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Chapter 484: Borrowing the Engineering Corps Camp Method

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The recruitment system being able to become a way to solve problems in the dangerous situation of the middle and late Emperor Jiajing years was absolutely not accidental. In fact, the combat power of the guest troops was still the top combat power now, but the Great Ming Capital Battalion had entered a new dimension.

The Great Ming recruitment system and the Capital Battalion conscription system would coexist for a long time, because in some places, people like the guest troops, who were fierce and evil, were needed to be the bad guys. Bad guys can only be ground down by bad guys.

The military discipline of the guest troops was entirely guaranteed by sufficient military pay, while the combat power of the Capital Battalion was guaranteed by military discipline. Reporting to the Son of Heaven and saving the common people was the shaping of the military soul, and this shaping was completed by Qi Qi Jiguang and Zhu Zhu Yijun together.

The elite soldiers of the Great Ming Capital Battalion could see the Emperor every day. The Emperor was not a void concept, and they could also see the suffering of the people.

The guest troops led by Ling Ling Yunyi, although defeated, were defeated with honor. Being able to fight to this extent against the Capital Battalion was already something to be glad about.

But on the battlefield, the combat loss ratio was definitely not like this, because the Great Ming Capital Battalion's most specialized firearms could not be exerted to the extreme in drills.

"Now some base scholars are clamoring for complete freedom, in the name of the West. This is clearly learning the deception habitually used by the West."

Zhu Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Ah, is that so? Did anyone die?"

The Great Ming Western Han Dynasty completely entered the Iron Age because there were forty-nine iron officials, and forty-nine super-large official factories were discovered.

Li Li Yashi, who was preparing to go to the Ministry of Personnel and the Grand Court of Ceremonies to sit in the office, was pressed down by the Embroidered Uniform Guard as soon as he went out!

What a big deal!

"Fortunately, the West also has tableware, and they are different from the barbarians who eat with their hands. Their achievements in arithmetic are extraordinary, and they are still different from the barbarians," Li Li Yashi said sincerely.

If he, Ling Ling Yunyi, did that in front of the Emperor, he would immediately be attacked by everyone and eventually end up being beheaded and displayed to the public.

Local authorities bullying the clan members was also bullying in secret. On the surface, they were clan relatives, so they had to kneel and speak.

"Your Majesty, the Freedom City is not free at all. The most existing thing is slavery, and the biggest business is the slave trade," Li Li Yashi said very confidently. "As long as it has existed on a large scale, it will inevitably leave traces. The scattered words in history books, the naming of place names—Luzon has eleven towns starting with copper, because they were mining copper. The sheep houses spread across major colonies also left a lot of evidence."

Ling Ling Yunyi didn't just talk big in front of the Emperor. He had people. Fifteen hundred guest troops, and he had previously supported one thousand five hundred guest troops to Nagasaki. Three thousand guest troops were completely enough. This kind of place where even the Imperial Court couldn't figure out the land register had the most refugees. The Engineering Corps Camp Method was the most effective and could eradicate stubborn diseases.

"Solve it at once?" Zhu Zhu Yijun asked curiously.

"Are you serious about this sheep house in the Civil News?" Zhu Zhu Yijun held a miscellaneous newspaper in his hand, looked at it for a long time, and his brows twisted into a knot.

"Smelting steel and iron." Ling Ling Yunyi said very affirmatively, "Your Majesty, this is the memorial I wrote."

"Alright, you have learned all the skills of the base scholars. You are still crying injustice. You are wronged? This is not the first time. You publicly said in your travel notes that I am greedy and stingy. Not sending you to the dismemberment institute is Me being lenient. You don't have any intention of repentance, and you still have the nerve to cry injustice?" Zhu Zhu Yijun said impatiently.

And the iron anchor of the iron chain bridge in the Han Dynasty 1,700 years ago was 46,000 jin.

If you provoke the murderous Ling Ling Yunyi, he really might rush into the Southern Yamen and chop people. The Emperor wants to use him, so he can probably only lift him high and put him down gently.

Zhu Zhu Yijun was already an adult. He could say loudly to everyone: I am strong! The world has changed!

