Emperor Ming Dynasty

In Beijing in October, the autumn wind is gradually picking up, and the coolness hits.

King Liao stood in front of the emperor for a moment, his back was sweating unconsciously, and he shivered when the cold wind blew.

"Add a piece of clothing to King Liao."

Zhu Yixi licked the dog, glanced at King Liao, and said in a bad mood: "You are so grown up, you don't know the clothes increase or decrease, and you know how to get into the flowers all day long."

"What's the matter, how many Mongolian concubines did you take when you went to Chahar this time?"

"Hey!" King Liao put on a coat and smiled with him: "Son, this is for the integration of Han and Mongolia!"

As he spoke, he sat down intimately and put on a smiling face: "Chahar is getting more and more prosperous now."

"The wool business is booming. Every household likes to raise sheep, not horses. There are also a lot of cattle, but it is much more relaxed than before."

"The herdsmen are happy to eat and drink, and they don't have much thought of looting. If things go on like this, I'm afraid it will really be peaceful."

Zhu Yixi is very clear about what he said.

After all, Chahar not only has the governor, Jin Yiwei, but also the Ministry of Khan, which can be said to be an eyeliner.

The feudal empires in the past generally had little interest in the Monan grassland, and even if they occupied it, they would often withdraw it within a few decades.

For example, in the early Ming Dynasty, Yongle withdrew Daningwei, Hetao, and Xuande abandoned Kaipingwei, all because the administrative costs were so high that the court could not make ends meet.

Of course, the main reason is human nature. After all, as long as people are human, they naturally like warmth, and a large number of military households fled south.

Even if the guard is there, it is difficult to station people.

But now in Chahar, farming and animal husbandry go hand in hand.

At the same time, the wool trade, fur trade, and cattle and horse trade brought the grasslands and Han areas back and forth, and the economic ties became increasingly close.

If the Chahar Governor's Mansion can receive taxes, it will naturally be able to garrison troops and support officials.

Zhu Yixi would not accept marriage restrictions like the Manchu Dynasty.

It is nothing more than suppression, and there will be endless troubles.

As a later generation, Zhu Yixi deeply understands one point:
Upper decision decided by the economic background.

As long as Hammond's vested interests exist, this place will not be missing.

Take Mobei Independence as an example. Everyone knows that the Mongolian nobles were bewitched by Mao Xiong, but why could they be bewitched?

Although power is at work, the most common reason is the usury of Shanxi merchants.

According to the data, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, most of the Mongolian princes owed usury to Shanxi merchants, and the usury was still unfinished year after year and in several lifetimes.

For opium, cloth, salt, and all other enjoyments, a large number of nobles were forced to mortgage their land, while ordinary herdsmen pawned their wives, children, and children.

According to statistics, even if all the cattle and sheep land were sold, these Mongolian nobles could not afford it.

In the past, the Shanxi merchants were backed by the Manchu Qing court, and the Mongolian nobles dared not pay back. After Puyi abdicated, these princes and nobles immediately wanted to renege on their debts.

What could be more dependable than independence?

Monan is too close to Beijing.

The close combination of economy is far more effective than any marriage.

Benefits are eternal.

The business of millions of silver dollars every year, even if the future generations are unfilial and want to abandon the land, those high-ranking officials will definitely not let go.

High-ranking officials want to give up, and interest groups will not let it go.

"How about the Nadam meeting?"

Zhu Yixi thought about it in his mind, but the reality was only for a moment. He raised his head and saw King Liao bowing his head and looking like a small boy, which was very different from the lively and lively in the past.

This kid also knows to be afraid.

"Father, the Naadam Conference is really lively, it is indeed a masked imperial examination."

When King Liao heard the words, he immediately jumped up for joy: "Thousands of heroes are fighting for the 300 places. It can be described as exciting and lively."

"Archery, wrestling, and horsemanship are all very good. Even if they are eliminated, they are still first-class."

Speaking of this, he said coyly: "My boy wanted to build the Liao Kingdom, so he invited some Jinshi..."

"Some?" Zhu Yixi couldn't help laughing: "There are 300 people in total, and you just pretended to take [-] of them."

"I'm still a little bit conscientious, I've left the top ten to me."

The Naadam Conference has evolved into a Mongolian imperial examination, regardless of status or age, even slaves can participate.

Therefore, as far as Mobei in the north, Hetao and Qinghai in the west, Horqin and Heilongjiang in the east, as long as they have the ability, they all come to participate.

The top ten will be directly admitted to the bodyguard department and become third-class bodyguards; the top thirty will be arranged to enter the Khan Department as a hundred household officials.

The rest were incorporated into the imperial battalion or frontier army and served as commanders or captains.

At the same time, this group of people will receive a reward of 30 yuan in silver coins.

