Chapter 607: The Emperor is Too Polite

The courtier lives in the palace, although it is licensed by the emperor, Xia Shi finally felt that something was inappropriate in his heart, he quickly got up and said goodbye, Zhu Di laughed! He said, "If you are not busy with this matter, if you really refuse to live in the camp!" Even if the palace door is closed after a while, I will let you out. Let's talk about the situation in Liaodong first. ”

Seeing this, Xia Qing had no choice but to put the matter aside first and talk to each other patiently.

After a while, the imperial dining room presented dinner again, Zhu Di gave a banquet, and the two monarchs and ministers each had a table, a few very simple dishes, and talked while eating.

Xia Shi talked carefully about what he saw and heard in Liaodong, and these current situations are a strong basis to support his political strategy, and it is necessary to explain it carefully, and there must be many detailed and real data to be convincing.

Finally, Xia Decai talked about the three problems that need to be solved urgently.

First, the resistance should not be large, because Zhu Di already had this meaning, that is, to set up a government office in Liaodong to govern political affairs. With the increasing role of the Liaodong shogunate in various fields, the time is now ripe for it to be upgraded from the shogunate's special office to the imperial court's official office, and if the specifications continue to be linked to the shogunate level, there will be many problems.

If the name is not right, it is not good, just like Tang Jie did not take the Justice Department and Changshi Yamen in his eyes, and those who had official positions in the imperial court despised these "temporary workers" of the Liaodong shogunate from the root. "The authority of their administration is naturally greatly affected. In addition, the special office is the foundation of the shogunate, and many decrees formulated and promulgated will make the common people worry about their sacrifices.

Zhu Di nodded when he heard this: "Well, in my expectation, it should take at least two years of governance before the shogunate can spread the stall!" I didn't expect the situation in Liaodong to grow so fast, okay, I will discuss it with a few accompanying ministers again, and issue an edict as soon as possible, and simply remove the shogunate's special office and incorporate it into the imperial court official system0"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Xia Tao and said with a smile: "As soon as the special office is withdrawn, there will be no need for the shogunate to exist, these official offices are not under your direct control, how much control do you have in control of the situation in Liaodong?" It's good not to make any trouble. ”

Xia Shi said happily: "Your Majesty, if the situation in Liaodong has to be suppressed by the ministers there, it can only prove that the policy of passing through Liaodong has failed, and it is the ministers who forcibly suppressed it as a minister with the status of a messenger and the prestige of His Majesty's favored ministers." This kind of policy, like duckweed in the water, has no roots and no bottom, then it has no need to implement it! ”

Zhu Di laughed and said: "You are very complacent, it seems that you are very confident in your strategy for governing Liaodong, 0 good, you can tell me, what are the difficulties that need to be solved?" ”

Xia De's expression was solemn, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, if the next two things are not for the emperor, then there is no possibility of implementing them at all." However, the minister thinks that these two policies are ...... Liaodong, "not only for Liaodong, but also for other places in my Ming Dynasty." If it can be implemented, Liaodong should be as His Majesty hopes, become the border wall of my Ming Dynasty, and it will not be destroyed, otherwise, these two things will sooner or later become the root cause of my Ming Dynasty's self-destruction of the Great Wall! ”

When Xia Shi said this, Zhu Di immediately became cautious, leaned forward in a hurry, and said contemplatively: "Wenxuan, you speak carefully!" ”

Xia Shiti's two things can be summed up in two sentences, one is national politics, and the other is army reform.

These two things sound simple, but because the eastern Liaodong clan is relatively self-reliant, so on a large scale, these two powers are separated from foreign affairs and national defense, and to change these two policies, it is simply necessary for the emperor to take the head, whether he is a first-class duke or a shogun appointed by the emperor, he has no right to change.

In Xia Qing's proposition, there were two changes to the original policy of returning to the tribes.

On the tight side, Xia Shi vetoed the original excessive connivance and extensive management of the subordinate tribes, did not approve of letting them be self-governing, linked their original tribal system and livelihood, and hoped to let them integrate and live together with the border people of the Ming Dynasty as much as possible, and at the same time gradually infiltrate these tribes that live on nomadism and hunting with advanced production methods.

In terms of Song, since the first year of Hongwu, the surname Hu has been banned; Since the fourth year of Hongwu, Hu Li has been banned; Since the fifth year of Hongwu, the Mongols and Semu people have been forced to forbid marriage with their own clan, and violators will be punished...... "This is actually a means for Zhu Yuanzhang to seek ethnic integration.0 Is there a better integration than Juan marriage?" Once they form a family with the Han people, their birth and ideology will gradually change, which is actually the same as Xia Qi's purpose.

