Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king
Chapter 312 How can I, the Ming Dynasty, cultivate the land with its face facing the loess and its b
Chapter 312 How can I, the Ming Dynasty, cultivate the land with its face facing the loess and its back turned to the sky?
Xia Xun Port.
Akito disembarked from the boat in an orderly manner. They were all dressed in silk, fanning themselves, and dragged their families down the pier.
All the family's finances are on the boat, and they need to be registered first and then have people come to haul things.
After getting off the boat, follow the flow of people to the immigration office to go through the formalities, such as receiving land, household registration and other things.
They are all family-centered, and many people who come off the boat are from the same family, or from the same village, and are all related by relatives.
The boss of the boat also disembarked and led the people on the boat to the immigration point, laughing along the way.
This scene, instead of being a sinner's immigration, is a rich man's tourism.
After registering one by one.
The large and small boxes are loaded onto the carriage with handlebars and transported to the immigration station.
If you meet someone who is wealthy, you will give him a few cents as a reward.
These carriages all belong to the Immigration Station, and the drivers who drive the carriages are all Annan slaves. They are lucky that they were not sent to pave the road.
Working in the immigration office is nothing more than getting a little angry and occasionally getting some reward money.
Just waiting on people, not too tiring.
They know very well that Mr. Akito cannot be messed with.
A few days ago, an Annan slave had a quarrel with Mingren and was killed by the guards on the spot. Master Mingren acted as if nothing happened.
This is stipulated in the Ming Law. A Ming person can kill anyone except a Ming person without guilt.
What thoughts do the Annamites dare to have?
They were all the lucky ones after the massacre. They saw that the legs of the Ming army were weak. How dare they reason with the Ming army?
"Gentlemen, this way, this way!"
The boat boss, like his third grandson, led these immigrant men to the immigration point to go through the formalities. After completing the formalities, they could receive their rewards.
A copper penny is enough to live a person's life, which is today's penny.
The name has not been changed yet, and I am still studying the original name. In fact, all I use is new money.
"Damn it, you good-for-nothing, don't get in the way of all the gentlemen!"
The boss of the ship kicked down an Annan slave: "And you, what are you looking at? Can you, a Ming Dynasty lady, be a bitch like you? Pull out your eyeballs!"
The Annan slaves all lowered their heads, pulling things to work.
This boat can hold 120 people.
Basically, it can't even fit a large family, but there is no way. The Han people are expensive, and all the large and small bags have to be moved to Annan. This is what is packed on the ship.
During the first wave of immigrants, the maximum number of people in a boat was 1000, and they were transported here like piglets regardless of life or death.
Now that it's no longer possible, Long live the Lord issued a decree to reward each ship with money. The more living people are moved over, the more money will be earned.
Anyway, the ship is owned by the public, and the expenses are paid out of internal funds. Of course, the more times it is transported, the more money they make.
Ship bosses like them are all recruited from the original boat crew and earn wages plus rewards.
When the immigration wave is over, they will also make a lot of money. It is no problem to become a landlord when they return. If they stay in Cochin, they will be a rich man.
Long live the Lord's will, not only to reward the boatmen, but also to the immigration points.
Therefore, the immigration point has also changed its attitude.
Long tube-shaped houses were built to protect the Han people who lined up from the sun, and a single-room lounge was also set up. Those who were willing to pay to enter the lounge were welcomed with both hands.
The staff at the immigration station are officials from Jiaozhi and are all talents from the mainland.
Officials in Jiaozhi have a path of advancement and can become officials.
At this stage, immigration is the greatest achievement.
Jiaozhi is divided into six prefectures. Xia Xun Port is not far from Jiaozhou. It is a wharf opened by Jiaozhou Prefecture. It was formerly called Dongfeng Port. Because of Xia Xun's outstanding contributions, it was named after him.
Governor Zhu Ying ordered that Jingtai's 11-year political performance should be assessed based on the number of immigrants. Whoever recruits more immigrants will have greater achievements.
The emperor also gave rewards and merits could be counted.
The officials at the immigration point are naturally very motivated.
From morning to night, people from Wuyang Wuyang line up outside the door, working more than eight hours a day.
There are more than ten staff members in each immigration office. Everyone is extremely busy, but they don’t feel tired.
The immigration station also has supporting facilities such as a post station and restaurants. As long as you have money, this place is paradise.
"Everyone, just line up here. Do you want to drink some water?"
The boss of the boat held a bamboo basket with bamboo tubes inside: "A bottle of water costs one cent, which is a good deal. It's all boiled water."
However, these Jiangnan gentry felt deeply strapped for money.
He was very angry. If he could buy the entire immigration settlement before, wouldn't it just be money? How many things do my family have?
Now, forget it, you have to spend money wherever you go.
There are boys taking turns distributing wooden cards. The boys have dark skin and speak jerky Cantonese. Occasionally, they are challenged by immigrants.
Because they are Annan slaves, they are not human in the eyes of Akito.
These sinners in the Ming Dynasty, when they arrived in Jiaozhi, they were all uncles. That was long live the grace.
A noble lady, wearing a veil, walked to the immigration point. The official looked up at her and asked, "Name?"
"Mr. Xu." The lady whispered softly.
The clerk quickly wrote down his name, place of origin, and new address.
Then he took out a wooden sign, wrote Xu's name on the wooden sign, and handed out a bundle tied with hemp rope.
When Xu took it, she felt it was very heavy.
There is a knife, a crossbow, and a pot of arrows.
Then there is the new household registration, which is the same as the Jiangnan household registration.
A land deed, a house deed, and four slave deeds.
There is also a bank stub, the amount is ten yuan, and there is a small mark on it: The emperor's gift.
The strange thing is that there is also a wooden ticket and a stone ticket.
And a slave trade license, valid until Jingtai 21 years.
At the bottom was an IOU, owed a set of farm tools and a set of iron pots, and the follow-up was the time to return the items.
Seeing the noble lady surprised.
The clerk explained: "The farm tools have been distributed and are being transported from above. When they are delivered to your home, they will be delivered to your home. You can sign for them with the IOU."
"Thank you, sir."
The lady couldn't lift it, so she asked her son to help.
She is a concubine, and her husband's family is a gentry from the south of the Yangtze River. He was immigrated to Jiaozhi for spreading rumors.
When she was caught, she thought her life was ruined, but instead of being punished by death, her entire family was moved to Cochin.
I thought Jiaozhi was a devil's cave, but I realized how comfortable it was when I got on the boat. Except that there were no maids and women to wait on me, everything else was as usual. No officers or soldiers insulted the women.
Even when they arrived in Jiaozhi, she, a concubine with no status, was given the same amount of things, land, houses, and slaves as her husband.
She has a son and a daughter, the youngest daughter is only four years old.
After the officials registered, they also received the same share.
Everyone is the same, regardless of gender or age.
"Mom, it's too heavy!" Her son is also a young master. He can't lift three things without farm tools.
The lady helped to drag him and found her husband among the crowd.
Her husband sat on the floor panting from exhaustion.
He had one wife, six concubines, and twelve children. He thought he would suffer when he arrived in Jiaozhi, but who knew that he could still live the life in Jiangnan.
As long as there are more than ten people in the house, an extra shop will be given to him. His family has just twenty people, so he will be given two shops.
It's just that his mother's fate was not good and she was frightened to death when she was arrested.
Everything else is pretty good.
As for resenting His Majesty, I must be resentful in my heart and dare not say it out loud.
They gathered with the entire family, which has more than 600 people and occupies half of Yule County.
"I'll go out and hire a handlebar to deliver the things away."
As he walked, he muttered: "We shouldn't have dismissed the servants at home. It would be great to bring them here. It's a big loss for a hectare of land."
Not everyone was removed.
Among all the criminals, those who had a certain skill could do anything. Even a gentry who knew carpentry was considered a skill and was left in Jiangnan.
Therefore, the things that were removed were nothing. To be precise, they were house borers. They were all removed.
After registering as immigrants, the officials will ignore them.
Cochin is experiencing a boom in immigration, and handlebars are too busy to take on the work, so prices are naturally high.
But those who received the things were not short of money.
From the port to Xindi, some distances are very long and it takes several days to walk, so there are piers and posts along the way.
Because of the long distance, there will be petty theft.
Zhu Ying ordered that all thieves in Jiaozhi territory should be driven to the mountains to open up cultivated land.
He moved what he had done in Shandong to Jiaozhi, which at least made the immigration more orderly.
Even if you are traveling for a few days, you don’t have to worry about being stolen or robbed.
Those alive in Jiaozhi were either Annan sinners and slaves, Jiangnan gentry sinners, or Guangxi soldiers. No one dared to defy the imperial court.
Huge teams and thousands of carriages passed on the official road, with different destinations, some close and some far away.
The family walked for more than six hours before they arrived.
After getting off the car, everyone was stunned.
Looking at the new home in front of me, it is completely different from what I imagined. They are all earth houses!
