Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 306 Great Liaodong Project

Zhu Houzhao tapped the memorial in his hand, with no expression on his face, turned his head to look at Liu Jin for a while, and then ordered: "Go, bring Yang Yiqing to me."

This is the last thing Zhu Houzhao did in Liaodong, and he can basically consider returning to Beijing after explaining it.

Governor Yang Yiqing of Liaodong is very busy these days. Although the tax department has collected the taxes, there have been more and more things in Liaodong since the army entered.Hearing Zhu Houzhao's call, he naturally didn't dare to neglect, and brought people here quickly.

After the monarchs and ministers saw the ceremony, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Yang Qing, I have something to say to Yang Qing when I come here today."

"Please speak, Your Highness." Yang Yiqing listened respectfully.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then passed the good news in his hand to Liu Jin beside him: "Yang Qing, take a look, this is the good news that Wang Shouren just sent." Zhu Houzhao smiled on his face.

Good news?

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Yang Yiqing was taken aback immediately. Didn't the good news come a few days ago?Here it is again?Reaching out to take the victory report and taking a quick look, Yang Yiqing smiled and said, "Your Majesty Wang is really extraordinary. He has occupied Daning in just a short time. With such a strong army in Ming Dynasty, Liaodong is stable."

Zhu Houzhao nodded with a smile, and then said: "I am looking for you today because of Daning's affairs. I am going to set up a Daning capital in Daning."

"After the establishment of the Daning Dusi, I plan to see him plan to come to Liaodong. It is not appropriate for the Liaodong governor's office to govern the Daning Dusi. Therefore, I would like to ask the court to set up the post of Governor of Liaodong, and the governor of all important military and political affairs in Liaodong. .” Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Yiqing and said with a smile: “My palace will recommend Aiqing like the imperial court.”

The governor, this famous position in later generations, is no stranger to Ming Dynasty. Unlike the governor who only controls the administrative affairs of one province, the governor is also in charge of several provinces, and at the same time, he is also in charge of military affairs and economics in addition to government affairs.

The place in Daning is still a military town at the moment, and it is also sparsely populated in the north. It is not suitable to set up a magistrate's office. In addition, Daning and Liaodong are close to each other and there are many exchanges. Naturally, a unified coordination and dispatch is needed.Under such circumstances, it is appropriate to set up a post of governor.As for the candidate for governor, Zhu Houzhao naturally preferred Yang Yiqing.

In terms of qualifications, Yang Yiqing is not lacking. He was the governor of Shaanxi before, and now he is the governor of Liaodong. He is also qualified to serve as the governor of Liaodong now.

Of course, sometimes it's useless to be qualified. You need someone in the court. Is there someone in Yang Yiqing's court?Of course, the one standing behind Yang Yiqing was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Yang Yiqing didn't expect His Royal Highness to let him be the governor of Liaodong. Naturally, it is not easy to shirk at this time, otherwise it will appear hypocritical, but Yang Yiqing stood up quickly and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness."

"We monarchs and ministers don't need to talk nonsense." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "You just do your best. What does Aiqing of Liaodong think is lacking?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, there is a shortage of people." Yang Yiqing said with a wry smile. This is Yang Yiqing's most intuitive feeling, and there is really a shortage of people.The military is recruiting these days, the textile mills, steel mills, and weapon chiefs are all recruiting people, mining requires people, and farming requires people. Now the situation of official land tenants is still very bad, and there is no one to grow such a large area of ​​land. , How could Yang Yiqing not be in a hurry.

"Yes!" Zhu Houzhao also nodded in agreement: "It is indeed a shortage of people. It is the easiest way to recruit people from the Central Plains."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Yang Yiqing quickly stopped him: "His Royal Highness, this is absolutely impossible."

How many people will die if they recruit people?How much manpower and material resources will be used?This is absolutely not allowed to be done like this, Yang Yiqing couldn't be more clear in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao was of course clear. After hearing Yang Yiqing's words, Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Don't worry, Aiqing, even if I think this way, the imperial court will not agree. What I want is to let the people come to Liaodong by themselves, and there will be no problems. Public grievances, the imperial court will not spend too much."

Yang Yiqing was taken aback, let the people come by themselves?Local officials in Liaodong don't like to come here, let alone the common people?
"This is what I plan to do." Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Yiqing with a smile, and then explained his idea, which was of course the wool textile industry.

How the entire industry is laid out, how to produce, how to sell, a series of things Zhu Houzhao explained in detail, how to attract merchants, how to attract people through merchants, all explained clearly.Zhu Houzhao attaches great importance to this matter. The reason why Daming can only be on the front line of the Great Wall and not fight out is very simple, that is, the economy cannot support it.

Why can't it be supported?Because the transportation conditions in this era are really bad, relying on logistics supplies, even Daming can't support it.

There are too few people on the front line of the Great Wall, and they are basically military towns. They do not produce, and consume a lot of money and food from the court every year.This consumption does not refer to their food and clothing costs, but the loss of transportation. The local output is not enough to support the military town.The most important reason is the lack of population. If you want Northern Xinjiang to be strong enough, you must have enough population.

These people live here, produce here, and the taxes collected every year are directly supplied to the military town, and there is no need to transfer them from other places.

In this era, that's the only way to go, otherwise you still can't get out, so Zhu Houzhao doesn't pay much attention to this point.In Zhu Houzhao's vision, the Great Wall is a huge logistics supply line instead of the front line. Zhu Houzhao doesn't know whether this idea can be realized, or how long it will take to realize it, Zhu Houzhao doesn't know.

However, Zhu Houzhao will work hard in this direction. He believes that sooner or later this idea will be realized, and he will move forward step by step.

Yang Yiqing was dumbfounded when he heard that, he didn't expect His Royal Highness's idea to be so huge, thinking that wool would be more profitable than salt, would become a pillar industry in Liaodong, and would attract countless businessmen and people, Yang Yiqing was so excited, Thinking of that magnificent scene, Yang Yiqing couldn't sit still anymore, and really wanted to roll up his sleeves and go to work hard.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Yiqing's appearance, and immediately smiled: "Yang Aiqing, this pasture is going to be sold, but you have to cover it up for me to sell."

"When this batch of woolen products from the palace is transported back to the capital, they will definitely sell well. At that time, the merchants in the capital will flock to you, and those nobles and relatives will also come to you. I only have one request, that It’s just that you can’t sell it cheaply, if you sell it cheaply to me, I will only ask you.”

Yang Yiqing nodded again and again: "His Royal Highness, don't worry, I will definitely handle it well."

(End of this chapter)