Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 540
Dongdu, Fengtian.

In Penglai Palace, on Xiaohai's dragon boat, Zhu Yihai talked with several prime ministers and ministers, and he was able to hang down two poles to relax.

"Does Your Majesty think that the Huguang Wuzhong can be reorganized this time?" Song Zhipu, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office and Chief Assistant, asked.

There are many ministers who have the same doubts.

After all, several towns including Zhongyi, Zhongwu, and Zhongkai rebelled successively before, and now that there are five new loyalties, whoever can guarantee that they will be absolutely loyal to the court.

Even Xu Shiqi thinks that it is too early to reorganize Huguang, because considering Huguang's particularity, after all, after Huguang was divided into provinces, the Ming army in Hubei also controlled the three cities in the west, Yunyang, Yiling, and Shizhou. The mansion and the city of Yunyang have not yet been taken.

The important towns of Jingxiang and Wuchang are still in the hands of the Qing army.

"Previously Li Chixin would attack Yiling, and the results were pretty good. He was more capable of being loyal and loyal. Even the new team of Zhongkai, who were withdrawn from Guanzhong, such as He Zhen, Sun Shoufa, Wang Guangtai, Yao Ke, and Chen Jiao, won The performance in the Xin'an Battle was not bad.

These groups of people have basically stabilized. Is it too early to be eliminated at this time? "

Zhu Yihai held the pole in his hand, his mind was as calm as water.

He made any major decisions after repeated weighing.

The situation in Huguang, Bashu, and even Shaanxi and Gansu has indeed improved. It can be said that it has established a firm foothold. More than a year ago, Huguang collapsed and the three loyalists rebelled. At that time, the situation was so critical that it even seriously threatened the downstream areas.

But now not only has it stabilized, but it has also launched a counter-offensive, recovering lost ground one after another.

Huguang's soldiers and horses have also been reorganized again and again, but Zhu Yihai still has to be ruthless again, and he must also prepare for the next stage to adapt to the new situation.

Huguang is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, connecting Bashu at the top, Jiangxi and Anhui at the bottom, the Central Plains to the north, and even the southwest to the south. Its strategic position is very important, especially for the Ming Dynasty, which is now centered in the southeast.

But because of the importance, it became more and more stable here.

The biggest problem in the Huguang area is not actually the Qing army.

but itself.

When He Tengjiao was there, in order to fight against Zuo Liangyu and the Qing army, he recruited soldiers everywhere, worshiped generals and granted seals, regardless of whether these people were loyal and trustworthy. Or bandits and water bandits.

Later, Zhu Dadian went to take over, and based on the foundation left by He Tengjiao, he reorganized the five loyalty, which is even worse.

So the defeat was miserable, and then the civil strife was suppressed. The rebellion broke up and scattered the rebellious soldiers in Hunan, looting the whole Hunan, and even caused many chieftains to follow suit.

Although it has calmed down until now, it has not really stabilized.

Especially among these soldiers and horses in Huguang, there are not many who are really credible. They are reorganized and reorganized. The powerful Yao Ke and the others complicate the situation even more.

There are a large number of soldiers and horses, and the combat effectiveness is not strong, and there is a smell that the needles can't be inserted and the water can't be splashed. In addition, the military discipline of these troops is generally not very good.

This has led to the fact that the supply of these soldiers and horses in the Huguang area is not enough, and they have to be subsidized. However, these soldiers still don't listen to the court's transfer. How can Zhu Yihai keep watching?
This time, it is also a plan to solve it once.

Huguang is divided into provinces, the imperial battalion is expanded, and the governors and provincial battalions, as well as these loyal troops, will be reorganized into towns and regiments respectively. This will not only reduce military expenditures, but also increase control over Huguang.

"The battle of Huguang still needs to be fought, but there is no rush. The main two directions are to use troops. One is to crusade against the Tartars in the north of the Yangtze River. These Tartars are stationed in the big city. They must be careful in fighting, and try not to be head-to-head. They should sweep the periphery first. Finally, block the siege.

Another direction to use troops is the chieftain in the west. "

When the Ming Dynasty was in peace, there were many chieftains in the west of Huguang without seals. Anyway, they were real chieftains. They did not get the imperial seal, but they also had land and soldiers.Coupled with dozens of Indian toasts, there are a lot of toasts.

