Chapter 1199
Emperor Chongzhen has been paying attention to the situation in Nanyang.

In the end, Liu Xiang will unite all forces to fight against Daming. This is actually what Emperor Chongzhen wants to see, and it is also the result of his instructions to Nanyang.

If Da Ming's strength is not strong enough, then if all the forces unite to deal with Da Ming, this kind of situation is not what Da Ming wants to see.But now, as far as the local forces in Nanyang are concerned, with the strength of Daming, they really look down on them.

Just like a game that Emperor Chongzhen played in later generations, when the characters were still very weak, entering the Scarlet Monastery could only attract a few monsters to kill them.But after the characters become stronger, they all attract all the monsters in the Scarlet Monastery together, and then kill them together, which is the so-called one-wave flow.

For the aborigines on the Nanyang side, Emperor Chongzhen also meant the same thing, otherwise, it would be too troublesome.

However, for now, there is also a problem, that is, Daming's external expansion is too fast.

In about two years, three vassal kings have been entrusted, and the fourth vassal king will go out soon.These vassal kings were divided out, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't want them to just rule the local aborigines.At least Mingren would bring some of them with him.Only in this way can we maintain the same origin with the mother country and become one.That is to say, the feudal states that have been sealed off can assimilate the local aborigines to be the same as the Ming people, but they cannot be assimilated by the aborigines.And this requires at least one thing, the population of Ming people should not be too small.

Of course, there are many means of assimilation, but no matter what, the composition of the population base is still crucial.

These are just four vassal kings. If all the vassal kings in the country were distributed, how many Ming people would be brought out?

Another point is that places like Liaodong, North Korea, and grasslands in Ming Dynasty are all sparsely populated, and they also need a large number of people to enrich them.

Emperor Chongzhen had already decreed to encourage childbirth!A considerable part of the tax money from the imperial court has to be used to subsidize families with more children. In addition, funds must be invested in the development of various vaccines. Before that, research on chemical and biological related disciplines will be required. Before that, there is a need to promote scientific and technological knowledge... Wait, etc., all of this actually requires money.

Before the Emperor Chongzhen called him poor at the vassal clan meeting, it was not hypocritical, nor was he looking for a reason to take away the vassal's money, but because he was really short of money!
Today, the registered population of Ming Dynasty is only over 6000 million, and at least double the population is not registered with the government, which is the so-called hidden household.Effective management of the existing population is also a way.Moreover, this is also related to the issue of tax evasion, and it is also related to money.

If we talk about the past, at least before the development of the Internet, there is actually no special good way to manage the population.Especially in this ancient time, the problem of hidden households has existed in all dynasties, and there is no way to eliminate it.

However, for Emperor Chongzhen, solving the hidden household problem was an achievable goal.Of course, there are difficulties, and he needs to work hard.

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, and glanced at the achievement points in the lower left corner of the chat group system, and there were tens of millions of achievement points left.This achievement value is still too little.Well, let's make more money first!
However, there is one problem that must be resolved first.So, he called out in his mind: "System, I want to upgrade a system function, can I?"

The long-lost system assistant was awakened: "This system is a chat group system. If the host wants to add functions beyond the capabilities of this system, I'm sorry, but there is nothing you can do. Of course, if it is within the capabilities of this system, the new added functions need to consume achievement points It can be done.”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought it was okay, so he quickly replied: "System, the new function I requested to add is very simple, that is, members in the main chat area will forget to chat after the chat is completed and exit." Content, believe this system can do it? It’s not as functional as kicking people out of the group, but you said before that kicking out of the group can erase memory!”

"The host has a good memory. This system can indeed realize this function, but it needs to consume 500 million achievement points. Does the host need to add this function?"

"System, confirm!" Emperor Chongzhen was full of joy when he heard it, let alone 500 million, even 1000 million achievement points, he would agree without hesitation, because nothing else, once this function is released, he can easily monopolize the right to disseminate information , You can implement the great business of making money.

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen agreed in his heart, the 500 million achievement points disappeared instantly, and then a few seconds later, the system reminded him: "Host, this function has been upgraded."

Although the system is produced, the quality is guaranteed.But this matter is of great importance, and Emperor Chongzhen still needs to verify it.So, he immediately had a private chat with Wen Tiren and said: "Wen Qing read the chat content first in the main chat group, and you can also say something, then quit the chat group, and then enter the group again, I have something to ask you!"

Wen Tiren was a little puzzled when he heard this, wondering what the emperor meant by asking him to do this?But since the emperor came here, he had no choice but to do so.

However, when he quit the chat group, he immediately realized something was wrong.I should have obeyed the emperor's will and talked in the main chat group, but why I have no memory at all, and only remember what the emperor ordered me to do?Could it be that I forgot to leave a message in the main chat group?Logically speaking, it shouldn't be, I have always obeyed the holy will, and it is impossible not to follow such small things as ordered!

With this doubt in his heart, Wen Tiren re-entered the chat group. Before he could speak, Emperor Chongzhen sent a private chat: "Wen Qing, do you remember leaving a message in the main chat group?"

Wen Tiren was surprised when he heard it, so he immediately explained what happened to him.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing when he heard it. Sure enough, the system produced it, and the quality is guaranteed!If the memory of the main chat group is erased, it will be erased without affecting other chats such as private chats.That being the case, let's start making money!

Thinking of this, he said in the temporary group of the Wenhua Palace: "I decided to reorganize the station system, and propose it separately from the Ministry of War to establish the Ministry of Communications, which will be paralleled with the six major departments!"

It was originally decided that the Ministry of Science and Technology should also be independent, but it will not become independent until the Science and Technology Clean-up Department has made political achievements.Now that I have a new idea, the Ministry of Communications is the first to become independent.

Hearing this, the officials in the group couldn't help being surprised.Wen Tiren knew that this matter must have something to do with what the emperor asked him to do just now, so he immediately asked: "Your Majesty, why has the station become so important?"

You know, if the post station becomes the Ministry of Communications, and if it is juxtaposed with other ministries, there will be an additional second-rank minister, and the ancient structure of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry will be broken.

"Your Majesty, I have objections!" Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, immediately objected, "The post station is not very important to Ming Dynasty, so why set up another one?"

Since Emperor Chongzhen made a lot of achievement points during his southern tour, he added all the main officials to the chat group.Therefore, his meeting in the chat group system is actually not much different from the meeting in Wenhua Palace.

Of course, if there is a difference, there must be some, and the virtual is definitely not as formal as the real.There are also the demeanor, expressions, movements, etc. of the on-site personnel. Even if there is a video conference, it is not as good as the one on the spot.However, because this meeting involved a chat group, Emperor Chongzhen discussed it in a temporary group.

Hearing Shen Yongmao's words, Emperor Chongzhen could imagine it, and other people probably thought the same way.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen immediately explained: "There has been a good saying since ancient times, if you want to be rich, you must first build roads! I have sworn that I want my people to live a prosperous life. Therefore, this road must be built first. It must be taken seriously, this is one of them!"

Hearing this, all the knowledgeable cabinet ministers were stunned. Is this sentence from ancient times?How come I never heard of it?

Therefore, Shen Yongmao immediately played: "Your Majesty, I don't know when I said that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. I am really ignorant and have never heard of it. I also ask Your Majesty to explain it to you. See, if you want to get rich, build roads first?"

"My minister seconded the proposal!" Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department, also had doubts, and followed up.After all, it was a matter of making money, and he was very concerned about it.The other courtiers did not speak, but just listened quietly.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help being taken aback when he heard what they said.Isn’t the saying “build roads first if you want to get rich” since ancient times?Such an easy-to-understand, well-known matter, they still have to explain it themselves?
He didn't know that this sentence really didn't exist since ancient times.At least in ancient times, the understanding of this sentence was not deep.

In the original history, the saying that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads was put forward in the early days of reform and opening up, that is, in the 80s.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally didn't know, thinking that it had existed since ancient times.Therefore, he skipped Shen Yongmao's first question and said directly: "Don't you know such a simple truth?"

