Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 339

Longwan Wharf in the northwest of Jinling City.

This is the nineteenth day of the first lunar month.

sunny.

Ten thousand sea-going ships from Mingzhou entered the port one after another in the morning, and began to unload another batch of salted or smoked fish, together with some shark fins, swim bladders, cod livers, etc.

Although the winter fishing in Mingzhou is over, and the spring flood will not start until February, it does not mean that the fishing in the Mingzhou Yinghai Division has completely stopped.

According to Zhu Yuan's plan at the time, even in the off-season when it was not a fishing season, the basic sea catch volume of 10 tons per month should be maintained. Given the abundance of Zhoushan fishing grounds, this goal is not difficult.

In order to welcome this batch of fish, Zheng Xin, the manager of Mingzhou Seafood Sales Company in Jinling, didn’t even eat lunch. restaurants.

He Qi is here, responsible for checking and registering the quantity and type of fish caught in Mingzhou this time, and keeping them for records for future reference.

Both of them are of the ninth rank, and after getting to know each other for a period of time, they became acquainted with each other.

Inside the restaurant.

After ordering a few dishes, when the shopkeeper walked away, He Qi, who was hired by virtue of the imperial examination last year, couldn't help but look over his head with a bit of worry: "It's been sunny all the way since the Spring Festival... I'm afraid, it's another A spring drought."

Zheng Xin climbed up step by step from the bottom of the Yinghai Division. He was a fisherman, and because he was literate and flexible, he was assigned to Jinling.

Of course, it's also a fat spot.

Therefore, some private operations are also indispensable.

Hearing He Qi's emotion, Zheng Xin also looked up, but he didn't have He Qi's concern for the country and the people as a scholar, and said with a smile: "Even if there is a spring drought that affects the harvest, Jinling City will not be hungry. If we run Haisi, one family can afford Jinling’s rations.”

The current population of the Gyeonggi area is close to 90. However, based on 1 liter of grain per person per day, the annual consumption is only about 300 million shi.

Not to mention anything else, but the Mingzhou Yinghai Division reported a target of 300 million tons of sea catches this year.

Therefore, if there is any famine here, the Mingzhou family can make up for it.

Since He Qi joined the Haibu, one of the newly established ten departments, of course he knew some data, nodded, but said: "But you can't just eat fish all the time, besides, Mingzhou...fishing There must also be a limit, I have read those materials, Lord Pingzhang has been talking about it all the time, don’t use up the water, otherwise, the children and grandchildren will starve.”

"Pingzhang..." Zheng Xin straightened his back when He Qi mentioned someone, with reverence in his expression: "...the real master of the world, who would have thought, it's only been one year, I will It’s here, and there’s Mingzhou... Brother He, if he has the chance, he’ll definitely go and have a look, the world has been turned upside down, the world’s upside down."

He Qi nodded, and continued: "There is also Pingzhang's "Economics". There was an anecdote a few years ago. The vice president of Jinling University, Qian Tang, directly worshiped Pingzhang as a "sage" because of "Economics" ', tsk tsk."

"I've heard that too."

Zheng Xin said, but he knew that Qian Tang...was also from Mingzhou.

Zheng Xin didn't know Qian Tang's personality, so he couldn't help but wonder if the old man deliberately promoted his former sea envoy, the current young Lord Pingzhang, in order to get promoted.

The two were talking, and when the food was served, they just moved their chopsticks a few times, when there was commotion from the north.

They didn't care at first, but when they saw some people had already run to that side, they stood up and grabbed a passerby who was going to watch the excitement: "Excuse me... what's wrong?"

"Reporting victory..." The middle-aged man who was dragged away was eager to watch the excitement. He was a little impatient at first. Seeing the two people's demeanor, even though they were not wearing official uniforms, they could probably tell their identities, so they eased their tone and said seriously: "Gansu Baojiexin has arrived, and Baihai has won a great victory. Do you two know?"

Zheng Xin and He Qi nodded together.

A few days ago, the imperial court made rumors that Tang He, the general who conquered the captives in Gansu, led his army to defeat the former King Yuanqi's troops by the Baihai Bank, and the killing and capture were insignificant.

However, it was just wind.

Because the news was sent back by the pigeon first, there is no official post transmission document.

This time... it's here.

It was only a year since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but due to various reasons, Zheng Xin and He Qi had already adapted to their identities as citizens of the Ming Dynasty. When they heard that the frontier was a success, they didn't even care about food, and rushed over with the crowd.

There is a pontoon bridge to the north of Longwan.

