The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 176
Zhu Gaochi thought about Su Guan's question for a whole day.

Since Yan Dun took office, he has adopted a strategy of pressing the palace every step of the way. In fact, there was too much thunder and little rain, and no actual action was taken.

In short, Zhu Di is very satisfied with the current situation of the two sides, so Zhu Di will not agree to destroy the current situation of the Palace and the Chief Secretary by himself.

"My lord, the Jin You Envoy is here." There was a voice from outside.

"Please."

Zhu Gaochi said quickly, and got up to greet him.

After a while, Jin Zhong came in with a smile and bowed his hands.

"Please take a seat." Zhu Gaochi walked around the table with enthusiasm on his face.

After the two sat down, Zhu Gaochi asked casually, "Has Master Yao returned from Yingtian Mansion?" Jin Zhong shook his head.

Yao Guangxiao went to Yingtian Mansion for two months, and everything was passed on to Zhu Di. If Zhu Di didn't tell the public, no one would know the specific news about Yao Guangxiao.

According to the news from the government, Zhu Di has no connections in Yingtian Mansion, where the crown prince's family ruled, and nothing leaked.

As for Yao Guangxiao's identity, it can be said that it is extremely beneficial to start with the affairs outside Fang, and it allows Zhu Di to continuously inquire about some secret things about Ying Tianfu.

Intelligence is always important, and Zhu Gaochi did not underestimate Yao Guangxiao's role.

"Sun Qianhu's attitude is undeniable. Everything is only obeyed by the royal family's orders, and he will not show any affection to the Chief Secretary of Shandong."

"The little prince's plan in Jinzhou should be fine." Jin Zhong said with certainty.

Zhu Gaochi had no doubts.

Jinzhou originally belonged to Shandong, across the sea from Beiping, and it was a very important part of his territory. Such an important place must be handed over to someone he can trust.

Sun Yan, after passing the test of history, Zhu Gaochi trusted him and supported him to take up the post of Qianhu in Jinzhou Zhongzuo.

Otherwise, among the three guards of Yanshan, including the rest of the guards, Zhu Gaochi knew many generals, and they also obeyed the orders of the palace.

It is for this reason that these serving generals do not use Sun Yan, who has become an official.

Because of Sun Yan's performance in history, his loyalty to the palace is too clear. Compared with Zheng Heng of Miyunwei and Zhang Yu of the left guard of Yanshan, he is more worthy of Zhu Gaochi's trust.

"We plan to divide the affairs of Jinzhou into three parts, and one of them will be paid to the Chief Secretary of Shandong to obtain the support of the Chief Secretary of Shandong. You can help analyze it and see if it is feasible."

Zhu Gaochi asked.

Hearing this, Jin Zhong cheered up and didn't say a word, he knew that the little prince likes to monopolize the power, and now he is taking the initiative to distribute the profits, it seems that he has encountered difficulties.

"Father went to the imperial court and asked the emperor's grandfather to reward Sun Yan, promote him to be the commander of the Jinzhou Guard, reward him for his achievements in eradicating Japanese pirates, and move military households from the south to supplement the establishment of the guard."

Zhu Gaochi said something first, and Jin Zhong replied: "This matter should be no problem."

Jin Zhong analyzed carefully and said: "The sage attached great importance to the Japanese invasion, and adopted strict prevention and control measures since the founding of the country. Although he has made a lot of military exploits over the years, he has never stopped making small troubles. The merits of Sun Qianhu have made the Japanese pirates powerful. Great damage, it is difficult to offend our sea area again, this achievement is a great achievement, so there is a lot of hope."

Zhu Yuanzhang still gave generous rewards to those who made meritorious deeds, and history books also affirmed this aspect.

As for the slaughter of heroes later, those are two different things, and it does not mean that Zhu Yuanzhang was not generous when rewarding them.

Zhu Yuanzhang lived too long to be counted as King Wu, when the emperor reigned for 31 years, the longest reign of the founding emperor.

