Xu Huai had lunch with Emperor Jianji in the palace, and when he returned to his new residence, he saw Han Gui accompanying Wang Kong and Zhu Tong in the courtyard, talking to each other, but Zheng Tu was busy somewhere.
"Hou Xu is back!" Wang Kong was still cautious. When he saw Xu Huai walking in, he stood up and greeted him.
People's fates are different. When Xu Huai met Wang Kong, Shen Zhene and Yan Xiaoyi in Lanzhou, Wang and Shen Yan were sworn friends.
After the first northern expedition against Yan, Wang Kong chose to follow Wang Fan and was still serving Wang Fan at this time.
But it wasn't that Wang Fan didn't care for those around him. It was because Wang Fan was a scholar and couldn't get rid of the old shackles. He was ordered to lead the deployment of the army and horses on Jinghu North Road and take charge of the military affairs, training, and conquest of Jingbei. However, there is no way to interfere with the appointment and promotion of military commanders.
Therefore, whether it was Wang Kong or Zheng Shou, they were very diligent in assisting Wang Fan in handling military and political training matters, but they never had the opportunity to formally command the army. Wang Fan tried hard to fight for it, but after the Huainan victory, he was Zheng Shou and Wang Kong were awarded the title of Military Sanguan and Zhenwu Xiaowei for their meritorious service.
Shen Zhenye, Yan Xiaoyi chose to follow Chushan. At this time, Yan Xiaoyi was camped in Chushan and served as a military officer in the Zuo Sima Academy. Die in battle.
But it is the two brothers Zhu Tong and Zhu Zhi who have always had smooth sailing.
Yesterday, Han Gui, Zheng Tu, Wu Chihai, Niu Er, Su Mi, Xu Pang and others all followed Xu Huai into the palace to attend the banquet, but Wang Kong was not qualified to attend the palace banquet. It was only then that Xu Huai met Wang Kong.
We sat down to chat, but Wang Fan went to the Privy Council early in the morning to discuss the suppression of bandits. He didn't know when Xu Huai would come back from the palace, so he asked Wang Kong to come and wait.
There were two consecutive banquets yesterday, especially when we returned to the new house. Everyone drank happily until late at night, but there were too many things to talk about. Xu Huai could not figure out the delicate situation between the DPRK and China at the time, so he mostly listened to Hu Kai , Zhu Hang and the others talked about the affairs of the DPRK, but did not talk about Chushan's many plans.
However, Xu Huai encountered the bandit army on his way to Hanchuan, and ordered 800 cavalrymen to station in Shuangliuzhuang to frighten the bandit army. Xu Huai even ordered Fan Zongqi and others to wait for an opportunity after setting off for Jianye. The bandits near Shuangliu Village.
No one in the court can say that there is anything wrong with Xu Huai's previous decision. Then when Jingbei clears out the Hu bandits, and Chushan wants to participate to a certain extent, there will be a lot of room for maneuver.
Whether it was Wang Fan or other officials of the Jinghu North Road Supervision Department, they mainly hoped that Chushan elites could participate in the suppression of the Hu bandits.
The generals under the Jinghu North Road Soldiers and Horses Deployment Department do not reject this point - they have basically participated in the rotation of the Huaishang defense line, and many generals have even entered the warrior's house to practice, and they are very good at fighting against the Chushan Army. They are deeply aware of the powerful force and bravery in battle.
Even though the Hu bandits were a mob, hundreds of thousands of troops were wreaking havoc north of the Jingjiang River, and a larger number of hungry people were agitated. However, the imperial court only allowed the Jinghu North Road to transfer 20,000 troops back from Huainan, and still needed Guarding 10,000 soldiers and horses in the Huainan garrison, who would refuse to fight side by side with real strong soldiers and generals at this juncture?
As for fighting for merit, you must have a life to fight for it.
Xu Huai came back from the palace now. After hearing that Wang Kong said that Wang Fan was eager to retain some elites to participate in the suppression of bandits on Jinghu North Road, he ordered Zheng Tu to arrange carriages and horses to rush to the Privy Council, where they would discuss the suppression of bandits. Wang Fan and two officials from the Jinghu North Road Transfer Envoy Department received the news from the Xinhou Mansion.
