Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king
Chapter 294 Top secret, strategy to pacify Guizhou!Kerosene lamp, the contribution of the Ming Dynas
Chapter 294 Top secret, strategy to pacify Guizhou!Kerosene lamp, the contribution of the Ming Dynasty Sui people!
The ninth day of May.
The first memorial in Guizhou was sent to the central government.
Xiang Wenyao's first stop at Liping Mansion ended in defeat.
The reason why Liping Prefecture was chosen was because at the end of the eighth year of Jingtai, the Dongmiao Rebellion broke out in Liping Prefecture, and it was not completely put down until the middle of the ninth year of Jingtai.
The leader of the Thirteenth Band of Dongmiao Bandits, Gan Baizhu, etc., assumed the false name and attacked Liping Prefecture, Duyun Prefecture and other places. Xiang Wenyao put it down in time, captured Ganba Zhu, etc. and 620 thieves alive, beheaded 790 level [-] people, and captured There are more than [-] women.
"Ganba Zhu" does not mean to curse people. The "gan" in this name is the transliteration of the word "boat" in the Miao people's names.
The word "Ba" in the middle is a customary honorific word used by the Miao people who speak the Huishui dialect. It means "father" and is often used as an honorific title for village elders.
"Pig" is also the transliteration of the name of the person, and its meaning is "ancestral drum".
It was originally a great victory.
But in the ninth year of Jingtai, a year when the stars were shining brightly, they could not even make a fool of themselves.
Look at the contributions of Fang Ying, Wang Yue, and Chen You, and then look at the contributions of Tao Cheng, Li Zhen, Ou Xin, and Xiang Zhong.
The key point is that Xiang Wenyao still has some leftovers, and he did not take advantage of the situation to return to his old ways. He only put down the rebellion. His achievements were not enough, and he did not write a big book about them.
This time, he returned to his old place and attacked the [-]th Division in Liping Mansion again.
The result was a failure.
Hundreds of people were killed in the battle, but the morale of the army was shaken and they were afraid of conquering the barbarians.
While pleading guilty, Xiang Wenyao asked the central government to urge Tao Cheng to enter Guizhou as soon as possible.
"Go and invite the important ministers from the cabinet."
Zhu Qiyu put down the report and added another sentence: "Xuan Feifan has an audience."
And asked people to find the history of Guizhou.
Guizhou is a native land, with cities all along the way, and seedlings everywhere.
Gu Luoshi ghost country.
In the south of Han Dynasty, there were various neighboring counties of Zangdao and Wuling.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the Eighth Division and the Shun Yuan army and the people of the Yuan Dynasty were appointed as envoys to comfort them and restrain them.
After Taizu defeated Chen Youliang and his military power increased, Sinan Xuanwei and Sizhou Xuanfu were the first to surrender, and he ordered them to guard them as their old officials until the 25th year of Zhengzheng.
In the fifth year of Hongwu's reign, Xuanwei Aicui of Guizhou, Meng Mengjie of Song Dynasty, Shi'er, the female manager of Puding Mansion, etc. returned one after another, and all of them were hereditary officials.
Guizhou was incorporated into the rule of the Ming Dynasty starting from the third year of Hongwu. In the fifth year of Hongwu, it was officially named Guizhou Xuanwei Division and was under the jurisdiction of Sichuan.
In the 11th year of Yongle's reign, Sinan and Sizhou fought against each other. Emperor Taizong ordered 75 soldiers to hold them and send them to the capital.The territory was divided into eight prefectures and four prefectures, and the Guizhou Chief Envoy Department was established, and [-] divisions of the Chief Official Department were assigned to Yan, which belonged to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Guizhou has been a place for Yi people since ancient times.
Emperor Taizu seized deer from the Central Plains and established the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Yi and Miao people in Guizhou came to the court to pay tribute, but the Xuanwei Department was only set up to control them, but there was no actual control.
In the 11th year of Yongle, the chieftains of Sinan and Sizhou were feuding with each other. Emperor Taizong seized the opportunity to forcefully push the Central Plains forces into Guizhou and vigorously promote the reform of native land and return to locals.
This Sinan and Sizhou refers to the Sizhou Tian family, one of the four major chieftains in Guizhou.
Wujiang River runs through the land of Sizhou.
The land of Sizhou is the choke point from Hunan to Yunnan. For example, Zhenyuan is a state. It is said in history that "if you want to occupy Dianchu, you must occupy Zhenyuan; if you want to connect Yunnan and Guizhou, you must first guard Zhenyuan."
From the late Hongwu period to the early Yongle period, the two Xuanwei si of Sinan and Sizhou feuded with each other over the competition for land.
In the eighth year of Yongle's reign, the Sizhou Xuanwei envoy Tian Chen joined forces with Huang Xi, who was the deputy Xuanwei envoy of Sinan Division and later became the prefect of Chenzhou, to attack Sinan. They killed the younger brother of Sinan Xuanwei envoy Tian Zongding and discovered his ancestor's tomb. And killed his mother's body.
Tian Zongding appealed to the Ming Dynasty, so Emperor Taizong sent 5 troops to destroy the Sinan chieftain.
Later, Taizong used Tian Zongding to hang his mother as an excuse to abolish the Sizhou Xuanwei Department.
At this point, Tian's two major Xuanwei divisions, Sinan and Sizhou, were declared dead.
In the 11th year of Yongle's reign, the Administrative Department of Guizhou was officially established.
In the second year, Sizhou Prefecture, Liping Prefecture, Xinhua Prefecture, Shiqian Prefecture, Sinan Prefecture, Zhenyuan Prefecture, Tongren Prefecture, and Wuluo Prefecture were included in the scope of Guizhou Province.
From the 11th year of Yongle's reign to the present, the reform has been carried out slowly and orderly, with remarkable results.
Last year, [-] Han people immigrated to Guizhou, and they lived together with the mature seedlings. They were exempted from taxes for one year, and the people were peaceful...
I'm fascinated by it.
Yao Kui and other officials came from the government office and entered the hall to salute.
The eunuch served herbal tea and the courtier thanked him.
The weather is so hot that the wooden air conditioner also comes in handy.
"The first battle in Guizhou was defeated."
Zhu Qiyu showed the secret report to all the officials. In fact, the cabinet report came a few hours earlier than the emperor. Because it was a minor defeat, there was no need to hold on to it, so he didn't mention it.
"Your Majesty, Governor Xiang defeated dozens of pigs last year and is quite experienced in the war against Miao. Why don't you give him a little longer to see the effects." Chen Wen said immediately.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "It's just a small defeat, nothing."
"I have been looking at Guizhou's archives since I received the report."
"This Guizhou has never belonged to the Han Dynasty, and I only know that."
"I used to talk about the two capitals and thirteen provinces. In fact, there are many places in these thirteen provinces that are not Han."
For example, most of Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi, Hunan, Guangdong and Fujian are not Han regions.
"Your Majesty, the essence of our country lies in the Central Plains and in the south of the Yangtze River. Those places are barren and borderlands after all, but we are developing step by step. I believe that in the not-too-distant future, Guizhou will become inland like Guangxi."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Chen Wen: "Chen Qing, why do you think I fought in the Guizhou War?"
Chen Wen was slightly startled.
In fact, most people in the court were opposed to the emperor's conquest of chieftains, including the people. Fan Sheng's voice was not quiet.
The battle to level Guangxi seemed to have achieved great results.
But I haven't calculated it carefully. The emperor threw in 700 million taels of silver in Guangxi, and I'm afraid 1000 million taels will be needed for subsequent construction! 2000 million taels of silver!Great fiscal year ahead!
The number of soldiers killed in the battle was over 30, while nearly [-] Guangxi natives died!
A war almost leveled Guangxi and set back 50 years.
If it were not for the massive construction of houses in the north and the central government not allowing logging in the north, Guangxi would become a land of logging and business would flourish.
Otherwise, it will take at least 50 years for Guangxi to regain its vitality.
Therefore, even though Taizu and Taizong had strong military forces, they never used force to attack the chieftains.
Because this is a bottomless pit for burning money, it is purely worthless, and what you get is just a stick with bones and no meat.
"His Majesty wants to expand the living space of the Han people, so as to use the land of the natives as Han land for the benefit of future generations."
Chen Wen held it in for a long time and said nonsense.
"Chen Qing has made outstanding political achievements in Yunnan and has interacted with native people and officials in Yunnan."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Speak out what you are thinking."
"This is the Yangxin Palace, not the Fengtian Palace."
"It doesn't matter if you're right or wrong, I won't bear any grudge against you."
"It's just a discussion, let's talk."
In the eighth year of Jingtai's reign, when the chieftains of Guangxi were wiped out, the whole court was united and achieved great success.
Nowadays, the court officials feel that pacifying Guizhou will cost a lot of money and is not as good as injustice. Therefore, the central government is slack and the local governments are not strong enough.
Chen Wen put down the tea cup and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty asked me to speak, and I will say a few words of truth."
“When Guangxi Tusi was razed the year before last, everyone in the central government thought that it wouldn’t cost much, but in the past two years money has poured into Guangxi like water.”
"But Guangxi is hot and poor, and it is a remote place in itself."
"Your Majesty has invested tens of millions of dollars, but Guangxi has only developed the logging industry, and other industries have made no progress. When the north is completed and there is no need for timber, Guangxi will no longer have a livelihood, and then it will return to its original shape."
"The same tens of millions of silver invested in the three provinces of Anhui, Huai and Wu will return hundreds of millions."
"His Majesty previously wanted to use Guangxi to share the population pressure, but the natives of Guangxi came out of the mountains, causing the population of Guangxi not to decrease, but to increase!"
"You also have tax exemptions and spend great efforts to change people's lives, and the central government spends money like water."
"The newly incorporated Guangxi does not provide the Han people with living space, and it is not even as good as the original Guangxi governed by chieftains."
Chen Wen didn't say a word.
Guangxi, which is governed by chieftains, pays taxes every year.
To put it bluntly, Tusi is a tax farming system. The central government appoints local officials, who collect local taxes and then pay the money to the Ming Dynasty.
It is no different from the local grain chief system, each is in charge of its own affairs, and the central government only needs to pay taxes.
After the emperor made Guangxi a direct jurisdiction, he could not collect taxes and spent money instead.
