Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 884 Colonization
Twilight fell.

Zhujiabao was filled with smoke, every household was cooking dinner, tired birds were returning to their nests, and men, women and children who had worked all day gathered together.

Women cook and children light fires, men chop firewood, and others line up at the village well to fetch water. Dusk is the busiest time in the fort, with children playing in the village alleys and drying yards.

Zhu Laosan also brought his three sons back from the manure yard, fetched water and washed his face at the door.

Several daughters-in-law also finished the handiwork of weaving and embroidery from the weaving room. They took the children home, the unmarried girls were cooking, the old woman directed the older granddaughter to help feed the pigs and chickens, and the two grandchildren Then I read at the door by the light, surrounded by my young grandchildren, very envious.

Zhu Lao San cleaned up, sat on the big rock at the door, took out a cigarette bag, and looked at the scene in front of him with great satisfaction. Since he was 14 years old, he came to Zhujiabao with his father and worked in the manure yard of the old man. He has suffered for decades, and has been homeless for many years. He has also changed from a poor boy with half of his buttocks exposed in his bare-footed pants, to a rich old man now.

There are 20 members in a family with a large labor force. The family owns more than 20 mu of land, and more than [-] mu of official land is tenanted. She raised sheep and pigs, raised two cows and one mule, and fed a lot of chickens and ducks.

The whole family, old and young, went to battle together. The third child was the best, the old wife took care of it, and the son and daughter-in-law worked hard. The family was very prosperous. The grain harvested from their own land was enough for rations. Keep some in storage every year just in case, and the rest can be sold.

The mulberry, linen, and cotton grown in the field can be used to raise silkworms and weave cloth. The wives and daughters-in-law can weave at home without going out to work. In addition to meeting their own clothing needs, they can also be sold, which is also a sum of cash.The corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes grown at home are not only the miscellaneous grains that the family usually eats, but also can be used to raise pigs to feed cattle and sheep, and the livestock can also be sold for money.

The two cows and a mule in the family are still very good at plowing the land and pulling carts, and even the two cows that are carefully cared for can still give birth to calves every year, and they can be raised for a year, which can be exchanged for a lot of money.

This family has a large number of people, sufficient labor force, own land, own manure factory, family breeding and weaving, etc. The income is good and there is a surplus every year. People usually only make a new set of clothes in one or two seasons or even two or three seasons, and the old clothes are also patched and patched, and the clothes that the older children can't wear are given to the younger ones.

The silk reeled by home-grown silkworms is never willing to be worn by oneself, and it is all exchanged for money.

Even the usual food is extremely frugal, two meals a day when not busy, and one extra meal when the farming is busy. The family is usually reluctant to eat meat. The eggs laid by the chickens and ducks raised by the family are also the two grandchildren who are studying. Each child has one in the morning, other children under two years old only have one, children over two years old can only have one every two or three days, and girls can only have one every three to five days.

Adults generally seldom eat eggs, and eggs have to be saved to go to the market to sell money.

The third child thought of ways to save money, accumulated every copper plate, and then bought at least two acres of land every year, no matter how high or low the land price was, he bought it almost unshakably, as if he was addicted.

Although the family has a property, the third child has never been idle. The work in the field has not been delayed, and the manure field has not been missed. Even now, he still drives the car to Puji to collect manure every time.

The house of the third family is also quite simple, but the land is quite big. It was not so big in the first place. A former rich peasant next door owed a lot of debts because he was a prodigal son and lost a lot of money in gambling. Finally, he asked him to buy it at the market price. I also gave two more dollars.

The neighbor on the right spent all the money in the family because of his mother's serious illness, and finally sent the land and house to the third child, exchanged the money for the burial of the mother, and then registered with the government, immigrated to Hetao, hoping to share the land Daughter-in-law starts all over again.

The third one is like this. He bought or replaced several houses in the front, back, left, and right, and finally got the foundation of this several acres of land. It's just that he didn't want to make a fuss. He just simply repaired those houses and surrounded them with fences. Zhu Laosan's big house, many places let him raise sheep, chickens and ducks, and some grow vegetables, so he makes full use of them.

Every house, every piece of land here, and even the children and grandchildren who are now making a fortune are the achievements of the third child. Every evening when he comes back from work, sitting on the bluestone board at the door of the kitchen, smoking a pipe, can make him very satisfied .

The clanging gong sounded.

Chief Jia Zhu Si came along the village alley with a bronze gong in hand, "After dinner, we will gather at the drying yard at the head of the village for a meeting to announce something, and every family must come."

Zhu Si walked to his yard, and said to the third child through the fence, "Third uncle, there will be a meeting later, and all the men in the house will come."

The third child got up and went over, "What kind of meeting are you having?"