The Baojie Xinqi from the north crossed the river from the pontoon bridge, and met the officials who were waiting in advance from the Ministry of Rites here.

Facing the gathering of more and more people, the officials of the Ministry of Rites made arrangements in public, instead of letting Xinqi gallop into the city as usual, they made a plan for parading the streets.

They changed into new clothes, planted a large banner, and some people led the way by beating gongs and drums, announcing the war in the far northwest, and entered the city from Fengyi Gate in the northwest of Jinling.

Even though many people had heard the news in advance, the arrival of the official announcement of the victory still attracted crowds of spectators.

Baojiexin rode into the city from Fengyi Gate, circled a big circle, almost passed through the entire Jinling, and finally arrived at the main gate of the imperial city in the southeast of Jinling, and entered the palace.

It was still in the midst of the excitement of Shangyuan, but Baojiexin rode for such a trip, which made the whole Jinling City boil, and the people spontaneously started to celebrate without the imperial court ordering, and even some big households temporarily invited theatrical troupe to set up the stage again Singing.

It was also reported in the city that an old Confucian classics burst into tears on the street after hearing the news, and began to mutter when he saw people: "500 years, 500 years, come back again, finally come back again."

The land of Hexi, since the separatist regime at the end of Tang Dynasty, has gone through five dynasties, Song and Yuan, and finally returned to the orthodoxy of the Han family.

Inside the Imperial City.

Lao Zhu personally opened Tang He's victory report document, read it carefully, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Gansu is settled.

This document not only introduced the details of the Battle of the White Sea, but also mentioned that after this battle, various ministries in Gansu approached the army one after another to discuss the matter of surrender.

Basically, except for the more remote Yijinai Road and Wulahai Road in the north, all other roads in Gansu Province can be included in the Ming Dynasty.

Tang He also gave a list, saying that if His Majesty the Emperor agrees, these people can be arranged to visit Beijing soon. At the same time, the army has also begun to station in various places. However, due to the lack of troops, His Majesty the Emperor needs to personally arrange. Send more garrisons to Hexi.

After reading the victory report document, Lao Zhu immediately brought his ministers to the meeting room of the East Pavilion.

Of course Zhu Yuan would not miss such a big event.

Everyone sat down one by one, and the red-faced Lao Zhu pointed to the large map of Gansu Province that had been hung up in advance.He smiled and said: "Now, the matter is settled, let's talk about it."

The previous discussion was just based on the simple arrangement of Brother Fei passing on the letter, this time the information is more detailed.

Therefore, more detailed countermeasures can also be taken.

After Lao Zhu's voice fell, Chang Yuchun said first: "You can send another 5 troops to the garrison. My lord, I mean, you can send some of the soldiers who belonged to Shaanxi to Hexi. As Pingzhang said before, the land of Hexi is very suitable. Tuntian, let them go to farm, so as not to stay in Shaanxi and worry about it."

Before Chang Yuchun entered Shu, he brought a large number of Shaanxi surrendered troops there.

I don't expect these people to make great contributions, but I just want them to stay in Shaanxi and cause instability.

After the fall of the Xia Kingdom, most of the Shaanxi soldiers returned through the Shu Road.

no way.

People in this era don't like to leave their homes too much.

Chang Yuchun wanted to take these people back to Jinling, and then continue to disrupt the arrangement and move to other places, but if he did this forcefully, it might cause trouble, so he had to give up.As for staying in Shuzhong, I also worry that they will also become an unstable factor that disturbs the place.

This time, it is an opportunity.

Hexi is vast and sparsely populated, and sending tens of thousands of people in the past will not cause too many conflicts like the rich Shuzhong, but will further stabilize Guanzhong.

Chang Yuchun opened his mouth, and Li Shanchang, the left minister beside Zhu Yuan, also echoed: "My lord, not only Shaanxi, but also Sichuan...you can recruit some people to go there."

The two places have just been pacified, and because the wars are not so tragic, there is no sense of awe that Shanxi has been beaten to the point of not being able to act, and the foundation of the local forces has not been too much damaged, so other methods must be adopted to weaken them. .

After Chang Yuchun and Li Shanchang, others also made suggestions.

Lao Zhu flipped through the information in front of him, while listening, he looked at the map of Gansu from time to time, and said after a while: "That's it, [-] in Shaanxi, [-] in Sichuan, let's make up [-], and send them to Tang. And. This...Gansu is initially determined, and he, the general who conquers the captives, will stay there for two or three years, and I will not change. Shaanxi... just let Geng Bingwen look at it, and I am at ease with Bingwen."

