Gui Zi Scroll Chapter 739: The Great Court Meeting, Appearance (2)
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"There are too many soldiers in Liaodong? What about North Korea and Japan?" Feng Ziying asked back: "North Korea and Jianzhou Jurchens have been flirting with each other, and it is not clear how they are colluding. On the Japanese side, the disaster of the Imjin Japanese Rebellion is still vivid. Although the shogun has been changed now,
But its ambition has never faded, and its current cessation is just due to internal disasters that have not been completely quelled. What’s more, now that the Western Red Haired Fans have established a foothold in Nanyang, they are infiltrating Japan, and it is not a lie to encroach on the coast of our country..."
Feng Ziying's butt immediately moved up to where she was sitting, making Chai Ke and others smile. (Due to caching reasons, please visit the browser directly.\nCOM website to watch the fastest chapter updates)
This is a qualified cabinet minister.
"Ziying, are you being exaggerated?" Han Xu frowned, "You should know the difficulties faced by the Hubu. Don't complain in front of you because of those warriors, or you will become soft-hearted."
"That's not the case, Lord Yu." Feng Ziying shook her head, "Yes, the army is indeed used to defend against foreign enemies and quell internal troubles. Now it seems that the Great Zhou Dynasty is also peaceful both internally and externally, but if one does not have long-term concerns, there will be immediate worries. If one does not plan ahead,
You will definitely regret it in the future, not to mention one point that was mentioned in the previous cabinet meeting, that is, the population is increasing, and the situation of small and densely populated areas has become increasingly apparent in various places. It is necessary to make early plans. This point has been made since Yuan Xi
The first year to the thirtieth year of Yuanxi can be regarded as one stage, and the period from the thirtieth year of Yuanxi to the present fifth year of Wantong is another stage..."
It was just a casual chat before the imperial meeting. Everyone knew that Feng Ziying's knowledge was unique, not to mention that this was his first imperial meeting since he became a bachelor.
Even if it is a private chat among a group of people, it is still a public appearance, and there will definitely be convincing insights, so everyone is very interested and listens attentively.
"In both stages, I made a careful statistics. It may not be absolutely accurate, but it is close to ten,... In the first year of Yuanxi, the number of households counted by the Ministry of Household Statistics was about 13 million, or about 4,000.
One million people, but everyone knows that there are a lot of people living in hiding here. According to the practice between the DPRK and China, the number of hiding people should account for about 30% of the statistical population. In other words, the actual population of Dazhou is about 53 million people, but
By the 30th year of Yuanxi, the number of households counted by the Ministry of Household Affairs had reached 19 million households and 63 million people..."
The Zhou Dynasty had a strict household division system. Except for the eldest son, once the other children were married between fourteen and under eighteen, they would automatically form a family and separate households. Those who were eighteen years old and unmarried would also have separate households.
"..., by the fifth year of Wantong, which is this year, well, it should be counted as last year's count, the number of households in Dazhou has increased to 28 million households and 85 million people. Please remember, this is
According to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the actual population is already around 110 million. In other words, in the sixty years from the first year of Yuanxi to the fourth year of Wantong, the population of our dynasty has increased by more than one and a half times.
, This is because from the Yonglong period to the Wantong period, there have been constant rebellions and wars in the country. If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, I believe that it will be doubled..."
"But under the current situation, Nanzhi, Zhejiang, and Fujian, not to mention, have long been densely populated. Lands like the Eight Prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, no matter how fertile they are, still have a large population that will be unable to survive in the famine years. Shandong, Henan,
Places such as Beizhi, Shanxi, and Shaanxi may seem to have vast territories, but the population is multiplying and multiplying, and it is already becoming unbearable. But if this continues, not to mention another fifty or sixty years, it will be another twenty or thirty years.
, in such a big pass, where is there enough land to feed the increased population?"
Feng Ziying's words did not cause much controversy, because these data are not fictitious, but come from the Ministry of Household Affairs. It can even be said that this is a slightly conservative estimate.
Chai Kejiu, Gu Bingqian, and Huang Ruliang have all discussed it and believe that the population of Dazhou has actually exceeded 120 million people, and the estimate of the number of hidden households is a relatively conservative estimate.
"So you have always advocated the expansion of immigrants to Liaodong, the Western Regions, Dongfan, Ezo and Nanyang?" Chai Ke asked with a smile.
"This alone is not enough." Feng Ziying shook her head, "The conditions in Liaodong and Dongfan are pretty good. I have calculated that Liaodong can accommodate a population of 10 million without any problem, or even 15 million. Dongfan
In the current situation, it is not enough to accommodate three to five million people, but the Western Regions, Ezo, and Nanyang are, firstly, far away from each other, with inconvenient transportation, and too far from the central area of our country. Secondly, the basic conditions are too poor, and they need to be cultivated.
, the investment is huge and takes a long time. The third is to relocate the people of our country to their homeland. It is more difficult for them to move to places where the conditions are not good enough, especially places where safety cannot be guaranteed..."
Hearing Feng Ziying's tone of voice increase when he mentioned that safety could not be guaranteed, everyone roughly understood what Feng Ziying meant. The army should go to the front as the vanguard of reclamation.
"Ziying, you mean that the scope of the Liaodong Army's jurisdiction will be expanded, um, to the territorial boundaries of the former Mingnuergandusi?" Han Xu interjected.
"Not only Nurgandusi, but also the Mongolian tribes going further in should be considered. Of course, I don't mean to start a war against the Chahar people, but it can be done through subtle trade methods.
It is best to infiltrate and infiltrate to achieve the surrender of the Chahar people, but when giving candy to eat, we must also hide a big stick behind our backs. We must maintain overwhelming force against the Chahar people to facilitate inspection.
When the Harr people jump over the wall in a hurry, they can be knocked down and destroyed at any time..."
The Mongols are indeed a topic that cannot be avoided, the Chahar people, and the Inner Khalkha people who are now gaining momentum. Although Feng Ziying mentioned using trade to bind them, or infiltrate them, there is no necessary force to guarantee them.
, it will become the former Song Dynasty under the situation of the Chanyuan Alliance again, which is unacceptable to the current ministers.
Feng Ziying did not advocate immediate war against the Mongols, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Once a war is really going to start against the Mongols, it means that the Ministry of Revenue will be in crisis again in three to five years. The Mongols are wider and deeper than the Jianzhou Jurchens, although their organizational and mobilization capabilities are far inferior to the Jianzhou Jurchens.
"The army should serve as the ax for the imperial court to expand outward and overcome obstacles, and it should also become a strong backing to support people's migration safety and ensure their safety. It may be adjusted in direction, but I don't think that the army will continue to grow as the population continues to grow.
It needs to be reduced. On this point, I will give a detailed explanation at the court meeting, and this also has a lot to do with the changing domestic industrial and commercial landscape..."