Emperor Ming Dynasty

It is unrealistic for one person to change the lives of hundreds of millions of people living in a territory of millions of square kilometers in just over ten years.

The power of the traverser is not that great.

Don't you see, until later generations, the most prosperous places are the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, and the rest are still developing at the national level.

Boarding the carriage again, the emperor saw the two thoughtful, and said with a smile:

"Don't look at the conditions so difficult, but compared to the past, it is more than one step better."

Speaking of this, the emperor couldn't help boasting: "Since Suiyuan and Chahar Anding, cattle and sheep from the two places have been transported to the inland on a large scale. It is estimated that more than [-] cattle enter the pass every year. How much manpower and material resources did you get?"

"Take Wanping County as an example. According to the report from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the price of farm cattle in Wanping County has been falling continuously, and each head is less than 20 yuan. In Kaifeng, Henan, the price of farm cattle is more than 30 yuan."

"So, after the cattle are cheap, more people eat beef, and there are so many lawsuits that the yamen can't bear it."

It is illegal to slaughter farm cattle privately, which is the same as always in the feudal dynasty, let alone eating beef.

Over the years, even the prince only eats some beef during the Chinese New Year.

"With cattle, there will be more wasteland, more food production, more people, and more taxes, so there will be a prosperous age."

The prince said seriously.

"That's right." Zhu Yixi admired: "However, you have to understand that the land of Ming Dynasty is limited, but the breeding of people is unlimited. The land can accommodate [-] million. [-] million, but can it accommodate [-] to [-] million? "

"When there is not enough land, the world will be in turmoil and the court will be overthrown. Mingjun and virtuous ministers are just easing this process."

The breadth of these words was too great, and the prince and King Qi were a little confused.

Because it is completely different from the traditional moral system.

According to the Three Views of Confucianism, as long as the court has a wise emperor and virtuous officials, the world will be peaceful, but the emperor said that the effect is only to ease.

This completely turned their minds upside down.

"Then father, what should we do then?"

The prince suppressed his heart palpitations and asked impatiently. His hands were unconsciously clenched, sweat dripping from his forehead and palms. Obviously, this dealt him a great blow.

King Qi on the side was not much better, his eyes were rather dull, and his thoughts seemed to be still soaked in those words, and he couldn't pull them out no matter what.

Zhu Yixi spoke earnestly and said word by word:

"Open, expand, vassal, country, move, relocate, people, people—"

At this time, King Qi came back to his senses: "What do you mean, Qi and Qin?"

"That's right." The emperor smiled confidently, and looked at his two sons: "In the period of Emperor Zhou, plus the feudal lords, the Yangtze River was not enough to the south, and the clouds were nothing to the north."

"And now, isn't the vastness of the land developed by the vassal state?"

As he said that, he turned his gaze to the prince, and said with a light smile, "I know what you're thinking. Seeing King Qin and King Qi, their power is extremely inflated. Although it is difficult to threaten the position of the East Palace, it must be uncomfortable in my heart."

"But you have to understand that the establishment of each of their vassal states can at least make our Zhu family's world last for ten years."

"I don't dare—" the prince hurriedly lowered his head, with a little guilt on his face.

King Qi raised his head, and after hearing these words, he burst out with a little pride.

"The vassal state is located in a remote place, under poor mountains and bad waters, and there are many enemies and bandits. It needs the support of the imperial court to make the country permanent."

Seeing the different expressions of the two sons, the emperor said rather amusedly: "The vassal state and the imperial court are each other's exterior and interior, and one is indispensable."

"To put it bluntly, when the court is overthrown by a rebellion like a thief, those princes and grandchildren will also have a way to escape."

Although these words are ugly, they are reasonable.

The crown prince and King Qi obviously listened and understood the emperor's painstaking efforts.

Although it was calm on the surface, the easing of the atmosphere was visible to the naked eye.

The emperor emphasized: "The mansions of the three generals in the two capitals and 25 provinces must never be divided. This is the bottom line and the foundation of the imperial court."

"You have also seen the map of the territory of the world. Such a vast place can be used at will. Of course, only those capable princes can take over the feudal domain. Those who are weak and incompetent can enjoy it in Beijing!"

Hearing this, the prince naturally nodded vigorously, because it was for him.

King Qi was overjoyed, and smiled unconsciously.

"What? What are you happy about?"

The emperor was surprised.

"Hey, hearing Father's words, I am very happy in my heart. Now that I can have Qi and become a vassal, it means that I am also a capable person—"

King Qi chuckled, showing the smile of a mouse stealing lamp oil.

