A ship sailed from Weihai Town Port to Liugong Island Pier.
"It is said that during the Warring States Period, this island was Liu Gong's special property. Some people say that after the fall of the Han Dynasty, the Liu royal family came to this island to escape chaos. There is no way to verify it now, but there is a temple for Liu Gong and Liu Mu on the island.
There is also the Dragon Palace Temple.”
"Before, there were only two villages on the island, the east and west, and the population was not large. My emperor moved the capital to Dengzhou on his northern expedition, stationed troops in Weihai, and built workshops, docks, etc. on the island, which made the place increasingly prosperous."
A group of people got off the boat and looked at the newly expanded pier on Liugong Island, feeling the vitality.
After Zhu Yihai came to Deng, he also abolished the military posts in Shandong. In fact, the local guards were directly established in counties and towns. If there were no local guards, they were directly merged into counties and townships. Weihai guards were abolished and military households were replaced by civilians. They were subordinate to Wendeng County. Weihai guards were reformed.
For Weihai Town.
In the new system of the Shaotian Dynasty, it was stipulated that the seat of the county seat of Fuzhou was the city, the towns, villages and villages outside the city were designated as towns, and those with a population of more than 50,000 were designated as towns, and the rest were townships.
Weihai was officially evacuated and established as a town, with subdistricts and villages under its jurisdiction.
Due to the excellent location of Weihai Port and the fact that the port does not freeze most of the year, it has also become the station of the navy. At the same time, it is very convenient to reach Incheon in North Korea from here. Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty and North Korea have maritime trade, and North Korea opens Pyongyang to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhouzhou, Incheon and several other ports.
The number of merchant ships entering and exiting Weihai Port has also increased significantly.
Weihai is home to the imperial camp, land and sea troops, and there are forts, naval camps, naval schools and teaching camps on Liugong Island. There are also many family records of the imperial camp officers and soldiers, as well as artillery foundries, shipyards, etc.
, making this sea and fairy mountain very lively.
Originally there were only two small villages, but now the population has quickly exceeded 10,000 people.
This island is less than ten miles away from Weihai Port, and the pier is busy.
Someone came to greet you at the pier.
"Liu Gong Island is very prosperous now." The mayor of Weihai Town accompanied several officials from Tokyo. Liu Jizu, the security guard of Liu Gong Island, answered, "Indeed, I grew up here. My family is said to have heard of the Han Dynasty.
They lived on this island during the Hongwu period. During the Hongwu period, Weihaiwei was established and became a military household. Later, due to harassment by Japanese pirates, the imperial court moved all the people on the island to the mainland. During the Jiajing period, the island was once occupied by Japanese pirates.
Later, after the Japanese pirates were pacified, we returned to the island to cultivate crops."
Liu Jizu is the guardian of Liugong Island.
In the past, during the Ming Dynasty, imperial power did not extend to counties, and there was no governance below the county level. All was governed by rural gentry autonomy.
Zhu Yihai's Shaotian court now has townships under the county, and Baojia is organized under the township. Townships have township offices, town offices, and Baojia also has Baojia offices.
A township has a mayor, deputy mayor, deputy mayor, one to three clerks, one to three township (town) cadres, a guarantor, a deputy guarantor, one to three guarantors, each with a
There is also a captain.
Implement the trinity of discipline, education and health, manage household registration, taxation, public security, etc.
It turned out that the villages were all handed over to the gentry and the large families were autonomous. However, Zhu Yihai felt that although this was easier, it also had many problems, so he integrated them and strengthened management.
Township mayors are outsiders, but they have specific ministry tasks and assist the county in running affairs.
In fact, in the past, although each county had only two or three official officials and only a few official officials, in fact, some large counties had thousands of subordinate officials. It was just not a formal establishment, but they still had to eat from the public, and the expenses were still borne by the people.
Yes, it's just not listed in the official tax of the imperial court.
Imperial power did not go to the countryside, so all officials were concentrated at the county level.
If there is a need, it should be taken seriously. Instead of crowding into the county government office, it is better to dispatch people reasonably.
Improving the organization and clarifying responsibilities will certainly improve efficiency and make things more convenient for the people.
Although Liu Jizu, the security chief, is not a popular person, he has a monthly salary of three yuan of dragon silver. There are still many specific things to do, such as one card for every ten households, one armor for ten cards, one guarantee for ten armors, and normally one guarantee for one thousand households.
