The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 160 Fighting for the World
The conditions at the Jinzhou Zhongzuo Institute are very difficult.

Due to the limitation of production tools, this place has not been developed. The water conservancy and irrigation facilities left by farming civilization have been washed away by nomadic civilization for hundreds of years, and the farmland left by inertia has faded from generation to generation until it disappears without a trace.

Just like the communication between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, although the Ming Dynasty perished, the firearms left by historical inertia were still shining in the early Qing Dynasty, but they had already declined in the middle period.

In the face of wilderness, woods, and soil slopes, it is not a one-day job to level the land and dig ditches from scratch.

In Yuan Rong's eyes, it is really amazing that a small piece of barren land can shake up the political situation in Beiping.

"Whoosh."

"Good archery."

Yuan Rong shot a gazelle, and Qiu Fu, who was riding beside him, boasted.

"In front of Qiu Qianhu, throwing an ax at the door after work, it can't be praised by Qiu Qianhu, it's just a show of ugliness."

"Young Master Yuan is modest."

When the prey was found, several military households moved the gazelle to the river and disemboweled it, and some people lit a bonfire to roast the whole sheep on the spot.

Qiu Fu led Yuan Rong to find a raised stone and sit down.

"This place is a treasure."

Qiu Fu pointed to this area, and sighed: "No wonder the eldest son values ​​this place."

"This place has been the land of China's grain production since the pre-Qin period. Later, the Sima family slaughtered the Gongsun family, causing the northeast to fall into Goguryeo and other small countries."

"Even in the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo was defeated and the Northeast was restored. However, after the Tang Dynasty fell, this place fell into the barbarians again."

Looking at the barren Jinzhou, Yuan Rong only felt that the world was impermanent.

"According to the pre-Qin books, this place has developed agriculture, and its output is the highest in the north. It is a pity that this place has been corrupted to its present appearance in just a few hundred years."

"The little prince believes that by rebuilding the agricultural facilities in the Northeast, tens of millions of people can be fed with only acres of land."

A burst of aroma drifted over.

The roasted lamb on the bonfire has entered the hands of military households and rolled over the flames. The mutton exudes an attractive meat aroma during the roasting process.

Qiu Fu looked away and did not refute Yuan Rong's words.

Military households are also peasant households.

Whether the land is good or bad can be judged only by the naked eye, "it's not a day's work."

Qiu Fu pointed out the difficulties: "The difficulty of reclamation requires a lot of manpower, and people are inseparable from material resources. I am afraid that many people's lives will be consumed."

"That's why the eldest son proposed to buy Japanese slaves, cut down forests in Liaodong, level the land, build ditches, and reclaim the fields. Not only can this process be accelerated, but also the burden on my Daming can be reduced."

Yuan Rong brought the topic here, and took the opportunity to say, "You write a charter, Jinzhou Zhongzuo, in the name of resisting the Japanese, apply for a batch of military equipment from the Beiping Palace, and I will take it back to the Palace."

After Yuan Rong finished speaking, he waited for Qiu Fu's reply.

This move is tantamount to confirming the ownership of the Jinzhou Central Left Institute.

Jinzhouwei was subordinate to the Chief Secretary of Shandong, but the sage worried that Liaodong did not have a vassal king, so the decreed criminals who were exiled were supervised by King Yan.

This can be a fuss.

When the ownership at the top is unclear, the attitude of the people below can play a key role. Which side they listen to will control the real power.

It was the young prince, Yao Guangxiao, and Jin Zhong who first planned to dig out a piece of meat from Liaodong.

"Will the prince be angry?"

Qiu Fu is not a fool, he asked the key point.

Yuan Rong didn't answer.

How to choose depends on Qiu Fu.

Seeing this, Qiu Fu didn't press Yuan Rong any further.

He already had the answer in his heart, and he didn't need others to answer him. As for where to go, Qiu Fu got up and walked towards the campfire.

……

Yuan Rong brought back Qiu Fu's request for help.

Zhu Di accepted Qiu Fu's letter, but he didn't give Yuan Rong a good face, and Yuan Rong who was beside him was too frightened to be rude.

In front of the prince, even if he killed him, he would not dare to disobey the prince, but in front of the young prince, he would not dare to defy the young prince either.

No matter what happens next between the prince and the young prince, they are father and son after all.

"get out."

Seeing Yuan Rong raised his hands at a loss in fright, Zhu Di yelled and cursed, Yuan Rong not only didn't get angry, but escaped as if relieved.

A son-in-law is half a son, so what if he is scolded by the old man, Yuan Rong comforted himself.

soon.

Ge Cheng, Yu Fengchen, Jin Zhong, Yao Guangxiao and others came to the hall.

"Look at it." Zhu Di said coldly.

The eunuch took Qiu Fu's letter and handed it over to everyone to read it in turn.

The hall is very quiet.

"Qiu Qianhu thinks that he can defeat the Japanese pirates, which is a good thing for the imperial court and should be supported." Jin Zhong broke the silence and said.

Ge Cheng was surprised.

This person is so courageous, he knows what the prince wants, but he still dares to disobey it, is it because he feels that he is relying on the eldest son?

Sure enough, Zhu Di glared at him.

Jin Zhong faced it calmly.

"The subordinates have a public heart, the prince has learned from it."

"Where is the public heart?" Zhu Di asked coldly.

"The Japanese pirates gradually subsided six years ago, and even reappeared in the second half of last year. It is impossible to prevent them, and they are becoming more and more harmful to my Ming Dynasty."

"Eastern Liaodong is the area where the Japanese infestation is the most serious. Qiu Qianhu has the heart to fight, why shouldn't he support it?"

"May I ask everyone, can Qiu Qianhu defeat the Japanese pirates?" Jin Zhong asked everyone calmly.