However, Xia Shi vetoed this policy because this idea is good, but in fact, there is no possibility of implementing such an unreasonable administrative order. Just like in modern times, the age of marriage in France is in their twenties, but some ethnic minority areas in the south do not pay attention to it at all, and a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl still marries and has children, does the family planning commission dare to go to Qianwa? If it makes a big fuss, it will be an incident of a national nature, so we have to let it go.

Although the etiquette of the Hu people does not attach great importance to inheritance and ancestors like the Han people, they are forced to change their surnames and change their names and change their Hanfu, which is also extremely disgusting.

This is especially true of ethnic minorities, this kind of coercive decree can only allow them to take a Chinese name indiscriminately when they are registered, and wear a Han dress when they go out, and this still refers specifically to Beijing, Datong and other places, in the Liaodong region to the attached tribes, Zhu Yuanzhang is worried that they are arrogant and barbaric, and they have trouble with the Han people, and the installation of them is basically Ge'di autonomy, and in this case, the implementation of the above policies will never be possible.

As for the forced prohibition of marriage within the clan, there is an order and it has not been implemented at all.0 This is an idea of Zhu Yuanzhang's idealism, and the officials who do specific things do not want to be disobeyed by the yang and the yin, and they have to be disobeyed by the yin, which is similar to the Yuan people, who are divided into four people, and have a lot of similarities to the political rights and personal rights of the Han and the southerners.

These coercive methods of assimilation are quick to achieve quick results, and it only pays attention to the effect that can be achieved after several generations, but ignores that the people who carry them out have their own feelings and thoughts, and these reckless and simple policies will only make some tribes who are sincerely attached to them feel that the court despises them, does not trust them, and is obscure and struggling with them.

These things, Xia Tao talked about each one very carefully, vetoed what, because of what veto, what in favor, because of what in favor, and after the reason was finished, he gave very detailed examples, Xia Shi said: "There are very few forced marriages in Liaodong, and this decree exists in name only.0 Even if it is strongly implemented in areas where conditions permit, they obviously have a desirable couple within their own clan, but they have to be forced to choose another marriage by decree 0."

As a result, most of them created a pair of resentful couples, which in turn caused a conflict between the two families, and then a conflict between the two races! ”

Zhu Di has been in Beiping for more than 20 years, he is not ignorant of these things, and he is deeply convinced of what Xia Shi said, "Instead of forcing integration, but forcing it to stand at the time, it is better to moisten things silently, although it takes longer, but it is more effective", Zhu Di bowed his head lightly and said: "Well, I have lived in Beijing for a long time, and I often hear about these things0 What you said, and I generally agree with it; The specific policies involved are too complicated to understand for a while, so I will go back to the detailed chapter you have come up to. ”

Xia Tao was busy and said yes.

Zhu Di's eyes froze, and he said: "What is the so-called military restructuring?" ”

Xia Shi took a deep breath and said, "A system of tuntian; The second is the system of military households! ”

The system of Tuntian and the formulation of military households are also two policies that Zhu Yuanzhang is extremely satisfied with, but from the beginning of the formulation of these two policies, there are a series of problems, even in the Hongwu Dynasty, even if it is a strong emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang, there are often ministers who are sparse and raise objections to the shortcomings of these policies.

So Xia Tao only said these two items, and before he could say the content, Zhu Di's brows frowned slightly.

The level of complexity and the difficulty of the reform are extremely high, and if it is implemented throughout the country, it will involve millions of troops and millions of military families, which is the foundation of the country, and even the emperor does not dare to pat his head and make rash promises.

What's more, Jian Ba Liaodong Shogunate set up a special office as an official office, a large number of officials who were picked up by Xia Qi will become court officials, and then let also start planning Tuntian and military households......" The words of Jin Jin and Chen Shou and others covered his heart with a layer of haze.

Zhu Di is not a fool who grew up in the hands of a woman in the deep palace, and he may not believe in the words of killing. However, guarding against the loss of power is an instinct of being a ruler, and it is also a necessity of being a ruler. The firmness of power is the guarantee of the stability of the country, even if it is a biological son, you must not rely on feelings and trust, this is a necessary means.