Huguang was in chaos before, and few of these chieftains were safe.

The villages and towns were restored in the places where the guards were originally set up around the chieftains, and even some chieftains with and without seals that had been wiped out before were established new towns on their sites, where immigrants settled down and stationed in the village.

Strengthen the deterrence of chieftains and further squeeze their space.

By the way, Shun Ying and others were also arranged, so that Wuzhong could keep an eye on these chieftains.

From the original government-managed town camp to this kind of town, the military salary saved is a lot of money.

Otherwise, there are more than one hundred thousand people in these groups now, and Zhu Yihai will go bankrupt if he really buys equipment according to the salary of the regular army.

If they are treated differently, it is easy to cause chaos.

It would be better to resettle on the spot and change to the Construction Corps.

The cost of resettlement is also low. Set up a town, and the soldiers and their families will directly grant the land. Although this is only the right to contract farming, not the ownership, the land will be returned after death or withdrawal from the village.

But after all, when the land was granted to them, they only paid rent according to the land tax, and there was no additional burden. In fact, it was the same as giving them free use for decades, and it was different from real rent.

After all, the land tax for one acre of Dingyin’s land is only two or three dou at most, but if the rent is paid for the land, even if it is divided into forty or six, it may reach eighty-nine dou or even more than one stone.

As far as the imperial court is concerned, there is a lot of land in these frontier lands, a large number of them are barren, the population is lost, or they are invaded by chieftains.

Even because this land is only the right to cultivate, so if one person is reduced from the village in the future, a part of the land will naturally be taken back, a new person will be added, and a new part of the land will be granted. Keeping these lands, the town will naturally be able to maintain itself.

Of course, it may change in the future, but at least there will be no major problems for decades.

Even because there is a lot of land there, in addition to the land granted by Tunting, their families can also reclaim some land, and these reclaimed land will belong to their private property, which can be passed down from generation to generation or even sold.

Tun towns are actually armed immigrants, using these lands instead of military pay, and using militias to help defend the border.

It not only reduces military expenditure, but also limits the force of these non-directed military leaders.

For Zhu Yihai, the only thing he believes in is the imperial camp.

For those like Shunying, they must be used, but they must be used with caution. They must take the initiative and control in their hands, and they cannot just expect the other party to be loyal, but to prevent the other party from having the opportunity and ability to rebel.

Reducing these miscellaneous troops in the Huguang area and increasing the number of imperial battalions can also guarantee their military pay and equipment. This is the real guarantee of combat effectiveness.

Otherwise, it is of no use to have more people. After a long time, the Tartars will not be wiped out, but they will collapse first if they cannot supply.

An army that cannot guarantee food and pay should not expect to have any combat effectiveness, let alone good military discipline and loyalty to the emperor and the court.

Isn't the lesson of these years in the late Ming Dynasty not enough?
These miscellaneous troops in Huguang have been reorganized again and again, but they are still overstaffed at will. Now they still add up to one hundred thousand.

More importantly, even if the supply is affordable, it is seriously not cost-effective to spend so much money on food for them.

Now it is compiled as a town, with three points for guarding the city and seven points for farming, and this mode of taking turns to guard the city. When the guards are in the city, they have to provide rations and subsidies. This burden is much smaller.

Even with so many people and horses going to cultivate land, the grain turned in can be handed over to the state treasury in addition to being more than self-sufficient for the guards in the town.

And other local troops will be directly adapted into regiment training, which is purely militia and no longer active duty.Usually select parts, and train during the slack season. Generally, they are only responsible for assisting in city defense and arresting thieves in the prefectural county.Just some subsidies for training, missions, etc.

There is no need for additional land grants, militiamen.

Now the pressure on Huguang is not too great. The situation in the upper reaches of Bashu and lower reaches of Jiangxi is good. Even Huaixi is under the control of the Ming army. The Qing army in Hubei is surrounded on three sides, and the upper reaches are also in the hands of the Ming army. Kedehun and other soldiers and horses were few and insufficient in money and food, so they could only hide in a few big cities.

Just like when Yiling and Xing'an were attacked before, the Qing army in Huguang had nothing to do, and they could no longer fight. Especially when the Yangtze River was completely controlled by the Ming army's navy, they could only guard a few major cities, and they could not attack them at all. Dare to go out of town.

