Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 376 Tyrant?

Jingxiang's large-scale development is short of people. What Zhu Yunying can do now is probably to transfer to some guards in the farmland first, or to continue to relocate people to enrich these places in the future.

"Fortunately, although this place is not yet very rich, it has a good foundation." Zhu Yunying analyzed seriously, "With a little effort, I believe that within a few decades, this place can become a land of fish and rice, and it can become the food of Ming Dynasty. One of the bases."

Jingxiang has a good foundation, so if we consciously carry out some policy guidance and large-scale development, it will soon mature here.

The difficulty of large-scale development is relatively low, which is not only clear to Zhu Yunying, but also to everyone in the court.Everyone knows that Jingxiang will develop, and now those places are also "rich areas" second only to Jiangnan.

"In the final analysis, the development of the Great Northern Wilderness is too difficult. Development in the industrial age is also difficult, not to mention the farming civilization now." Zhu Yunying scratched his head and said rather irritatedly, "The development of those places is basically difficult. It depends on manpower, and to put it bluntly, it takes human life to fill it in."

In history, there is a well-known "Crossing the Guandong". It was also during the hundreds of years from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China.

When it comes to crossing the Guandong, it is also necessary to mention "going to the west exit".This also started in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty and the early years of the Republic of China. People in Shanxi and Shanxi left their hometowns, opening up the economic and cultural channels between the hinterland of the Central Plains and the Mongolian grassland, and driving the prosperity and development of the northern region.

"These are all bitter tears, and they all depend on human life." Zhu Yunying looked into the distance with dull eyes, "But I have to do this, and I will definitely not be able to see these things. But I'm not sure about the tune , Lay a good foundation, whether future generations can remember these things, it is difficult to guarantee."

A large part of the reason for entering the Guandong is that the lower reaches of the Yellow River have been hit by disasters year after year, and the people in the pass have no choice but to migrate to the Northeast.

As for going to the northwest, a large part of the reason is that the land in northern Shanxi is barren, natural disasters are frequent, and the harsh living environment forces many people in northern Shanxi to make a living outside the mouth.

In the final analysis, people had to be displaced and went to other places to make a living every time a disaster happened.

There have not been so many disasters yet, and it is a difficult thing to forcibly relocate the people.After all, it is difficult to leave the homeland, which is also a characteristic of the Chinese people.Another reason, of course, is the place where it is bitterly cold, and people don't even want to go there.If there is a way, everyone hopes to stay in their hometown.

It has been hundreds of years of development in history before we can see a pretty good foundation.Zhu Yunying now wants to develop some places in decades, which is basically a fantasy, almost impossible.

So he is very clear that he can only lay the foundations of some places now, so that future generations can see the benefits of those places and have the continuity of policies. This is the most important thing.

Of course, this is also the security of the country. After the development of the Northeast and Northwest has a certain foundation, future generations will not give up those places easily.Furthermore, it is the essence of farming civilization, a large part of which is the cohesion after settling down.

As long as farming starts, it will be difficult for nomads or tribes that are still fishing and hunting to grow wildly there.At that time, coupled with the powerful communication ability of the Han culture, many hidden dangers can be subtly resolved.

Thinking about it this way, Zhu Yunying also felt more and more that he should pay attention to these things, and these things must be handled well in his hands.

It is not very realistic to expect a population explosion in a short period of time. The population of the Ming Dynasty is indeed increasing, because now it seems that the world is peaceful, and the people can feel more and more that the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

But the level of productivity is limited, and even if it seems that land resources are not particularly tight now, there are no particularly high-yield crops, so it is not so easy for the people to support themselves, let alone start to work hard at this time The population has increased.

With a population of [-] million, it is also because of the emergence of high-yield crops, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, or pumpkins, so that more people can see the crops that can fill their stomachs.

