Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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Zhu Heqi nodded, and said: "Let's talk about the average land first... This average land is not distributed to households or persons, but to clans.

We Cantonese, especially Chaozhou people have always worked together as clansmen.Therefore, the lonely family planned to divide the farmland in the countryside of Guangdong according to the population of each clan.Those with more people will get more points, and those with fewer people will get less points.Roughly, [-] mu to [-] mu per head is enough, no amount of it can be planted!

The land that is distributed is all family property... No trading is allowed, it is to be left for future generations to eat and study, it is an industry to protect the family and the bottom line, and it is also an industry used to pay for military service. "

What Zhu Heqi is now going to implement in Guangdong is actually the clan version of the land equalization system and the government military system.

Of course, in the Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Juntian and Fubing were actually combined with the clan.

However, there is still a big gap between the clans at that time and the clans in Guangdong today. In the Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang Dynasties, "reincarnation as an official" was emphasized, so the internal hierarchy of the clan was strict... There is a big difference between the descendant, the concubine, and the evil.

But now the clans in Guangdong are actually more influenced by the "Yimen" that became popular in the Song Dynasty, and they are relatively equal internally, and the scale of "clan-owned public property" is relatively large-this is because from the Song Dynasty onwards, officials have to take exams!In the Ming Dynasty, there were two more "reputations" of scholar and Juren.Therefore, the "Yimen" system is more competitive.

It doesn't matter whether it is a descendant, a concubine or an evil student, it is the same when entering the imperial examination room, and no one will give extra points.Whether you can pass the exam depends on hard work and IQ.

In this way, it is of course easy to equalize within the clan.And this kind of relatively equal clan has been maintained for a long time in Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi and other places, and has existed until the "New World".

Therefore, Zhu Heqi will not consider breaking up these clans at all. What he has to do now is to integrate thousands of surnames in Guangdong into a "three equalization system" of equal land, equal labor, and equal taxes, and at the same time build Set up several ascending channels.

Chapter 249 Painting the Cakes of the World, the Ten Thousand Clans Conference!

"Of course, we Cantonese and Chaozhou people like to get rich!"

After talking about the "equal land", Zhu Hechi changed the subject and started talking about making a fortune again.

The "clan clan land equalization" he wants to do now is actually a bit of a "minimum guarantee"... What it does is to maximize the lower limit of the living standards of the people of Guangdong.

There are only tens of millions of people in China now, and there are lands developed by about [-] million people in the Ming Dynasty that can be used. The per capita GDP can actually be relatively high.

Later in the late Qing Dynasty, China's population reached [-] million, which was seven or eight times higher than that in the early years of Kangxi. How much more arable land could this have?And industries... are all based on the small-scale peasant economy, how much can it increase?

Conversely, at present, 5000 million people are given the resources and industries that are necessary to survive for [-] million people. If we really want to do it well, how can the per capita rate be so low?

In the early Qing Dynasty, there was a sea ban, border relocation, and mining ban, and there was no equalization of land, and they kept enclosing land, even enclosing the entire Northeast!

Basically, what the Manchus are doing is to try their best to reduce the per capita GDP...

Zhu Hechi said loudly: "I am also from Chaozhou, so of course I know everyone's thoughts. In addition to these ancestral lands granted to clans and not allowed to be traded, Guangdong will also have other industries that can be operated by private individuals. For example, mines, salt farms, The land in the towns and towns, as well as the land near these towns and towns, as well as other lands stipulated by the court, are properties that can be privately owned and traded.

In addition, the meritorious farm houses issued during the Northern Expedition or other wars are also private, so they can be bought and sold!

What do you guys think of this method of equalizing land in the lonely family? "

How could this method be bad?

That’s the way that Chaozhou people, Hokkien people, and Hakka people have been playing for hundreds of years, and they have all been tested in practice... Anyway, these three groups have reproduced a lot in later generations, and the road to capitalism is also going well. And it also made a lot of noise in the troubled times of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

Of course, Zhu Heqi was also incapable of smashing the clan system that prevailed in the three ethnic groups of Guangfu, Chaozhou, and Hakka in the early Qing Dynasty.What he can do is to establish a grassroots governance system along the clan system as much as possible.

