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Chapter 303 Emperor of the Southern Dynasties
Zhu Yijiong issued an imperial edict to confer a concubine, and also issued an edict to officially name the Yao people.

This political mission of taking a concubine for the country is finally over.

As for the new concubine Yao, she still lives in the emperor's palace for the time being.Because she doesn't know how to speak Chinese yet, she only learned it unexpectedly for a month. Now she has a separate palace for concubines, and it is easy to get involved in harem fights.

It is impossible for Zhu Yijiong to stop the fight between these concubines. After all, his harem has gradually become a political appendage, but it certainly cannot involve this Yao Concubine.

After Zhu Yijiong got up, she chatted with Fang Sanmei for a while. Although the young girl, who was a first-time mother, couldn't understand most of the Chinese, it wouldn't be too embarrassing if she had someone to talk with.

After instructing the newly arrived Yao Fei to teach Chinese, Zhu Yijiong came to the imperial study room to work, and invited several cabinet ministers by the way.

Zhu Yijiong circulated yesterday's military report to four people for circulation. After they read it, he asked: "What do you think of the two provinces of Hunan and Guangxi?"

This is obviously asking how to solve the problem of minority people in the two provinces. Not only is the problem of minority people in southern Hunan and western Hunan serious, but it is also a problem in Pingyuefu in western Guangxi and Donggui.

These young people in western and southern Hunan are different from Bapaiyao. They not only hate the Manchu and Qing court, but also distrust the Ming court.

After all, the Han government's consistent policy towards these young people was to squeeze them hard if they were forced to resist. If they were forced to rebel, they would send troops to suppress them and use force to force them to return to their native land.

Many of the young people in Xiangxi who rose up in rebellion were forced to return to their native land during the Kangxi Dynasty. The Qing army fought many battles here.

The remnants of the Miao people who are still raging in Yunnan and Guizhou actually broke out because of the forceful conversion of the land under the high-pressure policy of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

As for Guangxi, the situation here is more complicated.

"Guangxi Congzai·Volume 26" of the Ming Dynasty records: "In the province of Guangxi, werewolves (another name for children) make up half of it, three are Yao people, and two are Han people, so they are divided into two groups, separated by barbarians. In the middle, things are difficult to do unexpectedly.”

There is also "History of the Ming Dynasty·Biography 2": "The Yao people in Guangxi are mostly children, and they are spread among thousands of mountains... They are scattered in Guilin, Liuzhou, Qingyuan, and Pingle counties, and they are spread. And Tianzhou, Si The city belongs to the city and is especially powerful. There are so many types that it is impossible to enumerate them."

Han people account for only [-]% of the entire Guangxi population, while Tong people (Zhuang people) account for [-]% of the population. Even the Yao people outnumber the Han people.

This can be seen from the fact that Lin Jun has not defeated Guangxi for almost a year and a half. Not only Guangxi, but also Pinglefu, which caused Lin Jun a lot of losses, has never actually ruled effectively.

Although there are not many children in Pinglefu, they are all military immigrants. In order to deal with the frequent rebellions of the Yao people in Pinglefu in the early and mid-Ming Dynasty, they were specially moved eastward from western Guangxi for the purpose of suppressing the Yao people.

However, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Yao people suffered a huge blow and began to actively cooperate with the Tong people. The discrimination between the Yao and Tong people was far less than that between the Yao and Han people.

Lin Jun dispersed the main force of the soldiers in Pinglefu, but the rest of them went into the mountains with the Yao people and even a large number of oppressed Han people, and began to fight guerrillas in the mountains with Lin Jun's Vietnamese army.

But now, the Ming army went south and captured the entire territory of Guangdong, and then accepted Wuzhou's surrender. Naturally, the problem of Pingyuefu had to be solved by the Ming army itself.

Wang Li pondered for a moment and then said, "I have a plan that may be able to stop the chaos among the people in the two provinces."

Zhu Yijiong said: "Let's talk about it in detail."

Wang Li said: "I ask your Majesty to recruit concubines to fill the harem for the sake of the country."

It's the same thing as Ba Paiyao. This is to persuade the emperor to marry more Shaomin concubines from the Shaomin rebels in the two provinces.

