The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 341 On the Thief Ship

Especially the big chieftains, they have no worries about food and clothing, and it is almost impossible for them to do a big job-Pu Mingsheng and Sha Dingzhou who "do big things" are examples-so their lifelong dreams are If he can obtain a more respected status like Duke Qian, it would be smoke from the ancestral grave.

However, Daming was quite stingy in this regard in the past, and the chieftain can be regarded as the top four magistrate.

But Zhu Linming knew very well that no matter how high the official rank was, it was just a name, and these chieftains were named first-rank officials, and they still controlled his original one-acre three-point land.

They are just vain titles, why not take them out for a win-win situation, and those chieftains who have been awarded high positions will gradually distance themselves from the status of "native officials" and eventually become relatives.

He continued: "In the future, no matter whether it is a local official or a low-ranking official, as long as you have made contributions to the country, you will be granted the title of Zide doctor, Guanglu doctor, and even the title of uncle, marquis, and duke of the country!"

In an instant, the ears of almost all the chieftains were filled with the words "Feng Guogong", and they all had the same thought in their hearts. Bless the ancestors, if one day they can stand side by side with Qian Guogong, they would be willing to die immediately!

You must know that the official ranks and titles of chieftains can be hereditary. Not only do they gain an identity for themselves, but they will also be respected by the entire family.

Zhu Linmi then signaled to the soldiers to distribute some brochures to the chieftains, saying: "It shows the rewards corresponding to military merits, and you can accumulate merits. As long as you have enough merits, you will be honored immediately."

Even if there are a few powerful chieftains planning in their hearts, they will lead the troops to assist Lin'an when they go back, and then transfer to Ergelong Nasha Dingzhou to serve food.It was clearly written in the booklet: One point of military merit for breaking the city, eight points of military merit for winning the rebellious chieftain... and ten points of military merit can be awarded the uncle.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was good, Zhu Linming hit the rails while it was still hot: "In addition, the imperial court will set up the Yunnan Military Region, stationing about [-] 'garrisons', with the Duke of Qian as the commander for the time being.

"In the future, private fights between local officials will be strictly prohibited. Any grievances and grievances must be resolved in Kunming by the Duke of Qian. Those who violate the order and use troops without permission will be sent to the military area to suppress them!"

It is an existing rule to prohibit the chieftains from conquering each other, but the Ming court has never seriously dealt with violators, so those big chieftains have no special thoughts about this, it is just a commonplace of the court.

But those little chieftains who were bullied all day were moved when they heard the words. This clearly stated that they would send troops to crusade, even if it was executed once in ten times, it was also a great warning to those overbearing chieftains.

Immediately, sixty or seventy chieftains knelt down and shouted, "Remember, I will never dare to disobey!"

The rest of the big chieftains looked at each other and had no choice but to kneel down and say the same thing again.

Zhu Linmei nodded and said: "You all witnessed with your own eyes today, if someone violates the ban in the future, don't blame the imperial court for being rude."

The biggest support in the hands of the chieftains is the army. If they can be prevented from bullying the chieftains next to them, then the soldiers and horses in their hands can only be sent to contribute to the court, otherwise they will gradually become a burden.

If things go on like this, the chieftain's warlord characteristics will gradually weaken, eventually paving the way for reforming the land and returning to the local people.

Of course, this process will definitely not be smooth sailing. There will definitely be a few young birds who have been dealt with by the garrison of the Yunnan Military Region. In addition, the chieftains who have made great achievements in the war will be rewarded heavily, and the chieftains will gradually understand what to do.

As for the combat power of the officers and soldiers, Zhu Linming is not worried at all. After the reform of Yunnan's military system is completed, it will definitely not be a problem for the garrison with a large number of heavy-duty guns and cannons to clean up the chieftains.

And he still has the last move, which is also the most effective move to weaken the chieftain.

"Oh, there is one more thing." He continued, "The imperial court knows that Yunnan is remote and often suffers from military disasters. You must have a hard life."

Seeing that he said so, Najie immediately echoed loudly, "His Royal Highness, the assistant king, is aware that it is indeed extremely difficult..."

Zhu Linming interrupted him and said, "So the imperial court decided to reward Yunnan with a special gift. But in order to avoid unfair distribution, you still need to come up with some things, and the Ministry of Households will buy them at high prices. The more you get, the less you get, the less." have to."

All the chieftains were uninterested when they heard the words, and they thought that what kind of reward they said was that we sold things and the court paid money, but what the co-principal king said next shocked them.

"Let's talk about Tengguan Yang inspector." Zhu Linmi pointed to a black and thin chieftain, "You have fir trees all over the mountains, but you can't eat them. From now on, the imperial court will buy your fir trees at a price of 30 to [-] taels each. , at least a hundred or more per month."

Yang Baozhi was so startled that his eyes widened. There were as many Chinese fir trees as cow hairs in the land under his jurisdiction, and he sent some local villagers to chop them down. A hundred of them per month would be worth nearly a thousand taels of silver!
But he immediately thought of a question, and cupped his hands to Zhu Linming: "Your Highness, it's not difficult to get fir trees, but where are they going to be transported?"

"You just have to transport it to Huidengguan, and then the own household department will deal with it."

Yang Bao was overjoyed, it was like giving away money for nothing!He immediately knelt down and said in thanks: "I thank the imperial court for your compassion!"

Zhu Linming asked him to get up, picked up another piece of paper and read: "Chuxiong Li Bashi, Xinxing Wangzhou Judge, Youdian Jiang Qianhu...and others can also cut fir, nan, and elm, and the Ministry of Households will buy them. , each price is...

"Alin Zhaimang Inspector, Chief Hu of Banhong, Li Dusi of Lancang, etc., can dig coal and iron and sell them to the Ministry of Households, and the price per [-] catties is...

"Shazhi County in Yizuo County, Haixian Chancellor in Pingyi County, Baishuiguan Li Xunjian...and others can raise pigs and sheep and sell them to the Ministry of Households, each at a price of...

"Lancang County Li Shoubei... wait for someone, you can feed horses..."

After he finished reading the long list that Mu Tianbo assisted him in compiling, the eyes of almost all the chieftains present lit up - after all, there are still a few chieftains who are incomparably rich, and most of the chieftains hardly have a monthly income of around [-] taels.

As long as the imperial court transports the extremely worthless things under their jurisdiction to the vicinity of the post road, they can sit and collect money. How can they not be excited?
"Besides," Zhu Linmi said before letting go of the little chieftains' hearts, "in the future, the grain in Yunnan can also be purchased from the household department, and the household department will transport it to your delivery place, and the price will be [-]% lower than the market price. , as much as you want."

There was another commotion among the chieftains.Today is still an agricultural society, and food is everything. As long as there is food, their descendants will be able to secure and inherit their official positions without fear of changes, and the price is so cheap.

Zhu Linmei smiled and looked at the excited faces of the chieftains, knowing that they should be preparing to "board the thief ship".These chieftains all looked at the immediate benefits, but they didn't realize the trap at all.

They sell raw materials to the Ministry of Households and buy low-priced grain. Although they have made profits, their own grain production will inevitably go to waste in the long run.In other words, they handed over their own food security to the imperial court, and eventually became a source of raw material supply.

(End of this chapter)