It seems that there are no serious big houses in the whole Yule.
"So poor?" someone cried.
Hundreds of people remained silent, their hearts filled with disappointment.
"The wooden tickets and stone tickets should be given to us to build a house." The lady whispered.
"Ah, let's take one step at a time."
Her man smiled bitterly: "Let's settle the family first. It's too hot in this place. We need to protect ourselves from mosquitoes. By the way, we already have the slave contract, so why don't we have slaves?"
"I didn't dare to ask any more questions. I guess it was issued uniformly, right?"
The noble lady can only do it herself, simply clean it up, and then let the slave clean it up when the slave arrives.
She has a lot of stuff at home.
When you ransack your home, you only took away your belongings. Clothes and other items were still yours.
When moving, a batch of furniture and clothes were sold, and the rest was shipped to the new home in Cochin.
"I'll ask the clan leader."
His family was better off, but the patriarch's family was the worst. Thousands of years of family wealth had been plundered by the emperor.
This old man had a good attitude. I heard that many stubborn old men died in prison after hearing that they were confiscated.
Can the dead miser be burned?
His mother just couldn't stand having her belongings confiscated and died.
"I asked the county magistrate and he said there are not enough slaves. They will be distributed later. There is not enough room for one person per family. If you have a slave trade license, you can find a way to catch them yourself."
Just talking.
The county captain personally escorted the slaves over.
The patriarch illuminated the slave with a kerosene lamp: "Mother, why is it so dark? Why are there not many women?"
"Old man, at your age, you still want to have a queen?" the county captain joked.
"Go, go, go, how old am I, and you still do such shameless things?"
The patriarch scolded him: "There are many women in the house, and there are not many maids and women to help them. It is not convenient."
"Old man, please stop being picky. There are no more of these. The next batch of immigrants will have to wait a month before they can have slaves. Your family will just make do with what you have."
The patriarch felt unhappy.
Others quickly smoothed things over and asked about the origin of the county captain.
After all, they are rooted here, so they will inevitably have to deal with the county. It is best to get more food in the future.
"I am from Guangxi. I retired from the army. I have made great achievements in battle. The emperor has approved my transfer to the county as an official."
The people in the army are simple, and the county captain is not so thoughtful: "My surname is Tao. I used to fight with Uncle Tangzhou and served as his personal soldier."
"I caught these slaves with my own hands."
With a proud face on his face, he asked someone to register the number of slaves in a register. After checking them one by one, he asked them to sign and fingerprint them, and then the handover was completed.
"Lord County Captain, when will the other slaves be available?"
"Don't wait, it won't arrive."
The county lieutenant smiled bitterly: "I heard from the county that there were too many people moved here. It would be good if one family could share one slave. I heard that this would also delay the water control in the north, and the central government was in trouble. The emperor gave special approval to move it. Slave for you.”
Hearing this, doesn’t the emperor keep his word? Give a slave deed but not issue a slave?
"Isn't the slave contract useless?"
"It's useful. The slave contract is very useful."
The county captain told them: "You all have a slave trading certificate. You can use this certificate to catch slaves yourself, or you can hire someone to catch slaves. If you catch them, you can use them yourself or sell them back to your hometown."
"Anyway, the slave trade certificate and the slave deed are the most valuable. You should keep them safe and not replace them if they are lost."
The clan leader could tell that there was something in his words.
Hurry and give him a silver coin.
The county lieutenant smiled honestly: "This land is not deserted. Do you know why?"
"I followed the Governor to attack Laos and arrived at the capital of Laos."
"The King of Laos was afraid, so he sent people to farm our land."
"If you were smarter, you would have turned these people into your slaves, wouldn't you have come?"
Upon hearing this, this clan asked, "Then, will that cause the Holy Spirit to be dissatisfied?"
They are really afraid of the emperor. The emperor has no moral ethics.
"Grandpa Emperor? Grandpa Emperor is so kind to us, how can he be angry?" He is a native of Guangxi and does not understand the horror of being dominated by the emperor.
At this point, he stopped talking again.
The clan leader gave another silver coin.
"Hey, let me tell you, I have twelve concubines in my family. Do you know how they got here?"
The county captain smiled strangely: "The emperor said that we Han people are the biggest in Jiaozhi, and this world belongs to us Han people, and everyone else is a slave."
It sounds like it would be a good idea to immigrate to Cochin.
The lowest level of the Ming Dynasty were tenants, but tenants were different from slaves. Slaves could be beaten to death at will, but tenants could not.
"But remember it. We can't let these people get weapons. They have retired from the battlefield and are capable of fighting. They must remember it."
The county captain gave some instructions and then went on duty.
In the evening, this group of people sat together to discuss.
All immigrants immigrate as a family. The family owns a piece of paper, which clearly states how many people are working on the land.
"We don't have servants anymore, so how can we turn these people into tenants?"
"They are not tenants, they are slaves. Coax them first, and then they will become our slaves little by little." Someone suggested.
"I heard that the county captain's soldiers can be hired. We can hire them."
This time everyone understands that one person has four slave contracts, this is how people come to be.
Give them to a few slaves first, and then use these slaves to turn the farmers into slaves. Wouldn't that give you power?
The population of a county is divided according to area.
The emperor granted a lot of land, but the land was scattered, including mature land, raw land, and forest land.
For example, in a developed county, there will be less land and a large population.
For example, in places with many forests, there are fewer people and more land, but these lands need to be cultivated.
Tao Xianwei weighed the silver coins and went home. He wanted to buy some wine, but he couldn't.
The people of Cochin are rich, but they have no supplies. They have to rely on supplies from the mainland.
Moreover, the war had just ended, and there were not many merchants coming to do business.
Therefore, Cochin was short of supplies.
The soldiers in Guangxi are all extremely rich, but they can't even eat canned goods.
Of course, although they were rich, they married many women and gave birth to many children. Just like Tao County Lieutenant, who had twelve concubines and fifteen children at home.
On average, they are actually not wealthy.
You still have to work hard.
Sitting in front of the table, my eyes turned green when I saw the vegetables on the plate: "Why is it vegetables again? Am I a rabbit? I eat vegetables, vegetables, vegetables every day. When I was a soldier, I didn't eat this!"
"Official, I can't buy meat. I heard that the supply ship was robbed when it arrived at the port. It can't reach our small place at all."
Tao Xianwei said: "Why don't those damn merchants do business? I have so much money that I can't spend it!"
To facilitate the reception of immigrants.
Zhu Ying ordered that ports be built in various places.
There are large batches of boats going to and from the mainland and Jiaozhi every day.
There are three main routes from Daming to Jiaozhi. One is by land, passing through Guangxi and heading south.
One is to take the river inland, then switch to sea-going ships when arriving at Fenghuang Prefecture in Guangxi, and the sea-going ships will dock along Jiaozhi. This is the route taken by immigrants from the south of the Yangtze River.
The other way is to take the sea all the way.
But basically we take the inland river, then take a section of the sea, usually stopping at Hongji Port, and then change to the river boat. After all, there are Japanese pirates on the sea, the wind and waves are strong, and no one can bear the responsibility if something happens.
The route from Daming to Jiaozhi is very busy, with tens of thousands of ships passing by every day.
but.
Immigration is slow, people move slowly, bringing their property and families with them.
This makes it impossible for material ships to be transported in time.
Those who want to come to Jiaozhi to do business cannot take the inland river boat trip because they are all blocked by official ships. They must either go by land and pick up the goods little by little to sell them; or they can go all the way by sea and risk the Japanese pirates to come and do business.
The immigration ship does not return empty.
They would pack the fruit and go to Fenghuang Mansion. Fenghuang Mansion was home to canneries, which would make cans and sell them in the north.
Therefore, the people of Jiaozhi are making money every day, but they cannot spend it.
The people of Jiaozhi are definitely the richest.
"Let's just eat it. In winter, our chickens and ducks will be able to eat it."
"When my chickens and ducks grow up to be edible, I will eat all the bones!"
Tao Xianwei wiped his tears while eating the pickled vegetables.
People up and down Jiaozhi are not able to eat meat, and Zhu Ying is no exception.
Cambodia.
Now is the end of the Chenla Dynasty. King Pangha Yat is getting old, and party strife has become extremely fierce.
Last year, we took advantage and invaded the territory of the Champaign State.
The two northern provinces were forcibly occupied by the Ming army. Later, Cambodia gave a large amount of food, and the Ming army withdrew from Cambodia. The reason why it is called Cambodia is a transliteration. In the Song Dynasty, it was called Zhenla, also known as Zhenlifu. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called "Gan Bozhi". In the early Ming Dynasty, it was called "Gan Wuzhe". It was translated into Cambodia during the Xuande period.
Hao Xuan slowly went to Phnom Penh to serve as ambassador to Cambodia.
When he heard that the envoy was coming, Pangha immediately sent troops to escort him.
