Dream of the city.

Looking at the news sent back by Liu Meng, Wen Yi was very satisfied: "Gaining a firm foothold in less than a month, Liu Meng and Xiao Baishan did a good job." ”

"You deserve credit for your logistical work."

Chai Ben said modestly: "Thanks to the cement you invented, otherwise it would have taken several months to build the city, how could you have gained a firm foothold so quickly." ”

The others nodded their heads as well.

"Yes, cement is a real curiosity, and with it we can build a fortified city anywhere in the future when we need it."

"The method of making this treasure must be kept secret and must not be leaked."

"Needless to say, the cement factory was built in the mountains, and the Guards and the Forbidden Army were guarded by both the Guards and the Forbidden Army. There are three groups of people who transport the materials, and each group is responsible for only one ......"

Listening to everyone's discussion, Wen Yi was also very happy in his heart. But now is not the time for self-absorption, and he gets back to the point:

"But it's not enough to have 3,000 Han Chinese immigrants, at least 10,000."

Xue Dayuan said: "When Liu Meng built the city, it was designed according to the scale of 10,000 people, and he could also move at least 5,000 people. ”

"It won't be long before the three thousand people of Taoism and the two thousand people bought from Huan Wen will be reached, so it is better to send them directly."

Chen Xiu objected: "No, these exiles have no loyalty to our Tang Kingdom, and if they are sent to the dangerous island of Luzon, they will probably have resentment." ”

"And these people don't know anything about our policies, they need to educate themselves, how can they educate the natives?"

"I think it's best to immigrate from China, they have received a systematic Mongolian education, can read and write, have a better understanding of the laws of the Tang Kingdom, and their loyalty is guaranteed."

"Everyone is a ready-made teacher, who can promote the culture of the Tang Kingdom and better assimilate the local people."

Guo Jiting questioned: "I'm afraid not many people are willing to go to the desolate and dangerous island of Luzon, right?" The 3,000 people who moved there before don't know how much effort it took us. ”

Chen Xiudao: "That's the wrong method and selection of people, those who have a family are naturally unwilling to let their families suffer together, but unmarried young people are different." ”

"My education in the Tang Kingdom has always told young people that they are the future of Chinese civilization and that they must have the courage to take responsibility for creating the future."

"So the young people of our country are not lacking in the spirit of adventure, the difference is whether it is worth their risk, as long as enough benefits are given, many people are willing to give it a go."

Guo Jiting asked, "Oh, what kind of benefits do you think you should give them?" ”

"My Tang country is rich, and the temptation of land and money is not great, but there are two things that most men can't refuse."

"What's that?"

"Power and beauty."

The expressions of the crowd were a little unnatural, but no one spoke out against them. Wenyi has always emphasized that a gentleman loves money and takes it in a proper way, which is also reflected in education.

Tang people are not ashamed of their words, as long as they are within the legal range, they can pursue interests openly.

Chen Xiu said: "Liu Meng has captured many young native women, and there will be more in the future, and those who are willing to go will be divided into a few for them to be wives and concubines." ”

"As long as you go, you automatically have the status of a clerk, and each person is divided into a group of natives to govern them, and those who perform well can get the opportunity to be promoted."

"In the future, when selecting officials, they will be hired first......

"With these two guarantees, I believe that there will be many single young people who are willing to go to Nanyu. As long as 2,000 people pass, the effect will far exceed that of 5,000 new displaced people. ”

Xue Dayuan praised: "Good way, these two thousand young people are two thousand gentlemen, and each of the twenty natives brought out is forty thousand people......

"With 40,000 people to influence many more, it is not impossible to initially occupy Luzon in five years...... I thought Chen's way of walking was better than mine. ”

Xue Dayuan took the initiative to admit defeat, and others naturally didn't say more.

Wen Yi immediately said: "Okay, just do what Chen Xingxing said, and select the people as soon as possible and send them over." ”

Crowd: "Yes." ”

Wen Yi said again, "Since the city has been built over there, let's send another battalion of cavalry over." ”

"The war over there could go on for years, and it was a place to train. The Privy Council made a plan for the various armies to take turns in battalions to participate in actual combat. ”

Chai Ben got up and said, "Yes." ”

After everything was arranged, Wen Yi asked again: "During the five-year peace period, we can't spend all our energy on Luzon, do you have any plans?" ”

Xue Dayuan said: "Dongning Island already has a population of 450,000 people, and business is gradually prospering, which requires special people to manage it. ”

"I thought the Commercial Division could be independent and be in charge of business management on a full-time basis."

Wen Yi glanced around and said, "What is your opinion on the independence of the Department of Commerce?" ”

Everyone: "The ministers have no opinion. ”

Of course, no one raised objections, and the Department of Commerce was only temporarily under the Ministry of Households, and in the future it would be independently divided into departments, which was agreed from the beginning.

In fact, it has been operating separately all these years, and now it is just a name.

"Okay, then the Department of Commerce will be independent as the Ministry of Commerce, and it will be the four-grade yamen, which will be directly managed by Shangshu Province."

The six ministries are from the three-grade yamen, and the Ministry of Commerce is the four-grade service, which is equivalent to the difference between the ministerial level and the vice ministerial level.

"The Minister of Commerce will be Jin Rushan for the time being."

"Yes."

Wen Yi continued to ask: "Who else has any development ideas, just mention it." ”

Gu Yi and Zhou Qi talked about the construction of the academic and political system, and Mo Jun talked about the plan for domestic infrastructure construction.

Gan Xian, Wu Yi and others also put forward their own plans for the departments they were responsible for.

However, Wenyi was not satisfied, these plans belonged to normal domestic construction, and there was nothing new.

"Anything else?"

Everyone immediately realized what he wanted to hear, but this kind of general direction was not so easy to mention, and they really had no plans for it.

looked at Chen Xiu subconsciously to see if he could come up with another solution. It's just a pity that Chen Xiu never said a word, and it seems that there are no good ideas for the time being.

Not only was everyone not disappointed, but they were all relieved.

If he came up with one idea after another, wouldn't it seem that they were too incompetent?

Wen Yi sighed in his heart, knowing that he was in too much of a hurry, so he said:

"What you said is right, these are all problems that need to be solved urgently, and once it is completed, the national strength of my Tang Kingdom can be increased several times."

"But as policymakers, we can't just look at the country, we need to look at the whole world."

"At least for ten or twenty years, we will not be able to participate in the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains, so will we not develop these years?"

"No, we have to find a new battlefield in other directions to further expand our strength."

He picked up a pole and pointed to a part of the map and said, "See this?" Ryukyu Islands and the Japanese Empire. ”