Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 324 In the twelfth year of Jingtai, a new province was added

"Cesarean section, cataract removal, stone removal, amputation and other surgical methods, but I think the methods are crude, maybe the translation does not convey the meaning."

Zhu Qiyu discovered that there was a record of plastic surgery in Tan Yunxian's records.

Cut a piece of skin from the patient's cheek or forehead, but not completely separate it, and then insert it into the nose area, and then separate it from the original area after it grows. This is a nose augmentation surgery.

"Surgeries in Chinese medicine are mostly used in the military, such as amputation."

"But in the Meng Yuan medical books in the palace collection, I have seen surgeries using anesthetics. It seems that the cannibals are more proficient in anesthesia surgeries. Genghis Khan has many surgical experts around him, but now there are not many who are proficient in the Ming Dynasty. "

Tan Yunxian didn't dare to say no.

War often destroys many valuable things. The delay in the development of surgery in Ming Dynasty is directly related to war.

Zhu Qiyu frowned: "You mean, the cannibal is also proficient in medical skills?"

"Your Majesty, not to mention India, Annam, Cambodia, Laos, and Siam all have medical books. Those ancient books were brought back and I have read them. They are different from the Ming Dynasty medical books."

"Every country in the world probably has medical books and unique medical methods."

“It’s just that there are not many systematic medical practices like those from Ming Dynasty, India, and Dashi.”

That is to say, modern medicine did not spring out of cracks in rocks.

It was developed bit by bit over the years.

It gradually emerged from Greek medical books, and Babylon, Egypt, and Rome all had complete medical systems.

This is what Zhu Qiyu covets. He can take these systems, compile them into one book, and then introduce new ones.

As long as he can gather medical books and medical masters from all over the world in the Ming Dynasty, he can quickly promote the birth of modern medicine.

"My dear concubine, you have helped me a lot."

Zhu Qiyu began to consider whether he should not carry out a policy of all massacres, but retain people with special skills so that these people could continue to shine for the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing the emperor thinking, Tan Yunxian did not dare to disturb him.

"Go and ask the old lady to come."

Hu Hui was compiling a "Book on Cochin Fever". Hearing that the emperor had ordered him to meet with him to discuss Indian medical books, he brought the manuscript of the medical book to the audience.

As a result, I actually saw Tan Yunxian in Qianqing Palace.

"The old master is my elder and Concubine Hu's direct grandfather. It's not rude for you to meet her." Zhu Qiyu comforted Tan Yunxian.

Hu Hui saluted seriously.

Zhu Qiyu recounted his guess.

"Your Majesty, there is no limit to medical knowledge. Naturally, the more the better."

“We, the Chinese, are all-encompassing and regard words as treasures, so we naturally want to absorb them and nourish ourselves.”

"But."

"The order to transfer the Northern Army to the south has been conveyed. If something happens again at this time, I am worried that the generals will have to rearrange their positions, which will delay time."

What Hu Hui meant was, forget it this time and protect it next time.

After receiving the imperial edict, the Northern Army took Tianjin to the sea and followed the sea route to Jiaozhi.

There are charts of offshore seas in the Dayuan Dynasty, which used offshore transport of grain and silver instead of inland water transport. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the Yongle Dynasty traveled this sea route; the Japanese pirates also had charts of this road; Liang Yun and Xiang Zhong also walked this road.

Therefore, there is not much danger when approaching the sea, and it can even be said to be a familiar road.

In order to transport troops quickly, each ship carried at least two thousand people without supplies, and supplies were obtained at various ports along the way.

The emperor specifically ordered that the Northern Army cannot adapt to the Baiyue climate and must recruit more doctors and bring more medicinal materials.

Zhu Qiyu pondered slightly: "Then next time, keep the useful people and serve the Ming Dynasty."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Hu Bi took out the handwritten letter and presented it to the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu didn't quite understand it, so he asked Tan Yunxian to read it, and Tan Yunxian read it very seriously. During this process, Zhu Qiyu and Hu Hui discussed medical books from other countries.

"Your Majesty, among the books brought by Xiyi and Dashi, there are also many medical books. The veteran is studying and sorting them out."

"Old Master, you are too slow on your own. Recruit a group of medical talents, brainstorm and sort out these medical books as soon as possible, and then send people to teach them and popularize them among the people."

Zhu Qiyu only pursues speed when doing things.

Tan Yunxian read the medical book and was full of praise.

Make an appointment and ask the imperial physician to study the issues in Indian medical books together.

As long as the emperor loves medicine, medical science will rise rapidly, and countless medical talents will be born among the people.

