Chapter 1433: Qing Dynasty Response, Yunnan Province Development
Han Yu was doing very well in Yunnan Province and managed the province successfully.
At this time, the Qing court in the capital, thousands of miles away, also received the news.
In the Forbidden City, the eight-year-old Kangxi sat on the throne.
In front of him were the four ministers of state: Sony, Oboi, Suksaha and Ebilun.
"I'm sure you all know about the matter of the King of Peace in Yunnan Province. I called you all here today to ask you to come up with your charter."
Kangxi was unable to govern at this time, and all affairs were handled by four regents.
His only responsibility is to sit in his seat and act as a mascot.
"Your Majesty, I think the trouble in Yunnan Province is nothing more than a minor problem. You can just send King Pingnan Shang Kexi to quell the rebellion." Oboi said nonchalantly.
"Although the Prince of Pingnan is loyal, a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit. I think it would be safer to let the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Li Qifeng, lead the Green Camp of Guangdong and Guangxi to supervise the battle." Sony said .
Li Qifeng was the commander-in-chief of the Red Banner of the Eight Han Banners. In their eyes, he was more reliable than Prince Pingnan.
"Then confer the title of Prince of Pingnan on the King, and let him lead his troops to fight against the rebels. Li Qifeng, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, will grant him a yellow jacket, the Imperial Sword, and let him command the war."
Kangxi sat at ease with the human-shaped seal.
The imperial edict soon reached the hands of Pingnan King Shang Kexi.
"Father, we really have to put down the rebellion. The imperial court is trying to consume our strength." Shang Zhixin said.
"Humph, you know what you can do, do you dare to disobey orders?"
Shang Kexi sighed helplessly.
"Father, the French are here again to sell their muskets."
Shang Zhixiao said.
"No, no, it's a broken shotgun with a range of only ten feet. What's the point of buying it? Get rid of it!"
Shang Kexi waved his hands impatiently.
He was worried about sending troops, so how could he have the mood to do business with these red-haired barbarians?
Although he was extremely reluctant, Shang Kexi still mobilized his troops and assembled an army of 200,000 to march towards Yunnan Province.
They had to raise an army, as the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Li Qifeng, was supervising the battle thirty miles behind them.
If he dared not to leave, he would become a rebel, and the Qing court would probably hang him together with the Ming troops in Yunnan Province.
"The Ming army is definitely easier to deal with than the Qing army." Shang Kexi, who had fought against the Ming army for decades, knew best what the Ming army was like.
What he couldn't understand the most was how Wu Sangui, with his 100,000 Guanning cavalry and hundreds of thousands of troops, could lose the entire Yunnan Province.
This doesn't make sense.
"Perhaps the Ming army was cunning and assassinated Wu Sangui at night, leaving the Guanning Iron Cavalry leaderless and thus being defeated one by one by the Ming army."
Shang Zhixin guessed.
Shang Kexi thought about it and decided that this was the most reliable guess.
Otherwise, it is impossible to explain how the Ming army, with its poor combat effectiveness, defeated Wu Sangui.
"Pass the order down. Be careful when setting up camp at night and guard against assassins' sneak attacks."
"yes!"
The order was passed down.
Shang Kexi's troops were in a state of panic. Whenever they saw a stranger in the camp, they had to check him repeatedly and only let him go after confirming that he was correct, which invisibly increased a lot of internal friction.
Let the team become tired.
Shang Kexi's army slowly approached Yunnan Province.
At this time, Yunnan Province was carrying out large-scale infrastructure activities under the leadership of Han Yu.
It was the slack season for farming, and Han Yu took out a large sum of money to recruit farmers to start repairing roads and building water conservancy facilities.
Repairing roads can facilitate the mobilization of troops and the transportation of goods.
The more convenient the movement of goods, the more commercial taxes he can collect.
Building water conservancy projects can resist drought and flood and increase grain output.
With food, he could feed more troops and speed up the pace of unifying the world.
The farmers used the money to promote consumption, and the entire Yunnan province exploded with unprecedented economic vitality.
Although Han Yu exempted land taxes, the amount of tax silver he could collect was more than before.
In addition to agriculture, Han Yu also abolished restrictive household registrations such as artisan households and military households. Except for prisoners, everyone was an equal ordinary household registration and could freely choose their favorite occupations without any restrictions.
One of the main reasons for the slow development of the Ming Dynasty was the restriction of household registration. Everyone's path was planned from birth. Military households could only join the army, and artisan households could only be craftsmen. They had no right to choose at all.
If you spend your whole life working in a job you don't like, you will naturally slack off whenever you can. It would be strange if you could achieve anything.
After the abolition of the household registration system, people can make their own choices and make the best use of their talents.
People's subjective initiative was brought into play to the maximum. Some farmers who liked doing business immediately handed over their land, used the capital to start business, and did very well.
Society is thriving.
Looking at the increasingly prosperous Chuncheng, Mu Tianbo felt that Zhu Cixuan must have been guided by gods, otherwise, when had the Ming Dynasty ever seen such prosperity? With such a wise ruler, why would the Ming Dynasty not prosper?
Seeing that the money in the treasury was increasing, Han Yu began to think about how to spend the money.
Now, he feels that what he lacks most is manpower.
As his rule expanded, he felt that he had fewer and fewer people at his disposal.
The main reason for this phenomenon is that the literacy rate of that era was too low. Many people could not recognize characters, had never been to school, and could only work as laborers.
The right to study was monopolized by landlords and wealthy businessmen.
But what should I do since almost all the landlords have been killed by myself?
Han Yu slapped his thigh and decided to set up a school.
Not only should children of school age be allowed to go to school, but adults should also attend night schools.
Especially those officers, they must go to night school for further study. If they fail the exam, they cannot be promoted.
Soldiers also had to read and learn to write. Each of them carried a wooden board on his back with the words he had to memorize every day written on it. They had to study even when they were marching or fighting.
Night schools not only teach reading and writing, but also teach various skills, such as blacksmithing, farming, weaving, and cooking. As long as it can make a living, the night school teaches it.
Ensure that everyone can use the knowledge to make a living after graduating from night school.
As for children's education, in addition to basic reading and writing, they also have to learn mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc.
The textbooks were extracted from various classics and re-compiled, and then Han Yu helped to find and fill in the gaps.
Although Han Yu didn't learn very well, it was still no problem for him to lead them to make a steam engine.
After all, Han Yu was a mechanics major and he understood the principles and structure of the steam engine.
At the beginning, many farmers did not want to send their children to school, thinking that instead of spending that time, they would be better off helping with housework and harvesting more grain.
Faced with this situation, Han Yu made a bold decision that all children could attend school for free and would be provided with three meals a day. Those who performed well in the exams each semester would be rewarded with a piglet, regardless of gender.
Moreover, as long as they can graduate, the imperial court will help arrange jobs for them, and those with outstanding performance can directly serve as officials in the imperial court.
After hearing the news, the farmers went crazy.
Apart from anything else, having three meals a day solves a huge problem for them.
Just having enough food for one more person can make the family much more comfortable.
Not to mention the piglet reward and becoming an official in the court.
Who doesn’t want a high-ranking official to come out of his family?
For a time, the schools in every village were overcrowded.
