Zhu Yijun naturally didn't listen to this.

As a result, the construction of the railway continued, and people continued to gather in the places where the railways were pre-built.

At this time, Qi Changguo and Zhao Shizhen developed a steam locomotive and successfully tested the operation of the steam locomotive on the rails.

This gave Zhu Yijun greater impetus to vigorously develop railway transportation throughout the country.

In any case, once the advent of rail transport is more beneficial to the central government.

It's just that the gentry and landlords, who are accustomed to self-government below the county level, are really worried that after the replacement of Cao Yun by railway transportation, it will be more difficult for them to confront the imperial court by controlling the population and resources at the grassroots level, and it will also make it more difficult for them to escape the control of the imperial court.

Therefore, opposition is still emerging.

However, the opponents did not dare to directly confront the imperial court, and were only looking for other ways to stop this.

"The court doesn't care about our opinions, we can only think of other ways!"

this day.

Sun Lusheng was on the rockery pavilion where there was no one around him, and he told his close friend and fellow villager Chen Yuwen about stopping the construction of the Liangjing Railway by the imperial court.

After hearing this, Chen Yuwen asked: "What can be done, the reason for letting Your Majesty save money is not at all, as for the dragon vein royal qi is useless, Your Majesty doesn't believe it at all!" ”

"Your Majesty doesn't believe it, but it's impossible for foolish people not to believe it!"

"Otherwise, those people of the White Lotus Sect would not be able to use a few simple tricks to make those foolish people be deceived because of their greed and ignorance, and even go bankrupt!"

"Therefore, we must make those people who are about to lose their land due to the construction of railways and river channels and cannot plant because they cannot plant the land, and the construction of railways and river changes will not only make them unable to farm, but also anger the ancestral gods and spirits because they do not fight, and then harm their descendants!"

Sun Lusheng said in a stern tone at this time.

After hearing this, Chen Yuwen nodded hurriedly, and asked Sun Lusheng with great interest: "What should I do?" ”

"Write to our people who are officials in the places where the railway passes, and ask them to find a way to find a few demons who have been imprisoned for promoting the White Lotus Sect to do this."

Sun Lusheng said in a low voice at this time.

Chen Yuwen bowed: "This is a good way!" ”

And not long after Sun Lusheng said this, many people from the White Lotus Sect really appeared in many places along the railway, going around to confuse the people who farmed.

Most of the yeoman farmers have settled down, fearing turmoil and not liking change.

Now, coupled with the demagogy of many cult members, it is even more uneasy.

Some even began to gather and attack the railway construction workers.

But fortunately, the imperial court had already anticipated it, and a railway army was specially set up for this purpose, so heavy troops were set up near each section of the railway.

Basically, anyone who dares to attack the railway, or even steal the tracks, will be subjected to military repression.

Although the people are easily deceived, they are not really stupid, and after tasting the power of the Iron Fist, they will immediately become honest.

In this way, the construction of the railway has not been delayed.

At the same time, Jinyiwei's side is also vigorously arresting cultists who bewitch the people, and basically executing them directly after they are caught and interrogated clearly.

This also prevented the common people from being bewitched by the White Lotus Sect and other cultists and opposing the construction of the railway.

Besides.

The imperial court not only used the army and secret forces to ensure the smooth progress of the railway construction project, but also financially compensated the people and gentry who lost profits due to the construction of the railway.

However, although these methods have greatly eliminated the opposition voices, there are still many discordant voices.

For many traditional people who are only accustomed to agricultural life, their obsession with the land is too deep!

It seems that it is harder to let them lose their land than to take their lives.

There are also some people who seem to be relying on the new rites implemented by the imperial court, and they have begun to treat them as human beings, and even have to pay compensation for the occupation of land, which makes them hooligans rise up and deliberately sit on the ground and raise the price, and the compensation price negotiated today will be renegotiated the next day, and if they do not agree, they will besiege the county government.

Zhu Yijun also knew a lot of confrontation incidents that occurred at the grassroots level through various Ming music secret performances, so he couldn't help but say to the minister: "It's better to compensate the land directly!" ”

"It's also a way to compensate for the land."

"Today, no one can resist the desire for land."

"But only the land in the newly opened education area can be compensated, which means that these people will have to be moved to the sea, but I am afraid that these people will not want to."

Wang Xijue said at this time.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun came to a map and said, "Then double the compensation for the land!" If one mu is occupied in China, they will pay five or even ten acres of land in the overseas education area, and they will be exempted from land tax for one year. ”

"Your Majesty, this is a solution."

"However, according to this method of compensation, the existing indoctrination areas may soon be divided, and in order to ensure the continuation of the system of dividing military merits in the future, new indoctrination areas must be opened."

Shen Li said at this time.