The Ming Dynasty massacred Annan, which caused extreme fear in Cambodia. However, the heavenly soldiers were the heavenly soldiers. Apart from the weak terrain advantage, Cambodia had no way to resist the heavenly soldiers. It could only pray to the Buddha to let the heavenly soldiers die of illness and not come to attack Zhenla.
It took Hao Xuan a month to arrive in Phnom Penh.
Cambodia gave him the highest standard of reception.
Pangha dragged his old body to the court, accompanied by his sons.
None of his sons have peace of mind. It is these sons who started the party struggle. Even if foreign enemies are around, his sons will not stop.
"Angel, does His Majesty the Emperor mean to blame me?" Pangha was a little scared.
I had never bordered the Ming Dynasty before. I knew that the Ming Dynasty was powerful, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful. Zhenla's elite troops were nothing compared to the Ming army.
"Your Majesty is so broad-minded, how can you care about trivial details?"
Hao Xuan said arrogantly: "The territory of our Kingdom is twenty thousand miles from south to north and ten thousand miles from west to east, which is hundreds of times that of your Kingdom of Cambodia."
"And Your Majesty controls the world to the extreme."
"I, the millions of enlightened people, respect Your Majesty to the extreme."
"Governing such a huge territory naturally requires many things to be managed every day, and His Majesty is able to own such a territory because he has a broad mind and can accommodate people as much as the sea."
Pangha and the Cambodian ministers, kings and grandsons were very shocked.
It's as big as hundreds of Cambodians.
Hundreds of millions of Ming people? Wouldn’t it be possible to destroy Cambodia in a matter of minutes?
The key point is that Hao Xuan's demeanor doesn't look like he is bragging.
Nonsense, which scholar-bureaucrat of the Ming Dynasty is not arrogant to the core? Bragging about Maverick's problems really can't be changed.
"Angel, I, Zhenla, am willing to send envoys to pay tribute to Your Majesty and make the Ming Dynasty our suzerain state."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hao Xuan sneered: "Are you worthy of being a vassal of the Celestial Dynasty?"
Pangha felt very humiliated. I, Zhenla, used to be the overlord of Central and South China, and you actually look down on me?
"Please don't be offended, Your Majesty. The foreign minister speaks straightforwardly. Because he is not good at studying, he failed the examination."
The more Hao Xuan explained, the more people felt they were looking down on them.
Pangha was confused: "What does it mean to lift a person?"
"Hmph, of course it's the imperial examination of the Celestial Empire. Who do you think the king will use to govern the country?" Hao Xuan said contemptuously.
Pang Ha looked around, they are all my cronies running the country.
"Hahaha!"
Hao Xuan laughed: "My Ming Dynasty is governed by scholars. Everyone in the world can read the books of sages. After ten years of hard work, study the meaning of the scriptures and study the teachings of the sages, and then rely on the imperial examination to pass the exam."
"Then he enters the Hanlin Academy to observe politics, selects the best and becomes an official, and then starts as a county magistrate and rises to the central government step by step."
"Re-entering the cabinet will assist His Majesty in governing the country. The capable will be promoted and the mediocre will be demoted. This will benefit the country and bring peace to the people."
This was the first time Pangha heard that officials were admitted through examinations. Can the slave-owning class agree?
Chenla was still in the transitional period from slavery to feudalism. The old aristocrats monopolized power and pushed several sons to fight in the party.
After being the king for decades, Pangha immediately discovered that this system was good, at least the emperor had great power.
"I dare to ask the angel, what if there are old nobles who object?" Pangha's question made many officials in the hall feel nervous.
Chenla is a hereditary system, farmers are farmers, merchants are merchants, and officials are always officials.
"I am nothing more than a scholar, not even a civil servant. How can I answer the king's question?" Hao Xuan was not stupid, he did not forget his purpose.
He did not help Zhenla come, but weakened Zhenla.
"What is a scholar?" Pangha asked like a hundred thousand whys.
Hao Xuan explained to him the differences between the imperial examination, scholar, scholar and Jinshi.
"Angels are talented enough to be talented, so they are talented people?"
Pangha saw how terrible Ming Dynasty was.
"There are one hundred thousand Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty. There are at least one million scholars like me. Why is it strange for the king?"
Hao Xuan was helpless. The scholar was too curmudgeonly. Otherwise, would he be able to become an official in Jiaozhi?
This is the foundation of Ming Dynasty.
There are millions of literate people and hundreds of thousands of powerful soldiers. It is truly a heavenly kingdom.
Pangha found that he couldn't afford to offend.
"Your Majesty, my dynasty has 2000 million people who are literate, and more than a million people who can master writing. And to manage the vast territory, my Ming Dynasty has an army of 300 million."
Pangha doesn’t believe it. I don’t even have that many people in Zhenla, but 2000 million people are literate. Are you kidding me?
But Hao Xuan looked at him with disdain: "If you don't believe me, go to Jiaozhi and see. Everyone in Jiaozhi is literate, even a three-year-old child can read."
This is true. Jiaozhi are all immigrants from the Jiangnan gentry, and they are all the essence of the Ming Dynasty.
"how is this possible?"
Cambodia was shocked.
Hao Xuan smiled and said nothing: "Because the Ming Dynasty was a dynasty, literacy is a basic quality, how can anyone not be able to do it?"
This is an exaggeration. The illiteracy rate in Ming Dynasty is still very high, but compared with any other country in the world, the literacy rate is definitely the first.
Pangha wanted to send someone to the Ming Dynasty, and then sent someone to Jiaozhi to see if it was true.
"Your Majesty, here comes the foreign minister."
"First, I want to thank your country for sending farmers to help with planting."
"Secondly, my Ming Dynasty moved in a group of people. We happened to be short of scarce supplies and wanted to invite..."
Hao Xuan saw Pangha changing his face and chuckled: "I would like to ask your country to send merchants to trade with our citizens."
"Our people have a lot of money, but Cochin is ruined and production will not be restored for a while."
"And domestic ships are migrating, and it is difficult to allocate enough manpower to transport supplies."
"The King respects His Majesty a lot, so the Governor sent me here to bestow favors on Cambodia."
Hao Xuan looked aloof and allowed Cambodia to trade, but he only gave them opportunities.
There is quite a bit of criticism in Cambodia about Hao Xuan's attitude.
But considering how powerful the Ming army was, he reluctantly agreed to trade with the Ming Dynasty. It would be best to buy some muskets.
"I am here to bestow you with grace."
"Second, give grace."
"I, Lord Zhu, the governor of Cochin, know very well that Cambodia is a small country and its people are poor. For the sake of good neighborliness and friendship, I want to trade with your country."
"I, Cochin, are willing to pay to buy a group of slaves from Cambodia."
Before Hao Xuan finished speaking, the Cambodian monarchs and ministers changed their expressions: "Angel, the Ming Dynasty is the kingdom of heaven, why does it need slaves?"
"Should I be asked to work in the fields? If we don't need slaves for planting, who should we use?" Hao Xuan asked seriously.
It seems reasonable.
"Angel, isn't Akito going to give birth?" Pangha seemed to feel that he could do it again.
"Bold!"
Hao Xuan shouted sharply: "If our Ming people were not engaged in production, where would the silk and porcelain come from? If our Ming people were not engaged in production, how would this glorious Ming Dynasty be established?"
"Angels calm down, angels calm down." Pangha really wanted to call himself a slut.
"There is a large forest in Jiaozhi, which naturally needs people to develop it. Do we want all my people to roll up their sleeves and work in the fields?"
Hao Xuan shouted: "Your Majesty, if you want to trade, then do it."
"If not, Laos and Siam are willing to trade with our Ming Dynasty."
"Angels, don't be angry." The Cambodian ministers came out to reconcile.
Hao Xuan also felt guilty. The people the emperor moved were all gentry. These people were good at writing but not good at fighting.
It is estimated that we will have to wait until next year for the Ming army to transport it.
He had to suppress Cambodia, then train Cambodian slaves to fight the Laotians, and then train a group of Laotians to fight the Cambodians.
Repeat this to train an elite. It is best to train the elite of the Three Kingdoms.
Then start negotiating the price.
Cochin has money but lacks slaves.
Soon, after the price was agreed upon, Hao Xuan said loudly: "I want 100 million people."
"what?"
The Cambodian monarchs and ministers looked at each other, why did Ming Dynasty need so many slaves?
"This matter is too big and needs to be discussed." Pang Ha asked someone to hold a banquet to serve Hao Xuan.
Then they began to discuss, thinking that there was something wrong with the Ming army, otherwise they would not buy so many slaves.
Pangha wanted to fight.
Anzan I also wanted to fight and test the Ming army's bottom line.
But everyone else opposed the war, thinking it was a good opportunity to make money. Ming's silver coins were very good, and they could also return items to Ming.
After some heated discussion.
Cambodia is willing to sell 20 slaves to Ming Dynasty first and hand them over at the border.
