Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 462: Governing Liao

The next day.

Liaodong Governor's Mansion.

"Futai urgently summoned us to Guangning. Is there something big going on?"

"Do you still need to think about it? It must be related to farming. Don't forget, spring plowing is a big deal!"

"Indeed, if Liaodong wants to be stable, it is not reliable to rely solely on grain transportation from various places within the pass."

"But then again, the Shaofu sent a group of people involved in agriculture to try to grow sweet potatoes, potatoes and other crops. Is this really feasible? After all, Liaodong is not as cold as Guannai. It is too cold."

"Compared with these situations, what I am most worried about is actually the trial planting of rice in the military-affiliated fields. This is obviously a fantastic thing!"

In the main hall, military officials from Ningqian, Liaoxi, Liaonan, Liaochen, Liaozuo and Dingliao gathered together to talk with each other about the situation they already knew.

As the Governor-General's Office of Liaodong, the Governor's Office of Liaodong, and the Governor's Office of Liaodong established government offices in various parts of Liaodong, and divided their powers according to the emperor's will, the corresponding departments in the black land of Liaodong also went through a clarification of their powers to ensure the boundaries of Liaodong. overall stability.

Among the local departments in Liaodong, the one under its jurisdiction is undoubtedly the most special. The powers involving military affairs are under the direct jurisdiction of the Liaodong Governor-General's Office, and the powers involving government affairs are under the direct jurisdiction of the Liaodong Governor's Office. The separation of military and political affairs is a special decree of the emperor. And the two governments cannot argue with each other or overstep each other's authority!

This also resulted in the Liaodong troops being the busiest.

It is not that Zhu Youxiao had never thought about withdrawing the military and setting up a government in Liaodong, and elevated the Liaodong Dusi, which was subordinate to the Chengxuan Government Envoy Department of Shandong Province, to the Chengxuan Government Envoy Department. However, the reality is very cruel. The population in Liaodong is unevenly distributed. The proportion of tax collection is not large. If this is really done, Liaodong will not be able to support it at all.

It is precisely based on these prerequisites that Zhu Youxiao decided to develop and manage Liaodong first. When the overall level of Liaodong reaches the corresponding specifications, everything will fall into place!

"Is everyone here?"

While the soldiers and Taoist officials were chatting, Hong Chengchou, who had not slept all night, was dragging his tired body, followed by dozens of officials, who were carrying many files and documents, and the atmosphere in the main hall changed quietly.

"Greetings to Futai!"

"Let's get down to business."

Hong Chengchou rolled up the sleeves of his robe, leaned on the official hat chair, and said straight to the point: "Let's talk about the matter of land reclamation first. The soldiers prepared the fish scales and handed over the fish scale books. All the people who were condemned by this governor went to various places for secret inspection and approval. , there is no difference in the basic situation, you have done a good job in this regard.”

Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui and others subconsciously looked at Hong Chengchou when they heard this. They did not expect that Hong Chengchou would do this.

"His Majesty's original decree was very clear."

Hong Chengchou continued: "Liaodong must organize large-scale land reclamation and do everything possible to increase grain production. If Liaodong wants to get rid of its shortcomings, use Liao's power to solve the rebellion of the rebels, and reduce the burden on the court, then The wasteland opened up must be controlled under the name of Liaodong Yousi, instead of Liaodong Yousi spending his efforts, money and food, but in the end enriching some personal interests."

"At present, in the boundaries of Liaodong, land is divided into four categories: official land, guard land, military land, and civilian land. The reclaimed wasteland is either official land or guard land, but no matter which category it belongs to , in the final analysis, the same kind of land tax is collected from those under the rule." "Now the clearing of official land, guard land, and military land has been completed, but for civilian land, there has not yet been a large-scale clearing of land. Register, so the first thing I want to talk about is to ensure that under the policy of continuing to open up wasteland and cultivate land, we must allocate manpower to clear and register the land of the people under various autonomous regions!"

"Futai, if this is the case, then there may not be enough manpower."

Fu Zonglong, who was the military officer of Liao-Chen Military Preparation Department at that time, frowned and stepped forward and said: "At present, a lot of wasteland has been reclaimed and a large number of refugees have been gathered to resettle. However, the prerequisite for ensuring the above-mentioned stability is that the Military Preparatory District Office dispatches many officials. Watching from all over the place, now we have to ensure not only the reclamation of wasteland, but also the clearing and creation of records, not to mention other matters to be done, the military preparation is really unsustainable!"

Although Yang Wenyue and Ding Qirui didn't say anything, their expressions revealed their inner feelings.

Hong Chengchou directly expressed his position: "Then continue to recruit officials. As long as they have a clean family background and know how to read and write, they can be recruited into the Military Preparatory Office. This part of the food and salary expenses will be coordinated by the Liaodong Governor's Office."

"I know that you are under great pressure, but the actual situation in Liaodong is like this. Since you choose to stay in Liaodong, you must work together to develop Liaodong as soon as possible."

If you want your horse to run, you must feed it frequently.

As the governor of Liaodong, Hong Chengchou was certainly aware of the pressure on the troops in Liaodong, but the problem had to be solved, so the only thing Hong Chengchou could do was to bear part of the burden, at least to alleviate some of the pressure on Fu Zonglong and others.

"In addition, starting from this year, the Liaodong Governor's Office will gradually prepare roads for the soldiers and distribute a batch of horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock."

Seeing that Fu Zonglong and the others still had solemn expressions, Hong Chengchou leaned forward and said, "What I can assure you is that the size of this batch of livestock will not be less than 20,000. Since the reopening of the Liaodong Pass, the relationship between the grassland tribes adjacent to Liao has been The Ming Dynasty and I have both relaxed. In the past, it mainly focused on the needs of the Liaodong Governor's Mansion and the needs of the workshops under Liaodong's jurisdiction. Therefore, these benefits were not tilted to you, but now it is time to tilt them. Otherwise, you should point them out one by one. You’re pointing at my nose, Hong Chengchou, and scolding me.”

"hehe…"

When Hong Chengchou said this, Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui and others all laughed. They knew what Hong Chengchou meant.

"Let's continue talking about business."

Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said: "Ningqian, Liaoxi and Liaonan are preparing for the road. It involves the opening of ports along the coast. We must pay attention to it. Now for us in Liaodong, it is too difficult to be self-reliant. We must strengthen our cooperation with the customs." connections, and shipping is one of the best ways.”

"The various maritime trades connected by the Liaodong Governor's Office will increase in scale in the future, especially iron ore, timber, etc., which are the key to exchange for food, cloth, cotton, etc. Liaodong is special because of its barren location. , the key is that the weather has been cold for too long, and the path His Majesty showed us is the only one that can change Liaodong, so if we want to change Liaodong, we must strengthen maritime exchanges."

Everyone who was originally smiling turned serious when they heard this. Liaodong has changed a lot compared to the past. There are too many new things to accept and adapt to. If Liaodong does not follow this path, If we try to find a new path and change, then all the efforts we have made before will be in vain in the end, which is unacceptable to anyone.

(End of this chapter)