"However, those places in the south, with many jungles and miasma, are vast and undeveloped, but they are all undeveloped and wild areas, and if you want to fight them, I am afraid that my Ming soldiers will still have to suffer a lot."

Zhu Biao frowned slightly, he had already decided that he would have time to fight in the future, so the next question was how to fight.

Zhu Biao really yearns for the domineering spirit of Emperor Qin and Han Wu who sent millions of troops and swept one side, but it is obvious that the current family background of the Ming Dynasty does not allow such a thing.

Qin Shi Huang can fight like that, that is the aftermath of Fen VI, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can fight like that, that is the grandfather and father to lay the foundation, and the son and grandson open the ass, to put it bluntly, it is not that the money he earns is not distressed.

And Zhu Biao participated in the development and construction of Daming early, it is not an exaggeration to say that every brick and tile of Daming is related to Zhu Biao, if he is not distressed, then there is a ghost.

"Fengxue, since you brought up this matter, do you have a plan in mind?"

Zhu Biao looked at Xiao Han hopefully, to be honest, Zhu Biao, the big cake that Xiao Han painted for him, was really tempted, the climate was humid and warm, and it was more than a year old.

If this can really be developed, not to mention anything else, at least the poor harvest caused by ordinary natural disasters will not be able to take away the Ming Dynasty for decades.

Such an attraction cannot be underestimated.

After all, the decline of the dynasty is nothing more than two factors, a natural disaster and a disaster.

Xiao Han faced the family Haoqiang with a combination of punches, and when everything is implemented, it can be said that there is an opportunity to reduce the power of man-made disasters by eighty percent, and if he can get a large area of development land in the south, natural disasters can also be reduced by eighty percent.

So Daming, isn't it as stable as Mount Tai?

"Huh."

"I knew you had to ask, yes, there was."

"What you are worried about is nothing more than the cost of the war, and you are afraid of losing the little money that the Ming Dynasty has saved up now, yes or no?"

Xiao Han smiled and spoke.

"Brother understands me."

Zhu Biao nodded honestly.

"It's easy."

"I have a plan, so that I can continue to weaken the power of the southern countries without spending a single soldier, and I can still make a lot of money, how about it, and I didn't rise up to do a vote?"

The corners of Xiao Han's mouth were hooked, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.

"And this way? Tell me about it! ”

Zhu Biao's eyes are bright, since ancient times, fish and bear paws cannot be both, when can there be this kind of situation that can not only make the horse run, but also let the horse grow grass on his head? If it weren't for what Xiao Han said, Zhu Biao would have already asked people to drag the person who spoke out.

"It's very simple, first of all, it will take a while for us to develop Lingnan itself."

"During this time, we can't be idle here in Daming Ying Tianfu, and I will promote my production line production model."

"It is used to produce surplus grain, salt and iron resources into various goods, and to form a fleet to fight the coastal pirates."

"When these are done, I think our Lingnan will have a certain degree of development, and it will be time to contact those countries in the south."

"You have to know that those countries in the south are not monolithic, they are all feuds with each other, and they have attacked each other for many years, but their level is really backward, and when they fight, the efficiency of the dead is too low."

"So... We're going to have to add fuel to the fire, and we're sending the Brocade Guards to cause trouble and spread the word that will magnify their mutual enmity and plunge them into a constant war. ”

"When all of them are really angry, I will appear as a savior again, selling them weapons, food, clothes and other important materials, and making a lot of money while venting more than productivity."

"At that time, their population will drop sharply, leaving a scorched earth, and I, Daming, will be rich and strong, and the soldiers will be strong, so it will be the time to make a move."

Xiao Han's eyes narrowed slightly, and while talking and laughing, it seemed that thousands of barbarians had disappeared in a few words, and Rao is Zhu Biao felt a little chill behind him when he heard it.

This plan is not evil, but if it can be done, it is indeed a winner-takes-all situation, and when the Ming Dynasty sends troops to recruit again, it will be like walking on the ground, thinking about Zhu Biao can't help but be a little excited.

Da Ming can win and take all, it's not too wonderful.

