Chongzhen Undergraduates

Only two people at the scene could understand what Wang Chengen said, Zhu Youjian and Zhu Cihong.It was the scene where Chongzhen wanted to kill his son and daughter before he hanged himself, but Wang Chengen seemed to save them.In the end, the three princes were sent out of the palace, and Jiu'er had an arm cut off by Chongzhen.

"Prince, until now, are you still obsessed with your obsession?" Zhu Youjian sternly shouted.

One sentence from the prince awakened everyone.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Youjian actually called Zhu Cihong the prince, and his intentions can be described as benevolent.This was not when he was in a bad situation. He didn't make a prince because he begged for mercy. This was his call when Zhu Cihong was on the verge of death, and it was a gift he gave.

"Congratulations, brother, congratulations to the crown prince!" Zhu Cijiong was smart enough to salute Zhu Cihong immediately upon hearing Zhu Youjian's words.

"Congratulations, old slave, the crown prince!" Wang Chengen woke up and saluted Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't expect this result, but he turned to look at Li Dingguo beside him, and many officers and soldiers who immediately followed them still did not put down their knives.

"Li Aiqing is the number one general in my dynasty that I value most. He has been loyal to the emperor and loved him. He is a Yue Wumu in the world and a role model for all generations!" Zhu Youjian said loudly again.

Just this sentence is tantamount to giving Li Dingguo a stereotype, and it has given him all his reputation.Being as famous as Yue Fei is the lifelong dream of many generals, even if they die today, it is enough.

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the crown prince, and congratulations to Daming!" Li Dingguo knelt down and bowed, and the officers and soldiers around him immediately offered their weapons.

A rebellion ended like this, and no one except Zhu Youjian figured out why it ended like this.They don't know what is the king's heart and what is the people's heart, but only Zhu Youjian is confident that he has opened up the people's wisdom over the years, and the people's heart is no longer what it used to be.In other words, Daming is no longer the former Daming.Great Ming has already undergone changes, and all practices that do not conform to the trend are doomed to failure.

On the way back to Beijing, Wang Chengen and Zhu Youjian took the same carriage, and Zhu Youjian took care of the old slave humbly.Wang Chengen was still insane for a while, and sober for a while, and I'm afraid it can't be cured.

Zhu Cihong was crowned prince and followed the emperor back to Beijing to govern; Li Dingguo was still the commander in chief of the Northern Expedition, responsible for clearing up the entire grassland rebellion and bringing the grassland into unity.And this time the rebellion was defined as an assassination act against the emperor launched by the third prince Zhu Cihuan who was hijacked by the remnants of Wu Sangui; fortunately, the hero Yang Xin rescued him on the spot and resolved the crisis;Yang Xin was promoted to the captain of a certain regiment of a certain division of the Third Cavalry Army, and even the veteran was promoted to a squadron leader. They will follow Li Dingguo to hunt north.

"Do you think I don't trust you?"

In the Zongren Temple in Beijing, there are only Zhu Youjian and Zhu Cihong in the huge hall.At the bottom of the row of tablets, there is a new tablet with only the word "Chongzhen" engraved on it. This is an unfinished tablet.

"You must be dissatisfied with saying that you are my son, but you have to admit it, right?" Zhu Youjian stared at Zhu Cihong seriously and said, "I know that you have learned a lot over the years and think you have the ability to govern the country. The ability of the government. The bird is big, after all, it will fly alone. I will give you this opportunity. You should know that the grassland is fixed now, and the lifeline of Ming Dynasty is in the south. I sent you to govern Nanjing. Can you do it? Well, it's up to you."

The prince looked up at Zhu Youjian in a daze, he never expected that the other party would treat him like this.In the current Ming Dynasty, the lifeblood is indeed in the south. No matter in terms of population, economy or culture, Nanjing is the core.However, a large number of troops are still stationed in the north. The emperor did this because he really wanted to put the burden on the prince.But on the other hand, this is also helping the prince grow up.

Zhu Cihong thought to himself: It seems that the emperor did not pretend to be the prince, but what he gave was real.

"However, the south is a place with heavy taxes. You can't default on what I want. Can you do it?"

"It can be done." Zhu Cihong looked at the paper Zhu Youjian handed him, quickly glanced at the task on it, and answered cruelly.

So far, Zhu Youjian's grand strategic layout has been completed.There are still two sets of teams in the northern and southern capitals, but the center of gravity has been switched.Nanjing is dominated by young and middle-aged cadres, focusing on light industry development, economic construction, trade and commerce, etc.; but they are responsible for [-]% of the funding sources.Beijing, on the other hand, mainly consists of middle-aged and elderly officials, forming a political team with Zhu Youjian as the core, focusing on heavy industry, immigration development, and army building.

The new northern territory was divided into fifteen provinces, and the border extended to the Arctic Ocean. Only Central Siberia was not in Ming's hands.However, most of these places are uninhabited, and it is quite difficult to manage them. It is not realistic to start emigrating now. Under the current conditions, those places are really not suitable for living.

When the entire grassland belongs to Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian can let go to develop cavalry and animal husbandry.War horses, in particular, are still an important part of Ming’s war strategy. Whether it’s for managing such a large territory, domestic needs for horsepower, or the needs of North American colonization, they will be very dependent on them for 50 years.

As for what Zhu Cihong did after he went to the south, Zhu Youjian didn't want to care about it. He believed that with the current situation in the south, Zhu Cihong had no ability to change.The South is the leader of this era, both in terms of ideology and social system.The feudal system that the British couldn't restore, Zhu Cihong couldn't restore either.As long as the overall situation remains the same, everything else is trivial.

The two capitals are directly under the jurisdiction of each other, forming a new political and economic center, like two baskets, provoking the burden of the entire Ming Dynasty.And in the past year of reform, Daming has also completed half of the cultural promotion campaign, a lot of people's wisdom has been opened, and a lot of schools have been established.Heavy capital investment will allow all school-age children to go to school, regardless of gender.

The most surprising thing is a new decree issued by Zhu Youjian: military training will be carried out in schools, and all young people will join the reserve service for one to two months every year; new soldiers must complete the reserve service and primary and high school studies, otherwise they cannot Serve as a soldier; encourage highly educated persons to enter active service and select meritorious service for promotion.

The most enviable thing is that all those who have military merits are entitled to a piece of land in North America.This is something that hasn't happened in many years.Although the reward is not in the mainland of Daming, it is a reward after all, and it is a land that can belong to oneself.Mouthwatering enough!

It took a whole year for the major domestic changes, and Zhu Youjian didn't care about Li Yan's development until everything stabilized.

Chapter 721: From Gaocheng

Li Yan was dressed in colorful clothes, with feathers all over his head, and strange symbols painted on his face. He was sitting in a big tent to accept the kneeling of several chieftains.This is Denver, Colorado. It is now called Ligaocheng, which has the same pronunciation as Denver’s alias. The colonists of the Ming Dynasty took this place to mean: leaving the highlands.

The western part of North America is really poor, the roads are difficult, and the population is small.Li Yan and the others have been developing for a year, and they have only developed so far. Of course, the forward pioneers have already arrived in Kansas, and it is said that they found a European trading post there.

With so many people, it is impossible to control a large area, and too fast development will only lead to quick death.Therefore, more than a dozen strongholds have been established from San Francisco to Ligao City, and finally opened the passage from the west to the center.Further east, it gradually leveled off.

But the flatter the place, the more enemies there are, and it takes a lot of military power to conquer the plain.

What is North America doing now?Short of horses.

Whether you are a European or a Ming, when you come to this land, you cannot move a single step without a horse.Horses are like the best commodity, and cavalry is invincible.Do you think the natives will care about your little food?What's more, the colonists didn't have much food to exchange.The aborigines have long been greedy for horses in the hands of others, so horses are the most valuable "treasures" on this land, and the colonists of the Ming Dynasty also relied on horses to attract the attachment of some small tribes.

