"this……"

Bi Ziyan's unusual statement made everyone present look thoughtful.

Thinking about it, it is indeed true. As for the officials who are the executors, they have received countless benefits, and there is no need to fight against the cabinet for the local wealthy owners. Of course, many of them are true, but the number is not large.

After all, only bureaucrats whose families have more than a thousand acres of land would take such measures.

Officials from ordinary families are eager to carry out land reform. After land reform, they will be able to obtain the contract rights to a thousand acres of land. Whether they operate it themselves or entrust it to others, they will receive a large sum of money.

With the income, plus the salary after the change at this time, life should not be too comfortable.

The most important thing is that these are still legal incomes that are open and honest. There is no need to hide the flowers, and there is no need to worry about the Metropolitan Procuratorate coming to your door.

"What Jing Hui said is true." Xu Guangqi was the first to nod in praise. He was indeed the person recommended by Li Ruhua before he left. He really had a unique vision. Xu Guangqi also knew the content of Li Ruhua's conversation with the emperor before he left. He was not satisfied with the other party's praise of him.

They would publicize it everywhere, but since then, they have quietly started to pay attention to Bi Ziyan and Zhu Xieyuan.

"I think we really shouldn't rush into it and launch land reform across the country." Zhu Xieyuan, another extremely capable man, also expressed his suggestions, "Judging from the many memorials, I'm afraid there are indeed some unstable areas.

, we don’t need to rush things too hastily, let’s stabilize the situation first.”

"Although His Majesty is determined to reform the land even if there is war, but we, as ministers, must act prudently and avoid creating such a worst-case scenario if necessary."

"Oh, what's Maohe's advice?" Xu Guangqi asked with interest.

"I shouldn't take it seriously, it's just some opinions." Zhu Xieyuan said modestly, "In my opinion, the land reform work across the country should be divided into three steps, and the three steps should go hand in hand."

Speaking of this, Zhu Xieyuan paused, coughed, cleared his throat and said, "First of all, I think the idea of ​​adopting a pilot province is very correct. Take one place as an example to carry out land reform and accumulate experience and reputation. But, the goal

We should not choose Shandong, but Hebei."

The people doing the work are all talented people. As soon as Zhu Xieyuan said the word "Hebei", their minds immediately became clear and they quickly compared the differences between the two provinces of Hebei and Shandong.

However, Zhu Xieyuan ignored them and continued to talk to himself, "Hebei is close to the capital, and many land prefectures and counties are divided from Shuntian Prefecture. There are many Huangzhuang and Xungui farms, and few landowners whose fields are continuously occupied.

These concentrated lands are now under the control of the empire, so there is not much resistance to implementing land reform."

"Secondly, the entire Hebei Province has established a complete police system. The police chiefs of various prefectures and counties all served in the Yulin Army and later transferred to the local areas. They have extremely strong combat effectiveness and execution ability. With them as the guarantee and suppression force, they can

Ensure the effective implementation of land reform."

"Thirdly, the capital city defense army has been training for a long time. Although 20,000 people have been sent to Shandong recently, the pressure from the nine sides has dropped sharply. General Qin Liangyu..." Speaking of a female general, even Zhu Xieyuan was a little hesitant, "I can also draw

A lot of troops were sent out to suppress the people who gathered to resist."

"With these three points in mind, I think land reform should start in Hebei! If things are done well, local officials can be transferred to other provinces to take charge of the work. If we continue to do this slowly, in about three or four years, the land reform work nationwide will be completed."

Zhu Xieyuan paused and concluded, "This is the first step."

"This is the first step!" Wang Zuo, Huang Kezuan, Cui Jingrong and others secretly sighed in their hearts. It is really irritating that people are more powerful than people. They have no way to deal with the current complicated situation of land reform. However, Zhu Xieyuan has three strategies, each of which is more powerful than the other.

It is so detailed and highly executable.

"The second step is to plan for the city defense army, police station, and imperial power to go to the countryside." Zhu Xieyuan naturally didn't know what he was thinking, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care. He didn't want to be jealous of others and wanted to be mediocre.

To stand out in a packed cabinet and compete for the position of chief minister, you must always do your best.

"It is difficult to carry out land reform with just a few local officials and department heads. After establishing yamen at the grassroots level and carrying out the imperial power to the countryside, the local government has a large number of manpower that can be used. Moreover, the contracting rights of one thousand acres are also a bait.

We can make these grassroots township and town mayors work hard." Speaking of this, Zhu Xieyuan smiled strangely.

There are countless grassroots officials, and there are also a few who have official status. However, the contracting rights of these thousands of acres are not unlimited. They must be contracted after the land reform is completed, and the excess land can be contracted, and these lands are not limited to mountains, forests, and Heze.