Hao Xuan sent someone to tell Zhu Ying.
The immigration work is proceeding in an orderly manner. Zhu Ying is currently taking a break from her busy schedule, writing letters home and teaching her son to read more.
Jiaozhi is about to enter the rainy season. No matter how well repaired the roads are during the rainy season, they will be damaged.
So the hub asked him to search for oil and build asphalt roads.
"Hao Xuan really has the ability to ask someone to hand over the slave and send the slave to him as soon as possible."
Zhu Ying considered: "The rainy season is coming. Send a message to Guangxi to stop immigration."
The number of Han people in Jiaozhi has soared to 300 million.
Mainly composed of the original Guangxi Army, there were over one million people including their families; another 200 million were moved from Jiangnan.
Stop immigration during the rainy season, otherwise 200 million people will immigrate.
He didn't know that the emperor wanted to move in 1000 million people.
In Nanjing.
Zhu Qiyu was thinking.
Chen You's son, Chen Neng, wrote a letter asking for two favors.
One is to severely punish Qin Hong; the other is to expand the mosque.
The mosque is an Islamic temple. It was built with money from Chen You and its name was given by Zhu Qiyu. This temple will be called Dongsi Mosque in the future.
"As soon as Chen Neng inherited the title, he caused trouble for me."
Qin Hong is the emperor's man.
So, how did Yu Qian use Qin Hong to bite Chen You?
This matter deserves further investigation.
Feng Xiao served tea: "Your Majesty, don't get so angry."
"I know who inspired Chen Neng to do this?"
Zhu Qiyu took the tea and took a sip: "Hold on to Qin Hong. Is this Yu Qian's reaction?"
"Ha ha."
"The temple cannot be expanded. Although I do not oppose faith, I do not support it, especially the Islamic religion, which I have no intention of spreading."
"Chen You was able to massacre the city in Turpan. Do his descendants really value temples that much?"
"Hmph, actually, Chen Neng was complaining to me, saying that his father died unfairly, and wanted me to help him investigate."
"What a fool!"
"I think his generation can't even keep their title!"
Chen You said that his children and grandchildren were incompetent, but it turned out that this was not incompetence, but stupidity.
Feng Xiao found a secret memorial.
The above is about the Hubei censor's impeachment of Chen You for taking merit.
In the fourth year of Jingtai, Chen You reported that he had killed more than 40 rebel Miao heads. The Ministry of War was suspicious and sent Shi Pu to investigate. In fact, he found that only [-] to [-] people were killed, but [-] soldiers were killed, and he was still the emperor. I helped Chen You suppress it.
Moreover, there was a report from the imperial censor that Chen You was suspected of using good people to take credit for his military exploits in Hami. He exaggerated his military exploits by too much.
Therefore, his title is not worthy of a marquis at all.
At most, he is an earl, and his life certificate only lasts one life.
But now that he has a marquis and a three-life certificate, isn't his death worth it? Am I not tolerant enough?
"Send to Beijing."
Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Let Zhou Hongmo go check it out."
"Your Majesty, is it too fast? After all, Chen You has just died, so you should check it out. I'm afraid it's the rabbit's death that makes the fox sad." Feng Xiao advised.
Mainly worried about other lords and feeling bored.
"That's right. It's sad for a rabbit to die and a fox to be sad. How can other honorable nobles sacrifice their lives for me!"
Zhu Qiyu considered: "Let the censor impeach Chen Neng and send them all to the cabinet. You can pass the message to Zhang Yong and ask Zhang Yong to help him remember it."
"My slave obeys the order." Feng Xiao kowtowed.
Chen Neng is really stupid.
At this time, being instigated by Yu Qian to play against the emperor, isn't this extremely stupid?
Are you qualified to sing with the emperor?
"How many times did Fang Ying invite you?"
"Go back to your Majesty, please give me two invitations." Feng Xiao reported back.
"Fang Ying is sensible. When he returns to the capital, I can breathe a sigh of relief."
Zhu Qiyu thought about it: "But Guangdong and Guangxi have to send someone to control it. Who is suitable?"
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that Guangdong and Guangxi are going to remove the governors and restore the old system?" Feng Xiao asked.
"There is Zhu Yong in the Guangdong army, but there is no one in the Guangxi army. Ou Xin and Tao Cheng are not in Guangxi. Once Fang Ying leaves, there will be no one to restrain those arrogant soldiers."
"Tiao Ouxin returned to Guangxi, no, Tiao Ouxin went to Jiaozhi and served as the commander-in-chief of Jiaozhi."
"Tell Liu Pu to Guangxi and serve as the commander-in-chief of Guangxi."
Feng Xiao's pupils shrank: "Your Majesty, are you in danger?"
"It will take some time to wait until Fang Ying returns to Beijing before dispatching people to leave."
Nanjing was a cage to the emperor.
He didn't dare to let go of anything, otherwise his safety would be in question and the world would be in turmoil.
"Zhu Ying said there are no soldiers available in Jiaozhi."
"Send an order to Yue Zheng, ordering Tao Cheng to speed up the purge, and mobilize [-] more Guizhou native soldiers to join forces."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were hesitant: "Tang reported that there is also a fierce battle in the northwest. Mansu'er is a powerful person, and Kou Shen may not be his opponent."
"Go and get Fan Guangxuan."
"Your Majesty, we can no longer send people away!"
Feng Xiaoji said: "We can order the governor to defend instead of attack. We must not transfer people from Nanjing!"
"In the terrain in the northwest, how can we defend instead of attack?"
"Kou Shen can fight small battles, but he can't fight big ones. He has to use a commander to control the northwest."
"Hami can't be thrown away."
"Hami has just returned from chaos to peace, and a group of Han people have moved in. Hami must be preserved. It contains my hard work and the people's trust in me."
Zhu Qiyu wanted to transfer a commander to fight the war.
There are not many people who can be commanders in the Ming Dynasty, such as Yu Qian, Fang Ying, Fan Guang and Wang Yue.
People like Yang Xin and Li Jin need to grow up before they can become commanders-in-chief in the future.
"Your Majesty, to protect Hami, just send a general. You can transfer people from the center. If it doesn't work, please ask the Duke to make another move."
Feng Xiao believes that Fan Guang is the last line of defense to protect the emperor, and Fan Guang must not be let go.
"What's more, Gansu has Shenying, Tao Jin, Fan Sheng, and Fan Jiong who are all good generals, and there are Kou governors who are strategizing. How come they can't even defend a small Hami?"
"Your Majesty, even if we can't defend it, what if Hami is lost?"
"As long as you are safe, we can capture a hundred Hami next year!"
"Your Majesty, your safety is of concern to the world, and there can be no problems at all!"
Feng Xiao told the truth.
The emperor could never make any mistakes.
"That's it, just give Kou Shen an order to defend the city...that's all, don't care about anything, let Kou Shen do whatever he wants."
Zhu Qiyu simply didn't worry.
If Hami is lost, just lose it, and just bring it back next year.
"Your Majesty, Shengming." Feng Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he was talking, Ye Sheng came into the palace to ask for an audience.
"Your Majesty, I have just received a report from Cochin. Cochin is about to enter the rainy season and immigration will be temporarily suspended."
Although Ye Sheng was in the garrison of Nanzhili, the emperor was here, so he did all the work.
"Then stop it. It's good food and drink. It's only for one year. I can afford it."
Ye Sheng rolled his eyes, using other people's money to support others, you are still better.
"Ye Qing, the internal funds have collected hundreds of millions of taels of silver from various governments."
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "It was said before that the Ming Dynasty was in a silver shortage, but after I ransacked my family and exterminated my clan, I got nearly one billion taels of silver. Why is this?"
Zhu Qiyu has been wondering.
The Ming Dynasty obviously has no money, there is no money on the market, and prices are very low. The main currency is copper coins, and the Ming Dynasty is a country short of silver. Why is there so much silver?
Ye Sheng chuckled: "Your Majesty, have you seen those deposits of silver?"
In fact, Ye Sheng was confused before, but after seeing these deposits, he suddenly realized.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Feng Xiao.
"Mr. Ye Ge, they all cost the same money." Feng Xiao was surprised.
Ye Sheng shook his head: "Eunuch Feng probably didn't look carefully. Some of the official seals on the silver coins are from the Tang Dynasty, some from the Song Dynasty, and the furthest ones are from the Han Dynasty!"
Zhu Qiyu understood immediately.
These are the wealthy landlords who have buried all their ancestors’ money.
It was not that the Ming Dynasty had no money, but that the money was buried and did not circulate in the market at all, leading to a serious silver shortage.
Moreover, the greater the silver shortage, the more valuable the silver was, the less they spent it, and the more they buried it in the ground. This repeated, leading to the Ming Dynasty's silver shortage.
As a result, the emperor copied everything this time.
Therefore, all kinds of money copied and family assets saved for thousands of years were all obtained by the emperor.
