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All trade can be cut off. Anyone who buys salt must show his household registration.If you catch a private salt dealer, behead him immediately, and the whole family will sit together!If a salt shop is found selling salt to the unregistered, he will be fined heavily and permanently disqualified from selling salt.

Merchants are prohibited from purchasing any goods in the mountains. Once found, they will be fined heavily!

The market at the foot of the mountain is regularly patrolled and randomly checked for household registration.Once a person without household registration is found, he will be arrested immediately to work as a slave laborer, and the family members will spend their own money to redeem them.

It looks like tyranny, but compared with directly sending troops, it already seems very benevolent.

Who made those mountain people not even willing to register for household registration?

The civil affairs work in the southern Jiangxi area may last for two or three years, and most of them will lead to riots, so troops must be stationed for a long time.

"Ugh!"

Zhao Han put down the letter sent by Chen Maosheng and felt a headache.

Since the incident until now, it is the first time that rural work has suffered setbacks.Zhao Han even agreed not to divide the fields of those mountain people, so that they could keep a hundred acres of land, but they still didn't want to belong to them, they just wanted to be "wild people" in the mountains from generation to generation.

Zhao Han tried to analyze the main contradiction, but found it ridiculous.

The main contradiction is that those Hakka people who have moved into the mountains to reclaim wasteland have only moved to Jiangxi for decades. Although their lives are very difficult, they are relatively stable.Moreover, it can continue to cultivate wasteland, and there will be no conflicts between people and land for the time being, and there will be no class oppression.Zhao Han's rule over them is the greatest oppression and the greatest contradiction. They don't want to pay taxes to Zhao Han!

However, southern Jiangxi is full of mountains, and there are mountain people everywhere.

Even if the mission officers learned the Hakka dialect, even if Hakka people joined the mission group, they could only effectively rule in the mountainous areas near the city and the flat areas along the river for the time being.

Among the mountains, I can't manage it for the time being.

No wonder Nangan was a headache for Daming, no wonder Nangan was helpless for the Qing Dynasty, the situation in this place was too complicated.

We can't just rely on economic sanctions, but also lure them with benefits and show them favors, so that we can achieve results with both grace and power.

After thinking about it carefully, Zhao Han wrote to Chen Maosheng again. The content was: select the mountain people who are willing to settle down, issue them a franchise license, and allow them to buy [-] catties of salt every month and sell [-] catties of goods in the mountains every month.

If these people get rich, it depends on whether other mountain people can sit still!

Blind sanctions can only make the mountain people feel the same hatred, and they must be internally divided.

Southern Jiangxi must be well governed, because Zhao Han's development route is to capture Fujian and Guangdong after occupying the entire territory of Jiangxi, and Southern Jiangxi is a must pass through to connect Fujian and Guangdong.

Chapter 207 [Kuang character generation]

After writing to Chen Maosheng, Zhao Han sent mass letters to all the mayors of poor counties asking them to report the situation of the mountain people.

The town mayors replied one after another, complaining that the mountain people were not easy to manage.

Take Yongning County as an example, there are only three towns in the whole county.If the town mayor visits the homes of the mountain people, sometimes he has to walk for a day or two each way, basically relying on the village chiefs of each village for self-government (the village chiefs have no salary, and rely entirely on using love to generate electricity, otherwise the finances will be dragged to collapse).

Moreover, it has been three months since Yongning County was taken, and the work of dividing the fields in the mountains has not yet been completed.

Looking at the Longquan County report again, the work of dividing the land was also not completed, and the reason was that the mountain roads were too difficult to walk.

Fortunately, the mountain people in these places don't hold together like the Hakka people, and the conflict between people and land is more prominent.As long as the officials are sent and the land is distributed to them, the mountain people support Zhao Han very much, and the missionary group and the peasant association can develop smoothly.

After thinking carefully, Zhao Han wrote an article: "Governance in the Mountains, Paving the Way is Essential".

This article, after being transcribed by the secretaries, was immediately distributed to county and town officials.

The main job of those mountain officials in the future will be to organize villagers to build roads.The road sections are divided into villages and towns, and each village is responsible for its own section, farming when it is busy, and building roads when it is free.

Of course, the promotion of sweet potatoes and corn cannot be relaxed either.

Especially sweet potatoes, the mountains are barren, and that stuff can make farmers full.

As for taxes, in fact, Zhao Han didn't expect that the mountain people could support the local officials, and it would be good enough not to allow the General Military Mansion to allocate funds.

Zhao Han walked back to the inner house slowly, and invited Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua to have dinner at home.

Before evening, the three sat in the yard drinking tea.

Zhao Han took out a piece of paper, handed it out, and said, "The characters are compiled, gentlemen, let's see."

Pang Chunlai glanced at it, then handed it to Li Banghua.Li Banghua glanced at it, then handed it back to Zhao Han.

It has been more than half a year since the son was born, and he has not been named.

Originally, Zhao Han took one, but both Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua objected.This is the future prince, and the name must be spiritual, because it will set corresponding rules for future generations.

