Planning for the Northeast cannot be determined in just one or two sentences.
Jie Jin was worried that a hasty acquisition of the Northeast would cause the Jurchens to unite, and even cause fear and worry among the Jurchen tribes who had already surrendered, which would be detrimental to the long-term foothold of the Ming Dynasty.
Yang Shiqi also expressed concerns in this regard, but seeing that there are so many plains in the northeast, Yang Wen said that the land there is black, extremely fertile, and has abundant water resources, suitable for planting rice, wheat, beans, etc.
It can cultivate fields, has pastures, and has mountains as a barrier. This is a geomantic treasure land. How can it be left to the Jurchen savages to occupy it?
Yang Shiqi supported the imperial court's dominance in the Northeast, and at the same time proposed that attention should be paid to the appeasement of the Jurchen tribes who surrendered. He explained the situation to them and told them that the Ming Dynasty went northward entirely because they were disobedient, not because Ming Dynasty had any dissatisfaction with the Jurchen tribes.
Zhu Yunwen readily agreed and ordered the cabinet to write a memorandum for appeasement and declaration.
After three days of discussions, a three-step Northeast strategy was finally formed.
The first step was from August of the eighth year of Jianwen to February of the ninth year of Jianwen, with vigorous appeasement and ultimatums. At the same time, the navy raised military rations and military supplies, and allocated ???????????????? After batching firearms and heading to the northeast, Yang Wen trained troops near the Songhua River.
The second step, from February to September of the ninth year of Jianwen, was to send troops to attack the Jurchen tribes who refused to surrender, and to govern each tribe by force. The number of troops was 50,000, combined with the strength of the Liaodong Dusi and various guards. Yang Wen was the main general, Hua Ju, Mao He was promoted to deputy general, and his troops were divided into three groups: northwest, due north, and northeast. They were to conquer each other, reaching the Greater Khingan Mountains in the northwest, the Heihe River Basin in the due north, and Sakhalin Island in the northeast.
The third step, starting from March of the 10th year of Jianwen, was to send troops deep into the mountains and forests to recover the remnants. At the same time, they established garrison camps and immigrated 30,000 to 50,000 households to the northeastern plains in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and other places to assimilate the Jurchen tribes. Prompt them to transform from nomadic herding and gathering to farming, achieve unification in education, and serve the imperial court.
The emergence of this strategy has made the direction of the situation in Northeast China clearer, and also provided basic support for the Northeast Grand Strategy. Prepare food when it is time to prepare food, prepare firearms when it is time to prepare, prepare cattle and farm tools when it is time... …
When Xia Yuanji, Zhuo Jing and others from the household department learned that the court was preparing for large-scale immigration, they did not show any nervousness. Thanks to the experience and "word-of-mouth" of Shanxi's large-scale immigration, the court fulfilled all its original promises, and the people recognized the court , and with the improvement of the post office, people spread this recognition everywhere.
Once the imperial court immigrate again, the fear and worry of the people will be eliminated to the greatest extent, and instead there will be a sense of expectation, especially for the poor families in some mountainous areas with little land.
Besides, the scale of this immigration is much smaller than that of Shanxi's large-scale immigration. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty will move its capital to Beiping in the future, and the Northeast is not far from Beiping.
However, this is still a costly project, and the Northeast also plans to use troops...
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the Northeast Strategy, the Peiping Dusi led by Ping An and the Donghai Navy led by Geng Xuan need to become backup forces. Once necessary, Ping An will leave Shanhaiguan and enter the Northeast, and Geng Xuan will land in Liaodong on Huludao.
After the strategy was decided, Yang Wen, Ping An and others left the capital first, while Peking Chief Envoy Zhang Bing and others stayed in the capital to report on the construction of the new capital.
Zhang Bing has been in charge of Beiping's government affairs for many years. He is extremely capable and sees problems accurately. He said bluntly: "The construction of the new capital is so fast that it has exceeded the expected progress. It was originally scheduled to be completed in ten years and is expected to be completed in eight to nine years. However, there are still some problems. waiting to be solved."
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but frown while listening to Zhang Bing's report.
The biggest problem in the construction of Peking is that the people cannot be well resettled. It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to live on the open-air construction site. Although many people's homes have been expropriated in Peiping, there are still a large number of migrant workers and craftsmen who have to crowd together. Some The makeshift tent was supposed to accommodate only six people, but instead fourteen people were crammed in.
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Concentration of people's power makes it easy to manage and recruit, but if one person gets sick, many people may get sick at the same time. Last year, as many as 3,000 people suffered from diarrhea, and a few of them suffered from diarrhea and collapsed and died.
Zhu Yunwen asked: "I remember that under the construction of the new city in Beiping, only boiled water is allowed to be consumed, and cold water is not allowed to be consumed. Why are there so many problems?"
Zhang Bing sighed: "When you are busy, who has time to boil water, especially in summer, when you are sweating profusely, you are eager to drink a sip of cold water to cool down the heat, and you don't care about anything else. What you get from a deep well Water, water in the river, drink it when you say it.”
Zhu Yunwen said seriously: "This is not possible. The people don't know that there is a problem with the raw water. You officials should know it. The health regulations of the Imperial College have clearly stated it."
"But the people at the Imperial College of Medicine have nothing to do with this matter..."
Zhang Bing revealed the root of the problem.
Zhu Yunwen suddenly realized that there were not many people from the Imperial College of Medicine in Peiping, so even if they found out, they had no right to deal with it. You can punish them, and how you can punish them. They are craftsmen and common people, and you are a supervisor. Why? Tube?
