Chapter 1434 The Qing Court Responded and the Development of Yunnan Province

Han Yu made a great success in Dian Province and managed the province in a flourishing manner.

At this time, thousands of miles away in the capital, the Qing court also received the news.

In the Forbidden City, the 8-year-old Kangxi sat on the throne.

In front of him were Sony, Obai, Suksaha and Ebilong, four ministers who took care of their lives.

"Everyone must be aware of the affairs of the Dian Province and the Western King. I have called you here today to ask you to come up with the charter."

Kangxi was unable to govern at this time, and all affairs were handled by four ministers who took care of life.

He just sits in his seat and acts as a mascot.

"Your Majesty, I think that the troubles in Yunnan Province are no more than the disease of Xian Gu. We can just send Pingnan King Shang Kexi to quell the rebellion." Obai said nonchalantly.

"Although King Pingnan is loyal, he also uses his full strength to fight a lion against a rabbit. I think it would be safer to let Li Qifeng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, take charge of the Green Camp of Guangdong and Guangxi to supervise the war." Sony said, stroking his beard.

Li Qifeng was the commander-in-chief of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and he was more reliable than King Pingnan in their eyes.

"Then King Pingnan will be crowned Prince Pingnan, and he will lead his headquarters to attack the rebels. Li Qifeng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, will give him a yellow mandarin jacket and a Shangfang sword, and he will be the governor of the war."

Kangxi Anxin sat with a human-shaped seal.

The imperial edict was quickly conveyed to the hands of Pingnan King Shang Kexi.

"Father, we really want to suppress the rebellion. The imperial court is going to consume our strength." Shang Zhixin said.

"Humph, knowing what you can do, do you dare to disobey and refuse to go?"

Shang Kexi sighed helplessly.

"Father, those Francois are here to sell matchlock guns again."

Shang Zhixiao said.

"Don't buy it, don't buy it, it's a broken shotgun, its range is only more than ten feet, what's the point of buying it? Drive it away, drive it away!"

Shang Kexi waved his hands impatiently.

He was worried about sending troops and was not in the mood to do business with these red-haired barbarians.

Although he was extremely reluctant, Shang Kexi still mobilized his troops and mobilized an army of 200,000 to march towards Yunnan Province.

Without troops, Li Qifeng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was only thirty miles behind to supervise the battle.

If he dared not leave, he would have become a rebel, and I am afraid that the Qing court would hang him together with the Ming army in Yunnan Province.

"The Ming army is easier to deal with than the Qing army." Shang Kexi, who has dealt with the Ming army for decades, knows best what the Ming army is like.

What he couldn't understand the most was how Wu Sangui, with 100,000 Guanning cavalry and hundreds of thousands of troops, lost the entire Yunnan Province.

This doesn't make sense.

"Perhaps it was because the Ming army was cunning and assassinated Wu Sangui at night, leaving Guan Ning's cavalry without a leader, so they were defeated one by one by the Ming army."

Shang Zhixin guessed.

Shang Kexi thought about it over and over again, and only this guess was the most reliable.

Otherwise, it is really unexplainable how the Ming army with its low combat power defeated Wu Sangui.

"Send the order, be careful when setting up camp at night, and be careful not to be attacked by assassins."

"yes!"

The order was passed on.

Shang Kexi's troops were in a state of turmoil. Every time they saw an unfamiliar face in the camp, they had to be repeatedly checked to make sure they were correct before being released, which invisibly increased a lot of internal friction.

Let the team become tired.

Shang Kexi's army slowly approached Dian Province.

At this time, Dian Province was carrying out major infrastructure construction activities under the leadership of Han Yu.

It was the slack season for farmers, so Han Yu spent a large sum of money to recruit farmers to start repairing roads and building water conservancy facilities.

Repairing roads can facilitate the movement of armies and the movement of goods.

The easier it is to move goods, the more business taxes he can collect.

The construction of water conservancy projects can resist drought and floods and increase food output.

With food, he can feed more armies and speed up the pace of unifying the world.

And when the farmers took the money, they could promote consumption, and the entire Yunnan Province exploded with unprecedented economic vitality.

Although Han Yu was exempted from land tax, the tax money he could collect was more than before.

In addition to agriculture, Han Yu also abolished restrictive household registrations such as craftsmen's households and military households. Except for prisoners, everyone has equal ordinary household registration and can freely choose their favorite occupation without any restrictions.

One of the main reasons for the slow development of the Ming Dynasty was the restriction of household registration. Everyone's path was planned from birth. Military households could only join the army, and craftsmen households could only be craftsmen. They had no right to choose.

If you spend your whole life working in a profession you don't like, you will naturally be able to fish when you can, and it will be strange if you can make achievements.

After abolishing household registration, you can make your own choices and let people make the best use of their talents.

People's subjective initiative was brought into full play. Some farmers who liked doing business immediately handed over their fields and started doing business with their capital, and they became prosperous.

The society is thriving.

Looking at the increasingly prosperous Spring City, Mu Tianbo felt that Zhu Cixuan must have received guidance from the gods. Otherwise, when had the Ming Dynasty seen such prosperity? With such a wise king, why would the Ming Dynasty be unhappy?

Seeing more and more money in the treasury, Han Yu began to think about ways to spend money again.

Now, what he feels is most lacking is manpower.

As the scope of his rule expanded, he felt that there were fewer and fewer people at his disposal.

The main reason for this phenomenon is that the literacy rate in this era is too low. Many people do not know Chinese characters, have never studied, and can only work as coolies.

The right to study was monopolized by landlords and wealthy businessmen.

But almost all of those landowners were cut down by themselves. What should we do?

Han Yu slapped his thigh and decided to set up a school.

Not only should school-age children be admitted to school, but evening schools should also be opened for adults.

Especially those officers must enter night school for further training. If they fail the exam, they cannot be promoted.

Big-headed soldiers also had to read and write. Each man carried a wooden board behind his back. On the wooden board were written the words he memorized every day. Even when he was marching and fighting, he had to learn.

Night schools not only teach reading and writing, but also teach various skills, such as blacksmithing, farming, weaving, cooking, anything that can make a living, night schools teach them.

It is guaranteed that everyone can make a living with knowledge after graduating from night school.

As for children's education, in addition to basic reading and literacy, they also need to learn mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc.

The teaching materials were extracted from various classics and re-edited, and then Han Yu helped to check for and fill in the gaps.

Although Han Yu was not very good at learning, it would not be a problem to lead them to build a steam engine.

After all, Han Yu is a mechanical major after all, and he still understands the principles and structure of steam engines.

At the beginning, many farmers did not want to send their children to school. They felt that if they had the time, they might as well help the family with some work and harvest more grain.

Faced with this situation, Han Yu made a stroke of his pen, and all children were admitted to school for free, and they were provided with three meals a day. Those who excelled in the assessment every semester were rewarded with a piglet, regardless of gender.

Moreover, as long as they can graduate, the court will help arrange jobs, and those with outstanding performance can directly join the court as officials.

After hearing the news, the farmers went crazy.

Apart from anything else, having three meals a day solves a huge problem for them.

Just having one person's food rations left out of thin air can make the family a lot more comfortable.

Not to mention piggy rewards and becoming an official in the court.

Who doesn’t want to have a high-ranking official in his family?

For a time, the schools in each village were overcrowded.