So I got so much money.
"Ye Qing, will there be so much extra money on the market causing inflation?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
(End of this chapter)
Xia Xun Port.
Akito disembarked from the boat in an orderly manner. They were all dressed in silk, fanning themselves, and dragged their families down the pier.
All the family's finances are on the boat, and they need to be registered first and then have people come to haul things.
After getting off the boat, follow the flow of people to the immigration office to go through the formalities, such as receiving land, household registration and other things.
They are all family-centered, and many people who come off the boat are from the same family, or from the same village, and are all related by relatives.
The boss of the boat also disembarked and led the people on the boat to the immigration point, laughing along the way.
This scene, instead of being a sinner's immigration, is a rich man's tourism.
After registering one by one.
The large and small boxes are loaded onto the carriage with handlebars and transported to the immigration station.
If you meet someone who is wealthy, you will give him a few cents as a reward.
These carriages all belong to the Immigration Station, and the drivers who drive the carriages are all Annan slaves. They are lucky that they were not sent to pave the road.
Working in the immigration office is nothing more than getting a little angry and occasionally getting some reward money.
Just waiting on people, not too tiring.
They know very well that Mr. Akito cannot be messed with.
A few days ago, an Annan slave had a quarrel with Mingren and was killed by the guards on the spot. Master Mingren acted as if nothing happened.
This is stipulated in the Ming Law. A Ming person can kill anyone except a Ming person without guilt.
What thoughts do the Annamites dare to have?
They were all the lucky ones after the massacre. They saw that the legs of the Ming army were weak. How dare they reason with the Ming army?
"Gentlemen, this way, this way!"
The boat boss, like his third grandson, led these immigrant men to the immigration point to go through the formalities. After completing the formalities, they could receive their rewards.
A copper penny is enough to live a person's life, which is today's penny.
The name has not been changed yet, and I am still studying the original name. In fact, all I use is new money.
"Damn it, you good-for-nothing, don't get in the way of all the gentlemen!"
The boss of the ship kicked down an Annan slave: "And you, what are you looking at? Can you, a Ming Dynasty lady, be a bitch like you? Pull out your eyeballs!"
The Annan slaves all lowered their heads, pulling things to work.
This boat can hold 120 people.
Basically, it can't even fit a large family, but there is no way. The Han people are expensive, and all the large and small bags have to be moved to Annan. This is what is packed on the ship.
During the first wave of immigrants, the maximum number of people in a boat was 1000, and they were transported here like piglets regardless of life or death.
Now that it's no longer possible, Long live the Lord issued a decree to reward each ship with money. The more living people are moved over, the more money will be earned.
Anyway, the ship is owned by the public, and the expenses are paid out of internal funds. Of course, the more times it is transported, the more money they make.
Ship bosses like them are all recruited from the original boat crew and earn wages plus rewards.
When the immigration wave is over, they will also make a lot of money. It is no problem to become a landlord when they return. If they stay in Cochin, they will be a rich man.
Long live the Lord's will, not only to reward the boatmen, but also to the immigration points.
Therefore, the immigration point has also changed its attitude.
Long tube-shaped houses were built to protect the Han people who lined up from the sun, and a single-room lounge was also set up. Those who were willing to pay to enter the lounge were welcomed with both hands.
The staff at the immigration station are officials from Jiaozhi and are all talents from the mainland.
Officials in Jiaozhi have a path of advancement and can become officials.
At this stage, immigration is the greatest achievement.
Jiaozhi is divided into six prefectures. Xia Xun Port is not far from Jiaozhou. It is a wharf opened by Jiaozhou Prefecture. It was formerly called Dongfeng Port. Because of Xia Xun's outstanding contributions, it was named after him.
Governor Zhu Ying ordered that Jingtai's 11-year political performance should be assessed based on the number of immigrants. Whoever recruits more immigrants will have greater achievements.
The emperor also gave rewards and merits could be counted.
The officials at the immigration point are naturally very motivated.
From morning to night, people from Wuyang Wuyang line up outside the door, working more than eight hours a day.
There are more than ten staff members in each immigration office. Everyone is extremely busy, but they don’t feel tired.
The immigration station also has supporting facilities such as a post station and restaurants. As long as you have money, this place is paradise.
"Everyone, just line up here. Do you want to drink some water?"
The boss of the boat held a bamboo basket with bamboo tubes inside: "A bottle of water costs one cent, which is a good deal. It's all boiled water."
However, these Jiangnan gentry felt deeply strapped for money.
He was very angry. If he could buy the entire immigration settlement before, wouldn't it just be money? How many things do my family have?
Now, forget it, you have to spend money wherever you go.
There are boys taking turns distributing wooden cards. The boys have dark skin and speak jerky Cantonese. Occasionally, they are challenged by immigrants.
Because they are Annan slaves, they are not human in the eyes of Akito.
These sinners in the Ming Dynasty, when they arrived in Jiaozhi, they were all uncles. That was long live the grace.
A noble lady, wearing a veil, walked to the immigration point. The official looked up at her and asked, "Name?"
"Mr. Xu." The lady whispered softly.
The clerk quickly wrote down his name, place of origin, and new address.
Then he took out a wooden sign, wrote Xu's name on the wooden sign, and handed out a bundle tied with hemp rope.
When Xu took it, she felt it was very heavy.
There is a knife, a crossbow, and a pot of arrows.
Then there is the new household registration, which is the same as the Jiangnan household registration.
A land deed, a house deed, and four slave deeds.
There is also a bank stub, the amount is ten yuan, and there is a small mark on it: The emperor's gift.
The strange thing is that there is also a wooden ticket and a stone ticket.
And a slave trade license, valid until Jingtai 21 years.
At the bottom was an IOU, owed a set of farm tools and a set of iron pots, and the follow-up was the time to return the items.
Seeing the noble lady surprised.
The clerk explained: "The farm tools have been distributed and are being transported from above. When they are delivered to your home, they will be delivered to your home. You can sign for them with the IOU."
"Thank you, sir."
The lady couldn't lift it, so she asked her son to help.
She is a concubine, and her husband's family is a gentry from the south of the Yangtze River. He was immigrated to Jiaozhi for spreading rumors.
When she was caught, she thought her life was ruined, but instead of being punished by death, her entire family was moved to Cochin.
I thought Jiaozhi was a devil's cave, but I realized how comfortable it was when I got on the boat. Except that there were no maids and women to wait on me, everything else was as usual. No officers or soldiers insulted the women.
Even when they arrived in Jiaozhi, she, a concubine with no status, was given the same amount of things, land, houses, and slaves as her husband.
She has a son and a daughter, the youngest daughter is only four years old.
After the officials registered, they also received the same share.
Everyone is the same, regardless of gender or age.
"Mom, it's too heavy!" Her son is also a young master. He can't lift three things without farm tools.
The lady helped to drag him and found her husband among the crowd.
Her husband sat on the floor panting from exhaustion.
He had one wife, six concubines, and twelve children. He thought he would suffer when he arrived in Jiaozhi, but who knew that he could still live the life in Jiangnan.
As long as there are more than ten people in the house, an extra shop will be given to him. His family has just twenty people, so he will be given two shops.
It's just that his mother's fate was not good and she was frightened to death when she was arrested.
Everything else is pretty good.
As for resenting His Majesty, I must be resentful in my heart and dare not say it out loud.
They gathered with the entire family, which has more than 600 people and occupies half of Yule County.
"I'll go out and hire a handlebar to deliver the things away."
As he walked, he muttered: "We shouldn't have dismissed the servants at home. It would be great to bring them here. It's a big loss for a hectare of land."
Not everyone was removed.
Among all the criminals, those who had a certain skill could do anything. Even a gentry who knew carpentry was considered a skill and was left in Jiangnan.
Therefore, the things that were removed were nothing. To be precise, they were house borers. They were all removed.
After registering as immigrants, the officials will ignore them.
Cochin is experiencing a boom in immigration, and handlebars are too busy to take on the work, so prices are naturally high.
But those who received the things were not short of money.
From the port to Xindi, some distances are very long and it takes several days to walk, so there are piers and posts along the way.
Because of the long distance, there will be petty theft.
Zhu Ying ordered that all thieves in Jiaozhi territory should be driven to the mountains to open up cultivated land.
He moved what he had done in Shandong to Jiaozhi, which at least made the immigration more orderly.
Even if you are traveling for a few days, you don’t have to worry about being stolen or robbed.
Those alive in Jiaozhi were either Annan sinners and slaves, Jiangnan gentry sinners, or Guangxi soldiers. No one dared to defy the imperial court.
Huge teams and thousands of carriages passed on the official road, with different destinations, some close and some far away.
The family walked for more than six hours before they arrived.
After getting off the car, everyone was stunned.
Looking at the new home in front of me, it is completely different from what I imagined. They are all earth houses!
It seems that there are no serious big houses in the whole Yule.
"So poor?" someone cried.
