Cutting 1719

Chapter 512
In the traditional history of China, there have been many policy attempts in dealing with external vassals and border areas. Among them, the Duhufu is a very typical model, and the typical degree of this model is almost only in the Han and Tang Dynasties. These two eras are truly practiced on a large scale.

When people think of the prosperity and strength of the Han and Tang Dynasties, they will always associate the Protectorate of the Western Regions together, from the Protectorate of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty as the origin, to the Anton, Dongyi, Anbei, Shanyu, Anxi, and Anbei in the Tang Dynasty. The Nine Protectorates of Beiting, Kunling, Mengchi, and Annan were prosperous, and finally ended with the Longyou Protectorate established in the Hehuang area during the Northern Song Dynasty, and the connection between the Protectorate and Huaxia was completely severed from then on.

What is the Protectorate?Take charge of the Wei Zhufan, collect the Ningwai bandits, target the treacherous, and conquer the two.Chang Shi and Sima Eryan.Zhu Cao is like the post of the state government.

To put it simply, it is a means for the central government to intervene in remote areas. In fact, it is also a prison system, but it is very different from the chieftain system in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The key is that the chieftain system goes deeper into the In the rule, the Duhufu system is more of a dynastic military presence.

When the dynasty is strong, the Protectorate will naturally have no disadvantages, everyone has to show face, and they can send troops to beat anyone who is disobedient.But once the dynasty declines, the influence of the Protectorate will be greatly affected, making it difficult to maintain it.

When Ning Yu proposed to restore the Protectorate, Cui Wancai flashed countless fragments in his mind, but finally returned to reality, and said: "The Protectorate, what Your Majesty said, is it based on the old example of the Han and Tang Dynasties?"

Ning Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "It is not my original intention to directly copy the Duhufu model. In fact, I think that the current Duhufu model should be combined with the enfeoffment system, so that it can fully take root. "

"The enfeoffment system?" Cui Wancai couldn't help but tremble, this is not a trivial matter.

Ning Yu nodded and said: "The Zhou Dynasty established the world with the enfeoffment system. This system is not without merit. Of course, it cannot be implemented in the current unified country, but it can be considered in other places. of."

In China's thousands of years of history, although it has generally evolved from the enfeoffment system to the unified system, this does not mean that the enfeoffment system has no advantages, nor does it mean that the unification is a panacea-in fact, they all have their own Pros and cons, especially in expansion, can fully characterize it.

To put it simply, when a traditional empire expands, it is not just a matter of defeating it directly, but establishing its own political organization on the occupied territory, maintaining its rule for a period of time, and needing to reach Only when the income and expenditure are balanced can the annexation be basically completed, and any problems in the middle steps will lead to the wastage of previous efforts.

In this process, due to its ruling center, the unified country is too far away from the newly included lands, so that it is difficult to carry out accurate and timely control under the existing communication conditions.Once there is an emergency, the time to go back and forth will cause everything to be completely ruined.

Just like the example of the Ming Dynasty’s conquest of Jiaozhi, everything went smoothly. The military occupation was carried out through military means, and interweaving chief envoys were also established. As a result, the chief envoy of Cochin always needs the assistance of the central finance, and in the end he can only choose to give up.

Ning Yu said: "Many ministers have reported that it is impossible to turn North Korea and Burma into counties and counties. If they are turned into counties, the system will naturally need to be in line with that of Han. This is not conducive to finances. I will never make a loss-making business.”

Cui Wancai didn't really agree with the county in his heart, but he often felt dumbfounded about the business experience that Emperor Ning often talked about, saying: "If it's for a thousand years, maybe it's not a bad thing to lose in the future."

"No, Cui Qing, you don't understand. Once this business starts to lose money, it will be even more difficult if you want people to invest money in later."

Ning Yu said meaningfully: "In my opinion, we have to treat North Korea and Myanmar as a business with the people of the whole country. Only from these two places can we make money, so the people will naturally It will also support the fight, even if someone wants to give up, but if they lose money, it will be difficult to hold on."

Cui Wancai thought deeply, and said, "I still don't quite understand."