"It's not just the people of Ming Dynasty who use human lives." Zhu Yunying's eyes turned cold, and he said to himself, "I guess I will have mixed reputations in the future, maybe some people will say that I am a tyrant, and some people may think that I am a tyrant. There is some good in this world."

Now that a large number of people are needed to develop remote places, when there are not enough people in Ming Dynasty, and when those places need a lot of lives to fill, Zhu Yunying can only think of other ways.

"Nanyang, Koryo, and Dongying are all good places." Zhu Yunying slowly got up and said pacing, "If some people are brought here, it is estimated that after two or three generations, they will be assimilated."

Once this is assimilated, it can be regarded as a good thing, which can save a lot of trouble.After all, in history, Chinese culture has also assimilated many ethnic groups.

At most, it is the first generation and the second generation, which will be a bit troublesome.But the current Ming Dynasty is powerful and can suppress some voices of resistance. The strength of Chinese civilization can make many voices of opposition temporarily unnecessary.

"Plantation or something, you can think about it." Zhu Yunying was very helpless, the historical sinner is also the historical sinner, "I start a new era, even if I don't start it, other people will start it. The age of great navigation, in fact, now It's almost started."

Get some people to come to Daming, go to those bitter cold places to lay the foundation first, sacrifice these people in exchange for some peace for future generations, it seems that this is the only way to do it.

"There is another advantage to doing this. I guess those Wu Xun are more happy." Zhu Yunying thought about it carefully, and suddenly laughed, "Not only Wu Xun, but also the aristocratic family will be very happy about such a thing, they don't care about the foreign race. life or death."

Isn't this obvious? Even after the Khitan, Jurchen, or Mongol invasions, the Central Plains culture instinctively has pride and arrogance, and really looks down on some other nations and countries.

Especially some small countries in the surrounding area are basically equivalent to foreign barbarians who don't know how to be kings.Even in the eyes of some people, those people are even equated with beasts.

Zhu Yunying is also very clear that if some policies are really introduced, some scholars will inevitably call him a tyrant and oppose such policies that harm the harmony of nature.But as long as you withstand the pressure and let more people see the benefits, then naturally you don't need to worry too much.

It seems that this should be done, and Zhu Yunying really seems to have no other choice.

After all, due to the shortage of population, Zhu Yunying really doesn't have much to do now, and he really can't afford to wait.And even if the population increases substantially in the next ten or 20 years, the development of some places is too difficult, and it will be difficult for him to do some things.

Then it can only be a little cruel, and a tyrant is a tyrant.Anyway, Zhu Yunying knew very well from the very beginning, based on what he and Lao Zhu did, he didn't expect some scholars to give them particularly good evaluations.

Now at most, there is only a little more black history. Zhu Yunying can be regarded as not biting if there are too many lice, and not worrying about debts. It is enough for him to have a clear conscience.

It could only be like this, Zhu Yunying felt that he was cruel enough, and he really felt that he was cold-blooded enough, and he probably didn't have a lot of pressure to do some things.

"Snatching people from some places now will not only develop Daming's country, but also weaken the surrounding places." Zhu Yunying suddenly laughed and said, "I was eyeing some places in Nanyang, but now I just got some People, to strengthen themselves is to weaken them."

If you think about it this way, Zhu Yunying will not have any psychological burden, and some things will seem to be more handy, that's what you should do!

Thinking about these things, Zhu Yunying is indeed a headache, but he really needs to do these things well.

The sinner of the ages or the emperor of the ages, at this time, Zhu Yunying is not of much concern.Just do what you think is right, as long as you can leave more room for development and survival to future generations, that's enough.

"Sea ship, this point must be done well." Zhu Yunying planned, muttering to himself, "After all these years, I don't need to say how strong the current navy of Ming Dynasty is, but it's okay to have a good foundation and hard work. If you want to say I am number one in the world, and I have confidence!"

The navy of the Ming Dynasty was indeed powerful, and it started from the water battle of Poyang Lake before Lao Zhu founded the country.It's just that it may have been in inland waters before, but now it's more galloping on the ocean.

