The system forced me to be emperor

"Dai Zhao, a doctor in the household department, and Yang Zongzuo, a guard in Jinyi, went to Yuzhou to open a mine."

"Send Wu Yinglin, a hundred households of Jinyiwei, to open mines in Xiaxian County, Pingyang Prefecture, Jinzhou."

"Wang Yunzuo, the commander of Wuwei, went to Qingzhou and other prefectures in the east of Ludong to open mines."

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There are a total of 32 appointments in this memorial, ordering the doctor of the Ministry of Industry, the eunuchs of the internal officials, and the commander of the imperial army to go out to mine. The areas involved include Yuzhou, Jinzhou, Qingzhou, Qinzhou, etc., all of which are coal-concentrated areas in Daxia.

The state sends these people to organize manpower to open mines, and the income from the mines is owned by the state treasury. As for the manpower, it is naturally the corvee of the people, but the number of mines opened by the state is limited, which is a disadvantage.

Secondly, there are shortcomings such as low efficiency and collusion between officials and businessmen.

But in general, it is safe for the imperial court to control this private mining.

Xiao Rui returned the memorial and suggested: "Father, otherwise, we will not promote private mining, but we can promote franchising!"

As soon as the word franchise came out, it immediately attracted the curiosity of Emperor Xia.

"Speak in detail!" Emperor Xia said.

Xiao Rui explained: "The so-called franchising means that the imperial court licenses the operator under certain conditions to allow him to engage in production in a certain area. Now Daxia does not allow private mining, but repeated prohibitions continue. People in some remote areas still secretly Mining. Since this is the case, the imperial court will specially issue the qualifications for permitting mining, so that they can operate mines according to the rules. This will not only increase tax revenue, increase the number and scale of mining, but also expand the output of coal mines. Of course, franchise operations are allowed At the same time, it is also necessary to increase the investigation and punishment of private mines, and conduct audits and inspections on franchised businesses. If they fail to meet the standards, the franchise will be cancelled.”

After hearing this, Emperor Xia was overjoyed, and praised: "You have so many ghost ideas. This method is good. It can be implemented in coal mines first. If the effect is good, it can be implemented in other mines."

Xiao Rui nodded. The coexistence of public and private interests can not only stabilize the market, but also mobilize the market. Why not do it?

"We need to find a suitable person to handle this matter. It seems that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry really needs to be replaced." Emperor Xia said leisurely.

Xiao Rui remained silent. Now he is no longer eager to place his confidants in the six parts, let alone no suitable candidates.

Chapter 551: Your Majesty Bestows a Marriage!Happy birthday!

Incense curls up in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After Xiao Rui reported his thoughts to His Majesty, the next step was to choose a suitable Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He had to find a capable and courageous official in order to use the gunpowder well and complete the coal mine franchise.

Under the general trend, we must choose officials who dare to advance bravely, not those who are conservative and dare not make progress.

At this time.

Emperor Xia couldn't help sighing: "I have been emperor for 23 years. In the first ten years, I made great efforts to govern and fought in the north and south, and regained the lost land little by little. In the middle ten years, I recuperated and reduced taxes and labor, so as to stabilize the country and the people. Ankang. Now it is the next ten years, the third year in a blink of an eye. In the past three years, since you were established as the crown prince to be precise, the fortune of the country has been rising steadily. The north conquered Qi and fought to Fengtian, and the west went to Zhao China has expanded one-third of its territory, and still has gunpowder, corn and potatoes in its hands. If the bad weather is not getting worse, what kind of prosperity will Daxia usher in?"

"Under the crisis, we must think about change. The emergence of new things such as Huangtian Group, Daxia Bank, and franchising is not a flash in the pan, but will change Daxia in the future, a guarantee for Daxia's prosperity, and even unification. Can the grand feat of unifying the seven kingdoms in China be accomplished in your generation? Will I still have a chance to see it?"

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Father is in good health, and longevity is not a problem."

Xia Huang shook his head and said: "I know my body well, if you hadn't respected the elixir kneaded by the Meat Buddha to eliminate some hidden diseases in my body, and strengthen the foundation and cultivate the vitality, my body would get worse and worse. Today I will chat with you, father and son, and we will have a heart-to-heart talk... When I was conquering Zhao State in the west, I had an emergency and almost didn't survive it. At that time, I was very scared. If I died, what would Daxia do? At that time, the young man of the King of Jin Chuipiao, you haven’t been born yet, who can hold down civil and military officials and military officers and soldiers? Is Great Xia about to fall into chaos again? Fortunately, I survived, and then quickly returned to Beijing to continue the battle led by King Ruyang. At that time, he was the Grand Marshal of the World, with 40 troops in his hands."