We have ample finances now, but what will we do when the economy tightens in the future?
"Yao Qing, I see you are hesitant to speak. Go ahead." Zhu Qiyu looked at Yao Kui.
Yao Kui knelt on the ground: "I believe that what Chen Shilang said is true. The rule of chieftains has advantages and disadvantages. In fact, there are more advantages than disadvantages."
Ultimately, it's all about money.
With the toast system, the center can receive money every year.
You don’t have to invest that much, so the pros outweigh the cons.
"My lords, who has any ideas? Tell them all."
The courtiers all said that plowing down the chieftains would cost a lot of money and it would be better not to plow them.
"I would like to ask all your ministers, during the Dongmiao Rebellion in the eighth year of Jingtai, why were the pigs able to rebel?"
Zhu Qiyu asked and answered himself: "In the final analysis, the pigs have money and food. Where do their money and food come from?"
"It's just for collecting taxes for the central government! What the court received was the small head, and he got the big head, so he was extremely rich."
"The chieftain has soldiers, money and food, so why not rebel?"
Chen Wen immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, you can't look at the problem this way. Even in the mainland, where are there no rebellions? This has nothing to do with whether you are a chieftain or not!"
"Okay, let's talk about the Miao chaos in Huguang. How many cases a year? When did it stop?"
"The Central Committee issued an order to build city walls and protect themselves with fortresses in the land of Han barbarians. However, they still rebelled and were attacked and killed every year."
"No matter how hard we suppress them, they can't be suppressed. They rebel every day."
"Is this possible in Han Dynasty?"
"The rebellion in Shandong was wiped out in a snap, with no chance of resurrecting, right?"
Zhu Qiyu said: "Guangxi has been plowed for more than a year, is there any major rebellion?"
Chen Wen was about to say something but stopped: "Your Majesty, you are using money to hang it. When the logging industry collapses, there will be chaos in Guangxi."
This is true. People's hearts are weak. If we want to achieve complete peace, we must develop sustainably.
The people must be allowed to make money forever.
At the same time, you have to earn more tomorrow than you did today so that the people will not rebel.
"Chen Qing sees things clearly."
"I think why do people want to rebel?"
"In the final analysis, you are poor."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Why do Guangxi barbarians resist the Ming Dynasty? It's because they are afraid of being taxed."
"People are stupid. Paying taxes to the chieftains is not called paying taxes. Paying taxes to the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to killing their parents. They are irreconcilable."
"Chen Qing, Yao Qing, everything you said is right."
"My pacification of Guangxi was a loss-making business."
"Use this money to invest in Jiangnan and get hundreds of millions in return. But Jiangnan belongs to me, so why isn't Guangxi my land?"
"We Han people have always been passive in exploring new lands."
"From the Warring States Period to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the center of gravity of the world has always been Guanzhong."
"It wasn't until the land in Guanzhong became desertified and was invaded by barbarians that it gradually moved southward and moved to the Central Plains area."
"It was also because of the war that Jin and Zuo moved south and developed the south of the Yangtze River. During the Three Kingdoms period, the south of the Yangtze River was like a poisonous miasma. It was full of virgin forests and it was difficult to survive."
"It wasn't until the Southern Song Dynasty that the economic center of gravity moved south again, to Jiangnan, and Jiangnan became the richest place in the world."
The development of the Southwest was also passive. During the Anti-Japanese War, it was forced to develop the Southwest as it moved westward step by step.
"This time I took the initiative to develop Guangdong, Guangxi and Southwest China to give future generations a place to live."
"Indeed, it seems like a loss now, but in a thousand years, it will be a blessing for generations to come."
"There is a saying that the predecessors planted trees for the next generation to enjoy the shade. I am willing to be the predecessor."
The courtiers heard it and the emperor's determination was unshakable.
From ancient times to the present, no one wants to be the predecessor who planted trees, I will do it!
"Your Majesty is wise." The courtiers bowed.
"My lords, have you read Bian Yong's letter? If I want to control Annan, I must actually control Yunnan and Guizhou before I can continue to advance southward."
"In the Battle of Luchuan, why did we lose troops and generals, but we couldn't completely defeat it?"
"In the final analysis, they are Yunnan and Han people!"
"Let's try it in Sichuan. How many small countries in Luchuan can be destroyed by the soldiers of tomorrow?"
What can the courtiers say?
"I read Xiang Wenyao's report that none of the generals have the will to fight. Do you know why?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Chen Wen bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I think there are three reasons: first, the local generals are related to the barbarians; second, the Guizhou army has just begun training and is afraid of war and needs to be tempered; third, the generals cannot see to the benefits of winning the war."
This is very true.
"Are my rewards still small? For example, those Guangxi soldiers, how many of them have taken concubines with three or four rooms?" Zhu Qiyu was very depressed.
Chen Wenque said: "Your Majesty, you can't exchange your life for the benefit of losing your life. The soldiers will naturally be afraid of fighting."
Zhu Qiyu was silent.
The courtiers were very dissatisfied with the emperor's generous rewards.
I believe that such a reward will not only not inspire the spirit of war, but will also make the warriors afraid of war. If the money is too much, they will want to escape back and enjoy it, but do not want to lose their lives on the battlefield.
There are just too many soldiers!
They don't dare to fight anymore and want to go back and enjoy themselves.
In fact, the systems passed down from ancient times to the present may not be very good, but they are all effective.
As a result, they were smashed in one fell swoop and replaced the old law with a new one. After a few years of implementation, it was discovered that the old law had the same disadvantages as the old law, and the new law had the same disadvantages. The new law was even not as good as the old law, and it was no longer possible to change it back.
"Your Majesty, lowering the reward is not an option at this time."
Wang Fu said: "We want to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. It is better to let the soldiers spend all the money. Without money, they will naturally want to go to the battlefield and work hard."
Open a gambling stall in the military!
Why did the Mongolian army fight so bravely?
It's just that the Mongolians spend the money they have and are not good at financial management. The military salary is quickly spent, and they have to hang their heads on their belts and go to the battlefield to work hard.
However, Zhu Qiyu has banned gambling.
Ma Wensheng, who had been silent, said: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about changing your mind?"
"Say."
The courtiers all looked at Ma Wensheng.
"Wei Chen thinks that this group of soldiers is not good enough, so we can replace them with another group of soldiers."
Ma Wensheng slowly uttered two words: "Ding!"
The strategy of drawing dice has been used since ancient times.
For those large ethnic groups that have just been conquered, after the conquest, their men will be beaten and sent out to fight. Over the years, a large ethnic group will be turned into a small ethnic group. After a few years, the small ethnic group will become the Han nationality.
Zhu Qiyu organized and trained more than 100 million Guangxi soldiers, and Guangxi soldiers were used in all battles. This led to the rapid Chineseization of Guangxi soldiers and the number of Guangxi soldiers.
"I have two strategies, your majesty, please accept them!"
Ma Wensheng said respectfully: "First, to wipe out the barbarians in Guizhou, you can suppress them with one hand and touch them with the other. The central government will issue preferential policies, bribe the chieftains, and recruit the barbarians to surrender."
"Second, use Guangxi barbarians to attack and kill Guizhou barbarians, then use Guizhou barbarians to kill Yunnan barbarians, and then use Yunnan barbarians to defeat foreign barbarians."
This is a poisonous trick.
How did the Qing Dynasty control Mongolia? Sectarianism, marriage, and yellow religion.
On the surface, the Tatar emperor believed in the Yellow religion, but the Manchus did not believe it. The Mongols began to believe in evil one by one, and finally found that their Tatar emperor did not believe it at all.
"His Majesty."
"Wei Chen thinks that your Majesty can bestow more titles."
"Any chieftain who is willing to disarm will be given a title, land, housing, and money, and the people under them will be turned into barbarians."
"Then use barbarian soldiers to conquer other chieftains. Over time, a Guizhou army will be formed, and then the Guizhou army will be used to plow Yunnan."
Ma Wensheng explained: "The Guizhou army is mixed with the Guangxi army, so that there will be no rebellion."
There was silence in the Yangxin Hall.
The most cruel thing about Ma Wensheng is that he made the title worthless.
"Your Majesty can give you a noble title, but there is no need to give him a noble title."
Ma Wensheng was worried that the emperor would misunderstand him: "As for the native officials who surrendered, their families moved into the city, and Ming Dynasty did not take any money from their family assets."
It is not enough to confer a title of rank, but the title of title for military merit is an ancestral system of Taizu.
Zhu Qiyu realized how wise his ancestor's policies were, and how he could read people's behavior. He changed it over and over again, fearing that he would have to change it back in the end.
After changing things around, I realized that I was the stupidest person.
Chen Wen said: "Your Majesty, Master Ma Si's plan is very serious. The titles should not be granted lightly. A group of special titles can be given to distinguish them from the titles of the country and dynasty."
These civil servants never want to trample on their nobles.
The native officials were almost completely Chinese. They also read scriptures and participated in imperial examinations. How could they not know about titles?
If you want to give, you must give truly.
Can't fake it.
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that a title can be set up and given to all the native officials who surrender."
Before Yao Kui finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu knocked on the table and said in a cold voice: "The title should not be awarded lightly and cannot be changed."
The value of the title of Ming Dynasty lies in its small number and hereditary status.
This is a gold-lettered sign and cannot be taken down casually.
"Your Majesty, how about giving more military attachés?" Chen Wendao said.
Zhu Qiyu pinched his nose: "Okay!"
Military attachés are also hereditary.
"According to the size of the local official's official position, the official will be promoted to three levels and given the position of military attache."
At worst, it will cost the finances a lot more, and we can wait until Yunnan and Guizhou are pacified before getting rid of it.
"Ma Wensheng, write down your strategy and let the ministers check it before sending it to Guizhou to act according to your method."
Zhu Qiyu said: "One more thing, the natives who surrender voluntarily will be tax-free for life!"
"what?"
The courtiers exploded instantly.
"Your Majesty, what good will it do if we plow down Guizhou?" Yao Kui was anxious.
Geng Jiuchou knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, please think twice. If Guizhou does not collect taxes, will Guangxi collect them? Will Hunan collect them? What about Hubei? People in the world will not worry about the scarcity but the inequality. We should act in a unified way and not be separated. Out of you and me.”