It's still fertile farmland.

In other words, if there is a lot of local farmland, there may be some left over for contracting by supervisors, but if there is less farmland, even the chief officials may not be able to contract it. And, very insidiously, this kind of land contracting rights is only limited to agricultural production and cannot be contracted.

Carry out mining or build factories and so on.

However, these cabinets will naturally not issue any instructions. It only depends on whether the local people are smart or not. If you are smart, you know how to negotiate in advance. If you are not smart, just work hard.

"The role of the city defense army and the police station is similar, allowing officials from various places to use a huge amount of manpower in their local areas. However, the city defense army is a bit troublesome. It is under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and I'm afraid it will not be easy to remove it by then."

Speaking of this, Zhu Xieyuan was hesitant.

The city defense force is the most critical member. The feudal era did not agree with later generations. As the evolution of police officers, the police do not have much combat effectiveness. They only maintain law and order. Really large rebellions and bandits still require the city defense force to take action. This is also the case with Zhu Youxiao.

The significance of establishing a city defense force modeled on the armed police.

However, for the cabinet that needs to handle the land reform work flexibly, it is somewhat inconvenient at this time. When it is needed, it has to go to the city defense general's mansion in various places to grind it, which is too inconvenient.

"Maohe, what's the point of hesitating? We're the only ones here discussing work. There's nothing we can't say." Xu Guangqi looked at Zhu Xieyuan who looked hesitant and encouraged.

"Haha, that's what I said." Zhu Xieyuan smiled awkwardly and expressed his thoughts, "In the early years of the Chinese dynasty, there was a saying about local team training, and there is also a tradition among the people to organize some training in winter to guard against bandits, but generally these are

It was spontaneously initiated by the people, or it was in the hands of the gentry."

"Nowadays, the imperial power has been sent to the countryside, and all rights have been returned to the government. There are also military depots in local county offices. So, I wonder if the government should come forward to organize a similar militia, which does not need to be well equipped.

, but when the police force is insufficient, it can be withdrawn at any time as a reserve force." Zhu Xieyuan did not use the word "group training", but used the word "militia", and its intention is naturally self-evident.

"Furthermore, this will also facilitate your majesty's recruitment work. The trained militiamen are obviously better than the white soldiers. Those who are sent to the countryside to organize strong militiamen in various towns and villages can be sent from the army, and the governor's office will decide, or they can be sent from the central government

Transfer from the army, or be transferred from the city defense army. I think your majesty will not disagree."

"Of course, the right to govern must belong to the government." Zhu Xieyuan finally added.

His words immediately made everyone present's eyes light up. It was not that anyone here wanted to rebel, but the increase in militia meant that the cabinet had more power. No one would dislike the increase in power in their hands.

With this power, the Ministry of War, which had been almost pushed to the margins, seems to be showing signs of enthusiasm again.

"Ahem! I will write a memorial to report this matter to Your Majesty. Maohe, you continue to talk about your story." Xu Guangqi coughed, interrupting some people's delusions.

"Yes, Sir." Zhu Xieyuan smiled and continued to talk about the strategy he had already drafted. His smooth performance could not help but make a few others feel jealous.

"The third strategy is to use the customs, which is almost completed now. The three major customs offices of Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou are located in the north, south, and middle areas, and they cover almost all provinces. This strategy is to use customs to provide services to the mainland.

Provide a way for those squires who don't know how to make money."

"Whether it is exporting tea, silk, porcelain, etc. from the mainland, or contracting spices and other goods trafficked by the barbarians, it is a good way to make money. As long as they find that merchants can make more money, then they will not care very much.

When the time comes, the resistance to land reform will naturally be resolved."

After saying this in one breath, Zhu Xieyuan sat down, picked up the cold tea in front of him, and drank it. After saying so many words, he was already thirsty.

"Good, very good. Maohe is really a great talent. He deserves to be the most outstanding governor." Xu Guangqi did not hesitate to praise him, "With these three policies being implemented simultaneously, it will be easy to complete the land reform!"

Such enthusiastic praise made Zhu Xieyuan blush a little and waved his hands repeatedly, "My lord, I've passed it, I've passed it."

It also made other people feel complicated and confused. Compared with the few bachelors who came behind, Wang Zuo, Cui Jingrong, and Huang Kezuan in front were somewhat inferior.

"Do you have any better suggestions?" Xu Guangqi looked around and asked slowly. This cabinet meeting is to solve the problem of land reform.

"No suggestion." Everyone else shook their heads, including Bi Ziyan.