Why don't you just ask me to issue a decree to the supervisors of the medical school and let them patrol full-time? Zhu Yunwen glanced at Zhang Bing depressedly and said, "Please forgive me for being so big."
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen had given the power, Zhang Bing continued: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."
"I don't like beating around the bush, just tell the truth."
Zhu Yunwen was serious in speech and speech.
Zhang Bing straightened his clothes and said solemnly: "I know that if I tell you this, my official position may not be guaranteed, but I have the emperor's favor and I dare not not say it. The construction of the new capital of Beiping requires a lot of materials, including wood, stone, colored glaze, and gold bricks." Waiting is the top priority. However, some officials secretly communicate with businessmen, pass off inferior quality, and accept bribes. Although they have been repeatedly detected and warned repeatedly, they still do not repent, causing many buildings to fail to meet the standards and designs."
Zhu Yunwen's expression became solemn.
What do you mean, someone wants to get himself a crappy project?
Zhongdu is unfinished, Peking is a waste of time, and Ming Dynasty wasted so much manpower and material resources. Isn’t it a big joke?
Who has such courage to do such a thing!
"I guess it's not an ordinary person who can make a dignified chief minister worry. Tell me, which vassal king is he?"
Zhu Yunwen directly targeted the conflict with the feudal king.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Bing shook his head and saluted: "It's not the vassal king, but Chen Yicheng, the supervisor of Peking."
"Chen Yicheng?"
Zhu Yunwen was a little confused, this name was very unfamiliar.
Zhang Bing's face became solemn and he said in a deep voice: "Chen Yicheng is the son of Chen Ying, the inspector general of Shandong."
Zhu Yunwen was even more puzzled: "Chen Ying is the chief inspector of Shandong and has nothing to do with you, the chief envoy of Peiping. Why would you care about him? If Chen Yicheng really did something illegal, he needs to be punished according to laws and regulations. Why do you worry about him?"
Zhang Bing looked a little ugly. He stood up and saluted solemnly, took out a document from his sleeve, raised it high above his head, and shouted: "Your Majesty, I am impeaching Chen Ying, the inspector general of Shandong, for framing officials, and often punishing major crimes for minor offenses. Officials are afraid I dare not exaggerate.”
Zhu Yunwen stared at Zhang Bing: "It seems that I need to take a look at your document. Shuangxi, please take it."
Shuangxi stepped forward, took the document and handed it to Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen took the document, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but look coldly.
Chen Ying acted in accordance with the law, and there was no obvious fault, but his mistake was that the law he followed was not the Ming Code revised during the Jianwen period, but the Ming Code and Imperial Edict during the Zhu Yuanzhang period.
The document stated that there was a Shandong merchant who used silverware when eating. After Chen Ying learned about it, he ordered the merchant to be arrested. In the end, not only did the merchant die in prison for no apparent reason, but his family property was also "confiscated."
Merchants were not allowed to use silverware. This was an etiquette regulation in the early Ming Dynasty. Taizu made the rule that jadeware could only be used by the royal family, with grades ranging from first to fifth grade. Officials and princes of high rank can use gold and silverware, and the sixth to ninth grades are silverware. It is also stipulated that merchants and craftsmen are not allowed to use silverware.
But as the Jianwen Dynasty lifted the ban on commerce, merchants using silver bowls, silver spoons, and silver cups was nothing new. The capital had never heard of anyone using this reason to punish merchants. You, Chen Ying, actually used it?
Various examples are shocking.
Zhu Yunwen snapped the case and shouted: "Send this document to the cabinet, and order the Ministry of Personnel and the Department of Sanfa to send officials to Shandong for verification. If it is found to be true, Chen Ying will be brought to the capital for questioning!"
Zhang Bing lowered his head in silence.
Chen Ying was a villain. Not only did he mess around in Shandong, but he also extended his hand to Peiping. He even recruited some officials to serve as his spear. He often wrote letters of impeachment, and some impeachments were sent to the capital. After review, it was confirmed that this matter was found. will be punished.
But the problem is that the review in the capital is usually the responsibility of rough people such as the Dongchang and the Security Bureau. They only verify whether these things exist and do not judge whether the applicable laws and terms of these things are reasonable. As a result, many small things have turned into big things. , small mistakes turn into big sins.
Officials in Shandong did not dare to say it, and neither did the chief envoy. If Chen Yingfei said that he fell asleep at work, went to the government office several times late, left early several times, and was impeached to the court, he would end up with "incompetent work and removal from office". Investigate and deal with it.”
I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain.
Zhang Bing has long disliked Chen Ying. He still dares to let his son work in Peking. He only needs to be serious and responsible. He also dares to embezzle and pass off inferior products. How can this be done? If I don't take the opportunity to punish you, I will not give up my surname. open.
Zhu Yunwen had a headache: "I have been in charge of the world for eight years, and there are still officials like this who govern the people according to Taizu's decree. It is chilling. Be kind to the people, do not disturb the people, and everyone will live an easy life. Is it so difficult?"
Zhang Bing knew that Zhu Yunwen was considerate of the people and said again: "There are many people in Shandong. If there is no capable person to handle the affairs of the law, the people will be resentful. This is the old place of the White Lotus Sect, so education and comfort must be emphasized."
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Zhang Bing: "I will handle the Shandong affairs myself. When you are in Peiping, you must take charge of the people's livelihood matters, especially whether the people who immigrated to the past are unable to live and are trapped in scrawled homes. The people are the country. The foundation is that if you love your loved one, you should be careful and love her."