He rolled his eyes, the emperor's typical bowl of water was uneven.
They are all Ming people, so why are there fewer Han people and more Yi people?Why!
"Besides, how could those natives believe what the center said?" Bai Gui hit the nail on the head.
What the natives hate most is the Ming Dynasty.
Ming Dynasty has no credibility among the natives.
The emperor's typical hot face but cold buttocks.
"I think the tax exemption will allow the natives to become naturalized quickly." Zhu Qiyu was eager to conquer Guizhou.
"Your Majesty, as you said, the people are afraid of poverty. As long as you can make Guizhou barbarians make money, they will naturally become naturalized. There is no rush." Yao Kui replied.
"That's all, no more taxes."
Zhu Qiyu asked: "Who has any suggestions for peace and stability in Guizhou?"
The courtiers breathed a sigh of relief. Sometimes they were surprised by the emperor's ingenuity, and sometimes they were frightened.
Geng Jiuchou chuckled and said: "We have been dealing with the chieftain for hundreds of years. The chieftain understands us, and we also understand the chieftain."
"As long as the Guangxi soldiers arrive at Liping Mansion, Governor Xiang buys the mature seedlings, and the mature seedlings lead the way, Liping Mansion can be pacified overnight."
"The difficult part is the Yang clan of Bozhou, the Shuixi'an clan, and the Shuidong Song clan. These three chieftains control an area of four thousand miles, have hundreds of thousands of troops, and occupy geographical advantages. It is extremely difficult to pacify them."
This is right to the point.
There are more than 1000 chieftains in Guizhou, and they control [-] miles of land.
Liping Mansion belongs to the land of Sizhou. It was captured in the 11th year of Yongle. It has been included in the Han Dynasty for decades, but it is still difficult to completely pacify it. This shows how difficult it is to pacify the other three chieftains.
"Go on."
Geng Jiuchou said: "We thought that with Duyun Prefecture as the boundary, we would first wipe out the chieftain forces in the various prefectures to the east..."
Before Geng Jiuchou could finish his words, Bai Gui said: "Wei Chen thinks that we should attack the most difficult Yang family in Bozhou first!"
"Get the most difficult place first, and then slowly plan for other things."
"The land of Gusizhou is already under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. The civil strife among the chieftains is nothing more than scabies. If our army quells this place first, it will definitely scare the snake. The three chieftains will definitely be alert. It will not be easy to steal the city by then. ”
Bai Gui's opinion is to fight the hardest part first.
So as not to scare the snake away, it will cost a lot.
"The Guangxi soldiers have not yet arrived in Guizhou and do not understand Guizhou's geographical environment and climatic factors. How can they fight?" Geng Jiuchou argued: "The easy things should be done first and then the difficult ones. With the power of the country, we can defeat the three chieftains of Bozhou, Shuixi and Shuidong." , It’s just a matter of sooner or later.”
"and……"
Geng Jiuchou kowtowed and said, "Can Guangxi Man really be so honest?"
"It's better to fight with this and kill two birds with one stone."
Geng Jiuchou was even more ruthless. He wanted to kill hundreds of thousands of Guangxi soldiers through the Battle of Pinggui, and then wipe out Guizhou, killing and injuring millions.
Bai Gui sneered: "A three-year-old child can see your strategy, but Guangxi can't see it?"
"So what if you can see it?"
Geng Jiuchou asked: "My Ming Dynasty supported their families and made them rich. They all married wives and had children, and they were loyal to the country. What's wrong?"
"Aren't you afraid that the Guangxi soldiers will stop advancing and refuse to fight?" Bai Gui laughed at Geng Jiuchou's naivety.
Geng Jiuchou laughed at Bai Gui's ignorance.
Arguing with each other.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Wen.
Chen Wen kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, barbarian soldiers are also human beings and cannot be driven at will. If you do it knowing that you will die, you are a loyal minister, not a barbarian."
"But I believe that the consumption of Guangxi barbarians must be done."
"Although I am in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I have also seen the cabinet's memorial. These Guangxi barbarians are in the south of the Yangtze River, committing crimes and committing all kinds of crimes. The Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate is submitting memorials every day. Even Ou Xin is about to be assimilated by the barbarians. .”
"So, Guangxi Man must be consumed!"
After Ou Xinrong became an earl, he completely let himself go.
He actually took in more than a dozen concubines and was still enjoying himself during the march. He allowed the Guangxi soldiers to burn, kill, loot and even massacre civilians in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Your Majesty, even though Ou Xin is your favorite general, what he has done is beyond the duties of a minister." Yao Kui was also dissatisfied with Ou Xin.
The courtiers criticized Ou Xin verbally and writtenly.
"Go and summon Ou Bori to the palace and give him ten lashes!"
Zhu Qiyu spoke slowly: "Send people out of the palace, hang up Ou Xin in the army, and give him a hundred whips, regardless of life or death!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" The courtiers knelt to the ground.
Dealing with Ou Xin is nothing more than a trivial matter.
"The barbarians in Guangxi are so unscrupulous in the army. If they are allowed to return to the fields and become farmers, they will definitely cause harm to the place." Geng Jiuchou said loudly.
Bai Gui surprisingly did not refute.
"But Fang Ying has already placed these Guangxi soldiers in the three southern prefectures of Guangxi. These places belong to Annan."
Zhu Qiyu said: "If we are rashly recalled to the country, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."
Be obedient.
The courtiers heard that the emperor wanted to consume Guangxi Man's thoughts.
"Your Majesty, there are still millions of natives in Guangxi. These natives can be recruited into the army and used in Guizhou."
"In this way, Guangxi will become the territory of our Han people."
"The Guangxi soldiers in the three southern prefectures of Guangxi were sent to Annan to be consumed."
Chen Wen is really cruel.
In one breath, millions of Guangxi wolf soldiers were gone.
Zhu Qiyu exhaled a breath: "Master Qi, you are not allowed to record anything today."
"My lords, today's discussion is rotten in your stomach, so don't announce it to the outside world."
"In the battle of Pinggui, try to consume as many natives as possible!"
Zhu Qiyu changed his tone for the first time.
In the past, it was used to educate the barbarians, and it has begun to bear fruit.
However, everyone in the court was worried about outsiders and insisted on using the method of drawing dice.
"Wherever cavalry is needed, move the Mongols southward from Jehol."
Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Since we are going to draw Ding, we must carry it out to the end, and all races will draw."
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
The courtiers paid homage.
The strategy of keeping the people low has become a strategy of consuming the population.
Although war burns money, it can balance domestic contradictions. On the one hand, manufacturing military products can increase productivity; on the other hand, it consumes not only military products, but also human lives.
With fewer people, the carrying capacity of the land becomes higher, allowing it to feed children.
"Then let's do the easy stuff first and then the tough stuff, and give Banzhou, Shuixi, and Shuidong enough time to prepare."
Zhu Qiyu made a decision and suddenly remembered that there was another person in the palace who was not a court official.
He was huddled in the corner and shivering.
"Fei Fan, did you hear that?" Zhu Qiyu looked over.
Fei Fan trembled all over and cried: "Your Majesty, the students didn't hear anything!"
"I heard it when I heard it. You are Han and come from a rich family. Sooner or later you will join the court as an official. You and I are standing in the same trench."
The courtiers also discovered that there was a person kneeling in the corner.
They all thought it was a eunuch.
The courtier's cold gaze frightened him.
"Come here." Zhu Qiyu waved.
Fei Fan came over tremblingly and heard something incredible. The emperor's words would consume millions of people. It was really terrifying.
"His Majesty!"
Fei Fan crawled over and kowtowed.
"I told you, it doesn't matter."
Zhu Qiyu pointed at Fei Fan: "He is the one who discovered the black oil. He is the head of Fei's family in Qianshan. He is proficient in classics, poetry, and miscellaneous studies. He is a civil servant. He will take part in the imperial examination next year."
The courtiers saw that the emperor valued Fei Fan very much.
The mirrors that are popular in Beijing today were imitated by him. After the emperor traveled, the palace would be replaced with glass windows, all of which he presided over.
Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a civil servant. He didn't care about the imperial examination, but lost his ambition by playing with things.
Some people sneered at him, some thought he was a sycophant by using heretical ways to seduce the emperor, and some thought he was a great talent.
"Back to Your Majesty, the students built a furnace to boil black oil, and boiled a new oil from the black oil. This oil is easier to burn than black oil, is difficult to extinguish, and burns longer."
gasoline?
Zhu Qiyu asked what color it was.
"It's cyan, much clearer than black oil." When Fei Fan talked about his professional knowledge, his speaking speed increased and his expression became confident.
This new oil has a longer burning time and a much stronger smell than black oil. At least it will not burn out and produce an odor, and the smell is acceptable.
"Where is the dregs that was drained out?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"Your Majesty, this thing can be used to seal houses, prevent water leaks, etc." This is a new use that Fei Fan came up with.
Historical records record that in the pre-Qin period, the Chinese used black oil to repair their houses.
Repair your house with asphalt?
"Can it be used to build roads?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Fei Fan was stunned: "Students have never thought about using it to build roads."
"You can try it."
Fei Fan smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, as far as students know, there seems to be no such black oil in Ming Dynasty."
Some of the courtiers were familiar with ancient books. Our ancestors had been using black oil for a long time, such as the burning oil used in war and the black oil used for lighting.
But the yield is sparse and the smell is stinky, that’s true.
Zhu Qiyu suddenly thought of a question: "Fei Fan, can the oil you mentioned keep burning?"
"Y-should be able to, right?" Fei Fan didn't understand.
"Send someone to get it!"
Zhu Qiyu thought of what oil it was!
kerosene!
That's leached kerosene!
Useful!
Feng Xiao immediately asked the eunuch to get it.
The courtiers looked at the babbling emperor and were a little confused.
"Go get another glass bottle and a wick." Zhu Qiyu asked someone to get it.
After waiting for a cup of tea, the eunuch hurriedly fetched a bottle of cyan oil.
The courtiers were already impatient and thought it was a waste of time. There was a lot of official business in the government office. They were discussing Guizhou affairs. After the discussion, it was time to go back to work.
"Pour it into a glass bottle, dip the wick in it, light it, and let me take a look."
Fei Fan also understood what the emperor was going to do.
