Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Wanli 48 years,

Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun Long Yu died, and then Ming Guangzong Emperor Taichang was directly killed because of the Hongwan case, and the Apocalypse Emperor Zhu Youxiao made his debut.

But as soon as Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, what he saw was the so-called prosperity of the court, full of clean streams, empty treasury of the imperial court, long-term shortage of food and pay at the border, hardships of the people everywhere in Ming Dynasty, rampant corrupt officials, rampant children of the powerful, and barbarians in the south. The second invasion, there are people rebelling at every turn in the southwestern border, the Houjin in the northeast is about to move, and the Tatars on the grassland are ambitious
The scenes of the last years of the dynasty slowly unfolded in front of Zhu Youxiao, and on the spot gave this big Mingzi who had just registered and was still ignorant a big fight.

Immediately afterwards, the Little Ice Age began to show its power. Almost every year, droughts and floods tormented the people of Ming Dynasty frequently, making the people miserable, and the court was even more burdened.

If the original historical trend is followed, Emperor Apocalypse, relying on Eunuch Wei, could still have money to help the victims, and pay the border customs to allow the Ming Dynasty to barely survive. After the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian appeared on the stage, the Little Ice Age officially showed its power. The Zhengying Dynasty, full of clothes and beasts, the Ming Dynasty had no money and food, the soldiers were short of pay, internal disasters were frequent, the people rose up, the Qing Dynasty took advantage of the vacancy, and Wu Sangui let go of Shanhaiguan
The Ming Dynasty collapsed under internal and external troubles.

how to say?

Some people died long ago, but are buried now.

The Ming Dynasty has been going downhill since the beginning of Baozong. After Jingtai Zhongxing, Baozong once again came to power to grab the throne of his son, demoted and punished the virtuous officials of Jingtai Dynasty, cleaned up the court, and dissipated the vitality accumulated by the court. went.

As for what exactly did Baozong do?
Abolish human martyrdom?

If you look at the evaluations of the emperors in the past dynasties, you will know that there is really nothing to say about this, and there is really no political achievement to be found, so we can only talk about the abolition of human martyrdom.

Later, Chenghua Zhongxing and Wanli Zhongxing gave Daming another sigh of relief, but the imperial court was already hard-won.

Now the imperial court is implementing a new policy, which is to use strong medicine for serious illnesses, which is equivalent to scraping bones to cure poison, scraping off carrion and abscesses on Daming's body, so that he can get rid of his burden and rejuvenate.

But this requires the internal stability of the imperial court, that is to say, when scraping bones to treat poison, there should be no problems with your internal organs.

Now that the north is fully implemented, it is equivalent to one-third of the progress of bone scraping to cure poison. At this time, the power of the Little Ice Age is showing and natural disasters are frequent. Zhang Haogu has to think about how to let Ming Dynasty survive this ice age stably.

Zhu Youxiao was playing with a wooden kite produced by the Academy of Engineering, which was said to be able to measure the wind and weather: "Since I ascended the throne, the imperial court has experienced major and minor disasters in various places in the past few years. There are different opinions inside and outside the imperial court about drought and floods."

"The government and the public are saying that my conduct is not good, that I am not worthy of virtue, that traitors are in power, and that the state has sycophants, so that it makes the heavens angry."

"No matter how much I do and how well I do, they will all turn a blind eye, as if if they don't follow their wishes, this Daming will perish."

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao sneered, and put down the wooden kite: "It's not surprising that these folk rumors are pervasive, and I don't care about these small talk."

"Looking at these years, the severe drought in Gansu and Shanxi, the severe drought in Shandong, the severe drought in Henan, the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, the floods in Huguang, and the floods in Henan, all the disaster-stricken courts have come!"

"Now that the foreign barbarians have been wiped out, the border troubles have been calmed down, and the imperial court is concentrating on internal affairs, how can it still manage this mere disaster?"

What Zhu Youxiao said was high-spirited and calm, and he has the qualifications to say such things now. He is a monarch who has opened up a prosperous age with one hand, and his power is comparable to that of the founding emperor. If it operates under the will of the son, will he be afraid of a mere drought or flood?

Zhang Haogu held the jade wat and bowed: "Since the scholars have predicted that there will be a problem with the climate in this world, and droughts and floods will occur frequently in the future, the imperial court must find a way to minimize the impact of this natural disaster."

