Chapter 857 946 Looking down on life and death

Chapter 857 946 Looking down on life and death

In later generations, many people knew about "Huguang filled Sichuan", but not many people knew about "Jiangxi filled Huguang".

Jiangxi's filling of Huguang first appeared in Wei Yuan's "Huguang Water Conservancy Theory".

It refers to the migration movement of the population from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, mainly in Jiangxi, to the midstream areas. It is said that it first appeared in the Five Dynasties and reached its climax in the Ming Dynasty.

Jiangxi immigrants account for 60% of the total immigrants from Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Anhui, and Jiangxi provinces who moved to Hunan and Hubei. The proportion of Jiangxi immigrants varies in various regions of the two lakes, decreasing from east to west, depending on geographical distance. Jiangxi is directly proportional to its distance.

During the Hongwu period, among the total population of 1.74 million in Hubei, the indigenous population accounted for 40% and the immigrant population accounted for 60%.

According to statistics on the origins of immigrants in various prefectures, among the 980,000 immigrants in Hubei, about 690,000 are immigrants from Jiangxi, accounting for 70% of the total population.

Among Hunan's registered population of 2.78 million during the Hongwu period, 730,000 people with civilian and military status immigrated during the late Yuan Dynasty and the Hongwu period, accounting for a quarter of the entire region's population at that time.

The reason is that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Huguang area was the main battlefield where the Red Scarf Army fought with the Yuan Dynasty army and Zhu Yuanzhang-Chen Youliang. Due to social unrest, lives were devastated, fields were barren, and ten houses were empty. There were very few northern immigrants or indigenous residents. The population decreased sharply as farmers fled to other provinces and died in large numbers, and they were allowed to "land occupied by land marks". This led to the grand epic of the famous "Jiangxi Filling in Huguang" in history.

From the early years of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Yongle, eight large-scale immigration activities were organized in more than fifty years, namely the Great Immigration of the Early Ming Dynasty. Among them, the "Poyang Tile Dam in Jiangxi", the "Big Sophora Tree in Hongdong, Shanxi", "Yangliu Lane in Nanjing" and "Ninghua, Fujian", the origin of the Hakka people, are known as the distribution centers of the four major immigrants in China during the Ming Dynasty, and are also places where people can find their roots.

Among them, 200 million people in China have ancestors from Wasiba in Poyang County, Jiangxi.

During the immigration period in the early Ming Dynasty, the government set up a bureau in Wachiba. Immigrants from counties in Raozhou prefecture gathered at Wachiba in Poyang along the Le'an and Rao rivers. They then distributed "Sichuan capital", organized boats, and sailed out of Poyang Lake to arrive. Hukou.

Then they went up the Yangtze River and moved to Huguang, or down the Yangtze River and moved to Anhui and other provinces.

Two or three hundred years later, the Qing court organized a similar large-scale immigration event, which was the "Huguang Filling in Sichuan".

Huguang filled Sichuan, and it is said that residents from more than a dozen provinces such as Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangxi were among the immigrants. This process lasted for more than a hundred years, from the large-scale start in the 10th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty to the 41st year of Emperor Qianlong. China’s largest immigration operation.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the beginning of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, wars in Sichuan led to a sharp decrease in population. Therefore, the Qing government took a series of measures to attract immigrants from other places. Among them, Huguang Province had the largest population, and Hakka immigrants were the second largest after Huguang people. Large immigrant groups.

According to the census in the 24th year of Kangxi's reign, Sichuan Province, which experienced large-scale wars, only had a population of more than 90,000.

Since the end of the Ming Dynasty, the bandit Zhang Xianzhong rebelled and entered Sichuan to establish the Daxi regime. The landlord armed forces, the Qing army, and the Nanming army all attacked the rebels. After that, the Ming army fought for power within itself, and wars continued.

Zhang Xianzhong's remaining troops, Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu, entered Sichuan and fought fiercely with the Qing army in northern Sichuan. The Qing army suppressed the rebels and hunted down the remnants of the Ming army. The landlords killed the rebellious peasants, the peasants killed the reactionary landlords, the Manchus killed the Han people, and the Han people killed the Manchus. "Kill them all." No chickens or dogs will be left behind.”

Later, Wu Sangui rebelled and invaded Sichuan. The "San Francisco Rebellion" between his rebels and the Qing army lasted for seven years. These wars lasted for more than thirty years, and finally wiped out the former land of abundance.

For Liu Shouyou, no matter whether he chooses Zhang Juzheng or Wei Guangde, it seems that he can affectionately call him "fellow fellow".

Yes, there were no "comrades" in the Ming Dynasty, but there were "township parties". This actually existed since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The Huaixi Group headed by Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong was actually the earliest township party.

Most people who are familiar with the history of the late Ming Dynasty know that there were Qi, Zhejiang, Chu and Donglin parties in the late Ming Dynasty. In fact, these were essentially township parties.

The rural party had a strong consciousness, and the phenomenon of grouping together based on region and place of origin was common in the Ming Dynasty.

The "imperial examination major provinces" grouping did not form a "party named after the province." In fact, the various "parties" in the party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty did not call themselves themselves, but were labeled by their opponents.

Others refer to officials from Qi, Zhejiang, and Chu as a certain party, while one of the three parties labels the other party as the "Donglin Party" regardless of their place of origin.

Because they need to prove that the Donglin Party is a well-organized national anti-government force that "floods Chang'an with emissaries and travels to all provinces."

As a result, provincial officials who are not on the list actually have their own cliques, but they are not well-known in history books or are considered to be the "Donglin Party".

But for Liu Shouyou, he was versatile and naturally had his own back-up plan.

That was the contact with Wei Guangde. He planned to do it quietly in private, but he still wanted to get along more with Huguang officials, and he also wanted to maintain a good relationship with the chief assistant Zhang Juzheng.

So after delivering the news to Wei Guangde today, he also passed the news to Zhang Juzheng.

A good dancer with long sleeves and able to play both sides, this is Liu Shouyou's plan.

In the following two days, rumors about various versions of Minister Wang's case were rampant in the capital, and officials were also talking about it, but the cabinet was surprisingly calm.

After coming out of Ciqing Palace to discuss the matter once, Zhang Juzheng never organized cabinet ministers to discuss the matter again.

At first, Lu Tiaoyang was a little surprised. Although he saw that both Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde had delivered memorials, there should still be cabinet discussions.

But after seeing Zhang Juzheng's unusual behavior and Wei Guangde's silence, he finally realized that there was more inside information that he didn't know.

And amid the strange atmosphere in the court and cabinet, Jinyi Tiqi also rushed to Xinzheng.

Despite Liu Shou's repeated instructions, since Jin Yi Tiqi was dispatched, they were basically convicted in the eyes of these people, so they still maintained their original habit, which was to run rampant without any scruples.

Okay, just don't come directly to arrest people, maybe the capital is still collecting evidence.

Tiqi entered Xinzheng, directly found Gao Gong's mansion, and then completely surrounded Gao Gong's mansion.

Gao Gong's mansion is considered a big one in Xinzheng. In the high-walled compound, there were figures of Jinyi Tiqi at the front and back doors, and there were Tiqi patrolling outside the wall. This unusual situation was soon known to the people inside the high wall.

"Tiqi?"

Gao Gong had been lying in bed for half a year since he was escorted back to Xinzheng. Only recently did he feel relaxed and able to walk around in the courtyard.

Yes, although the decree caught up with him and granted him a high-gong post road, Jinyiwei and the people from Dongchang followed him closely, almost escorting him back to his home in Xinzheng.

At this time, news of Gao Gong's loss of power had spread throughout the city. Everyone knew that Gao Gong had offended the Queen Mother and the Emperor, so he was dismissed from office.

As a result, except for those who were already close to the Gao family, no one else dared to visit.

Gao Gong has been relatively clean in the past six months. In fact, he doesn't want to see anyone. He really feels shameless.

But just today, he received a report from his servants that Jinyi Tiqi was surrounded outside the house, but they did not rush into the house.

"I understand, you go down."

Gao Gong gave instructions to his servants, and before leaving the house, he said: "Let me know, let me know what to do in the house. It depends on the wind and the rain.

Your master has not been taken away yet, so what are you afraid of? "

"Master, the people from the Imperial Guard outside are calling the door and asking the master to get out."

At this moment, the concierge boy ran in to report.

Gao Gong's face changed slightly, but he soon felt relieved.

It's calling the door, not breaking in. The meaning is different.

When Jin Yiwei arrests people, he or she breaks in directly to arrest people and ransack their homes, but they don't call the door.

So Gao Gong pretended to be calm and came to the gate of the mansion. Of course the leader of the Tiqi knew Gao Gong, and the people in Jinyiwei were actually very familiar with the officials in the capital, otherwise this errand would not have fallen on him.

If an unknown Tiqi is sent to arrest someone and the wrong person is arrested, the consequences will be serious.

After reading out the imperial edict, Gao Gong knew that he was imprisoned at home.

Although he said that as long as he didn't leave the city, he would be fine, but if he really went out, there would be a bunch of royal guards following behind him.

It's embarrassing just to think about it.

As for the argument, Gao Gong was familiar with the court and knew that the solution to the matter was not in Xinzheng, but in the capital.

What's the point of arguing with the rough guys from Jinyiwei? When a scholar encounters soldiers, he can't explain why. Even if he is a Jinshi, he is just bringing humiliation to himself.

The changes outside Gaofu soon spread throughout the city, and the Xinzheng government wanted to send people over to check.

The Tiqi dispatched this time, the procedures were complete, and there was an imperial edict. If it was not the edict, it would only be necessary to get someone's driving sticker.

However, they did not arrest anyone, so the local government naturally did not dare to embarrass them, and they had to provide good food and drink.

