The word Suzhou and Hangzhou really scared Zhu Di a lot.

Zhu Dihu said suspiciously: "Where is Suzhou and Hangzhou?" ”

When this sentence came out, Zhu Di felt that this sentence was a little unlevel, and he was really sloppy.

However, what Zhu Di said did say Zhu Di's heart.

"I am the Suzhou and Hangzhou of the Ming Dynasty." Yang Shiqi said firmly: "Of course, Yingtian Mansion and Taiping Mansion are far inferior, and they can only be compared with Suzhou Mansion or Hangzhou Mansion. ”

He looked very modest.

But when these words came out, they still startled Zhu Di and the ministers.

You know, more than ten years ago, if there was no freak like Taiping Mansion, Suzhou and Hangzhou would be one of the richest areas in the world.

The annual taxes levied, the money and grain obtained, and the flourishing commerce of the land are all handful.

Zhu Di was very surprised in his heart, and after a while, he said, "Su Hangzhou? This is rare, this new continent is such a wild place, only more than ten years, how can it be compared to Suzhou and Hangzhou? ”

"Annual taxes, especially the silver tax." Yang Shiqi said: "As far as the minister knows, the annual silver tax in Suzhou is 6.7 million taels, and in Xinzhou, it has reached 1.37 million taels. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone didn't expect it.

Yang Shiqi continued: "Xinzhou now has seven docks, can build more than 140 ships a year, in addition, around this shipbuilding, and built a large port, there are various workshops, especially steel-making workshops, in Xinzhou, the minister led people to excavate a large number of iron ore, the iron ore of Xinzhou, the texture is particularly good, compared with the iron ore of the Ming Dynasty, much better. ”

"In addition, the coal of this new continent is also everywhere, and with the help of this cheap coal and iron ore, steel can be produced, which can be traded with Western countries, and can also take this opportunity to recruit a large number of manpower."

Yang Shiqi paused and continued: "The situation in Xinzhou is more special than that of other vassal states, there has never been a large number of natives here, but it is rich in minerals, and this mineral is especially easy to excavate, the same thousand catties of coal and iron, if it is excavated in Daming, it may take three labors, but in Xinzhou, it may only need one labor. ”

"The minister thinks that the governance of a place is to explore the strengths of this place, analyze its shortcomings, and then promote its strengths and avoid weaknesses, because ten years ago, the minister set the policy of heavy steel and heavy industry."

Zhu Di listened carefully, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "The manpower spent on thousands of catties of coal and iron is so scarce? ”

Yang Shiqi replied, "Yes." On the one hand, it is rich in mineral veins here, and because it has been barren land for tens of millions of years, the minerals here are almost unmined, and because of this, this is different from the Ming Dynasty, the Daming Mountains are continuous, and many minerals are in the deep mountains, which is time-consuming and laborious to excavate. ”

"What's more...... For thousands of years, most of the shallow and easy-to-mine minerals have been mined by successive dynasties. Therefore, if you want to continue mining, you have to continue to use time-consuming and laborious methods to dig deep mines, which requires unimaginable manpower and material resources. ”

"But many of the minerals in Xinzhou, even without mines, are shallow, and the natural cost is much lower."

Zhu Di nodded.

Yang Shiqi continued: "So this has become the strength of Xinzhou, since it has advantages, then it is necessary to use this advantage, after all, Xinzhou is not far from the Western vassal countries, Xinzhou established a port, transported a large amount of steel, and purchased a lot of Western specialties for the needs of the military and civilians, it is enough to make the military and civilians rich." ”

"After Changshi Mansion profited from coal and iron, the next thing to do was to recruit soldiers and civilians to move to Xinzhou with a lot of money. On the other hand, it is the construction of ports, railways and roads, and the construction of irrigation and water conservancy, Your Majesty, coal and iron alone cannot last long, let alone too simple, and it is easy to fall into an embarrassing situation. Thus...... The essence of the minister's large-scale construction of ports, water conservancy, and roads is ...... It is to revitalize the industry and commerce of the entire new continent. In this way, not only the transportation of coal and iron is more convenient. The vast land of this new island can also promote animal husbandry and open up thousands of hectares of fertile land. ”

"With animal husbandry, wool can be produced, and wool can be used for weaving, there is enough food, and there is a large amount of meat brought by animal husbandry, coupled with the convenience of transportation, with a large amount of income from coal, iron, workshops, and ports, and the military and civilian people can be rich enough."

