The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 698 King Toyama and Daying Island

When Zhu Gaosui returned to Beijing, he should have brought his nephew with him, but Zhu Zhanyong liked war and hated the dull life in the capital, so Zhu Gaosui kept his nephew and told him to be careful and not to be careless.

There are seven states in the central capital of Daying Island, among which Fushan Prefecture was granted the title of Zhu Gaoxu's vassal.

The late Emperor Zhu Di changed the title of Zhu Gaoxu to King of Japan. Many ministers objected to this title. Before Zhu Di passed away, Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative to ask for another title. Although Zhu Di regretted it, he did not change his mind because of his face.

When Zhu Di died, the ministers, especially Xia Yuanji, had the strongest reaction. They wanted to cancel Zhu Gaoxu's title of King of Japan. Zhu Gaoxu once again took the initiative to persuade the new emperor, his eldest brother.

When he submitted the letter for the third time, Zhu Gaochi finally agreed and canceled the title of King of Japan and changed the title to King of Fushan in the name of the fiefdom.

After receiving the decree, Zhu Gaoxu himself breathed a sigh of relief. The name of the King of Japan was so great that it could even generalize the entire Da Ying Island. If his eldest brother did not change his mind, Zhu Gaoxu was worried that it would cause trouble.

Historically, Zhu Gaoxu opposed his eldest brother because the gap between the two was not big, and even because of the high prestige of the army, Zhu Gaoxu believed that he was better than his eldest brother.

Nowadays, history has changed. The gap between brothers is too big. Instead, the relationship between brothers is harmonious. The eldest brother takes care of the younger brothers. The younger brothers regard the elder brother as their father and love each other very much.

Zhu Gaoxu returned to Beijing to report on his work and wanted to see his eldest brother.

Zhu Gaochi approved, and according to the agreed date, Zhu Gaoxu took his family and guards to the dock in Shanghai by boat. The local officials received King Fushan grandly.

The family reunited in the palace, but the second child was not there.

Hokkaido's Eastern Ezo people, Western Ezo people, Tajima Ezo people, Tokaku Ezo people, and Ainu people were expelled to the islands of Hokkaido by the Japanese shogunate for a long time. Now they finally returned to the big island, of course not Be willing to quit easily.

Zhu Gaochi had no false intentions.

These local forces have become a life-and-death conflict between ourselves and the enemy. Then the management of Ming Dynasty will be much easier. As one goes and the other goes, Ming Dynasty's local influence will become stronger and stronger.

"So good."

"Brother, please rest assured. There is a younger brother in Fushan and we will never let the situation between the two places affect the mainland of Daying Island." Zhu Gaoxu expressed his position.

Zhu Gaochi sighed inwardly for a moment.

Therefore, the current situation introduced by Zhu Gaoxu did not surprise Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaosui laughed and said: "With the eldest brother's central control, the second brother sitting at the front, and the strength of the court and the country, in less than twenty years, the entire Daying Island will become what the court needs."

"Yong'er likes to be straightforward, but he has the same temperament as his second brother." Zhu Gaosui said with a smile.

"The rest of Daying Island has generally returned to calm. Only Northeast Dusi and Hokkaido Xuanwei are not at peace. The two sides often have conflicts and plunder and kill each other." Zhu Gaoxu replied calmly.

Seeing that the topic had come to an end, Zhu Zhanji took the opportunity to raise his wine glass and toast to his two uncles. Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui did not dare to neglect the prince and quickly stood up to return the greeting. Zhu Gaochi spoke out to persuade them.

Zhu Gaochi nodded in understanding.

However, both the second and third brothers spontaneously came back to congratulate their eldest brother on his birthday, and all the civil and military officials of the imperial court also came to congratulate him, including various bureaus and departments. Zhu Gaochi accepted them one by one, but rejected the memorial that the subordinates wanted to make a big deal about.

Although the relationship between the brothers is deep, the royal family has great authority. Even the second brother Zhu Gaoxu is no longer as straightforward as before and is a little restrained in his actions.

Zhu Gaochi had no plans for his fiftieth birthday.

"You have a heavy responsibility in Toyama. You must not only control the intensity of their war, but also prevent any of them from becoming powerful. You must guard the gateway to the rear of Daying Island, ensure the productivity development and economic promotion of the remaining areas, and provide stable conditions for it."

Zhu Gaochi deduced the current situation very early, so after discussions with the court, he moved the original forces of the Gounu Kingdom and some of the Japanese forces to the Northeast Capital Division, allowing them to fight among themselves.

After all, father and mother are gone.

Zhu Gaochi also asked curiously how Zhu Gaoxu was doing in Daying.

On the second day, the cabinet led hundreds of officials to congratulate the emperor on his fiftieth birthday. Zhu Gaochi in the palace responded with a smile, and then other departments and bureaus, such as the chief executive of the Ming Dynasty Industry Bureau, came to pay homage to the emperor.

After a busy day, on the third day, Zhu Gaochi led his brothers to visit the garden square of Wenhua Palace. In the afternoon, the brothers also went to the school grounds and visited the drills of the Beijing Camp.

