Smuggling Daming

"Wen... Wenda, you... you don't want to move some people from the Central Plains overseas like emigrating to Taiwan, do you?" Zhang Kuang and the other three are not stupid, so they quickly guessed what Zhou Zhong said. What does a road' refer to.

"Hehe, although my Ming Dynasty has a vast land, it also has a large population. As a result, the per capita arable land is actually not that much. In addition, the problem of land annexation is serious, especially in recent years. In other words, the land of Ming Dynasty is no longer enough to support such a large population, so the only way to solve this problem is to expand outwards to increase more land. Many, especially Nanyang and other places, although the climate is hot, but most of them are lands rich in natural resources, so every time there is a famine in the future, my Ming Dynasty will move people out. Anyway, my Ming Dynasty has at least hundreds of millions of people, so many It's too wasteful for the population to only live in the current land of Ming Dynasty!" Zhou Zhong also said with a smile.

It is almost an unsolvable problem to solve land annexation in a fixed country. Otherwise, there are so many dynasties in history, and countless talented people have emerged in each dynasties. Unfortunately, none of them have succeeded, at most Alleviate the problem of land annexation.Zhou Zhong came from a later generation. Compared with those talented people in history, he has a broad vision that no one can match. Since he can't solve it in the land of Ming Dynasty, he can solve it in other people's land. Anyway, Europe has opened up now. The Great Colonial Era has come, if Daming doesn't step in at this time.I am really sorry for my time travel.

"Wenda, are you sure you want to use the method of relocating people to solve the problem of land annexation? And there are so many people in Daming, and there are so many lands overseas for our people to relocate?" Zheng Jing said incredulously at this time, After all, he is an orthodox scholar, and he still can't adapt to Zhou Zhong's novel and advanced concepts.

"Brother Ming Lun, there are other ways to completely solve the land annexation, but in the current situation of Ming Dynasty, moving out is the best and most appropriate way, and you don't have to worry about overseas land. Just one Nanyang Islands, even if all the population of our Ming Dynasty is moved there, it can still support us, not to mention that in the extreme east of the sea, there are two vast continents, each of which is larger than the sea. Daming is much bigger. And it is sparsely populated. European Spaniards have already begun to immigrate on those two continents. Although my Ming Dynasty is a bit far away from there, as long as I give me a few years, I can definitely find a way to those two continents. As long as the waterway is occupied at that time, then I, Da Ming, will no longer have to worry about land!" Zhou Zhong said very confidently.

Nanyang alone is enough for the Ming Dynasty to immigrate for decades, not to mention North and South America in the distance.Even Australia can be added if necessary. Anyway, those places are now unclaimed lands, and most of them don’t even have a country. Instead of making it cheaper for Europeans, it’s better to let Ming Dynasty use it to solve domestic land annexation question.

"This...there is actually a land even wider than Daming in this world?" Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang asked almost in unison, with somewhat doubtful expressions on their faces.Even Li Zheng, who believed in Zhou Zhong the most, had some doubts in his eyes.

Whether it is Zheng Jing or Zhang Kuang.Surrounded by the well-informed Li Zheng who has been in business for generations, their understanding of overseas is far from comparable to that of Zhou Zhong. Although they have lived by the sea for generations and know that sea trade can bring huge profits to Ming, they always think that the Central Plains It is the center of the world, and it is also the most affluent place in the world, so they don’t care much about overseas lands. Even though Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang have been to Taiwan and saw the richness of Taiwan with their own eyes, they still feel that Taiwan is originally On the edge of Ming Dynasty, it can also be regarded as the territory of Ming Dynasty, so in my heart, I feel that Taiwan's richness is a matter of course.

Regarding the doubts of Zheng Jing and the others, Zhou Zhong laughed and said: "Brother Minglun, as the saying goes, hearing is believing, seeing is believing, those two continents have already been discovered by Europeans, and some of the European craftsmen under me Among the priests, many people have been there in person. Even the corn and sweet potatoes I donate to the court, and even the peppers I grow in my home are all obtained from those two continents, so you don’t have to doubt that the two continents are different. The truth of a continent."

Hearing that high-yielding crops such as corn and sweet potatoes were also found from the two continents in the east, Zheng Jing and the others dispelled their doubts. After all, Zhou Zhong had evidence in his hand, and now corn and sweet potatoes are physical evidence. It's impossible to lie to yourself about this kind of thing.