Hundreds of people remained silent, their hearts filled with disappointment.
"The wooden tickets and stone tickets should be given to us to build a house." The lady whispered.
"Ah, let's take one step at a time."
Her man smiled bitterly: "Let's settle the family first. It's too hot in this place. We need to protect ourselves from mosquitoes. By the way, we already have the slave contract, so why don't we have slaves?"
"I didn't dare to ask any more questions. I guess it was issued uniformly, right?"
The noble lady can only do it herself, simply clean it up, and then let the slave clean it up when the slave arrives.
She has a lot of stuff at home.
When you ransack your home, you only took away your belongings. Clothes and other items were still yours.
When moving, a batch of furniture and clothes were sold, and the rest was shipped to the new home in Cochin.
"I'll ask the clan leader."
His family was better off, but the patriarch's family was the worst. Thousands of years of family wealth had been plundered by the emperor.
This old man had a good attitude. I heard that many stubborn old men died in prison after hearing that they were confiscated.
Can the dead miser be burned?
His mother just couldn't stand having her belongings confiscated and died.
"I asked the county magistrate and he said there are not enough slaves. They will be distributed later. There is not enough room for one person per family. If you have a slave trade license, you can find a way to catch them yourself."
Just talking.
The county captain personally escorted the slaves over.
The patriarch illuminated the slave with a kerosene lamp: "Mother, why is it so dark? Why are there not many women?"
"Old man, at your age, you still want to have a queen?" the county captain joked.
"Go, go, go, how old am I, and you still do such shameless things?"
The patriarch scolded him: "There are many women in the house, and there are not many maids and women to help them. It is not convenient."
"Old man, please stop being picky. There are no more of these. The next batch of immigrants will have to wait a month before they can have slaves. Your family will just make do with what you have."
The patriarch felt unhappy.
Others quickly smoothed things over and asked about the origin of the county captain.
After all, they are rooted here, so they will inevitably have to deal with the county. It is best to get more food in the future.
"I am from Guangxi. I retired from the army. I have made great achievements in battle. The emperor has approved my transfer to the county as an official."
The people in the army are simple, and the county captain is not so thoughtful: "My surname is Tao. I used to fight with Uncle Tangzhou and served as his personal soldier."
"I caught these slaves with my own hands."
With a proud face on his face, he asked someone to register the number of slaves in a register. After checking them one by one, he asked them to sign and fingerprint them, and then the handover was completed.
"Lord County Captain, when will the other slaves be available?"
"Don't wait, it won't arrive."
The county lieutenant smiled bitterly: "I heard from the county that there were too many people moved here. It would be good if one family could share one slave. I heard that this would also delay the water control in the north, and the central government was in trouble. The emperor gave special approval to move it. Slave for you.”
Hearing this, doesn’t the emperor keep his word? Give a slave deed but not issue a slave?
"Isn't the slave contract useless?"
"It's useful. The slave contract is very useful."
The county captain told them: "You all have a slave trading certificate. You can use this certificate to catch slaves yourself, or you can hire someone to catch slaves. If you catch them, you can use them yourself or sell them back to your hometown."
"Anyway, the slave trade certificate and the slave deed are the most valuable. You should keep them safe and not replace them if they are lost."
The clan leader could tell that there was something in his words.
Hurry and give him a silver coin.
The county lieutenant smiled honestly: "This land is not deserted. Do you know why?"
"I followed the Governor to attack Laos and arrived at the capital of Laos."
"The King of Laos was afraid, so he sent people to farm our land."
"If you were smarter, you would have turned these people into your slaves, wouldn't you have come?"
Upon hearing this, this clan asked, "Then, will that cause the Holy Spirit to be dissatisfied?"
They are really afraid of the emperor. The emperor has no moral ethics.
"Grandpa Emperor? Grandpa Emperor is so kind to us, how can he be angry?" He is a native of Guangxi and does not understand the horror of being dominated by the emperor.
At this point, he stopped talking again.
The clan leader gave another silver coin.
"Hey, let me tell you, I have twelve concubines in my family. Do you know how they got here?"
The county captain smiled strangely: "The emperor said that we Han people are the biggest in Jiaozhi, and this world belongs to us Han people, and everyone else is a slave."
It sounds like it would be a good idea to immigrate to Cochin.
The lowest level of the Ming Dynasty were tenants, but tenants were different from slaves. Slaves could be beaten to death at will, but tenants could not.
"But remember it. We can't let these people get weapons. They have retired from the battlefield and are capable of fighting. They must remember it."
The county captain gave some instructions and then went on duty.
In the evening, this group of people sat together to discuss.
All immigrants immigrate as a family. The family owns a piece of paper, which clearly states how many people are working on the land.
"We don't have servants anymore, so how can we turn these people into tenants?"
"They are not tenants, they are slaves. Coax them first, and then they will become our slaves little by little." Someone suggested.
"I heard that the county captain's soldiers can be hired. We can hire them."
This time everyone understands that one person has four slave contracts, this is how people come to be.
Give them to a few slaves first, and then use these slaves to turn the farmers into slaves. Wouldn't that give you power?
The population of a county is divided according to area.
The emperor granted a lot of land, but the land was scattered, including mature land, raw land, and forest land.
For example, in a developed county, there will be less land and a large population.
For example, in places with many forests, there are fewer people and more land, but these lands need to be cultivated.
Tao Xianwei weighed the silver coins and went home. He wanted to buy some wine, but he couldn't.
The people of Cochin are rich, but they have no supplies. They have to rely on supplies from the mainland.
Moreover, the war had just ended, and there were not many merchants coming to do business.
Therefore, Cochin was short of supplies.
The soldiers in Guangxi are all extremely rich, but they can't even eat canned goods.
Of course, although they were rich, they married many women and gave birth to many children. Just like Tao County Lieutenant, who had twelve concubines and fifteen children at home.
On average, they are actually not wealthy.
You still have to work hard.
Sitting in front of the table, my eyes turned green when I saw the vegetables on the plate: "Why is it vegetables again? Am I a rabbit? I eat vegetables, vegetables, vegetables every day. When I was a soldier, I didn't eat this!"
"Official, I can't buy meat. I heard that the supply ship was robbed when it arrived at the port. It can't reach our small place at all."
Tao Xianwei said: "Why don't those damn merchants do business? I have so much money that I can't spend it!"
To facilitate the reception of immigrants.
Zhu Ying ordered that ports be built in various places.
There are large batches of boats going to and from the mainland and Jiaozhi every day.
There are three main routes from Daming to Jiaozhi. One is by land, passing through Guangxi and heading south.
One is to take the river inland, then switch to sea-going ships when arriving at Fenghuang Prefecture in Guangxi, and the sea-going ships will dock along Jiaozhi. This is the route taken by immigrants from the south of the Yangtze River.
The other way is to take the sea all the way.
But basically we take the inland river, then take a section of the sea, usually stopping at Hongji Port, and then change to the river boat. After all, there are Japanese pirates on the sea, the wind and waves are strong, and no one can bear the responsibility if something happens.
The route from Daming to Jiaozhi is very busy, with tens of thousands of ships passing by every day.
but.
Immigration is slow, people move slowly, bringing their property and families with them.
This makes it impossible for material ships to be transported in time.
Those who want to come to Jiaozhi to do business cannot take the inland river boat trip because they are all blocked by official ships. They must either go by land and pick up the goods little by little to sell them; or they can go all the way by sea and risk the Japanese pirates to come and do business.
The immigration ship does not return empty.
They would pack the fruit and go to Fenghuang Mansion. Fenghuang Mansion was home to canneries, which would make cans and sell them in the north.
Therefore, the people of Jiaozhi are making money every day, but they cannot spend it.
The people of Jiaozhi are definitely the richest.
"Let's just eat it. In winter, our chickens and ducks will be able to eat it."
"When my chickens and ducks grow up to be edible, I will eat all the bones!"
Tao Xianwei wiped his tears while eating the pickled vegetables.
People up and down Jiaozhi are not able to eat meat, and Zhu Ying is no exception.
Cambodia.
Now is the end of the Chenla Dynasty. King Pangha Yat is getting old, and party strife has become extremely fierce.
Last year, we took advantage and invaded the territory of the Champaign State.
The two northern provinces were forcibly occupied by the Ming army. Later, Cambodia gave a large amount of food, and the Ming army withdrew from Cambodia. The reason why it is called Cambodia is a transliteration. In the Song Dynasty, it was called Zhenla, also known as Zhenlifu. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called "Gan Bozhi". In the early Ming Dynasty, it was called "Gan Wuzhe". It was translated into Cambodia during the Xuande period.
Hao Xuan slowly went to Phnom Penh to serve as ambassador to Cambodia.
When he heard that the envoy was coming, Pangha immediately sent troops to escort him.
