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However, the National Security Department of the Line, which originally belonged to Guangxi, was almost completely annihilated in Tengchong, which caused the Qing army in Guangxi to lose an important combat strength. The soldiers and generals have their own thoughts and do not obey each other, and in the face of the Ming army that is advancing in Guangxi, it will inevitably be unable to exert all its strength. This is actually the reason why Zhu Yongxing is obsessed with Guangxi. The weakest Guangxi, the most faced, Sun Yanling, who will you fight if you don't beat him?

Moreover, Guangxi is bordered by Yunnan and Guizhou, and is one and the same, and enterprising Guangxi can not only play a leading role, but also gradually isolate Yunnan strategically.

It's just that what makes Zhu Yongxing unable to let go is still the Qing army in Yunnan Province, and he must maintain a mobile force and prepare to reinforce the war in Yunnan Province. Therefore, he can only give Ma Bao 10,000 horses, and now with the addition of a few maritime forces that came by accident, he can be regarded as able to implement the Guangxi strategy with more confidence.

There was a gentle knock on the door, and the guards came in to spread the word, and Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang, and Pingshuo Bohe Jiuyi came to say goodbye.

"Your Highness's great grace, the last general will not forget." As soon as Pingshuo Bohe Jiuyi entered the house, he paid a big salute and said gratefully: "This time I will fight, and I will repay you with death." ”

"It doesn't have to be this way, hurry up." Zhu Yongxing smiled and waved his hand, signaling the guards to help He Jiuyi up, and let people show Ma Bao and He Jiuyi.

"Your Highness." Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang, arched his hand and said, "This time we are enterprising in Guangxi." Although there are only more than 10,000 people, they can also advance and retreat. The last general will be cautious and live up to His Highness's trust. ”

"King Ruyang, this is in a hurry." Zhu Yongxing smiled and said: "I'm afraid that the war will have to be prepared for a few more days, I have found strong reinforcements for you, this liaison, coordination, and planning." It's going to take some time......"

After listening to Zhu Yongxing's account, Ma Bao and He Jiuyi learned about Lu Dao's collection of maritime armaments, and with help, they naturally had more confidence in forging ahead in Guangxi. But the two didn't quite understand that since they had to wait for some time, why should they move the army early.

"This time the troops were transferred south, firstly, to prepare for the advance of Guangxi, and secondly, to put pressure on the Zheng clan in Annan." Without waiting for the two to express their doubts, Zhu Yongxing gave an explanation. "I seek justice for the Ming merchants and want to open a Chinese merchant hall in Haiphong, but the Zheng clan of Annam has repeatedly procrastinated, and regards the negotiation of our people as weak. It's tolerable, it's unbearable. I don't show that I am bound to win, and I think I am lying and threatening. ”

"That's exactly how it should be." Ma Bao took over the conversation and said with some indignation: "Your Highness is benevolent and righteous, and you will salute first and then soldier." Annan Zheng is still unrepentant, and he is really stubborn. ”

He Jiuyi immediately followed and showed his loyalty. "Where does His Highness want to ask for it, the last general will lead the troops to take it directly, what can the Zheng clan of Annan do to me?"

To speak so justifiably of a robber is a great step forward! Zhu Yongxing felt very pleased, praised a few words, and turned the topic to Guangxi Raiders.

The End of the World. The rebellion of the Tuguan in Guangxi, as well as the uprisings of the Miao, Yao, Zhuang and other ethnic groups, broke out continuously, and the large-scale peasant uprisings of various ethnic groups included the Datengxia Yaomin Uprising, the Bazhai Uprising, the Gutian Uprising, etc., among which the Datengxia Uprising continued for two hundred years.

In the Qing Dynasty, the situation did not change. There were successively the Yao Gu anti-Qing uprising, the Longtao anti-Qing uprising, and the Yan Guangse anti-Qing uprising...... The Taiping Rebellion, which was in full swing, also originated in Guangxi.

Guangxi's social contradictions are intricately intertwined, including contradictions between peasants and landlords, contradictions between ethnic minorities and the Han nationality, contradictions between working people of various nationalities and the imperial court, contradictions between local officials and rogue officials, contradictions between local officials and the Ming court, and contradictions between local officials. Although the social contradictions are complex and acute, if we focus on the economic aspects to find the root causes, they can be attributed to the land problem and the salt problem.

As we all know, Guangxi has always been an area with many mountains and few fields, barren land and poor people. Before the Ming Dynasty, most of the land in Guangxi was occupied by the workers, officials, and landowners, while the peasants of various ethnic minorities such as Miao, Yao, Dong, and Zhuang, as well as the peasants of the Han nationality, had little or no land. After entering the Ming Dynasty, especially in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Guangxi's land annexation was even better than that of other provinces.

