In the first year of Dongping Daxing, it was a bit of an unlucky year for Wuhua Mountain in Kunming.

The failure of the Battle of Southern Shaanxi and the Dajianshan Uprising suddenly stripped away the glorious face of Dashun, the "peasant dynasty". If we talk about the war between the two armies on the battlefield, there is still a good news, Shang Zhixin

The heads of the father and son and the news that Wu Sangui was wounded and died in front of the battle gave the rulers of the Dashun Dynasty a little hope of victory. Then the defection of the people in southern Shaanxi and the uprising in Dajian Mountain, as well as the constant riots in various parts of Sichuan,

But the golden signboard of "Yingchuang King" was completely smashed.

The people in southern Shaanxi and Sichuan no longer support the Dashun Dynasty. They are looking forward to the Ming Dynasty and King Ming! They are looking forward to someone who can smash the rule of the Dashun Dynasty and drive away the government soldiers and landlords who have oppressed them for more than 20 years.

Let’s start another vigorous land reform...

According to the research of some historians in later generations, the periodic law of China's feudal dynasty is actually closely related to the intensification and relaxation of the contradiction between man and land - it may not be completely consistent, but there is definitely a connection.

If we make a vivid metaphor, the inevitable corruption, incompetence, foreign invasion, and natural disasters of the feudal dynasty are all kinds of bacteria and viruses, and the contradiction between man and land determines whether the immune system of the feudal dynasty is strong or not.

If there are fewer people and more land, the output of the land is enough to feed and clothe most people, and it is also enough to support a land military service system to protect the feudal dynasty. Then as long as the upper class of the feudal dynasty does not mess around (it is a terminal disease wherever the brain is disabled)

), Guo Zuo can still be sustained.

If the contradiction between man and land accumulates to a certain extent, then the immune system of this feudal dynasty is on the verge of collapse, and unrest that is not fatal in the first place can kill the dynasty.

In the process of dynasty change, it is usually accompanied by fierce competition and population loss... After a large number of population losses, the land naturally becomes relatively abundant, and the contradiction between man and land is resolved to a certain extent. The new feudal dynasty

It will be easier to stabilize and prosper.

This round of foreign and internal troubles that began in the late Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty happened to coincide with the intensification of the conflict between man and land. It also hit a small ice age that caused a large reduction in grain holdings - the decline in grain yields meant that land

As the population that can be carried decreases, the contradiction between man and land is suddenly intensified!

Of course, if the politics of the Apocalypse and Chongzhen dynasties were clear enough and the monarchs were wise enough, they might be able to hold on for a while longer to postpone the coming of troubled times... But it is just a postponement. If you want to really solve the problem, there are only two

There are two ways out: one is to reduce the population; the other is to increase the land.

It is a pity that neither Tianqi nor Chongzhen were wise emperors, and the Ming Dynasty's bureaucracy had reached a stage of corruption and rigidity, which is why the rise of Manchuria and the continuous growth of the peasant uprising army occurred.

However, the emergence of Zhu Cixiang and the Age of Discovery that had begun nearly 200 years ago saved the life of the dying feudal dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Cixiang temporarily abandoned the northern region that could not support a large population due to the Little Ice Age.

The dying Ming Dynasty temporarily breathed a sigh of relief. After the Ming Dynasty embraced the Age of Discovery, there was a tonic that continued to enhance the immunity of the dynasty!

So the troubled times were only halfway through, and they were all over!

And this troubled world, which has only been in chaos for half a period, has not completely resolved the intensified contradiction between man and land, especially the conflict between man and land in southern China that is not chaotic enough...including the seizure of land by the Dashun Peasant Dynasty in the troubled times.

The contradiction between man and land in the Sichuan base camp.

Although in the early days of Dashun's takeover of Sichuan, he passed a land reform, which greatly alleviated the pain caused to the people by the intensification of the contradiction between man and land. However, the land reform could not cure the root cause of the contradiction between man and land, but could only cure the symptoms.

The land military service system that the Dashun Dynasty relied on would in turn intensify the pain caused by land conflicts to the people - because the landowners who undertook military service had too strong demand for land, and their ability to seize land was also limited.

Stronger than the previous literati and landlord class!

One uses the pen to seize the land, and the other uses the knife handle and the pen at the same time!

So in the first year of Dongping Daxing, the Dashun Dynasty, which had risen due to the intensification of the conflict between man and land in the Ming Dynasty, was also facing the anger of the 30 to 40 million working people in Sichuan and southern Shaanxi who had lost their land... Of course

, after all, the Dashun Dynasty was only established for 25 years. The first generation of entrepreneurs have not disappeared, and the second generation of Shuns they have trained are all very capable.

