Bury the Qing Dynasty

After secretly laughing, Zhu Jinsong turned his attention to Ke Zhiming again: "Is there any news from Europa? If not, let's talk about Da Ming's own affairs next."

Ke Zhiming bowed and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, there is still something to do with Europa."

Without waiting for Zhu Jinsong to ask questions, Ke Zhiming continued directly: "There is a big island overseas. The Dutch call it New Holland, and the English call it New South Wales. Now nearly ten thousand English people have moved there. There are also many businessmen from the Chief Envoy of Lanfang."

Hearing the word Big Island, Zhu Jinsong suddenly hated his stupid brain. After traveling for such a long time, he actually forgot such a good place as Australia - the geographical environment on the lonely sea, the size of a continent, the rich Mining resources, not getting this place into Daming's hands, this is simply a crime against future generations!
As for the nearly [-] English colonists... Maybe there will be more workers in the Ming Dynasty?
Just thinking about it, Zhu Jinsong felt a little bit pained again.

He was the first to discover that the Spanish in Australia were not worth considering, and the Dutch and the English also had no worries. Da Ming could just transfer some troops from the Chief Commissioner of Old Port or the Chief Commissioner of Lanfang to deal with it.

The crux of the problem is that Ming Dynasty does not have enough population to move to Australia. After all, Australia is a continent. The most likely thing is that the migration of 20 to [-] people would not even occupy the whole of Australia.

Just as Zhu Jinsong was thinking about how to get Australia into his hands, Ke Zhiming went on to say: "Besides, Europa includes Sand Goose, Silly Eagle, France and England, and even West Kunlun and Ottoman. Grain production has generally been reduced in other places, and the price of food in Europa is currently soaring."

Zhu Jinsong hummed, and asked, "Food prices have soared? The production has been cut sharply? What about our Daming's grain reserves?"

Asked by Zhu Jinsong, Zeng Cheng, Liu Huaiwen and other bigwigs who were present at the scene suddenly felt a entanglement in wanting to complain but not knowing where to start.

Why are there soaring food prices in Europa?Isn't it because your old man keeps buying food?

Reduced food production?In addition to the shoveling of food-based drugs in some sand sculpture countries, isn't the biggest reason because your old man has been provoking European countries to open films?
Just complaining, facing Zhu Jinsong's question, Liu Huaiwen still bowed honestly and replied: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the price of grain in our Ming Dynasty has always been stable. After all, the purchased grain has been used as reserve grain. , The grain eliminated from the national treasury in previous years was also used in feed and wine making, and did not flow directly into the private sector, so it will not affect the private sector's grain prices."

"As for the reserves, Your Majesty can also rest assured that the grain we currently store in Daming is enough for the [-] million people of the Ming Dynasty to eat for a year. The year is not a problem."

"only……"

Liu Huaiwen said, "It's just that a large number of granaries need to be built every year, and the cost is really too much."

Zhu Jinsong was immediately annoyed by Liu Huaiwen and laughed: "What's the matter, can't I use my internal funds to support your treasury to build food?"

After saying something to Liu Huaiwen, Zhu Jinsong tapped on the table again with his fingers: "The food price in our Daming should also go up—as far as I know, the people in Daming now earn far less money from growing grain than working. So much money, that many people have already planned to give up farming?"

It's really shameless to say this.

Why hasn't the food price in Ming Dynasty risen?
Theoretically speaking, from the day Zhu Jinsong officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the food price in Daming should rise steadily, and will not stop until a reasonable range is reached.

The so-called reasonable range means that the common people can grow food not only to satisfy the food and clothing of the family, but also to earn money, which can improve the living conditions of the family, at least it should not be lower than the income of working in the workshop.

However, the reality is that the price of grain in Daming has never risen. Even if the price of grain outside of Daming has skyrocketed, the price of grain purchased by the subordinate agencies of the Ministry of Finance through other countries is already much higher than the price of grain in Daming itself. The food price in Daming didn't rise much either.

