Chapter 2820
Chapter 2820
Chapter 2820
The government of Laizhou Prefecture is located in Ye County, so Laizhou City is also called Yecheng, and because of this reason, the scale of this small city near the sea is much larger than that of ordinary county towns.
Compared with Dengzhou City, Laizhou City probably lacks a water city adjacent to the main city. There are four city gates in the southeast and northwest, Chengcheng, Jingyang, Wuding and Dinghai. There is also an urn city outside, with crenels, piers and turrets on the city wall. There is also a bell tower and drum tower in the center of the city to command the mobilization of troops.Water from the Nanyang River is introduced outside the city, and there is a moat around the city, which flows into Laizhou Bay in the northwest of the city.
However, when Haihan took Laizhou City back then, he didn't put in too much effort. Before even a decent siege battle was launched, the defenders in the city opened their doors and surrendered.
This is because the Qing army plundered parts of Shandong at that time, and hundreds of thousands of refugees from Qingzhou and Jinan poured into Laizhou.And the local area couldn't bear such pressure. There were starvation everywhere inside and outside the city, food and grass were unsustainable, and they were already on the verge of collapse.
At that time, there were only two roads before the officials of Laizhou City. One was to open the city and surrender, and accept the relief of the Haihan Army, so that everyone could survive; the other was to close the city and wait for mutiny in the city, or The Han army broke into the city with force.
In the end, local officials chose to compromise in the face of reality, and thus avoided a senseless war.Therefore, compared with the Dengzhou city defense that has not been fully repaired so far, the city defense fortifications here are very complete, basically retaining the appearance of the Ming Dynasty.
The former Laizhou Government Office in the city, and now the office of the Laizhou Management Committee, is the meeting place for Chen Yixin, Bai Kesi and the people from Jinan.
Waiting for them in the room was a chubby middle-aged man. When the other party saw Chen Yixin, he immediately stood up and greeted them: "General Chen!"
It was obviously not the first time Chen Yixin had met him, and he cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said, "Long time no see, lord, how have you been?"
The man who came to Laizhou City to secretly meet with Chen Yixin was the current King of Virtue, Zhu Youli himself.Although Beks made a clear statement before this, but out of careful consideration, he still hoped to communicate face to face, so he chose to do it in person.
Chen Yixin then introduced Bai Kesi to Zhu Youli. After the two met, Bai Kesi asked: "Will the prince leave Jinan Mansion at this time, will it attract the attention of those who are interested?"
Zhu Youli said: "Speaking of which, I'm not afraid of the two jokes. When I left Jinan Mansion this time, I actually traveled secretly and did not disclose my whereabouts to the public."
The Ming court did not want to see local vassal powers like Dewang Mansion cooperating with Haihan, so they spread the word and planned to suppress it. At this juncture, Zhu Youli naturally did not dare to leave Jinan Mansion ostentatiously.He first left the city in the name of inspecting the rural properties, and after living in the farmyard, he left the country quietly at night.The outside world thought that he was still in Jinan, but they didn't know that he had secretly come to Laizhou City to meet with Haihan's senior management.
Chen Yixin and Bai Kesi looked at each other, and they both thought of the same thing.The majestic King De still needs to hide his whereabouts when he enters and exits Jinan Mansion, which shows that he is indeed under a lot of pressure.
Chen Yixin said: "Do the local officials still dare to restrict the prince to go out?"
Zhu Youli said: "Restrictions can't be said, but my king's every move in Shandong will be reported to the capital, and it will inevitably fall into the hands of others. It is better to be more careful than one thing more."
The cooperation between Prince De's Mansion and Haihan has undoubtedly aroused the attention of the Ming court, so the resulting surveillance measures seem reasonable.It's just that as a hereditary vassal, not only does he not have freedom of speech and deeds in the fief, but he also has to guard against surveillance all the time. This treatment is really a bit aggrieved.
Of course, these surveillance measures are nothing compared to the suppression actions that the Ming court is going to take against Prince De's Mansion.If not, De Wang Zhu Youli would not have played the trick of getting rid of the golden cicada's shell, and went to Laizhou to meet with senior officials of Haihan in person.
Zhu Youli continued: "According to the news that the king asked people in the capital, the matter of reducing the vassal is already under discussion by the court, and it is very likely that it will eventually happen. Once the decree is issued from the capital, if you want to make changes It's difficult. The situation is urgent, and I dare not continue to wait and see, so I came to Laizhou specially to ask the two of you for advice."
Zhu Youli's words have been very straightforward. He just wants Haihan to help him, otherwise the title of feudal king will be revoked by the Ming court, and it will not only be the loss of De Wangfu, but Haihan will also be punished to a certain extent. influences.At least before that, most of the various plans around De Wangfu, as well as the resources that have been invested in it, will be in vain.
