Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 882 0877 [Visiting the Southwest]

The clay prime minister suddenly became angry!
When the Imperial Council voted, Liu Yao could actually have a "better" choice.

That is to say: in principle, he agreed to split up the large clans that migrated to Jiangxi, and expressed his support for the emperor. He also emphasized that this matter should not be done too hastily, but must be handled step by step, steadily and prudently, and then continue to waffle on specific implementation.

In this way, the emperor could either tell him to get lost, or treat him as nothing, and he could retire smoothly no matter what.

And after retirement, he can still gain the reputation of "direct minister" and win praise from Jiangxi's wealthy families and their in-laws.

But Liu Yao didn't do this.

After Chen Dong expressed his support, Liu Yao immediately decided to support it and guided the cabinet ministers to put aside their concerns.

Doing this would mean that Liu Yao voluntarily took the blame and shouldered the huge pressure of public opinion.

The wealthy families in Jiangxi would not scold the emperor, but would only hate three people: one was Liu Yao, who was the leader of the officials, the other was Wei Liangchen who supervised the matter, and the third was Li Bing who initiated the matter.

This veteran, who was upright and upright when he was young, has not forgotten his original intention after many years of lying down.

"Luo Dianguo and Ziqi Kingdom must fight at the same time. Before fighting, the Song family in Juzhou must be eliminated. This is the strategy discussed by the Privy Council."

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Since such a big thing has happened, why should we be so cautious next time?
When he went to work the next day, Liu Yao changed his style.

Another imperial meeting, today mainly discusses military affairs.

Ju Ming said: "The population in central Sichuan is too dense, especially around Chengdu, where there are many wealthy and powerful families, and it is very problematic to spread the land among the people."

Zhang Guangdao, on behalf of the Ministry of War, said: "It is necessary to immigrate to Juzhou, and at least 30,000 to 50,000 people must move there."

Li Bao spoke on behalf of the Privy Council and said: "According to the information gathered from the chiefs of various ethnic groups in the southwest, as well as merchants and our country's spies, the barbarians in the eastern part of Dali, known as the Thirty-Seven Barbarians, were already strong in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. , and he once asked to marry a Tang Dynasty princess and wanted to get married..."

Liu Yao had governed Sichuan for a period of time. Now he is no longer afraid of being infamy. Anyway, he doesn't have to worry about debts and lice. He immediately suggested: "Send a governor to strictly inspect the land in Sichuan. The big families who maliciously conceal their land should be separated and moved to Juzhou. Then all the criminals in Sichuan can be expropriated. Even the death row prisoners can be pardoned and all moved to Juzhou for farming." "

Unless there are major issues of serious disagreement, he no longer votes every day and finally assumes his responsibilities as prime minister.

"A single move can move the whole body. You must have a complete plan before starting the fight. Yang Zaixing cannot send troops all the way, and we have to let Lin Chong lead his troops south to Juzhou (Guizhou)."

A few days later, Liu Yao was wearing a newly sewn official uniform, walking with a breeze and became energetic, completely different from the old old man before.

"The thirty-seven tribes of barbarians are all from the Wuman tribe of the Cuan clan. They are very united internally and rarely attack and annex each other. Instead, they invade foreign lands, separate the excess tribesmen, and establish tribes on the newly acquired lands."

"The Shicheng County of Dali State is full of Thirty-Seven Barbarians. They are one with the Luo Dian State and Ziqi State. More than ten years ago, the Thirty-Seven Barbarians rebelled against Dali. Luo Dian and Ziqi also sent troops to help . Of course, Ziqi had not yet established a country and was nominally subordinate to the former Song Dynasty."

Ju Ming said: "It is necessary to send more medical doctors from the south, and sufficient medicines to prevent heatstroke and miasma should be prepared."

"The Ziqi Kingdom in the far west of Guangxi was built by the Maitreya tribe of the Thirty-Seven Barbarians, who split off tribesmen and worked for hundreds of years."

"Yang Zaixing's new army has been training for a year, and he requested to send troops in the winter to destroy the Ziqi Kingdom. But after I send troops in the Ming Dynasty, the thirty-seven barbarians of Dali Kingdom, and even the Naluodian Kingdom, are very likely to raise troops to cause chaos. "

"The Luodian Kingdom in the south of Juzhou (Guizhou) was built by the Yu Ya tribe of the Thirty-Seven Barbarians, who split their tribesmen and operated for hundreds of years."

