Chapter 382: Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming II
At the end of the struggle in July, Rollo thanked everyone for their support, let Rolls-Royce have more than 1,000 monthly passes, and also stood in the top 10 of the classified monthly pass list for 20 days, which is very important to Rolls-Royce. Thank you, and at the same time ask for a monthly pass in August, it's still the old rule, tomorrow is guaranteed to be four more, and fifty will be added! The first watch will be served at 10:00 a.m. Also, Rolls-Roy begged for subscriptions and recommendations!
It is also necessary to establish a feudal order in the eastern Liaodong region, which has turned into a barbaric wilderness, break the original tribal boundaries, and incorporate the people of all tribes and ethnic groups in eastern Liaodong into all levels of a feudal country, and become one of the components of this country. What needs to be done can really be described as a thousand things.
Therefore, in the remaining months of the first year of Xianchun until the end of spring ploughing in the second year, Chen Dexing's army did not launch a new offensive in Liaodong and Liaoxi. It was only to send the army to the army, and with the cooperation of the Goryeo, to drive away the Mongols who were entrenched in Kaegyong, Xijing, Yongju and other places. The whole process can be described as no surprise or danger, Brother Tou's army has long been a frightened bird, and before the Northern Expeditionary Army arrived, they were already busy fleeing.
If there was any accident, it was the Mongol naval army commanded by Guo Kan who escaped before Chen Dexing's navy blockaded the Yalu River and retreated to Liaoxi, which was still under Mongol control. However, this naval army has lost its original home port of Haijin Town, and there are no craftsmen who can repair ships and build ships, and in fact, they have lost the capital to continue to compete with Chen Dexing for sea control. And the morale is so low that it doesn't even count as a surviving zài fleet.
In addition to the military campaign to recover Northern Goryeo, the main work of Chen Dexing and the Beidi Recruitment Division was to carry out the "feudal transformation" of Liaodong. It may sound backward, but in fact it is an inevitable stage of social development. For Liaodong in the 13th century. Socialism "on the high" and capitalism "filthy and dirty from head to toe" are too far away.
The Age of Discovery has not yet arrived, and industrialization is not even a shadow. On the contrary, the feudal army and serfdom were close at hand. It's very easy to implement. Moreover, for the wild Liaodong, the serfdom system is actually in line with the objective law of historical development.
And things that conform to the laws of objective historical development. The establishment of feudal serfdom in Liaodong was nothing more than the distribution of land to the military aristocracy, serfs, and the dismantling of the tribes of various ethnic groups in Liaodong.
And there are more than 10,000 Eight Banner soldiers who are accustomed to fighting in the mountains and fields, as well as the existence of Chen Dexing, a great god. The process of dismantling the eastern Liaodong clan was not too bloody, and not many people were killed...... For the strong men of the clan, following Chen Daxian to fight the world is much more promising than staying in the deep mountains and old forests to be a warrior!
For the weak of the clan, there is actually nothing wrong with being a serf. After all, farming is more secure than hunting. The so-called serfs only had a bad reputation, because the land was fertile and abundant, and they could still maintain food and clothing after paying the taxes.
In fact, in the years that followed, these Liaodong serfs lived a richer life than the tenants in the Jiangnan region, after all, the former family could often cultivate 150 to 300 acres of land and raise a dozen large livestock. Even if the vast majority of the proceeds of labor had to be handed over, the rest would be enough to feed them. And the serf owners above them were oppressive when looting. No more ferocious than the landlords in Jiangnan. After all, serfs are the property of serf owners, and if they die, they will lose money!
However, the comfortable life of the serfs did not come immediately, and the first years of their serfdom were quite hard. Because their master's grange is just a wasteland, which requires their hands and hard work. Slowly build up. Build wooden houses, reclaim land, raise livestock...... It takes time, energy, and financial resources to do it in a down-to-earth manner. There are no years to build. The fertile soil of Liaodong will not become the granary of the Chen family's army.
While the serfs and peasants were busy building their farms, the construction of the Ming Capital Mansion was in full swing. The city was built as the capital and as a naval fortress. And special planning was made before construction. Miyagi, ports, barracks, fortresses, administrative districts, residential areas, commercial districts, and handicraft districts are all available. A large number of slaves began working in early autumn, even in the coldest winters. It was not until the Spring Festival, the most important festival for the Chinese, that it was a few days off.
The Spring Festival of the second year of Xianchun in the Great Song Dynasty is already the fourth New Year spent in the 13th century since Chen Dexing was reborn.
Compared with the big cities of the Southern Song Dynasty, such as Lin'an and Yangzhou, the Spring Festival in Myeongdu, Ganghwa Island and Jeju Island can be regarded as cold.
