Chapter Exceptional Times
Throughout history, as the years progress, the understanding of problems has continued to deepen. Zhao Bing's advantage is to know the later history first before others. He knows that although he can change the parts of history and even speed up the process of history, he is unable to change the laws of history development and cannot bring the Song Dynasty into a new social form in one step.
As Zhao Bing knew, Zhu Yuanzhang and his successors realized that they could not blindly let Guizhou area autonomy. The chieftain system seemed to save governance costs, but actually increased public security risks and hindered the local economic and livelihood development. It is necessary to strengthen the central government's direct unified management of Guizhou area.
However, this is also a gradual process. The Ming Dynasty rulers' understanding of the importance of managing Guizhou was initially obtained from the actions of conquering the Yunnan region. When the Mongolian army headed south to attack the Song Dynasty, Kublai Khan led an army to cross western Sichuan and Tubo, wiped out the Dali regime entrenched in Yunnan and Myanmar, and then detoured from the Yunnan-Guizhou region into the Southern Song Dynasty, causing the Southern Song Dynasty to encounter an unfavorable situation of attacking from north to south.
By the time of the early Ming Dynasty, although the Ming army had recovered the Central Plains, Youyun, Sichuan and Gansu and Jiangnan, the southwest Yunnan region was still controlled by the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty led by the King of Liang of the Yuan Dynasty, and colluded with the northern Yuan forces who fled to the desert, intending to counterattack. "Only when Yunnan goes north and south, you must use this land." Based on historical lessons and actual situations, Lao Zhu decided to completely wipe out the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty in Yunnan.
However, to achieve this, Guizhou must be used as a strategic support point. When the Ming army wiped out the Xia regime in the Sichuan and Shu area, the chieftain forces in Guizhou realized the strong strength of the Ming army and submitted their submissions to the Ming court. Zhu Yuanzhang continued the Bozhou Xuanwei and other Xuanwei corps set up in the Yuan Dynasty in Guizhou area, and set up Guizhou Guards in Guiyang area today, and implemented the "Military Guard Law" to station troops.
Faced with the situation where multiple chieftains in Guizhou were merged into the east and west of the water into the Guizhou Xuanwei Department, and the department office was also located in Guizhou Wei. Later, it issued an edict to establish the Huguang Administration and the Sichuan Administration and the two Xuanwei Departments of Sizhou and Sinan to Huguang, and the two Xuanwei Departments of Bozhou and Guizhou to Sichuan. The remaining Guizhou area was still in the hands of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, and Lao Zhu immediately launched a battle to conquer the Yunnan-Guizhou area.
In order to connect the material supply and post stations for this battle, the Guizhou Commander Office was directly established, and more than ten wards including Pu'an Wei, Weisan Wei, Puding Wei, Wusan Wei, and Shuixi Wei were set up. These wards were all distributed on the main transportation routes from Huguang to Yunnan. Because the construction of wards in Guizhou in the early stage was very effective, the army received sufficient logistical support in the Guizhou area.
What Zhao Bing has to do now is this step, but the situation he faces is still different from that of Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu fought Dali first because the strength of the Yuan Liang King was still there, and he had the ability to stabilize the Duan clan of Dali to resist, and even colluded with the Northern Yuan through Tubo. He launched an attack on Yunnan in the name of returning home to the surviving clan of the "Cunbai Army" and disrupted the situation in Yunnan. Now there is a mess there and he is unable to look at Guizhou.
Another difference is that Zhao Bing and Lao Zhu's policies towards local officials were different. After pacifying Yunnan and Guizhou in the early Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu continued to strengthen local governance in Guizhou. In order to consolidate the governance in Guizhou and suppress the local chieftain rebellion, he continued to increase his troops on the basis of the original dozen garrisons and kept vigilant against the chieftain who was the largest.
By continuously increasing military power, Lao Zhu divided the powers and territory of the major chieftains in Guizhou to prevent them from forming a powerful force to resist the imperial court. However, the Ming court faced a new problem, that is, the Xuanwei Department belonged to the Huguang, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provincial Administration and the Chieftains, and they were not subject to the jurisdiction of the General Administration and General Administration because of their high degree of autonomy.
At this point, the Ming court considered establishing a province in Guizhou and establishing a unified governing rank. However, Xiao Zhu was already in power at this time, but chieftain management was still the main form of local governance. Zhu Di took advantage of the Sizhou Xuanwei envoy Tian Chen and Sinan Xuanwei envoy Tian Zongding to eliminate the two in order to compete for the opportunity of conflicts between local forces.
Later, Zhu Di issued an edict to imitate the establishment of Guizhou Province in the mainland provinces, abolished the two major Xuanwei Offices of Sizhou and Sinan. On the basis of the existing Guizhou Command and Command, abolished the Guizhou Administration and Command and Command, abolished the local chieftains, and changed it to the central government to direct management. As time went by, the Ming court expanded the scope of Guizhou Province, and included the Bozhou Xuanwei Office and other places under Guizhou jurisdiction, completely included the chieftains of Guizhou area into Guizhou Province.
However, the transformation of land and relocation was not the mainstream in the Ming Dynasty. The newly established Guizhou Province was under the jurisdiction of the eight prefectures of Guizhou Xuanwei Office, Sizhou, Liping, Xinhua, Shiqian, Sinan, Tongren, Zhenyuan and Uluo. The prefectures and above were directly under the jurisdiction of the court, and the prefectures and counties still retained a certain degree of autonomy. It was not until the reign of Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty that the status of Guizhou was basically determined. The large-scale transformation of land and relocation did not begin until the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, and the chieftain system ended.
It can be seen from this that the few "reforming land and returning to flow" in the Ming Dynasty were mainly implemented in Guizhou and Yunnan, but these were enough to provide experience and reference for Zhao Bing to implement the transformation of land and returning to flow. After Bozhou retreated completely in the Mongolian Yuan and Sichuan areas, he requested to follow the past of the Tang and Song dynasties and still retain his status as a hereditary local official.
Zhao Bing knew very well that the surrogacy policy of appointing local officials could ensure temporary peace, but it was difficult to implement long-term stability. Once there was a stir, it would change its course and launch a rebellion. However, the incomplete reforms in the Ming Dynasty forced them to station a large number of troops in the Yunnan-Guizhou area to suppress the country and mobilize the whole country to conquer the troops several times. This not only consumed a lot of energy and financial resources of the court, but also made it difficult to eliminate hidden dangers.
Therefore, Zhao Bing believed that only by completely integrating the rulings in Yunnan and Guizhou could the safety of the backyard be ensured and too much energy was needed in the future Northern Expedition. He flatly rejected the request of the Yang family in Bozhou to show his determination and asked them not to think about becoming kings anymore, but to accept the management of the court with peace of mind!
At present, Guizhou is managed by multiple leaders, and it is inevitable that Jiulong will govern the water. In this way, it is inevitable that each has its own problems and plans, and it is difficult to coordinate actions. Therefore, Zhao Bing and all the ministers thought it was necessary to establish Guizhou Road and then unify the leadership of the war against Bozhou and dispatch forces from all parties to complete the task.
After talking about Guizhou, Zhao Bing saw that the others were a little depressed and understood that they thought the war in their garrison had already subsided and it was difficult to have a big war. More of the task of taking on garrisons. Without war, there would be no military achievements and naturally the future was bleak. He did not give them any guarantees, but only asked them to form an army as soon as possible, step up training, and bring out an elite soldier within three years, and there would be a place to use it in the future.
Several governors were all old subordinates who had been following Zhao Bing for more than ten years. How could they not hear the subtext? They already knew in their hearts that the emperor would definitely have a deep meaning to garrison them on the southeast coast. They knew that the sea route from the southeast to the north had already been opened. Once the war in the north recurred, they could immediately take a boat north and quickly enter the battlefield.
After dispelling the worries in the hearts of all the generals, Lu Xiufu and others asked each department about the difficulties they had after going south and what they needed to coordinate with the local government. They could report to the court as soon as possible, and they would also resolve them as soon as possible. They also reminded them not to show off their courage and conflicts with the local government. Most of them were from coastal areas, understood the local people's conditions and customs, strengthened contact with the people, and assisted the court and local governments in solving their difficulties...
The conversation lasted until evening. According to the arrangement of the Privy Council, after receiving new recruits and replenishing food and salary, each department would set off to the garrison and say goodbye to His Majesty. Thinking about the years, everyone has been together and dies. It is unknown when it will be difficult to meet again in the capital. Zhao Bing couldn't help but feel sad when he parted.
Zhao Bing returned to the palace and just washed and changed his clothes, Wang De came to report that Zheng Huchen was waiting for him to meet. He knew that unless something big happened, he would not be so anxious. He hurriedly changed his clothes and went to the side hall to receive him.
"Your Majesty, most of them have changed!" Zheng Huchen reported with a hurried expression after politely.
"Oh, what happened?" Zhao Bing waved his hand and walked away from the small yellow door serving left and right, and asked him to sit down and said.
"Your Majesty, most of the people have heard that Zhen Jin suddenly became seriously ill three days ago and was bedridden. He was already in his dying state. I am afraid he will not last for a few days. He Weixian asked for instructions on how to deal with it!" Zheng Huchen submitted a secret report.
"The situation is very urgent. The two princes of the Mongolian Yuan fought very hard. It was time to see the brink of the map. They were anxious to take the team!" Zhao Bing hurriedly read the secret report sent by He Weixian.
The secret report stated that after Boyan's death, Li Qian resigned, An Tong's power declined, Sang Ge was in power and purged Han officials, and the Yuan Dynasty court fell into chaos. His actions also aroused the dissatisfaction of the court officials, and they wrote letters to impeach Sang Ge for the assassination of Boyan's assassination to implicate innocent court officials, cracked down on dissidents, cultivated their own power, and wanted to control the government.
After returning to Beijing, Tiemur was silent for a while, he was also very active. With the support of Queen Kuokuo, he attracted all forces and cultivated his own power. After Li Qian was forced to resign, Ganmala suffered its strength, but he also fought back. While instructing the court officials who defected to him to impeach Sang Ge, he also pointed the finger at Tiemur, saying that he left the Southern Dynasty without permission despite state affairs, which caused disputes between the two countries. He was actually an unfaithful and unrighteous person, and wrote a letter to Zhenjin to request severe punishment.
Chapter completed!