Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1513, something big happened in Jiangnan

"Stinky boy, don't be a fool, but speak clearly. Half of what you say is really uncomfortable."

Zhang Mao glared at Liu Jin. This kid always likes to play tricks and tease people's appetites. I really want to beat him up.

"Yes, yes, let's make it clear~"

"Half saying this, isn't it to make people feel uncomfortable to death?"

Li Dongyang also followed suit.

"You will know in the future. If you want to make a fortune, you should go to the layout now. Occupy the Persian Gulf. The more you occupy, the better, and you will just wait for the money in the future."

Liu Jin smiled, then rolled up his sleeves to look at the time and said, "It's almost time, it's time to see Your Majesty."

After speaking, Liu Jin took the lead and walked towards Shang's study.

"This brat~"

Zhang Mao and Li Dongyang looked at each other, smiled and shook their heads, and as they walked out, they also began to think in their minds.

"What kind of treasure is there in the Persian Gulf?"

"What valuable things can there be in a desert?"

The two really couldn't figure it out, but they kept Liu Jin's words firmly in mind.

Soon, the three of them came to the Shangshufang. Emperor Hongzhi, the chief minister of the cabinet Liu Jian, and ministers such as Xie Qian and Qi Zhong had also arrived. When Liu Jin, Zhang Mao, and Li Dongyang arrived, every court meeting After that, the routine small meeting also started.

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and another year has passed, time flies so fast."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed as he looked at the snowflakes fluttering outside the window.

"Yeah, after the New Year's Eve, the minister is already in his seventies."

Liu Jian also followed the words of Emperor Hongzhi and joked about his age.

"Liu Aiqing, please pay attention to your body, it's very cold this winter."

As a good emperor, Emperor Hongzhi naturally cared about his subjects.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I'm still in good health. There is a fireplace in the house, so I don't feel any cold at all."

Liu Jian hastily expressed his thanks respectfully.

"Hmm~"

"This winter, it seems that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and when the migrant workers return to their hometowns once a year, they must order the government offices and post stations along the way to prepare hot water and meals, and patrol the market. Road, to ensure that everyone can go home safely and celebrate the New Year happily."

"The same is true for this railway. It is especially important during the Chinese New Year. We must ensure the safety of railway transportation and make no mistakes."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, giving instructions and exhortations.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the ministers and others have repeatedly ordered the local governments and post stations along the way to do a good job in the relevant reception work."

Li Dongyang was in charge of this time, so he also stood up and expressed his opinion.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has repeatedly ordered the railway offices in various places to do a good job of returning home and returning to the city before and after the Spring Festival."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry also hurriedly stood up to express his opinion. As the Daming Railway was repaired more and more, the management of the railway was also put on the agenda. Under the Ministry of Industry, a special railway office was set up to manage the national railways, and the places where the railways stopped were also set up accordingly. A local railway government office was established to manage, coordinate and maintain railways across the country.

Of course, because many of Daming's railways are privately owned, and although the main railway lines were funded and led by the imperial court, a large amount of private capital still participated in them.

Therefore, the railway government office is not responsible for the operation of the railway in normal times, but mainly plays the role of supervision and management, and can intervene in the operation of the railway at important moments.

"That's fine~"

"In addition, the grasslands, Liaodong, Western Regions, Hezhong, Central Asia, and Northwest provinces are very cold in winter. Governments in various places must be strictly ordered to ensure that the people can have enough warm clothes in winter. Have enough food and firewood, and for the herdsmen, it is necessary to ensure that they can survive the winter smoothly.”

Emperor Hongzhi quickly emphasized the winter in several northern provinces.

In the past, in the winter, they were worried that the nomadic tribes in the north would go south to plunder the people, but now they were worried about whether they could survive the cold winter smoothly.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I have already explained this matter. The cities and towns on the grasslands have sufficient grain, tea, and stored silage, hay, etc., which are enough to ensure that the herdsmen from all over the place can survive the winter smoothly."

"In addition, Liaodong, Western Regions, Hezhong, Central Asia and Northwest provinces have also prepared a large amount of grain and hay in advance before winter, which is enough to ensure that the people and livestock on the grassland can survive the winter smoothly."

Xie Qian was in charge of this matter, and he also stood up to express his opinion.

Daming has had a bumper harvest in recent years, with sufficient food, the tax revenue of the imperial court has also increased year after year, and the treasury is sufficient. The preparation work in this regard has always been done very well.

"That's fine, that's fine~"

"My Ming Dynasty is able to achieve today's heyday because all ethnic groups live in harmony, unite as one, and help each other. All ethnic groups in the north, especially the nomadic tribes on the grassland, will be very difficult every winter. Pay more attention and give necessary help.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded in satisfaction. Every year when winter came, he had to make repeated orders on these matters, repeatedly emphasizing and exhorting them to ensure that all ethnic groups in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty could survive the winter smoothly.