Just like Emperor Xuanzong loved calligraphy and painting, many people were painters, and calligraphy and painting reached their peak in the Xuande Dynasty.

After dismissing Hu Xi, Tan Yunxian returned to Yonghe Palace to continue studying.

Zhu Ying received the imperial edict to surrender Laos.

He had just arranged for the newly arrived 10,000 Guizhou troops and 30,000 North Korean troops to enter Cambodia.

There is also a secret letter from the emperor.

Tell him that after surrendering Laos, he will send people to prevent future troubles, and the land of Laos and Cambodia must be used to resettle the Jiangnan people.

After the rainy season passed and immigration resumed, the pressure on Cochin increased sharply.

Zhu Ying strictly ordered the local government to reclaim raw land, develop forests, and build irrigation measures.

Although Cochin has fertile land and a superior climate, it is very short of water. It is either drought or flood. Without good irrigation measures, even the most fertile land is wasteland.

Annan did not have as advanced irrigation measures as the Ming Dynasty, and they did not cultivate intensively and did not care about farming.

The Ming Dynasty came and brought the world's most pinnacle farming civilization to Jiaozhi.

Farmers burn the forests and turn them into ash to nourish the land; they dig out the silt from the river bit by bit, spread it on the land, and then bury the fertilized fertilizer.

Turn the barren land into cultivated land.

This is something Akito is very good at.

Zhu Ying also brought tea seeds from Fujian and planted tea trees on the hillsides to create tea gardens.

When he attacked Cambodia, he also sent a petition to the emperor, asking him to take over the land of Laos. Although Laos is located on the rolling mountains, it is a rare place for growing tea.

As long as you build tea gardens one by one and wait for the tea trees to grow, the trees will bear gold in ten years.

He began to plan to plant tea trees in the area where Laos was annexed to Jiaozhi.

His memorial was sent to the emperor, who sent it to the central government, who asked Wang Wen to plant tea in Yunnan and Yue Zheng and Xiang Wenyao to plant tea in Guizhou.

The candidate to recruit Laos to surrender is Bian Yong.

Bian Yong has been wandering between Guangxi and Jiaozhi, and he was just in time to persuade King Pangha of Laos to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Ying thinks it is not difficult. After all, Laos has been frightened by the Ming Dynasty, and it is a very poor place with natives everywhere.

Bian Yong happily accepted the order.

But Pangha was not a fool. After Cambodia was captured by the Ming Dynasty, he immediately sent people to contact Siam, and Siam's envoys also arrived in Laos.

The Bago dynasty of Xiamen, who was still respectful to the Ming Dynasty, actually drove away Bian Yong, and also began to drive away the Ming Dynasty business travelers from Bago.

Shang Mian Awa was also rude to the Ming Dynasty and actually arrested the Ming Dynasty merchants and embezzled their property.

Near Luchuan of the Ming Dynasty, he killed the merchants of the Ming Dynasty and embezzled their property.

Even Man Cijia, who was respectful to the Ming Dynasty, actually wanted to take back Singapore and began to send troops to expel the Ming Dynasty's fleet.

Bo Ni was eyeing the sea and would send troops to cut off the Ming Dynasty's route at any time.

The prototype of an anti-Ming alliance is taking shape.

Zhuying only received news from Laos.

Wang Wei was still in India and did not know about the rebellion in the subject country.

And Ming Dynasty is already preparing to celebrate the New Year.

Entering the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the eleventh year of Jingtai is about to pass.

Good news came from Xiang Zhong in the south, and King Shangde of Ryukyu sent a request to Ryukyu to annex it.

It was refuted for the first time by the cabinet.

After three requests and three concessions, Ryukyu will embrace the Ming Dynasty.

Ryukyu must be in hand, it is an important place to hold Japan hostage.

Gong Yongji, who was stationed on Tsushima Island, also received good news. The Ezo Kingdom requested to annex the Ming Dynasty.

The Ezo Kingdom is Hokkaido, where Wenshan Guards were established during the Yongle Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.

You read that right, Ezo Island was once affiliated with Nurganduji.

It is the land of Ming Dynasty.

The peak territory of the Ming Dynasty was comparable to that of the Qing Dynasty. The map of the Qing Dynasty seen by later generations actually only lasted for twenty years, and many of the territories on it were drawn by themselves. In terms of actual control of the territory, it was only half a pound.

The Ming Dynasty also had three guards on Sakhalin Island, Nanghar Guards, Uleh Guards, and Polo River Guards.