The reason for this situation is mainly because the imperial court has been interfering with the grain price of Ming Dynasty. When the grain price rises, the imperial court will release a batch of grain reserves to suppress the grain price. Once the grain price falls, the imperial court will buy a large amount of grain again. Thereby ensuring the stability of food prices.

The fundamental reason is to control the income of the people from growing food at a lower level than that of workshops, so as to achieve the purpose of letting the people work in workshops-the income of people from growing food can ensure food and clothing and even allow their families to live. It's a good day, but it's a little worse than the workshop work.

It's pretty dark to say, but if you don't do this, the people of Daming will recognize that one-third of an acre of land, and they will be unwilling to work in the workshop.

It is precisely because the Ming court has been controlling grain prices that a large number of Ming people will go to the workshops to work in the workshop after farming, or increase their income through other messy small handicraft industries.

These can be regarded as some small means that have to be played to promote the process of industrialization.

Now Zhu Jinsong suddenly wants to allow Daming’s food prices to rise a bit, because many people are no longer willing to cling to the one-acre three-point land, thinking that the income from farming is not as good as directly working—this is another way to promote industrialization Points to be aware of during the process.

After all, the industrialization level of Daming has not yet reached the level of fully mechanized and automatic planting, and the stability of grain still depends on the cultivation of a large number of Ming. There may also be problems with food supply.

To put it bluntly, the sky is big, the earth is big, and the food is the largest. The thousands of years of history of the Central Plains Tangkou is enough to show that: when the people can eat enough, there will be a peaceful and prosperous age, and when the people can’t eat enough, there will only be turmoil.

Of course, the adjustment of food prices is not something Zhu Jinsong can just say in the Wenhua Palace. It will be implemented after a series of discussions between the cabinet, the Ministry of Households, and even the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of War, and Ministry of Railways. , This process can be as short as one or two months, and as long as one or two years, and it can't be completed in a short time.

Because the price of food in Daming is not just as simple as the price of food, it will also affect the price of goods in Daming, and as Daming is the head of the five benevolent people and the largest exporting country, the slightest price change may affect the entire country. Little broken ball.

Let's put it this way, when Ming's economy sneezes, the economies of other countries will catch a cold, and some serious ones may even die on the spot.

And just as Zhu Jinsong was thinking about Ming's food prices, Zeng Cheng suddenly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, isn't New South Wales a colony of England now? Coincidentally, food prices in England are also soaring, isn't it..."

Zhu Jinsong suddenly became interested, and said, "Maybe Zeng Qing talk about it carefully?"

Zeng Cheng bowed down and replied: "Commander Ke just said that food prices in Europe are soaring, and England has just finished the war with France, so the consumption of supplies must be huge, food prices should rise More. If we also increase the price of grain in Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the grain in England will be in crisis."

This is also a normal thing.

First of all, the opening of England and France led to the skyrocketing prices in England-prices during the war will always rise the fastest, and the first thing to bear the brunt is food. What is gold in prosperous times and ancient times? Gold is a fart in front of food!

The second is that the price of grain in Ming Dynasty has risen, which will cause the price of grain in the whole Xiaopoqiu to rise accordingly, because merchants are always looking for profit. The price of grain purchased in Ming Dynasty is higher than that of other countries, and these merchants are more willing to sell grain. To Daming.

Besides, compared to the Europa savages who have never had a good reputation, the reputation of the Ming court and the reputation of the Dragon Yuanbao banknotes are quite high. Now the big trade on Xiaopoqiu has defaulted to the use of Daming's Dragon Yuanbao banknotes—— Merchants only like Long Yuanbao banknotes, they don't care if selling food will starve people in their country.

Zeng Cheng went on to say: "England is currently experiencing soaring prices and food shortages. Even if we want to continue to maintain the colonial rule in New South Wales, I am afraid that we have more than enough energy, so why don't we take this opportunity to directly obtain from the English buy New South Wales?"

