387 [Sun Chuanting to be the magistrate of Taipei] (for the penguin boss
Zhao Han was sitting at his desk, with a female official standing next to him.
The female officer is about thirty years old, with ordinary appearance, average figure, and no special features.
But Sun Chuanting, Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Tingchen looked awkward. They had all met the emperor before, and were used to eunuchs standing next to the emperor. They were particularly uncomfortable with the sudden change of being a woman.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
The three of them raised their hands, making a gesture of kneeling.
Zhao Han said: "No courtesy, this is not a grand ceremony. Just stand and bow."
The three of them bowed their hands and were quickly seated.
Sun Chuanting couldn't help but look at Zhao Han. Although his appearance was very different, his temperament and style reminded him of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty.
Especially the ascension ceremony in the first two days, the content and process have been spread to the people, it is simply a replica of Zhu Yuanzhang's proclaiming emperor.
Except for paying homage to the sacrificed soldiers and civilians, the other procedures are exactly the same. Even moving benches in the open space and allowing civil and military officials to sit down and listen to the lectures were all invented by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Asking about the situation of the three people, Zhao Han frowned and said: "So, Hong Chengchou was captured by the Tatar slaves?"
"I think he was caught." Cao Bianjiao replied.
Sun Chuanting was quite surprised. Shouldn't he pay attention to the imperial concubine and the prince? He asked what Hong Chengchou did?
Zhao Han asked again: "How many people are there in Beizhili? Have they ever reached the point where nine out of ten houses are empty?"
Sun Chuanting handed over his hand and said: "There are only three provinces in the north: Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan. Many states and counties have ten houses and nine empty houses. Now I am afraid that Shandong will be added. As for Beizhili, it has not reached that point. Especially around Beijing, there are countless acres of land for the powerful, and the imperial court
There is no way to collect land taxes. The tenants who depend on these lands have a hard life, but they can barely survive."
Sun Chuanting missed mentioning the imperial estates. Many imperial estates were actually the private property of eunuchs, and those lands could not be taxed either.
In addition, many states and counties have empty houses, but this is not the case in all states and counties.
Sun Chuanting came from a wealthy family in Shanxi, which evolved from a military general family to an imperial examination family. These large families would not starve to death due to drought.
Cao Bianjiao said: "Your Majesty, there is a severe epidemic in Shandong, and it is temporarily inconvenient to fight. We can march to Henan, and the counties along the way will surely surrender. From Henan, we will cross the Yellow River and attack Beizhili directly. Taking advantage of the fact that the Tatar slaves are not stable, we will drive them out of Shanhaiguan in one fell swoop!
"
"Don't worry, we'll talk about it next year." Zhao Han said with a smile.
There is no way to fight for the time being. Although the autumn harvest has been completed and Zhao Han has food and grass in his hands, he really cannot afford to fight a war.
The food transportation route through the barren Henan Province to attack Beijing was too long, and the civilians probably ate more food than the soldiers.
Even if we really want to fight, we will transport troops and food from Jiangsu and directly take the sea route to land in Tianjin.
We must take it slow, occupy Sichuan first, and then make time to restore the people's strength in each province.
Zhao Han said to Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen: "You have brought more than 300 cavalry from the north, which can be considered a meritorious service. If you are willing to continue to join the army, you can become a general of 100 cavalry. If you want to live a peaceful life, the whole family can divide the fields in the countryside. I will reward you.
Each person has an oxen."
Cao Bianjiao couldn't laugh or cry. The emperor's reward was really interesting.
Of course, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was similar. He often rewarded officials with two taels, four taels, and six taels of silver. Rewards of more than ten taels indicated that they had made great achievements.
Wang Tingchen asked: "If you join the army, can your family divide the land?"
"Of course," Zhao Han said with a smile, "there is no more land to divide in the south, so the land can only be divided in the north."
Cao Bianjiao said: "My family members are all in Shanxi. I just hope to fight back as soon as possible. I am willing to join the army and die in the service of Your Majesty!"
Wang Tingchen cupped his hands and said: "I am willing to serve your Majesty!"
"good!"
Zhao Han said with a smile: "I will appoint you as a hundred-man cavalry general and go to Runing and Xuzhou immediately to help train the knights."
Although the Datong cavalry establishment was established and there was no shortage of horses for the time being, there was a serious shortage of experienced cavalry officers.
Zhao Han added: "Don't think that the position of a hundred-man general is too low. Li Dingguo, under Zhang Xianzhong, led tens of thousands of soldiers to surrender, and now he is only a hundred-man general. As long as you make military exploits, I will not treat you badly."
Zhao Han became emperor, and he still came and went.
The emperor can call himself me, but it is mainly used in formal occasions. In private, he usually calls himself me, we, and me.
Zhu Di even called himself seven people in the same imperial edict: "Emperor Fengtian Chengyun, Zhi said: I am in the west of the Han people... Since my father, Emperor Gao, Emperor Taizu... I have succeeded to the big position... I see this
Sorry..."
After two generals were arranged, Zhao Han asked Sun Chuanting: "Does Mr. Sun want to lead troops or become a civil servant?"
Sun Chuanting said: "Your Majesty has a vast array of troops and there is no shortage of people to lead them. Please be a small official."
Zhao Han said: "I want to set up a Taiwan Prefecture on Dongfan Island. For the time being, there are only two counties, Taoyuan and Taipei. You can become the county magistrate of Taipei. There are many Han people there, and the natives are all cooked people. Don't treat these cooked people harshly.
We should treat them as brothers and sisters, teach them to speak Chinese, and teach them to farm and weave. Many mature people can even farm and weave, but their farming and weaving technology is still relatively backward."
