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Chapter 654 The Emperor's Heart

For ordinary people, as long as they can eat, it is still a peaceful time, they are very satisfied, and they will praise "long live wise".

Many emperors in the past dynasties were satisfied with this, and they deeply left their names in history, becoming Mingjun and benevolent monarchs, and they were proud of themselves.

But Zhu Youxiao has a higher pursuit, and also believes that the people should have a better life.The standards of future generations will definitely not be met, but in terms of being full, if you eat better, can't you do it?
It can be done, of course it can be done, it depends on the level of the emperor, the ability of the government, and the ingenuity and hard work of all the people.

Even if the emperor does nothing from now on, the achievements he has made are enough to be proud and proud.

He defeated Jianlu, so that the inheritance of China can continue;
He built the navy, defeated the Dutch ghost, and will dominate the South China Sea;

He armed the most powerful army and occupied a large area of ​​land that was not in the Chinese territory in history;
He formulated and implemented an effective disaster relief plan, and the disaster of the Little Ice Age could no longer shake the rule of Ming Dynasty...

But that didn't satisfy him, it stopped him from moving forward.The reason is very simple, because he knows the most humiliating era in China, the heartache of losing power and humiliating the country, war and displacement.

Regardless of whether the offspring are prodigal sons or not, Zhu Youxiao will do his best to save some money for Daming.Of course, what is more important is to recast the spirit of the Ming people.

Only the spirit of pioneering and enterprising, brave and fearless is the foundation to support the long-term prosperity of Ming Dynasty.Only by solidifying the national policy as much as possible, so that all classes in Ming Dynasty can enjoy the benefits, can it be maintained for a long time.

Such as aggression and expansion, such as immigration and reclamation, such as advocating science, such as emphasizing business...

At present, there are almost no voices of opposition in the court, and the real benefits lie there!

If you dare to say "compete with the people for profit" and reduce business taxes, then you should find a way to support the army for disaster relief.Increase the agricultural tax, you dare to make this suggestion in a catastrophe year, do you want the government to force the people to rebel?
What's more, the current merchants have been basically separated from the officials. They don't need to manage around, do business well and make money, and they don't need to spend money to find any spokespersons.

As for the cliché of "poor soldiers and skillful fighters", it is not worth refuting at all in the face of the figures of the war harvest.

No matter how much he slandered the emperor's policy in the past, but now, let alone admiration, there is no reason to oppose it.Facts have proved that the emperor's foresight is beyond your understanding.

Therefore, the emperor's prestige is not only the supreme imperial power, but also the practices and results that have been proven to be correct.

Because of this, the emperor has a lot to do now, but he doesn't have to work too hard. He has his subordinates to carry out his will and push Daming to the peak step by step.

In fact, for the courtiers, although the emperor has a ruthless side, in general, he is not a tyrant.In such a political environment, if you work hard and don't be corrupt or corrupt, your future is still bright.

The emperor also had a sense of proportion, and did not make major moves in the field of ideology.

Thousands of years of traditional cultural thinking, how can it be so easy to change?It is much more difficult to change than the current political and military reforms, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as an earthquake.

Subtly, the emperor prefers to use this method, starting from basic education, guiding cultural and public opinion, and using it for two to thirty years to create a new ideological system that adapts to this world.

Pragmatism is what the emperor advocates, not only internally, but also externally.

The peace and prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people are not as happy as the common people's food and clothing, which makes the emperor happy;
It is better for the army to take over the kingdom of the heavens and the kingdoms of all nations, occupying it in real terms, and bringing it into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which makes the emperor Long Yan very happy.

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The water of the Songhua River is tumbling, and hazy water mist rises, which condenses into small ice crystals and hangs on the trees on the bank, forming a spectacle called rime.

"My lord, in the middle of winter, the downstream is generally not frozen." A Manchu guide humbly introduced to Zhang Pan, "But further north, the river is frozen."

Zhang Pan nodded slightly, turned his horse's head around, and continued to observe and patrol along the bank of the Songhua River.

Here is Songyuan of later generations, located on the south bank of the main stream of the Songhua River. It has no name yet, and can only be called the ancient Fuyu Kingdom (the capital Changchun).

Build a city here next year, and the year after will be able to advance to Shangjing. Zhang Pan looked at the marvelous sight of rime on the shore, and planned to advance northward.

"There are rivers and swamps here, and there are many swamps, so you can cultivate and raise livestock." Zhang Pan pointed his whip and said, "Although the climate is cold, it can also be cultivated and developed."

The Manchu guide nodded repeatedly, and said, "My lord, what you saw is very true. If we cultivated according to the previous methods, most of the rice and wheat would fail or fail. But we have cold-resistant crops, and rye and potatoes are enough."

After a pause, he added: "If you add the green storage and grazing cattle and sheep, it's about the same."

"There are many lakes and swamps, so fisheries will be developed." Zhang Pan smiled and said, "If you work hard over there and move here to settle here, the imperial government's policy is quite favorable."

The guide promised with a smile on his face: "Lord Leng Sengji has mobilized five hundred households as the first batch of immigrants in the spring of next year."

Zhang Pan smiled and nodded, and said, "In the spring of next year, the army will also come up to help them cultivate land, set up villages and build houses."

Leng Sengji has become a Manchu minister alongside Nala Zhongming. With his cunning and charm, the emperor is very optimistic about him.

Jilin Prefecture continues to expand, and after a year or two of development, it is very likely to be upgraded to a province.At that time, Leng Sengji will be at least below the governor, rather than enter Beijing as an official, and stand side by side with Zaisang Buhe as a Manchu.

On the other hand, Nala Zhongming has developed well in the army and has become a deputy general. He leads a cavalry unit mixed with Manchu and Han, and is stationed in Dunhua, Yanji, and Hunchun.

Almost three years have passed since the war, and the Manchus have gone from panic to living in peace, from being stared at by hatred to gradually calming down.

The emperor's strategy of using the Manchus to rule the Manchus was relatively successful, and Leng Sengji, Nala Zhongming and others made great efforts.To appease the tribe and suppress the unruly, the gentleness that should be gentle, the shock that should be deterrent, ensured the stability of Liaodong.

Just as he treated the princes of the Mongolian tribes, the emperor did not hesitate to appoint officials and rewards to these loyal Manchus.

Even the Koreans who fled into Liaodong were treated favorably by the emperor, turning them into citizens of Ming Dynasty and part of the development of Northeast China.

Governing a multi-ethnic country should have such a mind and courage.

Although the emperor formulated many rules, such as learning Chinese characters and speaking Chinese, living in separate villages, naturalization assessment, swearing in oaths, etc., for these people, being accepted is already a great grace of the emperor.

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(End of this chapter)