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In front of the cabinet ministers, he approved one by one.

"Where is Nanqi? Why did you take more than 3 Yue prisoners, and most of them moved there to cultivate?" Zhao Han wondered.

Xiao Huan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, pointed to a place and said: "Nanqi is the territory of Chenla (Cambodia), and there are mostly river beaches and swamps. According to Sun Buzheng (Sun Chuanting) of Guangnan Province, Nanqi has already been inhabited by Han people. , and even built a small port town called "Hexian Town". There were also refugees and rogues of the Yue nationality, who were moved to this place by the Ruan family for reclamation. King Chenla dared not say anything. Sun Buzheng suggested that these captive Half of the Vietnamese rebels migrated to Nanqi to reclaim the wasteland on the river bank and hand it over to the Han people there for management. Also, send a mission team to help the Han people in Nanqi form a militia, and it is best to build a school.”

Zhao Han took a closer look and was immediately speechless.

The so-called land of Nanqi is the seaside area of ​​the Mekong Delta.And Haxian Town, where overseas Han people live together, is actually at the mouth of the Mekong River—many of the Han people in Hexian Town fled to sea in the Ming Dynasty.There are also some Han merchants who settled there to do business, specializing in the purchase of Cambodian local products.

The lower reaches of the Mekong River are full of mangroves and deserted beaches, which have not been reclaimed at all at this time, so although the King of Cambodia is upset, he has been turning a blind eye and closing his eyes.Even the Cambodian officials, gentry and aristocrats are still doing business with the Han merchants in Ha Tien Town, and they are happy to see the Han people get together.

After thinking carefully, Zhao Han said: "If half of the Yue prisoners are exiled, I am afraid the Han people in Nanqi will not be able to suppress them. How about we only exile [-] Yue prisoners and let them go to Nanqi to reclaim wasteland and atone for their sins, and integrate with the local Han people as soon as possible. [-] of the remaining Yue captives were exiled to Taiwan, scattered and distributed to various counties in Taiwan. Another [-] were exiled to Malacca, and [-] were exiled to Palembang. The rest were all relocated to the mountainous areas of Yunnan and Guangxi. The Guangnan land that came out was migrated from Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong, and the farmers used to divide the fields and settle down. Since they don't cherish the fertile land, let the Han people cultivate it!"

The monarchs and ministers of the Datong court clearly set their sights on the Mekong Delta.When the Han people there merge with Vietnamese exiles, a large area of ​​land will definitely be reclaimed, and then the trick of overseas immigrants offering soil will be able to be played.Taking the Nguyen and Nanpan countries in Vietnam will bring the entire coastal area into the bag, which is almost equivalent to Vietnam hundreds of years later.

As for the lack of low-level officials in Guangnan Province, the Ministry of Officials suggested that all the Yue people in Guangxi who could read and write should be promoted exceptionally, and all their families would be moved to Guangnan Province to become officials.

The Yue people in Guangxi later belonged to one of the 56 ethnic groups (Jing).At this time, thousands of people have multiplied in Guangxi. A group of officials were selected before, and it is estimated that there are very few who can read and write.

Now I can't control that much anymore. Those who look smart can be promoted even if they are illiterate.They can speak both Chinese and Vietnamese, and they are most suitable as low-level officials, at least more reassuring than local gentry.

Zhao Han quickly approved the decision of the Ministry of Officials, but then he hesitated, how to deal with the more than 2700 Vietnamese gentry?

The Ministry of Punishment's suggestion is to kill one man as an example to others, and kill all adult men, so as to prevent further chaos in Guangnan Province!

Zhao Han doesn't like to kill people unless necessary.

It's not that Emperor Zhao is merciful, but that it's too wasteful.He drew a pen and replied: "Screen out the most vicious and vicious people, and execute the law on the spot, and the rest can live. Men over 16 years old will be charged to mine in Yunnan and Guangxi. Women over 16 years old will immigrate to the north. There are more men in the north and fewer women. Marriage of women. Children under the age of 16 migrate to the north with their mothers."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Han added another stroke: "No matter men or women, no matter age, if you wish to emigrate to a place of bitter cold, you can keep your family reunited, and all of them will move to the Songhua River Basin in the northeast!"

The imperial court wants to build the capital of Heilongjiang, and the Songhua River Basin is seriously short of people.The Vietnamese gentry immigrated to the past, and those who were not familiar with the place must be better governed than the Mongols there.

"Your Majesty is merciful!"

The ministers shouted.

It is indeed kind, adding this sentence, many Vietnamese gentry can escape the fate of mining, and can also avoid the end of their wives and children.As for whether he will be frozen to death, it depends on luck. Anyway, the government will try to arrange it properly.

This time, 36 ethnic groups in Vietnam were ransacked in one go. Although only the main members of the great clan were arrested, and the minor branches were not moved, Vietnam should be able to stop.

