If calculated according to the territory of the previous Ming Dynasty, the sum of North and South America is at least six or seven as big as the original Ming Dynasty.

Suddenly, North and South America attracted the attention of the vassal kings who had not been divided. Even the few feudal kings who had just dived before couldn't help but take a closer look at North and South America. They all muttered a little in their hearts, feeling that the South Seas seemed to be inferior to North and South America, after all, it was not an island, but it was a little far away.

Emperor Chongzhen was introducing the situation to the vassal kings in the temporary group: "This place is rich in minerals, and as far as I know, there are at least large gold, silver, iron and so on. There are still a lot of things that we don't have in Daming, and when you divide them in the future, you can exchange them for a lot of money if you transport them back to Daming. In addition......"

Listening to his introduction, those undivided vassal kings paid more attention to the messages that came out of the group.

Compared to them, Tang Wang didn't pay so much attention. Relatively speaking, he is very satisfied with his territory, no matter what, it is still big and fertile, especially with his back to Daming, there is a feeling of enjoying the shade under the big tree. Moreover, it is the first vassal country, and there are also a lot of Ming people recruited from the mother country, and now the entire Tang Kingdom can be said to be prosperous.

Of course, it is not without its drawbacks. As he said in the chat group, since the separation, he has been really busy. I originally thought that as time passed, everything would be better after everything was figured out. But he didn't expect that now he was busier.

"Alas, it's too demanding!" When King Tang thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh. If it weren't for Emperor Chongzhen speaking in the group, he would probably have shared this feeling.

At this time, he was completely listening with the mentality of the melon-eating masses, and suddenly felt that there was movement outside, so he retreated.

Sure enough, it was an inner servant who had just spoken, or saw King Tang's expression, knowing that he didn't hear clearly, so he repeated respectfully: "Your Highness, Honglu Siqing is back, and he is waiting outside the palace for His Highness to summon him." ”

The court structure of the Tang Dynasty was completely set up according to the Ming Dynasty. The Honglu Siqing in this inner servant's proclamation refers to the Honglu Siqing of the Tang Kingdom.

When Tang Wang heard this, he couldn't help but perk up, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Quick, spread that Wei Qing came to see Gu!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" The waiter agreed, and hurriedly passed the decree outside.

The Tang King felt that there was a shortage of talents and scholars in all aspects of the country, so he did not wait for talents to come to the Tang Kingdom, but sent his Honglu Siqing to Daming to recruit talents in person, and escorted grain over by the way.

At this time, King Tang heard that Honglu Siqing had returned, so he naturally summoned him as soon as possible.

His Honglu Siqing, who was originally a talent in the Ming Dynasty, named Wei Zhongliang, saw that he was hopeless in his studies, so he changed his career to business and became a businessman. But it didn't mix very well, and when he heard that Tang was eager to seek talents, he ran over and was favored by the Tang King, so he became the Honglu Temple of Tang Kingdom.

The palace of the Tang Kingdom is not big, only a moment of effort, Honglu Temple Qing quickly walked inside, saw the Tang King, and bowed and said: "The minister sees His Royal Highness, Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!" ”

"Aiqing, hurry up!" Tang Wang didn't put on a score, or he didn't have the habit of putting a score before, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to signal, and at the same time asked with a little eagerness, "Aiqing returned to Daming this time, can you gain anything?" ”

Wei Zhongliang stood up as he said, tried his best to be calm, looked up at King Tang, the excitement on his face, but he couldn't hide it no matter what, and replied respectfully: "Your Highness, Weichen's return this time can be described as an eye-opener. I didn't expect Daming to be really changing with each passing day, not seeing it with my own eyes, it's hard to believe. ”

When King Tang heard this, the fire of gossip suddenly burned, and he hurriedly asked curiously: "How is the method that changes with each passing day?" ”

Although he can learn some information about the Ming Dynasty through the chat group, after all, he is also a thousand machines (that is the word used by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty), it is impossible to stare at the chat group all the time, and without the permission of the group owner, the things he knows are limited.

When Wei Zhongliang heard King Tang's question, he immediately replied: "The people of the Ming Dynasty no longer need a guide when they go out. You can go wherever you want, and the government is completely unrestricted! ”

Hearing this, King Tang's heart moved, and he couldn't help asking, "But is it because of the new household registration system?" Is that really good? ”

Such a big thing, he naturally heard about it from the chat group. But how effective it will be, he can't be sure.

