golden scales

The family reunion on August [-] was not pleasant, and the infant Xiao Qiuguan naturally didn't know that he had given his father a backup plan and was still living a carefree and happy life.After learning how to "laugh", she still smirks and acts cute to her father from time to time.However, this didn't make Zhu Cihong a little bit excited. It wasn't until the afternoon when he saw Feng Bin who was returning to Beijing to report his duties that he felt better.

"Your Highness, the population of Han people in Liaodong has tripled in the past six months, to over 30." Feng Bin, as the Commissioner for Ethnic Issues in Liaodong, has the title of Special Inspector of the Metropolitan Government on his head.

"Currently, voluntary immigration is still the main thing. After the civil administration system is established, the speed will be faster." Zhu Cihong said with relief.

Under the military control system, the population utilization rate has actually been greatly reduced.

From Zhou Yuji, we can see the difference between the thinking angle of soldiers and the thinking angle of civil affairs officials.Especially when it comes to pastoral officials steeped in Confucian culture, they have their own beliefs and dogmas, bottom lines that cannot be broken through and firm values, and they value human life more.

However, this kind of emphasis on life is often regarded as cowardice by the ignorant.Under the law of the jungle, the weak will be attacked—even if he is really strong.That's why Zhu Cihong went first with the army, and when the military and government stabilized the place, he showed his sharpness and muscles, so that people put away their fangs and dared not be beasts, and then sent pastoral officials to secure the people, govern the people, raise the people, and build a Ming dynasty. world of order.

Moreover, after the docking of the civil administration system, large-scale immigration of entire villages and even entire counties will become possible.Without enough shepherds to organize transshipment and reception, large-scale immigration is no different from killing people.At that time, Zhu Cihong was resisted by local officials from top to bottom in Xi'an, because he wanted to implement an immigration plan that ignored human lives.It's a pity that the common people in Shaanxi escaped the crown prince's calamity, but they did not escape the blade of Li Chuang and Man Qing after all.

"Shandong and Lianghuai can still be moved to a few counties." Zhu Cihong said: "In this way, there are at least 10 people."

Feng Bin showed a worried look on his face.Said: "Your Highness, although Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, there is still not much arable land available. Especially after Shenyang, most of the year is covered with snow and wind. It is said to be wasteland, but there is no way to reclaim it. Before the humble job, I only thought that immigrants were real. Boundary is the solution. Only when I got to the field did I know that it was really a last resort to set up Nuer Gan as the capital to restrain the various tribes."

Zhu Cihong nodded, and said with a smile: "You can reflect on the actual situation, so it can be seen that the trip was not in vain. But you are wrong about one thing. Although Daming is big, there is no extra inch of land. You must not just because of the situation in front of you. wasteland. Do you know where our fire oil comes from?"

"It's petroleum refining produced in Shaanxi." Feng Bin replied.

Everyone in the military now knows that artillery is the most important thing, followed by hot air balloons.Hot air balloons are all powered by fuel oil.And for cold regions, rapid fire is also an advantage.So as long as you go out of the city, almost everyone will bring a gourd of fierce fire oil.

"The convenience of this thing can't be given up, but it's only in Yan'an in the whole country, and it's not a good thing." Zhu Cihong said: "There are two possibilities: this may be the only place in the world. , otherwise it is hidden in the ground, and we have not found it yet."

China's hat of an oil-poor country was barely removed until after the Red Dynasty.However, oil exploration and well drilling are absolutely unaffordable for non-industrial countries.Zhu Cihong was not born in geology, but of course he knew the approximate locations of oil fields such as Daqing and Shengli.It is impossible to find them through the simple deep well.

Fortunately, for Daming, the output of Yan'an oil wells is enough, and it doesn't make much sense to spend more effort to dig oil.

"Oil is like this. Coal, iron, gold and silver are no exceptions." Zhu Cihong said: "There are many underground treasures that we are not good enough to discover. If the surface is barren and cannot be cultivated, we will abandon them. Wouldn't it be that we have missed so many gifts from heaven?"

Feng Bin suddenly realized, and said: "The low-level job is short-sighted, Your Highness's words are thought-provoking."

"You didn't do civil affairs, so you neglected it." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "You know Wanquan County. The black gold stone they mine is very tight now. The stone was originally a waste in the eyes of the local people, but now it is used for building roads and houses. Baby. So waste land today. Maybe it will be a treasure land in the future.”

"But the common people are not enough to support themselves, what should we do?" Feng Bin worried.

"One is to cultivate on the spot, and the other is to support it with funds from the imperial court." Zhu Cihong said: "The Liaodong side should at least restore the entire territory of Nuer Gandusi. If the land in the extreme north is unbearable to be cultivated, grain will be transported there. Go for a walk in the woods, or take temperature readings, and keep them there too."

There are Tus and there are people, and vice versa.

Nowadays, many parts of the world are "unowned" lands. If they are not incorporated into an effective administrative management system as soon as possible, it will take more effort to retake them if they are stolen by others in the future.In particular, in the north of Ming Dynasty, there was a thieving and stealing Czarist Russia, which has now entered the rule of the second tsarist of the Romanov Dynasty.

