Chapter 323: The Three Treasures of Yunnan
Just like the contract system in the previous life, seeing that the imperial court let itself hereditarily guard Yun (Nan, which belongs to its own one-acre and three-point land, of course, it really did a survey of the local economy.
Through the public newspaper, through slogans and other forms of propaganda of the new policy, when everyone heard that the good land is only 3 liters of rice per mu, and the dry land is only 3 liters per mu, the abolition of non-local conscription, each ding ding is not more than 6 cents of silver.
Compared with the Ming court's harsh local taxes and miscellaneous taxes, it can now be said that it is light and thin, and many people doubt whether the government can do it, and the people also sincerely support the volunteers, so even if the death of Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo, occurred later, there was not much turmoil among the people.
In addition to propaganda, everywhere the volunteers went, a new yamen was gradually established, many officials came from other provinces, but more officials were born in their own provinces, although the main officials also implemented the system of appointing officials in different places, but unlike the officials sent by thousands of miles in the past, these people are more familiar with the local people's feelings and public opinion, and often have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
At the same time as the establishment of the Fuzhou County Yamen, some health offices were also changed to prefectures and counties, and local administrative yamen were established to restore local governance.
There are many Yunnan toasts, and the toasts are self-governing by the local natives and supervised by the government.
As time went on, Yang Xuan gradually discovered that Yunnan was no different from the mainland, at least in the places where the Han people lived.
Before coming to Yun (South), if that said that Yun (South is a paradise, in Yun (South can live and work in peace and contentment, it will definitely be thought that it is a series of nonsense, after coming to Yun (South, it is even more emotional, although the two lives are human, but there are still many prejudices against Yun (South.
Not to mention anything else, this cloud (the southern area is very large, larger than the area of the four (Sichuan) provinces at this time.
At the beginning of the governance of the cloud (the beginning of the south, Yang Xuan began to develop the cloud (the three treasures of the south, with these three treasures is even more emotional, it turns out that Wu Sangui relied on these things to dominate the three domains.
The first treasure is silver, cloud (the south is rich in silver, Song Yingxing's cloud: "Born in the eight provinces, it is not defeated by the cloud (half of the south.) Therefore, the mining and frying silver, only Yunnan can be forever.
In the seventeenth year of Hongzhi (1504), the silver class of Yun (Nan) reached more than 31,900 taels, which was also the amount of all silver classes in the Ming Dynasty in that year.
It can be seen that the mining of Yun (Nanyin Mine) occupied the majority of the silver mining market in the Ming Dynasty at that time, and in the previous life, Yun (Nan Silver Reserve) ranked second in the country, so it can be seen that Yun (Nan Silver Production.
Seeing that the output of silver in the south was so large, after the situation in the province was stable, Yang Xuan immediately convened a meeting of miners from all over the country and officially promulgated the "Mining Law"
The government was declared open to silver mining, and all silver miners must be registered.
If a silver mine is found, it needs to be filed in the state government's yamen, and if it is not mined privately, all the silver mined will be owned by the government.
Implement the policy of five taxes and one on the mined silver, and the penalty for underpayment or non-payment is 5 times the amount, and serious speculation.
Soil erosion must be avoided after silver mining, and tree branches must be planted around the silver mine
The penalty for causing a mudslide is 100 taels of silver
Like the coal boss in his previous life, the silver mine boss is rich and rich, but he still doesn't understand how to pay the mortgage.
Yang Xuan patiently explained that this collateral is a kind of security deposit, a kind of reputation, if there is a violation of the "Mining Law", the government can directly deduct the money on the books, and then notify the miners to make up for it.
If the production of mining silver is low and dilapidated, the yamen can use the money to settle absenteeism.
In addition, in Shunqing, the government began to test the "Mining Law", and those who mined coal also needed to pay 300 taels of silver as a deposit.
After seeing Yang Xuan's explanation, everyone was relieved, and many people even made a conclusive statement that in the past, both the Tusi and the government had oppressed the miners, and everyone bribed the government as much as thousands of taels of silver every year, and if they received only more than a thousand taels of silver according to the "Mining Law".
