Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1737 Aiding Korea and Fighting the Japanese ([-]) Flat Broadcasting Strategies

"The plan to pacify Bozhou can be roughly divided into two parts, one part is military and the other part is political." He added: "Of course, it all boils down to finances."

"How could it be finance?" Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment. He obviously still couldn't escape his current thinking. He felt that wars belonged to wars, and it was reluctant to say that it had something to do with politics, but how could it be "in the end it's all finances"?

Gao Wushi smiled lightly, and raised his glass to toast in a rare initiative. Zhu Yijun was greatly surprised, and quickly raised his glass as a gesture. They each took a sip, and then heard Gao Wushi ask: "Why does the chieftain exist?"

Zhu Yijun was startled again, and said in astonishment: "Toasts have always existed."

Gao Wushi laughed so hard that Zhu Yijun couldn't help but wondered, "Am I wrong? Bozhou is located at the junction of Sichuan and Guizhou, and it was established in Tang Dynasty. The country captured Bozhou, and Yang Duan led the troops to recover, and he was well-governed in Bozhou, which was quite popular, so the Yang family took root in Bozhou.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Yang family of Bozhou belonged to the central government and set up the Zunyi Army here; in the Yuan Dynasty, the Yang family was named the Duke of Boguo; at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu period, the Yang family was attached again and was awarded the Bozhou Consolation Envoy.

In the fifth year of the first Emperor Longqing, Yang Yinglong inherited his father's position.In my Wanli Dynasty, the Yang family has been passed down for 29 generations on the land of Bozhou for more than 600 years—speaking of it, it is even longer than the [-]-year-old family of Mrs. Huang. "

Gao Wushi pondered for a while, and asked slowly: "Speaking of Zhuojing, does the emperor know how the minister persuaded her to persuade the Huang family to give up the ancestral land in southern Guangxi?"

"About this matter...hehe, to be honest, to be practical, if you don't tell me, I really don't know how to ask you." This time it was Zhu Yijun's turn to laugh, and said: "Actually, I just don't want to see outsiders too much. Well, actually, I've always been quite curious about this matter."

There is a saying that goes "Thinking of Tian Yang, Guangdong and Guangxi Cen Huang".As one of the top chieftain families in Guangxi, the Huang family was the real local emperor in southern Guangxi even if it was not the most glorious period of the family in the Ming Dynasty.When Gao Yushi went to Guangxi, apart from Nanning Mansion, other areas in southern Guangxi were controlled indirectly even if they were not directly controlled by the Huang family, which can be said to be the only place in southern Guangxi.

Under such circumstances, Gao Wushi was able to persuade the Huang family to give up their ancestral property in southern Guangxi and agree to transfer the title to Annan. This matter was very mysterious, and there were many rumors in the capital at that time.

Some people say that this is because Gao Wu has set aside a larger territory for the Huang family in Annan than they have in Guangxi, and they can scrape the land more ruthlessly; The strength of the Huang family has greatly increased; some people say that Gao Pragmatism is to let his wife's family control the core area of ​​Annan on his behalf, but there are ulterior motives; His home was sold and he helped count the money.

There were at least a dozen kinds of these various theories circulated in the capital at that time, and the above-mentioned ones were somewhat shadowy, at least barely able to justify themselves.The rest are even more outrageous. For example, one of them said that Gao Yushi had taken Huang Zhiting by force, so Huang Zhiting could only be at the mercy of Gao Yushi.

Although this statement is outrageous, it is still widely circulated in the market. It can be seen that ordinary people always have a desire to spy on their own selfishness, and they also like to judge others by themselves. So once they are "occupied", they can only knock out their teeth and swallow their blood, and the same is true for women of other ethnic groups.

In fact, this is obviously not the case. Although the degree of Sinicization of Tongren Tusi is very high, and Huang's Tusi is probably Han Chinese in terms of blood.However, this type of etiquette for child chieftains is actually far less strict than that of the Han people—if they were strict, how could female chieftains become a common phenomenon?
You know, in the millennium inheritance of the Han people's imperial system, there is only one Wulong!What's more, Wu Yan was able to proclaim himself emperor at that time, and there were several peculiarities that were rare in a thousand years as a prerequisite.

