The World of Yellow Sky

It is only a matter of time before the matter of taking over the five states in Handi, and the various influences of those aristocratic families will slowly be revealed later.

Now for the country, the top priority is still financial issues.

Financial issues can even be said to be the most important issue in a country, even more important than the military.

Because only a financially stable and wealthy country can support a large number of troops, and have enough ability to train and arm the army to improve its combat effectiveness.

Finance is the pillar of a country, the cornerstone of a country.

Without a good finance, even the mightiest empire is nothing but a castle in the air.

In the era of cold weapons, nomadic tribes are an exception. Their financial situation is not good, and their systems are also very backward. However, although they are powerful, they are only temporary.

Looking at the history of the world, although nomadic tribes had their times of prosperity, most of the time the protagonists were farming countries.

In ancient times when productivity was low, only an agrarian society could truly support an enduring empire.

In ancient China, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business was actually the policy that was most in line with that era. However, with the change of the times and the progress of society, such a national policy is no longer suitable for the Ming court today.

"How is the problem of the joint fleet turning to the south handled?"

Xu An asked the question he was most concerned about.

Although the national treasury now has a lot of surplus money, this wealth is accumulated by powerful families for hundreds or even thousands of years.

In fact, the annual fixed revenue and expenditure of the country's finances are actually extremely unbalanced, and the expenditure is far higher than the income.

Not counting the military garrisons, the garrison troops in various places, as well as the military regions and directly-controlled armies, have exceeded [-], as well as the police forces and township officials in various places.

The imperial power does not go to the countryside, not because it does not want to go to the countryside, but because it cannot afford such a huge cost.

Xu An increased his control over Xiangting and dispatched more officials, but he could not send officials to every settlement.

And even if it is limited to this, it will consume a lot of money and food.

The output of the gold mines and silver mines that Ming Ting now owns was enough when it only occupied Bingzhou, but it is completely insufficient now, and all the output is just a drop in the bucket.

Solving financial problems is nothing more than two points, one is to increase revenue, and the other is to reduce expenditure.

There is no need to consider throttling, because all current policies and institutions have been tested repeatedly, and the best solution that can be thought of so far.

After the world is stabilized, Xu An plans to gradually reduce the number of troops in the interior.

However, the direct-controlled army will naturally not be reduced in the slightest, and the five states of the Han court will also guarantee enough to suppress the local standing army, so as to prevent any troubles caused by those powerful families.

Having a knife without using it and not having a knife in hand are completely different things.

Turning the combined fleet to the south is the first thing to do when opening up the Maritime Silk Road.

The only two countries with navies in the north are Gonu and Yamatai, and the ships of these two countries can be easily solved by relying on the existing part of the Haidong Fleet under Lu Sheng's command. After all, there are only a few dozen ships. It's just a boat.

In a real war, you don't even need to use the ballista, you can knock it over if you just sail the boat over it, and taking down Dongyi Island is just a matter of finding something.

Liaozhou and Haidong Province do not need to keep so many warships now, so moving them to the south is a must.

"Most of the officers and soldiers have been persuaded. The soldiers belonging to the Haidong Fleet have fully agreed to the relocation plan, but there are still some Liaozhou people who are unwilling to leave their homeland or move south."

"Approximately how many people are there?"

"Three thousand two hundred and fifty people."

The statistical work is done by Eagle Wolf Guard, so it is very detailed.

Xu An frowned slightly. Although he had expected it long ago, people of this era still cared more for their homeland than he expected, and it was hard to leave their homeland after all.

The conditions he offered are already very generous. He plans to build several new ports in Jiaozhou and Yangzhou. As long as those soldiers are willing to follow the fleet south, they will be taken to the south with their families. Those who are willing to relocate also have various preferential treatment policies, treating them the same as clans willing to go to expand their territory.

"Let's try to persuade you again. You don't need to worry too much about the impact of diseases and acclimatization. With the migration of the fleet, there are also many medical students among the first batch of residents who settled in the port. There is no need to worry about safety. The four ports will Guard heavily."

"The four port cities have supporting facilities for schools, factories, and squares. It's not a wild place. Explain clearly, understand it with emotion, and move it with reason."

