1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 456 Eastern Development ([-])

"Husband, are you worried that the officials of the Qi State will become as corrupt as the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty?" Queen Qi Luo Yuru asked softly.

"Yes, the most taboo of ruling officials is to abolish public affairs for personal gain and pervert the law for corruption. There is a saying that a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant's nest. There are some things that we must guard against." Qi Tian sighed: "Today, some of them have accepted others. For the benefits, we will try our best to provide them with various conveniences. In the future, if we continue to accept the benefits of foreign countries, how can we know that we will not betray my interests!"

"Establish an official supervision and audit department. In this way, the Dali Temple led by Menghougong (Bi Maokang) will probably become the opposite of all the officials in Daqi." Luo Yuru said with a smile: "I don't know that the Menghou Guild I won’t slander you for it.”

"In terms of seniority and prestige, which of the top and bottom officials of Daqi can compare with Duke Menghou." Qi Tian said: "He has served as the right servant of the Ming Dynasty's military department and the right servant of the household department. These officials who have not even been admitted to Jinshi are like mountains. If he is used to supervise the officials, who will not accept it?"

"It is precisely his qualifications and prestige that make your elder nephew a little ashamed." Luo Yuru shook her head lightly, and said, "As for Yuan Shan's marriage, people don't even want to talk about it. .”

"Who let people have been persecuted by Daming's eunuchs and factory guards, so much so that Qi Yuanshan's polling office is also regarded as my Daqi's East Factory. What can I do!" Qi Tian also sighed.

Qi Yuanshan has reached the age of 22, which is the right age for marriage, and a matchmaker wants to match Bi Maokang's granddaughter to Qi Yuanshan.Because there was no direct elder to come forward, Qi Tian entrusted Wang Zheng to negotiate peace on his behalf.Unexpectedly, Bi Maokang categorically rejected him, and it was faintly spread that he disliked Qi Yuanshan as a "factory guard" and not a good man.

"Has Yuan Shan ever been worried?"

"Of course I'm annoyed." Qi Tian said: "Originally, he had no intention of forcing marriage. But now that Duke Menghou has done this, it has aroused his temper. In addition, a few days ago, he found a loophole, When I saw Miss Bi's family, I was also moved and vowed to marry her back home. Alas, what do you call this? It is clearly the concubine's intention, but Mr. Menghou insisted on beating the mandarin ducks with a stick. He insisted not to allow it. From now on, we will The Kingdom of Qi must try to break this kind of parental arranged marriage and insist on freedom of marriage and love."

"Freedom of marriage and love? Then our country Qi captures thousands of women from Annan every year, but do we ever have the freedom to choose? Can the women bought from Johor and the Kingdom of Tamaran be free to marry and love?" Luo Yuru asked rhetorically.

"...you're asking such a question, it's a bit embarrassing!" Qi Tian looked at his wife helplessly, and said.

"Women are inherently weak and attached to men, and it has been the same since ancient times. I just remind you, as a king, you must not easily break the Chinese secular tradition that has been going on for thousands of years, and you will be easily criticized." Luo Yuru said: "Besides, how do you You will know that Miss Bi's family has taken a fancy to Yuan Shan and must marry him."

"As Qi Yuanshan said, he came to me a few days ago and said that if Mr. Menghou insisted on blocking this happy relationship, he would elope with Miss Bi." Qi Tian said with a smile, "Tell me, if he really takes someone Elope, should I help Menghou Gong catch them back?"

"Yesterday, did you appoint Yuan Shan as the general manager of the Daxing area and ask him to take up the post some day?" Luo Yuru asked thoughtfully.

"That's right, this year I Daqi established six or seven settlements in the coastal area hundreds of kilometers south of Danyang (now Gladstone City, Australia), and then established the Daxing District with Daxing Fort as the core. Far away Shan wanted to be appointed outside, so he changed him from the polling office to the director of the Daxing area... no way? He... would he really do such a thing?"

In February of this year, with the arrival of immigrants, the Hanzhou People’s Government set up Caoxian Fort (Bundaberg), Yongshun Fort, and Yongshun in the coastal area hundreds of kilometers south of Danyang in one breath based on the field investigation of the Exploration Fleet. Fort (Maryborough), Fort Shaoliang (Sunshine Coast), Fort Daxing (Brisbane), Fort Yongchang (Gold Coast), Fort Pingjiang (Balina), Fort Dongping (Yamba), etc. The control area of ​​the Kingdom of Qi has advanced to about 30 degrees south latitude, and according to the plan, more than [-] people have been resettled.

"Maybe, Yuanshan will really do such a thing." Luo Yuru said, "Are there any ships going to the east of Hanzhou in the past few days?"

"...Didn't Lord Menghou come to ask me about Xingshi's crimes?" Qi Tian said with a wry smile.

"If Miss Bi's family dares to elope with Yuan Shan, it means that Bi Chunying really falls in love with him, and it would be a good match." Luo Yuru said with a smile: "Yuan Shan is the manager of the Daxing area, the minister of the frontier, and he is so young and dares to marry him." Because, Duke Menghou will definitely recognize this grandson-in-law in the end."
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Qi Yuanshan stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the endless sea in front of him, with pride in his heart.

"Scholars can't be resolute. The responsibilities are heavy and the road is long. Ren takes his own responsibility, isn't it too important? Isn't it too far away after death?"

The two sailors nearby looked at Qi Yuanshan in awe, and felt that the words he uttered seemed bold and resolute, full of high-spirited fighting spirit.Although I didn't quite understand the meaning of the words, I felt very refreshed.