So taking a step back, even if Gao Wushi really "possessed" Huang Zhiting, what he can get is definitely not the submission of the Huang family, but the exact opposite - the Huang family will only rebel in a fit of anger.If that's the case, Gao Wushi can only pin his hopes on Zhu Yijun's extreme nostalgia if he wants to keep his head.

In short, the Huang family took the lead in accepting the transfer of Annan, which aroused heated discussions in the court and among the people at that time.

The situation is so abnormal and the impact is so huge, Zhu Yijun is of course very curious, but as he said at the moment, it is not good for him to directly ask the high pragmatic reasons.

why?Because he felt that based on his relationship with Gao Yushi, if the inside story of this matter could be revealed, then Gao Yushi should take the initiative to tell him.Gao Yushi did not say anything, which means that there may be some inside stories that are "not humane", so if he asks, firstly, he does not trust Gao Yushi enough, and secondly, he is afraid of embarrassing Gao Yushi. , then everyone will be embarrassed together.

But at this time, Gao Yushi's expression was extremely calm, even calm and cold, and he said expressionlessly: "The minister and the Huang family said that after the minister laid the industrial foundation for Guangxi, the financial resources that the governor of Guangxi will control in the future will be Greatly strengthened, after ten years at most, the governor of Guangxi will have the strength far beyond that time.

How strong is this strength?He is so strong that he can not ask the court for one soldier and one soldier, 1.1 meters of millet, and the army under the rule of Guangxi Liuguan will suppress the Huang family, and in the end it will definitely lead to the entire southern Guangxi region in the next few years or at most. Within ten years, the land will be fully reformed, and at the same time, the chieftain of the Huang family will completely cease to exist. "

Zhu Yijun had never thought about the "prospect" mentioned by Gao Yushi, and apparently Gao Yushi had never discussed it with him, so he immediately raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you trying to scare them?"

Gao Wushi nodded: "Of course."

"But judging from the fact that you married Mrs. Zun later, you two should have known each other at that time, right?" Zhu Yijun asked curiously.

"What the emperor means is that I already had a good impression of Zhuo Jing at that time, so I shouldn't have done such a thing, right?" Gao Wushi asked with a smile.

Zhu Yijun stretched out his hand and made a stop gesture, saying: "Don't get me wrong, I don't have any 'meaning'."

Gao Wushi chuckled, and said: "These two things are not in conflict. It is not only good for the court to let the Huang family give up south of Guangxi, but also for the Huang family to relocate Annan. , that is, what I often say is a win-win situation.

On the contrary, if the Huang family insists on staying in southern Guangxi, it will definitely affect the reform of the land and return to the exiles, and the minister will definitely not accept it, and also thinks that they are doing it like a mantis' arm, and the result can only be self-destruction.Therefore, the minister's persuasion is also for the best of both worlds. "

"I see." Zhu Yijun nodded, and asked again: "But you just asked 'why does the chieftain exist', how does this question relate to how you persuaded Mrs. Zun and the family?"

"The relevant officials have actually just said this: When is it appropriate for Guangxi to reform the land in southern Guangxi? The answer is: when the local officials and troops in Guangxi are able to suppress the chieftain." Gao Wushi said seriously: "And we must do this One point, the premise is that the minister also said: the several industrial foundations that the minister has laid for Guangxi."

Zhu Yijun finally understood now, and suddenly said: "Because those industries are enough to make money?"

"That's right, what the emperor sees is very true." Gao Wushi said: "In the past, the tax paid by Guangxi every year was less than the appropriation allocated by the imperial court. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the highest amount of tax paid in one year was only equivalent to less than 18 taels. This means that the imperial court ruling Guangxi is like a loss-making business.

Your Majesty, the fault is that the land is not comparable to the industry, and the ancestral foundation cannot be given up at will, otherwise Guangxi is almost a part that should be lost from the perspective of ruling costs.However, this embarrassing situation followed the minister—er, I'm not boasting..."

"Hahahaha, I know what you mean. You have never claimed credit for all these years, so there is no need to explain it." Zhu Yijun couldn't help laughing.

"Hey, that minister continued." Gao Wushi scratched his head and said, "With these several advantageous industries, the situation in Guangxi has been directly changed. Under the circumstances, the chieftain formed an overwhelming advantage.

