Because the King of Chu was rebuilt from the Marquis' Mansion, it has been expanded many times, but the main building is still not grand enough. However, because it is located in the center of Lianzhou, it occupies a huge area, and has several renovations.
, but it can be called magnificent. Although the royal palace does not have the pattern of imitating the Forbidden City, it still has a traditional central axis running through the entire royal palace. From the middle gate, the halls on both sides are arranged according to the rules, and the gardens and ponds are dotted there.
The family has arranged to enter the back garden of the palace, which has been cleaned up. Although there are still many buildings in the side hall that have not been completed, the main building is still there, so it does not affect your living.
Yin'an Hall is located on the central axis. On the left and right sides are the Chongwen Hall and the Shangwu Hall. Liu Chengfeng enters the court hall. The layout here is similar to what he saw in the Forbidden City, but the layout is relatively small. Let's go to the Yin'an Hall.
The upper seat is sitting on the chair. The chair is very comfortable, covered with cashmere and is soft, and the location is wide. Sitting here, you can look down at all the movements in the hall from a high place, and anyone's smile.
, every move cannot escape Liu Chengfeng's eyes.
"It's good here." Liu Chengfeng smiled and then said, "It's all your credit for being arranged for so long."
Li Dongdong stood in the hall, bowed to Liu Chengfeng and said, "Your Highness, you are welcome, this is all your duty."
Chengfeng couldn't help but laugh: "Don't you, my minister's cry. I don't like it after hearing it, but it seems like we are unfamiliar."
Dong Dong shook his head and said, "Your Highness. Rules are rules. If the ministers do not follow the rules and everyone follows the empathy of the ministers, how can the superiors and subordinates maintain their superiors and inferiors?"
Liu Chengfeng smiled and stroked the desk in front of him. The desk was made of glass, which was very smooth. After all, Lianzhou is in the south. If it were used in the north, it would probably feel cold, but the weather here is mostly
They are extremely hot. This material can also be used to cool down. Liu Chengfeng can see from this that the masters who designed this hall are unique and ingenious.
"We are not outsiders. I have just arrived here. Please briefly talk about the affairs of Chu State. I have a clear idea."
Chengfeng called Li Dongdong here alone for this.
Li Dongdong seemed to have been prepared and said seriously: "There is now 640,000 household registration in Chu. If it is calculated as a family of four, there will be about 3 million. However, this number is still low.
Fujian people and Guangdong people moved their families to come, which was very turbulent, especially Fujian people moved the most. Fujian people are mountainous, and although they rely on the sea, due to the restrictions on the sea ban, there are limited arable land, and there are many poor people.
, Three or four out of ten immigrants from Chu State were from Fujian.”
Chengfeng nodded and said, "What we Han people most want is to leave our hometown, and the only Fujian people are the exception."
Li Dongdong said again: "Although there are a large population, there are tens of thousands of workshops in the Chu State, and thousands of ships entering and leaving the port, almost tens of thousands. Not to mention these, there are thousands of inns now.
There are countless kinds of careers, so these populations not only do not meet the employment needs, but instead cause a shortage of employment. Therefore, in addition to the population living here, there is also a large number of people coming to work in nearby prefectures and counties.
There are a population of millions, and half of these people will live here in the future. And now refugees are pouring in from all over the country. In time, I estimate that the population of Lianzhou will reach five million.
superior."
Chengfeng couldn't help but breathe a cold breath. The population of Ming Dynasty is probably only more than 100 million. A small place like Lianzhou has temporarily accommodated so many people. Even in Annan, the population is probably only like this.
After thinking about it, I felt relieved. Lianzhou was originally located in a corner of the southwest. Now there are three major workshops gathering places in the Ming Dynasty, one is the capital, the other is Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the other is Lianzhou.
These three places are now important places to attract refugees. Anyone who does not want to farm or has no business will often choose these three places to make a living. There are a lot of jobs here, so the salary is not low, southwest and southeast
Some places are mountainous, with very little arable land and a large population. Under such circumstances, many people have no food and clothing, so they naturally leave their hometowns and come here to make a living.
Not to mention that Chu State has a huge advantage over the capital and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, that is, a large amount of maritime transportation trade. Chu State now has three ports. Except for one port for river transportation, the other two are deep-water ports, and they are in and out.
There are more than 100,000 ships here every year, but even if they are placed in the whole world, they are afraid that the throughput is the largest. Countless ships arrive here with cargo, and countless ships sail thousands of miles away with cargo from the Ming Dynasty.