In this case, maintaining an elite battalion of [-] soldiers, coupled with surrounding troops, navy troops, and upstream and downstream friendly troops, is actually enough for the Qing army in Hubei.

The imperial battalion is the main force, the regiment trains to help defend the rear, and the navy is in charge of the river.

"Huguang is a granary. In the past, Huguang was well-known in the world, but now it has become a huge burden for the court. It must be reversed as soon as possible. Huguang must not only be self-sufficient, but also become the granary of the court. It is impossible not to change the status quo. "

Zhu Yihai still believed in Shunying's loyalty. In another time and space, Shunying basically fought to the end. Except for Li Zijing, Tian Jianxiu and others who surrendered to the Qing army at the beginning, few of them surrendered.

Even the complete demise of Nanming had to be the fact that Li Laiheng's tribe was finally encircled and wiped out in the Daba Mountains during the Kangxi period.

It's just that the mode of soldiers and horses in the Shunying camp is still a group of mountains after all, which is relatively exclusive. Compared with the new army like the imperial camp, there is a big gap.

"The next imperial decree is for the generals in Huguang."

"Li Chixin, the Duke of Xingguo, granted food to [-] households in the town, [-] households with real food, and [-] mu of land in Yiling Prefecture."

"An Guogong, Gao Bizheng, granted food to [-] households in the city, granted real food to [-] households, and Yunyang Prefecture granted [-] mu of land."

Zhu Yihai issued a generous reward again. Li Chixin and Gao Bizheng, the two princes, both granted real seals of 25 households and [-] mu of Yongye land. Among them, [-] households were sealed, not [-] households. The population collects taxes for them, but according to the Song system, one household is sealed, and [-] cash is paid every month, and the monthly salary is paid out.

There are 360 runs in January, and [-] runs in a year.

Gao Doushu, Sun Shoufa, He Zhen, Wang Xingtai, Dang Shousu, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi, Liu Fangliang, Liu Xiyao, etc. were all named county princes, and [-] households were given food, and [-] households were granted real food. The government of each town and town granted Yongye [-] mu of land.

For example, Wang Chang, Zhang Guangcui, Wang Jincai, Niu Wancai, Ma Chongxi, Tian Hu, Zhang Neng, Liu Guochang, Liu Shijun, Li You, He Lan, Yang Yanchang, Ta Tianbao, etc. were all granted the title of Marquis of the founding county, one thousand households in the city of food, and four seals of real food. One hundred households will be given thousands of acres of Yongye farmland.

Yuan Zongdi was originally the Zhongzhen Camp, and later joined forces with Liu Tichun, Hao Yaoqi, Li Zijing, Tian Jianxiu and others to establish Zhongyi.Their split back then was actually because it represented the struggle for the leadership of the Shun Army after the death of Li Zicheng.

In the end, with the surrender of Tian Jianxiu and others, Dongying was considered a cross. Fortunately, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi and Liu Tichun were relatively loyal to Ming Dynasty, and they did not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but firmly respected the imperial court and continued to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

In particular, Yuan Zongdi was the admiral of Jinwu in the emperor's imperial camp before. , to form Zhongxin Town, together with the loyalty and bravery of Qin Liangyu's family in Chongqing Shizhu, it was also adapted according to the example of Huguangtun Town.

The dukes of the two countries, the dukes of the ten prefectures, and the thirteen counties are also considered generous rewards for the seven loyal men and horses.

They are all first-class founding titles, not only world titles, but also real titles, with food and permanent career.

From three thousand mu to one thousand mu of Yongye farmland, Zhu Yihai is also very forthright. Anyway, the place where the Qizhong guarded is the frontier land close to the chieftain, and now it is sparsely populated.

Xu Shiqi and other ministers heard the emperor's award, but no one stepped forward to object.

Anyway, after the gentry is divided into acres and the gentry pays grain together, the occupation of the land by the nobles and relatives will not affect the tax revenue of the court, especially in this kind of borderland, where the nobles occupy the land, it can be better developed and cultivated, and taxation can be increased.

"I hope they can all understand His Majesty's good intentions, and be able to accept the seal of thanks!"

　Good morning, let's update it sooner. I have been suffering from insomnia recently, and it's been [-]:[-].

　　
　
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