"This drought and flood disaster has had a great impact on the people. Although the court may not care about it, there are too many rumors among the people, and it is easy to hurt people. I think that the court's plans should not only be based on the achievements of the past few years, but also take into account the 20 Years, 30 years later, we should take a long-term view and lay a solid foundation."

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Master's words are correct."

"No matter whether the drought or flood lasts for three to five years, or more than ten years, the imperial court must consider it carefully, and it cannot be said that it is just a temporary preparation."

"Apocalypse managed disasters easily in this dynasty, but for future generations, we must always consider future generations."

"What I mean is to make a long-term plan that can prevent disasters, a plan that can last for a hundred years."

Centennial plan!

Zhu Youxiao has great ambitions, he is not satisfied with the current status quo, he wants to build the Ming Dynasty into a real Shang Dynasty, and let the barbarians conquer the prosperous Ming Dynasty where all nations came to the dynasty.

Therefore, if you don't do anything, you must do your best. In the Ming Dynasty, everything should be done to the best.

"My dear ministers are all ministers of the cabinet, assisting me in handling the government affairs. The court has a lot to do next, and it is necessary to formulate a charter. What do you think about it?" Zhu Youxiao took it easy talking.

Several people looked at Zhang Haogu together, obviously waiting for Zhang Haogu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, to speak.

Zhu Youxiao also looked at Zhang Haogu. Since Zhang Haogu entered the dynasty, the various policies he put forward can be said to have pushed the Ming Dynasty to the present step by step. Right now, it is about the interests of the court and the livelihood of the people. Naturally, it is hoped Zhang Haogu can give a solution.

Zhang Haogu did not refuse, he held the jade wat, his expression remained unchanged: "Your Majesty, fellow colleagues, why is the drought and flood disaster in the Central Plains, Jiangnan the most destructive, and have the greatest impact on the imperial court?"

Huang Liji said: "Naturally, the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River are the most fertile lands of all dynasties."

Zhang Haogu said: "That's right. In the Jiangnan area of ​​the Central Plains, the water network is dense, and there are more than ten thousand hectares of fertile land? There are also the Yellow River and the Yangtze River feeding both sides of the river. Therefore, it has become an important place for money and food in all dynasties. Whether it is food or population, it is the largest. .”

"What the imperial court is facing now is not only the disasters faced by these places, but also the lack of sufficient population in the surrounding areas."

"Preventing disasters is nothing more than dredging rivers, building reservoirs, digging ditches, connecting rivers, etc. The court can also use other methods to alleviate these problems."

Wei Guangwei asked, "Yuan Fu meant to immigrate to the four corners?"

Zhang Haogu nodded: "What Minister Wei said is half right. There are many acres of land in Jiaozhi, and the local rice seeds can be cropped three times a year, which can provide enough food for the court. Now that Jiaozhi is new, he wants to make the local area faster. Immigrants are the best way to integrate into Ming Dynasty."

"Relocate the people of Jiaozhi into Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi, and at the same time move the people of our Ming Dynasty into Jiaozhi, completely turning Jiaozhi into two provinces of Ming Dynasty. The money and food from Jiaozhi can also return blood to the imperial court. If there is a disaster, you can directly transfer food from Jiaozhi for disaster relief."

"The strategy of emigrating to enrich the border is only one. The second is to use the sufficient population in the Central Plains and Jiangnan areas to develop industries and lay a solid foundation for Ming Dynasty."

Huang Liji asked: "Yuanfu, haven't Jiaozhi and Yunnan already started to immigrate?"

Zhang Haogu shook his head: "Small-scale immigrants, hundreds or thousands of people, what's the use?"

"If the imperial court wants to do it, it will have to relocate hundreds of thousands and millions of people into the welfare, so that the welfare can be completely stabilized."

Wei Guangwei added: "How much money does the imperial court need to invest in the development of social welfare for the transfer of millions of people? At present, it is only social welfare. Mongolia will use money everywhere in the future. No matter how much money the imperial court earns in a year, it will take a long time." I can't afford such a waste."

Zhang Haogu sighed: "The development of the imperial court cannot rely solely on saving resources, but only relying on saving sources, but not opening up the flow. How will the court develop? How will the people's livelihood develop?"

"Nowadays, all businesses in the imperial court are flourishing and developing rapidly. It is time to invest a lot of money."

"Furthermore, relocating common people into Jiaozhi does not mean that the imperial court will spend much money on Jiaofu."

"The grain and tax of Jiaozhi can go by water."

Huang Liji's eyes widened when he heard that: "Jiaozhi's food and tax go by water? Does Yuanfu want to go by sea? No, no, absolutely no."

