Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 727: Abolition of Slavery

"The situation in Liaodong is generally stable."

Emperor Chongzhen picked up a memorial, looked at Xu Guangqi and said: "Especially in the southern Liaoning area, a batch of industries involving mineral mining, smelting, and forging have been established, so that the hearts of the people under the rule can be regarded as gradually calming down.

But there is one problem, but it is very difficult.

In the past, there were frequent wars in the Liao region, which led to a sharp decline in the population of the Liao region. In this vast area, there are very few people living in it. It is actually very difficult to get real development and governance. "

"The issue His Majesty mentioned was previously discussed by the cabinet."

Xu Guangqi frowned, bowed in salute and said, "The memorandum submitted by the Liaodong Governor's Office has emphasized this matter many times, but it is very difficult to get effective relief.

Especially in the past few years, the imperial court has successively set up a number of disaster relief agencies in the northern provinces, which has eased the situation in various places.

The existing problems in the Liao region can only be effectively alleviated by relocating the population.

However, around Beizhili, Henan, Shandong and other places, batches of bankrupt self-cultivating farmers or propertyless refugees were absorbed into the industrial fields planned in various places.

Not to mention, the relocation of the population involves a lot, and most groups are unwilling to leave their hometowns and go to places like Liaodong, which are bitter and cold. "

Governing the country is like cooking fresh food.

It's just that in actual governance, there are many practical problems. If you want to impose your own will absolutely on various groups, many problems will be exposed.

Just like the original industrialization planned by Emperor Chongzhen, it is actually not easy to maintain it in the northern provinces and let it gradually take root.

Development is about regularity, not overnight.

"No matter how difficult it is, this matter must be resolved."

Emperor Chongzhen put down the memorial and said solemnly: "This slave, Huang Taiji, is now gradually abandoning Liaozuo in an attempt to stir up conflicts between the imperial court and the rebel army in Liaodong.

Judging from the current situation, whether it is to recruit Liaodong rebels to surrender or reorganize, or to forcibly demand Liaozuo, it is not conducive to the stability of the country in Liao.

Steadily developing the western and southern regions of Liaoning is the primary task of the country in Liao.

The Liao land without a foundation, even if the country recovers all the lost land, once new problems arise, it will still face the possibility of collapse. "

"Your Majesty is right."

Xu Guangqi nodded and said: "In the past, Daming suffered so many losses in the Liao land, so that some Liao people had resentment towards the imperial court.

If you want to develop Liao land well, you must have a larger population.

I feel that the matter of relocating to Jeju Island can be postponed, and the gathered population can be relocated to the southern Liaoning area first, so..."

"no!"

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and interrupted: "The relocation of the population from Jeju Island must not be stopped, it is related to some deep-level interests of the country.

Once this matter is stopped, in the future, in the North Korean region, if the Jianlu elite led by Manggurtai presents an overwhelming advantage, then North Korea will collapse quickly.

Manggurtai's stealing of the entire North Korea will not do any good to our Ming Dynasty, and it will even cause hidden dangers of the merger of Jian and captives, which is a huge threat to the Liao land. "

There are many problems left over from the history of Liaodong, which made Emperor Chongzhen behave very cautiously and cautiously in dealing with Liaodong, for fear that the advantages he had gained would be in danger of collapse.

Not to mention the pan-Liaodong strategy, with the division of Jianlu, it has also been expanded accordingly. There is only one core. We must make full use of controllable regional wars and conflicts to drive the development of the military industry, and then effectively promote the development of other fields.

Since Emperor Chongzhen ate the dividends of the arms trade, it was impossible for him to spit it out.

First Liao, then North Korea.

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to use this form of stubble suppression to extract the potential of these areas and gradually feed back Liaoxi, Liaonan, Beizhili, Shandong and other places.

Only the areas that feed back can gradually regenerate blood by relying on the dividends of war, so that they can drive more.

"I have an idea."

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and continued: "Shandong is adjacent to Liaodong. If part of the population under Shandong's rule can be truly released, will this feed back to Liaodong?"

"Your Majesty, do you mean lowly?"

Xu Guangqi thought of something and said uncertainly.

"That's right, it's a lowly nationality."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "In addition to humble status, it also includes slave status. In the past, I decreed to abolish the craftsman status, which brought about a lot of changes in various places.

Especially on the North Zhili side, the many industries planned to be built have been greatly improved with the free circulation of craftsmen, and the benefits can be seen.

If it is possible to abolish all lowly and slave registrations and let these groups be released and become the real registered population of Ming Dynasty, then the situation will be different. "

"This matter is indeed good, but Your Majesty..." Xu Guangqi thought for a while and hesitated, "...if the current situation is such that if the abolition of low status and slave status is passed on to the court, I'm afraid..."

"I know."

Emperor Chongzhen saw Xu Guangqi's scruples, "So I called Qing's family here to let Qing's family, in the name of the cabinet, issue a decree to Governor Yuan Keli of Shandong.

He ordered him to temporarily stay in Denglai and gradually try to abolish the abolition of lowly status and slave status, and clarified corresponding policies to promote the relocation of Liao.

If the effect is obvious, it can be implemented throughout Shandong. At that time, I will ask Yan Shenggong's mansion to come forward and help Yuan Keli implement this decree. "

It's okay to have Yanshenggong Mansion to participate.

Xu Guangqi's eyes lit up.

After the Yanshenggong Mansion case emerged, Kong Yinzhi, the contemporary Yanshenggong, had left Qufu to become an official in Beijing, not to mention the prestige of Yanshenggong Mansion, which had a special status in Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I think this is feasible."

Xu Guangqi bowed immediately.

"So, the Qing family will be responsible for this matter." Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly: "This matter must be settled as soon as possible, otherwise many things will not be resolved."

"The minister obeys the order."

Xu Guangqi responded immediately.

Liberating the population and developing the economy are things that Emperor Chongzhen will continue to do. The reason why he did not abolish the privileges of the Yanshenggong Mansion is that Emperor Chongzhen thinks it has value.

In the future, when dealing with certain groups, such as the group of officials and gentry, and the group of officials and businessmen, Yanshenggong Mansion can act as a vanguard. With Kong Yinzhi's virtue, he will submit to the iron fist.

When these dirty things are resolved, some inherent privileges are abolished, and the so-called privileges are gradually narrowed, that is what Emperor Chongzhen will focus on.

At this stage, Daming still needs to take advantage of and resolve conflicts, and one should not be greedy for too much of anything, otherwise one will not be able to chew through it, leading to bad things happening.

(End of this chapter)