Many of them caught the wrong ones, and perhaps some big families really did not participate in the rebellion.But who's really going to tell the difference?Being a big family is the original sin, maybe not participating in the rebellion, but exploiting the people is definitely enough.

Next, slowly assimilate it, it may take several generations.

……

The ministers withdrew, and Xu Ying was invited in by the female officer.

"Walk with me." Zhao Han put down his brush, got up and walked out of the hall.

Xu Ying followed behind and went to the Royal Garden together.

Zhao Han said as he walked, "How is Teacher's health?"

Xu Ying replied with a smile: "Although Liaodong is bitter and cold, it is not a place for the elderly, but when the husband returns to his hometown, many problems heal without medicine, and he is more energetic than when he lived in Nanjing. The husband also found a brother, although The clan brother also has no children, and his family has been separated for a long time, but they can be regarded as relatives reunion. The husband spends all day leisurely with the clan brother, and occasionally gathers the soldiers who protect him together, and gives the soldiers a gift in his own yard. Lecture."

"That's good." Zhao Han also became happy.

Xu Ying continued: "The people nearby heard that the grand master teaches in person at home, so that it is convenient for the children to come to listen in on holidays. The master will not refuse anyone who comes, and he also hired two cooks to cook for those children."

Zhao Han said with emotion: "Mr. has worked hard all his life, so he should enjoy the happiness. But I heard that Mr. Meng An (Li Banghua)'s life after retirement is not comfortable."

"What's wrong?" Xu Ying asked curiously.

Zhao Han sighed: "Oh, Mr. Meng An is too busy to be free. I received news a few days ago that Mr. Meng An was seriously ill in bed. The doctor said that he might not survive this winter. I have already sent pedestrians and Famous doctor, go to Jishui to see Mr. Meng An, and wish him a long life."

This is purely a "retirement disease". When working in high spirits, all kinds of problems will appear after retirement.

"It's a pity." Xu Ying echoed, but in fact he didn't have much friendship with Li Banghua.

After walking for a while, Zhao Han suddenly said: "Go to Jiangsu to be the chief minister. The merchants there are getting more and more troublesome. Salt affairs, as well as commercial taxes, check it out hard, and I will let the inspector The hospital is fully cooperating.”

Xu Ying immediately had a serious expression: "The Inspectorate can't even investigate, and you still want to select a chief executive to sit in the town?"

Zhao Han said: "The Procuratorate will definitely be able to investigate, but the intertwined relationship needs to be sorted out slowly. Jiangsu's business is booming, and collusion between officials and businessmen has also increased. It needs to be dealt with severely for several years, not to investigate and kill a few officials. Just do it."

Jiangsu is the fastest-growing province, with the highest industry and commerce in the country, and its population is also growing wildly.

In another ten years, Jiangsu's population is likely to rank first in the country.

Zhao Han thought for a while and said, "Tianzheng in Jiangsu seems to have a big problem."

"What's wrong with Tian Zheng?" Xu Ying frowned.

Zhao Han said: "Although the imperial court tried its best to relieve disasters, it is inevitable that there are people who can't take care of them. There are so many farmers, some of them owe huge debts in business, and some are seriously ill and helpless. Some even participated in gambling and lost their entire family. I heard that underground casinos in Jiangsu have popped up again. There are always some wealthy businessmen colluding with local ruffians and hooligans to set up tricks to lure good families to gamble. If they lose all their property and can’t pay off their gambling debts, they can only use the family property Go mortgage."

Xu Ying said: "Our dynasty prohibits land transactions. Land property can only be inherited and cannot be transferred casually. How can it be used to repay gambling debts?"

Zhao Han sneered and said: "There are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. It's nothing more than the field skin and bone. The sale of land property is all hidden from the government. The poor sell the land skin (use right) to the rich privately, and the field bone (ownership) owns it." Keep it. When you think about it carefully, this thing is not illegal, because they didn't really buy and sell land."

In Jiangsu, especially in the Susong Changhu area, a weakened and deformed version of the "enclosure movement" is brewing.

Due to the rapid development of Jiangsu's textile industry, raw materials such as cotton cannot be supplied.Businessmen use various means to try to control as much land as possible, and plant the cash crops they need in patches.

This kind of land control does not need to actually occupy the land, but only needs to control the types of crops planted on the land.Such as cotton, such as mulberry.

It is useless for the imperial court to use taxation to regulate and control. The taxes on cotton and mulberry fields are already very high, but they still cannot stop farmers from changing rice to mulberry and rice to cotton.The imperial court did not dare to really tax the dead, because ordinary farmers couldn't afford it, and the real profits were made by businessmen.

The grain planting area in the south of the Yangtze River has fallen to a very dangerous figure.

