Could it be that all you have under your hands are a bunch of wine bags and rice bags?

"Can no one answer? Then I will tell you! ”

Zhu Di motioned to the attendants beside him and sent the article written by He Qiu, one for each minister.

This article written by He Qiu began with the Western Regions of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

During the Han and Tang dynasties, the Western Regions were rich in water and grass, which could raise troops locally, and there was a lot of income, so the Han and Tang dynasties vigorously opened up the border and expanded the Western Regions.

But now, the geographical Western Regions have become dilapidated, and there is no way to support the Ming Dynasty to immigrate to the Western Regions.

Now, the Western Regions are still entrenched in the remnants of Mongolia, and such a force must be exterminated, and when the DPRK is ready, it should go west.

In this way, the border troubles in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty can be completely destroyed, and you can turn your attention elsewhere.

As mentioned before, the geographical Western Regions are no longer able to carry the people of the Ming Dynasty, so if the Ming Dynasty wants to be better than the Han and Tang Dynasties, where should the Western Regions of the Ming Dynasty be?

Obviously, it should be in the South Seas!

The countries of the South Seas, such as Annam, Siam and other places are famous grain producing areas, can be three crops a year, if included in the rule of the Ming Dynasty, can relieve the pressure of more people in the southeast and less land, but also from the South Seas to obtain sufficient grain.

In particular, Annan is a vein of the Central Plains, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is the territory of the Central Plains, and now it is self-reliant because of its long-term isolation from the Central Plains, but it is still called 'Little China', which shows that the system of Annan is almost the same as that of the Ming Dynasty.

If the imperial court wants to develop the South Seas, it can defeat Annam first, and after gaining a foothold, with the help of the Ming Dynasty's sailors, capture other islands in the South Seas.

Nowadays, there are still many Han people in Nanyang, some of whom fled during the Yuan Dynasty, and some of whom settled there because of business.

In any case, it is also a kind of support point for the Ming Dynasty, at least locally, it is powerful.

If there is a strong navy, it can develop the South China Sea on a large scale, and this is a one-and-two, two-and-one thing.

If the sailors of the Ming Dynasty were strong, they could naturally directly transport the silk and porcelain of the Ming Dynasty to Daqin and other places in the west.

If the strength of the Ming sailors is insufficient, they can also resist the enemy outside the South Seas and occupy the passes of the South Seas, so that the enemy in the west cannot enter the Ming Dynasty.

If the Ming Dynasty organized a large-scale sailor to sell domestic goods to the West, it was not considered to compete with the people for profit.

After all, domestic businessmen don't have this means at all, this is the business of profiteering.

Moreover, once the Ming Dynasty has a strong sailor, it is no longer afraid that the people of the Ming Dynasty will go to the sea to the South Seas to seek a living.

Even at that time, the Ming Dynasty would like the people to go to Nanyang, after all, the population of Luzon and other countries is also quite large, and Rao wants to assimilate the local area into the Ming Dynasty, or need to relocate.

In the end, He Qiu also directly made it clear that most of the dynasties since ancient times have a lifespan of two or three hundred years, and the reason is very simple.

Land annexation, or the gap between the rich and the poor, as He Qiu said in the article "The Wealth of Nations" before, is too large.

This is difficult to avoid, after all, there has always been so much land, and the population will only continue to breed with the arrival of the prosperous era.

Not to mention, this dynasty began to implement the apportionment of the mu and no longer levy the per capita tax, so that the people's enthusiasm for having children will only be higher.

It is foreseeable that the next population of the Ming Dynasty may soon exceed 10,000,000 people, and at that time, even if there are potatoes, sweet potatoes and other products, it will be difficult to support such a large country.

If we want to cure the symptoms, we will naturally try to curb mergers, promote the apportionment of land into acres, sort out the fields, and so on.

However, if you want to cure the root cause, you still need to develop Nanyang, Liaodong and other places, which are vast and sparsely populated, and the land is fertile, which can completely reduce the population pressure in the hinterland of the Central Plains.

It can also continue to promote the progress of technology and improve productivity, which is also what He Qiu discussed in the previous "Wealth of Nations", and there is no more discussion in this article.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty controlled Nanyang and found a place to live for the displaced people and breeding population in the country, which can be regarded as a solid foundation.

Moreover, because of the South Seas, a large amount of money and food income can be increased, and a strong army can be raised, so that the Ming Dynasty will no longer be a threat on land.

Nanyang produces more rice and grain, and mastering Nanyang is equivalent to a large amount of grain in the Ming Dynasty, and with this grain, it can slow down the squeezing of the southeast, ease the contradictions between the imperial court and the southeast locality, and reduce the burden of the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

It's a no-brainer!

After reading He Qiu's article, the courtiers fell silent again.

Don't blame them, He Qiu's "The Wealth of Nations" before was quite deviant, and there were no words of a saint in the article, but because there are examples of what they said, everyone can recognize it, after all, it is a theoretical thing.

But now this article is different, and at first glance it looks like a very far-reaching article.

However, in this article, there is still no trace of benevolence, righteousness and morality, all of which are utilitarian and reprimanded naked domineering.

This makes it difficult for some people to accept that changing the law and changing the law is really becoming a utilitarian study of Legalism.

But now Xia Yuanji, who is in charge of the household department, has a bright eye, he doesn't care if this is overbearing, he only cares if he can receive the money!

In a country of such a size as Daming, no matter how much money there is, the household department will feel that it is short of money, not to mention that today's Daming has invested a lot in the local area, which is all from the household department.

So Xia Yuanji was the first to stand up and say.

"Liangxiang...... Your Majesty's article really made the minister's eyes shine, and pointed out what the minister should do next, please develop Nanyang!

It's just that the money for the construction of the navy can be taken away from the inside? The household department really has no money! ”

Although Xia Yuanji knew that this article was written by He Qiu at a glance, since the emperor didn't take the initiative to mention it, it was regarded as Zhu Di's own writing.

Hearing the place at the beginning, Zhu Di was quite satisfied with Xia Yuanji's knowledge, but when he heard the end, Zhu Di was also a little angry, and hurriedly said.

"Now that I don't have much money in my pocket, don't think about it!"

At this time, the other ministers seemed to wake up from a dream, and the generals were the happiest, no matter what He Qiu's article said, they only saw one thing, Daming was going to fight again.

If a soldier doesn't fight, where does his military merit come from, and how can he be promoted?

As for the Wenchens, their hearts are much more complicated, some of them are in the southeast, and even those who used to be maritime merchants, and they naturally have a hundred willingness in their hearts.

But there are still some officials who feel that this matter is a bit deviant, how can Annan say that it is also one of the countries set by the Emperor Taishang not to be conquered, and now he is so naked in the court that he wants to occupy Annan, is it a bit too much?

Before they could think about this, He Qiu had already stood up and said.

"The minister has arranged for people to cut giant wood and build ships in the Liaodong area before, and now there have been some results, the minister asked Ling Ma He to be the pioneer to find out the situation of the Nanyang countries, and the details will be talked about later."

The courtiers looked at each other and said one after another.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Let's drag it first, what if it drags and drags, and the matter is over?

With such an ostrich mentality, everyone shook this matter over, but they still underestimated Zhu Di's determination, there are interests and harms, and Zhu Di has no reason not to pay attention to the development of Nanyang.