I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 411 Traditional Han
"My royal brother is indeed knowledgeable and has a good memory. That's right. The Hetao region has been a Han area since ancient times. These are the old names of the Hetao region during the Han and Tang dynasties," Zhu Houxuan said in an appreciative tone.

"I just want to restore the names of these places to the ones they had in the Han and Tang dynasties. There are no counties in this dynasty, so I use states to administratively divide these places." Zhu Houxuan's expression became serious.
This was Zhu Houxuan's obsession as a time traveler, and it was also something he was not satisfied with before he traveled through time.
If we make a correspondence between these place names in ancient and modern times, it would be as follows:
Shuofang County - Bayannur;
Jiuyuan County - Baotou;
Yunzhong County - Hohhot;
Hexi County - Ordos;
These names of traditional Han areas that shine brightly in history are only remembered by a few people in later generations. This is Zhu Houxuan's obsession and the reason why he wants to do this.

"I like these names," Zhu Houzhao said, raising his eyebrows. "The names from the Han and Tang dynasties sound better!"

"I think so too!" Zhu Houxuan smiled even more brightly, "These administrative divisions are made because a large number of households will move into these places."

“Actually, I’ve been planning something recently.”

"What's the matter?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

"During the Xuande and Zhengtong years, many garrisons moved south from the grasslands. Now the offensive and defensive situation has changed. I think these garrisons should also move north," Zhu Houxuan looked straight at Zhu Houzhao.

"Migrate north?" Zhu Houzhao frowned. "It's not impossible, but those guards don't have much combat power. Migrating north to the grassland won't be of any use."

"My Royal Brother, you are wrong. Those guards are not only useful, but also very useful!"

"Is it of great use?" Zhu Houzhao asked doubtfully.

"Yes, the fighting can be left to the Imperial Guards, and these military households that migrated north can be treated as civilian households and sent to settle and cultivate the land."

"This policy can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Hetao is a place suitable for farming. The soil is fertile and irrigation is convenient. Each military household that moves north will be allocated hundreds of acres of land, and will be given farming tools, oxen and seeds. These military households may have originally lived in poverty, and their lives will be greatly improved after starting over in Hetao. Then the court will take the opportunity to nationalize the land south of the garrisons that moved north." Zhu Houxuan continued.

Zhu Houzhao's suggestion was to turn the inland garrisons into garrison corps and go to the border to develop. After all, those who lived well in the inland garrisons were hereditary officials at all levels of the garrisons, while ordinary garrison soldiers lived in poverty and could even be said to be serfs of the officers, so it would be better for them to move north to find new opportunities and life.
Zhu Houzhao's brows relaxed. "You are right. It is enough to leave the fighting to the Imperial Guards. The guard system has long been corrupted. I also felt it deeply when I was patrolling the border. You have found a new way out for the guards in the world."

"Removing the garrisons from their combat functions and allowing them to focus on farming is the best use of their resources," Zhu Houzhao continued.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhu Houxuan said sincerely.

"But this matter should not be rushed, and it should not affect the nine frontier guards," Zhu Houzhao added. "I understand. I said before that after dealing with the Beijing camp, we can use the money and grain saved every year to recruit another 5 new troops. By then, there will be 15 new troops. I will push this matter forward." Zhu Houxuan nodded slightly.

"I still remember that you said at that time that with 100,000 new troops, you would dare to attack the Beijing camp, and with 150,000 new troops, you would dare to attack the border troops in the nine borders. You haven't changed at all," Zhu Houzhao sighed.

"I know the combat effectiveness of the new army. 400,000 border troops are no match for the 150,000 new army. Moreover, as my royal brother gradually sweeps across and controls the entire Mongolian grassland, the Nine Frontiers will become history and will be gradually eliminated. The Nine Frontiers will become the heartland of the Ming Dynasty in the future, so we need to make plans for the Nine Frontiers early." Zhu Houxuan said with a smile.

"Okay, then let's deal with the Beijing camp's affairs first." Zhu Houzhao urged.

"Don't be in a hurry about this. Let's celebrate this victory first, and then take action when the momentum reaches its peak."

On March 16, the 13th year of Zhengde, Zhu Houzhao once again held a victory parade at Chengtian Gate. The military parade was now Zhu Houzhao's favorite activity.

At this time, the military museum, which had been under construction for more than a year, was completed and was finally open to the public.

Zhu Houzhao attended the opening ceremony of the military museum with great interest. In the magnificent military museum, in addition to the regular display of military items, Zhu Houzhao saw the special exhibition on the Battle of Yingzhou, which displayed the entire process of the Battle of Yingzhou on a giant map.

Various scenes of the time were recreated through various models, which gave Zhu Houzhao a refreshing feeling. In addition, various captured Mongolian battle flags, weapons, and armor made Zhu Houzhao extremely happy and proud.

The Military Museum is open to the people of the Ming Dynasty for free. People from the capital come to visit with their elderly and children. After the visit, they have a more detailed understanding of Zhu Houzhao's military achievements.

In addition, after Zhu Houzhao returned to Beijing, the Royal Group never stopped its publicity work, and Zhu Houzhao's reputation rose to a higher level.
It was at this time that Zhu Houxuan began to attack the Beijing Camp.
Although it was said that they took action, there was no conflict during the whole process. The ordinary soldiers of the Beijing Camp had no desire to resist Zhu Houzhao, who had made great military achievements. The civil servants, military officers, eunuchs and other forces who profited from the Beijing Camp also had no temper when faced with the combination of Zhu Houxuan and Zhu Houzhao.

In fact, Zhu Houxuan had already prepared a complete plan for dealing with the Beijing Camp. All soldiers in the Beijing Camp would receive a severance pay in the form of silver yuan coupons. Then all soldiers in the Beijing Camp would be transferred from military households to civilian households. The change of household registration alone made the soldiers in the Beijing Camp very happy.
Zhu Houxuan also asked people to provide employment guidance to the soldiers in the Beijing camp who were about to be dismissed. If they could go to emigrate and explore, they would be rewarded with a silver dollar coupon. Even if they did not want to go and had no means of livelihood, the Royal Group would help introduce them to jobs. Anyway, there were more job openings in the Beijing Special District recently.
In short, the soldiers in the Beijing camp were well arranged. Some of the arrangements were beyond their expectations and relieved most of their worries.
Faced with such a situation, the soldiers of the Beijing Camp naturally cooperated very well.

(End of this chapter)