"Yang Qiaoran, the governor-general of Shanxi and Shaanxi, would like to request that the Gansu Provincial Administrative Envoy be established and the Provincial Envoy be appointed to punish and punish:
Since ancient times, things have changed and time has changed. Longdi controls Mobei and Moxi in the north and controls Mongolia; it can compete with the Central Plains in the south and establish the foundation of kings and hegemons. In order to control the important military areas, we must control the world. Therefore, Emperor Taizu Gao established Shaanxi as the capital of Shaanxi to control it. For two hundred years, the guards and guards of the capital had their own duties, and the northwest border was protected by Mount Tai.
However, the laws of heaven are impermanent and the world is vicissitudes of life. The military officers of the Wei Institute have been attacking for generations, and they are no longer able to fight. There are also many people who rely on power and embezzle private land. When Taizu became the ancestor, not even three out of ten military fields were left, and state taxes were lost. In the private sector, the wealthy families of the Han, Mongolian and Tibetan dynasties each had their own soldiers and privately levied rents and taxes, which were often several times higher than the national taxes. What's worse, they set up private courts to impose severe punishments on rents, treating the national law as if it were nothing. Gansu folk proverb goes, ' There are no rules for taxation, and there is no inventory of land.' If things continue like this, Han Hengling's disaster is not far away!
The whole world is your Majesty's home. If the internal and external ministers can fulfill their duties clearly and fulfill their duties, they will be the foundation of the family. If you care about your family and your family to protect an official position, you will say good things but not evil words, you will be ashamed and discouraged, and you will not have your original intention. , To flatter Your Majesty is to be like an insect that destroys the family. I have a humble talent, but I have been promoted by the Emperor. I have received a great favor, and I dare not say nothing.
Now, please set up a separate Department of Proclamation and Prosecution of Government Envoys and a Department of Prosecution and Prosecution of Envoys in the land of Gansu. They will be established in seven prefectures: Suzhou, Ganzhou, Yongchang, Liangzhou, Xining, Zhuanglang, and Lintao. They will be divided into prefectures and counties. Appoint an official, reorganize the fish scale album, and clarify the population tax. This is the way to long-term peace and stability.
Once this message is published, all the wealthy families in Gansu will be offended, and the debate will be fierce. However, I only know that there is a king, and I don't know about the disaster. I am neither worried about greed nor afraid of ridicule. The sky and the earth are clear, and I can judge my heart. Your Majesty is the most heroic master in the world. , will surely relieve the minister’s painstaking efforts.
Setting up two separate departments is actually the first thing in Gansu. With your majesty’s permission, the people are very lucky and the country is very lucky. I will briefly mention it, but I would like to report it."
After reading Yang Qiaoran's post, Zhu Hengjia was filled with emotion. This is indeed a straight minister who dares to fight with powerful ministers and dares to say things that other ministers are unwilling to say or dare not say! Why is Gansu always in turmoil? After all, the powerful forces of various ethnic groups are still too powerful. Most of them are hereditary military attachés of the guards. They embezzle the military fields of the guards and levy excessive taxes in the name of the court. As a result, the country's taxes cannot be collected, and the burden on the people has increased. This is the case with Gansu's civil and military affairs. The officials knew it well, but no one except Yang Qiaoran dared to speak out.
Seeing the sentence "Your Majesty, the unparalleled hero, will be able to relieve the hardships of his ministers", Emperor Guangwu laughed dumbly. Yang Qiaoran, Yang Qiaoran, with these five words "the peerless hero", I had no choice but to agree.
After thinking about it, the Ming Dynasty had just recovered Gansu, and it was the time when Wuwei was at its peak. It was a good opportunity to set up a province in Gansu, check land, population, taxes, and suppress local wealthy families.
Immediately with a stroke of his pen, he wrote in reply: "I am very pleased to see what you said, the public loyalty to the country. This matter is beneficial to the country and the people, so just let it go. Even if you get into trouble, I will bear it for you." /p>
On another thought, Yang Qiaoran wanted to include Lintao Prefecture in Shaanxi under the jurisdiction of the Third Division of Gansu Province. Longdi was barren and Lintao was assigned to Gansu, which would solve Gansu's financial problems. However, Gansu faced the threat of the Mongols returning to their tribes.
The governor is stationed in Lanzhou, Lintao Prefecture, which is a bit far from the border. It is not good, so he must be moved north, closer to the border, so that he can pay more attention to border defense. He also commented: "I intend to move the Gansu governor's office to Gansu
State".
