"We haven't seen each other for more than a year!"

Nine thousand years old said with emotion.

At this moment, they are in Kuishan, Xuzhou, looking at the Yellow River, even the city of Xuzhou, which is mostly buried, there are many people walking around, surrounded by patches of wheat fields that have just been harvested, but there will be no rice planting here. Although Xuzhou has been a rice-producing area in both ancient and modern times, during the Yellow River's seizure, the area had already been reduced to a purely dry farming area because the Yellow River flooded and destroyed the irrigation system......

But fortunately, there are sweet potatoes.

In the future, sweet potatoes and sorghum will be planted in large quantities, and corn will also be planted in small quantities, a new crop that is already common in Beizhili.

It's all done by the Yang family.

The Yang family planted corn in various health centers in the way of Shangtun, mercenary military households to plant corn and treat the seeds, and then first promoted it among military households.

This is also an important reason why Lu Xiangsheng's subordinates didn't want to fight at all before.

To be a man is to speak of conscience.

They all remember the changes that the Yang family has brought to the military households of Beizhili!

Not only do they promote new crops, but they also buy sweet potatoes at significantly high prices every year to set up a charity warehouse, which they will use to help them when the year is bad. In addition, they were also hired in various places to reclaim and repair water conservancy, because of Yang Xin's suppression, the generals of the local guards did not dare to take care of it, after all, everyone knew the methods of Yingguo Gong.

In this case, it is really difficult for them to fight with Yingguo Gong, and they have any fighting spirit.

"What happened to Your Majesty's steam engine?"

Yang Xin asked.

"When I came, I didn't go wrong for seven minutes at most, and Your Majesty made something out of it that could carry water, and as soon as it was opened, the water flowed up the pipe from the well. I asked Your Majesty to reward a piece of water that was packed in a coal mine and was originally carried out by someone, but it was pumped out by himself, and as long as the coal was still boiling, he could not stop pumping it.

But the machine is always broken.

It won't take long to stop repairing, you can only smoke while repairing, Your Majesty said that it would be good to wait for the boring machine to be made, but this thing is also very labor-intensive.

I made one, but I still can't use it.

Your Majesty has always said that without you in the capital, nothing will go well. ”

Nine thousand years old said.

"Beijing, I can't go back for the time being!"

Yang Xin said.

The progress of the apocalypse is still obvious, this has advanced to the practical stage, of course, in fact, it should be nine thousand years old in order to make him happy, at this time, the efficiency and reliability of the steam engine, it is hard to imagine that there will be practical value. However, since it is something made by the emperor, no matter how high the cost of use, it must be used, but it is still possible to pump water in the coal mine, after all, the use of coal is almost not cost, and Europeans can use the Newkomen steam engine for decades, and there is no reason why the Apocalypse steam engine is not as good as Newcomen.

"You tell the uncle the truth, what do you think?"

Nine thousand years old said very seriously.

"First of all, I'm not interested in the throne!"

I have said before that when the world is peaceful, I would rather follow Zheng He's example and take the fleet overseas to expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, the outside world is very big, and the Ming Dynasty is only a small part of it.

I think it's simple to be the king.

I myself can conquer the whole of India with an army of 100,000 men, where the land is no smaller than that of the Ming Dynasty, the population is no less than that of the Ming Dynasty, and it is docile and easy to rule, and I have given myself the title of a god, and I have described my subordinates as a high caste, and they will submit to me for generations. If I don't want to be so troublesome, I can conquer the Wa kingdom with an army of 10,000 people, and then they will also submit to me for generations.

Even if I am given a thousand people to land in the Americas, I can also create a huge empire no smaller than the Ming Dynasty.

Want to be an emperor?

Quite simply, there are places outside, and there are populations that I can conquer.

Why should I rob Your Majesty? ”

Yang Xin said.

"In fact, Your Majesty also said at the beginning, wealth and wealth are shared with you, if you really want Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is not a big deal, Your Majesty is rich in the world, and you are not reluctant to give up the land of the two provinces, but the place you are based on now is no different from Taizu, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, even if Your Majesty believes in you, but Your Majesty has to face the mouths of Youyou.

His Majesty's will to be crowned king is possible.

The left and right south are already like this now, and even if they want to change back to what they used to be, it is impossible.

What's more, those people in Datong also have to have a personal suppression, since the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang dared to do this before, then they have to do it if they can't help it, so let you suppress it in Nanjing, and make you a county king, and take the county king as the governor Nanzhili and the military and government of Zhejiang.

However, in the future, the taxes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang cannot be less, whether it is land tax or commercial tax, including the two customs offices in Songjiang and Ningbo, the salt tax in Yangzhou, etc., these should still be how much.

Including gold and silver.

There are also all the Huangzhuang that cannot be missing.

The officials of the two places have passed the system and worshiped the seal, and the imperial court must always have a look, and the six departments of Nanjing and the other prefectures, including the five military governors' offices, have all been abolished, and the southern Zhili will be divided into two, with the Yingtian Governor as the Jiangnan Political Envoy, and the Fengyang Governor as the Jiangbei Political Envoy. As for the local officials of Fuzhou and county, you can set a list by yourself, even if it is recommended by you jointly, and hand it over to the officials for appointment.