After all, the Jinyiwei were registered soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. According to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, the local government paid for the material supplies in the counties where the Ming army passed through.

With such a group of Tiqi stationed in Xinzheng, the people are now walking around Gaofu, fearing to offend the notorious Jin Yiwei.

Anyone who goes out to buy in the Gaofu government will be strictly inspected by the Jinyi Tiqi when entering and exiting. They will not be affected much, but they will be frightened.

As a result, everyone in Gao's mansion is now in danger, and even Gao Gong's calm demeanor has gradually lost its ability to calm people's hearts.

Yes, Gao Gong could only pretend at this time. Although he didn't know the final result yet, he had already prepared for the worst.

He didn't expect that even after he was dismissed from office, Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng still refused to let him go.

In Gao Gong's view, Feng Bao must have been the cause of this matter, and Zhang Juzheng must have been involved in this matter, otherwise there would be no imperial edict issued.

You know, Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister, has the right to refute the imperial edict, but he does not.

Such a decree directed at the former chief minister of the cabinet was issued in such a grand manner. It is impossible to say that there is nothing fishy in it.

Just as Wei Guangde was worried about at the beginning, he was angry with Xu Jie at first, but he only attacked his nephew and did not let anyone implicate the case to Xu Jie. He was just worried that if the minister's amulet was gone, he would not be safe in the future. .

Gao Gong thought about it in his house for two days, and finally decided to take action. He couldn't keep silent like this.

Although the imperial edict did not explain why this was the case, he knew that if he could use the royal guards instead of local officials, it must involve nobles in the palace.

If you want to find someone to intercede, you can only be a senior minister in the court.

Although it seems that none of his people in the capital have either resigned from office or been sent abroad, Gao Gong knows very well that the officials in the capital are not of the same mind, and everyone has their own interests and demands.

Among the three cabinet members, Gao Gong did not choose to write to Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng, but chose Lu Tiaoyang.

If a cabinet minister had not spoken out about this matter, it would not have caused much trouble.

Although he has a normal relationship with Lu Tiaoyang, he was once the Minister of Rites, so he should understand the importance of maintaining the system, or rules.

Among the six ministers and nine ministers, he chose to write a letter to Ge Shouli, the censor of the Zuodu Procuratorate, and also wrote a letter to Yang Bo, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

The content of the letter naturally asked them to take action to clear his grievances.

Although Gao Gong believed that Zhang Juzheng must have been involved in this matter, Yang Bo and Zhang Juzheng were not on the same path, and he had his own thoughts on his mind.

At the same time, Yang Bo is also a veteran who has experienced three dynasties. It is absolutely impossible to say that he is clean.

If the former chief assistant himself can be held accountable for unfounded charges, what about Yang Bo's future?

Although Yang Bo was not Zhang Juzheng's party member, the two were very close and had a great influence on each other, so he still tried to write to Yang Bo, hoping that he could persuade Zhang Juzheng to change his ways.

As a result, Gao Gong's letter was secretly sent to the capital by his trusted people overnight. At this time, Gao Gong's servants started to make small moves in private after trembling for a few days.

Perhaps it was because all the people close to the master suddenly disappeared, which made people in the house panic, and many servants had already begun to think about their own thoughts.

Not only did he start packing his own belongings, he also quietly or tacitly started packing the belongings in the house.

Husband and wife are like birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes, not to mention that they only have a master-servant relationship.

Gao Gong naturally saw these small actions, but at this time, he chose to remain silent.

You know, once the Jinyi Tiqi outside the door bursts in and ransacks the house, these things will also be taken away by the court.

To whom is it not given?

If he really reaches that point, he still hopes not to involve the servants in his house.

He just asked the housekeeper to find out the deeds of some of the children in the family. If the situation really got out of hand, let him return the deeds to them and let them escape separately.

In fact, Gao Gong now carries a gold nugget on his body.

Yes, he planned to swallow gold and commit suicide at the last moment to avoid being insulted by his political opponents.

The gold nugget in his hand is of course not the gold that ignorant fools think they are, but the ore that has not yet been refined from the gold mines in the south.

The ancients thought that swallowing gold could commit suicide, but in fact this gold is not that gold.

If gold was really poisonous, who would make it into jewelry and wear it all day long?

It is recorded in "Supplementary Materials of Materia Medica", a medical book of the Tang Dynasty: "All metals are poisonous, and the raw metal is very poisonous, and the medicine will kill people."

Li Shizhen, a famous medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, also recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Poisonous gold is gold. When it comes out of the Jiaoguang Mountain stone, it is red and very poisonous. If you kill people, the poison will be gone after refining it for more than ten times."

Therefore, what is used to commit suicide by swallowing gold is not gold, but natural gold ore that contains a large amount of lead, mercury and other poisons.

For Gao Gong, who has taken life and death lightly, naturally he will not be so nostalgic for the gold and silver treasures at home. If they want, let them take it. He only hopes that they can pass the Jin Yiwei test.