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Bi Ziyan's unusual statement made everyone present look thoughtful. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Thinking about it, it is true, as the officials who are executors, they have countless benefits, and they are not guilty of confronting the cabinet for the sake of the local landlords, of course, many of them are true, but the number is not much, after all, only bureaucrats whose family land exceeds 1,000 acres will take such measures.

After the land reform, they will be able to get the right to contract 1,000 acres of land, and whether they run it themselves or entrust it to someone else, they can get a lot of income, plus the salary after the change at this time, life is not too comfortable.

The most important thing is that these are still fair and legal incomes, and there is no need to hide the tucked flowers at all, and there is no need to worry about the Metropolitan Procuratorate coming to the door.

"What Jinghui said is very true." Xu Guangqi took the lead in nodding and praising him, worthy of being the person recommended by Li Ruhua before leaving, and he really had a unique vision. Xu Guangqi also knew the content of Li Ruhua's conversation with the emperor before leaving, and he would not publicize it everywhere for the other party to respect him, but since then, he has quietly paid attention to Bi Ziyan and Zhu Xieyuan.

"I don't think we should rush into the land reform work across the country." Zhu Xieyuan, another extremely capable person, also opened his mouth to say his suggestion, "Judging from the many twists and turns, I am afraid that there are indeed some places that are unstable, we don't need to rush too much, let's stabilize the situation for the time being." ”

"Although Your Majesty has the determination to reform the land even if there is smoke, I, as courtiers, must act steadily, and if it is not necessary, we should not create such a worst-case situation."

"Oh, what do you think?" Xu Guangqi asked with interest.

"I don't dare to take it seriously, it's just a little opinion." Zhu Xieyuan said modestly, "In my opinion, the land reform work across the country should be divided into three steps, and the three steps go hand in hand. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Xieyuan paused, coughed, cleared his throat and said, "First of all, I think it is very correct to adopt the idea of a pilot province, take one place as an example, carry out land reform, and accumulate experience and reputation. It's just that the target should not be in Shandong, but in Hebei. ”

As soon as Zhu Xieyuan said the word Hebei, their minds became clear, and they quickly compared the difference between Hebei and Shandong provinces in their hearts.

However, Zhu Xieyuan didn't care about them, but continued to take care of himself, "Hebei is close to Gyeonggi, and many land prefectures and counties are divided from Shuntianfu, and there are many Huangzhuang and Xungui granges, and few landlords who have fallen to each other, and these gathered lands are now in the hands of the empire, so there is not much resistance to the implementation of land reform. ”

"Secondly, the entire Hebei Province has established a sound police system, and the police chiefs of various prefectures and counties have served in the Yulin Army and later transferred to the local government, and their combat effectiveness and execution are extremely strong.

"Third, the Jingshi City Defense Army has been trained for a long time, although 20,000 have recently been sent to Shandong, but now the pressure on the nine sides has dropped sharply, and General Qin Liangyu .....Speaking of a female general, Rao is Zhu Xieyuan is also a little hesitant, "can also draw out a lot of troops to suppress the rebels." ”

"With these three points, I thought that land reform should start from Hebei! If the work is done well, local officials can be transferred to other provinces to preside over the work, and in this way, the land reform work across the country will be completed in about three or four years. Zhu Xieyuan paused and concluded, "This is the first step. ”

"That's the first step!" Wang Zuo, Huang Kezhang, Cui Jingrong and others secretly sighed in their hearts, they are really more popular than people, but they have no way to deal with the current complex situation of land reform, but Zhu Xieyuan has three strategies, each of which is so detailed, and the implementation rate is extremely large.

"The second step is the plan for the city defense army, the police station, and the 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 wouldn't be jealous and mediocre, and if he wanted to stand out in the well-packed cabinet and compete for the position of first assistant, he had to do a good job at all times.

"It is difficult for a few local officials and department heads to carry out land reform. After the establishment of the yamen at the grassroots level and the implementation of imperial power in the countryside, the local government will have a large number of people to use, and the contract right of 1,000 mu is also a bait to allow these grassroots township chiefs and town chiefs to work hard. Speaking of this, Zhu Xieyuan smiled weirdly.

There are countless grassroots officials, and there are not a few who have official status, but the right to contract these 1,000 mu is not unlimited, and it can only be contracted after the completion of the land reform, and these lands are not limited to mountains, forests, and rivers or fertile farmland.

In other words, if there is a lot of farmland in the local area, there may be some left for the supervisors to contract in the end, but if it is small, it may not even be contracted by the chief officials. Moreover, it is very insidious that this kind of land contract right is limited to agricultural production, and cannot be used for minerals or the construction of factories.

However, these cabinets naturally do not make civilized gestures, and they only look at whether the local people are smart or not. If you are smart, you will know how to negotiate in advance, and if you are not smart, you will obediently sell coolies.

"The role of the city defense army and the police station is also similar, so that local officials have a lot of manpower to use in the local area, but the city defense army is a little troublesome, which is under the jurisdiction of the metropolitan governor's office, and I am afraid that it will not be easy to remove it at that time." Speaking of this, Zhu Xieyuan was a little hesitant.

