After spending the Mid-Autumn Festival at Yuquan Villa, in early September, when the sky was clear and the air was crisp, the emperor and the court returned to the capital.
The collection of autumn taxes has already begun.
The yellow and red maple leaves flutter down, taking advantage of the autumn wind, which is a beautiful sight.
Yan Chongxin looked up, his eyes full of emotion.
“Asking for equal treatment, isn’t this arguing with Shuntian Prefecture?”
At this time, Zhu Mou chuckled softly and said: "There are millions of people after all. They will probably pay 600,000 in taxes this year, so they are very brave."
"It's just that the governor of Shuntian City may not be happy."
This is not true. Originally, there were 165 scholarship quotas in the 19 counties of Shuntian Prefecture, but Lu Song squeezed in and occupied three of them.
Today's one is not enough, I want eight more.
These quotas must be provided by other counties. Who among the counties in Shuntian Prefecture is willing to do so?
Now the governor of Shuntian is Zhu Yiquan, and he has a very important position in the emperor's heart, so he may be entangled with him.
Du Yinxi took a sip of tea and said, neither salty nor bland: "There are hundreds of thousands of people in Luzon now. Although the literary style is not prosperous, it is still the land of the Ming Dynasty, so the number of scholars should naturally be more normal."
"Eight is probably not enough. We need at least thirty to win over people's hearts."
Feng Xianzong also agreed with this statement and even exaggerated it to 30 places.
Regarding this, Zhu Mou smiled and said: "Then Shuntian Mansion must not cause a quarrel."
"This is saying that we have to increase the quota for Shuntian Mansion."
As the first assistant, Yan Chongxin smiled slightly and said thoughtfully: "The number of people in Gyeonggi Province has skyrocketed, and the number of one hundred and sixty is not enough."
"Let's just increase it to two hundred!"
"This -" Du Yinxi felt that the increase was too much: "Will there be trouble in other places?"
"With the Luzon Prefecture here, it's understandable. Who dares to cause trouble?"
Yan Chongxin thought it was nothing. As the chief assistant, he still had this right.
In other words, even if there is a commotion, it will be suppressed.
Just enough to replace some important officials.
Zhu Mou smiled, seeming to agree.
But in my heart, I felt unhappy.
Yan Chongxin has been in the cabinet for seventeen years and served as the chief minister for three years. At the age of sixty, it is time for him to become an official.
Not only the civil and military officials of the court, but also the emperor thought so.
For 17 years as a cabinet minister, the personal connections he built were terrifying. If he continued, half of the imperial court would be related to him.
Naturally, Yan Chongxin did not dare to go against the emperor's will, so he thought that his power would be abolished when it expired. It was better to take the opportunity to appoint more people to pave the way for future generations.
If there is action in the officialdom, an opportunity is needed.
It is not a small crime to suppress someone in an unfavorable place.
Several other people also clearly felt the sharpness of Yan Chongxin's words and vaguely understood its meaning, but they all fell silent.
When someone is about to retreat, there is no need to make things too rigid.
At this time, the autumn wind came from the west and sent Jin Guogong Li Dingguo to the capital.
Guarding Anxi for several years has made this general mature, stable and cautious, and he is no longer as brave as he used to be.
When meeting the emperor, Li Dingguo was cautious, not as careless as in previous years.
This made the emperor very satisfied, and he started talking about Anxi affairs.
Li Dingguo was also unambiguous and said directly: "Although Anxi is large, it can be divided into two parts. The northern and southern territories are each one."
"The southern Xinjiang is mostly populated by the Yarkand people, also known as Semu people, who believe in the Peace religion; the northern Xinjiang is populated by Mongolians and migratory Han people, who live together with herding and farming, and have no worries about food and clothing."
Speaking of this, Li Dingguo said with a hint of resentment: "Your Majesty, the number of people who have moved to Anxi in recent years is less than 100,000, and 90% of them are from Gansu. If you want to completely control Anxi, this number of people is not enough."
"I heard that even in Jilin, there are still 3.5 million people in these years. It's too unfair for Anxi."
Zhu Yixi was noncommittal.
After passing through the difficult moments during the founding period of the People's Republic of China, today, although the population in the entire world has gradually increased, there is still more land.
As long as there is still something to eat in their hometown, no one will take the initiative to move.
Although the method of relocating the people with troops is effective, Anxi is too far away and the land is relatively barren. Who would do it in this case?
Shandong and Jilin are only separated by the Bohai Sea and Liaodong. They share the same language and are relatively close to each other, so everyone likes to go there.
The only province closest to Anxi is Gansu, but it is still a province with a small population, which is disadvantageous for Anxi.
"There is nothing the court can do about this matter."
The emperor sighed: "In the final analysis, Anxi is still too poor."
