The snow in the Daimyo's Mansion has finally stopped, and the thick snow would have been difficult to sweep up in a normal year.

Now the Zhejiang soldiers are stationed here, and they also take on the main force of snow sweeping, these people are born in Zhejiang, it is rare to see snowflakes a few times, let alone such a thick one, but I have heard of it in the book.

Hou Xuanyan put on a black crane, wrapped in a thick robe, with his hands in his sleeves, and walked forward slowly, glancing here, looking there, and seeing the children who grabbed snowballs and shouted rampant on the streets, and the passers-by who bowed and greeted each other, they would feel happy from the heart.

Li Zhongwan, the prefect of the Daimyo Mansion, was originally a member of the Fengzi Battalion, and made contributions in Sichuan and Qian, capturing the horse alive to take the test, but unfortunately his foot was injured in the battle and could not continue to fight.

Li Zhongwan's feet were inconvenient and he walked with a little lameness, so Hou Xuanyan deliberately slowed down to ensure that he could follow without difficulty.

"This daimyo's mansion is under your rule, it's not bad, and it's not a shame for this king." Hou Xuanyan said with satisfaction that when the meritorious soldiers were sent to the place, there were many criticisms in the court, and Hou Xuanyan scoffed. Those pedantic nerds, who study the Four Books and the Five Classics all day long, how can they help being officials.

It's just a promotion qualification, why can't you become an official with military merit, and Hou Xuanyan also specially trained these people for two months.

Li Zhongwan won Hou Xuanyan's praise, and he was overjoyed, and the officials around him looked at the majestic and dignified prefect in his usual days in amazement, scratching his ears and cheeks, and he was a little mentally deranged for a while.

"It's all the prince's national policy that is well formulated, we magistrates want to make political achievements, there is no other shortcut, as long as we follow the prince's will, we can't go wrong." Li Zhongwan patted the fleshy horses, but his legs were side by side, straight as a gun, and his expression was solemn.

The surrounding experience, the governor, the officials' room, and the officials in the treasury were as if they had a toothache, and they grinned in disbelief.

Li Zhongwan hated that iron could not become steel, and with a cough, these people reacted and stepped forward to applaud.

Hou Xuanyan scolded with a smile: "Your ability to slap horses with a whisker was not learned in my Fengzi camp, and the little fucking one is here to show up." Although you are lame in half a leg, you were once a member of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and you have been a member of our army all your life. The Daimyo's Mansion is located at the throat of Kifu, and the convoys go to Jiliao through here, so you have to ensure that this road is smooth. I said ugly things in the front, this time it is not the same as before, but there is a delay, and the military law will deal with it. ”

Li Zhongwan put away his sneer, hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, the prince will do his best to ensure the weight of the brothers." ”

Hou Xuanyan patted him on the shoulder, did not continue to speak, turned around and walked back to the Chinese army's tent.

Li Wanzhong saw him turn around and hurriedly said, "Lord Wang, there is a newly built market in front, why don't you go and take a look?" ”

At this time, there is less than half a month before the New Year, and the taste of the New Year in the north is already very heavy. The bazaar was also full of all kinds of New Year's goods, Hou Xuanyan was noisy, and he was going not to go, but when he heard this, he frowned and said: "What to see, does this king still want to buy vegetables?" ”

Li Wanzhong's forehead was sweating, and he said: "The lower official is smart, and he originally planned to let the prince take a look at it before giving advice." Now that I think about it, it's better to say it directly, the north has fallen for four years, and the people have suffered countless deaths and injuries, creating a large number of orphans. These children are unable to earn a living, and many of them are abducted and trafficked by human traffickers. They also threatened and intimidated the children so that they would recognize them as their fathers. There was no basis for the population inventory in the north, so these people took advantage of the loopholes.

Xia Guan really can't do a thorough investigation, so I planned to let you go and see those poor children and ask the prince for forgiveness. ”

Human traffickers were the target of every dynasty, but limited to the conditions of antiquity and people's perceptions, this evil act was repeatedly prohibited.

After the war, there were too many orphans in the north, and the government could not take care of them for a while, and some officials turned a blind eye.

When Hou Xuanyan heard this, he was angry, and immediately turned his face and scolded: "I have already set the law in Jinling, all orphans who have lost their parents have land to receive, and orphans are raised by local officials until they are fourteen years old, and the land and property are temporarily supervised by the government, and the income is used as the settlement fee for orphans. Can't you Daimyo Mansion receive this decree? ”

An official next to him said: "The prince doesn't know that those traffickers are everywhere, and they love to pick on these orphans, not only to buy and sell people, but also to seek their share of the land, which is really intolerable." ”

Hou Xuanyan, who calmed down, thought about it carefully, it is indeed difficult to protect these vulnerable groups among the disadvantaged groups by relying on the protection of the government alone.

Hou Xuanyan said to Li Wanzhong: "Go to your office, I want to write a letter to Jinling." ”

Li Wanzhong was overjoyed when he heard this, and it seemed that his worries were about to be solved, so he was busy leading the way in front. The lame Governor Li walked like a fly, dragging one leg like a fly, worthy of being born in the Fengzi Battalion.

Hou Xuanyan sent a letter to Jinling, asking for the elixir to be sent to all parts of the country to crack down on human trafficking. Deliberately add a clause that unless you sign a contract with your employer, even parents have no right to make decisions for their children. If anyone sells his children against the wind, he shall be condemned as a human trafficker.

At the same time, the crackdown was intensified, and the Daming Law stipulated, "Set up a strategy to lure a lover into a slave, a wife and a concubine, a hundred rods, and three years in prison", Hou Xuanyan directly changed to cut off his legs and arms. The Ming Dynasty's punishment of human traffickers was somewhat too merciful, even inferior to that of the Yuan Dynasty. During the Mongol and Yuan dynasties, the law stipulated that "but he commits robbery, forgery, counterfeiting, selling people, setting fire to mounds, committing adultery and other capital crimes." In other words, once human trafficking is discovered, it is a capital offense.

During the Han Dynasty, once the traffickers were caught, they were punished with death. The so-called punishment is a punishment in which the prisoner is beheaded and then the body is divided.

On the eve of the conquest of Liao, Hou Xuanyan launched a crackdown on human trafficking and rescued countless boys and girls. These people were raised by the local government, read and read in the school, and should also know the truth of serving the country when they grow up in the future.

On the occasion of the New Year, Hou Xuanyan ordered the three armies to set off and go to Beiping Chengzhong and Houtu Camp and Shandong Soldiers and Horses.

The last line of soldiers and horses, under the leadership of Du Yinxi, also began to march eastward from Shaanxi and Gansu.

Hou Xuanyan, who was halfway there, felt that the time was almost over, and sent an order to Zhu Dadian, who was far away in Japan, that the plan for the Japanese soldiers to enter the Korean war could begin.

North Korea is the last buffer zone between the Ming and Qing dynasties, and Wu Sangui worked hard to promote the strategy of forcing the whole people of North Korea to resist the Ming Dynasty.