"Your Highness, this is amazing." When Wei Zhongliang thought about it, he felt excited, and when he answered, his voice was a little louder, "Those people in the household registration yamen can call people by name at once, and they don't need to say where they have been before and what they are going to do, they all know it clearly, this is simply a god!" ”

Speaking of this, he thought of something, and immediately added: "Weichen has seen many things along the way. Some people try to evade taxes, or use concealment of goods, or deceive that they have paid taxes, anyway, there are all kinds of means. As a result, none of these people succeeded. Those people who are registered in the yamen are simply sharp-eyed, too powerful! “

When King Tang heard this, he was about to ask a question, but Wei Zhongliang had already continued: "Also, Weichen also saw that Chengdu Mansion was levied for hard labor, and some Diao people tried to quibble that they had already passed the turn of hard labor, but they were still told by those people who were registered in the yamen and told them the specific situation of these Diao people, whether they had served hard labor or not, and they couldn't hide it from them at all. ”

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Listening to Wei Zhongliang talking about what he had seen and heard there, King Tang couldn't help but get excited. One of the problems he is facing today is also the problem of population management. Not only the people in his own country, including those who followed him to settle in the Tang Kingdom, but also the original natives of Dongwu, and later the Ming Dynasty who came to the Tang Kingdom to do business, etc., he was a little overwhelmed, and he felt that it was too complicated, and he had a headache for this matter every day.

But now listening to what Wei Zhongliang said, it seems that Da Ming has solved this problem well. Of course, he knew, that it must have been borrowed from the chat group. It's just that what he didn't expect was that this new household registration system was too powerful!

Thinking like this, a thought suddenly popped up in Tang Wang's mind. And as soon as this thought came to me, I couldn't hold it back anymore.

He was thinking about it, but Wei Zhongliang was still talking.

After talking about the household registration system, he began to talk about other things: "Your Highness, you may not have seen it, but now the cement production of Daming has increased by leaps and bounds. It is said that the steam engine was purchased, and some steps that purely required manpower were all owned by the Hercules steam engine, and the speed was really simple, better than that of a strong man. ”

When Tang Wang heard this, his attention was immediately attracted again. Cement road construction, the effect is not too good, can be before, he also knows that cement has been in short supply, and need to recruit a large number of strong men, it is said that the bottleneck lies in gravel or something.

Wei Zhongliang didn't care that Tang Wang wanted to ask, and he was still talking endlessly, obviously very excited: "In the territory of Daming, there are many roads, all of which have been built with cement roads, so I really don't have to worry about rainy days and muddy roads anymore." Also, Your Majesty, Weichen didn't go to Jingshi this time, but I heard that there was a new kind of transportation called a railway in Jingshi, and it is said that the kind of thing called a train, a carriage with more than ten or twenty horses. And the most important thing is that you don't have to worry about eating, drinking, and Lazar, and you can travel day and night, whether it is carrying people or transporting goods, it is very powerful! ”

Tang Wang has also heard about the train in the chat group. But at this time, when he heard his courtiers say it in person, he suddenly felt different.

"This train only needs to eat coal. By the way, speaking of which, the demand for this coal has also increased significantly. Wei Zhongliang excitedly introduced, "However, it is said that the coal mine also uses a steam engine, which can not only pump up stagnant water, but also easily transport coal. Oh, by the way, there are other mines as well, not only that, but also ironmaking, and also the use of steam engines, by the way, by the way, Wechen saw with his own eyes, and the textile industry also uses ......"

Well, it has completely become Wei Zhongliang's speech hall alone, and almost the changes in the Ming Dynasty over the past year or so, anyway, since Wei Zhongliang defected to the Tang Kingdom, the changes that have taken place in the Ming Dynasty, and those things that have greatly changed Wei Zhongliang's original impression, have all been gushed out.

King Tang has not returned to Daming for a long time, and the most recent one was when the royal clan meeting was held before. At this time, although Wei Zhongliang had a lot of words, he also listened to them with relish and did not dislike them.