For example, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son is called Zhu Biao, so all his sons are next to the word "wood".

They asked Zhao Han to prepare the pedigree, and even participated in helping to formulate it, but Zhao Han vetoed the whole thing.

Now, Zhao Han has created a generation by himself, and the descendants of the past dynasties are sorted as follows: helping the world and helping the people, governing the country and establishing the country.An Fu poor poor, never forget the original aspirations.Wenchang Wusheng, internal repair and external struggle.Selecting the virtuous and emphasizing the ability will bring great light to the people.

Li Banghua reminded: "Only 32 characters, is it too little?"

Zhao Han said with a smile: "I still think it's too much. I can pass on twenty emperors, and even if I die, I can wake up with a smile. Ming Taizu has a lot of characters. How many generations can the Ming emperor use?"

Li Banghua was speechless for a moment, he had never seen anything like this before.

Not to mention that the founding monarch determined the generation, even ordinary big families would make a long list.Zhao Han is fine, with only 32 characters, it seems that he thinks that the descendants have passed on the country for too long.

"It's better to add 32 characters." Pang Chunlai suggested.

Zhao Han shook his head and said, "To be able to pass on 32 generations is ridiculously proud of the dynasties of all dynasties. If it goes on for 32 generations, it's the ability of the descendants, and it won't be too late for them to renew the order at that time."

Zhao Han dipped his fingers in the tea and wrote the eldest son's name on the stone table——Zhao Kuanghuan.

This name is also particular. Zhao Han didn't want to be particular about it, but the ministers insisted on being particular about it.

Ming is the virtue of fire, and water can overcome fire, so it is destiny for Zhao Han to replace the Ming Dynasty.Otherwise, why does the name just have water next to it?

Water produces wood, so sons should carry wooden characters.

Huan, big, mighty.

Zhao Kuanghuan, Zhao Kuanghuan... Li Banghua said it twice, and always felt a little awkward. Fortunately, Zhao Han didn't name his son Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Han is also very awkward. Could it be that his descendants also want a periodic table of elements?

"Second brother, I'm back!"

Zhao Zhenfang came bouncing in with her schoolbag on her back.

Seeing Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua, he immediately bowed and saluted: "Mr. Pang, Mr. Li."

"Good!" Pang Chunlai said happily.

Li Banghua sat cupping his hands and didn't stand up. He wanted to stand up before, but Zhao Han stopped him several times.

Zhao Han asked, "What did you learn today?"

Standing behind her brother, Zhao Zhenfang leaned on the back of the chair and said, "I learned arithmetic in the morning, and I already knew it. In the afternoon, I practiced calligraphy, recited Tang poems, and taught female celebrities."

"Not bad, study hard." Zhao Han encouraged.

The girls' school run by the gentry did not teach the Four Books and Five Classics, and Zhao Han did not force it. In fact, there are not many female teachers who know how to do that.

To be honest, the more Zhao Han studied Neo-Confucianism, the more he felt that Neo-Confucianism was broad and profound, and his philosophical thoughts influenced China for hundreds of years to come.Even in the 21st century, many words and deeds of Chinese people are subtly influenced by Neo-Confucianism without knowing it.

Zhao Han did not intend to abolish Neo Confucianism, but many contents had to be deleted.

At the same time, scientific thinking should also be introduced, and in the future we cannot simply use stereotyped essays to select scholars.

To be precise, it is not introduction, but inspiration and creation.Because the West is also in a mess now, with a hammer in the east and a hammer in the west, Newton would not be born until the year before Chongzhen hanged himself.

Zhao Han really wanted to recompile the elementary school textbooks, but he was busy with military and political affairs all day long, so he didn't have time to do it himself, and he was not satisfied with the stuff compiled by those scholars.

Not long after, Xiyue came to invite everyone to eat, and Fei Rulan had already set the table and chopsticks.

Li Banghua sighed every time he saw it. It was an ordinary rich family, and there were not many hostesses who set the dishes by themselves.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Come in!"

A military secretary from the Academy of Secretaries, regardless of Zhao Han's eating, sent a secret letter that had been translated.

After reading it, Zhao Han smiled and said: "Chongzhen has officially resumed the supervision of the army, and Gao Qiqian still has the title of 'Director'."

Pang Chunlai and Li Banghua glanced at each other immediately, and said at the same time, "Hexi General Town!"

Chongzhen recalled all the eunuchs before, but they were only resent in a small range later, and the power was not particularly great.

This year, the Tartars broke through the customs, took 18 livestock they looted, and a lot of people and property, and left Gyeonggi swaggeringly.

Civil servants and military generals did not dare to send them off, and sat and watched the Qing army retreat calmly.

Chongzhen was irritated and completely lost his trust in civil and military affairs.Not only did he re-send eunuchs, but the power of the supervising army became even greater, reaching the peak of the entire Ming Dynasty!

