Chapter XXIX

King Jingjiang secretly gritted his teeth. His heart burned with rage. secretly said in his heart: "What a Zhu Yuanzhang, what a vicious Zhu Yuanzhang." I don't think about my relatives at all, and I don't think about the credit that my father has laid down. ”

King Jingjiang's view of Taiwan is completely different from He Xi's.

He didn't know what the future generations of Taiwan would look like. He just knows what Taiwan is like today.

Former Song officials were always exiled to Qiongzhou. In his opinion, this Taiwan is more vicious than Qiongzhou.

Qiongzhou is the territory of the imperial court in the Han Dynasty. For hundreds of years, people have lived together. It's already cooked. Although bad in every way. But you don't have to start from scratch. But what Taiwan looks like is simply a barren land. Nothing.

What a fertile field, not inferior to Fujian. It's all empty words, lies.

King Jingjiang was more worried about what He Xi didn't say, that is, the plague disease.

The blue wisps of the road are open to the mountains and forests, which sounds good. But how difficult it is to do, King Jingjiang understands better than He Xi. After all, during the Hongwu period, the government and the opposition carried out large-scale land reclamation. Although King Jingjiang has not done it himself, he has heard of it.

On the contrary, He Xi is relatively unfamiliar with this.

Although He Xi's ancestors are also from a peasant background. But He Xi himself has never been in the field since he was a child, and he has no concept of farming. Even if there are some concepts, the agriculture of later generations and the agriculture of this era are fundamentally different things, there are not so many pesticides and fertilizers, and it is a completely different production model.

I don't know how hard it is to open up wasteland. How troublesome things are to open up wasteland.

Even King Jingjiang now completely believes that Zhu Yuanzhang wants him to die. In the eyes of King Jingjiang, Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement. I just want to force him to death.

In He Xi's view, the best fiefdom of the Ming Dynasty to the outside world, Taiwan. In the eyes of King Jingjiang, it is the place of death.

However, the more this is the case, the more King Jingjiang does not dare to act rashly.

It's just that He Xi's next words, King Jingjiang couldn't sit still at all. He Xi said; "That's right. For the first three years, the imperial court paid for the expenses of the Jingjiang Domain. But after three years, you'll have to bear the cost yourself. All the affairs of the Jingjiang Domain are up to you. As long as the annual tribute of the Jingjiang Domain is complete. The court won't care about you anymore. ”

King Jingjiang was taken aback, surprised and delighted, and he didn't even know whether he was surprised or delighted.

Amazingly, as long as three years of financial support, it was literally killing him. The Jingjiang Domain didn't have much savings in the first place. Before King Jingjiang, he was lavish and had no money at all. It is simply impossible to put him in charge of the feeding of more than 100,000 people.

Moreover, after three years, there may not be output. Because Taiwan is a raw land. Not cooked. Grow raw land into cooked land for growing crops. Depending on the situation, it may take several years.

What's even more pleasing is that he has absolute autonomy.

There are many things he wants to do, and there is no way to do them in Daming. He can only use nonsense to fight against Zhu Yuanzhang. Now, it's different. Everything he does in Taiwan, the imperial court doesn't care. Then recruit troops. Grain is stored in the grain for emergency. Wouldn't it be?

For a moment, King Jingjiang had only one thought, and said secretly: "Father, I must have taken back what you lost." ”

It's just a thought, it's just a moment.

Because King Jingjiang has to face practical difficulties.

Three years of financial support from the imperial court was simply not enough. King Jingjiang said: "Uncle, three years is not enough at all. ”

He Xi said: "I know that after three years, the Jingjiang Domain will be difficult, but this rule will probably not change. Because the imperial court has no money, it actually costs a lot to move hundreds of thousands of people for you. If it goes on all the time. And why bother to let you be vassal. Giving you so much power. And there are quite a few sons of His Majesty. If all the time to give funds. The imperial court could not be sustained. ”

"It's hard to change that."

He Xi was telling the truth. More than 100,000 immigrants are not big immigrants in Daming. After all, the immigrants in the north in the Ming Dynasty were large-scale immigrants. But it also comes at a cost. It won't cost nothing. To maintain the lives of more than 100,000 people, it is estimated that more than 300,000 stone of grain is needed every year, as well as other expenses.

Almost all the money and food of a government are invested in it.

As I said before, the Hongwu period was the era when the Ming Dynasty had the most money and grain. But at the same time, what Hongwu did during the years was almost the most in the entire Ming Dynasty. Not to mention sweeping the world and building cities everywhere. Maintaining so many troops in the north alone and encroaching on the steppes step by step. The cost is very large.

Previously, the management of the feudal lord and the construction of the local area overlapped. Even the feudal lord itself complicated the construction of the place. For example, King Qin. To put it mildly, a considerable part of the construction of the northwest of the Ming Dynasty was handled by King Qin.

But now it is different, if such a large expense is maintained, after all the sons are vassal, it will consume five or six million stone of grain, or even more. It's even more expensive than the war on the grassland. How could Zhu Yuanzhang agree.

King Jingjiang said: "Uncle, the little nephew really has no choice. Please ask my uncle for advice. ”

He Xi said; "What can it be? It's just that it relies on the mountains to eat the mountains, and the water to eat the water. You go ahead and think about it. The first immigrants to the Ryukyus still have some time to think slowly. I'll give you some information as well. After all, the Jingjiang Domain still has to be presided over by yourself. ”

After saying that, He Xi left.

Immediately put some information on maritime trade. The information of the former Song City Bo Division was sent to King Jingjiang. Let him think about it for himself.

It's not business that delivers to your door. It is also necessary for King Jingjiang to have the initiative himself.

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Fang Guan's efficiency still surprised He Xi a little, he didn't expect that Fang Guan would bring such an important person with him once he went out.

As Fang Guan estimated, what Dai Mingshi committed before was nothing at all. Not to mention, Dai Mingshi only uses this name by his side. It's not that name at sea. Nor do many people know his real name.

He Xi directly inquired about the situation at sea.

Dai Mingshi, know everything. There is no end to the words, and the details of the remaining dozen or so pirates are explained one by one. Who is active and where. Who's backstage is who, this backstage is not the same, some backstage is on the shore, is supported by many hidden maritime merchants. After all, money is moving.

Others, who cooperated with the Japanese and other maritime merchants.

Dai Mingshi even gave an unreserved account of his suppliers on the shore and the merchants who sold the stolen goods.

In short, just by virtue of Dai Mingshi's confession. It was enough for the Ming court to carry out a round of precise strikes against pirates. Of course, the network is so responsible. It's impossible to catch them all. But at least the pirates who were already at a low ebb can harvest another batch.

"What a vote." He Xi said secretly in his heart.

Dai Mingshi also has some pirate ruthlessness in his bones, either he doesn't do it, or he does it. I can only be sorry for my fellow brothers. Well, there's nothing to be sorry for. Although there may be some cooperation between them. But many times, pirates are more vicious to their peers than officers and soldiers are to pirates.

However, Dai Mingshi's vote is enough to win He Xi's trust.

After all, Dai Mingshi did this thing. In the future, in the pirate circle, there will be no room for the Dai family. It's unlikely even that of a sea runner. After all, these pirate networks in Linhai are connected to the maritime networks of other places.

He Xi asked Yao Guangxiao to record everything Dai Mingshi said.

He Xi looked at the stack of lists. Suddenly asked Dai Mingshi and said, "What do you think I should do with this?" ”

Dai Mingshi said: "The grass people dare not speak falsely. ”

He Xi said; "You don't have to call yourself a grass dweller. You can call yourself a subordinate official. As for what you will send. It depends on whether you answer well or not. ”

Dai Mingshi listened, took a deep breath, and said; "The lower officials thought that these people had been sinking into thieves for a long time, and they were unbearable. The lord should quickly hand over this list to the imperial court, and order the imperial soldiers to quickly encircle and suppress it. Kill its leader. Pacify his people. These people may be available. Especially on ocean voyages. ”

Dai Mingshi is putting his peers to death.

made He Xi a little strange, He Xi said: "Isn't it too ruthless for you to do this?" ”

Dai Mingshi Zhengse said: "As an official of the imperial court, Xia Guan does not dare to show favoritism. ”