"Divide the land? What do you think! Didn't you read the report on the Korean people's livelihood visit published in Ming Pao before? ”

"Oh, Lao Tian, when did you know how to read?"

"Hey! My fourth child recognizes it! This newspaper, I don't fall in one issue, and after I buy it back, I want this kid to read it to me word by word, and I'm familiar with it! ”

"Wow! Boy...... Could it be that the Lao Tian family will be the champion in the future? ”

So Lao Tian incarnated as a storyteller, gushing endlessly.

According to the figures reported by the Ming Xuan envoy, before the civil strife, there were more than 4 million people in North Korea and more than 1 million knots of land.

Speaking of which, it's a different measure for North Korea again. North Korea divides the fields into one to six grades, and this knot is not a unit of area, but is equivalent to a field that can produce 20 stone of grain in the old Ming system.

The whole is calculated, I am afraid that it is about 400,000 hectares of land. And the registered people, unlike the Ming Dynasty, who have already counted the hidden households, the slaves and hidden households who are not registered in North Korea are afraid that there are also so many, and the number of people is actually nearly 10 million.

"It's roughly the size of a province, with nearly 10 million people, is it enough?" Lao Tian said his conclusion and shook his head again and again, "There are many mountains and few lands, and the weather is cold. The old man Taizu said that he would not conquer North Korea, which is also reasonable. ”

"Isn't this still fighting, besides, most of the land is in the hands of their powerful families?"

"You can't die much, and it's still not enough!"

Ordinary people see it this way, but some businessmen and CUHK people who have news don't think so.

"Only the Duke of Anton was sealed, and so many civil and military aids were selected, Your Majesty is determined to let North Korea change the day! What is lacking over there is not a person, but a housekeeper and businessman who help hundreds of officials manage people! ”

From the top to the bottom, people who do specific things in the middle are indispensable.

Reshuffling is a certainty, and there are endless opportunities in it.

How can you underestimate a province?

"It's a little too early to pass now, right? It's still in chaos. ”

"At least go to Liaodong first."

Since the Ming Dynasty began to set up border cities in Liaodong and the imperial court determined the strategy of slowly developing the Northeast, this time it really stimulated the upsurge of breaking into the Guandong.

The first is the current Korean rebellion, and then there is the begging for war. At least for the next few years, the opportunities presented by the transfer of goods are considerable.

Coupled with the fact that Daming's attitude towards North Korea in the future is gradually becoming clearer, this opportunity is even greater.

The area around Zhigu is already changing with each passing day because of the supporting steam ironclad shipyard, and many young people from neighboring provinces have come there to beg for a living. Now the most important port in the north of the shipping bureau has a heavier task, and more and more people are also gathered.

Now, Shen Qi, the president of the treasure ship supervisor, rushed to the outside of the dock, and after seeing Liu Tianhe, he saluted first: "Guo Lao, it ......is too late for the next official."

Liu Tianhe waved his hand: "You don't have to be formal. You reported that the trial production of the ironclad ship is nearing the end, and I will take the Ministry of Industry, so I should come and see it in person. If the construction period is estimated, it is necessary to prepare. Your Majesty has decreed that you should come to the dock in person when you go into the water. ”

"The old man, please ...... here"

Shen Qi has been busy here for more than a day, and now he has indeed supervised the trial production of the ironclad ship to the general extent.

This is a transitional ship type, and the sail wheel is used together. The volume is indeed larger, but now Daming has also greatly improved its steel output and production capacity response, and even has a heavy industry park for the shipyard here. Zhigu is not far from the Beijing Heavy Industry Park, which can be based on the large wooden warships that have been accumulated in the past, and the power of the entire treasure ship supervisor has trial-produced the prototype experimental ship of the ironclad ship.

The huge dock is still very busy.

Liu Tianhe has worked for many years in the Prime Minister's River Yamen and the former Ministry of Industry, and is no stranger to various construction sites.

After looking at the workers here first, he nodded to Shen Qi: "President Shen is attentive, and His Majesty has entrusted him." ”

"The old man praises ......"

Liu Tianhe could see that the management in this dock was in order. Although there are many shipwrights, the machinery placement, material stacking, and personnel passages are well planned.

This Shen Qi won the emperor's favor because of a copy of "The Chronicle of the Ming Dynasty", and served as the president of the treasure ship supervisor as a non-honorable minister, and he was over fifty years old.

In front of him was a huge ship standing in a dry dock.

Now, in the newly dug dock, the pulley crane installed here is hoisting the ship's main mast, which is the main work on deck.