But he gave up during the Xuande Dynasty.

The Ezo Kingdom also changed from being part of Nuergandusi to a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty's Huanyu Tongzhi records: In the small and medium-sized country of Ezo Island, the people must be four feet long. They especially like to put bows and arrows in their heads. They make people stand wearing gourds and shoot dozens of steps without fail. In October of the fourth year of Xianqing's reign in the Tang Dynasty, he accompanied the Japanese envoys to pay tribute, and now he belongs to the country.

In the book compiled by Yishiha, it is also written: For the barbarian people overseas, men and women are given clothing and utensils, grains, and wine and food for banquets.

Yi Shiha once represented the Ming Dynasty and appeased the local natives.

Now the request of Ezo Kingdom is enclosed.

"Gong Yongji accomplished such a big thing without saying a word!"

Zhu Qiyu was excited: "The North Korean navy also appeased Sakhalin Island, and the natives on Sakhalin Island are also willing to return to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty."

"Okay, allow Ezo to be attached to the country! Change Ezo Island to Gushe!"

"This place is Gushe Mountain in the Classic of Mountains and Seas."

In fact, Gushe Mountain is Sakhalin Island. At this time, the Ming Dynasty complained about Sakhalin Island.

"Gong Yongji has great achievements in expanding the country. I want to make him an earl. I will send someone to ask if Gong Yongji is willing to become a martial artist."

This is something that was discussed with Gong Yongji.

Zhu Qiyu just asked hypocritically and went through the process.

Then Gong Yongji was granted the title of Wuxun.

"Shukuye and Gushe do not need to be separate provinces, nor can they be included in Jilin. Jilin is too vast."

"Split another province and call it Heilongjiang Province. Put Kuye and Gushe in Heilongjiang Province."

"With Beiqinhai (Xingkai Lake) as the boundary, Jilin is to the west of the lake and Heilongjiang is to the east of the lake."

"Heilongjiang is simply called Dragon."

"Jilin Dusi was also changed to Jilin Province, or Jin for short."

"Send troops to garrison, and then move a group of people from the interior."

"The Northeast is too vast. We should build two more provinces and let the Cabinet discuss how to divide them and what the names of the new provinces will be."

"Ask Yu Shan to supervise Heilongjiang."

As a result, there are six provinces in the Northeast, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, North Korea, and two provinces that have not been captured.

"After Ryukyu is annexed, it will be divided into Fujian and will not be divided."

This embarrassing province of Fujian will no longer be embarrassed after acquiring Ryukyu. It has access to the outside world and guards the main inland sea. It is defended by Ryukyu and Baozhou Prefecture on the outside and has many ports. It is the only place for trade to the East. .

This time, the Fujian territory was completely formed.

"Ryukyu was reduced to a county and a magistrate was sent to govern it."

"Add Xiang Zhong's Wenxun."

If Xiang Zhong is not knighted enough, then Wenxun will be added. The emperor has always been generous.

And Xiang Zhong sent another good news, recruiting 34,000 Japanese soldiers and transporting them all to Yizhou.

Ming Dynasty has initially established contact with the local snakes of Japan.

The people have gone to Baozhou and Penghu, but their houses and fields are still missing. Please ask the central government to allocate a batch of grain.

Baozhou is still in a primitive state, and the people there are also natives.

There is no shortage of wood or anything, and there is no shortage of manpower. What is lacking is time.

Liang Yue has led the navy back to Nanjing.

The emperor comforted him.

It looks like the new year is coming.

This year, Daming Navigation has three popular things, one is bean sprouts, one is onions, and the other is red wine.

Because sailors floated on the water all year round, many people died mysteriously. News came out from the palace that bean sprouts, onions and wine were stocked on the ship.

It really works wonders.

Onions were also grown from Hami and spread to the Central Plains, and vineyards began to rise again in China.

Wine was more popular in the Han, Tang and Yuan Dynasties, but people in the Ming Dynasty did not like wine and preferred liquor.

After wine became popular again, Kou Shen planned to plant grapes on a large scale in Hami to make money from wine.

But in the eleventh year of Jingtai, the most popular product was canned sea fish.

Coastal provinces were unwilling to let canned meat dominate the market, so they encouraged fishermen to go fishing in the sea and make canned sea fish, which sold well all over the country.

Some people have even developed ancient preservatives.

Put it in a can.

Anyway, Zhu Qiyu didn't dare to eat it because he was worried that he would be poisoned to death after eating it.

But that doesn’t stop people from liking it.

People's lives are changing with each passing day, and there are more and more things on the table.

