Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 305 Establishing a New Guard Station
It has to be said that He Zhen is quite popular in Guangdong and is influenced by the entire He family.

In a short period of time, He Zhen recruited more than 20,000 people.

This does not include family members.

Roughly speaking, about 100,000 people can be relocated to Guizhou.

So when Zhu Yuanzhang saw He Zhen's reply, there was still some excitement on his face.

He Zhen wrote back to ask the prince whether the number of people was too large.

After all, just migration and the like would cost a lot of money.

Not to mention that after they arrive, they will have to build houses to accommodate these people.

Zhu Biao, on the other hand, was in high spirits. He felt that He Zhen was cooperating with his work and did not treat him casually.

"With so many people, this is not a small matter. We need to think about it carefully."

Zhu Yuanzhang called Hu Weiyong and Wang Buli again and asked them to study how to accommodate so many people along the way to Bozhou and other places.

Wang Buli was living well in the county government office, but when he heard the eunuch calling him to go to the palace, he had no choice but to ride his little black horse and rush to the palace.

This horse was a lame horse that had retired from the post station. It had been with Wang Buli for the rest of its life, but it still had to go out on field missions from time to time.

"Brother-in-law, I heard that you defeated Lan Chenshi with your paper talk?"

Ping'an, who was at the gate of the imperial city, pulled the reins and asked with a smile.

"Hey, who can beat me in talking about military affairs on paper?" Wang Buli dismounted from his horse and patted Ping An:
"If we really get to the battlefield, you guys will still take care of us."

"You can't say that. Tell me, what trick did you use to convince Lan Chenshi?"

Wang Buli laughed and shook his head: "Brother Ping, have you ever heard of the saying that Dharma should not be passed on to six ears?
This matter cannot be told to anyone because it is really not glorious.

Then we can play games and I can beat you again."

"Hahaha, you really have a lot of ideas."

Ping'an looked at Wang Buli entering the palace gate, leading the group of lame horses, but he was not annoyed.

He knew that the war was currently in a confidential period. If it was discovered by the spies of King Liang of Yunnan, it would cause some trouble for the future attack of the Ming Dynasty.

When Wang Buli entered the hall, he saw Prime Minister Hu Weiyong sticking his butt out and looking at something.

"No need to be polite, just come and take a look."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked the eunuch to give He Zhen's letter to Wang Buli.

Wang Buli took the letter and read it carefully. As expected, everyone was willing to contribute their own value in the matter of "clinging to" the crown prince.

He Zhen directly provided Zhu Biao with more than 20,000 warriors, including their families.

Good guy.

In order to pave the way for his son, he really spent a lot of money.

Wang Buli had to admit that He Zhen had considerable political wisdom.

Not only did he please the prince and pave a glorious road for his son, but he also reassured Zhu Yuanzhang in a disguised way.

So many of his old subordinates were relocated from Guangdong.

Zhu Yuanzhang could also feel more at ease with this minister who retired at a young age.

"Well, all the roads along the way were paved in no time, and some people were even able to migrate to Yunnan." Wang Buli handed the letter to the eunuch beside him and asked him to return it.

"I didn't expect that He Zhen would still have such a strong appeal even after he quit his job and returned to his hometown."

Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's sarcasm, Wang Buli just smiled and did not try to defend He Zhen.

Anyway, no one knows each other.

There is no need to go against Lao Zhu's wishes over these trivial matters. It's enough that he is willing to think this way and feels better.

Li Shanchang must die at such an old age!

It was because Sima Yi lived too long that he left Zhuge Liang an example that reflected the past and present.

Who says that old age poses no threat to imperial power?
There's no way. Even if you swear, Lao Zhu won't believe it.

The Luo River has become smelly because of him!
Who still believes in the oaths of those who play politics?
Given Lao Zhu's highly sensitive nature, it is really difficult for him to trust others.

As for He Zhen, his son will definitely become a die-hard princeling, but I, Wang Buli, am a die-hard member of the Old Four Party!
Even though he is the only one in the Old Four Party now, and even Old Four is a fucking princeling, Wang Buli doesn't care.

Zhu Di, regarding the Jingnan Campaign, I, your brother-in-law, will help you!

