Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 792-Ambition
The trend of rectifying the administration of officials and combating corruption was officially launched at the beginning of the third year of the Tianqi reign. From the central government to local governments and from local governments to the central government, a large number of people were bound to be investigated, arrested and killed.

The alternating power of the Censorate, the Procuratorate, and the Commission for Integrity was bound to attract a lot of people's attention, thus creating another opportunity for Zhu Youxiao.

That is to promote reform and control on two sides and at multiple points!
An imperial court meeting of extraordinary significance quietly began in the Western Garden.

Ok Hee Palace.

"Using policies as the guide and continuously promoting changes in Liaodong, Sichuan and Guizhou will be of great benefit and advantage to the court." Wei Guangxu said solemnly as he stood in front of the hanging map.

"If the various policies formulated for Liaodong, Sichuan and Guizhou can be effectively implemented one by one, it will strengthen the control of the Northeast and Southwest."

"Just as in the Pan-Northeast, which has long been affected by harassment and invasion by foreign tribes on the border, the central government and Liaodong have to pay a lot and spend a lot of financial expenditures to ensure stability for a period of time through one or more decisive battles. However, the Mongolian and Jurchen tribes adjacent to the Pan-Northeast often show changes when the central government's attention is weakened, which in turn leads to the rise and intensification of regional conflicts."

"Just as in the southwest, the complex network of chieftains and officials has caused the Han people to maintain opposition and hostility for a long time. In particular, the southwestern provinces are far away from the central government, which leads to a group of officials abusing their power for personal gain and committing corruption if the government is not supervised in time, which in turn makes the people hate more and more, and they are unwilling to be educated. When the situation becomes irreconcilable, the situation becomes irreconcilable, and then the chieftain rebellion breaks out."

"Looking back over the past dynasties, or even longer, it is not difficult to find that due to the various problems in the Northeast and Southwest, the central government has to allocate a lot of unnecessary expenses, which will increase the financial burden of the central government and cause turmoil in the local areas. Therefore, solving the root problems of the Northeast and Southwest once and for all is what the Tianqi Dynasty must promote!"

The ministers of the two study rooms gathered in the hall listened with serious expressions. As the emperor's close ministers and the highest military and political think tank, they did not have the power to make decisions, but they had the right to make suggestions.

To rule a vast country, it is far from enough to rely on one person alone. There must be enough people who play their respective roles in their respective fields and positions. Only in this way can we take everything into consideration, find out the gaps and fill them, and thus govern this multi-ethnic world well.

"Promoting reform and control on both sides and at multiple points involves two aspects, which is to continue to revitalize the Pan-Northeast and Southwest regions." Zhu Youxiao glanced at the ministers in the hall and said calmly.

"Based on the different conditions and realities of the people, we will formulate targeted policies to guide and promote the development and governance of the Northeast and Southwest regions."

"Just as the proposal and implementation of immigration to Liaoning played a positive role in promoting the policy, it effectively linked together the various policies and measures proposed in the past around Liaodong and Pan-Northeast, thus forming a virtuous cycle trend."

"In this regard, the southwest region is still a little short of maturity. The natives are unwilling to naturalize, and the Han people have too many burdens. The suppression of the rebellions of She Ni and An Ni seems to have solved the Sichuan-Guizhou crisis, but in fact, the deeper problems have not been touched and solved."

Wei Guangxu and other ministers all nodded in approval.

"People are the key to everything. Without this fundamental, everything is meaningless." Zhu Youxiao leaned forward and said in a serious tone.

"So from today on, the two study rooms will compile and summarize all matters related to the Pan-Northeast region and submit them to the emperor on a regular basis. We must discover problems, find them, and solve them. This will lay a solid foundation for the future migration of natives in the southwest, the education of natives, the migration of Han people, and the development and governance of the southwest!"

"I will obey your orders!"

The ministers in the hall bowed immediately. With a military and political think tank around, the benefits and advantages are reflected. There is no need for Zhu Youxiao to keep an eye on him all the time, there are special people who keep an eye on him all the time.

"There is one more thing. The two study rooms need to start making secret preparations."

Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment, his eyes firm as he said, "From the military and political perspectives, regarding the division of Huguang into Hubei and Hunan to strengthen the central government's control, we must go to Huguang to investigate and discuss, and take confidentiality measures. Before this matter is finalized, no news can be leaked!"

A word stirred up a thousand waves.

Wei Guangxu and his men were all shocked after hearing this. To split up the Huguang Provincial Administration Commission was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. There was no such precedent in the Ming Dynasty.

Why should Huguang be split up?
"When Huguang is prosperous, the rest of the country is prosperous. This shows how important Huguang is."

Looking at the reactions of the ministers in the hall, Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "It's just that Huguang is too large, so in actual governance and administration, it needs to be split into several parts. If orders are issued by too many departments, it will lead to the breeding and accumulation of various problems. From the perspective of the center, this is not good!"

"Especially in the prefectures, counties and cities in southern Huguang, there are Tusi and local officials of considerable size. How to properly develop the north and south of Huguang is my priority."

"If that's the case, why not split up the family? No matter how good the relationship between brothers is, they will have to live separately when they grow up, let alone rise to the same place?"

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, Huguang was of extremely high strategic importance. He could allow the southeastern provinces to be in chaos, but he would never allow Huguang to be in chaos.

It’s a vital thoroughfare. If Huguang dares to cause chaos, the entire Ming Dynasty will be in chaos!
As for the southeastern provinces, the central government's control has been continuously reduced. If they want to strengthen their control, they must wash with blood in order to deter all parties.

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While surrounding the southeastern provinces layer by layer, Huguang must increase its control and continue to develop, especially in the Hunan area.

So Fan Jingwen went to Huguang to take up the post of governor.

If the division of Huguang was completed, Fan Jingwen would be promoted to the position of Governor-General of Hubei and Hunan, and then coordinate the development of both Hubei and Hunan.

Zhu Youxiao certainly knew that the split of Huguang would be difficult to accomplish and would inevitably face various obstructions and oppositions, and even riots.

But he is not afraid!
With Fan Jingwen here, and if we send a group of civil and military officials, no matter what happens, as long as Huguang is not completely in chaos and gets better little by little, it will be a success!
Zhu Youxiao wanted to promote many things in Huguang, one of which was to completely eliminate the hereditary chieftains and officials and make the policy of converting chieftains into officials effective in Huguang. Therefore, the new policies implemented by Zhu Xieyuan in Sichuan and Guizhou were, in a sense, an attempt to explore and summarize experience for the future reform of Huguang.

Reform is not about shouting slogans, but about trying out a new policy in a certain area first, discovering problems, solving them, and summarizing the corresponding lessons learned, so as to expand the scope of the trial, and repeat this process until it is fully implemented. This is called new policy reform! !

(End of this chapter)