He is in the capital, but his heart is in Xinzhou.
Nowadays, the population of Xinzhou has increased a lot, and many industries are indeed prosperous.
But compared to the vastness of Xinzhou, this amount of developed area is actually just a drop in the bucket.
What's more, the lower right corner of Xinzhou, where the South Island and the North Island are located, are also quite large. Now it has been discovered that Xinzhou has four counties.
But when it comes to real development, the most important thing is manpower.
But now, the soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty are no longer as resistant to going to the feudal town as before.
After all... with the unremitting efforts of the vassal kings, at least at the level of public opinion, there has indeed been a great improvement.
Occasionally, there will be some people who return to their hometowns in fine clothes. After returning to their hometowns, they spend a lot of money to build ancestral halls and build some roads in the villages. This means that although they are overseas, they have more sustenance in their hometowns.
The problem is that such a vast and fertile land cannot be cultivated without sufficient infrastructure. It is impossible to cultivate a large amount of land, build pastures, and establish markets everywhere.
What's more, due to the lack of infrastructure and the extremely vast land, some lawless people tried to penetrate into various parts of Xinzhou and refused to submit to the jurisdiction of the Xinzhou Song Palace. Over time, a separatist situation was very likely to occur.
Therefore, Zhang Anshi and Yang Shiqi, who was far away in Xinzhou, almost unanimously made a huge plan.
Xinzhou Railway Loop.
Yes, a railway should be built along the vast Xinzhou and along the coastline, and then connect the ports everywhere, making the entire Xinzhou a whole.
In this way, more mines can be excavated and transported easily. Countless lands can be reclaimed along the route, countless pastures can be built, and markets can be built one after another.
Once this plan is implemented, the biggest disadvantage is that it requires a huge amount of funds, but its benefits and benefits are unimaginable.
The construction of the railway itself will drive a large number of local workshops in Xinzhou, and mining, smelting, logging, and machinery will also prosper. In addition, it will require countless craftsmen and labor. In the case of limited labor,
This will inevitably lead to an increase in salaries.
The increase in salaries will definitely attract more people to New Zealand.
Even countless merchants will inevitably flock in.
Then, in order to build railways, various ports will need to be responsible for transporting a large amount of raw materials and goods, which will inevitably... greatly increase the need for sea-going ships! At present, Xinzhou is vigorously developing the shipbuilding industry, which will be beneficial to the future of shipbuilding.
It's almost imaginable.
It can be said that this is a plan that benefits everyone in Xinzhou. It is naturally very beneficial to the palace. To put it simply, this is called strengthening the rule and leaving the originally large territory in a state of disorder.
Gradually, with the convenient transportation, the transition to the county system can begin.
The Song Palace also holds a large number of shares in shipyards, workshops, and mines in Xinzhou. The prosperity of these industries in the future will definitely enable the Song Palace to have sufficiently stable income in the future.
Not to mention, almost all the land in Xinzhou is in the hands of the Song Palace. The development of any piece of land is a gold deal for the Song Palace.
In fact, there is another reason why Zhang Anshi made up his mind.
That is, at present, Xinzhou is not densely populated, and the vast majority of the migrant population is still only around a few newly built towns. At this time, building a railway around the continent can almost ignore the impact of villages, towns and farmland along the way. This is also
This means that the cost of population migration and planning can be minimized or even ignored.
As for the planning of Xinzhou by the Song Palace, they can do whatever they want and only need to consider the influence of terrain.
This point is not comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty's administrative envoys and railways were newly built. Even if the land of the gentry could be expropriated for construction, there were still many areas where a large number of people lived, so they had to choose to modify the plan.
With so many benefits, logically speaking, it should have been started long ago. After all, it can bring about the flow of funds, bring a large number of people to move in, strengthen governance, develop a large amount of land, expand tax sources, and promote the development of various industries.
It is no exaggeration to say that development is perfect.
It's a pity that the construction of railways in Xinzhou is far from comparable to the railways built by various chief ministers. Even Annan's recent railway plan is nothing more than child's play in the face of Zhang Anshi's big plan.
