Chapter 9 Ethnic Minority Policy (I)

Huang Zongxi was exhausted all the way over and the carriages were exhausted. He was about to rest for a night and went to the Governor's Office to meet Xiong Tingbi tomorrow, but Xiong Tingbi couldn't wait to see him.

Xiong Tingbi was at a loss. Although he had a large army in his hand, it would not be difficult to force the suppression, but it might take a little longer. Moreover, he did not know what the emperor intended. If he sent troops to suppress it, wouldn't he do something wrong if it went against the emperor's original intention? Therefore, when he heard his subordinates report that Huang Zongxi had arrived in Wuchang, he immediately asked his personal soldiers to invite someone to his Governor's Office.

Huang Zongxi had just arrived at the official office and had not yet taken a sip of tea. Although it was not the first time he had taken a boat to cross the river, his mind was still a little dizzy. Before he could sit on the hot day, he received a letter from Xiong Tingbi, asking him to go to the Governor's Mansion.

Huang Zongxi was unable to walk or ride a horse. Fortunately, he could sit in a sedan chair, so he asked the postmaster to hire him a soft sedan chair. The postmaster was only a ninth-rank sesame official. Huang Zongxi was several levels higher than him. As soon as he arrived in Wuchang, the governor sent someone to invite him in person. That's not bad. He quickly hired a soft sedan chair for going out to the street, respectfully sent Huang Zongxi to the sedan chair, and hurried to the Governor's Office.

When Xiong Tingbi saw Huang Zongxi, his frown brows stretched a little. Among the ministers who were persecuted by the eunuch party, he was the one who was most favored by Shi Kefa and Huang Zongxi, and believed that they would have great prospects. Although Xiong Tingbi was not very close to Huang Zunsu, they were both people in the current emperor's residence. When Huang Zongxi saw Xiong Tingbi, he called "Uncle Xiong".

Huang Zongxi has been in the officialdom for some time, and he is not the kind of naughty young man who has just entered the officialdom. Especially the necessary skills of observing words and expressions have also made great progress. From the beginning when he saw Xiong Tingbi, he observed that there seemed to be deep concerns hidden behind the smile of the governor of Huguang. When he thought that he was summoned to Wuchang, it was probably related to his trip. Huang Zongxi couldn't help but feel a sudden sudden feeling, and an ominous premonition rushed to his heart.

After a little politeness in the officialdom, Xiong Tingbi directly handed over Zuo Liangyu's battle report to Huang Zongxi. He was the minister of Miao affairs. Now that the Miao people are uprising and rebelling, it is naturally what he should be in charge.

Huang Zongxi only browsed it once and felt a cold heart in his body. He didn't expect such a drastic change to happen suddenly. For a moment, Huang Zongxi, who came with the emperor's secret treasure and ambition, was confused and had forgotten all his fatigue.

"I have the responsibility for such a huge change." Xiong Tingbi said regretfully. Although the Miao people had planned a premeditation, if he had not sent Zuo Liangyu to lead the army on the west road, he had originally wanted to file him, but he could not have thought of the emperor's thoughts on the front and ordered the army not to take extreme actions against the Miao people. It was precisely because this imperial edict came in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Although Wu Heimiao's army led the uprising was confronting Zuo Liangyu, because the several chieftains and Miao people captured by Zuo Liangyu had not been killed yet, the two sides were tense, but they still maintained a certain degree of restraint.

Huang Zongxi calmed down and said, "Uncle Xiong, Zongxi is the Censor of Chenzhou and the Minister of Miao, so Zongxi wants to set off tomorrow and meet Zuo Liangyu."

"What will you do about it?" Xiong Tingbi asked.

"The emperor gave me three new policies for the court toward ethnic minorities. First, all ethnic groups are equal, regardless of size, and are all people of the Ming Dynasty. Second, all ethnic groups have complete equality in all rights, including education, imperial examinations, etc. Third, all ethnic groups must fulfill the corresponding taxes and military service stipulated by the court. With these three rules, Wu Heimiao should be persuaded to put down his swords and guns and accept the rule of the court." Although Huang Zunsu said this, he was not sure.

