In Liu Hong's view, as an agrarian nation, Huaxia, in addition, in order to manage the people well, the policy of the imperial court in all dynasties was to enclose the people to their own one-third of an acre of land. In this way, it is even more impossible for the people to go out and explore.

In Liu Hong's view, such a policy may be beneficial to the imperial court, but it is definitely a disaster for the entire Han nation. Like the China of later generations, it was repeatedly invaded by foreign peoples. In Liu Hong's view, this policy, even if it is not the culprit, is absolutely to blame.

Now, after the change, Liu Hong does not need to confine the people to the land at all to ensure the safety of the dynasty. Therefore, he wants to solve this problem from the root cause thoroughly. And now, the key to solving this problem falls on Fugui.

"Fugui, do you still remember the route of the continent you inadvertently went to?!"

"Your Majesty, the minister remembers, the minister remembers!" Hearing Liu Hong's question, Fugui hurriedly said: "At that time, in order to get back the original route, we drew a nautical chart, and with the nautical chart, we can easily go back!" ”

"That's good, that's good!" Hearing Fugui say this, Liu Hong relieved his heart, "Fugui, I told you that when you discovered this continent, you are definitely lucky." I will study and study well, how to reward you! ”

"Your Majesty, you want to reward us?!" Hearing Liu Hong's words, don't mention Fugui's excitement, "It is said that if you don't die in a catastrophe, there will be a blessing after you, but I didn't expect this blessing to come so quickly!" ”

"It's a must to reward you, and it's a big reward!" Seeing Fugui's excited look, Liu Hong was also very happy, but then, he thought of Fugui's special mission, so he asked: "By the way, Fugui, how is your mission to Rome, did it succeed?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's a success, it's a success!" As he spoke, Fugui took out the two letters, handed them to Liu Hong, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister not only succeeded, but also overfulfilled the task!" ”

"Oh, what's the over-fulfillment method?" Taking the two letters, Liu Hong asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, that's what happened!" Fugui happily told Liu Hong all the things he had done in Europe.

Hearing Fugui say that he not only succeeded in making the Roman emperor, but also the Roman prince successfully smoke white powder. Moreover, he also succeeded in getting the Roman emperor to promise to dredge the Suez Canal and sell the white powder to the island of Great Britain.

"Yes, Fugui, you really overfulfilled the task this time!" Liu Hong patted Fugui's shoulder excitedly and said, "You wait for a few days, you can't see the light of day in this matter." Wait for me to study it, add its reward to your discovery of the mainland, and reward you together! ”

After listening to Liu Hong's words, Fugui happily went back and waited for the reward. But Liu Hong sat in the main hall, pondering how to cooperate with the rich and noble, and completely arouse the enthusiasm of the people to go to sea and even explore.

"Guide the enthusiasm of the people to go to sea and continue it, not the same as now, if something happens, it will cool down, then it must be guided in terms of policy and legislation!"

For the repeated times when the people went to sea, Liu Hong decided that if he didn't do it, he would do it, and he must solve the problem once and for all. Therefore, he wanted to directly formulate the relevant laws on this matter and solve the problem from the root.

In Liu Hong's view, it is not so difficult to completely guide the enthusiasm of the people for exploration. After all, these things have relevant policies and laws in European and American countries in later generations, and he can learn from them.

For example, if you find an island, you can give them the naming right of the island, give them the right to develop the island for a certain number of years, and if you don't have the right to develop, you can knight them according to the value of the island. In this way, the discovery of a new island should be famous and profitable, and it will surely arouse the enthusiasm of the people to explore the new island.

Of course, Liu Hong also knows how difficult it is to discover a new island. If you want to guide the people's enthusiasm for going to sea and exploring, this alone will not work. After all, after a long time, the people will see that not many people have discovered the new island, and this enthusiasm will definitely decrease. Therefore, he had to think of something easier to get to seduce the people. In Liu Hong's view, this matter will fall on those islands or the minerals in the land.

Mineral deposits, no matter how small, are of immeasurable value, and they are definitely good things to make a fortune. As early as in the new law, Liu Hong stipulated that the minerals belong to whomever the land they are in. The private ownership of mineral deposits has been established, and in this way, there are conditions for luring the people with mineral deposits.

Of course, the legislation on mineral deposits is still quite imperfect. In particular, there are no clear rules for mineral deposits on unowned lands or islands. Now, he has perfected the regulations in this area and used them to attract the people. After all, now large tracts of land are ownerless. And those islands are basically ownerless, so the mineral deposits there are definitely the best weapon to guide the people to explore.

This aspect of the matter is not difficult at all, and a prospecting right can solve the problem. This can not only guide the people to explore, but also increase the windfall income of the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong took out a pen and paper, wrote and painted, and after a while, he formulated an exploration method and a mineral exploration method.

The Exploration Law stipulates that as long as the Han people discover places and islands that have not been recorded by the imperial court, they automatically enjoy the naming right of the place, and the priority right to develop the place for a hundred years. If you give up the right to develop, you can exchange contribution points for the value of the discovery site. However, whether or not he waives the right of first refusal, he automatically enjoys 10% of the value of the land for 30 years.

The Mineral Prospecting Act is even simpler, stipulating that the common people can buy prospecting rights for ownerless land from the imperial court. Once a prospecting right is purchased, if a mineral deposit is discovered within a specified period of time, it automatically enjoys the right to exploit the mineral deposit.

Liu Hong knew very well that such a simple two laws would definitely be imperfect. However, these regulations can already guide the enthusiasm of the people to explore. As for things that are perfect, depending on future developments, it is enough to take your time.

"Okay, with these two laws, I am making Fugui a marquis, and giving those crew members a heavy reward, which will definitely rekindle the enthusiasm of the people!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe (this site), reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )