Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 561
"My dear friends, it has been more than 44 years since the old slave called "Khan" in Hetuala in the 24th year of Wanli. It is incalculable. In addition, the thieves in the northern border of our Ming Dynasty are rampant, and under internal and external troubles, our country and society in the Ming Dynasty are almost in danger of being overthrown!

Fortunately, there are countless risers in my Huangming, who went forward with loyalty and fearlessness, went to death generously, wiped away the ugliness with red blood and bravery, and finally jumped to the beam and destroyed the group of bandits in smoke!
All the ministers here are also responsible for their own responsibilities. They are devoting their energy and dedication to suppressing the bandits and suppressing captives. This kind of heart for the country is in my eyes.

Gentlemen, now that the world is at peace, and there is no need for punishment, the people of our Emperor Ming no longer have to worry about turmoil and exile. Then what follows is how to enrich the people and strengthen the country and rebuild the Ming Dynasty.

I am confident that I will work together with you to create a brand new Ming Dynasty that far surpasses the heyday of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and restore the glory of China's past submission to the four seas!Are you willing to go with me? ! "

"The ministers are willing to follow the sage to build this prosperous world!"

A group of civil servants, headed by Wen Tiren, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace and the chief assistant of the cabinet, all stood solemnly, bowed and saluted loudly and said in harmony.

"Good! Gentlemen, sit down!"

Zhu Youjian smiled and ordered, and all the officials sat down after saluting again.

"Today is the first time since the establishment of the new cabinet that the ministers gathered together. The new people have a new atmosphere, and the old things are over. Whether the Ming Dynasty can present a new atmosphere in the future depends on how the ministers govern the country.

I hope that you can make bold suggestions and suggestions on the national affairs and the people's conditions. Any strategy that benefits the country and the people can be implemented, and vice versa!
I am not a stupid person, you don't have to worry about the disaster that is better for the country than for the body, I can still tell right from wrong when I ask myself, as long as I am good for the country and the people, I will not sin because of my excessive words and deeds, I hope you Remember! "

The ministers got up again and said they obeyed the order, Zhu Youjian smiled and waved everyone to sit down, and then continued to speak: "The first topic of today's discussion is to emphasize agriculture.

Since the beginning of my ascension to the present, the weather has been showing signs of abnormality from time to time.Especially in the northern part of the Yangtze River, several provinces have continuous droughts and little rain, or continuous torrential rains in ten days, resulting in very little harvest for tens of millions of hectares of land, and leaving countless people with five edible rations. Such extreme weather is extremely rare. It is also relied on by the burglars in the past few years, and there are both natural disasters and man-made disasters!

Now that the bandits have been wiped out, the governments around the world are promoting the strategies of garrisoning the fields to calm the people and constructing water conservancy, coupled with the effective immigration strategy, the tens of millions of Li people in the northern border will finally have a chance to breathe, but these strategies are just the beginning. In the long-term peace and stability in the Ming Dynasty, the policy of emphasizing agriculture must be placed at the top of everything!

Previously, Li Fuyuan, the magistrate of Huating County in Songjiang Prefecture, presented dozens of volumes of "Map Summary". It is amazing, and its authors Wu Xueyan, Zhu Shaoben, Zhu Guoqian, Zhu Guoda and others are also very knowledgeable, and one of them is the most admirable.

In the old country of Chu, Zeguo, farming and farming are very generous, and they get firewood mulberry at the age of one, and Wu Yue looks up to him more. As the saying goes, "Huguang is ripe, and the world is full."

You all know that this statement is absolutely not false. Huguang has gradually become an important food producing area in Ming Dynasty since the beginning of Emperor Shizong. Because of the prosperity of rice and grain produced, the land in the south of the Yangtze River also eats more of its grain now, and uses its own good land to replant it. Sangmu, in order to get more money. "

In Zhu Youjian's original cognition, he originally thought that the folk proverb "Huguangshu, Tianxiazu" was only spread in the Qing Dynasty. Only after receiving the "Map Synthesis" presented by Li Fuyuan, did he know that this sentence The well-known proverbs of later generations appeared in his own period.

