Ming Zuo

"My name is Pu Zhinan, and I'm from North Korea."

"Are you Korean?"

"From the North Korean province."

"My name is Masamune Mugen Saburo, from Shimabara."

"Are you from Dongying?"

"From Shimabara."

Li Guo and Li Laiheng were shocked to find that there were many aliens in the military academy of the empire.

Koreans, Dongying people, barbarians from the far north, and it is said that there are Yin people from across the ocean.

Without exception, whenever they called someone "Korean", "Dongying people", "Tartars" or "barbarians", conflicts would arise.

North Koreans hold their heads high and will deliberately emphasize that it is a North Korean province.

Dongying people are neither humble nor overbearing, and they are proud of Shimabara's identity.If you ask again, it is Shimabara of the Empire.

Although Shimabara is next to foreign daimyos from Japan, when Shimabara's classmates mentioned these foreign daimyos, their eyes were full of contempt.

If there are only Manchus, the anger of Li Guo and Li Laiheng will not dissipate.But seeing this situation, they learned to accept it.

In fact, they are all soldiers, and the speed of turning enemies into friends is very fast.

"It was meaningless for you to attack Xiluo City at that time. Xiluo City seemed to be able to outflank the flank of Guancheng, but the troops that could pass through were limited, so it was useless. You also saw that at that time, Prince Rui led an army from Guancheng. Ning Jun rushes out from behind, and you will be defeated."

Li Guo and Bo Luo both participated in the battle of a piece of stone.

And in the subsequent battles, the two actually faced each other.

This has a common topic, so that the two sides quickly reached the point where they can talk about everything.

That scene, in another place, could even be called Gongde Forest.

Zuo Menggeng wanted to visit Guizhou, but was rejected by the military and political circles.

The people below have reached a consensus that the emperor is absolutely not allowed to set foot in any place where the control time does not exceed six months.

Not afraid of what the emperor will see, but worried about being out of control and having an accident.

Everyone understands a little bit.

Zuo Menggeng is the fate of the country, so there must be absolutely, absolutely no mistakes.

Zuo Menggeng was not a stubborn person, he followed kindness and turned around from Hunan to Guangdong.

When we got here, it was another scene.

Zuo Menggeng was pleasantly surprised to find that although the pace of life of the people in Guangzhou is still unhurried, they are immersed in the tranquility of morning tea and afternoon tea.

But as long as you leave Guangzhou, the surrounding Foshan and other places will already be roaring with machines.

The merchants here have an unparalleled acceptance of steam engines.

Businessmen with capital spent a lot of money and used steam engines in their factories early on.

Those with insufficient capital will collectively contribute money, and steam engines must be used anyway.

Facts have proved that there is really a big difference in this era whether there is a steam engine or not.

"At present, a large number of people from Guangxi, Hunan, and Jiangxi have moved here to work and live here. According to our latest statistics, the permanent population of the province has exceeded 1000 million."

When Shen Youlong said this, he was undoubtedly very proud.

Now that the empire promotes immigration, the population of all provinces is decreasing sharply, except that the population of Guangdong is increasing.

The people here are naturally good at doing business, and they have used the South China Sea to the extreme early on.

In addition, there are no mineral resources here, so light industry has become the first choice.

As we all know, light industry is the most labor-intensive.

Accompanied by Shen Youlong, walking in the silk reeling workshop, listening to the roar of the machine, and countless female workers shuttle back and forth, Zuo Menggeng's heart was full of emotion.

After struggling for so many years, I can finally vaguely see the shadow of that familiar era.

"This year and next year, Guangdong will not have to pay a penny of taxes. What you have to do is to expand the scale of the industry. Use your cheap and high-quality products to destroy related industries in Southeast Asia and South Asia, including Europe. Remember, the world Even though it is big, everyone’s clothes should be produced here.”

Zuo Menggeng's ambitious words aroused the fighting spirit of Guangdong officials.

In the spring of 1649, Zuo Menggeng drew a circle on the South China Sea.

"From now on, this is Nanjing."

Five capital cities cannot satisfy the empire.

After all, the territory of the empire is too large, and it will grow even larger in the future, so it needs enough political centers to radiate and govern.

The original Nanjing was renamed Nandu, so the new Nanjing needs to control the entire Nanyang.

The chief of the special city is Chengzheng, the chief of the capital is the state government, and the chief of the capital is the supervisor.

The government can only be held by the prince, and the state affairs are the prince and county king.

The governor must be the king of the county or the Duke of the state.

The first governor of Nanjing was Yang Guogong Cao Wenheng.

Twenty years have passed, and the former man of the hour had to accept the warning of time and step back slowly.

However, these people have all made great contributions in the process of growing the empire, and their abilities are transcendent, so it is too wasteful to just stay at home.

Leaving the center and serving as the manager of the capital and capital can better exert the influence of the empire.

Cao Wenheng is the second cabinet minister after Li Banghua to withdraw from the central government, but he is content.

Standing by the sea, looking at the magnificent waves, Cao Wenheng didn't think there was anything wrong with this barren land.

Since this place is called Nanjing from now on, it must be able to prosper.

"What's the name of this island?"

He asked the people around him and got an answer.

"This is called Kowloon."

Cao Wenheng couldn't help looking at Zuo Menggeng.

"Who is so bold, dare to call Jiulong?"

The locals are also careful.

"Once upon a time, an emperor visited here and looked around. Seeing eight mountains surrounded by eight dragons, he wanted to name it after eight dragons. But the emperor is also a real dragon, so he called it Nine Dragons."

Zuo Menggeng and Cao Wenheng smiled.

"Looking at the history books, which emperor has been here?"

Long Zuguang had a strange expression on his face.

"If an emperor has really been here, it should be the Southern Song Emperor Shaodi."

Zuo Menggeng laughed.

"A little kid, the king of subjugation, he is also worthy."

But no matter what, from now on, Xiangjiang Island, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territories and surrounding islands have suddenly changed from being unknown to the world-famous Nanjing.

When other people saw this place of great shape, they only felt that Zuo Menggeng's location selection was extremely ingenious.

Only Zuo Menggeng's heart was full of turmoil.

Everything starts in Nanjing and ends in Nanjing.

At this point, he finally believed that the destiny of the Chinese nation had really changed.

On the sea, countless sailboats come in and out, what is carried out is wealth, and what is carried back is also wealth.

With such ins and outs, Guangdong is prospering day by day.

When Guangdong prospers, the South prospers.And if the south is prosperous, how can China not be prosperous?
On a sunny afternoon, Zuo Menggeng sat peacefully in ordinary clothes and sunglasses.

On the table in front of you, there are char siu buns, shrimp dumplings, siu mai, rice rolls, chicken feet, steamed pork ribs and so on.

Fruits such as coconuts and lychees are also abundant.

Seeing the peace of mind of ordinary people at the nearby table, he was equally happy.