In November of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, November of the first year of Ruiyuan, all parts of the Ming Dynasty were basically stabilized, and the north began to gradually get rid of the shadow brought by the war.

The acumen of the merchant is very high, and it is completely correct.

The cabinet has exended a great deal of effort to restore order in the northern part of the country and promote the stability of the people.

First of all, in terms of grain relief, the cabinet mobilized a large amount of grain, and even directly transferred part of the grain from Shaanxi to Beizhili to stabilize the people in the famine, and secondly, in terms of the allocation of officials, the most capable officials were allocated to Fuzhou and counties to which Beizhili belonged, and finally, in terms of financial input, it was even more inclined to Beizhili.

This makes the recovery of Beizhili much stronger than that of Henan and Shanxi.

More than half a year has passed, and Beizhili quickly began to recover, showing a thriving situation.

As Beizhili began to recover, a large number of people who had previously moved out gradually returned to their hometowns.

Zheng Xunrui also agrees with this approach, after all, Beizhili is the location of the capital, but in terms of how to make Beizhili recover quickly, Zheng Xunrui tends to two aspects, the first is to increase investment in agriculture, such as redistributing ownerless land, fully implementing the system of integrated grain payment by the official gentry, limiting the excessively high cost of arable land lease, and providing grain seeds for the people free of charge, including sweet potatoes and maize seeds, etc., the second is to tilt the north Zhili from the garrison, and the first army of the Zheng family army is stationed in the territory of the North Zhili, The number of people reached 50,000, and these 50,000 people ate, drank, and slept in the territory of Beizhili. It will definitely boost the consumption of Beizhili, and also allow the people to find a way to make a living.

At the same time, the renovation of the river within the north of the Grand Canal began in autumn, and the renovation of the river adopted the practice of recruiting migrant workers and paying salaries. This allowed most of the laborers in Beizhili to find something to do during the slack season, and they could earn wages to support their families.

The merchant entered Beizhili, which made Beizhili's recovery faster.

The changes in the capital are even greater, after all, this is the political center of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a veritable economic center, and its role in the economy is second only to Nanjing.

The shadow of the war is no longer visible in the capital, and the bustling scene has long appeared. It has entered the winter month, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is slowly emerging, and one after another shops are full of energy, preparing a large number of goods, ready to make a good profit during the Spring Festival.

Anyone who enters the capital will not believe that in March in the first half of the year, there was a miserable wind and rain here, and the people were in panic all day. The officials were even more worried.

In the face of such a situation, the people are satisfied. The scholars and merchants were satisfied, and the officials of the court were even more satisfied.

It's a pity that the emperor is not particularly satisfied.

It is said that when Yin Gu Menglin of the Shuntian Mansion reported to the emperor the situation in the Tianfu and the capital, his face was flushed by the emperor's question, so that when he returned to the palace, he did not show up for three consecutive days.

It's not a hearsay, it's true.

When the emperor asked Gu Menglin, who was a little complacent. The first question is why the imperial court should increase the rescue of Beizhili, and even sometimes suspend the aid to Henan and Shanxi, and the second question is what role Beizhili is preparing to play in the Ming Dynasty, whether it thinks that the convenience of the honor guard capital here should be more supportive. The third question is what Beizhili and even the capital are preparing to build, speaking of which Nanjing is more prosperous than the capital, whether the capital feels the gap and how hard it is ready to work.

In short, the emperor asked a lot of questions, Gu Menglin was dumbfounded, and many questions could not be answered.

This time, the emperor was not polite, reprimanded Gu Menglin, told him to go back to think, and went to the Qianqing Palace again three days later to answer these questions.

Therefore, after Gu Menglin returned to the mansion, he did not show up for three days, just thinking about these questions and thinking about how to answer questions in the Qianqing Palace again.

Gu Menglin didn't expect that when he came to the Qianqing Palace three days later, he was waiting not only for the emperor, but also for the cabinet ministers, as well as officials above the third rank in the court, and even the metropolitan governor and the metropolitan governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

This situation made Gu Menglin really nervous, and at this time he realized that the question raised by the emperor was not trivial.

"Gu Aiqing, my question is very clear, I give you three days, I don't know how you think, let's take a look."

The emperor's tone was very soft, but cold sweat had already broken out on Gu Menglin's forehead.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought about the problem seriously, the minister thought that the capital and the North Zhili should play a leading role, as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, if it lags behind other places, then the officials at all levels will not be able to do things......"

Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly, it seems that Gu Menglin's understanding is still good, at least the most important aspect has been thought of.