On the scaffolding around the giant ship in the dockyard is a circle of workers who are wrapping the boats in iron sheets up and down the waterline.

"Go see the steam engine and the oar."

Shen Qi led the way, and Liu Tianhe and he went from the gangplank bridge to the deck first, and then entered the cabin.

"This is a horse lantern specially adapted for ironclad ships."

Once you enter the cabin, there is no light. But this huge ship will have to store a lot of coal, firearms and ammunition in the future, and the fire protection requirements are very high, and the huge cabin cannot do without lighting.

Liu Tianhe looked at the horse lantern nailed to the wall of the cabin passage, smiled and said, "It is indeed a new guy." ”

The horse lantern is not new, and the Tang Dynasty also set up a special Guanglu doctor to manage the horse lantern on the royal road. In the Song Dynasty, there were improvements, including special lamp oil, and the addition of letter stones that could reflect light to make it brighter.

Today, the lantern on the ironclad ship needs to be able to adapt to the turbulence of the ocean waves and the violent vibrations of war, as well as to improve safety. For this purpose, a special hoop is complemented by cushioned cork and treated rubber strips, followed by a wick wrapped in transparent glass. The oil canister is also specially made to prevent it from easily shattering and dissipating after an earthquake and causing a fire.

If you can use it here, you can use it in other ships and carriages.

It's just that it must be expensive now, and if it weren't for the ironclad ship, which is an important weapon of the country that the emperor pays attention to, how can other warships be equipped?

Now first of all, for the safety of the ship.

There was a dull and noisy sound of construction above his head and around him, and Liu Tianhe was led by Shen Qi all the way to the engine room located in the middle and rear sections.

"King Rui, Xinshihou and others also come over often." Liu Tianhe pointed to the four improved steam engines in front of him, "If they hadn't been installed and tried here, the lower officials would not have dared to report that the trial production was nearing completion." ”

"How's it going?"

"Now that it's not in the water, it's okay to idle." Shen Qi introduced, "On the side of the Heavy Industry Park, I used the machine over there to take this paddle wheel to try it in the water, and I heard that the cumulative number of hours has been thousands of hours, so I decided to use this type of steel and style." What Xia Guan is worried about now is that the four machines will drive it together, although this set of plans has also been tested in the Heavy Industry Park, but I don't know if there will be problems at sea. ”

Liu Tianhe nodded: "It's okay." After launching, there will be sea trials. Now that the civil strife in North Korea has been pacified, this ironclad ship does not need to be in such a hurry. ”

Shen Qi bent over: "If nothing else, in October, when the lower official orders someone to start the idling test in the dock, he will be able to prepare for the launch." ”

"Your Majesty will ask me what you mean by the name." Liu Tianhe smiled at him, holding his arm and making him stand up straight, "It is also full of your hard work." ”

"Your Majesty Longen, the minister ......" Shen Qi was surprised, "How dare the minister take credit......"

Seeing that Liu Tianhe seemed to be serious, Shen Qi's chest was hot, and he said loudly: "Steel bones and iron scales, spit fire and resist the wind!" If this ship can gallop all over the world, the lower officials will think that it has the power of the dragon! ”

Liu Tianhe laughed: "It shows that Ziyou loves you very much, and he has already pondered it!" Let's go, and then explain one or two more to the old man, and after returning to Beijing, let the old man boast more in front of His Majesty! ”

Under the insistence of Tang Shu, a disciple for many years, the main project of controlling Huanghuai has been completed, and the next thing is to further observe the effect, and then make some additions according to the new water situation generated by Huanghuai.

Liu Tianhe is already the last stop, and he is already an old minister in front of the emperor, and now these words are easy.

said anything to praise the good words, obviously expressing that he wanted to give Shen Qi a favor.

Of course, if Shen Qi can really preside over the steam ironclad ship, which is an important weapon of the country that His Majesty pays attention to, and continue to improve, how can he be rewarded with His Majesty's temperament?

So it can only be said that they make friends with each other and sell more favors.

For Shen Qi, he also needs it. He is a late bloomer, and his foundation is very shallow. And Liu Tianhe is a respected old man, and his disciple personally presided over the project of governing Huanghuai, and in the future, he must be the first to be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and then to enter the State Palace.

Liu Tianhe continued to inspect here in Zhigu, and his trip was naturally not only for the ironclad ships, but also for the dignity of the elders who led the Ministry of Industry to come here to supervise the preparation of materials and sea transshipment for the Ping Dynasty.

