Longwan Wharf in the northwest of Jinling City.

This is the nineteenth day of the first lunar month.

The sun is shining.

Ten ships from Mingzhou entered the port one after another in the morning, and began to unload another batch of pickled or smoked fish, along with some shark fins, fish swim bladders, fish livers and other materials.

Although the winter fishing in Mingzhou is over, and the spring flood will not start until February, it does not mean that the sea fishing in Mingzhou Yinghai Division will be completely stopped.

According to Zhu Yuan's plan at that time, even in the off-season during the non-fishing flood season, it was necessary to maintain the basic sea catch volume of 100,000 quintals per month, which was not difficult with the abundance of Zhoushan's fishing grounds.

In order to welcome this batch of fish, Zheng Xin, the manager of the Mingzhou Seafood Sales Company in Jinling, did not even eat lunch, and was busy until the end of noon, when he came to an open-air restaurant by the dock with He Qi, another Haibu Zhengjiupin bookkeeper.

He Qi is here, responsible for checking and registering the number and type of fish caught in Mingzhou this time, and keeping it for records for future reference.

Both of them are positive nine products, and after dealing with each other for a period of time, they became acquainted.

Inside the restaurant.

ordered a few meals, and when the store walked away, He Qi, who joined the imperial examination last year, couldn't help but look at the top of his head, with a little worry: "From the Spring Festival to the present, it's been a sunny day all the way...... I'm afraid it's another spring drought. ”

Zheng Xin climbed up step by step from the bottom of the Yinghai Division, born as a fisherman, because of his literacy and flexible mind, he was arranged on the Jinling side.

Of course, it's also a fat shortage.

Therefore, some private operations are also indispensable.

Hearing He Qi's emotion, Zheng Xin also looked up, but he didn't have the worry about the country and the people like He Qi, and said with a smile: "Even if the spring drought affects the harvest, this Jinling City will not be hungry, but we can camp Haisi, and our family can cover Jinling's rations." ”

At present, the population of the Gyeonggi region is close to 900,000, but based on 1 liter of grain per person per day, the annual consumption is only about 3 million stones.

Not to mention the rest, it's just that the Mingzhou Camp Sea Division, the sea fishing target reported this year is 3 million quintals.

Therefore, if there is really any famine here, the Mingzhou family can make up for it.

Since He Qi joined the sea department, one of the newly established ten departments, of course, he also understands some data, nodded his head, but said: "But you can't always eat fish, besides, Mingzhou ...... There must also be a limit to fishing, I have read those information, and Lord Pingzhang has been talking about it, you can't fish with all your might, otherwise, your children and grandchildren will starve. ”

"Pingzhang......" Zheng Xin heard He Qi mention someone, and immediately straightened his back, with reverence in his expression: "...... It's really a master of the world, who would have thought that it's just a year, I'm here, and that Mingzhou...... If Brother He has the opportunity, he will definitely go to see it, the world will be turned upside down, the world will be turned upside down. ”

He Qi nodded, and followed: "There is also Pingzhang's "The Study of Economics", there was an interesting story a year ago, that the vice president of Jinling University, Qian Tang, because of "The Study of Economics", directly worshiped Pingzhang as a 'saint', tsk. ”

"I've heard about it, too."

Zheng Xin said, but he knew that Qian Tang ...... He is also a native of Mingzhou.

Zheng Xin didn't know Qian Tang's personality, so he inevitably wondered if that old man deliberately held his former camp envoy, the current young man Pingzhang, in order to be promoted.

The two were talking, the food came up, and as soon as they moved their chopsticks a few times, there was a commotion from the north.

At first, they didn't care, but when they saw that some people had already run over there, the two stood up and grabbed a passer-by who wanted to go over to see the excitement: "Excuse me...... What's going on? ”

The middle-aged man who was pulled by the "Victory ......" was anxious to see the excitement, and was a little impatient, but seeing the temperament of the two, although they were not wearing official uniforms, they could probably distinguish their identities, so they eased their tone and said seriously: "Gansu Baojiexin has arrived, and the white sea is victorious, but the two of you know?" ”

Zheng Xin and He Qi nodded together.

A few days ago, the imperial court released a rumor that on the Gansu side, the general Tang He led the army to defeat the former Yuanqi Wang's department on the shore of the White Sea, and the killings and seizures were not counted, which was the 'Great Victory of the White Sea'.

However, it is only rumors.

Because the news was transmitted back by carrier pigeons first, there was no official post document.

This ...... It's coming.

The Ming Dynasty has only been open for a year, but, for various reasons, Zheng Xin and He Qi have already adapted to their identity as the people of the Ming Dynasty.