What?

How many people do you think will die in the south?

Does this matter to him?

The people in the south are not the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the more people who die, it is convenient for the Ming Dynasty to migrate the population to assimilate and rule, of course, the more people who die, the better.

"However, if we sell strategic supplies only to one of them, they will soon be able to defeat the enemy, and if we sell both, those barbarians, although they are not educated, will surely be aware of it."

After being excited, Zhu Biao found the problem again and asked.

"Haha!"

"I knew you were going to ask."

"This is simple, don't we just use the banner of Daming?"

"Those who are close to our Daming, let's directly use Daming's own banner, and those who are far away will bypass the sea and hang Mengyuan's banner, anyway, his Mengyuan's outlet to the sea is now under the control of our Daming, and I can't refute the rumors if I want to, especially the Liang Wang's house was also arrested by me, and the last influential person in the south is gone, as long as I Daming doesn't admit it myself, who can speak for him Mengyuan in the south?"

Xiao Han laughed out loud and explained.

"You're really..."

"Wonderful! Great! ”

"The whole world knows that my Daming and Meng Yuan are on the same page, my Daming supports one side, and Meng Yuan will sail thousands of miles to support the other side, which is simply reasonable."

"No one would have thought that the so-called Mengyuan merchant ships did not sail from the north, but from Panyu next door."

"Hahaha!"

"Those barbarians in the south are worried about you guys, but they are really bloody, and it is really their 'blessing' to have you."

Zhu Biao laughed, tears about to burst into laughter.

"How do you speak?"

"Isn't this also so that they can integrate into my Daming more easily, accept my Daming's teachings, and bathe in the blessings of Daming as soon as possible?"

"There is no free lunch in the world, they want to get the favor of my Ming Dynasty and pay some sacrifices, it is also a matter of course, right, besides, history will remember them, and history books will depict them."

"It's just written, during the Hongwu period, the prince Zhu Biao, the prince of the time, used the law of the British public to level the southern countries, so that the barbarians fought and the emperor was clear, and the land was thousands of miles."

Xiao Han opened his mouth and corrected Zhu Biao's statement.

"Yes, you can."

"As soon as this plan comes out, I can pay countless manpower and material resources to get the southern territory, even if my achievements in expanding the territory are discounted, it is worth it. Ha ha! ”

"If you want to say that this heart has to be you who play with your heart, fortunately you were picked up by your father back then, if you let Meng Yuan take you away, the world's righteous army is estimated to die worse than the other."

Zhu Biao smiled and shook his head.

This move is really ahead, and Zhu Biao is full of enthusiasm when he hears it, although it is somewhat shameless.

However, those who have achieved great things are not informal, in the past, Han Gaozu abandoned his wife, son, and father in order to win the world, Zhu Biao could not completely cut off his feelings like this, and he was bent on seeking hegemony, but he could still do it by throwing away some face.

With a little bit of cheek, in exchange for the Ming Dynasty, the country is rich and the people are strong, no matter how you look at it, it is all blood gain.

"Since that's the case, I'll go back first, I have to be proficient in these exam questions, and I also need to prepare in advance for the great opening up of Lingnan."

"By the way, this is the land I selected from the land controlled by the imperial court to meet your requirements for the construction of a paper mill, which one do you like?"

Zhu Biao said, and took out a map of the surrounding areas of Jinling City from his arms, and on the map, Zhu Biao circled one small circle after another.

Each small circle represents a piece of land directly under the imperial court, and among them, those that meet Xiao Han's requirements to be close to the river are highlighted.

Originally, there would not be so much idle land around a big city like Jinling, but at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, a brawl killed a lot of people, and there was a situation where there was more land than people.

In addition, Lao Zhu killed a lot of people during this time, and under the extermination of his family, he returned the land to the imperial court, resulting in the fact that although the displaced people have been arranging farming, the land in the hands of the imperial court is now relatively rich.

"Let's just take this piece, at the confluence of the Jinling Inland River and the Yangtze River, the water is fierce and the transportation capacity is strong, and the discharged sewage can be quickly taken away."

