Chapter 23 Policy (Additional update for leader Li Renjun)
The Geshu Department has already started preparing to "move the town".
The main obstacle to the official departure was the weather. After all, with the newly recruited Tatar prisoners, nearly 40,000 of them braved the cold, wind and snow, and Shao Shude was not so unkind.
The large area of land left behind after they left was temporarily taken back to the officials, and would be rewarded and sold as appropriate in the future.
There are also some tribal shepherds near Xicheng. After living for many years, I have met many people in the local area. There are a lot of things to say goodbye to, repay those to pay, and collect debts to collect.
Amidst the fine snowflakes, Shao Shude also left his old residence in Xicheng, surrounded by his own soldiers.
Almost all the elders in the county came out in droves to see each other off along the streets.
The King of Xia was a good man. Every time he returned to his hometown, he would reward many people, making foreigners envious. Even those who did not receive the reward would brag with the foreign merchants and feel honored.
At the end of the post road, a beautiful woman in her thirties, regardless of outsiders' eyes, chased her for a long time, waving the sword and a bright red cloak in her hand, and remained silent for a long time. In the end, she almost cried.
The sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded.
Shao Shude rode his horse back and stopped in front of the woman. He smiled gently and said, "We said goodbye in the second year of Guangqi's reign. It's been ten years since we last saw each other. How is the embroiderer always?"
There are fine wrinkles on the woman's face, which shows the hardship of life in these years.
She turned away and said, "Thanks to your Majesty, life in Fengzhou can still go on."
"Have you received the brocade I sent you?"
"Why didn't your Majesty send it to you personally?"
Li Zhong and Ye Li Kecheng followed Shao Shude and looked at each other in confusion after hearing this. This country woman was so courageous. In these years, which woman didn't burst into laughter when she saw the king and tried her best to please him?
"It's not very convenient." Shao Shude said with a smile: "When I was a team leader at the ferry, I saved some hard-earned money, which was only enough to give your brother and sister some miscellaneous silk. Now that I have money, I will give you famous Qinghe products."
"Have you eaten the cake?" Xiu Niang turned her head and asked.
"After eating it, it still tastes like the old West City. Why didn't I realize that you had such skills back then?"
"Aren't you afraid that I'll poison you?" Xiu Niang's mood improved and she asked.
Li Zhong and Ye Li Kecheng were numb. The content of the conversation between these two people was really weird.
"I don't trust others, how can I not trust you?" Shao Shude laughed.
After that, he asked someone to fetch a set of newly knitted sweaters, handed it to the embroiderer, and said, "Go back, the wind and snow are getting serious."
The embroiderer looked at the sweater in her hand with joy, and a smile appeared on her face, like a blooming pear blossom.
"Seeing you reminds me of the past years and my remaining conscience. The embroiderer should also encourage you." Shao Shude said: "If anyone dares to bully you, just take my sword to the state government office and ask the governor to
I dare not ignore them. Once I find out, I will definitely kill their clan."
"He is indeed a fierce warrior." Xiu Niang was startled and said quickly: "Your Majesty, please do not kill innocent people indiscriminately."
Shao Shude laughed again. When he talked to this "little girl", he was sincere and felt very relaxed.
"I have already sent people to Kuozhou to find your husband. I have pardoned his crime of desertion. Don't worry."
The embroiderer nodded thoughtfully and said thank you.
The brigade continued to march, leaving room for horses to move over the post road.
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After driving slowly and hurriedly all the way, we finally arrived at Huaiyuan New City in mid-November.
Shao Shude moved directly into his own house in Helan Mountain.
The courtyard was empty, except for the servants and maids who stayed behind, there was no one else.
The palace attendants Queen, Cao, Kang and others almost cried when they saw Shao Shude.
When the king became interested, he directly pinned them to the edge of the bath, on the pillars, and on the railings. When he left, he was so ruthless that he almost forgot about them.
Shao Shude even felt that some of the maids were unfamiliar, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that they had served him once or twice, and he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Considering that there are many vacancies for palace officials and female historians around us, I will bring them with me in the future. They are all women from the Yinshan tribes and the Zhe family, so their reliability is no problem.