Zhang Haogu looked at Huang Liji: "Why is this impossible? Please speak frankly, Mr. Huang."

Huang Liji looked at Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, this water transportation is the life of millions of waterworkers along the river banks. If the imperial court wants to implement seaborne grain taxation in Jiaozhi, the waterworkers must be worried. Now it is time for waterworkers to pay for water transportation. Well, in the future, if the money and food in the south are to be transported by water instead of by sea, millions of water laborers will have no food to eat."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "This pavilion really has the idea of ​​developing shipping."

"The court must develop shipping. With the development of shipping and the interaction with Western countries, how much tax can it bring to the court? The profit of shipping business is much higher than that of food. If shipping develops, the gold and silver reserves of the court will double. It’s not difficult to turn over, but when the imperial court issues coins, are you afraid that you won’t be able to place water workers?”

"As for the issue of food and taxes, Prime Minister Huang, the court can continue to use water transportation for now, but it cannot rely entirely on water transportation in the future, otherwise, if there is a problem with water transportation, what should we do?"

"The meaning of this pavilion is to let the imperial court industry develop, and set up a road between the capital and Nanzhili, so that wooden cattle and horses can go back and forth between the north and the south day and night. Isn't this safer and more convenient than water transport?"

After speaking, Zhang Haogu took a breath: "The livelihood of millions of water workers must be considered by the court, but the development of Ming Dynasty must be considered by the court even more."

"The Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River must be the core areas of the industrial development of the Ming Dynasty in the future. These places will have to lay roads and open factories in the future. Manpower and material resources are indispensable for the development of industry. Without water transport, the water workers can be directly transferred to craftsmen. The court develops places The manpower and material resources needed are enough for millions of watercraft workers to make a living."

"Jiaozhi, the imperial court's grain-producing land, we don't need to consider its industrial development for the time being. We only need to pave roads to communicate with the mainland."

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, the best way for the imperial court to deal with floods and droughts is to develop industry and lay a solid foundation. The industry in this area has developed, the imperial court has technology and ability, and the local area has money and resources; Isn’t it easy to build reservoirs, dig ditches, connect water systems, and reinforce embankments?”

"There is no need to prepare too much for drought and flood relief. There is no conflict between the development of the imperial court and the response to the future situation. It can even be said that this is a good opportunity for the imperial court to develop greatly."

"Industrial development is the top priority of the imperial court today. The development of industry is to prepare for various situations in the future. No matter whether the imperial court wants to provide disaster relief or fight north and south, industry is the foundation. The Central Plains, Jiangnan, and the population are sufficient. Today, Henan , Hubei has a lot of waste waiting to be built, and the people are looking forward to the support of the imperial court. This is a good time to develop industries. If tens of millions of qualified craftsmen can be trained through this, it will be very convenient for the imperial court to do anything."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Industrial development is indeed an important matter, but what is the master's plan?"

Zhang Haogu took out a blueprint and slowly spread it out in front of everyone, looking at the sketches on the blueprint, Lu Xiangsheng hesitated: "Yuanfu, these lines are official roads?"

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "Yes, but it is different from the ordinary official way, it is the free way."

"What is Chidao? Chidao is exclusively for wooden oxen and horses, which can be used to pull a section of carriages on the Chidao day and night. Its efficiency is far higher than that of official roads and water transportation. It can not only transport grain and taxes, but also transport copper, iron and coal. , silk cloth, porcelain tea and other resources.”

"From now on, the imperial court will lay out roads connecting all provinces and prefectures. The resources of the provinces and prefectures can use the roads to communicate with each other. The court can also use the roads to mobilize the manpower and material resources of the provinces to completely connect all parts of Daming."

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the black lines, and couldn't help but his eyes lit up: "If such a road is laid to connect the grassland and Liaodong, if there is an accident between the grassland and Liaodong in the future, wouldn't the imperial army and luggage be able to arrive quickly with the speedy road?"

Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up when he heard it, yes!

If the road is laid well, the wooden ox and horse can carry goods and people.

At that time, the army can quickly reach any place the court wants to go, the soldiers' physical strength will not be exhausted, and the logistics will no longer need to worry about the consumption of people eating horse chews along the way. Wouldn't the army be able to fight longer?

Zhu Youxiao is very smart, as soon as Lu Xiangsheng reminded him, Zhu Youxiao immediately thought of the many functions of this Chidao.

