Beiyang new warlord

But the bottom line had already been handed over, Ma Bao was not only not afraid, but even trembled slightly with excitement.

"Captain Qian Bo, Ma Bao, are you willing to dedicate the newly discovered land to me, and pay tribute every year according to the laws of the empire, and come to court every year?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the last general is willing to expand the territory for the empire, it is a great honor!"

On this side, Ma Bao shouted excitedly. Of course, this excitement did not come from the words that Mao Jue was about to speak, but the words that Mao Jue was about to speak. Sure enough, Mao Jue did not disappoint him.

"Very good, General Ma has made great contributions in opening up the territory. In the name of the Son of Heaven, I canonize General Ma as the uncle of Fengshu County! Seal Fengshu County for [-] miles! Hereditary and unreplaced!"

You must know that the Northern Ming Empire has only one knighthood until now, and the abdicated Kaiming Emperor was named Rangdehou! Even Mao Jue’s own father, Mao Wenlong, and his father-in-law, Yu Dacheng’s uncle Wenmeng, were not conferred the title!Now he, Ma Bao, has become the second person to eat crabs, and his title is not low! Uncle Fengshu!

And, sealed!

A radius of thirty miles, one county! This is equivalent to establishing a small independent kingdom!

Amidst the envy and heartbeat of a large group of people, Mao Jue immediately threw out another news that was enough to stun everyone.

"Those who go to the New World! Those who cultivate wasteland and cultivate a land for two years, and spend half the two to apply for a land development certificate at the Ministry of Households, in the name of the empire, this land will belong to your private property and be passed down from generation to generation!"

"Leading relatives to work, reclaiming wasteland for [-] miles, and recruiting [-] families of immigrants will be sealed for [-] miles and the title of Viscount of the town!"

"Five hundred miles of uncultivated land and five thousand households of immigrants will be confiscated for three hundred miles, and the title of earl of the county will be conferred!"

In the past dynasties, which dynasty's title is the most difficult to obtain?It must be Daming. Mao Jue's opening of the golden mouth is equivalent to opening a brand new channel of power other than the imperial examination. It almost made the reporters and celebrities present go crazy.

However, just when a mountain was about to shout Long Live, a blunt cry interrupted the climax!

"Chen, object!"

Under Mao Jue's surprised eyes, Sun Chuanting, Minister of the Household Department and University of Martial Arts Hall, stood up sullenly, and knelt heavily in front of him.

"Your Majesty, the chaos of the feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty and the chaos of the feudal kings in the early years of our dynasty are vivid in my mind. Your majesty came out of a public heart, but it was a way to bring disaster to the court. In the future, there will be many feudal towns and feudal soldiers. What is the majesty of the imperial court?" ?”

"Your Majesty, please think twice!!!"

Not only everyone present was stunned, even Mao Jue himself was a little stunned. This was beyond the script, and he couldn't help it. He looked back and saw that in the crowd, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming bowed their heads with obvious heartbeats. Guishun veteran showed the same expression as Sun Chuanting, but he didn't dare to say, Hong Chengchou's performance was similar to that of generals.

After being in a daze for a while, Mao Jue suddenly became clear again.

He gave the order just now, and the generals around him benefited the most. Even if the whole army received Mao Jue's salary directly, when they received the reward, they knew that they were receiving the reward from General Mao, not like soldiers like Daming. It might be possible, but after so many years, which military general doesn't have some old subordinates, it's easy to be a county magistrate in the New World.

Hong Chengchou is similar, he also has the ambition to establish a small independent kingdom, but he belongs to civil servants, so he is hesitant.

As for those ministers of traditional Confucian background, perhaps Sun Chuanting did it out of public interest, but more than half of it was because he was naturally disgusted with this kind of non-unified local forces, and disgusted that they weakened the authority of the central court, which was tantamount to violating their interests. .

Who is a loyal minister and who is a treacherous minister, really can't tell!

After pondering for a moment, Mao Jue suddenly smiled, turned to look at Ma Bao, and asked with a smile.

"Uncle Feng Shu, Master Sun is worried that you will rebel! Will you?"

Chapter 7 Nine

What is this operation?The emperor pointed at your nose and asked if you would rebel!

Ma Bao was terrified, even though he was once a famous warrior who killed countless people, he kowtowed to the ground like a baby in front of the imperial power, weeping bitterly.

"Your Majesty, the last general dare not!"

"Even if you are about to be crushed to pieces, you don't dare to have the slightest thought! Your Majesty, this title"

"stop!"

Mao Jue really didn't expect that just by saying it casually, the 1.8-meter-nine strong man was so scared that he was about to pee his pants, his nose and tears were all gone, and he wanted to return the title. You have to return it , Why do I use to fool the common people to occupy the New World?Before he could speak, Mao Jue quickly stretched out his hand to stop him.