Zhu Di listened carefully, and felt that this Yang Shiqi was very interesting.

This Yang Shiqi spoke, it was really a set, but when he chewed it carefully, he felt that it was very orderly.

I saw Yang Shiqi continue: "The minister personally taught people to check, in this new continent, each family, the annual amount of meat eaten by each family can reach 50 catties, 500 catties of rice and noodles, and there are also a lot of other vegetables and fruits. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were in an uproar, and they all opened a pair of eyes in disbelief.

Can you eat 50 catties of meat every year? What is this concept?

At least in the Ming Dynasty, this is something that even the little gentry can't understand. Ordinary poor people may not even eat a bite of meat in a year.

As the emperor, Zhu Di is most concerned about the food and clothing of the people, and when he heard Yang Shiqi's words, he couldn't help but be moved: "Is it, there are so many?" ”

Yang Shiqi smiled calmly and said: "The land in Xinzhou is vast, and there is a lot of land to be reclaimed, and there is a lot of land suitable for farming. And there is also a large amount of pasture, which can be used to graze cattle and sheep, and land for farming...... It can also be cultivated. And because there is so much arable land, the vast majority of peasant households own hundreds of acres of land. ”

Hundreds of acres?

Yang Rong subconsciously asked: "Hundreds of acres?" Does this rich farmer own it? ”

Yang Shiqi said in a surprising voice: "This is a relatively poor peasant ......"

“……”

Then everyone's eyes widened in shock.

Yang Shiqi's words really gave people a huge shock.

Yang Shiqi even said: "Because there is so much land, that it ...... Even the convicts exiled by the imperial court, Xinzhou, also gave them hundreds of acres of land for resettlement. They do not cultivate intensively, but most of them raise cattle and horses, and use animal power for farming, and the yield per mu may not be high, after all...... There is a shortage of manpower, and I don't have the heart to fiddle with more than a dozen acres of land like the Central Plains and Jiangnan, but the grain that can be grown is far higher than the needs of each household. Therefore, every household raised more cows, horses, chickens and ducks, that is, to teach these animals and poultry to eat these surplus grains. ”

“……”

I have to say that this new continent, if it is really as Yang Shiqi said, it is really a paradise model.

There is almost no contradiction of land, everyone can have hundreds of acres of land, but manpower is scarce, minerals are dug up, land is sown and waiting for harvest, and there is no bothering to toss blindly, a large amount of grassland can be used for grazing.

Isn't this, a casual household, can be compared to the gentry and landlords above the middle level of the Ming Dynasty?

The impact of this perception is, of course, enormous.

In the shock of everyone, Yang Shiqi smiled and said: "Of course, the above are the strengths of Xinzhou, and these strengths, if they are not brought into play, they are useless." Just like coal and iron, if you can't train your own iron and steel machinery, then what's the use of more coal and iron? After a large amount of wool is spun, if there is no port transportation, how can it be profitable? There is also a large amount of land, if you don't build water conservancy, roads and bridges, I'm afraid of ...... It's just barren land. ”

"But with these, it can attract the population, and the Changshi Mansion, in order to attract the population, took out a large amount of gold and silver, or recruited hired workers at a high price, placed them, or accepted prisoners, even if they were prisoners, they were taught to have shelter from the wind and rain, and they could have food and clothing without worry. In this way, there is nothing to worry about. ”

"In the past ten years, the population of Xinzhou has increased from 130,000 households to 790,000 people, plus the number of new children, which has also increased by 170,000. With people, more land can be cultivated, and more minerals can be excavated. ”

Everyone listened and was thrilled.