Upon hearing this, the knowledgeable senior officials of Ming Dynasty in the temporary group were immediately puzzled.Unexpectedly, in terms of knowledge, he was despised by a young man in his 20s.But think about it, it seems that the emperor does have this qualification, at least he has proved that no matter whether it is cement, steam engine, hot air balloon, etc., or scientific and technological knowledge, it is not something he can think of.

Thinking of this, Wen Tiren immediately said: "Your Majesty, please give me some advice."

If the other party is not the emperor, they might be too embarrassed to ask for advice. After all, they are the highest officials in Ming Dynasty. It would be a bit embarrassing to ask others for advice like this!But now they are facing the emperor, so it's nothing, the emperor, the emperor, can that be an ordinary person?Therefore, other courtiers also followed up one after another, asking the emperor to explain their doubts for them, which can be regarded as showing their studious side in front of the emperor.

Of course, there is one exception, and he is Min Hongxue.At this time, he was still sitting on Meng Mi's side.When he was the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, in order to suppress the rebellion, he organized road construction.He is very aware of the impact of traffic inconvenience.

Although at that time, his main purpose was to suppress the rebellion, but he was not an idiot. Based on his actual example, if he thought about it a little bit, he must understand what the emperor said better than others.

Emperor Chongzhen saw that they were so eager to learn, so he had no choice but to explain to them in detail: "All the ministers should come from places with better traffic, and they are not too impressed with the roads! Let me give you a simple example, such as Sichuan. Is the transportation with the Central Plains area inconvenient?"

"The special products of Xichuan, as if there is a steam engine, the output has greatly increased, but the roads are bad, and it cannot be transported, so what if the output is large? If it cannot be transported outside, even if many people outside want to buy it, that's the same Useless, right?"

"Also, even if it can be shipped out, because the road is inconvenient, the transportation cost is very high. In this way, it only costs one tael of silver in the production area, but it costs three taels, four taels, or even higher when it goes outside. Cost, do you think the sales of this thing will be high?"

"..."

Emperor Chongzhen sent out his opinions one by one, and everyone else in the group was watching.For the example of Sichuan, they can easily understand it. After all, there is a saying that has existed since ancient times.The road to Shu is difficult, but it is difficult to go to the blue sky!It is indeed too difficult to transport things from Sichuan!

In fact, after Emperor Chongzhen said these words about transportation, these high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty basically understood what the emperor meant.After all, they are not stupid, but they just don't think about it seriously.

In other words, in their eyes, although economic development is important, it is not as important as politics.What's more, the economic development they considered was more about the wealthy families, rather than all the common people of Ming Dynasty that Emperor Chongzhen thought.The location is different, and what you think is also different.

"Let me give another example. Now that the vassal state is newly built, there is a great demand for various commodities. However, the vassal state is located in the south of Daming. If it is not close to the sea, the transportation will be very inconvenient. This will also affect the circulation of goods and goods. , it also has a great hindering effect on promoting the economic development of Ming Dynasty and the prosperity of the vassal state!"

Emperor Chongzhen explained many examples to them in one breath, from resource advantages in various places that could not be effectively transformed into economic advantages due to traffic problems, increased productivity but could not be realized, and inconvenient transportation leading to high commodity costs, etc., there are examples.I believe that as long as you are not an idiot, you should be able to understand the importance of road construction.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen finally said: "If you want to be rich, you must first build roads. This is what it means. So, Zhu Qing thinks that if I want to make the people of Ming Dynasty rich, should I build this road? Should I build it? Want to elevate it to the most important position to talk about road construction?"

 It's a bit Calvin, this chapter is late.Let me talk about it here, I basically read this chapter many times a day to see if you have left a message.Maybe everyone has also discovered that some of the chapters say that they can affect the content of my codewords in the next chapter.As long as what you say is reasonable, I will humbly accept it, or respond accordingly.In fact, it is true that one person counts the short.As far as this book is concerned, it was also in the qq group that Jianlu was forced to go to Japan. A reader's suggestion gave me this idea.

  Everyone is welcome to post more of this chapter, let me see everyone’s thoughts, okay, I’m proud of it, it’s not good; I’ll see if it can be improved, thank you everyone!

  
 
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