"I'm just saying, I believe you won't rebel!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, the death of the last general is not enough to repay!"

This kind of favor is really easy, Mao Jue only said a few words, this thumping and kowtowing, Ma Bao's forehead is about to bleed, if he is a woman, he probably has to take off his clothes now After agreeing, the corners of Mao Jue's mouth couldn't help twitching a few times when he saw it.

However, as a leader, he has a thick face and a dark heart. In an instant, Mao Jue adjusted his expression. While Sun Chuanting was stunned, he accepted Ma Bao's worship as a matter of course. Seeing that the reporters on the other end were almost gathered together, he Only then did he slap heavily.

"All right!"

"There are several reasons why I believe you will not rebel, so you can rest assured, I will list them for you! First of all, I am a wise king, leading the big guys to become rich and well-off. From this point, you will not rebel!"

"Your Majesty's words are very true!"

Mao Jue boasted so narcissistically that Ma Bao immediately turned into a super fan and kowtowed.Holding his head high and making a poss, Mao Jue looked sideways at Sun Chuanting and the others again. The corners of Sun Chuanting's mouth twitched, and he pretended not to see it. .

"Your Majesty said yes!"

"Your Majesty is truly a wise king!"

With such a narcissistic boss, it is really difficult to be a subordinate. Moreover, just when a group of reporters were about to throw up, Mao Jue stretched out a second finger.

"The second reason why I believe you is that you have no money!"

"Forehead"

I really didn't expect the dignified emperor to give him such an evaluation, Ma Bao's old face froze there in astonishment, and joined the ranks of twitching corners of his mouth, but Mao Jue ignored him, shaking his head and making calculations on his own.

"The warship you crossed the Pacific Ocean and went to the New World, the flagship Beihai Dragon King, was produced by the Beidao Shipyard, a five-masted 75-meter first-class battleship, the factory cost was 26 taels of silver, and the annual maintenance was 1 taels of silver. It was equipped with 120 four cannons. The cost is more than 1 taels, and a total of at least 130 gunners, sailors, first mates and second mates are required, and the labor cost is 3000 taels a year, and bonuses are not included.

"Building and maintaining three ships requires 100 million taels in the first year!"

"Even if you have a gold mine in Fengshu County in Mabao, how many years do you have to dig? Can you dig out 100 million taels? Besides, you finally became a lord. If you earn some money, don't you eat, drink, enjoy, and buy a car? Just relying on the financial resources of your territory, your grandchildren may not be able to save a big ship!"

Although this is to remove the suspicion for himself, why does it sound so awkward?The corner of his mouth continued to twitch, and Ma Bao put on a smile that was uglier than crying, and nodded there.

"Your Majesty's words are very true!"

The way of economy is the most despised path of scholar-bureaucrats. Gentlemen are ashamed to raise money, but they can be calculated, but they are speechless. Not only Sun Chuanting, but even Hong Chengchou and Geng Zhongming are thoughtful.

"Second point, Ma Bao, you can't do without Daming. Without Daming, no matter how much gold you dig up, it's just a shiny stone. It's not as useful as iron. Anyway, iron can make an arrow, shoot a Deer or something, even if more and more Ming people immigrate to the New World, they can only rely more and more on Daming, because the fur, minerals, metal, and wood they produce in the New World need to be sold to Daming, and they also need to import Daming. Vehicles, cement, metal products, even clothes, food, firearms, etc., etc., isn’t Confucianism emphasizing that blocking is better than sparse? The more honest and open the court is, the closer overseas will be to Ming, and the more impossible it is to betray!”

The British Empire, where the sun never sets, has colonies all over the world. When the country does not lose sight of the sun 24 hours a day, how can people not rebel, because the British Empire connects them with a large market that is almost all over the world. The United States became independent because of the war between Britain and France, which forced the thirteen colonies to rebel against the cost of the war. But even after independence, the relationship between Britain and the United States is still very close. The era of great exploration is also an era of globalization. Well, Mao Jue is too confident to win over these overseas people.

"Master Sun, do you think that apart from me, Ming Dynasty, which dynasty is the most successful?"

A little out of tune with Mao Jue's brain circuit, one side was talking about overseas knighthoods, and the other side suddenly started talking about history, but this seemingly simple question did indeed make Sun Chuanting a little speechless.

Qin?It must be passed directly. The Han and Tang Dynasties were very powerful, but no matter the Han or Tang, there are feudal towns, which is similar to what Mao Jue is going to do now, but the Tofu Song Dynasty is untenable. The Great Unification is the Great Unification However, the Song Dynasty, when literati began to rule the country, was the era with the smallest territory in history. Sun Chuanting, an honest man, could not say it was the most successful. As for the Yuan Dynasty ruled by foreign races, he still kowtowed .

"I'm stupid, I don't know which dynasty is the strongest!"

"Zhou Dynasty!"