The city defense army is the most critical member, the feudal era does not agree with later generations, as the evolution of the arrest fast, the police do not have much combat effectiveness, just to maintain law and order, the real big rebellion and bandits, or the city defense army to go out, this is also the significance of Zhu Youxiao's imitation of the armed police to set up the city defense army.

It's just that for the cabinet that needs to be flexibly handled in the land reform work, it is inevitably a little inconvenient at this time, and when it is needed, it will have to go to the city defense general's mansion in various places to grind, which is too inconvenient.

"Maohe, what's there to hesitate about, just a few of us here are discussing work, there's nothing we can't say." Xu Guangqi looked at Zhu Xieyuan, who was hesitant, and encouraged.

"Hehe, then I'll say it." Zhu Xieyuan smiled awkwardly and said his thoughts, "In the early years of the dynasty, there was a saying that there were local group exercises, and the people also had the tradition of organizing some training in winter to guard against bandits, but generally these were spontaneous by the people, or in the hands of the squire. ”

"Nowadays, the imperial power goes to the countryside, all rights are returned to the government, and in the local county government, there is also a military room, so, I wonder if the government will come forward to organize a similar militia, which does not need to have too good equipment, but when the police force is insufficient, it will be withdrawn at any time as a reserve force." Zhu Xieyuan did not use regimental training, but used the word militia, and its intention is naturally self-evident.

"Moreover, it is also convenient for your Majesty to recruit soldiers, and the trained militia is obviously stronger than Bai Ding, and those who are sent to the countryside to organize brave militias in the towns and villages should be sent from the army, and at the discretion of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, either from the Central Army, or from the city defense army. I don't think Your Majesty will disagree. ”

"Of course, the right to rule must belong to the government." Zhu Xieyuan added at the end.

His words lit up the eyes of everyone present, not that anyone here wanted to rebel, but that the increase in the militia meant that the cabinet had more power in its hands. No one will think that the power in their hands has increased, and after having this right, the military department, which has been almost squeezed to the margins, seems to have some signs of fire.

"Ahem! This matter will be reported to His Majesty by the old official, Maohe, you continue to talk about yours. Xu Guangqi coughed, interrupting some people's delusions.

"Yes, sir." Zhu Xieyuan smiled and continued to talk about his strategy of preparing the draft a long time ago, and his smooth performance couldn't help but make several other people feel a little jealous.

"The third strategy is that the customs that are almost completed now, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou are located in the north, south and central three regions, which just radiate all the provinces. This strategy is to use the customs to provide a way for the squires in the interior who do not know how to make money. ”

"Whether it is the export of tea, silk, porcelain, etc., or the contracting of spices and other goods trafficked by the Yi people, it is a good way to make money, as long as they find that the merchants make more money, then they will not care much about the land. At that time, the resistance to land reform will naturally be solved. ”

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

"Okay, very good, Maohe is really talented, and he deserves to be the most outstanding governor." Xu Guangqi did not hesitate to praise himself, "These three policies are implemented simultaneously, and it is not a problem to complete the land reform!" ”

Such a hot praise made Zhu Xieyuan blush a little, and shook his hand again and again, "The boss is over, it's over." ”

It also makes other people's moods complicated and difficult to understand, compared with a few scholars who are behind, Wang Zuo, Cui Jingrong, and Huang Kezhang in front are a little inferior.

"Do you have any better suggestions?" Xu Guangqi looked around and asked slowly. The purpose of this cabinet meeting is to resolve the issue of land reform.

"No suggestions." The others shook their heads in unison, including Bi Ziyan.

Just kidding, how can there be no other suggestions, everyone here is not bad, it is impossible not to have their own views on national politics, but, after adding a few words better, everyone is empty-minded, and after they secretly compare their own ideas, they all shut up in unison.

It's better not to show your ugliness, lest it reach the ears of the emperor and give a bad evaluation. This is the first year of the Cabinet, and these scholars want to be re-elected, and some even want to sit in this position for a longer time. After all, they are not the first assistant, and their ordinary universities do not have a limit on re-election.

And this is also the meaning of Zhu Youxiao letting Xu Guangqi temporarily act as the first assistant, as the first assistant, no matter how long, it will be regarded as a term, and Zhu Youxiao, who wants to use Xu Guangqi for a few years, naturally cannot make such a mistake.

"Since you don't have any suggestions, then follow the suggestions of the Chunge University Scholars to promote the work, and when the next official writes, he will write an order, issue it, and work hard with you." Xu Guangqi glanced at it and said majestically.

"Together." The others shouted a few words, and then after a dismissal, they scattered and began their work. Xu Guangqi also returned to his office and began to write orders, sign them for several other people, and then stamp them out.

Of course, at this time, only the edict issued was to change the pilot province of land reform and strengthen the construction of the police force and grassroots yamen, as for the rest, it is necessary to communicate with the emperor and further detailed organization and planning. This takes a lot of time and effort.

At the same time, a meeting was also being held in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in Wuyingdian, and the number of participants was not large, and it was only Sun Chengzong, the Grand Governor, and the other four Governors and their deputies.