After the snowfall, the cattle and sheep slaughtered in Rehe and Ningxia are transported to the mainland for sale on a large scale.

This kind of frozen meat is most popular in the north.

Just say that this time the Northern Army was transferred to the south. Before leaving, the Ministry of War specially approved meat stamps. Because of the Chinese New Year campaign, the central government approved two kilograms of meat stamps for each of the 200,000 troops.

Let 200,000 Northern troops board the ship happily.

This was something that was unthinkable eight years ago in Jingtai. During festivals and festivals, you could eat some meat, but only for a few bites. Now, as long as there is an order, you will get things, such as meat stamps, cloth stamps, spice stamps, and canned food. ticket.

Anything can be given, so that the status of soldiers among the people will rise sharply.

Only when a person has money, his status will be high. This is the same in every era.

Soldiers in the Jingtai Dynasty had good food and earned much money, so their social status was naturally high.

When canned sea fish first came out, the Ministry of War approved two cans of canned sea fish and distributed them to the army. Because everyone in the army ate canned sea fish, canned sea fish became popular.

In the eleventh year of Jingtai's reign, the second most popular dish was roast duck.

The entire capital is full of roast duck restaurants, and the restaurants on Chidao are all roast duck restaurants.

The main reason is that at the end of the 10th year of Jingtai, the Central Committee issued an order to raise ducks all over the world, and the Central Committee collected duck feathers to make down jackets for the entire army.

Ducks and geese are raised all over the world, causing meat prices to plummet.

Especially after winter, when ducks and geese can be stored, the mutton from Mobei floods into the market, squeezing out the poultry meat.

There is no need to worry about selling the big geese, because the cost of raising big geese is high and the price of meat is high. The cost can be recovered by just producing goose feathers.

The cost of cramming ducks is low. This stuff is grown by feeding feeders, so the cost is very low. If you give it a little encouragement, the market will be flooded with it.

The market is oversupplied and flooded with ducks.

The Royal Trading Company went on a buying spree, collecting not only hair but also meat.

Then roast duck restaurants opened everywhere.

There was also news in the palace about how to make spicy duck products. The supply of duck products in roast duck restaurants exceeded the demand, and there was not enough to sell, which put the braised food restaurants in danger and put them at risk of closing down.

The money earned by the Royal Commercial Bank is enough to buy a down jacket for the two million army.

It also made the duck goods industry popular.

But the emperor's evaluation was that it lacked chili pepper and the taste was a bit worse.

But that doesn’t stop people from liking it.

After it became popular, in the style of the emperor, it would either be sold off or given to meritorious officials. For example, the generals and officials who have made outstanding achievements this year will be rewarded by the store.

The third hottest thing is the kerosene lamp.

The country is vigorously exploiting oil, and the price of kerosene is very low. Kerosene lamps have been hung on commercial streets in cities, replacing lanterns.

Kerosene lamps entered thousands of households and became one of the necessities of life.

There are many other things that are popular.

Such as cement tile houses.

A Jehol craftsman actually developed handmade cement that was infinitely close to modern cement, and he was awarded a silver charm by the emperor.

A section of Chidao in Rehe is built with cement.

For this reason, many wealthy households use cement to build tile-roofed houses, which are very expensive. The more expensive things are, the more wealthy households like them.

This kind of cement was produced to fill cracks, but it became popular when building houses.

It was Chen Tai who came up with the idea to build a section of Chidao to show the world how powerful the new cement was, and then the cement became a best-seller.

Martial arts also emerged among the people. Because the emperor recruited warriors from all over the world and held a hero conference in Nanjing, martial arts flourished.

The emperor loved books, and poems, songs, and novels all achieved unprecedented development in the 11th year of Jingtai.

The emperor also liked the Naadam Conference in Mongolia and encouraged folk wrestling competitions. Naadam was not only held in Rehe and Ningxia, but also throughout the country.

Emphasizing culture and military affairs, emphasizing agriculture and commerce will always be the keynote of the Jingtai Dynasty.

During the eleventh year of Jingtai, a large number of Western objects poured into the Ming Dynasty.

After Songjiang Mansion, which was massacred by Japanese pirates, was renamed Shanghai, the emperor focused on building it into a pearl city. All the world's goods can be purchased in Shanghai Mansion.

The library in the palace was opened in the eighth year of Jingtai's reign and has never been closed.

After the palace books have been made public, the translated Western books, Indian books, books from Cambodia, Siam and other countries, food books, etc. will continue to be made public to encourage people all over the world to study and compile them into a system.

