Rewards for military merits have been distributed. Li Dingguo, Guo Zhiqi and Chen Kai distributed them to the generals in public. The generals also took these rewards back and distributed them to their subordinates.

After receiving the silver reward from their respective commanders, some held it in their arms and stroked the outline through their armor, their faces filled with joy; some simply held it in their hands and played with it, stroking it carefully.

Groups left here, some returned directly to the camp and carefully put away the money; some called friends and found a wine shop to have a drink; others simply ran to the women's group organized by the female relatives of the feudal military family.

Camp, he put the money into the hands of the officer in charge, and rushed in eagerly to choose the one he liked, and practice practicing the man's sword.

Merit rewards must be issued after a war. However, during this war, the Ming army took advantage of the situation and recovered most of Guangdong, including Guangzhou Fucheng. If it were a peaceful year, it would have recovered the land captured by the rebels or other places.

, the next step is naturally to implement military control first, and at the same time, the central government appoints officials to control one side. But in the current situation, not to mention that the Yongli court is still under the control of Sun Kewang, only that there are vassal towns all over the place, and they have always done their own thing. This time it is again.

In joint operations, all parties must be satisfied.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, as representatives of the three parties participating in the war, namely the Southwest Ming Army, the Yuexi Ming Army and the Yuedong Ming Army, the King of Xining Li Dingguo, the Supervising Academician Guo Zhiqi and the Governor of Zhangquan Chaohui Fourth Prefecture Chen Kai naturally wanted to take the lead.

A basic program is set for distribution. Based on this program, all captured items are distributed in detail.

The seizures, or the gains from this battle, were generally divided into two parts. One was the private property of Pingnan and Jingnan, which not only belonged to the two Han princes of the Qing Dynasty, but also

It also includes those vassal soldiers and generals, who have movable properties, real estate, and other things; on the other hand, there are various recovered prefectures and counties, the appointment rights of civil servants, and the division of garrison jurisdictions. There are all issues that need to be discussed.

, or in other words, a place where bargaining is required.

"I think the tribute from the emperor should be mainly gold, silver, jewelry and jade."

"The supervisor's words make sense."

"It should be so. After all, the Tian family still needs dignity."

I remember that during the Guilin victory, Li Dingguo reported the victory, offered prisoners, and captured everything directly to the Prince of Qin's Mansion in Guiyang. To Anlong's court, he just sent a document reporting the victory, but he also suffered the jealousy of Sun Kewang. From this

Only then did the sordid victory of Hengyang and the many assassinations after that battle come about.

Nowadays, Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang have basically broken up. Although the two sides have not declared war with great fanfare, the Southwest Ming Army, with the Yunnan Daxi Army as the main body, has essentially split. Sun Kewang faced off with the Qing army on the front line in Hunan.

, Li Dingguo's two expeditions to Guangdong and the attack on Guiyang were already focused on their own food and grass, and Sun Kewang also sent Feng Shuangli to seize the army. At this time, in order to report the victory, he naturally had to be transferred.

The royal flags, handsome flags, golden seals of Pingnan and Jingnan vassals, as well as the heads of Shang Kexi, Geng Jimao, Zhu Mala and others were all to be sent to Anlong. In addition, gold, silver and jade articles were seized,

Jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, etc., are naturally sent to Emperor Yongli. As for the Prince of Qin's Palace, sending a piece of good news to him, which is indispensable for the purpose of intimidating the forces of the Prince of Qin's Palace, is always no different than before.

The two central camps of Nanming and the three factions on the ground in Guangdong are all royalists, and they agree on the principle of ensuring the existence of the banner of Emperor Yongli. As soon as Guo Zhiqi opened his mouth, Li Dingguo and Chen Kai immediately expressed their affirmation

With such an attitude, the next step is just to find some valuable items from the seized items and send them over, and leave them to the people below to do the work.

"I think we can discuss the matter of demarcating the defense zone later, including the distribution of valuables, and there is no need to rush it. When Wang Shi regains Guangdong, he still needs to restore order, correct the evil laws of the Tatars, and give back to the people of Guangdong.