In feudal society, land was the most important means of production and the lifeblood of the peasants. When the peasants lose their land, they are cut off from their livelihood. As a result, the poor peasants of Guangxi were forced to revolt against feudal land ownership for their livelihoods.

The Ming Dynasty's method of suppression, "armed seizure of land", undoubtedly formed a vicious circle, causing peasant uprisings to break out in various parts of Guangxi. The so-called armed seizure of land means that the land of the rebellious peasants is called thief's land, which is seized by force and then distributed to the officials and soldiers or recruited native soldiers to cultivate. An attempt was made to use this means to sabotage the peasants' production and cut off the peasants' food in order to achieve the goal of suppressing the peasant uprising.

In other words, the armed seizure of land means that the imperial court openly assigned the land of the peasants to the garrison officials and soldiers and the local officials and local officials. As a result, the initial peasant uprising was suppressed, and a new uprising broke out against the government's armed seizure of land.

In addition, the salt problem was also a serious social problem in Guangxi during the Ming Dynasty. Since Guangxi does not produce salt, Guangxi's salt is transported from Guangdong; In addition, due to the inconvenient transportation in ancient times, the difficulty of salt transportation, and the ruler's monopoly on the transportation and monopoly of salt, there was a great shortage of salt in Guangxi, "there were many smugglers, and the price of salt was very high", and "the salt of official transportation was swirling and swirling, the soldiers lacked food equipment, and the place was trapped."

In the first place, salt was not produced, and local officials interfered in the transportation of salt and engaged in salt dealers for illegal fishing. Historical records say: "The preacher said that the chain died, and the thief killed his belly, and the real salt was used." All this shows that because the government monopolized the transportation of salt and the local officials engaged in salt smuggling, salt became a serious social problem, and the common people were extremely dissatisfied with the local officials' smuggling of salt prices.

Salt was already scarce, and the rulers imposed a salt blockade policy on the ethnic minority people in Guangxi, which aroused the opposition of the people even more. "Guangxi does not produce salt, and the Liangjiang (indicating the left and right rivers of Guangxi) is particularly rare, and it is advisable to strictly prohibit private traffickers, and the amount is based on merit and merit, so as to reward the soldiers." As a result. Ethnic minority people have no salt to eat, so they have to go to the mountains to find their substitutes. "Poems of Western Guangdong" has a saying: "The deep mountain road is far from salt, and the banana leaves are burned to pickle the vegetables." This is a true portrayal of the salt-free life of the people of all ethnic groups in Guangxi at that time.

As we all know, table salt is a necessity in people's lives. Since the Ming government imposed a blockade policy on the ethnic minorities in Guangxi, it was bound to arouse the people's revolt, and the people showed that they would not fight for salt.

“…… Lesson. If the source of the riot is not eradicated, even if Guangxi is captured, it will also be a hot potato, and it cannot be used by us. Zhu Yongxing bitterly criticized the maladministration of the Ming Dynasty in Guangxi, and several reports on the situation in Guangxi that the Military Intelligence Department had heard and summarized on the table in front of him, "I have the land; Salt, I also have it. Wouldn't that be able to get rid of the accumulated evils? In the land of Guangxi, recruit the soldiers of Guangxi, and appease the people of Guangxi? ”

Guangxi is a borderland, relatively backward economy and culture since ancient times, coupled with the harsh environment, the people are fierce, brave and aggressive. In the Ming Dynasty, there was once the title of "Guangxi wolf soldiers are strong in the world". Once when the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, he defeated the invincible Qing Eighth Banner Army in the Battle of Ningyuan; The Taiping Rebellion led by Hong Xiuquan. led the Guangxi soldiers from Jintian to Nanjing, across most of China; After the Opium War, the only anti-aggression war won by the Qing government, the victory at Zhennanguan, relied on the bravery and fearlessness of the Guangxi soldiers...... In the period of the Red Army, there were "two sheep of the Guizhou Army and the Yunnan Army." The Hunan army is a wolf; Guangxi monkey is Guijun, fierce as a tiger and as evil as a wolf".

Zhu Yongxing's entry into Guangxi is not only to occupy, but also to digest and use it for his own use. It has become a source of strength. Therefore, both the military and the government must grasp both hands and be firm. Edible salt, produced in Yunnan Province, will not be lacking in the future by boiling salt in the sea; If Guangxi does not have enough land, it seems that the development of the Mekong Delta can be carried out in advance.

