Chapter 88 Company(1/2)
"Is this how you handle it?"
The emperor was sitting on a chair, with his legs directly on the table, and he was rubbing a kitten in his hand. It was plump and very cute.
In front of him, six princes stood respectfully, their legs trembling uncontrollably.
The power accumulated over the years can be said to be extremely powerful.
"Yes." King Liao resisted the urge to tremble. Now that he is the oldest and has the highest rank, he should take the lead, and it can only be decided by him:
"Guocun and Zhaocun have had a feud for hundreds of years, and the patrol battalion was dispatched several times, but it was of no avail."
"The only solution now is to migrate."
The emperor's eyes were fixed on the kitten, and he listened to King Liao's words, but he did not react for a while.
At this time, he was also thinking in his mind that there would be no solution to such a feuding clan unless one party perishes.
For ordinary people, resolving conflicts naturally requires the minimum cost, and it is best to get the best of both worlds.
But for the court, a simple and easy-to-operate method is the best. As for whether it will damage the interests of the two villages, it is naturally not considered.
The King of Liao's relocation strategy was straightforward.
It's really a good idea.
In other words, the King of Liao already had the mindset of a statesman.
However, I didn’t think deeply enough.
"It's not enough to just move Guojiacun."
Zhu Yixi chuckled and looked at King Liao with more admiration: "Move Zhaojia Village too."
"Since it's a blood feud, naturally the farther away the better."
"Zhaocun, let's go to Jilin!"
"Everything is not about scarcity but about inequality. After Guojiacun learned about this, he would be relieved and no longer resent the court."
The future of thousands of families was decided between the emperor's lips.
This is the power of authority.
Even if he is dissatisfied, he can move the entire Jinghai County to the Northeast or the Liao Kingdom.
With that said, Zhu Yixi began to deal with the aftermath: "I will give each household in Jilin and Zhao Village 100 acres of land and ten silver coins."
"The same goes for going to Guojia Village in Yue State."
"The remaining land in the two villages should be saved to build an imperial village as an annual contribution to the Liao Palace!"
"Yes!" Liu Afu looked up at King Liao and agreed crisply.
The King of Liao was overjoyed, this was a divine grace.
After so many years of being a son, my father finally saw his shining point.
His face was trembling with excitement.
After a few people left, Zhu Yixi shook his head.
In a sense, they are just twenty-year-old young people. Even after more than ten years of education, they still cannot change their immaturity.
The underlying reason is none other than stress.
The princes of the Ming Dynasty are the least stressed.
The crown prince was confirmed, but he couldn't fight for it again and again, so he could only live in wealth and honor for the rest of his life.
"You don't need to be a genius, even if you are above average, you will be left behind."
Zhu Yixi murmured, making up her mind.
He wanted to say that these princes, like the princes, were placed in local places to hone their skills, and the effect of the eight departments of observing politics had reached its peak.
Only through theory and practice can true knowledge be gained.
Having said that, when the emperor went out in fish clothes and asked the princes to accompany him, the princes were instantly dumbfounded.
Fortunately, the emperor also knew that it would not be easy, so he took a seat at the top of the restaurant and looked at the entire Tianjin city.
Economic prosperity promotes the development of productivity.
In the past, four-story restaurants in Tianjin were already outstanding, but now they are seven stories high.
Even if the top floor is only about ten square meters, it is still an improvement.
Although I don’t know the origin of this tall building, it must be related to steel production.
The wooden structure is equipped with steel, which is not an improvement.
“There are less machine noises in Tianjin.”
The emperor watched for a long time.
Tianjin has not been rebuilt like Beijing, so the spacious streets are occupied by vendors like many ancient cities, but the excitement is no less than in Beijing.
After a long time, he finally spoke.
"Father, almost all the weaving factories in Tianjin have been moved to the outer city. The inner city is mostly populated by shop dwellers, which is quite orderly."
The bearded Zhu Yi explained softly from the side:
"There are so many people in the weaving field and it can only be done in the outer city."
"Yeah." Zhu Yixi snorted and said casually: "How many people are there in Tianjin?"
Of course Zhu Yi understood that this did not refer to Tianjin Mansion, but to Tianjin City.
"About three hundred thousand."
Zhu Yi thought for a while and said casually: "Due to the large number of weaving fields, there is a mixed crowd here, with tens of thousands of people coming in and out every day."
"The second city in the north." Zhu Yixi sighed softly: "It's not bad."
His eyes turned to the harbor in the distance.
In today's era, if you want to support a city of more than 100,000 people, the materials required are immeasurable.
The city of Beijing occupies neither the sea nor the river, so it relies on nothing more than its political status.
Tianjin, on the other hand, relies on ports.
The grain from Liaodong, the cloth from Jiangnan, and almost all the needs of Beijing were supplied by Tianjin, which was enough for its development.
The gradual popularization of maritime transportation led to the increasingly prosperous coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, making it easier to build big and giant cities.
Suzhou and Songjiang are like this.
Zhu Yixi glanced at the King of Liao and saw that he was cautious and showed no complacency. He couldn't help but asked: "Fourth brother, why do you think Tianjin is prosperous?"
"Father, Tianjin is firstly connected to the canal, secondly connected to the sea, and thirdly connected to Beijing."
The King of Liao thought for a while and immediately cleared the way.
"That's right."
Zhu Yixi smiled: "Food for millions of people in Beijing has to pass through Tianjin. Just a tiny bit of it is enough to make the people of Tianjin comfortable."
"However, this is just an appearance."
The King of Liao looked puzzled.
The same is true for several other princes.
These three reasons were all thought out by a few people yesterday and they all thought they were perfect.
"It's all about business."
Zhu Yixi said earnestly: "You have to understand that the growth of population is unlimited, but land is limited. At a certain time, coupled with land annexation, the poor will definitely have no place to stand."
"In the early years of Shaowu, the total population of the country was about 10 million. Now, it is 20 million, which has doubled. In another twenty years, it will be 40 million."
"Today's food and clothing will lead to famine twenty years later, and people will die thousands of miles away from hunger."
"Without land, no food to eat, plus natural and man-made disasters, what is that?"
"Intruder——" King Liao took a deep breath.
A group of princes also turned pale.
"If you don't have swords and guns, you can use wood as a weapon; if you don't have armor, you can use paper as armor."
Zhu Yixi spoke word by word, as if he was talking about an ordinary thing: "In the forty years of Wanli in the past, there were only 200,000 people with jade certificates, and in the early years of Shaowu, there were only 8,000."
"One out of ten can't be saved! How tragic."
"Then Father, how can we solve this matter?" The King of Yue had just entered the feudal vassal, and he immediately felt the same way.
Although Ezochi is vast, the population will inevitably increase as time goes by, and by then the country of Yue will be in danger.
"Pioneering and promoting business."
The emperor did not hesitate to instill his own ideas in his sons:
To be continued...