Chushan mainly defends against enemies in the west of Beijing and Heluo. There is definitely no way to mobilize the main force to go south to suppress the bandits. If the resettlement of overseas Chinese can finally be approved by the court, Xu Huai told Wang Fan and the officials of the Jinghu North Road Transfer Department that Chushan
Shanhui sent troops to quell the chaos east of the Han River and south of the Han River.
Qianchapu was just a general name at that time. The actual area was roughly equivalent to Hankou and other places in later generations. In ancient times, it was part of Yunmengze. The terrain was low and the Jiang and Han Dynasties intersected here. The rivers flowed according to the terrain and were not restricted by levees.
The situation is unpredictable, and the place has never been able to be effectively governed. At this time, it has become a gathering place for hungry people. It is mixed with the local fishermen and boat people who are excluded and bullied, making it more complicated.
However, after hearing Xu Huai say that Chushan wanted to build a county in Qianchapu Qiao, which was equivalent to poaching a piece of northern Ezhou, the two officials from the Jinghu North Road Transfer Department were stunned and kept silent.
Know how to respond to Xu Huai.
Wang Fan was silent at first, but after two officials from the Jinghu North Road Transfer Department said goodbye and left, he asked, "Why does Chushan think this way?"
"I entered the palace at noon, and before I could complain, His Majesty complained first," Xu Huai said. "Currently, Your Majesty wants to re-divide Huainan into Huaidong and Huaixi roads. In addition to Luzhou, Yangzhou will be returned to the center.
Outside the direct jurisdiction, the Huaidong and Huaixi camps are formed on the south bank of the Huaihe River with the two cities of Shouchun and Chushan as the core. They are responsible for resisting the enemies of Xusu, with a total of 160,000 soldiers and horses. At that time, in addition to local self-recruitment,
The imperial court also plans to pay an additional 12 million guan silver and 1.2 million shi fine grain every year. Based on this figure, Chushan needs the court to pay an additional 6 million guan silver and 600,000 shi fine grain every year.
, but the imperial court cannot afford the money and food now, so it can only find another way..."
Xu Huai said to Han Gui: "Take my name card and go to the Provincial Court to discuss the issue of overseas Chinese settlement with Yousi. This matter is not a trivial matter. Your Majesty wants Chushan and Yousi to come up with specific terms and then summon the ministers to discuss...
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The original plan was to test the situation with the court first and then raise the issue of Qiao Zhi. Han Gui did not expect that Xu Huai would enter the palace today and directly raise Chushan's biggest appeal to Emperor Jian.
However, Han Gui was a little hesitant about Xu Huai's decision, but he decided to accept it first.
In the next two days, in addition to Han Gui and Zheng Tu running around, Xu Huai also personally visited Zhou He, the left prime minister, and Gao Chunnian, the political governor of the household department. However, Zhou He and Gao Chunnian did not comment on the matter of Qiao Zhi.
, I just say that the situation is a big matter and requires careful consideration and discussion, and cannot be a hasty decision.
However, Emperor Jianji waited for four or five days. When there was no movement, he directly summoned the ministers in Chuigong Hall to discuss the matter of the overseas Chinese.
After the Yongjia Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, Zhu Hu invaded the south and ravaged the Central Plains, and the Han people crossed the Yangtze River and went south one after another.
At that time, in order to better govern the overseas Chinese who migrated south, the Jin Dynasty set up prefectures, counties and corresponding government offices with the same name as the overseas Chinese's place of origin in areas where the overseas Chinese were concentrated. They played a role in recruiting overseas Chinese who moved south and resisting the invasion of northern barbarians from the south.
positive effects.
The main sources of the powerful Beifu soldiers at that time were expatriates from Qingxu and other places.
However, after the establishment of Qiao Zhi, a series of problems emerged, such as territorial confusion, fragmentation of local areas, weakening of local wealth, exacerbation of conflicts between local and overseas Chinese, and the control of overseas Chinese by wealthy families with big surnames.
