Hongwu Survival Guide

Lao Zhu felt that he didn't like Zao Chao very much.

It's not because of laziness and burnout, but, under the continuous influence of my precious 23rd generation grandchildren, I have various clear thoughts on governing the country in my heart, and looking at the various priorities of gathering courtiers every day from state affairs to trivial matters, it is simply waste time.

Just like today.

Because of the size of the paper of the "Da Ming Monthly", it actually attracted more than a quarter of an hour of noise.

It turned out that the previous dynasty even had clear regulations on the size of the paper that could be used at various levels. A censor believed that the "Da Ming Monthly" that was being planned was a type of official mansion newspaper, and the paper size was too large, although it was less than 1 foot of the emperor. The height is 3 inches, but it is said that the level of 1 foot is also somewhat over the limit, and it is required to be changed.

If in the past, the similar proposals made by the ministers, Lao Zhu would be right after thinking about it.

This is also a 'gift'.

When he didn't know how to be an emperor, Lao Zhu was very careful about all these Confucian rules.

just now……

What's wrong?
Lao Zhu rejected it in court, did not include "Daming Monthly" in the list of imperial documents, and even fought back, if such abusing of the canon system, those calligraphers and painters will stop painting in the future, how many paintings can be less than one foot and three inches ?

However, the early morning still had to continue.

This is also the result of discussions with my precious 23rd generation grandson. Just after the founding of the country, whether it is to establish the atmosphere, or to determine the prestige and etiquette, the best way is to go to court.

Today is October [-]st.

The court meeting in the morning, not counting trivial matters, mainly discussed two major issues.

The first thing: survey and map and register the land in the northern provinces for large-scale farming.

This is something that has been brewing.

After thinking about it in private, Lao Zhu handed over the matter to Li Shanchang, Prime Minister of the Left, and appointed Kang Maocai, the camp envoy just appointed some time ago, as his deputy.

This is also out of the consideration of keeping a group of civil servants busy so as not to fight for power.

In addition, the Survey and Mapping Division will also be involved.

Lao Zhu had set up the Surveying and Mapping Department of Zhengwupin before, and made great contributions before and after the Battle of Dadu, and Tu Xiao, the doctor of the Surveying and Mapping Department, was also in the heart of the emperor.

After conquering Dadu, Tu Xiao has been running around in the army and participated in the raid on Taiyuan. He is now in Shaanxi.

Early this morning, Lao Zhu also officially announced that he would promote the Surveying and Mapping Division of Zhengwu Rank to the Third Rank, and Tu Xiao was also promoted again.

Promoted to four levels in a row.

At the same time, many other officials of the Surveying and Mapping Department were promoted.

Another official third grade yamen is also the result of discussing with someone.

There can be a bunch of third-rank commanders and envoys in the army, and there is no reason why the civilian department can't.

Lao Zhu has also decided that in the subsequent departmental reform, the traditional ministries will be upgraded from the third rank to the second rank, so that the ministries and divisions that are currently in conflict can be staggered.

Let's talk about today's things.

Lao Zhu's idea is also very clear. Li Shanchang takes the honor of the left minister as the overall plan, but is mainly responsible for the registration.

Moreover, the land registration model must follow the regulations given by his own baby's 23rd grandson, and Lao Zhu doesn't even plan to change the red and blue hard-covered documents that have been implemented in Mingzhou.

The red is the household registration book, and the blue is the real estate deed.

At first, I thought it would be too wasteful to make those hard papers. After someone explained it, I understood.

Form is important.

Of course, this time the main purpose is to register the land. As for the household registration, house deed, etc., we will talk about it later.

The coordinated surveying and mapping is in charge of the surveying and mapping department that reports directly to Lao Zhu.After that, Kang Maocai was in charge of farming.

Mutual containment, clear rights and responsibilities.

The second thing: count the soldiers of each guard.

This is a larger project than surveying and mapping the land of the northern provinces.

How many soldiers does Ming Dynasty have now?

