Chapter 350: Spending money to buy the crown prince
Li Guangdi used to be the governor of Zhili, and he had heard about the illegal mining of the Zhaoyuan gold mine in Shandong, and Kangxi was interested in mining Australia's gold mines, which meant that overseas gold and silver mines would be banned. ”
Zhang Pengxi was also overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Weichen seconded the proposal, it is better to forcibly relocate to fill Australia than to lure it to promote the spontaneous immigration of the people, so that the court is easy and trouble-free, and the people have no complaints." ”
"Mineral profits are huge profits, once this news comes out, the coastal people will rush out, which will inevitably bring great food pressure to Australia, and will also cause Australia to fall into disorderly chaos, which is not conducive to the development of Australia by the imperial court." Ma Qi said lightly: "On the other hand, a large number of immigrants have lost overseas, which will inevitably lead to the barrenness of local fields. ”
"Otherwise, there are few people in the coastal area, and even if one percent is lost, the impact will be minimal." Zhang Pengxi immediately retorted: "Besides, it is difficult to leave the homeland, but who wants to move overseas if there is a livelihood?" Although the profits from mining are huge, most of the people engaged in mining are unemployed, so how can it lead to the barrenness of the fields? As for Australia, the Fourteenth Master should have a way to guide him. ”
Seeing Zhang Pengxi kick the ball over, Yinzhen said with a smile: "To Australia, you must go through the Karopa route, it is easy to disperse and channel, and when you arrive in Australia, you don't have to worry, it is not mining that is profitable, they will soon find that Australia is full of gold, no matter what you do, you can make a fortune." ”
Kangxi frowned slightly when he heard this, the Australian gold mine, he planned to send the Ministry of Internal Affairs to control it, and then according to what Lao Fourteen said, he used black slaves to mine gold mines. That's not a good reputation.
Seeing Kangxi frowning, Yinzhen thought about it slightly, then faintly guessed his thoughts, groaned slightly, and said: "Australia has a vast territory, exploration and mapping, unless it is a few years can not be effective, farming, animal husbandry, and fishing are the first priorities for the development of Australia, and other development must be gradual and gradual." ”
Step by step, how can I not know? But I am now 60 years old, and God knows how many more years I can live, and the occupation and development of Australia and the South Seas, and the mining of gold mines, must bear fruit in my lifetime.
Thinking of this, Kangxi slowly spoke: "Last year, the total number of people registered was more than 24.62 million, even if it is calculated at 1 to 6, the population is 140 million, and the actual number is far more than that. Drawing 10%, it is 14 million, and it is completely sufficient to occupy and develop Australia.
Jiangnan is rich, no one may be willing to move to Australia, but there are many people willing to migrate to Fujian and Guangdong, Shandong and Henan are densely populated, and the teeth are becoming more and more numerous, and disasters are frequent, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places, the land is barren and the people are poor, natural disasters are continuous, and the livelihood is becoming difficult, so we can vigorously encourage and support the people to immigrate to Australia. ”
When Wang Luo heard this, he immediately followed the words and said: "The emperor understands the people's feelings, and knows that the people's sufferings are really the blessings of the people of the Qing Dynasty.
Two hundred and forty steps in the south of the Yangtze River are acres, and the land of mountains and Shaanxi is one thousand steps for the acres, and the income of the field is still less than the eleventh and second in the south of the Yangtze River. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of people went west one after another to 'kill the tiger' and went to Mongolia to make a living. The local folk song "Go to the West Exit" expresses the bitterness and helplessness in it.
Australia has fertile land, suitable climate, and vast and sparsely populated land, if the people of Shanxi can be allowed to move to Australia with their families, it is really a great event. ”
Qianming has already started to go to the west exit? Yinzhen was stunned when he heard it, and thought it was Qingwei's business? Relocating the people of Shanxi to Australia is indeed a good deed. However, Kangxi opened his mouth to move tens of millions of people, too eager for quick success, right? This is absolutely unique. …,
As soon as he saw Wang Liang preemptively said Shanxi and Shaanxi, Xiao Yongzao was not far behind, and then said: "The emperor is bright and wise, the holy thoughts are far-reaching, the temple is thorough, and it is like the benevolence of the sky, when the emperor of the former ancestor Zhang was in power, Liaodong was opened, and the poor people of Yanlu heard the wind one after another, at that time the population was sparse, the land was barren and many, and the people of Yanlu were still eager to Liaodong, which shows that the land of Yanlu is really deeply affected by natural disasters.
Later, the Shanhaiguan was closed, and the 'wicker side' was set up in order to prevent the homeless people from entering the customs, but the Yanlu poor gangsters were still repeatedly banned, and in the past year alone, there were 100,000 people in Shandong who smuggled into the customs either by sea or through Mongolia. The reason for this is that because the world has been peaceful for decades, the land of Yanlu has long been overcrowded, and there is no land to cultivate, but also because of its drought, flooding, flooding, and tidal disasters, various disasters continue year after year, and there are few good years. The large-scale migration of landless, unemployed and proletarian people to Australia will inevitably win the support of the people of Yanlu. ”
Is this talking about breaking through the Kanto? Yinzhen's heart was gloomy, in the past few years, he lived in the south of the Yangtze River, only to see that the south of the Yangtze River was rich and prosperous, but he had never paid more attention to the barren places such as Jin, Shaanxi, Yan, and Lu. It seems that the origin of the migrants is not worried.
