Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1652, it's good to have something to gain
Emperor Hongzhi always liked Liu Jin's work.

In the past when he was Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Liu Jin was lazy. Other ministers wished to give Emperor Hongzhi ten or eight memorials a day, but Liu Jin was different. He might not give you one in ten days and a half Play Shu up.

Even if the memorials are written, they usually just talk about the matter directly. The memorials are concise and can be read quickly.

Unlike other ministers, it’s fine if there are too many memorials, and they are long and smelly. The key is that they have no content at all, and they don’t talk about national affairs at all. They are all memorials for flattery and greetings.

And where is it that I hope the emperor is doing well? This is not for flattering, showing off my literary talents, and wanting to gain the favor of the emperor in order to get promoted.

If you really want to have a good word, you should be like Liu Jin, pay attention to efficiency, fear that the emperor will be tired, keep your words concise, and don't cause trouble for the emperor and increase the workload.

Regarding this point, Emperor Hongzhi was very clear in his heart.

Shouting loyalty to you every day, asking Your Majesty how are you every day?have you eaten?You have to take care of your dragon body and pay attention to rest. These ministers may not really care about you and be loyal to you.

On the contrary, those like Liu Jin who manage things for themselves and govern the country so that they can become more relaxed are the ones who are truly loyal and who really care about their own health.

If you really want to be loyal, then you should get things done and worry less about yourself. This is true loyalty.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao poked his head in and saw that Emperor Hongzhi was in a good mood, so he walked in with a playful smile.

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father!"

Then it was a respectful salute.

"You still know how to come back?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao, and said with a stern face: "You are a dignified prince, the prince of the country, you don't want to stay in the capital, but you go out to play, and you have been there for more than half a year. How can you look like a prince?"

"Father, I'm not going out to play, but to investigate people's livelihood and inspect various places."

Zhu Houzhao is a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, and talks nonsense in a serious manner.

"Investigate people's livelihood, inspect various places?"

"Do you think I don't know where you go? What did you do?"

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help laughing.

Zhu Houzhao went to those places and had contact with those people. He knew it clearly, but he was still talking nonsense here.

"Father, I really went to investigate people's livelihood and various places."

"I have benefited a lot from this trip to the Western Regions and various places in the river, and I have a deep understanding."

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips, didn't he just take in a few more women along the way, and I did this for the old Zhu's family, not just for my own selfish desires.

"Oh, let's hear it."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately became interested.

"Father, I'm going to the Western Regions. I'm taking the train. The Western Regions are thousands of miles away from our capital, but it's easy and fast to get there by train."

"This shows how important trains are!"

"It also shows that you, father, are very talented, wise and powerful, and it is very correct to insist on the national policy of building railways."

"According to Erchen's knowledge, before the train opened, although there were a lot of cattle, sheep and grain in the Xiyu River, but because of the inconvenient transportation, it was difficult to transport, so the cattle, sheep and horses in these areas were difficult to transport back to the customs."

"On the one hand, these things are wasted, and on the other hand, the income of local people cannot be increased."

"However, once the train is opened, the transportation is very convenient. In just a few days, the cattle, sheep and horses in the Western Regions and rivers can be transported back to the customs."

"Not only has the income of the people in the Hezhong area of ​​the Western Region been increased, but meat in the Guannei area has also become cheaper, and there are still a lot of horses available for use."

"This is the important role of the train!"

"After my Ming Dynasty, if there are trains in all provinces, the goods, food and people in this world can be circulated quickly, which will be of great benefit to our Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Houzhao began to talk about what he had gained in the Western Regions.

"You see the advantage of the railroad?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, but he was still dissatisfied. Now who doesn't know the convenience and benefits of railways.

"Of course more than that~"

"There are many tribes in the Western Regions. There are hundreds of tribes, large and small. In the past, there were constant disputes among these tribes. There were many conflicts, and swords met each other in the market."

"But now, because I, Ming Dynasty, implement the management method of officials in the local area, and pay attention to fairness, justice and the rule of law, the various tribes can live in harmony. The understanding and contacts have been enhanced, and the conflicts have become smaller."

"My son believes that the policies currently being implemented in various parts of the Western Regions are very effective policies. At the same time, we should continue to promote the various tribes to learn our Han culture and promote their Sinicization. Only in this way can we achieve long-term stability."

It is obvious that Zhu Houzhao is taking photos of Emperor Hongzhi's horses, and Emperor Hongzhi obviously enjoys the praise of his son.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, he finally did not go out for nothing.

"When my son was traveling in the Western Regions, Hezhong, and Central Asia provinces, he discovered an extremely important thing."

