Chapter 196 The Aftertaste
The first thing to do is to move various organs from Beijing to Nanjing.
Although, He Xi and Zhu Xiongying had already reached a consensus.
That means the capital will definitely be moved to Beijing in the future.
This is determined by Beijing’s industrial base.
The war between the North and the South illustrates one thing. Whoever controls steel and gunpowder can control the world. The developed natural resource endowments in the north are conducive to the establishment of large-scale steel enterprises.
For the sake of strategic security, the central government directly controls these enterprises, which is in line with the imperial court's logic of controlling the world by strengthening its branches and strengthening its branches.
When many situations have not changed, Zhang Zhidong's approach of keeping steel companies under his nose may not be unwise.
Because this is the root of power.
Regardless of whether it was He Xi or Zhu Xiongying, the industrial center and the political center were separated for a long time. No one felt it was appropriate.
As far as He Xi himself is concerned, the forces behind him have a strong local background. In the past, it could be said to be the Liaodong faction, but now it can also be said to be the Beijing faction.
He Xi hopes to return to Beijing. But Zhu Xiongying was different. With the help of Zhu Yuanzhang's shadow, Zhu Xiongying could easily gain support in Nanjing.
Don't forget what Zhu Yuanzhang did to the land of Nanjing.
Contact has not collected taxes for nearly 30 years. Let the people of Nanjing support the emperor of the Zhu family from the bottom of their hearts. Even if this emperor came from Beijing.
There is a slight gap between the two sides.
But Zhu Xiongying only needs some skills. It's easy to settle. After all, Zhu Yunwen is already in the past tense.
However, after all, Nanjing was the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and Beijing was just a companion capital. Even if He Xi and Zhu Xiongying had the idea of moving the capital, they still couldn't do it now.
We must first stabilize the hearts and minds of the people in the South.
You must live in Nanjing for at least two or three years, and only after the smoke of war has completely dissipated in the Ming Dynasty can you consider moving the capital.
Therefore, the central organization must be maintained in Nanjing for at least two years.
In history, after King Zhu Di of Yan took control of Nanjing, he directly appointed people who were demoted and took over the central government. But today Hexi will never do this.
Beijing’s central system is actually not perfect. During the war, He Xi also encountered many things. He Xi also felt that it was necessary to make some modifications and adjustments. But this is definitely not the reason why He Xi replaced the Beijing Center with the Nanjing Center. He Xi did not reject it and selected some talents from the Nanjing hub. But that’s about it.
The entire Nanjing center must be demolished and started from scratch.
Even with enough manpower. This is also a very troublesome thing.
At the same time, it was necessary to take over the affairs of the southern provinces.
These are easy to handle.
The most difficult thing is actually disarmament.
In fact, even when the Northern Army invaded Nanjing. There are more than one million troops under Nanjing, and they are distributed all over the south, including Chongqing, Lantian, Nanyang and other places.
These armies are all about taking action.
Taking action against the military is always a big deal.
Be careful.
But now is really a great opportunity.
Thanks to He Xi's efforts, Beijing has transformed the guard system into a recruitment system. Now that the Southern Army has been defeated, it is the time when they dare not act recklessly.
Take this opportunity to raid all the guard posts in the south.
The mainland health centers should be abolished altogether. If a separate county can be established and returned to the provincial government, then it will be returned to the provincial government. Counties cannot be established separately. It can also be assigned directly to the county level.
The guard posts in the border areas should also imitate the guard post system in the north. But in essence, it is classified as an auxiliary force. It is the Forbidden Army stationed in the local area that really determines the combat effectiveness.
All in all, there are a lot of these things.
It might even trigger a rebellion.
After all, for many guardsmen, they don't think there is any problem when they defect to Beijing, because, do both Beijing and Nanjing have the surname Zhu?
However, He Xi's laws knocked down the privileges of the guards.
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When He Xi first carried out the reform in Beijing, there was still compensation for the officers of the guard station. It is the compensation for the title. Moreover, a large number of guards officers were actually transferred to the Forbidden Army.