If you want to send officials to investigate the land and population hidden by Gansu powerful people, and prevent these people from collecting arbitrary taxes and setting up private courts, it will inevitably cause a backlash from these powerful people. These people have private soldiers at their hands. No, they have to mobilize their troops
If we leave, the resistance to reform will be small. Well, they all have military positions, and most of them are under the command of Ma Ning, the commander-in-chief of Liangzhou. Ma Ning had to be transferred far away. He also ordered Ma Ning's troops to go to Beizhili
Help in the fight.
Li Chengjue, the admiral of Gansu, is a tiger general. He can keep Gansu safe. Li Chengjue has been with me for a long time and is a senior general. I let him lead an army to Gansu alone because he wanted to grant him a title for his meritorious service.
.This time, he captured Gansu, and it was time for him to be granted a title. He issued an order again, granting Li Chengjue the title of Xining Bo, and all his generals would be rewarded. For a time, the military was very happy.
Finally, it was time to select the candidates who would serve as political envoys, prosecutors, and censors in Gansu Province.
When inspecting the censor, Zhu Hengjia thought of Wu Weiye, a Hanlin scholar. This man was talented and had made great achievements in persuading Wu Sangui to surrender, so he immediately appointed Wu Weiye to this post.
As for the chief envoy and the inspector-general, after discussing with the important ministers, I felt that we must choose Shaanxi officials who are familiar with the people of Gansu. After much selection, we selected Tian Juemao, the former chief envoy of Shaanxi and the counselor of the chief envoy of Gansu, as the chief envoy of Gansu, and Ye Chengzui, the former prefect of Xi'an.
Served as the inspector-general of Gansu Province. Both of them were demoted by the Qing Dynasty. Their official reputations were very good and they had not done anything bad. They were promoted after returning to the Ming Dynasty, so their luck can be said to be quite good.
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"Cheng Yuan, the governor of Gansu, would like to write a memorial for the reinstatement of the Tea Horse Office in Gansu:
The trade of tea and horses has existed since ancient times. The Gaifan people were addicted to cheese and could not get tea, so they would suffer from illness. Therefore, since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the method of trading tea with horses has been practiced to control the Qiang and Rong and strengthen China.
I, the Great Ancestor, Emperor Gao, swept away the Liuhe, cleared up the inner world, and established the world, all because of benevolence. Zeng said, "There are merchants who are not allowed to stop when they are going to and from the Guanjin ferry." He also said, "Today there is peace in the world, and the whole world is peaceful."
In the same family, businessmen and travelers from all ethnic groups were willing to do whatever they wanted; now when people from Longda and Wei come to Tao to trade, they are also willing to do whatever they want. In the fifth year of Hongwu, Qinzhou (Tianshui, Gansu) Tea Horse Division was established; in the seventh year, Hezhou was established
(Linxia, Gansu) Tea and Horse Division; later, the Tea and Horse Division of Taozhou (Lintan, Gansu Province) was established. The people exchanged what they had, so that the people did not have to worry about lack of supplies, and both Han and foreigners were happy with it.
However, in the past twenty years, wars in Gansu have cut off trade routes and disrupted the tea-horse market. I believe that the mutual tea-horse trade has five benefits: one is to increase the court's commercial tax; two is to obtain strong war horses; and three is to bring peace to Gansu.
People's hearts; the fourth part is about the war disaster at Shaobian Pass, and the fifth part is about exploring the true and false status of the Hu chiefs.
The land of Long is barren. If the tea and horse trade can be used to supplement the daily necessities of the court and benefit the country and the people, there is no greater good. Therefore, I invite you to reestablish the tea and horse department in the old places of Qinzhou, Hezhou and Taozhou. I am still ignorant, and I will wait patiently.
Holy Judgment".
When Zhu Hengjia saw this memorial, he couldn't help but laugh. Cheng Yuan, the governor of Gansu, was a money fanatic. As soon as he took office, he wanted to expand financial resources and solve Gansu's financial problems. He was right, reopening the tea horse market would indeed have many benefits. However,
The spirit is a bit small. How can three tea and horse companies be enough for such a big Gansu?
With a stroke of his pen, he replied: "What you said is very good and accurate. However, the three are a bit too few. I intend to add Suzhou Jiayuguan Tea and Horses Division and Yongchang Town Fan Tea and Horses Division in addition to the three prefectures of Qin, He and Tao."
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Another thought, this tea and horse market not only trades tea and horses, but also other commodities. Therefore, the word "tea horse division" is a bit outdated. The decree was changed to "tea horse division" to "lu customs division" and the center to "lu customs division".
The Customs Department and the Land Customs Branch in various places correspond to the Customs Department and Customs Branch, and are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs.