Chapter 24 Li Dongyang's Political Achievements

Zhu Qizhen asked: "How is it done to take the opportunity to immigrate?"

After Zhu Qizhen was ill, many reforms stopped one after another, so Zhu Qizhen didn't say much, but there was one thing he had been paying attention to, that is, migrating the people to the outside world.

In fact, this is the supporting policy of the policy of the vassal kings moving south.

However, in Zhu Qizhen's view, this is actually the opposite. The enthronement of vassal kings in Nanyang was a supporting policy of the Ming Dynasty's immigration policy.

Orthodox has been here for fifty years.

Even though Maoerzhuang was defeated in the early stage, overall, the mainland has always been peaceful. Occasionally, there is no hindrance to the overall situation.

Zhu Qizhen's various policies are very beneficial to the people. After all, in many cases, the interests of the Ming Dynasty court and the interests of the common people are in conflict with each other.

But most of the time, the burden on the people of the Ming Dynasty was lighter. Moreover, the grain prices kept falling, maintaining around 250 cents per stone, which was 25 cents per bucket, which was not as good as the dou of rice in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. However, when the Nanyang Sea was completely included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the war silenced, and the food in the Nanyang Sea continued to enter the Ming Dynasty, it might be possible to reach this point.

In this way, the population growth is extremely rapid.

In the latest editing of the yellow book, the population of the Ming Dynasty had reached more than 90 million.

If the population of Nanyang is included, the population of the Ming Dynasty will definitely exceed 100 million or even more. After all, even in modern census, there are still black households, let alone ancient people.

Zhu Qizhen personally feels that the population of the Ming Dynasty alone has exceeded 100 million.

Population pressure has become one of the problems Zhu Qizhen is worried about.

This is also one of the reasons why he insisted on attacking Nanyang and moved the vassal kings to Nanyang.

However, the people are relocated and live well in their hometowns. Who would like to go to Southeast Asia? Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty's disaster relief policy, migrating overseas in the year of disasters has become a very important one.

But this matter is not easy to deal with.

Most people are unwilling to go to Southeast Asia even if they starve to death in their hometown.

There are many horrifying legends about Nanyang.

Some of them cannot be said to be wrong.

After all, the Southeast Asian Sea has a tropical climate, infectious diseases, wind and waves on the sea, indigenous attacks, etc. The Ming Dynasty immigration suffered a lot, especially in some places where they were the first people, which is even more so.

If these immigrants to Lingzhou and the old port, they would generally survive. After all, these places have been transformed by generations, and are already suitable for human habitation.

As long as you don't do something too out of order, you won't die.

However, other places, especially the more than 20 vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, were all enthroned in Nanyang, and it is inevitable that some islands were not many, but the Han people who came here suddenly had more populations than the original ones.

This requires you to find a way to open up your living space.

Even if you choose the best seaside plain, many people will not be able to stand the local climate.

It is particularly serious. There are definitely many people who die in a certain place.

This is the price of opening up living space.

From Zhu Qizhen's height, this is helpless.

The Chinese nation has developed its fortune from Heluo and has its current territory step by step. I wonder how many sages have worked hard all their lives in order to open up living space.

Take Jiangnan for example. It was a wasteland in the Qin and Han dynasties, and today it is the richest place in the world. I don’t know how many ancestors fought for life.

Now it is their turn. As long as they gain a foothold in Nanyang, after several generations, it will be the indivisible land of the Ming Dynasty and even China.

Although there is such a sacrifice, the savage is worth it.

However, this kind of thing is useless to the people.

This is different butts and different ideas.

Zhu Qizhen sat in the emperor's position, and for him, that was right.

But for ordinary people, they have never thought of such a great mission, they can only live well, instead of going to unknown places and facing unknown risks, unknown poisonous insects, smoke, diseases, plagues, etc.

Therefore, the most realistic thing for the people is that if you can go to Nanyang, you won’t go to Nanyang.

This is true even if you are suffering from disasters.

If you want to achieve this, it depends on the skill of the person in charge, and you must use both soft and hard. If it is too soft, the people will not take it seriously, and if it is too hard, it is not enough. This is to immigrate, but to exile people.

Xiang Zhong said: "Please rest assured that Your Majesty has appointed Li Dongyang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to take charge of this matter. In addition, the road is convenient and the Minister of the Liberty is smart and capable. It should be foolproof. Your Majesty has already approved this matter the day before yesterday."

After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen had a vague impression. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered this incident.

"Yes, Li Dongyang." Zhu Qizhen said.

Zhu Qizhen was particularly familiar with Li Dongyang, but he was the talented assistant assigned to his descendants.

Li Dongyang started from the magistrate of Ninghua and went in and out of the center and local area. After training here, Li Dongyang did not disappoint anyone anywhere.

Li Dongyang established the Ming Dynasty inspection system in the Ministry of Justice.

In Zhu Qizhen's view, it was the police system of the Ming Dynasty. However, it was very different from the modern police system. Li Dongyang presided over the Ming Dynasty inspection system in the Ministry of Justice, and together with the Ming Dynasty's chief inspector Han Tiecheng, he specifically cracked down on bandits.

Starting from Jiangxi, all places where bandits were among the official and archives of the Ming Dynasty were included in the inspection and attack.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is still peaceful, and there are no such bandits that move thousands of people. Hundreds are considered too many, and some bandits are only a few dozen. Although it is said that a comprehensive attack is not possible. The main attack is the bandits in the nests near the official road. It is also an auxiliary policy for commercial tax reform.

Reduce the risks of merchants traveling.

Although this blow has not stopped yet, it will not stop in the future.

Just think about it and understand that as long as the Ming Dynasty court cannot fully cover all prefectures and counties, the bandits in the mountains and forests will not be extinct.

However, Li Dongyang was promoted by Zhu Qizhen and was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue.

Letting him be responsible for the hard bone of immigration at this moment is a matter of importance and training.

Xiang Zhong may not know Zhu Qizhen’s arrangements for Li Dongyang, but he knew that Li Dongyang was a cadre and when he encountered something difficult to solve, he naturally had to let such cadre be responsible.

Immediately, Xiang Zhong talked about the water conservancy of the Huai River and said: "I just received a report that Chen Yi had dug the Huai River into the sea. This summer, he is preparing to divert water into the canal. I would like to ask His Majesty to give him a name."

Zhu Qizhen was very happy when he heard this and said, "This is a good thing, so the Huai River will be peaceful."

Xiang Zhong said: "Your Majesty, I dare not ignore it. Chen Yi apologized. He said that his calculations were wrong. A single river channel into the sea was not enough to carry all the waters of the Huai River and Hongze Lake. The ancestral tomb is still under the threat of Hongze Lake."

Zhu Qizhen was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he quickly cheered up and said, "It's okay, things need to be done one by one. If there is a problem, solve the problem. If there is a problem, continue to find a way to do it. This river is called Tonghai River. Let him write a memorial."

Zhu Qizhen has conducted in-depth research on the issues of the ancestral tomb.

One big problem with the ancestral tomb is that the terrain is too low. In the later generations of the Ming Dynasty, it was at the bottom of the lake.

The water trend is in nature. If the water in Hongze Lake does not threaten the ancestral tomb, it is necessary for the Huai River to have a smooth water level and the drainage is particularly smooth. This requirement is much higher than the current water control requirements.

After all, as long as the Huai River does not cause a major flood, it is enough for the people.

Zhu Qizhen's emphasis on the ancestral tomb is even more for outsiders. After all, Zhu Qizhen has not valued much the ancestral tombs of his ancestors since later generations.

But this statement cannot be wrong.

Moreover, Zhu Qizhen also felt that it would be fine to strive for excellence in water conservancy projects and that there was nothing wrong with high requirements. After all, as long as the Huai River turns over, the Jianghuai region will become a country of terrain.

You should know that the Jianghuai region was richer in the Tang Dynasty, and the Jianghuai region was the best in the world. But in the Jianghuai region in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was too different. Isn’t it because of a Huai River?

It is not an exaggeration to pay attention to this Huaihe River with any attitude.

Xiang Zhong said: "Your Majesty is wise."
Chapter completed!