The colonists in North America now, except for some strongholds on the eastern coast, are second-hand dealers running all over the world. For example, the ones in Kansas are French.The places where farms were actually established in the Americas were on the islands in the Caribbean Sea, so there are stories about Pirates of the Caribbean.

The French are now a second-rate country in Europe and haven’t developed yet. They can’t compete with others, so they can only endure hardships by themselves.To put it bluntly, it is a peddler who walks around the streets.It is the Dutch who do the big business, the Spaniards who run the farms, and the English who are the robbers.

Li Yan is not used to wearing this strange clothes, but there is no way, they don't want to reveal their true identities yet.The best way is to think of yourself as a rising indigenous tribe. Anyway, Europeans see yellow people the same, and Ming people with makeup are the same as aborigines in their eyes.

In addition, the indigenous people also accept this, nothing more than one tribe swallowing another tribe, which happens every year, so it is easier to accept.It's really inconvenient to do things if you wear a Hanfu.

Several old chieftains each held a small burlap bag, revealing the bright yellow stuff inside, and looked at Lia expectantly.

"Get up!" Li Yan raised his hand to signal, everyone understands this action, no need to translate.

"What do you want?" Li Yan asked.

All the chieftains looked confused, and after hearing a native's stumbling translation, they pointed to the horses outside the tent and chattered.

"Huang An, go get a few Japanese horses and give them one each." Li Yan dismissed these people impatiently.

Of course, Li Yan would not give the horses to these people, that would be causing trouble for himself.But if you don't give it away, the other party likes to play double-faced games. Don't think that they really belong. Surrender is their nature.The tribes are still managed by themselves, but replaced by regular payment of "protection fees".

After all, Mingren's steel knife is very powerful!

Li Yan doesn't receive much protection fees, especially in western North America, where he only receives such a small bag of gold every month, and doesn't want other rags.In return, they are given one or several horses each month.Of course it is a slave horse, or castrated.Uncastrated horse breeds are kept in captivity on fixed farms, and are guarded by regular soldiers from the Ming Dynasty.

Those who were responsible for opening up the territory for Li Yan were all Japanese or criminals. These people became the most vicious and capable fighters in this land; they made all the natives and non-Ming colonists frightened.It is estimated that their legends have begun to spread throughout the Midwest of North America.

"Sir, I can't continue this job. It's so annoying." Deng Wenchang complained as soon as he entered the tent.

"What's wrong? My Lord Deng?" Li Yan smiled when he saw Deng Wenchang.

"For that small tribe in the north, the horse that was given to them ten days ago, I only found out today when I went to collect the gold, that it was actually shared among them."

"Hahaha"

Although the natives knew that horses were a good thing, meat was even better.The colonists asked them for gold, so they had no time to hunt, and they would naturally kill horses when they were hungry. In the final analysis, survival was the most important thing.

"Since they have nothing to eat, let's bring them here to repair Li Gaocheng!" Li Yan thought for a while and said.

"When we came here, we didn't have any food for them to eat." Deng Wenchang said.

The problem of food has always been a problem that plagued Li Yan and the others. Although the land reclaimed last year produced some food, it was a drop in the bucket.It is impossible for the colonists to have the power to develop agriculture on a large scale, and western North America is not a good place to develop agriculture.That bit of grain was only enough for the Ming people to eat for themselves, and even the Japanese still ate a lot of wild animal meat, dried salted fish, and wild vegetables.

"Now there is a shortage of labor everywhere, and there is no shortage of food for the hundred and ten people. Let them eat the same food as the Japanese." Li Yan said.

Is colonizing North America a complete loss-making business now?Not quite.

Right now, beside Li Yan, there is slowly a large box of gold, which is very dazzling.

However, it is useless here, it cannot be exchanged for food, products, or population.North America is already rich in gold, even if it is not large-scale mining, those indigenous people have accumulated it for an unknown number of years.