The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Hongyu flipped through the good news sent back from Sichuan and Shu, but his expression was not good.

the reason is simple!
The current Chuanshu is really dilapidated!

During the war, the population was less than one in ten, a large number of fields were abandoned, business travel was cut off, the market was deserted, and even in a big city like Chengdu and Chongqing, there were openly tigers, wolves and wild beasts haunting...

It can be seen how bad the situation in Sichuan and Shu is!
It is estimated that this is also one of the reasons why Wu Sangui would abandon Sichuan and Shu so decisively and retreat into Guanzhong.

The terrain of Sichuan and Shu is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack!

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the world was in chaos before Shu, and the world was in peace before Shu.

However, no matter how easy to defend and difficult to attack in the terrain of Sichuan and Shu, you have to have troops, money and food to defend.

Now Sichuan and Shu are basically blank!
Neither can Wu Sangui be provided with soldiers, nor can Wu Sangui be provided with money and food.

Wu Sangui will stick to Sichuan and Sichuan only if he is sick!

Zhu Hongyu looked at the report in hand, his face was full of distress, he was worrying about how to restore people's livelihood in Sichuan and Sichuan.

Based on the current population loss in Sichuan and Shu, to be honest, Zhu Hongyu completely exempted Sichuan and Shu from taxes and labor, not to mention light corvee.

No big one for decades, two or three generations, Sichuan and Shu can't recover!
In order to restore the people's livelihood in Sichuan and Shu, we still have to rely on tough administrative measures, such as Huguang filling Sichuan and moving people from the outside world to Sichuan and Shu.

Otherwise, there is no way for Chuanshu to recover!
Man Qing Tu Chuan, the killing was too ruthless!
Can you believe that the fertile Chengdu Plain has been completely abandoned?
Can you believe that there are beasts nesting in Chengdu?

Zhu Hongyu summoned the members of the Ming cabinet to discuss the matter, and when they were all present, he spoke.

"Everyone must know about the situation in Sichuan and Shu!"

"The former Land of Abundance has become what it is today. It's really a pity!"

"For me, Ming, the most important thing next year, apart from the Northern Expedition, is to find a way to restore people's livelihood in Sichuan and Sichuan."

Zhu Hongyu was sitting at the front seat, holding a teacup in his hand, and tapped his fingers on the table lightly, making a crisp and rhythmic sound.

Everyone fell into silence without saying a word.

Because the current situation in Sichuan and Sichuan is really tricky.

After a while, Minister of Finance Wen Zhaolun stepped forward and said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I feel that I, Ming Dynasty, may be able to transfer a certain number of people from other places with rich populations to Sichuan and Sichuan."

"For the people who enter Shu, the imperial court can give a certain degree of subsidies! This is to attract people to immigrate spontaneously."

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly when he heard the words, what Wen Zhaolun thought was similar to what he thought.

"Well, the imperial court can select the impoverished classes from all over the country, organize these impoverished classes, and send them to Sichuan and Sichuan for centralized farming."

It is unreliable to expect the Chinese to immigrate spontaneously!

Unless people are going to starve to death and really can't survive, otherwise, it is really impossible for the people to spontaneously immigrate on a large scale under the ideology that the homeland is hard to leave.

...

And the current Daming, no matter what, will not be able to starve to death!
Years of wars have caused extremely serious population losses throughout the world, and social conflicts have been greatly eased.

From more people and less land, to less people and more land.

Coupled with the development of industry and commerce, it has provided a large number of jobs for the society!
As long as you have hands and feet, you won't be able to starve to death.

Therefore, if you want to emigrate to fill Sichuan and Shu, you can only force it from the imperial court!
The idea is still Huguang's idea of ​​filling Sichuan, but Zhu Hongyu's handwriting is much larger than that of Manqing.

Huguang alone is not enough!

Now in the southeastern provinces under the Ming Dynasty, there is no shortage of abject poverty.

As long as they are willing to spend money and food, it is not difficult to move these impoverished classes into Sichuan and Sichuan.

As for whether a large number of immigrants will cause serious population losses on the road!
There will definitely be losses, but it's not enough to say how serious it is!
The areas that would really cause immigrants to lose a lot because they couldn't adapt to the environment were the undeveloped wild lands.

Such as senior officials, such as Nanyang...

Not a familiar place like Sichuan and Shu!
Don't look at the fact that the population of Sichuan and Shu has been greatly reduced, and a large number of fields have been abandoned.