"And the place is not small, and it is surrounded by dense forests, so it is convenient to use local materials."

Xiao Han looked around and finally chose one of them.

"Okay, that's it, tomorrow I need to be familiar with the exam questions in the East Palace, so I will arrange for Li Heng to take you to this land with the title deed and the people from the Ministry of Industry to plan your paper mill, and when you plan it, you can start construction."

"Remember to hurry up, after the palace examination is over, I plan to send out the first edition of my Daming Daming newspaper to publicize the results of my Daming imperial examination."

Zhu Biao said to Xiao Han.

"I'll do it, don't worry."

"The paper used by Daming Daily, we will supply it directly internally."

"At the same time, this paper mill will also be the first step in the development of our Daming industry, after that, around Jinling, there will be countless factories, so that my Daming's productivity will go directly to a higher level."

Xiao Han patted his chest and said.

"Well, it's really worry-free to have you there."

Zhu Biao also nodded, he was sure of Xiao Han's work.

After Zhu Biao left, Xiao Han sat in the room and began to think about it, papermaking technology has been quite mature in Daming, and if the production line dismantling is carried out, the production capacity will inevitably be greatly improved.

And Zhu Biao gave a lot of land, Xiao Han looked at the range drawn on the map, there are 5,000 acres of river intersection alone, and this is still not counting the situation in the surrounding areas.

Regarding Xiao Han's request, Zhu Biao can be said to be very generous, and he directly waved his pen, as long as he did not encroach on a large number of farmland, the surrounding areas were directly handed over to Xiao Han for arrangement.

In such a big place, Xiao Han naturally can't just build a papermaking production line, in line with the principle that thieves don't go empty, this wave of wool, Xiao Han must come over fiercely.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Li Heng and Shan Shangshu are already waiting for you outside the door."

Ruoyi's calling voice sounded in Xiao Han's ears in the early morning.

"Well, come so early?"

Xiao Han rubbed his eyebrows slightly, slowly got up from the bed, and washed and changed his clothes under Ruoyi's service.

"Your Royal Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arranged for the old slave to take you to the land assigned to you, the title deed, because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not sure how much land you will use, so let our family write it for you."

Looking at Xiao Han who appeared after washing, Li Heng immediately stepped forward and bowed deeply to Xiao Han.

"Well, okay, I got it."

"Shan Shangshu, how many workers can be recruited by our Ministry of Industry in Jinling now."

Xiao Han turned his head to Shan Anren and said.

"Huh?"

"Is Your Highness going to build a big project?"

Shan Anren was slightly stunned.

What Zhu Biao told him was to build a paper mill for Xiao Han.

In Shan Anren's concept, how big a paper mill can be, he plans to directly let his own people go to it.

"Well, the project could be a billion points."

"I can requisition some displaced people around Jinling, and I will have to leave a lot of workers in my production line at that time."

Xiao Han nodded slightly and said.

"That's... Well, how many people does His Highness need? ”

Shan Anren asked Xiao Han with some uncertainty.

"Let's come with 10,000 first, it's not enough to continue to recruit later."

Xiao Han didn't want to say casually.

"Ten thousand!?"

At this moment, Shan Anren's face is about to change, Jinling is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and there are not many displaced people around, 10,000, which can be regarded as a large part.

If it weren't for Zhu Biao's plan to implement the wasteland reclamation plan, he would have gathered a large number of displaced people, and if he wanted to find so many people, Shan Anren would have to work hard.

"Questions?"

Xiao Han glanced at Shan Anren and said lightly.

"No problem."

"When His Highness asks to start construction, the personnel must be ready, and the lower official is just surprised that so many people are needed, so he is a little out of shape, and I hope His Highness will forgive his sins."

Shan Anren confessed to Xiao Han.

"It's okay, it's human nature."

"Let's go, we have a lot of things to do today."

Xiao Han waved his big hand casually and said to Shan Anren.

"No!"

…

Li Heng and Shan Anren responded one after another and followed behind Xiao Han's carriage.

Squeak squeak!

