I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Seeing Zhou Ning's chest rising and falling, he was obviously very angry.

However, Cheng Shijie was not in a hurry. Because of military matters, Cheng Shijie did not rein in the Royal Army and Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty. In the face of emergencies, the armies in various places had limited power to fight back, and they were able to fight back without any restrictions. They were the guys at hand. You can use it casually, it doesn’t exist without firing the first shot.

Even if something goes wrong and the worst is possible, he will have to lose money. Cheng Shijie is not short of money now. He would rather lose money than lose his own power. This is Cheng Shijie's principle of doing things.

"what happened?"

Zhou Ning said angrily: "Those damn gang haven't given up yet. They are actually contacted by the chieftain, and they are ganging up to fight against us!"

When Cheng Shijie heard this question, he immediately fell silent. This issue is very sensitive. Many people in later generations understood why Europe, which is about the same area as China, is divided into 46 countries and often causes various problems. Both sides even The war has lasted for thousands of years, starting from the Middle Ages until the establishment of the European Union, but it was also at odds with each other.They are very envious of the unity of the Chinese people.

This has to mention a very critical issue, that is, to change the native land and return to local status. This matter must be discussed in detail. In fact, it has been done since the Three Kingdoms period. The first person to do this was Sun Ce, followed by Sun Quan, and then It was continued during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and even the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, and all dynasties were doing it.

Just like Foolish Old Man who moved mountains, after more than 1000 years of hard work, the united front work has finally been achieved. Faced with this problem, negotiation alone cannot solve the problem, and military action alone cannot solve the problem.

Cheng Shijie thought for a moment and said, "Have the General Staff come up with a plan?"

"We are working on it, and it will take ten days at the earliest to come up with the detailed plan!"

"Weren't you prepared in advance?"

"It is indeed my fault!"

Cheng Shijie sighed and said: "It's no wonder you are unprepared. The chieftain system is now very stable and the influence of each chieftain is deeply rooted. The chieftains are extremely independent and are equivalent to the emperors of their own territories."

Song Xiance pondered: "But the chieftain system has hindered the implementation of the new policies of the Ming and Ding dynasties. It is imperative to deal with the chieftain issue!"

"But the problem is that it is very difficult to change the country and return to the country. It is completely unrealistic to defeat them one by one. Continuous war will inevitably lead to the decline of people's livelihood and corpses everywhere."

Cheng Shijie knew very well that power is an addictive poison. It is natural that the chieftain who has already gained powerful power would not be willing to "go back to the pre-liberation period". If he rashly implements the reform of the land and returns to the local people on a large scale, it will inevitably arouse a lot of dissatisfaction and may lead to an even larger scale. war.

But the problem is that there are a lot of chieftains in the entire southwest region. There are 660 six chieftains in the entire Ming Dynasty. Of course, the levels of these chieftains range from the fourth grade to the ninth grade. Some are chieftains, some are chieftains, and some are chieftains. County, these barbarians

The folk customs are relatively barbaric and difficult to manage. If you blindly use the management methods of the Central Plains region, there is a high possibility of failure.

Especially in the Liangshan Yi area, families and settlements are aggressive and aggressive, and have developed strong combat effectiveness in long-term struggles. They are especially good at mountain warfare and are difficult to tame.

Cheng Shijie decided to convene an enlarged cabinet meeting. However, the enlarged cabinet meeting was not held in Beijing, but directly in Nanjing. The participants included not only cabinet members, but also ministers of various ministries, directors and deputy directors of various management committees, Members.

This meeting will be held in two months. As for whether the directors of the local management committees can arrive, this is not something Cheng Shijie can decide.

In fact, the current Ming Dynasty, which is the territory controlled by Cheng Shijie, nominally includes the Zhejiang Management Committee, Henan Management Committee, Shandong Management Committee, Hebei Management Committee, Liaodong Management Committee, Liaoxi Management Committee, Rehe ( Monan) Management Committee, Shuangcheng Management Committee, Telin Management Committee, Xing'an Management Committee (these three are Nurgan Dusi) as well as the newly established Tianshan Management Committee (Mobei) and Huguang Management Committee, As well as the Fujian Management Committee, Da Yuan Management Committee, Luzon Management Committee, and Sichuan Management Committee, a total of [-] provincial-level units.

As for Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, including Huguang and Sichuan, it only has a name. In fact, most of the chieftains are established in four, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou. This is a very important task in the future.