"It's not that. Minister Ling has a sense of proportion and didn't use lethal force. They were all beaten black and blue," Feng Bao hurriedly explained. It wasn't that Minister Ling had an accident, but that Ling Ling Yunyi had beaten people.

"But the court officials said that Minister Ling was not wrong."

The base scholars launched their ultimate move. When facts are favorable to them, they talk about facts; when rules are favorable to them, they talk about rules.

Clearly, this time the base scholars began to talk about facts.

Ling Ling Yunyi beating the base scholars was because Ling Ling Yunyi took the initiative to listen to the gathering. This gathering happened to be a gathering of the complete liberal faction. Ling Minister didn't tolerate those strange remarks and directly took the guest troops to beat them up fiercely! He didn't fear making things big at all.

How desperate must the pitch-black darkness without light be?

Liang Liang Menglong talked at length. This was his harvest from this expedition, his personal interpretation of the eight words "Report to the Son of Heaven, save the common people."

When Qi Qi Jiguang received the letter, he was rectifying the military camp, preparing to return to the capital. The march of more than eighty thousand Capital Battalion soldiers was also a major event. In this year, the thing the Capital Battalion did most was suppressing bandits, leaving a relatively stable public security for the Hetao region, and at the same time opening up mineral deposits at Wamagang.

"Long-term peace and stability means having hope, just like the morning sun."

Zhu Zhu Yijun approved this memorial, expressed affirmation for the work in Songjiang Prefecture, and also answered Shen Shen Shixing's question.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve. The recurrent laryngeal nerve is a bug in human evolution. The recurrent laryngeal nerve is the nerve that controls the movement of the human throat. Speaking and swallowing cannot be separated from the recurrent laryngeal nerve. This recurrent laryngeal nerve walks difficultly: it extends from the brainstem, doesn't take the shortcut to the throat, but insists on extending down to the heart, bypassing the aorta, and then folding back.

Even if the Great Ming army wanted to break camp at the fifth watch and hoped for less movement, the march of eighty thousand people, no matter how small the action, was a major event. Soon, the Hetao people gathered to see the Great Ming army off, not filled with anger, but with gratitude. The Great Ming army never killed innocent people indiscriminately, and even paid for the livestock they used.

Ling Ling Yunyi listened, then directly smashed the venue, beat everyone black and blue!

This is an extra gift from the Emperor. Extra means it is not counted in the calculation of military merit. It is a reward the Emperor took out of his own pocket. The inner treasury used up 850,000 silver at once, plus the pensions for the fallen soldiers.

The logic of the complete liberal faction's gathering was like this: The interference of the Imperial Court, the barbaric, rude, and disregarding the fact that the deed of sale was bought with real gold and silver, forcing the powerful and wealthy families to bow their heads, is not free; the interference of the Imperial Court, making the poor people and laborers lose the freedom to choose to become servants and lose the freedom to choose a stable life, is not free; the interference of the Imperial Court, making the powerful and wealthy families unable to obtain truly reliable and loyal servants, is not free.

It is not because the Nagasaki Governor's Office might be in danger. It is because the Great Ming is taking away a large number of Japanese women of marriageable age, and the means are not gentle. The Japanese population is nine million, and women of marriageable age are flowing out at a rate of ten thousand per year, and the speed is still increasing. The contradictions in Japan will definitely intensify rapidly to the point of being uncontrollable.

"The Hetao people kneel to us, not because our military power is strong, but because we brought them hope. Although there is temporary suffering, the shaping of a higher order allows them to ignore the temporary suffering and look forward to a beautiful future."

Xu Wei, the Governor of Nagasaki, mainly wanted to keep the number of Japanese slaves under control. It would be a joke to castrate everyone and create an Unsullied Legion.

And Shen Shen Shixing was the Governor of Songjiang. Even if he could recite the cargo list backward, he didn't know as much about trade outside the Great Ming heartland as the Imperial Court, because Shen Shen Shixing didn't control the data of the overseas Shipping Commissioner's Office.

"Your Majesty, Minister Ling is waiting outside the Tonghe Palace Imperial Study." The young eunuch bowed and reported.