The land of Xinzhou is so vast that it is even comparable to the territory within the Daming Pass. For such a vast land, a railway needs to be built along the coastline. Such a project is almost equivalent to the current railway construction plan of the Daming Railway Ministry.
A plan of such a huge scale means a huge amount of funds.
And this fund can only be raised by Zhang Anshi himself.
The Zhang family has a lot of money. Over the years, it can be said that they have continuously sent a large amount of income to Xinzhou.
But this still cannot meet the needs of this plan.
Yang Shiqi has calculated that the current funding gap is at least around 90 million taels of silver.
This is why Zhang Anshi must take advantage of this telegram to buy low and sell high, thereby making a huge fortune.
This time, I made more than 30 million taels, which can be regarded as a hardship for the merchants.
But right now, there is still a big funding gap.
Ever since, Zhang Anshi had to think of other ideas. After all... you can't always catch a group of people and drag them to death. No matter what it is, Zhang Anshi prefers a long and steady stream!
Early the next morning, Zhang Anshi took a copy of the charter and went to the palace to meet Zhu Di.
Zhu Di read the regulations carefully, nodded, put them down casually, and said: "Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, the laws and regulations are determined? Why, is there any shortcoming in the Ming Dynasty Law now?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, it's not a deficiency, but when Emperor Taizu Gao was here, his laws and regulations were based on the situation at that time. But now, many situations in the world have changed. Because of this, the laws of Emperor Taizu Gao are still followed.
The laws and regulations of the emperor's time are probably out of date. I understand that there are currently many disputes between merchants, or disputes between employers and clerks, and the government has no clockwork to quote..."
Zhu Di showed a bit of displeasure, frowned and interrupted Zhang Anshi: "This is where you are confused. What do you mean that Emperor Taizu Gao's laws and regulations are out of date? Emperor Taizu Gao is such a sage, how can his laws and orders be out of date?
?I am extremely filial, what you say is called scolding the father to the son."
In other words, the person who said this was Zhang Anshi. If it had been anyone else, Zhu Di would have become violent.
Zhang Anshi naturally understood that this touched Zhu Di's bottom line, so he hurriedly said: "I will die."
Zhu Di waved his hand, and then said with a serious look: "You should learn more from Jie Qing, and even more, you should learn from Emperor Taizu Gao. Emperor Taizu Gao is usually best at adapting measures to the times, local conditions, and people.
It is said that things are dead, but people are alive. Emperor Taizu and Emperor Gao conquered the world with cloth. This is the value of it. Therefore, go back and rewrite your charter. Don't write laws and regulations that are out of date, but write:
According to the ancestral precepts of Emperor Taizu and Gao, there is no unchangeable law in the world. The descendants of future generations should always remember Emperor Taizu’s holy virtues, imitate Emperor Taizu and Gao’s love for the people as sons, and revise the laws of the Ming Dynasty to benefit the military and the people of the world..."
Zhang Anshi was very sincere and corrected his mistakes. He said angrily: "Yes, yes, yes, I am really confused."
Zhang Anshi's attitude finally made Zhu Di's face improve. However, Zhu Di seemed to have remembered something at this time, and said slowly: "And your running script, you haven't made much progress now."
Zhang Anshi said with a bitter face: "I am really ashamed. I have strengthened my practice in recent days."
After a pause, he continued: "Looking back, I will ask His Highness the Crown Prince to discipline me and teach me to practice calligraphy hard."
Zhu Di originally wanted to scold him for the cursive writing, but when Zhang Anshi said this, Zhu Di was speechless for a moment.
The meaning of asking the prince to discipline him is that Zhang Anshi grew up in the East Palace after all. This bad calligraphy is also the reason for the improper discipline of the prince at the beginning.
So let’s get to the bottom of it, who disciplined this prince?
If we continue to pursue the case, won't we be chasing him, Zhu Di?
