Chapter 117 Smooth sailing

Zhu Xiongying feels that life is quite pleasant, and he thinks that many things are going smoothly.

First of all, Prince Zhu Biao has recovered from a long illness and is now back to busy official duties. Secondly, there is Korea. The war in Japan is also progressing smoothly. Korean ginseng is a small matter, and there is more and more silver.

Influx into the Ming Dynasty is even more important.

Lan Yu's war in Xifan also went smoothly, driving the bandits to the land of Handong. This will be Dunhuang and Jiuquan in the future. This is also to serve as a better springboard. Naturally, Zhu Xiongying must consider regaining the land of the Western Regions.

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Zhu Xiongying was studying the map carefully. The land of Kansai needs to be considered.

Anding, Atuan, Quxian, Handong, Chijin, Shazhou guards, and Zhu Xiongying felt that the setting up of the seven guards in Guanxi blocked the western frontier and ensured the safety of envoys and caravans traveling to and from the Western Regions and entering Tibet.

In fact, these are also what some people consider to be "Guanwaiwei", which are naturally intended to consolidate the northwest border defense, strengthen control over the Western Regions, and maintain the smooth flow of tribute roads between the Ming Dynasty and Arab and Central Asian countries.

In fact, the equally important thing is that this is also to better attack some Mongolian tribes. Regardless of whether Mongolia is divided into Oara, Tatar and other tribes, these people need to be vigilant. Once the Ming Dynasty comes back to their senses, they must take action.

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Zhu Xiongying is in a good mood. After all, the southwest is relatively stable now. As for Jiangnan, Jingxiang and other places, even if there are some small rebellions occasionally, they are still ridiculous rebellions, and some government officials can put them down.

rebel.

Generally speaking, the current territory of the Ming Dynasty is relatively safe. Now in the southwest and western regions, there are still occasional rebellions, or in some places, various forces are constantly competing for it.

Daming is now on the offensive, and Daming is now at the upper hand. This is very important to Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying felt very satisfied with the military victory, and there were no big problems in local government affairs. The main thing was that the weather was generally smooth, and Ming Dynasty's current policy of recuperation and recuperation was also very good. A prosperous country and a strong people were no longer a luxury.

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In the autumn season, Zhu Xiongying felt very satisfied as he looked at the briquettes that were constantly being delivered, as well as more and more cloth and cotton. It seemed that the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty and the people of Beiping Prefecture did not need to worry about this winter.

It’s so uncomfortable.

There is no need to worry about the border army. Zhu Xiongying forced many people to grow cotton, which still had a certain effect. Some vassals also planted cotton in their territories, and they were all grown by Zhu Xiongying at a relatively low price.

Part of it was taken back.

The remaining small part was naturally kept by the feudal princes for their own use. With an imperial edict from Lao Zhu, the feudal princes made the cotton into quilts and shipped them to Tianjin and sent them to Korea or Japan. They wanted to love them.

Soldiers are like sons, and these quilts are given to their guards to use, even if their guards are fighting for the court.

The military, people's livelihood, or many government affairs and administration are all very good. Everything goes well and the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

Zhu Xiongying's Peiping was well built, whether it was the city or the Forbidden City. Although many prisoners of war or death row prisoners died of exhaustion, the highway leading to Tianjin is now built quite well. Tianjin, which defends the capital, must pay attention to it.

Zhu Xiongying seems to be so at ease, and he doesn't feel any uneasiness of conscience. Some things must be done, and he will definitely continue to do so, and even expand the scale further.

The development of Beiping is not enough. The development of Liaodong is a bottomless pit. With today's production conditions, to be honest, if you want to develop Liaodong and turn the black land into Beidacang, it will be a very big challenge.

Sexual things.

But Zhu Xiongying feels that small-scale development is also necessary. The military ration output in the north is not completely self-sufficient, but it is also necessary to consider taking on as much as possible. Not to mention completely turning this place into Beidacang, but obviously it cannot

Some people think that it is a place for galloping horses and cannot be left to some savages.

It still needs to be done step by step. Now that the country has been sorted out, it is natural to develop some places that have not been regarded as territories before, or that were not taken seriously before.

Nowadays, in the eyes of many people, the land of Liaodong is a barbaric land, and they think it is not cost-effective to develop these places. But it is clear that the development of this place is not just to obtain a land of plenty to supply the frontier troops.

This also has a certain strategic intention, and naturally it means squeezing the living space of some tribes. More importantly, once these barbaric lands become a land of plenty in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, farming civilization can take root, which is even more important.

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The Ming Dynasty is now vast and sparsely populated, so there is no need to worry about lack of farmland. What we need to worry about now is insufficient population, rather than the so-called land annexation. The development of the Northeast region that Zhu Xiongying is thinking about now is definitely not a large-scale development, but

Just driving a wedge.

