Daming: Distribution of Lingnan, you develop the Pearl River Delta?

Chapter 7 Mechanized loom, special talent Luo Judi

In Zhu Xi's impression, even in the early Ming Dynasty, among the people, those powerful people were the richest people.

After all, that is powerful!
However, when Zhu Ping saw these so-called powerful people, there was still a huge gap.

Is this tyranny?
Good guy!
One by one, they rolled up their trouser legs, exposing their feet, and you could still see the mud and dirt under their fingernails.

And most of them are people with thin faces and dark skin.

They look like ordinary farm men, but they are actually not much different.

This is the power of Lingnan!
Zhu Xi, who was still worried about how to deal with them, suddenly felt unmotivated.

However, when the banquet started, Zhu Xi knew how difficult these people were.

At the beginning, everyone was quite polite when they saw Zhu Ming.

Goodbye and congratulations.

Everything is done according to etiquette.

However, when Zhu Xi mentioned that each village should release some people to assist the government in repairing roads, these powerful people immediately changed their expressions.

"Your Highness the King of Qin, I, Wang Xiu, am from Lianhua Village. The villagers in our village can't even afford to eat. We really don't have any spare capacity to help the government. Please forgive me!"

"The same goes for our Baiyun Village!"

"..."

Several village leaders stood up and rejected Zhu Xi's proposal without exception.

Even their reasons are the same.

Everyone can't afford to eat.

Unable to help themselves.

Who has the energy left to help others?
Facing this situation, which was like a pool of stagnant water, Zhu Xiang frowned.

The decree does not work.

As the King of Qin, I can't give orders to them, let alone those prefects and county magistrates?
In Lingnan, the people only recognize the village head and not the government!
What's more, it's still the early Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court's influence on Lingnan is almost zero.

Things are a little difficult.

If it's just one person who doesn't give Zhu Ming face, that's easy to handle.

It's easy to handle with a few people.

Now, it's the same for everyone.

D.

It was impossible for Zhu Ping to punish everyone.

In that case, it might be a civil uprising.

How to do?
Zhu Xi remained calm and continued the banquet. During this period, he went to the back hall once. Dao Tong followed behind and said to Zhu Xi: "Your Highness, the people in Lingnan are like this. When the Yuan people ruled in the past, it was because of the villages here. They are very united and can be independent. Because of this, His Highness must use extraordinary means to break up the villages and change the people's customs."

"Do you have any idea?" Zhu Ping's eyes lit up.

Daotong thought for a moment and said, "Yes, but I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Zhu Feng said coldly: "I am the lord of Lingnan. As long as I am here, you don't have to be afraid of anything."

"But we are still afraid of the wrath of heaven and people's resentment!" Daotong said to Zhu Xi: "In the past, Shang Yang entered the Qin Dynasty and ruled the country with severe punishment. In troubled times, heavy codes should be used. Why doesn't your highness follow suit? As long as your highness promulgates heavy codes first, and then wait for the digging of spring plowing ditches, then There will be fights among the villages, and then Your Highness will be able to defeat them one by one."

Daotong's thinking actually coincides with Zhu Ping's.

However, Daotong asked Zhu Ping to make preparations first, promulgate the decree, and then wait for the opportunity.

But what Zhu Fang originally wanted was to find someone to provoke a fight between the two villages and make the matter bigger, and then he would step forward, in a rage, shock the whole crowd, and control all the villages from then on.

It's just that this is too cruel.

On the contrary, Daotong's method is relatively gentle.

At the same time, it also reminded Zhu Xi...

It turns out that here in Lingnan, even the "Da Ming Law" was not popularized.

Zhu Xi was completely convinced!No wonder, when he was sent to Lingnan, Prince Zhu Biao actually sided with Zhu Di, almost letting Zhu Di humiliate him.

In such a place, it would be really difficult for anyone else to handle it!
“This is really a good place to live and die on your own!”

Zhu Xi sighed and laughed at himself.

Daotong, however, quickly said to Zhu Xi: "Your Highness, you must never give up!"

When he heard Zhu Xi's emotion, he thought Zhu Xi wanted to give up.

"Oh?" Zhu Xi looked at Daotong.

To be honest, after this conversation, Zhu Ping quite admired Daotong.

Just see what he has to say.

Daotong said: "Your Highness clearly knows that although the folk customs in Lingnan are weird, they are actually honest. As long as Your Highness can guide and change the folk customs here, the people here will definitely be loyal to Your Highness in the future. If Your Highness retreats at this time, then the people here will return I don’t know what the emperor is and what the royal power is, and I continue to be confused. Women don’t leave their homes, men don’t leave their villages, and travel between places is closed, just like living in huge cages!”

"you're right."

Zhu Xi nodded.

What Dao Tong said does make sense.

Although, the people here are difficult to control.

However, judging from their trust and loyalty to each village head, once they take control in the future, Zhu Xi will gain unparalleled loyalty.

"Go and ask Xiang Hai to come see me!" Zhu Xi said.

Daotong nodded and then left.

Zhu Ping did not go to the banquet and returned to the palace. Then Tang Te sent someone over and asked Zhu Ping to go over. When Zhu Ping came to the courtyard where Tang Te was, he heard the sound of machinery running.

Zhu Ping's eyes lit up and he walked in.

Then, a machine that automatically spun silk and weaved cloth appeared in front of Zhu Xiang's eyes.

The shape of this machine is still very retro.

However, with the application of steam engines, it has been possible to operate almost fully automatically. The key point is that it is fast. Zhu Ping immediately looked at Tangte and said, "What's the cost of this thing?"

"Less than ten taels of silver." Donte responded.

"Okay!" Zhu Xi was overjoyed.

What is most needed to develop science and technology?
There is no doubt that they are talents like Yuan Gong and Tang Te.

Now, although progress on Gong Yuan's side is slow, that is because the conditions are too backward.

On the contrary, it was Tang Te's progress that gave Zhu Xi hope.

Mechanized looms appear!
One day's output is equivalent to traditional weaving, and the speed is more than ten times faster.

With this kind of thing, Zhu Xi has the capital to control people's livelihood.

Food, clothing and housing.

Clothing comes first.

"Please Tang Gong, please continue to make a few more machines like this. I will allocate you another 1000 taels and allocate a piece of land for you to set up a workshop." Zhu Xi immediately started planning.

Donte had no objection and just asked: "Your Highness, after establishing the workshop, where will the cloth weaved be sold?"

"I will find a market for you!" Zhu Xi said and left.

He entered the system and found the technology tree.

Then, looking at the steamship item among the basic shipbuilding technologies, he gritted his teeth and spent all his points on it.

[Congratulations to the host, successfully lighting up the steamship technology. 】

[The host gets a chance to draw talents. 】

"Extract talents!"

Zhu Ping did not hesitate to use this opportunity.

[Congratulations to the host for drawing the stunt talent Professor Luo Judi! 】

Justice Luo?
Professor Luo?
Isn't this exactly the talent he needs right now?
(End of this chapter)