Ming Zuo

North Korea has less flat land and more mountains, similar to Fujian.

What is not as good as Fujian is that it is located in a high latitude area, and there is not enough hot time, which is not conducive to crop growth.

There is no future for the development of agriculture in this kind of place, and even with intensive cultivation, the output is very limited.

After Li Chong became the provincial government, he racked his brains to develop the province's economy.

In addition to its important geographical location, the peninsula itself is really lacking, and even its resources are very scarce.

After thinking about it, Li Chongsi felt that there might be a future for taking advantage of the mountainous characteristics of North Korea to vigorously develop mountain forests and fruit tree planting.

Moreover, it can also supplement the gaps in the imperial agricultural economy and create unique products that only belong to North Korea.

Zuo Menggeng admired his idea very much.

"If you can think this way, it means that you really put your heart into it. With a chief like you, North Korea's future doesn't have to worry. I'll give Kang Yugong an order to go to North Korea immediately to help you implement the project."

Seeing that Zuo Menggeng took action himself, Li Chong was overjoyed, knowing that his political achievements were all right.

Now that Zuo Menggeng has made a plan to go to Shanxi, many tasks on the capital's side must be finished as soon as possible.

The most important thing is the status of the capital.

After it was recovered by the empire, the center has discussed the future of the capital many times.

"The capital's status is special and cannot be ignored. Even if it does not become the capital in the future, it must be managed well. My idea is to follow the example of Songjiang and establish a special city under the direct jurisdiction of the central government."

Seeing that everyone was arguing endlessly, Zuo Menggeng came up with a solution.

Hou Xun couldn't help asking: "Isn't this the northern capital?"

According to the five-capital system established before, everyone thought that the northern capital was the capital, but Zuo Menggeng listed the capital as a special city.

Zuo Menggeng shook his head and gave a reasonable explanation.

"The distance between the capital and capital is too close, there is no need to establish it as a capital again. Change the name here to Yanjing Special City, and set up a political officer to handle government affairs."

Chen Zhi considered everything.

"If this is a special city, where should the provincial capital of Gyeonggi be placed?"

In everyone's original idea, the capital is not the capital of the north, it should be the provincial capital of Gyeonggi.As a result, when Zuo Menggeng arrived, he had a third plan.

Zuo Menggeng didn't answer directly, but arranged questions about Yanjing Special City first.

"Yanjing takes over the government, how about letting the teacher take over? The Academy of Social Sciences can also be relocated here. With the rich cultural atmosphere here, it may be more suitable."

It was Liu Zongzhou who Zuo Menggeng proposed to take over Yanjing.

Prince Jue, who once served as the prefect of Shuntian, is very familiar with the affairs here.

This proposal was unanimously approved by everyone, and it also formed a customization.

From now on, the administration of the special city must be held by the prince.

Liu Zongzhou had already been angry with Zuo Menggeng, so he didn't refuse, and readily agreed.

Then there is the problem of Gyeonggi.

"From now on, Northern Zhili will be renamed Hebei Province. If the provincial government is located, I think it should be located in Tianjin Wei."

Zuo Menggeng chose a brand new provincial capital for Hebei.

All the people present here are limited in their thinking in the existing big cities, and they were suddenly dragged to Tianjin Wei, and they couldn't help being stunned.

"Your Majesty, what is the beauty of this choice?"

Since you don't understand, everyone has the right to learn.After all, every decision made by Zuo Menggeng can give everyone a new understanding.

Zuo Menggeng really didn't choose it at random.

"Although Hebei used to be under the foot of the emperor, except for Yanjing, the rest of the country has not improved much. The reason is that the Ming Dynasty established the country and focused on the land while ignoring the interests of the sea. Hebei is obviously close to the sea, but The inability to make profits through sea trade is one of the reasons for the poor development of Hebei. Putting the provincial capital in Tianjin Wei, there is also Tanggu Port that can be used here, which can have the effect of radiating to other provinces in the interior.”

The Hebei Provincial Government of later generations chose Shijiazhuang.

Although due to the convenience of the railway, it seems to be good for traffic considerations.But in fact, when there are two behemoths next to it, Shijiazhuang's influence is minimal.

Except for the authentic Anhui pan noodles, in all the provincial capitals across the country, they are all like small transparency.

Even all parts of Hebei have been affected and their development has not been smooth.

Now under the framework of the empire, Yanjing does not have the status of the capital, reducing its influence on surrounding areas.

Then upgrade Tianjin Wei to the provincial capital, which will serve as a bridgehead for the whole province to communicate with the inside and outside. The effect will definitely be better than other cities such as Shijiazhuang.

The empire attaches great importance to maritime trade, and the huge benefits in it are also an important factor for the prosperity of the empire.Considering this aspect, no one disagrees with Zuo Menggeng's choice of the Hebei Provincial Government.

The new governor of Hebei Province is Zhong Sanlin. Like Chen Zhi, Wang Yun, and Jiang Wei, they are all refugees who fled from Gyeonggi.

However, unlike those three, Zhong Sanlin was originally a pure farmer, illiterate.But he is shrewd, resourceful, and capable of doing things.

After entering the camp, he was unwilling to be just a craftsman. He worked hard while studying and reading, and later passed the government affairs school.

Step by step, he has now reached a high position in the provincial administration.

Because it is pragmatic, it is much more careful to consider the problem.Every time something is said, there must be something to be said.

"Your Majesty once mentioned the issue of harnessing the Yellow River. Will this affect the future structure of Hebei Province?"

The problem of the Yellow River is already a thorn in the top and bottom of the empire.

In particular, Chongzhen's excavation of Kaifeng's embankment in 15 years made everyone feel a sense of crisis about this big river.

Now the unification war is underway, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River have been completely restored.

Should the governance of the Yellow River begin?
Everyone looked at Xue Fengzuo.

High hopes were placed on Xue Fengzuo, but he did not have any timidity, and seemed to have wisdom in his hands.

"Your Majesty, and colleagues, after more than ten years of hard work by our Minister of Water Resources, we have now sorted out a feasible plan. In view of the current actual control scope of the empire, let's talk about the transformation of the lower reaches of the Yellow River first. .”

In front of everyone, Xue Fengzuo laid out the huge river project map.

But when they saw the lines on the map, everyone present took a deep breath.

If Minister Xue didn't make a move, it would be fine, but if he made a move, it would be earth-shattering!

If the plan in the picture is really implemented and realized, the entire land of North China will definitely take on a new look, showing the effect of changing the world.

Even Zuo Menggeng was quite surprised.

It was completely unexpected that Xue Fengzuo deviated from his original idea and came up with a completely different plan.

However, Xue Fengzuo would definitely not do anything reckless with such a large project of harnessing the Yellow River.

There should be better logic behind this set of plans.