Zhao Han said: "If you go to govern Jiangxi, you must do three things well. Clean up Jiangsu's salt affairs, clean up Jiangsu's commercial taxes, and curb the trend of changing rice to mulberry! It’s enough to fight, and the Procuratorate will help you. If it doesn’t work, kill a few wealthy businessmen. If my brother-in-law doesn’t know how to do it, he can kill him together!”

"Yes!" Xu Ying bowed upright.

Xu Ying's black guard, previously represented by his deputy.

Now that Xu Ying has officially resigned, the Black Clothes Guard will be formalized, and the administrative level will be similar to that of the Procuratorate.Too lazy to think about the name, Zhao Han planned to change the name to "National Security Institute".

Neither the Procuratorate nor the National Security Council has the power to arrest, but at critical times, they can bypass the cabinet and be directly responsible to the emperor.

Chapter 772 [East Palace Official]

The former Zuo Buzheng of Jiangsu was called Gan Tangshu, a scholar in Fengcheng County, Jiangxi.

If you only look at the rate of population and tax growth, he has made remarkable achievements in Jiangsu.No one can make a mistake, and Zhao Han also can't make a mistake, so he was transferred back to the central center for promotion, and directly became the left servant of the Ministry of Commerce - the grade was lowered by one level, but it was a real promotion.

Gan Tangshu went through the appointment formalities, went to the palace to meet the emperor, and went to visit Yu Shiqin the next day.

The left servant of the Ministry of Commerce actually took the initiative to call on the right servant of the Ministry of Industry!

Li Rixuan used arrogant tactics all day long, and after a full year, Yu Shiqin was still able to maintain his sanity.But those who are really familiar with him can already feel the change, Yu Shiqin's words are becoming more and more impolite.

The two belonged to old friends for many years. After exchanging pleasantries, Gan Tangshu asked: "Regard cousin, brother Yu was transferred back to Beijing, and His Majesty let Xu Ying succeed him in Jiangsu. What does this mean? Xu Ying used to be in charge of the 'Jinyiwei' !"

Yu Shiqin also frowned, shook his head and said, "I don't understand. Your Majesty has always hidden deep meaning in his actions. Could it be that he is dissatisfied with Jiangsu's officialdom? But in Jiangsu Province, the number of household registrations is increasing day by day, business and commerce are booming, culture and education are flourishing, and there are so many taxes. What made His Majesty unhappy? After thinking about it, we may be overthinking. Your Majesty simply wants to promote Xu Ying, let him take charge of the government first, and then transfer back to the imperial court as Minister."

"I hope so." Gan Tangshu was still a little uneasy.

Both felt that the situation in Jiangsu was very good, and they couldn't find any loopholes.

Yu Shiqin said: "Imperial departments need a major adjustment, and the plan has come out. From now on, there will be the cabinet, eight ministries, two courts, one government, one party, and twelve cao. The minister will join the cabinet as prime minister." Yu Shiqin laughed, "I'm also going to move from the right servant to the left servant."

Gan Tangshu cupped her fists and said, "Congratulations, brother!"

Eight departments: officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishment, industry, commerce, and finance.

Two chambers: the Inspectorate and the National Security Council.

One line: Datong Bank.

One Mansion: The Mansion of the Governor of the Sixth Army.

Twelve Caos: Corresponding to eight ministries, two institutes, one line and one government respectively.

This is the complete system of the Datong New Dynasty. Zhao Han will not adjust it in the future unless he encounters major problems.

Of course, fine-tuning will be done, because the military generals are so powerful, we can only let the civilian officials suppress the military generals from the system, even so, it is a bit overwhelming.With the transfer of a group of honorable military generals back to the central government, the generals will be given more power from the system in the future. Anyway, try to achieve a balance between civil and military affairs.

Yu Shiqin said in a low voice: "Your Majesty intends to form a team for the Eastern Palace."

"East Palace?" Gan Tangshu's eyes lit up.

Yu Shiqin nodded and said, "The prince is already 13 years old."

Gan Tangshu asked: "Your Majesty has always been unconventional in doing things. Does the East Palace official position follow the pre-Ming system, or are there any new rules?"

Yu Shiqin said: "Basically follow the previous Ming Dynasty."

The official position of the East Palace in the Ming Dynasty was not established by Zhu Yuanzhang casually, but the most appropriate method carefully formulated by summarizing the experience of previous dynasties.

The core point is to let the important officials of the court concurrently serve as the official position of the prince.

This approach is to ease the conflict between the emperor and the prince, so as to avoid the situation where the prince seizes the throne.Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for the prince to rebel, because the prince has no ability to rebel.

The disadvantage is that the official position in the East Palace is gradually becoming virtual, and it has become an honorary position and a springboard for promotion.