He stayed in the scorching summer of Zhigu, and after Hu Zongxian's telegram from the Ryukyus arrived in Taiwan, it accelerated sharply.

The speed of military intelligence transmission in the Ming Dynasty is completely incomparable.

Hearing the news, Xia Yan and other people with military feats were shocked, and Yang Shen even scolded: "This thief has really lost his conscience, and he is not as good as a beast!" ”

Yan Song looked at him a little strangely.

When the news of the invasion of the Ryukyus by Japanese thieves came last year, Xia Yan thought that it was better to take advantage of the situation and go straight over, but Yang Shen repeatedly insisted on making more preparations, and then moved this year after the financial expenses and the collection of new grain were completed.

And now, in the spirit of conscience, Yang Shen actually had a little remorse on his face.

Yan Song sighed and sighed: "What the general assistant said is very true. But now it is really difficult to do, and if the Ryukyus are not rebuilt, the Oriental Navy will really go deep alone. And to rebuild the Ryukyus, manpower and goods are not a small amount. ”

Even though there are still 20,000 or 30,000 people on Yaeyama and Miyako Islands in the southwest of the Ryukyus, it is difficult to leave their homeland. Although the basic conditions on the main island of the Ryukyus are much better, are they willing to go there? Not to mention how much time it takes to migrate so many Ryukyuan people to the main island, and how many ships are used, there are risks in sailing hundreds of miles.

Zhu Houxi's eyes flashed.

There are already prejudices, and in this more barbaric era, the so-called Warring States heroes there don't need to scruple about doing things.

I have to say that this trick is quite ruthless.

From the Ryukyus to the island of Kyushu, there are still hundreds of miles of sea on the way. In Zhu Houxi's impression, it was renamed Okinawa and later became an important maritime military base, precisely because of this geographical and strategic significance.

This is even more amazing than Zhu Houxi's impression, it is really completely ruined.

From last summer's time to this summer's summer, from the beginning of preparing for a sneak attack to now leaving a dead island, it should be the Shimazu family that Yan Shifan said suddenly increased in power.

With the advantage of being the closest, how many young and strong slaves did they take away from Ryukyu in this round, and how many wealth and materials did they rob?

"The thieves live on isolated islands, the vast ocean is a moat, it is needless to say that they are arrogant, and their civilization and education are also extremely backward." Zhu Houxi said coldly, "All kinds of evil deeds should be reported to the world." The Ryukyu catastrophe is really inevitable in the world. If the Ming Dynasty had not made an expedition to the South Seas and protected all the countries, what the Westerners did in the Americas now would have done here in the future. Korean traitors are in turmoil, thieves are in trouble, and Meng Yuan's conquest of the Western Regions is the beginning of this great controversy! ”

Tang Shunzhi stared at the emperor.

He was silent for a moment, and then said, "Merchants who come and go to the South Seas can encourage them to tell more about what they have seen. So the Portuguese ambassador, can you let him speak out? ”

"Let him speak!" Zhu Houxi said proudly, "Portugal plotted against Guangdong in the past, but was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, and who knows about the loss of tens of millions of taels of silver?" Now that an envoy has been sent to Daming thousands of miles away, don't let the people of Daming think that they are really just a small country. What is the world around the Ming Dynasty now, how Portugal and Spain are colonizing the four seas, and how those backward and small countries are now slaves and slaves, not only the people of the Ming Dynasty should know, but the vassals should also know a little. ”

Yan Song reacted.

The Ming Dynasty officially began to use swords against Korea and Ryukyu, and also to recruit Japanese thieves, and it was impossible for other vassal states to have no ideas in their hearts.

We don't say how they will deal with this new situation, but at least they will take advantage of the fact that the Ryukyus country was almost wiped out to remove the veil of friendship between the clans and vassals of the past.

Today's world is a cruel world.

If it weren't for the fact that the national strength of the Ming Dynasty was not what it used to be, Meng Yuan was still plundering the border walls of the Ming Dynasty, and Outer Yunnan would not obey the constraints of the Ming Dynasty, and the coastal troubles would only intensify.

Preaching that it is really a troubled time now makes it seem that the stability and tranquility in the land of the Ming Dynasty are commendable.

After the Ming Dynasty changed the heavens of the Three Kingdoms in the east, the people there could also move closer to the life that the people of the Ming Dynasty could live, so that they could get more support from the people when they helped the Ming Dynasty to travel in other directions in the future.