However, it is actually flexible, and there is even a joint guarantee on top of the guarantee.
Liugong Island has developed rapidly. From the original two villages and more than a hundred households, it now has more than 10,000 people. Although many of them are under the management of the imperial army, a new village has still been built. The original two villages
The population of the village also increased significantly.
In fact, Liu Jizu, the security chief, now manages not only a thousand households, but almost the entire population of the DMZ on Liugong Island, which is more than a few thousand households.
Not only does he have to supervise thousands of security guards, but he also has a team of hundreds of village warriors, and even a security team of dozens of people, and a team of more than ten security office clerks.
From household registration management, to security patrols, security guard training, even anti-theft, anti-smuggling, etc., everything must be managed, even general civil disputes and litigation, unless it is a criminal case or an important civil case.
They are responsible for mediating general civil disputes.
So even though he may look like a foreigner with a job, he is also a scholar from ten li.
One of the most important tasks of the guardians is to manage the ten family cards. Every ten families have one card, on which they must record in detail the place of residence, name, age, and industry.
Each card must take turns to be on duty, checking and updating the household registration status on the card at any time. If there is a suspicious stranger, it must be reported at any time. If there is any hidden person, ten families will sit together. At night, they must also be on duty to prevent fire and theft!
When the chiefs are on duty, they are responsible for inspecting the situation of each house. If anyone is out or has relatives coming, they must ask questions.
In times of war and turmoil, such a strict Baojia system can strictly prevent spies and bandits and crack down on bandits. The young men of each household are organized into Baoding, and the strong men are selected from the Baoding to be village heroes. They train in their spare time and transfer people in turns.
Act as a security guard and perform patrols and other security tasks.
It is indeed of great help to rural security.
Even this armor-preserving method provides good reserve soldiers for the war.
So although the chief security officer has no rank, for big security guards like Liu Gongdao, they also have security schools, security teams, rural security groups, security offices, etc. During the tax collection season, they also have to help collect tax revenue.
Today the mayor personally accompanied people from Tokyo, and Chief Liu Bao did not dare to neglect them.
Since the emperor moved the capital to Dengzhou, Weihai has become the land of Gyeonggi. Under the emperor's feet, it is like Liugong Island. There are also many soldiers and horses stationed there, as well as naval schools, naval training camps, etc., not only garrison, but also training camps.
, there are also royal workshops, imperial workshops, etc. under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu Supervisor, the Ministry of Works, etc.
These are beyond his control, but after all, they are on the same island, and they often interact with each other, which requires strong communication skills, otherwise it will not be a good job.
Shangguan, who accompanied him from the capital, walked around the island, introduced various situations, even inspected Baoli's security team, and specially summoned Baoli's township corps.
"I am here this time on an order to prepare for Weihai Post. Weihai needs to prepare a post station, as well as a postal shop, etc. The Post Bureau of the Ministry of War plans to set up a water post and a land post in Weihai, as well as a delivery office.
, urgent delivery shop, postal shop, civil information bureau, etc. There are several of them.”
This green-robed official was from the new post office established by the Ministry of War, and was here to conduct preliminary inspections, site selection, recruitment, etc.
There are a lot of things going on, so I came here to take a stand.
"If you need anything, sir, just ask, we Liu Gongbao will fully cooperate." Liu Jizu was very happy. Anyway, these security offices are to cooperate with the superior yamen.
"Yantai is a big port and will become more prosperous and lively in the future, so there will be more land and water stations, postal shops, etc., as well as more personnel. The current plan is to recruit 300 people first."
Liu Jizu thought that the postmen were still recruiting postmen, so he couldn't help but worry. It was recognized that the postmen were harmful to the people. Being a postman would be a bad luck for the whole life. It would be even worse than being a guard soldier, and he would be punished by the superiors.
It peels off skin and sucks blood.
"Your Majesty is kind and has reformed the courier system, and the couriers are also treated very well."
He briefly explained the situation of the postmen, who would be recruited from various towns and villages and selected from good families, aged between 20 and 30 years old. Of course, those who could ride a horse and sail a boat would be given priority.
After being selected, you will be treated very well. First, after you become a postman, you will be affiliated to the Ministry of War, which is equivalent to a quasi-soldier, and you will receive a monthly salary.