As long as this grassroots governance system is in place, Guangdong's power will also rise.

And once the power of Guangdong is up, the things that can be done are not only the Northern Expedition.

"My lord, Wansheng would like to ask, now there are fewer people and more land in Guangdong, it is possible to equalize the land, but what should we do when the population increases in the future?"

At this time, someone has already asked a question, and the question is still very forward-looking!

What if there are too many people?Go abroad to reason!

Zhu Heqian glanced at the man, and he recognized him as an old scholar from the Zheng family in Chenghai... It was the family of Emperor Zheng Xin of Siam!

I don't know if this person is Zheng Xin's ancestor?

"Open a branch hall if the population is too large!" Zhu Heqi laughed. "Chaozhou is only a small amount of land. It's okay to share one share of 40 million people. If there are 80 million people, it will be a bit crowded. At that time, we can develop outside. Go to Nanyang!

We Chaozhou people already have many relatives in Nanyang, and those Baiyi still bullied us... Now it’s better, we have Tianlei and Tianhuo, and going to Nanyang will be tougher than before. "

At this time, Zhu Heqi suddenly looked at the old man seriously: "Zheng Xiucai, if your descendants are bullied in Siam, my descendants will send heavenly soldiers to support him!"

"The little old man is very grateful to the son!"

The little old man bowed to Zhu and Qi with a smile, never thinking that today's agreement would bring a long-lasting dynasty to his family in the future...

After Zhu Heqi said "Take the thunder to Nanyang", the atmosphere at the banquet became more and more enthusiastic.The leaders of a group of Chaozhou clans started to discuss in a hurry, and they all felt that following Zhu Heqi was very tricky.

Zhu Heqian also felt that the heat was almost ready, so they said to Qiu Hui and Chen Yonghua, "My father-in-law, Mr. Chen, the whole province of Guangdong is about to be pacified now!

I hope that a meeting of all races can be held, and the chiefs of the ten prefectures and one prefecture in Guangdong will be invited to Guangfu to discuss the state affairs together, and I will invite them to support the imperial court's equalization of land, taxation, and equal labor, and support the imperial court's Northern Expedition . "

It is said to be "ten thousand races", but it is actually a title.Ten prefectures and one prefecture in Guangdong can't make up 1 common surnames, and it would be good to have three or four thousand.

Calling the leaders of these three or four thousand surnames to Guangzhou for a meeting is not so much to ask for their support, but to say that the Ming court has reached a fairly strong control over Guangdong.

In addition, these chiefs with surnames are all scholars.Zhu Heqi brought them here just in time to promote his original Confucianism to them, and at the same time promote the establishment of an education system based on ethnology.

The role of the clan system in traditional Chinese society is somewhat similar to that of Western Christian churches and Tianfang mosques...not only can it bring people together, but it can also provide some basic public services, such as low-level referees, Basic education and relief.

These services were provided by the medieval government, which was difficult and very expensive.

However, compared with Christianity and Tianfang Sect, the organizational system of the clan is not very sound...Christianity and Tianfang Sect not only have the grassroots, but also the upper middle class.Christianity has bishops at all levels, and Tianfang religion has a system of jurists and caliphs.

So they are more powerful when they speak the truth!

In order to promote his original Confucianism and spread his "spells", Zhu Heqi must establish schools at all levels.Now it is just right to use Confucian schools as the upper-middle class of the clan system, and use the means of providing advanced education and opportunities to get ahead to establish a Confucian upper-middle class system.

In this way, when Confucians go out to reason, they will be able to have a large number of people!

"How long will it take to drive?"

"That's right, soldiers are precious and fast! What if Wu Sangui fights all the way to Nanjing..."

Both Qiu Hui and Chen Yonghua were a little worried in their words, worried that Wu Sangui was too aggressive and went to Nanjing in one go, and Zhu and Qi would be in big trouble.

"Don't worry," Zhu Hechi said with a smile, "Wu Sangui is a very timid old man, and he dare not push himself. We just need to celebrate the New Year, hold meetings, and train troops safely...the Northern Expedition will start in time next summer."

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"Ah..."

Wu Sangui, who was sitting in the President's Palace in Zhijiang County, Yuanzhou Prefecture, sneezed for no reason, which startled the advisers and his son Wu Yingxiong.

"Father, are you okay?"

Wu Sangui touched his big nose, "It's nothing...just a little itchy nose." As he spoke, he handed a copy of Emperor Kangxi's edict to Wu Yingxiong, "Is this Yang Qilong yours?" ? What is his origin?"

Wu Yingxiong smiled bitterly and said: "This person is indeed a friend of Hai'er...he can't be regarded as a subordinate, although Hai'er recommended him to be an official in the West. But he was very successful in Beijing back then, and he wanted to get an official position It couldn't be easier.

What is his origin you want to ask?In fact, Hai'er is not very clear, I can only guess that he may be a certain honorable official of the Ming Dynasty or a descendant of the clan.Because he knows a lot of things in the palace, and there are many relics of the Ming Dynasty... Oh, and he once pretended to be the third prince Zhu. "

"Pretend to be the third prince Zhu?" Wu Sangui was taken aback, "Will he..."

"No," Wu Yingxiong shook his head, "he's not the right age...he's only in his thirties, so he can't be the Third Prince Zhu.

However, his anti-Qing attitude is extremely resolute, and he obviously hates the Qing Dynasty very much. "

Wu Sangui thought for a while, then looked at his son, "Then he is more determined to oppose the Qing Dynasty, or is he more determined to restore the Ming Dynasty?"

Wu Yingxiong was taken aback, "Father, why do you ask this question? Could it be that he..."

Wu Sangui handed a piece of letter paper to his son, "Look, is this Yang Qilong's handwriting?"

Chapter 250 Wu Yingxiong, Why Did You Learn Badly?

The letter Wu Sangui handed to Wu Yingxiong was written by Yang Qilong to Liu Xuanchu, and they still maintain a secret channel of communication - of course, both Zhu Heqi and Wu Sangui know about this secret channel.

But Wu Sangui didn't know that Yang Qilong was Yang Xiuqing, and he still had the intention of recruiting Yang Qilong.After all, he is the number one military division in the world certified by the authority of the Qing court, and this limelight is almost surpassing that of Zhuge Sanhe under Zhu Heqi's command.So much so that there are such rumors: Qilong Sanhe, the two get one, and the world can be safe!

Wu Yingxiong took a look at Yang Qilong's letter, nodded and said, "Yes, this is Yang Qilong's handwriting..." When he said this, he suddenly froze, and then stood up abruptly, "What? He talked to Geng Jingzhong There was such a big conspiracy!"

It turned out that Yang Qilong mentioned in the letter the big plan of "Geng Jing pretending to be loyal and becoming a genius"!

Wu Sangui laughed, "What a talent! I don't know how to enter Wuchang for my father, but he actually presented such a trick... Don't say it's all done, as long as it can be [-]% successful, Wuchang is in my father's pocket With Wuchang, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, my family can gain half of the country and three parts of the world if we retreat. My son, you are going to be the emperor!"

Historically, Wu Sangui's rebellion was a bit cowardly, and it was difficult for Kangxi to make progress in Hunan. In fact, to a large extent, he was unable to control the Yangtze River waterway, and he was not sure of taking down the strong city of Wuchang.

Without Wuchang, the thoroughfare of the nine provinces, you have little confidence in letting Wu Sangui go directly to Jingzhou and go north to the Central Plains.

And once Wuchang, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, is in the hands of Wu Sangui, the Eight Banners of Jingzhou is no problem at all-as long as there is a usable navy, go all the way north along the Han River, and build fortresses along the way, the Eight Banners of Jingzhou can be forced to Xiangyang. up.

In addition, Wuchang occupies the upper reaches of Jiujiang, and the army can attack the mouth of Poyang Lake by water at any time!

Once Hukou is lost, it will be difficult for the Qing army in Jiangxi to communicate with Jiangnan and Jiangbei. It is only a matter of time before Wu Sangui takes it down.

Once Jiangxi falls into the hands of Wu Sangui, there will be only one Jiangning Mansion left in the Qing Dynasty's stronghold in the south!

This Jiangning is also a place where Wu Sangui can go all out, but Kangxi dare not defend it with all his strength... If Wu and Qing fight around Jiangning, the Qing army will undoubtedly lose!

And once Jiangning is lost, the general situation of the Qing Dynasty may be over half gone!

Therefore, the real key point of the San Francisco Rebellion in history was Wuchang, and Wu Sangui used Hengyang, Hunan as his stronghold, and what he was planning was actually Wuchang City.

It can be said that Wu Sangui's defeat also started from his inability to enter Wuchang.

And now Wu Sangui has only been in Hunan for a few days, and a very sure plan to attack Wuchang is placed in front of him. Do you think he can be unhappy?

Wu Yingxiong was of course happy to hear that he could become an emperor. Everyone wanted to be an emperor... It's just that Wu Yingxiong was put in Beijing in the past, and his head would fall at any time, so he didn't dare to think about it.

"Father Commander," Wu Yingxiong said to Wu Sangui with a smile, "So, this Yang Qilong is still our family's hero, no matter what he will be named a Marquis in the future!"

Wu Sangui laughed loudly: "How can one Marquis be enough? It's almost the same for a Duke."

As he said that, he said to Liu Xuanchu who was beside him: "Xuanchu, you drafted three letters of invitation to Mr. Yang for me, and I copied them myself and sent them out one by one."

"Three letters?" Liu Xuanchu asked with a smile, "Is this the kindness of San Gu?"

Wu Sangui nodded and said with a smile: "If Mr. Yang is willing to come to Hunan, I will not hesitate to pay three visits!"

Liu Xuanchu said with a smile: "With the President's kindness, Yang Qilong will definitely come to seek refuge."

Wu Sangui smiled: "That's natural. He has done two important things for the old man and his son. How could he not pay back? With the credit he has already made, it is enough for the old man to lie down and eat for a lifetime."

The two major events he mentioned, the first is that defrauding people turned into saving them, and Wu Yingxiong was deported back to Yunnan;

"Father commander," Wu Yingxiong reminded Wu Sangui at this time, "Geng Jingzhong's affairs are only half done. This Geng Jingzhong is a bit stupid, and he thinks very highly of himself and wants to be emperor. He probably won't follow Yang Jingzhong's example." Follow the path given by Mr.

After all, he is a good brother of Apple Orchard, Wu Yingxiong still knows Geng Jingzhong's character very well.

"Young commander," Liu Xuanchu answered Wu Yingxiong's question, "as long as Geng Jingzhong pretends to be loyal for a few more months, no matter whether he sends troops to rob Jiangning or attack Jiujiang, we can take down Wuchang Mansion smoothly."

"It's true..." Wu Yingxiong nodded, "I think we can also use this strategy of pretending to be a loyal minister first and then jumping back at critical moments."

Wu Sangui looked at his son upon hearing this, "Ying Xiong, who do you want to use this trick on?"

"Mayaozi Wang Fuchen," Wu Yingxiong said, "We didn't have a clever plan to take Wuchang before, so we wanted to let him make troubles in Shaanxi and Gansu to disrupt Xuan Ye's position... Now we have a plan to take Wuchang, and we will With the thunder medicine specially designed to restrain the Eight Banners soldiers, there is no fear that Xuan Ye will transfer all the Eight Banners soldiers to the south.

That being the case, Wang Fuchen's secret coin should be put to good use! "

Wu Sangui nodded, and asked: "Ying Xiong, tell me how to use Wang Fuchen's chess piece?"

Wu Yingxiong said: "Although Wang Fuchen is the former commander of the father, he is not from Guanning, but from Datong. Become the chief soldier. When he was the chief soldier under his father, he had a grudge with his second brother, so he left and was transferred to the Northwest.

