I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 399

The fourth year of Jianwu, 1725 AD.

At the end of the year, the world was calm.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, undercurrents are surging in the north, while the south is also heavily armed.

In another time and space, in December of this year, Nian Gengyao was listed with 92 major crimes by Yongzheng and ordered to commit suicide to apologize.However, here, Yongzheng was defeated and fled to Shaanxi. Not only did Nian Gengyao not die, but he was promoted to a higher position, and his power became increasingly powerful.

By the way, Peter I, the great emperor who led the rapid expansion of Tsarist Russia and successfully established the Russian Empire, and almost had a fight with Kangxi, also died of illness in St. Petersburg this year.

Well, in three years' time, Catherine II, the only other emperor of Tsarist Russia, will be born.

Liu Ruhan invited the Manchus of Liaodong and Yongzheng of Xi'an to jointly send troops, but marching and fighting required money, food and civilian men.

This is naturally no problem for Zhu Yijiong.But for these three people in the north, it is a heavy burden.

Time flies and the New Year is here.

The new Ming Dynasty officially turned over, and it was the fifth year of Jianwu, which was also the sixth year of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, an urgent military message has been sent from the southwest town. The Miao Ministry of Guizhou and Guizhou requested to attach themselves to the Ming Dynasty!"

"what?"

Zhu Yijiong was greatly surprised. He quickly took the military report and took a look, only to realize that he had overthought it. The Miao tribe included in the request was indeed from Qiangui, but it was the Miao soldiers who were beaten to pieces by Zhang Guangsi, the newly appointed governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

These Miao people originally saw that the leader of the Yunnan indigenous army was canonized by the Manchu and Qing court and became a chieftain again, and their territory even expanded a lot, so they also asked the Manchu court to ask for it, but they were rejected.

As a result, these Miao people rebelled. When Zhang Guangsi took office, he naturally couldn't bear it. He immediately led an army to suppress it. With less than [-] soldiers and horses, he defeated all the rebellious Miao people.

In turn, they took away the original territory of the Miao people and forced them to return to their native land.

Several leading chieftains died in the battle, and the remaining troops counterattacked several times, but could not regain the territory. They were even almost killed by Zhang Guangsi, so they had to flee eastward to the Ming army's territory and asked for annexation.

Historically, the Miao uprising that swept across Guizhou and Guizhou and killed two governors of Yunnan and Guizhou was put down by Zhang Guangsi within a few months.And before that, Zhang Guangsi personally led troops and horses in Guizhou several times to attack the Miao villages, induce the Miao people to rebel, and then sent troops to pacify them.

In fact, even if these Miao people are willing to be honest, Zhang Guangsi will have to take action within a year or two.Not only them, but also those chieftains in Yunnan who were canonized by the Manchu and Qing court. Zhang Guangsi could not get rid of the sand in his eyes.

Zhu Yijiong discussed with the cabinet and then issued an imperial edict:

Accepting the attachment of these Miao people in Guizhou, the local government was ordered to cooperate with the establishment of households and open schools to teach these Miao people Chinese characters.

The Miao people are exempted from all taxes in the first year after they settle down.In the second year, taxes were halved.In the third year, things return to normal, but they must learn Chinese and be given a Chinese name.

If you haven't learned Chinese in the fifth year, or even refuse to learn Chinese, then the tax will be directly increased.Not only are these stubborn Miao people raising taxes, but those who are willing to take the initiative to learn and perform outstandingly well will also be given tax exemptions as a reward policy.

Zhu Yijiong obviously intends to forcibly convert these Miao people into Han Dynasty. Not to mention his cruelty, these Miao people have repeatedly rebelled and revolted. To put it bluntly, they are a factor of instability.

If we don't take advantage of the fact that they are now being beaten into slutts by the Manchus, and divide them and return them to the mainstream, is it possible that they will be rewarded with a piece of land and let them be toast?
Moreover, Zhu Yijiong only asked them to write the same text and did not force them to change their cultural beliefs.

On the contrary, it liberated them from their original poor life and their status as chieftain slaves. What is not satisfying about this?