The emperor commanded, and he took action.
Soon, a flame ignited on the wick and illuminated the hall.
The courtier's eyes suddenly lit up: "Your Majesty, what is this?"
Kerosene lamp!
Lighting is a major issue affecting the progress of civilization.
Human beings have been overcoming darkness. From the earliest lamp oil, to candles, to electric lights, it is the process of conquering darkness.
Why doesn't Zhu Qiyu read the memorial at night? It's because candles are too expensive and burning too many candles is very wasteful and dangerous.
This is in the palace, with east and west lighting.
What about the people?
Why is it when the sun rises and when the sun sets in?Because there was no money to buy candles, kerosene lamps perfectly solved the lighting problem.
If people can afford lights, darkness will no longer be a problem.
Geng Jiuchou fanned himself with his hand, but there was no smell of black oil.
Yao Kui pushed aside Geng Jiuchou who was blocking him, walked quickly to Fei Fan, and asked excitedly: "You said this thing can keep burning?"
"It can burn for a long time, longer than black oil, and it can't be extinguished with water," Fei Fan said.
Yao Kui felt his mouth dry: "What about the cost? How much does a pot like this cost?"
"If black oil is available, it costs almost nothing."
boom!
The entire Yangxin Palace exploded!
Lighting problem!
It’s a problem that stumps everyone in the world!
Especially these scholars, their eyes are hurt.
One of the reasons why it is difficult for ordinary people to have scholars in their homes is that candles are too expensive!
I had to work in the fields during the day and read a book during my free time at night, but I found that there was no candle and I couldn't read at all.
But this kerosene lamp is worthless.
People all over the world can afford lights!
In fact, black oil has been used for lighting in places where black oil is produced, but it has serious disadvantages. First, the oil burns too fast and the cost is high; second, it smells too bad, is easily poisoned, and is unsightly.
Folks use it voluntarily, and the central government doesn't know about it.
But there is no way to promote it, because Ming Dynasty does not produce this thing.
Pfft!
Yao Kui knelt on the ground and roared: "Your Majesty's power is like a Sui man making fire, lighting up the Ming Dynasty!"
All the ministers knelt on the ground and shouted long live the mountain.
Why Suiren is included in the discussion of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors is because he drilled wood to make fire and illuminated the way for mankind's future.
Kerosene lamps have entered the homes of thousands of people. Why is it that Suiren's family is still alive!
This tea time is worth the wait!
"But there is no black oil in Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Qiyu spread his hands: "Without black oil, where would the lamp come from?"
"beat!"
Yao Kui said excitedly: "We will fight wherever there is! We will conquer this place even if we have to travel thousands of miles!"
"Your Majesty, I do not support your use of foreign troops. If you go to war for this lamp, I am willing to personally command the troops and fight for you!" Yue Zheng kowtowed.
The officials were obviously in awe.
I forgot the records in the ancient books. This thing existed in the Ming Dynasty and was used very early.
"But I don't know where it is. Maybe it's in the west, or maybe it's only in the south." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.
"No matter where we are, Ming Dynasty must accept its soil and harvest its black oil!" Yao Kui said loudly.
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Qiyu laughed and looked at Fei Fan: "You refined this oil, so this lamp should be named after you."
Fei Fan was flattered and just about to thank him, he found that there was a cold feeling behind him, and the courtiers were staring at him coldly.
He immediately said: "Although I have brewed this oil, I don't know how to use it. It was Your Majesty who woke me up in my dream with just a word. The power of this lamp is all thanks to Your Majesty!"
Nonsense, could Zhu Qiyu give such a prestigious thing to others?
What the emperor lacks most is that his reputation has fallen to the bottom. He just uses Suiren's merits to flaunt himself and improve his reputation.
"You're being honest."
"That's all. You've done a great job in brewing this oil, so I'll give you a silver talisman."
Zhu Qiyu was no longer polite: "We named it Jingtai lamp and asked the people to collect black oil and refine it into lamp oil."
Long live the courtier mountain.
The discovery of the kerosene lamp was an accident.
"By the way, where's the dregs from the drain?"
The eunuch took it easily.
Zhu Qiyu walked out of the hall, picked a place, and asked Fei Fan to do it himself, heat the asphalt, flatten it, and press it into a road.
After waiting for more than an hour, it cooled down.
During this period, the courtiers were discussing where the oil came from and asking people to exploit it.
The eunuch went into the palace to report that it was already freezing.
Zhu Qiyu led the courtiers out. Just as he was about to step onto the asphalt road, Feng Xiao knelt in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please do not take risks."
"Fei Fan, go up and take a walk."
Fei Fan walked around with a grimace and found that there was no danger. The feet were hard and quite comfortable.
It only covers three feet.
The courtiers went up and walked around and found that this road was a good thing.
Zhu Qiyu asked people to pour water on it and hit it with stones. Although it is not intact as before, it is at least better than the folk Chidao Gang.
"Your Majesty, if we build a galloping track on this road and horses can run on it, it will save horses and shorten the transmission distance. This will be of great benefit to the country!"
Yao Kui was excited again.
He knelt on the ground excitedly and spoke a lot of words, describing the emperor as three emperors and five emperors.
"Yao Qing, don't get excited, there is no black oil in Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Qiyu spread his hands again!
Yao Kui came over on his knees and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you received guidance from an immortal in your dream. Did the immortal tell you where there is black oil? I am willing to personally lead the troops to win this place for the Ming Dynasty!"
Is this old man almost dying of excitement?
Zhu Qiyu helped him up: "Yao Qing, don't be excited, I do know where it is. The problem is, it is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, how to transport it back?"
It’s easier to handle if you know there is!
Yao Kui was so excited that he promised again.
But some courtiers came to their senses, and the emperor always said there was no, so the Ming Dynasty must have it!
As long as you go back and check the classics, you will definitely find it.
So I gave Yao Kui a wink and told him not to make a promise. The emperor would take it seriously.
Yao Kui didn't care: "I want to find black oil for the Ming Dynasty, so that all people in the Ming Dynasty can use lights, and pave this kind of road all over the country!"
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Qiyu laughed: "You are all concerned about the country and the people, I know that."
"Fei Fan also said that this thing has no cost."
"It's nothing more than manpower and material resources. How much manpower and material resources were used to build Chidao in the Ming Dynasty. It was repaired every year and a huge amount of money was poured into it."
"If this kind of road is used and repaired once a year, I think it's a good deal."
"The most important thing is that horses running on this kind of road can speed up and make it easier for the central government to govern the place."
"At the same time, it has many benefits for strengthening local connections and strengthening business activities."
"But here's the problem, Ming Dynasty doesn't have it."
Your Majesty, are you coming again?
It is recorded in history books that in the pre-Qin period, people used this thing to wipe their houses for waterproofing. How can they say it didn't exist?
Moreover, Chen Wendu said that there are still oil wells in Sichuan. Are you excited and confused?Just sneak into the emperor's trap?
"Well, Ming Dynasty does have it, but its reserves are small."
"Think about it, how many of these are needed to build the Ming Dynasty's road into the village?"
"How many would it take to provide all 6000 million people in the Ming Dynasty with access to lights?"
"Even if Ming Dynasty had it, it wouldn't be enough."
Zhu Qiyu said back: "Let's talk about Guizhou. I want to use this thing to build all the roads in Guizhou. Tell me, can the barbarians in Guizhou still rebel?"
The only thing that stands in the way of the Heavenly Soldiers is the terrain!
Yao Kui knelt on the ground: "I am willing to command the troops for Your Majesty and look for black oil!"
"it is good!"
"Yao Qing, I will leave this matter to you!"
"I entrust the safety of the Ming Dynasty to your hands!"
"First build it in the capital, make all the roads in the capital, and then build the roads in the north and south of Zhili."
"When I return to Luan from Nanjing, I will take this dark road back to Beijing!"
Finished!
Yao Kui was dumbfounded.
You are not giving me a task. You are urging me to die quickly!
"Yao Qing, can you complete the task?" Zhu Qiyu asked him with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I don't know where the black oil is!"
"If you go back and check the history books, you will know where it is. In Mengxi's written talk, it is called Shiqi." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.
Suddenly, Yao Kui was stunned: "Shiqi? Is this black oil? Is this petroleum?"
"Then I know where it is!"
Yan'an Mansion!
Mengxi's written talk clearly records that there is oil in the territory of Fu and Yan. The old saying is that "Gaonu County produces fat water", that is why.
And, the concept of oil was proposed.
Yao Kui never thought that the black oil was stone paint or petroleum.
Local oil is produced near the water, mixed with sand and gravel spring water, and slowly flows out. People use pheasant tails to dip the oil in and collect it into earthen jars.
"Shui Jing Zhu" mentions that there is also a special "spring" located in Nanshan in Yanshou County, Jiuquan. Its water is as fertile as meat juice, its color is first yellow and then black, and its shape is like gelatin. It is very bright when lit, but it is not drinkable. The locals call it "Stone Paint".
"Book of Wei: Biography of the Western Regions" says that there is a "paste"-like substance flowing out of the mountains in the northwest. It is so rich that it can flow out for several miles and form a stream. It is shaped like a goose, but it smells very bad.
It’s the Kingdom of Kucha.
"Yuanhe County Chronicles" also adds that "Shizhishui" is produced 180 miles southeast of Yumen County, Suzhou.
What I’m talking about here is the Yumen Oilfield.
In Sichuan, oil is mixed with salt deposits and needs to be extracted from salt wells together with salt. It is also called "well oil".
This is the oil extraction machine that Chen Wen saw in the mine.
That is not to extract oil for use, but to throw away the oil in order to obtain salt.
"Please bring me the map, Eunuch Feng!"
How does Yao Kui feel? This place is in Hami!
You are right, the Jade Gate is in Hami.
Sure enough, it is in Hami.
But Hami has been merged into Gansu and belongs to the Ming Dynasty.
Yao Kui drew inferences: "Your Majesty, do you mean that the black oil is produced in the west?"
"That's right!"
"Under Hulagu's rule, there was a huge amount of black oil!"
"There's more black oil there than sea water!"
Zhu Qiyu said: "I will definitely possess it!"
"I am willing to work for your majesty and win the land of black oil for your majesty!" Yao Kui felt that he could enter the Confucian Temple with this merit.