On the morning of the next day, the morning light below the horizon dyed the morning clouds on the horizon red. The clouds were ten thousand zhang, sprinkled on the Wuliangsu Sea and within the Wuyuan Prefecture. After a year of development, Wuyuan Prefecture had become a small city ten miles in circumference. After the Capital Battalion returned to the capital, this place would become the Southern Yamen of Wuyuan Prefecture, and a new outer city was also being built.

Then, can the ancestral law of establishing feudal mansions also be changed? The Emperor wanting to build the Ten-King City and moving the clan members back to the capital is also this kind of time passing, the trend of the world changing, and the change of following the trend?

"Therefore, upgrading Liaodong from a Regional Military Commission to a Provincial Administration Commission, and then changing the Nuergan Regional Military Commission to the Liaodong Regional Military Commission, is very necessary," Ling Ling Yunyi said with great emotion.

Liang Liang Menglong was not a base scholar who didn't listen to things outside the window and didn't want to travel ten thousand miles. It only took ten days for the Capital Battalion to arrive, which meant that the Great Ming Capital Battalion could react quickly. This place was the heartland of the Great Ming!

"The Hetao people actually live very hard, even if there is a lot of suffering." Liang Liang Menglong rode a tall horse, followed Qi Qi Jiguang, looked at the people kneeling on both sides of the road, and said.

The money from the national treasury arrived on the third day. The rewards for the elite soldiers of the Capital Battalion, such as crossing the peak of the Great Green Mountain, being the first to climb Bansheng, and suppressing bandits, totaled 850,000 silver. The one hundred thousand elite soldiers of the Capital Battalion shared it equally, and each senior officer received three liang and six silver, bandit suppression silver was three liang per person, New Year silver was two liang per person, salt and vegetable silver was six qian, and cloth flower silver was seven qian. The total reward silver for each elite soldier of the Capital Battalion was eight silver and three qian.

Ling Ling Yunyi said, "If you look from the Northern Southern Yamen, going around to Jinan, and then by sea to Liaodong, it is indeed taking a detour. But if the capital is the Southern Southern Yamen, the administrative orders issued from the Southern Southern Yamen, taking this road in Shandong, are extremely reasonable. The reason for the detour is that the 'Regulations of the Official System of the Great Ming Unified Civil and Military Offices' is an ancestral law."

Because the complete liberal faction's claims were quite heaven-defying. In the eyes of the complete liberal faction: Abolishing the base status is not freedom.

On May 12th, the Great Ming Capital Battalion arrived at Guihua City. Guihua City was completely different from when it was first established. At least one could see villages along the way. The traditional grazing method was changing to the enclosure method. And Qi Qi Jiguang also met the Lady of the Three Tribes, who was still in the prime of her youth.

The next day, the inner treasury pulled out carts of silver, appeared in the Northern Great Camp, and fulfilled the promise.

The detour of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. The medical officers of the Dismemberment Institute were puzzled by this detour when dissecting nerves. Later, they found that mammals, such as giraffes, also had to take such a big detour, only then confirming the correctness of the theory of natural selection, human selection, survival of the fittest, and elimination of the weak. Humans and giraffes have a common ancestor, because they both take such a detour.

These are the three greatest unfreedoms in abolishing the base status that the complete liberal faction believes in.

This sounds extremely strange. Even Zhu Zhu Yijun, who was used to hearing heaven-defying remarks, was stunned for a long time and could not understand the logic in it. Abolishing the base status, the Imperial Court using administrative power to completely abolish the production relationship of strong personal attachment, abolishing the deed of sale, and the law no longer recognizing the legality of the deed of sale—isn't this freedom?

But the complete liberal faction thinks it is not free. Even Zhu Zhu Yijun, who was used to hearing heaven-defying remarks, was stunned for a long time and could not understand the logic in it.

The abolition of the base status and deeds of sale in Songjiang Prefecture involved twenty-four thousand people, which was ten thousand more than the Great Ming's Shuntian Prefecture. This was because the development of industry and commerce in Songjiang Prefecture was far higher than that of Shuntian Prefecture. Similarly, the resistance to abolishing the base status was much greater than that of Shuntian Prefecture. Fortunately, it was completed at the same time. In the end, three thousand of these twenty-four thousand people chose to head to Jilong Island, Danshui Town, and Xinglongzhuang to develop Jilong Island.