Some people can't help but smile bitterly, in Daming, everyone fights for life and death for land annexation, which is good, people in Xinzhou, lest there be no population to reclaim and annex land.

People are more angry than people.

In this way, Xinzhou has a population of one million, and this number is indeed no longer under one prefecture.

Although it is not as good as Suzhou and Hangzhou, if there are so many minerals and arable land, as well as a large amount of grassland, and it can handle goods through the port, it is obviously not a boast to say that it is comparable to Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Zhu Di nodded and said with emotion: "Hmm...... In this way, it is also an outstanding political achievement. ”

Unexpectedly, Yang Shiqi actually said: "The jurisdiction of the Changshi Mansion does not stop here!" Your Majesty, in fact, the way of governance lies in flexibility, which needs to be adapted to the time and conditions, and also needs to be adapted to local conditions, just like the military of Xinzhou, because in this Xinzhou, there is not much external trouble, and the local natives are also scarce. ”

"The minister in the new continent, set up a sailor, recruit personnel, build a new ship, now, the new island sailor, there are more than 70 large and small ships, within the sailor, also set up a sailor school, teach the law of water warfare, this new continent of ships, expensive and not expensive, this time the minister took the ship, there are 12,000 materials, newly launched, both sails as power, if it is wartime, the ship is loaded with a steam engine used in the propeller, its speed can be doubled, such a huge ship, is the flagship of the sailor, can carry 9,000 materials of goods and supplies, can be described as the first ship in the world."

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Zhu Di frowned slightly after hearing this.

In this world, the largest fortune ship is about 6,000 materials, which is already the largest ship in the Western Navy.

Of course, what Zhu Di didn't know was that at this time in Venice, there were already 4,500 huge ships, and the Xinzhou side was quite generous, and it was even more ruthless to get on the horse directly.

It's just that Zhu Di doesn't understand ships after all, and he doesn't know much about it.

I just think that Yang Shiqi, as a long history, knows everything about the affairs of Xinzhou.

I have to say that such a person, wherever he is placed, is a talent.

Zhu Di was very satisfied with Yang Shiqi, although he was now old, he still had a strong desire for knowledge, so he said: "What's the use of building such a ship?" ”

Yang Shiqi smiled and said: "Such a ship cost 190,000 taels of silver in Xinzhou, which can be described as a huge cost, but it can be counted, but it can't be calculated like this." ”

With obvious curiosity in Zhu Di's eyes, he pursed his lips and said nothing, looking like he was waiting to listen seriously.

So Yang Shiqi continued to talk eloquently: "The biggest drawback of the imperial court is that it only focuses on the immediate benefits. It is important to know that in addition to trying not to lose money, you also need to have your own considerations. For example, the cost of warships in this new island is indeed huge, but the construction of such ships can greatly improve the combat power of the sailors and ensure the safety of the new continent. ”

"On the other hand, it is possible to train a large number of craftsmen with the help of supervising the construction of such a huge ship, in addition to a group of skilled shipwrights, but also because the construction is an unprecedented ship, and the shipbuilding dock adopts some of the most important new skills today, so that the technology and design of Xinzhou shipbuilding far beyond other places, not only have more talents, other civilian docks, can also slowly follow the refinement, for the shipping of Xinzhou, there are also great benefits, this so-called three birds with one stone, On the surface, it is 190,000 taels, but in fact, the hidden benefits received are only afraid that the value is not in the millions. ”

"Yes, when the minister formulates the annual expenses, he divides two accounts, one of which is the open account, and the other is the dark account, as long as the expenditure of the clear account is not a big deficit, then it is necessary to consider the long-term income of the dark account, Xinzhou is a barren land, and it is 108,000 miles away from the Ming Dynasty, such a barren place, if you want to ask for a living, you need to work step by step, and constantly summarize a set of effective rules, if you only care about the immediate income and expenditure, it will forever become a barren land. Therefore, the money and grain, public security, water conservancy, roads and bridges, education, resettlement of displaced people, ports, industry and commerce, animal husbandry, and litigation under the jurisdiction of the Changshi Mansion must complement each other. ”

