Chapter 465 Preparation for War
"Can you report this matter to the court?" Ulutus did not respond immediately, but asked if he had asked the above for advice on this matter.
"When you go back to your highness, I have written several memorials for this matter. But the Privy Council only replied once, saying, "It must not be contrary to the national policies of the court, I hope you can comfort the place." Then there was no news again." Yi Lada said helplessly.
After thinking about it slightly, Ulutus already understood the meaning of the Privy Council.
Because the Ming Dynasty is an immigrant country composed of different ethnic groups, it has always been a policy of ethnic assimilation. Therefore, artificially separating different ethnic groups from living is tantamount to being contrary to the policy of ethnic assimilation of the Ming Dynasty.
The suggestion of moving and looking at him will naturally not be approved.
In addition, although the herdsmen who have moved west and their local herdsmen have the same clan and origin, this era does not pay attention to the same ethnic group living in harmony or not. In the face of limited survival resources, we must fight for it.
Moreover, the herdsmen who moved west only briefly grazed in the east. When the tension in the west ended, the large grasslands would still be occupied by the herdsmen who moved west. So there is no need to mention the placement of other places.
However, the imperial court officials and local officials saw and felt differently due to environmental restrictions. I felt the increasingly tense ethnic conflicts and were afraid of greater chaos. It is reasonable to have this suggestion.
So Ulutus thought for a while before saying, "I have been in the territory of Manzhouli for a long time. Where are the arable lands of the Han people? When you are free later, you can take me to see."
If you listen to both sides, you will be clear, and if you believe in both sides, you will be dark. Ulutus also wants to see what the land reclamation order that was originally implemented in Manzhouli was like this.
If it is really in the same situation as the herdsmen in the pastoral area, it is necessary to make corresponding adjustments.
What's more, when the situation in the west is unstable, stability should be the priority in the rear areas like Manzhouli.
After hearing this, Yi Lada no longer said anything, but accompanied Ulutus to introduce the areas in the city, the businesses and the people's livelihood situation since the administration.
After three years of development, Manzhouli has already taken the prototype of a grassland city. In the past, large areas of gray-white tents disappeared completely, and were replaced by two or three-story small buildings made of wood or cement.
Perhaps in order to improve utilization efficiency, tents will be set up on the roof, which is also a major local feature of Manzhouli City.
In terms of urban layout, what continues is the principle of Ulutus before he moved south, dividing functional areas of the urban area and giving different functional attributes. For example, now the city has divided workshop areas, commercial areas, civilian residential areas, college areas, and administrative areas with crowded government agencies, etc.
In addition, because Manzhouli is located in a traditional animal husbandry area and is a regional trading center, a large-scale cattle, sheep and horse market is formed every spring and autumn. Due to the huge number, a trading market covering a wide area is formed in the southeast corner of the city.
When there is not enough, a temporary and larger trading market will be opened up on the vast pastures outside the city.
When Ulutus arrived in Manzhouli, he happened to catch up with this large-scale trading season.
After a little rest, Ulutus asked Yi Lada to lead him and visited the workshop area and the commercial area one after another.
In the workshop area, he met several civilians working in the workshop in front of many onlookers.
The questions are also very friendly, such as what is your name, how long have you worked in the workshop, and whether there are any difficulties in life.
The selected people were mostly stuttering because they were too excited. Ulutus did not make things difficult for them, but still pretended to be kind and rewarded them with a piece of gift from the shaman in front of everyone, which was praised as a wooden sign that could turn bad luck into good fortune.
Although it is not expensive and is a means developed by the shaman to make money, the people were so excited that they could not speak.
Then he went to the commercial area, and he pretended to visit several business stores, showing a great attitude of being close to the people. This made the people of the whole city feel that even though His Highness Ming King set the capital in Shangjing, he still didn't forget them, Manzhouli people.
It's already evening after this performance.
A must-have banquet is indispensable.
Although it was organized and hosted by the Governor's Office, the boss was Ulutus. The merchants, officials and local powerful people with small numbers were invited. Some officials with military backgrounds and retired and converted to local civilian positions were the focus of the invitation.
While drinking and having fun, Ulutus kept showing his attitude of compassion for the people and the emperor's grace. The guests attending the banquet also received great psychological satisfaction. They all said that they would cooperate with the governor's yamen to jointly maintain local peace and well-being.
In the second half of the night, when the city was completely silent, Ulutus took a carriage and came to the workshop area.
But this time it was not a political show, but a real inspection.
Because in Manzhouli, there are firearm workshops and ordnance workshops. Although when they moved to Liaodong, a large number of craftsmen also followed the south, and the scale and output of firearm workshops and ordnance workshops were also affected.
However, with the continuous policy efforts of collecting craftsmen and cultivating craftsmen in recent years, the scale of firearm workshops and ordnance workshops has far exceeded the initial appearance.
In order to cover up, the firearm workshop and the ordnance workshop both have signs of wool workshops, and the location is very remote. No one will come here at ordinary times. Moreover, the workshop is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Even if someone breaks in, it is easy to be captured by disguised guards.
The person in charge of this place was also an old Mongol named Bayan. However, he was assigned to the tribe of Ulutus from the beginning, so his loyalty was very guaranteed. However, he did not become a craftsman by taking disciples under the traditional form, but a craftsman who transformed from an ordinary worker into a craftsman after the establishment of the firearm workshop.
Moreover, the main reason why he can sit in this position depends on his management and identity. The real technical matters are carried by the old craftsmen.
Knowing what Ulutus cares about, Bayan prepared early. While presenting the production situation here in the form of a book, he introduced it orally.
Nowadays, three-speed fire tubes can be produced here, ten thousand fire tubes can be produced in a month, ten-speed fire tubes can be produced in seven thousand, one thousand combs, eight thousand fire thunders, two thousand flower bombs. There are also the secret firearms of the Ming Kingdom, which can be produced here.
Chapter completed!