Chapter 73                                                                                                                             �

Resting in the hot springs is just a small rest during this journey.

The army escorted Zhu Qizhen and the servants and officials made some adjustments in Chengde County, which was recently named, because they could still take trains before. No matter what, the trains of this era had disadvantages, but compared to other means of transportation in this era, they were really many times better than those.

From here on, the army will leave the railway line. Although there is still a strait, the carrying capacity of the strait is just a supplement to the train.

To some extent, patrols outside the border are no different from a military operation. It is nothing more than missing some battle links, and the rest of the preparations are very similar.

At this time, Ma Yong, who was selected by Zhu Qizhen, was young, but showed extraordinary ability and arranged these things well. It can be seen that Zhu Qizhen had a little bit of knowledge after doing so many emperors.

In just two days, Ma Yong was ready and asked Zhu Qizhen for instructions.

Zhu Qizhen nodded and agreed, and the army set out again.

It seems that taking a hot spring is really good for Zhu Qizhen's health. It's still a long time in the cage and I'm back to nature today. Zhu Qizhen's heart is very happy. This happy mood also affects Zhu Qizhen's body, and he feels that he seems to be getting younger again.

Zhu Qizhen did not obey the opinions of the large group of people and was on the carriage that was galloping.

Because the carriage on the galloping road may not be better than the train on the bumpy road. He and the cavalry walked on the side of the galloping road and saw a completely different scenery from the Central Plains.

Now it is the turn of spring and summer. The grass is coming from the sky and you can see it more than ten miles away at a glance. It seems that the world is in your eyes, making people feel extremely happy, and they feel like they want to ride a horse and whip, gallop between the world without restraint.

Of course, this season is when wind and sand are shaking, and wind and sand often come to us, which makes Zhu Qizhen feel a little alert in his heart.

The sky was clear and the air was clear, but in a flash, the wind and sand were blowing heavily, covering the sky and the sun, and grains of sand hit the human face, as if they were needles. Zhu Qizhen couldn't bear it at all and was naturally escorted back to the carriage by the soldiers.

After returning, Zhu Qizhen coughed a few times.

I reached out and stroked it, and I felt that there was a thin layer of yellow sand on my body, head, and clothes.

"Your Majesty, wash your hands and faces. There is not enough water to bathe on the road now. Please bear with it." Huai'en said, holding a basin of water.

Zhu Qizhen naturally knew that he was in the car and didn't bring much water at all. It was probably not the water used for daily use, but was saved from the water in the army. Zhu Qizhen said, "I am so cute." Then he reached out to wash his face, and suddenly felt much refreshed.

He asked, "Has this always been the case outside the Great Wall?"

Huaien said, "I just asked the people below, and it has always been like this. It seems that the wind and sand have become much stronger over the years."

Zhu Qizhen felt a little heavier in his heart.

This is what he cannot see from the memorial.

The situation in the south of the desert is very good in the mouths of officials at all levels. There are hundreds of thousands of Han people in the south of the desert, gathering several times to cultivate. Even in the Dongshengwei area, it has become the name of a granary outside the border. Once, grain transported from Dongshengwei to Ningxia, Datong and other areas.

Just now, Qiu Jun’s idea of ​​relocating the capital and establishing a province.

But no one has ever told him that the wind and sand outside the border is better than the sand.

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment and ordered Huaien to say, "Go down and check, summarize the frequency of wind and sand outside the border for more than 20 years, and send it to me."

Zhu Qizhen was used to dealing with various matters constantly. This was Zhu Qizhen's life itself, and it was the same at this moment. Although he came out just to see the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but go and see if he could deal with any problem.

This seems to be an instinct.

When he was camping that night, Zhu Qizhen got what he wanted.

As for how countless people below operate efficiently within this half day, Zhu Qizhen was not very concerned about it.

After seeing it, he thought to himself: "It's true that's not what I expected."

There are side effects of large amounts of settlement in Monan.

The reason why the south of the desert is the south of the desert is because it is in the Great Gobi Desert, which the ancients called the south of the vast sea, and even Kaiping City, is the Yuan Shangdu, and it is already facing the desert north.

The closer the grassland is to the desert, the weaker the ecology is.

Now that nomadic changes have become settlements, some places have even begun to grow in captivity, which has greatly improved the productivity of the animal husbandry industry. However, in this way, it has greatly increased the burden on the grassland. Not to mention, there are also countless lands that Han people have reclaimed on the grassland.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty's control over the grasslands was increased and Beijing's strategic security was enhanced.

But it is another kind of harm to the grassland.

You should know that deep in the grassland, many ground vegetation does not have the natural recovery ability.

In many parts of the Central Plains, after removing a piece of vegetation, there is no need to worry about it. Within a period of time, plants will naturally fill the open space.

But on the grassland, this is not the case, or it is not all like this. In some places near the desert, dig a hole in the turf and wait for a while, it will not be the vegetation that will re-cover the place, but now it will become a part of the desert.

Of course, this is just Zhu Qizhen’s own thoughts.

There is not enough evidence to answer Zhu Qizhen's questions.

So, Zhu Qizhen paid great attention to his camping site in the next few days and found local people to ask.

Zhuqi Town walked along the road. The campsite chosen by tens of thousands of troops was naturally the local gathering point. Zhuqi Town carefully looked at it and the layout of the villages and towns here was spreading as a station as the center. Generally speaking, there was a lake or a small river here. With the nourishment of the water source, the water and soil here were very good, enough to reclaim arable land.

Outside the arable land is the grassland divided by each family.

This also organically combines agriculture and animal husbandry with commerce along the road, forming the basic pattern of Mobei towns.

The Han villages and towns of all sizes in the north of Mo may have some differences in economic structure, but they are quite different.

As for the wind and sand, there is not much reflection here. After all, this is still the northern foot of the Yanshan Mountains. Many rivers originating from the mountains flow from south to north. The latitude here is lower, and the tolerance for human activities is higher. There is no way to see these wind and sand erosion environments. This also reminds Zhu Qizhen.

As for environmental protection on the grassland, I am afraid that it cannot be done in one-size-fits-all ways.

It is necessary to analyze the specific situation in detail. Over-reclaiming is naturally not possible. He even suspected that a considerable part of the conflict between Han and Mongolia was due to the use of land.

It’s not that the Mongolians don’t want the Han people to use the land.

As losers, the Mongols did not have the courage or ability to say: "No." But the Mongols may not know what environmental protection is, but they did not mean environmental protection. This meaning is hidden in various legends and myths of the Mongols.

Perhaps they don’t know how to reconcile between man and nature. But they know the consequences of some things after they do.

After all, the Mongols have lived and reproduced on the grassland for many years.

Have your own experience and wisdom.

The Han people used the methods inside the pass outside the pass, some of which were OK, while others were not OK.

This also posed a big problem for Zhu Qizhen.

How to say it?

For the court, one-size-fits-all government orders are the easiest and most convenient, but strict planning of what can be done in certain places is not done. It is an extremely tedious task, not to mention that when doing this, people have to be sent to supervise the implementation.

It’s not that Zhu Qizhen underestimated the administrative capabilities of the Ming government.

It is really hard not to disturb the people if such a government order is implemented. There is no problem.

As he went north, Zhu Qizhen became more worried.

Because if you just left the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain, Zhu Qizhen faced a lot of wind and sand that was much bigger than that in Beijing. Their movements would cover the sky and the sun, and the yellow sand filled the world. Although it was daytime, it seemed like the scenery of dusk and the desert itself could not be seen.

But near Daning City, Zhu Qizhen saw it.

Although the exposed land is not called a desert, there is little vegetation. It can be called a desert.

Of course, the number is not large, after all, Daningwei is not too north.

But a lot of sand and dust may not be blown out from the Great Gobi Desert, but flew away from here. Once you know about Beijing, and even some areas south of Beijing.

Zhu Qizhen saw this Daning Xiong City from afar outside the city of Daning.

Today's Daning City is no longer the original Daning City.

At that time, Daning City was just a city established by the beginning of the country. It was abandoned for many years and it was no longer a good deal and even the garrison was not very useful. Today, Daning City is the location of the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty. It can be called a provincial-level city. Not to mention the special status of Daning.

Daning is not only a key point for controlling Mongolia in the south of the desert, but also a major transportation route.

The chasing road spreads from Daning to three directions. The first direction is from Daning to the west, towards Kaiping City, connecting Kaiping and Dongsheng, passing through the area between Yinshan and the Yellow River, connecting with Ningxia and Northwest chasing road.

Go northeastward and then head northwest to connect to Longcheng. Go eastward to connect to Liaodong.

It can be said that being in charge of a place and soldiers are in all directions is a place where military strategists must fight for.
Chapter completed!