They stayed in the house until the end of the month, when Li Zhong came to report that Yang Yue had arrived at Yuequan with the first group of prisoners.
In fact, the news arrived in Lingxia before the prisoners.
The King of Xia did not return to Lingxia for several years, but as soon as he came back he won a great victory, and it was a great victory against the Yinshan Tatars and Uighurs. If such a victory comes twice more, the lives of the people of Lingxia will be more stable.
During the Dezong and Xianzong dynasties, the tense situation in the Yinshan area can be clearly seen, and the threat of the Hu invasion from the south has always been a lingering shadow.
There was a lot of discussion from the outside world, and King Xia's prestige continued to rise. Within the palace, Zhao Guangfeng took advantage of Chen Cheng's absence to offer some policy suggestions that he had just thought of.
"Zhao Sima can speak freely. Just say as many as you think of, and you can slowly improve them later." Shao Shude poured him a bowl of tea himself and said with a smile.
His meaning is very clear. He says whatever comes to mind. It doesn't matter whether it becomes a system or not. It can be gradually improved in the future.
"Your Majesty, the first step should be to find ways to reduce the population of the grassland. Regarding this matter, I have thought of a few ways." Zhao Guangfeng said: "One is to recruit his warriors into the Yamen Army and consume his population; the other is to widely
When building a Buddhist temple, monks are not allowed to marry and have children, but they are exempted from taxes and servitude; third, people from Lingxia or other prefectures and counties are strictly prohibited from going to the grasslands to colonize and settle; fourth, if there are merchants or travelers going north to the grasslands, they are not allowed to bring women with them without permission
roll……"
After saying this, he spoke in detail.
The war reduced the young male population in the grasslands, which indeed inhibited the growth of the grassland population, and the effect was significant.
In order to build Buddhist temples extensively, Zhao Guangfeng believed that the grasslands could be liberalized, and the monks could not be taxed or serve in the military. After seeing the large number of casualties among those who went out to fight, there would always be people willing to become monks, but they must be strictly managed.
A good Buddhist temple strictly prohibits monks from marrying and having children. At the same time, the Duhufu can give rewards to Buddhist temples from time to time, and the upper levels use various means to improve the status of monks and attract more men to become monks.
There are actually many places suitable for farming on the grassland. Shao Shude remembers that when the Manchus and Qing Dynasties conquered Galdan in later generations, they still fished in the fields of Khovd to produce grain and meat. People from the mainland were prohibited from going to the grassland to make a living, so that the grassland
One-way outflow of population is also a good idea.
The fourth article is similar to the third article, not to increase the population of the grassland. Zhao Guangfeng also specially suggested that if a businessman marries a wife and has children on the grassland, as soon as he is discovered, the whole family will be immediately taken back to his place of origin and will not be allowed to go back.
"But they can run." Shao Shude pointed out the weaknesses of these policies.
North of the grassland, there was no Tsarist Russia to block the tribe's escape route, so the effect would be greatly reduced. But he had to admit that even so, it was effective.
Of course, there is also a hidden worry, that is, the tribes under their rule may be crippled. The world is very vast, and herdsmen from other places may see that they are easy to bully, so they may come over and conquer these tribes.
But again, even so, it is effective. If that happens, the Central Plains court will definitely send troops to help these tribes fight against the foreign invaders. I am afraid that future generations will be unworthy, and they will be afraid of spending money under the persuasion of officials.
Money easily abandoned these tribes and let them fall into the arms of the enemy.
Overall, the policy still has flaws, and there is still room for fine adjustments.
"Second, you must understand the grassland." Zhao Guangfeng said: "I see that the king is willing to spend money to run schools in various prefectures and counties. It is better to set up Tatar, Turkic, Uighur and Tubo studies in addition to Confucian classics and medicine.
And so on, find people to teach, and widely train students who are familiar with grassland affairs. If you want to deal with them, you must first understand them, so that you can prescribe the right medicine without arousing too much backlash."
"This is good." Shao Shude praised.
Throughout the dynasties, few people were willing to do this kind of thing. It may be that there is a shortage of talents, or it may be out of arrogance.
