The Thirty Years' War finally frightened the Holy See, and there were unfilial sons like France who were always thinking about the Holy See's property. Therefore, this negotiation finally compromised.

The Holy See established the Oriental Archdiocese east of India, covering mainly the Ming Dynasty, Korea, Japan, Qin, Qi and other subsidiary countries.

Under the East, there are small dioceses such as Ming Dynasty and Korea.

The Eastern Archdiocese has an archbishop, a red archbishop, who is appointed and removed by the Holy See, while the small dioceses have archbishops, who are appointed and removed by the Ming Emperor.

To put it bluntly, the Holy See only occupies a position and puts it on the table, while the specific administration in private is handled by the people of the Ming Emperor.

Since the Holy See was so sensible, Dong Ren reciprocated the favor by asking the Archdiocese of the East to pay five thousand silver coins to Rome every year.

In the final analysis, money is the most economical.

The authority of the pope was guaranteed, the emperor benefited, the Jesuits maintained their influence, and the Holy See also gained additional income.

The best of everything.

The longer Dong Ren stayed in Europe, the more he understood the influence of the Pope.

All parishioners, regardless of country, must pay tithes uniformly. This shouldn't be too scary.

It would be great if we could reach a compromise.

…

"Hoo-"

Heilongjiang City Wharf, it is March, warm spring has arrived, the entire Northeast region has begun to gradually thaw, ushering in the prosperous sea trade moment again.

A large number of whaling ships, like hunting dogs searching for scents and traces, scattered with a large amount of equipment. They must have harvested when they returned.

The furs accumulated over the winter in the city began to be packed up, preparing to go south to Beijing or Songjiang in exchange for a large amount of wealth.

The caravans traveling from the south to the north also brought a large number of popular commodities, such as paper, porcelain, tea, cloth, lacquerware, books, etc. A large number of daily goods were also scarce.

For the entire Northeast, this is the real spring.

The Heilongjiang general, Zezhou Hou Baiwang, was particularly nervous at this time.

Last year, two generals from Heilongjiang and Jilin returned to Beijing to report on their duties, leaving two major vacancies.

The candidates for these two major generals have always been the exclusive domain of nobles. They serve for five years. With great power in their hands, they can make a fortune in one term.

Therefore, the competition among the nobles is very fierce.

In particular, the former general Wang Shiguo seemed to have recommended his family friend You Shilu, who was also from Yulin, as the general of Heilongjiang.

Not only does he have the status of an earl, but he is also the younger brother of the righteous Duke You Shiwei. The possibility is extremely high.

However, the emperor and the court had long been restrained and naturally could not condone them, so they appointed You Shilu as the general of Jilin.

The Jilin general focused more on pacifying the Horqin Mongolian tribes, while the Heilongjiang general mainly focused on pacifying the fishing and hunting tribes such as Naisheng Jurchen.

The princes served in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, standing behind the scenes and watching a group of earls and marquis quarreling.

Although the nobles are rich and have no worries, their struggle for power cannot be underestimated.

Because they followed the emperor at different times, had different relationships, and had different sources of identity, they are generally divided into four factions.

First, there is the civil servant faction with the most power and the smallest number, such as Zhao Shu, Duke of Fu, and the cabinet members of Shaowu in the early years basically all had titles.

Secondly, there is the Xi'an faction such as Zhu Meng, Li Jingwu, and Yan Guochao. They are basically all from the Qin army. They are the most powerful among the nobles. They occupy five of the ten divisions of the Five Army Commandery Office.

The other two factions, one is the military system, which is divided into the border army and the officers and soldiers system; the other faction belongs to the refuge faction, but is also divided into the Chuang faction and the Western faction.

Bai Wang was born in the army, so he naturally got through the connections of Jing Guogong and Gao Yigong and got such a good position.

As he thought, this was indeed a good opportunity to make money.

Not to mention the savings from taxes, public funds for food, drink and fun, the cost of living is close to nothing.

The tribe's filial piety, some furs, ginseng, deer antlers, fleece-flower root and other special products, are worth at least 100,000 yuan.

Not to mention the filial piety of the businessmen, which is simply not very satisfying.

In the General's Mansion, the chief envoys, the administrative envoys, and the academic administration are all under their own leadership. It can be said that they have great power.