Since Zhu Houzhao had no son, the official position of the East Palace was completely emptied.After Jiajing succeeded to the throne, he deliberately did not change this status quo, and even eliminated the "Prince Supervising the Country".At that time, Jiajing's son was only four or five years old, and the Daoist couldn't tolerate it at all.

……

On the sixth day after Xu Ying went to Jiangsu to take office, at the court meeting, Zhao Han announced the establishment of the East Palace Official.

The prince's six Fu, follow the old rules unchanged.

That is to say, from the first-rank Prince Taishi, Prince Taifu, and Prince Taibao, from the second-rank Prince Shaoshi, Prince Shaofu, and Prince Shaobao.

These six official positions are mostly awarded to important cabinet ministers or courtiers who have made great contributions.It is not only an honorary position bestowed on the courtiers, but also allows the ministers to be the nominal teachers of the prince. It is the lubricant between the emperor and the prince, and it is also the lubricant to ensure the smooth transfer of imperial power.

With the crown prince and Liu Fu sitting in charge, there will be no such thing as the emperor being seriously ill and ministers colluding with the prince to seize the throne.

Next, is the actual official position.

The prince's guests are the third grade, teaching the prince etiquette, and advising the prince on his mistakes.

Bachelor of Wenhuadian University, fifth grade, cabinet member concurrently, tutoring the prince to familiarize himself with government affairs, and responsible for the prince's education.

Zhan Shi, a third-rank official, is in charge of the government affairs of the Eastern Palace, and guides the prince to familiarize himself with the government.

Under Zhan Shi, there are many duties.

For example, the prince washes the horse, from the fifth rank, in charge of the books the prince wants to read.The Grand Master of Chunfang, the fifth grade, the Prince's edict to the emperor, the Prince's letter to the minister, and the Prince's study courses all need this Grand Master to check.

The officials of the entire Zhan Shi Mansion, the Chief Registrar, Zuo Chunfang and the Economic and Economic Bureau not only taught the prince to learn homework, but also presented and analyzed major court affairs and explained the handling of government affairs by the emperor and the cabinet.Once the emperor is seriously ill or goes out, the prince can immediately supervise the country and handle government affairs directly.

"From now on," Zhao Han said to the courtiers while sitting in the main hall, "Schools at all levels in the world will go back and forth every ten days. There will be eight days of classes and two days of rest."

For students, taking two days off is not safe because the teacher will assign homework.

The crown prince was even more troubled. Of the two rest days, one had to be given to be taught by officials from the East Palace.

In the morning, learn the principles of governing the country.In addition to the traditional books such as "Zhenguan Zhengyao" and "Zizhi Tongjian", it is also necessary to study the "Datong Collection" of this dynasty.The prince is not required to recite it, anyway, just listen to the story, the prince must know these things.

In the afternoon, learn the art of governing the country.For the government affairs that the Cabinet Department has already handled, select some important contents and send them over for analysis and explanation by the officials of the East Palace.

After the dynasty was dispersed, the officials of the Eastern Palace gathered together.

Several important cabinet ministers were all appointed as the six Fu of the prince.Their positions are all false, and even the Grand Master of the Wenhua Palace established by the prince is only responsible in name, and the real position is to handle government affairs in the cabinet.

These important ministers said a few words and then left on their own. In the future, they would occasionally come to teach the prince in person.

The rest are practical officials.

The prince's guest, Hu Mengtai, the queen's cousin, is also the prince's cousin.

Zhan Shi and Zhang Dai are in charge of the government affairs of the Eastern Palace.

Two of them are full-time personnel, and most of the rest are part-time officials of the Twelve Caos.As for the two princes washing horses, they are directly concurrently served by doctors from the Imperial Academy and Qintian Academy, and they can be called to answer questions about arts and sciences at any time.

Zhang Dai was very surprised by his new official position. He used to be the minister of Honglu Temple, but somehow he was transferred to be the chief steward of the East Palace.

It's very simple, he has enough reputation and qualifications, and he is not deeply involved with various factions.

After those important ministers left, Zhang Dai bowed his hands to the remaining officials and said, "I will take charge of Zhan Shifu in the next month, and I need your help. If there are any omissions, colleagues may wish to correct them!"

"How dare, how dare!" Zhan Shifu officials quickly replied.

Zhang Dai said to Hu Mengtai: "Mr. Hu, please tell me a few words."

Hu Mengtai waved his hands and said with a smile: "No need, I'm just an admonisher next to the prince."

The prince's guests, when the quota is full, there are at most four people, in name to advise the prince on the gains and losses, but in fact they are the prince's advisers.They will help the prince analyze the situation in the court and the inside story of the court's handling of government affairs.

The official position of prince guest was only established during Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty, and was completely abolished later.

The reason for the cancellation is very simple, why does the prince want counselors?