Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

There is also a nest case in Guiyang, where there are a lot of silver mines.

After interrogation and interrogation, Sun Zhan, the prefect of Chenzhou, was confessed.

The amount of corruption committed by Sun Zhan was not large, but the nature of the case was extremely egregious.

This guy actually misappropriated resettlement materials and illegally collected exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, causing immigrants from various counties under his jurisdiction to suffer from hunger and cold in the first year of settling in the divided fields.

I don’t know how many people froze to death and starved to death!

It is certain that Sun Zhan himself will lose his head, and now we are discussing how many consecutive times he should sit.

"Da Ming Law" now refers to people living together according to the household registration book. Sun Zhan actually has a separate household. There is only his wife and children in the household registration book. His parents and brothers are not from the same family as him.

"Report it to the Ministry of Punishment. This person obviously had a premeditated plan."

"I suggest that his parents should be implicated, and the brothers should not be implicated."

"But his brother must be investigated, maybe there is corruption. Sun Zhan had attached to Huang Qianshan in the former Song Dynasty. He was only used in the new Ming Dynasty because he impeached Cai You and was praised by some people for speaking out. I heard Say, the Sun brothers are not good people either!"

"Okay, please ask the Ministry of Punishment and the Supervisory Office to conduct a thorough investigation of the Sun brothers."

"How should the Chen County magistrate judge?"

"He said that he was forced by Sun Zhan, and he had publicly opposed it. Indeed, several scribes confessed that the magistrate of Chen County was unwilling to collect miscellaneous taxes."

"But he still reached for the money."

"He didn't get much, only a few hundred guan. His main crime was to seize more than 300 acres of newly cultivated paddy fields during water conservancy repairs, and then resold half of them to local gentry."

"It's enough to confiscate your home and send you into exile."

The magistrate of Chen County was Song Huizong.

In late autumn, the Ministry of Punishment quickly approved the case of Chenzhou Prefecture.

Those who needed to beheaded were escorted to Beijing and jailed for up to two years with a fine of up to two years, because the cells were already so full.

The remaining more than 400 people, including the elderly and the young, were exiled to Anyi County (Zhenyuan, Guizhou).

Song Huizong took his wife Zeng and their two-year-old son on the road to betrothed in tears.

All the property he had accumulated in recent years had been confiscated, and he was only allowed to take away a few changes of clothes.

Fortunately, there were boats for the whole journey, and the government provided meals along the way, so we didn't suffer too much along the way.

After crossing Dongting Lake and arriving in Wuling County, these exiled criminals waited for a while, and two groups came one after another to join them, and finally even an army came.

"Straight bitches, all of you, cheer up. Anyone who dares to escape will be beheaded!"

Sun Li yelled and cursed, venting his anger on the exiled prisoners.

This guy followed Yang Zhi to Daming Village. He could never change his greed for money. When the traitor's property was confiscated in Hebei, he was punished for embezzling the property and was thrown to Huainan to be the deputy chief water transport soldier.

Having already suffered losses, Sun Li did not dare to be greedy again, let alone take action against Cao Liang.

However, he used idle ships to transport goods to merchants to avoid tax cards along the way, which also caused thousands of stones of grain to be delayed. One of the merchants was arrested, and Sun Li was also confessed during the interrogation.

Ju Ming opened his eyes and allowed Sun Li to continue leading the army.

It's just that the location where he was stationed was changed to Anyi County, which was full of barbarians.

When boarding the ship, Sun Li shouted: "All the convicts of seventh grade and above will come to my ship, and their families will be placed in other ships!"

Song Huizong said goodbye to his wife and children and boarded the ship. He was led to a cabin where there were already two people.

They exchanged names and bowed to each other. The two prisoners were Cao Chengda, the prefect of Nanchang, and Guo Yu, the general magistrate of Nanchang.

Song Huizong chatted with them for a few words, and Li Yuanding, the supervisor of Guiyang Mint, came in again.

Cao Chengda suddenly asked: "Do you know where Anyi County is?"

"I don't know."

Guo Yu and Li Yuanding shook their heads.

Song Huizong said: "It belongs to Sizhou and is the land of Zhuxi barbarians."

Originally Song Huizong was the youngest official, and the three of them didn't take him seriously. However, now they looked at him differently and inquired about the specific situation in Anyi County.

Why did Song Huizong know this?

Because the name Anyi County was given by him himself back then!

The emperor liked to expand his territory, and officials naturally followed his wishes.

There were no troops available in the southwestern region, so local officials contacted the barbarian chiefs and coerced and induced the barbarian leaders to donate their land.

Anyi County was established in this way, and soldiers and people were forcibly moved there. Because the resettlement was not done well, a large number of people fled and there were frequent conflicts with the Yi people, so Anyi County was renamed Anyi Fort.

A few years later, all the soldiers fled and it gradually became desolate.

While chatting, several more prisoners came in one after another.

"Come out, the general is calling you over!" a soldier shouted outside.

These soldiers are all guilty and have committed more or less crimes.

Song Huizong followed everyone and went to see Sun Li.

Sun Lishen was sitting there and said gloomily: "Everyone declares their family status and ranks according to their rank. I heard that there is a chief envoy?"

A middle-aged man came out of the procession, bowed in salute and said, "Xiang Ziyi, the former envoy of Jiangxi Zuobu, pays homage to General Sun."

Sun Li nodded and said, "That's right, that's right. The chief envoys who were captured this time will all be beheaded except you. You just ransacked your home and were exiled, so you can be considered an upright official."

"I'm so ashamed." Xiang Ziyi blushed with embarrassment.

While the two people were talking, Song Huizong was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head because Xiang Ziyi was his cousin.

Sun Li took out the exile list and asked: "Jiangxi Chief Secretary Han Dong, please stand up and let me see it."