The court only requires stability and two items of taxation, and is not strict about corruption.

After all, to a certain extent, if this bitter cold place wants to attract people, it must be a little more tolerant.

Unfortunately, such happy days are coming to an end.

The emperor sent him a big gift:

Prince.

"This man is here to be the Supreme Emperor!"

Bai Wang had a splitting headache.

As a noble and local official, he must keep a distance from the prince to a certain extent, but he cannot be too distant from the future emperor.

Civil servants have rich experience in political struggles and are naturally at ease with them. How could a warrior like him have so many tricks up his sleeves?

Soon, the prince arrived in Heilongjiang City.

Since the sea is dangerous, he came by land this time.

Passing through Jilin and arriving at Heilongjiang City, the journey is more than two thousand miles. It is extremely difficult to travel when the heavy snow first melts.

As soon as he arrived, the prince sighed: "It seems that an official road will be built from Jilin to Heilongjiang."

In order to develop Jilin, a thousand-mile official road was built starting from Shenyang.

Construction troops were recruited from the mainland, spent three years cultivating and building official roads, and then resettled them on the spot, allowing them to bring their families from the mainland over, forming settlements one by one.

These military settlements were transformed into small towns with their own wooden villages, which protected official roads and cultivated the land at the same time.

Years of development have caused the population of Liaodong and Jilin to continue to grow.

In just over ten years, the population of Liaodong has doubled to more than two million.

Jilin has jumped from about 200,000 people to 800,000 people. It has six cities and hundreds of small towns. It can be said that it has made every benefit.

However, because Heilongjiang City is close to the sea, it is not keen on the land road to Jilin, and habitually relies on sea-going ships.

After all, the sea water does not thaw and the roads are blocked, but now that ships can be opened, who will still go to the official roads on land?

"Your Highness——"

Bai Wang greeted him cautiously and took him to the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion.

Zhu Cunqu waved his hand: "General, don't mind. I came to Heilongjiang at this time, not to replace you, but to serve as the chief officer of a city."

"Just do whatever you tell me. Don't be too lenient because of my status. Just follow the rules of the officialdom."

As he said this, he actually smiled: "I have served as the general magistrate in Liaodong for half a year, so I know a thing or two about general affairs."

Bai Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the emperor's secret request was to train the prince and let him serve as county magistrate, who made the prince's identity sensitive?

If someone really wanted to interfere in government affairs, would he dare to stop him?

Since the prince is sensible, he can just follow the rules of the officialdom.

Although he knew that the prince already knew about Heilongjiang, Bai Wang still introduced:

"Heilongjiang currently has two cities, one is today's Heilongjiang, and the other is Nurgan City, which was built last year."

The prince listened very carefully.

It took six or seven years to build Heilongjiang City, with Liaodong and Jilin helping a lot. It is a fortified city in the true sense.

The city is four feet high, and the moat is constantly widening, reaching nearly twenty feet, which can accommodate small cargo ships.

The number of people in the city has exceeded 30,000, and it continues to grow every year.

This city is truly the first city in Heilongjiang and a symbol of imperial rule.

Nurgan City was newly built last year, relying on Heilongjiang's finances and building it on its own.

It was originally the old Nurgan City, located at the estuary of Heilongjiang River, more than 1,500 miles away from Heilongjiang City. It was truly the northernmost city of the Ming Dynasty.

Both his predecessor Wang Shiguo and Bai Wang still attach great importance to this city as always.

Because this is the largest expansion area in Heilongjiang.

Heilongjiang's development relies on the sea and is also a coastal development, which also makes the establishment of Nurgan City easier.

At the same time, the establishment of Nurgan City will bring more tribes to the entire Heilongjiang General Mansion, thus causing another jump in fiscal revenue.

Nurgan City is not only a city, but also a warehouse. It not only absorbs furs from nearby tribes of all sizes, but also sells a large amount of goods.

A conservative estimate would bring Heilongjiang's tax surplus to 300,000 yuan.

For all the high-ranking officials in the Heilongjiang General Mansion, the establishment of Nurgan City will bring them more additional income.

Merchants' offerings will also be greater.

This is also where the prince performs his duties.

Although it is not the same as building a city from scratch, it is still very different.
To be continued...