Ning Yu smiled and directly explained in detail: "The situation in North Korea and Myanmar is different. I will only talk about Myanmar here. At that time, I will implement enfeoffment in Myanmar, and enfeoff the fertile land of Myanmar, especially Lower Burma, to the domestic Lord of Merit, let you all establish your own feudal kingdom on the land of Burma."

"Seal the country?"

Cui Wancai took a deep breath, he naturally understood the meaning behind it, that is to say, once a feudal state can be established in Burma, then he will be an upright local emperor.

The population, finances, and land will all be owned by the feudal country!This temptation is too great!

Ning Yu picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and gave Cui Wancai some time to digest, before saying, "That's right, I will use everyone's contributions to make tea in Myanmar and even Annan and Southeast Asia in the future. Establish feudal states in various places, and you can bring your own property to go there and become feudal lords, big or small."

"After you become a feudal monarch, this place will naturally be a hereditary inheritance, leaving some hope for your future generations. Of course, the imperial court will definitely still have to collect some taxes, but unlike in China, the tax law of the feudal country will be adopted by then. For the tax package system, we can talk about a preliminary figure based on the area and population of the feudal country. As long as the feudal monarchs can complete the prescribed taxation, I will not care about the rest. It's all your own business."

"This is what I said. Let's treat the feudal state as a business, but all the heroes of my great Chu can come to participate in this business. Of course, the profits and losses are all borne by themselves. If the state's finances cannot continue, then Just transfer it to someone else. The imperial court will not pay a penny more for it."

"But Your Majesty, once this method comes out, I'm afraid it will cause some people to have some thoughts that they shouldn't have."

Cui Wancai felt that his voice was trembling a little, this emperor is really brave!

The local feudal town system that has been strictly guarded in the past dynasties was released by the emperor so easily, but I don't know what the emperors who have worked so hard to fight against the feudal towns should think when they know such a policy?Create a bunch of Zhu Laosi for yourself?
Ning Yu chuckled, "So on the basis of the enfeoffment system, there is still a need for a Duhufu. The Duhufu will transfer all the administrative power to the feudal states below, but the military power of all the feudal states will be withdrawn. In the Duhufu, the military strength of the Duhufu will be determined according to the taxes paid by the feudal states. Simply put, we can have as many troops as we pay. As for the army, they will be transferred from the interior. It must be appointed through me and the Privy Council."

As for the barrel of guns, Ning Yu is watching more closely than anyone else. In order to prevent the feudal states from becoming bigger, the best way is to withdraw the military power to the central government, but all the administrative power and tax collection power are delegated to the feudal states, which makes the The closure of the country has greater autonomy, so as to prevent the closure of the country from becoming a loss-making business.

Cui Wancai took a deep breath and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, although I can't see through the problems here, I still need to be cautious in this move."

Ning Yu nodded indifferently, and said, "I just want to go back to Nanjing this time. With such a big gift bag, I believe I can bring some people an explanation."

At the beginning of July, half a year after the Qing government invaded North Korea, the Fu-Han army in Shengjing and other places finally began to assemble and marched towards North Korea. Of course, the name of this march was different, not only Not only to save the country of Korea again, but also to welcome His Majesty Chu to become the king of Korea.

When this banner was really raised, North Koreans from the second class to the common people couldn't help but feel a little bit astonished, but although the big guys were very curious about why the emperor of the celestial dynasty became the king of North Korea, they didn't. There are even many people who are very happy to express their opposition, because they finally have a powerful king!
You must know that North Korea belongs to the typical mentality of a small country with few people, that is, under the repeated external threats, it has a crazy yearning for strength.

Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the land of North Korea has been in constant friction with external forces, and due to its own geographical and strength limitations, North Korea often belongs to the party that is being rubbed, from the Imjin Japanese Invasion, to the Battle of Bingzi, and now The Bingwu was chaotic, but the frequent wars cast a shadow on the hearts of the Korean people.

Therefore, now that North Korea has changed to a Chinese emperor as the king, many people are very happy, because with such a North Korean king, no one will dare to invade North Korea again, right?
"Long live the Celestial Dynasty! Long live His Majesty the Great Emperor!"