But the foundation of the Land of Abundance is still there, those roads, water conservancy and houses...etc, can continue to be used with a little repair.

Moreover, the local natural environment has long been developed to the point that it can adapt to human survival.

Even if it is a large-scale immigration, there will not be much loss.

So, this kind of thing can be done!
Not to mention, if this thing can really be done, it will not only restore people's livelihood in Sichuan and Sichuan.

More importantly, it can greatly alleviate the social contradictions that Daming is currently facing.

Zhu Hongyu continued to speak.

"The Ministry of Finance has prepared corresponding plans, calculated the cost of immigration, and submitted the report to the cabinet in advance for review."

"What I want to do in Ming Dynasty is immigration, not forced eviction!"

"We must try our best to ensure the relevant interests of the displaced people!"

"..."

Zhu Hongyu's meaning is very clear, immigration must be done, even if it is forced eviction.

However, the compensation must be in place and not arouse too much public indignation!

After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, Wen Zhaolun, Minister of Finance, got up and took orders.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I understand!"

"The Ministry of Finance must make corresponding plans!"

Suddenly, Zhu Hongyu thought that he could set up a conscription camp in Sichuan and Shu, and recruit Tibetans on the plateau to form an army.

Place the home rolls of those Tibetans who joined the army in Sichuan and Sichuan!

In this case, he can use the population of these Tibetans to restore people's livelihood in Sichuan and Sichuan.

Secondly, it can lay the foundation for Daming to regain the plateau in the future!

Based on the natural environment of the plateau, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to truly incorporate the plateau into its territory without an army that can adapt to combat in the plateau environment.

And if you want to train an army that can only adapt to plateau combat, Tibetans must be the best soldiers!

As for bringing Tibetans into Sichuan, will there be any hidden dangers?
Zhu Hongyu doesn't think so!
Tibetans are not Neko, and they are compatriots of the same language and race as Han people. As long as they make good use of religious issues, assimilating them is not a problem.

At most two or three generations, the two sides will be indistinguishable from each other! …

What hidden dangers can there be?
Zhu Hongyu is still very relieved about the assimilation ability of Han culture.

Besides, what Zhu Hongyu wants to do is not just the emperor of the Han people.

But the emperor of the world!

All the minorities are also his subjects!
Zhu Hongyu expressed his thoughts and consulted the opinions of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

The Governor's Office of the Five Armies also made a statement, and they will make a plan as soon as possible and submit it to the imperial examination!
……

Zhou Tianxu stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the wide Yangtze River ahead, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He is finally back!

After crossing the river, as soon as he handed over the belongings he had escorted, then his credit for leading the team northward to Shandong this time will be fully fulfilled.

"Send down the order to prepare for crossing the river!"

The Daming Navy, who was in charge of escorting along the way, began to prepare for crossing the river.

The boats were covered with sails, each one was sealed, and the boxes with iron locks were lifted onto the boats.

The Jin Yiwei and the Ming army navy soldiers who were in charge of carrying the boxes were all careful in their movements!

Because none of them knew what these boxes contained.

It's okay if it's silver!

In case there is precious jewelry or porcelain inside, if it falls, the consequences will be unimaginable.

You can't afford to sell them!
As each box was transferred onto the ship, the ship also unanchored and headed towards the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Chen Shu held an embroidered spring knife in his arms, and stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the south bank of the Yangtze River, with a longing expression on his face.

Counting the days, his mother-in-law should give birth too.

After this mission is over, he can get a month's vacation, just in time to go home and see his wife and children.

Thinking about the tasks he had performed this time, Chen Shu was full of expectations about what rewards he would get this time.

As a Jin Yiwei, he is a person who witnessed the Qufu incident.

The imperial court took action against the Confucian family in Qufu this time, and gained so much wealth at once. According to the generosity of His Majesty the emperor, they, the Jinyiwei who are responsible for carrying out specific tasks, must be able to get a lot of rewards.

Chen Shu couldn't help but think that when he and his wife got married, the so-called wedding was very simple because the family was poor.

It's just that the two families sat together and ate a table of noodles, and then they said obeisance to heaven and earth, and it was over.

No fuss at all!

It can be described as extremely poor!
But even so, his mother-in-law didn't dislike him, and followed him steadily for so many years.

They are giving birth, doing housework, and taking care of their parents. They work hard without complaint, and there is no word of complaint.

If the reward issued by the court this time is rich enough, Chen Shu wants to hold a make-up wedding for his wife.

