Chapter 290 Preparations for the Second Southern Tour
Chapter 290 Preparation for the Second Southern Tour
Zhu Cixiang originally planned to hold such a promotional event every year to stimulate the economic development of the Ming Dynasty, but now that the sales from one event are only three million, he finally gave up holding it every year.
Firstly, the purchasing power of the people has not increased, so no matter how hard it is, it will not be of much use. Secondly, the time is not yet ripe. Real industrial products are just like cheesecloth. Even the production of refined salt for the rich is slightly insufficient, so promotions are launched now.
, not only does it not bring much benefit to economic development, but it may undermine growth.
When the final version of land reform is completely stopped in the north and south, people's incomes increase, and a few more bulk industrial products are produced that are in demand by the poor and rich, then the royal family will take the lead in promotional activities, and the effect will be huge.
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By November, the climate in the north was already very cold, and the two concubines Liu Xinlan and Lan Duoer also gave birth to a princess and a prince successively to Zhu Cixiang.
Compared with the nationwide sensation when the red lady gave birth to the prince, the response this time was a bit mediocre. Officials from various places only sent out a congratulatory form as usual, and few people set off firecrackers.
As for the armies, the generals in each town and the commanders of the provincial garrison, the response was equally dull, far less than when the red lady gave birth to the prince, they rushed to sign the congratulatory form and celebrated in the army.
However, the Mongolians on the grassland reacted greatly to the fact that Ran Duoer could give birth to a son for the Ming Emperor. All the leaders sent people to the capital to present gifts to Ran Duoer and the prince, and each tribe also held a bonfire.
Ceremony to celebrate.
Obviously these Mongolian leaders are not stupid. They know that Randuoer's status in the Ming Dynasty is related to the vital interests of every Mongolian, so at first it was just the Tumote tribe who celebrated. Later, other tribes who submitted to the Ming Dynasty also began to celebrate, sending
People go and give gifts.
Emperor Xiao Zhu soon became overjoyed to be a father for the first time, so he took out his energy and began to make arrangements and preparations in front of Nanyao.
Fortunately, before winter came, most of the people who wanted to migrate from various places in the northwest had moved to Henan and divided their houses and fields. The farthest town of Gansu, with a population of nearly one million, had all arrived in Guanzhong.
These million people can only be temporarily resettled in Guanzhong until next spring and the flowers bloom, and then continue to move to the Central Plains.
Although Zhu Cixiang repeatedly issued strict orders and Li Banghua was fully prepared, a large number of elderly and children still died during the migration. In addition, the relocation work was not completely completed for a whole year, which made Zhu Cixiang feel that Li Banghua and the entire civil service system in the northwest were not satisfied.
Extremely dissatisfied.
"My beloved concubine, after my tour to the south, you will still be in charge of the military and political affairs of the entire north. Next year, the tax holiday for the entire north will be up. The four provinces of Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan will not only implement land reform, commercial reform,
Administrative reform also requires the collection of unified local and commercial taxes. The responsibility is no less important than the imperial examination in the south, but I leave it all to you."
"Husband...husband, this is both land reform and commercial and administrative reform. I'm afraid I won't do it well."
The red lady had a nervous look on her face. She was not worried at all about the military aspect, but she really had no confidence when it came to government affairs. She even had a headache when she thought about the complicated implementation of the New Deal.
"Alas! It seems that letting my beloved concubine take charge of this is indeed a bit difficult for you."
Seeing that she was frightened, Zhu Cihong's face turned a little pale, and he also had a headache and rubbed his forehead.
I know that it may be unrealistic to put this girl in charge of land reform, especially since this time the land reform in the north will be completely based on the northwest and southwest.
Although the four northern provinces also suffered a huge impact from the war, they still have a large number of landowners and gentry. When the New Deal is implemented, the resistance they will encounter will definitely be far greater than that in the south, northwest and southwest.
But the imperial examinations in the south were equally important. He had to go there in person, otherwise the exams in chemistry, physics, mechanics, mechanics, etc. would be useless.
"Husband, how about this? Let me go back to Beijing, and I will go to Nanjing with my husband." The red lady thought about it and said.