After all, the 600,000-strong Forbidden Army also needs a lot of officers.
Under this situation, these Qiu Bacai did not cause any trouble.
But now, is it possible for He Xi to open such a big hole?
It should be noted that money is required to give a title.
When He Xi had time, he felt that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang took up this hereditary official position was essentially to give him less money.
What Zhu Yuanzhang was most proud of at that time was that he could raise millions of soldiers without spending a penny. Note that he is not unaware that doing so will have a certain impact on military combat effectiveness. But in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the most important thing is financial issues.
It's the same today.
After fighting this war, many of Nanjing's miscarriages were confiscated by Beijing. But He Xi estimates that the imperial court's fiscal deficit is still over one billion, or even more.
Because spending money will not stop just because the war is over.
Rewards for meritorious deeds, pensions and reconstruction all require large expenditures. He Xi can get money. But money is not wasted.
Every penny spent must be useful.
At the beginning, the northern army was the core of the imperial court's rule, and it must not be treated badly. He Xi would rather bear a heavy burden and let the army move smoothly. But things are different now.
These generals of the Southern Army are all defeated generals. What courage do they have to bargain?
Nowadays, many generals of the Northern Army have not had enough of fighting. They are waiting for food and want to fight for a title for themselves once the war is over.
No battle was fought. It’s not easy to get a title again.
He Xi weighed the pros and cons. ..
To wipe out the remnants of the Confederate army and suppress them severely was essentially to clean up the influence of Hongwu, the founding hero. It is also an expansion of the power of the heroes who contributed to Longwu's quelling the rebellion.
The former has little to do with He Xi. The latter is He Xi's fundamentals.
Is there any need to say what He Xi would think? But as a result, it will take some time for the South to be completely pacified.
Many guards officers are not satisfied with their new position. Their determination to fight to the death for Zhu Yunwen was something they did not have in the previous resolution. But for the sake of one's own glory and wealth, the desire to fight is naturally there.
After all, civil servants dared to let imperial envoys ascend to heaven on the spot, let alone these generals, who could do anything in a hurry.
So this kind of war will continue for some time.
It is estimated that the Ming Dynasty will be truly peaceful for four years in Longwu.
However, He Xi thought it was a good deal. After all, don't take advantage of now to do this thing. Once the world is at peace, it will be extremely difficult to do this again.
You know, when you do something in times of war, there is a huge difference in the resistance you encounter when doing something in times of peace.
In addition to this matter, there is also the matter of Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats.
What Ding Xian did was incredible. As soon as Zhu Xiongying entered Nanjing, many people came over, trying to get through to Zhu Xiongying and bring order to the chaos.
After all, the so-called scholar-bureaucrat group is certainly the landlord class, but they are essentially a bureaucratic group. They always like to rely on the court to get things done. And when fighting against the imperial court, swordsmen meet. This is not something they are good at.
At this point, He Xi was very grateful to Ding Xian. It was Ding Xian's approach that gave him a lot of room for maneuver. You can do it slowly and procrastinate.
However, the chaos in Jiangnan has also been smoothed out. After all, such chaos is not good for anyone.
What does the new order look like? Everyone may not have a consensus, but no one is used to it without order.
In short, He Xi had so many things to worry about when he entered Nanjing that he was too busy to move around. Many talents were recruited from Beijing and many talents were discovered from Nanjing, such as Huang Zicheng.
It was considered a great help to He Xi.
However, He Xi also understood that in fact, this war was man-made.
Xi creates advantages. It is the shadow of Zhu Yuanzhang.
But now the dividends of the war have been exhausted. The strength of the reform faction has also become stronger.
Dominate the political arena.
And Zhu Yuanzhang was truly at the end of his life at this moment. His arrangement for this world is gone.
The rest of the way, the future design, must be done by He Xi himself. No one gave He Xi any more advice or arrangements. Given a solution. He Xi came to do all this.
that's all.
A brand new world lies under the brush of He Xi. Slowly smudged out.
