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In the extreme northeast region, another Tsarist Russian "army" has arrived.

This time, the ones who came here were not the mud-legged Cossacks, but the real Tsarist Russian nobles who led the regular Russian army to kill them.

The reason is that the tsarist government received news from the Far East, the whole court was in turmoil, and the monarchs and ministers were excited, and decided to completely conquer the wealthy Heilongjiang.

The specific plan is as follows: Duke Lobanov Rostovsky will lead an army of 150 to bring the entire Heilongjiang River Basin into the territory of Tsarist Russia.He also ordered the Tsarist Russian forces in Siberia to build 3000 inland river warships within two years.Then send the noble general Zinoviev to lead [-] regular troops as a vanguard to Heilongjiang to raise rations for [-] expeditionary troops and obtain more military intelligence about Heilongjiang.

Just when the Yangtze River was frozen, the 3000 Tsarist Russian Expeditionary Force had not yet set off, but the vanguard of 150 people had already arrived at the shore of Lake Baikal.

I didn't continue to march. First, the weather was too cold to walk, and second, I heard that Khabarov was "defeated and died."

At this time, the Tsarist Russian forces had built three castles on the shore of Lake Baikal.In the east of Lake Baikal, two castles were built along the river.The territory of the Buryat Mongols has been occupied to a small extent, and many herdsmen have been taken in as lackeys.

Tsarist Russian aristocratic general Zinoviev coveted the wealth of Heilongjiang in order to complete his military mission. While he dared not continue to go east, he began to spread rumors that Heilongjiang was full of gold and food could not be eaten up.

The nearby Cossacks were very moved, and people kept finding Zinoviev, hoping to follow him to Heilongjiang to make a fortune.

Before the end of winter, Zinoviev's troops had surged.In addition to the 150 people brought from Moscow, there were also 207 Cossacks recruited from Lake Baikal, and more than 400 indigenous Siberian hunters.

These guys planned to come to the coast of Heilongjiang to plunder after the snow melted.

Of course, Nanjing didn't know about such trivial matters. On the one hand, he was immersed in the joy of the grassland victory, and on the other hand, he began to prepare for the test in two months.

The second session of the Datong Imperial Court Examination is about to be held!

Some students from other provinces couldn't wait to celebrate the New Year at home, so they came to Nanjing early to stay.

Just after the winter solstice, a family came to Nanjing.

The middle-aged man named Qi Biaojia committed suicide and died for his country in history. Now he is doing business in Shanyin County and is the largest book collector in Shanyin County.His wife's name is Shang Jinglan, the daughter of Shang Zuo, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in the late Ming Dynasty, and she is also a female leader of the Jiangnan literary circle.

Their second son, Qi Bansun, and third daughter, Qi Deqiong, have obtained their university diplomas successively, and they will only take part in the general examination together after the beginning of spring.In addition, Qi Bansun's fiancée, Zhu Derong, also came to take the imperial examination this time.Originally they had already reached the age of marriage, but the young couple had an agreement in private that they would get married only after passing the Jinshi examination together.

In the second imperial examination of Datong New Dynasty, there are finally female candidates, and there are more than one!

The whole family landed at Nanjing Wharf, and the eldest son had already gone out to be an official, so he did not come to accompany the exam.But Qi Biaojia's sister-in-law came. This woman's name is Shang Jinghui, and she is also a famous Jiangnan talented woman.

When the ancient children's enlightenment book "Children's Learning Qionglin" was re-edited in the Qing Dynasty, the following sentences were added: "Bo Shang Zhong Shang was called Yuexiu at that time; De Rong De Hui reflected the Qi family."

"Qi's family" is Qi Biaojia's family, "Boshang" is his wife Shang Jinglan, "Zhongshang" is his sister-in-law Shang Jinghui, "Derong" is his youngest daughter-in-law Zhu Derong, and "Dehui" is his eldest son. Daughter-in-law Zhang Dehui.

The wind and snow had stopped, but the pier was covered with heavy snow, and the temporary cleaners hired by the government came to clear the snow just after dawn.

"Do you want to enter the city?" Several bearers carrying sliding poles rushed over to take the work.

The bearers were all wearing ragged cotton jackets, and there were new ones too, but they had to be saved for the New Year.They wore dog fur hats and leather ear protectors, but their faces were flushed from the cold, they rubbed their hands together in front of their mouths to breathe, and their feet jumped on the spot to avoid freezing.

