The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 318

Since the beginning of the new year, although the Ming army has sent troops to the north on a large scale, expanded its territory, and made expeditions to Mobei, the New Deal reforms in the four provinces of North China have not been affected in the slightest.

It was May, and the administrative structure of the entire north had been completely reformed. Just like the south, there were eight central departments. Corresponding subordinate agencies were established in each province and state capital. The officials of the four provinces also carried out a large-scale The swap, and have aided in the corresponding grade.

These things are all familiar to Ma Shiying, and they are completely done according to the calabash, just refer to the reforms in the south.

The officials in the north were already familiar with this and were mentally prepared, so they did not encounter much resistance at all when it was implemented.

Ma Shiying is also fully responsible for these matters. As the saying goes, if a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools, and the same is true for reform.

However, although the administrative reforms in various places have been completed and have reached the point where the government is smooth and the people are harmonious, Ma Shiying is a little nervous about the many policies and decrees that will be implemented in the future.

Because the land household registration policy to be implemented next will be the first time in thousands of years, so even if the imperial power and monarchy have reached the peak in history, and the imperial army is comparable to the Han and Tang Dynasties, no one can guarantee that the gentry and landlords everywhere They will definitely surrender and will not rebel.

After all, this new land household registration system policy is really digging the roots of the world's literati, and its degree of radicality is simply unprecedented.

Although it seems calm now, once there are gentry and landlords who take the risk and put all their eggs in one basket, it is very likely that it will turn into a spark that will start a prairie fire in an instant, and the flames of war will burn across the entire country.

At this moment, in the imperial study room, Ma Shiying led more than ten senior officials from eight departments, holding the official document to be issued, his hands trembling slightly.

Liu Rushi on the side was equally excited and took the official document and handed it to Hong Niang. Obviously, he also knew how important the significance and relationship of this official document was. Once it was promulgated, the world would definitely be shaken.

After the dragon case, the red lady took the official document quite calmly, read it carefully, and then asked Ma Shiying a little excitedly: "Mage, are all the preparations in place?"

"Hui Niangniang, everything is ready, just wait for the edict to be promulgated, and all regions can immediately start counting the population and land."

Ma Shiying replied tremblingly, feeling excited and worried at the same time, not to mention any contradictions.

"Okay, Mr. Ma Ge is indeed a capable minister. He is much better than those Donglin officials who only know empty words. In just half a year, he has sorted out the government affairs, completed the deployment, and everything is ready. Then issue an announcement immediately. Edict! Try to complete the land distribution before winter comes."

The red lady nodded, picked up a seal on the side and stamped it on the official document, took out a yellow imperial decree from the small box on the side, and handed it to Liu Rushi.

The imperial decree was naturally an edict on land reform that Zhu Cihuang had drafted in advance, and it was to be promulgated together with the official documents of the cabinet after the administrative reform was completed.

The imperial edict is to be promulgated by the entire provinces of Ming Dynasty. This is a complete and comprehensive land reform edict.

The official document of the cabinet is the specific implementation plan and time as well as many regulations, which will only be sent to the four northern provinces.

Ma Shiying took the edict and official documents with both hands and opened his mouth, but he just didn't know what to say, and the expressions of other officials were also very serious.

For a moment, in the huge imperial book, the atmosphere was so oppressive that one could hardly breathe.

After all, they are all scholars, and the new land policy will not only infringe on their interests, but also affect future generations, and if something goes wrong, this great situation will be ruined.

Don't say that the emperor is not here, even if the emperor is here, they dare not say words of advice, not to mention that it is mostly useless to say it with the emperor's temperament.

"Ma Ge, you can just let go. For other things, Your Majesty and this palace have already prepared in their hearts. This land reform is related to my great Ming Dynasty and the well-being of hundreds of millions of people. On the contrary, don't even think about shaking it!"

The red lady seemed to see what they were thinking, and at the end she directly took the case. The determination contained in it made all the officials shudder and bowed down one after another, without any illusions.

After Ma Shiying and a group of civil servants retreated, Liu Rushi who was at the side said worriedly: "Madam, it may not be easy to implement this new land policy!"

Even Ma Shiying, the chief assistant, and the ministers of various ministries have this attitude, and the reaction of the landlords and gentry in the world can be imagined.

"It's natural. Those landlords and rich people have always regarded the land as their life. If they want to deprive them of their land now, it is tantamount to killing them. But they are a mess after all. They may cause countless storms, but in the end they are just manipulating the arms to block the traffic. That's all."

The red lady waved her hand, with strong murderous intent in her eyes. Now the garrisons in all provinces, states, prefectures, and counties have been in place and have been trained for a long time, and all of them are directly controlled by the Governor's Mansion, plus the field troops deployed in various regions She believes that as long as the whole people do not turn against each other, no matter how many gentry resist and rebel, she can destroy them in a flash.

"Hey, I hope those gentry and landlords will be wiser!"

Looking at her expression, Liu Rushi seemed to have seen countless gentry and landlords being ransacked and exterminated, and in the end he just sighed softly.

With such a radical land policy, it is estimated that only a strange woman like the imperial concubine would dare to stand in front of His Majesty willingly, regardless of the consequences.

So I admire her, but also worry about her future fate.

The red lady didn't care at all whether she would be used by Emperor Xiao Zhu to appease the anger of the people all over the world, and issued several military orders in the name of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion one after another.

The first is to transfer a large number of honorable officers from the British Duke and Third Army to the Anton Protectorate to prepare for the war, in fact to prevent them from resisting the New Deal.

After all, these people have a lot of land near the capital.

Then, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Li Guo, etc. studied anti-thief officers in the lecture hall, and added them to the third army to deal with the gentry rebellion that may occur at any time. This was also discussed by Zhu Cihong and Hong Niangzi.

Obviously, suppressing those gentry and landlords who rebelled for the sake of the land seems to be more reliable than those nobles who have been passed down for hundreds of years, and the rebels who have surrendered seem to be more reliable.

After all, this land reform has violated almost all vested interests except the emperor, including not only gentry officials, merchants and literati, but also a large number of middle and high-level military officials, because these people also have land and servants in their families.

If they were not ordinary soldiers, they would have been brainwashed and firmly controlled by the students in the martial arts hall, and most of the students were from ordinary people at the bottom, Zhu Cihong would not dare to directly divide the land from the local tyrants.

The last military order is to authorize the garrisons and field troops in the provinces to directly suppress the killing of officials and rebellion.

(End of this chapter)