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Chapter 225 The common people
Qiongzhou Prefecture, Danzhou.

Danzhou is one of the Zhili Prefectures among the three prefectures and ten counties in Qiongzhou Prefecture, located in the southwest of Lingao County.

It is related to Danxian County in later generations, but not much, because the locations of the two are far apart, and it is almost a new county.

Similar ones include Changhua and Changjiang, Thanksgiving and Dongfang, Yazhou and Yaxian.

The former two were eventually merged into one county, Changgan County, and the latter was directly renamed and is now called Sanya.

Cui Sheng, the first magistrate of Qiongzhou in the Ming Dynasty, was inspecting Liqi (an area of ​​the Li people) in Danzhou.

Although Qiongzhou is more Sinicized than Taiwan, the Li population is equally large.It can even be said bluntly that outside the city wall are the villages of the Li people.

Among them, Danzhou and Yazhou are the most popular.

The main peak in Qiongzhou is Li Mu Mountain, which is revered as a sacred mountain by the Li people. Wuzhi Mountain is only one of the peaks.

These Li people were indifferent to the change of court above.

It's just that the magistrate and magistrate have been changed again. What should be done is still done.

Cui Sheng was Hwarang, the palace tester who ascended to the throne of Eunko at the beginning of the year, but he was not the third in the palace test, at most he was the first in Mingshu.

Many people in later generations were misled by TV dramas and thought that the top pick was the first, the second pick was the second pick, and the top pick was the third pick.The first two are correct, but the last one is not correct either.

The third most beautiful person can be No. 3, but most of the time, the most beautiful person is still based on the appearance of a scholar.

Only when there are multiple third flowers, will the judge be judged based on talent and learning, or who will be the third flower personally appointed by the emperor.

Generally speaking, the number one and number two candidates are regarded as top academics, and the best candidates are judged by their reputations. This is also the card used by the Jinshi team when they parade through the streets.

Cui Sheng's appointment as the prefect of Qiongzhou was also approved by Emperor Zhu.

For him, he was a new scholar, especially a scholar in Mingshu Science. When he entered the official career, he started as a prefect.

Even if he is just an overseas prefect, he is still very high.

In particular, overseas prefects also represent greater autonomy in disguise.

This is indeed the case. Zhu Yijiong gave Cui Sheng a lot of advantageous rights.

Otherwise, if something really goes wrong, just by asking for instructions back and forth, I am afraid that either the problem will be solved, or even the city will be bombed.

Cui Sheng was very grateful to the emperor and did not resent being sent overseas as a prefect at all.

Not to mention anything else, his reputation as a prodigy has great merit.

I am not the most handsome among the newly admitted candidates, and my essays...are the ones who are going to take the math exam, how many of them can write good essays?
'Your Majesty is very kind to me! '

Cui Shengru thought, even though he knew that His Majesty might be trying to win people's hearts and promote Mingshu Science.

But this is a person who has been hand-picked to explore the beauty, and is also a starting magistrate, and a high official in the border area.

If I don't manage this Qiongzhou well, wouldn't I be living up to His Majesty's grace?

With this thought in mind, almost every time Cui Sheng captured a state or county by the Ming army, he would visit the place in person as a magistrate.

It is not only to inspect the prefectures and counties, but also to appease the Li people.

Before taking office with the army, Cui Sheng was specially summoned by the emperor once. The key point was: "Limin are also common people."

The Qing army in Qiongzhou has never been a problem, they can't stop the Ming army.Even if it can be blocked once, the Ming army will continue to increase its troops.

Neither Guangdong nor Guangdong knows how to do it, and they don’t have the time to intervene.

The real trouble in managing Qiongzhou is the contradiction between the existence of the large number of local Li people and the Han people, Miao people (immigrated) and other ethnic groups.

The Li people in Qiongzhou are similar to the people in Taiwan, and they are also divided into born Li people and mature Li people.

Shengli cannot speak Chinese, they are mainly concentrated in the mountains, and most of them have no contact with Han people.Shuli can speak Chinese and mostly live in Danzhou and Yazhou. They can also trade with Han people. There are even grain chiefs who are similar to the village chiefs to help the government in management.

Since the Ming Dynasty, many Li rebellions have broken out in Qiongzhou. The largest one was during the Jiajing period, which fully satisfied Jiajing's military exploits.

And whenever Sheng Li makes trouble, it is also Shu Li who instigates excitement.

The reason for this is actually roughly the same as the reason why Emperor Zhu started his army.

Although Qiongzhou belonged to China earlier, even in the pre-Ming Dynasty, it was still a foreign land like Taiwan.

Anyone who goes to Qiongzhou to serve as an official is either a sinner or exiled.

In addition, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, these officials are not good to the Han people in Qiongzhou, but they can be good to these Li people.

Especially for this kind of mature Li, the local officials who gave birth to Li can't touch him, and the mature Li is not just easy to handle.

Say so!

