Wuying Palace.
Zhu Wenkui did not use a chamberlain, but personally held a stack of documents and sent them to Zhu Yunwen's desk: "Father, these are issues sent by the chief envoys and prefectures from various places. They have been discussed with the cabinet. I've reviewed it, but I'm still not sure about three things."
Zhu Yunwen raised his head and placed the magnifying glass in his hand on the Ming Dynasty's mountain and river map: "Tell me."
Zhu Wenkui handed the top document to Zhu Yunwen: "This is a document sent by the Chief Envoy of Huguang. It asks the court to use gentle actions and solicitation strategies to deal with the chieftains in Huguang with peace as the most important thing and no use of weapons. The problem is to prevent the army from rushing in and overexerting the army, causing some chieftains to rebel."
Zhu Yunwen took it and looked at it for a few times, then threw it aside: "This Zhou Zheng still has some ideas for developing business. He knows how to connect the north, south, east and west, and to be in the middle for prosperity. But there are too many differences in military strategy. He still doesn't understand why the chieftain It is still preserved today, not because of the imperial court’s tolerance, but because the imperial court lacks enough strength to go deep into the mountains and forests and garrison in dangerous places!”
"During Taizu's time, the chieftains did not cause rebellion and the court did not send troops. So the chieftains often gathered together first to accumulate strength before taking action. The court was negligent and many officials in prefectures and counties died at the hands of the chieftains! Taizu longed for the chieftains to submit to the court, but he could not It is convenient to mess up the land, and even give them tolerance on tax items! These compromises and kindness are based on the national conditions where the main force of the imperial court is in the north. Now the national conditions are different. "
Zhu Wenkui nodded.
National conditions at different times require different strategies.
We cannot continue old, inappropriate policies that pose a threat to the imperial court even after huge changes in national conditions.
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Without the enemy, as long as Wala is divided, it can be said that there will be no large-scale wars in the north of the Ming Dynasty in the foreseeable next twenty years.
In this case, the imperial court could mobilize troops from the north to the south without any worries after the local capital was unable to deal with the chieftain issue.
Zhu Yunwen said firmly: "Comprehensive reform has been rushed, and the imperial court's strong intimidation will indeed cause many problems. But you have to remember that the opportunity to solve stubborn problems is fleeting, just like the battlefield. If you miss it, This time, I will continue to control the chieftains from Huguang, Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, and other places. If I want to change my country and return to Liuzhou in the future, the resistance I will face will be far greater than today!"
"Now that the military is strong and the army is powerful, the soldiers' enthusiasm for war has not faded, and they still have the bloody courage to intimidate the chieftains. If there is stability for ten or twenty years, and there is no major war in the court, the weakness of the military will become something that cannot be ignored. The prosperity of culture and education will make civil servants too powerful. At that time, civil servants will value peace and be peaceful with others, and the court will have a lot of resistance to using force."
Zhu Wenkui saw the situation clearly and understood: "My father means that stubborn diseases should be cured once and should not continue to exist forever. The matter in Huguang is settled. There is also a document from the Sichuan Chief Envoy, requesting that Sichuan salt be shipped out. , to solve the local salt problem."
Sichuan salt has been inconspicuous for a long time.
However, with the continuous mining of well salt in Sichuan, the scale has increased unprecedentedly in recent years, which has greatly increased Sichuan salt production.
Because salt is a monopoly sold by the imperial court and controlled by the imperial court, there are regional divisions where the salt should be transported and sold. Salt from the Huaihe River and Huaihe River cannot be transported to Guangdong.
, Salt from Zhejiang and Zhejiang cannot be transported to Peking for sale. Similarly, the scope of Sichuan salt is limited to Sichuan, Yunnan and other places, and the area is limited.
The export of Sichuan salt is not only related to Sichuan, but also related to the distribution of interests in other regions and the interests of countless kitchen households. This is indeed not a decision that can be made easily.
