Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 453 Learning to Farm

Li Jing smiled: "You said that there are more than 100 million Manchus. In fact, we all know that not all Manchus are Jurchens. There are also Mongolians, Koreans, and Han Chinese. A nation formed after integration. I don't want to separate these nations now, just treat them as Manchus.

But since some of the Manchus are Han Chinese, then these people must be able to farm.In addition, over the years, you have kidnapped a large number of people from Ming Dynasty, and all the Han people who were taken away by you are also able to farm.

In fact, you have relied on these people to farm these years to ensure the food supply. Otherwise, you can't support so many people by just relying on the plunder of Ming Dynasty.

With so many Han people here, I don't think it is difficult to teach hundreds of thousands of Jurchens how to farm.

Of course, it will take some time, and I didn't ask them to learn how to farm right away. After three or two years, they should learn it, right? "

Huang Taiji smiled: "You think the Jurchens are too stupid. Would it take three or two years to learn how to farm? If it weren't for the fact that the spring plowing is over now, they only need one season to learn about it. It's worse, at most one more year and I can definitely learn it.

But the biggest problem now is that these people don't know how to farm after all, and the farming season has passed. Even if the land is distributed to them, there will be no harvest this year. If there is no harvest, how will these people make a living this year? "

Li Jingwen said with a smile: "Good question, but in my opinion, this question is not a problem at all.

As I said before, Manchus and Han people will be treated equally in the future. Since the Manchus are my citizens of Ming Dynasty, I will definitely not let them go hungry. Before there is any harvest, these people will be supported by Ming Dynasty.

But Daming will not feed these people in vain. These people have to work hard if they want to have enough food.

Although they can't farm at the moment, they can do other jobs.You won't tell me that they don't know anything except fighting, right? Even if they don't know anything, they will always contribute, right? "

"You mean using work as relief?" Huang Taiji pondered.

Li Jing shook his head: "It's not labor for relief, but labor to earn money for food. In the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, there was a flood in Henan. You know that I went to Henan for disaster relief, right?"

Huang Taiji nodded lightly, how could he not know such an important matter?

Li Jing smiled and continued: "Transporting grain from Pingyang Mansion to Henan requires a lot of manpower, and the consumption on the way is astonishing. There are nearly one million victims in Henan. It is impossible for me to consume a large amount of grain in the process of transporting grain.

So I mobilized the victims to help me transport food, because those victims are the objects of my relief, and it is not a waste to consume food on them.Instead, I also saved a whole lot of grain out. "

Huang Taiji nodded with a smile, he would still settle such accounts.

Li Jing sighed softly and said, "Actually, many people died of starvation during the disaster relief. Some died of starvation because the relief was not timely, and some died of starvation because I didn't distribute food to them."

Huang Taiji wondered, "Why?"

Li Jing sighed: "As I said just now, there are too many disaster victims, and my food is limited. Therefore, I will distribute food to those who contribute to the disaster relief. I will not care about those who are capable but unwilling to contribute. Even if they are hungry I don't care about death."

Huang Taiji nodded silently when he heard the words.

Although Li Jing was talking about disaster relief in Henan, Huang Taiji knew that Li Jing told him in this way, and Li Jing would also follow this method in Liaodong.In other words, before the Manchus learned how to farm, they had to work if they wanted to stay hungry.

Huang Taiji didn't ask what kind of work Li Jing planned to let the Manchus do. Huang Taiji knew very well that if Li Jing wanted the Manchus to work, there would be countless jobs waiting for the Manchus to do.

Moreover, Huang Taiji believed that the first thing Li Jing asked the Manchus to do must be to build water conservancy projects.

Thinking about how Li Jing has used countless manpower, material and financial resources to promote water conservancy in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places since last year, it can be seen how much Li Jing attaches importance to water conservancy.

Looking at Li Jing, Huang Taiji couldn't help but sighed lightly. This Li Jing is indeed a remarkable person. He can always find out what the country needs most and find a solution.

After taking a sip of tea lightly, Huang Taiji then asked: "The first step is that you plan to change the living habits of the Manchus. I have no objection to that. Then what are you going to do in the second step?"

Li Jing smiled and said, "The second step is to teach."

Looking at Huang Taiji, Li Jing continued with a smile: "You have to admit that the Manchus are very barbaric compared to the Han people. This cannot be changed by changing their living habits. If the Manchus want to truly integrate into Ming Dynasty, and To get the approval of the Han people, I cannot rely solely on the decrees I promulgate, but ultimately rely on my own efforts. If the Manchus do not receive education, the Han people will eventually look down on the Manchus. This is beyond my control.”

"That's right. Most of the Manchus have never read the books. In the eyes of the Han people, they really look down on the Manchus." Huang Taiji nodded slightly.

Li Jing smiled: "Actually, the Han people also have many problems. You don't have to belittle yourself in this regard. You will learn from each other's strengths and make up for your weaknesses. Slowly, you will merge together and truly become a family."

After a pause, Li Jing continued: "But there is one thing I hope you can be mentally prepared for."