It is not uncommon for the kings of the Ming Dynasty to cut down the vassals, and it once caused chaos in the world.During the reign of Emperor Jianwen, among the sons of Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty, the old five Zhou king Zhu Wei, the old seven Qi king Zhu Wei, the old thirteenth generation king Zhu Gui, and the old eighteen Min king Zhu Wei were successively deposed as common people. Wang Zhubo died by self-immolation, and finally cut off the head of the fourth Yan Wang Zhu Di, which finally aroused resistance. The two sides fought for four years, and finally Zhu Di dragged his nephew Zhu Yunqi off the dragon chair and became emperor himself.
This is undoubtedly a bad start for the succession system of the ruling power of the Ming Dynasty. After that, in order to prevent someone from following Zhu Di's method to launch "Jing Nan", after the next few generations of emperors ascended the throne, most of them would treat their brothers and nephews who held real power. The cutting of the vassals, especially the strict restrictions on the scale of its armed forces.
During the Chenghua period, Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty named Zhu Jianlin, the eldest brother, as the first King of De. Originally, the fief was Dezhou, but because Dezhou was too barren, he finally settled in Jinan Prefecture.At that time, the scale of armed guards equipped for King De was 600 captains, 700 sergeants, and [-] personal guards, a total of [-] people.The annual salary is [-] shi per year and [-] guan banknotes. This has become the standard configuration for later vassal kings, and the scale cannot be higher than this level.
After 40 years, Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao succeeded to the throne. According to his seniority, Zhu Houzhao was Zhu Jianlin's nephew, but he didn't show much affection for his uncle.After ascending the throne, he issued an edict stipulating that all the land under the name of King De should be paid to the local government at the rate of three cents of silver per mu per year. Calculated to pay taxes of more than 4000 taels of silver every year.
This taxation standard has been implemented since then. When Zhu Youli became the heir, most of the land under the name of De Wangfu was abandoned due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the harvest was not enough for his own food. How could he afford so much tax.And the so-called 700 guards have long since been unable to support them, and there is only one establishment left.There are less than a hundred people in the entire Prince De's mansion, including all the servants and coachmen.
Of course, if Prince De's Mansion hadn't declined to this point, Zhu Youli probably wouldn't have changed his mind to join Haihan.
(End of this chapter)
The government of Laizhou Prefecture is located in Ye County, so Laizhou City is also called Yecheng, and because of this reason, the scale of this small city near the sea is much larger than that of ordinary county towns.
Compared with Dengzhou City, Laizhou City probably lacks a water city adjacent to the main city. There are four city gates in the southeast and northwest, Chengcheng, Jingyang, Wuding and Dinghai. There is also an urn city outside, with crenels, piers and turrets on the city wall. There is also a bell tower and drum tower in the center of the city to command the mobilization of troops.Water from the Nanyang River is introduced outside the city, and there is a moat around the city, which flows into Laizhou Bay in the northwest of the city.
However, when Haihan took Laizhou City back then, he didn't put in too much effort. Before even a decent siege battle was launched, the defenders in the city opened their doors and surrendered.
This is because the Qing army plundered parts of Shandong at that time, and hundreds of thousands of refugees from Qingzhou and Jinan poured into Laizhou.And the local area couldn't bear such pressure. There were starvation everywhere inside and outside the city, food and grass were unsustainable, and they were already on the verge of collapse.
At that time, there were only two roads before the officials of Laizhou City. One was to open the city and surrender, and accept the relief of the Haihan Army, so that everyone could survive; the other was to close the city and wait for mutiny in the city, or The Han army broke into the city with force.
In the end, local officials chose to compromise in the face of reality, and thus avoided a senseless war.Therefore, compared with the Dengzhou city defense that has not been fully repaired so far, the city defense fortifications here are very complete, basically retaining the appearance of the Ming Dynasty.
The former Laizhou Government Office in the city, and now the office of the Laizhou Management Committee, is the meeting place for Chen Yixin, Bai Kesi and the people from Jinan.
Waiting for them in the room was a chubby middle-aged man. When the other party saw Chen Yixin, he immediately stood up and greeted them: "General Chen!"
It was obviously not the first time Chen Yixin had met him, and he cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said, "Long time no see, lord, how have you been?"
The man who came to Laizhou City to secretly meet with Chen Yixin was the current King of Virtue, Zhu Youli himself.Although Beks made a clear statement before this, but out of careful consideration, he still hoped to communicate face to face, so he chose to do it in person.
Chen Yixin then introduced Bai Kesi to Zhu Youli. After the two met, Bai Kesi asked: "Will the prince leave Jinan Mansion at this time, will it attract the attention of those who are interested?"