Xu An rubbed the position of his temples. These soldiers have experience in naval warfare and sea navigation. They must be kept as far as possible to the south, so that they can proceed with the plan to open up commercial routes.

There are many undeveloped islands and places near the equator. Whether you go east to the Southeast Asian archipelago, or go west all the way to the Middle East and Africa, you can harvest a lot of specialties.

All kinds of spices, specialty products, and rare animals and plants can be transported back to the country for a lot of money, and they can be sold to foreign countries for huge profits.

"promise."

Jia Xu responded. He saw Xu An's reaction, and he attached more importance to this matter in his heart. He was thinking in his heart, and he was already thinking of a plan.

"How is the recruitment preparation for the ocean-going fleet going?"

"The ten warships of the ocean-going fleet have been selected. According to Ming Gong's instructions, all the new soft-sailed warships were selected. Among them, two large ships are [-] miles long, and the rest are [-] miles long. The flagship is [-] miles long. Material, it's just..."

Jia Xu's face showed embarrassment. To be honest, the tasks Xu An assigned to him were more difficult than each other.

Ocean voyages involve crossing the oceans, and the time is often measured in years. The risks are extremely high, and there are very few sailors who can be recruited. Only now are there three sailors on board.

"Now only sailors for three ships have been recruited, and the rest are still being recruited."

Jia Xu pondered for a while and made a suggestion.

"There are many fishermen in Jiaozhou and Yangzhou. It is better to recruit fishermen and people who are proficient in water as supplements, and then use our army officers and soldiers as commanders to fulfill the task of crossing the ocean when they are mature."

"This is a way..."

Xu An hesitated for a moment, but quickly realized that Jia Xu's suggestion was really good.

In this way, there should not be too much shortage of manpower, and many plans can be implemented.

He formed the ocean-going fleet for those special crops as far away as America.

America is really a continent favored by heaven. High-yielding crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn are all in America, and most importantly, the rubber produced exclusively in America is urgently needed by Ming Court.

With this crop, he can turn southern Xinjiang into a rubber farm and use it as a pillar industry in southern Xinjiang, and bring together the tribes in southern Xinjiang with the rubber industry, so that they can get rid of the backward production methods of the tribes.

Moreover, rubber can be used in many ways. Rubber can be used as tires, as well as some buffers, closures, and sealing materials. Then Mingting's current industrial technology will be rapidly improved.

"Exactly, I'm worrying about how to arrange Yang and Jing's sailors."

Xu An frowned, Jia Xu's words woke him up.

Jingzhou is located in the south and far away from the Central Plains, and because of its unique geographical environment, the clan power is extremely strong and the clan is deeply rooted.

Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou, and it only took an extreme time to seize the southern county and state that Sun Jian controlled at the beginning, and took control of the power of Jingzhou, precisely because of the power of Jingzhou's aristocratic family.

But because of this, the Jingzhou aristocratic family is too big to lose, and it is difficult to control all the rights. Being constrained by the Jingzhou aristocratic family, many things cannot be done.

Although these aristocratic families in Jingzhou would never dare to make any resistance under high pressure, but the implementation of the policy, it can be expected that there will be a lot of resistance in the future.

These aristocratic families who have been rooted in the place for hundreds of years, or even thousands of years, must not be preserved, at least, they cannot be kept in their original place.

During the Western Han Dynasty, those rich and powerful households would be harvested every once in a while, and the country would forcibly relocate them, just to prevent the local power from becoming overwhelmed.

But such a system was not implemented in the Eastern Han Dynasty, because Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty largely because of the help of powerful families, and because of this, the Eastern Han Dynasty did not inherit such a system, and because of this, the power of the powerful families in the Eastern Han Dynasty was so powerful huge.

Now all the consequences and influences of this will be borne by Ming Ting, who has taken over the Han Ting Jiangshan Sheji.

Xu An is not Liu Xiu, and Ming Ting is not Han Ting.

Liu Xiu started his career by relying on a powerful family, and the reason why Xu An was able to conquer such a huge territory and establish a country is because he relied on the swords and guns in his hands and relied on the most ordinary people in the world.

