Xia Yunyi's doubts about these people's retrograde actions are not an incomprehensible problem in front of Zhu Youzhen.

In the explosive dissemination of various historical information in later generations, he can clearly know that when a dynasty or country is facing the danger of collapse, the vast majority of those who want to stand up to defend the dynasty and country are the people at the bottom, not the ruling class who have enjoyed the greatest benefits.

In fact, as long as you think about it carefully, Zhu Youzhen can understand why. For example, the biggest problem encountered by the Ming Dynasty now is the lack of finance and taxation, because the empty treasury makes it impossible for the grain in the south to be transported to the disaster areas in the north, thus causing a food crisis in the north.

The fundamental reason for the lack of finance and taxation is that the fiscal and taxation system established when the Ming Dynasty was founded, after continuous tinkering, finally came to an end, and it was no longer able to adapt to the current level of productivity of the Ming Dynasty.

A tax system built on a small-scale peasant economy in which the majority of yeoman farmers are the main taxpayers has completely lost the meaning and purpose of state taxation in the face of today's social situation in which land is concentrated in large numbers and wealth is concentrated in the hands of industrialists and merchants.

If this tax system is not changed, it will undoubtedly push the people at the bottom of the country to the opposite side of the imperial court. The landless or very small amount of land of the common people to support the whole country, while the gentry, bureaucracy, and wealthy merchants who own a lot of land and wealth enjoy the treatment of exemption from taxation or very low taxes, this is the most important contradiction in the Ming society at present.

The continuation of such a deformed tax system would inevitably drag the entire dynasty into the abyss of destruction. It is not that there are no elites in the ruling class of the Ming Dynasty who see this danger, but they just want to change the financial and tax system of the Ming Dynasty, and the people have no flesh to cut.

Before the road to capitalism was found, or the Age of Discovery, as in the West, the pursuit of wealth abroad. If the rulers want to save the dynasty, they must cut the flesh from the ruling class.

As the elite of the Ming ruling class, Zhang Juzheng once tried to save the dynasty, but the gentry and bureaucrats, who had been favored by the regime for more than 200 years, were happy to enjoy all the privileges provided by the regime, but were unwilling to compromise any of their own interests to maintain the existence of the regime.

Because although the gentry and bureaucracy were in one class, they were not a whole, and they were more worried about the fall of their own class than about the fall of the dynasty.

From the personal standpoint of these gentry bureaucrats, less corruption and less land annexation will not save the country from falling into the abyss. However, it will affect whether they can obtain enough resources to keep their class from falling.

In the current fierce social contradictions of the Ming Dynasty, he lost the protection of his privileges, not only could not keep his family business, but even his family may not be able to keep it.

In turn, the local plundering of the gentry bureaucracy gave them enough resources to deal with the sporadic revolts that were not in the climate. Thus they refused to cede any benefits to the court, and were not ashamed to regard all the privileges they now enjoyed as a matter of course, without being rewarded.

The morning sunlight shone obliquely into the study room through the doors and windows, and the fine dust swirled around the pillar of light, like a living individual. Zhu Youzhen was bathed in such sunshine, flipping through the pages of various reports from Shaanxi.

After several months of bargaining between all parties, the land vacated by the two feudal states of Shaanxi after they were uprooted, and the land occupied by those who fled the famine, finally came up with a distribution plan acceptable to all parties.

The common people received three-tenths and four-tenths of these lands, the wealthy families received two-tenths and three-tenths, the small and medium-sized landlords received three-tenths and four-tenths, and the remaining land became school fields for education in Shaanxi. Cui Chengxiu and Yang He decided to set up a university called Shaanxi University in the former Qin Wangfu in Xi'an, and set up a primary school in each county of Shaanxi, and the tax from these fields would be used as the funds for these schools.

This is a bad ending, which is neither good nor bad. The only commendable thing is that this plan was warmly supported by the people and gentry of Shaanxi, and it allowed the imperial court to win back a lot of people's hearts in Shaanxi.

What made Chongzhen's eyes shine was Xia Yunyi's performance in this struggle. From being beaten by Cui Chengxiu and the Shaanxi gentry at the beginning, to contacting young scholars from all over the country, and launching gentry meetings to check and balance the wealthy families, the gentry conference, which was originally only responsible for maintaining local law and order and building water conservancy, has become a member of Shaanxi politics, which is enough to witness his maturity.

And Xia Yunyi, who has always treated people with humility and gentlemen, in order to let the representatives of small and medium-sized landlords in the gentry meeting rebel against those wealthy families, he actually thought of setting up a branch of the Youth Society in Shaanxi to absorb those young scholars from poor backgrounds to encourage their families; Wooing those clans whose names are not on the genealogy, and getting up first to have a quarrel with the wealthy and other means made Chongzhen a little admired.

The two clans of Shaanxi that were relocated away all had official titles from the imperial court, and as for those clan members who did not have titles, Zhu Youzhen was also feeling a little headache. They were moved away with them, who were reluctant to leave their homeland and who claimed to be members of the clan. However, if they stay in Shaanxi, they may become the source of unrest after losing their land.

Xia Yunyi used land as a lure to let these untitled clan members get into trouble with wealthy families, which can be regarded as cutting off the possibility of collusion between the two sides. And the clan that wants to live and work in peace and contentment will naturally have no other thoughts after being allocated the land. This solved a problem for Chongzhen.

After Zhu Youzhen reviewed these documents, he said to Wang Chengen on the side: "The land distribution plan reported by Cui Chengxiu and Yang He has been approved by me. In addition, many officials and gentry in Shaanxi did not approve of Xia Yunyi's impeachment and rejected them all. You can send these documents to the Cabinet..."

When Wang Chengen walked out of the study room with a stack of documents, he happened to pass by Lu Qi who entered the study room.

Lü Qi handed Chongzhen a report from Liaoxi, and a month after Chongzhen returned to the capital, the rebellion in Liaoxi was also over.

The officials of the base camp headed by Sun Chengzong reported to Chongzhen the results of the rebellion, and 134 families among the large local families were found guilty and should be exiled overseas; 255 families are believed to have assisted Houjin in a state of hoodwin, and it is recommended that punishments of varying degrees be made.

In addition, 37 middle- and lower-ranking officers in the army were convicted of treason and were to be executed, five of whom were from Zu Dashou's family. Another 147 officers were assessed as weak-willed and were recommended for mandatory retirement or transfer out of the border army system... After stamping the document, Zhu Youzhen was silent for a while before asking, "How is Zu Dashou's recent performance?" ”

Lu Qi thought for a while before he said with certainty: "Since General Zu was transferred to Gyeonggi, he has followed the rules in his work, and there is nothing out of the ordinary. Privately, he is choosing a place in the capital to build a house, and there is nothing wrong with it. ”

Zhu Youzhen knocked on the table and decided, "You go and give this document to Zu Dashou to see, and ask him if he has any personal opinion on the results of this rebellion?" Needless to say, the rest. ”

Lu Qi agreed, and after taking back the document, he said: "Houjin also sent a request to the base camp, hoping to send an envoy to communicate and make a reconciliation for the previous conflict between the two countries, so as to achieve real peace between the two sides." Mr. Sun meant to accept it, but Man Gui and other generals thought that this was a ploy by Houjin and should be rejected directly. Mr. Sun also sent a letter specifically on this matter, hoping that His Majesty would make a decision. ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said: "Since Houjin has retired from the army, then this matter is not a wartime affair. Mr. Sun returned to Beijing with the base camp and prepared to disband. As for Houjin wanting to send someone to communicate, he replied: You can agree that they will send someone to come, but it must not be lower than the identity of the banner owner Baylor, and the number of people accompanying him shall not exceed 30 people, and our country will ensure their safety. However, the negotiations will take place in the capital, and the negotiators will be arranged by me. ”

After Lu Qi silently wrote it down, he said again: "Phi Dao Mao Shuai wrote a letter to ask for guilt, saying: This time the Houjin invasion of Ningjin happened suddenly, so Dongjiang Town failed to send troops in time to contain it, please punish Your Majesty."

Kong Youde, the commander-in-chief of the brigade, and Geng Zhongming, the deputy commander-in-chief, wrote to the imperial court, and when the Later Jin invaded Ningjin, the Zhenglanqi Beile Mang Gurtai personally led the army to attack Jinzhou and Dalian. Jinzhou City was lost after a long battle, but relying on the Nanshan defense line composed of three forts and five fortresses built in Nanshan south of Jinzhou City, it finally blocked the army of Zhenglan Banner. The brigade army lost 769 soldiers and soldiers, and more than 300 corpses were left behind, including more than 30 true Tartars..."

Zhu Youzhen asked quite unexpectedly: "Mao Yongshi and Mao Youjie have resumed their real names?" ”

Lu Qi cautiously replied: "Last year, it was rumored that Mao Shuai wanted to make peace with Hou Jin Yan, according to the rumors that the island rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, Mao Shuai not only wrote to defend himself, but also asked those generals who were transferred out of Dongjiang Town to restore their original names, in order to show that he had no rebellious heart. Among Mao Shuai's righteous descendants, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were the first to change their names. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "With so many people being transferred out by me, it is already good that Mao Shuai can hold the territory of Dongjiang Town." Now the forces of Donggang Town are scattered on Jeju Island, Lushun-Dalian, Vladivostok, Temple Street and Sakhalin Island, where is there still the power to penetrate deep into Liaodong.

Prepare a letter for me, comfort Mao Shuai, as long as Dongjiang Town can exist, it will be the greatest contribution to Daming, let Mao Shuai be a little restless, and don't compete with young people for credit.

In addition, the General Staff Headquarters was asked to send people to inspect the brigade university, first, to review military merits and compensate the soldiers; The second is to investigate the topography of Luda and Jinzhou, and after stabilizing the defense of Lushunkou, the focus of defense will be pushed northward to strengthen the defense of Jinzhou and Dalian Bay.

If Jinzhou can build a fortified area, then Dalian and Lushun behind it can safely carry out production work. The brigade army is required to reduce a group of old and weak people and fish in the tuntian near Lushun in order to solve the problem of part of the army's rations..."