Hongwu Survival Guide

When Tang He led his army to attack Gansu, the hot topic of discussion in the remote Central Plains, whether in the capital city or in various provinces, was the first issue of "Daming Monthly", which was officially published in the second year of Hongwu.

Whether it's about 'penicillin', or 'recovering Sichuan', or the gratifying harvest of 'Mingzhou winter catch', all of them have become the object of discussions in the streets and alleys inside and outside the court, plus the detailed first' The three-year plan', or the successful development of 'cement', or even the discussion on 'Spring Festival couplets', made the people of this world unconsciously have a feeling that this Ming Dynasty seems to be much better than that Dayuan.

Of course there are 'advertisements' inserted in the new issue.

Although there are many objections, the mainstream tends to be curious about a series of "advertising" content, and even substantive consumption tendencies.

Just say "Shangshanju". In the few days since the new issue of "Da Ming Monthly" was released, the number of customers in the store, which was already much bustling because of the New Year, has more than doubled again. Also try to order the new year's 'Zhuangzi' series theme fountain pen worth 1888 taels of silver.

Shangshanju paid 4000 taels of silver for the two-page advertisement in "Da Ming Monthly", but according to Lu Yu's subsequent report, it took only one and a half days, and the cost was already fully recovered.

It is estimated that in this lively first month, the turnover of Shangshanju will be higher than that in the first month of opening last year.

As for the rest...

In fact, last year, the 200 marine merchants in the unified advertisement have attracted attention because of Zhu Yuan's crazy collection of [-] million taels of silver license fees.

This time, due to the very clear goal of the advertisement, "to seek cooperation from all parties", within a few days of the publication of the magazine, the management figures of twelve maritime merchants in the capital became popular.

The reason is also very simple.

The imperial court has published the advertisements of maritime merchants in the "Da Ming Monthly", so the attitude towards maritime trade in the future can also be imagined, and it must be greatly encouraged.

Besides, the benefits of maritime trade, even if you don't participate in it yourself, just a piece of hearsay, is enough to make people yearn for.If you can get a share of the pie, how can you not do it?

However, some of the ads have sparked controversy.

It's not the controversy over the ad itself, but the item being advertised, the 'red glaze' from the Tan family in Raozhou.

After this page of advertisement was published, porcelain merchants from all over the world soon jumped out, saying that the Tan family’s red glaze is not the only one. Others can't burn it.

Furthermore... In addition to the red glaze, there are also blue glaze, purple glaze, etc., many of which are more precious than red glaze.

In short, your "Da Ming Monthly" only praises red glaze, which is not acceptable.

In the next issue, everyone will also buy advertisements to promote their own unique firing techniques. Therefore, this issue of "Daming Monthly" has only been released for a few days. It's just that the porcelain merchants from all walks of life almost broke through again because of the advertising space. The editorial department of "Daming Monthly" on the campus of Jinling University and the thresholds of various families from editor-in-chief Song Lian to department officials.

Don't hesitate to raise the price again.

That sea merchant is willing to issue 1 taels of a page, and our porcelain merchants are not small, and [-] is also a page!
However, the words were released, but this time there was no feedback like last month’s sea merchants. Of course, some porcelain merchants with other ideas got the result, but submitted the application for advertising according to the process, and the price was still only 2000 two pages, no more, no less.

The new year should have a new atmosphere.

Lao Zhu has also been paying attention to the feedback of the first issue of "Daming Monthly" in the second year of Hongwu. His Majesty the Emperor has known about the heated discussions among the people, but he only saw a superficial excitement, so he asked his precious 23rd grandson again.

How about another 'questionnaire'?
Zhu Yuan didn't do it again, but gave some analysis to his ancestors, and it can be summed up simply in two words.

Home!

After that, Lao Zhu didn't care anymore.

It's good to be home.

This heated discussion continued on the eleventh day of the first lunar month when the lanterns began to be lit, and it was not until the thirteenth day of the first lunar month that there was a sudden turning point.

Because, another message came back.

Great victory in Baihai!

The official post will not arrive until the end of the first lunar month. However, through the letter sent by Feige, on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Lao Zhu received a simple message from faraway Gansu.

General Tang He led an army of [-] soldiers to secretly station in Hexi, and carried out His Majesty's plan of "killing chickens to scare monkeys". Aiming at Duoerzhiban, the former King of Yuanqi who was stationed on the shore of Baihai, nearly [-] enemies were wiped out, and Duoerzhiban was stationed on the shore of Baihai. Driven to Mobei, captured more than [-] of his tribe and more than [-] cattle, sheep and horses.