Now there is no pressure to go to Nanyang, and the sailing technology and experience are constantly improving.Although most of the time, they sail close to the coastline, but the technology and experience of the ocean are indeed constantly improving.If you want to go further, it is not particularly difficult for Daming.

"I don't care about Zheng He's motives in his voyages, but there was indeed a lot of help. The lesson I want to learn is that I can't just promote the mighty virtue, let alone be generous. Paying tribute is not enough, it still depends on maritime trade. Okay, it can’t be a waste of money and people.”

As for strengthening exchanges between Chinese and foreign civilizations, it may be more important to leave behind geographical works and nautical charts that introduce the conditions of coastal countries and regions.But for Zhu Yunying, what he needs is to see tangible benefits, and also to let the people of Daming see more possibilities.

Throughout the ages, people in this land have paid more attention to the land rather than the ocean.

It is not a particularly realistic thing to expect Zhu Yunying to forcibly reverse some of your ideas all at once. Only by letting everyone see the benefits can we better mobilize some people's enthusiasm.

Thinking about it this way, Zhu Yunying felt more and more proud of herself.At any rate, I was still very persistent at the beginning. Whether it was Dongying or Nanyang, the Ming Dynasty knew about these places, and the Shibo Department was also familiar with the trade in these places.

This is undoubtedly a good thing, and the next thing to do is probably to go further.For example, the maritime trade in the Song Dynasty was the real Maritime Silk Road, which had a certain impact on Africa and Europe.

"At first, I thought I could wait a little longer and not rush to discover the new continent of America." Zhu Yunying suddenly became happy and said, "But we still have to consider these things, those high-yield crops must be brought back, and those things also need continuous cultivation. Row."

Speaking of tomatoes, many people in Europe did not eat them at first, thinking they were poisonous.Potatoes and corn are also more productive through generations of cultivation, and even some were inedible at the beginning.

Although the aborigines in America knew more about these crops and had indeed started cultivating them long ago, for Zhu Yunying, it was not enough for the time being.

Speaking of it this way, Zhu Yunying really needs to work harder, and must build a more solid foundation.

He couldn't eat a fat man in one bite, although Zhu Yunying had some preparations for ocean voyages before.But now, don’t think about crossing the Pacific immediately, let’s continue to travel along the South Seas first. More excellent experience is needed, and more people need to have curiosity and pioneering spirit about the ocean.

This is what Zhu Yunying should do, and it is also Zhu Yunying's responsibility.If such a good opportunity was wasted, Zhu Yunying felt that he would be the real sinner at that time, and that would be the real 'tyrant' and 'faint king'.

These things really need to be discussed with Lao Zhu. Although Zhu Yunying is in charge of Daming's country now, Lao Zhu can't be treated as a decoration. After all, these projects are not small things.

These matters should also be discussed in the court. Although Zhu Yunying can be sure that there will be a lot of opposition at that time, everyone should indeed brainstorm and find some ways that are more beneficial to Daming.

As for the objection, just object to it. After all, Zhu Yunying also understands that no matter what kind of voice he makes, it will arouse some people's opposition.

"It looks like the Great Wall, I don't know if there is a way to appear."

Zhu Yunying suddenly became happy, and also thought it was a little funny.

The Great Wall has always existed. It existed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, and Jin also built the Great Wall on a relatively large scale.It's just that the Great Wall of later generations is basically the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty.

In the abandoned land of Renzong, after Chenghua, the Tatars frequently invaded from the bases of Yijinai, Dongsheng, Kaiping, and Daning, so that the fields on the nine sides were barren. Therefore, the construction of the Great Wall really started on a large scale. build.

As for Lao Zhu's period, there was also the matter of building the Great Wall, but it was just a pass along the border.

If Zhu Yunying started to do something, the symbol of the Great Wall might not be so grand.

(End of this chapter)