The Jin Dynasty also soon abolished overseas Chinese residence and incorporated the household registration of overseas Chinese into the counties where they were located, which was called "Tu Duan" at the time.
Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others were in high positions and were very familiar with the allusions of past dynasties. Seeing that they could not use the word "drag" to deal with Xu Huai, they elaborated on all kinds of abuses during the court discussions.
Xu Huai knew very well that the biggest obstacle in the matter was Zhou He. Gao Chunnian did not want to see his exclusive control of military and political power in Chushan extend to the hinterland of Jingxiang.
In the past few days, with the help of Han Gui, he had studied the issue of overseas Chinese resettlement clearly, and had many discussions with Zhu Hang, Hu Kai, and Wang Fan. He knew that before he could finalize the matter during his stay in Jianye, a compromise was needed.
In the Chui Gong Hall, Xu Huai promised to set up a county in Qianchapu and build a field to encircle the land. After deducting the money and grain invested, all the surplus land would be used to recruit refugees or be awarded to generals or their families as military merits or pensions.
If it is small, it will be deducted from the military supplies and rations that the Imperial Camp Division should allocate to Chushan - Chushan will not be greedy for any more; the Ministry of Household Affairs can send officials to take charge of supervision.
In addition, after the land reclamation in most areas of Qianchapu is completed, or after the central government can bear all the money and grain payments to Chushan, the overseas overseas counties can be transferred from the Chushan camp to Ezhou Prefecture.
Of course, if the Ezhou Prefecture has the spare capacity to recruit refugees to build fields in Qianchapu, it can promise to provide more than 50,000 acres of grain fields every year to Chushan for rewards and pensions, and to select 2,000 refugees from among the refugees.
Young and strong men can make up for Chushan's lack of new recruits, and Chushan can also have no involvement at all - and the families of the generals and soldiers placed by Chushan in Qianchapu can be included in the household register of Ezhou Prefecture, or even recruited by Qianchapu
All the refugees and their families could be included in the household register of Ezhou Prefecture, but only the young and strong men were recruited to serve in the Chushan camp as recruits.
"If Prime Minister Zhou can solve the problem of Chushan's money and food supply, before this winter comes and the enemy is likely to organize an offensive again, Chushan will not be in the crisis of food and salary cuts. Chushan does not need to worry about this,"
Xu Huai stood proudly in the hall, looked at Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others coldly, and said,
"As for the withdrawal of the Chushan Army from Nanyang, I still asked the Prime Minister Zhou, but the Prime Minister did not mention it. Is it possible that the two Prime Ministers forgot their ambition to regain the Central Plains so quickly and became the eternal sinners of Dai Viet?"
Xu Huai's fierce rhetoric was clearly revealed when he confronted the Zheng family and his son in Xiangyang.
In this discussion of merit awards, although Xu Huai's meritorious service was slightly inferior to that of Ge Boyi, Zheng Huaizhong, and Han Shiliang, he was still awarded the rank of General Yunhui (Wu Sanguan) and the governor of Yuezhou (virtual title).
——Speaking rudely to Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others is not considered "disrespectful".
"Xu Huai, if you stay in Jianye for two more days, Prime Minister Zhou and the princes will be able to discuss a proper solution..." Emperor Jianji did not want to see the situation in Huainan stabilize and Jingxiang cause another trouble, so he restricted Xu Huai.
While she was pregnant in Beijing, the Zhengshitang came up with concrete and feasible strategies, but the opinions of the Jinghu North Road Supervisor were no longer considered.
This time it was rare for Zheng Huaizhong to stand up and agree with Xu Huai's proposition.
A new prince was born. Although his daughter was deeply favored by Emperor Jianji, the attitudes of Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others towards the Zheng family changed subtly, and they became closer to the Huai Palace. Zheng Huaizhong felt that the future of the Zheng family might not be stable.
Smooth sailing.
Zheng Huaizhong also realized that if he could really go to Jingnan to take charge, there would be many things that Xu Huai could learn from regarding the overseas Chinese policy...
