Domineering Daming

Naturally, Zhu Xu has seen all these, and now he just needs to reorganize them.

Flipping through the playbooks and secret letters one after another, the situation in the South China Sea and beyond gradually came to Zhu Xu's mind, forming a clearer picture.

Zhu Xu sat there, resting his chin with one hand, thinking silently.

The scope of Jinyiwei's current activities is still extremely limited, and most of them are concentrated near the South China Sea.

According to Jin Yiwei's information, most of the Philippines now falls into the hands of the Spaniards, and further south, most of them fall into the hands of the Dutch, and some are occupied by the natives. However, facing the Dutch guns, they are already in jeopardy.

The most important thing is that the conflict between the Spaniards and the Dutch is now intensifying at sea. The Dutch are very arrogant, as if the entire sea belongs to them, and they have adopted an aggressive offensive strategy.At the same time, the Philippines is the last colony of the Spaniards near East Asia, and they refuse to let go of it even if they bite to death. They are trying their best to resist.

As for Europe, judging from the intelligence, it is still in chaos and unable to participate in the competition between the two parties.

"In other words, the era of the Dutch sea coachman will continue for a while..."

Zhu Xu said to himself, he doesn't remember how long the Netherlands can be arrogant, but after all, it is a small country with few people. Once the chaos in Britain or the European continent ends, the Dutch are no opponents at all, and the glory will come to an end.

Zhu Xu looked at the last playbook in his hand, and said thoughtfully: "The Dutch are eyeing Taiwan, and tried many times, but, do they want Taiwan first, or do they want a decisive battle with the Spaniards?"

The current European colonists are not very strong and have no absolute advantage in weapons. They can only occupy some scattered islands and are unable to invade the land at all. Therefore, the real enemy of the Dutch is Spain, not Ming.

Most of the navy of the Ming Dynasty is now concentrated in Fujian and Taiwan. Facing the Dutch who have been staring at Taiwan, they are simply unable to divide their forces to fully defend Ryukyu.

"It seems that we have to fight the Dutch as soon as possible, let the Dutch understand the strength of Ming Dynasty, divide the sphere of influence with them, and ensure the stability of the sea..."

Zhu Xu said to himself, the Dutch invaded the Ming caravan more and more at sea, and the war with the Netherlands was imminent.

Zhu Xu sat there, pondered for a long time, and said: "Pass the decree to Xiong Wencan, the king of Tang, and order them to gather information on the red-haired man. You don't need to hide your strength and bide your time. You can provoke them appropriately and force them to go to war as soon as possible!"

"Obey." Cao Huachun bowed slightly.He knew very well that the emperor also had the purpose of Jinghai when he left the palace this time.

Zhu Xu nodded unconsciously. In the coastal waters, the Dutch are no match for Daming. The key is how to beat them and make them obedient.

"Send someone to secretly contact Frangji to test their attitude." Zhu Xu said again.

His original plan was to contact the Spaniards to deal with the Dutch together, and then use the Spanish sailing experience to take the Ming Navy to sea to take a good look at the world and expand experience in all aspects.

"Yes." Cao Huachun said, calmly ordering someone to deliver the order.

In Taiwan, the Ming Dynasty has already deployed a hundred cannons. Whether it is a naval battle or a land battle, Ming Dynasty is sure to win. The key now is to completely hurt the Dutch, and then deal with the three parties of Ming Dynasty, the Dutch and the Spaniards. relation.

Is it a vertical and horizontal alliance, or is it a single family that develops slowly?

Zhu Xu kept thinking. There is no way to judge the specific situation. We can only look at the results after the war and the attitudes of the Spaniards and the Dutch.

Zhu Xu packed up these memoirs and secret letters, stood up and stretched, looked at the water surface and the intoxicating scenery in the distance, and said with a smile, "When can I arrive in Yingtian?"

Cao Huachun said: "According to the speed of the ship, there should be about three days left."

Zhu Xu nodded and said, "Don't go to Yingtian first, stop the boat in Yangzhou."

Cao Huachun looked up at Zhu Xu, and said, "Observe the order."

He knew that Zhu Xu must be worried that someone would deliberately fool him, and unexpectedly wanted to investigate in Yangzhou first.

Now the most prosperous south of the Yangtze River is the three prefectures of Yingtian, Suzhou, Zhou and Yangzhou. Zhu Xu is already looking forward to it.

While Zhu Xu was looking forward to it, Fei Ge's letter from the Supervisor of Rituals was arriving.

Gong Dingzi rode a horse with the imperial decree and rushed to Yingtianfu at lightning speed. He wanted to take over all the horses in Dongchang who stayed in Nanzhili, that is, Jiangsu, as soon as possible.