However, this folk proverb appears in this book, and there are more factors that hope to attract the attention of the emperor and the court, because although Huguang has a large harvest, it has not yet been fully developed on a large scale, and a large number of barren fields have been covered. Among the weeds and water, if you want to turn it into a fertile field, in addition to using the power of the state, any individual's efforts in this regard will have little effect.

As the main grain producing area in later generations of China, the Jianghan Plain in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River is known as the land of fish and rice. Its grain output is second only to the Songnen Plain in the northeast. However, based on the existing backward agricultural technology and methods, the comprehensive development of the Jianghan Plain is a must. most realistic strategy.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Jianghan Plain is fully developed in a few years or even ten years, the grain production here alone will be enough to solve the food problem of most people in Ming Dynasty.

Another very important point is that the water network in the Huguang area is well developed, and it is also close to the Yangtze River. After the grain is harvested, it can be transshipped by water, and the transportation conditions are extremely convenient. This is extremely critical when the transportation facilities are very backward.

If the most fertile land in the Songnen Plain is developed after the Shandong immigrants are in place, the food problem that plagued Zhu Youjian will be completely solved.

In view of this, Zhu Youjian decided to use a huge amount of manpower and material resources to invest in the Huguang area to fully develop this big granary.

"There is a saying in the "Shangshu": Jiayan is ignorant, and there are no virtuous people in the wild. Ten thousand nations are in Xianning."

I think that for the album presented by Li Fuyuan this time, the author Wu Xueyan and other four people are all talented in the world. Waiting for four people who are knowledgeable and talented to use, they will take up positions in Sinong Temple from now on, and their official positions will be decided by Wen Qing, the Ministry of Officials and the young ministers around Sinong Temple! "

Wu Xueyan and others are all living in the area of ​​Songjiang Mansion now. Their family background is good, but they have not made much progress in their fame. Several of them are still students.

In order to complete this "Map Summary", the four of them spent a full ten years and traveled all over the thirteen chief envoys of the Ming Dynasty. The harvest during this period was also huge. The urgent need is also what Zhu Youjian appreciates most.

Sinong Temple is like a basket, as long as there are talents, you can put it in it.

Since the Sinong Temple is newly built, there is a great demand for all kinds of practical agricultural talents, and the officials in the temple have not been transferred to local officials, which does not threaten the official positions and status of other authentic scholars. The move did not spark a backlash in public opinion.

In the eyes of most officials, Sinong Temple is a yamen that does hard work. Even if you are a sixth-rank or fifth-rank official, the sacrifice is extremely huge. So what if the emperor keeps stuffing people in it?When it comes to authority and enjoyment, it can't compare to the comfort of a family member.

What they don't know is that Zhu Youjian has already planned. After Sinong Temple has made outstanding achievements one after another, it will be a matter of course to release local officials and focus on local construction. If he objected, Zhu Youjian would unceremoniously transfer him to Sinong Temple.

"In order to be more conducive to the development of Huguang and turn it into the world's granary as soon as possible, I am determined to split the Huguang Governor and Envoy Division, with Dongting Lake as the boundary. The north of Dongting Lake is Hubei Province, which governs Wuchang Prefecture; the south It is the province of Hunan, governed by Changsha Prefecture. Hubei is governed by Li Fuyuan, and Hunan is governed by Fang Kongzhang. The prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the two provinces are also divided by Dongting Lake.

The newly added officials in the governor's office of the two provinces will be promoted and appointed by the Ministry of Officials after inspection. Zhou Qing must remember one thing, and must focus on selecting people who are familiar with farming as officials, regardless of background! "

　Thanks to Venus for the graphics card and Qingcheng Yunwu Piaomiao for the reward.

　　The number of busy chapters was entered incorrectly. Fortunately, few people read this book, so they didn't see it, haha.

　　
　
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