In the eyes of the government, cooked Li was almost inferior to cattle and horses. Not only did they have to pay more taxes, but they were also required to do corvee service and be forced into the army from time to time.And when an official is happy, he has to send more troops. This is how many troubles start.
In the eyes of Sheng Li, Shu Li was also a lackey of the government, helping Li traitors who oppressed Li people.

It belongs to the inside and outside and is no longer a human being!This was the case in the pre-Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty's imposition of the Ming system was not much better.

Cui Sheng already had a plan in mind.

He did not rush to take action, but first put down his attitude and went to Liqi to inspect the people in person, without any discrimination against "people who are not of my race".

Although Cui Sheng is still very young, his words and deeds are full of sophistication. In addition, he only seeks to build relationships and does not make any empty promises.

It was useless to give them. The credibility of the Han government in the eyes of the Li people in Qiongzhou was pitiful. Even if they told the Ming Dynasty's policies, it would be difficult for the Li people to believe it.

In this way, after two rounds, not to mention the familiar people who have been discriminated against for a long time, but also ordinary people, it is time to get closer.

After all, the dignified government official, the boss of Qiongzhou, put down his posture and came to express condolences to the Li people in person more than once.

What can he want from you?Do you want to be poor or do you want to rebel?

After the relationship was strengthened, Cui Sheng immediately personally tried and resolved some long-standing conflicts between Li and Han as a government official, most of which were disputes over the ownership of land.

Shuli have a high degree of Chineseization, and many upper-class Shuli have even adopted Han surnames. They imitate Han landlords in annexing land and making ordinary Shuli tenants.

Of course, these are the same people who are exploited and suppressed by the government.

The land conflicts between Li and Han are often rooted in the deliberate connivance of local officials, and in many cases they are even deliberately done by the officials.

It seems that if these Li people are not forced to rebel, they will not be willing to do so.

Maybe it's true, after all, those who can come to Qiongzhou to serve as officials will either offend others and be demoted, or offend others and be exiled, or commit crimes.

Naturally, these people will not be content with the status quo, and they definitely hope to get out of the Qiongzhou quagmire as soon as possible.

Then they can only achieve political achievements. If the Li people resist, then they will suppress the rebellion. Success is a military achievement.If the Li people did not resist, they would be equivalent to further advancing the Chineseization of Qiongzhou, and they would still be making a meritorious deed.

The brain circuit is amazing.

But this is also convenient for Cui Sheng. He doesn't even have to do anything deliberately. He only needs to be fair and impartial during the public trial.

After a few waves, most of those familiar people will be able to return home.

After almost gaining the trust of the people, the new policies of the Ming Dynasty will be announced and implemented bit by bit, and at the same time, the additional taxes levied by the pseudo-clean officials will be exempted to further win over the people.

The follow-up will be gradual and stable, and it will only be a matter of time before Qiongzhou is restored.

It sounds simple, and it is indeed not difficult. You don't even need to use weapons, as long as you treat it fairly.

But neither the former Ming Dynasty nor the pseudo-pure government could do it. Let alone the Li people, they didn't even take ordinary Han people seriously, so what could they do to achieve great governance?

……

Cui Sheng stayed in Danzhou for a long time.

this day.

Suddenly a government official reported that about twenty Shengli people had run out of the mountains.He also held a flag made of betel nut wood with four big characters written on it: "The people of Li are Xianghua."

After hearing this, Cui Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then glanced meaningfully at Danzhou Zhizhou beside him.

Well, this guy was demoted.

The magistrate's expression was as usual, but he was not embarrassed at all. He quickly bowed and saluted and said, "Master Futai's reputation as a virtuous man has spread throughout the world, and he has made Li Xiangxian a good man. He is really admired by the subordinates!"

"...Then let's go out and have a look!" Cui Sheng paused for a moment and accepted the move.

Sometimes seeing through something without telling it off is also a way of letting people go.

When we arrived at the place, Shengli was indeed Shengli, with dark skin, unkempt hair, bare feet, and plain clothes.

In the entire team, a Li man was carrying a piece of agarwood, which was as big as a wheel. It was white on the outside and had black patterns on the inside.

There was another person holding a sapling seven or eight feet long, two more were carrying a black pig bear, and two others were carrying a yellow deer.

They are basically local specialties, but I am alert.

However, Cui Sheng's interest was not in the agarwood and the two game animals. Instead, he was interested in the sapling. The one that could be offered would at least not be the tree that could be seen everywhere on the roadside.

"What kind of tree is this?"

The magistrate knew it well and said quickly: "Sir, this is Younan, a specialty of Liqi."

Younan!

Cui Sheng's head almost exploded when he heard this term.

It is strong and moist, and will not crack for a long time. This is the best wood for shipbuilding.

No wonder...no wonder the governor of Danzhou wanted to arrange such a drama for Li to be naturalized.

It turned out that I discovered such a good thing!
(End of this chapter)