"Long live the emperor! Long live the king!"

When the army of the Fuhan Army crossed the Yalu River aggressively and entered Ping'an Road, many Korean people saw the flags hanging above the army, burst into tears, and knelt down on the side of the road one by one, thanking the Chinese army for their arrival. Shouting loudly in Korean from time to time.

Ning Zuyi, who was riding a horse at this time, glanced at the North Koreans on the side of the road, but felt a little emotional, and said to the North Korean envoy Jin Shijun, "Hey, it's too late for us to send troops! Li Shu must have suffered a lot."

Was sent by Ning Chu from the capital to Shengjing, no, the North Korean envoy Jin Shijun who is now called Shenyang, when he heard Ning Zuyi's pretentious words, he suddenly became angry, or the Fuhan army deliberately delayed, How could they wait until July to enter North Korea?If you really want to, you can enter North Korea as early as April.

Of course, Jin Shijun didn't dare to say anything more, he said with a coquettish smile, "General, it's just the right time for the army of the Celestial Dynasty to come here, and it must be able to completely wipe out the Tartars like a storm."

Ning Zuyi nodded and smiled slightly, "Recovering North Korea is naturally not a problem. As for the Tartars, there is nowhere to escape. When Seoul is captured, North Korea will naturally be restored again. At that time, we will be regarded as ministers of the same dynasty." gone."

As soon as he mentioned being a minister of the same dynasty, Jin Shijun thought of the fact that Emperor Ningchu became the king of Joseon, so he could only smile wryly and said: "That's right, the minister and the general are also considered as ministers of the same dynasty."

In the minds of Jin Shijun and other two groups of children, there is no objection to Ning Chu's becoming emperor, but it is not very welcome either. After all, compared to Li, who is easier to deal with, Emperor Da Chu is naturally not an easy one to deal with. exist.

Fortunately, Ning Yu has made a promise that he will not interfere with Liangban's rule of North Korea, as long as the big guys pay taxes seriously, as for other times, he doesn't care about what he wants to do, and he won't to manage.

Both of them rode on the horse with full of thoughts, but the long team of the Fuhan Army was like a torrent, moving forward, and the progress along the way was quite rapid.

In less than three days, the Fuhan army took Pyongyang like a march all the way, but it was much faster than the Qing army marching into North Korea. Firstly, due to the problem of military strength, the Qing court did not have any troops on Ping'an Road. There are too many troops deployed, and secondly, many Korean rebels are cooperating with the advance of the Fuhan army, so the march of the Fuhan army is smoother.

When the news gradually spread to Seoul, Emperor Qianlong was playing a discordant game with the court ladies in Jingde Palace, with a smile on his face and a very happy look.

"Don't run, let me see what you look like, hehe."

"Oh my lord"

Qianlong's eyes were covered with yellow silk cloth, and he was playing hide-and-seek with a group of court ladies. He couldn't see the direction in front of his eyes, but he seemed to find something through the sound, so he stepped forward suddenly, but caught a person. However, he touched it, but felt something was wrong, so he took off the yellow silk cloth from his eyes.

"Teacher? Why are you here?"

It turned out that Emperor Qianlong had captured Xu Yuanmeng, but at this time Xu Yuanmeng's face was full of anxiety, and behind Xu Yuanmeng, there were several important officials standing one by one, everyone's expression was not good. happy.

Xu Yuanmeng sighed deeply, and said, "Your Majesty, something is wrong!"

"Could it be that the Fu Han army is calling?" Emperor Qianlong looked terrified.

Xu Yuanmeng nodded, then took out a booklet and presented it to Qianlong, and then said: "Your Majesty, the Fuhan army has already attacked from the north, and their forward army has occupied Pyongyang and is heading towards Seoul. What is even more worrying is that there is also a Fuhan army landing in the direction of Jeju Island!"

"It's over. The Eight Banners are also over."

When Qianlong heard the news, he was like a thunderbolt. The yellow silk cloth in his hand had fallen to the ground at some point.

(End of this chapter)