When there is no war on weekdays, this road is used for commercial purposes, transporting and selling goods from east, west, north, south, and north. At the same time, it can also transport silk, satin, porcelain, and tea that Westerners love to coastal areas on a large scale.

If there is a rebellion in a certain place, or where the master is needed, the imperial court gives an order, and the master immediately arrives at the designated place by traveling thousands of miles
It seems that it is really possible to realize the eternal life of the Ming court through this path!
Zhang Haogu drew on the drawing: "Your Majesty, in the past, the communication between the local government and the imperial court had to rely on the post station, which was expedited for eight hundred miles or six hundred miles, but it often took several days or even ten days to reach the capital from southern Xinjiang. as long as."

"The imperial court has laid the roads in all provinces and governments. The post station only needs to connect the counties, towns, and villages. The imperial government's decree arrives at the provincial capital, and then the post station sends it to the county and town. Whether it is a decree from the imperial court or a local urgent report, all Get there as quickly as possible."

"Nowadays, there are countless post stations in various parts of Ming Dynasty, but they are often limited to the county level, and townships are still not popularized. If the entire territory of Daming is paved with roads, the post stations at the provincial and government levels can be banned, so that the imperial court can save most of the cost of post stations. Lay post stations to all counties, towns, and villages in Daming, so that the will of the imperial court can be implemented throughout Daming."

As he said that, Zhang Haogu bowed and saluted: "It is the country's veins that are spread across thousands of miles. The roads and post stations are coordinated. The north and the south of the river are integrated into one. The imperial government's decrees are omnipresent. In this way, it can be called the foundation of the world."

Zhu Youxiao's eyes were no longer blueprints, but the beautiful picture Zhang Haogu had drawn for him. He took a deep breath: "Good! Good!"

"The achievements of one life are the foundation of all generations. What the master said deeply won my heart."

Huang Liji looked at the map drawn by Zhang Haogu with some anxiety: "In this way, how much money will the court spend to complete the goal you planned for Yuanfu?"

Zhang Haogu said: "At the beginning, it will cost about [-] billion."

"Hiss..." Everyone couldn't help but gasp. The initial plan was tens of billions. What about the later stage?
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand: "Ten billion is ten billion!"

"This is the foundation that will lay the foundation for the eternal life of my Ming Dynasty. Don't say tens of billions, it is hundreds of billions, trillions, and the court can't afford it. Ten years is not enough, just 20 years, 30 years. In my life, I have to complete all over the world." Chidao in the 24 provinces of Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Walking the way is done by wooden oxen and horses, our Ming Dynasty's official way also needs to be broadened and strengthened."

"On the contrary, there are straight roads connecting all the prefectures and counties in the province, which can pass people, horses and vehicles; while the straight roads are specially used for transportation, and are repaired and guarded by special personnel. This straight road runs side by side with the straight road, and it passes through the whole country. The development of industry and commerce in various places is another big development. .”

"With such a project, are you afraid that millions of waterworkers will lose their livelihood?"

"Moreover, this project is not completed overnight. It is divided into several phases. Each phase is completed in five or ten years. Each phase will not cost the court too much money and food. Not only that, it is also paving roads and widening straight roads in various places. Revitalize the local economy and give local people a way out."

"It's true that the money was spent, but if you change hands, it will come back."

Huang Liji was speechless. He had no choice but to find that the Donglin Party really seemed unable to compete with the New Party. Looking at the plans and layouts proposed by others, how could the Donglin Party compare with what they talked about?
Zhu Youxiao is also satisfied now, there is a solution to the drought and flood disaster, Zhang Haogu also gave himself such a big plan, which made Zhu Youxiao very satisfied: "Master will not be busy going back for a while, and have dinner with me .”

Obviously Zhu Youxiao couldn't wait to hear Zhang Haogu's more detailed layout.

After discussing various matters, the five members of the cabinet returned, and Zhang Haogu stayed with Zhu Youxiao for dinner.

Zhu Youxiao didn't move a few chopsticks at the table full of imperial meals. He watched Zhang Haogu lay out future plans for Daming on the table with burning eyes. The project of the straight road, as well as the plan to rebuild the Silk Road in the Western Regions, the plan to build Western trade routes on the sea, and so on.

Zhu Youxiao was fascinated by what he heard, and he regained control of the Silk Road in the Western Regions, opened up sea and Western trade routes, connected east and west, and opened up north and south, what vision and courage:

"Master's plan sounds like Shaole to me. I don't know the taste of meat anymore."