Ge Cheng and the others were speechless.

Qiu Fu's talent must be able to defeat the Japanese pirates.

Not only Qiu Fu, but many generals in Beiping have this ability. The difficulty of the Japanese pirates is not that the Japanese pirates can fight, but that the Japanese pirates are elusive.

In the vast sea, where can we take precautions?

Daming built many military forts by the sea, but the Japanese pirates were not fools, so they would naturally change to places without military forts.

Daming has a large population and many cities, unlike the grasslands where there are thousands of miles of uninhabited people, there are no traces of people. In the sea area of ​​Daming, you can take advantage of it from anywhere.

"At least, Qiu Qianhu is the first general who is willing to take charge of this matter, so the palace should support him." Jin Zhong said firmly.

Fighting Japanese is hard work.

Generals are not afraid of fighting, nor are they afraid of dying in battle.

But the anti-Japanese is too passive, no one knows when it will wait, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

It is not as good as the Northern Expedition to fight against the Japanese.

Although it is difficult to find the enemy in the Northern Expedition, there is always something to look forward to. In people's eyes, fighting the Japanese is a matter of luck.

Leading the army to meet Japanese pirates is luck. If you don't have this luck, you can only live in the bunker bitterly.

If the Japanese pirates landed in any place and corrupted the place, they would be easily implicated.

Fighting against the Japanese is a great righteousness.

The palace itself has the responsibility to supervise what Jinzhou is doing, and no one can blame it for starting with this reason, but it is also easy to suffer backlash.

Ge Cheng couldn't help but said: "If the Japanese pirates landed in Jinzhou, and Qiu Qianhu couldn't come to support them in time, and the Japanese pirates burned fools and looted and fled into the sea, then someone with a heart can use this as a reason to impeach the palace."

Everyone knows this truth, and it is also the reason why no one is willing to take on the responsibility of fighting against the Japanese.

It's too easy to take the blame.

"The palace should not be involved in this matter." Yu Fengchen spoke out in support of Ge Cheng.

Two votes to one.

Yao Guangxiao was not an official of the Changshi Mansion, so he didn't make a sound.

Jin Zhong was at a disadvantage.

"The little prince once said that there is something to be done but not something to be done." Jin Zhong resisted all opinions and insisted: "Some things are the bottom line."

"For things that are beneficial to the country, the prince should not be afraid of responsibility."

Jin Zhong stood up and cupped his hands, speaking righteously. "If even the prince is afraid of responsibility and is unwilling to shoulder heavy responsibilities, who would be willing?"

Before Zhu Di answered, Ge Cheng knew that Jin Zhong had won.

Why does the sage like King Yan.

It is precisely because King Yan is responsible.

The entire development north of Beiping was fought by King Yan, including the great victory the year before last, and the saints successively set up Kaiping Guards and Daning Guards outside the Great Wall.

In fact, it was to carve up the fruits of King Yan's victory, but King Yan never complained.

Zhu Di stroked his chin.

Jin Zhong's righteous rhetoric is actually seeking power, but what he said makes sense, and fighting the Japanese is a big deal.

Ge Cheng didn't speak, and Yu Fengchen stood up beside him.

"The matter of Jinzhou involves Shandong, so it should be informed to the Chief Secretary of Shandong, not the fate of the palace, which only arouses criticism."

Yu Fengchen cupped his hands and looked at Zhu Di, sincerely admonishing: "The chief secretary of Beiping has already expressed his dissatisfaction, and if the chief secretary of Shandong is added, it may be detrimental to the palace."

"My lord, please think twice." Ge Cheng followed suit.

Jin Zhong objected.

"Officials of the Chief Secretary did not take responsibility, but only internally. If the palace does not take action on this matter, then there will be no end to the fight against the Japanese."

"presumptuous."

Yu Fengchen caught the loophole in Jin Zhong's words, "Three divisions are our government's national policy, how dare you despise them so much."

"If the remarks of the Jin Youshi are spread, won't it make the palace a target of public criticism?"

"It's a slip of the tongue."

Jin Zhong knew that he had said something wrong. Although he thought so, there were some things that he could not say in public.

"We think Jin Zhong is right."

The sudden voice made everyone startled, and they all looked at the door, only to see Zhu Gaochi walking in with a smile.

Zhu Di originally wanted to question the banning order, but he held back. He didn't want to hurt the prestige of the boss in front of outsiders.

The prince did not speak, and the rest of the people would not open their eyes and raise the ban.

Zhu Gaochi bowed his hands to everyone.

The Japanese Insurrection in Liaodong started from the 25th year of Hongwu to the [-]th year of Yongle, before Jinzhou seized the opportunity to wipe out all the Japanese pirates who landed on the shore.

In the past ten years, the people of Liaodong have suffered greatly, and Jinzhou has been sluggish for more than ten years because of the obstruction of sea transportation.

Could it be that the generals in the early Ming Dynasty could not fight?
of course not.

What is missing is a general who is willing to take on the responsibility of fighting against the Japanese.

"The difficulty of the pirates lies in those who are brave enough to do things. Qiu Fu is a member of the palace. He is willing to fight for the country, so the palace should not reject Qiu Fu without hesitation."

"Could it be that the responsibility of the palace is not as good as that of Qiu Fu!" Zhu Gaochi said loudly.

The hall fell into silence.

Zhu Gaochi refused to budge from Zhu Di's gaze.

He's not fighting for power.

It was for the battle of Jingnan, for the Ming common people to fight for.

Under the policy of reducing the feudal clan, if the palace fails, he will not escape death. He is not such a sage and is willing to sacrifice his life for it, so he must support Zhu Di's rebellion.

So how to expand Zhu Di's power and try to eliminate the damage of this military disaster to the local area as much as possible is the only thing he can do.

(End of this chapter)