The fourth child is the head of Jia in the village. The Shaotian Dynasty implemented the Baojia system in the countryside. Ten households have one license, ten licenses have one armor, and ten armors have one guarantee.There is a township office in the township, and there is a security office.

Zhujiabao is a large village with more than 100 households. Because the government stipulates that the principle of ten armors is guaranteed, but natural villages are also considered. Generally, the first guarantee should not be less than six armors and no more than fifteen armors.Zhujiabao has a large number of households, so it is still only compiled into one armor, and [-] tiles are compiled below, and each tile is compiled into [-] households.

Baochang belongs to exiled officials, while Jiachang belongs to clerks. Those who have a salary also have a custodian, a clerk, and a village soldier captain under him.The salaries of the few of them are not high, and they are part-time clerks, and they are given subsidies.

The fourth child is also a small landlord in the village. There are no big landlords in Zhujiabao, only some small landlords and rich peasants. The fourth child is also in the livestock business. The demand was great, especially with the convenience in Guanzhong, so he also made a fortune.

He and the third child are not of the same clan or relatives, but they can be regarded as fellow villagers for many years. As usual, they call the third brother uncle, and they respect this little old man who is diligent and thrifty. After all, the third child's family is full of children and grandchildren, such a family with many males , most people would not dare to offend easily, let alone a big family in the village.

"This unsage is going to pass through our county, of course we have to greet him well."

"Well, it should be. I told the boss in the morning that I want to catch a sheep, get some chickens, ducks, grains and eggs, and prepare them. I will take them to the saint when the time comes."

Chief Jia Zhu Si smiled and said, "Third Uncle is very enlightened. I think our Zhujiabao can be regarded as a big village, and we still need to be organized and not messy. First of all, we have to manage the people in our Baozi well. What should I do if I collide with the royal driver, or run away?

Secondly, we have to unify. It is best to have some plaques and flags, and the team must be neat. At that time, it is best to lead the team. The village soldiers will change into militia uniforms and put on long guns. It is best to unify the things that are contributed..."

Zhu Si is a person who often travels outside. He has been to Chang'an, Luoyang, even Lanzhou, and Xining. The patrol battalion is stationed in Hanzhong, and it is said that this year it will be promoted as a non-commissioned officer.

His second son was originally a student, and he worked hard to get him a junior high school diploma from Zhangwugong County Middle School. He can write and count. He is a cultural person. Although he failed the exam, he was still hired by the county as a junior clerk. , that is also a public meal.

The eldest daughter is even married to a lieutenant in a patrol battalion in Xi'an, and has a ninth-rank military position, which is also a solid backer for ordinary people.

I heard that Zhu Si also sent his daughter to her sister's house in Xi'an to learn etiquette, Mandarin, etc., thinking that if there is a chance, he would send his daughter to the court to be a court lady. Concubines are not good either.

The third child still admires the dexterity of the fourth child. The two took different paths. He opened a dung yard, and the fourth child used to be a dentist, but now he is driving a car dealership with others. The family has their own land. Sixty or seventy acres.

"Fourth, you're a good deal. I'm afraid many people will go to welcome the saint. We have to be prepared to avoid chaos."

"What the third uncle said is that Yongren and the others will be required to help out at that time."

"If you need it, the three brothers will all be called, do you want uncle to help?"

"Uncle, you are the card leader, and I will definitely ask you to lead the battle."

As Zhu Si said, he took out a pack of cigarettes, Panda brand. For ordinary people, these cigarettes are considered high-end cigarettes. Rich peasants like Lao San usually smoke their own dry tobacco pots.Officials in counties and townships generally smoke popular brands such as Golden Monkey and Baoji. Pandas are smoked by the township chief and the others, and it is also a kind that the garrison likes to smoke.

The third child didn't refuse, and took it with a smile, but caught it behind his ears. The three brothers Zhu Yongren also took it with a smile, and immediately started to smoke.

Before Zhu Si left, he even asked Zhu Yongren by the way, "Yongren said last time how about emigrating, now it is a rare opportunity to immigrate to the Western Regions, and there are new policies and benefits recently, if those with multiple families and healthy bodies want to immigrate, You can also participate in the selection of soldiers first. This time, except for the imperial camp, there is no chance. The provincial patrol battalion, Tunzhen, and post towns all recruit soldiers, and there are many recruits, so the probability of being selected is very high.

If you are selected, you can get more land if you bring your family members there. "

Zhu Yongren was very moved when he heard it.

This time Zhu Laosan did not immediately refuse for his son, but asked, "Where are you going to recruit this time?"

"Western Regions, it is said that the recruits this time are mainly stationed in Yili, Suiye, and Kunlun. This time, recruiting troops in the Western Regions will give priority to recruiting from our northwest.