On the fourth day, Zhu Gaochi started working normally, and the two brothers Zhu Gaojiu and Zhu Gaoxu had a good time drinking and chatting.

On the fifth day, Zhu Gaoxu bid farewell to his eldest brother.

On this day, Zhu Gaoxu cried. His eldest brother is old, and he is also old. The number of times he can return to the capital in the future will not exceed one slap, and the brothers will meet each other once less.

"Brother, please take care of your health. Although state affairs are important, it is the blessing of the country and the people that you take good care of yourself." Zhu Gaoxu said with tears in his eyes.

Zhu Gaochi held his brother's hand.

Zhu Gaosui was also wiping his tears.

at this time.

Yamamoto Kiyoshi and Ikeda Haru from East Ezo suddenly attacked West Ezo, plundered a lot of people, started annexing foreign countries, went against other tribes, and voluntarily gave up the fight with Japanese forces. I chose to have the knife edge facing inwards.

According to Yamamoto Kiyoshi, he wants to unify the entire Hokkaido and then concentrate his efforts to eliminate the Tohoku Toji.

Zhu Gaoxu returned to Toyama and made the decision to teach Yamamoto Kiyoshi a lesson.

If there is no prince in the local area but the commander-in-chief, he does not have the qualifications and prestige to make such a decision. He can only report it to the court in the rear and wait for the court's approval.

By going back and forth like this, time is wasted and opportunities are missed.

In the history of Yunnan, it was precisely because Prince Mu's Mansion was in charge there that it exerted great effect in the early stage. Although the descendants of Prince Mu's Mansion began to be extravagant and corrupt in the middle and later stages, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

Compared with civil servants, the smooth civil servants are really not as responsible as the iron-clad Mu Wangfu towards Yunnan, even though Mu Wangfu has amassed countless wealth in the local area over hundreds of years.

Therefore, before Yamamoto Kiyoshi could digest the fruits of victory, he was brutally attacked by the Ming army.

Shipyard development is not allowed overseas.

Therefore, Daying Island does not have its own shipyard. It only has a navy stationed by the imperial court. It is stationed in Ermingzhou Province and has a naval force. Although it is not affiliated with Zhu Gaoxu, it will cooperate.

In this war, Zhu Gaoxu notified the generals of other places as usual, and without waiting for the reactions of other places, he directly sent 6,000 of his vassal army to fight on the island. With the help of the power of Ermeizhou Navy, he easily reached Hokkaido.

The Japanese and Gonu Kingdoms have become the dust of history, and a large number of people died in the wars for many years. Although many women entered the Ming Dynasty very early and became maids of the Ming Dynasty, including millions of eunuchs, dozens of After years of introduction and consumption, there are now less than 200,000 left. In short, the people on the island only had a population of more than one million, and all of them were moved to the Northeast Dusi. After Zhu Gaoxu's selection, the elite were absorbed into his army.

Coupled with the training, food, and sophisticated equipment of the Ming army, although Zhu Gaoxu only had an army of 6,000, his combat effectiveness was very strong.

In the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, the entire Japanese kingdom, including Hokkaido, had a population of about 14 million. Under decades of chaos, not only the young and strong people were captured by pirates, but also local divisions led to long-term wars. , just like the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, the population fell into a great recession.

In the third year of Hongxi, after the Ming army spent countless manpower and material resources on a relocation project, the estimated population was only over a hundred, including the population of Hokkaido, which did not have many people.

The Three Kingdoms in history, from the end of the Han Dynasty to the end of the Three Kingdoms, due to the perennial wars, only sixty years, which is just one Jiazi, the population dropped from about 60 million in the Han Dynasty to about 8 million when the Jin Dynasty was established. .

The Jin Dynasty was indeed a relatively incorrect dynasty, inheriting all the long-standing shortcomings of the previous dynasty. Even so, it was more than a hundred times stronger than the chaotic Three Kingdoms, and its population recovered to more than 16 million, which was more than twice the total population of the Three Kingdoms. .

Therefore, later Western economists proposed that stability is more important than anything else. The prerequisite for economic development is stability, no matter what kind of stability it is, etc. Most domestic scholars agree.

The population of the Han Dynasty dropped eightfold. The Japanese country had just ended the civil war between the Southern and Northern Dynasties and had not yet had time to recover. Due to Zhu Gaochi's intervention and the pirate population trade and other factors, a chaotic war also occurred for nearly forty years, and there were also The intervention of powerful external forces.

So many factors were more complex and difficult than during the Three Kingdoms period. As a result, the Japanese country still had a population of more than one million, which also only dropped eight times.

No matter how disappointing the reality is, the Japanese warriors who were lucky enough to join Zhu Gaoxu's army were very loyal and cherished everything they had now. For themselves and their families, these people fought as if they were dead and did not issue military orders to retreat. Even if there is a cliff ahead, he will jump off.

Such an army is not something Yamamoto Kiyoshi and others can fight against.

In just three days, Yamamoto Kiyoshi was killed. Ikeda Haru led the remaining tribal people to hide in the mountains. The six thousand vassal king's army could not surround the mountainous areas for encirclement and suppression. Zhu Gaoxu sent someone to contact Ikeda Haru, as long as they were willing to promise to maintain the original According to the pattern, the Ming army can let them go.