He wanted to see what high-level arguments this kind of gathering in the capital had.

Lin Lin Fucheng, the leader of the Songjiang School, regarded the base status and the deed of sale as the mortal enemies of freedom.

The decay of the Liaodong problem is not just Li Li Chengliang's own wolfish ambition. If it continues to go around like this, Liaodong will inevitably be in chaos. But because it goes around like this, it can barely operate, so no one will go to optimize it.

The Second-Rank Grand Official Ling Ling Yunyi is fierce. How to catch him? If Shen Shen Yiguan took the Southern Yamen runners to catch him, Ling Ling Yunyi would likely take the guest troops and dismantle the Shuntian Prefecture Southern Yamen.

Ling Ling Yunyi looked at them one by one and was stunned for a moment, saying, "The officials of our Great Ming capital are so flexible. When there is no dignity, they learn to find dignity for themselves."

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial about the Liaodong Regional Military Commission being upgraded to a Provincial Administration Commission and what changes should be made." Ling Ling Yunyi said with great emotion.

Liang Liang Menglong was not a person who didn't listen to things outside the window and didn't want to travel ten thousand miles. It only took ten days for the Capital Battalion to arrive, which meant that the Great Ming Capital Battalion could react quickly. This place was the heartland of the Great Ming!

"Yes, yes." Zhu Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Help Us see, this outfit of Ours is truly quite inconvenient."

Throughout the entire grand ceremony of abolishing the base status, no major trouble occurred. The combat effectiveness of the elite soldiers was extremely formidable. Carrying weapons, one person watching twenty people was easy. The powerful and wealthy families did not dare to make trouble. Originally intending to do something, they became very timid after the abolition of the base status, not even daring to scold loudly.

After the fourteen thousand people of base status were all abolished, Zhu Zhu Yijun finally returned to the palace. He originally wanted to summon Wang Wang Yie to praise his loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, and by the way, promote him. The fourth-rank Vice Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture should be promoted to a third-rank Provincial Governor. In the future, in the Zhao Wenhua Hall, Wang Wang Yie would certainly have a seat.

But he could not find Wang Wang Yie, because there were simply too many newly freed people wanting to go to Liaodong for land reclamation. As soon as Wang Wang Yie finished the matter of abolishing the base status, he went directly to Guangji Temple. He had to issue travel permits for the poor people and laborers.

The sound shook the clouds.

Only until this moment did he know! Why the Emperor wore the twelve-tasseled crown and the twelve-patterned imperial robe today; clearly, the Emperor was very clear about the significance of this!

Wang Wang Yie hurriedly explained, "Minister Ling has already done the preliminary work in Shandong; the land surveying is basically complete. I don't have much experience in governing a locality, but I do have the ability to follow the rules. Once the Shandong land surveying is done, it will be the census of the population. It just so happens that I am also good at this."

Yao Yao Changxing was speechless; this strange sense of ritual always made people feel a bit odd.

"You thought very correctly. We still intend to use Ling Ling Yunyi for Henan." Zhu Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Rest well and prepare to head to Shandong to take up your post."

The base scholars could not even debate Lin Lin Fucheng, let alone challenge that insurmountable high mountain of the Ministry of Rites.

"Your Majesty, I will go down and take a look." Hai Rui finally could not help but walk to the Emperor and bow, saying.

"It is nothing; Minister Ling may set off for his post with peace of mind." Zhu Zhu Yijun's smile carried confidence; it was no longer a time of a young ruler and a suspicious nation. A youth bears a heroic spirit, and there is always a time for vigorous action.

"Why did you go to the Celestial Prison to see Xu Xu Jie?" Wang Wang Chonggu asked with a serious expression.

According to the ceremony decided by the Ministry of Rites, this matter of abolishing the base status was actually not a grand sacrifice, and there was no need to wear the twelve-patterned imperial robe and the twelve-tasseled crown, but Zhu Zhu Yijun still took out his twelve-patterned imperial robe.

