work as appropriate. Of course, it is still difficult to return to the army, and there will be some in the army. resistance."
This question is a bit exaggerated to ask on this occasion.
Wu Gong and Wu Ting did not expect to return to the army to command operations at the beginning.
But looking at Su Yonglin's expression, Wu Gong and Wu Ting had no intention of joking.
"It is already a great blessing for a guilty person to be appointed, so how can he dare to ask for more?"
"I have been in the military for many years and am tired of it. I just want to live a stable life and have no more ideas."
Su Yonglin nodded.
"That's okay, but whenever you have an idea, you can tell me and I will make arrangements for you. Don't hide it or tuck it away. Do you understand?"
"clear."
Wu Gong and Wu Ting nodded repeatedly, not daring to say more.
But speaking of it, Ma Yongkang had no illusions that he would still be appointed. After all, he was already over fifty. Even if he was appointed, he planned to refuse and spend his old age peacefully.
At first glance, this State Counselor seemed to be the type who had a high status but no real power. He liked him very much and felt reassured.
The Wu brothers are younger, around thirty years old, and they still have some ideas, but they also understand that their ideas are not realistic.
It is not easy to continue to be an official in the Ming Dynasty.
Although the combat staff has no real power, it is still staffed by officials. The harvest is guaranteed every month due to droughts and floods. There will be no shortage or shortage, and they can also participate in the military. Listen up.
Now they are all arranged to live near Zhongdu, and each family is assigned a piece of land. In addition to their own work, the rest of the family can also farm to increase their income.
In addition, although there is not very good political treatment, the material treatment is still good. The Zhongdu court rewarded a large sum of money at one time to Ma Yongkang and other people who made great contributions, making them relatively wealthy from the beginning. living conditions.
Now, they can really retire in Zhongdu.
The problems of Sichuan and Shu's surrender and captured personnel have almost been solved. The landlords and powerful people in Sichuan and Shu were also destroyed under the attack of the Ming army. With the turmoil of more than a year, the land of Sichuan and Shu has been stable for more than a hundred years. The social state formed by the operation was completely broken and gone forever.
With the attack of the Rice Riots, Jiaozi Fever, the Sichuan-Sichuan Peasant Uprising, and finally the Ming Army's decisive decision, the social state and political structure of the Sichuan-Sichuan Land were destined to move towards the Ming Dynasty, and would never go back to the past.
As the newest ruler of Sichuan and Shu, the Ming Dynasty also faced a series of political and economic problems that needed to be dealt with seriously.
The first thing to bear the brunt is the destroyed social production and economic status of Sichuan and Shu.
After the destruction of many wars, the economy of Sichuan and Shu can be said to have collapsed. Most areas have lost the soil for commercial existence due to military reasons, and have completely entered the stage of material distribution.
In a few areas that were not severely damaged, due to the collapse of Jiaozi, trade of medium or higher amounts was also carried out by barter, and the scale of business was very small, which was better than nothing.
Among the three newly established provinces, the most serious problem is undoubtedly Sichuan Province. The damage suffered by Yunnan-Guizhou Province and Chongqing Central Government is not so serious.
Regarding this series of serious issues, Zuo Ming, the former administrative leader of Henan Province, who had just been transferred to the position of Sichuan Shangshu Provincial Counselor, integrated all the information at hand and made a series of countermeasures.
The first is agriculture.
Because Sichuan Province has been severely damaged by the military, commercial activities have almost stagnated, and many people are also facing difficulties in survival and food problems. Therefore, the most important thing to do at the moment is not to do commercial work, but to restore agricultural production in various places as soon as possible to catch up with this situation. Spring plowing.
We can cultivate as much as we can, and we can restore the production of as much land as we can.
For this reason, as soon as Zuo Ming arrived in Chengdu, he began to take officials to the farmland outside Chengdu to observe the production activities of farmers.
Because it still takes time for the Renaissance organizations in various places to intervene and establish farmers' associations, the entire production is currently inseparable from the guidance and help of the army. Zuo Ming temporarily seconded many soldiers to help farmers resume agricultural production and maintain the order of agricultural production in various places. .
While rushing to resume agricultural production, Zuo Ming also realized that it would be very difficult and almost impossible to fully restore the scale of agricultural production in Sichuan and Shu this year.