"Dad, I will send someone to personally select a group of people. The decision on who to choose is not up to He Zhen."

Zhu Biao made some excuses for He Zhen. He knew his father a little bit, and what he said meant that he was somewhat dissatisfied with He Zhen.

The entire Ming Dynasty would not allow a retired minister to have such a strong appeal!
Zhu Biao, however, thought his father was overly worried.

If He Zhen really wanted to rebel, he should have
"Buli, how do you think we should deal with so many people?"

"Your Majesty, it will take more than one or two years to conquer Yunnan. We will first set up seven thousand-household units and deploy them along the way. After conquering Yunnan, we will set up three more on the way into Yunnan, and move the rest to Yunnan.

We will still complete the overall large project in phases one, two and three. We can also use phase one for testing to see what problems may arise, and then make improvements in phase two. By the time phase three enters Yunnan, there will probably be no problems.”

"Well, that's good. We like your idea of ​​doing it in installments.

Not only can we avoid spending so much money all at once, but we can also get it done in advance.”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly, and he really had to pay out the moving expenses of nearly 100,000 people in one go.

Add to that some small towns that need to be built, and the money to be spent will be a lot.

We are only doing a small part of it now. We can allocate an appropriate amount from the funds collected from the Grand Canal to get the job done.

Anyway, the current Grand Canal project doesn’t cost that much money.

"Buli, come and take another look."

Zhu Yuanzhang called Wang Buli over and gave him some drawings, which were the drawings sent by the Ministry of Works.

Some of them were used to build stone houses for these migrants, and some of them were built based on the bamboo houses in Guizhou.

"Of course we have to build a stone house." Wang Buli thought that there were very few bamboo houses in Guangdong.

“Since the imperial court has allowed them to settle there for generations, they should still follow their original customs and living habits. Especially since there are many mountains there, there must be no shortage of stones.

In this way, when they arrived, they could live in simple bamboo houses first. The court hired local people to get stones, and paid them to build houses for themselves, so it was a good deal.

This will help avoid their discontent as much as possible. Who will remember He Zhen's good deeds? It's all your majesty's benevolent rule. "

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly. Wang Buli's words touched his heart.

Even though He Zhen has retired, he can still get a lot of support in his hometown.

These are the people who want to leave. How many more don’t want to leave?
"I think the selection of candidates for this phase of migration should still be in the hands of the court. Hu Weiyong, please arrange a suitable candidate as soon as possible."

Hu Weiyong said he understood.

Generally speaking, villages are concentrated on both sides of the road, and high buildings are built at both ends to serve as watchtowers and also for lookout purposes.

As for the friction between the soldiers' families and the local people, Zhu Yuanzhang saw them as minor conflicts.

It is better to control the local chieftain.

Wang Buli looked at what Prime Minister Hu Weiyong had worked so hard to write, and it was probably about setting up schools. Zhu Yuanzhang had promulgated this matter in the second year of Hongwu, but it has not been fully implemented in the garrisons so far.

"Prime Minister Hu, I think that setting up schools in Guizhou Wei and other newly built places can also allow the surrounding native children to study together, deepen their communication with the outside world, make them loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and avoid the local chieftains' advice to rebel and these people blindly follow them."

Hu Weiyong felt that Wang Buli was a little too naive.

Slogans like this have been shouted for so many years, but not only can the natives not learn Confucianism, even the children of the garrisons have no chance to learn it.

Which one of them has not been strengthening their bodies since childhood so that they can achieve success in the future when they grow up?
This is how parents live a "good life". Can they pave the way for their children and let them follow their old path, or can they still take the path of imperial examinations?

In the early Ming Dynasty, there was a lot of work to be done, the army was strong but the people were weak, so joining the army was a good choice!

This matter was a slogan shouted every year, but it was never implemented until the end of the Hongwu period, when as many as six Confucian schools were established among the many military garrisons across the country.

It was not until the Xuande period that it doubled, and it was not until the 14th year of the Zhengtong period that large-scale Confucianism construction activities were carried out in the garrisons.

Starting from the Jingtai period, most of the "guardians" in various guards in Guizhou came from the Central Plains or the inland. It was easier for them to pass the imperial examinations by changing their academic records, and the competitive pressure was small. Many local natives did not study, but the imperial court also set up quotas here.

