Chongzhen Undergraduates

Only local special crops can prove that they have been to a certain place.

"Your Majesty, it's a barren place with barren land and few products. It's not a good place." Tian Chuan gave a true evaluation of the west coast of North America.

"I know, but I'm not picky eaters, and you have the support of immigrants from Hokkaido, and the prospects are bright," Zhu Youjian replied.

However, Tagawa Jiro is a beautiful woman. This is to use the Japanese to resist the guns. I don't know how many Japanese are left after the rise of Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 634: The Past and Present of Ezo Land

We all know that the development of immigration in this era is a risky thing, and the immigration of Europeans to the Americas is even more bloody and cruel; therefore, Zhu Youjian knew that the population consumption of the initial immigrants was inevitable, unless the Ming Dynasty also implemented European immigration. that set.

What if you don't want to send troops over there?Another way Zhu Youjian thought of was to find a group of bold people to consume, such as Japanese people.

According to Japanese data, at the beginning of the seventeenth century, the population of Japan was more than 1600 million and less than 2000 million.Of course, according to the urine nature of the Japanese, they must have included Ryukyu and other places.However, Zhu Youjian believes that the population of Ryukyu has little influence, even if it is the largest estimate, 1800 million people.

Even if the split plan is implemented, tens of millions of laborers are not utilized, and it is really a waste to let these people stay on the small island to eat fish and die of old age.It is better to take it to North America, and it is cost-effective to develop western North America.

If there is a chemical corpse under every sleeper of the American Western Railway, then there should be Japanese corpses under the grand strategy of North American development proposed by Zhu Youjian.At least two or three million.Otherwise, these people will form a pile, and they will start to figure out how to go east to the shore.

It has been some time since Zhu Youjian's imperial seal to Tianchuan Jiro, and Zhu Youjian himself has returned to Nanjing.

However, the situation in East Asia suddenly calmed down, at least on the surface, in a calm situation.North Korea is about to withdraw its troops. It is said that the losses are a bit large, but from the perspective of the overall situation of the war, there is still no loss. After all, the North Korean army took advantage of the help of Ming army officers in the early stage.

As for the Japanese country, there are mixed feelings. They managed to mobilize the power of the whole country and hit the cotton with a punch.Originally, he wanted to take revenge on North Korea, but unexpectedly, Da Ming took the baton in a different way.

"Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy came to Zhezi and questioned our country's intention to seal Tianchuan?" Zhu Shunshui was a little puzzled, what exactly is the emperor trying to do?Didn't you clearly agree not to interfere in the war between North Korea and Japan?How can you go back on your word?

"Did I do or say something wrong?" Zhu Youjian looked dumbfounded, pretending to be innocent.

"Ezoland" Zhu Shunshui was about to speak.

"That's Hokkaido, it's not called Ezoland." Zhu Youjian corrected immediately.

Although the term Hokkaido is the official name quoted by the Japanese in later generations, Zhu Youjian didn't think there was anything wrong with using it.Hokkaido is indeed called Ezodi in the Japanese population.The Japanese began to develop the Ezo land at the end of the [-]th century, not too far away from the middle of the [-]th century.In other words, this place was only started when the shogunate took possession of it, and it was not recognized by everyone.

"Has Daming ever admitted Wa Kingdom's possession of Hokkaido?" Zhu Youjian's expression changed immediately, his eyes sharp.If he hadn't learned about the past and present of Hokkaido during his trip to the northeast, he would never have thought of a way to dismember Japan.

"Go and inform the Japanese envoy that Hokkaido has belonged to China since ancient times, and the Ainu people who live on the island are immigrants from the northern part of our country. My Emperor Ming has the right to grant this land to anyone."

The issue of land ownership has always been the favorite of the Japanese country to argue. Now that it is discussed, Zhu Youjian will have a good fight with the people of the Japanese country.

What's more, the current shogun of the Wa Kingdom is Tokugawa Iezuna, who is said to be a fool because of his lack of intelligence.He ascended the throne at the age of ten and reigned for 29 years.Regardless of Zhu Youjian's calculations, he also felt that this was a famous soft persimmon.In the past 30 years, if Japan still cannot be dealt with, it is God's will.

