Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1029 Three Border Governors
"It is urgent to solve the military affairs of the Nine Borders in this way."

Zhu Youxiao's face turned cold.

If you keep giving in, the only result will be that the situation gets worse.

In the past two years, the Ming Dynasty has experienced a lot and changed a lot. Whether it is the central government or the local areas, many changes are taking place according to Zhu Youxiao's wishes.

However, Zhu Youxiao was not satisfied with this change.

Without him.

The accumulated problems that have grown over the years cannot be eradicated in a short period of time. This requires continuous reform.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Xiong Tingbi bowed and said, "The Northwest is very important to our dynasty. Given the current national conditions, we cannot allow any unrest in the Northwest."

"Once the northwest is in chaos, it will inevitably have a greater impact."

"Moreover, in the past few years, there have been many disasters in various parts of the northwest, either earthquakes, droughts, or snowstorms. Although the officials have provided disaster relief properly, the people here have suffered too much."

"If there is a military rebellion in the northwest, or even collusion between the inside and the outside, I am worried that there will be an uncontrollable chaos in the northwest."

"You are still too reserved in what you said."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, looked at Xiong Tingbi and said, "If the situation you described really happens, the northwest will definitely rise up. This is because the court has been continuously relocating bankrupt groups and refugees from the northwest in recent years. I don't even dare to think about what the northwest will be like if these groups are not relocated."

Xiong Tingbi was silent.

At first, Xiong Tingbi was emotional about leaving Liaodong and returning to Beijing to take up an important position in the Military Affairs Council. After all, the Pan-Northeast Strategy was being implemented step by step, and the Jianlu side was experiencing setbacks because of Huang Taiji's promotion. Xiong Tingbi really did not want to see any changes in Liaodong.

However, after taking over the Military Affairs Council, learning some important military secrets and understanding the actual situation in various places, Xiong Tingbi changed his mind.

The pressure on our own emperor is too great.

How can a minister only think about certain things and ignore the whole?
"The affairs of the nine borders and the northwest cannot be handled by Qin Bangping alone." While Xiong Tingbi was thinking, Zhu Youxiao restrained his smile and said.

"The Northwest can have changes, but it must not be in chaos. I think Sun Chuanting's position should be moved. Only in this way can the Northwest be stable."

"Your Majesty, do you want Sun Chuanting to take over as the governor of the three borders?"

Xiong Tingbi said with some doubt.

"You think it's inappropriate?"

Zhu Youxiao asked rhetorically.

"It's appropriate."

Xiong Tingbi frowned and said, "After all, Sun Chuanting did make a lot of achievements as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. Apart from other things, the abolition of the garrisons in Lintao Prefecture and other places and the trial construction of garrisons changed the unfavorable situation of the continuous escape of military households."

"There are also several military warehouses being built in Shaanxi and Gansu, which have indeed solved a lot of hidden dangers. Even if there is a war to be fought in the northwest today, it will not cost the court a huge price to hastily raise military rations and military supplies." "But Sun Chuanting is still a little young after all. If he is promoted to the position of governor-general of the three borders rashly, I am worried that some bad voices will be heard."

"When did the Qing family start to care about these things?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at Xiong Tingbi and said with a smile: "This is not like Xiong Manzi's style."

Xiong Tingbi sighed softly.

After experiencing more things, Xiong Tingbi's straightforward temperament has changed to some extent. After all, he is facing different things and is in a different position. He can't solve everything with his impatient temper.

In fact, there are some things that Xiong Tingbi did not say.

Sun Chuanting did make considerable political achievements as the Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu, but he has always been controversial and criticized.

Not to mention the central government, just in the northwest, there are many people who resent Sun Chuanting, because what Sun Chuanting did did harm their interests.

Another thing is that the current situation in the Northwest is partly related to what Sun Chuanting did.

Xiong Tingbi was afraid that Sun Chuanting's succession as the Governor-General of the Three Borders would lead to further deterioration of the situation. After all, the Governor-General of the Three Borders was in charge of the military and political affairs of the Northwestern regions.

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This is definitely a powerful official.

"I know your family's concerns."

Seeing Xiong Tingbi remained silent, Zhu Youxiao lifted his robe and said, "But I can't think of anyone other than Sun Chuanting who can solve this mess in the northwest."

"Even if there are, I can't transfer them there."

"In the past year, I have replaced the governors of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Yansui and other places under various names. Even at the beginning of this year, the positions of governors-general of the three borders were vacant. The officials reported this matter more than once, but I ignored it. There is only one reason. I left it to Sun Chuanting to take over."

"Before this, I couldn't think of any good excuse to ask Sun Chuanting to take over this position. Now that the Military Affairs Council has found out about the chaos in some border towns in the northwest, there's no need to find an excuse."

"It's settled. Let Sun Chuanting take over as the governor of the three borders and dismiss the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. This position is just a transition. Whether it's the northwest or other places, this practice of setting up important positions at all levels must be stopped in the future."

"It's time to sort out the territories under the Meiji rule. We can't tear the places into pieces just because we're afraid something might happen. That's not good."

In fact, in the past few years, Zhu Youxiao has been working on solving one issue, that is, the scope of each place under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty is clear. For example, in Huguang, in addition to the governor-general of Huguang, there are also the governor of Yunyang, the Huguang Xingdusi, the Xingdu Liaison Office, the governor of Pianyuan and other positions. It's a matter of you and me, and I am part of you. And in this area, an important place like Nanyang is still under the jurisdiction of the governor of Yunyang.

According to Zhu Youxiao's idea, it would be most appropriate to split Huguang into one Hubei and one Hunan. After all, in local governance, there are so many government offices and orders are issued by many different departments. Who should we listen to?
In addition there is Nanzhili.

In a nutshell, Zhu Youxiao had great objections to the administrative systems of the various areas under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, and those that needed to be demolished and revised must be demolished and revised.

If the local system is not smooth, then not to mention reform, even the daily affairs that need to be resolved will be delayed for a long time.

Therefore, in Zhu Youxiao's opinion, it is time for a comprehensive adjustment of all the administrative departments under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. However, this adjustment cannot be made completely at once, as this will easily lead to local mistakes. Taking advantage of the situation in the northwest, Zhu Youxiao thinks that it can be started in the northwest first.

In addition to Shaanxi, the establishment of Gansu and Ningxia must also be clarified. Although this area is very barren, the necessary framework is still necessary. Otherwise, if we want to develop and govern the Northwest in the future, we won't even have a complete system. How can we proceed?
(End of this chapter)