He didn't want any tribe to rebel against Daming because of such a trivial matter, or cause the tribes to fight and kill each other.

The current situation of the Ming Dynasty has not come easily, and Emperor Hongzhi will not allow anyone to destroy it.

"Your Majesty, the situation in West Africa has become very turbulent. Not long ago, I received news that Yanshan City of North Korea was attacked by the Spaniards. The Korean Navy suffered heavy losses. The Persian expeditionary army encountered an epidemic in Africa. It is said that many people died. Less, it was our doctors in Daming who controlled the epidemic later on.”

After talking about domestic affairs, Zhang Mao soon reported foreign affairs to Emperor Hongzhi, and what happened in West Africa was finally reported back to Daming.

"Your Majesty, the envoy of Lord Yanshan of North Korea hopes to see His Majesty. I think it is related to this matter. North Korea has suffered heavy losses in West Africa. It is hard to say whether it will be able to keep its colonies in West Africa."

Fu Han, Minister of Rites, also stood up and said.

"West Africa~"

Emperor Hongzhi pondered slightly. He also recently received a letter from his younger brother Xing Wang Zhu Youzhu. In the letter, his younger brother cried to Emperor Hongzhi that he was in a place of bitter cold in West Africa, and his life was very sad.

Although the feudal kingdom has been established, there are no people and no money. Even the palace is very simple. The roads are still yellow mud roads. When it rains, when you go out, your shoes are covered with mud, and you have no money to buy cement. to harden.

In addition, the barbarians around the vassal state are very arrogant. The Spaniards always bully him and make him suffer a lot of grievances. Even the local Kunlun slaves in West Africa don’t take him, the dignified prince of the Ming Dynasty, to heart. The attack and harassment of King Xing's vassal state, so that Emperor Hongzhi's nephew couldn't sleep well.

In short, in the letter, King Xing was crying to Emperor Hongzhi about his miserable situation, and at the same time expressed his miss for Emperor Hongzhi's brother. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, there is no gift for Emperor Hongzhi. The entrusting person sent some ivory to express King Xing's longing for his elder brother Emperor Hongzhi.

From the beginning to the end, he never opened his mouth to ask Emperor Hongzhi for money or things, but Emperor Hongzhi saw it clearly, just like the letters he received from other vassal kings, they were all asking Emperor Hongzhi for money and people , To be equipped with weapons.

"Is the situation in West Africa already so severe?"

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and asked.

"Your Majesty, the situation in West Africa is very serious~"

"Pirates are rampant in Europe. The colonies of Japan, Korea, and Spain have all been frequently looted by pirates, and merchant ships are often robbed."

"Persia and North Korea want to acquire more colonies, so they are full of conflicts with Spain. Several wars have broken out successively. Both sides have lost each other, but the biggest loss is North Korea. The North Korean navy was attacked and suffered heavy losses. , has almost lost its dominance in West Africa.”

"However, our Ming colonies and vassal states have not had any incidents, so they are considered safe."

Zhang Mao also rushed to report.

"North Korea is the most important vassal state of our Ming Dynasty. We can't ignore it. Liu Jin and Fu Han, you go back and meet the envoys of the North Korean country and ask them about their situation. If you want to buy warships, weapons and equipment from our Ming Dynasty? If it is, we will sell it to them, as for the rest, we can’t control so much for the time being.”

"It's not easy for us Ming to intervene in the colonial robbing in West Africa. Spain has always been an important ally of our Ming in Europe. We should not be too partial to one side."

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and said.

"Your Majesty Shengming~"

Liu Jin and Fu Han also hurriedly said in unison, regarding the matter in West Africa, a conclusion was reached last year, that is, Daming remains neutral and does not interfere with any side, as long as both sides sell arms and weapons.

In the study room, Emperor Hongzhi discussed state affairs with the ministers.

At this time, in the palace, there was a messenger holding a memorandum in his hand and shouting hurriedly: "Eight hundred miles, hurry up, eight hundred miles, hurry up~"

"Jiangnan rush, Jiangnan rush~"

The voice quickly came from outside the palace to the Qianqing Palace. When one soldier got tired, he immediately changed to another soldier. He didn't dare to delay a moment, racing against time to submit this memorial to the emperor.

"Eight hundred miles in a hurry~"

"Jiangnan rush, Jiangnan rush~"

Following the hastily shouted out by the summoner, he soon arrived outside the study room of the Qianqing Palace, and a little Huangmen hurriedly went to pick it up, and then came to Xiao Jing's side.

When Xiao Jing heard it, his expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly took the memorabilia to Emperor Hongzhi and reported it.

"Your Majesty, hurry up for eight hundred miles, and hurry up for Jiangnan!"

(End of this chapter)