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said to Zhu Wenkui: "Let the officials of the Liangzhe Salt Farm and the Lianghuai Salt Farm discuss this matter. If they are willing to let Sichuan Salt come out of Sichuan, then they will give a response to the Chief Envoy of Sichuan. If they are not willing, then let the Sichuan Salt Farm respond." Go north to the grassland."
Zhu Wenkui suddenly understood.
The salt sales in various provinces of the Ming Dynasty have been determined, and it is estimated that various provinces are unwilling to involve Sichuan salt. But there are still Oara people on the grassland, as well as a group of Tatar women, children, old and weak people. They also need to eat salt. Sichuan salt can be transported northward. There is a road from Sichuan to Xi'an, and there is no road beyond the Great Wall further north. question.
In this way, Sichuan salt merchants will compete with Shanxi merchants who left Datong.
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Zhu Wenkui reported: "There is another thing. The imperial court is discussing to curb land annexation, re-clear land, and limit the amount of land owned by large households. Now the local people are panicked, and land transactions have become more frequent. There are suspicions of transferring land, and some officials have written letters. , hoping that the court will once again ban land transactions for two years to ensure that the excess acres in the hands of large households are fully returned to the court."
Zhu Yunwen asked: "What did the cabinet say?"
Zhu Wenkui found the document and handed it over: "Jie Ge believes that the ban on land transactions will be detrimental to the clearing of land and inhibit land annexation. Yang Ge believes that the ban on land transactions can be spread, but he does not issue a document order, taking this opportunity to allow large households to realize a large number of share of land
Cut and transfer. Subsequently, the land deeds were re-registered, recognizing the undisputed ownership of the land deeds by the land deed holders, making it difficult for large households to recover these acres. "
Zhu Yunwen burst out laughing: "Yang Shiqi is really scheming, just do what he does. When I came to the throne, I could make chaos with the help of Taizu's bloody wind, but now more than ten years have passed, and there have been many troubles in the local area. There are some big players, this time it involves too much, you can make them anxious, but you can’t let them jump over the wall.”
Zhu Wenkui admired Zhu Yunwen very much when he saw that he had approved the document.
His father seemed to have always been so decisive and dealt with all kinds of government affairs with ease. When can I achieve this step and handle government affairs with ease?
There were many state affairs in the Ming Dynasty, and the number of documents sent to Jinling every day ranged from three to five hundred to thousands.
Faced with these government affairs, Zhu Yunwen chose to retreat more and more, leaving Zhu Wenkui, the cabinet, and the six ministries in charge, while he took charge of military affairs. Even such a big matter as moving the capital was handled by Zhu Wenkui.
However, Zhu Wenkui is much more relaxed now. East Palace officials Yang Pu, Hu Hu and others have returned. With these people sharing his worries, Zhu Wenkui is more comfortable in handling government affairs.
After the great reward, another group of princes and earls appeared in the court.
Zhang Fu was officially promoted to British Duke because of his military exploits in resisting Japan and aiding Korea.
Yuan Yue was promoted from Zhongyongbo to Zhongyonghou because he put down the Wuliangha rebellion.
Ping'an became the Marquis of Zhenbei because of his years of training and meritorious service in defending the northern border, and his bravery when Sulan suddenly became hypothermic.
Tan Yuan, Liu Qixia, Duan Yun, Xu Kai, Shi Aerslang and others were promoted to marquis, and Xue Lu, Qu Tao, Gao Zhongguang, Zhou Dazhi, Lakshen and others were promoted to marquis.
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Tie Xuan entered the cabinet, Yang Pu was promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of War, Xuan Qingshu was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War, Yang Fenghuo became the chief governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Xu Qin was transferred to the East Palace and served as the prince's Shaobao...
In addition, there are more than 4,000 people who have been promoted based on military merit, and the others are all rewarded. Surprisingly, the names of Xu Huizu and Zhu Di were not included in the great awards.
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