Making things clear is the top priority."

"Chen Fujun's words are very kind."

"Well, that's true."

Although it is about dividing the spoils, we must first occupy the moral high ground. All the evil laws of the Qing court will naturally be abolished by the Ming army. Hair shaving can still be calculated according to the old system of Emperor Longwu, and there is no need to force it.

The common people had their braids cut off, but it was still appropriate to restore the administrative system to that used by the Ming court.

"The Pingnan and Jingnan rebels imposed exorbitant levies on the land of Guangdong. They controlled the rivers and lakes, exploited the fishermen and the cargo ships and passenger ships. The people complained. The lower officials thought that it would be better to resume the fishery and salt classes and leave them to the government.

It’s good to manage and collect taxes normally.”

In order to better plunder Guangdong's private wealth, Pingnan and Jingnan vassals set up various regulations in Guangdong. Chen Kai first mentioned the two vassals' control of shipping and fishery production in rivers and lakes. Li Dingguo nodded.

Agreeing with this, Guo Zhiqi thought about it a little, but also expressed his approval of Chen Kai's proposal.

"The right way to return the fishing and salt classes to the government is what Chen Fujun said makes sense. I believe that there must be problems with the local litigation and prisons in Guangdong because the two rebels are doing their best, so the past files must also be re-examined.

Those who are guilty should be imprisoned and punished; those who are innocent should be released."

In order to seize people's wealth, the two vassals often framed good people as thieves. When Guo Zhiqi mentioned this, Li Dingguo still expressed his approval, while Chen Kai, after recalling the characters involved, also agreed.

Agreed.

"In this way, the taxes imposed by the imperial court and the second rebels will also be exempted. Guangdong has been in war for many years, and it still needs to rest with the people."

The first two items were passed extremely smoothly. Even after a little thought, no one raised any objections. They all expressed their approval in person. But as soon as Chen Kai said this, Li Dingguo and Guo Zhiqi

They both looked hesitant. The former didn't say anything, but the latter raised a question.

"In Chen Fujun's opinion, what amount of tax should be levied?"

Guo Zhiqi asked about this matter, but Chen Kai frowned, and then chuckled: "I don't have an exact number on this matter. Besides, the situation in different places is different, and more investigations are needed to make a determination.

If it comes down to it, it will easily affect the normal production and life of the people."

What was said was the same as what was not said. Chen Kai refused to answer. Guo Zhiqi thought for a while and did not continue to force him to express his position. He turned to look at Li Dingguo. The latter thought for a while and said that he should look at the specific situation in each place before speaking.

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Today's Guangdong, that is, Chaozhou has been operating for many years and has not suffered too many wars. The local handicraft industry, agricultural production and commercial operations are all developing healthily. Other prefectures and counties were first exposed to expropriation and expropriation, and then the war.

Yes, even Qiongzhou, which was only recovered for a year, is still far behind.

It is a universally recognized truth that only when you have money and food can you raise an army. If Chen Kai opens his mouth and talks too much, it will not be conducive to the people's resumption of production, and the people's resentment of being overtaxed will also be attributed to him; but if he talks too little,

The generals in various ministries were dissatisfied due to insufficient troops. And because of this, it was impossible for him to use the finances of Chaozhou and Qiongzhou to subsidize other Ming armies. Otherwise, what would be the use of the troops and horses of his headquarters and the people of these two prefectures.

Chen Kai didn't know whether Guo Zhiqi did it deliberately, but he raised the question, and it was logical that he should explain it clearly. At this moment, no one wanted to mention it, so the matter could only be put aside for the time being.

There was a lot to discuss, and after drinking a few cups of tea, I finally restored a few mistakes that needed to be corrected to the "original state" that satisfies all parties. Meetings have always been like this, and it's pretty good to be like this.