For the Ming Dynasty, the young tsar Alexei Mikhailovich who ascended to the throne in 18 in the 1645th year of Chongzhen was not a "good" tsar.It was under his rule that Tsarist Russia annexed Ukraine and stabilized the domestic political situation, laying the foundation for the hegemony of his son Peter I.

Zhu Cihong didn't know when Tsarist Russia invaded Siberia, but since he was in charge of the Ming Empire, he would never allow the treasure house containing oil, natural gas, various metal and non-metal minerals to fall into the hands of the Russians.

Liaodong is just a starting point.

Feng Bin came out of the Wenhua Palace, walked slowly, and sorted out the conversation with the Crown Prince just now. After summarizing, he found that the Crown Prince's intention was very clear: as long as it is land, it belongs to Daming.This kind of pioneering spirit simply surpassed the emperors of all dynasties, and it was close to Emperor Chengzu who conquered Mobei five times.

After meeting Feng Bin, Zhu Cihong boarded the carriage and went to the Governor's Mansion outside the Meridian Gate to attend the first batch of veterans' retirement treatment discussion meeting.

Since Chongzhen established the Donggong Guards Camp in 16 years, it has been five years since then, 30.00% of the old guards died in battle, and 20.00% of them changed jobs in advance due to injuries.Of the remaining 50.00% of the bodyguards, more than half have become today's key officers, and most of the rest are non-commissioned officers at all levels. Only a few dozen people have actually retired.

However, it is a remarkable thing to be able to complete the five-year service period in troubled times, and their remuneration after retirement will also be a matter of great concern to active soldiers.No one wants to end up lonely and poor after working hard for the crown prince.

But all the old guards who served as officers and non-commissioned officers in the army were unwilling to leave the barracks. The reason why these dozens of people failed to become military and non-commissioned officers was because they couldn't learn and pass the cultural assessment.As a result, it is somewhat difficult for them to serve as functional officials such as local county captains and police chiefs.But as an instructor of rural studies, it seems that he is not respected enough.

After several discussions, the Metropolitan Governor's Office analyzed that the number of retired soldiers would double every year in the future, and finally decided: 16 years of retired soldiers, conferring dukes.If you want to return to your hometown in the customs, you will be given [-] mu of land, the resident welfare will be reserved, and you will be a rural school instructor.If you are willing to stay in the place where the headquarters is stationed, mainly in Liaodong, southern Fujian, Taiwan, and northern Saibei, you can serve as a county lieutenant or police chief on top of the previous treatment.

Zhu Cihong attended the hearing, did not express any opinion, and left quietly.The Metropolitan Government has become accustomed to this kind of "decentralization" and is more cautious in making decisions.In the end, the resolution of this meeting will be transferred to the Ministry of War, and finally the Ministry of War will form a title book, the cabinet will draft it, the emperor (crown prince) will approve the redemption, and the six departments will review and register it, and copy and distribute it to all armies for implementation.

When this document was passed to Liaodong, it was already October of the 21st year of Chongzhen.

After the rapid population expansion, Guangning, Ningyuan, Liangfangkou, and Lushun all showed signs of prosperity.In the absence of a large-scale military operation for a whole year, Xiao Donglou decided to launch another major campaign before the new year, with the goal of regaining Liaoyang.

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"Master, please pay back carefully. The Ming army has dozens of boats of supplies going ashore every day at Liangfangkou alone." Song Hongye said to Dorgon cautiously.He still served as an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, just like the leader of the Jinyi Guard in the Qing Dynasty.

It seems to be quite trusted, but Song Hongye knows that Dorgon has secretly established an unknown "East Factory", and it is this "East Factory" that keeps an eye on him all day long.It was also this "East Factory" who happened to bribe a traffic officer, tampered with the information he had released, and released many fake news.

It was also luck in misfortune, the traffic officer only knew that he was a high-ranking person in the Manchu Qing Dynasty when he went online, but he didn't know that it was Song Hongye who saved Song Hongye.However, in this case, Song Hongye activated the emergency line, sent out a latent signal, and stopped sending messages back. He just quietly stared at the traitorous traffic officer, waiting for the "East Factory" behind him to show his fox tail.

Song Hongye's lurking was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Liaodong Second Army, as if he had walked into a dark forest all of a sudden and could not see a single light on the opposite side.This is also because the Manchurians are too frenzied. All the villages are strictly guarded. Every Han Chinese is under the surveillance of the bannermen. Even if they go hunting, they cannot leave alone.

"They're going to do it in winter?" Dorgon thought of the truth, but couldn't accept it.

The reason why it is unacceptable is that this news is fatal to Man Qing.

Liaodong is freezing cold in winter, and the demand for supplies for both people and horses is extremely high.Once the supplies are insufficient, large areas of people and horses will freeze and starve to death.Even if one is lucky enough to survive until the beginning of spring, one will not be able to survive the barren moon.

However, now that the Ming army is relying on its abundant logistical supplies, it launches an attack on the severely injured Man Qing in winter. This is simply killing the Man Qing! (To be continued..)

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