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Mingjing City, which has always had only two seasons of drought and rain, has also entered a transition period. Although it is not as good as the precipitation in the rainy season, there are still a few light rains every three or five days. The land, which had experienced a long dry season, also began to be watered by rain. The dry grassland is slowly rejuvenating.

This also means that the busy farming season has officially arrived.

And in the north of the Ming Dynasty, the province of Jiaozhi bordering the Qing State. Due to the difference between the northern and southern hemispheres, the rainfall in Cochin Province is gradually decreasing.

Although the arrival of Qing refugees has affected the lives of local people. However, agricultural production in the province has not been significantly hindered. Therefore, the paddy fields have ushered in a bumper harvest. In order to let the refugees know that only by giving will they reap, Daming also specially organized refugees to help harvest crops.

At the same time, a new round of sowing, fertilizing, and reclamation of wasteland is also progressing.

It is also the province of Cochin with a tropical monsoon climate and good thermal and water conditions, which allows crops to be harvested three times a year. Taking advantage of the current abundant manpower, local governments are actively carrying out agricultural production.

As a result, in the fields of Cochin Province, you can see hard-working people everywhere.

At this time, the Yunnan-Guizhou and Liangguang regions bordering Cochin Province have also slowly calmed down. The White Lotus Sect's uprising, which lasted for several years, finally came to an end when the White Lotus Sect's leader, the Supreme Ancestor, accepted Zhao'an.

This is the result of a mutual compromise between the White Lotus Sect and the Qing court!

According to the agreement, the Qing court recognized the orthodox religious status of the White Lotus Sect. In exchange, the White Lotus Sect was to be administered by the Taoist yamen. Originally, this was only an institution set up by the Qing court to administer Taoism, and there were layers of hierarchy from the central to the local.

Now the merger of the White Lotus Sect into the Taoist Yamen actually weakens the status of the White Lotus Sect.

After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is easy to form the illusion that the White Lotus Sect is a branch of Taoism.

At first, the White Lotus Sect did not agree to this condition, but there were representatives sent by the Ming Dynasty as mediators. The Qing court, which was controlled by He Shen, promised to set up the Taoist Department and the White Lotus Department respectively under the Taoist yamen.

As a result, in terms of status, the two tend to be equal.

The White Lotus Sect accepted this plan and hastened its reconciliation with the Qing court.

Of course, the original anti-Qing religious doctrines in the White Lotus Sect were all eliminated. And the people of the church must be disarmed completely. Those anti-Qing troops naturally had to be disbanded.

Despite this condition, it was extremely unfavorable to the White Lotus Sect. But for the Qing court, this was the basic condition for reconciliation. Even He Shen favored the Ming Dynasty, and he didn't dare to completely ignore the opinions of other courtiers.

What's more, Emperor Qianlong is not dead! Even if you are old and confused, you know the importance of disarming the White Lotus Sect. Coupled with the fact that the new emperor Jiaqing was still watching from the sidelines, he didn't dare to do too much.

However, in order to dispel the White Lotus Sect's fears for its own safety, the Qing court allowed the White Lotus Sect leader to reside in Kunming. If the school is located in Beijing, it must be run by disciples at or above the level of Dharma protector.

This is the result of the Supreme Ancestor, the sect leader, who deliberately carried out organizational reforms to the White Lotus Sect out of consideration for convenient management after the White Lotus Sect's uprising.

From the highest to the bottom, it is divided into nine levels. The highest, naturally, is the sect leader.

The second level is the left and right protectors. In academic affairs, he is in charge of military affairs and academic affairs respectively. As the sect leader's personal disciple, Wang Cong'er is the left protector of the White Lotus Sect. It's just that with the reconciliation, military affairs have become rewards and punishments within the church.

Further down are the four elders. They are responsible for specific work such as mission, sacrifice, money and food, and registration. After that, there are six deacons, twelve master of ceremonies, twenty-four hall masters, a number of incense masters, and a number of chief officers.

The lowest level is the ordinary parishioners.

In this way, the organization of the White Lotus Sect is even more strict. In terms of execution, it has also improved a lot compared with before.

But that's just on the surface!

In fact, the reform of the White Lotus Sect was mainly done by the Intelligence Department in order to expand its influence in the Qing State and improve the organizational ability of the White Lotus Sect. All the reform policies of the Sect Leader Supreme Ancestor were also implemented in accordance with the plan issued by the Intelligence Department.

Similarly, the Intelligence Department has also carried out institutional reforms to the Heaven and Earth Society. Many intelligence personnel who had been trained by the Ming Dynasty successfully entered the middle and senior management of the White Lotus Sect and the Heaven and Earth Society through reform.

With this cloak, the outside world is even more unguarded. The work of the Intelligence Division could also be carried out more easily.

This also made the White Lotus Sect and the Heaven and Earth Society completely become the eyes and ears of the Intelligence Department.

As a result of the flu outbreak, a White Lotus cult also emerged in Europe. Therefore, in order to distinguish them, the Ming Intelligence Department instructed the European White Lotus Sect to change its name to the Holy Religion. In terms of name, it is closer to the habits of Europeans.

Originally, the White Lotus Sect in Europe had nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect in the Qing Kingdom. In addition to the white lotus as the symbol of the church, the core of faith is God. Otherwise, the Europeans would not have converted to the White Lotus Sect so smoothly.

Changing the name now will only accelerate the integration of the White Lotus Sect into Europe.

For the work of the Intelligence Division, there will be only advantages and disadvantages.

It was precisely in view of the benefits of religion that the Intelligence Division also proposed to the Cabinet that the existing religions in the Ming Dynasty should be changed into tools for the external development of the Intelligence Division. But this plan is too difficult to implement. And invisibly, the Department of Religion has been hollowed out and the Intelligence Department has been fueled.

Afraid that it would evolve into the East Factory of the former Ming Dynasty, the senior management of the Ming Dynasty vetoed this plan.

Not only that, several ministers of the cabinet also specifically proposed to Yang Chong that the Intelligence Department be included in the procuratorial system.

It's also that the position of the Intelligence Department is too embarrassing!

It is both under and under the jurisdiction of the Six Ministries. In practice, it has become a personal tool of the president.

This is obviously extremely unfavorable to the building of the legal system in the Ming Dynasty.

And without the previous mutiny, the cabinet would not have dared to make such a request.

After all, the status of the Intelligence Department was established by Yang Chong alone in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as maintaining Yang Chong's status.

However, the occurrence of the mutiny and the suffering of Yang Chong greatly reduced the role of the Intelligence Department. Even among them, there is a big reason that the top management of the intelligence department has shifted their attention to Nanyang. It was only then that the local people neglected to take precautions and let Mu Chun take advantage of the loophole.

But facts are facts!

The Intelligence Department failed to fulfill its due diligence and betrayed Yang Chong's trust.

This is an excuse that cannot be shirked.

Therefore, after the mutiny was quelled, Yang Chong did not mention the credit of the Intelligence Department. Even Liao Qing was snubbed. The three local chiefs were also investigated by the Department of Discipline Inspection of the Ministry of Justice.

Although there is no evidence that the three chiefs were involved in the mutiny. However, Yang Chong still directly dismissed them from their posts on the grounds of dereliction of duty.