There is a pontoon bridge north of Long Bay.

The Baojiexin rider from the north crossed the river from the pontoon bridge, and met the officials who were waiting in advance from the Ministry of Rites.

In the face of the increasing number of people, the officials of the Ministry of Rites made arrangements in public, and instead of letting the letter ride into the city as usual, they made a set of plans to parade the streets.

They changed into new clothes, planted big flags, and some people beat gongs and drums to lead the way, preaching the war in the far northwest, and entered the city from Fengyi Gate in the northwest of Jinling lively.

Even though many people had heard the news in advance, the arrival of the official Baojiaxin ride still triggered onlookers.

Bao Jiexin rode into the city from Fengyi Gate, went around a big circle, almost passed through the entire Jinling, and finally came to the main gate of the imperial city in the southeast of Jinling and entered the palace.

It was still in the bustle of Shangyuan, Bao Jiexin rode away such a trip, which made the entire Jinling City boil, without the order of the imperial court, the people spontaneously began to celebrate, and even some big families temporarily invited the opera troupe to sing on stage again.

There was also a rumor in the city that an old Confucian burst into tears on the street after hearing the news, and began to chant when he saw people: "Five hundred years, five hundred years, back again, finally back again." ”

The land of Hexi, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, after five generations of Song and Yuan dynasties, finally returned to the orthodoxy of the Han family.

Inside the Imperial City.

Lao Zhu personally opened Tang He's report documents, and after reading them carefully, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gansu is decided.

This document not only introduced the details of the Battle of the White Sea, but also said that after the battle, the various departments of Gansu contacted the army one after another to discuss the matter of annexation.

Basically, except for the more remote Yijinai Road and Wurahai Road in the north, all other roads in Gansu Province can be included under the command of Daming.

Tang He also gave a list, saying that if His Majesty the Emperor agreed, he could quickly arrange for these people to enter Beijing to meet him, and at the same time, the army had also begun to enter various roads, but because of the lack of troops, His Majesty the Emperor needed to personally arrange to send more garrisons to Hexi.

After reading the report, Lao Zhu immediately took the ministers to the conference room of the East Pavilion.

Such a big thing, of course, Zhu Yuan will not miss it.

Everyone sat down in turn, and Lao Zhu, who was full of red light, gestured to the large map of Gansu Province that had been hung in advance on the opposite side. smiled and said: "Now, the matter is decided, let's talk about it." ”

The previous discussion was only arranged according to the simple Feige biography, but this time the information is more detailed.

Therefore, it is possible to take more detailed countermeasures.

Lao Zhu's voice fell, and Chang Yuchun said first: "You can add another 50,000 troops, lord, I am saying that those soldiers who originally belonged to Shaanxi can send some to Hexi." Pingzhang said before that the land west of Hexi is very suitable for Tuntian, so let them go to Tuntian, so as not to stay in Shaanxi and think about it. ”

Chang Yuchun entered Shu before spring, and brought a large number of Shaanxi troops over.

I don't expect these people to make great contributions, I just hope that they won't be allowed to stay in Shaanxi and cause instability.

After the fall of the Xia Kingdom, most of the Shaanxi soldiers returned through Shu Road.

No way.

People in this era don't like to leave their homes too much.

Chang Yuchun wanted to take these people back to Jinling and then continue to disrupt the arrangements to other places, but if he forcibly did so, he was likely to cause chaos, so he had to give up. As for staying in Shuzhong, they are also worried that they will also become an unstable factor that disturbs the place.

This time, it's an opportunity.

Hexi is vast and sparsely populated, and sending tens of thousands of people in the past will not cause too many contradictions like the rich Shuzhong, but can further stabilize Guanzhong.

Chang Yuchun spoke, and Li Shanchang, the left minister next to Zhu Yuan, also echoed: "Lord, not only Shaanxi, Sichuan...... It is also possible to recruit some people to come over. ”

Both places have just been pacified, and because the fighting is not so tragic, there is no sense of awe that Shanxi has when they are beaten to the point that they dare not move, and the foundation of local forces has not been greatly damaged, so other methods must be adopted to weaken it.

After Chang Yuchun and Li Shanchang, others also made suggestions.

Lao Zhu flipped through the information in front of him, listened to it, and looked at the map of Gansu on the opposite side from time to time, and said after a while: "That's it, 30,000 in Shaanxi, 30,000 in Sichuan, let's make up enough 60,000, and send them to Tang He." This...... Gansu was initially decided, and he, the general of the conquest, would be there for two or three years, and I would not change people. Shaanxi...... It's good to let Geng Bingwen look at it, I am at ease with Bingwen. ”

Lao Zhu's words seemed to be said casually, but in the conference room, everyone was stunned before they echoed it.