The Ming Dynasty massacred Annan, which caused extreme fear in Cambodia. However, the heavenly soldiers were the heavenly soldiers. Apart from the weak terrain advantage, Cambodia had no way to resist the heavenly soldiers. It could only pray to the Buddha to let the heavenly soldiers die of illness and not come to attack Zhenla.
It took Hao Xuan a month to arrive in Phnom Penh.
Cambodia gave him the highest standard of reception.
Pangha dragged his old body to the court, accompanied by his sons.
None of his sons have peace of mind. It is these sons who started the party struggle. Even if foreign enemies are around, his sons will not stop.
"Angel, does His Majesty the Emperor mean to blame me?" Pangha was a little scared.
I had never bordered the Ming Dynasty before. I knew that the Ming Dynasty was powerful, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful. Zhenla's elite troops were nothing compared to the Ming army.
"Your Majesty is so broad-minded, how can you care about trivial details?"
Hao Xuan said arrogantly: "The territory of our Kingdom is twenty thousand miles from south to north and ten thousand miles from west to east, which is hundreds of times that of your Kingdom of Cambodia."
"And Your Majesty controls the world to the extreme."
"I, the millions of enlightened people, respect Your Majesty to the extreme."
"Governing such a huge territory naturally requires many things to be managed every day, and His Majesty is able to own such a territory because he has a broad mind and can accommodate people as much as the sea."
Pangha and the Cambodian ministers, kings and grandsons were very shocked.
It's as big as hundreds of Cambodians.
Hundreds of millions of Ming people? Wouldn’t it be possible to destroy Cambodia in a matter of minutes?
The key point is that Hao Xuan's demeanor doesn't look like he is bragging.
Nonsense, which scholar-bureaucrat of the Ming Dynasty is not arrogant to the core? Bragging about Maverick's problems really can't be changed.
"Angel, I, Zhenla, am willing to send envoys to pay tribute to Your Majesty and make the Ming Dynasty our suzerain state."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hao Xuan sneered: "Are you worthy of being a vassal of the Celestial Dynasty?"
Pangha felt very humiliated. I, Zhenla, used to be the overlord of Central and South China, and you actually look down on me?
"Please don't be offended, Your Majesty. The foreign minister speaks straightforwardly. Because he is not good at studying, he failed the examination."
The more Hao Xuan explained, the more people felt they were looking down on them.
Pangha was confused: "What does it mean to lift a person?"
"Hmph, of course it's the imperial examination of the Celestial Empire. Who do you think the king will use to govern the country?" Hao Xuan said contemptuously.
Pang Ha looked around, they are all my cronies running the country.
"Hahaha!"
Hao Xuan laughed: "My Ming Dynasty is governed by scholars. Everyone in the world can read the books of sages. After ten years of hard work, study the meaning of the scriptures and study the teachings of the sages, and then rely on the imperial examination to pass the exam."
"Then he enters the Hanlin Academy to observe politics, selects the best and becomes an official, and then starts as a county magistrate and rises to the central government step by step."
"Re-entering the cabinet will assist His Majesty in governing the country. The capable will be promoted and the mediocre will be demoted. This will benefit the country and bring peace to the people."
This was the first time Pangha heard that officials were admitted through examinations. Can the slave-owning class agree?
Chenla was still in the transitional period from slavery to feudalism. The old aristocrats monopolized power and pushed several sons to fight in the party.
After being the king for decades, Pangha immediately discovered that this system was good, at least the emperor had great power.
"I dare to ask the angel, what if there are old nobles who object?" Pangha's question made many officials in the hall feel nervous.
Chenla is a hereditary system, farmers are farmers, merchants are merchants, and officials are always officials.
"I am nothing more than a scholar, not even a civil servant. How can I answer the king's question?" Hao Xuan was not stupid, he did not forget his purpose.
He did not help Zhenla come, but weakened Zhenla.
"What is a scholar?" Pangha asked like a hundred thousand whys.
Hao Xuan explained to him the differences between the imperial examination, scholar, scholar and Jinshi.
"Angels are talented enough to be talented, so they are talented people?"
Pangha saw how terrible Ming Dynasty was.
"There are one hundred thousand Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty. There are at least one million scholars like me. Why is it strange for the king?"
Hao Xuan was helpless. The scholar was too curmudgeonly. Otherwise, would he be able to become an official in Jiaozhi?
This is the foundation of Ming Dynasty.
There are millions of literate people and hundreds of thousands of powerful soldiers. It is truly a heavenly kingdom.
Pangha found that he couldn't afford to offend.
"Your Majesty, my dynasty has 2000 million people who are literate, and more than a million people who can master writing. And to manage the vast territory, my Ming Dynasty has an army of 300 million."
Pangha doesn’t believe it. I don’t even have that many people in Zhenla, but 2000 million people are literate. Are you kidding me?
But Hao Xuan looked at him with disdain: "If you don't believe me, go to Jiaozhi and see. Everyone in Jiaozhi is literate, even a three-year-old child can read."
This is true. Jiaozhi are all immigrants from the Jiangnan gentry, and they are all the essence of the Ming Dynasty.
"how is this possible?"
Cambodia was shocked.
Hao Xuan smiled and said nothing: "Because the Ming Dynasty was a dynasty, literacy is a basic quality, how can anyone not be able to do it?"
This is an exaggeration. The illiteracy rate in Ming Dynasty is still very high, but compared with any other country in the world, the literacy rate is definitely the first.
Pangha wanted to send someone to the Ming Dynasty, and then sent someone to Jiaozhi to see if it was true.
"Your Majesty, here comes the foreign minister."
"First, I want to thank your country for sending farmers to help with planting."
"Secondly, my Ming Dynasty moved in a group of people. We happened to be short of scarce supplies and wanted to invite..."
Hao Xuan saw Pangha changing his face and chuckled: "I would like to ask your country to send merchants to trade with our citizens."
"Our people have a lot of money, but Cochin is ruined and production will not be restored for a while."
"And domestic ships are migrating, and it is difficult to allocate enough manpower to transport supplies."
"The King respects His Majesty a lot, so the Governor sent me here to bestow favors on Cambodia."
Hao Xuan looked aloof and allowed Cambodia to trade, but he only gave them opportunities.
There is quite a bit of criticism in Cambodia about Hao Xuan's attitude.
But considering how powerful the Ming army was, he reluctantly agreed to trade with the Ming Dynasty. It would be best to buy some muskets.
"I am here to bestow you with grace."
"Second, give grace."
"I, Lord Zhu, the governor of Cochin, know very well that Cambodia is a small country and its people are poor. For the sake of good neighborliness and friendship, I want to trade with your country."
"I, Cochin, are willing to pay to buy a group of slaves from Cambodia."
Before Hao Xuan finished speaking, the Cambodian monarchs and ministers changed their expressions: "Angel, the Ming Dynasty is the kingdom of heaven, why does it need slaves?"
"Should I be asked to work in the fields? If we don't need slaves for planting, who should we use?" Hao Xuan asked seriously.
It seems reasonable.
"Angel, isn't Akito going to give birth?" Pangha seemed to feel that he could do it again.
"Bold!"
Hao Xuan shouted sharply: "If our Ming people were not engaged in production, where would the silk and porcelain come from? If our Ming people were not engaged in production, how would this glorious Ming Dynasty be established?"
"Angels calm down, angels calm down." Pangha really wanted to call himself a slut.
"There is a large forest in Jiaozhi, which naturally needs people to develop it. Do we want all my people to roll up their sleeves and work in the fields?"
Hao Xuan shouted: "Your Majesty, if you want to trade, then do it."
"If not, Laos and Siam are willing to trade with our Ming Dynasty."
"Angels, don't be angry." The Cambodian ministers came out to reconcile.
Hao Xuan also felt guilty. The people the emperor moved were all gentry. These people were good at writing but not good at fighting.
It is estimated that we will have to wait until next year for the Ming army to transport it.
He had to suppress Cambodia, then train Cambodian slaves to fight the Laotians, and then train a group of Laotians to fight the Cambodians.
Repeat this to train an elite. It is best to train the elite of the Three Kingdoms.
Then start negotiating the price.
Cochin has money but lacks slaves.
Soon, after the price was agreed upon, Hao Xuan said loudly: "I want 100 million people."
"what?"
The Cambodian monarchs and ministers looked at each other, why did Ming Dynasty need so many slaves?
"This matter is too big and needs to be discussed." Pang Ha asked someone to hold a banquet to serve Hao Xuan.
Then they began to discuss, thinking that there was something wrong with the Ming army, otherwise they would not buy so many slaves.
Pangha wanted to fight.
Anzan I also wanted to fight and test the Ming army's bottom line.
But everyone else opposed the war, thinking it was a good opportunity to make money. Ming's silver coins were very good, and they could also return items to Ming.
After some heated discussion.
Cambodia is willing to sell 20 slaves to Ming Dynasty first and hand them over at the border.
Hao Xuan sent someone to tell Zhu Ying.