Zhu Youli said: "Speaking of which, I'm not afraid of the two jokes. When I left Jinan Mansion this time, I actually traveled secretly and did not disclose my whereabouts to the public."
The Ming court did not want to see local vassal powers like Dewang Mansion cooperating with Haihan, so they spread the word and planned to suppress it. At this juncture, Zhu Youli naturally did not dare to leave Jinan Mansion ostentatiously.He first left the city in the name of inspecting the rural properties, and after living in the farmyard, he left the country quietly at night.The outside world thought that he was still in Jinan, but they didn't know that he had secretly come to Laizhou City to meet with Haihan's senior management.
Chen Yixin and Bai Kesi looked at each other, and they both thought of the same thing.The majestic King De still needs to hide his whereabouts when he enters and exits Jinan Mansion, which shows that he is indeed under a lot of pressure.
Chen Yixin said: "Do the local officials still dare to restrict the prince to go out?"
Zhu Youli said: "Restrictions can't be said, but my king's every move in Shandong will be reported to the capital, and it will inevitably fall into the hands of others. It is better to be more careful than one thing more."
The cooperation between Prince De's Mansion and Haihan has undoubtedly aroused the attention of the Ming court, so the resulting surveillance measures seem reasonable.It's just that as a hereditary vassal, not only does he not have freedom of speech and deeds in the fief, but he also has to guard against surveillance all the time. This treatment is really a bit aggrieved.
Of course, these surveillance measures are nothing compared to the suppression actions that the Ming court is going to take against Prince De's Mansion.If not, De Wang Zhu Youli would not have played the trick of getting rid of the golden cicada's shell, and went to Laizhou to meet with senior officials of Haihan in person.
Zhu Youli continued: "According to the news that the king asked people in the capital, the matter of reducing the vassal is already under discussion by the court, and it is very likely that it will eventually happen. Once the decree is issued from the capital, if you want to make changes It's difficult. The situation is urgent, and I dare not continue to wait and see, so I came to Laizhou specially to ask the two of you for advice."
Zhu Youli's words have been very straightforward. He just wants Haihan to help him, otherwise the title of feudal king will be revoked by the Ming court, and it will not only be the loss of De Wangfu, but Haihan will also be punished to a certain extent. influences.At least before that, most of the various plans around De Wangfu, as well as the resources that have been invested in it, will be in vain.
It is not uncommon for the kings of the Ming Dynasty to cut down the vassals, and it once caused chaos in the world.During the reign of Emperor Jianwen, among the sons of Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty, the old five Zhou king Zhu Wei, the old seven Qi king Zhu Wei, the old thirteenth generation king Zhu Gui, and the old eighteen Min king Zhu Wei were successively deposed as common people. Wang Zhubo died by self-immolation, and finally cut off the head of the fourth Yan Wang Zhu Di, which finally aroused resistance. The two sides fought for four years, and finally Zhu Di dragged his nephew Zhu Yunqi off the dragon chair and became emperor himself.
This is undoubtedly a bad start for the succession system of the ruling power of the Ming Dynasty. After that, in order to prevent someone from following Zhu Di's method to launch "Jing Nan", after the next few generations of emperors ascended the throne, most of them would treat their brothers and nephews who held real power. The cutting of the vassals, especially the strict restrictions on the scale of its armed forces.
During the Chenghua period, Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty named Zhu Jianlin, the eldest brother, as the first King of De. Originally, the fief was Dezhou, but because Dezhou was too barren, he finally settled in Jinan Prefecture.At that time, the scale of armed guards equipped for King De was 600 captains, 700 sergeants, and [-] personal guards, a total of [-] people.The annual salary is [-] shi per year and [-] guan banknotes. This has become the standard configuration for later vassal kings, and the scale cannot be higher than this level.
After 40 years, Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao succeeded to the throne. According to his seniority, Zhu Houzhao was Zhu Jianlin's nephew, but he didn't show much affection for his uncle.After ascending the throne, he issued an edict stipulating that all the land under the name of King De should be paid to the local government at the rate of three cents of silver per mu per year. Calculated to pay taxes of more than 4000 taels of silver every year.
This taxation standard has been implemented since then. When Zhu Youli became the heir, most of the land under the name of De Wangfu was abandoned due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the harvest was not enough for his own food. How could he afford so much tax.And the so-called 700 guards have long since been unable to support them, and there is only one establishment left.There are less than a hundred people in the entire Prince De's mansion, including all the servants and coachmen.
Of course, if Prince De's Mansion hadn't declined to this point, Zhu Youli probably wouldn't have changed his mind to join Haihan.
(End of this chapter)