"Too few people can read nowadays." Hu Weiyong said carefully: "Prince consort, this kind of thing is probably difficult."

"Students of the Imperial College can go north for training, and of course they can also go south for training!" Wang Buli said calmly while sitting on a chair:

"After Yunnan was conquered, a lot of officials were needed. And after the victory in the Northwest, a lot of officials were needed. How could there be no place to put them?"

Hu Weiyong was still a little confused about Wang Buli's idea.

Who are the people who go to border areas to serve as officials?
Most of them were exiled because they made mistakes, or were excluded because they were frustrated.

Who would go directly to the deep mountains and old forests to be an official and manage the savages?

Hu Weiyong felt that Wang Buli didn't like Confucian disciples, and he was really trying to trick them to death!

Those who enter the Imperial College are definitely well educated.

Hu Weiyong just asked someone to record it and discuss it with Your Majesty later.

It is foreseeable that the ruling power near these garrisons will definitely become stronger, and the long-term stationing, development and local control of the army will also become mature.

However, in areas not close to the transportation line from Huguang to Yunnan, where ethnic minorities gather, it is not easy to implement the policy of native aboriginal rule.

Wang Buli believed that Han culture was a dominant culture and that even people transferred there would find it difficult to adopt local customs.

Therefore, there were not many changes, and the Ming Dynasty was able to maintain its own cultural characteristics and absorb and assimilate the surrounding people, which was beneficial to the Ming Dynasty's rule over the local areas.

The establishment of Confucianism also accelerated this process.

Next, the question was about the number of military farms.

With fertile land, family members are needed to help manage and cultivate the land.

"Is there anything wrong with this one?"

"It would be more appropriate to divide the land by drawing lots."

"Why?"

Hu Weiyong felt that giving military officers privileges would allow them to manage better. How could this be possible without any benefits?

"Ming military officers naturally have a stronger ability to accommodate the families of the soldiers who accompany them.

In order to ease the pressure of military pay supply, Your Majesty vigorously promoted military settlements.

Officers were allocated more land than ordinary soldiers, and often used their power to occupy land with fertile soil and abundant water resources.

If this continued, when famine occurred, many of the soldiers' fields would be bought by officers, and eventually all the soldiers in the garrisons would become individual serfs of a thousand households, rather than military households of the Ming Dynasty.

All the food goes to the Qianhu family, and they become the local tyrants. "

Hu Weiyong glanced at Wang Buli. He always felt that this boy was abnormal.

Looking at the whole world, who would not seek benefits for himself after gaining power?
Why do we have to become officials and climb up the ladder?
Who would complain that their family doesn’t have enough wealth?

Do you really think that just because you are the emperor's son-in-law, you have a share in the world?
Moreover, the word "local emperor" can be said casually, let alone in front of His Majesty.

"This one we."

Although the two were discussing on the side, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended not to hear the first point, but he heard the second point which was about the country's foundation.

How could the Ming Dynasty allow private individuals to have slaves!

Therefore, the slaves of some wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan were all adopted sons and daughters, which were used to circumvent the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

"A thousand households have one thousand regular soldiers, but we know that the regular soldiers' families and dependents can actually produce twice as many strong men as the regular soldiers."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think that the population of a thousand households was pitifully small.

In the military household system of the Yuan Dynasty, the predecessor of the Ming Dynasty’s military households, there was a special “release” system, that is, a leave system for soldiers in the camp.

The guards were usually released on March 1st and reported for duty on June 1st.

The Han army and the newly joined army were "released every 28 days and 30 days, taking turns to go to work."

This was done not only out of the need for the military households to reproduce themselves, but also as a necessary requirement for providing their own military equipment and weapons.

However, as the ruling area expanded, the decentralized system gradually lost the objective conditions for its implementation.

Taking Sichuan as an example, "Sichuan soldiers are all from Shandong, Hebei, and households behind the mountains. They are required to take manpower every year, travel more than 5,000 miles, and are rarely exhausted when they arrive at the garrisons."

This is still considered good, as the troops that participated in the suppression of the Southern Song regime simply did not get any rest for many years.

It was unrealistic to expect the imperial court to change its policies, so some Yuan Dynasty soldiers began to find ways on their own and brought their wives and children to serve in garrisons.