It was efficient. Things were completed one by one, with Li Dingguo's staff taking notes. Soon, they studied the main store and Wangzhuang where the differences were most likely to arise.

These two matters involved huge interests, so Chen Kai and Guo Zhiqi tacitly put them last. As for Li Dingguo, they mainly listened to their opinions on administrative matters, and spent most of the day

They all just nodded or pondered, and they didn't express any objections to the agreement between the two.

"It is actually the simplest thing for Er Ni to organize a head office and control the province's trade. As long as the head office is abolished and the business tax is collected and managed according to the original business tax, everything will be fine."

When the words came out, Chen Kai did not look at Guo Zhiqi, who had more discussions with him, but turned his head to look at Li Dingguo, who was in charge. Even not only Chen Kai, but also Guo Zhiqi, after listening to Chen Kai's words, also

He turned his head and focused his attention on Li Dingguo.

Li Dingguo was a little surprised by this, but it didn't last long. He simply smiled and said: "Are you two afraid that I will take over Er Ni's head office?"

"Don't dare."

"His Royal Highness has tens of thousands of men in armor. It may be enough to distribute food and salary, but if we continue to make progress, it is always good to have more income. In this matter, I think it is necessary to restore the business order of the province and stimulate business, handicrafts and agriculture.

Our production will also recover faster. As for Inspector Guo, I think he is similar to Xia Guan."

Here, facing Li Dingguo's outspokenness, Guo Zhiqi was still a little shy, but Chen Kai still responded with the same outspokenness. Li Dingguo, on the other hand, did not show any displeasure about this, but smiled.

He said clearly to the two of them: "You two don't need to worry about this. I am marching into Guangdong, firstly for the emperor and the court, and secondly for the people of Guangdong. I have selfish motives, and I don't want to fight with the Qin vassal."

See, let the Tatars take advantage. In this case, the evil laws of the Second Rebellion should be abolished, and it is gratifying that I have no intention of being the second one, Geng Jimao!"

Such a relatively pure soldier is what civilian officials should look like. Hearing this, Chen Kai and Guo Zhiqi immediately praised Li Dingguo with their hands in their hands, expressing great praise for Li Dingguo's loyalty and love for the people. This incident was originally thought to be

Things that would encounter resistance from Li Dingguo were solved so easily.

After discussing the matter of the main store, what is left is Wangzhuang. Compared with the Wangfu main store that controls trade, Wangzhuang, as the name suggests, means that the two vassals have forcibly conquered the people's fertile land, just like the Eight Banners Army in the Northland.

enclosure.

Compared with commerce, fields have always been the lifeblood of the vast majority of Chinese people. This determines the status of an agricultural country, especially in an era when industrialization has just begun. The so-called export of industrial products and the import of agricultural products

, using scissors to exploit agricultural countries is generally just an unrealistic dream. Even in this era, no one except Chen Kai would dream of such a dream.

There is no doubt about the importance of the fields. Chen Kai swallowed a sip of tea, his eyes overflowed from the edge of the tea cup, and he carefully observed the expressions of Li Dingguo and Guo Zhiqi. After a quick glance, he had a general idea in his mind, and he lightly

He put down the tea cup gently and sat upright, waiting for the possible proposal from the two of them.

Sure enough, when Wangzhuang was mentioned, Guo Zhiqi had obviously already thought about it, and without any hesitation, he said to the two of them: "Wangzhuang is equivalent to the Tatar horse racing enclosure in the north, and it must be abolished. As for

I think those fields should be handed over to the various prefectures and counties for farming and gathering."

Guo Zhiqi was the first to express his position. Li Dingguo, who was sitting at the top, originally had nothing to say. It was Jin Weixin's proposal, which was quite beneficial to their army. However, when Guo Zhiqi said this, Li Dingguo hesitated.

But he didn't speak. Instead, he looked at Chen Kai, wanting to hear Chen Kai's opinion.

Their eyes converged, Chen Kai looked at Li Dingguo, turned his head, and his eyes met Guo Zhiqi's, but he did not agree with it, at least not entirely.