Lao Zhu is of course clear about this number, which totals more than 82.7 people.Lao Zhu even knew that in the past nearly a year, the cumulative number of fugitives reported by you was as high as 1.9.

This time it is a new large-scale statistics.

The purpose, one is to continue the practice.

Although the world has not yet settled down, the main enemy, the Yuan Dynasty, has been destroyed, and Ming has gained legal orthodoxy. The soldiers who have followed him in the north and south for so many years should also be rewarded, not just for one. The Lord will be named Duke and Marquis.

Speaking of which, Lao Zhu has given large-scale rewards more than once. The surplus silver of Yinghai Division that Zhu Yuan gave before totaled 100 million taels, and Lao Zhu had already distributed all of it.

In fact, I feel a little distressed.

However, for the sake of Daming's future, what should be issued must be issued.

This is also the result of a change in perception.

Or that 'allocation'.

This money is distributed to the soldiers at the bottom, which is a distribution. Not only can the soldiers work harder, but also get a share of assets, and the bottom can be more stable.Otherwise, it is conceivable that there will be more fugitives in the future.

The next time, it is to reward the whole army again while making great contributions to the heroes.

Still according to Zhu Yuan's proposal, this time the statistics will be more detailed, including two aspects of military age and military merit.

At the same time, as for the soldiers who died in the past, after Zhu Yuan mentioned it, Lao Zhu also deliberately added it. Also based on military age and military merits, in addition to the necessary pensions in the future, there will also be preferential treatment in education and employment for the descendants of the martyrs.

Furthermore, counting military merits and military age is also for the second purpose.

military reform.

In Zhu Yuan's diary at the beginning, the passage about "the son of a good family" and "the thief with the army" is still written on the wall of the East Pavilion, and Lao Zhu has revisited it more than once.This time, in order to ensure the lasting strength of the Ming Dynasty's military strength, he intends to completely change the system of "thieves with troops" since the Song Dynasty, and switch to the "good family son" system.

To do this, the status of soldiers must be raised.

This is the first thing to ensure in the next military reform.

Zhu Yuan gave a plan for this. In the future, the results and land of the Tuntian Division will be gradually distributed to the soldiers of each army on a large scale according to military merit and military age.Completing the 'distribution' again, while filling the foundation of the country, is also an attitude. Only when you serve as a soldier can you have land distribution.

Of course, Zhu Yuan also considered the matter of a hundred years.

One of the most important reasons why the Tang Dynasty, which implemented a system similar to the equalization of land, changed from the government army system to the recruitment system is that there was no land to divide in the later period.

Land is limited after all.

Of course, there is a solution to this matter. One is to maintain restraint, and you can't divide it all at once.According to the current population size, if the actuarial calculations are done well, it will not be a problem to distribute the land of no man in the Central Plains for a hundred years.

The other is continuous expansion.

How big is Daming now?
About 300 million square kilometers.

Probably only one-third of the land of China later.

So, how big is the land area on Earth?

1.5 million square kilometers.

It is equivalent to... um, 50 times the current land of Daming.

50 times 100, the result is, 5000 years.

Well, of course not.

However, to maintain the state of expansion, the land is divided into 500 years, which is more than enough.

In the future... even, not to mention the future, at most two or three generations, the Ming Dynasty has entered the industrial age with a high probability, and the proportion of agriculture in a country's economy will continue to decline, and eventually less than 10%, and the surplus population can be transferred to the secondary industry and the transfer of the tertiary industry.

In short, in the end, if we want to achieve sustainability, there are still two things, 'production' and 'distribution'.

Economics again!
These two major events in the morning court today cannot be completed in a short period of time.

During the early court process, and even after the private discussions with the important ministers, the result of Lao Zhu's request was that the farmland should start from Shandong, which was the most damaged before, so he also gave priority to surveying and registering the land in Shandong, and then turned to Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, etc. wait.

Shandong must be completed before the spring of next year.

