Chapter 230 Seize the bamboo shoots! To reclaim the wild lands of Guangdong and Guangxi, let the death row prisoners be the pioneers first! Before Xia Yuanji finished speaking, Chen Han added: "Not only should I be responsible for the establishment of the Nanyang Branch of the Ming Dynasty Chamber of Commerce, but also
As well as reorganizing Guangdong’s export coast,
Establish the structure of the Municipal Shipping Department and preside over the work of the Municipal Shipping Department, At the same time, he also had to help King Chu and Xiang Wang to reclaim land in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan Island. I feel that we are too far away. Will I feel wronged to you?
After all, you are in the household department now and it is difficult to do things. He has entered the center of the imperial court and has a bright future.
But I will transfer you to a different place. " Xia Yuanji put the wine glass on the ground, then stood up and clasped his hands towards Chen Han, "Brother Zhinian, what are you talking about? Why do you need to be so open-minded? Do you know what an honor you gave me to my brother? I was embarrassed to speak to you at first,
In fact, I have wanted to tell you for a long time, can you let me go to work abroad? Can you allow me to go outside with my reform thoughts and build a new trend of thought for reform?
I didn’t expect that the two of us would coincide with each other. You want me to go to Guangdong and build a shipping company in Guangdong?
Communicate with Nanyang, and is also responsible for developing fertile land in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan Island. This is so challenging and meaningful to me,
Rather than being in the center, it is better to go outside and start your business. Far or near, what does it matter? " Chen Han was very surprised after hearing what he said, "You don't care?" "A real man has ambitions everywhere. I, Xia Yuanji, am so young, yet I am able to be used so highly by the court and die without regrets.
Not to mention Guangzhou, no matter how far it is, it doesn’t matter. Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty also went to Chaozhou, where people were killing crocodiles with great success.
Can I, Xia Yuanji, still compare to Han Yu, one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties? I have given up my life to contribute to the reform of the Ming Dynasty. There is nothing unhappy about it.
I just feel that I am young and lack prestige. I'm afraid that people will look down upon me when I get to Guangdong, which will be troublesome. " Chen Han was very relieved after seeing Xia Yuanji's plan, "Don't worry, now the Governor of the Nanyang Branch of the Ming Dynasty Chamber of Commerce, His Royal Highness King Chu, is convinced of me.
If these princes go to Guangdong and Guangxi to support you, who dares to be rude to you? " Xia Yuanji was stunned for a moment, "They also went to Guangdong and Guangxi?" Chen Han said: "That's right, the King of Chu made it very clear.
They are idle princes themselves, let alone doing business.
Even in the official circles, I know nothing about it.
So what they can do is to use their prestige to intimidate local officials,
It is said that you are cooperating with them to open up Guangdong and Guangxi, but in fact you are in charge of the work. They cooperate with you in reclamation. " Xia Yuanji laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, really proud. I never thought that I, Xia Yuanji, could command several princes at such a young age.
If this is the case, even if I throw all my bones to Guangdong and Guangxi, it will be worth it. " Chen Han quickly poured him a bowl of wine and said, "Don't ever say such things. To be polite, We are both similar in age. I am twenty-five this year and you are twenty-seven. It is not easy to reach where you are today.
We are all young and strong, and the road to reform in the future is still far away.
We still need to work hard for another forty or fifty years, but we must never say such unlucky words. We must take Brother Meng Li’s last wish and stride forward. After hearing this, Xia Yuanji quickly clapped his mouth, "Yes, yes, yes!"
As he said that, he looked at Shen Liqian's tombstone and said, "Brother Meng Li, you have a spirit in heaven, just watch. In the past, the three of us were an iron triangle. Now, Brother Zhinian and I will definitely carry out your last wish and carry out the reform of our Ming Dynasty. " The two drank another large bowl facing Shen Liqian's tombstone. Then Xia Yuanji thought of something and asked: "But even in Guangdong and Guangxi, even in our Ming Dynasty, there are only a few plains with urban populations.
A large number of mountains are still hills and swamps, covered with smoke and ferocious beasts.
If we go in rashly, there will be countless casualties?
I'm afraid that if too many people die, no one will dare to open up the land. Have you thought of a solution to this problem? " Chen Han put down the wine bowl, wiped the wine stains from his mouth and said, "I have an unethical idea, please listen to it!" Xia Yuanji took a sip of wine and said, "Please tell me and listen!" Chen Han said: "There are many prisoners in our prison in Ming Dynasty.