"Proclaim the edict." Zhu Zhu Yijun waved his hand, signaling for Feng Bao to proclaim the edict.

Yao Yao Changxing tore the deed of sale into two halves and threw it into the trash can.

For Wang Wang Chonggu, it would be even more beautiful if the dividends from maritime investment could be a little less. He could make money, and his son could also make money. It was really that he spent less than he earned. Fortunately, the execution line here at the Emperor's place had also been raised by a large margin.

On the contrary, the powerful and wealthy families always subconsciously leaned toward the elite soldiers, fearing that an elite soldier might "accidentally" be negligent, leading to blood splashing five steps away.

Yao Yao Changxing was one of the few among the powerful and wealthy families who had a bit of conscience. Working in his house, as long as it wasn't committing crimes, he gave them enough to eat. It could be considered a good parting.

Zhu Zhu Yijun revealed his signature smile and said, "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk. This abolition of the base status is a thankless job. The powerful and wealthy families in our capital are directing their pens to scold the Vice Prefect as a cruel official! Hey, should have let the poor people and laborers beat them to death in the Northern Earth City, then there wouldn't be such complaints."

For the powerful and wealthy families, this might become a powerful proof that even after leaving the powerful and wealthy families, the poor people and laborers could live very well.

"Your subject is terrified." Wang Wang Yie stood up abruptly, wanting to plead guilty. He stood up too quickly, his body went soft, and he sat back down on the stool.

Wang Wang Yie proved his loyalty to the monarch and patriotism with his political achievements, but because he was Xu Xu Jie's student, his entire person was directly denied. This was a bit like overturning a boatload of people with one pole. If strictly discussed, Zhang Zhang Juzheng was also Xu Xu Jie's student, although not his mentor.

Officials of the third rank and above could all use these three things in the "Eight Privileges" to reduce punishment. The Eight Privileges leniency was the origin of "punishment does not reach the high officials."

"Since Your Majesty's Holy Will is decided, then I can only say, I hope Wang Wang Yie can live up to Your Majesty's Holy Grace." Zhang Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment and ultimately did not try to dissuade him further. After thinking for a while, he said, "If Wang Wang Yie has any rebellious actions, he cannot be pardoned by discussing virtue, merit, or diligence."

In the 38th year of Emperor Jiajing, Investigating Censor Luo Jiabin and others impeached Qi Qi Jiguang for communicating with foreign enemies. If not for Zhang Zhang Juzheng's all-out protection, even rushing into the Western Garden without any avoidance, plus the news of Qi Qi Jiguang breaking through Cen Port reaching the capital, Qi Qi Jiguang would likely have been ruined and possibly beheaded at that time.

Wang Wang Yie entered the palace, received the seal and ribbon, placed them aside, solemnly bowed five times and knocked his head three times, and said loudly, "Your subject bows in gratitude for the Imperial Grace and will certainly not fail Your Majesty's Holy Grace."

Their dark lives finally had a glimmer of extremely faint light.

Those who could sit on the Wufeng Tower were all of the third rank and above. Others could only stand. And Hai Rui was the second-rank Censor-in-Chief. He was standing, leaning against the city wall, looking down hard, his face flushed red!

In the Court Discussion the next day, Zhu Zhu Yijun personally appointed Wang Wang Yie to head to Shandong. In the Imperial Court, most officials were relatively opposed because Wang Wang Yie's mentor was Xu Xu Jie.

During the Emperor Jiajing years, he scolded the Daoist Emperor for burning incense; during the Emperor Longqing years, he scolded the late Emperor for extravagance; during the Emperor Wanli years, he really could not pick out any problems with the Emperor. If one had to say, it was that he was too simple and did not combine work and rest enough.

Zhu Zhu Yijun believed this was a very meaningful event, a clear signal that the New Policies were beginning to fully benefit the poor people and laborers.

"Provincial Governor Wang, I have a doubt." Wang Wang Chonggu suddenly opened his mouth to ask.