"Abolition, the lower official is in favor of it with both hands. However, if Wangzhuang is handed over to the government, won't Wangzhuang become Guanzhuang again? At that time, it is inevitable that some officials with dirty hands will embezzle and occupy.

Things like this are not conducive to the word Shengju."

"So, what does Chen Fujun think should be done?"

"Replying to Governor Guo, I thought it would be better to restore the original owner. Master Wang's restoration of Guangdong was an attempt to punish the people, and my official just mentioned it. He wanted to restore the people of Guangdong to a peaceful world. If they don't even have land,

If it is returned to them, how will their livelihood be solved?"

Chen Kai's attitude was very firm, but Guo Zhiqi actually did not intend to give in. Even if he mentioned the return of the land, how would the merchants be repaid for their money and food when the second traitor blackmailed the gentry?

In this regard, Chen Kai did not hesitate and replied directly: "Master Guo, this is not the same thing. The land in Wangzhuang cannot be moved, but the money and grain will be spent and sent to the Second Ni.

He went to the capital to bribe Tatar dignitaries."

"Okay, let's not mention this for now. Then what should we do if the land has no owner, or the original owner of the land has died?"

"Priority will be given to those that have no owners or those whose original owners are extinct, and then the government will organize people to farm the land."

"Chen Fujun, you have served as the magistrate of Chaozhou and Zhangzhou. You should know that land is divided into bones and skins. Many people often do not go to the Yamen when trading land, and only settle the matter with white deeds. How should we solve these problems?

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The two civil servants suddenly started arguing over these trivial issues. Li Dingguo was immediately confused by what you said and what I said.

One side wants the government to organize farmland, and the other side wants to return the farmland to its original owners in a limited way. There are indeed some big or small problems with the other farmland. What both sides said seems to be reasonable, but they can't argue. After a while,

Li Dingguo had already planned to go out and try to persuade him in person, but he saw the staff member responsible for recording made a stern look at him, and then his eyes drifted to Chen Kai, and then to the east of the tent. Immediately, he was glowing.

Enlightenment.

Chen Kai still has hundreds of thousands of Guangzhou people in his hands. To put it bluntly, Chen Kai is fighting with Guo Zhiqi for these die-hard loyalists. With this thought, he turned around and looked at Guo Zhiqi. This person is a civil servant in western Guangdong.

The leader of the group and the highest-ranking civil servant of the imperial court in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, his method was obviously to accumulate more power for the imperial court.

Once he understood this, Li Dingguo's mind suddenly became enlightened. At this point, his original desire to put forward ideas had completely disappeared. He just listened to the two people's argument until he couldn't listen anymore.

It was only then that they were persuaded to get away from each other again on the grounds that it was getting late and it was not too late to have dinner first and talk tomorrow after dinner.

It was not yet dusk, but Li Dingguo said it was already late, so it was really late. After dinner, the two of them naturally had to return to their respective camps. After bidding farewell to Li Dingguo, Guo Zhiqi and Chen Kai left one after the other.

After entering the Chinese army's tent, Guo Zhiqi suddenly stopped and turned around to face Chen Kai before he went far.

"Chen Fujun, can you lend me a moment to speak?"

"please."

After dismissing their respective forces, the two stood face to face. Before Chen Kai could say anything, Guo Zhiqi took the lead and said: "Chen Fujun has made the greatest contribution to the recapture of Guangzhou. In this regard, neither I nor Lian Ru

White is far behind."

"Supervisor Guo is overly praised."

People must ask for something after a courtesy. Chen Kai returned the courtesy. Guo Zhiqi nodded, and then said the purpose of calling him: "I thought that with Chen Fujun's talents, he would be a governor."

, is already a sign of humiliation. However, in this battle, Rubai did a very good job in liaising with the generals and handling the rear affairs, so it is really not appropriate to change generals. Therefore, I plan to recommend to the imperial court that Chen Fujun be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Governor-General.
Chapter completed!