In fact, if you go a little further, you can rent horse-drawn carriages and ox carts, and the carriages can withstand the cold wind.

But Qi Biaojia saw that these bearers were pitiful, so he said: "Look for an inn to stay. I have female relatives here, so I want a clean inn."

"Okay, guests please get on the sedan chair!"

The bearers were overjoyed, and several pairs of sliding poles were swung down, carrying the Qi family steadily into the city.

The government stipulates that bearers engaged in the taxi business are not allowed to use sedan chairs with compartments, but only simple sliding poles.The sedan chairs occupy too much area, and a whole row of sedan chairs is parked there waiting for work, which is easy to block the traffic.The sliding pole is much more convenient. It can be erected against the wall without taking up too much ground.

After walking forward for a while, Qi Biaojia suddenly said, "Go closer to the inn in the Gongyuan."

The bearer asked: "Is the guest sending your son to the imperial examination? Then you have arrived. A few days later, after the Chinese New Year, the inns near the Gongyuan will be full." The bearer raised his voice again, and said to his companions Shouted, "Go to the Gongyuan Inn!"

There is still snow left on the road, and the bearers dare not run too fast. They introduce the situation on the street to passengers along the way, which is equivalent to playing the role of a guest guide by the way.

Walking to a street, Shang Jinglan suddenly said, "Why is there a Fanlou here?"

The bearer smiled and said, "So that Madam can know that this place used to be called Chunfenglou, and it was sold by Master Lou of Jiujiang (the Queen's uncle). The business was not good when it first opened, and I don't know who came up with the idea to change the name to Fanlou. Suddenly, many scholars came to drink."

"I know how to do business." Shang Jinglan couldn't help laughing.

After bypassing the Forbidden City, everyone came to the vicinity of the Gongyuan, and the bearers helped them choose the best inn.

Before they went in to open the room, another pair of sliding poles came over and stopped: "Ma'am, we're here."

"It's work!"

This is a single woman, about 27 years old.Wearing a fur suit and a cloak, a long sword hangs from his waist, and a pair of luggage hangs from his back.

Dressed up like this, it attracts attention.

Seeing this woman also entered the inn, Shang Jinglan clasped her fists and said, "My surname is Shang, my name is Jinglan, and my name is Meisheng. I don't know the name of my younger brother?"

The woman was stunned, and she cupped her hands in return: "Little brother Liu Shuying, whose name is Muping, and whose name is Geshan, my brother is very polite."

When Shang Jinghui heard the words, he also leaned over: "So it's Liu Geshan in Jiangxi, and I've admired her name for a long time!"

Zhao Han's "Gate Position Theory" has not had no impact at all, and many ladies and prostitutes in brothels have begun to shout for women's rights.Their feminist thoughts are roughly as follows: women can also take imperial examinations, women can also be officials, women can also work, and women can also write books.

These women, flaunting independence, call each other "female elder brother" and "female younger brother".

Shang Jinglan asked: "Why did Brother Geshan come to Nanjing alone?"

Liu Shuying replied: "Living in Jiangxi is boring, so I came to Nanjing to take the examination for female officials in the palace. When the imperial examination is over, the examination for female officials will be held in this Gongyuan."

Shang Jinghui was surprised and said: "Your brother is so famous, you actually want to take the female officer exam?"

"Fame is just a burden." Liu Shuying smiled miserably.

Liu Shuying's father, who used to be the magistrate of Yangzhou, was persecuted to death by the eunuch party.Historically, she was a widow. Although she was not a widow, her husband died of illness not long after her marriage.

When the Qing army went south, Liu Shuying dispersed her family wealth and gathered more than a thousand soldiers to serve the country.She led troops out of Jiangxi to try to rescue the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, but met He Tengjiao's general Zhang Xianbi on the way.Zhang Xianbi was greedy for her beauty, so he forced Liu Shuying to be a concubine, but Liu Shuying refused and was arrested and imprisoned by Zhang Xianbi.This matter was quite a big deal, Zhang Xianbi had no choice but to let Liu Shuying go, but Liu Shuying's troops were annexed.

When the Qing army went to Jiangxi, Liu Shuying fled to Hunan with her mother, and later became a nun.