Zhang Boring said: "Sichuan alone is not enough. Including the criminals in Huainan, 50,000 people must go there. These immigrants went to Juzhou, and military control was implemented in all villages. Baojia was established in each village, and the militia was trained by the chief of Baojia. During busy times, Farm, train in leisure, and serve as a soldier in war.”

"Lin Chong went south, and the grain road was too far, so he had to ask the barbarian chieftain Song to help transport grain. But although the Song family has surrendered, it is not known whether he will betray him or not. If the fighting on the front line becomes lively and the Song family suddenly rebels, Lin Chong's troops will be in danger No, we will all die there if our troops and supplies are cut off.”

When your mentality changes, your spirit will naturally change as well.

Qian Chen said: "In the next few years, part of Sichuan's transfer payments should be allocated to Juzhou."

"From Sichuan to Juzhou, official roads and post stations should be built along the way," Qin Hui added. "Although the imperial court ordered the barbarian tribes in southern Sichuan to build roads, I'm afraid many tribes violated it. The imperial court wanted to send troops to immigrate, so it was just an excuse. As long as there are troops stationed for protection, the Ministry of Industry can send people to supervise the construction of official roads and stations along the way."

Huan Guo said: "The envoy sent by the Ministry of Rites to Annan to inquire about the crime has returned to Beijing two days ago. According to the envoy, the leader of Annan and the civil servants have a good attitude and are very respectful to our envoys from China. They also said that they will come to Beijing to pay tribute next year. Please seal it."

"But Annan's relatives and generals treated our Chinese envoys very badly. They even deliberately provoked us with words and tried to provoke a war between the two countries. Once my Ming Dynasty sends troops from Yongzhou and Juzhou, will Annan take the opportunity to come to Yongzhou?"

"I suggest that before completing the immigration in Juzhou, Annan must be conquered. We can invite the three countries of Champa, Zhenla, and Jinji to cooperate with General Yang Zaixing to send troops, and make an appointment on a date to attack from all sides!"

Zhang Shuye said: "This plan is very clever."

Huan Guo also said: "The Thirty-Seven Barbarians have rebelled many times, and Dali is tired of suppressing it. In the future, when we attack Luodian State and Ziqi State, we can also ask Dali to send troops to attack the Thirty-Seven Barbarians, and involve the Thirty-Seven Barbarians in the rear. If Dali refuses to send troops, we will have an excuse to attack Dali."

Zhu Ming smiled and said: "Hu Shangshu has good tactics." Huan Guodao said: "Although I don't understand military affairs, the Ministry of Rites is in charge of the vassals, and those vassals can be used."

After years of hard work, today's Ming Center has become extremely efficient.

There may be factional conflicts in private, or there may be secret corruption, but as long as there are major military and national affairs, all important ministers will actively offer advice and suggestions.

Especially after the destruction of the Jin Kingdom, Ju Ming's authority reached its peak again, and both civil and military officials also gained confidence.

The ministers basically no longer objected to the emperor's orders, and even if they raised objections, they were very tactful.

Regarding the expansion of territory, the attitude of civil servants changed drastically. As long as there are no financial problems and we don't have to fight big wars every year, they are willing to actively cooperate.

Because the era name has been decided, "reviving China" means recreating the Han and Tang Dynasties, which is the emperor's determined goal.

Military generals are willing to fight because they want to achieve meritorious service and be promoted, but civil servants want more. Because they have read history books and know countless stories of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Who doesn't want to create a lasting legacy and leave a name in history?

In particular, the officials of Honglu Temple became more and more angry when they went abroad as ambassadors.

This time the envoy returned to China and complained about the bad attitude of Annan's relatives and military generals. Most of them are exaggerated. Maybe the Ming envoys are causing trouble themselves and want to imitate the Han and Tang envoys to make trouble everywhere - they want to be Ban Dingyuan!

Civil servants often looked at maps of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and imagined that the Ming Dynasty would regain those lost territories. They imagined that a thousand years later, they would become famous ministers in the history books, no less impressive than the famous ministers of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The imperial meeting went very smoothly, and everyone spoke freely to check for any omissions.