"We must do our best!" Sun Chuanting quickly handed over.
He has already inquired about it. If Zhao Han wants to reuse a former official, he will be assigned a very hard job. Zhang Bingwen first served as the prefect of Qiongzhou, and then as the prefect of Shizhou. Both positions were the same as assigned, but now he has been promoted to
Chief envoy!
Zhao Han smiled and said: "The Taoyuan County Magistrate next to you is Ma Shiying, so don't start any more party disputes."
Sun Chuanting didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He went to the island to become a county magistrate. What else could there be to fight for?
Zhao Han suddenly stopped smiling: "According to the news from Zheng Zhilong, there are small Franji people building warehouses in the chicken coop next to Taipei. These small Franji people are not many in number, and they have not built fortresses. They just want to trade.
That’s all. If they trade honestly, just tax them. If they do anything to harm the Han people, they can use force to expel them!"
Sun Chuanting asked: "Does your Majesty have any troops on the island?"
"No," Zhao Han said, "but Zhang Xianzhong is on the edge of Taipei County. Many of his old troops are also stationed in Taoyuan, Taipei and two counties, and many are stationed near chicken coops. Their mission is to attack the creatures in the mountains.
Fan, open up Han territory into the mountains. Tell them not to attack Shufan! If you want to attack Xiaoflang's mobile troops, please contact Zhang Xianzhong and others."
This time not only Sun Chuanting was stunned, but Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingxiang were also stunned.
How unlucky were the Spaniards in the Chicken Coop area? They didn't even build a castle, they just built a trading post, and they had to face Sun Chuanting and Zhang Xianzhong at the same time.
By the way, Sun Kewang is also in the chicken coop, right under the Spaniards' noses.
The rule of Taiwan had to be taken slowly, and now it is mainly developed in northern Taiwan. There are a large number of Han people and Shufan there, and a group of rogue bandits were placed on the edge of the Shu land to serve as the vanguard of the development of the imperial court's place of death.
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Side courtyard.
Concubine Tian put her young son to sleep and played with the bamboo flute. She wanted to play but was afraid of breaking the rules.
The living environment here is very compact, and she has to live with other princes and princesses. Concubine Tian likes this better, and finally she is not placed in the cold palace, but can still live with Chongzhen's children.
She had already met Fei Rulan and Pan Qimei. The two concubines were both good people. They did not treat her coldly, but instead greeted her with greetings.
In the evening, brother and sister Zhu Cihong, Zhu Yusuo and others came back from school.
Zhu Cixiang threw his schoolbag back to the bedroom. When he saw Concubine Tian Guifei in the courtyard, he was shocked and said: "Auntie?"
Auntie is the name a concubine prince calls his biological mother, and it has been around since the Northern and Southern Dynasties. However, as Concubine Tian is a noble concubine, Zhu Cixiang, a legitimate prince, can also call her auntie in order to show his respect.
Concubine Tian looked at the brothers and sisters and suddenly remembered what happened in Beijing. She asked with tears in her eyes: "Are you all okay?"
"It's very good," Zhu Cijiong, who was young and ignorant, said with a smile, "Here you can go to school to study, there are many classmates and friends, and you can play everywhere during class, and there are no teachers or eunuchs to stop you."
Concubine Tian covered her tears and said with a smile, "That's good."
Zhu Cixiang asked: "Auntie, are my father and mother dead? Were they killed by bad guys?"
Concubine Tian didn't know how to answer, so she asked: "Who did you listen to?"
Zhu Cixiang said: "The whole city of Nanjing knows that Uncle Zhao has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. How can there be two emperors in the sky? I asked the teacher at school and he said that my father was dead and was killed by a rogue named Li Zicheng.
dead."
Concubine Tian sighed and said: "Your father and mother are indeed gone. Li Zicheng led troops to attack Beijing, and they all committed suicide by hanging from the beam. It can be said to be suicide, or it can be said that they died at the hands of Li Zicheng."
"woo woo woo woo……"
Zhu Cizheng, the youngest, started crying on the spot and wanted to go home to see his father.
The whole family hugged each other and cried.
After a long time, Concubine Tian asked: "Is the Uncle Zhao you are talking about the Emperor of Datong in Nanjing?"
"Well, uncle and aunt treated us very well and even had dinner together in the morning and evening." Zhu Cixiang nodded.
Concubine Tian Guifei asked Zhu Aao again: "Is the princess also studying?"
Zhu Yuluo replied: "I go to a girls' school."
"That's good." Concubine Tian finally felt relieved. Since Zhao Han treated the former royal family well, her own youngest son was not in danger.
Not long after, two palace maids came to the courtyard carrying meals.
Nowadays, there is not even a palace, but actually there are not many palace maids. She is said to be a palace maid, but more like a maid invited by Zhao Han. Xiyue was automatically promoted to the head of the palace maids.
A palace maid explained: "Your Majesty is having a concubine today, and some old friends are getting together in the back house. You can have dinner here."
Concubine Tian quickly said: "Thank you, two sisters. Please congratulate your majesty on my behalf and wish you and the imperial concubine a baby soon."
Watching the palace maid leave, Concubine Tian felt a little sad.
She was the most beautiful and favored in Chongzhen's harem, and even made Empress Zhou jealous many times.
In the palace, she can even ride a horse and hunt.
From now on, I'm afraid I'll have to live in this small courtyard, and I don't know if my son will be able to live a normal life in the future.
There was already the sound of playing and playing outside. It seemed that the princess was being welcomed, and she didn't know which lucky girl she was.