Zhu Di stood up, paced a few steps in the hall, and said slowly: "These things are difficult!" Moreover, if there is really a change, too many people will be involved, and without ten years of effort, I am afraid that there will be no results at all. ”

Xia Shi also stood up and said, "If the emperor goes to do it now, it may be difficult for ten years." But if the emperor doesn't do it, when the situation becomes more unbearable in the future, it will be even more difficult to ask the emperor's descendants to do it. In addition, as the minister said, it can be implemented locally first, especially in Liaodong, where one has a limited number of tuntian, and the other has a small number of hukou and a lot of land, and it will not take ten years, but only five years, and it will be completely changed, and at that time, with successful examples and experience explored, it will be much easier for the emperor to implement it throughout the country. ”

Zhu Di turned his head and glanced at him, and asked, "Then ......, I will hand over Liaodong to you and give you five years ......" No! I have given you ten years of hard work, do you have the control to govern Liaodong for thousands of miles, the tunpu is connected, the population is thriving, and the horses are strong? ”

Xia Shi straightened his chest and said angrily: "Your Majesty, you don't dare to take care of other places, the places in eastern Liaodong have abundant resources but have not been developed, so it is easy to change." It doesn't take ten years, as long as it is applied and the law is done, and after five years of hard work, Liaodong will definitely be able to achieve what the emperor wants0 no..."

Xia Tao's shoulders collapsed, his face was bitter, and he begged in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done without the emperor's head, if the emperor nods, and it must be done by the ministers, then it proves that this policy is not in line with the will of heaven and the will of the people, but it is a move against the sky by force, people are in government, people are dead, and there is no value ...... to implement change." ”

Zhu Di heard him take the initiative to ask for help, saying that it would only take five years to make Liaodong a big change, and his heart sank, but when he heard his sentence again, he seemed to be unwilling to stay in Liaodong for a long time, his eyebrows were raised, and he stared at him and said, "What?" ”

Xia Shi said hesitantly: "This ......" The minister is saying that it is the minister's duty to share worries for the emperor, as long as the emperor is the head, the minister will pave the road, and after three or five months of hard work, a more detailed policy can always be formulated. Then, the emperor sent an old and stable minister to sit in Liaodong to ensure that the policy was implemented correctly. ”

Zhu Di's tense face relaxed, a smile flashed in his eyes, he glanced at him with a smile, and asked: "Oh, you have just reached your thirties, young and strong, isn't it just right to guard Liaodong for me, and hand over Liaodong to an old man and a stable minister...... "Then where do you want to go?" ”

Xia Shigan smiled: "The emperor is in charge of such a big world, but it's not just Liaodong. The minister wants to follow the emperor, plan for the emperor, share worries and solve problems, where is there an emergency, the emperor gave an order, and the minister rushed to take care of 0 business Liaodong, the minister is light and strong, full of energy is true, but young also has young differences......

Your Majesty, you also know that the minister is not a person who can calm down and focus on one thing for decades. Even if it is not good, with the wealth of the minister's family, no worries about food and clothing, in Qingzhou Haoshou is poor, delving into knowledge, and in the future, he will also be a learned and Confucian who is old and virtuous, how could he borrow the faΓ§ade of the Qi Wangfu and go to Beiping to do business?

The emperor, the minister is afraid that he will not have a qualitative way to do things, if he has been in Liaodong for a long time, he will be tired of it for a long time, neglect political affairs, miss the major affairs of the court, live up to the trust of the emperor, and harm the military and people of Liaodong, so he ....... ”

Zhu Di watched him rub his hands, racking his brains to think of a reason, as if he was really busy with him "assigned" to Liaodong, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, okay, I'm joking with you, look at you in a hurry, if you really let you stay in Liaodong for a long time, won't Ming'er fight with me?" Hehe, okay, you first talk carefully, what do you think of the system of tunbai and the system of military households. ”

As soon as Zhu Di said this, Mu En tiptoed to the door, ghostly at the door, and said softly: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, Niangniang called the slave maid to come and urge the emperor to rest in peace." ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay, okay, then let's rest, let's talk tomorrow!" Mu En, lead Yang Xu to the dormitory to rest! ”

Xia Shi hurriedly bowed and said, "Obey the order, bow to Your Majesty!" ”

Xia De's Liao Dongfang was quite Zhu Di's mind, and after a long talk, he went to a piece of his heart, it was very relaxed, and he didn't want to turn back to the dormitory happily, so he threw a roll of his eyes at Queen Xu, and said angrily: "Yang Xu just came back, you just hold on, if I don't send someone to bombard, I don't know when I want to talk, how can you do this brother-in-law, so unkind!" ”

Xia Tao was led by Mu En, turned east and west, and arrived at the palace where he was recuperating in Yanwang's Mansion, looking up, the palace lamp was hung high, shining on the beauty under the corridor, Luo Xian, a plain silk cotton armor, slim and elegant, swaying, but the body stood a little inward, and I couldn't see the face.

Xia Shi's heart jumped: "There are actually palace maids to sleep?" The emperor is too polite, isn't this forcing me to make a mistake...... ”

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