Ju Ming finally made a decision and said: "As for the Inspectorate, send a left deputy censor of the capital to go to Sichuan with the royal flag to review the details of the father-in-law's land and the tenant's land. If there is any powerful person who colludes with the officials and conceals the land, they will be demolished. Migrated to Shibian, Juzhou."

"According to the order!" Chen Dong accepted the order.

Ju Ming also said: "The Ministry of Punishment selects criminals and takes them to Shibian, Juzhou. In Sichuan and Huainan provinces, prisoners who have been imprisoned for more than five years, as well as death row prisoners and exiled prisoners, are all taken to southern Sichuan to wait for immigration. For prisoners who have been imprisoned for less than five years, if If you are willing to immigrate to Juzhou, you will no longer have to go to jail. If the officials involved in the major Jiangxi case are willing to immigrate to Juzhou, they will all be pardoned and can continue to serve as officials in Juzhou."

"Yes!" Pan Lianggui accepted the order.

Ju Ming continued: "The Ministry of Industry is ready to select a group of military officers to be responsible for supervising the construction of official roads and inns to Juzhou. The conditions there are relatively difficult. As long as you go there, you will be promoted to one level and receive generous monthly payments." of allowances.”

"Yes!" Qin Hui took the order.

Ju Ming continued to issue various orders:

"The Ministry of Household Affairs, together with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, will make arrangements for immigration. Sufficient money and food must be withheld in advance for Sichuan's migration next year. It is scheduled for next winter when the army will move the people to Juzhou."

"The Ministry of Rites selects envoys from Honglu Temple to inspect the Jizhou prefectures under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou again. They also bring along the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and the agricultural officers from the Ministry of Household to explore the terrain along the way. See where is the most suitable place for cultivating official roads. Where is the best place to build a city and where is the best place to farm.”

"The Ministry of War has prepared ordnance and distributed it to the young people among the immigrants. It is necessary to ensure that the Juzhou militia has sufficient armor."

"Once you immigrate to Juzhou, you will immediately change Juzhou to Guizhou. Lin Chong will serve as the commander-in-chief of Guizhou, and his military rank will be upgraded by two levels. He is now a marquis, and will be granted an additional 300 households. Once he has established a foothold in Guizhou, he will be granted another Three hundred households, three hundred households will be added to the list, and their parents will be granted official titles."

"Yang Zaixing should not attack Qi State in Yongzhou. He must conquer Annan by force before immigrating to Guizhou. The Ministry of Rites immediately sent an envoy to Yongzhou to discuss the time with Yang Zaixing first, and then went to the three countries of Champa, Zhenla, and Jinji to make an appointment. Okay, let’s attack Annan from all sides.”

"When the immigration from Guizhou is completed, the Ministry of Rites will send people to Dali and order Dali to send troops to attack the Thirty-Seven Barbarians."

"After the immigration was completed, Lin Chong conquered the Luodian Kingdom from Guizhou, and Yang again conquered the Ziqi Kingdom from Yongzhou. The barbarian tribes in southeastern Sichuan, Xiangxi, and Guangxi must send troops together. They are not required to send too many troops. Each tribe will send troops according to the situation. It’s okay to send out dozens of people, or send out hundreds of troops. Anyway, we must send out troops to follow, so that they can appreciate the majesty of the Great Tomorrow Soldiers!

After the strategy was announced, all the ministers stood up: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The scale of the war in the next two years is actually not large. The regular army will only dispatch 12,000 people, and the garrison will not use too many.

However, the preliminary preparations are extremely complex, mainly involving immigration to enrich Guizhou, involving various departments from the central to local governments. Moreover, he also had to bring the chieftain tribe with him, and ordered all the vassal states to send troops.

The three kingdoms of Champa, Chenla, and Jinte will probably go crazy with joy. They have been at war with Annan all year round. This time the overlord is taking the lead in the siege, how could they object?

By the way, Luo Dianguo, which the Ming Dynasty was about to attack, seemed to have always been a vassal state of Dali, but this was ignored by the Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers.

Regardless of whether Dali is happy with you or not, you are guilty of recruiting vassals privately!

According to the concept of the world and the tribute system, only the Ming Dynasty could recruit vassals.

As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Dali itself created a bunch of vassals. This shows that Ju Ming was famous for overstepping the emperor's authority and directly sending troops to conquer Dali.

(End of this chapter)