After a long time, Wei Zhongliang spoke dryly, feeling that he couldn't go on, so he ended his endless gossip, and said to the Tang King very eagerly: "Your Highness, Weichen strongly proposes that I, the Tang Dynasty, should learn from the Ming Dynasty, including the household registration system, the introduction of steam engines, and ......."

Needless to say, King Tang already had this plan when he heard it. So many good things, if they are used in the Tang Kingdom, it will definitely make the Tang Kingdom richer and more powerful!

Thinking so, he immediately nodded in agreement, and asked some more questions about Wei Zhongliang's observations, especially the household registration system, which was even more detailed. After asking about the doubts in his heart, he said with satisfaction: "Aiqing has worked hard, go back and rest for a few days!" ”

"This is what Wechen should do." Wei Zhongliang's voice was already a little hoarse, and after answering, he wanted to retreat according to his words, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and almost forgot to enter the palace. So, he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Weichen returned to Daming this time and recruited fifty-three scholars, including ......"

His throat was smoking, but he had to finish what he had done. At this time, he regretted a little that he had just said something that he had nagged so much!

And Tang Wang's side, when he heard his words, he was also speechless, if Wei Qing hadn't taken the initiative to say it, he would have forgotten about it.

Alas, it's also difficult now, so many feudal countries go to Daming to grab people, it's really not easy to want talents! Thinking so, he listened carefully to Wei Zhongliang's advice, thinking in his heart, and finally prepared to find time to test those scholars to see what kind of arrangement method he had. As for the moment, he has more important things to do!

Thinking like this, after King Tang waited for Wei Zhongliang to go down, he began to close his eyes and recuperate, first went through his thoughts in his heart, and then entered the chat group, and saw that the icon of Emperor Chongzhen was still lit, so he chatted privately: "Your Majesty, the minister has encountered a great difficulty, but I heard that the Ming Dynasty has a solution. The minister had the courage to turn to His Majesty for help. ”

Emperor Chongzhen had just brainwashed those vassal kings with the benefits of North and South America, and instilled in them some things, such as making them want to open a country in the Americas smoothly, and it was best to give a little more price. For example, when the time comes, promise more to give better treatment to those Ming people who are willing to go to the Americas.

When he was just getting ready, he received a private chat from King Tang, which was a little strange, so he replied: "If Qing has any difficulties, even if he tells me, if it can be solved, I will naturally not stand idly by!" ”

When the Tang King was overjoyed at first sight, the emperor still supported him as always, and this was a drama. So, he immediately poured bitter water on Emperor Chongzhen, saying that the Tang Kingdom was newly built, and the personnel were mixed, and there were all kinds of people, which was very difficult to manage. Every time labor is levied or taxes are collected, there are always various kinds of suffering.

After complaining, he said with a look of expectation: "Your Majesty, the minister has heard that the new household registration system in China can solve these problems well. The ministers are brave, I don't know if the Tang State can use the domestic household registration system? ”

After finishing speaking, Tang Wang was a little apprehensive. Because he feels that the artifact of the chat group is something unique to the emperor. Used in Daming, that is a matter of course. But if it is used in the Tang Kingdom, I really don't know if the emperor will agree?

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was stunned at first, but then he felt funny in his heart. In the feudal state, the Ming Dynasty's household registration management system is also used, doesn't this mean that the most important data of the feudal state, including population, taxes, etc., can be seen by themselves. Basically, it can be said that even if the vassal kingdom has the ability of Sun Wukong, it can't escape the palm of his own Buddha.

Before, he thought that the vassal kingdom would not agree to this, so he didn't mention it to the vassal king at all, but now he didn't expect that the king of Tang would take the initiative to ask for it, so of course he was desperate.

Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen did not agree immediately, but opened the permission of a folder for Tang Wang, and asked him to check the household registration rules of any county, so that he could see that there were photos and various information in it.

After the Tang Dynasty finished browsing, Emperor Chongzhen said to the Tang Dynasty: "This new household registration system can indeed solve the difficulties of the Qing Dynasty. But if I want to implement it, it will cost me a lot of money. However, when the Qing and the others were separated overseas, I had already made it clear that I would fully support the Qing Dynasty. Then so be it, Qing went to the temporary group and asked the other vassal kings to see who still needed it, and I solved it all at once, so as not to separate and come again and again, and the price I paid would be very high. ”