……

The Miao Department of Guizhou and Guizhou is just a prelude to the new year.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is Shangyuan Festival (Lantern Festival).

Not to mention the north this year, peace has gradually returned to the south, and the Ming Dynasty has gradually relaxed some entertainment activities, because the court and the people have spare money.

When you have money, you naturally have to consume, otherwise the economic market will become rigid.

In order not to disturb the people, Zhu Yijiong took out money from internal funds in advance to purchase customized fireworks and lanterns from the people.Placing it on the palace wall of the imperial city for the people to visit and watch is considered to be a form of enjoyment for the people.

As an ancient traditional festival, the full name of the Lantern Festival is actually the Lantern Festival. Not only do you eat glutinous rice balls, you also have to enjoy lanterns, guess lantern riddles, and set off fireworks.

In addition, there are various fun activities such as dragon lantern parade and so on.

This night, there was the Lantern Festival in Nanjing.

The whole city is lit up with all kinds of lanterns.Millions of people turned into a huge flow of people, and not only the lanterns originally placed by the official and registered merchants, but also many vendors spontaneously placed lanterns at their stalls.

These lanterns are provided by nearby shops, which not only bring traffic to the vendors, but also create traffic in the entire street.

When there are more lanterns, pedestrians have to stop and take a look!
As long as the flow of people increases, sales will come.

The only one who suffered was the fire-protecting armor in Nanjing.

Since the Ming Dynasty, all Lantern Festival lantern festivals will inevitably cause fires, and even the palace has records of being lit by lanterns.

"Wow, Daddy, what a beautiful lantern!"

"Boss, how do you sell candy like you?"

"With such a prosperous and beautiful scenery, this is my Ming Dynasty's Sleepless City!"

"Haha, Brother Huang, although your words may sound like flattery, you are indeed right. Such a prosperous and beautiful scenery is worthy of our generation's ambition in this new dynasty."

"..."

In the streets and alleys, there are people taking their children out to play, and there are also literati who are looking for sightseeing and admiring the lanterns.

Chen Hongmou and the others were also given a day off today, so they also found a partner and traveled together because his wife and children were all at home.

Chen Hongmou looked around and sighed sincerely: "This is a time of peace and prosperity, and the people are happy."

Liu Tongxun was also touched and nodded: "That's right! Such a prosperous era is the Qing Dynasty... No, how can the Hulu of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty have such a prosperous era?"

Although Liu Tongxun was once a member of the official family, he was not aloof from the world.Especially when war breaks out in the north, one can deeply feel the gloom under the Manchu rule.

Unlike in Nanjing today, the smiles on the faces of the people are obviously from the bottom of their hearts.

Gao Dengju was considered to be the richest among the three in terms of net worth. He couldn't help but laugh at this moment and said: "What the two brothers said is absolutely true. If His Majesty hadn't raised the army back then, how could we be like today?"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Fireworks were suddenly set off over the Forbidden City, and those with sharp eyes saw the Emperor's guard of honor appearing on the wall of the Imperial City. Beside the Emperor's guard of honor was Queen Feng Luan.

Although it was very high up and people couldn't see clearly, they could still vaguely see the iconic dragon robes through the light.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty is here!"

Someone soon exclaimed, and then the locals knelt down and worshiped: "Long live the emperor!"

"Long live the emperor, long live!"

Those in the back who hadn't noticed at first glance saw that the people in front were kneeling, and immediately followed suit and started shouting.

In addition to the shouts of "Long Live the Mountain", there are also a lot of excited shouts that are inaudible and even meaningless.

The three of them, Chen Hongmou, also paid homage from a distance, and then they chatted and laughed and went together to watch the free fireworks in the imperial city nearby, and also went to the market to buy some things.

If you don’t buy anything at the Lantern Festival, it doesn’t mean your visit is in vain.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

As soon as a few people left, a second round of fireworks was set off over the Forbidden City.

When the second round of fireworks was set off, Zhu Yijiong got up and knelt down, not only to go back to accompany the concubines and children, but also to provide entertainment space for the people.

As soon as the emperor left, the people stopped gathering and went to visit and admire the lanterns individually.

(End of this chapter)