656.Zong Fan (II)
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The reason why Zheng Kezhang wanted to seal the clan was of course not to hope that the clan could protect the center - in the past dynasties, most of the clans and clans added more chaos and less to protect - nor did he hope that the clan would balance the internal domain and the vassal state, but because the domestic population was sparse and not enough to support the simultaneous development of the northeast, Fusang, and abbot, so it was necessary to make a trade-off.
Since the opening of the Northeast is related to the safety of the locality, it cannot be faked to others; And Fusang Da 6 is too far away from the mainland, and it is a place where the nations compete for power, and the environment is too complicated, so it is really not a good place to settle children; However, the abbot's surroundings are all under the control of the Huaxia sailors, and the indigenous forces are very weak, which is very suitable for dividing the clan.
What, it is said that there is not enough population, how can a clan be able to colonize in the abbot?
In the final analysis, it is not that China lacks population, but that the population distribution is strictly uneven - the registered population in Northeast China, including Liaoning, Liaoyang, Changchun, Whale Sea, Andong, Songmo, Longjiangbei, Lingbei, and Extreme North, is less than one million; The provinces and prefectures north of the Yellow River, including Shangjing, Youzhou, Daibei, Hebeibei, Shanxi, Southern Hebei, Shandong and other places, have only 9 million people; Longxi, Shaanxi, Shuofang and other northwestern provinces are only four million; The eight southwestern provinces, including western Sichuan and Yidong, have a population of only 17 million; The combined population of Zhongzhou, Jianghuai, Haixi and Xijing and Henan Prefecture is less than 6 million; Jinghu, Hunan and Jingzhou have more than 8 million people in one province; The combined population of Dongning, Qiongzhou, Fujian, Gannan and eastern Zhejiang is only 7 million; The combined population of Cam Ranh and Bo Ni was only 2 million; That is to say, the central capital Wuchang, Jiangnan, western Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Chaozhou and other places have a large population, reaching more than 30 million, but these areas are also the most industrial and commercial areas in China, in order to ensure the vitality of the domestic economy, Zheng Kezhang will not allow a large number of people to move out from these provinces and capitals.
So where did the population come from to establish a clan? Zheng Kezang was counting on the huge number of slaves attached to the sect, just like the dependent servants taken away by the inner feudal clans before. In addition, Zheng Kezhang also plans to carry out a long-term cleanup of gangsters such as gangsters and gangsters, ruffians and beggars in various places, so as to clean up the domestic environment and enrich the colonies.
"Do you think that if you go to Abbot Island, you will have no hope for the throne in the future?" After signaling the chamberlain to retreat and close the door of the palace, Zheng Kezhang swept his sons with a stern gaze. "No, that's the last question I gave you, how to build a nation, how to maintain a nation." Zheng Kezang looked up at the top of the hall and said faintly. "I know that this may be the help of pulling seedlings, but I promised the queen that I would accompany her to the forest after the age of sixty, so others can not go, and you all have to go through the training."
Zheng Kezang's words surprised the princes, and only then did they know that Zheng Kezhang had plans to retire, so Zheng Anyang, who came back to his senses, quickly responded: "The good intentions of my father, my sons dare not go against them." ”
Zheng Anze, the eleventh son of the emperor, who knew that the throne was hopeless, said: "Father, the son of the emperor neither wants to be the heir of a country, nor does he want to enter politics, he is only willing to chase thousands of miles and fight for the sea for China, so can the son be exempt from this experience." ”
Zheng Anze thought clearly, instead of showing ambition to make other brothers jealous, it was better to express his attitude straightforwardly, and it was better to be a rich and stable prince, as for the future, anyway, the abbot island is so vast, and it is impossible for the pioneers to occupy all the places, and they have room for their descendants to consider.
Zheng Kezhang glanced at this son deeply: "I said that I would go, Liu Guan, do you want to disobey the order?" ”
Zheng Kezhang said harshly, some people may have to ask again: If all the older princes are matched with the frontier, there are only a few underage princes left in Wuchang City, isn't Zheng Kezhang afraid of repeating the mistakes of the first emperor?
In fact, Zheng Kezhang is really not afraid of a similar situation, not to mention that he is still healthy now, even if there is an accident, the Huaxia Dynasty with the checks and balances mechanism is also comparable to the Qin Dynasty when Li Si and Zhao Gao covered the sky with one hand, not to mention that after driving Zheng Anyang and Zheng Anwen out, Queen Chen Xianqiao has also changed from a hidden danger affecting the chaos in the court to a help to maintain stability.
What the? Is it possible that Zheng Andi will not be able to ascend the throne? Please, Zheng Kezhang has not announced the successor to the public, how can you be sure that it must be Zheng Andi and no one else? What's more, Zheng Kezhang made a promise to Chen Xianqiao, as long as Zheng Anyang himself is not bad, Zheng Kezhang may not regret it.
However, Zheng Anze was frightened by Zheng Kezang's words. You must know that in a way, Zheng Anze, whose mother is just an ordinary concubine, is not as popular with Zheng Kezhang as Zheng Andi, Zheng Anyang and other older princes who are qualified to inherit the throne. In addition, when Zheng Anze lived in the palace when he was young, it happened that Zheng Kezhang was busy fighting abroad, and there was not much meeting between father and son; After the Zheng family stabilized, he entered the Young Martial Arts School and the Sailor University Hall again, and he could only see Zheng Kezhang once a year; Therefore, he is not very close to Zheng Kezang's father.