Just kidding, how could there be no other suggestions? Everyone here is good, and it is impossible not to have their own opinions on national affairs. However, after adding the words "better", everyone felt guilty, and they secretly compared

After thinking about it, he involuntarily closed his mouth.

It's better not to act ugly, lest it spread to the emperor's ears and give a bad evaluation. This year is the first term of the cabinet. These bachelors still want to be re-elected for another term. Some people even want to

The position lasts longer. After all, he is not the first assistant, and their ordinary university does not restrict re-election.

And this is why Zhu Youxiao asked Xu Guangqi to temporarily take over the powers and responsibilities of the first assistant as the second assistant. No matter how long it takes, it is considered a one-time term. Zhu Youxiao, who wants to use Xu Guangqi for a few more years, naturally does not want to.

It is possible to make such a mistake.

"Since you don't have any suggestions, let's proceed with the work according to the suggestions of Grand Master Chunge. I will write an order later and issue it. I will work together with you." Xu Guangqi glanced at it and said majestically.

"Work together." The others shouted a few words, and then dispersed and started working on their own work. Xu Guangqi also returned to his office, began to write an order, showed it to several other people to sign, and then signed it. The chapter is published.

Of course, what was issued at this time was only the order to change the pilot provinces for land reform and strengthen the construction of the police force and grassroots yamen. As for the others, communication with the emperor and further detailed organizational planning were required. These required a lot of time and energy. .

At about the same time, a meeting was being held in the Governor's Mansion located in Wuying Hall. Not many people participated, only the Governor Sun Chengzong, the other four governors and their deputies.

Sun Chengzong contacted Zhu Youxiao who was in Liaodong, and began to analyze and integrate the current situation in Mongolia based on the war situation data and some historical data.

Dayan Khan, the last one to unify Mongolia, divided the entire Tatar Mongolia into 10,000 households, divided into left and right wings. The left wing was Chahar, Ulyankha and Khalkha. The right wing was Tumut. Yongshebu and Ordos.

Ordos was entrenched in the Hetao Plain, and Tumote was entrenched in Guihua City. The person who established Guihua City was Dayan Khan's grandson Ada Khan, who was the King of Shunyi in the Ming Dynasty.

As for Yongxiebu, it is a bit scattered. After this tribe was defeated by Dayan Khan, there were three main tribe members who returned to the village, namely Yongxiebu, Karaqin, and Asu. They were unified into Wanhu. Later, it was named Yongxiebu. Among them, Kalaqin was located in the north of Zhangjiakou. After it grew stronger, it invaded Wuliangha, also known as the Duoyan Sanwei, and became the main body.

The other two tribes moved westward, probably in the area west of Guihua City, and were neighbors with Tumut.

The Khalkhas were divided into two parts. Some moved north and became the Outer Khalkha tribe, which also became the Mobei Mongolia. Some moved south and lived near Liaodong.

Subsequently, these tribes, including the Karaqin, Chahar, and Inner Khalkha, were wiped out by Zhu Youxiao. Now, except for some scattered small tribes, there are no other large Mongolian tribes in the right-wing Mongolian territory.

As for the Horqin and the Mongolian tribes further north, they do not belong to this system, and they live in the Daxinganling area in the northeast, which is not the same system as the Ten Thousand Households.

Nowadays, the only nominal area that the Mongolian Great Khan still retains is to the west of Guihua City. However, Ordos, Tumote, and Yongshebu who lived here were also forced by Chahar's power to move. Maintaining nominal surrender. Now that Lin Dan Khan is moving westward with half of the Chahar tribe, it is still unclear whether he can suppress them.

Of course, among various tribes, there must be those who support Lin Dan Khan, and here, there are also some forces left by Lin Dan Khan. However, even if this is the case, in the case of Lin Dan Khan's defeat, the two sides are just evenly matched.

"Now the army is stationed in Liaodong due to logistical and strategic problems, and there is no spare power to conquer Mongolia. At this time, there are faint signs of civil strife in Mongolia, and the two sides are restraining each other. In the short term, this is our only opportunity to reform the guard system. ." Sun Chengzong concluded.

After his analysis, almost everyone present understood the situation on the Mongolian grassland at this time. Indeed, as Sun Chengzong said, this is a good time. Otherwise, when Lin Danhan stabilizes and faces the pressure from the border, he will not be able to wait and see.

Play it safe first.

And if you want to reform, you have to wait until His Majesty the Emperor's second conquest of Mongolia. I don't know when it will be.

"Indeed, such a good opportunity should not be missed." Qi Jin, the left governor in charge of the general staff, agreed. As Qi Jiguang's descendant, and Qi Jiguang suppressed Mongolia in his later years, he naturally had to pass on some information.
To be continued...