Zhu Di listened, kept bowing his head, and no longer hesitated to praise: "What Qing Zhi said is refreshing. ”

Yang Shiqi said very realistically: "It's not that His Majesty is refreshed, but the situation in Xinzhou is different from that of the Central Plains, so a different strategy is adopted. ”

Yang Shiqi told the truth, but Zhu Di was not disappointed, and even said convincingly: "It is really rare to be able to govern a wild land and have this effect, such a talent who stands alone." ”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, what Yang Gong said, it is indeed light, but it is really necessary to do it, this Xinzhou has a population of one million, and all kinds of complicated affairs, from military and political affairs to civil affairs, and then to promote talents, it is even more difficult!" ”

"Your Majesty, this Yang Gong ...... The reason why he has this skill, in addition to the fact that he is extremely smart, if not, he reads poetry and books, otherwise how can he become a Hanlin. The second is that he has been trained in Xinzhou. The place in Xinzhou, to put it mildly, is called the land of abundance, and it is blessed. On the other hand, it is a wild land, where is it easy to explore? ”

He paused, as if thinking of something, and continued, "Your Majesty...... The minister heard that the prime minister started from the state and county, and the Meng general was sent from the army, and only a person like Yang Gong who started from the state and county, after experience, can benefit the world. ”

As soon as these words came out, it was like a sudden thunderclap.

There was a deathly silence in the temple.

At this time, Zhu Di was shocked.

Because he realized that Zhang Anshi seemed to have hit the crux of the problem all of a sudden.

Fools know that the prime minister starts from the state and county.

However, the negative impact of the prime minister from the state and county is also very great.

In the process of becoming feudal officials, they themselves have a large number of protégés and former officials, and promoted many talents, as the prime minister's tide rises, his team becomes stronger and stronger, and a large number of people who followed him have occupied prominent positions.

This is also why, Hu Weiyong was able to be arrogant and domineering at the beginning, and even dared to work against Emperor Taizu Gao.

After all, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the state officials under him, so many people are Hu Weiyong's team, and he pulled them up. So guess who these people listen to?

People have been Hu Weiyong's confidants for decades, so it's impossible to listen to you Zhu Yuanzhang, right?

This is also the root cause of the contradiction between imperial power and relative power in all dynasties.

But in real terms, in this world, these feudal officials are really needed.

Talents who have risen step by step from the state and county have more ability to govern the world, relying on a group of Hanlin, entering the Wenyuan Pavilion, they will assist the emperor in governing the world, and the final result is that many decrees of the imperial court have become taken for granted, and they do not have this ability.

Zhang Anshi solved this problem perfectly.

Zhang Anshi's implication was, Your Majesty, what do you think of this long history?

This long history has been overseas for a long time, and the contradictions overseas are more intense, and people's abilities are sharpened.

Xinzhou is okay, if it is in the West, it will be even worse, in addition to development and grain and grass, it is also necessary to ponder the dispatch and military every day, such a person, sharpening for ten years and eight years, but anyone who can have political achievements in the feudal country, one by one is counted as one, and the talent will not be under Yang Shiqi.

What's even better is that he has little to do with the officials of the Ming Dynasty in his position in Changshi. Even if he is summoned to the court, he has no foundation, even if he is granted the power and responsibility of a scholar by the court, he will not worry about being like Hu Weiyong.

This is tantamount to using this method to directly solve the problem of the prime minister starting from the state and county.

Zhu Di's eyes lit up slightly, and he suddenly understood what Zhang Anshi's so-called living charter meant.

This guy ...... What a strange path!

But Zhu Di then fell into deep thought, many times, with a good idea, it is easy to be inspired.

Although Zhang Anshi's proposal is a bit sloppy, and a whole set of methods is needed to ensure the path of such talents, but with inspiration, many ideas can be slowly reached.

It's just that...... This time, it was the turn of the officials to be confused.

Zhang Anshi: This is really ...... Lack of great virtue!

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