Wanli 1592

Chapter 309 The Biggest Conundrum
Xiao Ruxun had already had a detailed discussion with his family about the arrangement between his wife and children and his father. His wife and children went south with his father-in-law to Nanjing City, and were protected within the sphere of influence managed by his father-in-law, while his father followed the eldest and second child back to Nanjing. In my hometown in Yan'an, under the protection of the eldest and the second, I can spend my old age in Yan'an, and there is Ma Gui from Datong not far away who can help me, so it's not a big problem.

Staying away from the political vortex of Beijing, Xiao Ruxun can use his methods with confidence. As for the locality, to be honest, the saying that the sky is high and the emperor is far away is not for nothing. Staying in the capital and staying in the locality are two completely different concepts. Well, some people can influence the world if they stay in the capital, but they can only die if they stay in the local area, such as Wang Shouren.

Therefore, the concepts of being in the capital and not being in the capital are different. The symbolic meaning of the capital far surpasses any other city in the Ming Dynasty. The world has a righteous name.

But being local also has its own advantages. Just like working in a company, going on business trips in other places is completely different from working under the supervision of the boss of the company headquarters. Except for the same mission, the degree of freedom is very different. To put it bluntly, local Officials at the top are like those who are sent from the central government to the local government on business trips. Not to mention various benefits and subsidies, they also have various freedoms and powers.

Daming is a highly centralized dynasty. The central government has strong control over local areas, but no matter how strong the central government is, there are places beyond its reach. Limited by traffic conditions and information transmission conditions, the farther it is from the capital, the weaker its control. In ancient times, from the point of view of governance, the enfeoffment system appeared and produced, and the end of the enfeoffment system was actually the product of the improvement of traffic conditions.

Daming was a bit smarter. There was Beijing in the north and Nanjing in the south. They stationed heavy troops in the two cities respectively and built two sets of political teams so that if one had a problem, the other could still control the situation. So after the death of Emperor Chongzhen For decades, the Nanming government in the south of the Yangtze River can still survive, thanks to the political team in Nanjing.

The control of the central government of the Ming Dynasty radiates outward from the two cities of Beijing and Nanjing. Beijing radiates to the north, and Nanjing radiates to the south. Its control over the entire eastern China is unprecedentedly strong, second only to the Qing Dynasty after the establishment of the Baojia system, but all of this , have undergone some changes after crossing Lingnan. From ancient times to the present, until the nineteenth century, the land of Lingnan was synonymous with barbarism in China, and Daming at this time was no exception.

The barbaric land not only means poverty and barbarism, but also means the weakening of the imperial court's control. Except for the base border town, most of the places that the government can control are only a county seat. Except for the county seat, all other places are self-governing, taxation Honest teaching, but other aspects ignore you.

This is what Xiao Ruxun noticed. The only place in the current Ming Dynasty that has not been infiltrated by civil forces is Yunnan and Guangxi in the southwest. Because these two places border the south, the environment is difficult, the economy is backward, and the transportation is inconvenient. If they are not taken seriously, and there are wars, how can civil servants be interested in these two places?
Only those stubborn cynics will be interested in this kind of ghost place, so many places in Yunnan and Guangxi are under the jurisdiction of the army, not the civilian administration, and the system that the military chief is in charge of military affairs and civil affairs is implemented, not the state. The county system can be said to be the only generals' paradise in the Ming Dynasty, which generally suppressed generals, but the environment is so bad, it can't be regarded as a paradise.

However, this is what Xiao Ruxun needs. Will the imperial court pay attention to the new territory outside the border, in a sweltering, humid and wild place?Iwami Town, located in Japan, is still under standard military control. The officials sent by the Ministry of Finance in the past only care about gold and silver mountains, and ignore everything else. Wu Weizhong is responsible for all civil affairs, military affairs and daily finances. It is conceivable that the land of Yunnan What is the situation in Guangxi?

Civilian governors do not have strong control over the army, and most places still rely on military generals, because very few civilian officials are county magistrates, and even trusted subordinates are military generals rather than civilian officials.

It is equivalent to saying that Yunnan and Guangxi have become a natural barrier, isolating Xiao Ruxun from the civil servants, the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Shiwanda Mountains isolate the influence of the civil servants to the north of Yunnan, and in the south, this area has not yet been obtained. A well-developed golden treasure land is still a barren land that should not be taken seriously.

Xiao Ruxun had thought about it, he planned to learn from Li Chengliang, and even the Mu Palace in Yunnan, and make Burma his own semi-independent kingdom, or even a de facto independent kingdom. This place will be decided by himself, not anyone else After all, the military, government, civil affairs and finances are in the hands of one person, and then try our best to march towards Nanyang, build a powerful maritime force like the Zheng family later, and dominate Nanyang.

Only at that point, Xiao Ruxun dared to turn around and put his influence on the Central Plains to build a powerful firearms force. A powerful force armed with the world's most advanced weapons and tactics would not lose to the The firearms troops of any country, only in this way can he have the confidence to turn his head and glance at the torso of the staggering giant.

With money, guns, and even talents, Xiao Ruxun had the confidence to face everything at that time.

Therefore, Xiao Ruxun came up with an idea to keep Song Yingchang in the Beijing officialdom, and let him hide his strength and bide his time, hoping that when needed, he would stand up and cheer for him, leave himself in the land of Burma to guard Burma, and try his best to keep his Ningxia The family members of the Firearms Battalion were also brought here to start building this golden treasure land.

Defeating the Taungoo Dynasty in Burma was the first step, which was not difficult, but keeping the fruits of victory after the war and achieving victories on battlefields other than wars was what I needed to pursue.

Xiao Ruxun began to formulate a long-term and effective plan for himself, and then he soon discovered that an important link that was lacking in his plan was talents.

Yes, talents, talents who are willing to follow him to the south of Myanmar and settle there to develop power, that is, literati who have the talent to govern the local area.

Xiao Ruxun started to have a headache.

Today's literati are all trying their best to take part in the imperial examination to gain fame. Who will follow him to the wild south to make contributions?Except for businessmen who will risk their lives to go south when they see the benefits, how many traditional Chinese people are willing to come to the barren land to develop a business that is less risky than their lives?
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