After Wang Xijue said this, Zhu Yijun also pondered, and said:

"It stands to reason that in order to let more Han people move overseas and civilize the newly established Han land, the root should be to solve the problem of population concealment, and only by solving the problem of population concealment can more ordinary people be released to move overseas, rather than being attached to the door of the powerful and powerful."

"However, solving the problem of population concealment is not an easy task!"

"In this, there are even reasons for the lack of willingness of the people themselves, which led to a large number of people being hidden, which shows that the people themselves do not want to go out much, and they are not very active in letting the court know about their existence."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Therefore, the minister's meaning, let's not use a more complete system to re-make the Yellow Book and solve the problem of population concealment, after all, this is not a matter that can be achieved overnight."

"Instead, we should first use the way of banning mines to make some squires and even small people involved in mining become criminals, and then they have been exiled in large numbers in recent years!"

Wang Xijue said at this time.

Qi Jiguang also said: "Your Majesty, this is exactly what the minister meant, according to the imperial court's experience in immigration for so many years, in the name of exiling criminals, it is actually more effective than encouraging immigrants, after all, the people have no intention of taking the initiative to go out, even if they give various preferential policies to stimulate, so it is better to exile a large number of criminals in the name of implementing strict laws!" ”

"But Xinli advocates benevolence and implements strict laws, is it against Xinli?"

Shen Yi asked at this time.

Qi Jiguang said: "It's not that the strict law is explicitly implemented, but that the strict law is implemented in the name of leniency!" In the name of leniency, many of the punishments of the Great Revolution were changed to exile, so that in the name of abolishing many capital crimes, lenient sentences, and practicing benevolent government, in fact, the punishment for living crimes increased a lot. ”

"Here's a way."

"Exactly!"

"After the unification of Dongying, the army that conquered the east also needs to rearrange its ministry, either to become a magistrate, or to fight elsewhere, but now that the Mughal conquest is imminent, it is not appropriate to start a war again, and the local government has not been short of officials since the last time a large number of military attaches were transferred to civilian positions, so it is just right to arrange these soldiers who are about to be transferred back to China to investigate the matter of illegal mining."

Li Chengliang also agreed at this time.

Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "Then set up a police system, which is specifically responsible for arresting local lawlessness, the central court has a police department, each political department has a police department, each government has a police station, each county has a police sub-bureau, and each town and li has a police station." ”

"Arrest squads, strong squads, and prisons are all included in the list of police affairs, and after the army of the eastern part of the country is transferred back to China, they will be arranged to serve in the yamen of the police at all levels according to their military merits and qualifications, and will be responsible for investigating illegal activities such as illegal mining and even smuggling of minerals."

Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang said yes.

Thereupon.

Within a few days, an edict establishing a policing system was issued.

However, the edict did not explicitly say that it was to investigate illegal mining, but only said that it was to establish a police system.

Rao is like this, and everyone in the world realizes that there will be some big moves in the imperial court.

But.

Because the imperial court did not directly express that it should be strictly guaranteed, and there was no concealment and false reporting of the fabrication of the yellow book, as well as the concealment of the population, many squires who were mining privately did not realize that the imperial court wanted to crack down on the illegal acts of illegal mining, so they were still behind the scenes, wantonly organizing many miners without household registration to mine and sell mines.

And this time.

Because the main purpose of the imperial court was to exile criminals to allow more Han people to be relocated, not only did it not disclose at first that it would severely crack down on the ban on mining, but even secretly deliberately connived at these illegal mining practices, such as letting the Jinyiwei, a special agency that has always existed, deliberately relax.

The cabinet and others have also deliberately ignored many secret reports about the ban on mining, waiting for more criminals to be arrested next.

And so it goes.

The squires who opened mines privately are still unscrupulous.

The officers and soldiers of Zhengdong, who were about to be turned into police officers after returning to China, did not know that their next main task was actually to investigate the illegal mining in China, and they only knew that they were about to become police officers and soldiers.

Therefore, by the end of the 28th year of Wanli, the illegal mining behavior in various places even set off a small climax.

It was only at this time that the officers and men of the Eastern Expedition had returned to China one after another and were transferred to the central and local authorities.

Even Xiuning County, where the prince is the magistrate, has added a police commander to serve as the commander of the police sub-bureau with 120 regular soldiers.

These 120 regular soldiers are 120 police officers with an official establishment in the police department, and are responsible for the police work in Xiuning County.

The original capture squad and strong squad are still in the nature of contract workers, and they are also under the command of this police officer.

The general name of the police in Xiuning County is Wang Jingdi, who is a southern soldier under the command of Ye Bangrong, the former general of Jizhen Town, who belongs to a veteran who has experienced a hundred battles, and as soon as he came to Xiuning County, he bowed his hand to the prince:

"It's the first time for the lower officials to serve in the locality, if there's anything wrong, please ask the cousin for advice."

Because of the provisions of the holy decree, the chief official of a county is still the magistrate, and the command of the police substation is still controlled by the magistrate, so Wang Jingdi is commensurate with the subordinate official in front of the prince.

"Commander Wang is polite."