Immediately, a prison officer stood up and said, "Meet General Sun."

Sun Li continued to read: "Who is Yang Gao, the prefect of Chenzhou?"

"The criminal Yang Gao has met General Sun." Another prisoner stepped forward.

One after another, prisoners announced their family status in front of Sun Li, and a little guy like Song Huizong could only be ranked last.

When Song Huizong stood up, Xiang Ziyi was stunned for a moment and quickly rubbed his eyes thinking that he had seen it wrong.

Song Huizong was sweating on his vest, for fear that his cousin would take advantage of him.

Xiang Ziyi really wanted to do this. If he could find out the great achievements of the previous emperor, he might be able to use them to atone for his sins. But thinking that Hunjun was very good to me, not only did he not owe him anything, but he always promoted him, Xiang Ziyi really couldn't say it out loud.

All the prisoners appeared, and Sun Li finally began to lecture: "The prisoners from Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangxi are all going to Anyi County. The prisoners from Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang are going to Taiwan. Don't ask. I don’t know where Taiwan Island is. I only know that Anyi County is very important and we can keep an eye on the Sizhou Tian family. In the future, when the imperial court conquers the Dali Kingdom, the Eastern Route Army will also go to Anyi County."

"I am a prison officer, and you are also prison officers. Maybe there will be a chance to make meritorious deeds. Xiang Ziyi!"

Xiang Zikai was in a dilemma when he suddenly heard Sun Li calling him. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Here you are!"

Sun Li said: "The prince thinks that as the left-wing governor of a province, you are more restrained than other corrupt officials. You also made a great contribution to the land donation, so I will leave some room for you this time. Anyi County was changed to Zhenyuanbao, and I am in charge of military affairs." You take care of the civil affairs. Make a good living there. In the future, the imperial court will conquer Dali Kingdom, and Zhenyuan Fort will be the outpost of the Eastern Route Army."

Xiang Ziyi suddenly became excited, turned around and bowed to the north: "I would like to thank the official and the prince for their kindness!"

Seeing the envious expressions on the other prisoners' faces, Sun Li said: "I still need to select a few more people to serve as officials of Zhenyuan Fort. I haven't decided who to choose yet. You guys will show yourselves along the way."

Sun Li also warned: "When you arrive at Zhenyuan Fort, whether you are serving as an official or joining the army as a common people, you must work hard with me. The prince has said that if the registered population of Han people in Zhenyuan Fort reaches 5,000, Xiang Zichen and I can be promoted and leave. If we promote other prisoners to take charge of military affairs, for every five hundred additional Han civilians in the army, one civil servant and one military officer will be promoted and transferred away."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this and saw hope in a desperate situation.

"I won't say any more nonsense," Sun Li warned, "We are all grasshoppers on the same rope, and the Han people are our lifeblood. Corruption is not allowed to deprive the Han people of their food and clothing, and more Don't oppress and exploit the Han people, let them have more children, and quickly give birth to enough people."

"I am willing to help the general to reproduce the people!" the prisoners shouted in unison.

Sun Li added: "The local barbarians have settled down for more than three years, and their whole families have changed their Chinese names to Han surnames. If there are three adult men and women in the family who can speak Chinese, they can be regarded as naturalized Han people. Therefore, those obedient barbarians must also Be kind and let them learn to speak Chinese."

The prisoner Cao Chengda suggested: "We can lure nearby barbarians, teach them to plant and irrigate, and then register them and let them pay taxes to the government. Then select the children in their families, preferably those who are twelve or thirteen years old, and teach them Read, write and speak.”

"This is a good idea," Sun Li nodded and said, "I'll give you an assignment. You will be responsible for educating the barbarians."

Cao Chengda was immediately overjoyed. After sending Sun Li and Xiang Ziyi away, it would be his turn to be promoted and stay away.

None of them thought of cheating, because the imperial court must be very strict in checking the population.

Xiang Ziyi asked: "How many Han people will be exiled to Zhenyuan Fort this time?"

Sun Li said: "With soldiers and civilians, there are about two thousand people. Children are not counted, only those over fifteen years old. By the way, who knows medical skills?"

Immediately three prisoners stood up and claimed that they had some knowledge of medical skills.

All of these prisoners are talented people.

In order to be able to leave Zhenyuan Fort, it can be said that we are united now. Taking the adult population of 5,000 as the base, for every additional 500 people, one civil and one military person can be liberated, and naturalized barbarians are also included in this.

They believe that within twenty years, all the prisoners present will be able to leave.

Southern Sichuan, Guizhou, and Taiwan all follow this set of rules.

A piece of toilet paper is useful, let alone a group of officials. As long as they are willing to do something and have a clear goal, they will definitely be able to explode with amazing power.

Apart from anything else, his civilizing ability is top-notch and he can quickly naturalize a large number of barbarians.

Xiang Ziyi was originally hesitant about whether to report Song Huizong, but now that he has a new goal, there is no need to do anything against his will.

When he left Sun Li's cabin, he secretly winked at Song Huizong.

The two came to a remote place, and Song Huizong said with a tearful voice: "Thank you very much for your kindness, my dear brother. My dear brother is my reborn parent."

Xiang Ziyi sighed and asked, "How has brother been doing in recent years?"

Song Huizong said: "I lived a peaceful life, and I remarried and gave birth to a young son two years ago."

Xiang Ziyi was speechless for a moment.

This idiot is really good at mixing things up. A king who had subjugated his country unexpectedly became an official in the new dynasty, married a wife and had children without even realizing it.

Looking at him, he seemed to be living a very healthy life.

Xiang Ziyi began to murmur, maybe at a certain critical moment, he could confess the faint king to meritorious deeds!

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