After all, the Mongols are the most realistic, and the money they get is the most secure.

It is conceivable that in the long run, the Mongolian elite will be absorbed into the Ming bureaucracy and become a member of the ruling class.

Just like the imperial examination.

"Hey, my son is in urgent need of talent!"

The King of Liao said embarrassedly: "In addition, my son also went to the Horqin Grassland and recruited a thousand cavalry, and now they are waiting near Gubeikou..."

"Okay, I see."

Zhu Yixi waved his hand: "I will let Jingying help you practice, and you will become an elite in half a year."

"Thank you, Father."

The Liao king was overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, the benefits that the emperor gave him were not limited to these.

"As time goes on, the Mongols in Suiyuan and Chahar have given birth to a lot, and their household registration has increased dramatically. When you go to the Fan, take three thousand tents to Liao Kingdom—"

"Father!" King Liao was stunned, then ecstatic, and then moved inexplicably.

"Your eldest brother is in Qin State, and I gave up five thousand capital camps. If you go to Liao State, I will be willing to give up thousands of herdsmen."

"Father, can the householders let me take away three thousand?" King Liao licked his face and made an inch of it.

Zhu Yixi laughed angrily: "You have such a big appetite, do you know how many people are in three thousand households?"

"At most a hundred households, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, carpenters, blacksmiths, potters, porcelain craftsmen, bamboo craftsmen, goldsmiths, stonemasons, cobblers, coppersmiths, lacquersmiths..."

"Don't look at the small number of people, if you use it well, you can be worth thousands of troops."

One hundred households, although a little less, can be compacted into a reduced version of the handicraft industry.

This is very rare for the poor and white Liao Kingdom, where nomads dominate.

Not to mention anything else, just a wool textile is enough to make the river area take off economically.

As for the claim that the Liao Kingdom would threaten the safety of Ming Dynasty after the rise of the Liao Kingdom, this is unfounded worry.

Isn't Persia in the south and the Caspian Sea in the north better than the barren land of Anxi?
Moreover, the feudal domain is colonization, and colonization in terms of economy and culture requires manpower.

"My son thanked my father and emperor." The king of Liao happily responded.

One hundred Han people, one thousand Mongolian cavalry, two hundred Mongolian Jinshi, three thousand herdsmen, plus the Anxi frontier army in Liao State, Liao State is indeed stable.

After he left, Zhu Yixi smiled slightly.

King Liao, nineteen next year.

Although he has always been inconspicuous and carefree, but the strict teaching since he was a child has given him an upper-middle posture.

Now he has been observing politics in Babu for more than a year, which can be regarded as a talent.

"It's not enough to be familiar with the government, but also to know how to govern the herdsmen."

The emperor thought about it, so he had to let the king of Liao go to Chahar for training.

No, Chahar has already shown his face, so he can only go to Suiyuan, and it is suitable to be a hundred household officials.

After waiting for half a year, you can go to the Liao Kingdom and become a feudal vassal.

"Submit Governor Chahar's secret box."

The emperor spoke.

"Yes."

Soon, the secret box from Chahar was opened.

The current governor of Chahar is still Sun Changzhou, and it has been nearly ten years.

From the governor of Xuanda to the governor of Chahar, Sun Changzhou has been an official in the local area, and it can be said that he has made great achievements.

Zhu Yixi looked at his letter and lay down on his back.

In the Chahar area, although there are two separate powers, the King of Chahar County and the King of Beihai County, the land directly under the governor's control already occupies [-]% of Chahar.

In addition to the Ministry of Khan, the total can have [-]% of the land in Chahar.

In terms of population, the seven counties of Chifeng, Kuancheng, Chengde, Luanping, Pingquan, Daning, and Heicheng have nearly 10 people.

As Chuluo Khan, the Khan Ministry owned by the emperor is also constantly expanding, and there are also nearly 10 tents, or [-] people.

These herdsmen depended on the Mongolian official system, that is, hundreds of households, thousands of households, and judges.

The former two control herdsmen's taxation, corvee, recruitment, transfer, land population and other powers, while judges control judicial power.

Due to the distance factor, the officials of the Khan Ministry are managed by the governor. The combined population of the two is 20, accounting for [-]% of the population of Chahar.

The other two county kings and a group of nobles occupy less than [-] accounts, totaling [-] accounts.

With the passage of time, more and more Han people will migrate northward, and the day when their land will be included in the Han land and the governor will be withdrawn as a province is not far away.

On the contrary, the Suiyuan area is close to Shanxi and Ningxia, and the population overflow is not obvious. The population of several prefectures controlled by the imperial court is less than half of Suiyuan.

Although a large number of Mongolian nobles were Sinicized, the speed of Sinicization would be much slower because there were no Han people to reclaim arable land.