Besides, the statistics of the soldiers of the guards will be coordinated by Xu Da, the general who is in Beiping and the right minister. The next two or three years will be mainly for recuperation, and there will be no big battles.

At the same time, this matter will be monitored by Yushitai.

One more thing, both major events require a lot of manpower, mainly officials who can write and calculate.It just so happens that the more than 1 students who have just completed the imperial examination are enough to draw a batch for this matter.

After discussing these, it was already noon.

Lao Zhu left Zuo Pang and a group of important officials to eat lunch when an urgent report came.

The eight hundred miles of Chang'an are expedited, about the middle of Shu.

To put it simply, under the continuous operation...or oppression of the Ming army in Shaanxi, the Ming Xia Xingyuan guard voluntarily surrendered to the Ming army, and the army took down this important town in the Qinling Mountains without bloodshed.

Where is Xingyuan?
Two words: Hanzhong.

This is an important military town located in the middle of the Qinling Mountains between Shaanxi and Sichuan. Its importance can be seen from the Three Kingdoms.

In the battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei and Cao Cao had been fighting for two years. It was not until Hanzhong was taken that Liu Bei was able to secure his foothold in Bashu, proclaimed himself King of Hanzhong, and further proclaimed himself emperor.

It can be said that throughout the dynasties, Guanzhong and Shuzhong competed for the front, and Hanzhong was a must for military strategists.Whichever side gets Hanzhong will gain a military advantage and can form a strong military oppression on the other side.

Lao Zhu is not in a hurry about the Great Wall, the Northeast and Yunnan, but he has decided to win Sichuan in the past two years. In addition to the fact that this battle is not difficult as recorded in the "Book of Heaven", there is another reason. The land can be restored to the peak period of the Song Dynasty, and even, because the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were recovered, it was even larger than that of the Song Dynasty.

This is also a historical significance.

Therefore, when he returned to Jinling last month, Lao Zhu quickly summoned Ming Xia's envoys and gave them a period of three months. He hoped that Ming Sheng, the Lord of Xia, would voluntarily submit to him, and he would also be granted the title of Duke of Shu.

If not, he also threatened Daming that there would be an extra 'general conquering the west'.

Right now, it's only been one month.

Lao Zhu has been paying close attention to the movements in central Shu from various aspects. He roughly knows that the Empress Dowager Peng of Ming Xia and the mother and son of the young emperor Ming Sheng basically have little control over the regime of the Xia Kingdom. Currently, it is Liu Zhen on the right and Dai on the left. Shou and Situ Wu Youren jointly controlled the government.

Situ Wu Youren also sent troops to the 'Qing Dynasty's side' last year, and even a civil war, and currently controls most of Mingxia's army.

Moreover, compared with Liu Zhen, the right minister who remained silent, and Dai Shou, the left minister who tended to surrender, Situ Wu Youren was a staunch defender.

According to the internal situation of Ming Xia, Lao Zhu is still researching whether or not to "go to war" when the March period is up, to stir up civil strife in Ming Xia again, so that Ming can once again "soldier without bloodshed".

Unexpectedly, Hanzhong was the first to win without bloodshed.

According to the urgent report received here, Chang Yuchun has already personally led [-] elite soldiers to Xingyuan.

This was not considered Chang Yuchun's unauthorized mobilization.

Because, the decree that Lao Zhu delivered to Chang Yuchun in front of Mingxia's envoys was to open a road from Chang'an to the south and prepare to enter Shu.

This is...

Seven or eight hundred miles of Qinling Ancient Road, half of it opened at once!
Next, two good choices were placed directly in front of the Ming army. One was to send troops to the southwest, break through Guangyuan, enter the Jiange, and capture Chengdu, and the other was to attack Bazhou, Quzhou, and directly attack Chongqing in the south.

Although there is still half of the danger in the Qinling Mountains, on the one hand, the army of the Ming Dynasty is available, and the people of the Xia Kingdom are in turmoil;

As long as they enter the Central Shu Plain, it will be easier for the army to advance.