It is said that this young adult went to the new colony area in the east of Hanzhou to take up the post of chief executive, and he is also the nephew of our king of Qi, so his status is particularly valuable.The captains of the two transport ships in their party treated him very respectfully, and as ordinary sailors, they had to be careful in serving him.

However, in the past two days at sea, this lord's attitude is extremely modest, not as domineering as the nobleman.Even in his spare time, he would discuss with the captain and boatswain how to control the sails on the ship, how to control the ship, how to make better use of the wind and increase the speed of the ship.It can be seen that this young adult is actually a good sailor and knows a lot about many affairs at sea.

"When I was 13 years old, I followed my uncle and several uncles from Dengzhou to the sea. Seven years ago, I finally came to this Hanzhou mainland. Speaking of which, I also lived at sea for more than two years. I have said it well, but I also know six or seven points." Qi Yuanshan smiled and said to Mo Guangzhong, the captain of "Shouwang 3", "Although our Daqi occupies the mainland of Hanzhou, most of the economic exchanges and material transportation in various places rely on sea transportation. And to maintain our lifeline at sea, we must continue to strengthen our navy. Although you are temporarily serving civilian transportation, you are also the reserve force that our Daqi Navy relies on most. Maybe, at a certain time, you will be recruited Become a loyal and brave officer of the Navy of the Great Qi Kingdom."

"Your Excellency is right." Mo Guangzhong nodded and said, "Navy officers and soldiers are well paid, and the status of the country is also high. Who wouldn't want to be one of them. I just hope that Jianye Shipyard can build a few more ships every year." Warships, so that we can be recruited to join the navy, and contribute our meager strength to our Great Qi Kingdom's maintenance of thousands of miles of sea territory."

"I believe that you will be a good navy officer in the future!"

"Thank you, my lord, for your kind words!"

On December 12, a group of two transport ships stopped at Cape Fort (now the northernmost town of Bamaga in Australia) for a day, unloaded some supplies here, and then the two ships separated here.One sailed to Weiyuan City (now Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), while Qi Yuanshan's "Shouwang 23" headed to Weihai.

On December 12, "Shouwang 28" passed Panjiabao (now Port Douglas, Australia) and arrived in Weihai (now Cairns, Australia).It will stay here for three days, unload several textile equipment and accessories, as well as some grain and metal agricultural tools, and then reload the cloth and continue southward, passing Gaoping Fort (now Innisfail, Australia), Guangling Fort (now Australia) Townsville), Upper Valley Fort (now Bowen, Australia), and finally arrived at Yunyang City (now Mackay, Australia).

After more than four years of development, the area of ​​Weihai City has expanded to several times its original size, with an urban area of ​​four square kilometers and a population of more than [-]. Merston City) the third most populous town.The population of the entire Weihai area has also exceeded [-]. In June last year, the general management area was withdrawn and Weihai Mansion was established. The site of the mansion is also Weihai City.

After the immigrants arrive in January next year, the Immigration Department will allocate more than [-] immigrants to this area to continue to consolidate and expand the cotton spinning center of the region.

Although the cotton planting area in Weihai Prefecture and the Yunyang area in the south is expanding year by year, the output is also growing rapidly, and most of the annual immigrant population is allocated to these two areas, but after several rounds of transformation and upgrading, the Weihai Cotton Mill has always been in the raw material of cotton. In the state of shortage, there will always be two or three months of machine idleness in a year.And in the cotton picking season every year, there will also be a shortage of labor, forcing governments at all levels in the two regions to mobilize the whole people and devote all their efforts to cotton picking and purchasing.

Today, relying on the large-scale industrial production of Weihai Cotton Spinning Center, the entire Daqi Kingdom has achieved complete self-sufficiency in cotton cloth, and the demand for cotton cloth in Daming and India has been greatly reduced.Maybe next year, as Weihai's cotton spinning production scale continues to expand, Daqi will instead sell cotton cloth produced in Hanzhou to Timor Island, Java Island and other Tubang kingdoms.

"Over ten days of sea voyage, slumped in a narrow cabin, made you tired." Qi Yuanshan helped a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl off the boat, his face full of concern, "Later, I will place you in a hotel in the city , I’d like to rest for two days. Next, there are still more than ten days of sea voyage, so you have to prepare yourself.”

Bi Chunying looked at Qi Yuanshan with a bit of exhaustion and burnout on her face, "I thought that I could adapt to sailing at sea after going through a long journey from Daming to Hanzhou. But I didn't expect that the journey of more than ten days was already like this Difficulty. If I get to Daxingbao, I don’t know if I can survive it!”

"You regret it?"

"I don't regret it." Bi Chunying smiled sweetly, "My Qi Lang is a good man of the world, and I, Bi Chunying, am naturally a strange woman in the world who can endure hardships!"

"I have no regrets in my life when I get a wife like this." Qi Yuanshan looked at Bi Chunying and said proudly: "I, Qi Yuanshan, will definitely live up to you in this life. After working hard in Daxing for a few years, I will make a big career and prove it to your family. , I, Qi Yuanshan, am not a factory guard, but I also have the talent to govern the world! At that time, I will take you back to Jianye City and ask your grandfather and father face to face."

"If you can make a great deed, grandfather and father will definitely accept you." Bi Chunying said: "So, it's not in vain for me to be so rebellious and run away with you."

"The eastern part of Hanzhou is the foundation of our great Qi's future. The whole kingdom must pay attention to it. The input of materials and personnel is countless. As long as I work hard and plan carefully, it will not be difficult to make some achievements." Qi Yuanshan said confidently.

(End of this chapter)