I can't help but feel pity for a certain guy.

According to the previous sequence, he was the fourth person after Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Feng Sheng, and was left in the remote land of Gansu by His Majesty the Emperor in a few words.

Also two or three years.

Tut......

I'm just afraid that after the renewal of the reward, Lao Tang won't be able to rush back in time.

That's the price of riding a roof once back then.

Compared with other people's feelings, Zhu Yuan, who also understands the joints, thinks that Tang He's result is actually not bad.

is too close to Lao Zhu, but it is easy to have accidents.

Someone's 'gram' character attributes...... I've seen too much, and I really can't help believing it.

Zhu Yuan actually thought in private that when his health is better in the future, he will go out for a walk often, just like Mingzhou did before, go out for a while, do something, and then come back.

I really can't help it.

The Double Ninth Festival is already very strong, my own ancestors, but September 18...... In a way, it's equivalent to three 'nines'.

His Majesty the Emperor not only decided that Tang He, the general of the conquest, would stay in the northwest for a few years, but also decided the fate of 60,000 soldiers in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

The topic continues.

Lao Zhu asked people to write the soup and the attached list in large letters and hang them on the vertical plate opposite, and asked, "Tell me, these individuals...... Is it to summon the Jingshi, or to show grace and let them stay in Gansu? ”

Li Shanchang opened his mouth first this time: "My lord, the minister thinks that at the beginning of Gansu, these local leaders must be summoned to Jingshi to take care of them, so as not to repeat them every time." ”

Yang Xian, the secretary of the ministry, had a different opinion this time: "Your Majesty, all the ministries in Gansu are attached, although it is because of the prestige of my Ming army, but if you are summoned to Beijing under house arrest, I am afraid that in the future...... The departments of Yunnan, Liaodong, and Mobei took this as a lesson and refused to easily join our dynasty. Therefore, the minister thought that it was better to be more lenient, summon the Beijing master, and send them back after the seal. Moreover, this time and again, there have been a year and a half, and during these times, General Tang has done things well over there, and there will be no more worries. ”

When the two bigwigs said this, there was another discussion.

Lao Zhu was a little hesitant about this, he really wanted to detain the leaders of the various departments in Gansu in Beijing, but he also understood that the result was likely to be what Yang Xian said.

After listening to everyone's discussion for a while, Lao Zhu looked at his precious twenty-third grandson again, and asked with a smile: "Yuan'er, this is so lively, why don't you say it?" ”

"It's not a good choice, there are pros and cons," Zhu Yuan said truthfully: "So, I'll wait for my ancestors to make a decision." ”

Regarding this matter, Zhu Yuan really does not have too inclined opinions.

Speaking of which, there was once a case.

Naha out.

In the twentieth year of Hongwu, after Feng Sheng led the army to force Naha out, Naha was summoned to the Beijing division and named Haixi Hou, and then, Lao Zhu was also regarded as entrusting Naha with a heavy responsibility, and the next year he sent the other party to Yunnan with Fu Youde.

Then, there is no then.

Naha fell ill and died on the way to the south.

There are still some conspiracy theories about this matter, which is probably that if a person who is accustomed to the cold of the north goes to fight in the smoky land of Yunnan, even if he does not use swords and soldiers, he can also peel off a layer of skin from a person if he is not accustomed to the water and soil.

That's probably how Naha died.

Whether it is natural or has a human element, no one knows.

Present.

Lao Zhu thought for a while, and then asked, "If I want to keep them in Jingshi, Yuan'er, do you have a way...... Solve the problems that Yang Xian just said? ”

In the past two days, I have been a little addicted to women at home, and Zhu Yuan doesn't want to use his brain.

However, since Lao Zhu asked, Zhu Yuan could only forcibly turn his brain, and after a while, he suddenly nodded: "Yes." ”

Let's take a look.

Lao Zhu also signaled: "Hurry up, don't grind." ”

Zhu Yuan said: "The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit." ”

Everyone: "......"

Lao Zhu: "Why did it get involved with your business again?" ”

"It's just to do business," Zhu Yuan said: "First of all, the Hexi Corridor is a business road. Secondly, the leaders of these clans or military towns also have a lot of money in their own right. Well, we can combine the two...... Well, it's not two, the imperial court also has to join in, it's three, and then ...... Probably, form a business alliance. ”

Zhu Yuan said, the more he thought about it, the more transparent he became, and he almost danced with his eyebrows: "Ancestor, I think, if you say this...... It doesn't matter whether they stay in Beijing or not, as long as the interests are bundled, so that they must firmly rely on my Ming court, don't say anything about rebellion, even if they do something that is not good for my Ming Dynasty, it is not good for themselves, and when the time comes, they will only absolutely support the orthodoxy of our Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Yuan was transparent, and after these words, the scene ...... Everyone is even more confused.

