Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 117 Smooth sailing

Zhu Xiongying feels that life is quite pleasant, and he thinks that many things are progressing quite smoothly.

First of all, the prince Zhu Biao has also recuperated after a long illness, and now he has returned to his busy official duties.Furthermore, the war between Korea and Japan is progressing smoothly. Korean ginseng is a trivial matter, and more and more silver is pouring into Ming Dynasty, which is even more important.

Lanyu's war in Xifan also went smoothly, and drove the bandits to the land of Handong.This is the area around Dunhuang and Jiuquan in the future. This is also to serve as a better springboard. Naturally, the land of the Western Regions is also a place that Zhu Xiongying must consider recovering.

Zhu Xiongying is studying the map carefully, the Kansai area needs to be considered.

Anding, Aduan, Quxian, Handong, Chijin, and Shazhou guards, Zhu Xiongying felt that the setting of the seven guards in Kansai shielded the western frontier and ensured the safety of envoys traveling to and from the western regions and caravans entering Tibet.

These are actually Guanwaiwei in the eyes of some people. Naturally, the purpose is to consolidate the northwest frontier defense, strengthen the control of the Western Regions, and maintain the smooth flow of tribute roads between the Ming Dynasty and Arab and Central Asian countries.

In fact, the same important thing is to better attack some Mongolian tribes. No matter whether Mongolia is divided into Oala, Tatar and other tribes, these people need to be vigilant.Once Daming comes to his senses, he will make a move.

Zhu Xiongying is in a very good mood. After all, the Southwest is relatively stable now. As for Jiangnan, Jingxiang and other places, even if there are some small rebellions occasionally, those are all ridiculous rebellions, and some government officials can calm down. Rebel.

Generally speaking, the territory of Daming is relatively safe now.Right now, in the Southwest and Western Regions, there are still occasional rebellions, or in such places, the forces of all parties are constantly fighting for it.

Daming is now on the offensive, and Daming is now in the upper hand, this is very important to Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying felt very satisfied with the military victory, and there were no major problems in local government affairs.The main reason is that generally speaking, the weather is good. Daming's current policy of recuperation is also very good, and the country's prosperity and people's strength are no longer a luxury.

In the season when autumn is high and horses are fat, Zhu Xiongying is also very satisfied when he sees the briquettes that are constantly being brought in and more and more cloth and cotton.It seems that the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty and the people of Beiping Mansion don't need to worry about this winter being difficult.

There is no need to worry about the frontier army. Zhu Xiongying forced many people to grow cotton, which still has a certain effect.Some vassal kings also planted cotton in their lands, and most of them were taken back by Zhu Xiongying at a relatively low price.

The remaining small part was naturally kept by the vassal kings for their own use, and according to an imperial decree from Lao Zhu, the vassal kings made cotton quilts and shipped them to Tianjin, Korea or Dongying.They want to love soldiers like children, and these quilts are for their guards, even if their guards are fighting for the court.

The military, people's livelihood, or a lot of government affairs and official administration are also very good, everything goes well, the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

Zhu Xiongying's Beiping was well built, whether it was a city or the Forbidden City.Although many prisoners of war or death row prisoners died of exhaustion, the highway leading to Tianjin is still fairly well built. Tianjin, which guards the capital, must be taken seriously.

Zhu Xiongying seemed to have such peace of mind, and he didn't feel any uneasiness in his conscience.Some things must be done in this way, and he will definitely continue to do it in the future, and even further expand the scale.

The development of Beiping is not enough, and the development of Liaodong is a bottomless pit.In today's production conditions, to be honest, it will be a very challenging thing to develop the land of Liaodong, and to turn the black land into the North Dacang.

However, Zhu Xiongying thinks that small-scale development is also necessary. The military ration output in the north is not to mention completely self-sufficient, but it also needs to consider as much as possible to bear most of it.Not to mention completely turning this place into Beidacang, but obviously it can't be a place for galloping horses as some people think, and it can't be left to some savages.

We still have to take it step by step. Now that the country has been sorted out, it is natural to develop some places that were not regarded as territories before, or that were not valued before.

In the eyes of many people now, the land of Liaodong is a barren land, and it is not worthwhile to develop these places.But it is very clear that the development here is not just to get a land of fish and rice, which can supply the frontier army.

This also has a certain strategic intention, and naturally it is to squeeze the living space of some tribes.What's more important is that once these wild lands become a land of plenty in the eyes of the people of Ming Dynasty, farming civilization can take root, which is even more important.

Daming now has a vast land and few people, so there is no need to worry about not having any farmland available.What needs to be worried more now is insufficient population, rather than the so-called land annexation.The development of the Northeast region that Zhu Xiongying is thinking about now is definitely not a large-scale development, but just a wedge.

