Chapter 882 0877 [Administering the Southwest]
The clay prime minister suddenly became angry!
When the Imperial Council voted, Liu Yao could actually have a "better" choice.
That is to say: in principle, he agreed to split up the large clans that migrated to Jiangxi, and expressed his support for the emperor. He also emphasized that this matter should not be done too hastily, but must be handled step by step, steadily and prudently, and then continue to waffle on specific implementation.
In this way, the emperor could either tell him to get lost, or treat him as nothing, and he could retire smoothly no matter what.
And after retirement, he can still gain the reputation of "direct minister" and win praise from Jiangxi's wealthy families and their in-laws.
But Liu Yao didn't do this.
After Chen Dong expressed his support, Liu Yao immediately decided to support it and guided the cabinet ministers to put aside their concerns.
Doing this would mean that Liu Yao voluntarily took the blame and shouldered the huge pressure of public opinion.
The wealthy families in Jiangxi would not scold the emperor, but would only hate three people: Liu Yao, who was the leader of the officials, Wei Liangchen, who supervised the matter, and Li Bing, who initiated the matter.
This veteran, who was upright and upright when he was young, has not forgotten his original intention after many years of lying down.
Since such a big thing has happened, why should we be so cautious next time?
When he went to work the next day, Liu Yao changed his style.
Unless there are major issues of serious disagreement, he no longer votes every day and finally assumes his responsibilities as prime minister.
A few days later, Liu Yao was wearing a newly sewn official uniform, walking with a breeze and became energetic, completely different from the old old man before.
When your mentality changes, your spirit will naturally change as well.
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Another imperial meeting, today mainly discusses military matters.
Li Bao spoke on behalf of the Privy Council and said: "According to the information gathered from the chiefs of various ethnic groups in the southwest, as well as merchants and our country's spies, the barbarians in the eastern part of Dali, known as the Thirty-Seven Barbarians, were already strong in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. , and even asked to marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty and wanted to get married..."
"The thirty-seven tribes of barbarians all come from the Cuan clan's Wuman tribe. They are very united internally and rarely attack or annex each other. Instead, they invade foreign lands, separate the excess tribesmen, and establish tribes on the newly acquired lands."
"The Luodian Kingdom in the south of Juzhou (Guizhou) was built by the Yu Ya tribe of the Thirty-Seven Barbarians, who split their tribesmen and managed it for hundreds of years."
"The Ziqi Kingdom in the far west of Guangxi was built by the Maitreya tribe of the Thirty-Seven Barbarians, who split off tribesmen and worked for hundreds of years."
"Shicheng County of Dali State is full of Thirty-seven Barbarians. They are one with Luo Dian and Ziqi. More than ten years ago, Thirty-seven Barbarians rebelled against Dali, and Luo Dian and Ziqi also sent troops to help. . Of course, Ziqi had not yet established a country and was nominally subordinate to the former Song Dynasty."
"Yang Zaixing's new army has been training for a year, and he requested to send troops in the winter to destroy Ziqi State. But after I send troops in the Ming Dynasty, the thirty-seven barbarians of Dali State, and even Naluodian State, are very likely to raise troops to cause rebellion. "
"One move can move the whole body. You must have a comprehensive plan before starting the fight. Yang Zaixing cannot send troops all the way, and he must let Lin Chong lead his troops south to Juzhou (Guizhou)."
"Lin Chong went south, and the grain road was too far, so he had to ask the barbarian chieftain Song to help transport grain. But although the Song family has surrendered, it is not known whether he will betray him or not. If the fighting on the front line becomes lively and the Song family suddenly rebels, Lin Chong's troops will be in danger No, we will all die there if our troops and supplies are cut off.”
"Luo Dianguo and Ziqi State must fight at the same time. Before fighting, the Song family in Juzhou must be eliminated. This is the strategy discussed by the Privy Council."
Zhang Guangdao, on behalf of the Ministry of War, said: "It is necessary to immigrate to Juzhou, and at least 30,000 to 50,000 people must move there."
Ju Ming said: "The population in central Sichuan is too dense, especially around Chengdu, where there are many wealthy and powerful families, and it is very problematic to spread the land among the people."