However, Kangxi's preparation for immigrating to Australia is still unimaginable, how much manpower, material and financial resources will it take? You're not beating my mind again, are you? Just thinking about it, Kangxi began to order, "Yinzhen, what do you think?" ”
It's really my idea, Yinzhen was speechless for a while, and after a little groaning, he said bluntly: "Huang Ama, it is not easy to immigrate thousands of miles, and tens of millions of people are even more ancient and modern, even if they are rich in their sons, they are also difficult to bear, and their sons make a rough estimate, only the expenses of grain, dwellings, cattle, seeds, transportation, etc., and move a people, and consume about ten taels of silver." ”
As soon as he heard this, Kangxi was like being slapped on the head, and he was stunned, moving a people, and consuming ten taels of silver? How much do the tens of millions get? After a while, he came back to his senses and frowned, but he didn't say anything.
The reaction of the ministers in the palace was similar to Kangxi's, and the cost of organizing immigration to Australia was so huge? When Huguang filled Sichuan, the imperial court spent only manpower and troops, and the compensation was extremely limited. Ten taels for one person! In this way, this Australia should not be not.
Zhang Pengxi frowned, why did Kangxi propose such a big migration plan? Let the people move spontaneously, save trouble, save food, save money and worry, how fast! Why ask for your own hardship?
Glancing at Kangxi's frowning brows, Xiao Yongzao made a silent calculation before he said in a deep voice: "The fourteenth master has an error in the algorithm, how can the family be counted as a single person?" Taking a family of six as an example, five stones of grain, one cow, plus other expenses, thirty taels is more than enough, and one person is only five taels at most. ”
Everyone in the pavilion was silent, even if one person was five taels, it would cost fifty million taels, and the court couldn't afford it, and the fourteenth master couldn't afford it.
Li Guangdi was silent for a long time, his brows were raised imperceptibly, and after a little groaning, he reached out to ask for tea, but his left hand stroked the snow-white shou mei very naturally, and then took a sip of tea without a sound.
Seeing Li Guangdi touching Shou Mei, Yinzhen's heart jumped, he thought for a long time, he always thought that Kangxi immigrated to Australia for tens of millions, nothing more than a great success, leaving a name in history, after Li Guangdi reminded him, he thought that Kangxi was already sixty years old, so anxious, he wanted to see the development of Australia consolidated in his lifetime.
This is a good opportunity to invite pets, and we must vigorously support them, and bankruptcy is not a risk! Besides, the rapid development of Australia is also very beneficial to the division of the Americas, thinking about this, Yinzhen muttered: "Huang Ama, Australia is vast, although not everywhere is fertile soil, but tens of millions of immigrants are not much, however, tens of millions of immigrants can not be done in one go, Erchen takes out five million a year to immigrate to Australia, four years later, two million immigrants per year, seven years to complete tens of millions of immigrants, and ask the Emperor Ama to judge, is it feasible?" ..., everyone didn't expect Yinzhen to dare to take this matter down in one go, this is 50 million taels of silver, and the taxes paid in the entire Qing Dynasty a year are only more than 30 million, and they all gasped when they boarded, and the hands of the fourteenth master were really scary! Immigrating to Australia is not building an ocean-going fleet, this is purely to accompany money and shout.
Li Guangdi nodded secretly, he is already in his twilight years, it is naturally easier to guess Kangxi's intentions, the fourteenth master is decisive, without dragging his feet, this time he will inevitably win the sacred heart, spend 50 million to buy a prince, how to see how cost-effective this business is.
Hearing Yinzhen's statement, Kangxi's whole body was warm and comfortable, it was still good for the old fourteen, and he was willing to give up his family for the country at a critical time, and the sons did not say that they did not have this financial resources, but they had this financial resources, and they did not have this courage, 50 million, the old fourteenth just sold Luzon Island, and he did not have so much net worth, and he also lost so much courage and courage.
After glancing at everyone, Kangxi praised sincerely: "Good spirit! Immigrating 10 million in seven years is also a remarkable move! The old fourteen are solid for the country, their hearts are commendable, and I will not treat you badly, Australia is still banned from mining for ten years, only you are allowed to mine, to make up for it. ”
10-year exclusive right to mine gold in Australia? Yinzhen secretly slandered in his heart, there is a gold mine, but he doesn't know where it is? It can't be explored at all in a few years, and I don't know the size of the vein, whether it's good or not, Kangxi is purely painting cakes for him to satisfy his hunger, this trick, he is extremely familiar with it, how can he be fooled?
Besides, silver, he has a way to earn it, gritting his teeth and going out of the 50 million, it is for the position of the prince, how can he be sent away by Kangxi so easily?
At that moment, he said sincerely: "Huang Ama, the overseas release of the mining ban involves the continuous development of Australia and Nanyang, and also involves the temptation of overseas feudalization.
Besides, the Qing Dynasty was in short supply of gold, and the royal family was no exception, so the ministers had already made up their minds to find a large gold mine in Australia as a birthday gift for Emperor Amma's 60th birthday, and also prayed for Emperor Ama to withdraw the reward. ”
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