In addition, it can also ensure that even if the chieftain is defeated, the local chieftain's original territory can be effectively ruled without losing money-this is the key to everything. "

Zhu Yijun seemed to see the sun through the clouds at this moment, and suddenly realized: "Oh, no wonder you said that the root of everything lies in finances!"

Now that Zhu Yijun has understood the key to this problem in principle, Gao Yushi can further sort out some of the principles and explain it to him bit by bit.

In a nutshell, the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties in history found it difficult to "govern without losing money" in the minority areas in the southwest and northwest, so they had to preserve their original ruling culture.

Due to the complex ethnic structure, difficult roads, low social and economic benefits, and different cultural customs in the southwest and northwest, it is difficult for the central government to carry out direct and effective management. A compromise had to be made to give certain autonomy to the ethnic minorities in these places.The local chief officials elected by them are awarded official positions by the central government and have hereditary ruling power over the jurisdiction.

There was even a direct case of "more control and more loss" in the Ming Dynasty, and it was even closer to Guangxi, that is, Annan.Why was Annan lost in the original history?The root cause, in the final analysis, is this "the more you manage, the more you lose."

The imperial court didn't have much money to collect in Annan, and they had to spend several 10 taels every year.If it's a year or two, it's fine, and it has been like this for many years, and it has completely turned into a bottomless pit, so who can afford it?Whoever comes here has to stop the loss and leave the market, right?
However, now Gao Pragmatism obviously has a solution, which is to first solve the problem that local rule will lose money.This problem-solving idea has been verified in Guangxi and Annan, and the facts have proved that it is indeed feasible, so he dares to say now: the Bozhou problem is ultimately a financial problem.As long as the trouble of "government equals loss" is solved, the Banzhou Rebellion will be easily settled.

Gao Yu’s practical explanation made Zhu Yijun feel like a treasure. He has learned the so-called "holy learning" for more than 20 years, and it is the way of benevolence and righteousness, the way of a gentleman, and the way of kingship. He has never been clear about any "way" Explain what "domination" really is.

Now, Gao Yushi explained to him the root of the rule.To put it bluntly, this way of ruling is not uncommon at all, it is to find a way to keep the rule within the profitable range, just like doing a business must be profitable to continue.

Of course, if this principle is deepened, it will also face local turmoil caused by too much land scraping, but in fact the reason has not changed: the cause of turmoil still means that the cost of governance has not been effectively balanced, and it means that the local output is insufficient and the court demands too much .

All in all, Zhu Yijun's understanding is that the highly pragmatic solution lies in improving the local economic strength, which is the premise of all governance.

"I understand the truth, but for Bozhou... we can't make these changes now, right?" Zhu Yijun became a little confused after realizing it.

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "Now that Bozhou is in the hands of Yang Yinglong, we naturally have no way to change it, but we can use the opposite strategy: Let the people of Bozhou feel that it is not worthwhile to follow Yang Yinglong to fight against the imperial court."

Hey, this approach is really "very pragmatic", and it has an inner flavor.

Zhu Yijun immediately asked: "The plan will be released?"

"The current first step is to block the main roads and completely cut off all communication between Banzhou and the outside world. No matter whether it is a grain of rice or half a millet, or an inch of silk, no one can enter Banzhou from now on!" Gao Wushi said coldly.

This method is not only highly pragmatic, but also Zhu Yijun is no stranger to it.He has seen too many economic methods of high pragmatism, and now this one is completely within his understanding, so he nodded repeatedly, and then asked: "Good plan, but...Since Bozhou was originally closed, they are now Is it really impossible to get through if you are blocked?"

"It won't be completely difficult, but...it will hurt." Gao Wushi said confidently: "The emperor knows that since I took office as Minister of the Household Department, I have established a new audit office and sent many audit officials to all parts of the country, so I dare to say something boldly: no one has been better than me in the past and present in understanding the economic operation of all parts of the country.

Although Banzhou is closed, it has been subject to the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, and it has always had a lot of transactions with the surrounding areas.These transactions were either conducted with places directly under the imperial court or with other chieftains. The volume of each transaction is indeed not large, but if it is aggregated together, it is not a small amount.

As long as the imperial court cuts off its communication with the outside world, Banzhou's rich products can't leave the country, and the things it needs can't enter the country, there will inevitably be chaos in the local people's livelihood and military supplies...and once the chaos happens, it will be Liu Ting's opportunity to use his troops! "
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