If the emperor pays attention to it, it will become a common practice among the people.

Countless officials who have worked hard to climb up will study it day and night.

Suddenly, there was a craze for Western learning among the people.

Western learning is changing the Ming Dynasty, and no one knows in which direction it will take the Ming Dynasty.

Anyway, it is a direction that is beneficial to Ming Dynasty, so move forward.

In a blink of an eye, the New Year is over.

This was Zhu Qiyu's second year in Nanjing, but he couldn't sleep on New Year's Eve. He was waiting for news from Jin Zhong.

And in the center.

Li Xian presided over Jingtai's eleventh annual meeting and awarded prizes to officials.

New Year's Eve.

Important ministers held the final meeting in the cabinet.

Next year, the six departments will become seven departments. The first Minister of Finance will most likely be Li Bing.

Li Bing made great contributions to the construction of Rehe.

Just lack some qualifications.

Li Xian is now in charge of the cabinet, ranking as the first assistant, and a very popular minister, but he is walking on thin ice and feels that the center is not as comfortable as in Liaoning.

"His Majesty's decree, Yu Shan is appointed governor of Heilongjiang."

Chen Wen glanced at poor Yu Shan. At such an old age, he still had to go to that cold place to suffer. But Yu Shan was very excited. Being able to leave the center was a special blessing from the emperor.

"Northeast China is too big. It is right to split it into six provinces." Geng Jiuchou should have died young, but now he is alive and kicking.

"It's just a vast area with few people."

Li Shi smiled and said that the emperor should move the people from Jiangnan to Jilin and Heilongjiang.

"There is indeed a shortage of people, and North Korea is also short of people." Geng Jiuchou said.

Bai Gui regained his freedom, but became taciturn.

Li Xian said, "I have already sent a message to Your Majesty, but it seems that Your Majesty wants to send the people from Jiangnan to Jiaozhi."

"This year's corn harvest is good in Liaoning, and it will definitely be better to plant it in Jilin."

"Move those people from the south of the Yangtze River and cultivate it for ten years. Jilin will be a treasure land."

Heilongjiang is still too far away. Heilongjiang cannot be developed until Jilin swamps are filled in, cultivated land is developed, irrigation measures are put in place, and water transportation is established.

But Jilin can certainly accommodate a population of one million.

This is an underestimate of Jilin. Today's Jilin basically includes the two provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang in later generations, and they are all fertile soil for grain production.

However, rice seeds are being improved, and it will take time to develop cold-resistant seeds.

The development of Northeast China also takes time.

Thirty years later, the six northeastern provinces will be able to accommodate a population of hundreds of millions or even more.

"In the name of the cabinet, let's remove your majesty." Li Xian suggested.

Everyone else nodded.

Jiaozhi can’t accommodate so many people, so we’ll move north.

"The rice seeds paid tribute by Siam are indeed more productive than those produced by the Ming Dynasty, and the rice in Champa occupied by the Ming Dynasty is stronger than that of Siam."

“Now local governments are innovating rice varieties.”

"It won't take a few years to fully promote it."

Geng Jiuchou said: "This year, banks have been opened in various cities in Cochin, and business is underway."

After establishing the Ministry of Finance, the thing he was most reluctant to part with was the bank.

The bank is definitely a golden egg.

But the emperor wanted to be included in the Ministry of Finance.

"The national treasury is abundant this year and there was a surplus last year. How much silver is there in the treasury?" Li Xian asked Geng Jiuchou.

Geng Jiuchou read the records: "There are 3200 million taels of silver in the account, all of which are deposited in the Ming Dynasty Bank."

Upon hearing so much, the courtier's face showed a smile.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, the national treasury had so much money, and the Ministry of Revenue was also very arrogant.

"Nowadays, the commerce and trade industry is developed. Shipbuilding, transportation, and lumber are the most prosperous industries. Many ordinary people are building houses."

Because wood is cheap.

If you buy bricks, you can build a house. Of course, people take the opportunity to build houses.

The craze for building houses has also led to the brick-burning industry.

Similarly, as people's living standards improved, the demand for porcelain also increased. The central government established porcelain firing factories in Foshan and Tangshan to produce porcelain on a large scale.

If it is prosperous, the population will soar.

"The Ministry of Household Planning and Finance has calculated that taxes will hit a new high next year, and are expected to exceed 3000 million!"

This number made the minister take a breath of air.

After the construction of Rehe, many people became rich. These people were able to buy and buy, which promoted the development of commerce. The central government collected business taxes, allowing money to circulate repeatedly in the market, and the economy was revitalized.

