Daming Military Empire

Chapter 622

Sun Yuanhua, Secretary of the Ministry of War, Yang Sichang, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Zhang Pu, Minister of the Ministry of Transport, spoke successively. Issues such as border defense, transportation, and administrative divisions were successively concluded. Now only the issue of territorial development remains, which Zhu Cijiong left to the Zhang Cai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce.

After everyone boasted about the place names of the new Kyushu, Zhu Cijiong raised his hands, pressed them falsely, and then said: "Okay, okay, there is one last question, which is the issue of territorial development. Let me talk about it first. "

Hearing this, Zhang Cai quickly stood up, saluted Zhu Cijiong respectfully, then picked up the white wax stick, pointed to the map and said: "With the emperor's permission, I have visited several Xibodus, Weisuo and Qianhu in June this year. So I went around and got acquainted with the situation. Weichen felt that the strategy of the Tunwei to develop new territories was quite successful, and the income from the development of mineral deposits alone was enormous. The abundance of mineral deposits in the Siberian Plateau was simply beyond Unbelievable, the reserves of gold mines, silver mines, copper mines, iron mines, coal mines, and oil mines are all astonishing. Now almost one mine can be found in every two thousand households there, and the total number of mines has reached a terrifying five hundred In particular, the coal mines over there are basically open-pit mines, and mining is extremely convenient. Most of the coal sold in various parts of Daming is mined from Siberia. Also, there are industries such as timber, animal skins, rare medicinal materials, and precious food materials. It’s also developing quite well.”

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong nodded in relief and said, "Well, it's all thanks to Chuyang. Shouxian, don't just say good things, give me some advice."

Hearing this, Zhang Cai said in embarrassment: "Well, your majesty, I believe that there is still not enough manpower there. Now many mines are severely under-exploited, and farmland is also under-cultivated. If there are enough people, the income can at least be doubled." Times!"

Zhu Cijiong didn't expect these questions. He couldn't help asking curiously: "Oh, there is such a thing. There are five to six thousand people, men, women, children, and children in a thousand households. Will there be insufficient staff?"

This Zhang Cai has learned about it in detail, and he explained: "There are too many things that can make money over there. Just raising some deer or even hunting can earn more than one or two taels of silver a day, so heavy physical work like mining Basically, no one can be found, and they are all digging by the young and strong in their own guards, and no one cares about the harvest of farming. The current guards are incredible, and each family earns dozens of taels a month. The silver is considered to be small, basically hundreds of taels, which is more than a county magistrate!"

Now it's Zhu Cijiong's turn to be embarrassed. Although he has continued to increase the salaries of officials since he succeeded to the throne, the salaries of officials at all levels have increased by at least three or four times, but their own base is too low. How can they raise a county magistrate for a month? It's only a few dozen taels.

He couldn't help touching his forehead and explained: "Well, this is a problem. The speed of commercial development in Ming Dynasty is still a bit slow. If the tax revenue can't keep up, the salaries of officials can't go up. Compared with the salaries of ordinary people, the salaries of officials should be relatively low now." It’s okay. As for the Tunwei, most of their families are fighting for Ming Dynasty, so it’s not too much for them to earn more, right?”

What he said was indeed true. The average household income of ordinary people in Ming Dynasty was only ten or so taels a month, and those with hundreds of taels were rich people. Tunwei military households were just a special case.

However, Zhang Cai focused on the sentence "The speed of commercial development in the Ming Dynasty is still a bit slow." Hearing this, he immediately said in panic: "This humble minister is incompetent, please punish him."

Zhu Cijiong hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Shouxian, I can't blame you for this. You have only been in office for a short time, and during this time, Ming Dynasty has been fighting. Although the territory is expanding rapidly, the development has been delayed. It's not that I decided to stop and take a rest. Do you want to develop the newly occupied territory, increase the source of taxation, and let everyone enjoy the benefits brought by the expansion of the territory? Tell me, do you have any suggestions?"

Hearing this, Zhang Cai sighed, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I think that in order to develop Siberia or even Nuergan, the Western Regions and other places, there must be a large-scale population migration, and the surplus labor from the Central Plains and even the South will be transferred there. , so that we can truly achieve comprehensive development.”

A large population migration would be a good way, Zhu Cijiong said with great interest: "Tell me, how many people will be relocated, and how can the common people voluntarily relocate there?"