Thinking of the vast land outside waiting for the people of Ming Dynasty to reclaim it, Zheng Jing and the three felt a little excited for a while. Even a big landlord like Zhang Kuang knew that relocating the people would be harmful to his family, but as a A scholar who takes it as his own responsibility to govern the family and the country, he also insists that it can bring happiness to the people of the world, and it is nothing to make some small sacrifices by his family.

While Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang were excited, Zhou Zhong suddenly smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Brother Ming Lun and Brother Fang Shi, disasters and disasters are constantly happening in the sky, land annexation is becoming more and more serious, and the people's life is miserable. Move those poor people out of Daming to give them a better life, but helplessly, there is no one around you who can be trusted as a helper, I wonder if the two dear brothers would like to help the little brother?"

Zhou Zhong took the initiative to invite Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang to become officials, which moved them both greatly. At the same time, they looked at Li Zheng next to him, and he knew without guessing that it must be Li Zheng who told them about their aspirations. Zhou Zhong, that's why he offered to ask them to help.

"Wenda, you must have known my ambitions from Shrike and brother Minglun. After seeing the disaster victims on the way to the exam, brother Minglun and I couldn't sleep at night. We always wanted to do something for the victims. What, but our ability is limited, even if we exchange all the money on our bodies for food, we can't save many people. In addition, after the failure of the imperial examination, Brother Minglun and I felt that instead of wasting time to study hard, it is better to take advantage of our youth. Do more practical things, even if you are a small official, you can do what you can for the victims!" Zhang Kuang said in a deep voice, Zheng Jing who was beside him also nodded in agreement with his words.

It can be seen that Zhang Kuang and Zheng Jing were greatly touched when they saw the displaced victims on the road, and even their outlook on life changed. Now they want to do some practical things for the victims. In Zhou Zhong's view, change is really a good thing. After all, most scholars in this era are buried in their books, but they don't care about what happens around them, and they don't even know about world affairs. What good can it do for the people?

"Okay! Since the two brothers are willing to serve me and help me, then the three of us will work together to make a career for the world to see!" Zhou Zhong also said confidently, although Zhang Kuang and Zheng Jing are just two scholars now , and do not have any experience in governing, but they are still young, as long as they are given a few years of experience, they will definitely become their good assistants in the future.

But as soon as Zhou Zhong's words fell, he heard Li Zheng next to him say a little dissatisfied: "Don't just talk about yourself, after I am admitted to the Jinshi, I won't go to the Jinshi of Lao Shizi. Then I will talk to Brother Minglun, Brother Fang Shi went to serve as an official under Wen Da together, I don't want to miss such an event that will last forever!"

Hearing what Li Zheng volunteered, Zhou Zhong naturally dared not refuse, and promised to leave him a good job immediately, but the premise is that Li Zheng will be successful in the next provincial examination. After becoming a minor official, although a minor official may also be promoted to an official, Dingtian is only a master of the eighth rank, so it is best to obtain a Juren.

Speaking of which, Zhou Zhong also feels very speechless about the rules in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. For example, the so-called backgrounds such as scholar, Juren, Jinshi, etc., he actually dismisses them. In his opinion, a Jinshi is not necessarily better than a scholar. , some nerds who have been admitted to Jinshi are not even as knowledgeable as a small official. It is really unreliable to let these people lead a party, so he has always employed people without knowing their background. As long as you have the ability to take this position That's fine.

However, although Zhou Zhong didn't care about the origins of the officials, he didn't dare to say these words in an open and honest manner, because now the entire officialdom of Daming is mostly people of so-called Jinshi background, and these people control the court of the Ming Dynasty. In all aspects, if Zhou Zhong does not abide by the rules in the officialdom, it will become difficult to move forward in the future. Even if his true identity is announced, it will be of no use at all. After all, the huge class of scholars does not even have Zhengde. Dare to provoke easily.

Zhou Zhong's purpose of coming to Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang was achieved, and at the same time, it also let Zheng Jing and the two put aside their concerns, and began to actively prepare to enter the Governor's Mansion as an official.This matter was really nothing to Zhou Zhong, since his governor's mansion was short of people, and with his relationship with Zhengde, it was a trivial matter to recommend one or two candidates to be officials.

However, both Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang told Zhou Zhong in advance that they didn't want to be idle officials in the Governor's Mansion, but wanted to go to various counties in Taiwan to be low-level officials, such as Zhu Bo and county magistrate, so that they You can better contact the people at the bottom, and at the same time accumulate some experience in politics, so that you can better help Zhou Zhong relocate the people in the future.

Just as Zhou Zhong was recruiting helpers for himself, a major event happened in the port of Malacca, far away in Nanyang. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)