Lao Zhu seemed to say these words casually, but everyone in the conference room paused before agreeing.

Can't help but feel sorry for a certain guy.

The majestic doctor Zuo Yushi of the first rank, the general of the Northern Expedition Army of the Ming Dynasty, was the fourth person after Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Feng Sheng according to the previous sequence, and was left behind by His Majesty the Emperor in a few words. to remote Gansu.

Also two or three years.

tsk...

I'm just afraid that Lao Tang won't be able to come back in time for the subsequent rewards.

This is the price of riding the ridge once.

Compared with other people's emotions, Zhu Yuan, who also understands the joints, feels that the result of Tang He is actually not bad.

Being too close to Lao Zhu will cause accidents easily.

Someone's character 'gram' attribute... I have read too much, and I really have to believe it.

In private, Zhu Yuan was actually thinking that when his health gets better, he should go out frequently, just like Mingzhou did before, to go out for a period of time, do some things, and then come back.

There is really no way.

Ninety-nine Double Ninth Festival is already very strong, my ancestors, but September [-]th... To some extent, it is equivalent to three 'nines'.

In a few words, His Majesty the Emperor not only decided that Tang He, the general who conquered the captives, would stay in the northwest for a few years, but also decided the fate of 6 soldiers in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

The topic continues.

Lao Zhu asked people to write the soup and the attached list in large characters and hang it on the vertical board opposite, and then asked: "Tell me, these people...are they summoning the capital, or benevolent, and let them stay in the palace?" Gansu?"

Li Shanchang opened his mouth first this time: "My lord, I think that the leaders of these places in Gansu will definitely be summoned to the capital to take care of them, lest they repeat themselves."

Yang Xian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, had a different opinion this time: "Your Majesty, all the ministries in Gansu are affiliated. Although it is because of our great Ming military power, if they are called to the capital for house arrest, I am afraid that in the future...then Yunnan, Liaodong, and Mobei The ministries, taking this as a lesson, are not willing to easily submit to our dynasty. Therefore, the minister thought that it is better to be more lenient, summon the capital, and send them back after they are bestowed. Moreover, this time and again, there is also a In a year and a half, during these times, General Tang has done things well over there, so there will be no more worries."

The two big brothers said so, and there was another discussion.

Lao Zhu was a little hesitant about this. He really wanted to detain the leaders of various ministries in Gansu in the capital, but he also knew that the result might be what Yang Xian said.

After listening to everyone's discussions for a while, Lao Zhu looked at his precious 23rd grandson again, and asked with a smile, "Yuaner, this is so lively, why didn't you talk about it?"

"It's not a good choice, there are advantages and disadvantages," Zhu Yuan said honestly, "So, I'd better wait for my ancestors to make a decision."

Regarding this matter, Zhu Yuan really did not have a too inclined view.

Speaking of which, there was once a case.

Naha out.

In the 20th year of Hongwu, after Feng Sheng led the army to surrender Nahachu, Nahachu was summoned to the capital and granted the title of Haixihou. Go to Yunnan with Fu Youde.

Then there is no more then.

Naha died of illness on the way to the south.

There are still some conspiracy theories about this matter. It is probably that if a person who is used to the cold in the north goes to fight in the smoky land of Yunnan, even if he does not use weapons and is not acclimatized to the environment, he can peel off a layer of skin.

Nahachu probably died in this way.

As for whether it is natural or with human factors attached, no one knows.

present.

Old Zhu thought for a while, and then asked: "If I want to keep them in the capital, Yuan'er, do you have a way...to solve the problems Yang Xian just mentioned?"

In the past two days, I have become a bit obsessed with women at home, and Zhu Yuan doesn't want to use his brain very much.

However, since Lao Zhu asked, Zhu Yuan could only forcefully turn his head, and after a while, suddenly nodded: "Yes."

Let's look at it together.

Lao Zhu also signaled: "Speak quickly, don't dawdle."

Zhu Yuan said: "The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the world is full of hustle and bustle for profit."

Everyone: "..."

Old Zhu: "Why is it involved in your business again?"

"It's about doing business," Zhu Yuan said, "First of all, the Hexi Corridor is a commercial road. Secondly, the leaders of these tribes or military towns also have a lot of money. Then, we can combine the two... Well, it’s not the two, the imperial court also needs to join in, it’s considered three, and then… probably, it’s to set up a business alliance.”