"In the Western Regions, local officials have thought of many ways to promote the development of various places, one of which is to develop the planting industry."

"The cantaloupe from Hami, the grapes from Turpan, the pears from Korla, the apples from Tianshan South Road, red dates, etc., are relatively well-known in the local area, but the planting scale is not large."

"Through the organization of the local government, the local people planted on a large scale, and also carried out special breeding and cultivation to cultivate excellent varieties. In terms of sales, the local government also came forward to help contact them."

"Such an operation has gradually formed its own distinctive agricultural industry in various parts of the Western Regions, and the common people have gained more benefits as a result."

"In addition, in Central Asia Province, the immigrants here are all Han people, and Central Asia Province has a vast and fertile grassland, which is extremely suitable for the development of animal husbandry."

"However, the Han people do not like to live by water and grass like the grassland nomadic tribes, but like to settle down."

"So the local government slowly promoted a fixed method of pasture grazing."

"This method refers to fixed breeding within a certain range, dividing the pasture into several small pieces, and the grazing cattle, sheep and horses take turns to graze on these small pastures."

"At the same time, the most important thing is to plant pasture, select high-quality pasture for promotion, plant it specially, and then use the planted pasture to feed cattle, sheep and horses."

"Under this kind of pasture economic model, the Han people can also graze cattle, sheep and horses, and the efficiency is very high. They only need a small pasture to graze a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, which is more efficient than the nomadic way of grassland nomadic tribes. , and the efficiency is higher.”

"I came to a conclusion that the government can play a very important role in the daily life and production of the people. With the government to organize and guide, the people can adapt well to the market and find the best A development model that fits the local context.”

"Fruit planting in various parts of the Western Regions, mechanized farming in rivers, agriculture and animal husbandry, and pasture economy in Central Asia are all very typical successful economic models gradually explored under the intervention of the government."

"The success of these places not only brought a lot of benefits to the local people, and they lived a prosperous life, but also greatly improved their products."

"Like the fruits of the Western Regions, the output was limited in the past, and there was not much for export, but now, the fruits of the Western Regions can be transported to the customs for sale by car, which brings them benefits and enriches us. Ming people’s food and table.”

"Another example is the ranch economy in Central Asia. Although Central Asia had vast grasslands in the past, because the Han people were not nomadic, there was never much output of cattle, sheep and horses."

"But now, under the prevailing pasture economy, the output of cattle, sheep and horses in Central Asia Province is almost catching up with Hezhong Province. In the future, it is very likely to become the most important agricultural and animal husbandry province in Ming Dynasty, even surpassing the present the Prairie Province."

Zhu Houzhao talked about his experience incessantly.

Along the way, he was most impressed with the ranch economy in Central Asia.

"The local government not only promotes the ranch economy, but also provides many services for local herdsmen, such as forage. It is trying to find a way to select high-quality forage from all over the world."

"Every pasture is planted with a variety of high-quality pastures to provide sufficient food and balanced nutrition for cattle, sheep and horses."

"In addition to pasture, the local government has also specially established breeding pastures for pasture-raised cattle, sheep and horses to breed and promote excellent breeds. There are wool-producing sheep specially brought from Europe, and some are specially used to raise meat. Several fine varieties."

"These excellent varieties not only have good meat quality, but also grow fast and have very good returns."

"These are all done by the local government. If there is no local government to do these things, and the people can slowly find out by themselves, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Central Asia to develop in a short period of time."

"Let's think about the government offices in various places in our customs. The government offices in various places are often inactive. They eat vegetarian food in their corpses and drink tea and read newspapers all day long. This has led to the extremely slow development of many places."

"When Erchen was in Huairou County, he encouraged and guided Huairou County to grow vegetables in greenhouses, and now Huairou County is the largest vegetable planting base around the capital."

"It not only greatly increased the income of the people in Huairou County, but also met the demand for vegetables in the Beijing-Tianjin area. The truth is the same. If a place wants to develop, it has a lot to do with the local government. "

Zhu Houzhao finished speaking in one breath, and then looked at Emperor Hongzhi eagerly.

"You didn't go out in vain this trip, but you still gained something."

After listening carefully, Emperor Hongzhi also took note of this point, and then said with relief.

"Of course, how could I go out for nothing."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately raised his tail, and then clapped his hands. Liu Jin also came here with some fine mink furs.

"Father, it's going to be winter soon. These are some mink furs I bought in Winter City. I'll have them made into jackets later, so that the winter won't be cold."

"Haha, well, I've accepted the things, and I'll forgive you for this incident."

(End of this chapter)