Just as Chen Shuchang was imagining how his wife would look in a red wedding dress and a phoenix crown and Xiapei, his subordinate Shang Yang walked up to him.

"General Banner, what are you thinking at the bow of this boat? Be careful not to fall into the water!"

Today's Yangtze River is turbulent and the water temperature is still very low.

If you accidentally fall into it, if you are unlucky, you may lose your life.

Chen Shu withdrew his thoughts, looked at Shang Yang angrily, and said.

"I miss your sister-in-law, she will give birth soon after all the calculations!" …

Shang Yang's eyes lit up, and he spoke.

"Then this time the General Banner holds the full moon wine, I have to join in the fun and drink a few glasses of water and wine to rejoice!"

Chen Shu nodded and said.

"Okay, come when the time comes, I'll entertain you!"

After the words, I don't say anything more.

Although the Yangtze River is wide, it doesn't take long to cross it.

An hour later, the fleet arrived at the south bank of the Yangtze River.

The Zhenjiang Wharf on the south bank was blocked by Zhu Hongyu's mobilization of guards, and boxes of belongings were transported off the ship and transported to Nanjing.

On this day, a Nanjing city gate was blocked!

The people watching the excitement all around saw that big boxes were being transported into Nanjing City, but they didn't know what was in the boxes.

After Zhou Tianxu got off the boat, he went directly to ask Zhu Hongyu to repay his credit.

The large boxes were moved into Zhu Hongyu's internal funds, and the relevant personnel of the Internal Works Supervision began to make detailed statistics and valuations again.

Many master craftsmen in Nanjing City who have studied antiques were invited into the palace, and began to evaluate the value of those antiques.

Of course, there are many cultural relics whose value cannot be estimated with money at all!

Such a priceless treasure will not be sold at all, but will be stored in the palace.

After the boxes of gold and silver were counted, they were shipped to the Daming Royal Bank in Nanjing.

The gold and silver will be minted by the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty into gold and silver coins, which will be used to fill the treasury of the imperial court and ensure that the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty has sufficient reserves to deal with the risk of a run on the bank.

Looking at the shocking number, Zhu Hongyu felt that he was right to order the Confucian mansion to be ransacked and exterminated.

With so much wealth, I don’t know how many people the Confucian government exploited to accumulate it!

Now, Zhu Hongyu took it from the people and used it for the people, which is considered appropriate!
Looking at Zhou Tianxu standing in front of him, Zhu Hongyu patted his shoulder lightly and said.

"You did a good job this time!"

"I'm very satisfied. After you're done with the work this time, you can rest for a while."

Zhou Tianxu bowed down excitedly and said.

"Working for His Majesty, the general will not work hard!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded in satisfaction again, and then announced that Zhou Tianxu's title would be raised by one level.

The earl in him has changed from a vassal to a hereditary replacement.

And also rewarded him with a house in Nanjing City, as well as a certain amount of land and money.

For courtiers like Zhou Tianxu who dared to do dirty work for him, Zhu Hongyu was very generous.

He will not delay the reward that should be given!

Just highlight one principle, follow me, Zhu Hongyu, save face, be rich and rich, and there will be no one left!
……

Just at Zhu Hongyu's side, he was happy for a large amount of money to be credited.

As the people escorting the belongings of the Confucian Mansion crossed the river and arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, the news of Qufu was also exposed.

The entire escort team, including the navy troops escorted by the Jinyiwei belt along the way, has thousands of people.

We all know that as long as there are too many people, it is impossible to hide the news!

Not long after the escort team crossed the river, a gossip spread in Jiangnan.

No one dared to say directly that Daming was responsible for the extermination of the Kong family in Qufu, but the news that Daming transported a large amount of property from Shandong across the river cannot be concealed.

Everyone was very curious, where did this large amount of property brought back from Shandong by Daming come from?
Contact back and forth, the Kong family in Qufu was wiped out...

Are things tying together?

Many people suddenly realized that what happened in Qufu might have been done by Daming.

Well, it's not possible, but there is a high probability that Daming did it!

Just the moment he realized this, the whole Jiangnan was stunned.

Good guy, is Daming's way so wild?

So far they still remember how the Da Ming Daily, as the mouthpiece of the imperial court, justly and sternly reprimanded Oboi for destroying the Confucian family a few days ago.

To this day, I still remember that the Ming emperor and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty performed the scene where all the officials cried in the palace.

As a result, this is it?
It's such an upside-down operation, show off!
I can only say that it is you!
Almost everyone who realized this was stunned by the Ming court's coquettish manipulation.