As Zhu Yuan said, the more he thought about it, the more transparent he became, and he was almost elated: "My ancestors, I think, in this case... it doesn't matter whether they stay in the capital or not, as long as the bond of interests is realized, they must firmly rely on For my Ming court, don’t talk about surrendering and rebelling, even if you do something that is not good for my Ming Dynasty, it will be bad for them, and when the time comes, they will only absolutely support our Ming Dynasty’s orthodoxy.”

Zhu Yuan was clear. After these words, everyone at the scene... was even more confused.

Old Zhu has been indoctrinated too much, so he feels that he understands a little bit, but... So he waved his hand: "Yuaner, this is too general, can you be more specific?"

"The specifics... can't be said in a few words," Zhu Yuan said: "My ancestors, this also requires a whole set of plans. However, if you say it casually for the time being, for example... similar to the Maritime Trade Company, it was also established in Gansu A series of trading companies not only do business with the Central Plains, but also extend their tentacles to the Western Regions. This time, the imperial court will take the majority of the shares of these trading companies, while the local forces in Gansu will take a small share. Of course, as long as they do well, the profits will be huge .Everyone does business together, and the interests are bundled.”

After Zhu Yuan finished speaking, others were still thinking about it, but Li Shanchang felt that he had finally grasped a key point: "Pingzhang, this... a piece of cake, instead of sharing it with others, it is better to have it all by yourself. The local forces in Gansu Don't you think it would be better if we don't need the Ming court and do it ourselves?"

"Do it yourself, how do you do it?" Zhu Yuan asked Lao Li back, and before he could answer, he said to himself: "The Hexi Corridor is more of a corridor, and its own production...horses, cowhide, etc. may be considered rich, but After all, it is monotonous. But what I, Ming Dynasty, can provide, tea, silk, ironware, medicinal materials, paper, etc., anyway, there are too many, and these things can not only be sold in Hexi, but the key is the Western Regions. The Silk Road these years It’s not very smooth, if it can be opened up again, I can imagine the benefits. Heh, let’s put it this way... If I were the local power in Gansu, facing such temptations, I would not only submit to Daming, but also help Daming to attack the Western Regions as much as possible , Take back that piece of land, maybe, the business will be opened."

When Zhu Yuan said this, Deng Yu, who had never spoken much, said, "Pingzhang...it sounds like the word 'distributing profit'?"

Zhu Yuan smiled: "The censor wouldn't have thought about things like the old coins of the Song Dynasty, would he?"

Deng Yu also smiled, but shook his head: "No, it's just that Pingzhang also said just now that there is a lot of people, and benefits come and go. When we can give them benefits, it may be because of attachment. If one day, we can't afford it, Isn't that about to be sentenced?"

Lao Li didn't expect Deng Yu to be so sharp, so he was a little delighted, and then he made up his sword: "Pingzhang, have you ever thought that if those local forces get too many benefits, their strength continues to increase, and their soldiers are strong, their ambitions will also expand. In the future... ...I'm afraid that the army will have to go again."

"Since everyone can think of it, how can I leave such a loophole?" Zhu Yuan said: "On the one hand, I just said that, for example, the trading company must be controlled by the imperial court. How will the dividends be distributed?" The imperial court has the final say. They can only be counted as shareholders, and more are just dividend rights. Whether they can participate in management is also the final decision of the imperial court. In the early days of the company's establishment, in order to stabilize them, they can be allowed to participate in the management work. However, in the future, you can enjoy the dividends with peace of mind and become a rich man. On the other hand, there are gains and losses. The premise of giving this benefit is of course to take back some things, for example, the armed forces in the hands of local forces This will take some time, but the final trend must be that in that area, there can only be imperial troops, ordinary people, farming, raising cattle, or holding shares in trading companies, so you can be a rich man with peace of mind. , that's enough. Besides, the frontiers are bitterly cold after all, and when they have money and see the prosperity of the Central Plains, there is no guarantee that they will not want to move to live in the Central Plains, and there will be no threat at that time."

This time, after Zhu Yuan finished speaking, the next person suddenly said something out of nowhere: "Those who have no property..."

Then nothing happened.

From everyone's point of view, it is Qian Yongren, Minister of Rites.

Then suddenly realized.

At that time, a group of people who originally had soldiers, horses, tribes, and pastures, although they are very rich, but... to some extent, they have all become 'non-property holders'.

Those without property have no perseverance.

This is the original words in "Mencius".

However, this is not the case here.

The 'non-proprietary' here...is at the mercy of others!
(End of this chapter)