Therefore, Zheng Anze, who respected Zheng Kezhang less and feared more, was really angry with his father, and had to kneel down and explain: "Erchen doesn't dare to disobey the order, but Erchen is worried that once he is enshrined in the establishment of an internal domain on Abbot Island, then, won't the identity of the Erchen be made public, and how will he still gain a foothold in the army in the future." ”
"You don't need to worry about this." Although Zheng Anze's words have some truth, Zheng Kezhang disagrees. "When you return to the country in the future, you will enter and exit the army openly as a prince, if someone gives too much care because of your status as a prince, you will play directly to me, I want to see who dares to ignore the law of the country."
The words are all at this point, Zheng Anze is speechless, in the future, you can't sue the other party just because someone takes care of you, so who else wants to be close to you, is helpless, Zheng Andi on the side said to Zheng Kezang: "Father, Liu Guan is still young and does not know the court system, it is understandable, the court has always been fair, and he will never be extra generous just because Liu Guan is the prince." ”
Zheng Andi's words were actually explaining to Zheng Anze, but Zheng Kezhang was very satisfied, so he asked Zheng Anze to get up: "Liu Guan, did you hear what your eldest brother said clearly?" Okay, don't pretend to be wronged, get up. ”
Zheng Anze had no choice but to get up, and at this time, Zheng Anjun secretly gave him a thumbs up, and Zheng Anze could only shake his head.
Xu wanted to continue to explain to Zheng Anze, or to give other princes a chance to choose, Zheng Kezhang continued: "If you want to be a Taiping clan in the future, you can, I don't object, in the future, you can return the domain you operate to the imperial court, but there is one thing, you can't intentionally mess up the operation of Abbot Island, if you mess up, I will let you continue to stay there." ”
Zheng Anbi, the tenth son of the emperor, couldn't hold back, his mouth grinned slightly, but Zheng Kezhang saw it: "Minguan, what are you laughing at." ”
"Erchen didn't laugh." Zheng Anbi responded with a bitter face, but he also knew that this answer would definitely not pass, so he added in a hurry. "Erchen just thinks that if the feudal domain is running well, how can he be willing to return it to the court."
Zheng Kezhang pondered carefully, and indeed found a logical omission, so he laughed: "Min Guan is right, it was my negligence." Those who have achieved effective management are unlikely to be willing to hand over to the imperial court, after all, they are all the foundation that has been worked hard with one hand and one foot. Otherwise, it will be changed to those who are not well managed by the feudal domain or cannot endure hardships can be returned to the imperial court, but those who return it will be punished, and the title will be demoted. ”
"Okay, don't think about it," Zheng Kezhang said as he looked at his thoughtful sons. "You are my son, of course I will not let you suffer, there are several suitable areas circled on the map, including the plains suitable for reclamation, and there are also places with mineral deposits, how to choose, you can choose carefully."
More than a dozen princes slowly walked to the screen and looked at it carefully, especially those who thought they were qualified to win the championship and repeatedly compared them - after all, Zheng Kezhang said that this is a final test, if it is not done well, the result is likely to be eliminated directly, and there is no chance of supply, so it is very important to choose a piece of feng shui treasure land that does more with less.
"You don't have to be so cautious." Zheng Kezhang waited for a long time, but no son spoke first, so he explained again. "There are a lot of omissions in this map, and it may not necessarily be in line with the original appearance, besides, the third-class principality has a radius of more than a thousand miles (36oookm2), how can you manage it all in just a few years." This is very reasonable, if you want to build a country out of thin air, no matter how big or small, it will take more than ten years to more than a hundred years, and it is not bad to build a city in less than eight years. "Liu Guan, you are the youngest of those present, so you should take the lead and pick one place first."
Zheng Anze pointed to a random place with a bitter face, and the place he chose was close to the Portuguese island of Timor, roughly in the location of the port of Darwin in a different time and space, which can be said to be the closest area to China and the East Indies colonies.
Regarding Zheng Anze's choice, Zheng Kezhang did not make a judgment, but said: "Next, Minguan will choose." ”
Zheng Anwen and his maternal brother Zheng Anwei casually chose the position of Nippon Paint near Cape York, west of the Great Dividing Range, Zheng Kezhang still did not make any judgments, but continued to let the other sons choose. Because it is not a shame to be demoted if the management is not good, even if a few princes have no ambitions, they are very cautious when choosing, most of them choose the plains and swampy areas near the estuary of the river, and even a few far-sighted areas with iron mines in the west, but few people choose the 6 large plains and grasslands in the southeast, which makes Zheng Kezang secretly shake his head and nod.
After the choice, Zheng Anyang asked Zheng Kezhang for instructions: "I am afraid that I will not be able to build a country, and I ask my father to help the ministers." ”
Zheng Kezhang was naturally prepared: "I have already asked the school department to prepare a list of those who have failed in the township examination and the general examination, and your brothers will divide it, or send someone to apply for employment or write to solicit it, so that you can bring it to the abbot with your family." ”
Of course, it is not good to build a country just by relying on some famous people who have no practical experience: "In addition, I will issue an order to recruit a group of middle and lower-level officials for you, and you can also take some of the sons of the princes who have not canonized the inner domain in the country, and as for the guards, I will arrange a group of Shence troops for each of them??????"