It is obvious that Duo'erzhiban is the highest and most powerful military town in Gansu. Tanghe's battle was not to kill chickens to warn monkeys, but to kill monkeys to make an example of chickens. Even monkeys are not enough to describe Duoerjiban, and wolves should be used. Be more relevant.

Although he failed to capture Duo'erzhiban alive, driving him to Mobei, occupying Baihai, and capturing most of the cattle and sheep of the former King Yuanqi was definitely enough to deter the hesitant local forces in Gansu.

It can be said that the situation in Gansu is basically settled.

The court released the news that while the government and the public were celebrating the 'Baihai Great Victory', the next day, Lao Zhu hurriedly summoned a group of important central officials to discuss the follow-up.

This is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

Zhu Yuan still arrived at the East Pavilion in the imperial city around ten o'clock, and the meeting began immediately.

This time I was still sitting at the head of Li Shanchang, listening to the people of Zuo Wen You Wu speak freely, some want to set up guards in various roads in Gansu, some hope to send more troops to go directly to Yumen Pass, and some suggest that the court order Tang He to surrender all the ministries to the leader They were all escorted to the bottom of the capital's salary.

Lao Zhu listened patiently for a while, and felt that it was all feasible, but because of the long-term influence of a certain young man, he felt that something was missing.

So of course he looked at someone: "Yuan'er, can you tell me too?"

Zhu Yuan wrote and drew on the notepad in front of him for a long time. Hearing Lao Zhu's question, he raised his head with a smile and said, "Ancestor, all the adults have said very good things about military affairs, but in my opinion, the following When we come down to manage Gansu, the military can only serve as an auxiliary, the core...we still need to promote the fundamental submission of that piece of land to Ming Dynasty as soon as possible."

Old Zhu suddenly thought of the word "guixin" in this issue of "Daming Monthly", thought for a while, and there were some eyebrows, but they were not clear enough, so he continued to ask: "Yuaner, don't stop, let's talk carefully. "

"Probably three points," Zhu Yuan thought clearly: "Politics, economy, and culture."

Such a simple summary, without waiting for Lao Zhu to ask again, Zhu Yuan began to elaborate: "Politically, it is an inevitable trend for the Ming Dynasty to manage the frontier. , we still need to allow local tribes, chieftains and court officials to co-exist, but since Gansu has opened up such a good situation, under the shock of the Baihai victory, the imperial court will send out officials, and the resistance will not be too great."

As Zhu Yuan said this, Lao Zhu had already found a map.

Therefore, in Gansu Province in the Yuan Dynasty, there were a total of seven roads including Yongchang Road, Ganzhou Road, Suzhou Road, Ningxia Road, Shazhou Road, Yijinai Road, Wulahai Road, and Xining Prefecture and Shandan Prefecture.

According to the continuous news from Gansu, after the great victory in Baihai, the Ming army has completely mastered Yongchang Road and Xining Prefecture. Stronger, after this time, it will only be more unhindered.

The problem is that Yijinai Road and Wulahai Road, which occupy the largest area in the north, are beyond the scope of the Hexi Corridor and belong to the boundary of Mobei.

Speaking of it, this is Guyuan's careful thinking of mutual restraint in administrative division.

Leaving aside the two northern roads, the other five roads and two states should not be a big problem in the future.

When the exact news comes, at that time, according to the proposal of the 23rd grandson of my baby, there will be no county magistrates for the time being, just change the various districts to the corresponding prefectural system, and set up a first-level chief official of the prefecture to cooperate with the garrison of the guard, which is enough to guarantee control of the place.

On the other side, Zhu Yuan and other old Zhu raised their heads, and other people in the meeting room had no objections, so they continued: "Economically, one is farming and the other is trade. If these two things are done well, it can be guaranteed that Gansu Province will not Become a drag on Daming's finances, and even generate a surplus."

In this era, one of the important reasons why the Central Plains Dynasty frequently lost control of the Northwest was that the Northwest could not be self-sufficient and needed central supplies.

It was fine when the country was strong, but once the dynasty turned to decline, these places were often the first to be lost.

Moreover, after the loss, it was only a drag at first, and then it may turn into a threat, consuming the vitality of the dynasty even more, forming a vicious circle.

Therefore, in order to achieve long-term control of Hexi, we must first ensure that the place can be self-sufficient.

When Lao Zhu heard this, he smiled and said, "Don't worry about the balance, as long as it doesn't drag you down, it's fine."