The immigration work is proceeding in an orderly manner. Zhu Ying is currently taking a break from her busy schedule, writing letters home and teaching her son to read more.
Jiaozhi is about to enter the rainy season. No matter how well repaired the roads are during the rainy season, they will be damaged.
So the hub asked him to search for oil and build asphalt roads.
"Hao Xuan really has the ability to ask someone to hand over the slave and send the slave to him as soon as possible."
Zhu Ying considered: "The rainy season is coming. Send a message to Guangxi to stop immigration."
The number of Han people in Jiaozhi has soared to 300 million.
Mainly composed of the original Guangxi Army, there were over one million people including their families; another 200 million were moved from Jiangnan.
Stop immigration during the rainy season, otherwise 200 million people will immigrate.
He didn't know that the emperor wanted to move in 1000 million people.
In Nanjing.
Zhu Qiyu was thinking.
Chen You's son, Chen Neng, wrote a letter asking for two favors.
One is to severely punish Qin Hong; the other is to expand the mosque.
The mosque is an Islamic temple. It was built with money from Chen You and its name was given by Zhu Qiyu. This temple will be called Dongsi Mosque in the future.
"As soon as Chen Neng inherited the title, he caused trouble for me."
Qin Hong is the emperor's man.
So, how did Yu Qian use Qin Hong to bite Chen You?
This matter deserves further investigation.
Feng Xiao served tea: "Your Majesty, don't get so angry."
"I know who inspired Chen Neng to do this?"
Zhu Qiyu took the tea and took a sip: "Hold on to Qin Hong. Is this Yu Qian's reaction?"
"Ha ha."
"The temple cannot be expanded. Although I do not oppose faith, I do not support it, especially the Islamic religion, which I have no intention of spreading."
"Chen You was able to massacre the city in Turpan. Do his descendants really value temples that much?"
"Hmph, actually, Chen Neng was complaining to me, saying that his father died unfairly, and wanted me to help him investigate."
"What a fool!"
"I think his generation can't even keep their title!"
Chen You said that his children and grandchildren were incompetent, but it turned out that this was not incompetence, but stupidity.
Feng Xiao found a secret memorial.
The above is about the Hubei censor's impeachment of Chen You for taking merit.
In the fourth year of Jingtai, Chen You reported that he had killed more than 40 rebel Miao heads. The Ministry of War was suspicious and sent Shi Pu to investigate. In fact, he found that only [-] to [-] people were killed, but [-] soldiers were killed, and he was still the emperor. I helped Chen You suppress it.
Moreover, there was a report from the imperial censor that Chen You was suspected of using good people to take credit for his military exploits in Hami. He exaggerated his military exploits by too much.
Therefore, his title is not worthy of a marquis at all.
At most, he is an earl, and his life certificate only lasts one life.
But now that he has a marquis and a three-life certificate, isn't his death worth it? Am I not tolerant enough?
"Send to Beijing."
Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Let Zhou Hongmo go check it out."
"Your Majesty, is it too fast? After all, Chen You has just died, so you should check it out. I'm afraid it's the rabbit's death that makes the fox sad." Feng Xiao advised.
Mainly worried about other lords and feeling bored.
"That's right. It's sad for a rabbit to die and a fox to be sad. How can other honorable nobles sacrifice their lives for me!"
Zhu Qiyu considered: "Let the censor impeach Chen Neng and send them all to the cabinet. You can pass the message to Zhang Yong and ask Zhang Yong to help him remember it."
"My slave obeys the order." Feng Xiao kowtowed.
Chen Neng is really stupid.
At this time, being instigated by Yu Qian to play against the emperor, isn't this extremely stupid?
Are you qualified to sing with the emperor?
"How many times did Fang Ying invite you?"
"Go back to your Majesty, please give me two invitations." Feng Xiao reported back.
"Fang Ying is sensible. When he returns to the capital, I can breathe a sigh of relief."
Zhu Qiyu thought about it: "But Guangdong and Guangxi have to send someone to control it. Who is suitable?"
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that Guangdong and Guangxi are going to remove the governors and restore the old system?" Feng Xiao asked.
"There is Zhu Yong in the Guangdong army, but there is no one in the Guangxi army. Ou Xin and Tao Cheng are not in Guangxi. Once Fang Ying leaves, there will be no one to restrain those arrogant soldiers."
"Tiao Ouxin returned to Guangxi, no, Tiao Ouxin went to Jiaozhi and served as the commander-in-chief of Jiaozhi."
"Tell Liu Pu to Guangxi and serve as the commander-in-chief of Guangxi."
Feng Xiao's pupils shrank: "Your Majesty, are you in danger?"
"It will take some time to wait until Fang Ying returns to Beijing before dispatching people to leave."
Nanjing was a cage to the emperor.
He didn't dare to let go of anything, otherwise his safety would be in question and the world would be in turmoil.
"Zhu Ying said there are no soldiers available in Jiaozhi."
"Send an order to Yue Zheng, ordering Tao Cheng to speed up the purge, and mobilize [-] more Guizhou native soldiers to join forces."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were hesitant: "Tang reported that there is also a fierce battle in the northwest. Mansu'er is a powerful person, and Kou Shen may not be his opponent."
"Go and get Fan Guangxuan."
"Your Majesty, we can no longer send people away!"
Feng Xiaoji said: "We can order the governor to defend instead of attack. We must not transfer people from Nanjing!"
"In the terrain in the northwest, how can we defend instead of attack?"
"Kou Shen can fight small battles, but he can't fight big ones. He has to use a commander to control the northwest."
"Hami can't be thrown away."
"Hami has just returned from chaos to peace, and a group of Han people have moved in. Hami must be preserved. It contains my hard work and the people's trust in me."
Zhu Qiyu wanted to transfer a commander to fight the war.
There are not many people who can be commanders in the Ming Dynasty, such as Yu Qian, Fang Ying, Fan Guang and Wang Yue.
People like Yang Xin and Li Jin need to grow up before they can become commanders-in-chief in the future.
"Your Majesty, to protect Hami, just send a general. You can transfer people from the center. If it doesn't work, please ask the Duke to make another move."
Feng Xiao believes that Fan Guang is the last line of defense to protect the emperor, and Fan Guang must not be let go.
"What's more, Gansu has Shenying, Tao Jin, Fan Sheng, and Fan Jiong who are all good generals, and there are Kou governors who are strategizing. How come they can't even defend a small Hami?"
"Your Majesty, even if we can't defend it, what if Hami is lost?"
"As long as you are safe, we can capture a hundred Hami next year!"
"Your Majesty, your safety is of concern to the world, and there can be no problems at all!"
Feng Xiao told the truth.
The emperor could never make any mistakes.
"That's it, just give Kou Shen an order to defend the city...that's all, don't care about anything, let Kou Shen do whatever he wants."
Zhu Qiyu simply didn't worry.
If Hami is lost, just lose it, and just bring it back next year.
"Your Majesty, Shengming." Feng Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he was talking, Ye Sheng came into the palace to ask for an audience.
"Your Majesty, I have just received a report from Cochin. Cochin is about to enter the rainy season and immigration will be temporarily suspended."
Although Ye Sheng was in the garrison of Nanzhili, the emperor was here, so he did all the work.
"Then stop it. It's good food and drink. It's only for one year. I can afford it."
Ye Sheng rolled his eyes, using other people's money to support others, you are still better.
"Ye Qing, the internal funds have collected hundreds of millions of taels of silver from various governments."
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "It was said before that the Ming Dynasty was in a silver shortage, but after I ransacked my family and exterminated my clan, I got nearly one billion taels of silver. Why is this?"
Zhu Qiyu has been wondering.
The Ming Dynasty obviously has no money, there is no money on the market, and prices are very low. The main currency is copper coins, and the Ming Dynasty is a country short of silver. Why is there so much silver?
Ye Sheng chuckled: "Your Majesty, have you seen those deposits of silver?"
In fact, Ye Sheng was confused before, but after seeing these deposits, he suddenly realized.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Feng Xiao.
"Mr. Ye Ge, they all cost the same money." Feng Xiao was surprised.
Ye Sheng shook his head: "Eunuch Feng probably didn't look carefully. Some of the official seals on the silver coins are from the Tang Dynasty, some from the Song Dynasty, and the furthest ones are from the Han Dynasty!"
Zhu Qiyu understood immediately.
These are the wealthy landlords who have buried all their ancestors’ money.
It was not that the Ming Dynasty had no money, but that the money was buried and did not circulate in the market at all, leading to a serious silver shortage.
Moreover, the greater the silver shortage, the more valuable the silver was, the less they spent it, and the more they buried it in the ground. This repeated, leading to the Ming Dynasty's silver shortage.
As a result, the emperor copied everything this time.
Therefore, all kinds of money copied and family assets saved for thousands of years were all obtained by the emperor.
So I got so much money.
"Ye Qing, will there be so much extra money on the market causing inflation?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
(End of this chapter)
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