If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 82 The Black Land

"Put him out? Where to put him? Exile the slave to Gan Dusi?" Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanchen with a slight disappointment.

In his opinion, if Zhu Zhanjuan's idea was to exile Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui to some remote place out of sight, then this kid's ability and mind would only be so much.

Because in Zhu Di's view, the problem has not been solved, and exiling people is just out of sight.

However, Zhu Zhanquan shook his head and said: "Nu'er Gandusi has the most fertile land in the world and countless minerals. I can't bear to give it to my second uncle and my third uncle. The two of them should be sent to …”

"Wait a minute! We'll talk about your second uncle and third uncle later. First, explain to grandpa what's going on in Nuer Gandusi's land!" Zhu Di heard Zhu Zhankun say that Nuer Gandusi's land was the best in the world. Fertile land, which suddenly made him curious: "It is a bitter cold land outside the Great Wall. Could the land be more fertile than Jiangnan? You said there are minerals. Grandpa believes that there will always be several mines in the deep mountains and old forests, but this land……"

Zhu Di paused here and looked at Zhu Zhanchen with doubts in his eyes.

When Zhu Di was still King of Yan, the fiefdom was not far from Nuergandusi. There was only the fiefdom of King Ning in between.

Therefore, we have a pretty good understanding of the situation north of the Great Wall. The main people living there are Mongolians and some other nomadic peoples. There are no cities and there is no development to speak of.

Zhu Yuanzhang once considered developing the area outside the Great Wall north of the Great Wall, and specifically sealed the kings of Liao, Han and Shen in this generation. However, it was only in the area of ​​​​Liaoning, and there was no ability to develop further north at that time.

That is to say, in the Yongle Dynasty, Zhu Di made several northern expeditions, extending the Ming Dynasty's actual control area northward to Lake Baikal. Only then was this area included in the Ming Dynasty's territory, and the Nurgan Dusi was established.

It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty did not hold on to this territory that was finally won. After Zhu Zhanji succeeded to the throne, he gave up both Nurgandusi and Jiaozhi Chief Secretary.

Although this aspect is that the Ming Dynasty's territory has expanded to its limit at that time, and the court really had no way to control such a far territory, it also reflects from another aspect that Zhu Zhanji was at least inferior to Zhu Di in terms of opening up territory and expanding territory.

Not only did they fail to defend it, but they also gave away the territory that Zhu Di worked so hard to win, which is really regrettable.

Because he had just conquered this area, Zhu Di knew clearly how desolate this place was. However, now Zhu Zhanquan said that the soil in this place was fertile and the most fertile land in the world. How could he make Zhu Di believe this, and how could he not let it go? Was he curious?
Zhu Zhanjun didn't waste any time. He took out a map from his sleeve and unfolded it directly in front of Zhu Di.

This is a map of Northeast Asia including Nurgandus, North Korea, and the Japanese Kingdom. The black soil area of ​​Northeast China is marked with very conspicuous color blocks. In addition, there are various mineral resources. The detailed trends of the branches and mountains and rivers made Zhu Di's eyes widen.

"Grandpa, look at this. This marked area is the black soil area of ​​​​the entire Nurgandusi. This area has a kind of soil called black soil. It is God's most merciful gift and the most magical thing in this world. Good fortune!" Zhu Zhanquan introduced the black land of Nurgandusi to Zhu Di, with all kinds of complimentary words in his tone: "Because of its unique environment, this land has become more prosperous every year for thousands of years. It has to go through a period of dry and prosperous rain, and the dead plants soaked in the rain and rotted, seeping into the soil bit by bit, just like God watering and fertilizing the land but not cultivating it, and this has continued for thousands of years. Year!

This is the most fertile land in the world!As long as the seeds are sown, there will be no harvest!Although this land is indeed bitterly cold, if it is reclaimed and soybeans and wheat are planted every year, then our Ming Dynasty will be able to create an additional grain-producing area in the north that is comparable to Huguang and solve the problem of famine in the north! "Is this land really as good as you say?" "Zhu Di was moved.

For an emperor from a farming civilization, what emperor can still sit still when he hears that there is a piece of the most fertile land in the world that has not yet been cultivated, and that as long as it is cultivated, it can solve the food problem of most of the country?
"This is the most fertile land in the world, and it is also the most precious gift and wealth that God has given me in Ming Dynasty." Zhu Zhanjuan also said it very seriously at this time, and at the same time he was very sure.

However, he did not advise Zhu Di to develop this fast place immediately or take it under control.

Because it is not an easy task for today's Ming Dynasty to develop this land.

"Don't disclose this matter to the outside world for the time being. If the imperial court wants to develop Nuer Gandusi, it needs a complete charter. Later, we will find your father and the six ministers, and we will make a careful calculation." Although Zhu Di often behaved He was an emperor who was very eager for quick success, but when faced with this matter, he also knew that this was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

After all, when he was only the fourth prince, Zhu Yuanzhang really threw him to Fengyang with several other brothers, so that he could really make a living.

So Zhu Di himself knew clearly how difficult it was to reclaim and cultivate a piece of land.

It can be said that it is even more difficult to cultivate fertile land in the bitter cold land of Liaodong and Nuergandusi, and to feed the entire northern Ming Dynasty.

However, because of this, he also understood why his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, granted the title of King of Liao, King of Han, and King of Shen. It was obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang hoped to use the power of the vassal king to reclaim these lands in the same way as the vassal king guarded the land.

But unfortunately, the policies of the three kings of Liaodong and the eight great Sai kings have all disappeared with Zhu Yunwen's violent reduction of vassals and Zhu Di's Fengtian Jingnan. Zhu Yuanzhang's careful layout became empty talk, which also set the stage for the Ming Dynasty to continue for hundreds of years. The harassment by northern nomads has laid hidden dangers.

After all, if the Eight Great Sai Kings and the Three Kings of Liaodong were still there, these eleven vassal kings combined would have more than 30 soldiers and horses, and more than ten to twenty thousand soldiers and horses would be stationed there. The Liaodong Ming army could march north at any time to frighten the Jurchens. various ministries, or carry out roundabout attacks on various Mongolian ministries.

If there is police in the pass, the Liaodong Ming army can immediately reinforce it, not to mention the Goryeo Kingdom in the south or the later Joseon Kingdom.

It can be said that if the Three Kings of Liaodong and the Eight Great Sai Kings had not been abolished, it would be difficult for the Mongolian tribes and the later Jurchen tribes to threaten the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but wonder whether it was right to depose all the feudal kings. At the same time, he also had new ideas about how to deal with the second and third sons, so he asked Zhu Zhankun: "You said I would seal your second uncle as a prince?" How about being the King of Liao?"

　Nuer Gandusi must not give up. If the black land is developed in advance, the entire Northeast will be stable. The roots of the Jurchens have been stabbed by him.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)