Shandong.

Following the arrest of Yang Fengzhong and Feng Deyuan, the case expanded rapidly, implicating more than a dozen magistrates, county magistrates, and dozens of gentry.

The governor's yamen was furious, and the governor Huang Chengyuan severely denounced in the newspaper, vowing to severely punish these corrupt officials and gentry who offered bribes.

The Criminal and Prison Department was quickly established, and investigations of officials from all over the country were carried out with great fanfare.The "Dutian Division" of the governor's yamen also acted like thunder and began to check the acres of land and register the population throughout the province.

The governor's office quickly selected personnel, and the first twelve people took office very quickly. These governors kept expressing their support for the imperial court on their respective occasions, and at the same time cursed these corrupt behaviors.

The graded yamen of Dali Temple was promoted in Jinan Prefecture, taking over a large number of cases and preparing to be cleared.

Northern Zhili, that is, Hebei was destroyed and then established, and Shandong was based on the Yang Fengzhong, Feng Deyuan case as a breakthrough point, but it is also flourishing, which is quite eye-catching.

Shanxi, Henan and other places have been watching Shandong closely. After all, the "can't wait" emperor is here, and no one dares to underestimate it.

As there were no violent incidents in Shandong, the provinces staring at Shandong breathed a sigh of relief, but they dared not be careless. They learned from Shandong's experience and promoted the New Deal on a large scale in the province. Reform boom.

Zhengzhou, Henan.

Accompanied by Bi Ziyan, Sun Degong, the prefect of Zhengzhou, was inspecting various passes of the Yellow River.

Sun Degong looked at Bi Ziyan and said excitedly: "Old Bi Ge, since the second year of Chongzhen, under the instructions of the Ministry of Industry, Zhengzhou has recruited a large number of victims, dredged and reinforced all the rivers in the territory, especially It is a few places where the embankment often breaks, and it has been reinforced to exceed the original six meters, no matter how big the flood is, it can be guaranteed to be safe!"

Bi Ziyan knew that Sun Degong was showing his merits, so he nodded silently, and led the people to walk slowly on the embankment, observing.

The words of these local officials must not be trusted, even if they saw it with their own eyes, they had to be carefully checked.

As soon as he waved his hand, several officials jumped down with tools, digging here, tapping there, and poking in with thin iron needles to check.

Sun Degong didn't care. In addition to Zhengzhou, these projects also had a large number of manpower recruited by the Ministry of Industry. Different people would come to inspect them every period of time. There was no way to make fakes, and neither did he. I don't want to be the third term.

Full of confidence, Sun Degong accompanied Bi Ziyan, and said, "Mr. Bi Ge, since the second year of Chongzhen, the Yellow River section in Zhengzhou has been deepened by nearly five meters in the dry season. The anti-sand belt can block a large amount of sand and gravel, ensuring that the downstream river course will no longer accumulate and increase.”

Bi Ziyan was startled, turned his head for the first time and said, "Are you sure your method is effective and won't create new gaps?"

Sun Degong straightened his body and said in a loud voice: "Don't worry, Mr. Sun Ge, it is guaranteed to be effective! Those are determined by our Zhengzhou government after careful deduction. They are three discontinuous reservoirs. Sand and stone can be deposited in the reservoirs, so that the downstream The water will not contain so much sand and stones, and gradually raise the waterway..."

Bi Ziyan said thoughtfully, "Well, tomorrow I will go and see for myself."

"Yes!"

Sun Degong was overjoyed, although it was all done by the previous ones, but at that time there was no old man to check it out himself, so the credit will fall on him!

A few people who went down came up and reported: "My lord, there is no problem."

Bi Ziyan nodded slightly and continued walking forward.

The revetments here are all made of cement, and there are three rows of trees, which are constantly growing, obviously in accordance with the requirements of the imperial court, afforestation and revetment.

Sun Degong walked for a while, then continued: "Mr. Ge, when digging the river channel, it also benefited the surrounding people. Along the banks of the river, hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land were created, which can greatly alleviate the disaster. Hundreds of thousands of victims were mobilized along the way. , this 'relief with work' is really a good way..."

Bi Ziyan had his own plans in his heart, and he didn't express his opinion when he listened. His eyes were always looking at the river embankment, and people would check him from time to time.

Daming's finances seem to be sufficient, which is based on the emperor's "internal money", but it is also decreasing day by day, and the amount spent is increasing day by day. It can prevent disasters before they happen, and reduce the expenditure of the treasury. Of the policy.

"About this year's rain, how do you judge?" Bi Ziyan stopped and looked up at the sky.