Those who want to be punished by the Queen of Autumn, I want to send them to Guangdong and Guangxi to perform meritorious service first. As long as they cultivate enough fertile land, the Autumn Jue can be postponed for two years. As for those sentenced to more than ten years, I will all go to Guangdong and Guangxi to cultivate land. There is a reward mechanism for cultivating fertile land. If you reclaim one thousand acres of fertile land, your sentence will be reduced by one year, and up to five years. After five years, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver for every thousand acres of fertile land cultivated. If you perform well after five years and are willing to stay in Guangdong and Guangxi, you can be rewarded with one hundred acres of land at a time. What do you think of this method? " Xia Yuanji touched his beard and thought for a while before saying: "It's a little damaged, a little damaged." Chen Han was still a little nervous, "Then you don't support it?" Unexpectedly, Xia Yuanji suddenly burst out laughing, "It's a bit of a loss, but I like it." After hearing this, Chen Han burst out laughing, "I didn't expect that only Brother Zhe, the two of us know each other very well." Xia Yuanji picked up the wine glass and the two of them had a drink, "Who told those bastards to break the law? If they break the law and let them go to Guangdong and Guangxi to cultivate fertile land, can they also experience what pain is?
It also warns those who want to break the law, knowing that if they break the law, there will be no good fruits. " Wouldn't it be better to give them a chance to reform and give them a glimmer of hope? " Chen Han smiled and said: "That's what I mean too." Xia Yuanji said: "This is a good method." Chen Han added, "I will not only send these criminals to Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan Island to cultivate fertile land,
We have to send part of the army there as well.
On the one hand, it is to monitor prisoners. On the other hand, you have to choose a few places for me to establish military camps in Guangdong and Guangxi. In this way, on the one hand, it will train the army, and on the other hand, it can also provide a guarantee for the army placed there. The most important thing is to prepare troops to go south to conquer the Southeast Asian countries! " Xia Yuanji was stunned: "Are you going to march into the Southeast Asian countries?" "Well! I have thought about it. If the Ming Dynasty mobilizes its army rashly, it will inevitably alert the countries in Southeast Asia.
First station troops in Lingnan, and then move out. This will allow the army to adapt to the hot and humid climate in the south, and it will also facilitate the deployment of troops and generals! " Xia Yuanji nodded: "That's right. If the death row prisoners and those prisoners can cultivate land in Guangdong and Guangxi,
As long as safety can be guaranteed, I will report to Your Majesty that immigration can begin.
There are many people in the northwest region whose land does not grow food at all. Moving them to Guangdong and Guangxi will, on the one hand, fill the population there; On the other hand, let them grow food,
I can even give them a guarantee that they will be exempt from taxes for the first year.
In the second year, taxes began to be paid according to the tax system in which the officials and gentry worked together as errands and paid grain. I want to build the Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan areas into the next Suzhou and Hangzhou. " Xia Yuanji said: "You have great ambitions, yes, I will definitely support you!" The two people were drinking happily when they suddenly saw two people coming from the hillside. When I got closer, I saw that it was the villain in the mansion. "Master, madam, please go back home quickly. I said I have something urgent to see you!" one of them said. After hearing this, Chen Han sighed: "Hey, it's hard to stop and take a rest. This thing is happening one after another and won't stop." Xia Yuanji chuckled: "It's been two hours since we came out. It's time to go back to the city when it's almost dark." Seeing this, Chen Han couldn't help but turn around and ask his servant: "Did you say something?" "No!" the servant replied: "Madam told you to go back before dark." "Then let's go!" Chen Han had no choice. The two stood up and left. Naturally, someone would pack those things. After getting on the carriage, two servants sat on the shaft. Chen Han asked: "How did you know to come here to find me?" The servant outside replied: "We don't know either. Madam said that if you and Mr. Xia get together, you like to come here. I will definitely find you when I come to the mountain. I found it now!" Ha ha…… Chen Han smiled, "Madam really understands me!" …… There was no words all the way, and he returned to the house just as it was getting dark. As soon as I got off the carriage after returning to the mansion, I saw several carriages parked in front of the mansion. They are all ordinary carriages and there is nothing special about them. "A guest is coming to the house?" Chen Han asked as he got off the carriage. "I don't know. Master, please go in and I'll park the carriage in the backyard!" Chen Han turned around and asked, "Your name is Liu Si, right?" Liu Sidao: "Yes, sir, you still remember my name! What other orders do you have?" Chen Han thought for a while: "The master is happy today. Go to the accounting office and tell the bookkeeper that you will give the servants a monthly wage increase of 100 cents. Then go to the kitchen to inform you. We will prepare a banquet for about eight people tomorrow. I will I want to invite Mr. Xia’s family to my home for a drink.”
