The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

The survivors of the Song Dynasty lost their country and eventually fled to overseas islands. In order to commemorate that they were descendants of China, the Song Dynasty people living in overseas islands called the place Luzon.

There are not many indigenous people on Luzon Island. Some of the leaders were recognized by the Ming Dynasty and were granted the title of Luzon vassal state, which was an external vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. More land was the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

In history, the Yongle Dynasty went south to the Western Seas and appointed the local Chinese Xu Chailao as the local governor. Now the Ming Dynasty's merchant ships are all over Southeast Asia, and there is no need to completely rely on local Chinese forces, so the Ming Dynasty sent officials to manage the area.

The southernmost part of the archipelago in southern Luzon is the former Sulu Kingdom, and the westernmost overseas island of the Sulu Three Kingdoms is Boni Kingdom. These two places now belong to Boni Dusi, the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, people in the mainland had three meals a day, and iron pots were common in every household. Boni spices became the seasoning bottles on ordinary people's tables. The rise and scale of restaurants were inseparable from various spices.

Due to the huge demand, countless ships go to and from Bonidus every year. Because of the business practices of Ming merchants, they undoubtedly monopolized the local industry, and all spice trade was controlled by the Ming Dynasty trading houses.

Spices were not only sold in the Ming Dynasty, but also in various places in Southeast Asia. Because the sales of spices in the Ming Dynasty were booming, the price of spices became more and more expensive, and merchants in the Ming Dynasty made a fortune.

And with the spread of the seven western provinces, spices were even traded to the Mediterranean trade circle. The price of spices grown in Bonidus was equivalent to gold in Western countries, and only kings and nobles could afford it when holding banquets.

Every year, merchant ships bring a large amount of food and goods to supply the health clinics. The goods are sold to the soldiers, and spices are purchased from the manor of the Ming Dynasty Trading Company. Although the Kaizhong method founded by Zhu Yuanzhang has long since disappeared in Shaanxi and Shanxi, it is still popular overseas. Still executed.

Whether it is Luzon or Boni Dusi, although the geographical conditions are not as good as some wealthy places in the mainland, they are worse than most places and attract a lot of soldiers.

Many of the soldiers serving in other places come from Fujian, Guangxi, Jiangxi and other places, and even some from Guizhou.

Many people's hometowns are more mountainous than land, but in Boni and Luzon, as long as soldiers are willing to stay after retirement, they will be given hundreds of acres of manor and can recruit local indigenous people as their servants.

Compared with Bonidusi, Luzon's years of war and the affluence of Ming people have absorbed a large number of indigenous people, who are the best labor force.

Unlike the north of the Ming Dynasty, military households in the north of the Ming Dynasty have popularized agricultural machinery and fertilizers, while overseas military households still mainly use servants and the military landlord model.

Guards and the army are two systems.

The superior departments of the guards were Xingdusi, Dusi, and the Five Military Governors' Office, while the army was directly managed by the imperial court.

"Crackling."

Dragon Boat Festival.

The population on Luzon Island mainly comes from Fujian, Guangdong and other places. On this day, every household set off firecrackers.

The city is extremely lively.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, especially the Yongle Dynasty, the Chinese on Luzon Island have had more frequent exchanges with the country, which not only restored traditional exchanges, but also deepened the ties between the people of the two places.

And unlike other places, these survivors of the former Song Dynasty can all obtain Ming Dynasty registration and belong to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Unless you don't go to the government to apply, it is not troublesome to apply. You only need to show your genealogy or proof of the surrounding Chinese people to obtain Ming citizenship. It is the easiest way to become a Ming citizen overseas. Many people envy you.

The governance problems on Luzon Island are not big. One is that the local indigenous forces are very backward, and the other is that after many years of development by immigrants from the former Song Dynasty, the Chinese have long mastered the local civilization.

Before the Western powers arrived in Southeast Asia, the Chinese were part of the ruling class in various Southeast Asian countries.

This is determined by the degree of civilization they control. Just like the Ryukyu Kingdom took the initiative to request some boat households in the early Ming Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang agreed and gave them to some boat households. A hundred years later, the children of those boat households took control of the political power of the Ryukyu Kingdom, such as the Zheng brothers.

Zheng Zuo is a descendant of Zheng Zhaozuo, an immigrant from Changle, Fujian, and a descendant of the shipbuilders of the Hongwu Dynasty. At the age of fifty-seven, Zheng Hao was appointed as the third official of Ryukyu, similar to the prime minister.

In the same way, the current Ming Dynasty's rule in Luzon was precisely because of the support and help of this large number of Chinese, which provided conditions for Ming Dynasty's local rule and was successfully implemented.