Of course, to solve the Japanese problem, you can't just think about it on Daming's side, you must plan and arrange according to some real conditions in Japan.The imperial seal of Tian Chuanjiro, splitting Hokkaido is only the first step.

This first move is because Hokkaido is not so important to the country of Wa now, and Zhu Youjian wants to take advantage of the deterioration of the external environment of the country of Wa to make a clear grab.

After Zhu Youjian clearly mentioned the issue of the ownership of Ezo Land, the Japanese envoy seemed to have seen Zhu Youjian's hole card.That is, Daming is not very righteous and wants to take advantage of the war between North Korea and Japan.

This is cheap, and the shogunate can only swallow it with blood.Why?Because Ezodi was originally occupied by the shogunate itself, which has little to do with Japan and the royal family.In fact, the shogunate also knew that it was impossible to get Daming to give up just relying on a few women. Now Zhu Youjian directly tore his face to cut off the land of Ezo, obviously showing his hole card.

Moreover, the imperial conferment of the Ming emperor was a Japanese. At least Jiro Tagawa used a Japanese name when he accepted the conferment, and the official document was also a Japanese name.The shogunate felt that they could tolerate this matter.In contrast, among several ethnic groups in East Asia, the Japanese are famous for their patience.

Only half a month later, the Japanese envoy directly handed over to Zhu Shunshui the official diplomatic document willing to recognize Hokkaido as a vassal state of Ming Dynasty.Obviously, the shogunate was eager to make peace with Daming for the sake of external stability.

"Agreed so easily? It's unreasonable." Li Yan stared at the document in his hand, he couldn't believe it was so easy.Zhu Youjian took a trip to the northeast, and Ming's territory expanded several provinces at once, which was more effective than sending hundreds of thousands of troops.

"There is no doubt, because the current Beidi and Hokkaido are inaccessible places. In the eyes of many people, these places are barren and dispensable. They feel that they can't even grow food. What's the use of it? " Zhu Youjian sighed slightly.

The so-called Manchu Qing Dynasty, the so-called Kangxi and Qianlong era, didn’t they all give up a lot of northern land, and they also boasted about their achievements all day long, so what’s there to show off.

"But these places really can't grow any crops." Gu Yanwu was puzzled.

"Ask Chen Zilong! He has the most right to speak about farming." Zhu Youjian doesn't need to explain to everyone, it's better to let a professional person answer.

Apart from being an official, Chen Zilong's greatest achievement is to investigate the general situation of farming in the entire Ming Dynasty.It can be said that there is no second person in Man Daming who understands the current situation of agriculture better than him.

"In the era of the former Liao Dynasty, there was very little production outside the Shanhaiguan Pass. The Liaohe Plain was the hunting ground of the Liao Emperor. After the emperor Chengzu moved his capital to the north, large-scale reclamation began outside the pass. The initial grain production was only enough for food and clothing, and there was no food. Output. However, after the rise of Jurchen, the plains around Shenyang have been greatly reclaimed, and grain production has increased year by year.”

Before Chen Zilong finished speaking, a group of people immediately smelled it.Chen Zilong's words explain?It shows that the adaptability of this food crop is extending northward year by year.

Chapter 635: Increased food production is also a crisis

"However, the cultivation of cold-resistant varieties cannot be achieved overnight. Do we need to wait slowly?" Zuo Maodi asked.

"No. Today's Liaodong production area has already extended to Siping and Changchun. The imperial court only needs to send skilled technicians. In less than 20 years, they can breed cold-resistant wheat varieties that can be grown in Bingcheng."

Wow!Chen Zilong's words caused everyone to be in an uproar.There is a big plain on the other side of the ice city, which is now known to the entire imperial court.The officials of the imperial court are no longer the kind of masters who only read sage books, and after Zhu Youjian went to Beidi, everyone is familiar with the geographical environment of Beidi.

The land in Liaodong and the Northland is fertile, which is well known to the upper officials of Ming Dynasty.If wheat can grow in the Northeast Plain, it means that the strategic center of Ming Dynasty will be greatly moved northward, and the battlefield must reach the grassland, and it will no longer just focus on the front line of the Great Wall.