"The Han, Gu, Yao, Li and other ethnic groups are treated equally, and if one person joins the army, the family benefits; If a family migrates to reclaim the land, half of the land will be reclaimed for themselves. Zhu Yongxing's preferential policies continued to come out, which made Ma Bao and He Jiuyi feel excited.

Zhu Yongxing's support is so strong, and the policies and measures are so preferential and meticulous, which they did not expect. Although there were not many soldiers and horses to be transferred, there was a strong propaganda and agitation from the officials of the Ministry of Government, and for the sake of land and salt, as well as a prosperous life in the future, how could there be fewer people who joined the army?

It seems that the Guangxi Theater is just the beginning, and it will be the Liangguang Theater in the future, and then ...... Mabao's eyes shone eagerly.

"To advance Guangxi, it is still necessary to focus on stability and slowness, to annihilate the enemy's vital force and strength, to occupy large cities as soon as possible, and not to expand eastward, so as not to touch the Qing army in Guangdong." Zhu Yongxing made the most strategic deployment and once again reminded Ma Bao and He Jiuyi, "With the Qing army in Guangxi as the main target, it is better to advance in the east and not exceed Nanning for the time being." The direction of the operation should be mainly to the north, and strive to be linked with the Annam base. As for the specific command of the campaign, it was all handed over to the Guangxi Theater Command Headquarters to make a decision on the spot. ”

Ma Bao pondered for a moment and asked cautiously: "Your Highness, if the Qing army in Guangdong takes the initiative to attack, will our army retreat to avoid the battle?" ”

Zhu Yongxing nodded slightly, although the idea was good, it was wishful thinking to ask the enemy to cooperate. At that time, the territory of Guangdong and Guangxi was very different from that of later generations, mainly because the three ethnic groups of Guangxi Zhuang, Li and Yao rebelled violently against the Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty generally followed this division, so that when the Qing army in Qinzhou and other places advanced into Guangxi from Zhennanguan, it was difficult for the Qing army in Qinzhou and other places to respond.

"It's just trying not to touch the Qing army in Guangdong, but if it wants to attack, it will be resolutely attacked." Zhu Yongxing said categorically: "I will make the sailors contain, presumably the Qing army in Qinzhou will not dare to act rashly." ”

Several maritime forces have not yet expressed their position, but His Royal Highness Min is already so determined, Ma Bao and He Jiuyi glanced at each other, although they still had some questions, but they didn't say anything.

"You led the army from Taiyuan City, showed our military might to the Zheng clan in Annan, and then assembled in Langshan to stand by." Zhu Yongxing made the most final arrangement, "Another 2,000 troops will also accompany you, and after arriving at Langshan, they will continue to garrison in Halong." During this period of standby, the sergeant was ordered to cook more meals and prepare enough military rations. The fleet we have sent to buy grain will return in the near future, and will soon transfer Lang Son. There is also salt from Yunnan Province, and dried fish raised from various places will also continue to be transported to Lang Son. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ma Bao and He Jiuyi stood up and saluted and thanked them sincerely.

After Ma Bao and He Jiuyi knew that after the repeated battles, the current supply of materials was not abundant. The Annan base is barely able to support it, and it has to rely on replanted sweet potatoes. It won't be until next year that we can ease up; The grain aided by Siam is now up the river to support western Yunnan; Although the newly recovered land in western Yunnan preserved most of the grain harvested in the autumn, it also relied on the later replanting, the rush to plant sweet potatoes and vegetables, and the return of the Tufu to support. To be able to raise the grain and grass needed to march out of Guangxi, Zhu Yongxing must have thought hard and done his best.

All matters have been discussed. Zhu Yongxing personally sent Ma Bao and He Jiuyi out of the house before returning to the house. Sitting alone in front of the table, he put away his confident and calm expression, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Fighting a war is about logistics, and money and grain are not only the capital for expansion, but also the shackles for development. Even if the bureaucracy is reduced to a minimum and land is used to pay for military salaries, the food has always been a headache for Zhu Yongxing.

If there is a period of recuperation. Well, but one war after another, it is necessary to maintain a large army. To supply food to the army, you can't just have a little rice, mixed with sweet potatoes and vegetables, just like you do for the common people, and you can't go hungry.

Well, if we don't have enough food, we will spend money on it. The conquest of Annam has opened a trade route from Champ. From Zhenla, you can buy a large amount of grain. It's easy to say, but what about the money, whether the gold and silver treasures offered by the toasts are relied on by the tax on the treasury money captured in the war, or by the fledgling overseas trade. Or the war reparations of the Zheng clan of Annam? To know the way, in addition to all kinds of expenses, it is far from enough.

