Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

"I can't do it! I can't do it!"

Hearing Sun Chuanting's idea, Chen Qiyu hurriedly dissuaded him.

If the people knew Sun Chuanting's idea, they might rebel immediately.

After all, these days, which common people are willing to be military households?
The people of Shaanxi all know how the Shaanxi border troops are treated.

That's even worse than theirs. He started fleeing a few years ago!
Therefore, when Chen Qiuyu heard that Sun Chuanting wanted to turn the entire Shaanxi Province into a Dusiwei Suo, he panicked and hurriedly dissuaded him and stopped his idea.

After all, as a military scholar, he knew what people outside thought of military households.

But Sun Chuanting's idea was well thought out.

As a hereditary centurion of his family, he was most familiar with the Weisuo system. He believed that if the Weisuo system was strictly implemented, a strong army could be trained like in the early days of the country.

Therefore, he was very concerned about the changes in the Wei system, and was extremely concerned about the emperor's establishment of the Military and Civilian Guards modeled after the Military and Civilian Palaces.

Some time ago, the emperor once again mentioned the military and civilian guards, and decided to set up the Andong Dusi and Andong Hujunfu overseas. He felt that this measure was very suitable for overseas expansion.

After learning that the main immigration direction of Shaanxi was Andong Protectorate, he had the idea of ​​establishing a Protectorate in Shaanxi, and he explained it to Chen Qiyu in detail:
"Shaanxi was renamed Chengdu Hufu to facilitate the migration of the people."

"One county is a guard, and under it there are thousand-household units and hundred-household units. It is clear at a glance how many households there are in a county."

"There will be an accurate number of how many garrison residents were relocated out of Shaanxi and how many were received in Andong."

"It's not like people are left to migrate on their own and fend for themselves."

After hearing his explanation, Chen Qiuyu knew that Sun Chuanting's decision to transform Shaanxi into a garrison was motivated by his great benevolence for the people.

Yes, just as Sun Chuanting said, letting the people migrate on their own will mean they will fend for themselves.

How many people migrated out and how many died on the way may be a completely confusing account, and no one can tell for sure.

It was different when forming a garrison. The number of households and population in each garrison needed to be clearly counted. Too many people died on the way to migration, and the garrison officers might be punished. In the future, when they were developing overseas, their men would not be able to compete with others.

So Chen Qiuyu knew that this was a feasible solution that could allow more people to survive.

But he also knew that the people would not understand and would probably rebel immediately after learning that they were conscripted into the military:

"The military households in the garrisons have suffered for generations!"

"Isn't Governor Sun worried that the people will rebel after they find out?"

Sun Chuanting said coldly:
"What if I rebel?"

"Some people who want to be officers should be suppressed!"

"Who wouldn't want to be a hereditary official of the imperial court?"

Yes, this is the confidence that Sun Chuanting had in turning the entire Shaanxi Province into a garrison.

Military households suffered, but hereditary military officers enjoyed wealth and status for generations.

Sun Chuanting, the hereditary centurion of Zhenwu Guard, was very clear about this.

Not to mention that the emperor wanted to change hereditary officials into hereditary nobility and confer territorial titles, which undoubtedly made the officers of the garrisons more popular.

Sun Chuanting was certain that the warriors he had recruited through the martial arts conference at the beginning of the year would be eager to become hereditary officials. If the victims wanted to rebel, these warriors he appointed as county lieutenants and inspectors would actively suppress them.

Improving the status of these people and militarizing the entire Shaanxi was also the reason why he wanted to establish the Shaanxi Protectorate.

After hearing Sun Chuanting's thoughts, Chen Qiyu knew that this young man, who was three years younger than him but was favored by the emperor, was indeed a capable person who dared to do things that others would not do. No wonder he was valued by the emperor so much that he was promoted to the high position of governor at the age of 36.

This made him feel ashamed, and he asked again:
"Since the governor is like this, have you never thought about the future?"

"You have to know how many people will be involved if the entire Shaanxi Province is changed into a Dusiwei Suo."

Sun Chuanting remained silent for a long while before he bowed and said towards the capital:
"Sun has received the emperor's grace for generations, and now shoulders such a heavy responsibility. Only by serving the country with all my heart can I repay your majesty in the slightest."

"As for the rest, don't worry about it. If His Majesty understands my loyalty, he will reserve a seat for me in the Purple Pavilion!"

Trust in the current emperor is also the reason why Sun Chuanting dared to do this.

He believed that the emperor, who could distinguish right from wrong, would not be stingy in giving him a seat in the Purple Pavilion in the future.

In that way, no matter how much praise or criticism he received, the wealth and honor of his descendants would be guaranteed, and at worst, a hundred households of the Zhenwu Guard would be able to inherit it.

Thinking about the emperor's military and civilian defense policy, Sun Chuanting said:
"It's not certain that many people would object to changing the county into a military and civilian guard."

"After all, there are not only military households in the military and civilian guards, but also civilian households. Apart from the need to serve in the army, they are no different from other civilian households."

"As long as we explain it clearly to the people, they will not rebel just because they are incorporated into the garrison."

Chen Qiyu knew about this, but he also knew that this kind of thing was difficult to explain. Once instigated by someone with ulterior motives, those ignorant people might rebel because they were incorporated into the garrison.

So he shook his head and said:
"The governor thinks things are too simple!"

"This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly. Otherwise, why didn't many people from Dongning Guard and Jinjiao Guard take the initiative to go there?"

"Except for those who have nowhere else to go, who would be willing to go overseas or be incorporated into the garrison?"

