Lao Zhu's eyes turned red instantly.
What granary, what fertile land? Compared with a place like this, it instantly becomes barren.
If others had not told people that people could have enough food and clothing without having to work, Lao Zhu would not have believed that there was such a place in the world.
Lao Zhu is not the Emperor of Peace, he also knows how the people at the lowest level live. Wasn't it because there was no food at home that he had to watch his parents and sisters starve to death one by one in front of him?
If it were a place like this, how could his family starve to death?
"This is really a treasure land." Lao Zhu sighed, "When you wanted to fly away with An Qing, didn't you just want to come here?"
Han Du smiled awkwardly, shook his head and said, "Weichen did think about leaving the Ming Dynasty, but he had no idea where to go. He just wanted to go all the way south. As for where he would eventually go, I had no plan. I have thought about going here, but unfortunately, it is too far away from the Ming Dynasty. Without a strong ship, it is impossible to reach it."
"And to say that this is a treasure land is an exaggeration. This place can only be said to be pretty good, far from being a treasure land." Seeing everyone looking at him, Han Du stretched out three fingers and said, "In this world There are three real treasures, which are the true foundation of the emperor. If you get one of them, you can achieve the great cause of the emperor. Although this place is good, it is surrounded by the sea and the population is insufficient, so it is not enough to rule the world."
After hearing this, Tang He's expression suddenly changed. He kept hinting to Han Du not to talk nonsense in front of the emperor. The foundation of the emperor, can you say this casually?
Han Du smiled and nodded slightly towards Tang He, indicating that he knew what he was thinking. Han Du deliberately said it in front of Lao Zhu, just to let Lao Zhu understand that the Ming Dynasty is not the only big one in this world. If you sit in a well and look at the sky like a frog and cannot open your eyes to see the world, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later.
In the case of Hu Weiyong, although Hu Weiyong's crime is indeed unpardonable, it is enough to kill his family, not the nine clans. But now, Lao Zhu doesn't even spare the officials who once flattered Hu Weiyong.
This is a bit much.
Hu Weiyong is such a wanton and arrogant person. If the officials below him don't flatter him, will they survive?
Han Du felt that after Lao Zhu had secured his position in the world, he felt that Lao Zhu's family was the only one in the world and there was no longer any threat in the world. I began to drift, and if I no longer took the civil servants and generals seriously, I felt that the Ming Dynasty would be iron-clad without them.
Therefore, Han Du took out the emperor's foundation to stimulate Lao Zhu. I hope that I can make him understand that the world is very big and there is more than one place where the emperor's foundation can be achieved. If he leaves it alone, he will wait until someone comes back to attack him in the future. Whether the Ming Dynasty can survive or not is a question.
Lao Zhu didn't look too good either, and asked with a straight face: "Oh? Are they those three places?"
Han Du smiled, pointed at the map and said: "First, of course, it's the Ming Dynasty. I don't need to talk about the Ming Dynasty anymore, right? It is located in the two major river basins of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, with rich products and a large population. It naturally deserves to be the first in the emperor's foundation. "
Lao Zhu felt a little relieved when he heard that Daming was one of them. Nodding, he asked calmly: "Where are the other two?"
"The second place is here," Han Du pointed at a large piece of land across the sea from the Ming Dynasty. "Although it is sparsely populated, the land is several times that of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, there are rivers and lakes in it, and the products are rich. More prosperous than the Ming Dynasty. This is like a larger water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Once this place is occupied by people and thrives for two to three hundred years, as long as the population increases, it will become a powerful empire that is as powerful as the Ming Dynasty. "
Lao Zhu's eyes were fixed on the place where Han Du was pointing. This place was indeed big enough. If the water system in it was as developed as Han Du said, it would really be a huge threat.
"The third one is here."
"Here?" Lao Zhu smiled sarcastically, "Isn't this place poisonous? It's so big, can it become one of the three treasures?"
Han Du continued: "The emperor is right. This body is indeed small, but it is uniquely endowed with nature. In terms of land, it is only one-third of the Ming Dynasty, but unlike the Ming Dynasty, all the land here is fertile farmland. The Ming Dynasty Although it is vast, after excluding the high mountains and Gobi, is there so much fertile land left? Moreover, there is abundant rainfall here, and the weather is good year after year, and it is rare to encounter a decent drought once in a hundred years."
Even drought is a rare occurrence in a century? What is going on in this world?
When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately fell into indignation. I think that as the emperor, I am still worried about the coming drought. Unexpectedly, some places experience droughts only once in a hundred years.
As time goes by, and food prices rise abnormally. Although some people realized it later, they slowly began to come back to their senses. News that there will be a drought this year spread like wildfire, causing some panic.
Moreover, Qin Tianjian has come to report again, and drought is likely to happen.
This is why Lao Zhu came to Han Du in a hurry after hearing Tang He talk about fishing from the sea to supplement his rations.
If the drought was milder, that would be fine. If it is more serious and there is not enough food for the entire Ming Dynasty, then even if Lao Zhu buys all the food for the entire Ming Dynasty, it will be useless. After all, the Ming Dynasty only had so much food, and it would not be enough just because Lao Zhu bought it all.
But fishing from the sea is different. Compared with extra rations, it is real dry food. As long as one pound of fish can be fished out of the sea, it is equivalent to adding one pound of food to the Ming Dynasty.
One is equivalent to dead wages, and the other is equivalent to additional income. That one is more attractive, it's obvious at a glance.
"This is unreasonable. How could such a treasured land be left alone?" Tang He suddenly spoke angrily. He had also experienced the feeling of starvation. Now that I hear there is such a place, I feel dissatisfied.
In his opinion, Ming Dynasty is the co-owner of the world, so all good things should be enjoyed by Ming Dynasty. How can it be given to others?
"Since ancient times, the greatest treasures in the world can only be found by the virtuous. The emperor's majestic talents are reflected in the sky, and the Ming Dynasty is the common master of the world. It is natural that he should enjoy these treasures. Although I am old, I am willing to serve as the emperor's vanguard and carry a brigade of partial troops to replace him. The Ming Dynasty expanded its territory."
The Ming Dynasty valued military merit, and no one could be ennobled without military merit. This was an iron rule set by Lao Zhu. The greatest military achievement is the expansion of territory.
Tang He is now slowly recalling Han Du's intentions.