In 30 years, people will always change.

At the founding of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang's generosity and generous rewards to the heroes can be described as generous, including the younger generation of Sapphire, who will be rewarded for their meritorious service. Even when they were suspected last year, they were still rewarded according to their merits.

The same is true for his own sons, who are punished for crimes, like the second son King Qin, and rewarded for meritorious deeds, like King Yan and King Zhou.

"Military households garrison fields. Sun Yan is in charge of this matter. We can rest assured. We will build a forest farm in Jinzhou in advance to lay the foundation. We need to recruit civilian households in Beiping. I am afraid that Yan Dun will disagree and recruit civilian households from Shandong instead. what do you think?"

Jin Zhong was not familiar with the officialdom in Shandong, so he hesitated.

First, I told Zhu Gaochi about the system, and analyzed it from the officialdom.

In the local three-division system in the Ming Dynasty, the Chief Secretary was responsible for administrative power, the Commander Division was responsible for military power, and the Procuratorate Division was responsible for judicial power.

The three divisions do not belong to each other, the three powers are separated, and they obey the imperial court.

Liaodong and Shandong face each other across the sea, but they are connected to Beiping. According to Taoism, they should belong to Beiping.

However, Beiping is a citadel, a military center, and the population was sparse at the beginning of the founding of the country. Most of the first six guards of Yanshan moved from the south of Xuda, which shows the population situation at that time.

The guards of Beiping still need supplies from the mainland, especially the guards of Kaiping, which are far away from the desert, and the guards of the capital of Beiping. Yingtianfu allocates food, cloth, and countless soldiers every year.

I can't be self-sufficient, so naturally I can't afford Liaodong.

However, Liaodong has a smaller population and only military households, so the Chief Secretary and the Inspection Division were cancelled, and only the Commanding and Envoy Division was retained, that is, the Liaodong Capital Division.

What's more important is that the guards in eastern Liaodong need supplies from the mainland, and the distance is too long to go through Beiping by land.

For these reasons, Liaodong Dusi is subordinate to Shandong Chief Secretary, not Shandong Dusi.

However, the influence of the Shandong Chief Secretary on the Liaodong Capital is not as good as direct control. After all, it involves military power and mainly plays a logistical role.

After finishing speaking, Jin Zhong pondered for a while, and continued: "This matter can be tried, but I'm afraid there is no guarantee of success."

After thinking about it, pondering every sentence, he slowly threw it out: "The supply of Jinzhou is all from Shandong, and if the sage agrees with the prince's memorial, Shandong will supply thousands of military households in Jinzhou at one go. It will be hard then.”

"So if Jinzhou can become self-sufficient as soon as possible and reduce the burden on Shandong, I am afraid the Chief Secretary will be happy."

"It's just that the little prince's reputation is easy to use in Beiping. As for whether Shandong can trust the young prince, or even fight against the young prince, people's hearts are unpredictable."

"If the prince's memorial is approved, there is a [-]% chance that the chief envoy of Shandong will agree to the young prince. If the prince's memorial is not approved, then Shandong has no profit and will not agree."

Jin Zhong's analysis made Zhu Gaochi clear.

No wonder Zhu Di likes Jin Zhong more and more.

From bodyguard to long history, a proper winner in life.The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, Jin Zhong really deserves his reputation.

"Don't bother the two masters with one thing, we will entrust this matter to you." Zhu Gaochi said immediately, shaking his hands.

Jin Zhong had a bitter face.

The matter of the prince, the matter of the little prince, is a big matter, and it is not easy to handle. He has no acquaintances in Shandong, his eyes are dark, and he can't find the way.

"Yao Guangxiao went to Yingtian Mansion for two months. According to the usual practice, it is estimated that he will return within a month. The prince's memorial is almost ready."