But the completion of construction in Rehe does not mean there is no work left.

Going further north, manpower is needed to build Hanzhou Dusi, Jilin Dusi, and Heilongjiang Province.

Moreover, after the construction of Rehe is completed, there will be more factories and the economy will grow.

"This year, iron factories across the country have produced 10 million sets of farm tools. I think almost every household in the country can get a set of farm tools."

These farm tools were given to the workers after they finished their work.

Some workers may have several sets at home.

But these farm tools were family heirlooms to the Ming Dynasty at this time, and they were important pieces for sons to divide their families, just like houses were divided among later generations.

"Iron pots are still scarce."

"People are also in need, and oil factories are also in need."

"The iron pots in oil plants are in short supply, and oil extraction and road construction are the top priority."

"The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development predicts that within 20 years, a main road will be built across the country, including Jiaozhi, Yizhou, Wusheng, Turpan, Hanzhou, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and North Korea."

“Within thirty years, asphalt roads will be built in every village.”

"The only thing missing is oil."

"The Ming Dynasty is seriously short of oil. According to the information sent back by Kou Shen, there are oil fields all over Samarkand to the west."

"Da Ming can buy it, but the problem is that it is difficult to transport it back."

Geng Jiuchou spoke eloquently.

"Samarkand?"

Yao Kui frowned slightly: "It used to be the land of Han, Tang and Yuan Dynasties. It is my hometown in China. It should be taken back."

"Mr. Yao Ge, it's absolutely impossible."

"In the twelfth year of Jingtai, the top priority was to open up Jiaozhi, and there could be no war in the west."

"Once the war begins on the third front, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to win."

Wang Fu objected.

Yao Kui snorted and became angry when he saw Wang Fu.

This damn Wang Fu, who had agreed to an alliance, ended up stabbing him in the back and seeking the position of second assistant, and he became the third assistant instead.

"Wuliangha must be fought. If we cannot win Wuliangha, Jilin and Hanzhou will not be able to build, and Rehe will not be able to become an inland province."

Wang Fu ignored his dissatisfaction and continued: "Conquer Wuliangha and open up Jiaozhi. It is estimated that within three years, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be able to conquer the west."

Li Xian believed that Wang Fu's opinion was very correct.

The Eastern Chagatai Khanate is turning from prosperity to decline. It is best to make good friends at this time, and wait until the Great Khan dies and various princes compete for the throne, which is when the Ming Dynasty annexes the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

Daming has a lot of time to wait.

Don’t be in a hurry for oil. Find a way to buy it and continue looking for it in China.

“If it wasn’t for population resettlement, Cambodia shouldn’t be fighting.”

Li Xian sighed: "When Xing Guogong was in office, he formulated a five-year plan for recuperation and recuperation, which was very prescient."

"The Ming Dynasty is undergoing massive construction, and we should start the conquest after the construction is completed."

"Now that we are forced to attack Cambodia, I am afraid that the subordinate countries in the world will rebel."

Li Xian is very prescient.

Zhu Ying received the news that Laos refused to surrender and had already sent the news to Ming Dynasty.

"Next year, the only big battle will be with Uliangha."

Li Xiandao: "We have been preparing for three years. This year we must wipe out Wuliangha and build Hanzhou Dusi and Jilin Dusi."

The cabinet approved the proposal.

"At the beginning of next year, His Majesty will launch a powerful sea voyage."

"After the sea is opened, how will the customs be set up? How will the tariff be determined? This matter needs to be discussed now and submitted to His Majesty for further discussion."

Yao Kui first offered a suggestion: "I think the tariff should be set high."

"Your Majesty does not want to exploit the people with agricultural taxes, so he will replace agricultural taxes with commercial taxes."

"However, the world has lost its people."

"People want to take advantage when they find an advantage. If they all go into business, who will farm the land in the future?"

"So tariffs should be high. Focusing on agriculture and suppressing business is a national policy that cannot be changed."

Yao Kui wanted to impose heavy taxes.

The court officials all agreed with Yao Kui's proposal.

However, Bai Gui, who had been silent all this time, slowly spoke: "Your Majesty is opening the sea for trade? Or is it to open up a new world?"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers frowned and thought.

Trade is not the foundation of Ming Dynasty.

A huge country like the Ming Dynasty did not rely on trade to maintain its rule.

A few days ago, the emperor wrote an article "Discussion on Colonization" and published it in the royal newspaper, discussing whether it should be colonized or turned into Han territory.

The pros and cons were discussed in detail.