Not to mention the excitement of dragon boats and making rice dumplings in the city, the owners of the manor farms that sprung up in the countryside also generously gave rich food to their servants.

The reason why they are not called tenants is because even tenants are protected by Ming laws, but servants are different. The servants in Luzon are local people recruited by the Ming people themselves. They are the confidants of three or five households and the coolies of more than a dozen households. They work for the manor owner. Providing labor in exchange for food is an economic relationship in which the degree of dependence between the two is very high.

It turns out that the degree of similarity among the survivors of the former Song Dynasty was not deep enough. However, after more than ten years of catalysis, especially the establishment of the local army and garrison, there has been a qualitative change, and there have been loyal servants for several generations.

"You want my servant."

Several guests came to the host's house. They were retired soldiers from the army. They chose to stay in the local area. Not only did the guards support it, but the local Chinese also supported it. They hoped that more Ming people would stay.

The power of the indigenous people is declining, while their position is becoming more and more stable.

"The natives don't know how to educate. If we recruit all the natives, I'm afraid my village will have no harvest in a few years. So I hope Mr. Zhang will sell me one or two old servants to help manage my village."

The person who spoke was none other than Li Jian.

Li Jian stepped down from the general position. Li Jian, who was nearly forty years old, was already disappointed. His age was destined to fail to break through to the mid-level military attaché. After thinking about it, he was ready to leave wealth for himself.

In addition to the wealth he accumulated, he also received generous policies and treatment, and the interest-free loan from the Food Stamp Bank allowed him to obtain a full two thousand acres of land in the local area.

There were several subordinates who retired with him. They chose a piece of land so that they could support each other and have a companion. They became several military households in Katai. After retiring, Li Jian also served as a military officer. .

Naturally, the master would not refuse such a person's request and readily agreed to it.

Several generations of servants came into Li Jian's hands and played a vital role in Li Jian's management of the manor. He quickly established a management system in the manor and promoted several families from obedient natives to live in the manor. middle.

Those families were very happy. After living in the manor, they had a place to eat for generations.

Li Jian and his family settled in Luzon and lived a new life.

Every month, he would go hunting with several of his old men, and sometimes he would visit the surrounding tribes as guests. The leader of the tribe would warmly entertain them and play the tambourine purchased from Akito around the campfire.

The young girls in the tribe looked at their children with eager eyes, and several young men lowered their heads in embarrassment under their passionate gazes. Everyone wants to marry these children.

The Ming Dynasty implemented a system of monogamy, and the main wives of the children would only be the daughters of each family. However, many overseas manor owners had many concubines. Their status was very low, and the children they gave birth to had no inheritance rights. However, The wealthy life of the Ming Dynasty people attracted too many young girls.

They want to live in a large manor, wear beautiful clothes, exquisite jewelry, and expensive white powder rouge. They can also bring their families into the manor and become the confidants of the manor, so that they will have food and drink for generations to come.

On his fortieth birthday, Li Jian suddenly received a letter from Bonidus, who turned out to be his old subordinate.

This is a suicide note.

Thinking of Wu Zhenmeng, who was one year younger than him, Li Jian's hand holding the letter trembled.

Back then, he was still a sentry officer and Wu Zhenmeng was his soldier. They followed the emperor to fight in Samarkand, defeating the invading enemies for the Ming Dynasty, and finally laid the foundation for the Ming Dynasty's victory.

"This guy is quite unlucky."

Li Jian couldn't help but sigh.

He has lost his father since he was a child, and his mother was abducted and sold to the land of fireworks. He grew up in the guard house and ate the food of hundreds of families. It was a blessing in disguise. At that time, he went to Peking with the imperial censor to investigate King Yan, and finally got lucky and joined Peiping. army.

He finally achieved military success in Samarkand, but after learning about his mother, he returned to his hometown and drew a sword to kill people. He lost his future in the army and was displaced in the overseas army for many years.

Finally, he settled down in Bonidus and had his own family. However, who would have thought that a man who had been in the army for more than ten years would stumble and become crippled, and finally die.

Li Jian's manor has already had a stable harvest. Li Jian is not short of supplies. He has colleagues in the guard station to help take care of it. The nearest army is only dozens of miles away. After Li Jian told his son and friends, he came Board the boat at the pier heading to Bonidus.

It takes about 15 days to reach Luzon from the coast of Fujian, and it only takes half a day to reach Bonitos by boat from Luzon. There are many islands along the way, and you can sail along the coastline, reducing the risk to a minimum.

This is the benefit of the Ming Dynasty regaining Luzon and Bonidus.

It only takes about half a day to take a boat from Luzon to Jiaozhi, which played a good role in the local economic development and population mobility of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, we would go directly from Fujian to Bonidus. Because the journey is far away and the route does not belong to the Ming Dynasty, it would be difficult to obtain supplies. We also need to consider the changes in local power, so the traditional voyage can only go back and forth once a year.