Moreover, when Wang Fuchen came to see His Majesty in the capital last year, Xuan Ye treated him with great ceremonies, and celebrated the Shangyuan Festival with him, and gave him a leopard-tailed spear used by the late emperor.At that time, Wang Fuchen was very moved and came out crying and praying.It can be seen that Xuanye still attaches great importance to Wang Fuchen... If Wang Fuchen is willing to give up the military power in Pingliang and invite him to Beijing, he will definitely be trusted by Xuanye.Either stay by your side as a staff officer, or send it to Jingzhou, Wuchang, and Jiangning for great use.No matter how Xuan Ye uses him, it is better than letting him raise troops in Pingliang! "

Wang Fuchen is also a slave with a very low generation. He was originally the adopted son of a general named Wang Jinchao in Datong Town in the Ming Dynasty...that is, a senior servant.When Jiang Tuan, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, rose up to rebel against the Qing Dynasty, he also followed him. Because of his extraordinary bravery on the battlefield, he aroused the idea of ​​​​the Manchu masters.But because of his great reputation, he was reused by Shunzhi after Dorgon's death and became the first-class guard in front of the imperial court.Later, he was put to great use under Hong Chengchou's command, and he was promoted all the way to the general army.

Later, Wu Sangui took a fancy to Wang Fuchen's bravery, and after consulting Emperor Shunzhi, he turned Wang Fuchen into his subordinate.Later, Wang Fuchen followed Wu Sangui into Burma, and together captured Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Later, Wang Fuchen offended Wu Sangui because he was joking with Wu Yingqi, and Wu Sangui said something unpleasant, so he went out and transferred away.

So Wang Fuchen, you say he is from Wu Sangui, it seems that he is not good enough, and it seems more accurate to say that he is Fulin's confidant.

If this Wang Fuchen can enter the court and pretend to be a loyal minister, there is a great possibility of being used by Kangxi...

Wu Sangui listened to his son's words, nodded with a smile and said: "Okay! My son is indeed resourceful. If this Wang Fuchen raised troops in Pingliang, it would not mean much. The Qing court stationed heavy troops in Shaanxi, and there was a Gansu Admiral Zhang Yong. This man's prestige in the Shaanxi-Gansu Army is much higher than that of Wang Fuchen. If he is unwilling to raise troops, Wang Fuchen will be alone. If he is willing to follow the old man, then Shaanxi-Gansu will also fall into the hands of the old man without Wang Fuchen. By the way, Where is Wang Shirong now?"

Wang Shirong and Wang Fuchen had an old relationship, so he followed Wu Sangui's order and took Wu Sangui's personal letter to Pingliang to win over Wang Fuchen.

"I just arrived in Chengdu." Wu Yingxiong replied, "The situation in Sichuan has not stabilized, and the road from Chengdu to Hanzhong has not been restored. It may take some time before we can go to Shaanxi."

"Okay," Wu Sangui said, "I will write a letter to Wang Fuchen immediately, asking him to pretend to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, and then send it to Wang Shirong."

Chapter 251 Who should I be a loyal minister to?

When Wu Sangui's autograph letter was sent to Sichuan by his subordinates in an expedited [-] miles, Geng Jingzhong, who "pretends to be loyal", had already been defeated by Yang Xiuqing, and fled back to Fuzhou in disgrace.

Speaking of this defeat, Geng Jingzhong really felt like crying.Originally, what he said was "fake defeat"... His understanding of "fake defeat" is that when the "gun" is fired, the two armies face each other, and then a hunk man riding a big horse makes two gestures on each side, and one of them pretends to be invincible and flatters the horse Run away, and then everyone escapes together.

But Yang Qilong's understanding of "defeat" is actually "defeat".In the middle of the night, he took a rocket launcher battalion to the vicinity of Geng Jingzhong's camp and set up more than thirty rocket launchers.Then they fired more than 300 sugar rockets into Geng Jingzhong's camp... How scary those things are!It flies in the sky with a fire tail, and screams "Jie Jie Jie" while flying.Dozens of them fell into Geng Jingzhong's camp unbiasedly, and then exploded like thunder from the sky.Not to mention killing and injuring many people, it also frightened many mules and horses.The whole camp is in a mess!

And Liu Jinzhong and Wu Qifeng are not good guys either. The Ming army's rocket attack just started, and they ran away with their men!

Moreover, both of their armies were temporarily expanded. The original number was only [-], but now they have brought in a lot of soldiers and retired veterans, which is a bit chaotic.Encountering the rocket bombing and fleeing overnight, it was really panicked to the extreme.