please make me king

Chapter 1080 After the Saint
When Ding Qirui, the magistrate of Yan'an, mentioned the example of the "Hetao Gulu Tribe" trying to join the rebel army, in Zhang Shun's heart he had already made up his mind to completely solve these frontier guards and big gentry households.

The so-called "Hetao Gulu Tribe" refers to the Aoerdusi tribe within a few bends of the Yellow River, and is one of the Aoerdusi tribes that directly threaten Yulin Town.

And "Not Sticking Mud", whose real name is Zhang Cunmeng, is from Suide, and raised the flag of righteousness in Luochuan in the first year of Chongzhen.

It stands to reason that Zhang Cunmeng, who is "untouched by mud", and the "Gulu Tribe of Hetao" originally belonged to different camps. Either the two sides have blood feuds, or they are completely irrelevant.

As a result, this Mongolian tribe deliberately took advantage of the invasion of Yan'an and Yanzhou by the Han'er tribe, and deliberately tried to join the rebel army. The relationship is really intriguing.

Not only the rebels, but also the powerful local gentry.

These people can build Wubao internally, gather money and food, and drive away the soldiers of the guards. They are powerful;

When these people came, they could only defend the fort, sitting and watching the barbarians burn, kill and loot, powerless;
When the barbarians left, the other generation did not dare to go out of the fort to pursue them, and could only watch the barbarians flee. What is the use of the country and the people?
If you talk about it carefully, their existence not only squeezed out a lot of local cultivated land, but also seriously affected the tax revenue of the imperial court.

The Yan'an Mansion is close to Yulin, which just saves the loss of long-distance transportation. Therefore, the true nature of Yan'an Mansion was originally one of the main sources of military rations for Yulin Town.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, although the Yan'an Mansion was dilapidated and the population was sparse, it was still able to pay [-] shi.

Later, after [-] years of reclamation, the imperial court converted the real money into silver, but only collected [-] taels of silver.

In the end, after various internal reductions and exemptions, the annual actual collection of [-] taels still cannot be collected in full.

With this little money, even if it is based on the grain prices in Xi'an and Luoyang, it can only buy [-] shi of grain.

If the price of grain is seven or eight dollars a bucket in Yan'an Mansion, it is worth buying more than five thousand stones.

This fold and subtract, toss back and forth.

The tax actually collected by Daming in Yan'an Mansion miraculously dropped from [-] shi to [-] shi, which is actually less than [-]% of what Zhu Yuanzhang had at the beginning of the founding of the country. It is really amazing.

Originally, these tyrannical existences formed a perfect closed loop in the Ming Dynasty.

Without them, it would be impossible to resist the invasion of the Hulu after the "Hetao Jacket Dusi" broke through.

If the Aoer Dusi is allowed to occupy the land in northern Shaanxi, another Xixia may appear, which directly threatens Guanzhong and Shanxi and other places, and becomes a serious problem for the court.

Therefore, the imperial court had to import a large amount of salary and grain every year to support the important town of Yulin.

However, in Zhang Shun's view, these people are the cancer of the imperial court, and if they are not eliminated, they will be a serious problem for the confidants.

If they eradicated them themselves, the rebels could redistribute the cultivated land to the victims for farming, and at least [-] shi of tax and grain could be collected every year.

If you have the [-] shi of grain every year, what Wubao do you need?
Zhang Shun could use the [-] shi tax and grain to support an army of [-].

At that time, not only can he directly reorganize Yulin Town, but he can even take the initiative to attack Aoerdusi and drive out the nomads in "Hetao" just like in the early Ming Dynasty.

Kou can do it, I will do it again; Kou can go, I will go back, what is so difficult?
Just when Zhang Shun was full of ambitions, Ding Qirui couldn't help but said again: "I recommend someone, who will definitely help King Shun!"

"Oh?" Zhang Shun came back to his senses, and couldn't help asking quickly, "I don't know who it is? What's your resume?"

"This person is the sixty-two grandson of the sage Kong, who belongs to the Xizou household." Ding Qirui replied, "His name is Kong Wenjiao, and his name is Guanwo. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi."

"He successively served as the head of the Department of Pedestrians of the Ministry of Rites, and the post of doctor of the Ministry of Rites. He is currently in charge of Hexi Road to rectify Yan'an and Qingyang soldiers and inspectors."

"At the beginning, it was broken by the rebels in Fuzhou, and retreated to Yan'an. Later, Yan'an was broken again, captured by the rebels, and imprisoned in the prison in the city."

"I didn't discover this person until I arrived in Yan'an to clean up the prison."

"Now that I have made my own decision, I will release this person first and place him in the mansion. I am going to ask King Shun how to deal with it properly."

"Should guard the Hexi Road and organize the Yan'an Qingyang military preparations as inspectors?" Zhang Shun was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he couldn't help being overjoyed.

This position is actually military preparation, commonly known as military preparation deputy envoy, whose main power is to manage the military preparation, training, food and other affairs of the guards in the jurisdiction.

And Kong Wenjiao, deputy envoy of Hexi Road, was in charge of military affairs in Qingyang and Yan'an. No wonder Ding Qirui took the initiative to mention the farmland in Yan'an Prefecture to himself.

"Good job!" Zhang Shun couldn't help admiring, "I don't know where Mr. Kong is now? Take me to see him."

After Confucius?
Although there was a "reputation" in the previous life that "thieves come to subdue thieves, foreigners come to subdue foreigners", but this signboard can be regarded as useful among scholars, so we should use it no matter what.

"That Kong Wenjian is in the minister's mansion, I'll call him over right now!" Ding Qirui couldn't help laughing.

"it is good!"

Not long after, under the leadership of Ding Qirui, Shi Shiran, a man in his [-]s, walked in with a crown.

"The sinner, Kong Wenjiao, has seen His Royal Highness King Shun!" Kong Wenjiao couldn't help bowing to the young man in person.

"Everyone is the master, what's the crime?" Zhang Shun quickly helped him up, and couldn't help laughing, "Mr. is a saint, why do you teach me?"

"The way of a sage is beyond my knowledge. In my humble opinion, it is nothing but benevolence and propriety." Kong Wenjian said modestly.

"The virtue of the benevolent is the highest, and the courtesy is not inferior."

"Since there is a distinction between superiority and inferiority, the upper and lower levels are clearly defined. If the upper and lower levels are distinguished, then the upper levels will show their benevolence, and the lower levels will observe their etiquette. Each will perform his duties, and the world will be determined!"

Originally, Zhang Shun was just being courteous, but he never thought that this person would be able to make some sense.

What is etiquette, and what is benevolence? I didn't expect that Kong Wenjiao would explain it thoroughly in a few words.

Ritual is used to restrain the inferior, benevolence is used to restrain the superior, perfect!

Of course, as for what is called benevolence and what is called courtesy, isn't that what the superiors have the final say on?

Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing and said: "The way of a true sage is also known now."

"Now there are Qingyang, Yan'an, Suide and other guards who are rude to me. Why should I ask for it?"

Kong Wenjiao, the deputy envoy of Hexi Dao Bing Bei, couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words. He just gave some advice, how did he come to this conclusion?
But he also knew that he was just pulling the banner of a tiger, how dare he go against Zhang Shun's mind?
Kong Wenjian couldn't help but hurriedly said: "Qingyang, Yan'an, Suide and other guards have long been corrupted and cannot bear the responsibility. I don't know why King Shun regards it as a thorn in his flesh?"

"If King Shun asks a question, the guilty minister will know everything and say everything!"

(End of this chapter)