After hearing this, Xiong Tingbi was silent for a long time. These three points were not bad, but if Wu Heimiao had not raised any trouble, he might have hope of success. But now the form is different. Since Wu Heimiao has raised his army, he will never surrender to others. The three points proposed by the emperor are probably a few ministers in the court. The Miao people have always been regarded as barbarians by the Han people. Let me ask about the Confucian scholars and officials with deep hierarchy. How could he tolerate equality with a barbarian general? If the ministers in the court were not enslaved by Wei Zhongxian and the emperor was arbitrarily, he would have negotiated peace with the Later Jin Dynasty. Until now, the peace agreement was criticized by the scholars and officials in the world. It was just that the peace agreement had been signed and no one came out to object. If a national policy of equality among all ethnic groups was developed, it would have caused great storms. It was hard to imagine that Xiong Tingbi frowned even more.

Under the influence of Zhu Yinglong, Huang Zongxi did not have a strong view of feudal hierarchy concepts, especially he had the idea of ​​equality, so he agreed with Zhu Yinglong's concept of "equality among all ethnic groups". It was precisely because of this that he was full of confidence in his trip to western Hunan. Unexpectedly, he received this news like a bolt from the blue as soon as he arrived in Wuchang and was in a state of chaos.

"Do several ministers in these three cabinets know?" Xiong Tingbi raised his head and asked.

Huang Zongxi shook his head and said, "What the emperor told Zongxi privately. The emperor knew that if it was formally proposed, there would be someone to object, and the voice of objection could not be small. The emperor meant that if the matter was done and done in a solid manner, it would be useless even if he objected again."

Zhu Yinglong did this with great painstaking efforts, because he was the emperor. If he reformed from the top, the court would inevitably be noisy all day long and nothing could be done, especially if he did not have a prestige enough to help him support the court. Therefore, from the bottom up, it became his helpless choice. He sent people who accepted his new ideas and new thinking to the prefectures and counties to serve in prefectures and counties, and as parents officials, so that they could let go. He took care of it on the top, so that the contradictions would not be concentrated in the temple. But when he arrived at the place, for example, Zhu Yinglong sent Wei Xuelian to Hejian Prefecture as a prefect, and he could quietly run education, carry out infrastructure, encourage business, build water conservancy, etc., a series of things. Then the people of other prefectures and counties saw that the people of Hejian Prefecture were getting better and better, and they would inevitably yearn for it. The power of the people is infinite, and wisdom is also infinite. There must be some good officials who are truly good for the people to learn from them. In this way, they will drive the development of a place, and then the court will set an example and promote it, and accumulate reform experience. Zhu Yinglong asked Huang Zongxi to go to western Hunan for this purpose. In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, not only did the Han people live, but also many other nations. How can this national policy of equality be implemented? This will be of great benefit to future expansion. The Han people's assimilation ability is too strong. Its splendid civilization of five thousand years is enough to melt everything that can be melted. Zhu Yinglong does not have such a big ambition, and it is impossible to unify a planet. His ambition is smaller, that is, people with yellow skin and dark circles will turn them into people of a country. Asia should be the Asia of the Chinese nation, what is the Great East Asia Co-prosperity Circle, and what can a little Japanese dwarf do?

However, these people will take certain risks. Maybe they will be impeached and participated by censors who are not accused of being impeached and jealous. They may be demoted or sent to the frontier. They may be punished by tampering with the court's laws, violating etiquette and law, competing for profit with the people, etc., and will follow one after another. As long as these crimes are dispersed, they can be easily resolved. Zhu Yinglong can also judge the size of the conservative forces from the voices of opposition and adjust his own reform steps from time to time. Zhu Yinglong does not want to be anxious.

Change, first, I am still young and have time to go, and second, quick change will make it easier for the enemy to take advantage of the troubled knots, but the common people are suffering. The people are already in decline and the people suffer. Now the fire of sporadic uprisings in Shaanxi has been put out, and the people have gradually developed confidence in the court. Zhu Yinglong decided to be the king of success in the first half of his life, the king of pioneering in the second half of his life, and the king of retirement in the second half of his life. The most important thing is to learn the word "tolerance".

Just like the maximum term of office for officials at all levels, this one has sent many scholars and officials who hope to "dedicate their efforts" in the officialdom for the rest of their lives to be sent home. Another trick of retirement money is given every year, which has inspired the sincere hearts of many officials who are willing to work for the country. Although these two small reforms, the reform of the administration of the government began with such a small reform of one or two, and accumulated a lot of them, and gradually, more than ten years later, all officials will find that the world is different from that of more than ten years ago.
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