Of course, it is impossible for the civilians who were coerced by Chen Dexing to reunite with their relatives in China. Although these people claim to be "free", they do not have the freedom to leave the jurisdiction of Chen Dexing, even if they want to go from Mingdu to Ganghwa Island, they must obtain a guide from the official office. Only a few maritime merchants who have their homes in Myeongdu, Ganghwado or Jeju Island can have a road guide that can travel freely! In the same way, they are unable to bring their lost relatives to their new homes.
As for the custom of setting off firecrackers and drinking Tusu wine, it has also been reduced by half here by Chen Dexing. There are no firecrackers, but Tu Su wine is enough. Although Chen Dexing has established large-scale H medicine factories in both Myeongdu and Jeju Island, the black H medicine produced is definitely the best in the world. However, H medicine was an important military material under Chen Dexing's rule, and it was hoarded by the army. There is simply no excess H medicine that can be used as a firecracker.
And all kinds of lively folk performances and lantern festivals, there are still some in Ganghwa Island, but there are none in Myeongdu. Because of this capital city under construction, except for a very few such as military camps, H pharmaceutical workshops, and port wharves have been built, most of them are still construction sites. Even a small number of merchants and craftsmen who were relocated by the Northland Recruitment Division, this Spring Festival can only be spent in temporary shacks.
However, the Chinese people, no matter where they are or what their situation, it is always difficult to lose this tradition of the New Year. Moreover, the regime led by Chen Dexing is thriving, how can the people who have followed him all the way not feel it? I originally thought that I was going to be coerced to be a pirate, but I didn't expect that in just over a year, it was the founding of the Northland, occupying the land of five prefectures and four states, and also building Tanggu City at the mouth of Yanjing Road. Maybe they're little people who can get some light together!
Since the end of December, the residents of Mingdu have begun to operate. The shacks where I temporarily live are all freshly painted, the door gods are posted, I make rice cakes and dumplings by myself, and when I go out, I change into cleanly washed clothes...... This New Year's atmosphere actually came out naturally.
Even the se-mu captives who were beaten into slaves were more or less affected, temporarily forgetting their endless troubles and learning from the Chinese. Most of these colorful merchants have some skills, and they all believe that their coolie careers will end after the scale of the Ming capital city begins to take shape. As long as Chen Dexing's situation can be improved, they will not have to worry about having no chance of turning over -- although they are slaves, as long as they have the ability, they still have room for upward development.
The military camps in various parts of the Ming capital are the places with the strongest festive atmosphere, and in the words of later generations, Chen Dexing is now engaged in "military and political first", and military warriors are the vested interests of Chen Dexing's regime. In the past year, they have received tangible benefits -- they have been given the title of scribe, then they have been given land, and many of them have even received serfs, which is really a bit of a master. And that's just the beginning, the real good days are yet to come!
The jubilant officers and soldiers also took matters into their own hands, painted and painted colors, dotted neatly, wrapped dumplings stuffed with beef and mutton, drank Sutu wine, and sang the southern and northern tunes for themselves. The smiles on their faces were almost overwhelmed, and they were talking in private: "We are with the right lord, and King Ming really treats us as brothers...... His old man's grace is really like his parents, we have to fight hard whatever we say, help King Ming to create a bright world, and we can be a dragon hero! ”
All kinds of piles and piles have made this place, which is about to become the capital of a country, full of upward vitality. Although it is not very popular, there is a lot of hope everywhere, and everyone believes that the future will be better.
This is the atmosphere of the beginning of the emergence of a feudal ruling group, because the various ills of the feudal system have not yet been revealed, and all kinds of mechanisms that encourage fighting and doing things are playing the greatest role. Therefore, there is a little bit of an atmosphere where everyone is upward and everything is dedicated. And when this person and everything come together, it is an unstoppable force.
Just like the rise of the Jurchens, the rise of Mongolia and the later establishment of the Eight Banners! At least until this aura is exhausted, there is no force that can stop them. Mongolia, which has already entered middle age, is not good, and the Great Song Dynasty, which is already in its twilight, is even more so, and even the Yidu Li family, which is also regarded as a "nascent regime", does not have this kind of upward sharpness - at least Li Cuixian, the third lady of the Yidu Li family, did not feel much of the thriving atmosphere in Yidu City.
And Chen Dexing, who has successfully created such a new feudal ruling group, is excited and tired these days. When a country was first established, it was an eventful time, and he was a person who liked to take care of things, watching such a reactionary feudal country take shape in his hands little by little, this sense of accomplishment was really speechless.
He said that he had returned to Mingdu from Fuzhou only five days before the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and that he did not return to his hometown immediately, but only sent a message back. Sue sù Guo Fu'er, Zhao Lin'er, and the housekeeper's mother-in-law, Yang Po'er, the king is back. Chen Dexing, who did not go home, went straight to the northland next to his house to ask for the office. As soon as I entered the door, I felt a tense and dignified aura floating in the air.
Something big seems to be happening! (To be continued......)