Xiao Rui was startled, and immediately understood the reason why His Majesty deliberately mentioned King Ruyang!

It seems that His Majesty's emergency aroused his worries. Once he died, King Ruyang, who had an army of 40 in his hands, would be unstoppable. At that time, Daxia would change hands, so His Majesty needed to be a backup.

Just at that time, the Nine Yin Forbidden Army of Zhao State came to assassinate King Ruyang's family, and it happened to be tricky.

At this time, His Majesty told himself these things, but also told himself that for the stability of the country, some things must be done, and he should not be soft-hearted.

Xiao Rui didn't ask if King Ruyang's son was dead or alive, the time had come, I believe King Ruyang would tell him.

"Father will definitely see the unification of China, because we have been preparing for the disaster. When the real disaster comes, we have a way to deal with it. On the other hand, Yuan, Qin, and Wei, behind their tyranny are If we are unprepared, we won't need to take action, and the people will not be able to hold on." Xiao Rui said earnestly.

During the Little Ice Age, it is the moment when a country perishes. The common people have no means of living and can only revolt. This is the law of history, and it is an unprecedented opportunity!

If you don't take advantage of this natural disaster to destroy other enemy countries, you will be in a bind if you want to succeed in the future, and many people will die.

"Tell me about that little ice age again." Emperor Xia also knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Xiao Rui introduced again in detail: "Father, the Little Ice Age will lead to a sharp drop in temperature and a sharp drop in global food production, which will lead to violent social turmoil, resulting in a sharp drop in population..."

Xiao Rui explained in detail what he knew. He really wanted to give an example from the Ming Dynasty, but he gave up because it was inappropriate.

Emperor Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was also a good emperor who did practical things, but unfortunately he encountered a natural disaster that manpower could not resist.

"Hannan Xujun Zhi" records: In the first year of Chongzhen, the sky in Shaanxi was as red as blood.Five years of famine, six years of floods, seven years of autumn locusts...14 years of drought.

The mainland of China "builds a country based on agriculture", and the people depend on food. Once they encounter natural disasters such as long-term drought, heavy snow, locusts, cold winter, etc., driven by hunger, let alone uprisings, there will even be "cooking human bones for salary, food for food". Human flesh for food".

History books say that during the Little Ice Age, the population dropped by half in the late Ming Dynasty, but the truth may be even more!That's a population of tens of millions. This is a fact, a cruel fact.

Moreover, the Little Ice Age was very long, and the worst weather may last as long as ten or twenty years. Now it is just beginning.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.

Xiao Rui chatted with Emperor Xia for a long time, and they stopped communicating until Hai Dafu lit the lamp.

Emperor Xia felt that time waited for no one, and now potatoes were planted on a large scale in the Gyeonggi. increase the utilization rate of cultivated land.

Zhan Shifu's promotion has done a good job, but to promote the entire territory of Daxia, it still depends on the power of the imperial court.

Xiao Rui is also looking forward to it, hoping that Shen Wansan can bring back sweet potatoes during this voyage!

The three magic weapons of the Little Ice Age, corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes!

Sweet potato has strong adaptability, has the excellent characteristics of being unsuitable for no land, and has a high yield, dozens of stones per mu, [-] times better than seed grain.

In addition, if white pigs can be brought back and then castrated, the growth rate and meat output will not be comparable to that of local black pigs.

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Yan Xiaoxiao brought dinner, and whispered to Xiao Rui: "Your Highness, the snow has disappeared."

This little snow seemed to come to say hello, or to march first. It came in a hurry and melted in a hurry.

Xiao Rui had dinner with Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia suddenly remembered something, and said: "The two concubines are pregnant at the same time, this is a major event for the continuation of the blood, it must be taken care of, and don't mess around."

"I understand." Xiao Rui responded.

Xia Huang said again: "There are too few women around you, this is not acceptable, but is there a girl you like? Tell me, and I will give you a marriage!"

It is too shabby for a prince of a country to have only two concubines by his side, not to mention that both daughters are pregnant now, so they cannot continue to serve Xiao Rui.

Only now did Xiao Rui understand what His Majesty meant by "don't mess around", and he knew which was more important.

It just so happened that Xiao Rui was about to propose a marriage, but His Majesty offered the marriage on his own initiative.

"Father, my son and Zhang Ruoxi from Zhongyonghou's Mansion agree in love..." Xiao Rui said without hiding anything.