Zhu Di shook his head helplessly. To say that this Anshi was confused, this Anshi was not as smooth as the great scholars like Xie Jin in terms of this charter.
But if we say that this kid is stupid, in order to avoid being scolded for not practicing calligraphy, this kid also uses all kinds of tricks.
Zhu Di said softly: "Well..."
Looking at His Majesty's face, Zhang Anshi knew that His Majesty was no longer chasing his calligraphy. He smiled and said: "There are still some things in this new charter..."
Zhu Di subconsciously glanced down again, and then asked puzzledly: "And...why didn't I see it?"
Zhang Anshi happily changed the subject and said: "These days, I have heard complaints from ministers that it is not easy to live in this capital..."
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Who is making noise?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Hu Gong..."
Zhu Di's face dropped.
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, actually... this is understandable. Duke Hu is already a very popular minister, and his annual salary is not too small. Even he has such feelings. Other ministers... ugh...
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Zhang Anshi sighed quietly, with a look of pity on his face.
Zhu Di said: "They are very happy..."
Zhang Anshi said: "It's not easy for everyone. In fact... I think we should find a way to solve one or two problems. What's more... if we let Qixia Trading Company handle this matter... I think... we can take this opportunity to make a lot of money."
Pen."
Zhu Di was obviously not very interested in the first words, but he suddenly became interested in the last words. He squinted and said, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, it is better not to know."
Zhu Di said coldly: "You are becoming more and more courageous..."
Zhang Anshi shook his head: "If I don't tell you some things, even if you are criticized in the future, it will be your fault. But if your majesty knows too much, it will damage your reputation. Your majesty, this is not what your majesty taught me just now."
Is that so? Emperor Taizu Gao... Your Majesty has just taught his ministers to learn some human ways."
After Zhu Di heard this, he looked at Zhang Anshi carefully and said for a long time: "Just try your best... I intend to set up feudal mayors in the overseas continents and vassal towns to control the kings..."
After Zhu Di said these words, Zhang Anshi suddenly understood something in his heart.
You must know that there are not many clan kings in the Ming Dynasty at present, so...theoretically, the court only needs to restrain the kings.
However, in the future that can be imagined, as the clans begin to spread their branches, there will only be more and more vassal kings developing and building cities all over the world.
Not to mention others, King Zhu Zhu of Zhou alone had fifteen sons. Except for one son who was to inherit the title of prince, the other fourteen were all county princes.
According to the current enfeoffment system, these fourteen princes will inevitably be released to develop and enfeoff.
This is based on the system of the Zhou Dynasty in the pre-Qin period. The sons and brothers of the emperor were granted the title of princes, the sons of the princes were granted the title of officials, and the sons of the officials were made scholars.
Even overseas, even doctors mostly have their own fiefdoms.
This means that in the near future, there will be many vassal towns of princes and princes on all continents in the world, and it is even possible that there will be many heirs of princes and princes sealed in ports everywhere.
The imperial court has no problem managing a dozen princes, but it may have to be forced to manage hundreds of princes and princes!
What's more, the future emperor will also send out many vassal kings. God knows how many vassal towns there will be in the world in the future.
Logically speaking, for example, the King of Zhou had a vassal town, and his fourteen sons went to build cities and vassals in various places. According to the past rules, the King of Zhou should be the one to manage the princes below.
This is the so-called clan system.
But it is obvious that Zhu Di saw the risks involved. If blood relatives are allowed to manage, it will inevitably lead to, after several generations, these princes, princes, and Fengguo generals who are closer to each other by blood will stick together. In time, this world will
May become a huge armed entity.
If you want to ensure that all the vassal towns in the world are obedient and obedient to the imperial court, the best way is not to use this blood-related management system, but to divide the world into regions. Within a certain region, the vassal towns here are
, returned to the control of a certain large feudal town.
The advantage of this approach is that on the surface, the big feudal town controls the small feudal town, but after all, the big feudal clan and the small feudal clan are not too closely related by blood. The ruling power of the great feudal clan does not come from blood, but from the authorization of the imperial court.
