After Zhu Youzhen thought it through, he said to Huang Liji: "Okay, then I will give Mr. an excuse to persuade others to support the development of this area.

This year, the value of all kinds of furs imported by Daming is no less than 700,000 taels of silver, and the value of imported ginseng is about 40 taels of more than 100,000 taels. According to the records of the Four Seas Trading Company, about half of the fur comes from the coast that surrounds the Whale Sea and the Kuril Islands, while nearly a fifth of the ginseng comes from the coastal area controlled by Vladivostok.

Since these areas are not yet included in the administrative divisions of the country, import duties are levied on these skins and ginseng, and the authority to collect taxes is vested in the customs.

My suggestion is to merge the area between Vladivostok and Lake Khingkai, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands into the Lelang Territory, and set up a governor to handle local civil affairs, so that the region's furs and ginseng and other resources will no longer be imported to the mainland. Of course, the military affairs in the region are still under the management of the Tokai Patrol Office. What does the gentleman think? ”

Huang Liji was finally a little moved, and if he brought this area under the control of the imperial court, he could indeed use it to convince those colleagues. Ginseng is no different, since the medical school refutated, the price and sales of ginseng in China have begun to shrink.

Only this fur business is really exciting, the fur originally consumed by the Ming Dynasty came from Shaanxi and grassland; One is from the Northeast. The furs provided by Shaanxi and the grasslands are basically road goods, and they can't afford to sell them at any price. Only the furs from the bitter cold land of Liaodong are all high-quality furs such as sables and silver rats, and they are also the things that the rich from all over the Ming Dynasty tend to see.

After the imperial court strengthened the management of fur goods from Liaodong, the price of fur in the Ming Dynasty also rose step by step. Especially last winter, the three concubines presided over the public charity activities, and the Arctic blue fox costumes on their bodies made the ladies and ladies blind, and it stimulated the activity of the Daming fur market.

For example, a high-quality sable can be replaced with 2-3 pieces of a logging axe in the Temple Street Market, but when it is shipped back to Daming, it instantly rises to 20 yuan a piece, and it takes at least 60 sable skins to make a sable fur suit. As for the rare sea otter skin in Northeast Asia, it was fried to 120 yuan a piece in Guangzhou and Shanghai, and it took at least 20 pieces to make a fur suit. As for the highest-grade Arctic Blue Fox, it is claimed that each one needs to be covered with silver dollars before it can be sold, and even then no one has seen anyone take it out for sale, but whenever one is received, it is used to give it to the real power.

This back-and-forth profiteering led more and more people to invest in the fur business, and it is said that on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the shores are full of precious fur animals, where sea otter skins are worth less than a needle.

Being able to control the tax revenue of the fur business in this area in the hands of the imperial court is equivalent to finding another source of wealth for the imperial court, and Huang Liji feels that even if he leaves office, it will be difficult for his colleagues to blame himself for this matter.

Huang Liji gave up his gesture of non-cooperation and asked Chongzhen tentatively: "Then how is Your Majesty going to develop this area and make it the granary of the entire Huanjing Seaside Area?" ”

Seeing that the topic finally turned back, Zhu Youzhen was extremely happy to introduce it, "According to the information sent back by the expedition team, there are about 31,000 hectares of land that can be reclaimed without any processing; About 80,000 or 90,000 hectares need to be removed from some shrubs and weeds and slightly drained. As for the plain swamps, which require a lot of effort to cultivate well, the scale will not be less than the sum of the first two.

In other words, there are no less than 100,000 hectares of land that can be immediately developed for cultivation in this area, and 100,000 households can be resettled according to 1 hectare of land.

But the area is a wasteland after all, and apart from the 20,000 to 30,000 indigenous people who live by fishing and hunting, there is little material to provide for the new immigrants. Therefore, if the state pays for the settlement of immigrants from the beginning, I am afraid that the national treasury will not be able to bear it in the first place.

According to the test of the Vladivostok town guard, it is impossible to reclaim 1 hectare of local land without 3-4 horses or 2 cows and complete sets of farm tools. According to the calculations of Sihai Trading Company, in order to equip these livestock and farm tools, it is necessary to have a deposit of at least 300 yuan. Horses and cattle can be purchased from Jeju Island and North Korea, and iron farming tools can only be purchased from Tianjin.

So what I mean is to take 120,000 acres of land out and divide it into four different parts. For example, 20,000 acres of land will be allocated to local garrisons and their families;

30,000 hectares of land to recruit households with deposits of more than 300 yuan in the three banks, as long as they apply to the bank where the deposit is made, they can get a land allocation certificate, with which they can get 1 hectare of land free of charge when they arrive in Vladivostok or Shuangchengzi by boat.

The certificate is valid for one year, and if you do not go to the local area to apply for land within one year, or if you apply for land and do not cultivate it, it will be deemed to be automatically abandoned. The land acquired is not subject to taxes for 20 years, but half of the harvest must be sold to the Vladivostok town guard or the Shuangchengzi Yamen.

After 20 years, a land certificate is issued before the land can be traded. However, the number of years of cultivation within 20 years shall not be less than half of the number of years, otherwise the number of years of cultivation shall be supplemented before the land certificate can be issued.

