Wanli 1592

Chapter 388
At the end of the 22nd year of Wanli, a Ming army warship sailing from the Philippines arrived at the port of Yangon, unloaded several boxes of goods at the port, and was escorted by soldiers to Yangon city.

In Yangon City, one of the only three cities that Daming has completely controlled and developed, this small army has fully rested, and then under the escort of more troops, it goes all the way to the ruling center of Daming in Burma Town. ——Bagu City, to be more precise, it is the Zhennanhou Mansion in Bagu City.

Burma Town, a land twice as large as North Korea, the master of twelve Han people and five thousand troops lived in the Nanhou Mansion of that town.

After Xiao Ruxun heard the news of the ship's return, he was overjoyed and went out of the city to greet him personally. When he saw soldiers escorting several carts back from afar, he rode his horse over and saw with his own eyes the yellow corn cobs and a He was overjoyed when he saw a khaki potato.

Corn and potatoes are No.3 and No.4 in the world's food rankings. In countless histories, corn and potatoes once saved China in the Little Ice Age and brought China back from the brink of extinction. It was at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the Chongzhen era that the population of China dropped sharply from more than 2 million to tens of millions. Excluding the bloody massacres in the Qing Dynasty and the epidemic caused by the war, the main killer was the reduction in food production caused by the sudden drop in temperature. one.

It is a pity that in the Ming Dynasty, no one proposed to cultivate potatoes and corn as food on a large scale.

During the Zhengde period, corn was introduced to Guangxi, China, and potatoes were also introduced to China a little later. However, at this moment, no one realized that China had already obtained two food crops that could save the country. People discovered the astonishing yield of corn and potatoes, and no one tried to cultivate them as food crops. They were regarded as rare products, not to mention expensive, and the yield was extremely low. Only the rich and powerful could use them and eat them.

However, the rich and powerful families at this moment never imagined that decades later, in the era when the Manchu Qing went south to the Central Plains and the era of bloody storms, and in the era when severe cold spread all over China, the rare products they regarded as treasures became the treasures that saved China. The fruit of life of the tens of millions of Han people who have come down.

The so-called prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong is just a joke. A group of barbarians dare to say that they can create a prosperous age and establish a political power to rule tens of millions of people within a few decades of civilization. Great, in that era of severe cold, traditional crops such as rice and wheat failed to harvest. When people were desperate, they discovered that potatoes, which had never been valued before, bloomed with the light of life under the severe cold and harsh environment.

"Potatoes can grow in cold weather"

Such news swept across the devastated land of China and became the only hope. In the era after the war subsided and the Manchu Qing government was established, the Manchurians who were helpless because of the severe cold finally heard the news, and they were panicked because of the severe cold. All day long, they were afraid of being driven back to their hometown by the Han people who were violent because they had no food to eat. They announced the news ecstatically, and regarded potatoes as a treasure given to them by God. Arguable.

How should I argue?Daming has owned potatoes for 100 years, but he has never realized that potatoes are the key to saving them. At least they can grow on land where wheat and rice can no longer grow. They can grow and eat. They can curb refugees and give people hope. , so that everyone would not follow Li Zicheng to "break through", Daming would be able to free up his hands to deal with the Qing Dynasty, and would not have to fight on two fronts. In that rotten situation, Tudou was the only hope.

But Daming didn't grasp it, and Man Qing missed it.

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As for the corn, it was the icing on the cake. For the Ming Dynasty at that time, potatoes were the only hope of breaking the situation. The key to the continuation of the Ming Dynasty's fortunes was that potatoes could grow on the northern land that was gradually unsuitable for growing wheat and other crops. Come out and maintain the military power of the agricultural empire in the north with higher output and higher energy. As long as there are potatoes, as long as they can grow and maintain a certain output, the army can continue to garrison, the farmers can be retained, and the land can be retained. , the power of the Han people will not move south.