Zhu Yuan nodded, but insisted: "Ancestor, our goal should be higher. The Hexi Corridor is a treasure land of geomantic omen in the northwest. Well, I remember I told you before that when the time comes, we don't have to With the support of the Central Plains, only by using the resources in Hexi, we can further enter the Western Regions and restore the old land of the Han and Tang Dynasties."

Here, Zhu Yuan said, Lao Zhu had asked someone to hang the map of Gansu just found on the vertical board at the end of the conference table.

Looking at the map of Gansu Province, Li Shanchang couldn't hold back, and habitually picked some minor complaints: "Pingzhang, the northwest is bitterly cold, and it is said to be a 'geomantic treasure land', I am afraid it will be a little bit later?"

"Left Prime Minister, this... I really don't have any evidence to prove it for a while," Zhu Yuan said, and turned to Lao Zhu: "So, my ancestors, next, for the first specific matter in Gansu, I think it should be to send a surveying and mapping team , conduct an all-round survey and mapping of the land of Hexi, so that we can understand that area more intuitively."

He said there was no evidence, but if no one else was here, Zhu Yuan could give Old Zhu a list of evidence.

white sea!

The White Sea victory this time was about 300 miles north of Xiliang.

In this era, being able to call it a 'sea' means that the area is definitely not small, just like... also in the northwest, not far from Xining Prefecture, there is also a 'Qinghai'.

Qinghai, of course, is Qinghai Lake, and it still exists until hundreds of years later.

white sea...

Zhu Yuan has no memory, and it is likely that it will dry up in a few hundred years.

So, what does this mean?
This shows that the natural conditions of Hexi at this stage should be much better than that of the same area hundreds of years later.

Hundreds of years later, Gansu will still be a major grain-producing province in the west. At this stage, if it can be well developed, it will definitely not be too bad.

However, these are not suitable for speaking in public.

At the moment, Lao Zhu nodded immediately when he heard the proposal from his precious 23rd grandson, and said, "Call Tu Xiao over later, and ask him to arrange a group of people to go to Gansu immediately."

For the Northwest, after all, the deep-rooted impression, Lao Zhu also has words such as "desolation" and "bitter cold" in his subconscious mind. However, after hearing his baby's 23rd generation grandson describe it before, he will inevitably have more curiosity and expectations.

Therefore, it is still necessary to conduct a large-scale survey and mapping.

It's better to draw more meticulous sketches of that kind of real scene.

Zhu Yuan and other old Zhu gave orders, and continued: "Target farming and trade, the former should be mainly carried out by local garrisons, and the Ministry of Agriculture can also coordinate. As for trade, on the one hand, it is the local area in Hexi, and on the other hand, it is the Western Regions further west. , Hexi is a local... Hexi is a good place to raise horses. Through commerce and trade, the imperial court can exchange horses. As for the farther western regions, it is a matter of commercial and trade profits. Speaking of horses, um... while farming, the imperial court should also Circle and draw some official racecourses, in short, spring is about to start in the northwest, and these can be promoted immediately."

Lao Zhu nodded, and gestured again: "Finally, what about culture?"

"Culture, in the short term, it is to send people to open schools in various parts of Gansu as soon as possible." Zhu Yuan said, paused, and said: "In addition, we can also promote intermarriage between soldiers and localities. Of course, they must be voluntary."

Hearing the second half of Zhu Yuan's sentence, a word inevitably popped into the minds of some people in the meeting room.

absurd!

However, Lao Zhu readily agreed.

In some respects, the attitudes of Lao Zhu and Zhu Yuan are the same, they don't have too strong a concept of Huayi, otherwise, there would never be a time when the King of Qin married Kuokou Timur's younger sister.

Seeing His Majesty the Emperor like this, everyone can only remain silent.

It is also inevitable to be emotional.

A certain boy... How old is this?

Why did he speak so eloquently of the northwest frontier, which he should have never been to at his age, and even give people a familiar feeling that someone is in Hexi and pointing out the surroundings.

You know, let’s just talk about the discussion just now... Except for the military aspect, even Li Shanchang, who is sitting here, can talk about it, but if you talk about other things, it is like the "politics", "economy", and "culture" listed directly by someone. 'In three aspects, most people can't even think about it, let alone implement it.

Opposite Li Shanchang, Chang Yuchun had the clearest feeling.

During his return to Jinling, after just a few contacts, Chang Yuchun also understood why the entire Ming dynasty gave him such a strange feeling that it was earth-shattering and even strange in just a year.

Now, isn't it obvious?

What kind of 'politics', 'economy', 'culture'... people come here casually, and Chang Yuchun herself just had someone give me the simple and profound "production chapter" of "Economics" in private. I read it myself, so I know an 'economy'.