It aroused huge discussion in both the government and the public.

They said anything, but those who did not oppose the emperor were worried about being arrested and immigrated.

"Of course it is to open up a new world. In the Ming Dynasty, 1700 million people immigrated to Cochin. Isn't it just to firmly occupy the land of Baiyue?"

Li Xian knew very well that he must follow the emperor's footsteps.

"That's right, it's about opening up a new world, and trade is secondary."

Yao Kui was against colonization.

Because colonization is nothing more than floating wealth, the wealth will dissipate after a few years.

Only small countries can colonize, they are just short-sighted.

A big country will only develop its own territory.

The Ming Dynasty lacks everything. It needs money and people. As long as the natives are slaughtered, this territory will belong to the Ming Dynasty.

Ming Dynasty can move more people to occupy these places.

This is the confidence of a big country.

Of course, why did the previous dynasty not consider killing people, but slowly occupied it with gentleness?

Because Zhu Qiyu was the richest, immigration was the most expensive thing to do. Zhu Qiyu had enough money to resist the uprising, so he could immigrate on a large scale without delaying domestic construction and still have enough energy to launch a war.

It’s just that the emperor is too rich!

As for whether the immigrants are happy or not, does the emperor care about that? As long as the emperor changes his mind, the following will have to be done, no matter how many people are killed!

"Since we are opening up a new world, we cannot set high tariffs. We need low tariffs to encourage people to go out and see."

Bai Gui hit the point.

"This……"

Li Xian frowned: "Does Shangshu Bai know how much money your Majesty spent on opening the sea?"

"The whole Ming Dynasty is really exhausted. Jiangnan, which is extremely rich, will not be able to recover in ten years."

That's right.

The emperor forcibly demolished Jiangnan and removed 1700 million people. This was causing a fault in Jiangnan.

It will take at least ten years to recover.

But at the same time, Jiangnan has become a blank piece of paper, and the emperor can paint with ink as he wants.

"Moreover, Your Majesty will collect less agricultural taxes and encourage people to farm and become rich."

"Another point is that if His Majesty wants to relax restrictions on staff, the administrative costs of the center will more than triple."

"If we don't get subsidies from tariffs, how can we afford the normal operation of the entire Ming Dynasty?"

Li Xiandao: "In recent years, His Majesty's internal funds have been used to pay for road construction, city construction, war, and immigration. If it were replaced by the national treasury, I am afraid it would not be completed in a hundred years."

He insisted on high tariffs.

Bai Gui is also thinking.

No one is worried about tax evasion. As long as in the land of Ming Dynasty, no one can rely on the court's money or His Majesty's money, unless the nine tribes are eliminated.

"It's better to impose high tariffs first, and then reduce or reduce them appropriately depending on the situation." Wang Fu suggested.

Li Xian's eyes lit up: "This is a good way to flexibly control tariffs."

The courtiers all felt that Wang Fu's method was good.

"The commercial tax can also be set in this way, set very high, and then reduce or reduce it appropriately. The commercial tax standard will be different every year, or it can be changed every three to five years."

Wang Fu's method is really good, flexible tax collection.

Bai Gui said quietly: "Once taxes are collected flexibly, someone will take advantage of it."

"We are not afraid of people taking advantage of loopholes. No one makes mistakes. We just need to continue to add laws and improve policies." Wang Fu is very open-minded.

It’s all a trial run anyway.

"Just use Mr. Wang Ge's method." Li Xian decided directly.

"The second is the issue of water transportation."

Li Xian added: "What your Majesty means is to use both sea and sea routes to transport grain, just like the Yuan Dynasty."

"I'm afraid not. There are millions of people working on the canal and tens of millions of people eating at the canal. If we rashly stop half of the canal, I'm afraid there will be unrest."

Yao Kui objected.

Everything people do is habitual. They have been working for generations. If you ask them to build roads, they will not be willing to do it. Because they are not used to it, it is extremely difficult to change their profession.

Moreover, Caoding is a stable job that guarantees harvest despite droughts and floods.

Road construction is a temporary job.

Whoever does it is a fool.

"Caoding is easy to resettle. Nowadays, there is a shortage of people everywhere, especially those who can work hard. These people can beg for food wherever they go. If not, they can be resettled to Jilin and Jiaozhi to farm."

Geng Jiuchou said: "On the other hand, it is difficult to arrange for others."

"Your Majesty said, not to abolish it completely, but to abolish it in half, and use both sea and sea routes." Li Xiandao.

"I don't think so." Geng Jiuchou objected.

Li Xian looked at Wang Fu, who also expressed objection.