Alas, the poor supervisors of the Ming Dynasty, it is difficult to do things in the first place, and they will be instructed by eunuchs in the future.

Li Banghua asked: "Have the eunuchs and supervisors arrived in Jiangxi?"

"No," Zhao Han said with a smile, "I guess he just left Beijing, and it will take a month or two before he arrives."

Li Banghua was even more surprised at once, Zhao Han's spies are really good, the eunuch has not left the capital yet, the news has spread to Ji'an Mansion.

In fact, it's not that mysterious. Before the eunuchs were appointed, relevant news would spread quickly, and the group of scholars in the Fushe were all arguing, and they all clamored to go to the doctor's office to stop them.After Yangzhou spies got the news, they immediately sent it to Jiujiang, and Jiujiang sent it to Nanchang, and Xu Ying forwarded it to Zhao Han.

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"Cough cough cough..."

Zhu Xieyuan got the news one day later than Zhao Han. He lay on the bed foolishly for a long time, and suddenly he coughed uncontrollably.

Your Majesty, you are so confused!

In fact, it has nothing to do with Zhu Xieyuan whether to send eunuchs or not, because he is already terminally ill, and now it is difficult to even get out of bed to eat.

"Mr. Wang, please see me."

"Let him in."

Wang Tingshi came to the hospital bed, cupped his hands and said, "Meet the supervisor."

"Sit down." Zhu Xieyuan was weak.

After Wang Tingshi was captured, he was only released for half a month.He claimed to the outside world that he hid in an old friend's house, recuperated after being ill, and then quietly fled back to Nanchang Mansion.

Wang Tingshi sighed and said: "Master, the last time we were defeated, all the sons of good families were unwilling to join the army, and Wansheng couldn't recruit soldiers in the countryside at all."

Zhu Xieyuan said with relief: "It's not your fault, it's my misdirection. I've gone to court to plead guilty, and I've asked Jiangxi's Third Division to recommend you to come back. After all, I can only wait for the emperor's orders slowly."

Wang Tingshi glanced at the door and said in a low voice: "Master, from Nanchang to Jiujiang, everyone is now afraid of the Zhao bandits. Even if soldiers can be recruited, it may be difficult to fight in the future. The officers and soldiers will definitely flee."

"Help me sit up." Zhu Xieyuan said.

Wang Ting tried to help him quickly, Zhu Xieyuan supported the edge of the bed, and sat up with great difficulty.

The supervisor said: "In the battle of Fengcheng, the officers and soldiers were all lost, and there were no soldiers in northern Jiangxi. If it were replaced by other bandits, I'm afraid they would expand on a large scale, and it would be no problem to attack several houses. I have to hold back, just send people to form a peasant association, and wait until the fruits are ripe. I searched the history books, but I can't find such a rebel, and his ambition is very ambitious. I am running out of time, and I am not afraid of being punished for speaking. Overthrow, whoever wins the world will be a thief!"

Wang Tingshi followed Zhu Xieyuan's intention and said: "Supervisor, Nanchang Prefecture and Nanchang County are now in the hands of the peasant association. Farmers and tenants have joined the peasant association one after another. Bewitched by thief Zhao, this year's autumn grain will definitely not be harvested."

The collection date of the autumn grain tax is from the autumn grain harvest to February of the following year.

When the peasant association developed, city officials did not dare to go out, and hid in the prefectural and county towns one by one.

The big landlords did not dare to stop the peasant association. It was indeed the battle of Fengcheng, and the officers and soldiers were defeated so badly.They were afraid of attacking the peasant association, and they would be liquidated by Zhao Han in the future. At that time, the whole family would be wiped out.

Now rumors are flying all over the sky, some say that Zhao Han knows how to demonize, some say that Zhao Han is descended from the stars, and some say that Zhao Han is a slave of the Fei family in Qianshan.

In order to hide his identity as much as possible, Zhao Han also sent people to spread rumors, saying that he was a slave of a certain clan in Jishui, a son of a concubine of a certain clan in Le'an, a son of a merchant from a certain clan in Fuzhou, and that he was actually a private servant. Saltmonger.

There were too many rumors, and the government couldn't ascertain the truth, so they didn't bother to track down Qianshan Fei.

At this moment, Fei Yinghuan is still working as a prefect in Fujian.

Wang Tingshi said in a low voice: "Ding Kuichu, the chief minister of the left, has been sick for several days. I am afraid that this person will hang up his seal and leave."

Zhu Xieyuan remained silent, even the chief envoy was terrified. Can Jiangxi be saved?

Wang Tingshi took out another booklet, handed it over and said, "Master Supervisor, this is the book about anti-thieves that has been circulated recently."

Zhu Xieyuan opened it and was completely speechless.

"Records of Female Generals of Datong".

A collection of [-] female missionary officers, from names to resumes, is clearly written.

If it is said that "The Collection of Datong" is for scholars, then this thing is only for women.

Chapter 208 [Records of Xu Xiake's Experience]

In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Xu Xiake traveled No. 16 times, which was also the last time in his life.