"My lords, you seem to have forgotten one thing."
Zhu Qiyu reminded me quietly...
(End of this chapter)
The ninth day of May.
The first memorial in Guizhou was sent to the central government.
Xiang Wenyao's first stop at Liping Mansion ended in defeat.
The reason why Liping Prefecture was chosen was because at the end of the eighth year of Jingtai, the Dongmiao Rebellion broke out in Liping Prefecture, and it was not completely put down until the middle of the ninth year of Jingtai.
The leader of the Thirteenth Band of Dongmiao Bandits, Gan Baizhu, etc., assumed the false name and attacked Liping Prefecture, Duyun Prefecture and other places. Xiang Wenyao put it down in time, captured Ganba Zhu, etc. and 620 thieves alive, beheaded 790 level [-] people, and captured There are more than [-] women.
"Ganba Zhu" does not mean to curse people. The "gan" in this name is the transliteration of the word "boat" in the Miao people's names.
The word "Ba" in the middle is a customary honorific word used by the Miao people who speak the Huishui dialect. It means "father" and is often used as an honorific title for village elders.
"Pig" is also the transliteration of the name of the person, and its meaning is "ancestral drum".
It was originally a great victory.
But in the ninth year of Jingtai, a year when the stars were shining brightly, they could not even make a fool of themselves.
Look at the contributions of Fang Ying, Wang Yue, and Chen You, and then look at the contributions of Tao Cheng, Li Zhen, Ou Xin, and Xiang Zhong.
The key point is that Xiang Wenyao still has some leftovers, and he did not take advantage of the situation to return to his old ways. He only put down the rebellion. His achievements were not enough, and he did not write a big book about them.
This time, he returned to his old place and attacked the [-]th Division in Liping Mansion again.
The result was a failure.
Hundreds of people were killed in the battle, but the morale of the army was shaken and they were afraid of conquering the barbarians.
While pleading guilty, Xiang Wenyao asked the central government to urge Tao Cheng to enter Guizhou as soon as possible.
"Go and invite the important ministers from the cabinet."
Zhu Qiyu put down the report and added another sentence: "Xuan Feifan has an audience."
And asked people to find the history of Guizhou.
Guizhou is a native land, with cities all along the way, and seedlings everywhere.
Gu Luoshi ghost country.
In the south of Han Dynasty, there were various neighboring counties of Zangdao and Wuling.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the Eighth Division and the Shun Yuan army and the people of the Yuan Dynasty were appointed as envoys to comfort them and restrain them.
After Taizu defeated Chen Youliang and his military power increased, Sinan Xuanwei and Sizhou Xuanfu were the first to surrender, and he ordered them to guard them as their old officials until the 25th year of Zhengzheng.
In the fifth year of Hongwu's reign, Xuanwei Aicui of Guizhou, Meng Mengjie of Song Dynasty, Shi'er, the female manager of Puding Mansion, etc. returned one after another, and all of them were hereditary officials.
Guizhou was incorporated into the rule of the Ming Dynasty starting from the third year of Hongwu. In the fifth year of Hongwu, it was officially named Guizhou Xuanwei Division and was under the jurisdiction of Sichuan.
In the 11th year of Yongle's reign, Sinan and Sizhou fought against each other. Emperor Taizong ordered 75 soldiers to hold them and send them to the capital.The territory was divided into eight prefectures and four prefectures, and the Guizhou Chief Envoy Department was established, and [-] divisions of the Chief Official Department were assigned to Yan, which belonged to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Guizhou has been a place for Yi people since ancient times.
Emperor Taizu seized deer from the Central Plains and established the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Yi and Miao people in Guizhou came to the court to pay tribute, but the Xuanwei Department was only set up to control them, but there was no actual control.
In the 11th year of Yongle, the chieftains of Sinan and Sizhou were feuding with each other. Emperor Taizong seized the opportunity to forcefully push the Central Plains forces into Guizhou and vigorously promote the reform of native land and return to locals.
This Sinan and Sizhou refers to the Sizhou Tian family, one of the four major chieftains in Guizhou.
Wujiang River runs through the land of Sizhou.
The land of Sizhou is the choke point from Hunan to Yunnan. For example, Zhenyuan is a state. It is said in history that "if you want to occupy Dianchu, you must occupy Zhenyuan; if you want to connect Yunnan and Guizhou, you must first guard Zhenyuan."
From the late Hongwu period to the early Yongle period, the two Xuanwei si of Sinan and Sizhou feuded with each other over the competition for land.
In the eighth year of Yongle's reign, the Sizhou Xuanwei envoy Tian Chen joined forces with Huang Xi, who was the deputy Xuanwei envoy of Sinan Division and later became the prefect of Chenzhou, to attack Sinan. They killed the younger brother of Sinan Xuanwei envoy Tian Zongding and discovered his ancestor's tomb. And killed his mother's body.
Tian Zongding appealed to the Ming Dynasty, so Emperor Taizong sent 5 troops to destroy the Sinan chieftain.
Later, Taizong used Tian Zongding to hang his mother as an excuse to abolish the Sizhou Xuanwei Department.
At this point, Tian's two major Xuanwei divisions, Sinan and Sizhou, were declared dead.
In the 11th year of Yongle's reign, the Administrative Department of Guizhou was officially established.
In the second year, Sizhou Prefecture, Liping Prefecture, Xinhua Prefecture, Shiqian Prefecture, Sinan Prefecture, Zhenyuan Prefecture, Tongren Prefecture, and Wuluo Prefecture were included in the scope of Guizhou Province.
From the 11th year of Yongle's reign to the present, the reform has been carried out slowly and orderly, with remarkable results.
Last year, [-] Han people immigrated to Guizhou, and they lived together with the mature seedlings. They were exempted from taxes for one year, and the people were peaceful...
I'm fascinated by it.
Yao Kui and other officials came from the government office and entered the hall to salute.
The eunuch served herbal tea and the courtier thanked him.
The weather is so hot that the wooden air conditioner also comes in handy.
"The first battle in Guizhou was defeated."
Zhu Qiyu showed the secret report to all the officials. In fact, the cabinet report came a few hours earlier than the emperor. Because it was a minor defeat, there was no need to hold on to it, so he didn't mention it.
"Your Majesty, Governor Xiang defeated dozens of pigs last year and is quite experienced in the war against Miao. Why don't you give him a little longer to see the effects." Chen Wen said immediately.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "It's just a small defeat, nothing."
"I have been looking at Guizhou's archives since I received the report."
"This Guizhou has never belonged to the Han Dynasty, and I only know that."
"I used to talk about the two capitals and thirteen provinces. In fact, there are many places in these thirteen provinces that are not Han."
For example, most of Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi, Hunan, Guangdong and Fujian are not Han regions.
"Your Majesty, the essence of our country lies in the Central Plains and in the south of the Yangtze River. Those places are barren and borderlands after all, but we are developing step by step. I believe that in the not-too-distant future, Guizhou will become inland like Guangxi."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Chen Wen: "Chen Qing, why do you think I fought in the Guizhou War?"
Chen Wen was slightly startled.
In fact, most people in the court were opposed to the emperor's conquest of chieftains, including the people. Fan Sheng's voice was not quiet.
The battle to level Guangxi seemed to have achieved great results.
But I haven't calculated it carefully. The emperor threw in 700 million taels of silver in Guangxi, and I'm afraid 1000 million taels will be needed for subsequent construction! 2000 million taels of silver!Great fiscal year ahead!
The number of soldiers killed in the battle was over 30, while nearly [-] Guangxi natives died!
A war almost leveled Guangxi and set back 50 years.
If it were not for the massive construction of houses in the north and the central government not allowing logging in the north, Guangxi would become a land of logging and business would flourish.
Otherwise, it will take at least 50 years for Guangxi to regain its vitality.
Therefore, even though Taizu and Taizong had strong military forces, they never used force to attack the chieftains.
Because this is a bottomless pit for burning money, it is purely worthless, and what you get is just a stick with bones and no meat.
"His Majesty wants to expand the living space of the Han people, so as to use the land of the natives as Han land for the benefit of future generations."
Chen Wen held it in for a long time and said nonsense.
"Chen Qing has made outstanding political achievements in Yunnan and has interacted with native people and officials in Yunnan."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Speak out what you are thinking."
"This is the Yangxin Palace, not the Fengtian Palace."
"It doesn't matter if you're right or wrong, I won't bear any grudge against you."
"It's just a discussion, let's talk."
In the eighth year of Jingtai's reign, when the chieftains of Guangxi were wiped out, the whole court was united and achieved great success.
Nowadays, the court officials feel that pacifying Guizhou will cost a lot of money and is not as good as injustice. Therefore, the central government is slack and the local governments are not strong enough.
Chen Wen put down the tea cup and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty asked me to speak, and I will say a few words of truth."
“When Guangxi Tusi was razed the year before last, everyone in the central government thought that it wouldn’t cost much, but in the past two years money has poured into Guangxi like water.”
"But Guangxi is hot and poor, and it is a remote place in itself."
"Your Majesty has invested tens of millions of dollars, but Guangxi has only developed the logging industry, and other industries have made no progress. When the north is completed and there is no need for timber, Guangxi will no longer have a livelihood, and then it will return to its original shape."
"The same tens of millions of silver invested in the three provinces of Anhui, Huai and Wu will return hundreds of millions."
"His Majesty previously wanted to use Guangxi to share the population pressure, but the natives of Guangxi came out of the mountains, causing the population of Guangxi not to decrease, but to increase!"
"You also have tax exemptions and spend great efforts to change people's lives, and the central government spends money like water."
"The newly incorporated Guangxi does not provide the Han people with living space, and it is not even as good as the original Guangxi governed by chieftains."
Chen Wen didn't say a word.
Guangxi, which is governed by chieftains, pays taxes every year.
To put it bluntly, Tusi is a tax farming system. The central government appoints local officials, who collect local taxes and then pay the money to the Ming Dynasty.
It is no different from the local grain chief system, each is in charge of its own affairs, and the central government only needs to pay taxes.
After the emperor made Guangxi a direct jurisdiction, he could not collect taxes and spent money instead.
We have ample finances now, but what will we do when the economy tightens in the future?
"Yao Qing, I see you are hesitant to speak. Go ahead." Zhu Qiyu looked at Yao Kui.