After Li Jian arrived at Bonidusi, according to the address in the letter and the local post road system established by the Ming Dynasty, he quickly inquired all the way to the guardhouse where Wu Zhenmeng was located, and finally found Wu Zhenmeng's manor.

Wu Zhenmeng had been buried for many days. After his family learned Li Jian's identity, they received Li Jian very warmly.

Li Jian looked at Wu Zhenmeng's sixteen-year-old son, who was very tall and tall, and said with a smile: "I'm taller than you. I haven't had enough to eat since I was a kid. It's like a bamboo pole, but I can eat hard. Let's When the whistle blows, I am the one who eats the most."

Wu Zhenmeng's son is named Wu Zhongming. He is no longer the boy who only knew how to play around. He has become the backbone of the family and the official official of the military household. He participates in military drills every year.

"My father often mentioned Uncle Shi during his lifetime and missed the time when he worked under Uncle Shi." Wu Zhongming said calmly.

"Your father is a good young man. If it hadn't been for that accident, your father might have surpassed me long ago. I retired from the army because there was no hope." Wu Zhenmeng can fight and has a flexible mind. More importantly, He had the courage to risk everything. Li Jian always felt that it was a pity that if Wu Zhenmeng had stayed in the army, he might have achieved more than himself.

Among the people of the same generation he knows, only Zhao Hong currently has the highest position. He heard that this guy stayed in Jiaozhi. The last time they met was when they were both on vacation at the same time and bumped into each other unexpectedly on the day of the first event in Peking Stadium.

Wu Zhongming heard the recognition of his father in this man's words and had a very good impression of this uncle. He thought to himself that it was no wonder that his father still remembered this old Shangguan.

Wu Zhongming always thought that his father was very powerful, but he just lacked luck.

Wu Zhongming was very sad about his father's unexpected death.

However, Wu Zhongming has decided to join the army. When his second brother turns sixteen, he will sign up to join the army. He decides to inherit his father's legacy and become a general. As for the work in the manor, several elderly people in the manor will help take care of it. , there is no need for mother to worry.

Hearing Wu Zhongming's ambition, Li Jian happily patted the other party's shoulder and praised loudly: "Yes, how can a good man not go to the army to earn a future? If you can give up a comfortable life, you are indeed Wu Zhenmeng species."

Li Jian knew that the competition in the army was fierce now, and said seriously: "The army is a good place to go. Even if you don't become a general in the end, there will be many benefits after retirement, and you won't regret it."

Seeing Uncle Shi's approval, Wu Zhongming became more determined in his ambition. He would be able to join the army in two years.

Li Jian finally stayed in Boni Dusi for half a month. He told Wu Zhongming many principles of conduct in the army and imparted some of his own experience in leading troops. When he left, Wu Zhongming was sent to the dock.

"Forging iron requires hard work. No matter how many principles there are, we must start from the bottom. Ability is the foundation of a career. The greater your ability, the more stable you will stand, and only then can you pursue your ambitions."

"Since you have great ambitions, you can't relax your demands from now on."

Li Jian liked Wu Zhenmeng's son more and more.

It would have been nice if it was his own son, but he had a daughter. Li Jian was already planning to marry this son. After returning home, he wrote a letter to Zhao Hong to see if there was a chance to serve as a soldier for him.

Zhao Hong was the Viscount of the Ming Dynasty and a guerrilla general in Jiaozhi. With his care, Wu Zhongming could move more smoothly.

It is difficult to reach high-level positions without connections in this world. It was because there was no one above him that he gave up staying in the army. As for Zhao Hong, I heard that his family had known His Highness the Crown Prince for a long time and had received favors from His Highness. Opportunities, how can others compare.

Go round and round.

Zhao Hong did receive Li Jian's letter in the end, and he hurriedly replied to the letter, and he set off with his army. General Ping'an of the Burmese Propaganda and Comfort Department was infected with the disease. The doctors failed to treat him and he died of the disease.

Ping An is a cruel person.

But as soon as he died, Myanmar's Xuanwei Department became chaotic. The Eight Hundred Burmese invaded the Myanmar Xuanwei Division again. After years of high pressure from Ping An, the power of the Myanmar Xuanwei Division has greatly declined. In the eyes of many surrounding forces, it is a big piece of fat.

The progress of the Nanyang Railway in the later stages of the project encountered obstacles. The court thought about it and thought of Zhao Hong of Jiaozhi.

Zhao Hong, who was ordered to do so at the critical moment, led the Jiaozhi army to the Xuanwei Division in Myanmar to stabilize the local situation first and wait for the court to appoint a new general. (End of chapter)