Sun Chuanting said:

"So this time I have assigned all the people in Shaanxi to the Dusi Guards."

“Once they know that the civilian households of the military and civil guards are no different than before, they will no longer harbor resistance.”

Chen Qiyu said:

"The civilian households in the garrisons have to serve in the military, so why is there no difference?"

Sun Chuanting said: "Why does the court need so many soldiers? Even for overseas expansion, they don't need them!"

"I plan to classify them as engineers and treat them as military service."

"Using these engineers to build roads and then paying them food and wages is actually not much different from using work instead of relief."

"It is the same overseas. They are asked to cultivate wasteland and this is also considered military service."

"Select elite personnel to be responsible for overseas development."

This whole set of measures made Chen Qiuyu increasingly realize that Sun Chuanting was not acting without purpose, but really intended to do so.

So he asked, the most pressing question:
"What does Sun Zhitai plan to do with those wealthy families and gentry?"

“After all, they are the ones who can influence public opinion and explain policies to disaster victims!”

The whole of Shaanxi was transformed into a military garrison, and the rich households were the most affected.

No matter how severe the famine in Shaanxi is, it will not affect them for the time being.

However, the entire population of Shaanxi was incorporated into the garrisons, which was digging out their roots.

After all, the people were all incorporated into the garrisons, so who would help them farm the land?

Even if their land was not taken over by the garrisons, they would still strongly oppose it.

But what Chen Qiyu didn't expect was that Sun Chuanting not only targeted the people of Shaanxi, but also their land, saying:
"I plan to follow the example of Liaodong in Shaanxi's policy and implement the well-field system in the future."

"All land for cultivation will be managed in a unified manner."

"For those who are willing to migrate overseas, one acre of land can be exchanged for ten acres of land overseas."

"For those who don't want to go overseas, we will give them 10% of their land as interest every year, and settle the accounts after the drought ends, and redistribute the land."

After hearing these words, Chen Qiyu didn't know what to say.

Sun Chuanting had figured out all the emperor's policies and planned to implement them.

When the current emperor knows about this, he will definitely give his full support.

Many court officials did not dare to oppose openly.

After all, implementing the well-field system was the wish of many Confucian scholars.

After the initial implementation of the well-field system in Liaodong and the unified reclamation of land, more Confucian scholars would have liked to see the well-field system implemented in other places.

Those who opposed the implementation were probably mostly local gentry from Shaanxi, who were the beneficiaries of the current situation and were unwilling to make any changes.

Thinking of an idea the emperor had mentioned to him, Chen Qiyu said:

"Has the governor ever thought of bringing in the gentry from Shaanxi as well?"

"Your Majesty has considered authorizing Jinshi, Juren and other people with merit to form a militia to stabilize the area after the civil unrest in Shaanxi cannot be controlled."

"If the governor wants to set up a military commission and a military guard, that would be even simpler. He could let these people gather the people and grant them the titles of thousand households or hundred households."

"We can also grant them the title of Guard Colonel based on the land they provide."

This method of forming a militia was more to Chen Qiyu's liking. He felt that using gentry to deal with refugees was more practical.

The Protectorate established by Sun Chuanting was not originally intended to reserve positions for these gentry. His intention was to vigorously clean up the military farms that had been encroached upon by the powerful landlords.

In this way, he could gain a lot of land and even punish the gentry and force them to hand over grain.

However, Chen Qiyu's words about the emperor's thoughts also forced him to take them seriously:

"It is indeed feasible to let the gentry serve as officers and guards."

"I'm afraid some people don't want to migrate, so I'll use all my power to resist!"

Compared with the poor people who have nothing, these landlords and gentry are even less willing to migrate.

After all, no matter how good overseas is, it is still a wild place in their eyes. They have families and businesses, and do not need to migrate like the poor.

That's why Sun Chuanting didn't focus on them, but valued civilian warriors more.

After all, they had almost nothing before, so it was easier to bribe them.

Chen Qiyu was just relaying the emperor's thoughts, and when he heard Sun Chuanting's doubts, he stopped talking. After all, he was from Shanxi like Sun Chuanting, and had nothing to do with the gentry in Shaanxi.

Regardless of whether to take ruthless action against the gentry in Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting decided to clean up the military settlements in Shaanxi and collect the corresponding grain and grass according to the original quota at the beginning of the country. He would determine the crimes of those gentry and make them more obedient in the future.

At the same time, Sun Chuanting made a request and asked Chen Qiyu to convey:

"Among all the royal families in Shaanxi, the most important one is the Qin clan."

"Please ask Chen Shaoqing to convey to His Majesty that the Qin vassal state should be relocated as soon as possible."

"The money and grain Qin Fan has saved is enough for the disaster victims in Shaanxi to survive this year and start relocating."

"I don't ask for much money and grain from the court, I just want to move the Qin vassal away!"

He regarded the Qin vassal's money and grain as his own, and the key to this disaster relief.

Chen Qiyu nodded silently, and began to return to the capital with Sun Chuanting's memorial requesting the establishment of the Shaanxi Protectorate, as well as the disaster relief memorial from Shaanxi officials.

As for the Longhai Highway, he was not going to inspect it now. Because according to Sun Chuanting, the Central Plains was the center of the world and could not be in chaos anyway. Therefore, it was better for all the disaster victims in Shaanxi to go overseas via Shanxi, rather than letting them go through the Central Plains.

So Chen Qiyu entered Shanxi from Shaanxi, took the post road in the southwest of Shanxi to Taiyuan, and then returned to the capital. (End of this chapter)