Liu Yao had governed Sichuan for a period of time. Now he is no longer afraid of being infamy. Anyway, he has no worries about debts and no itching for lice. He immediately suggested: "Send a governor to strictly inspect the land in Sichuan. The big families who maliciously concealed their land should be separated and moved to Juzhou. Then all the criminals in Sichuan could be expropriated. Even the death row prisoners could be pardoned and all moved to Juzhou for farming." "
Zhang Boring said: "Sichuan alone is not enough. Including the criminals in Huainan, 50,000 people must go there. These immigrants went to Juzhou, and military control was implemented in all villages. Baojia was established in each village, and the militia was trained by the chief of Baojia. In busy times, Farm, train in leisure, and serve as a soldier in war.”
Ju Ming said: "It is necessary to send more medical doctors from the south, and sufficient medicines to prevent heatstroke and miasma should be prepared."
Qian Chen said: "In the next few years, part of Sichuan's transfer payments should be allocated to Juzhou."
"From Sichuan to Juzhou, official roads and post stations should be built along the way," Qin Hui added. "Although the imperial court ordered the barbarian tribes in southern Sichuan to build roads, I am afraid that many tribes violated the regulations. The imperial court wanted to send troops to immigrate, so it was just an excuse. As long as there are troops stationed for protection, the Ministry of Industry can send people to supervise the construction of official roads and stations along the way."
Huan Guo said: "The envoy sent by the Ministry of Rites to Annan to inquire about the crime has returned to Beijing two days ago. According to the envoy, the leader of Annan and the civil servants have a good attitude and are very respectful to our envoys from China. They also said that they will come to Beijing to pay tribute next year. Please seal it.”
"But Annan's relatives and generals treated our Chinese envoys very badly. They even deliberately provoked us with words and tried to provoke a war between the two countries. Once my Ming Dynasty sends troops from Yongzhou and Juzhou, will Annan take the opportunity to kill Yongzhou?"
"I suggest that before completing the immigration in Juzhou, Annan must be conquered. We can invite the three countries of Champa, Zhenla, and Jinji to cooperate with General Yang Zaixing to send troops, and agree on a date to attack from all sides!"
Zhang Shuye said: "This plan is very clever."
Hu Anguo said: "The 37 barbarian tribes have rebelled many times, and Dali is tired of suppressing them. In the future, when we attack Luodian and Ziqi, we can also let Dali send troops to attack the 37 barbarian tribes, and tie up the 37 barbarian tribes' troops in the rear. If Dali refuses to send troops, it will be an excuse to attack Dali."
Zhu Ming smiled and said: "Hu Shangshu has a good method."
Hu Anguo said: "Although I don't understand military affairs, the Ministry of Rites manages the vassal states, and those vassal states can be used."
After years of running-in, the current Ming Dynasty center has become extremely efficient.
Maybe there are factional conflicts in private, and maybe someone is secretly corrupt, but as long as there are major military and national events, all important officials actively offer suggestions.
Especially after destroying the Jin Kingdom, Zhu Ming's authority reached a peak again, and civil officials and military generals also gained confidence.
For the emperor's orders, the ministers basically no longer oppose, and even if they raise objections, they are very tactful.
For expanding territory, the attitude of civil officials has changed drastically. As long as the finances are not a problem and there are no big battles every year, they are willing to actively cooperate.
Because the reign title had been set, "Rejuvenating China" meant recreating the Han and Tang dynasties, which was the emperor's goal.
Military generals were willing to fight because they wanted to make meritorious contributions and get promoted, but civil officials wanted more. Because they had read history books and knew countless stories about the Han and Tang dynasties, who would not want to create a foundation for eternity and leave a name in history?
Especially the officials of the Honglu Temple, their tempers became worse and worse when they were sent abroad.
This time, the envoys returned to the country and told about the bad attitude of Annan's relatives and military generals. Most of them were exaggerated. Maybe the Ming envoys were making trouble themselves, wanting to imitate the Han and Tang envoys and touch porcelain everywhere - they wanted to be Ban Dingyuan!
Civil officials often looked at the map of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and fantasized about the Ming Dynasty regaining those lost territories. Fantasy that a thousand years later, they would become famous ministers in history books, no less than the famous ministers of the Han and Tang dynasties.
The imperial meeting went very smoothly, and everyone spoke freely to find out the gaps.