"You found something good in it."

Zhu Yixi said unhappily: "Do you think it's as easy as Fan?"

"As far as I know, Qi State is located in the south of Luzon, and there are rainforests everywhere. There are only dry seasons and rainy seasons, and there are a lot of indigenous people."

"After you go to Jiufan, you raise your head every day, just thinking about how to cut down trees."

Hearing this, the fear on King Qi's face disappeared in a blink of an eye, and he showed a flattering smile: "There is still Father!"

"With you here, although my son-in-law will suffer a little bit, he will definitely have a good life in the future."

Speaking of this, King Qi said his own thoughts: "My son feels that the Luzon Governor's Mansion is not paying much attention to the development of Qi, so he wants to send his retainers there..."

"Yes, but it shouldn't take too long."

Zhu Yixi thought for a while, and then replied: "You stay in the capital for two or three years, and after you give birth to your son, go to Qi State to become a feudal vassal."

"Send more people over there, the more people you have, the easier it is to do things."

The prince also interjected at this time: "My son thinks that there are too few people in Qi, but when the second elder brother goes to the domain, the court will organize tens of thousands of people to fill it?"

"Prince, who wants to go to Qi!"

King Qi sighed.

"In the 25 provinces of Ming Dynasty, there are always disasters in some places every year, and there are naturally people."

The emperor said softly: "However, considering the climate of Qi, the three southwestern provinces, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi are the first choices."

As for whether the minister will monopolize the power and take the King of Qi aside, this possibility is not great.

Because the state of Qi relied on the support of Lu Song during the several years of land reclamation, and the imperial court was here to support it, no matter how bad it was, there would be a large army.

With a smile on his face, King Qi was beating drums in his heart.

Since he was a child, he was well-clothed and well-fed, although it was painful to study, but compared to those ordinary people, he couldn't be better.

Nowadays, leaving home and going to a foreign country to open up a vassal state, the hard work is self-evident.

The emperor was a bit unfamiliar with these sons and didn't know much about them, but the crown prince caught a glimpse of King Qi's expression and read books together since childhood, of course he knew it well.

Thinking of this, the prince suddenly said: "Father, my son thinks that there may be many vassal kings who are capable and good at caring for the people, but they are not capable of pioneering."

"After all, it's really difficult to go back and forth, and the prince is not all-rounder."

"I'm very pleased that you can take into account the brotherhood."

The emperor nodded slightly: "Then what do you mean?"

"My son thinks that it is possible to set up a yamen to assist the feudal king in development. First, it can save the feudal king's energy, and second, it can be transferred back after the development, so as to avoid the difficulty of regaining power..."

The prince kept watching the emperor's face from the corner of his eye, and if something was wrong, he immediately stopped making assertions.

"Three times, it also shows the royal family's friendship." Zhu Yixi said comfortingly: "I am very relieved that the prince has such an idea."

This is indeed a good way.

Transferring the cost of development to the imperial court will not only deepen the connection with the vassal state, but also support the establishment of the vassal state as soon as possible.

"Then in the Ministry of Households, set up a vassal state department, which is dedicated to the development of vassal states."

"Each vassal state needs at least three to five years of help before it can be truly supported."

King Qi glanced at the prince gratefully, and said to the emperor, "Father, this is really great for my son."

"Brother, thank you, Prince, for your advice."

After this conversation, the relationship between the brothers seemed to be much more harmonious.

……

Ryukyu Prefecture.

After the imperial court helped the Ryukyu Kingdom to get rid of Japan's control, the Ryukyu royal family chose to be attached under persuasion.

That is to say, Daming harvested a government without spending a single soldier. Although it was the first to defeat the Shimadzu family in Japan, it was only a help, and it was the obligation of the suzerain country.

The Shang family was also relocated to Beijing City, where they were granted the title of Ryukyu County King. One daughter entered the harem as a concubine, and the rest of the heirs also married the clan daughters.

Over the years it has become one.

Due to the peaceful handover, this allowed Ryukyu to accept the rule of Ming Dynasty in a stable manner.

Daming established Shanbei, Shanzhong, and Shannan counties here, with a total population of just over [-].

After several years of development, because it is located between Taiwan and Japan, it is a transfer station, and a large number of ships are replenished here.

The reproduction of the population has increased sharply, and it has already reached the [-] mark.

In this way, the disadvantages of the island countries are obvious:
There is not enough food to eat.