The Ming Dynasty also continued this system, but Zhu Yuanzhang encouraged soldiers to live there with their families.

Compared to the Yuan Dynasty where you had to pay for the travel expenses yourself, Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly considerate and asked your relatives in your hometown to pay for and escort your wife over.

This can be considered a benefit given to you by the court.

These garrison soldiers need to train from time to time, and their fighting capacity is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Not to mention that they were equipped with weapons by the imperial court, so there was not much pressure in killing the local natives.

"What Buli said makes sense."

Zhu Yuanzhang knew how those landlords operated.

Moreover, once all these garrison soldiers become serfs of a thousand households, how will they have the courage to go to the battlefield in the future?
I never expected that dozens of Japanese pirates would have been able to penetrate so many garrisons and reach the outskirts of Nanjing.

The root lies here!
Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately enlightened by Wang Buli's words. Who said that the soldiers of the garrison could not be local landlords?

"Even if we give more land to the thousand households or hundred households, we still have to draw lots to distribute the land, so that it is fairer."

Land annexation has always been an inevitable occurrence in dynasties.

Everyone wants to make money and then exchange it for land to pass it down.

Even if future generations are useless, selling the land is always the last guarantee.

Seeing that the emperor had spoken, Hu Weiyong did not argue but just nodded in agreement.

"Many people migrated there, so merchants were needed."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and asked Hu Weiyong to set up a market.

Wang Buli thought for a moment and added:
“Since there are many trees around Guizhou Wei that need to be cut down, it would be better for the local soldiers to organize the felling and sell them to merchants for the imperial court to use in building the mausoleum. The wood would also take a long time to dry if it is transported to Nanjing.

This will speed up the process, make money for everyone, and allow merchants to pay taxes to the court."

"Hey, this is a good idea. It can attract a lot of businessmen."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a smile on his face. He knew very well that once there was profit, those businessmen would want to live in Guizhou for a long time and do business there.

In this way, with more merchants, the inflow and outflow of goods can be accelerated, allowing for better control of the southwest region.

“This must be noted.”

Hu Weiyong glanced at Wang Buli, and he finally understood why Wang Buli didn't care much about money.

All the ideas this kid came up with were aimed at making money.

With such a business acumen, how could he still be poor?
Zhu Yuanzhang did not say what he was thinking, which was that the Ming Dynasty was also experiencing the phenomenon of military households deserting.

After all, the border was too poor, and many soldiers who went to Shanxi vied to bribe the leaders and others to let those weak people who did not pay to replace them on guard. As a result, the army was not well-trained and many people were too weak to be used.

Once the Mongols discovered this, they would inevitably send troops to launch a surprise attack.

"Oh, now I think of another point. If there is no uniform standard for the clothing required by soldiers, it will often be counterproductive.

Every year, Datong, Wei, and Shuozhou make war jackets for soldiers and order the people to sew them and distribute them to the soldiers. When the lengths are not right, they are often ordered to be remade, which is a waste of labor. Hu Weiyong, you need to come up with a rule for this matter."

Although the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty lived a hard life, it was still a path that many people could choose. The court provided them with clothes, weapons, and food, and they could even have their sons inherit their father's position, which had a good future.

It was unlike the later period when many supplies were not distributed properly due to the reduction of wars and corruption among officials.

Or maybe the literati in charge wanted to make things difficult for the soldiers, and coupled with the fact that the officers were also corrupt, many things could not be distributed to the soldiers, so the phenomenon of desertion could not be stopped.

Hu Weiyong looked at Wang Buli standing beside him, hoping that he could give him an idea: "Prince consort, I am weak and can't think of any good ideas for the time being. You have to come up with it."

"When they are married, they are given cloth to make their own war coats, which their mothers or wives will make for them.

Maybe there will be some cloth left for the children to make a small piece of clothing, which can be regarded as a grace from His Majesty to them."

Wang Buli was also unceremonious: "As for those who are not married, asking the soldiers to make their own will only increase the burden on them, so the court can only continue to issue them. According to the height, shoulder width and other data of the soldiers, the appropriate models will be produced in batches and issued."

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang was very interested in this: "Tell me about it."

(End of this chapter)