The rest of the tribe found Ikeda Haru and told the Ming army's request. Ikeda Haru nodded with a wry smile. How could he refuse now?

Because of Zhu Gaoxu's strong intervention, the hostility between the Hokkaido Xuanwei Division and the Northeast Division ceased. As if the pause button had been pressed, a short-term peace was restored, allowing the local people to breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the planting season has passed, we can plant as much as we can so that we can have more food next year.

However, the contradiction would not disappear. Seeing that the Ming army had retreated and showed no sign of returning, the Ainu were the first to invade the Northeastern capital and were bound to take back their ancestral territory.

The smoke of war soon filled the area again, and the people continued to live in hiding.

Toyama is located along the middle coast of the Chubu region.

The Ming Army is stationed in the Fukushima area of ​​Tohoku Toshi. The highest-ranking general in this army is the general. From the position level, it can be seen that this army has a defensive function.

Like an invisible line.

In the north there is chaos and war, and the people are in dire straits; in the south there is peace and tranquility, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

According to the policy of that year, at the end of the 19th year of Yongle, the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau proposed a long-term immigration target of mainly Daying Island, with a target of 5 million immigrants within ten years. In the 22nd year of Yongle, the population exceeded 400,000.

It was already June of the fourth year of Hongxi's reign as King Toyama led his army back to the vassal territory, and another war broke out between Hokkaido and Tohoku Dusi.

In the third year of Hongxi, the population of the Ming Dynasty on Daying Island has grown to more than 3.4 million. There are still three years left before the original plan. However, the population will migrate faster as the population increases, because with the increase in population, the development of productivity , the restoration of social order, the local population capacity has doubled, and immigration has become more and more convenient.

Because the immigrants are mainly young and middle-aged, the population per household is much smaller than that in the mainland. Although the population is only over 3.4 million, the number of households is as high as over 850,000.

Each household is given one hundred acres of land.

Because of the shortage of labor force, just like in Peiping, each household absorbed many local women to become long-term workers in the family. This is the main reason why the original Japanese country still has a population of more than one million.

Most adult women, especially the strong ones, were easily absorbed into the farm and farmed the land for the farm owner. Because the Ming Dynasty did not recognize slavery, they signed a thirty-year employment contract.

These women were unable to register with the Ministry of Workers' and Civilians' Union, so they were unable to receive the protection of their rights and interests from the Ministry of Workers' and Civilian's Union. Therefore, this completely unequal employment contract had legal effect.

But compared to a precarious life, having a stable bed to sleep on is already the most satisfying thing.

Just like the phenomenon among Russian writers, oppression is often initiated by the oppressed, exchanging their own bodies for the bread in the hands of the stewards, because it would be difficult to survive without being oppressed.

In the Ming Dynasty's farm, you can live in a warm house, eat, and get some leftover fabrics from the farm owner. For the current Japanese female workers, this is already the best life, even if they are more envious Ming Dynasty people.

Overseas development is no longer unfamiliar.

The cement factory, lumber factory, sand quarry, quarry factory, etc. of the Daming Industrial Bureau, cotton factory, spinning factory, textile factory, dye factory, garment factory, etc., sugar factory, paste factory, dried fruit factory, salt factory, etc. .

Food, drink, accommodation, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

Farm owners have spending power, and 850,000 households represent a huge consumer market. The Daming Industrial Bureau has a monopoly on Daying Island. Over the years, the workers of the Daming Industrial Bureau have entered a happy industrial era.

This is the premise of the industrial revolution and the essence of market demand.

After hundreds of years of transporting poor people and criminals to the New World, these poor people and criminals survived tenaciously, because the local indigenous civilization was too backward and even these civil forces could not defeat it.

The so-called Inca Empire was directly destroyed by an adventurous team. This is the backwardness of the indigenous people.

The New World is indeed a blessing given by God to the Western European countries.

Not only has it created a huge population with consuming power for Western European countries, but it has also supplemented Western Europe's demand for agricultural output, which is the prerequisite for industrial development. Those high-yielding crops are the "big tonic" for Western Europe.

It was precisely because the consumer market created by the large-scale consumer population accommodated other emerging industries that in the 18th and 19th centuries, the ice trade industry was born.

The same thing develops.

With the development of the Goryeo Kingdom, as well as Bonidos, Luzondus and other areas, the huge consumer market promoted the development of industry, especially the rapid development of the shipbuilding industry.

Under the urgent demand of the market for bigger ships and greater power, craftsmen and scholars have tried to make breakthroughs again and again.

There are larger ships on the sea than ever before, and to provide power for the ships, larger engine rooms are needed, and even more complex braking systems are designed to facilitate operation.

The Nanyang Railway became a hub of transportation lines.

Domestic goods, overseas ships, and materials were exchanged through Nanyang's railways. With the prosperity of trade lines, the economy of the Nanyang region also began to develop greatly, and it was virtually integrated into a huge production and trade cycle system.

(End of this chapter)