When Sanada Yukimasa and his roommates were cleaning the dormitory, the Mori Katsuya, who had disappeared from early in the morning, suddenly rushed in from outside the door, holding a newspaper in his hand and shouting, "Big news, big news." Please Baidu search (product book network) to see the most complete! The fastest update!"

Several people in the dormitory had become accustomed to this startled style, and everyone was still busy with their work, and they didn't even glance at him.

The Mori Singer was very dissatisfied with the attitude of his roommates, and he stood in the dormitory with his waist crossed and said unhappily, "Hey, didn't you hear what I was saying?" When the head of the dormitory spoke, you also echoed it, isn't this the rule of this school..."

Sanada Yukimasa casually threw the rag in his hand to the Maori Katsuya, who was still chattering, and said, "According to the school rules, the head of the dormitory should take the lead in cleaning the dormitory every Sunday, but you happen to have something wrong every time. Maorisan, do you want to be punished by the school rules? Today's weather is 30 laps in the playground, which is equivalent to taking a warm bath. ”

The Mori Katsuya dodged the rag thrown by Sanada Yukimasa, and Ma changed his smile and said, "I know that you have worked hard, so as the head of the house, I went out to get some food and drink and came back to treat everyone." In such a hot weather, it is one of the great joys of life to drink a glass of cold beer and a roast chicken.

I've just arranged food and drink in the restaurant at the school gate, and when you finish your work, you can go and have a drink. ”

After hearing the words of the Maori Katsuka, the roommates who were working showed their smiles. These Japanese, who were sent by Toyotomi Nutaiko to study at the Ming Army Military Academy, were born as high-ranking samurai, as well as ronin, traders, and farmers, but unlike Japan, the Ming Army Military Academy only talked about rank regardless of origin.

Under the strict discipline of the instructors of the Daming Military Academy, these Japanese cadets from different backgrounds quickly forgot the rules of Japan and began to accept the rules of the military academy. In this military academy, there is also racial discrimination, Han Chinese cadets discriminate against Manchu and Mongolian cadets, Manchu and Mongolian cadets discriminate against southwestern minority cadets, southwestern ethnic minority cadets discriminate against foreign clan cadets, and the Ryukyu, Jeju, and Taiwan cadets of the outer feudal clans discriminate against Korean and Japanese cadets, and Korean and Japanese cadets look down on each other, and by the way, they also discriminate against indigenous cadets in Southeast Asia.

Under these circumstances, the contradictions within the Japanese cadets were quickly suppressed and replaced by a common struggle against the outside world. Since this is a military school, if you want to break this discrimination, you can only break the chain of discrimination by force and academic results.

And in this regard, the Japanese still performed extremely well. The first level of the military academy is naturally Han Chinese, whether it is group force or academic performance, the Han people who have been unshackled are the first class. However, the next second level is that the Manchurian and Mongolian students are neck and neck, and the Manchurian and Mongolian students are better in individual force, but the Japanese are slightly stronger than the Manchurian and Mongolian students in the academic performance.

Of course, these Japanese not only learned the art of unity and warfare in military schools, but also embraced the social values and eating habits of the Chinese people, such as the love of beer and roast chicken.

The German brewers brought back from Europe by the European mission soon found an area suitable for growing hops in Qingdao, Shandong Province. With the support of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the brewers soon brewed light and dark beers using high-quality barley, rice, and Laoshan mineral water and these hops.

On a hot summer day, get some ice cubes and chill a beer, there's no better way to enjoy it in this day and age. Military cadets were the first to enjoy this alcoholic supply, which was also to reduce the heat conditions of the summer trainees. But no one could have imagined that beer would soon begin to become popular from military schools.

As a result, the original unlimited supply of beer in the military academy soon became a large glass per person three times a week. Therefore, when they heard that the Maori Singer had brought extra beer outside, everyone immediately became relished, and they quickened their hand movements one by one.

Of course, among these Japanese did not perceive another thing. The popularity of Tsingtao beer, which was introduced and produced from Europe, is rapidly promoting the development of Shandong's glassware manufacturing industry and the ice cube transportation industry of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Ice mining in lakes across the north is becoming more and more profitable in winter, especially ice from several freshwater lakes in Japan with excellent water quality. These ice cubes began to be transported to the south of the country, Southeast Asia, and even to the Indian mainland, becoming a huge industry before the ice machine appeared.

This ability to create demand is, in fact, the most powerful force in capitalist society. At this time, the Japanese only regarded power as the ability to fight, and they did not pay much attention to everything other than war.

Sanada Yukimasa was not deceived by the mere beer, he stood up straight and looked at the Mori Katsuya and asked, "I'll talk about the beer later, let's talk about it, what big news did you bring back?" ”

Maori Shengjia suddenly slapped his forehead and said: "I was almost led by you to think crookedly, there is really big news, with the cooperation of Vice Governor Li Chenfang and the ASEAN Combined Fleet, Sado Island has been captured." The Combined Fleet defeated the Dutch fleet off the coast of Fuzhou, which had invaded the Ming coast, and the Dutch were fleeing to Xiamen..."