It is the window of the Ming Dynasty and the only external channel for the Ming Dynasty.
The world's largest economy has only such a small window, and the advantages it brings can be imagined. Li Dongdong talked about the issue of employment, and now there are more sailors running ships in Chu State alone.
More than 200,000, there are also porters, water diverters, and other laborers that maintain sea transportation. There are also more than 100,000 places. In addition to the countless cargo warehouses near the port, there are thousands of people who are single-inspection guarding.
There are also a large number of truckers in Chu State. Now there are more than 20,000 trucks carrying cargo, and they are constantly transporting goods from the port to the cargo warehouse, or transporting goods from workshops to the port, or even long-distance travel.
Sent to Jiangnan, the capital.
Liu Chengfeng listened carefully while calculating in his mind. The more he calculated, the more he felt that the first problem that restricted the development of Chu State was artificial problems, and artificial problems were closely related to land. The land of Chu State was almost saturated.
The workshop needs land, and the warehouse needs land. There is only so much land, and the foreign population always needs a place to stay. The final result is that the land is tight and it cannot accommodate so many people at all.
"The crux of the problem is still on the land..." Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh and said, "This matter seems to be the top priority."
Li Dongdong nodded and said, "Only with land can we accommodate people, and only if there are people can have careers. In the ten counties of Lianzhou, except for the mountains and forests that are really unable to establish a foothold, there is almost no idle land now. So what Your Highness said is right, and now he has to get it.
Some land is completed.”
Liu Chengfeng said: "You continue to say, are there any other problems besides the land and population issues?"
Li Dongdong said: "There are now more than 10,000 maritime merchants in Chu State, and they support hundreds of thousands of people. Most of these maritime merchants transport goods to countries in Southeast Asia. There is nothing in Lianzhou, but once they go to countries in Southeast Asia,
Of course, we have to have a place to settle down. In the past, Jubao Trading Company rented land everywhere, and indeed had some place to rest in various countries. Among them, there were more than 40 ports and leased land in Southeast Asia, but the biggest problem was Jubao
After all, the business is a business bank. They focus on business and are not very good at managing these ports. Therefore, many maritime merchants have a headache. The rented ports and land are actually not small in size, but because of the chaotic management, so..."
Liu Chengfeng nodded: "So, the business bank has also rectified it?"
Li Dongdong smiled bitterly and said, "Although your highness also has a large shareholding in the business, if you want to rectify the business, you must ask about the court..."
Liu Chengfeng smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, I will deal with this matter. You have already mentioned two questions, so what about the third question."
Li Dongdong said seriously: "The third problem is the problem of Dashi and Franji people. In recent years, the Ming Dynasty suddenly traded seas, and the business was getting higher and higher, and the interests were getting bigger and bigger, making this Buddha thousands of miles away.
Langji and the big cannibal were also jealous. In the past few years, the Franchise people were still focused on operating some colonial lands in Nanyang, but now they are paying more and more attention to Nanyang. Not only are there a large number of Franchise people starting to pour in.
There were also many warships stationed here. They established bases in various countries and began to learn from our Ming Dynasty, build workshops, and compete with our Ming Dynasty. Although the porcelain and weaving they made were inferior, they greatly lowered the price.
,Originally, one piece of weaving cloth from our Ming Dynasty was about 3,000 yuan, roughly two pieces of silver, but now the price is 30%, Your Highness, this is a great harm, not only the maritime merchants suffer greatly,
Even the workshop owners in Chu State were suffering, so most of the merchants in Chu State are hostile to the Franchise people. Do you know the Lianzhou Business Daily? This newspaper criticizes every day.
It was Franchise, and merchants were rushing to order.”
"In addition, the Ming Dynasty caravan was only attacked by some small pirates in the past, and it was not a problem at all. They could only be defended by the ships, and they could be defeated in panic. But now, Nanyang is becoming more and more uneasy
The pirates are getting bigger and bigger. Except for the fleet of Jubao Store, no one dares to move, the rest of the fleet has been more or less plundered. According to the news from the Jinyiwei, these pirates are afraid of being with the Franchise men.
It has nothing to do with the cannibalism.”
"Is that true?" Liu Chengfeng was not surprised. Whether it was the Ottoman food or the Westerners, they respected the principle of both business and stealing. If you can't beat it, you will do business with you. If you can fight, you will rob it. The Jinyiwei
Liu Chengfeng had no doubts about the news, and he said lightly: "So, we usually indulge them too much."