The crown prince replied with a smile, and asked because of this: "I don't know why the imperial court suddenly added police officers in various places under the command of the king?" ”

Wang Jingdi said: "This subordinate doesn't know. ”

After hearing this, the prince couldn't help but look at Zhang Yunsheng: "I didn't expect the court to hide it so deeply!" ”

"Yes, the army will be transferred back, only part of the soldiers and horses will be left in the state, and the matter of suppressing the remnants of the Japanese will be handed over to the auxiliary battalion, and all the troops will be transferred to the local police officers, this must be a big move."

Zhang Yunsheng said at this time.

The prince nodded, lost in thought.

Not long after, Sun Zhonghe came to report and said: "Tangzun, Wang Huan, the eunuch of Hongxiang and others ask to see you." ”

"Please!"

The prince hurriedly spoke.

Not long after, Wang Huan and the others met the prince and gave a big gift.

Then, Wang Huan said: "I heard that the imperial court has set up a new police department, and the prefectures and counties have added police officers, and now, the people of the village have seen soldiers haunted day and night, and the people of the hometown are so panicked, so I came to ask the old parents, but what is the big thing to happen, whether it is related to the small people, if you tell it clearly, the small people and others can rest assured that they can produce and live." ”

"yes!"

"Most of the people in the township have never known swords and soldiers all their lives, and now there are more than 100 soldiers in the county seat, how can it not make people panic?"

"The sound of light cannons in daily drills is terrifying, so I came to ask my parents what these police soldiers are going to do next, whether they are to suppress bandits or arrest thieves, or to raid their homes, and ask for clarification, so that the villagers can rest assured."

Wang Dabin also followed.

After Wang Jingdi and his 120 regular soldiers brought Xiuning County to take office, they did still adhere to the way they were in the military camp in the past, formulated a police drill system, and also obtained the approval of the prince, the magistrate of the county, and because of this, he continued to train these soldiers every day, firing guns and artillery, and even training the people of the original fast hunting class, so that the original fast hunting was much more well-trained.

It's just that in this way, the local eunuchs have to be even more uneasy.

Therefore, Wang Huan and the others had to come to ask the prince.

The prince didn't say that he didn't know, but said: "It's just to strengthen public security, you don't have to panic, please inform the people, let them rest assured that they can produce and live, the court sent troops to protect the territory and the people, not to take the benefits of the people, after all, the program of governing the country is to enrich the country and benefit the people, so let them believe in the court and the emperor!" ”

"That's what the old parents said."

"But at present, the Haiyan River is clear, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the people know the etiquette and morality, and the additional soldiers are added to the non-border places in the Guannei, with the old and stupid opinion, I am afraid that it is not very useful to protect the people of Jing'an, and it is very likely to raise soldiers and lazy people, I don't know what the old parents think?"

Wang Huan asked.

The prince smiled: "This is also reasonable. ”

Wang Dabin also followed: "The old parents are people who understand and love the people like sons, and today's saints are also benevolent monarchs and lords, working hard, but there are military ministers in charge of the country, and they refuse to let go of power, so they intend to use the reason of protecting the territory and the people, and set up additional battalions in local non-border places, instead of ordering the soldiers to disarm and return to the field after the completion of the government, but the soldiers are in the opposition, which is indeed not conducive to the stability of people's hearts, and it is the source of chaos. ”

Wang Dabin directly vented his resentment of not wanting to increase the number of police officers in the local area on "military ministers in charge of the country", meaning that Qi Jiguang was the dictatorship of the military people.

And Wang Jingdi on the side raised his eyebrows after hearing this, but he didn't have a seizure, because he had just returned from the front line, so he was still very strict with military discipline, and he could endure it.

The prince said: "What you mean, the county has understood, and will convey it for you." ”

"Speaking of which, if Tang Zun wants to have any needs, if he wants to help more when he travels this year, although he informs Lao Yu, although Lao Yu has made a decision, there are still a few old friends who are officials in the court, and they must be willing to introduce Tang Zun to be a good official who loves the people for Lao Yu."

Wang Huan said.

The prince smiled: "Thanks to your care, this county knows." ”

And after Wang Huan and the others left, the prince sank his face and asked Zhang Yunsheng: "Elder Zhang, does the county really want to express the public opinion for them?" ”

"Back to Dong Weng, this is naturally not necessary!"

"In the final analysis, Tangzun is an official of the imperial court, not an official elected by them, and the promotion is in the hands of the imperial court, and when the two conflict, he should choose to be loyal to the imperial court."

"What's more, the current court is a court with soldiers."

Zhang Yunsheng replied at this time.

After hearing this, the prince smiled and asked, "But people are tempting each other in the matter." ”

Zhang Yunsheng said: "Dong Weng Mingjian, although this kind of official is powerful, it is easy to turn over for a lifetime, so there is no need to rush for temporary benefits, in order to go further on the road of official career, you should focus on the long-term." ”

The prince nodded: "Then what should I do?" ”

"Call sick!"

"Wait for the will of the imperial court to come, and then make a trade-off!"

"If the purpose of the imperial court is to deal with the eunuchs and gentry, then it is not too late for the hall to decide whether to listen to the imperial court or speak for the eunuchs according to his own background." (End of chapter)