Of course, for Xiao Ruxun right now, corn is the most important thing. Like rice, corn likes a hot and humid environment. The wetter and hotter it is, the better it grows. If the temperature drops below [-] degrees, there is no need to wear thick clothes in the northernmost mountainous area. The stretching mountains of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau will block the severe cold airflow from the north of Daming, leaving Myanmar still warm.

The hot land bestowed by God, as long as you work hard, you will never starve to death.

Under the explanations of the fleeing old farmers from Guanzhong, Xiao Ruxun knew how much they hated that this land was not their hometown. If this was the case, they would not have to leave their hometowns to come here. However, the fact is already the case, just Don't force too much, it is a joyful thing to be able to settle and multiply here, except for the sultry climate that makes them uncomfortable, everything is fine.

Slowly, they will also adapt to the climate here, and future generations will also get used to the life here. They will take root here, live, multiply, and live here forever, just like they lived in Guanzhong for hundreds of years. Like a piece of land.

Leaving aside potatoes, the only place where potatoes can be grown in Myanmar is the northern mountainous area, and in winter in Myanmar, when the temperature is slightly lower, a batch can probably grow in one winter. As for other times, rice and corn are really good. There is enough, 10,000+ people can't eat these high-yield crops at all, and there will be surplus at that time, Xiao Ruxun can even secretly arrange merchants to sell the surplus food.

While planting, reclaiming wasteland, and building cities and houses, in the second half of the 22nd year of Wanli, Burma Town developed rapidly under such a bustling atmosphere. Gradually build the ideal home of your dreams.

Yuan Huang became Xiao Ruxun's chief government steward, because apart from Xiao Ruxun himself, only Yuan Huang had the experience and ability to handle government affairs. Xiao Ruxun also had to supervise the army, go out everywhere, manage daily affairs, and didn't have much time Overall planning, so these things can only fall on Mr. Yuan Liaofan. The 60-year-old man starts to do things every morning as soon as he wakes up, and doesn't fall asleep until midnight.

Xiao Ruxun repeatedly persuaded Yuan Huang to relax a little bit, he can help with more things, but Yuan Huang always said - you go outside to watch them, share weal and woe with them, and establish prestige, not for a few years, the people here and The land is all yours, those big masters don’t want it, you can’t, it’s the foundation of your life, and in the future, you will rely on it to realize our ideals!

Xiao Ruxun was kicked out of the government affairs office by Yuan Huang, but he was very worried about Yuan Huang's health, so he selected ten people who could read and write from the army and the fleeing people, and asked them to be responsible for Yuan Huang's help, Yuan Huang was tired When the time comes, just dictate and let them record it, so as to reduce the burden somewhat.

Yuan Huang wrote more than 20 letters and sent them back to his hometown, hoping to invite friends and partners from his hometown to go south to Burma to help him and Xiao Ruxun, but a month has passed, except for one student, Chen Longzheng, who sent a letter to say sorry Apart from Yuan Huang who was about to arrive in Burma to help Yuan Huang, only Yuan Huang's wife and son Yuan Yan replied that they would come, and no one else replied.

Yuan Huang felt very sorry for Xiao Ruxun because of this, saying that he had been famous for many years and had made countless friends, but in the end, he didn't even have a close friend who was willing to share weal and woe.

Xiao Ruxun took Yuan Huang's hand and said——In today's season, scholar-bureaucrats have low moral integrity, greedy desires, and shameless behaviors. He has read all over the history books, and only the end of the Northern Song Dynasty can correspond to them. There are still scholars like Fan Gong, as long as there is, it means there is still hope, if there is no such thing, then the class of scholar-bureaucrats will be completely abolished, and there is no cure.

In today's season, the Burmese town is poor and white, with [-] soldiers and [-] Han people. There is nothing else besides that. There are many people who are willing to add flowers to the cake, but few are willing to send charcoal in the snow. Yuan Huang can have disciples who are willing to send charcoal in the snow, and there are people who come to meet regardless of the danger. Wife and son, what more could you ask for?
In addition, Xiao Ruxun also felt that it was not good to have Yuan Huang's son Yuan Yan come here.