Zhu Ming finally made the decision and said: "The Inspectorate will send a left deputy censor to Sichuan with the royal flag to review the details of the land survey and the land tax. If there are powerful families who collude with officials and conceal their land, they will be separated and relocated to Juzhou to serve as the border."
"Yes!" Chen Dong accepted the order.
Zhu Ming said: "The Ministry of Justice will select criminals and send them to Juzhou to serve as the border. In Sichuan and Huainan provinces, prisoners with more than five years in prison, as well as death row prisoners and exiled prisoners, will all be sent to southern Sichuan to wait for immigration. Prisoners with less than five years in prison will not have to go to jail if they are willing to immigrate to Juzhou. The criminal officials in the Jiangxi case will be pardoned if they are willing to immigrate to Juzhou. Officials with lighter crimes can continue to serve as officials in Juzhou."
"Yes!" Pan Lianggui accepted the order.
Zhu Ming continued: "The Ministry of Works is ready to select a group of art officials to supervise the construction of the official road and post station to Juzhou. The conditions there are relatively difficult, and as long as you go there, you will be promoted to a higher rank and receive a generous monthly allowance."
"Yes!" Qin Hui accepted the order.
Zhu Ming continued to issue various orders:
"The Ministry of Revenue, together with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works, should make good arrangements for immigration. Sichuan should also reserve enough money and food in advance for the next year's migration. It will be decided that the army will migrate to Juzhou with the people in the winter of next year."
"The Ministry of Rites will select envoys from the Honglu Temple to inspect the vassal states under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou again. They should also bring the art officers of the Ministry of Works and the agricultural officials of the Ministry of Revenue to explore the terrain along the way. See where is the most suitable for repairing official roads, where is the most suitable for building cities, and where is the most suitable for farming."
"The Ministry of War should prepare military equipment and distribute it to the young and strong immigrants to ensure that the militia in Juzhou also has sufficient weapons and armor."
"Once the immigrants arrive in Juzhou, Juzhou will be renamed Guizhou. Lin Chong will serve as the general of Guizhou, and his military rank will be promoted by two levels. He is now a marquis, and his fiefdom will be increased by 300 households. Once he has established a firm foothold in Guizhou, he will be granted another 300 households and his real fiefdom will be increased. Three hundred households, posthumously conferring titles and imperial edicts on their parents. "
"Yang Zaixing should not attack Ziqi State in Yongzhou first, but must subdue Annan by force before immigrating to Guizhou. The Ministry of Rites immediately sent an envoy to Yongzhou to discuss the time with Yang Zaixing first, and then go to Champa, Zhenla, and Jinchi to attack Annan from all sides. "
"After Guizhou completes the immigration, the Ministry of Rites will send people to Dali to order Dali to send troops to attack the thirty-seven barbarian tribes. "
"After the immigration is completed, Lin Chong will attack Luodian State from Guizhou, and Yang will attack Ziqi State from Yongzhou again. The barbarian tribes in southeastern Sichuan, western Hunan, and Guangxi must cooperate in sending troops. They are not required to send too many troops. Each tribe can send dozens of troops or hundreds of troops depending on the situation. Anyway, they must send troops to follow and let them experience the power of the Ming Dynasty soldiers!
After a strategy was issued, all the ministers stood up in unison: "Your Majesty is wise! ”
The scale of the war in the next two years is not large. The regular army will only send out 12,000 people, and the garrison troops will not be mobilized too much.
But the preliminary preparations are extremely complicated, mainly to immigrate to Guizhou, involving various departments from the central to the local level. And they have to bring the chieftain tribes, and order each vassal state to send troops.
Champa, Zhenla, and Jinchi will probably be crazy with joy. They have been fighting with Annan for many years. How could they object to the siege led by the suzerain state this time?
By the way, the Luodian Kingdom that the Ming Dynasty is about to attack seems to have always been a vassal state of Dali, which has been ignored by the Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers.
Whether Dali is happy or not, you are guilty of recruiting vassal states privately!
According to the concept of the world and the tribute system, only the Ming Dynasty can recruit vassal states.
Dali, as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, has created a bunch of vassal states. This is clearly an usurpation of the authority of the emperor, and Zhu Ming has a legitimate reason to directly send troops to attack Dali.