Yao Kui knelt on the ground: "I believe that what Chen Shilang said is true. The rule of chieftains has advantages and disadvantages. In fact, there are more advantages than disadvantages."
Ultimately, it's all about money.
With the toast system, the center can receive money every year.
You don’t have to invest that much, so the pros outweigh the cons.
"My lords, who has any ideas? Tell them all."
The courtiers all said that plowing down the chieftains would cost a lot of money and it would be better not to plow them.
"I would like to ask all your ministers, during the Dongmiao Rebellion in the eighth year of Jingtai, why were the pigs able to rebel?"
Zhu Qiyu asked and answered himself: "In the final analysis, the pigs have money and food. Where do their money and food come from?"
"It's just for collecting taxes for the central government! What the court received was the small head, and he got the big head, so he was extremely rich."
"The chieftain has soldiers, money and food, so why not rebel?"
Chen Wen immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, you can't look at the problem this way. Even in the mainland, where are there no rebellions? This has nothing to do with whether you are a chieftain or not!"
"Okay, let's talk about the Miao chaos in Huguang. How many cases a year? When did it stop?"
"The Central Committee issued an order to build city walls and protect themselves with fortresses in the land of Han barbarians. However, they still rebelled and were attacked and killed every year."
"No matter how hard we suppress them, they can't be suppressed. They rebel every day."
"Is this possible in Han Dynasty?"
"The rebellion in Shandong was wiped out in a snap, with no chance of resurrecting, right?"
Zhu Qiyu said: "Guangxi has been plowed for more than a year, is there any major rebellion?"
Chen Wen was about to say something but stopped: "Your Majesty, you are using money to hang it. When the logging industry collapses, there will be chaos in Guangxi."
This is true. People's hearts are weak. If we want to achieve complete peace, we must develop sustainably.
The people must be allowed to make money forever.
At the same time, you have to earn more tomorrow than you did today so that the people will not rebel.
"Chen Qing sees things clearly."
"I think why do people want to rebel?"
"In the final analysis, you are poor."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Why do Guangxi barbarians resist the Ming Dynasty? It's because they are afraid of being taxed."
"People are stupid. Paying taxes to the chieftains is not called paying taxes. Paying taxes to the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to killing their parents. They are irreconcilable."
"Chen Qing, Yao Qing, everything you said is right."
"My pacification of Guangxi was a loss-making business."
"Use this money to invest in Jiangnan and get hundreds of millions in return. But Jiangnan belongs to me, so why isn't Guangxi my land?"
"We Han people have always been passive in exploring new lands."
"From the Warring States Period to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the center of gravity of the world has always been Guanzhong."
"It wasn't until the land in Guanzhong became desertified and was invaded by barbarians that it gradually moved southward and moved to the Central Plains area."
"It was also because of the war that Jin and Zuo moved south and developed the south of the Yangtze River. During the Three Kingdoms period, the south of the Yangtze River was like a poisonous miasma. It was full of virgin forests and it was difficult to survive."
"It wasn't until the Southern Song Dynasty that the economic center of gravity moved south again, to Jiangnan, and Jiangnan became the richest place in the world."
The development of the Southwest was also passive. During the Anti-Japanese War, it was forced to develop the Southwest as it moved westward step by step.
"This time I took the initiative to develop Guangdong, Guangxi and Southwest China to give future generations a place to live."
"Indeed, it seems like a loss now, but in a thousand years, it will be a blessing for generations to come."
"There is a saying that the predecessors planted trees for the next generation to enjoy the shade. I am willing to be the predecessor."
The courtiers heard it and the emperor's determination was unshakable.
From ancient times to the present, no one wants to be the predecessor who planted trees, I will do it!
"Your Majesty is wise." The courtiers bowed.
"My lords, have you read Bian Yong's letter? If I want to control Annan, I must actually control Yunnan and Guizhou before I can continue to advance southward."
"In the Battle of Luchuan, why did we lose troops and generals, but we couldn't completely defeat it?"
"In the final analysis, they are Yunnan and Han people!"
"Let's try it in Sichuan. How many small countries in Luchuan can be destroyed by the soldiers of tomorrow?"
What can the courtiers say?
"I read Xiang Wenyao's report that none of the generals have the will to fight. Do you know why?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Chen Wen bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I think there are three reasons: first, the local generals are related to the barbarians; second, the Guizhou army has just begun training and is afraid of war and needs to be tempered; third, the generals cannot see to the benefits of winning the war."
This is very true.
"Are my rewards still small? For example, those Guangxi soldiers, how many of them have taken concubines with three or four rooms?" Zhu Qiyu was very depressed.
Chen Wenque said: "Your Majesty, you can't exchange your life for the benefit of losing your life. The soldiers will naturally be afraid of fighting."
Zhu Qiyu was silent.
The courtiers were very dissatisfied with the emperor's generous rewards.
I believe that such a reward will not only not inspire the spirit of war, but will also make the warriors afraid of war. If the money is too much, they will want to escape back and enjoy it, but do not want to lose their lives on the battlefield.
There are just too many soldiers!
They don't dare to fight anymore and want to go back and enjoy themselves.
In fact, the systems passed down from ancient times to the present may not be very good, but they are all effective.
As a result, they were smashed in one fell swoop and replaced the old law with a new one. After a few years of implementation, it was discovered that the old law had the same disadvantages as the old law, and the new law had the same disadvantages. The new law was even not as good as the old law, and it was no longer possible to change it back.
"Your Majesty, lowering the reward is not an option at this time."
Wang Fu said: "We want to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. It is better to let the soldiers spend all the money. Without money, they will naturally want to go to the battlefield and work hard."
Open a gambling stall in the military!
Why did the Mongolian army fight so bravely?
It's just that the Mongolians spend the money they have and are not good at financial management. The military salary is quickly spent, and they have to hang their heads on their belts and go to the battlefield to work hard.
However, Zhu Qiyu has banned gambling.
Ma Wensheng, who had been silent, said: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about changing your mind?"
"Say."
The courtiers all looked at Ma Wensheng.
"Wei Chen thinks that this group of soldiers is not good enough, so we can replace them with another group of soldiers."
Ma Wensheng slowly uttered two words: "Ding!"
The strategy of drawing dice has been used since ancient times.
For those large ethnic groups that have just been conquered, after the conquest, their men will be beaten and sent out to fight. Over the years, a large ethnic group will be turned into a small ethnic group. After a few years, the small ethnic group will become the Han nationality.
Zhu Qiyu organized and trained more than 100 million Guangxi soldiers, and Guangxi soldiers were used in all battles. This led to the rapid Chineseization of Guangxi soldiers and the number of Guangxi soldiers.
"I have two strategies, your majesty, please accept them!"
Ma Wensheng said respectfully: "First, to wipe out the barbarians in Guizhou, you can suppress them with one hand and touch them with the other. The central government will issue preferential policies, bribe the chieftains, and recruit the barbarians to surrender."
"Second, use Guangxi barbarians to attack and kill Guizhou barbarians, then use Guizhou barbarians to kill Yunnan barbarians, and then use Yunnan barbarians to defeat foreign barbarians."
This is a poisonous trick.
How did the Qing Dynasty control Mongolia? Sectarianism, marriage, and yellow religion.
On the surface, the Tatar emperor believed in the Yellow religion, but the Manchus did not believe it. The Mongols began to believe in evil one by one, and finally found that their Tatar emperor did not believe it at all.
"His Majesty."
"Wei Chen thinks that your Majesty can bestow more titles."
"Any chieftain who is willing to disarm will be given a title, land, housing, and money, and the people under them will be turned into barbarians."
"Then use barbarian soldiers to conquer other chieftains. Over time, a Guizhou army will be formed, and then the Guizhou army will be used to plow Yunnan."
Ma Wensheng explained: "The Guizhou army is mixed with the Guangxi army, so that there will be no rebellion."
There was silence in the Yangxin Hall.
The most cruel thing about Ma Wensheng is that he made the title worthless.
"Your Majesty can give you a noble title, but there is no need to give him a noble title."
Ma Wensheng was worried that the emperor would misunderstand him: "As for the native officials who surrendered, their families moved into the city, and Ming Dynasty did not take any money from their family assets."
It is not enough to confer a title of rank, but the title of title for military merit is an ancestral system of Taizu.
Zhu Qiyu realized how wise his ancestor's policies were, and how he could read people's behavior. He changed it over and over again, fearing that he would have to change it back in the end.
After changing things around, I realized that I was the stupidest person.
Chen Wen said: "Your Majesty, Master Ma Si's plan is very serious. The titles should not be granted lightly. A group of special titles can be given to distinguish them from the titles of the country and dynasty."
These civil servants never want to trample on their nobles.
The native officials were almost completely Chinese. They also read scriptures and participated in imperial examinations. How could they not know about titles?
If you want to give, you must give truly.
Can't fake it.
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that a title can be set up and given to all the native officials who surrender."
Before Yao Kui finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu knocked on the table and said in a cold voice: "The title should not be awarded lightly and cannot be changed."
The value of the title of Ming Dynasty lies in its small number and hereditary status.
This is a gold-lettered sign and cannot be taken down casually.
"Your Majesty, how about giving more military attachés?" Chen Wendao said.
Zhu Qiyu pinched his nose: "Okay!"
Military attachés are also hereditary.
"According to the size of the local official's official position, the official will be promoted to three levels and given the position of military attache."
At worst, it will cost the finances a lot more, and we can wait until Yunnan and Guizhou are pacified before getting rid of it.
"Ma Wensheng, write down your strategy and let the ministers check it before sending it to Guizhou to act according to your method."
Zhu Qiyu said: "One more thing, the natives who surrender voluntarily will be tax-free for life!"
"what?"
The courtiers exploded instantly.
"Your Majesty, what good will it do if we plow down Guizhou?" Yao Kui was anxious.
Geng Jiuchou knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, please think twice. If Guizhou does not collect taxes, will Guangxi collect them? Will Hunan collect them? What about Hubei? People in the world will not worry about the scarcity but the inequality. We should act in a unified way and not be separated. Out of you and me.”
He rolled his eyes, the emperor's typical bowl of water was uneven.
They are all Ming people, so why are there fewer Han people and more Yi people?Why!