Yuan Yan is also a scholar, and also needs to go to school, but there is no quota for scholars in Myanmar Town, and the people here have not even been registered as civilian households. It will be three years later. If the Yuan family moves here, Yuan Yan But it was very difficult to go back to study and take the exam. In Zhennan Marquis Mansion, Xiao Ruxun could arrange for officials of the Marquis Mansion, but for the scholars, this was an official position that was completely disregarded.

The scholars who can come here are all people whose ideals are greater than reality, and those who are willing to practice ideals more than reality. Yuan Huang is over 60 years old, and the time to be keen on fame has long passed, but Yuan Yan is still young, and he is not as good as Yuan Yan. Huang's realm is the only one, so it doesn't seem to be good for Yuan Yan.

Yuan Huang shook his head.

"As the son of this old man, he should have such an awareness. His kid's reading ability is not as good as his father's and me. He has not passed the provincial examination twice. With this academic ability, even if he is admitted to Jinshi, he can only be a top three fellow Jinshi." , without my father and the care of my colleagues, I can only be a county magistrate in my life. There is only one Zhang Cong. No one knows what that kid is like. Ji Xin, don't worry, this kid is in his own heart. It's also very clear."

After all, Yuan Huang smiled.

"The officialdom is a big dye vat. If you want to be pure and clean, you can only be like the old man. You will be a petty official for the rest of your life, and you will never even try to enter the political center. That kid has no other skills, and he is a good hand with a stubborn temper. Temperament enters the officialdom, it is lucky not to be killed, and still wants to be promoted? Zhang Cong is an odd number. He bumped into the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of Daliyi and Jiajing, the once-in-a-lifetime emperor. Jiajing Zhongxing, now, is it possible?
Instead of facing the situation where a white-haired man gives away a black-haired man, telling the old man that life would be better than death, let that kid give up the idea of ​​entering the officialdom, come here, work hard, practice his skills, and follow you, Xiao Jixin, It may not be another way out, Ji Xin, I, Yuan Huangke, put the life and future of my family in your hands. Life!Ha ha ha ha! "

Yuan Huang talked freely and smiled freely, but Xiao Ruxun's heart was not free and easy at all.

He knew that Yuan Huang couldn't be free and easy either.

Myanmar is a paradise, people from outside will not come in, and they have no interest in coming in. Of course, this gives the town of Myanmar a chance to develop, but it is doomed to be unable to join the WTO if it is out of the world. If you want to save Daming, you must join the WTO. His The power is still too small to shake the existence of any interest groups. Whether Burma Town can support his ambition is still unknown.

But he knew that he had already started, the desolation of the Zhennan Hou Mansion, a Marquis, and three aides, was facing the poverty of this land and people's disapproval of it.

How many people are willing to give charcoal in the snow?Sending charcoal in a timely manner is of course a virtue, but if you send it to a military town or a party, it means your own contribution, which can be regarded as an investment that gambles on everything. How many people in the world have the courage, courage and determination to put everything in their hands? Delivered to this poor and white place?

It would be abnormal if people flocked here, not to mention scholars, even ordinary people, if they hadn’t lost their land, if they hadn’t been oppressed and couldn’t live in the country, if they hadn’t made up their minds, they wouldn’t even think about coming to Myanmar. Come to this wild land that the poor and the poor don't understand at all.

Those who come here are either people with no end in sight, or people with a spirit of exploration. These two kinds of people are exactly what Xiao Ruxun needs. The mainstream; the second type of people are tough, curious, and don't like to stick to the routine. The number of people is very small, and they are non-mainstream, and only this non-mainstream is the talent that Xiao Ruxun urgently needs.

Those who like new things and those who like wild places are also what Xiao Ruxun needs.

Xiao Ruxun didn't know if these people would come, but he knew they must exist.

At the end of the 22nd year of Wanli, the impoverished Burmese town entered a period of rapid development. People who came here from the north lamented the strange climate without cold, but also appreciated the gift from God, allowing them to cultivate food crops in winter, which is enough to The food that allows them to survive, and these foods will become the main pillar supporting the vigorous development of this land in the next year.

(End of this chapter)