"At that time, I will ask Yao Guangxiao, he has a lot of connections, and see if he recognizes the connections in Shandong. When the preparations are complete, I will go to Shandong again to avoid being rejected."

Zhu Gaochi clapped his hands together and smiled.

Why talent is talent.

Why do superiors have to find talents.

It is because people can do things well, analyze a mass of unknown affairs, and make a feasible plan.

After talking about this matter, Jin Zhong had the opportunity to tell Jinzhou about it.

After returning from Jinzhou, the little prince was not in Beiping, but went to Zhuwei. He went to Jinzhou before, not only to take care of the prince's business, but also to take care of the little prince's business.

For example, how to use Japanese pirates.

"There are indeed Han people among the Japanese pirates. They are remnants of the previous dynasty. They have learned Japanese and are familiar with Liaodong, so they have become the leaders of the Japanese pirates."

Zhu Gaochi was not shocked.

Going to sea as a pirate these days, the national conditions of several eastern countries are different from the situation of many western countries, the risks and benefits are not directly proportional, and ordinary people are unwilling to go to sea.

Only the losers go to sea.

This is not only true of Japan, but also of China.

During the fall of the Song Dynasty, the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, and the fall of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of Han people poured into Southeast Asia, and even Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to send Han people overseas.

For example, a few years ago, when the Ryukyu Kingdom paid tribute, they made a request to Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang agreed.

More than ten families of shipwrights were sent from Fujian to the Ryukyu Kingdom to help the Ryukyu Kingdom develop its fishery. These ten households spread out in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and became guests of the Ryukyu Kingdom from ordinary craftsmen.

And controlled the politics of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and held a position equivalent to the domestic prime minister.

For example, the most famous Zheng Tai family in the Ryukyu Kingdom, their ancestors were the craftsmen that Zhu Yuanzhang sent to the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Until the Satsuma clan invaded the Ryukyu Kingdom and cleaned up the local forces, these Ming people withdrew from the historical stage of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Similarly, many Han people fled to Japan and developed considerable power. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, they even had ambitions to annex Japan, but when things came to light, Japan took the lead and wiped out this Han power ahead of schedule.

"These people must be settled properly." Zhu Gaochi said seriously.

There are quite a few people who understand Japanese in Yingtianfu, but there are really none in Peiping, and there are only generals who understand Korean in Peking.

Since we want to use Japanese pirates and develop them for our own use, those few Han people are really indispensable.

"Let them atone for their crimes. We can forgive them and give them a chance to return to the country. Even if they don't want to return to their roots, then we can lure them with profit."

"A young man from Japan can buy as much as he wants for a tael of silver." Zhu Gaochi laughed.

The castration master had been preparing for a long time before waiting for the opening.

One tael of silver per slave, compared to the Western slave trade, the price couldn't be lower, and I'm afraid no one would be willing to do it.

But the situation in the East is different.

He is the only buyer.

It's not that he is unwilling to give a higher price, but why he should use a high price when he can obviously use a low price.

A hungry wolf is always fiercer than a full wolf.

Although Japan has not yet entered the Warring States Period, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties have just been reunified, the war has not ended.

Because of this imperial civil war, the strength of the daimyos in various places has been increased, and the control of the Japanese imperial family has been out of control.

Today's panic environment laid the foundation for Japan to enter the Warring States Period in the future.

The slave trade was stabilized.

Zhu Gaochi can even provide the Japanese pirates with weapons and needed supplies, as long as they target Japan, otherwise the supply will be prohibited.

People make money and birds die for food. These losers who went to sea have no other way. They can't wait until the Warring States Period in Japan.

There is only a way of life given by myself in front of them, and they can still gain benefits. I don't believe they are not tempted.

In the unified environment of the Ming Dynasty, it is difficult to cope with the harassment of Japanese pirates, not to mention the unstable Japan.

The reason why the Japanese pirates did not invade Japan, which knows everything, is because Japan is too poor and unprofitable.

(End of this chapter)