"Your Majesty, he is under Xu Xu Jie's tutelage. Xu Xu Jie once said: Among four hundred students, only Wang Wang Yie is the pillar of the country!" Zhang Zhang Juzheng once again emphasized Wang Wang Yie's identity: under Xu Xu Jie's tutelage, and a die-hard follower.

On April 10th of the 10th year of Emperor Wanli, the sky was clear. Because of the wind direction, the coal smoke from the Western Hills could not blow into the capital. The sky outside the Northern Great Camp was as clear as washed. The Great Ming Emperor's carriage, led by the pilot car, slowly stepped out from Deshengmen. The banners rolled in the fierce wind, the sound of horns rose and fell, and the massive honor guard slowly stopped at the drill ground outside the Northern Earth City.

"Just do your work with peace of mind." Zhu Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Wang Yie and smiled, "Old matters need not be mentioned again. Xu Xu Jie was executed by Us. We have a clear conscience."

This is what poor people and laborers look like!

The general environment is different. Is Wang Wang Yie's teacher-student affection for Xu Xu Jie really greater than the invigoration of the Imperial Court and leaving a name in history?

The elite soldiers of the Capital Battalion understood the policy very well, because if they retired from the Capital Battalion, they could also head to Liaodong to receive land for reclamation and organize land reclamation.

Yao Yao Changxing looked at that person in a daze, feeling uncomfortable in his heart. Although he didn't give the servants silver, he provided food and didn't let them starve. This person just left directly, not even saying a word to him, his master, or asking for his opinion.

Wang Wang Yie said with a bit of pain, "Your Majesty, I am Xu Xu Jie's student and former subordinate. I fear it is inappropriate. It is better to serve Your Majesty loyally."

But Yao Yao Changxing knew too well that after leaving the poor people and laborers, after leaving these servants, it was completely impossible for them to maintain such an affluent life!

Yao Yao Changxing tremblingly put the torn deed of sale into the trash can. He suddenly had a thought: The Great Ming Emperor is truly frugal, even waste paper is recycled and reused. Since he is so frugal, why not do a waste recycling business!

If Zhu Zhu Yijun knew, he would definitely be surprised. How did Yao Yao Changxing know that the Imperial Estate also did waste recycling business! This was a very, very large source of income! The Emperor's little business was seen through, and he had no sense of security at all.

"I know, I know." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled even more brightly.

But in the end, it passed the Court Discussion. Wang Wang Yie was surprised and also convinced that it was the Emperor's arbitrary decision. If he failed this Holy Grace, I fear there would be no place for him in Heaven or Earth.

"Can I go to Liaodong for land reclamation? I heard others say that land reclamation in Liaodong gives land, and one can also find a wife." A man who was somewhat thin, with long arms and a height of about six feet, suddenly asked.

After Xu Xu Jie was thrown into prison, Wang Wang Yie went to visit him in the Celestial Prison. This was also the reason why Wang Wang Yie sat in the position of Vice Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture for ten years. No promotion, because there was no fault, and no demotion.

"Absolutely not, Your Majesty." Wang Wang Yie was a bit anxious and hurriedly said, "Let them scold if they want. These deeds of sale were bought with real gold and silver. They have already lost flesh; is it not allowed for people to scold a few words? If there is really a fight, I fear it will immediately be like pouring oil on fire, and this abolition of the base status will not be able to be pushed forward."

The young eunuchs passed down the Imperial Edict level by level. Three hundred and twenty Great Han Generals shouted in unison, "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Today, abolish the base status. Respect this!"

Is it useful? Even if the Emperor issues more edicts, even if all the deeds of sale are confiscated and destroyed, don't these people of base status still have to work in their houses? What is the difference in status from the past? Can they have a stable life without relying on the powerful and wealthy families?

Zhang Hong grabbed the hands of the two Middle Secretaries, not letting them write content that shouldn't be written. The two Middle Secretaries very cooperatively went to the restroom.

Isn't the existence of these poor people and laborers for the sake of serving the masters' affluent lives?

Yao Yao Changxing picked up the first stack of deeds of sale and smiled, "From now on, I am no longer your master. You can go wherever you want and do whatever you want. I have no status to stop you anymore."

A mere fatal question!

