Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 528 Must set up a province
The contradiction between population growth and limited food production can be said to be one of the biggest reasons for the change of dynasties.

If those in power cannot resolve this contradiction, they can only resolve it spontaneously through the cruel method of reducing the number of people, that is, changing the dynasty and killing countless people.And if those in power can solve this problem, the ancient manpower is the national power, and they will naturally be rejuvenated.

The reason why the original Ming Dynasty perished was largely due to the fact that the population surge brought about by the Ming Dynasty’s peace for a long time, and the contradiction between the reduction of grain production during the Little Ice Age broke out.Of course, governance is also a problem.

However, in any dynasty, at any time, there are problems with the administration of officials, and this is not the main reason for the change of dynasty.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen heard Xue Guoguan raise this question, glanced at the worried officials in the Wenhua Palace, and smiled slightly: "What's the problem with this? I have flattened the Hetao, and I am about to restore Liaodong. I will immigrate there." yes!"

Hearing the emperor's light words, Xue Guoguan had to remind him: "Your Majesty, how many people can the barbarian land support? Even if it is better over the Hetao, the grassland is so big that there is nowhere to defend it. In case of invasion from western Mongolia or northern Mongolia , the land that has been painstakingly cultivated must not be guaranteed, I think that no one would be willing to waste their efforts in vain, not to mention the risk of their lives!"

The other officials nodded when they heard this.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhong Yi, the censor of the left capital of the capital, also came out to play, "Da Ming also occupied Hetao before. Although there is an old saying that the Yellow River has nine twists and turns, only rich people can do it. But that place is completely safe. Even if you build a strong city with great manpower and material resources, you can't resist the destruction of the reclaimed grain fields by the Mongols."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help asking: "Da Ming still has enemies in Hetao now?"

The Urad Tribe in the West Hetao area, the Tumed Tribe occupying the Hetao area, the Chahar Tribe in the east, and the entire eastern Mongolia were all pacified and wiped out by the Chongzhen Emperor, and there were still enemies there. ?

Therefore, when they heard this, the generals nodded and turned to look at the civil servants, wondering in their hearts, could they have forgotten such a major event?

"Your Majesty, the Mongols on the prairie are like weeds on the prairie, which grow again when the spring breeze blows!" Xue Guoguan said with a bow, "Although Your Majesty has pacified many Mongolian tribes, it is recorded in the history that within a few years, there will be another New Mongolian tribes will rise up and threaten our Central Plains. Moreover, I have verified that there is Oirat Mongolia in the west and Khalkha Mongolia in the north. These were all subject to Jianlu before, and they are hostile to Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shook his head, and said confidently: "Aiqing, you have to look forward and don't use the old Huang to do things. The Mongolian tribes are only a little more tyrannical in the cold weapon era. The progress of civilization is inevitable. It will make it impossible for them to beat Da Ming again!"

"..." After he finished speaking, the Wenhua Palace became very quiet. Everyone, including those generals, looked at Emperor Chongzhen without speaking.

They have no experience from later generations, so naturally they don't know that after the rise of hot weapons, the grassland tribes will withdraw from the stage of history, and will no longer be able to grasp the right to speak in history.Speaking of it, the original Daming was unlucky enough. If Emperor Chongzhen could come to ZTE, let Daming breathe for another hundred years, no, even if it was only a few decades, it would be enough. Based on the technology at that time, Daming’s technology should not be behind How much in the West, after all, Xu Guangqi and others are doing things that make foreign things serve China.

Once hot weapons become more mature and steam engines and Gatling come out, those barbarians with cold weapons will no longer be able to wreak havoc as before.Of course, this is a summary. If it is specific to the details, such as the emergence of Huang Taiji, who will learn from the strengths of the Ming Dynasty and use it for his own use, that will be another story.

At this time, the civil and military officials in the Wenhua Palace, including the eunuchs of the Chief of Rites, if the emperor's eyes were not clear, and his expression did not show a trace of pride and arrogance, they really thought that the emperor was overwhelmed with complacency.

Emperor Chongzhen knew what they were thinking by looking at their expressions.

Originally, Daming at this time was a time when cold and hot weapons were switched, and it was a century of change.Now that I have traversed by myself, I will definitely speed up the process, so how can I let the Mongols rise again!To put it bluntly, even if Genghis Khan was alive, he would still dare to fight as a bodyguard, and he would definitely beat Genghis Khan to the ground!