"Your Majesty, horses must be raised! And there are more than [-] horses." Lu Daqi blushed with excitement, and stars began to appear in the eyes of this old man, as if he saw the majesty of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

"Your Majesty can't say that, the first prince is in Queshan, and the second prince is outside the pass. Those are the horse farms that the emperor has set up a long time ago." Someone yelled at Lu Daqi.Zhu Cijiong has been transferred to Zhu Rihe with the army. Although he is the worst of Zhu Youjian's four sons, he is still a qualified cavalryman.

It is obviously talking about the food problem in the Northeast, why is it involving war horses?This was caused by old man Lu's excitement. It means that everyone has seen that after the development of the Northeast, the big pattern and the big strategic window of Ming Dynasty have appeared. People with a little bit of political foresight naturally think of war horses and cavalry.

"Let's continue talking about the food. I still have good news to tell you dear friends. The expedition fleet led by the Lord of Hokkaido, Tagawa Jiro, discovered a large area of ​​unclaimed land in the east. There is a place called Seattle, whose temperature is similar to that of Shenyang. And a place in the south called Los Angeles, which is similar to Guangdong in my Ming Dynasty.”

This time, the ministers were no longer in an uproar, but shocked, so shocked that they could stuff eggs into their mouths.

It feels like all the great things in this world have been taken up by Daming all of a sudden today.There is actually a piece of unowned land, and it is very suitable for growing food.Grain, what a tempting term, the officials of Ming Dynasty are more fond of hearing grain than silver.

"It's a pity that it's too far away, otherwise the old minister will be the first to open the field." Lu Daqi was filled with regret, and his expression was very funny.

"This matter is not urgent, it needs to be done slowly. As long as my people of Ming Dynasty give birth to tens of thousands of people, we can go there together. You should work harder."

"Hahaha." Everyone was amused by the emperor's words.

The winter of 1655 was very stable, the Ming Dynasty was peaceful, there were no major wars, and even small-scale bandits rarely reported.All this shows that the situation has stabilized, especially Zhu Youjian's continuous outward expansion has diverted some domestic contradictions, such as the issue of military honors.

As long as they encounter a peaceful domestic environment, the creativity that the Central Plains people can burst out is very amazing.Therefore, there has always been a saying that there will be great governance after the chaos, and this really has nothing to do with the ability of the old man Kangxi.

First of all, the country of Ming Dynasty was rich in materials, and there was an obvious phenomenon of courtyard economy among the people.The so-called courtyard economy is actually the heyday of the small-scale peasant economy. After the food and clothing are satisfied, a farmer uses the front and back of the house to breed and plant to enrich the needs of life.

Three acres of fields, one cage of chickens, two fat pigs, and a few centimeters of vegetable gardens.Just like the common news in later generations, it is said that a certain uncle went to the United States with his son to enjoy the blessings. He dug up the flat lawn and planted some fruits and vegetables. This is the courtyard economy.

Those who make jokes about this approach are looking at it from the perspective of the current agricultural economy, but as Chinese people with a strong sense of small-scale peasant economy, this kind of courtyard economy thinking has been passed down from many generations.

Of course, this approach is also the predecessor of a simple commodity economy. When the courtyard economy appeared, a large-scale free market appeared in small towns.This is different from the big cities. There are fixed vegetable farmers around the big cities in Ming Dynasty, but there are no large and small towns.At most, there are some markets, such as the one-three-five market and the like.

Don't underestimate the seemingly simple act of carrying a basket of vegetables to sell in the market, but it becomes the first step for people to step out of the land and broaden their horizons.

When the market is formed and commodities begin to circulate, a commodity economy will gradually be established.The surplus after food and clothing has brought opportunities for commodity sales.This shows that the people of Ming Dynasty have started to have a surplus and are about to start getting rich.

"Your Majesty, there is enough grain in the country. The Bureau of Commerce said in a memorial that the grain imported from the Nanyang area in the second half of the year will no longer make money. The memorials from various provinces also show that this year's grain surplus, many granaries have already been filled. "Chen Zilong reported the country's agricultural situation to Zhu Youjian in a snowy day.

"In terms of food, there was already a surplus the year before last, but the people's enthusiasm for producing food continued to grow. The court couldn't stop them from farming, right? I heard that many farmers bought cement for the first time, not to build houses, but to It’s a granary. The granary made of cement can’t be chewed by mice, is there such a thing?” Zhu Youjian was learning Tai Chi in a warm room.