Whether Prince Fu was testing him or not, the emperor was not going to waste his brains and would implement his plan according to his own plan. Because, whether it was the treasury or the gold and silver in the homes of the princes and nobles, they had to be used effectively to avoid waste.
Moreover, as of now, even though overseas expansion has just begun and there are not many investment and financial management projects, buying bonds can still bring good returns and is the most conservative and stable option.
The emperor picked up his pen, refined his ideas a little more, and wrote them down.
He would not personally handle investment and financial management matters, but would just come up with solutions and let his subordinates implement them, or gather ideas from everyone to do the job better.
This has become the focus of the emperor's work, providing guidance on the general direction and delegating power on specific tasks. Facts have proven that this is a very scientific management method.
Zhuge Liang died of exhaustion, and the emperor took this as a lesson.
The emperor picked up another memorial and opened it to read. It was submitted by Fu Zonglong, the governor of Guizhou, reporting on the post-war reconstruction work in Guizhou.
After the Shean rebellion was put down, the Shuixi Xuanwei Mission was abolished, and four prefectures were established in Shuixi, namely Dading (Dafang), Qianxi (Shuixi), Pingyuan (Zhijin), and Weining. Most of the original chieftains, including Jiuche, Jiuzong, Shisanzexi, Tushe, and Tumu, were also abolished.
The military farming system previously planned and implemented by Fu Zonglong continued to be expanded. First, the original fields of each guard post, and second, the land of the rebels, were distributed to the officers and soldiers who had made meritorious contributions to suppressing the rebellion.
These lands could be used as hereditary property for officers and soldiers, but buying and selling them was prohibited, and if they were not cultivated, they would be confiscated by the imperial court.
As a result, nearly 30,000 officers and soldiers from Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guangxi provinces who had suppressed the rebellion stayed in Guizhou. Together with their families, they enriched Guizhou's population, which was equivalent to immigration and strengthened Guizhou's defense capabilities.
However, the population of Guizhou did not increase. Although the local chiefs and local officials who participated in the rebellion rebelled one after another in the later period, they were still able to maintain their official positions and lead their people, but they had to move to another place, that is, migrate to Mekong Province.
This was the condition for accepting the rebellion and surrender, and they could not go back on their word. Facing the powerful Ming army, the fate of She Chongming and An Bangchan was obvious.
From the perspective of deterrence, the emperor's determination and decision-making in suppressing the rebellion did achieve its goal. Despite the enormous cost, he showed no tolerance or leniency. Years of hard fighting also equipped and trained a strong army in the southwest.
It was precisely with these elite soldiers and generals as seeds and benchmarks that the emperor believed he would be able to bring out more capable and courageous troops. This was also the reason why he dared to launch a campaign against Myanmar in Yunnan Province.
The army has the best equipment, the most advanced training, and its officers are trained and battle-hardened. However, it still needs constant refinement to maintain its combat effectiveness.
Even the sharpest knife will eventually rust if it is not sharpened for a long time. This principle is not difficult to understand, and the emperor was not the only one who understood it.
However, after Emperor Chengzu, the Ming Empire gradually gave up its expansion policy. Firstly, the accumulated problems were getting worse and the finances were tight. How could they fight wars and support soldiers without money?
Secondly, the emperor was not ambitious and thought that maintaining the status quo was enough. A vast territory and hundreds of millions of people were not enough for him to harm?
That’s right, Zhu Youxiao’s definition of maintaining the status quo or not striving for progress is harm.
It is like sailing against the current; if you don’t advance, you will retreat. This is true for learning, personal struggle, and the collective as well as the country.
The world is developing, and if you stand still, you are falling behind. Even in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the emperors were getting worse and worse.
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