Another 30,000 hectares of land will be distributed to retired soldiers who have no savings but have defended the country. Soldiers with a discharge certificate can also get 1 hectare of land free of charge and apply for a low-interest loan of 300 yuan from the bank, but in the event of attacks on Shuangchengzi and Vladivostok, retired soldiers are not allowed to refuse the government's call-up order. Other benefits are the same as before.

The last 40,000 hectares of land will be divided into three hectares and will be open to national bidding. As long as a deposit of 1 hectare of 100 yuan can be paid, any Ming person can apply for the development of the above land, and within 10 years of developing mature land and paying enough grain to the local government, he can obtain land property rights. ”

Huang Liji was silent for a long time after listening to it, and then raised a question: "Your Majesty's idea is naturally excellent, if the plan can be successful, not only will a sharp knife be inserted in Houjin's back, but also be able to solve the more than 100,000 landless poor people in China, and by the way, it will also solve the local food problem, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone."

But the minister wants to ask His Majesty, if Houjin really raises the whole country's troops to attack Shuangchengzi and Vladivostok, can the army here really be able to stop it? If not, how can these immigrants in our country escape from here? ”

Zhu Youzhen pondered for a moment and then said bluntly: "If the Houjin moves eastward with the strength of the whole country, it will naturally be difficult for the people and horses of Shuangchengzi and Vladivostok to resist the Houjin army. But at that time, I will inevitably pour the main forces of the northern armies directly to Shenyang, if he refuses to turn back, he will just exchange Shenyang for this place; If he turns, I will either force him to fight a decisive battle, or I will also lead the army to retreat, and the two will just stop. ”

Huang Liji thought about it again and again, and finally nodded and said, "Since Your Majesty has prepared for the worst, the minister is willing to obey the order." The work of the Lelang Territory and the colonization of immigrants will be discussed with the ministers and the ministers to come up with the detailed rules, and then reply to His Majesty. Next, please let Your Majesty decide these government affairs first..."

Zhu Youjian briefly flipped through the stack of documents handed over by Huang Liji, and after reading the instructions of the cabinet on the documents, he signed his names one by one, and only after turning to the last document did he focus a little, and after reading the document, he said: "The New Year is coming soon, and there is no need to drag on the canal strike."

The cabinet sent an investigation team, and then, together with Cui Wensheng and Shen Tingyang, consulted with the representatives of the dock workers to first calm down the dock workers and thoroughly investigate the inside story of the murder case of the Jiangpu gentry. Then let the governor of Caoyun, Yamen, make up a sum of money first, and pay a holiday fee to the dock workers, so that they can have a good New Year first.

As for those officials in the DPRK and China who rebelled against their ways, they were punished in the name of ill intentions and sent to the yamen of overseas territories to serve in the country. Other officials who wrote the letter were not punished for the time being, but were given verbal reprimands.

This Hua Yuncheng has some influence, and he did a good job in the affairs of Haihe River governance before, but he didn't expect him to be involved. I saw that I would send him to the Lelang Territory, and let him preside over the affairs of the Twin Cities Colonization..."

After all, Huang Liji is still only the elite of this era, and he can understand Chongzhen's other decisions, but he hesitated when he heard that he would pay the workers, so he said to Chongzhen: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to let the Yamen, the governor of Caoyun, pay the workers."

It is certainly a good thing for Your Majesty to be sympathetic to the small people, but if the small people make a fuss, they can receive money from the imperial court, and I am afraid that there will be more such affairs in various places in the future. The minister was even more worried that if some people took this as a business and instigated the people to make trouble, the local government would be at a loss.

Is it okay to distribute some food in the name of His Majesty to show the emperor's grace? ”

Zhu Youzhen first thoughtfully said to Lu Qi, who was waiting on the side: "It's not a bad idea to distribute some food and daily necessities in the name of the royal family, you will inform Wang Chengen to prepare a sum of money, send an honest eunuch to go along the canal, and select some poor households to condole..."

After instructing Lu Qi, Zhu Youzhen said to Huang Liji: "Sir, don't worry too much, the governor Caoyun Yamen is just taking this money on his behalf, and in the end, after the case is understood, it will be taken back from the businessmen and gentry who have violated the law and discipline."

As for whether there are people who will make a career out of it, that's a matter for local officials. If they can distinguish between the reasonable demands of the people and the people trying to make trouble, naturally no one will dare to defy the law.

If they can't do even such a simple thing, I think the court will have to consider finding someone to replace these incompetent officials. ”

Hearing Chongzhen's meaningful words, Huang Liji finally stopped insisting. There has never been a shortage of mediocre people in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, and he is not willing to cause himself this trouble again when he is about to retire.

Huang Liji thinks that how to clean up those mediocre officials in the officialdom should be left to the next first assistant. He quickly changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the minister came here this time, and there is another thing I want to ask about His Majesty's true intentions, I wonder if Your Majesty can tell the truth?" ”

Looking at Huang Liji's cautious expression, it seemed that what he was about to say was more important than his previous official duties. Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but sit up straight and replied, "Sir, please speak." ”