Chapter 271 The giant boat in the sea prospers the country
"Zheng Jiwu has entered Hangzhou, and Zhu Guofan took the lead in surrendering the city."
East China Sea, Zhoushan.
Zhoushan City hangs alone in the East China Sea. This city has a history of nearly a thousand years. It was first built in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. It was first named Wengshan and Zhouguang Wuli. In the Song Dynasty, it was renamed Changguo and expanded to nine miles. In the Yuan Dynasty, Changguo was promoted to a state.
Six more city gates were added.
During the Ming Dynasty, the city wall was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt six times. A total of 28 generals were stationed in Zhoushan.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Changguo Guard was established in Zhoushan, and later the Changguo Guard moved to Xiangshan, leaving only the Dinghai Station in Zhoushan. From the middle to the late Ming Dynasty, Zhoushan's coastal defense responsibilities were strengthened, and the Japanese general soldiers were also stationed in Zhoushan during the flood season, and were stationed in the sea during normal times.
For a period of time in the mid-Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese controlled the trade of Shuangyu and Ligang in the archipelago, and Zhoushan became the largest smuggling sea trade base in the East China Sea at that time. When it was prosperous, thousands of ships gathered, thousands of sails covered the harbor, and the islands were connected with houses.
, it was densely populated and had countless workshops, but it was eventually destroyed and demolished by the imperial court.
Wang Binqing had previously taken control of Zhoushan. In order to strengthen his strength, he implemented several overbearing policies, stipulating that people should serve as rural soldiers when they reach the age of fifteen. If a man dies, his wife will not be allowed to keep the system, and the land will be taken into the official position. Those who are sixty and have no children will be taken over.
Farm property, don't give it food.
Before Huang Binqing came, most of the land in Zhoushan belonged to wealthy families in the interior.
Because Huang Binqing asked the landowners to serve as rural soldiers, the landowners did not dare to cross the island, so all the land was registered as official land. Huang Binqing monopolized two-thirds of the land, and the remaining one-third was
The people on the island and all.
Huang Binqing once wanted to be a chieftain of the island in this troubled world, resisting invasion and rebellion, and living a free and independent life as an island owner.
But now, he is forced to go to Chongming, and everything in Zhoushan belongs to Zhu Yihai.
"The Qing government shouldn't have made things difficult for Magistrate Zhu, right?" Zhu Yihai was thinking about this man with the same surname. When he evacuated, he tried to persuade Zhu Guofan to leave, and even offered him the post of Chief Envoy of Zhejiang, but Zhu Guofan decided to stay in the end.
Although a large number of craftsmen and others have moved away from Hangzhou, and many large households have moved south, most of them remain. There are about 300,000 people in the city, more than a million in the suburbs, and a large number of people with registered permanent residence in the affiliated counties. He hopes
To stay, Zhu Yihai also complied with his wishes.
"The Marquis of Haining reported to Jiangning that he had made a contribution in opening the city and surrendering, and Zhu Guofan also said that he had opened the city on Tian Xiong's order in order to protect the people of the city, so he opened the city. Jiangning has not replied yet, but Yan
My husband is one of our own, so I should be able to protect Magistrate Zhu."
Chen Qianfu accompanied Zhu Yihai for a walk on the island. Zhoushan Island was now bustling with activity. A large number of craftsmen, sergeants, etc. were pouring in, making the island very lively.
The largest island in the Zhoushan Archipelago is Zhoushan Main Island, with Jintang Island to the west, Daishan, Xiushan, and Qushan Islands to the north, and Zhujiajian, Taohua Island, etc. to the southeast. These are all larger islands in the archipelago.
From the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the Zhoushan Islands have always been very important due to their special geographical location. As the saying goes, they control Japan in the east, Denglai in the north, Ou and Fujian in the south, and Wuhui in the west.
During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the Zhoushan Islands were even banned from sea-based immigration for several times. The cities on the islands were abandoned and the population moved inland to deal with the intrusion of pirates and Japanese pirates.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Fang Guozhen once used Zhoushan and other islands as his base camp. Later, it was not until the end of Hongwu that Fang Guozhen's old troops, the strong and old, died, and the coast could have some rest and stability.