In order to make money, Zhu Yongxing had ordered the Ministry of Military Industry in Shaba to send some craftsmen to set up a coinage bureau and set up a furnace to cast money with copper and lead. But the money minted has to be circulated among the people. To obtain credit, it is not something that can be done in a short period of time, it is far away and cannot quench the thirst of the near.

Therefore, although Zhu Yongxing has a noble status, he is not only the prince of the Zhu family, but also stays behind for the imperial court, but he still has to worry about money. For this reason, he now not only borrows money, but also sells his title, and he also has to overdraft his reputation and the credit of the government.

"Benevolence, give the people the lord" is the policy that the Han Dynasty once implemented, and when it came to the Western Han Dynasty, it was divided into two kinds: the first is to give the lord, that is, the state has a happy celebration, a great victory, etc., can give the people a lord; The other is the mantle, that is, in the year of financial difficulties or when the internal and external troops are used to raise military expenses, the people are recruited to enter the government with money, food, and slaves, which can be exchanged for the title.

Because those who obtain knighthoods can obtain fiefdoms (high-ranking knights), be exempted from some or all taxes and forced labor, have their sentences commuted, and have priority in official positions. Therefore, the people bought more titles to avoid taxes and servitude. Later, the imperial court often used various reasons to levy titles and impose various other burdens in lieu of taxes and servitude. Gradually, no one bought the people anymore, and they were no longer valued.

In everything there is a benefit, there is a disadvantage, and the same is true of the people. Zhu Yongxing believes that civilians who have contributed to the country can be given an honorary title and enjoy certain special treatment, which is a manifestation. But if the privileges granted are too great, they will have a negative effect and create new injustices.

Therefore, Zhu Yongxing was quite cautious about the addition of a civil lord, and it was after a long period of consideration and careful study with his officials that he made a decision and formulated detailed regulations.

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“…… Zheng Yanbei, although he is a civilian, cares about the country and generously contributes to help Zhongxing. Specially awarded the third-class 'Mingyi' and awarded the third-class Righteous People's Medal ......"

Zhu Yongxing stepped forward with a smile, awarded the title document to Zheng Yanbei, personally wore the Righteous People's Medal for him, and gave the people a scarf.

The people are temporarily divided into three types: Mingyi, Mingqin, and Mingyong, each of which is divided into nine grades, which are awarded to the three categories of ordinary people who have made meritorious contributions to the state: merchants, workers, and soldiers. Those who have won the knighthood can wear silk silk, see the official and do not worship, and those who are probationary officials can be preferentially appointed, and the house and vehicle can be the same as the officials of the same quality, and the government can be supervised, and the letter can be directly submitted to the court, and there is an annual reward every year...... Well, that sounds honorable.

But in reality, the privileges are very limited. Compared with the Western Han Dynasty, there is no provision for exemption from crime and commutation of sentences, and there is no exemption from taxation and servitude. As for Zhu Yongxing, who has long wanted to abolish the kneeling salute and hopes to use the power of the people to supervise officials and be able to solicit opinions, it is a homeopathic thing to complete.

The economy of the Ming Dynasty was prosperous, commercial activities were frequent, and the economic power of merchants made them gradually increase their influence in social life. But neither the businessmen themselves, nor the society around them, have yet to put the businessmen into the upper echelons of society. When the capitalist economy was in its embryonic state, the merchants were powerless to fight against the rock-heavy and intertwined feudal forces, and it was difficult for them to build self-confidence, and there was a more or less lingering inferiority complex.

This phenomenon and psychology are deeply described in "Three Words and Two Beats", and even the prostitute queen Mei who wants to be good is reluctant to commit to it because the merchant is not a "well-dressed child". And when Qin Chong, the oil seller, had money in his hands, and when he dressed up neatly to meet the Oiran lady, he was also ashamed because of his professional relationship.

"Grass people, thank you for your grace." Zheng Yanbei wanted to kneel down and kowtow, but was stopped by Zhu Yongxing.

"Today's knighthood and awarding of honors will be exempted from the gift." Zhu Yongxing smiled and motioned to Zheng Yanbei to go down first, he looked around at the merchants below, and waited for the low voice to disappear before he spoke loudly: "In ancient times, the four people of agriculture and industry were also the people of the country. However, things are easy and appropriate, I think that the five people should be listed at the moment, the soldiers, the merchants, the workers, the five people, regardless of the order, are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they are all the sons of my Ming Dynasty. The five people each keep their positions and do their best, then the revival of China and the expulsion of the Tartars are just around the corner. (To be continued......)