In addition, there is the imperial examination in the three places.

This is still the responsibility of the local school officials, but the cost is borne by the local government.

You must know how many officials have lost their positions at this time, and if they all go to the capital, I can't afford to raise my uncle, so that the scholars from all over the country will be retained, and they will also have a place to settle. ”

Nine thousand years old said.

In fact, it is the apocalypse that wants to plant eyes and ears in the place.

Governors, political envoys and so on are for the sake of the face of the imperial court, so it can be said that these three places are still the imperial court, and the scholars from all over the country have united the local gentry in the name of the imperial examination, no matter how Yang Xin divides the land, the fame on the top of these people's heads is still there, so that the imperial court has a certain grasp of the local area. Of course, it is also possible that I really don't want to raise so many idlers, and how many officials have lost their jobs at this time, and those have already eaten up Yangzhou's salt tax, fines and confiscations.

Next, give the rest of the places to Yang Xin, and add the existing ones to the new ones, and it is estimated that thousands of people will lose their jobs just by all kinds of quality officials.

What about these people?

are all graded, all are rich, and the apocalypse can't be this pick-up man.

In this way, some of them can be sent, not to mention anything else, the scholars from all over the country can send out a few hundred, and then the rest of those placement pressures are still smaller, and as the imperial examination continues in the future, there will definitely be more to be produced, and these people will definitely not be used in the remaining places. The Ming Dynasty has already been full of officials, and it is said that there are 5,000 people participating in the imperial examination every year, even if the number of people admitted can be reduced in the future, but at least it is too late now, these guys have to be consumed.

Let them eat here at Yang Xin's place.

"Actually, I have a proposal."

Yang Xin said with a smile.

"Tell me about it."

Nine thousand years old hurriedly said.

Yang Xin's proposals are often pleasantly surprised.

"You can send envoys to various vassals, such as the countries that have just paid tribute in Nanyang, these places are far away from the Ming Dynasty and need the imperial court to take responsibility, you can send a consolation envoy to a vassal country, and it will be responsible for the consolation and education, and by the way, it will also declare sovereignty to the Taixi countries, that is, this state is a Ming vassal, and other countries must not interfere. It is better to send some scholars to teach Confucian classics in the national construction halls of various vassals, and even select those with good grades to be awarded meritorious fame, although they cannot participate in the imperial examination, but at least they can be regarded as selecting talents for these states, like those who are good in learning, they can also be sent to Guozijian to study.

Of course, we can use this to ask these states how much silver they pay each year.

This is also the basis for the Ming Emperor to protect them, after all, if there is really an invasion of outsiders, they asked the Ming to send troops, then they did not pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty, why should the Ming protect them, so that they pay some tribute every year, we promise to protect them, and then send the consolation envoy, in the future, there will be an invasion of the Taixi colonists, our consolation envoy can come forward to rebuke instead of His Majesty.

If you don't retreat, then it's time for the fleet to come out. ”

Yang Xin said.

"And what if these states don't accept it?"

Nine thousand years old said with some emotion.

It's not worth mentioning to send that bit of money to officials, the key is the opportunity to make money, which official lives on the court's money?

Official positions are the most important.

Throw them to Fanbang as a consolation envoy, the court only opens the basic Yulu, anyway, it is also a tribute from Fanbang, and when the time comes, take the opportunity to let these Fanbangs have more, not only enough for the consolation envoys to use, the court can also make a part, but also let the eunuchs meddle in overseas trade, as for the consolation envoys themselves want to make money from these Fanbangs.

But in this case, I am afraid that these countries will not do it.

People are not stupid, in the past they symbolically sent some tribute, but now they have to pay real money.

"Then it can also be played by the fleet, and my nephew asked His Majesty to build battleships in the first place, wasn't it just to declare national prestige? The declaration of national prestige certainly includes deterrence and non-subordination. ”

Yang Xin said.

The fanbangs will accept it.

After Li Zhizao's voyage to the Western Ocean, it is estimated that they all know the strength of the Ming fleet.

"This can be tried, but what about the previous ones?"

Nine thousand years old said.

"Yes, no problem, the governor and the political envoys can be appointed by the imperial court, and the officials of the prefecture and county will be nominated by me and then submitted to His Majesty."

Yang Xin said very simply.

This really doesn't matter, these people are just decorations when they come, they can't have any rights, if they dare to be dishonest, they will die violently, which can be regarded as saving face for the apocalypse, but Jiang and Zhejiang still have the final say in him, in fact, he is very much like the king of Pingxi.

"I'll just say it, in fact, it's not a big deal, Yixingbo, in the end, it's all a misunderstanding, and now it's clear that it's clear that the clouds will see the day!"

Nine thousand years old turned his head happily and said.

In the pavilion behind them, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Yuanhua and others smiled awkwardly.

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