Shen Yi also nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal, and the fields obtained after the killing of the Yi chieftains in the indoctrination area have to be considered to be used as domain fields by the vassal kings who are overseas in the future, after all, it is impossible for the vassal kings who will be overseas in the future, and they will also have to receive the Lu, so presumably they can only be allowed to eat the Lu fields at that time." ”

Li Chengliang also said at this time: "In this way, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is necessary to open up more education areas. ”

"Of course, we need to open up more indoctrination areas!"

"Since we can't let our own people be wronged because of reform, we can only let foreign people be wronged and suffer them!"

Zhu Yijun said at this time.

Wang Xijue followed and said: "What Your Majesty said is that if you don't care for the people and don't obey the king, you are already guilty, and you should pay for your sins with the land!" ”

"Now on the Japanese side, the Tokugawa clan has asked to negotiate with the country, and whether the negotiations go well or not, the entire land of Japan will have to be returned to the imperial court, and the land of Japan can be divided."

"In addition, after so many years of land reform and return, there is not much left, a large number of Miao, Zhuang, Yao, Tu, Yi and other southwest natives have also become the battalion of the imperial court, and now they are basically stationed in the southwest, consuming grain and grass in vain, but they can cross the 100,000 mountains, unify Annam and completely occupy Burma, and let the sailors cooperate, so that there will be more land distribution."

Li Chengliang said at this time.

Wang Xijue said: "But in this way, there will be a lot of meritorious soldiers, and the soldiers will also divide the fields, especially in Burma and Annam, where there are mountains everywhere and villages everywhere, and it is necessary to rely on human lives to fight, it is easy to make meritorious contributions, and meritorious people also need to be commended." ”

At this time, Zhu Yijun looked at the place where India is now marked as the Mughal country in later generations, and suddenly shouted: "Liu Wei! ”

Liu Wei stood up at this time: "The minister is here!" ”

"You are familiar with the mountainous areas of the southwest, but you also know the mountainous areas of Uszang, especially the mountains leading to the Mughals to the south, and do you know the way to the Mughals?"

Zhu Yijun asked about Liu Ling at this time.

Liu Wei replied at this time: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister knows that the minister has sent the night not to collect it, although the higher the Wusizang Mountain, the easier it is to suffocate, especially the big mountain in the south that Your Majesty said, is basically covered by heavy snow all year round, and it is extremely difficult to pass, but it is not impassable; In addition, it is possible to go to India by crossing the mountains of Yunnan (Hengduan Mountain) to Burma and then to India, which are all the roads taken by tea and horse merchants. ”

"There is another way, that is, from the Western Regions bypass, this road is the best way to go, Xuanzang was the road he took, but now it is not the Tang Dynasty, the dynasty does not control the Western Regions, nor does it garrison troops in the Western Regions, and the current Anxi Protectorate has only just recovered Hamiwei, so it is not suitable for the country to march on this road."

"In the minister's opinion, it is best to take the road of Burma, although there are many mountains in Myanmar, but in the end it is not more difficult to climb than the mountains south of Uszambi."

Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "I asked you to choose a battalion of southwestern soldiers who can withstand the cold and go to Burma to conquer the Mughals, can you do it?" ”

"The ministers will do their best to live up to the holy order!"

Liu Wei said at this time.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "Although the mountains and roads there are high and dangerous, as long as you cross it, there will be a large amount of arable plain fertile land, and I have learned through the Jinyi guard sentry that the natives there basically have little resistance, so once Qing passes, he will be able to bring a large amount of fertile land to the imperial court." ”

Zhu Yijun said here: "Of course, I will not only send you as a land soldier, but also let the sailor also go on an expedition here to cooperate with you!" ”

"What are I doing for the sake of the noble military households, in order to make them willing to lay a big foundation for the country and the nation!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

At this time, all the ministers praised it.

Zhu Yijun smiled, and then said: "Pass the decree and grant the Marquis of Nanchang Liu Wei to conquer the western general, and supervise the military affairs of the five provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Wusizang, and Shaanxi." ”

"Obey the order!"

Liu Wei immediately replied at this time.

It was impossible for Zhu Yijun to ignore the Indian subcontinent, which the Mughal Empire occupied.

After all, the Indian subcontinent is rich in fertile land.

You know, in later generations, more than a billion people were raised here, which shows how much farmland there is.

Not long after Zhu Yijun was preparing to conquer the Mughals, he encountered a large number of people blocking the road in the area of Dongchang Mansion.

"Ask the emperor to stop requisitioning our fields to build railways and change rivers!"

"Your Majesty! Our ancestors have been farming here for generations, and we are used to it, and if we take away our land, we will not be able to live! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, we don't want silver dollars, just land!"

For a while, these people knelt on the ground and kowtowed and cried.

Zhu Yijun smiled coldly after hearing this, and said to Zhang Jingxiu:

"Sure enough, as you Jinyiwei played, they will organize the people to stop this matter, even so, let Wang Qing declare the will to compensate for the land on behalf of me, and let the Dongchang lurking among them remember to guide the people."

"Yes!"

(End of chapter)