In this time and space, Liu Shuying also became a widow early.When the Datong Army occupied Anfu County, many officers admired her talent and fame, and the matchmaker broke the threshold of her house.

But this widow, who was familiar with military books since childhood and dared to recruit soldiers to fight against the Qing Dynasty, wanted to be a widow for her dead husband.She worked as a teacher in Anfu County Middle School, and often published articles in newspapers, and her fame even spread to Jiangnan.

But it's a crime to conceive a jade!

Although the land of her husband's family and her mother's family were divided by the government, a lot of money was left on both sides.There is only one mother left in her natal family, and a younger uncle in her husband's family.My brother-in-law connected with the tribe, saying that she didn't teach at the girls' school, but insisted on teaching at the county middle school. She hung out with male teachers and students all day long, and often attended literary fairs to hook up with promiscuous wits.

It's nothing more than my brother-in-law having evil thoughts, wanting to tarnish her reputation and force her to hand over the money in his hand!

Liu Shuying refused to give in, but she really couldn't survive in Anfu County.So I entrusted my mother to relatives to take care of, and deposited money in Datong Bank, and relatives could go to the bank to withdraw money every month.Then donate half of the silver in his hand to the Anfu county government to build water conservancy, which is tantamount to asking the county government officials to take care of his mother.She left Jiangxi alone and came to Nanjing to take the female officer exam. She felt that female officers would definitely not be discriminated against.

After staying in the inn, sisters Shang Jinglan and Shang Jinghui went to Liu Shuying's room to visit.

Liu Shuying was wiping the sword, Shang Jinghui saw it and praised: "Your brother is really a hero among women!"

Liu Shuying was a little embarrassed, and clasped her fists and said: "Brother is absurd. Although my younger brother has practiced martial arts since childhood, he is all fake moves, which can only scare the disciples in the city. If real swords and guns are used to fight, I am afraid that it will be a fight in the countryside." The Datong peasants and soldiers can also stab the younger brother to death with a single shot."

Shang Jinglan persuaded: "My virtuous brother left Jiangxi because he must have been made useless. They are all rotten Confucians and fools who look down on women like me. How do they know the true meaning of personality theory? Women are born in the world, husbands and children are natural. Duty. But apart from husband and son, can’t you show your face? I heard that the atmosphere in Nanjing is much more open than that in the countryside. With the reputation of a good brother, you will be able to make a living in Nanjing. At that time, find a like-minded man If you are married, why go to the Forbidden City to be a female official? Once you enter the Forbidden City, you will no longer be free."

Liu Shuying said: "The Forbidden City recruits female officials every year. It can be inferred that there are female officials who return home every year. When you are a pilgrimage to the emperor, you allow female officials and maids to resign. If you are not happy with what you are doing, it is not too late to resign and leave the palace."

"It's a pity that the literary world has lost another female general!" Shang Jinglan sighed.

Liu Shuying said with a smile: "Poems and articles are just small things. My ambition is not here. It is my true ambition to assist the sage to rule the world. Two brothers, I believe that one day, women in the world can be like men." Helping the world and benefiting the people, fighting on the battlefield! I didn't understand this kind of truth before, but after reading "Datong Collection" in recent years, I really understand what your Majesty means today!"

Chapter 800 [Emperor's review of "History of Ming Dynasty"]

Qinzheng Hall.

Zhao Han flipped through the sent manuscript, and asked casually, "Is Zhang Pu ill again?"

Qian Qianyi sighed: "Oh, this winter is very cold, unlike previous years, Dr. Zhang is so sick that he coughs up blood, and I don't know if he can survive it."

"Send some medicine over here." Zhao Han ordered the female officer, and continued to read the manuscript.

This is the "Field Mu Kao in Past Dynasties" compiled by the Imperial Academy. After several years of tossing, the draft was finally completed and sent to the emperor for his own review.

Zhao Han couldn't help frowning when he saw the original chapter of the well field system, and then picked up the red pen to give suggestions for revision.

The historians of the Imperial Academy discussed the well field system very nonsense.Common people collectively cultivate well fields, which is considered to be "the emperor's benevolent government, the people's folk customs are simple, and everyone is selfless."