Therefore, the small vassals had to obey the orders of the big vassal on weekdays, but if the big vassal had other ambitions, the small vassals would side with the imperial court without hesitation.
This is actually a very simple control technique.
In fact, as soon as Zhang Anshi heard this, he knew that in all likelihood, this was either Xie Jin's idea or Yang Rong's secret memorial.
Zhang Anshi felt very excited. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that if he really could play a role similar to that of the Zhou Dynasty, similar to the princes, not to mention that his descendants would be able to dominate overseas in the future and want to manage.
Many institutions must be established, and each vassal has to station a large number of personnel in Xinzhou! This alone is enough for Xinzhou to give birth to a huge city and become the political and economic center of a certain region.
But then I changed my mind. His Majesty's words seemed familiar. The emperor is always the one who is best at drawing cakes, and your Majesty has a criminal record. You know, during the Jingnan period, Zhu Di even had his own son, the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu.
Well, from this we can see that Your Majesty is really good at this.
Don't be impatient about this matter, let's find out more about it before we talk about it.
Zhang Anshi then suppressed the excitement in his heart, but his face was calm, and he said in an unwavering manner: "I obey the decree."
Immediately, he said goodbye and went out.
Zhang Anshi did not go back to his Song Palace immediately, but came to Wenyuan Pavilion in a hurry.
He thought carefully, if this was really the case, then it must have been the idea of one of Xie Jin and Yang Rong.
These two people are very deep in the city, so it is not easy to get words from them.
So after thinking for a while, Zhang Anshi finally rejected Yang Rong. Xie Jin... was better than Yang Rong. The good thing was that this person was the most interested in interests, and it was easiest to get words from him.
As long as it is determined whether it is Jie Jin's proposal, Yang Rong can be eliminated.
So Zhang Anshi came to Xie Jin's public house. After sitting down, he smiled and said, "Xie Jin."
Jie Jin took his eyes out of the ticket, looked up at Zhang Anshi, and said calmly: "Your Highness... just went to see the driver?"
Zhang Anshi said: "It's about Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment."
Xie Jin nodded, but did not ask any more questions. He just said: "Your Highness is very resourceful and must have come up with many good ideas."
Zhang Anshi said: "How dare you? How dare you? Compared with Xie Gong, I am really ashamed."
Xie Jin smiled and looked at Zhang Anshi half-smilingly. Zhang Anshi was suddenly so humble, which was enough to arouse Xie Jin's vigilance.
Xie Jin then said slowly and calmly: "I wonder what you want your highness to do when you are here?"
Zhang Anshi thought for a while and said: "It's about the feudal town. I have something I want to discuss with the Duke and the Conqueror."
Xie Jin said: "I would like to hear the details."
Zhang Anshi looked at Xie Jin's reaction and said: "Annan is starting to build a railway. I'm wondering if the construction of the railway will increase the strength of the feudal kings. If the technology of steam locomotives spreads..."
Jie Jin suddenly interrupted Zhang Anshi: "Isn't your Highness also a vassal king? Why are you so wary of this?"
Zhang Anshi said: "This is different. I am a loyal vassal king. Of course, everything must be considered by the court."
Xie Jin smiled and continued: "Your Highness has heard about other things, so you use this to test me."
Zhang Anshi was stunned. Xie Jin's directness made him unexpected. However, he still said without blushing and without skipping a beat: "What Mr. Xie said..."
Xie Jin said calmly and calmly: "In order to reduce the vassal status during the Western Han Dynasty, Wen Jing adopted Jia Yi's method of building up the feudal lords and using their own strength. In other words, as long as there are more feudal lords, in a sense, it will be more secure.
The status of the imperial court. Therefore, on this basis, I have indeed written a memorial, in order to... on top of these established princes, introduce some methods to solve the problem of the overwhelming number of vassal towns and the difficulty for the imperial court to worry about. "
Zhang Anshi looked at Xie Jin steadily, opened his eyes slightly, and said, "Is it really what Xie Gong mentioned?"