The roommates, who were still cleaning and hygiene, suddenly left their work and gathered around the Maori Katsuya, wanting to ask the newspaper to read the detailed report. A student who was crowded on the periphery couldn't help but say a little anxiously: "If the ASEAN wins, will we be able to claim back the rights given to the Dutch?" ”

Another student said with a smile: "The Osaka Division followed Vice Governor Li to recover Sado Island, even if we can't return other rights, this Sado Island can always recover a part, right?" ”

Sanada Yukimasa was clearly not as happy as the other companions, and he crossed his hands on his chest and bit his thumb in contemplation. Seeing his appearance, the Maori Katsuya couldn't help but ask a little good, "What are you thinking?" Aren't those two pieces of news enough for us to celebrate? ”

Sanada Yukimasa shook his head and said: "I think everyone should not have too much hope, Japan is not a part of the ASEAN now, and whether or not the ASEAN can give us a benefit after the victory does not depend on our illusions." ”

Maori Katsuya suddenly said with some unconvincing: "But the capture of Sado Island also has a credit to the Osaka Division, even if the ASEAN Association does not approve, will His Majesty the Emperor also disapprove?" ”

Sanada Yukimasa replied disapprovingly: "His Majesty the Emperor can reward the Osaka Division, but not return the interests of the Dutch in Japan to us. The current Japan is not a country at all, so how can His Majesty the Emperor offend other ASEAN countries for Japan?

Unless Japan has the strength to stand alone against the British, Spaniards, and Dutch, we will not be able to take back the rights and interests that have been ceded out. What the emperor wanted to establish was a new order in Huaxia and Ming, not to act as a nanny for East Asian countries. Besides, are we really willing to be chickens for the rest of our lives under the wings of the Ming Dynasty, just like the Kingdom of Korea? ”

Some people also asked Sanada Yukimasa suspiciously: "Then what should we do to have the strength to resist these southern barbarians?" ”

Sanada Yukimasa was silent for a moment before he said: "Unification, only by first unifying Japan, abolishing the privileges of the feudal lords, and unifying the power of all Japan under the banner of the imperial court, can we take back the lost rights in the name of honoring the king..."

While Sanada Yukimasa was preaching the idea of unifying Japan to his companions, a cabinet hearing was being held in the capital city of Huaden, where Chongzhen and the cabinet ministers were listening to a report on the population and grain production of the Ming Dynasty by Jiliang of the head of the Tobe and the director of the Food Bureau.

In the gap of the horseshoe-shaped conference table, Ji Jiliang was holding a stack of pieces to report various data to the emperor and the elders, which were all jointly investigated by the Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Household in recent years, and should be regarded as quite accurate data.

“… According to the data, it can be concluded that the annual grain output of the Ming Dynasty last year was about 690 million stones, and if calculated according to the population of 150 million people counted in the past, each person consumes 4 stones of grain per year, and only needs 600 million stones, which should be more than enough. However, the fact is that last year, the country's grain consumption exceeded 700 million stones, and according to the calculations of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Bureau of Statistics on grain consumption, China's population should have exceeded 180 million. In other words, if you want to meet the problem of food and clothing for the whole country, you need 720 million stone of grain.

Last year, there was a difference of 30 million stone between China's grain output and the amount of grain needed to provide food and clothing for the whole country. The northern provinces have the largest food shortfall, estimated at more than 40 million stones. Last year, the total amount of grain shipped from the south to the north was 22 million stones, and the remaining shortfall was 18 million stones, which was the cause of the famine in several northern provinces.

In addition, the total amount of grain imported from overseas last year was 7.65 million stones, including 550,000 stones from Taiwan, 400,000 stones from the Philippines, 2.5 million stones from North Vietnam, 1.5 million stones from South Vietnam, 1.2 million stones from Cambodia and Saigon, and 1.5 million stones from Thailand and the Malay Peninsula. Nearly 4 million stone of grain was sent to Qingdao, Denglai and Tianjin, ensuring the food rations of the garrisons in Shandong, Lushun and Guanwai.

Judging from the drought in the north and flooding in the south in recent years, it is already a very good year to be able to stabilize the annual grain output between 690 million and 700 million stone a year by promoting the cultivation of potatoes and corn in the north.

Once it is like last year, or if there is a disaster that is even more severe last year, so that the annual grain output falls below the threshold of 690 million stones, then there will inevitably be a situation of large-scale displacement in Shaanxi in the second or third year of Chongzhen, once the people leave their land, then it will be more difficult for the local area to resume production in the second year, which will lead to more displaced people, which is a vicious circle..."

Qian Qianyi wiped the sweat from his forehead as he listened, he used to feel that Huang Liji was always restrained when he served as the first assistant, and he didn't have any worries. I still think that after I take the position, I must sweep away all the drawbacks of my eyes, not to mention becoming Zhang Jiangling, at least I have to be a Xu step and a high arch.

But I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty, which looks thriving, is so dilapidated and decayed under the gorgeous coat. Every time Qian Qianyi saw six scripts for money and power, he wanted to hang it with a rope.

The pitiful silver in the treasury can also be passed by the budget at the beginning of the year, and then he will have to worry about the autumn harvest, if something happens, he can only go to the emperor to pay money from the inner treasury and the prime minister's yamen.

And such a financial situation, Guo Yunhou, the secretary of the household department, already thinks that it is quite an outstanding political achievement. Qian Qianyi couldn't imagine how Huang Liji managed to hold up this family.

If there is money in the treasury, Qian Qianyi can still be the prime minister of the peace. But there was no money in the treasury, and he could only stare at his colleagues without understanding the economy. A cabinet chief assistant who can't make money will naturally find it difficult to dictate power. Whether it is the cabinet ministers or the six ministries, they are more inclined to obey the emperor's orders.

Sometimes Qian Qianyi feels that he is a puppet standing in the foreground, although most of the policies come from the cabinet, but the final decision is still in the imperial secretariat. He was a little sympathetic at this time, and Huang Liji's difficulties came that day.

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