The Revolt of the Three Feudatories: All-in at the start in Beijing

Cola Novels () Latest Update: The Revolt of the Three Feudatories: All-in Betting on Beijing at the Start

Liu Mu strode into the Hall of Mental Cultivation with his hands behind his back.

After the Hall of Mental Cultivation was renovated, eight large rooms were added on the left and right sides of the main hall. The left side was decorated with spring, summer, autumn and winter, while the right side was decorated with orchids, lotus, chrysanthemums and plum blossoms corresponding to the seasons.

no way.

With so many women, there needs to be some order.

Even an emperor is only human; we need to take it slow!

Liu Mu would go to whichever room number he pointed to and spend the night there, and the corresponding concubine would come to serve him.

Pushing open the door to Qiu's room, one sees a beautiful young woman of about seventeen or eighteen sitting quietly on the couch.

This must be the Queen of Joseon.

She was still wearing the red Korean princess's dress, and her hair was styled in a bun like a large plate, but Liu Mu knew that most of it was a wig.

After all, North Koreans value having a lot of hair!

Is it good-looking?

The Korean queen, who was in a daze, saw Liu Mu wearing a dragon robe and immediately stood up, stepped forward, and bowed.

"This humble servant, Jin, greets His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han!"

They speak fluent Chinese—no, I should say that the entire middle and upper echelons of North Korea speak fluent Chinese.

This is a clever woman; she knows to refer to herself as "I am a concubine" instead of "Queen," which is quite good.

"Come, teach me a few words of Korean!"

Liu Mu waved his hand, then lay down on the couch. There was still heat rising from below. This was the unique heating system in the Forbidden City. The Hall of Mental Cultivation was the place where Emperor Jiajing practiced Taoism, and its design was even more exquisite.

The Queen of Joseon was not surprised by Liu Mu's response. She cursed him under her breath and began to fix her hair.

……

Three days later.

Liu Mu once again activated his saintly mode, leisurely sitting on the dragon carriage, escorted by three hundred imperial guards and three hundred elite soldiers of the Imperial City Guard, as they arrived outside Desheng Gate.

The place was already packed with people, with wealthy families dressed in fur coats and their children gathered together. A rough estimate puts the number at least at 100,000.

Chen Jingting, the Minister of Rites who was presiding over the departure ceremony, immediately put down his conversation and ran over with two clerks when he saw Liu Mu's entourage arrive.

"Your Majesty, there are twenty-two households of superior-ranking county marquises, fifty-eight households of middle-ranking county marquises, and eighty-six households of inferior-ranking county marquises, totaling one hundred and thirty-six people!"

After listening, Liu Mu rubbed his eyes and felt completely bewildered, as if he had just learned the Korean language. How did so many county lords come about? That's three million taels of silver!

The income from selling official positions and titles throughout history.

Even if it were all done at once, it wouldn't cost this much!

Seemingly noticing Liu Mu's confusion, Chen Jingting took an account book from the clerk and looked embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, I don't know where this rumor came from, but it is said that Shuofang Province of our Great Han is the province where the dragon rose. Your Majesty intends to move the capital. In addition, the court is forcing wealthy local households to come to the capital. As a result, those in the southern provinces who are unwilling are afraid of losing both their wealth and their lives, so they are rushing to the Ministry of Revenue to pay money."

As for where it came from?

That must have come from those ministers.

Liu Mu rolled his eyes upon hearing this, but didn't say anything more. Having so many wealthy merchants in the region was a good thing for the Han Dynasty.

After all, Liu Mu wasn't planning on establishing capitalism, so why leave so many wealthy people in the mainland?

These 100,000-plus people, each with at least a few hundred people in each household, were more than enough to cultivate the land and care for slaves. In just over a decade, the entire Shuofang province would be filled with the footprints of Han people.

Seeing that the emperor was not angry, Chen Jingting chuckled and then winked at the clerk beside him.

The clerk immediately understood, picked up the gong in his hand, and began to strike it, the clanging sound echoing throughout Desheng Gate.

"Silence! Silence! Silence!"

"Gentlemen, please line up for His Majesty's inspection!"

Upon hearing the summons, the county magistrates who were arranging for their clansmen straightened their backs and gradually gathered together, eventually forming a square formation.

The county magistrates all wore red, round-necked robes with embroidered qilin on the chest and back, just like in the Ming Dynasty.

The county marquises of the highest rank stood at the front, and after them lined up in order, they all knelt on one knee and bowed deeply to Liu Mu.

"We have met His Majesty the Emperor."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

It was obvious that this had been rehearsed beforehand, but even knowing that, Liu Mu still felt quite pleased with himself for doing something unprecedented.

"Gentlemen, Shuofang is the land won by the blood and sweat of our Han soldiers. Whether you are cultivating the land, herding horses and sheep, or doing business, you must always put the Han Dynasty first!"

"I guarantee that once the grain transport route is successfully opened, those so-called Tsarist Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and other Western countries will all obediently do business with you!"

Liu Mu's words were quite blunt, almost mentioning war, but the Han Dynasty was in a period of rising national strength, and the officials were relatively honest, so they wanted things to be done openly.

The wealthy merchants and gentry were not fools; they knew this was a guarantee from the emperor, meaning that Shuofang would not remain a frontier forever, so they all shouted "Long live the emperor!"

Seeing that it was about time, Liu Mu waved his hand.

The marquises immediately dispersed, mounted their horses, found their family members, and headed towards Juyong Pass.

Their caravan was carrying a lot of things, including knives, spears, swords, halberds, bows and arrows. This was their way of suppressing the local inhabitants, and it was impossible for them not to be allowed to carry them. Besides, the Han Dynasty only controlled firearms, and cold weapons had been completely liberalized.

In addition, with soldiers and officers watching over the route during this large-scale migration, Liu Mu felt quite at ease.

As Liu Mu watched these people leave, he felt a little lost and even a little scared.

According to the pattern of dynastic change, most of these wealthy merchants and gentry would become victims.

Their wealth and land resources will become the fuel needed for the rise of a new dynasty, and new gentry and wealthy merchants will replace them.

Now, Liu Mu's actions are just like Zhao Kuangyin's "releasing military power over a cup of wine," sending these people who should have died to Siberia.

As for why they are indispensable, it is simply that sending ordinary people to Siberia would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths.

Did the Ming Dynasty not send immigrants to the Nurgan Regional Military Commission?

The end result was that very little was left.

Because the scattered people, when the imperial court was weak, would be eaten alive by the local indigenous people, leaving them with nothing, and might even be assimilated.

These gentry families, unlike the wealthy merchant families, have their own traditions and will ruthlessly punish the indigenous people in order to protect themselves.

"Your Majesty, this migration will proceed as planned. The county magistrates will gather in Chang'an, replenish their supplies, and then depart in batches, traveling along the Hexi Corridor, Hami, and Turpan."

"We'll eventually split up in Urumqi; one group will go south of Shuofang, and the other will go to the foot of the Altai Mountains!"