Zhu Jinsong hummed, and slowly tapped on the table with his fingers curled up, wondering whether Zeng Cheng's proposal was feasible.

The main reason is because of the number of Ding population in Ming Dynasty - even a piece of land as small as Benghazi in Ming Dynasty was directly entrusted to France because there were not enough people to relocate. How could a continent as large as Australia be completely eaten? ?
But just let it go, Zhu Jinsong is really not reconciled, after all, Australia's geographical location and mineral resources are there.

Zhu Jinsong looked at Zeng Cheng, Liu Huaiwen and others and asked, "If England agrees to sell New South Wales, where should our Ming Dynasty relocate so many people?"

Zeng Cheng replied without hesitation: "Qizou Your Majesty, I think your Majesty's thinking is wrong - our Ming Dynasty certainly needs the geographical location of New South Wales, but judging from the current situation, what our Ming Dynasty needs more is the location of New South Wales. Mineral resources of South Wales."

"Even if we don't need the mineral deposits in New South Wales, our Daming still needs ownership of New South Wales."

"Big deal, just like Benghazi, entrusting South Wales directly to England can be regarded as supporting England to recover blood, so it won't just fall into a slump."

Hearing this, Liu Heming, who was still a little absent-minded at first, suddenly regained his spirits, and bowed and said: "My minister seconded the proposal. Now that France has just defeated England and won the trusteeship of Benghazi, it can be said that there is no difference in Europa. And a stronger France is obviously not in the interests of our Ming Dynasty, so I think Elder Zeng Ge's proposal is good, we can give England some support through New South Wales to restrain France."

However, Ke Zhiming suddenly said: "According to the information obtained by Jin Yiwei, apart from France, all the other countries in Europa, including Sand Goose and Silly Eagle, have retained the research and development of steam engines and guns—— That is to say, at present, France is determined to follow our Ming Dynasty, but other European countries still have some plans of their own."

Liu Huaiwen, who originally planned to support Zeng Cheng, suddenly changed his position: "Since England and other countries are still planning to develop guns, artillery and steam engines by themselves, then we, Ming Dynasty, don't need to support them anymore."

But Liu Heming said: "Their development of guns and artillery does not conflict with our Ming's purchase of New South Wales and a little support for England. The two are not the same thing at all."

"Furthermore, with the two-gun armies of those countries in England, even if they have developed muskets, cannons, and steam engines, what's the use? We can sweep them away with any army from the Dudu Mansion in Ming Dynasty."

Zeng Cheng also said: "It is necessary to support England, otherwise it is not a good thing for France to dominate."

As Zeng Cheng's words fell, the entire Wenhua Palace suddenly became a quarrel. Some ministers thought that England should be supported a little to avoid the dominance of the French family, while some ministers believed that England should not be supported to avoid breeding tigers. In short, it is The public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right, and no one can persuade anyone, but Zhu Jinsong, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, is sitting on the dragon chair and watching the show with a smile.

The courtroom should be like this, it's good to quarrel from time to time, if these ministers are all twisted together, I'm afraid it's Emperor Zhu who can't sleep well.

It wasn't until the ministers blushed and their necks were thick that they were arguing, and Zhu Jinsong coughed and said: "Okay, there is nothing to make a fuss about in New South Wales, anyway, it costs money to buy New South Wales." Not much money, as for entrusting it to England, I don’t think it’s necessary—rather than entrusting it to England, it’s better to entrust it directly to the noble families.”

After Zhu Jinsong said this, all the bigwigs present fell into a state of bewilderment.

The term trusteeship is easy to understand, and the term Qing family is also easy to understand, but what is the operation of entrusting the Qing family present?
When all the ministers were still in a daze, Zhu Jinsong said with a smile: "I remember, I once said that we should allow the families of the nobles to go to sea to build a country, and they will be called orphans facing the south? Now there is no one in Europa?" It's a mess, but New South Wales is not a good place?"