It is simply estimated that the tax on the silver mine alone is more than 200,000 taels in a year, which is a large income.
The second treasure Dian horse is also called Yun (Nanma, in the Wumeng Mountains in the east of the south, there are quite a lot in Dali and other places.
Dian horses are characterized by strong physique, short and strong, flexible movement, good at mountaineering and mountain crossing, long-distance and long-term labor, resistant to rough feeding, and good adaptability. There are many Yunnan horses on the Yunnan Tea Horse Ancient Road, and they walk through the mountain trails like walking on flat ground, and are known for their long-lasting carrying capacity.
The stallion weighs 60-100kg, the mare weighs 40~60kg, travels 30km per day, and can serve continuously for more than half a month. The ride is usually 45 km a day, and can be ridden for up to a month in the mountains. And walked more than ten miles without sweating, and his heartbeat was as usual.
More importantly, the Tibetans could exchange war horses with the Tibetans through the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and there was a military horse farm in Lijiang Beisheng Prefecture (now Yongsheng County), specializing in breeding various Yunnan horses, so as to solve the shortage of military horses in one fell swoop.
Although the Dian horse could hardly compete with the excellent horses of the north in the plains, it was suitable for transporting goods.
With the continuous import of Yunnan horses, coupled with the promotion of four-wheeled carriages, the long-range combat capability of the army was guaranteed.
The third treasure is the elephant, Li Dingguo recommended the elephant soldier to Yang Xuan, in the cloud (south since ancient times, there are elephants infested, affected by it, there are some elephant soldiers in various places, everyone sits on the elephant, condescending charge, so that the other party can be defeated.
Seeing the elephants brought over, the largest animal on the land, doing all kinds of strange movements, seeing that the elephant was not as clumsy as imagined, Yang Xuan had a whim, in addition to the traditional elephant soldiers sitting on the back of the elephant, and then placed a few baskets of earth-shaking thunder on it, and if he threw the earth-shaking thunder while charging, he was attacked by the elephant herd, and the Tartars would be defeated.
But the elephant's personality is too gentle, and as soon as the cannon fire is fired, the elephant will flee in all directions.
Seeing this, Yang Xuan was quite cautious about the soldiers, and said to Li Dingguo with a smile: "This elephant is still very different from the war horse, the elephant's personality is too gentle.
However, if you encounter some artillery attack on the battlefield, you may flee in all directions.
An escaped elephant can be a threat to the other party as well as to itself.
Therefore, elephants can be used as strange weapons, just like Qimen secret weapons, and they must think of a way out during their use.
Li Dingguo smiled and said: "Qianguo Gong, you are too cautious, how can you win the war if you are so careful?" ”
Yang Xuan was dumbfounded for a while, but he still approved the ministry to equip 20 elephants for surprise soldiers.
At the same time as the use of the three treasures of Yunnan, the system of health centers was abolished in Yunnan Province, and all the land of health centers was given to local people, and the land tax for cultivating health centers was 6 liters of rice per mu of fertile land and 6 liters of wheat per mu of dry land.
and those who cultivate the people's land, the tax is halved.
Compared with the two divisions of the border guards set by Hong Wuye, the eight-point garrison was guarded, and the taxes of the military households cultivated in the former guards were greatly reduced.
At the same time as the abolition of the garrison, in the province's main traffic points, or the junction of Han and Miao, the establishment of a new garrison, the province's garrison force is 15 battalions (400 people per battalion), mostly composed of local young people, peacetime under the (provincial) commander, (state) commander, wartime or to maintain local order, or to assist the regular army to suppress the rebellion.
In addition to the garrison troops, it is also planned to organize and train soldiers in townships and towns close to Miao Village, and to do their best to organize and train in accordance with the principle of one brigade in each township (field), so as to help the garrison troops protect the territory and the people and maintain local order.
At this juncture, Zhang Tongchang and Ran Lin came to Kunming in October 1649.