"It's feasible to let my mother-in-law go back to Beijing, but you can't go to Nanjing with me. After all, there will be war in the north next year. What's more, there are so many troops in the north, and my mother-in-law doesn't know how to fight. It's definitely not possible."
In fact, there was one more thing Zhu Cixi didn't say, that is, his father Chongzhen was not dead, so it was impossible for him to transfer Zhang Yan to Beijing to take charge of the overall situation. He was even a little worried about his mother, the Zhou family.
Although the Red Lady now has a child, she is still young after all, so she can rest assured at least for a few years, and these few years are enough for him to complete the domestic reforms and end this divide and rule.
"Well, it's better for me to stay in Nanjing. Now that the administrative system in the south has matured, I will transfer Ma Shiying back to assist you. The old man has the means and experience now, so let him continue to preside over the north.
The implementation of the new policy couldn’t be more appropriate.”
After Zhu Cixiang thought about it, he decided that it would be more suitable to transfer Ma Shiying to the capital to assist the red lady rather than Zhang Yan. Besides, he didn't want to trouble Zhang Yan anymore.
"Well, that's good." The red lady's eyes also lit up.
"Then it's decided. I'll let Liu Rushi draft the decree and officially appoint Ma Shiying as the chief minister of the cabinet. He will be conferred the title of Grand Bachelor of the Imperial Palace and the Crown Prince and Tutor, and he will return to Beijing to preside over government affairs."
Having said this, Zhu Cixiang said after a pause: "There is also the matter of dismissing Li Banghua from the post of patrol envoy to the northwest and returning to Beijing to continue to serve as the left governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. As for the candidate for governor of Shaanxi, let Ma Shiying recommend it."
Nowadays, people from the northwest are concentrated in Hanzhong and Guanzhong. After the one million people move to the Central Plains next year, there will probably only be three or four prefectures with a million people left in the entire northwest. There is no need for anything.
As an envoy, a governor is enough.
It would be better not to abolish the patrol envoys in the southwest for the time being. After all, the southwest is not only remote, but also has many chieftains and inconvenient transportation. Centralized management is more appropriate to avoid backlash from the New Deal. Besides, compared to Li Banghua, Ni Yuanlu has done quite well this year.
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"Yes, I have remembered it."
Next, Zhu Cixiang began to explain some military matters. The military aspect next year will mainly be to conquer Mobei Mongolia, then destroy the Horqin tribe and establish the Anbei Protectorate.
As for the candidate for the envoy of the Protectorate, it has long been finalized, that is Hou Xun, while the Anton Protectorate will be succeeded by Shi Kefa.
"Husband, after the Anbei Protectorate was established, should we redeploy the army to garrison it, or should we divide the Fourth Army into two and let Huang Degong stay in Mobei?"
"No, no, no, the Fourth Army cannot be dismantled. After defeating Mobei and wiping out the Horqin tribe, let Huang De lead the army to stay in the Horqin grassland for the time being to prevent the Jurchens from escaping to the grassland in the future. As for the garrison in Mobei, only
One town is enough.
Well, when the time comes, let’s transfer the town in Xuanfu. Soldiers over the age of twenty-two can choose to be transferred to other military towns, or they can choose to go to Mobei. Tell the soldiers that their military pay will be doubled after they go to Mobei.
You can return after the year, and officers above the rank of colonel can bring their families."
It was bitterly cold in Mobei, so Zhu Cixiang did not plan to immigrate there, but planned to directly station 20,000 troops.
Soldiers are rotated every five years, aiming to recruit young men aged 17 or 18 in the future who will be able to get married when they return to the Central Plains in five years. Officers below the rank of colonel are rotated every eight years, and officers above the rank of captain are rotated every ten years. They can bring their families with them.
Of course, these rotations are not about replacing 20,000 people at once, but starting from three years later, a group of people will be transferred back every month, and a group of people will be transferred to rotate. In the future, the soldiers will be rotated after five years, and Anton has
The Protectorate and other future Protectorates will also adopt this model.
As for immigration, at least we have to wait until the steam engine is built and traffic conditions are improved before we can consider it.