"In particular, we should publicize it more in Jiangning, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong." Yan Song also opened his mouth to suggest, "Your Majesty, there are few poor people in Ryukyu, and only by sea trade can the country be established in the future." He asked Jiangning, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces to encourage maritime merchants to bring workers and goods to fill the Ryukyus. Now that Ryukyu is really destroyed with the country, and the Duke of Taitung has no ambition, how to deal with Ryukyu, you can first sue the world, and let the four provinces agree to follow the king of Shu. The Ryukyus were heavily constructed, and everyone in the old Ryukyu could work. Affirming the laws and regulations, treating everyone equally, the salary and food are not short, and the Ryukyus will feel the great grace of tomorrow. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded: "Deal with it accordingly." I will summon the King of Shu, and the Assets Bureau can lend him silver and grain, and quickly restore the reputation of Ryukyu Wanguo Jinliang! ”

The most effective way to lure those merchants to hire workers or recruit some Ming people who are interested in changing their fate to go to Ryukyu is naturally to give a big cake.

No matter how much the Ming merchants can take it, they will still lack manpower when they go to the Ryukyus.

In this round of reconstruction of the Ryukyus, the surviving people of the Ryukyus naturally had the honor to share these coins.

Although the Ryukyus that suffered this catastrophe were poor and white, as long as the Ming could borrow money and food to help, it was not a big deal.

How to pay it back in the future, it's all a family, so it's hard to discuss?

The emperor took out the money from his money bag, and Yang Shen didn't have that much pressure.

And now there is no need to use swords in Ryukyu, the thieves are just beggar-thy-neighbors, and what the Ming Dynasty is going to do in Ryukyu can be called benevolence and righteousness, what is Yang Shen unhappy about?

The Ryukyus are not big, but they are another round of election.

This time, the conditions are more relaxed, even if you are from a background, as long as you are willing to go, you can also get a heavy responsibility.

There is also a chance to meet His Majesty and become a protégé of the Son of Heaven.

Before the "aid to Ryukyus" was launched here, the Holy Decree was first sent to the Ryukyus. Headed by the Duke of Taitung, the owner of the local village of Ryukyu and the Ryukyu, he will select nearly 100 children to study in the Ming Dynasty in one breath, and return to the country as the minister of the humerus in the future.

After Xue Han made a trip to Taiwan to "train troops", he decided to set up a new city department in the Penghu area of Tainan.

In the east of the Ming Dynasty in the future, the planning of a new maritime business road network has begun to take shape.

With this new city, the route from Luzon and Ryukyu to Daming is naturally an important node, and there is no need to go further by sea to Guangzhou and Ningbo.

When going to North Korea, the people in the north may still have scruples. The relocation of Antu is even more severe in the north, but Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong have many mountains and few lands, and for thousands of years, I don't know how many people have gone to the South Seas and migrated to large and small islands.

Now the Ming Dynasty wants to go on an expedition to the Japanese kingdom and eradicate the Japanese troubles, and the Japanese thieves who have lost their conscience have taken the lead in preparing a Ryukyu that has been almost destroyed to the extreme for the Ming Dynasty.

They thought that in this way, they would be able to beggar-thy-neighbor, so that the army of the Ming expedition from the Ryukyus had to face this great difficulty.

But it has been many years since the Ming Dynasty opened the sea ban, and the Daming maritime merchants have tasted the sweetness of sea trade for a long time.

Driven by interests, the four coastal provinces are agitated.

"Don't you have four sons? Go for one! My lord said that he would go to the custody to find a daughter-in-law, and it would be okay to spread the branches. The most important thing is that five dollars a month of silver, three dollars for you, two dollars for him to spend over there, and food and shelter, what's not to do? ”

The first to take action to strive for more manpower were the shopkeepers and stewards sent out by the most well-informed maritime merchants.

Just kidding: How much reconstruction cake can be shared from the King of Shu after going depends on how much manpower can be brought over and what can be done!

Local people? In addition to having the strength to be used, where can the people of the Ming Dynasty compare to the people of the Ming Dynasty who can understand and obey discipline?

The prosperity of shipping has reduced the frequency and risk of future exchanges, and the Ming maritime merchants will settle accounts: if they can occupy the pit now, they will play a pivotal role in Ryukyu in the future!

There were more than 100,000 people in the Ryukyus, but now the situation has changed abruptly, and the coastal provinces are about to brew a round of tens of thousands of Han people to go to the East.

This is just the beginning, what makes this group of maritime merchants look forward to more is the far more vast territory of Dongying!

First come, first served!

(End of chapter)