Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 151: State-owned land outside the customs
Simply moving to the mainland was not enough. In order to restrict the Liaodong generals, Zhu Youjian also ordered:
"Since the Liaodong War, countless martyrs have died."

"I have asked Jin Yiwei to compile the list of soldiers and civilians who died in Liaodong, so that we can pay tribute later."

"But the scale of future wars may be larger, and more people may die."

"In order to prevent loyal ministers and martyrs from having no offspring, I have decided that no one in the same family can serve as an official in the same place at the same time."

"For those above the rank of general, father and son, brothers, uncles and nephews cannot be together in Liaodong, and there cannot be more than three relatives of the same clan, in-laws, etc."

"There must not be any family relationship between the deputy commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief."

"Anyone who violates this rule will be removed from the lower ranks according to the system of the "Da Ming Hui Dian"."

When the ministers heard this order, they knew that the emperor's purpose was to restrict the generals of Liaodong.

This has nothing to do with them, and they certainly have no objection.

The only person who is related is probably Mao Wenlong, the admiral of southern Liaoning.

Looking at Mao Wenlong, Zhu Youjian first operated on him and said:
"Are there many of Admiral Mao's children serving in Dongjiang?"

"In order to avoid unexpected events that would cause Admiral Mao to have no heirs, we will transfer them to the capital. I will help you place them."

Mao Wenlong was from Zhejiang and was not a general from Liaodong. Knowing that the emperor was not targeting him, he hurriedly defended:
"I only have one son, Mao Chengdou, who is still young. After the fall of Liaoyang, he was sent to his old residence in Hangzhou to be raised."

"My younger brother, Mao Yunlong, directs the affairs of the Jinyi Guards."

"In Dongjiang Town, there is only my nephew Mao Chenglu."

Zhu Youjian stared at him and said:
"A foster son can be considered a father and son!"

"In Dongjiang Town, you, Mao Wenlong, have many sons and even grandchildren."

"These people are treated as father and son, and they should be avoided as well."

Finally understanding what the emperor meant, Mao Wenlong said with shame:
"Those are adopted children and grandchildren."

"After I return to Dongjiang, I will let them restore their original surnames and terminate the relationship between adopted children and grandchildren."

Zhu Youjian stared at him for a while, and when Mao Wenlong finally knew that this was not a trivial matter, he let him go and said:
"Mao Yunlong was transferred to Jinyiwei and Mao Chenglu was transferred to Jingying."

"There are three men under your command whose original names are Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi. They have been transferred to the capital together."

"Remember, if I can bring peace to Liao, I will not hesitate to reward you from the Duke. But generals like you cannot act rashly."

Mao Wenlong was sweating coldly, he was really a little frightened by the emperor.

He did not expect that the emperor not only knew that he had adopted children and grandchildren, but also knew the original names of those people.

The purpose of calling out these people was obviously to warn him. Let him know that every move in Dongjiang Town is controlled by the emperor——

The reason why I didn't move before was simply because I didn't have time to pay attention.

Mao Wenlong's idea was actually to scare himself. Although the Jinyiwei under Zhu Youjian's rectification was transforming into an intelligence agency, it did not even straighten out its internal affairs. They can't even grasp the news in the capital, let alone Dongjiang Town in North Korea.

The reason why I can name Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi is purely because they are the famous Sanshun Kings in later generations. Zhu Youjian only knew these three people, and the others were unfamiliar.

Although I don’t know what the original names of these three people were before, or whether they are Mao Wenlong’s adopted sons or grandsons, it does not prevent Zhu Youjian from using these three names to beat Mao Wenlong. It doesn’t matter if he says it wrong——

If it is wrong, it means Jin Yiwei's intelligence error, which will not damage Zhu Youjian's prestige.

It can be said that Zhu Youjian now looks more and more like an emperor. Use all means to enhance the emperor's authority.

Now the names of these three people are all correct. Mao Wenlong was shocked and transferred them to the capital. Let these three traitors never have the chance to seek refuge with Houjin.

After tapping Mao Wenlong, Zhu Youjian continued to pay attention to the land issue and asked Sun Chengzong: "In addition to official land, how many people's land are there outside the customs?"

Sun Chengzong could not answer, and Zhu Youjian stopped asking questions and directly ordered:
"The proposed decree is that all the land in the diplomatic war zone will be nationalized."