As a ruling group, the Dashun Dynasty was quite dynamic!

Now, a large number of vibrant military households from Hanzhong, Yunyang, and Gongchang are pouring into Sichuan and Yunnan like a tide.

"Your Majesty, King Li Jin's report said that there are at least 40,000 households and more than 200,000 people on their way south to Yunnan. The imperial court must find a way to resettle them!"

"Your Majesty, Baoning, Kuizhou, and Long'an governors reported that a large number of soldiers from Bei Laifu passed by recently. Some of them had no food and clothing. They harassed civilians along the way and asked for food and drink.

If they don't comply, they will fight with swords. Many households in prefectures and counties have fled to the mountains and forests because they are afraid of the soldiers coming from the north. There are also monsters from the White Lotus Sect who are provoking them and inciting civil uprisings. The situation is very chaotic..."

"Your Majesty, the Jiedu Envoys of Chengdu, Tongchuan and Shunqing and the Left-behind Envoy of Chongqing report that money has been abundant in various places recently, prices have risen, people's livelihood is difficult, ordinary people are suffering from recruitment, soldiers in the government are suffering from military service, and the people's hearts are

There are demons from the White Lotus Sect causing trouble everywhere, and the situation is very chaotic."

"Your Majesty, the Songpan Army and the Xichuan Army Jiedushi Division reported that the natives in the states and counties under their jurisdiction have been in commotion recently, resisting rent and conscription, gathering in the mountains and forests, and some people are raising flags of residual light in an attempt to resist the heavenly soldiers. Please send out troops to suppress them!

"

"Your Majesty, prices in Kunming have begun to rise again recently, with a bucket of rice rising to 300 wen. Cloth, ironware, gunpowder and other military supplies are in short supply..."

Li Laiheng, the Emperor of Dashun Dongxing, walked up and down the Jinluan Hall impatiently as he listened to the ministers below reporting bad news one by one. He only wore a blue cloth robe that had been washed white to promote frugality. Since Li Jicheng

Since the triumphal return of Tianzhu, Kunming, the southern capital of Dashun, which originally had signs of luxury, has suddenly become extravagant. The top management is pursuing Hu horses, Hu Ji and various Western toys. The middle class enjoys eating and drinking, and all kinds of things.

The demand for meat and alcohol increased significantly, which increased food consumption.

At the same time, the industrial and commercial activities in Kunming, Dali, and Qujing were also intensified due to the "Tianzhu Gold and Silver" and the "Second Expedition to Tianzhu", which further promoted the rise in prices. The rising prices and huge demand forced everyone to

The imperial court transferred supplies from Chengdu, Jiading, Xuzhou and other prefectures, which aggravated inflation in those areas...and inflation caused difficulties for the middle- and lower-class military households, and the middle- and lower-class military households tried every means to

They passed their losses on to the farmers at the bottom, which intensified the already serious "contradiction between government and farmers."

At this moment, Hanzhong, Yunyang, and Gongchang were occupied by the Ming army again...

Dashun Dynasty suddenly felt a bit precarious!

"Damn it," Li Laiheng cursed, interrupting the minister who was reporting, "Isn't there some good news?"

"Yes, yes, there is good news!" Zuo Fu Niu Jinxing hurriedly responded, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Fujun reported that the Southern Expeditionary Army sailed across the sea to Madras in South India in mid-January to besiege the Western Kingdom of England.

For more than 20 days at Fort St. George, the stronghold in southern Tianzhu, the British soldiers were forced to surrender..."

Madras, later known as Chennai, was the earliest stronghold of the British East India Company in India. It was not on the territory of the Timurid Empire in India, but on the territory of the Kingdom of Romankodel in southern India. Because Li Jicheng stayed in

The fortress in the Orissa province of the Timur Empire was breached by Aurangzeb's troops at the end of last year, so Li Jicheng and his Dutch friends decided to find a "weak chicken" to attack. At the suggestion of the Dutch, Li Jicheng

Achievement found the British...

"Don't mention Tianzhu!" Li Laiheng became angry when he heard about Tianzhu. He waved his hand and said, "Say something useful!"

"Your Majesty, the Chongqing Left-behind Division has reported that there was a civil uprising in Jiannan Division of the Zhu Thieves adjacent to Shizhu Prefecture and Wanzhou. The rebels of Jiannan Division launched a banner to welcome King Chuang and sent people to Wanzhou and Shizhu for help!
Chapter completed!