Lao Zhu has been indoctrinated too much, but he feels that he understands a little, but ...... So he waved his hand: "Yuan'er, this is too general, do you say it specifically?" ”

"Specific...... It's not something that can be said in a few words," Zhu Yuan said: "Ancestor, this also requires a whole set of plans. However, for the time being, if you say it casually, such as...... Similar to the Maritime Trade Company, a series of trading companies were also established in Gansu, not only to trade with the Central Plains, but also to face the Western Regions. The shares of these trading companies, this time, the imperial court will take the lion's share, and the local forces in Gansu will have a small head, of course, as long as they do a good job, the profits will be absolutely huge. When everyone does business together, the interests are tied up. ”

After Zhu Yuan finished speaking, the others were still thinking, but Li Shanchang felt that he had finally grasped a key: "Pingzhang, this is ...... A loaf of bread is better to share with others, where it is better to have oneself to swallow alone. Wouldn't it be better for the local forces in Gansu to think that they don't need our Ming court and do it themselves? ”

"Do it yourself, how?" Zhu Yuan asked Lao Li rhetorically, but without waiting for him to answer, he said to himself: "The Hexi Corridor is more of a corridor, and it is produced by itself...... Horses, cowhides, and the like may be considered rich, but they are monotonous after all. And what I can provide in the Ming Dynasty is tea, silk, ironware, medicinal herbs, paper, etc., anyway, there are too many, and these things can not only be sold in Hexi, but the key is the Western Regions. The Silk Road has not been smooth in recent years, and if it can be reopened, it is conceivable that there will be benefits. Oh, so to speak...... If I were the local forces in Gansu, in the face of such a temptation, I would not only submit to the Ming Dynasty, but also help the Ming Dynasty to attack the Western Regions as much as possible, and take back that place, perhaps, the trade route would be open. ”

When Zhu Yuan said this, Deng Yue, who had not spoken much, opened his mouth: "Pingzhang...... This sounds like the word 'concession'? ”

Zhu Yuan smiled: "Yushi wouldn't have thought of things like the Song Dynasty's New Year's coins, right?" ”

Deng Yu also smiled, but shook his head: "Not really, it's just that Pingzhang just said that it is bustling, and profits come and go, when we can give them profits, maybe it is to be attached, if one day, I can't afford to give it, then wouldn't it be a sentence to leave?" ”

Lao Li didn't expect Deng Yu to be so sharp, he was a little pleased, and then he also made up the knife: "Pingzhang, have you ever thought that if those local forces get too many benefits, their strength continues to increase, their soldiers are strong, and their ambitions are also inflated, and the future will ...... I'm afraid that the army will have to go again. ”

"Since you can all think of it, where would I leave this loophole?" Zhu Yuan said: "On the one hand, I just said, for example, the trading company, the majority must be controlled in the hands of the imperial court, and when the time comes, how to distribute dividends and the like, the imperial court must have the final say, they can only be regarded as shareholders, more just the right to dividends, whether they can participate in management, is also the final say of the imperial court." In the early days of the company's establishment, in order to stabilize them, they could be allowed to participate in the management work, but in the future, they would eat dividends with peace of mind and become a rich man. On the other hand, there are gains and losses, and the premise for us to give this benefit is, of course, to take back some things, such as the armed forces in the hands of local forces. This will take some time, but the final trend must be that in that area, there can only be the army of the imperial court, ordinary people, farming fields, raising cattle, or having shares in trading companies and the like, and it is enough to be a rich man with peace of mind. Moreover, after all, the border land is bitterly cold, and when they have money and see the prosperity of the Central Plains again, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not want to take the initiative to move to the Central Plains to live, and when the time comes, there will be no threat. ”

This time, after Zhu Yuan finished speaking, the next person suddenly came out with a sentence: "The one who has no permanent birth ......"

Then there was no movement.

Everyone looks at it, it is the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Qian Yongren.

Then I suddenly realized.

When the time comes, a group of people who originally had soldiers, horses, tribes and pastures, although they were very rich, ...... To some extent, they have all become 'impermanent'.

Those who have no permanent birth have no perseverance.

These are the original words in "Mencius".

However, this is not the case here.

The 'unstable' here...... It's at the mercy of others!

(End of chapter)