"Your Majesty, there are nearly three million people in Dingkou in Anxi today. Among them, there are about 200,000 Han civilians and soldiers. It is far from enough to guard Anxi."
In order to further convince the emperor, Li Dingguo said loudly: "This summer tax, southern Xinjiang will collect 2 million yuan, and northern Xinjiang will collect 600,000 yuan. The Silk Road has begun to continue to flourish, and Anxi is not too poor."
"Your Majesty, Anxi is vast and vast, and there are many foreign enemies, especially the Rakshasa people, who are eyeing us. We have never relaxed."
Speaking of this, Li Dingguo felt a little proud.
Two million and six hundred thousand yuan, divided into 37 cents, the imperial court can collect nearly one million yuan.
Among the twenty-five provinces of the imperial court, not many can surpass it, and Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu, Ningxia, etc. are far behind.
As a newly acquired province, he is proud to have such good results.
"I can't force Dingkou."
The emperor shook his head slightly: "Moving to Anxi, for ordinary families, means that their families are broken up and their families are displaced. People can be killed along the way."
"Although the relocation benefited the court, it did more harm than good to the people."
Li Dingguo was desperate. He said dejectedly:
"The general also thinks that this is a bit excessive and not a benevolent policy. However, the situation in Anxi is here. If the Han people are not resettled as soon as possible to cultivate the land, it may be dangerous."
"There are also some opportunities."
The emperor clapped his hands and asked for the huge map that was sent to him.
Soon, the part about the Western Regions appeared in front of them.
The huge Anxi is divided into Northern Xinjiang and Southern Xinjiang, and on the periphery, the northernmost ones are the Rakshasa people.
To the west are the Kazakh Khanate, the Brakha Khanate, and the Mughal Empire in the south.
The emperor's eyes carefully considered these three places, and moved away from the Mughal Dynasty first.
There is no doubt that the Mughal Empire, with a population of hundreds of millions, is simply not something Anxi can provoke, and the imperial court does not have that much money and food to supply the expedition.
To be honest, even if it is defeated, it may not be possible to occupy it.
Needless to say, in the Kazakh Khanate, the three great vassals interfered with each other, which led to their disunity and inconsistent bases, which aroused the covetousness of the Rakshasa people.
The Blakha Khanate, also known as the Uzbek Khanate, also included parts of present-day Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, as well as the north bank of the Syr Darya River, the city of Turkestan and its surrounding areas.
At this time, the Bukhara Khanate belonged to the Persian cultural circle, which was equivalent to Annan to China. It was a vassal state of Persia and later became independent.
The destination of Genghis Khan's first western expedition was his country's Samarkand.
The reason why it was called the Bukhara Khanate was because they moved their capital to Bukhara.
Of course, for the Chinese, the most famous thing is that in the 18th century, the Kokand Kingdom split from it (the center was in Fergana) and established the independent Kokand Khanate.
Then they were lured by the Russians and invaded Xinjiang.
Among the three countries, no matter how you say it, the Bukhara Khanate is the best choice.
"If Anxi uses troops, where will you choose?"
Faced with such questions, Li Dingguo was stunned for a moment, and then said decisively: "Bukhara Khanate."
"Its territory is the smallest, domestic disputes are serious, and national strength is insufficient. Persimmons still look for those who are weak."
"Hahaha, that's right." The emperor chuckled and said, "The Bukhara Khanate is currently the most suitable place to use troops."
As he spoke, he pointed to its location with his right hand and said loudly: "I intend to establish a vassal state here, and my first choice is Bukhara. General Li, are you confident that we can win it?"
Li Dingguo thought in his heart and said calmly: "If we use 30,000 troops, it will be enough to occupy Bukhara."
"Just on the ground, if you pull your whole body, the Mughal Empire in the south, the Kazakh Khanate in the north, and the Rakshasa people will not give up."
"It's easy to capture but difficult to hold on to."
Hearing this, the emperor was silent for a while, and then said resolutely: "It is precisely because of this that it is imperative to establish a vassal state."
Conquering territory and establishing provinces was absolutely unfeasible in a slave society like Central Asia.
Because every slave owner had a huge military force, the court did not have so much energy to suppress them.
It is quite appropriate to establish a vassal state as a buffer.
The emperor saw that Li Dingguo was still hesitant, so he continued to work until he finally convinced him.
As long as Bukhara is captured, he will not be needed for subsequent suppression tasks.
As Duke Jin of the Ming Dynasty, he can return to Beijing to rest.
This was a great encouragement to him.
After making plans for the northwest, the emperor turned his attention to the southwest.
The Kang State and the Khoshote Khanate fought for several years on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Kang State's military strength was overwhelming. Finally, with the intervention of the imperial court, the two countries stopped fighting.
Since Kang State had an advantage on the battlefield, it conquered several places, which was a great gain.