Liu Si was overjoyed when he heard this. The servants like them all said that they could come to Chen Han's mansion because they had accumulated good deeds in their previous lives. In the house, not only the master is kind-hearted, but also the wife is kind-hearted. He never just treats himself and others as servants, but takes great care of himself and others. After all the servants left, Chen Han happily went inside, humming a song as he walked. The reason why he was happy today was because he had reached an agreement with Xia Yuanji about going to Guangdong. Xia Yuanji is his only candidate who can run Nanyang with confidence. At first, he was worried that Xia Yuanji, now the Minister of Household Affairs, would look down on the position of Chief Minister of Guangdong. But I didn't expect that I really underestimated Xia Yuanji's ambition. People are not doing it for the trivial things of being an official, but for realizing their ideals. If such a great talent is not put to good use, who can he deserve? Of course, this time Chen Han planned to ask Zhu Yuanzhang for a few people. Among these people are Xu Huizu and Tie Xuan, the current Dukes of Wei, Zhang Fu and Ma He who are still following Yan King Zhu Di. Ma He is Zheng He. These people are all talents. First of all, the Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu, not only inherited the calmness of his father Xu Da, but also His talent was even revealed during his Jianwen years. He is a very capable general who can fight with each other in the hands of King Zhu Di of Yan. As for Tie Xuan, he withstood the fierce attack of Yan King Zhu Di during the confrontation with Yan King Zhu Di in Shandong. He even had interactions with King Zhu Di of Yan. In the end, King Yan Zhu Di was forced to bypass Jinan, Shandong and attack south. This shows that Tie Xuan is a scholar and a strong man. Now Tie Xuan is in charge of the Ministry of Rites. When Tie Xuan was studying in Taixue, he was familiar with the Classics and History and achieved outstanding results. Guo Zisheng was elected to the Department of Etiquette and transferred to the Governor's Mansion to judge matters during and after the incident. He once tried pending cases and made reasonable judgments immediately. His talents were highly valued by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, who gave him the title "dingshi". Ma He is also Zheng He, not to mention. The reason why Zheng He was ordered to carry out the great voyage.
In addition to his outstanding military exploits during the battle of Jingnan with King Zhu Di of Yan,
In fact, their family all believe in Islam. His father had been on a pilgrimage to Mecca, so the family was adventurous. At the same time, I am relatively familiar with the pilgrimage to Mecca. He also has a deep understanding of the customs and customs of the countries along the way. Chen Han wanted to capture him and let him lead the fleet to the Western Ocean with Xia Yuanji. And who is Zhang Fu? Zhang Fu is the eldest son of Zhang Yu, the famous general of Jingnan and the king of Hejian. When King Zhu Di of Yan raised an army, he followed his father to fight hard and served as commander and advisor. In December of the second year of Jianwen, Zhang Yu died in battle in Dongchang, and Zhang Fu succeeded his father's position. Following Zhu Di, he fought in Jiahe, Gaocheng, Zhangde, Lingbi and other places and made meritorious service. From the seventh year of Yongle to the thirteenth year of Yongle, he used the general military officer three times to fight against the Pinnan rebellion. He went to Jiaozhi four times successively, and history said that he "captured the false king three times and established a powerful town in the southwest." Zhang Fu was a man of great resoluteness and dignity. He managed the army in a tidy manner and had outstanding military exploits. His conquest of Jiaozhi was hailed by people at the time as a great achievement in "restoring our homeland of China for hundreds of years". Later generations often resented Zhang Fu's failure to live in Jiaozhi. It's just a pity that such an outstanding commander-in-chief was killed by the foreign students from Wala, the Emperor Mingmen, Feilong Qilian, and Zhu Qizhen of the Fortress Clan during the Tumubao Incident. Another one was Jian Yi who helped Renzong and Xuanzong launch the rule of Renxuan. He was also a talent discovered by Zhu Yuanzhang, and is now the Zhongshu Sheren who is responsible for confidential writing next to Zhu Yuanzhang. I have to say that Zhu Yuanzhang is actually very amazing. Under him are not only some super famous ministers, super commanders such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, but also reincarnations of Zhuge Liang like Liu Bowen. There are also cabinet ministers such as Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, and Xie Jin. There are also super generals of the younger generation such as Tie Xuan, Ping An, Sheng Yong, and Xu Huizu. And these capable ministers are still unknown, but they are about to be discovered by themselves. After thinking of this, Chen Han couldn't help but get even more excited as the grand blueprint in his heart slowly unfolded. Even entering the house, he jumped all the way. Arriving outside the living room, I walked around the screen wall and walked in the yard. From a distance, I saw the living room brightly lit, with many people sitting inside. Just when one of them was hit, Chen Han felt that he was very heroic when he saw it from a distance. As he walked further, he was suddenly startled. It turns out that the person sitting on the main seat is not the old man Zhu Yuanzhang or who else?
At the top of his left hand is Prince Zhu Biao. Below Zhu Biao are the King of Jin, King of Yan, King of Zhou, and King of Chu. Opposite them were Crown Princess Lu, as well as Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi. And his wife, Princess Jiangdu, was standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang, chatting with Zhu Yuanzhang. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was old, he could see Chen Han jumping up and down in the yard from a distance, coming this way, humming a song.
When Chen Han saw him, he straightened up immediately, then walked over with his head slightly lowered. Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly in the living room: "Jiangdu, your husband is back. That monkey boy has something very happy today. Let him talk to us later." …… (End of this chapter)