The carriage marched on the soft ground that had thawed in the spring.

The snow period in Jinling is not as long as in the north, but because the Ming Dynasty is in a relatively cold period, the snow will not melt for a long time in winter.

Now that it has passed the spring of March, the snow has long since melted, and the trees on the roadside have sprouted new shoots and flowers are blooming everywhere.

"Let's do it here, build the first papermaking production line here, Shan Shangshu This is the dismantling and distribution of the papermaking link, a production line is about 200 people, all over all aspects of production."

"Shan Shangshu, you go and arrange it."

Xiao Han took out a paper production line link written last night from his arms and handed it to Shan Anren.

As the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he already knows the skills of various craftsmen, and it is naturally not a problem to help Xiao Han build a production line.

"Here, let's get a logging processing line here to provide standardized wood for the paper production line."

"Here, here is a printing and typesetting production line, which can directly print the paper produced."

"Here, there is an ink block production line here, which can directly provide raw materials for the printing and typesetting production line."

"And here, I want a small inland port here to facilitate transportation."

…

Shan Anren was still secretly making up his mind that he must do a good job in the tasks assigned to him by Xiao Han, and Xiao Han's side had already lost one task after another like a cannon.

At this moment, Shan Anren was dumbfounded.

Originally, he thought that there was only one paper mill production line, but in addition to planning six paper production lines, Xiao Han directly arranged almost all the supporting production he could think of.

If it weren't for Xiao Han's official Ming textbook on engineering, which had not yet been released, Shan Anren would definitely want to complain at this time.

Said a good production line, but you directly arranged an industrial chain?

No wonder they say that they need a lot of people, so they are waiting for me here?

"It's... Your Highness, is this, is this too much? ”

Shan Anren was a little dumbfounded.

Li Heng's eyes were also wide, holding a stack of land deeds, and he was a little at a loss for a while.

"No more, no less."

"Know who you are."

"You are following the crown prince and His Majesty, you must have a pattern, do you understand the pattern?"

"What we want to do, we must do things that can affect the Ming Dynasty, if there is only one production line to supply paper, then for the entire Ming Dynasty, it is a drop in the ocean, not worth mentioning."

"Only by becoming bigger and stronger can we reflect the momentum of my Ming Dynasty and the eloquence of His Majesty and the Crown Prince."

Xiao Han said with a smile.

Well, this wave of wool, the British duke is very satisfied.

"What Your Highness taught us is that we are narrow-minded, and we will definitely do our best for Daming in the future, and we will die."

Xiao Han's words made Shan Anren stunned for a moment.

Although I didn't understand it, it seemed to be very powerful, forget it, what His Highness said must be right, and it will be over with all your might.

"Look, didn't you hear what Your Highness said? Write! Hurry up, write to our family! and the forest farm over there, all of which were circled in by His Highness. ”

Li Heng came back to his senses, glanced at the group of small chamberlains who were still stunned, and scolded sharply.

In this way, under such a horse race, a large area of land on this side will become Xiao Han's industry.

The court went out of the land, the court went out to work, and Xiao Han was only responsible for giving orders and carrying out follow-up operations.

This wave of wool picked up, and the feeling in Xiao Han's heart at this time was really like Qin Shi Huang touching the electric door and winning the hemp.

In the afternoon of the same day.

Prince East Palace.

Zhu Biao, who had reviewed the exam questions for a day, stretched his waist and was confident about tomorrow's palace exam.

"Your Highness, Your Royal Highness has built a factory on the south side of the city."

A eunuch from the East Palace ran over and said to Zhu Biao.

"We know, this is what we asked him to go, and there is no need to report this kind of thing next time."

Zhu Biao waved his hand, looking arrogant.

Isn't it just enclosing land to build a factory, how big is it, he is a Ming prince, can he be so bad?

When Daming Daily is operational, it is not easy to earn it back.

No...

"Your Highness, this is the backup of the title deed sent back earlier, according to the provisions of our Ming Dynasty's ten acres and one deed, they are all here at present."

The chamberlain carefully pulled out a stack of papers.

(End of chapter)