"Besides, how could those natives believe what the center said?" Bai Gui hit the nail on the head.
What the natives hate most is the Ming Dynasty.
Ming Dynasty has no credibility among the natives.
The emperor's typical hot face but cold buttocks.
"I think the tax exemption will allow the natives to become naturalized quickly." Zhu Qiyu was eager to conquer Guizhou.
"Your Majesty, as you said, the people are afraid of poverty. As long as you can make Guizhou barbarians make money, they will naturally become naturalized. There is no rush." Yao Kui replied.
"That's all, no more taxes."
Zhu Qiyu asked: "Who has any suggestions for peace and stability in Guizhou?"
The courtiers breathed a sigh of relief. Sometimes they were surprised by the emperor's ingenuity, and sometimes they were frightened.
Geng Jiuchou chuckled and said: "We have been dealing with the chieftain for hundreds of years. The chieftain understands us, and we also understand the chieftain."
"As long as the Guangxi soldiers arrive at Liping Mansion, Governor Xiang buys the mature seedlings, and the mature seedlings lead the way, Liping Mansion can be pacified overnight."
"The difficult part is the Yang clan of Bozhou, the Shuixi'an clan, and the Shuidong Song clan. These three chieftains control an area of four thousand miles, have hundreds of thousands of troops, and occupy geographical advantages. It is extremely difficult to pacify them."
This is right to the point.
There are more than 1000 chieftains in Guizhou, and they control [-] miles of land.
Liping Mansion belongs to the land of Sizhou. It was captured in the 11th year of Yongle. It has been included in the Han Dynasty for decades, but it is still difficult to completely pacify it. This shows how difficult it is to pacify the other three chieftains.
"Go on."
Geng Jiuchou said: "We thought that with Duyun Prefecture as the boundary, we would first wipe out the chieftain forces in the various prefectures to the east..."
Before Geng Jiuchou could finish his words, Bai Gui said: "Wei Chen thinks that we should attack the most difficult Yang family in Bozhou first!"
"Get the most difficult place first, and then slowly plan for other things."
"The land of Gusizhou is already under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. The civil strife among the chieftains is nothing more than scabies. If our army quells this place first, it will definitely scare the snake. The three chieftains will definitely be alert. It will not be easy to steal the city by then. ”
Bai Gui's opinion is to fight the hardest part first.
So as not to scare the snake away, it will cost a lot.
"The Guangxi soldiers have not yet arrived in Guizhou and do not understand Guizhou's geographical environment and climatic factors. How can they fight?" Geng Jiuchou argued: "The easy things should be done first and then the difficult ones. With the power of the country, we can defeat the three chieftains of Bozhou, Shuixi and Shuidong." , It’s just a matter of sooner or later.”
"and……"
Geng Jiuchou kowtowed and said, "Can Guangxi Man really be so honest?"
"It's better to fight with this and kill two birds with one stone."
Geng Jiuchou was even more ruthless. He wanted to kill hundreds of thousands of Guangxi soldiers through the Battle of Pinggui, and then wipe out Guizhou, killing and injuring millions.
Bai Gui sneered: "A three-year-old child can see your strategy, but Guangxi can't see it?"
"So what if you can see it?"
Geng Jiuchou asked: "My Ming Dynasty supported their families and made them rich. They all married wives and had children, and they were loyal to the country. What's wrong?"
"Aren't you afraid that the Guangxi soldiers will stop advancing and refuse to fight?" Bai Gui laughed at Geng Jiuchou's naivety.
Geng Jiuchou laughed at Bai Gui's ignorance.
Arguing with each other.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Wen.
Chen Wen kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, barbarian soldiers are also human beings and cannot be driven at will. If you do it knowing that you will die, you are a loyal minister, not a barbarian."
"But I believe that the consumption of Guangxi barbarians must be done."
"Although I am in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I have also seen the cabinet's memorial. These Guangxi barbarians are in the south of the Yangtze River, committing crimes and committing all kinds of crimes. The Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate is submitting memorials every day. Even Ou Xin is about to be assimilated by the barbarians. .”
"So, Guangxi Man must be consumed!"
After Ou Xinrong became an earl, he completely let himself go.
He actually took in more than a dozen concubines and was still enjoying himself during the march. He allowed the Guangxi soldiers to burn, kill, loot and even massacre civilians in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Your Majesty, even though Ou Xin is your favorite general, what he has done is beyond the duties of a minister." Yao Kui was also dissatisfied with Ou Xin.
The courtiers criticized Ou Xin verbally and writtenly.
"Go and summon Ou Bori to the palace and give him ten lashes!"
Zhu Qiyu spoke slowly: "Send people out of the palace, hang up Ou Xin in the army, and give him a hundred whips, regardless of life or death!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" The courtiers knelt to the ground.
Dealing with Ou Xin is nothing more than a trivial matter.
"The barbarians in Guangxi are so unscrupulous in the army. If they are allowed to return to the fields and become farmers, they will definitely cause harm to the place." Geng Jiuchou said loudly.
Bai Gui surprisingly did not refute.
"But Fang Ying has already placed these Guangxi soldiers in the three southern prefectures of Guangxi. These places belong to Annan."
Zhu Qiyu said: "If we are rashly recalled to the country, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."
Be obedient.
The courtiers heard that the emperor wanted to consume Guangxi Man's thoughts.
"Your Majesty, there are still millions of natives in Guangxi. These natives can be recruited into the army and used in Guizhou."
"In this way, Guangxi will become the territory of our Han people."
"The Guangxi soldiers in the three southern prefectures of Guangxi were sent to Annan to be consumed."
Chen Wen is really cruel.
In one breath, millions of Guangxi wolf soldiers were gone.
Zhu Qiyu exhaled a breath: "Master Qi, you are not allowed to record anything today."
"My lords, today's discussion is rotten in your stomach, so don't announce it to the outside world."
"In the battle of Pinggui, try to consume as many natives as possible!"
Zhu Qiyu changed his tone for the first time.
In the past, it was used to educate the barbarians, and it has begun to bear fruit.
However, everyone in the court was worried about outsiders and insisted on using the method of drawing dice.
"Wherever cavalry is needed, move the Mongols southward from Jehol."
Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Since we are going to draw Ding, we must carry it out to the end, and all races will draw."
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
The courtiers paid homage.
The strategy of keeping the people low has become a strategy of consuming the population.
Although war burns money, it can balance domestic contradictions. On the one hand, manufacturing military products can increase productivity; on the other hand, it consumes not only military products, but also human lives.
With fewer people, the carrying capacity of the land becomes higher, allowing it to feed children.
"Then let's do the easy stuff first and then the tough stuff, and give Banzhou, Shuixi, and Shuidong enough time to prepare."
Zhu Qiyu made a decision and suddenly remembered that there was another person in the palace who was not a court official.
He was huddled in the corner and shivering.
"Fei Fan, did you hear that?" Zhu Qiyu looked over.
Fei Fan trembled all over and cried: "Your Majesty, the students didn't hear anything!"
"I heard it when I heard it. You are Han and come from a rich family. Sooner or later you will join the court as an official. You and I are standing in the same trench."
The courtiers also discovered that there was a person kneeling in the corner.
They all thought it was a eunuch.
The courtier's cold gaze frightened him.
"Come here." Zhu Qiyu waved.
Fei Fan came over tremblingly and heard something incredible. The emperor's words would consume millions of people. It was really terrifying.
"His Majesty!"
Fei Fan crawled over and kowtowed.
"I told you, it doesn't matter."
Zhu Qiyu pointed at Fei Fan: "He is the one who discovered the black oil. He is the head of Fei's family in Qianshan. He is proficient in classics, poetry, and miscellaneous studies. He is a civil servant. He will take part in the imperial examination next year."
The courtiers saw that the emperor valued Fei Fan very much.
The mirrors that are popular in Beijing today were imitated by him. After the emperor traveled, the palace would be replaced with glass windows, all of which he presided over.
Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a civil servant. He didn't care about the imperial examination, but lost his ambition by playing with things.
Some people sneered at him, some thought he was a sycophant by using heretical ways to seduce the emperor, and some thought he was a great talent.
"Back to Your Majesty, the students built a furnace to boil black oil, and boiled a new oil from the black oil. This oil is easier to burn than black oil, is difficult to extinguish, and burns longer."
gasoline?
Zhu Qiyu asked what color it was.
"It's cyan, much clearer than black oil." When Fei Fan talked about his professional knowledge, his speaking speed increased and his expression became confident.
This new oil has a longer burning time and a much stronger smell than black oil. At least it will not burn out and produce an odor, and the smell is acceptable.
"Where is the dregs that was drained out?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"Your Majesty, this thing can be used to seal houses, prevent water leaks, etc." This is a new use that Fei Fan came up with.
Historical records record that in the pre-Qin period, the Chinese used black oil to repair their houses.
Repair your house with asphalt?
"Can it be used to build roads?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Fei Fan was stunned: "Students have never thought about using it to build roads."
"You can try it."
Fei Fan smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, as far as students know, there seems to be no such black oil in Ming Dynasty."
Some of the courtiers were familiar with ancient books. Our ancestors had been using black oil for a long time, such as the burning oil used in war and the black oil used for lighting.
But the yield is sparse and the smell is stinky, that’s true.
Zhu Qiyu suddenly thought of a question: "Fei Fan, can the oil you mentioned keep burning?"
"Y-should be able to, right?" Fei Fan didn't understand.
"Send someone to get it!"
Zhu Qiyu thought of what oil it was!
kerosene!
That's leached kerosene!
Useful!
Feng Xiao immediately asked the eunuch to get it.
The courtiers looked at the babbling emperor and were a little confused.
"Go get another glass bottle and a wick." Zhu Qiyu asked someone to get it.
After waiting for a cup of tea, the eunuch hurriedly fetched a bottle of cyan oil.
The courtiers were already impatient and thought it was a waste of time. There was a lot of official business in the government office. They were discussing Guizhou affairs. After the discussion, it was time to go back to work.
"Pour it into a glass bottle, dip the wick in it, light it, and let me take a look."
Fei Fan also understood what the emperor was going to do.
The emperor commanded, and he took action.
Soon, a flame ignited on the wick and illuminated the hall.
The courtier's eyes suddenly lit up: "Your Majesty, what is this?"