"What is it?" Huang Taiji wondered.

Li Jing pointed to Huang Taiji's braids with a smile and said: "We Han people pay attention to the body, hair and skin of our parents, and we should not damage them easily. No matter what education the Manchus have received, if you still shave your hair and braid it, then you will never be punished by the Han people." Approved."

"This..." Huang Taiji hesitated for a moment.

Li Jing smiled and said: "Actually, I don't think shaving your hair will harm your filial piety. To be honest, I think it's very annoying if your hair grows long. However, it's too ugly for men to wear braids. If long hair is inconvenient, shaving is okay, but it’s better not to have braids.”

Hearing that Li Jing was talking to him in a negotiating tone, Huang Taiji couldn't help but sigh with emotion.He is just a prisoner, Li Jing is so polite, one can imagine Li Jing's attitude towards the people around him, no wonder there are so many people around Li Jing who are devoted to him.

However, Huang Taiji knew that although what Li Jing said was polite, the order to change the hairstyle of the Manchus must be obeyed.Huang Taiji even knew that not only the hair style, but also the clothing style must be changed together, because the color of the clothing and hair style does not only represent the dressing habits of the Manchus, but also has great political significance, which is related to the unification of Ming Dynasty.

Just like the official and civilian cap system formulated by Nurhaci in the third year of Tianqi, it actually distinguished the Jurchens from the Han people. When the Daling River Battle occurred in the fourth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji ordered all the surrendered soldiers to shave their heads and to be sent to the next day. In [-], the clothing color system was stipulated, the purpose is to distinguish obedience and disobedience.

(Note: The braids left by the Manchus at this time are completely different from the braids of later generations. At this time, the Jurchens shaved off all their hair, leaving only a piece of hair the size of a copper coin, and then braided it. Ming people called it money Rat tail. This hairstyle lasted until the middle and late Qing Dynasty. By the end of Qianlong, the part of the hair that was stored was only increased from one copper coin to four or five copper coins. What we saw on TV was only half of the head shaved. It didn't appear until the Qing court weakened in the late Qing Dynasty. If such a hairstyle appeared in the early Qing Dynasty, it would be decapitated.

The same is true for the clothing and color system. In China under the rule of the Manchus, it is forbidden to wear Hanfu.Wearing Hanfu means rebellion and decapitation.

What's more interesting is that although the Qing Dynasty banned the wearing of Hanfu, the emperor himself or people close to the emperor were not subject to this restriction when they were granted a license.Before Emperor Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he asked painters to draw many portraits of Hanfu for him. After he became emperor, he often wore Hanfu.Qianlong himself also liked Hanfu very much, and once wanted to restore Hanfu, but he gave up because of obstruction by veteran Manchu officials.

In addition, the people who shaved their hair and changed their clothes in the Qing Dynasty were mainly Han people. Koreans could still wear the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, and literati still used the year name of Chongzhen when they wrote in private. Nowadays, when reading Korean history books, you can often see the name of Chongzhen , and some actually recorded the words of Chongzhen for more than 200 years, which shows that the Koreans have been using Chongzhen's year name for more than 200 years. )
It was precisely because Huang Taiji understood the political significance of hairstyles and clothing colors that he knew that Li Jing would never allow Manchus to wear pigtails like this, nor would he allow Manchus to continue to implement the rule of not wearing Hanfu.

Huang Taiji knew very well that the systems Li Jing mentioned just now were powerful. According to Li Jing's approach, the Manchus would be assimilated by the Han in a few years.

After thinking for a while, Huang Taiji continued: "What you just said is mostly from the perspective of governance, but if you want the Manchus to recognize Ming Dynasty, you must let them live better, that is to say, you have to implement policies to benefit the people. I don't know. What are you going to do?"

Li Jing smiled: "First of all, of course, it is necessary to vigorously develop agriculture. The water system in central Liao is well developed, and the Liaohe Plain is a god-given granary. As long as it is managed carefully, it will be no problem to feed millions of people or even more.

After the food was guaranteed, I moved the model of Pingyang Prefecture to Liaodong, which means that I will vigorously open factories and develop businesses in Liaodong.Only when commerce develops can the common people become rich. "

Huang Taiji nodded silently. Li Jing had accumulated five years in Pingyang Mansion before he possessed his current strength.

However, the model of Pingyang Mansion can be copied, but that of Li Jing cannot be copied.

Li Jing must firmly hold the military power in Liaodong in his hands, and it is impossible for the Manchus to regain the army.

Thinking that apart from the remnants of the Two Yellow Banners who had fled to the north of Ninggu Pagoda, the remaining army of the Manchus was tens of thousands of Qing troops controlled by the three Dorgon brothers, Huang Taiji couldn't help but sighed softly. Rely on Dorgon's tens of thousands of troops.

However, Huang Taiji immediately shook his head. The more than [-] Qing troops in Liaodong were no match for Cao Wenzhao, and Dorgon only had tens of thousands of people. How could he compete with the Ming army?
(End of this chapter)