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

Dayan Khan, the last to unify Mongolia, divided the entire Tatar Mongols into 10,000 households, divided into two wings, the left flank, the Chahar, the Uliangha, and the Khalkha. On the right flank are Tumut, Yongshebu and Ordos.

Ordos is entrenched in the Hetao Plain, Tumut is entrenched in the city of Guihua, and the city was established by Dayan Khan's grandson Altan Khan, that is, the king of Shunyi in the Ming Dynasty.

As for Yong Shebu, it is a little scattered, after the defeat of this tribe by Dayan Khan, there are three main tribe members left in the village, namely Yong Shebu, Karaqin, and Asu three parts, after they are unified into ten thousand households, they are named Yong Shebu, among them, Karaqin is located in the north of Zhangjiakou, and after it grows, it invades Uliangha, which is commonly known as Duoyan Sanwei, and becomes the main body of it.

The other two were westward, probably in the area west of the city of Naturalization, and were neighbors of Tumut.

The Khalkha was divided into two, one part moved north and became the Transkhalkha tribe, and the other became Mobei Mongolia, and the other moved south to live near Liaodong.

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

As for Horqin and the Mongol tribes further north, they do not belong to this system, and they live in the Greater Khing'an Mountains in the northeast, which is not the same system as Naliu Ten Thousand Households.

And now, the only nominal area that the entire Mongol Great Khan still retains is west of the city of Guihua. It's just that Ordos, Tumut, and Yongshebu, who live here, were also forced to maintain nominal submission due to Chahar's great power. Now that Lin Dan Khan is moving west with half of the Chahar tribe, it is unknown whether he can suppress them.

Of course, among the various tribes, there must be support for the existence of Lin Dan Khan, and on this side, there are also some forces left by Lin Dan Khan, but Rao is so, in the case of Lin Dan Khan's defeat, the two sides are just equal.

"Now that the army is stationed in Liaodong due to logistical and strategic problems, there is no spare strength to conquer Mongolia for the time being, and Mongolia is faintly showing signs of civil strife at this time, and the two sides are holding each other back, in the short term, this is the only time for us to reform the guard system." Sun Chengzong concluded.

After his analysis, almost everyone present understood the situation on the Mongolian steppe at this time, and it was indeed a good time as Sun Chengzong said. Otherwise, when Lin Dan Khan stabilizes and faces the pressure of the frontier, he will not wait or put safety first.

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

"Indeed, such an opportunity should not be missed." Qi Jin, the governor of the left capital who was in charge of the General Staff, said that he was the successor of Qi Jiguang, and Qi Jiguang suppressed Mongolia in his later years, so he naturally had to pass on some information.

"Well, this official ..... the governor of Bendu has already contacted His Majesty, and His Majesty will send a hussar army to enter the customs from Shanhaiguan, and then patrol all the way along the border town to escort our reform, with the existence of hussars, presumably any incident can be suppressed."

"Now, I command!" After speaking, Sun Chengzong stood up and ordered loudly. With his beard and serious expression, he looks very powerful. The other people also stood up immediately, their legs together, and stood upright with a snap, waiting for orders.

"The former governor Bi Maokang and the later governor Zuo Guangdou sat in the Dadu Governor's Mansion to ensure the supply of logistics and equipment for His Majesty's Liaodong army. The border town reform group was formed by the governor of the capital, Qi Jin, the governor of the left capital, and Yu Zhigao, the governor of the right capital, and went to the nine sides to restructure. ”

"Yes!" The generals responded in unison.

The efficiency of the Metropolitan Governor's Office was far higher than that of the Cabinet, and on the second day of the meeting, the Governor's team headed by Sun Chengzong set off. The guards were followed by 2,000 cadets of the Royal Military Academy. Since the opening of the Royal Military Academy, there is no intention of stopping, and now this batch is the second batch of students, and this time they have the idea of letting them participate.

At the same time, a cavalry team of more than 10,000 people was starting from Shenyang, galloping all the way, passing through the Liaoxi Corridor, entering Shanhaiguan, and heading towards Jizhen, and the leader of this cavalry unit was a veteran with white hair. He was the only person in the Hussars over the age of 30 in the Hussars, and his official promotion was even more legendary, and he was promoted from second lieutenant to major in just one battle.

The reason why he was sent out this time and let him lead an army alone and lead so many soldiers with a low rank was that Li Tu valued his personal relationship with the Grand Duke. With an acquaintance, it's always easier to get things done.

Jizhen This is the first stop of Sun Chengzong's restructuring, in Liaozhen has actually abolished the guards, after the implementation of the city defense army system, the role of Jizhen is not large, especially now, the entire left-wing Mongolia is extinguished, the dead are dead, scattered, and walked, Jizhen has almost no effect.

Moreover, the Beijing division here is very close, and it belongs to Hebei in terms of territory, and they do not need to re-establish here, as long as the old and weak are eliminated, the elite are selected, and the fields are distributed, and the rest are filled by the Jingshi city defense army, and they don't need to do anything.

Therefore, the work here is the easiest, the workload is also the least, and from here, you can accumulate experience and familiarize yourself with the process for the accompanying students. They not only want to reform the system, but also to cultivate talent.