The Heshuote Khanate is licking its wounds, saying it is dissatisfied, and is constantly accumulating strength to prepare to regain its territory.
The war between the two countries will not be resolved for a while.
But this was exactly what the emperor wanted.
The two countries learned from each other, and when they were exhausted, the imperial court used troops.
Today, we need more than 100,000 troops, but when the time comes, we will only need 20,000 to 30,000 to annihilate the two countries in one go and bring them into the territory.
Compared with using brute force, this method of processing is undoubtedly more appropriate.
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At this time, Annan was in the second Northern and Southern Dynasties period.
In the north, Thang Long was the capital, the king of the Later Le Dynasty was the puppet, and the person in power was Zheng Zha, the fifth generation leader of the Zheng family, who controlled the northern region of Annam.
In the north, the Mo family still controls the Gaoping area and is still surviving. Its head is Mo Yuanqing, that is, the family that accepted the land and surrendered during the Ming Dynasty and was granted the title of Annan Dutong.
In the Xuanguang area, Wu Gongpi was stationed here and maintained a neutral attitude.
In the south, the Nguyen family occupied the Hue area, which was called the Southern Dynasty. The person in power now is Nguyen Phuc Bin.
There are four political powers in a small place, which can be described as crowded.
For the Qin State's small court in Saigon to be in such a situation, it was extremely advantageous.
At this time, a large-scale abolition order was carried out throughout the Qin region, requiring noble officials to abolish slavery and release a large number of slaves for the people.
In conjunction with it, there are a series of policies such as the "surname granting order", "household registration order", "land granting order", "taxation order", "land reclamation order" and so on.
In the final analysis, it is to accept them as citizens and pay taxes.
In Saigon, Champa, and even the Annam area, ordinary people do not have surnames, only nobles have them.
So the first thing is the "Order on Granting Surnames".
In response to this, the small court of Qin rudely named Qian's family name.
The so-called Qianjia Surnames is a collection of surnames compiled in the early Ming Dynasty. It begins with the statement that Zhu Fengtian was blessed with great wealth, and his income was 1,968 surnames, which was four times that of the Hundred Family Surnames in the Song Dynasty.
What is more innovative among them is the inclusion of surnames from a few ethnic groups, such as Yelu and other surnames.
After assigning surnames to the people one by one, Saigon was very busy, occupying two places in the city, household registration, land reclamation, and abolition of slaves.
But the development of the north has never stopped.
Prime Minister Liu Guandao said: "Among the four surnames Mo, Zheng, Ruan and Wu, the Zheng family is the strongest. It controls the king and the princes, and occupies the most fertile Thanglong area, with more than two million people under its rule."
"The Nguyen family ruled Hue, with only two provinces and hundreds of thousands of people."
"The Mo family and the Wu family each occupy a separate state, with only a few tens of thousands of people. They can only serve as bandits and have nothing to fear."
"So, our biggest enemy is the Zheng family?"
Qin Wang Zhu Cunmai said casually.
At this time, the Second Prime Minister Mao Fu shook his head and said: "The Zheng family is far away in Thanglong, thousands of miles away from us. The most important thing right now is the Zheng family."
"Can we use the strategy of distant friendship and close attack?" King Qin said with some excitement.
"Your Highness." Zhu Jing couldn't stand it anymore and said softly: "Whether it is the Zheng family or the Ruan family, they are all serious enemies to the Ming Dynasty, and they think so too."
"So, when it comes to making friends from far away and attacking close by, the only one we can really make friends with is the Mo family in the north."
This is because the Mo family is nominally the real owner of Annan and has been canonized by the imperial court, so he has a flattering attitude towards the Ming Dynasty.
In other words, if he fell into the hands of Qin, he could survive, but in the hands of Zheng or Ruan, he would definitely die.
Zhu Jing continued: "According to the information from foreign ministers, the Ruan family has long had the idea of occupying the city. Its jurisdiction cannot be limited to Guangzhi and Guangnan Prefecture. To expand the land and Dingkou, it can only swallow up the city."
"So, the Ruan family, who is busy sharpening their swords, is our biggest enemy."
"Its standing army has about 20,000 troops and horses, dozens of elephants, and small warships, but there are also two to three hundred..."
When this narrative was told, the whole state of Qin was in a state of turmoil.
This strength doesn’t look very strong!
At this time, the Qin State had 5,000 troops in the capital camp and 5,000 native soldiers who had been recruited to surrender, which was almost the same.
In this regard, Zhu Jing explained: "If it is mobilized, it can be expanded to 100,000 in a short period of time, and the momentum is really scary."
"Moreover, Zheng may also take the opportunity to rob."
ps: Sorry, I'm so sleepy. I feel sleepy after coding for a while. I wake up and continue coding. It takes too long...