Zhu Xiongying continues to plan, and is also planning, "The land of Jingxiang in the south of the Yangtze River is the financial center of the whole country and the main grain base. But Liaodong needs to provide a little output, and those places in Vietnam will also have some output."

"It is still impossible to put finance and food security in one area. Daming needs several food bases, but some are the main bases, and some need to have secondary bases."

"In places like the Western Regions, we can grow cotton in the future. It seems that our Asian cotton is not as good as some European or other cotton. But it's okay. Anyway, the place over there should be suitable for growing cotton. We need to work harder. .”

Development, this is not something that happens overnight, and Zhu Xiongying also feels that it is not an easy task to develop such places, and it is not something that can be seen immediately.

Treating the whole country as a chessboard and not caring about the gains and losses of a city or a place, this is what Lao Zhu taught Zhu Xiongying, and it also benefited Zhu Xiongying a lot.

After all, he is the successor of this country. Even if some areas seem to be owed or reduced, it is good to make up for them in other areas.In many cases, it is still necessary to have a better overall view, and the pattern is very important.

While Zhu Xiongying continued to study the map, Xu Miaoqing walked into the palace gently, "Husband, it's time to eat."

"Qing'er, come here." Zhu Xiongying pointed to the map, and said quite complacently, "Come with me to see this map, to see my Great Ming Dynasty!"

Xu Miaoqing walked over, and said proudly, "Grandfather expelled the Tartars, restored China, set up guidelines and disciplines, and rescued the people! This is the work of a saint! My husband opened up the territory."

"Grandpa's merits, of course, don't need to be mentioned, and my little achievements are not worth mentioning." Zhu Xiongying laughed, and said to Xu Miaoqing, "What's more, the matter of Korea and Dongying this time is still grandpa's. Personally deploying troops and dispatching generals, Grandpa Huang is only building momentum for me."

Thinking of something, Zhu Xiongying said, "After half a day, you should respond to Tianfu first. It will be the twelfth lunar month of winter, so you go back first. I haven't been back for more than half a year this year. Grandpa Huang should also urge us."

Xu Miaoqing naturally knew about these things, Zhu Xiongying continued to sit in Beiping, so she naturally accompanied her.But seeing that Zhu Xiongying was about to go back, as Zhu Xiongying's wife, Xu Miaoqing also wanted to go back to worship the ancestors.

As for Lian Qiongqiong who has become a side concubine, it doesn't really matter whether she goes back or not, and Lao Zhu doesn't care.

Zhu Xiongying looked at the sumptuous dinner, and there was no need to rush for high-yield crops such as potatoes and corn for the time being.Now Daming has enough grain output to feed the people.

When it comes to things like crossing the sea and sailing around the world, Zhu Xiongying also feels that it is a little early, and there is no need to be too ambitious for the time being, and the current Ming Dynasty has no foundation.What's more, Zhu Xiongying is also very clear that Magellan, Columbus, including Zheng He, their voyages are also accumulated continuously by their predecessors.

The current Da Ming doesn't have those strengths yet, and the current Da Ming doesn't need to embark on some particularly long sailing adventures. It's more important than anything else to deal with some things in front of him for the time being.

This can be regarded as a relatively peaceful year, and it was also a smooth year, which made Zhu Xiongying quite satisfied.He also hopes to continue to maintain this pace in the future and lay a solid foundation. This is more important than anything else. Zhu Xiongying still has many lofty ambitions.

Xu Miaoqing brought some female relatives to respond to Tianfu first, while Zhu Xiongying continued to stay in Beiping, but just in the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Xiongying received the report.

Li Shanchang had a stroke, bad behavior and speechlessness, which also made Zhu Xiongying not know what to say.Considering that Li Shanchang is now 78, he is definitely considered a long life in this era, so there is no need to feel that there is any surprise.

Probably Li Shanchang is much better than in history, he has not been executed by almost everyone, and now he can enjoy his old age in peace, which is not bad.In addition to the loss of the Duke, he is still alive anyway, and his descendants also have some opportunities to perform and recover.

It's just that Zhu Xiongying is more worried. The main reason is that although Li Qi's ability is good, but in such a key place as Tianjin, Li Qi may not be able to sit in charge.

When you respond to Tianfu, look again, find a capable and experienced official, and put him on some charges and reprimand him.This is also a routine operation. Those people in the court are of high grade and look down on the small local official of the prefect of Tianjin.

What's more, if Lao Zhu doesn't criticize him, how can he show Xiao Zhu's kindness? This is all a routine!

Xiao Zhu can do such things with peace of mind, and Lao Zhu and Da Zhu are also very handy in doing these things. They don't care about the feelings of those officials, what they care about is whether those civil and military can come in handy!
(End of this chapter)