Now the imperial court is still recruiting troops from Burma, Annan, Japan, Liuqiu, Liaodong and other places, but not in our northwest. Those stationed in Annan, Burma are all recruited from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Lingnan, Guangxi, and those stationed in Liuqiu, Japan are from Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. The recruits who are stationed in Liaodong and Lingbei are recruited from Hebei, Shanxi and other places. We have no chance to go to Guanzhong. "

"Why are you recruiting so many soldiers? Are you going to fight a big battle?"

"It's not a big battle. It's because the imperial court has conquered many places in the past two years. If they want to station troops on the four sides and immigrate, they will naturally recruit troops."

The Manchu dynasty was destroyed, and the Japanese kingdom is now the Tokugawa and Matsuura shogunates of the Northern and Southern Dynasties standing side by side, each with a king, and the Ming Dynasty supported the Matsuura shogunate to fight against Tokugawa, and then traded and smuggled with the Japanese kingdom, while directly occupying Tsushima, In Wudao, Kagoshima, and Nagasaki, how many Ming aristocrats and wealthy families were enjoying slave hunting, plundering, and even land grabbing and mining. They naturally hoped that the imperial court could station more troops in Japan to maintain situation, so that everyone can continue to make a fortune.

The situation in Annan is similar. The imperial court sent troops to destroy the Zheng family, and secretly sent the puppet Emperor Li to the Ruan family in the south. This side helped the Gaoping Mo family to return to Hanoi, and the other side also supported the Wu family’s separatism in the upper reaches of the Red River. So now Annan It was also the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Ruan family embraced the Hou Li Dynasty in the south, the Mo family returned to Thang Long in the north, and the Xuan Guang Wu family continued to separate.

Daming continued to act as a protectorate on both sides, and also reached an agreement with the Ruan family of the Mo family, assigning Gaoping, Lang Son, Bai Teng Jiangkou Coast Defense, and Halong Bay to the direct jurisdiction of Daming, and even allowing Daming to garrison troops in Thang Long City. Wu Sangui is now He is the governor and deputy governor of Annan.

The Ming army blossomed in all directions, but taking Annan as an example, the Annan camp formed before had only [-] troops, and it was still a little insufficient to maintain the current situation. There are several castles in Guang'an, Xin'an, and Halong Bay, but there are not many garrisons. Gaoping, Lang Son and other places in the northern mountainous area also have not many garrisons. Now it is only possible to recruit recruits from the interior, especially soldiers from towns and post towns, to form reclamation corps and build post stations in the newly occupied areas.

The current policy implemented by the imperial court in Annan was also formulated by the emperor himself. It was not like Zhu Di who directly invaded the royal capital with his army, and then announced the destruction of the country and changed it to a province directly under the jurisdiction.

Zhu Yihai took another route, which was the colonial route. He took advantage of the split situation between the major Annan forces to provoke disputes, and then intervened, took the opportunity to intervene, occupied some key points there, established castle colonies, and fought while talking.

Never confront them all-out, but take your time and let them get busy with civil strife first. Daming can even form a detached position between the Ruan family and the Mo family, which can not only maintain trade, but also weaken them by combining the strong and the weak.

Negotiating after a battle, forcing them to sign an alliance treaty under the city, and maintaining peace on the surface, the key to this strategy is to grasp the strength, and it must be able to stand firm and not be afraid of counterattacks.What is more important is the follow-up immigration control. In fact, the maritime colonial countries have set an example in this regard.

For example, the Portuguese insisted on occupying Macau under the nose of Daming, regardless of the name of renting or whatever, they actually controlled it.

The Dutch also occupied Penghu and Taiwan.

They are all methods of half-deceiving, half-robbing, and half-tyrants. Daming's current conditions are much better than theirs, so before the Annan camp also won Gaoping and Lang Son in one go, and then turned around and marched from the sea to take down Annanyuan. along the west coast of Beibu Gulf.

The fruits obtained need to be stabilized. Now the Ruan family and the Mo family have signed the Beibu Gulf Treaty with Daming, acknowledging that these places are under the direct control of the imperial court, but whether they can be controlled or not, more troops and immigrants are needed to truly stabilize it.

Zhu Si suggested that Zhu Yongren join the army, and even thought that the opportunity was rare. In fact, Yongyi and Yongli can also apply together.

"Third Uncle, I think the imperial court attaches great importance to the expansion of borders and land, and the benefits of immigration to the frontier are good. I heard that Yili and Suiye are good places that claim to be in the south of the Yangtze River. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, our Central Plains immigrated and garrisoned there. Well, if soldiers are recruited, hundreds of mu of land can be distributed, and if soldiers and immigrants are not recruited, one household can be divided into two to three hundred acres, which is really a rare opportunity."

Zhu Laosan was smoking a cigarette, and it was rare that he didn't refute, "Let's think about it later!"

"Okay, then I will continue to inform other people first, see you later."

(End of this chapter)