Kerosene lamp!
Lighting is a major issue affecting the progress of civilization.
Human beings have been overcoming darkness. From the earliest lamp oil, to candles, to electric lights, it is the process of conquering darkness.
Why doesn't Zhu Qiyu read the memorial at night? It's because candles are too expensive and burning too many candles is very wasteful and dangerous.
This is in the palace, with east and west lighting.
What about the people?
Why is it when the sun rises and when the sun sets in?Because there was no money to buy candles, kerosene lamps perfectly solved the lighting problem.
If people can afford lights, darkness will no longer be a problem.
Geng Jiuchou fanned himself with his hand, but there was no smell of black oil.
Yao Kui pushed aside Geng Jiuchou who was blocking him, walked quickly to Fei Fan, and asked excitedly: "You said this thing can keep burning?"
"It can burn for a long time, longer than black oil, and it can't be extinguished with water," Fei Fan said.
Yao Kui felt his mouth dry: "What about the cost? How much does a pot like this cost?"
"If black oil is available, it costs almost nothing."
boom!
The entire Yangxin Palace exploded!
Lighting problem!
It’s a problem that stumps everyone in the world!
Especially these scholars, their eyes are hurt.
One of the reasons why it is difficult for ordinary people to have scholars in their homes is that candles are too expensive!
I had to work in the fields during the day and read a book during my free time at night, but I found that there was no candle and I couldn't read at all.
But this kerosene lamp is worthless.
People all over the world can afford lights!
In fact, black oil has been used for lighting in places where black oil is produced, but it has serious disadvantages. First, the oil burns too fast and the cost is high; second, it smells too bad, is easily poisoned, and is unsightly.
Folks use it voluntarily, and the central government doesn't know about it.
But there is no way to promote it, because Ming Dynasty does not produce this thing.
Pfft!
Yao Kui knelt on the ground and roared: "Your Majesty's power is like a Sui man making fire, lighting up the Ming Dynasty!"
All the ministers knelt on the ground and shouted long live the mountain.
Why Suiren is included in the discussion of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors is because he drilled wood to make fire and illuminated the way for mankind's future.
Kerosene lamps have entered the homes of thousands of people. Why is it that Suiren's family is still alive!
This tea time is worth the wait!
"But there is no black oil in Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Qiyu spread his hands: "Without black oil, where would the lamp come from?"
"beat!"
Yao Kui said excitedly: "We will fight wherever there is! We will conquer this place even if we have to travel thousands of miles!"
"Your Majesty, I do not support your use of foreign troops. If you go to war for this lamp, I am willing to personally command the troops and fight for you!" Yue Zheng kowtowed.
The officials were obviously in awe.
I forgot the records in the ancient books. This thing existed in the Ming Dynasty and was used very early.
"But I don't know where it is. Maybe it's in the west, or maybe it's only in the south." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.
"No matter where we are, Ming Dynasty must accept its soil and harvest its black oil!" Yao Kui said loudly.
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Qiyu laughed and looked at Fei Fan: "You refined this oil, so this lamp should be named after you."
Fei Fan was flattered and just about to thank him, he found that there was a cold feeling behind him, and the courtiers were staring at him coldly.
He immediately said: "Although I have brewed this oil, I don't know how to use it. It was Your Majesty who woke me up in my dream with just a word. The power of this lamp is all thanks to Your Majesty!"
Nonsense, could Zhu Qiyu give such a prestigious thing to others?
What the emperor lacks most is that his reputation has fallen to the bottom. He just uses Suiren's merits to flaunt himself and improve his reputation.
"You're being honest."
"That's all. You've done a great job in brewing this oil, so I'll give you a silver talisman."
Zhu Qiyu was no longer polite: "We named it Jingtai lamp and asked the people to collect black oil and refine it into lamp oil."
Long live the courtier mountain.
The discovery of the kerosene lamp was an accident.
"By the way, where's the dregs from the drain?"
The eunuch took it easily.
Zhu Qiyu walked out of the hall, picked a place, and asked Fei Fan to do it himself, heat the asphalt, flatten it, and press it into a road.
After waiting for more than an hour, it cooled down.
During this period, the courtiers were discussing where the oil came from and asking people to exploit it.
The eunuch went into the palace to report that it was already freezing.
Zhu Qiyu led the courtiers out. Just as he was about to step onto the asphalt road, Feng Xiao knelt in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please do not take risks."
"Fei Fan, go up and take a walk."
Fei Fan walked around with a grimace and found that there was no danger. The feet were hard and quite comfortable.
It only covers three feet.
The courtiers went up and walked around and found that this road was a good thing.
Zhu Qiyu asked people to pour water on it and hit it with stones. Although it is not intact as before, it is at least better than the folk Chidao Gang.
"Your Majesty, if we build a galloping track on this road and horses can run on it, it will save horses and shorten the transmission distance. This will be of great benefit to the country!"
Yao Kui was excited again.
He knelt on the ground excitedly and spoke a lot of words, describing the emperor as three emperors and five emperors.
"Yao Qing, don't get excited, there is no black oil in Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Qiyu spread his hands again!
Yao Kui came over on his knees and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you received guidance from an immortal in your dream. Did the immortal tell you where there is black oil? I am willing to personally lead the troops to win this place for the Ming Dynasty!"
Is this old man almost dying of excitement?
Zhu Qiyu helped him up: "Yao Qing, don't be excited, I do know where it is. The problem is, it is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, how to transport it back?"
It’s easier to handle if you know there is!
Yao Kui was so excited that he promised again.
But some courtiers came to their senses, and the emperor always said there was no, so the Ming Dynasty must have it!
As long as you go back and check the classics, you will definitely find it.
So I gave Yao Kui a wink and told him not to make a promise. The emperor would take it seriously.
Yao Kui didn't care: "I want to find black oil for the Ming Dynasty, so that all people in the Ming Dynasty can use lights, and pave this kind of road all over the country!"
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Qiyu laughed: "You are all concerned about the country and the people, I know that."
"Fei Fan also said that this thing has no cost."
"It's nothing more than manpower and material resources. How much manpower and material resources were used to build Chidao in the Ming Dynasty. It was repaired every year and a huge amount of money was poured into it."
"If this kind of road is used and repaired once a year, I think it's a good deal."
"The most important thing is that horses running on this kind of road can speed up and make it easier for the central government to govern the place."
"At the same time, it has many benefits for strengthening local connections and strengthening business activities."
"But here's the problem, Ming Dynasty doesn't have it."
Your Majesty, are you coming again?
It is recorded in history books that in the pre-Qin period, people used this thing to wipe their houses for waterproofing. How can they say it didn't exist?
Moreover, Chen Wendu said that there are still oil wells in Sichuan. Are you excited and confused?Just sneak into the emperor's trap?
"Well, Ming Dynasty does have it, but its reserves are small."
"Think about it, how many of these are needed to build the Ming Dynasty's road into the village?"
"How many would it take to provide all 6000 million people in the Ming Dynasty with access to lights?"
"Even if Ming Dynasty had it, it wouldn't be enough."
Zhu Qiyu said back: "Let's talk about Guizhou. I want to use this thing to build all the roads in Guizhou. Tell me, can the barbarians in Guizhou still rebel?"
The only thing that stands in the way of the Heavenly Soldiers is the terrain!
Yao Kui knelt on the ground: "I am willing to command the troops for Your Majesty and look for black oil!"
"it is good!"
"Yao Qing, I will leave this matter to you!"
"I entrust the safety of the Ming Dynasty to your hands!"
"First build it in the capital, make all the roads in the capital, and then build the roads in the north and south of Zhili."
"When I return to Luan from Nanjing, I will take this dark road back to Beijing!"
Finished!
Yao Kui was dumbfounded.
You are not giving me a task. You are urging me to die quickly!
"Yao Qing, can you complete the task?" Zhu Qiyu asked him with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I don't know where the black oil is!"
"If you go back and check the history books, you will know where it is. In Mengxi's written talk, it is called Shiqi." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.
Suddenly, Yao Kui was stunned: "Shiqi? Is this black oil? Is this petroleum?"
"Then I know where it is!"
Yan'an Mansion!
Mengxi's written talk clearly records that there is oil in the territory of Fu and Yan. The old saying is that "Gaonu County produces fat water", that is why.
And, the concept of oil was proposed.
Yao Kui never thought that the black oil was stone paint or petroleum.
Local oil is produced near the water, mixed with sand and gravel spring water, and slowly flows out. People use pheasant tails to dip the oil in and collect it into earthen jars.
"Shui Jing Zhu" mentions that there is also a special "spring" located in Nanshan in Yanshou County, Jiuquan. Its water is as fertile as meat juice, its color is first yellow and then black, and its shape is like gelatin. It is very bright when lit, but it is not drinkable. The locals call it "Stone Paint".
"Book of Wei: Biography of the Western Regions" says that there is a "paste"-like substance flowing out of the mountains in the northwest. It is so rich that it can flow out for several miles and form a stream. It is shaped like a goose, but it smells very bad.
It’s the Kingdom of Kucha.
"Yuanhe County Chronicles" also adds that "Shizhishui" is produced 180 miles southeast of Yumen County, Suzhou.
What I’m talking about here is the Yumen Oilfield.
In Sichuan, oil is mixed with salt deposits and needs to be extracted from salt wells together with salt. It is also called "well oil".
This is the oil extraction machine that Chen Wen saw in the mine.
That is not to extract oil for use, but to throw away the oil in order to obtain salt.
"Please bring me the map, Eunuch Feng!"
How does Yao Kui feel? This place is in Hami!
You are right, the Jade Gate is in Hami.
Sure enough, it is in Hami.
But Hami has been merged into Gansu and belongs to the Ming Dynasty.
Yao Kui drew inferences: "Your Majesty, do you mean that the black oil is produced in the west?"
"That's right!"
"Under Hulagu's rule, there was a huge amount of black oil!"
"There's more black oil there than sea water!"
Zhu Qiyu said: "I will definitely possess it!"
"I am willing to work for your majesty and win the land of black oil for your majesty!" Yao Kui felt that he could enter the Confucian Temple with this merit.
"My lords, you seem to have forgotten one thing."
Zhu Qiyu reminded me quietly...
(End of this chapter)
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