Wang Wang Chonggu's means of making things difficult were truly embarrassing. In the Zhao Wenhua Hall, he asked it directly.

Zhang Zhang Juzheng and Wang Wang Chonggu, sitting beside the Emperor, exchanged glances and both revealed a smile. The Great Ming, the feeling of flourishing day by day is really good.

"I have no more questions." Wang Wang Chonggu heard the answer and stopped pursuing it.

Wang Wang Yie had never made any mistakes, but because he was under Xu Xu Jie's tutelage, he was abandoned and not used. Zhu Zhu Yijun felt it was a pity.

For the poor people and laborers, for the fourteen thousand people of base status, today was the day of rebirth. Admittedly, they would not be able to immediately adapt to the transformation of their identity from no longer being someone else's servant, but the dawn of hope, in the pitch-black night, was like the morning sun breaking through the darkness.

"You must know, these six liang of silver are not given directly as silver, but as farm tools and rations. If you stay in Liaodong for three full years, the six liang will be halved, and seven dou of grain will be returned each year. You must also know that Liaodong is slightly bitter and cold."

Strong personal attachment is the enemy of freedom.

Zhu Zhu Yijun only saw Wang Wang Yie three days later. Wang Wang Yie was truly busy to the point of dizziness. He had slept for a total of seven hours in three days, only then managing to work overtime to send thirty-four thousand people to Liaodong, led by four Battalion Commanders of the Capital Battalion, escorted by three thousand soldiers from the Jizhen Army, heading to Liaodong for land reclamation.

After Wang Wang Yie left, Wang Wang Chonggu looked around at everyone and then smiled, "After I asked, I actually felt that Wang Wang Yie can be used. As a student, he respects his teacher and follows the path. Among four hundred students under Xu Xu Jie, only Wang Wang Yie went to visit him. This actually explains the problem. Wang Wang Yie has rationality, knows what can and should be done, and what cannot and should not be done."

Paper recycling and remaking is another important revenue item for the Woolen Official Factory, because shredded paper can be made into paper again after being soaked in white clay water. Even if the paper is not smooth enough or white enough, it is at most a little better than grass paper, but it is completely enough for the third-level schools to use.

"Your subject withdraws." Wang Wang Yie was already very clear. The atmosphere of the Court Discussion in the Zhao Wenhua Hall was not harmonious. The Great Ming officials' doubts about Wang Wang Yie were written on their faces. It was the Emperor who was forcefully protecting him.

"Your Majesty, the Great Ming does not lack people." Zhang Zhang Juzheng expressed his views concisely. This was also his consistent attitude. One could see it from his wariness of Wang Wang Chonggu.

Where to go was not for the Emperor to decide? But Zhu Zhu Yijun wanted to seek Wang Wang Yie's opinion to see if he had any place he favored.

Zhu Zhu Yijun agreed to Wang Wang Yie's request, representing the Emperor exercising Imperial Power to support Wang Wang Yie's actions. If a civil uprising occurred, the consequences would be unimaginable. In the Great Ming capital, the place of supreme goodness in the world, causing a civil disturbance would be a joke.

"If you doubt a person, don't use them; if you use them, don't doubt them. Then use him." Zhu Zhu Yijun finally put a period to this Court Discussion. This time it was truly a personal appointment. Zhu Zhu Yijun forcefully passed a major personnel appointment against the general opposition of the court officials.

What if, Zhang Zhang Juzheng meant, what if Wang Wang Yie harbored resentment over Xu Xu Jie's death? How happy were those who campaigned to rehabilitate Hu Hai Zongxian, such as the Sun Sun Keyi brothers, Wang Daokun, Shen Shen Yiguan, and Xu Wei, and how sad were Xu Xu Jie's die-hard followers?

The elite soldiers of the Capital Battalion slung the Qi-style long swords in their hands to the side and said calmly, "Of course you can. To head to Liaodong, you must go to Guangji Temple under the jurisdiction of the Shuntian Prefecture to receive a travel permit. Based on the permit, you will receive two cotton garments, travel expenses (migration expenses), and six liang of silver for settling down and purchasing farm tools. You can then settle down and farm on your own, and you will be exempt from taxes for three years."

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