The postman's basic salary is two taels, and the horseman and boatman will receive some additional salary.
"Twenty taels of labor and food silver per month?" Liu Jizu was surprised. He used to be a military householder in Weihaiwei, and he knew very well how much these local government servants and post soldiers earned. Many of the lower-level servants were limited to one
For a person who earns six taels a year for work and food, he only gets half a tael a month.
Some scribes can only earn one tael a month.
Therefore, if you work as a yamen errand and really rely on the little money you earn from work, you will not be able to support yourself, let alone support your family, and you will have to look for opportunities to make money from outside.
In the past, the postmen of the Ming Dynasty were even more miserable. Being a postman was exhausting, and you might have to pay extra money.
"Are Erliang going to raise a horse?" he asked.
"Those who raise horses also have fodder money, and the two taels are just labor money."
Since the imperial court wants to rebuild the post office and it cannot be the same as before, is it necessary to force out another Li Zicheng?
After that, the post soldiers were paramilitary personnel, subordinate to the Ministry of War. They were probably similar to the garrison soldiers. They were directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, which was equivalent to an iron rice bowl.
Not only are you provided with monthly salary, but you can also enjoy items such as post clothes and shoes.
Of course, the most important point is that the imperial court plans to acquire some fields around the place where the post and delivery are to be set up and turn them into post fields. The property rights of these post fields are owned by the court and are exclusively leased to the families of the post soldiers.
The rent is divided into 46 and 60 per tenant, and only the autumn grain harvest is harvested.
As long as the postman is in office, he can enjoy the right to rent ten acres of land. If he can't finish planting, he can sublet it again.
The tenancy rights will not be taken away until the postman retires due to old age or dies.
This is an extra guarantee for the postmen.
Although in today's war-torn times, land prices have dropped.
However, land is still not available to everyone. Even if the court grants land, it will allocate official land. Private land must also be protected and cannot be taken away at any time.
Therefore, the land is limited, and it must be given to soldiers first, and rewards to meritorious officials according to their contribution. Therefore, the vast majority of ordinary poor people have no chance to receive land.
Farming on tenant fields is subject to the control of the landlord, and a stable and reliable original tenancy right is also very important.
Even before the Ming Dynasty, in affluent places like Jiangnan, the separation of farm bones and farm skins had already occurred. That is, the landlord owned the land ownership, which was the farm bones, while the tenancy rights were the skins. The sale of land did not break the tenancy.
Even though many landlords have land ownership, they do not have the right to rent the land. The right to rent the land is in the hands of the person who owns the land. One land has two owners. The person with the right to rent the land can sublease or even resell the land, and the landlord cannot interfere. This is all
Because of the scarcity and preciousness of land.
For example, the imperial court now allocates a dedicated post field to the post station and rents it to the postmen's families as tenants. This is indeed a very good benefit. In the future, when the situation is stable, this benefit will become more and more precious.
When the imperial court established the garrison town before, it designated the fields around the garrison town as belonging to the garrison town, and then gave the garrison soldiers the right to lease some of the fields. Now when it established the postal service, it simply used this method.
Two taels of silver a month is neither low nor high. After all, post workers have a hard job, so renting a share of the post field can also increase their income and enhance their security.
For the imperial court, the official land was rented out to the common people, and the rent was the same to everyone. However, if it was given priority to those who served the imperial court, it was equivalent to a disguised benefit, which was beneficial at no cost.
"The Post Guards must select local people with clean family backgrounds, no criminal records for three generations, and young and strong people in their thirties or thirties. They must sign up voluntarily and undergo physical examination and screening. Anyone who meets the conditions can sign up and then be selected!"
The more Liu Jizu heard about it, the more he felt that this was a good thing. Choosing a postman was equivalent to becoming a soldier, and there was no danger. Although the treatment was not as good as being a soldier, it was not bad.
Moreover, this gentleman also said that post soldiers are paramilitary personnel under the command of the Ministry of War. In the future, additional soldiers such as the imperial camp, Beijing camp, and traveling camp will be selected first from the garrison soldiers and post soldiers.
"Sir, I have a boy in his early twenties who can ride a horse and sail a boat. Do you think he can sign up?"
“As long as you meet the conditions, you can sign up.”