"Until the war is over, farming will be implemented."

"All land recovered in the future will be owned by the state. When the war is over, it will be distributed according to merit."

As soon as this order came out, all the officials in the palace were shocked and some couldn't believe it.

If Zhu Youjian hadn't clearly stated that the war zone outside the Guanxi border was an order issued under the martial law system. They almost immediately jumped up in opposition to this decree.

In the agricultural era, land was the lifeblood. Nothing else is as good as land.

Even if the martial law system exists, the ministers know that this policy will not be implemented within the customs, and it is impossible to implement it. The ministers present still persuaded the emperor to take back this decree.

Zhu Youjian was very insistent and said:
“If we don’t nationalize the land, how will we reward the soldiers for their achievements in the future?”

"Whoever can come up with this money, I will take back this decree and let him serve as the Minister of Household Affairs."

"Which of you has this ability?"

Now all the ministers stopped talking because they didn't have the ability.

The millions of arrears of wages in Jiubian have not been settled, and it is not known how long the war in Liaodong will last. I don’t know how much these will cost, let alone the rewards after the war——

Most of the officials wanted to postpone the matter until then and get rid of the matter now, but they did not dare to say it out.

Once such words are said, who among the Liaodong soldiers is willing to make contributions? When can Liao Territory be restored?
Soldiers will mutiny if the reward is not enough, let alone such a major reward.

The emperor used the post-war reward as an excuse to nationalize the land outside the customs, and no one could object.

Even Sun Chengzong, although he knew that it would be difficult to return the land outside the pass to the state, he had to agree to this decree——

Compared with other ministers, he hoped that the emperor would set the rewards more generously than anyone else, so that the soldiers would be more willing to fight and fight bravely to kill the enemy first. In this way, he could regain Liaodong, obtain the reward of the Duke, and become a hero of the Purple Pavilion.

He believed that if he did not agree with this decree, the emperor might replace the governor with someone else. Many people will take the initiative to ask for a chance to be listed in the Purple Pavilion.

Thinking of this consequence, Sun Chengzong acquiesced to the matter. However, the land outside the customs also had to be compensated. He said to the emperor:
"It is difficult for the people of Liao to survive. Please forgive me and give them land to cultivate."

Zhu Youjian's main purpose was to nationalize the entire land outside the Pass, and was not interested in the Liao people's land.

However, the land state has this policy and must not give access to private land and must take back these lands.

So after thinking for a while, he asked:
"How are civilian fields in Liaodong managed? How are taxes collected?"

"Also, how many prefectures and counties are there in Liaodong now? Who is the prefect and county magistrate?"

No one could answer. Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, then Yuan Keli said:
"Liaodong belongs to the capital, and is managed by health offices, not prefectures or counties."

"Almost all the guard posts in Liaodong fell, and the current armies outside the Pass are not based on guard posts."

"I don't know who is collecting the taxes in Liaodong."

　"Manuscript of Qing History" Biography Twenty-one:

　　Kong Youde was from Liaodong. Taizu conquered Liaodong and met his native Geng Zhongming on Benpi Island. Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, recorded his subordinates and met them well. Yuan Chonghuan killed Wenlong and divided his army into deputy general Chen Jisheng and others. Youde and Zhongming went to Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Yideng Prefecture, to become the general of the infantry left camp. ...In the summer and April of the first year of Chongde, he received the title of Kuanwenrenshengsheng Emperor. If he was virtuous, he presented treasures from Zhubeile and was granted the title of King of Gongshun.

　　Geng Zhongming, courtesy name Yuntai, was born in Liaodong. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Mao Wenlong, the general general of the Ming Dynasty, died. He went to Dengzhou to follow the governor Sun Yuanhua. They were both in agreement with Kong Youde. Yuanhua appointed Zhongming as the general of the central army. ...In the first year of Chongde, he was granted the title of King Zhongming Huaishun.

　　Shang Kexi is from Liaodong. My father studied etiquette, fought guerrillas on the Dongjiang River in the Ming Dynasty, and died in the battle at Louzi Mountain. In the third year of Chongzhen reign of Emperor Zhuang of the Ming Dynasty, he promoted Huang Long, the deputy commander-in-chief, to the commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang River. He was stationed in Pidao and was happily assigned to his subordinates. ...In April of the first year of Chongde, he was granted the title of King Zhishun.

　　
　
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