"..." Zhu Yijiong was thoughtful when he heard the words.

The reason why the small people in the two provinces rebelled was nothing more than the unfair treatment of them by the Han government, which caused extreme dissatisfaction and distrust of the Han court.

To solve this problem, get married.It is undoubtedly the fastest effective method and the least bleeding.

The most important thing is that it will not bring any criticism.

Because the emperor had few heirs, and the ministers advised the emperor to have more concubines, even the scholars in the world could not say anything, and they would even join him in admonishing him.Wang Li saw that the emperor was deep in thought and knew that the other party had listened, so he continued: "The chaos among the small people in the two provinces was mostly caused by the strong pressure of the local officials. To resolve this matter, we need to carefully consider the selection of local officials. In addition, Your Majesty, We can also use the name of the concubine to implement good governance in the two provinces like this time. This will not only make the people of the two provinces feel grateful to His Majesty, but also ease the relationship between the Han people and the minority people in the two provinces."

The last sentence is particularly important. As long as Zhu Yijiong uses the name of his concubine to perform good governance with the two provinces, the people of the two provinces will not only be grateful to the emperor, but also to the small people, which will also greatly ease the relationship between the two ethnic groups.

Just like Guangdong now, this is of great significance to the Ming court's subsequent rule and management of the small people in the two provinces.

As for the exile of officials in areas with small people in the two provinces, careful consideration is also needed.These young people who were exiled to official positions were basically either military generals or Han Chinese who had been demoted or hired officials, as well as young people who were close to the government.

If these people are allowed to rule the small people, they will inevitably exploit them wildly.Not only for money, but also to force the few people to rebel, and if they are not forced to rebel, they can quickly return to their old ways.

For example, Zhang Wenhuan, the former governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, was a military general.

The current governor of Sichuan, Yue Zhongqi, is purely a Tibetan from Xikang and Xinna.

Zhu Yijiong asked: "What should I do if someone is stubborn?"

Wang Li replied: "Then we can only suppress them with force. When my army sends out troops, we should also inform the few people who are willing to submit. We do not ask them to send troops to help, but we must let them know that we have indeed sent troops."

"Well, these are the words of an old man in planning for the country." Zhu Yijiong applauded, stroking his hands: "In that case, let's leave this matter to Wang Qing! I'll go back to the cabinet and submit a specific work schedule."

Wang Li raised his hand and said, "I accept the decree!"

This is how it was decided on the matter of the few people in the two provinces.

The original battle plan in Guangxi also needs to be further revised and cannot be pushed forward all the way.While suppressing and pacifying, envoys should also be sent to contact the local people.

The emperor's request to marry a concubine was conveyed to him, as well as to the other prefectures in southern Hunan and western Hunan.

Anyway, this isn't Zhu Yijiong's first time. Concubine Yao has already received one, and she doesn't mind accepting a few more.

Zhu Yijiong is even thinking that there are more than just a few young people in China. Will his harem really have 56... no, it should be 55 ethnic concubines in the future!
After a few people retreated, Zhu Yijiong stood up and looked at the Ming Dynasty map hanging at the back of the imperial study room.

This Kan map has not yet been updated in time, but the current update can already see most of Hubei and Guangdong.

The entire south, except Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan in the southwest, and most of Guangxi, has been included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming army's strategic goals were completed faster than expected. This is all because the Ming Dynasty is no longer what it used to be.

Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan have never fought at all, and most of them just surrendered.

Today's Zhu Yijiong can already be called a serious emperor of the Southern Dynasty.

"Emperor of the Southern Dynasties..."

Zhu Yijiong looked at the Ming Dynasty on the map and then at the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the north, his intuition was particularly dazzling.

Next, the Ming army still had a tough battle to fight. Almost the entire territory of the south was swallowed up by the Ming army. Yongzheng could not remain indifferent.

News has come from the north that the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have mobilized at least [-] frontier troops from the northwest.

If this battle is won, the Ming Dynasty will basically be in an invincible position, not to mention deciding the outcome in one battle.

From the moment the news came back, the Ming army began to mobilize elites, and recruited civilians and grain ships to frantically transport and hoard grain and baggage to the north through the Grand Canal.

(End of this chapter)