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"My lord's method of apprehending deserters seems to be similar to the method of fleeing people back then?"

The person who raised this question was Zheng Dajin, the governor who has been busy preparing for the reorganization of Hubei's new army recently. This top leader in Hubei firmly supported Prince Rui's arrest of the sons of the clan who had fled to the north, because the sons of the clan represented not only the Aixinjueluo royal family, but also The basic core of the Qing Dynasty.

The clan is rotten, how can the Qing Dynasty not be rotten?
The escape phenomenon is extremely bad.

As Prince Rui said, if the clan fled north and left it alone, why should the Eight Banners and the Green Camp be strictly governed.

The clan refused to serve the country, so who did the Qing Dynasty refer to as working hard?
For this reason, Governor Zheng not only published the "Huguang Frontline Special Apprehension of Deserters Law" to units at all levels, but also wrote in the name of the governor to all prefectures and counties, requiring units at all levels to actively cooperate with the work of the Xingyuan Supervision Office. , Once discovered, he will be dismissed immediately.If the situation is serious, it will be reported to General Wang Xingyuan for severe punishment according to law, and no mercy will be given.

With the strong support of the governor of Hubei, this allowed the wave of deserters to be effectively contained before it fully spread, and it did not spread into an uncontrollable trend.

Only gradually, Mr. Zheng found that the taste was a bit wrong.

It's the special law for arresting military deserters and the supporting measures that look so familiar.

After Wang Shaogong, the magistrate of Xiangyang, committed suicide because of harboring deserters in fear of crime, Mr. Zheng suddenly realized that the method of arresting deserters is not the same as the method of fleeing people back then, the two methods are exactly the same.

The so-called escape method refers to the fact that in the Qing Dynasty’s battles with the Ming army, in order to solve the problems of insufficient soldiers and insufficient food and wages, they repeatedly broke through the Ming army’s Great Wall defense line and entered the pass, wantonly plundering North Zhili, Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, The strong population of Han people in Henan and other places was used to enrich the outside of the customs.

Can there be some small changes, or a small loosening, without violating the general principle?

Putting down the tea bowl, he said that during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the holy ancestor, the fugitives were executed three times and the poor soldiers in the ancient pagoda of Faning were enslaved.

Let's see, the next step is for the prince to fully implement this strategy of hanging and fleeing, and it will become a nightmare for all the Eight Banners disciples, including the disciples of Aixinjueluo.

The total number was as high as three million. Apart from farming for Manchuria, the captive Han Chinese served as slaves to accompany the army to supplement the shortage of Eight Banners troops.

One is a slave and the other is a master.

The reason for this bill is that after the current emperor ascended the throne, he forged ahead and focused on rectifying the Beijing Eight Banners, so some of the Beijing Eight Banners were moved back to the outside of the customs, or moved to the northwest for reclamation.

Ji Yun said slowly while drinking tea: "Master Zheng has thought about it, but now it seems that the method of arresting deserters is in line with the spirit of the rule of law in the Qing Dynasty, and there are also examples to follow."

The difference between the two is that the law of desertion issued by Prince Regent Rui Dorgon was aimed at escaped Han slaves; the current law of desertion issued by Prince Yizheng Rui is aimed at Aixinjueluo.

During this process, it was naturally resisted by the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp, and many bannermen who returned to the village fled in large numbers, causing a sensation.

People of insight all know that the prince's move is a painful move, but in the eyes of those clans, it is clearly aimed at them.

"That's the truth, but Mr. Ji, this law is only promulgated by Xingyuan after all."

". During the reign of Yongzheng, the penalty was gradually reduced. However, I remember that in the eighth year of Qianlong, the scholar Xu Benzuo published the "Regulations on Supervision and Arrest", changing the supervision of the arrest of Han slaves to the supervision of the arrest of soldiers fleeing from the Eight Banners. This case has not yet been established. It was abolished, so the law on apprehending military deserters promulgated by the prince is consistent with the spirit of the "Regulations on Supervision and Arrest", and if there is any objection in the court, you can speak in accordance with the rules."

"If it is only strictly punishing those who fled north, the imperial court is acceptable. If even those who hide and help are implicated, there must be many people involved, and those who can help the clan flee north are either bannermen or dignitaries."

The enforcement of the desertion law was unprecedentedly strong, and the enforcement of the desertion law was unprecedented.

The captives and Han people who became serfs were not only brutally exploited, but also had no personal freedom, and they couldn't even keep their wives and daughters chastity, so a large number fled to the south.

At the very least, it should not be too involved, especially for those who harbored the fleeing clan, it can be based on education and fines, instead of copying and killing according to the current regulations.

Not to mention opening an opening and loosening it, it would be good to maintain the current law enforcement principles.

Therefore, Mr. Zheng hoped that Ji Shilang, who was serving as a counselor by the prince's side, could persuade him one or two.

Ji Yun didn't even lift his eyelids when he spoke, he couldn't figure out what tricks Prince Rui was playing.

For this reason, Dorgon promulgated the Fugitive Law, which not only severely punished the fugitives, but also executed those who harbored fugitive slaves and their property was confiscated.It also implicates neighbors and local officials.

Governor Zheng admired the Great General Wang, and knew that the young prince sincerely wanted to do practical things for the Qing Dynasty, but he was worried that if he continued to implement the law of apprehending deserters, he might not only get the bad name on the prince's back, but also Add more enemies to Prince Pingkong.

After all, most of the people fleeing from the north are descendants of the clan, and they have a lot of energy behind them.

Hearing what Ji Shilang said, Governor Zheng also remembered that there is indeed such a regulation on supervision and arrest, and it is a national law approved by the current emperor himself.

To be honest, the title of General King is not auspicious, and it is difficult to have a good death. If this offends the clan and the dignitaries of Manchuria, the future of Prince Rui will be really worrying.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, all good land within [-] miles of Gyeonggi was designated as banner fields, and millions of Han people were forced to serve as banner serfs.

As a result, the "Regulations for Supervision and Arrest" was changed to focus on the supervision and arrest of fugitives from the Eight Banners.

Mr. Zheng went around and said that the Law on Apprehending Deserted Soldiers can only be regarded as a local regulation. According to the principle of higher law, this law is wrong to some extent, it is illegal, and it has not been approved by the highest judicial organ of the Qing Dynasty. Temporary regulations can be implemented in Hubei, but it is very difficult to promote the whole country, and the pressure is also great.

Judging from the punishment results only, the law of fleeing persons and the law of deserting soldiers are twin brothers.

"The rules for supervision?"

"Back then, Prince Rui led me to the Qing Dynasty and successfully ruled China, relying on strict laws and severe punishments. Although the situation of the country today is far from as bad as it was in the early days of the country, there is an old Chinese saying that in troubled times, heavy codes must be used. Starting from the small things, starting from the side, this sentence is extended, the affairs of the country should start from the Eight Banners, from the clan, from the royal family, in this way, the country will have a future."

As a national bill, this rule can be used as the upper-level guiding law for arresting military deserters. Therefore, in terms of legal procedures, there is absolutely no legal problem with the deserting military law issued by Prince Rui.

This is Ji Yun's best commentary on the desertion law after digging through all kinds of laws.

At the same time, Prince Rui, who had just arrived at Tianmen, did not review the officers and soldiers of the new army immediately. Instead, he became very popular with poetry, wrote a poem, and then ordered people to widely promote it in various ministries of the Eight Banners.

The title of the poem is "Death Song of Wuxianghuguanglang".

Jia Liu instructed: "Use the spear of the Eight Banners to poke the shield of the Eight Banners."