"Jingzhou focuses on maintaining stability first, and the navy is on the list. These people will not be moved for the time being. After the construction of the four southern ports, they will be transferred to the south and divided into various armies as supplementary troops for the South China Sea Fleet."

Xu An thought for a moment, and he had a plan in mind.

Although he can completely overwhelm others with power now, it will definitely cause some turmoil.

If you want to mobilize a powerful family and maintain stability at the same time, you should take it slowly and cut off the wings of the powerful family first.

"The intensity of the public trial should be increased. Now is not the time to defeat Wei Ting."

"The world is set, and manpower is needed to open up southern borders. Since these powerful families have enjoyed the glory and wealth for thousands of years and hundreds of years, and they choose to resist, then they should make some contributions to the country to make up for the advantages they have taken. .”

"promise."

Jia Xu's heart moved slightly, and her body felt a little chilly.

Xu An's words have already decided the fate of the powerful families in the five prefectures of Han and the two prefectures of Xu and Qing.

Use government orders to relocate and recruit first to cut off the wings, and then win the hearts of the people with public trials to dig out its roots.

Everything that the aristocratic family can rely on is not enough under the current court.

Comparing the two with each other is like a child and an adult, there is such a huge difference that there is no chance of winning.

only……

Xu An used force against these rebellious families in the five states of Han, so how should they deal with it in the future.

After all, no matter how you look at it, the Jia family is also an aristocratic family.

When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; when the cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks.

Although Yan Zhong said that Xu An would never act like this, but people's hearts are far away, and on top of Jiangshan Sheji, I'm afraid...

Jia Xu's expression only changed slightly before recovering. He has always been good at controlling his emotions and expressions, but Xu An's undisguised killing intent still made him tremble involuntarily.

It is not a lie to accompany a king like a tiger.

Even if the "lord" Xu An didn't do anything violent, it still makes people feel scared.

Such is the effect of having a knife in hand.

The change in Jia Xu's expression was still noticed by Xu An keenly.

People are selfish, and even the most impartial and selfless people will have them.

Xu An naturally has it too, he can understand Jia Xu's thoughts.

Normal people will hope that they and their offspring can live a stable, comfortable and good life.

Once you have authority, you will not want to lose it.

Once you have wealth, you will not want to lose it.

"Don't worry, as long as you abide by the law, nothing you worry about will happen."

Xu An didn't directly break Jia Xu's inner thoughts, but he made a promise.

Now the Ming Court does not have a powerful family, the two largest and most powerful families are the Yan family and the Wang family, one is Yan Zhong's clan, and the other is his wife's family.

Both of these two families are under control, and all powerful families are under the surveillance of Eagle Wolf Guard.

There is a red line in Xu An's heart, and this red line cannot be crossed by any aristocratic family.

The power of the aristocratic family must never override the country, nor can it be so powerful as to influence the country's policy.

Xu An sat up straight and looked towards the door of the hall, so this topic was skipped. To get rid of the disease of the aristocratic and powerful family, it will not be accomplished overnight.

"It's time, let those who are waiting come in."

Jia Xu made a promise, stood up, and walked out of the hall.

Soon after the report sounded, Jia Xu had already led a group of generals into the hall.

Everyone sat down one after another, and with the sound of a bell, there was no sound in the house, and the meeting officially started.

Xu An looked around the crowd, stood up slowly, clenched his fists in his chest, and stood at attention to salute.

All the generals stood up abruptly, stood at attention and saluted at the same time. Everyone's movements were almost uniform, as if one person was doing the movements.

Xu An saluted again and sat down, and then everyone sat down again. This is the etiquette before the military meeting.

In a sense, the current Ming Dynasty is actually a military country, and everything ultimately serves and develops the army, and most of the power is in the hands of military officers.

Xu An is not prepared to change this status quo now. In this era, countries that do not practice martial arts are doomed to become the fish of others.

Jia Xu stood up, unfolded the imperial edict in his hand, and read out the prepared order.

This order is exactly the deployment order to take over the five prefectures of Han, how the ministries should march and take over the five prefectures of Han.

Next, the five states in Han will enter the era of comprehensive military control.