After all, many ships transit, in addition to fresh water, they also need to replenish food.

The prefect of the Ryukyu government was helpless: "They are going to import food again. What does Taiwan say? How much can it ship this year?"

After the spring plowing, and after counting the summer grain harvest, the Ryukyu Prefecture began to measure the grain that needs to be imported.

The lack of food is naturally imported by the people themselves.

As for the Ryukyu Prefecture, it only needs to ensure the food security of the navy and the salaries of the officials.

Silver coins and food, these two salaries are indispensable.

"Taiwan government is also short of food." Ryukyu Prefecture fellow magistrate said distressedly: "Their land has been planted with sugar cane, and there is very little food. Last year there was a little more. This year I am afraid they will have to import it from Guangdong."

As for the nearest Fujian, don't mention it, it has a lot of people and little land, so it has to import food from outside.

"How about we go to Guangdong?"

"It's too far away, the price of food is also expensive, and the cost of the long distance is also high. We have to pay for it."

The cost of transportation is here. Shipping anything by sea is more profitable than transporting food. As for the sea transportation of the imperial court, it is purely because of survival issues.

Of course, after the canal was emptied, it was used for commercial purposes, and it was nothing to use tariffs to make up for it.

The salaries of the navy and officials of the Ryukyu government are basically self-supporting. If they spend too much money, they have to pay for it.

The tax is low, the test is passed, and the future is in danger. Who can bear it?

It is related to the future official career, the magistrate gritted his teeth and said: "For the current plan, we can only import it from the Kagoshima Domain."

Tongzhi hesitated: "Is this okay? After all, it involves a dependent country."

"You are stupid, let the non-governmental organization fleet buy it, and then we will buy it from them. At that time, we will not be the ones who have anything to do with the Shimadzu family."

The prefect smiled and clapped his hands, shocked at his own intelligence.

"The mansion is wise and wise." Tong Zhi hurriedly flattered: "It's just that our gap is tens of thousands of stones, and the people of the Kagoshima feudal clan naturally don't have it, so we can only contact the feudal mansion."

"If the Yamen doesn't show up, I'm afraid few people have such a relationship..."

"What are you doing looking at me like this?" Seeing his gaze gathering, the magistrate couldn't help but said:

"My letter, staff, that can leave a handle, absolutely impossible."

"Look for it, I don't believe that there is no one in the folk—"

At this time, in the wharf of Yamanaka County in the Fuguo of Ryukyu Prefecture, a merchant ship of [-] materials slowly sailed into the port, and was surrounded by a large number of coolies in an instant.

Shimadzu Hisagi touched the oily hair on his hair, and seeing the prosperity of a pier, he said with emotion: "I can't wash my hair for several days, it's too dirty."

After all, there are naturally regular workers, as long as the captain contacts the porter, Shi Shiran saluted and stepped off the ship.

Walking across the trestle bridge, the carriage stopped for a long time.

"Master, you are finally back, there are people waiting for you at home!"

The butler said impatiently, all of them were a little anxious, with blisters on their lips.

"What's wrong?" Shimazu Hisashira said displeased.

Since he moved to Ryukyu Prefecture, he changed his name and surname to Chengjiu, which can be regarded as completely breaking away from Ryukyu.

At the same time, thanks to the fact that there are not many scholars in Ryukyu, he passed the county examination, the government examination, and finally passed the college examination three times.

It is precisely because of this that he wore a square scarf and a scholar's shirt, and became a scholar.

With this status, in the entire Ryukyu Mansion, he can be said to be very popular and admired by everyone.

After all, Ryukyu is newly established, and for so many years, there have only been two or three places for scholars, which is extremely rare.

This also made him never want to be an official.

After all, his identity cannot be concealed from the officialdom. A scholar is the pinnacle, and he can only place his hopes on his son.

Just relying on his status as a scholar, his wealth increased sharply, and it took less than a year to replace the broken ship with a large ship of [-] materials.

Isn't this better than being a samurai guarding his salary in the Kagoshima Domain?
Until now, he is still thanking the benefactor who inspired him to move to Ryukyu Mansion in Beijing that year.

"The magistrate sent someone here."

Hearing this, Shimadzu Hisagi was taken aback.

Returning home in a hurry, he met him and invited him in as a guest.

"Mr. Xiucai, to be honest, I invite you to play this time because I have something important to ask for."

The prefect spoke sincerely about the food shortage crisis: "By using your identity and relationship, both the government and the private are convenient."

"I will never forget such kindness."