When the grassland tribes came over, the entire court could not find a few professionals who were familiar with the enemy's internal situation. They looked at them with a black eye, and even asked what the leader's name was, which tribe he was from, who he had good relations with, and who he was with.
Isn't it funny that even the mortal enemy can't figure it out?
If you don't understand others, how can you formulate targeted policies? How can you use diplomatic means to divide and disintegrate, and to unite and unite? Let alone win over other people's enemies, you have unknowingly engaged in a coquettish operation and offended people without even knowing it.
Unity against the enemy has become empty talk.
If you are arrogant, you will pay the price!
The talents trained can collect and analyze data in the Lifan Academy, or they can serve as adjudicators, tribal supervisors, intelligence personnel, diplomats, etc. In short, we must do everything possible to pay attention to the grassland and invest in it.
Certain resources.
"Third, divide the tribes into distant and distant tribes to prevent them from becoming entwined. Show favor to the tribes that are close to you by marrying each other and giving more rewards. Let the tribes that are close to you monitor the tribes that are not close enough to guard against each other.
Suspicious of each other."
"Fourth, the upper echelons of each tribe must be secured. The grassland is a system of headmen. If you catch the headman, you will be mostly stable. Let the headman be hereditary to ensure that the family will be rich and prosperous for generations, so that there will be no conscription when recruiting troops.
Call."
"Fifth, when merchants go to the grasslands to trade, they need to issue permits, and the routes they travel are all stipulated. Part of the income from trading can be distributed to the chiefs of the tribes, so that they can have hereditary power and have money to spend, reducing dissatisfaction."
"Sixth, divide the pastures, and you are not allowed to cross the boundary to graze without permission. If the herdsmen of any tribe cross the boundary, their leaders will be punished. They are not allowed to annex or fight each other privately. Once such signs appear, we will resolutely send troops to attack and destroy their tribes. New
Set up a leader."
"Seventh, regular alliance meetings will enhance the prestige of the Emperor of the Central Plains. It is best to come once every two years."
"Eighth, there are people with outstanding talents in the grasslands who can go to the Central Plains to serve as officials and generals, and they will be treated equally. The children of the leaders will be recruited regularly to study Confucian classics and martial arts, and arrange a good place for them."
"Ninth, build cities, garrison troops, and send officials to areas suitable for farming in the grasslands as a deterrent. You can also ask all the tribes to jointly form an army and go south to the Central Plains to garrison. In short, send the Han army to the north to garrison on the grasslands, and the grassland army to go south to garrison in the Han areas.
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"Tenth, the king can build additional palaces and set up new slave bureaus in some extremely important places with rich water and grass."
Zhao Guangfeng said a lot in one breath, and Shao Shude kept listening attentively.
The policies are all good and should have certain effects. But loopholes always exist, that is, when the tribe cannot bear it but is unable to resist, it can run away. Although this is not easy, after all, it has to pass through the pastoral areas of other tribes, and it is easy to be
It was discovered, which led to encirclement and suppression, but after all, there was this hidden danger.
In addition, the invasion of nomadic tribes from outside the territory is also a problem that must be faced squarely.
In short, the effect is definitely there, but it should not be as great as it was in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in later generations.
"Improve it first." Shao Shude said: "We will need to use them now. Some policies can be implemented immediately, while others cannot. After the world is unified, we can slowly promote them."
When he thought about it carefully, there were still problems with some policies. If Zhao Guangfeng's suggestion was followed, the grassland would be locked forever. They could not go south, and the Han people could not go north. They maintained a fragile balance with each other, and it felt like there was a lot of tension.
Big hidden danger.
He is currently cultivating rye and oat seeds that are suitable for the local climate. He has new farming methods that combine agriculture and animal husbandry, and has a policy to promote wool products. Is it possible to implement better methods by controlling the areas on the grassland that can be cultivated?
What about domination?
Theoretically, this is possible, but we should also see the huge risks involved. But then again, what can we do in this world without risks? It is impossible to come up with a perfect plan.
Even in later generations, various policies were slowly adjusted. Over the past few decades, they were even very different from the initial ones. Things develop in motion, and we must look at problems from a developmental perspective.
He can only explore step by step. In short, he will spend his whole life working hard in this direction.