Because the meeting was decided to be held in Nanjing, the people of Nanjing were overjoyed. Although Cheng Shijie never said that the capital would be moved back to Nanjing, they were naturally very happy because so many officials were coming.

In fact, Cheng Shijie decided to hold this meeting in Nanjing. The real principle was to be closer to Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. With the fall of Nanming, the Yongli Dynasty was not established as in history, even if Cheng Shijie killed people. Gungun, because Cheng Shijie's army was too strong, so strong that they were desperate and had no choice but to surrender.

The consequences for those who resisted were too miserable. Not only did all the people die, but their homes were also confiscated. In fact, this was not a Yi tribe, but just a ban. Even the most serious crime was only a 20-year ban on Zhanzhou.

Just when it was decided to hold this meeting, Cheng Shijie also sent people as far as possible to notify the chieftains from various places and asked them to go to Nanjing for the meeting. Even if the chieftains were afraid that Cheng Shijie would deal with them, they must send their representatives, and they would not be in vain. As a representative or a follower, the court will cover all travel expenses and expenses.

Soon the city of Nanjing became lively. The chieftains from all over the country had naturally heard about such a big event in the Ming Dynasty. However, because the information was too limited, they did not know the real reason. However, they did know that the Ming Dynasty had changed. The new emperor asked them to go to Nanjing to attend the meeting.

In the past, when a new emperor ascended the throne, they also had to go to the capital. Of course, they had to go to Beijing at that time, and they also had to bear the burden of money. Some chieftains were too poor, so they had to go there because of the benefits. When a new emperor ascended the throne, it was naturally more expensive. Reward the ministers, and the chieftain is also among the ministers. Once the emperor is happy, their entire tribe can live a good life for several years.

In a short period of time, there were chieftains and representatives with various accents or dressed in strange clothes in Nanjing. It was very difficult to communicate with each other.

The representatives and followers of the savage chieftain were all fierce and aggressive people. If they disagreed with each other, or if they looked at something wrong, they would immediately pick up the knife and start shooting. Seeing this scene, the Spanish representatives and the Venetian representatives in Nanjing finally realized that , Ming Dynasty is the real fighting nation.

It's so brutal, so miserable.

Fortunately, Cheng Shijie directly appointed Song Xiance as the magistrate of Nanjing. He was the only county magistrate with the highest rank and fourth rank in the world. This magistrate also had three thousand urban management officials.

Three thousand men in black uniforms, equipped with shields and rubber batons, can easily deal with street fights. The shields are squeezed, the fishing nets are swung, and everything must be done honestly.

On October 29, the first year of reform and opening up, this meeting was officially held in the Nanjing Imperial Palace.This meeting was actually divided into two meetings. One was an enlarged cabinet meeting, which was a meeting between cabinet members and members of the Management Committee. The main discussion was only on how to deal with the issue of returning natives to rural areas.

After three days of closed-door meetings, combined with the opinions of the meeting representatives and unified thinking, Cheng Shijie decided to add sweet dates to the big stick, that is, a soft hand and a hard hand, a very old-fashioned method, but I have to admit that this old-fashioned method is very Easy to use.

Next is a special meeting with the chieftains.

In the huge Fengtian Hall of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, this hall with an area of ​​more than 600 square meters has become a vegetable market. More than 260 chieftain representatives had a fierce quarrel with Admiral Ning and officials from the north. It was no different from an alien language. Most of the time it was the representatives who made the noise. Catherine of Venice was also an eye-opener.

Giovanni looked at Catherine and said: "Didn't you say that the people of Ming Dynasty are united? Do you have any misunderstanding about the word unity? These are more barbaric than the red-bearded pirates!"

Catherine didn't know how to answer this question.

At this moment, Shi Tianbao, a young chieftain next to Qin Liangyu, asked: "What are these foreign devils talking about?"

The officials following around wiped their sweat and smiled bitterly: "They said you are more barbaric than the red-bearded pirates!"

"fuck your mother……"

If it weren't for the hundreds of soldiers of the Guards Brigade who were maintaining the continuity in the hall, this would have resulted in a huge diplomatic tragedy. Giovanni, a Venetian naval captain, was surrounded by more than 100 representatives of the chieftains, otherwise Giovanni Even if Fannie was cured, he would still be flat.

Catherine was a little gloating: "Do you know what their unity is about? No matter how they fight or fight, it is their own business. Don't interfere, you can't interfere..." Although there are hundreds of soldiers controlling The situation, however, couldn't stop the string of foul words that jumped out.

The quarrel was getting louder, and someone shouted: "The regent of the prison country has arrived!"

The fierce quarrel did not end with this roar, until Cheng Shijie took out his gun and fired a shot at the ceiling. The representatives stood up in awe, and even arranged their clothes deliberately to avoid being rude. His behavior was completely different from his rude language just now.

It's a pity that Cheng Shijie didn't appreciate it. He strode in, looked at the chieftain representatives and members of the management committee coldly and said, "Keep making noise, keep making noise. I am listening with great interest. Why don't you stop arguing?"

Sun Zhiyi and other cabinet members quickly covered their faces, but unexpectedly Cheng Shijie also cursed.

The chieftain representatives lowered their heads and did not dare to say anything.This group of guys is a typical bully and shy of the tough. They are naturally very fierce in front of guys who are similar to or inferior to themselves. But in front of Cheng Shijie, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, their first reaction is to tuck their tails, because the person standing in front of them is A great God of Wealth, if they dissatisfy him even a little bit, countless wealth will say goodbye to them!

Cheng Shijie sat down on the throne reserved for himself, picked up the microphone, and said angrily: "Grandma, I have told you how many times, if you have to use your strength in one place, you will not be able to stay in the nest. Follow I think you are capable only if you grab the soil plate, why can't you listen, huh? Are your ears blocked? If so, I will be happy to help you with a gun!"

The group of chieftains and representatives who were old enough to be Cheng Shijie's father or even grandfather were so stunned that Cheng Shijie shivered and did not dare to breathe.

This was mainly because they didn't know that Cheng Shijie actually had such magical powers, and his words could be heard clearly by everyone present.In fact, those who can serve as chieftains and representatives are all people who can understand Cheng Shijie's words. The dialects they speak are just habits.

Qin Liangyu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. We are just used to quarreling like this. No one takes it seriously. If you want us to do something, we will definitely work together and will never be vague." !”

Cheng Shijie snorted and said, "Tell me, why were you arguing just now?"

Shi Tianbao was quite courageous, and he said bravely: "Some minor conflicts over water sources are not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning!"

Cheng Shijie didn't care whether the questions they said were true or false. He cleared his throat and said, "I called you here today. I have a few things to discuss with you."

The chieftains and representatives immediately pricked up their ears.

Cheng Shijie didn't waste any time and said straight to the point: "First, I hope that each of you chieftains can send your bravest warriors to fight with me. All your tribal warriors can enjoy the treatment of the Ming Dynasty Royal Army as long as they pass the military survey. That is, every warrior can enjoy a military salary of one or two and five taels of silver every month. During the war, there will be a supplement of one tael of silver every month. If you behead one level, you will be rewarded with five taels of silver, or fifty acres of land. As long as you join the army, , then I will reward you with a hundred acres of land, and I will keep my word and I will never default on it!"

Cheng Shijie knew that it was useless to talk to these chieftains and representatives with great principles. Only an extremely enlightened chieftain like Qin Liangyu could deceive them with great principles.

Cheng Shijie continued: "During the participation, if I am injured and treated, if I die in battle, I will receive a one-time compensation of 36 months of military pay, plus one hundred acres of pension land! You can ask other people if I do this!"

The chieftain and the representatives had not just arrived in Nanjing. They had already inquired about the treatment of the Royal Army and Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, there was only one or two taels of silver. As time went by, the currency of the Ming Dynasty was inevitable. Inflated, money is not as valuable as before, so in this case, the military pay of army soldiers has been increased, from the most basic one or two taels of silver to the current one or two and five taels of silver, plus combat subsidies.

As for the purpose of Cheng Shijie's conscription, it is actually very simple: to fight the Southern Monkeys.The biggest advantage of the Southern Monkeys is their tropical rain forests and a large number of mountains. In other words, they do not have much chance to fight a decisive battle on the plains. Instead, they will use small guerrilla warfare to make the Ming army unable to defend themselves.

The Yongle Dynasty conquered Nanhou and only held it for more than 20 years. That means they couldn't hold on anymore. But the problem was that Cheng Shijie was different. He had money and could arm an army of chieftains, which could also be said to be a barbarian army, to fight fire with fire.