Zhu Yihai also took a fancy to Zhoushan's maritime geographical advantages and insisted on bringing the military industry and some silk weaving and other manufacturing industries to Zhoushan. Although Liu Zongzhou openly refuted him, saying that in this world, there is no emperor on the sea and no king on the boat?
But Zhu Yihai didn't bother to pay attention to Liu Zongzhou, the loudmouth king. At this stage, Shaoxing doesn't even dare to say that it can hold on. You have worked hard to recruit craftsmen, purchase materials, and build workshops, and then the Tatar elite arrive. What will happen to all this?
Make wedding clothes for Tatars?
Everyone knows that the Tatars have long begun research on forging artillery and muskets and established the Wuzhenchaoha artillery force. Did Zhu Yihai think that he could cut down a moso bamboo and peel it to make a bamboo gun and use it to fight the Tatars?
Although some people have suggested putting it in Fujian or Guangdong, they are not places under their complete control now. Wouldn't it be cheaper for Zheng Zhilong and others to put it there?
Song Zhipu, the first assistant, looked into the distance and couldn't help but said, "The land of Guchangguo County in Zhoushan is suspended in the sea. It is about four hundred miles around. There are no less than a hundred islands in it. With the abundance of grains, fish and salt, you can eat tens of thousands of them."
Everyone, don’t wait to be given to others.
Nowadays, sea trade has been launched, and workshops have been built on the island, leading to Korea, Japan, Luzon, etc. The benefits of sea trade are dozens of times greater than those of grains, fish, and salt."
"I suggest that Zhoushan abolish the health center and restore it to the county, and open a port for trade."
Zhu Yihai nodded, "What the chief assistant said is true. Zhoushan has many islands with huge potential. They are hanging on the sea and are very safe. They are worthy of our vigorous management."
"He restored Changguo County and administered the archipelago."
"Your Highness, I have recently made some suggestions on the establishment of official positions in some prefectures and counties of the imperial court under the current situation."
"First assistant, please speak."
As the first assistant, Song Zhipu was under great pressure even though he had Zhu Yihai's support.
"Previously, His Highness issued an edict to rename the various administrative envoys and envoys departments as provinces. This is the traditional common name among the people since the Yuan Dynasty. Although it is not the original intention of restoring the province in Xingzhongshu. I think that although there are still three departments in the province today, their
The functions have completely changed and no longer adapt to the original pattern, so they should be adjusted to suit the current situation."
"For example, the capital command and envoys should be abolished now, and all their subordinate guards should be dismissed. There are no guards to govern and no military households to rule. The imperial court will newly establish the imperial camp and provincial camp. The imperial camp will be personally led by His Highness, and the provincial camp will be led by
The governor-general, governor and admiral are all in charge, so they all have command and envoys whose names have no official names and there is no need for their existence."
Zhu Yihai thought the suggestion was good, "Well, it can be abolished."
From the mid-Ming Dynasty to the Chongzhen Dynasty, the imperial court was superior to the three divisions, and also sent governors, governors, etc., and from the initial temporary dispatch to the almost permanent one, the governors and governors actually controlled the camp troops and deliberately commanded the envoys.
It's just a decoration.
There is no use in keeping it now, so it is better to abolish it.
"His Royal Highness has previously issued a decree that governors and governors are no longer temporarily dispatched by Beijing officials, but are designated as local officials and become permanent economic posts. Later, a new admiral was established to command the troops of a province. Therefore, a province
Within the province, the governor, governor, and admiral all control the provincial camp, and each has its own designated camp, and its responsibilities should be clearly defined."
Each province has a governor, and some provinces even have two or three governors. The governor can be said to have actually become a high-ranking official. However, the original three giants in the provinces have basically replaced their commanders with admirals, and the powers of the chief envoys and admiral envoys have declined.
Although from a formal setting point of view, the governor can be regarded as an economic magistrate, with comprehensive management, but the specific personnel, money and food are under the control of the chief envoy, and criminal justice is under the control of the inspector.