Zhu Xiongying continued to plan, and he was also planning, "The land of Jingxiang in the south of the Yangtze River is the financial center and main grain base of the entire country. But Liaodong needs to provide a little more output, and in the future, those places in Vietnam will also need to have a little more output.

output."

"We still cannot put finance and food security in one area. The Ming Dynasty needs several food bases, but some are major bases and some have secondary bases."

"In places like the Western Region, we can diversify cotton in the future. It seems that our cotton is from Asia, and the output is still not as good as some European or other cotton. But it's okay. At any rate, the places there should be suitable for growing cotton. You have to work harder.

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Development is not something that happens overnight. Zhu Xiongying also feels that it is not easy to develop places like this, nor can some results be seen immediately.

Treat the whole country as a chessboard and not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. This is what Lao Zhu taught Zhu Xiongying, and it also benefited Zhu Xiongying a lot.

After all, he is the successor of this country. Even if there are some shortcomings and reductions in some places, it can be made up for in other places. In many cases, it is still necessary to have a better overall view, and the pattern is very important.

While Zhu Xiongying continued to study the map, Xu Miaoqing walked into the palace gently and said, "Husband, it's time for dinner."

"Qing'er, come here." Zhu Xiongying pointed at the map and said quite proudly, "Come with me to look at this map and see the country of Ming Dynasty!"

Xu Miaoqing came over and said proudly, "My imperial grandfather drove out the Tartars, restored China, established laws and regulations, and rescued the people! This is the work of a saint! My husband opened up the territory and expanded the territory."

"There is no need to mention the achievements of Grandpa Huang. As for the few achievements I have made, they are even less worth mentioning." Zhu Xiongying laughed and said to Xu Miaoqing, "What's more, this time, the affairs of Goryeo and Japan were caused by Grandpa Huang."

He personally arranged the layout and dispatched the troops, and Grandpa Huang was only doing it to build momentum for me."

Thinking of something, Zhu Xiongying said, "In half a month, you will respond to Tianfu first. It will be the twelfth lunar month of winter soon. You guys go back first. You haven't been back for more than half of this year. It's time for Grandpa Huang to urge us."

Xu Miaoqing naturally knew these things. Zhu Xiongying continued to be in charge in Peiping, so she naturally accompanied him here. But at the moment, Zhu Xiongying was about to go back. As Zhu Xiongying's head wife, Xu Miaoqing also wanted to go back to worship his ancestors.

As for Lian Qiongqiong, who has become a concubine, it doesn't really matter whether she goes back or not, Lao Zhu won't care either.

Zhu Xiongying looked at the rather sumptuous dinner, and there was no need to rush for high-yielding crops such as potatoes and corn for the time being. The Ming Dynasty now has enough food output to feed the people.

When it comes to things like crossing the sea and sailing around the world, Zhu Xiongying also feels that it is a little early. There is no need to aim too high for the time being. The current Ming Dynasty has no foundation. What's more, Zhu Xiongying also knows very well that Magellan, Columbus, including Zheng He and others

, their navigation also has the continuous accumulation of their predecessors.

The current Ming Dynasty does not have those strengths, and the current Ming Dynasty does not need to embark on some particularly long sailing adventures. For the time being, it is more important than anything else to deal with some of the things in front of it.

This can be considered a relatively peaceful year, and it is also a smooth year, which makes Zhu Xiongying quite satisfied. He also hopes that he can continue to maintain this pace and lay a solid foundation in the future. This is more important than anything else. Zhu Xiongying

Xiongying still has many lofty ambitions.

Xu Miaoqing took some of his female relatives to respond to Tianfu first, while Zhu Xiongying continued to be in charge of Peiping. However, just in the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Xiongying received the report.

Li Shanchang suffered a stroke, had bad behavior, and was unable to speak. This also made Zhu Xiongying not know what to say. Thinking that Li Shanchang is now seventy-eight, he is definitely considered to have a long life in this era, so there is no need to feel that

What a surprise.

Probably Li Shanchang is much better than in history. He has not been executed by almost everyone, and he can still enjoy his old age, which is not bad. Apart from the Duke, he is still alive at least, and his descendants also have some opportunities to perform and rise up.

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It's just that Zhu Xiongying is worried. The main reason is that although Li Qi's ability is good, in a key place like Tianjin, Li Qi may not be able to take charge.

Let's take another look when we respond to Tianfu. Find a capable and experienced official and charge him with some crimes. This is also a routine operation. The people in the court are of high rank and look down on a small place like Tianjin Magistrate.

official.

What's more, if Lao Zhu doesn't criticize, how can he show Xiao Zhu's kindness? This is all a routine!

Xiao Zhu feels at ease when doing such things, and Lao Zhu and Da Zhu are also very comfortable in doing these things. They don't care about the feelings of those officials, all they care about is whether the civil and military personnel can come in handy!
Chapter completed!