As long as the first batch of chieftain warriors get money from Cheng Shijie and the land allocated by Cheng Shijie, they will send more and more barbarian warriors to fight with Cheng Shijie. This is just like the migrant workers who went to the city to work. , many people do not believe in the outside world, but as migrant workers outside earn money, more and more farmers choose to work in cities. As a result, each village has almost become an uninhabited village.

As long as there are not enough people on the chieftain side, the reform can achieve fundamental success. Even if they want to resist, they will have no chance.

After listening to Cheng Shijie telling how good the treatment of the Ming Dynasty Royal Army was, many chieftains were moved. Of course, there were also smart people, such as Qin Liangyu, who sent Shi Yu's children to fight with the Ming Dynasty and was tricked many times.

Qin Liangyu hesitated for a moment and said: "Prince Regent, I have fought many battles over the years, and my children have suffered heavy losses. I am afraid that I am weak-minded..."

"General Qin, don't worry!"

Cheng Shijie continued: "I have decided to establish institutions of higher learning in Chengdu, Wuchang, Kuizhou, Yunnan, Guiyang, Guangzhou, and Fuzhou. Each institution of higher learning must be able to accommodate at least [-] teachers and students. What are the quotas for these teachers and students!"

Qin Liangyu looked at each other with several familiar chieftain representatives: "What the regent means is that our children can go to school like the children of the Han family and become officials?"

"That's right!"

Cheng Shijie continued: "In addition to institutions of higher learning, there are also primary schools and middle schools. You can all go to school just like the children of the Han family. You don't need to spend money to go to school. It's all free. Books, meals, clothing, and stationery are all free. Of course, this In terms of treatment, I only ask for chieftains who are of the same mind as the imperial court. Those who are not of the same mind... I will not be a bad person!"

Qin Liangyu said: "Shizhu has always been of the same mind as the imperial court. When the imperial court calls, don't dare to disobey!"

"So good!"

Cheng Shijie continued: "The second thing is that the people under the rule of the chieftains in various places are too poor and there are no doctors to treat their illnesses. I decided that each county should build at least one health center with a capacity of 150 beds. Of course, each chieftain will have one If you are sick, you can go to the hospital for treatment, but the condition is that you must be of the same mind as the imperial court!"

"This is as it should be!"

The chieftains and representatives were faintly excited. The new emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not bad. He established schools and hospitals so that their children could go to school and receive medical treatment like the children of the Han family.This is simply a great sage. You must know that the medical level of the Ming Dynasty was extremely low. Even royal infants had a death rate of more than [-]%, let alone the common people who did not have medical conditions?
As for the people under the chieftains, they were far inferior to the Han people. Why did Qin Liangyu send the Shizhu Sichuan Army many times to help the court fight against slaves?Is it really because of loyalty?In fact, it is not entirely true, because no matter how bad the Ming Dynasty is, they will still provide military rations. Although the food is worse than pigs, the problem is that there is no harm without comparison. The military rations are worse than pigs, but the conditions at Shizhu are even worse.

They can get clothing, medicine, food, and weapons from the imperial court, which are the most precious strategic resources.

These chieftains and representatives were very satisfied. Although they could not get the silver, grain, and cloth as before, they got something else.

For example, swords that cut iron like clay, strong armors, sharp spears, as well as light and wear-resistant military uniforms, kettles, bedding, socks, helmets, shields, cans, biscuits, etc.

After the meeting, these chieftains and representatives, loaded with equipment, followed Cheng Shijie to participate in a military exercise. Six new heavy artillery pieces and more than a thousand artillery shells were transported. In order to deter the chieftains, during the exercise, Cheng Shijie They also used tricks to plant more than 1000 tons of explosives on the target positions for shelling.

As Cheng Shijie gave the order to launch the bombardment, orange-red fireballs rose directly from the Lion Mountain. As the bombardment ended, and then arrived at the shelling position of the Lion Mountain, you can see that the boulders were broken into pieces, and the entire position seemed like the surface of the moon. Same, terrible.

Dozens of pigs and dozens of sheep were blown into pieces, and some disappeared directly.

Only then did Cheng Shijie look at the chieftains and representatives with satisfaction and said: "According to this king's order, if you dare to join the traitors, you will be hit hard by thunder. This is the end!"

The chieftains, including Qin Liangyu, looked at this target position and were speechless for a long time. She knew that it seemed impossible for the chieftains to want to inherit the throne. (End of chapter)