"30 hectares of arable land, [-] taxes."

Zhu Yixi muttered, feeling elated.

While it's nice to be in power, not all aristocrats like cow dung and exposure to the elements.

Therefore, the imperial court implemented the policy of entrusting the aristocratic ranch, that is, buying power.

Many nobles stayed in the city to enjoy life, too lazy to go home and manage pastures and land.

Therefore, the imperial court gave them a sum of money every year for escrow services, and usurped the power of the nobles for a long time.

Basically, the account is used as the measurement. A herdsman and money are two yuan, a hundred account is 200 silver dollars, and a thousand account is 2000 yuan.

It's a pity that it is certain that nobles will never receive two silver dollars a year from a herdsman.

In Chahar, a sheep costs two to three silver cents, can a herdsman collect taxes for seven to ten sheep?

(Speaking of silver cents, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, silver was cheap and copper was expensive, and a silver dollar was only worth five hundred coins, so one silver dollar was exchanged for five silver cents. Later, the circulation of gold and silver was banned, and one silver coin was fixed at one thousand coins, so it was worth ten silver cents)

(At the same time, a penny of silver weighs about four grams, from [-]% to [-]% silver, and the remaining [-]% to iron, copper, tin, and lead)

This is simply not possible.

So the smart nobles let the tribe run by the imperial court, and they moved to the city, enjoying life like the Han people, and making money every year.

The Mongolian nobles called it iron sheep money.

As the name suggests, it is permanent money like iron, which does not increase or decrease due to disasters, time, or tribes.

For the imperial court, the land and tribes can be obtained with a little money, and the Han people can reclaim the land and collect taxes to earn the difference, which is really profitable.

As a result, the best of both worlds has achieved a win-win situation.

The arable land and the Khan will continue to expand, and Chahar also needs to give those nobles a lot of money every year.

It is conservatively estimated that the annual expenditure of two hundred aristocrats, large and small, is nearly 10 yuan, and the remaining support officials can still afford seven to eighty thousand yuan.

"Trade, trade—"

"It took five years to go from loss to balance of payments, and it has been almost eight years to be in surplus."

Zhu Yixi couldn't help feeling: "I saw the money back, and it was still 8 to [-] yuan, which is really good."

"Submit, must submit."

"However, in this way, we have to formulate a share!"

The emperor thought about it, and decided to divide it into seven and three, the imperial court three, and Chahar seven.

Although this amount of money is not enough to build a palace by himself, it is of great significance.

……

"Snowing--"

Liaodong Province, Shenyang Prefecture.

As soon as he got home from Yamen, Zhu Cunqu shook the snow on the umbrella and couldn't help shivering.

Good guy, it snows in October, this snow came suddenly and dyed the whole county white.

The traffickers and pawns in the streets and alleys also stopped their flags and drums, and returned to their homes to burn the kang. The whole county seemed to be cleared, except for a series of footprints, there were no people at all.

"Father-"

The servant hurriedly helped him back to the room, put on the cloak he brought, and brought a charcoal stove.

At this time, a woman came slowly with a smile on her face.

Her skin is fair and delicate, exuding a charming luster, and her breasts are plump, even though she is wrapped in a layer of cotton clothes, her moisture can be revealed.

The buttocks are slightly plump, revealing amazing arcs.

It seems that he has just warmed up, his face is rosy, his eyes are watery, and his thoughts are almost overflowing.

The graceful and luxurious temperament coupled with the exquisite face, how can it be described as a beauty.

Meticulous neck leaned over, with a concerned face: "These cotton shoes have been warmed up, please change them quickly."

"Ma'am." Zhu Cunqu watched the princess squatting down to change his shoes, and was moved for a moment, and couldn't help touching her hair.

"Officer!" Feeling her hair being touched, the Crown Princess snorted proudly, then stood up and handed over a cup of hot tea: "Is it warm?"

"With my wife here, how can I not be warm?"

Zhu Cunqu smiled lightly.

"It's only in the folks that you can feel the comfort of an ordinary couple." The princess sighed.

Immediately, she touched her flat abdomen again: "Hey, when will I be able to conceive?"

Zhu Cunqu comforted: "It will always succeed."

At this time, several concubines also came to say hello, which eased their worries.

Not only the princess was anxious, Zhu Cunqu himself was also very anxious.

All the sons of the king of Qin will run away, and he has no heirs.

This political loss is very serious, even if he is the prince.

So when he was in Liaodong, the emperor directly sent all his concubines here, hoping that he would give birth to his grandson Longzhong, but unfortunately he was unable to do so.

Back in the study, Zhu Cunqu began to write the report as the general judge:

The crops in Liaodong, although the harvest of corn is good, but it can only provide enough food and clothing. There is neither tea nor silkworms, and there is only iron...