It was rumored that after reading the urgent report, Lao Zhu was still silent. Li Shanchang, Kang Maocai, Yang Xian, Fu Yu and others had proposed that they could take advantage of the situation and enter Shu.

Deng Yu, who came later, also strongly suggested it.

Chang Yuchun personally led [-] troops into Xingyuan, obviously with this idea in mind.

Great opportunity.

If Daming didn't respond in time, the difficulty would be doubled if Shuzhong came back to his senses and sent troops to support him.

So, to fight... or not to fight, that is the question.

Faced with the expectations of the ministers, Lao Zhu came to the map and looked at it silently.

The capital of Mingxia is Chongqing.

If you want to enter Shu, it is best to go to the south, take Bazhou, enter Quzhou, and then go south to attack Chongqing. The distance is less than 300 miles, and it is still easy to walk 300 miles. It is difficult for cavalry to enter the Qinling Mountains, but even if On foot, the army can arrive within five days.

If you go to the southwest, it is easy to capture Chengdu, but it lacks decisive strategic significance.

Ok.

strategic significance...

If this battle is to be fought, the primary strategic target is the mother and son of the Ming family in Chongqing.

It's just... this turn of events is really surprising.

Because Lao Zhu never thought of attacking Shuzhong in a short period of time, no matter whether it was to Liao Yongzhong and Yang Jing who were stationed in Wuchang or Chang Yuchun who was in Shaanxi and other generals, they were all temporary recuperation.

The armies have been fighting for nearly a year since last year.

However... if you don't hit...

It can be imagined that at the moment, Central Shu did not have much defense against the north, which allowed Chang Yuchun to easily take down Xingyuan. However, given the danger of the Qinling Mountains, when the other side reacted, they only needed to send [-] to [-] troops to reinforce each strategic pass. If Yuchun wants to go south again, the difficulty will double.

Moreover, it is conceivable that considering the distance of the journey, Chongqing should have received the news at least two days earlier than him.

This matter...cannot be hesitated.

As for the March period promised to Ming Xia, Lao Zhu didn't care the most.

After thinking about it for nearly a cup of tea, Lao Zhu basically had a tendency in his heart.

Afterwards, the first thing to do was to summon the central ministers.

Zhu Yuan was at Jinling University when he received the news.

I can't stay idle.

I came here today to participate in the review of the test papers.

After fainting last time, this matter was put aside for the time being. Tao An and Qian Yongren were also responsible for selecting excellent test papers for Lao Zhu. How to suit him.

This is also conceivable.

Both Tao An and Qian Yongren are traditional Confucian scholars who value etiquette in their bones. Therefore, they are more likely to choose all kinds of colorful flowers for Lao Zhu, probably the kind of articles that often quote the "Four Sentences of Hengqu".

Don't believe it.

Zhu Yuan had read Wen Tianxiang's imperial examination paper before, and among them was the classic "Four Sentences of Hengqu".

It felt like I was back in high school.

When writing argumentative essays, I always think of "Wen Wangju and play Zhouyi..." I have to say, I come here casually, because I remember those jokes so deeply. In addition, there are Edison and the like, 90.00% sweat, although, It was not until many years later that I found out that there was a second half of the sentence.

The one percent inspiration is what counts.

Frankly speaking, Zhu Yuan felt that the second half of the sentence was indeed more important, because the world is so unfair.Anyway, traditional Confucian scholars have different ideas of governing the country from Zhu Yuan, and it is inevitable that they have different perspectives in selecting excellent test papers.

Today is to pick things up again.

After receiving the news, he hurried to the palace and read the urgent report in person. Zhu Yuan had the same thought as the other ministers.

beat!
Such a good opportunity, moreover, is definitely an opportunity to enter Sichuan at the lowest cost, and it would be foolish not to send troops decisively.

Zhu Yuan's thinking is also very clear.

Winning the Land of Abundance early will not only directly increase Ming's economic size by more than 10 percentage points, but will also be more conducive to the overall planning of the entire country's economic development in the future.