Zhao Han's red-letter instructions read: During the Spring and Autumn period, ironware was scarce and crops were scarce. How many acres can one person cultivate?People are selfless, this statement is absurd!For example, the Guangdong Guoshan Yao, slash-and-burn farming, and the same farming can only harvest food.Today, the Guangdong government organizes households for Guoshan Yao, teaches them the farming skills of the Han people, and gives them iron farm tools, sweet potato and corn seeds.There have been thousands of Yao who have passed through the mountains and have given up farming and farming, which is no different from the surrounding Han people.

Sitting not far away, Qian Qianyi watched the emperor's criticism increasing, and felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Scholars of the Imperial Academy edited the book for several years, but it still needs a lot of revisions when it is sent to the emperor!

Zhao Han sat on it to review manuscripts, while Qian Qianyi waited below.Until lunch time, Zhao Han didn't lift his head, and ordered: "Let's eat here together."

After a while, a female official brought meals, and Qian Qianyi, Ding Shijing and others also ate.

During lunch, Zhao Han finally spoke and asked, "Is there really that many acres in the Sui Dynasty?"

Qian Qianyi hurriedly put down his chopsticks, cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, the ministers were also very surprised and thought it was a calculation error. According to historical data, I recalculated more than a dozen times, and the results were similar. At the time of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, there were about 20 acres of land in the Sui Dynasty. billion mu. By the time of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the country’s farmland in the Sui Dynasty had exceeded 50 billion mu.”

Zhao Han sighed: "The death of the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty is truly unjust!"

Regardless of the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, the arable land at its peak was only about 5 million mu.Agriculture developed greatly in the Ming Dynasty, and a lot of land was newly opened up. The national arable land area was only more than 8 million mu.Hundreds of years later, New China, once again developed agriculture, turning the Great Northern Wilderness into the Great Northern Cang, and the country's arable land area is only 18 billion mu.

What the hell was the more than 50 billion mu of cultivated land in the Sui Dynasty?

Qian Qianyi explained: "Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty took advantage of the prestige of the founding of the country and ordered the clearing of acres of land in the world. Officials all over the country wantonly falsely reported the amount. Ministers and others estimated that although Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty ordered the equalization of land and reduction of taxes, he was committed to implementing benevolent governance. But such a false report The tax that farmers need to pay is at least three times higher than that before the founding of the Sui Dynasty. By the time of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the land tax that farmers had to pay was probably ten times that before the Sui Dynasty.”

Holding chopsticks in one hand, Zhao Han flipped through the manuscript, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said with a sneer, "It's impossible for local officials to make such false reports purely for political achievements. After all, they have to go out to collect taxes. If they report less, officials can earn more. ?Compared with political achievements, it is more cost-effective to embezzle more taxes."

Qian Qianyi said: "This matter is quite puzzling, and the ministers and others can't figure it out."

Zhao Han flipped his chopsticks over, pointed at the contents of the manuscript and said, "What is so mysterious, you have already written it."

"This... Excuse me for being stupid." Qian Qianyi really didn't understand, and always felt that the behavior of local officials in the Sui Dynasty was unreasonable.

"Here, isn't it written here?"

Zhao Han pointed to the manuscript and said: "When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty checked the land, they also checked the refugees' hidden households, and distributed the land to the common people. Slaves and maidservants are equal to husbands. Men can get 80 acres of open fields and women 40 acres. mu, and another 20 mu of Yongye field. After the death, the dew field will be redistributed by the government, and Yongye field can be passed on to the descendants. This is indeed a benevolent government, but at the same time, the emperor ordered an inventory of the land and population in the world. General, there are regulations on the quota of slaves and maidservants. If Aiqing is a powerful figure in the Sui Dynasty, what do you think can be done to quickly annex the land?"

After thinking carefully, Qian Qianyi said: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters make the common people have nothing to live on, so I took the opportunity to lend them money. If the common people can't pay back the money, they can only sell their land."

"Hahahaha!"

Zhao Han burst out laughing suddenly: "Qian Aiqing, Qian Aiqing, how can you use the methods of the gentry of the Ming Dynasty to apply it mechanically to the elites of the Sui Dynasty? If the elites are so kind, the Sui Dynasty may last for 200 years .”

Qian Qianyi still didn't want to understand: "Is it good to annex the land like this?"