Hearing this, Zhang Cai said with a strange expression: "Your Majesty, as long as you make a will, the people will pass by. As for the population, I believe that the Siberian Plateau alone needs at least 500 million people, and the Siberian Plain is similar. At least 200 million people have to be relocated from the two regions of the Western Regions!"

Forced relocation?Zhu Cijiong shook his head and said: "No, no, the "Daming Chongzheng Law" that was just implemented stipulates that ordinary people also have personal freedom, and they can't go back on their word and change it day and night."

Hearing this, Zhang Cai said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, most of the people in Ming Dynasty like to guard the one-acre three-point field and live a peaceful life with their wives and children on the hot kang. It is very difficult for them to stay away from their homeland and move there voluntarily."

Zhu Cijiong heard the words, thought for a while, and then said: "This is not very difficult, how about this, leave this problem to me to deal with, Chuyang, tomorrow you will issue an order to transfer the Guanning Army, Liaodong Army, Dongjiang Army, Dingjiang Army, etc. The Liao Army was transferred back to Liaodong, the Tianxiong Army and the Zhongyong Army were transferred back to the Beida Camp, and Sun Chuanting was asked to lead the Qin Army, the First Frontier Army Army and the Frontier Army Second Army to guard Wushan City first, and the Third Frontier Army Army Transferred to the Yeni River Basin to garrison various bastions and Tungus City, transferred the Fourth Frontier Army Regiment to the Ob River Basin to garrison various bastions and Rem City, sent the First Expeditionary Army Corps and the Expeditionary Army Second Corps Transferred back to Kandahar to garrison."

When Sun Yuanhua heard the words, he stood up quickly and cupped his hands, saying: "My minister complies with the order."

Zhu Cijiong waved his hand, signaling him to sit down, and then said to Yang Sichang: "Wen Ruo, tomorrow you will start submitting the list of officials at all levels in the new Kyushu to the cabinet, and try to send all officials at all levels there before November."

Yang Sichang broke out in a cold sweat when he heard the words. These are thousands of officials, and they will be selected to take up the post within a month. It would be fatal, but the emperor's orders came down, so he had no choice but to stand up, cup his hands firmly and said: "The humble minister obeys the order."

Zhu Cijiong nodded, waved him to sit down, and then said to Zhang Pu: "Gandu, you can discuss it with Menghou later, and send relevant personnel to the Western Regions and Siberia Plain tomorrow to inspect the canal before the spring of next year. and the planning of the railway line.”

Hearing this, Zhang Pu quickly stood up and cupped his hands and said, "My minister complies with the order."

Zhu Cijiong nodded, waved him to sit down, and then said to Zhang Cai: "Shouxian, you go back and write an article about how to make money in Siberia. It is best to write about gold everywhere, and leave it to me tomorrow. "

What does this mean? Zhang Cai stood up in a dizzy state, cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

This Zhu Cijiong didn't explain it to him, because he would understand soon without explaining.

The next day, the "Beijing News" used a full page to report how rich Siberia is, how vast its territory is, how abundant its land is, and how sparsely populated it is.

On the third day, the "Beijing News" used a full-page report on how easy it is to make money in Siberia, Siberia. You can do jobs that cost a tael of silver a day, and you can even catch sables on the road. , You can get ten taels of silver casually, and Zhang Cai's article is among them.

On the fourth day, the "Beijing News" published the "New Kyushu Recruitment and Reclamation Regulations" issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The various preferential policies in the regulations are extremely attractive.

For example, after signing up, ordinary farmers will be able to share arable land equal to the area of ​​the existing arable land, and they will be exempted from tax for three years.

For another example, ordinary farmers can apply for additional arable land, as long as you can afford the tax, you can apply for as much as you want, and the tax will be half taxed within three years!
Finally, there is a sentence that the number of places is limited, so please register as soon as possible.

Now the whole of Daming is a sensation again. There are many people who are unwilling to leave their homeland, but there are also many who want to make money and live a good life. As soon as the report of the "Beijing News" came out, it immediately set off a wave of innovation in Daming. The boom in Kyushu.

How to get rich if you don't go out and make a fortune, this is the latest buzzword among the people this year.

Of course, Zhu Cijiong ordered Jin Yiwei's spies to spread this out!
(End of this chapter)