The cabinet increased the support of the North Zhili, Zheng Xunrui fully agreed with this regard, in any case, the North Zhili is one of the most important places in the Ming Dynasty, the south can only be used as an economic center, can not become a political center, such a situation is the same after hundreds of years, and the North Zhili not only to become a political center, but also to become an economic center, the power of the North Zhili needs to be strong, so that the Ming Dynasty in the elimination of the Qing Dynasty, after the unification of the grassland, the North Zhili can become a comprehensive engine to drive the development of the north.

Shaanxi used to be a place that Zheng Xunrui paid special attention to, and it was also the place where Zheng Xunrui made his fortune, but from the perspective of economic scale, Shaanxi cannot be compared with the south, let alone with Shuntian Province, on the one hand, due to the limitations of the terrain, on the other hand, it is also impossible for Shaanxi to become the real center of the north.

The south should be in the heavenly province, that is, the original south of the straight for the engine, the north is the north of the straight for the engine, one south and one north two engines, can really drive the Ming Dynasty this car rapid forward.

Gu Menglin spoke for most of the hour, explaining his understanding in detail.

Everyone listened very carefully, especially Xu Wanghua, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Zhou Yanru, the second assistant of the cabinet, who were actually thinking about this issue, compared with the north and the south today, the gap is too big, whether it is in terms of economy or knowledge, and this gap is getting bigger and bigger.

The emperor has ascended the throne, and has ascended the throne in the capital, if the North Zhili can not give rapid development, presumably the emperor's face can not pass, and the cabinet is difficult to sleep peacefully, so in terms of support and assistance, Xu Wanghua and Zhou Yanru have the same opinion, and tend to increase investment in the North Zhili, most of the time has passed, and the effect is very obvious.

But it is not possible for Beizhili to always rely on the relief of the imperial court.

Two days ago, the emperor had already mentioned Tianjin, especially the matter of the Tianjin wharf.

Tianjin's wharf is actually the wharf controlled by the original Tianjin Sanwei, which is basically a military wharf, and the imperial court has banned maritime trade for many years, so the role of Tianjin wharf cannot be played.

The emperor's intention was to build a large commercial wharf in Tianjin, which could not only connect maritime trade, but also connect many goods from the south to the north.

The emperor's suggestion made Xu Wanghua and Zhou Yanru fall into contemplation, and they faintly felt that the emperor was afraid that he was going to increase the construction of Beizhili.

Why does the emperor lean towards Beizhili, is it just because the capital is in Beizhili, it should be said that this reason is not particularly sufficient, after all, the emperor is far-sighted, and his eyes are the entire Ming Dynasty, not only Beizhili.

After Gu Menglin finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui looked at everyone.

The Qianqing Palace was very quiet, Zheng Xunrui did not ask others to speak, and spoke directly.

"Gu Aiqing's understanding, you have heard it clearly, I am very happy that Gu Aiqing can have such an understanding, but the words I want to say today may involve a greater extent."

"The Qin Dynasty's unification of the country's unit of measurement has had a huge impact, and its force can be described as groundbreaking, I don't want to say much about this, you Aiqing may be strange, the unit of measurement of the Ming Dynasty is unified, and the treasure money is also unified, it is the same everywhere, it seems that there is no need to think about this issue, but I don't see it this way, the unified unit of measurement I thought of, the unified treasure banknote, is not only in the Ming Dynasty."

"The standard of the Ming Dynasty should be extended, not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in South Asia, and even in the distant Netherlands and Portugal, it must work, and the Ming Dynasty must become the master of the world, and I will be the master."

The Qianqing Palace was unusually quiet, and everyone understood the meaning of the emperor's words.

"Some people may think that I am too ambitious, and that I am not greedy enough, but I want to tell you that this is a completely feasible thing, the red-coated cannons of the Netherlands and Portugal, the Franc machine, etc., can enter my Daming, then my Daming's treasure money can also enter the Netherlands, Portugal and even Spain and other places."

"You Aiqing understand this, and I also understand that I want to vigorously build Beizhili, Beizhili is the location of the capital of my Ming Dynasty, everything here will become my model of the Ming Dynasty, overseas model, whether it is business or overseas people who come to study, almost all of them want to come to the capital, so that they can appreciate the wealth and domineering of Beizhili, appreciate the self-confidence and strength of Beizhili, and Beizhili wants to convince these people from the heart."

"The south is a commercial and trade center, it is impossible to have so much domineering, I have been in the south for so many years, what I feel is a small jasper, lack of atmosphere, this is also caused by objective reasons, if Nanjing has so much domineering in the capital, it is not normal."

"Gu Menglin, now you should understand the heavy responsibility on your body, the Ministry of Industry has begun to consider the construction of Tianjin Port, this matter is the key to the real development of Beizhili, once Tianjin Port is completed, Beizhili's commerce and trade will be greatly developed, so I ask you to seize the opportunity to promote the large-scale and rapid development of Beizhili." (To be continued.) )