At this time, he smiled slightly and said: "Please don't believe me, please just watch it!"

"..." Civil and military officials, eunuchs and others looked at the emperor stupidly again, and felt the emperor's domineering aura, really strong, so strong!
They couldn't help but began to weigh in their hearts, should they persuade the emperor to be humble?

Emperor Chongzhen didn't wait for them to speak, turned his head to look at the general, and said loudly: "Did you hear that, there are Oirat Mongolia in the west and Khalkha Mongolia in the north who refuse to accept my Daming, and I will send people to persuade them to surrender. If you dare not listen, what will you say?"

"Kill!" Cao Bianjiao and other generals were quick and quick. They immediately shouted in unison. The sound shook the Wenhua Palace and startled many civil servants who were in deep thought.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, turned his head to look at the civil servants, and said to them solemnly: "Wu Anbang governs the country with Wen. If any enemy dares to invade Daming, it will be the general's dereliction of duty! You can arrange immigration as long as it is safe. I will solve it!"

Speaking of which, after he paused, he remembered their other worry, and then said: "In addition, I rescued more than [-] people from Liaodong this time, but only [-] people chose to enter the customs. What do you think, why is this?"

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty!" Xue Guoguan and the others looked at each other, but they didn't understand, and they were a little curious. I don't know if the emperor suddenly mentioned this matter. Could it be related to the matter just discussed?They couldn't figure it out, and finally played to Emperor Chongzhen in unison.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't let it go, and immediately said to them: "These people were plundered by Jianlu to farm for them, that is, they opened up wasteland and farmed in the Liaohe Plain. They just saw that there are actually many fertile lands in Liaodong. As long as you work hard, you will be good." There is a big harvest. Therefore, they begged me to stay in Liaodong, and give them the land they cultivated after the Jianlu are pacified."

He promised at that time that he would compensate those people, so it was not considered that these people asked for it.

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he looked at the astonishment of the officials below, and then emphasized: "No one knows more about whether the land is barren or fertile than them. It is just that they don't understand the way of farming. It’s nothing more than people’s crude words!”

If the Hetao Plain can only accommodate Shanxi and Shanxi provinces at most, then Liaodong is a big place, and the overpopulation problem in the entire north of Ming Dynasty can be solved.

If what the emperor said was only what one or two peasants said, then these courtiers would not believe it.After all, Liaodong is bitterly cold, which is a well-known fact. How did it become fertile again?However, there are about [-] people now, and they all use their own actions to prove that they want to stay outside the pass.

The civil servants in the Wenhua Palace felt that their common sense had been refreshed, and they all remembered a sentence: It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.

When they were feeling emotional in their hearts, they heard Emperor Chongzhen go on to say: "Now North Korea has been destroyed, and there is no royal family of Li. Even the Koreans have been almost captured or plundered or killed. The whole of North Korea is almost a white land. Baoding Governor Lu Qing proposed to me to set up Korea Province, if you have no objection, Korea Province can accommodate many Ming people, what do you think?"

In fact, his words and deeds are all in favor of this proposal.Although I still ask the officials for their opinions, the implication is that I agree, how about you?

If there is one more province in Daming, then there will be one more provincial official.But that place should be a place of no shit now. Even if the people of Ming Dynasty moved there, it would really take a long time for it to become prosperous, and with the capital separated by the sea, how many officials would be willing to go to North Korea to serve as officials?
Although thinking so, none of the officials present had any objections.At least it can be regarded as expanding the territory, isn't it, if you don't agree, the emperor will definitely be unhappy.

After hesitating for a moment, Xue Guoguan, who only had the reputation of being stunned, still played: "Your Majesty, given the current situation in North Korea, setting up a province, I think it is too exaggerated. Why don't we just set up a North Korean capital to govern it?"

In the past, the Ming Dynasty only established the capital of Liaodong to govern Liaodong.Xue Guoguan's opinion is not without reason.

However, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head when he heard this, and said, "After Liaodong is restored, Liaodong will also set up a province. It will be Liaodong Province, which will be directly under the jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty. There is no autonomy for all ethnic groups. North Korea is even more important. In the future, it will be the people of Ming Dynasty. If you move there, you will naturally be under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court."

"However, Your Majesty, Liaodong and North Korea are far away from the Central Plains, and the transportation is inconvenient. I am afraid that the imperial court is powerless!" Xue Guoguan straightened his neck and continued to argue.

Originally, the Ming Dynasty set up a capital in Eastern Liaodong, and all the tribes claimed vassalage and paid tribute, and the ruling power was still the head of their respective tribes.The reason for this is that the situation in Liaodong is complicated, and it is unrealistic to conquer and conquer one by one.Another big reason is that Xue Guoguan said that the transportation is inconvenient, the poor mountains and bad waters, and the cost of direct jurisdiction is too high.

However, these problems will not be a problem in the future.

The land of South Vietnam in the past was also disliked by the Central Plains, but later, it was not a place that the Central Plains Dynasty had to do.

Speaking of it, it is actually the difference between raw land and cooked land.With careful management, even Siberia can become a province of Ming Dynasty!

Therefore, on the side of Emperor Chongzhen, he raised his voice a little, and said with a tone of reprimand: "The traffic is inconvenient, so build roads and bridges to make the traffic easier. As long as you do it with your heart, one day in the future, you will be able to To Liaodong, the bridge across the sea, directly to North Korea!"

"..." After hearing this, all the ministers knew that the emperor had made his holy will, and he even said such unreasonable words, why didn't you say fly over to the cross-sea bridge?

Fortunately, none of the ministers dared to say this, otherwise, Emperor Chongzhen would probably say, of course you can fly!
At the insistence of Emperor Chongzhen, this matter was settled like this.

The civil and military officials in the Wenhua Palace didn't really care too much.After all, even Liaodong has not yet been recovered. Whether Liaodong establishes a province or North Korea establishes a province, it is still far away!
Little did they know that Emperor Chongzhen was foreshadowing.Now it has been concluded that North Korea is also a province of the Ming Dynasty; in the future, even if the Japanese country does not collude with the Jianlu, as long as they dare to appear in North Korea, it will be an invasion of the Ming Dynasty.At that time, you can justifiably send troops.

After discussing this matter, this time, it was Emperor Chongzhen who said: "The Liaodong Jianlu has retreated to the front line of Anshan post castle, and many lands in Liaodong are safe. As long as we raise enough food and grass for the army, I will conquer it again, even if it cannot be completely Eliminate the Jianlu, at least you can take back Shenyang."

Having said that, he paused, looked at the chief assistant, and then continued: "Xue Qing will take the lead, together with the Ministry of Officials, select capable officials from among the candidates, and prepare to go to Liaodong to be an official, appease the local area, and rebuild Liaodong!"

This can be regarded as a rainy day. No one doubts that Daming will win the final victory in Liaodong at this time.Therefore, Xue Guoguan accepted this order straightforwardly.

Emperor Chongzhen then turned his head to look at the general, with a smile on his face and said: "After 11 years in Chongzhen, the war against captives began to turn around. Until now, Liaodong is about to recover, and it all depends on the hard work of the ministers. It’s a year of special significance. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I think I should commend you and set an example for others!”

The 17th year of Chongzhen. In the original history, it was the year when the Ming Dynasty perished. It was the year when Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself from a crooked neck tree in Meishan. It was the beginning of China's fall into darkness. This year is really special.

But now, Jianlu is gone, while Daming is thriving.Therefore, it is not a year with special significance!
But this special year is unknown to others.Even if Emperor Chongzhen said it at this time, these courtiers in the Wenhua Palace were still in a daze, thinking about the special significance?
Naturally, Emperor Chongzhen would not explain to them. Before the generals showed surprise and had no time to react, he announced: "On the day of the end of the year, I will reward you for your merits!"

In the past, every time after returning to Beijing after a battle, there were corresponding rewards.Those who have not reached the rank of commander-in-chief will be promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief, such as Wu Sangui and others;If these military generals want to go up to another level, they can only be knighted.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, although military generals could be knighted, the conditions for military generals to finally get the title were very harsh.In other words, the Ming emperor was very stingy.

But the meaning of Emperor Chongzhen at this time is very obvious, he will be knighted at the end of the year!
　Thanks to Ye Hazy for the tip!
　　
　
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