Bai Gui said: "Everything is changing now. We can't let water transportation stagnate just because of some people's old opinions, right?"

"The Northern Army's transfer to the south is carried out by sea."

"The Northern Army successfully arrived in Cochin, and the transportation of grain from Shanghai and Hangzhou to Tianjin was all done via the inland sea, so the journey was short and consumed less."

"As for the resettlement issue, Caoding can switch to maritime transportation, or simply resettle them in the northeast, allocate land to them, and let them farm."

"If you find it too cold in the northeast, go to Jiaozhi."

"Others who point to the canal to eat are all local merchants and hawkers. These people will not completely lose their livelihood, they will just make less money."

"As one goes and the other goes, the cities near the sea will develop, and the people along the coast can also become small merchants and hawkers, and they can also make money. It's the same principle."

"The most important thing is that these people do not pay commercial taxes, and we cannot collect their taxes."

"Why should we care whether they live or die?"

Bai Gui said it very realistically.

People who don't pay taxes are useless people.

As for other big merchants, they must support the center, otherwise the emperor's knife will be merciless.

The important ministers in the cabinet pondered slightly, and actually felt that it made sense.

Chen Wen and Ma Wensheng supported Bai Gui.

"What Shangshu Bai said makes sense." Du Ming said.

But Yao Kui and Wang Fu did not speak, but were thinking that Caoding could indeed be relocated and relocated by allocating land.

If you really don't want to leave, just stay on the canal.

The canal is not completely abandoned.

"Actually, there is another point. If we use sea transportation, the canal does not need to be maintained. Maintaining the canal every year costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."

Yu Zijun said: "If the canal is not maintained, it will be filled with silt in ten years. Other Cao workers are forced to change careers and can no longer rely on canal transportation to make a living."

"Actually, once corn is planted all over the northern land, there will be enough food in the north, and water transportation will be of little use."

This is the truth.

After the Yellow River was radically controlled, the north became a fertile land. For example, Henan, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Beizhili were all wealthy places and major grain-growing provinces.

"Then let's use both the sea route and the canal first, slowly dismantle the canal, and move Caoding to the northeast."

Li Xian made the final decision: "There is no need to rush the immigrants to Caoding. Just offer them incentives. After all, we still need the support of the canal. In five years, the canal will still be useful."

The five years he mentioned are the radical treatment of the Yellow River, which will take five years.

It's being discussed.

An official came in hurriedly: "My lords, Mr. Liu, the governor of Shaanxi, has died of illness!"

"what?"

Sun Yuanzhen was startled, her body swayed, and she almost fainted.

He and Liu Guangheng are close friends.

We had corresponded a few years ago, and Liu Guangheng said everything was fine, and the two families had agreed to marry their grandchildren.

As a result, Liu Guangheng died of illness!

"what happened?"

"The obituary from Shaanxi still doesn't know the cause of death, but I heard that he ate something wrong."

Poisoned to death?

Sun Yuanzhen asked to get the obituary: "Go quickly!"

Liu Guangheng was very popular. When he came back from Liaodong, the emperor was worried about his health. He stayed in the capital for a few years and was sent to Shaanxi as governor.

In the 11th year of Jingtai, Shaanxi did impressive things.

Mainly drinking water projects.

The entire northwest will benefit, and people in the entire northwest will be grateful to him.

This kind of thing is something that ordinary officials are unwilling to do, but officials are willing to do bubbles. This is a merit, and few people are willing to do people's livelihood projects.

As a result, he died of illness, which was really unfortunate.

The fourth day of the first lunar month.

The news of Liu Guangheng's death reached Zhu Qiyu.

The obituary stated that Liu Guangheng ate the wrong food and suffered abdominal cramps at night and died at the age of sixty-six.

"My humerus is missing again."

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "As a gift to the young master, I will honor the country and let Liu Qiao go home to mourn."

He didn't care about the posthumous title, but he thought it would be fine.

After all, Liu Guangheng has a good official reputation and is also a good person.

"In Chang'an, build a temple to commemorate Liu Guangheng's achievements, and then choose a prosperous street and rename it Guangheng Street."

Liu Guangheng, who was both civil and military, worked diligently and conscientiously, but unfortunately died.

"Officials throughout the world must take care of themselves, don't eat indiscriminately, and take care of themselves."

Zhu Qiyu pondered: "Who can succeed the governor of Shaanxi?"

　I have a splitting headache. It hurts too much. I was supposed to have a big orgasm today, so I put it off for a while. I’ll write it tomorrow.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)