Zhao Han said: "If I were an official in the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court would give me 500 slaves. Then I would try every means to recruit the hidden people in the mountains as slaves. If all these slaves were men, they would get 4 mu of open fields, 1 mu of Yongye farmland. These 500 male slaves are all dead, 4 mu of open land will be returned to the court, and the remaining 1 mu of Yongye farmland will be mine. Then I will continue to accept another 500 slaves and let them all go If I die, I can get another 1 mu of Yongye farmland."

Qian Qianyi said: "This is indeed a loophole, but how can a slave live for decades?"

"Why should I let them live for decades?" Zhao Han suddenly had a cold expression, "I can send them to build the Grand Canal. I am a powerful official who supervises the construction of the Grand Canal. Either my clan or my friend's clan Send the slaves to the construction site and let them die in three months. They will not live for half a year! I have 500 slaves, my son has 300 slaves, my nephew has 300 slaves, and my clan has countless slaves. I will kill them A group of slaves can get 1 mu of Yongye Field, and my entire family can count hundreds of thousands of mu a year, right?"

Qian Qianyi was dumbfounded: "This... this is okay?"

Zhao Han said: "I feel sorry for killing so many servants. Then don't kill them, drive them as refugees, and report to the court that the servants are dead. In fact, the effect is the same."

Qian Qianyi seemed to have been shattered, and muttered to himself: "Could it be that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was forced to death by the rich when he built the Grand Canal and killed countless servants? At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the refugees were all over the place, and they were also driven by the rich? "

Zhao Han said with a smile: "I didn't say it, and I don't dare to be sure, but I do see loopholes that can be exploited."

Qian Qianyi had nothing to say.

The gentry after the Song Dynasty really couldn't appreciate the "proudness" of the Sui and Tang dynasties.Those aristocrats, but those who have legal divisions, not only have countless servants, but also have private armed forces.

Zhao Han said: "So when I distributed the land, I didn't think about taking it back. Even though I knew that land annexation would continue after a hundred years, I didn't dare to order the deceased to return the land to the government. If the deceased were to return the land to the government, One is to force the people to hide their land and population, and the other is that the officials can do their best to return the land. The gentry can also collude with the officials, disregarding human lives, forcing countless people to death, and taking the opportunity to take back the land and distribute the land to the gentry's family!"

Qian Qianyi's mood was complicated, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

After reviewing until the evening, Zhao Han finally finished the "Case Study of Field Mu in Past Dynasties" and said to Qian Qianyi: "Take it back and revise it according to Zhu's approval."

"According to the order!"

Qian Qianyi couldn't leave yet, so he continued to wait because there were other manuscripts.

The Ben Ji part of "History of the Ming Dynasty" was also sent, and the emperor had to read it in person.

Zhao Han first read Zhu Yuanzhang's This Chronicle, and he felt that it was not bad. It was all positive deeds, and no messy unofficial history was added.

Seeing Zhu Di's biography all the time, Zhao Han finally picked up his pen and wrote in a circle, writing: Emperor Yongle should be Ming Taizong, and the temple name is Chengzu. Isn't it a change of dynasty?

This is a downgrade for Zhu Di, Chengzu must be better than Taizong.

It is pure nonsense that Jiajing changed Zhu Di's temple name to Chengzu in order to make room for his own father.

The ancient ceremony was "Seven Temples of the Son of Heaven", but since Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, it has always been the "Nine Temples of the Son of Heaven".

In the Jiajing period, there were a total of nine emperors in the ancestral temple.Take out Zhu Yuanzhang's grandparents, exactly eight, and spare one for Jiajing's father.Where else is needed?

The real reason is that Zhu Di was appointed to sacrifice to the Ming Hall, and Jiajing sent his own father to the Ming Hall.This practice is simply nonsense!

Because his father robbed Zhu Di of Mingtang incense, Jiajing changed Ming Taizong to Ming Chengzu in order to compensate Zhu Di.In this way, Zhu Di's rank has been raised, and he can go to enjoy the annual suburban sacrifice with Zhu Yuanzhang - which is equal to the incense that should be exclusive to Zhu Yuanzhang, but somehow it is shared by Zhu Di.

Therefore, when Jiajing changed Zhu Di to Ming Chengzu, the biggest victim was actually Zhu Yuanzhang...Of course, if Zhu Di knew about it, he would be very upset, making him look like a traitor.

Zhao Han quickly scanned the following Ming Baozong and the like, and carefully checked in the Ming Xianzong's Benji.