Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 703 State Farm
“The central level and the local level are not something you need to consider.”

Zhu Youxiao picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then looked at Dong Yingju, Wei Guangxu and the others, "Gentlemen, tell me whether the promotion of Liaodong Dusi will play a vital role in the development and governance of Liaodong?"

Having said this, Zhu Youxiao put down his teacup.

Dong Yingju, Wei Guangxu and other ministers in the study looked at each other, with different expressions on their faces. It was obvious that they had seen the emperor's attitude.

Do less nonsense.

Do more to change things.

This is Zhu Youxiao’s attitude towards governing the country!

Even now, there are still many unreasonable things under the Meiji era. If it takes a long time to solve a problem, then it is better not to do anything.

In the process of wrangling back and forth, the precious window of time is lost, and failure is inevitable.

The Ming Dynasty has already invested a lot in the war in Liaodong, and is about to materialize the benefits of the war. If it does not seize the time to implement it, no one knows what will happen.

After all, the foreign forces such as the Jianlu and the Mongols will not sit idly by and watch the Ming Dynasty gradually become stronger in Liaodong. If Liaodong continues to improve, their pressure will increase, and even their scope of activities will be gradually compressed. No one with a normal mind will allow this to happen.

"If the upgrading of Liaodong Regional Military Commission can be really promoted in Liaodong, it will obviously benefit more than anything else." Wei Guangxu said with a serious expression after a brief pause.

"The first thing to change is to abolish the guards and set up prefectures, states and counties. By abolishing the three guards in Tianjin and setting up a prefecture directly under the central government, the management of the local areas will be more complete, rather than just limited to the garrison."

"Since the establishment of Zhili Tianjin Prefecture, although it has been controversial and criticized by both the government and the public, the development of Tianjin, especially in the fields of smelting, shipbuilding, and navigation, has been significantly improved."

"What's more, the customs established in Tianjin Prefecture, Zhili, has exceeded 150 million taels of customs duty in the second year of the Tianqi reign, not to mention the first year of the Tianqi reign. A large part of this came from the maritime merchants of European countries."

"In the past, Liaodong also had a provincial government, but it was later abolished because the disparity between the court's expenditure and income was too great."

All the ministers from the two studies present nodded in agreement with what Wei Guangxu said.

indeed.

Since the abolition of the three guards in Tianjin, some counties have been transferred from Shuntian, Yongping and Hejian prefectures and incorporated into the newly established Zhili Tianjin Prefecture. The changes brought about by this have been extremely significant.

As for the customs duties mentioned by Wei Guangxu, this tax amount was only calculated for the first nine months of the second year of the Tianqi reign, and the calculation for the last three months had not been completed.

200 million in customs duties, this is just the beginning.

With the continued cooperation with maritime merchants from European countries, as well as maritime trade with North Korea, Liaodong and other places, as long as the scale can continue to increase, the tax amount will increase accordingly.

If Liaodong could be upgraded to a province, not to mention other things, the scale of its maritime trade with northern Zhili, Shandong and other places would inevitably increase exponentially compared to before.

"In recent decades, the war and conflicts in Liaodong have never stopped." While the ministers in the two study rooms were thinking, Wei Guangxu continued.

"In view of this situation, the court not only has to solve the problem of food and salary for the Liao garrisons, but also the problem of food and salary for the Liao border garrisons. The expenditure on this part of food and salary has increased over the years."

"If Liaodong can be upgraded, most of the guards under its jurisdiction will be abolished, and prefectures, states and counties will be established according to local conditions. If the guards are abolished, the court will be able to reduce a lot of expenses." "This is one of my considerations."

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said, "Since the establishment of the Military Affairs Council, as the military information in Liaodong has been continuously summarized and sorted out, I have discovered many stubborn problems, and the guard post is one of them."

"How can I put it? It's tasteless to eat, but it's a pity to throw it away."

"The Battle of Liaozuo in the first year of Tianqi, the Battle of Tieling and the Battle of Jinshan in the second year of Tianqi, and the countless low-intensity battles that broke out during this period all showed that the garrisons under the jurisdiction of Liaodi were no longer useful. The border defense could only be supported by the border troops guarding Liaodong."

"If this is the case, we can simply abolish the guards and set up government farms in the areas close to the interior of the country. In areas far from the interior of the country that are still not fully developed, we can turn them into state-owned farms."

"This has an advantage. In the future, the imperial court's organized border immigrants can be connected with corresponding state-owned farms, reducing unnecessary troubles in the process."

State farm?

When Wei Guangxu, Dong Yingju and others heard this new word, they all showed doubtful expressions on their faces. This was obviously beyond their understanding.

"Your Majesty, can I understand the state-owned farms as guard posts?"

Dong Yingju thought for a moment and then raised his doubts to the emperor.

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"Different."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "State-owned farms are not hereditary and do not have to shoulder garrison duties. Their assigned duties are to accept immigrants from the imperial court and organize the reclamation of wasteland and farmland."

"Just like in Haizhouwei, Gaizhouwei, Dingliaoyouwei and other places, there are large areas of uninhabited areas. If the government at all levels organizes the reclamation of wasteland, it will inevitably affect other aspects."

"Including the Kuandian forts, the core forces of Jianlu have migrated northward. This is an established fact. This part of the lost Liao territory will also be taken back. But then again, the military value of this area is extremely high, but it is far away from the hinterland of Liaodong, so this will increase the difficulty of governance."

"The role of state-owned farms is to complete a policy transition. When the above-mentioned areas are developed, whether to continue to retain them or to close or merge them will all depend on the situation."

It can still be like this! ?
Wei Guangxu, Dong Yingju and others were shocked.

If this is really done, not only will the pressure on the court be greatly reduced, but the pressure on Liaodong will also be greatly reduced. This is simply a very good transitional policy!

Wei Guangxu's eyes widened, he looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if that's the case, then the two special commissions in Jilin and Heilongjiang can also gradually strengthen their control over the above areas by gradually building batches of state-owned farms!"

“That’s something to consider later.”

Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "Even if we want to implement it in Jilin and Heilongjiang, we have to accumulate experience in Liaodong first. After all, this is a newly proposed conceptual policy. No one can predict what problems may arise during the implementation stage."

indeed.

Wei Guangxu nodded in approval. Every policy proposed and drafted was to benefit more groups, but in the stage of specific implementation, too many private opinions would be mixed in, causing many of these policies to become tools for a few people to pursue their own interests!

(End of this chapter)