The Thirty Years' War finally frightened the Holy See, and there were unfilial sons like France who were always thinking about the Holy See's property. Therefore, this negotiation finally compromised.
The Holy See established the Oriental Archdiocese east of India, covering mainly the Ming Dynasty, Korea, Japan, Qin, Qi and other dependent countries.
Under the East, there are small dioceses such as Ming Dynasty and Korea.
The Eastern Archdiocese has an archbishop, a red archbishop, who is appointed and removed by the Holy See, while the small dioceses have archbishops, who are appointed and removed by the Ming Emperor.
To put it bluntly, the Holy See only occupies a position and puts it on the table, while the specific administration in private is handled by the people of the Ming Emperor.
Since the Holy See was so sensible, Dong Ren reciprocated the favor, saying that the Archdiocese of the East would pay five thousand silver coins to Rome every year.
In the final analysis, money is the most economical.
The papal authority was safeguarded, the emperor benefited, the Jesuits maintained their influence, and the Holy See gained additional income.
The best of everything.
The longer Dong Ren stayed in Europe, the more he understood the influence of the Pope.
All parishioners, regardless of country, must pay tithes uniformly. This shouldn't be too scary.
It would be nice to be able to reach a compromise.
…
"Hoo-"
It is March at the Heilongjiang City Wharf. Warm spring has arrived, and the entire Northeast region has begun to gradually thaw, ushering in the bustling sea trade moment again.
A large number of whaling ships, like hunting dogs, looking for scents and traces, scattered with a large amount of equipment, and they must have harvested when they returned.
The furs accumulated over the winter in the city began to be packed away, preparing to go south to Beijing or Songjiang in exchange for a large amount of wealth.
The caravans traveling from the south to the north also brought a large number of popular commodities, such as paper, porcelain, tea, cloth, lacquerware, books, etc. A large number of daily goods were also scarce.
For the entire Northeast, this is the real spring.
The Heilongjiang general, Zezhou Hou Baiwang, was particularly nervous at this time.
Last year, two generals from Heilongjiang and Jilin returned to Beijing to report on their duties, leaving two major vacancies.
The candidates for these two major generals have always been the exclusive domain of nobles. They serve for five years. With great power in their hands, they can make a fortune in one term.
Therefore, the competition among nobles is very fierce.
In particular, the former general Wang Shiguo seemed to have recommended his family friend You Shilu, who was also from Yulin, as the general of Heilongjiang.
Not only is he an earl, but he is also the younger brother of the righteous Duke You Shiwei. The possibility is extremely high.
However, the emperor and the court had long been restrained and naturally could not condone them, so they appointed You Shilu as the general of Jilin.
The Jilin general focused more on appeasing the Horqin Mongolian tribes, while the Heilongjiang general mainly focused on pacifying the fish-hunting tribes such as Naisheng Jurchen.
The princes served in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, standing behind the scenes and watching a group of earls and marquis quarreling.
Although the nobles are rich and have no worries, their struggle for power cannot be underestimated.
Because they followed the emperor at different times, had different relationships, and had different sources of identity, they were generally divided into four factions.
The first is the civil servant faction with the most power and the smallest number of people, such as Zhao Shu, Duke of Fu, and the cabinet members of Shaowu in the early years basically all had titles.
Secondly, there are the Xi'an faction such as Zhu Meng, Li Jingwu, and Yan Guochao. They are basically all from the Qin army. They are the most powerful among the nobles. They occupy five of the ten divisions of the Five Army Governor's Mansion.
The other two factions, one is the military system, which is divided into the border army and the officer and soldier systems; the other belongs to the defective faction, but is also divided into the Chuang faction and the Western faction.
Bai Wang was born in the army, so he naturally got through the connections of Jing Guogong Gao Yigong and got such a good position.
As he thought, this was indeed a good opportunity to make money.
Not to mention the savings from taxes, public funds for food, drink and fun, the cost of living is close to nothing.
The tribe's filial piety, some furs, ginseng, deer antlers, fleece-flower root and other special products, are worth at least 100,000 yuan.
Not to mention the filial piety of the businessmen, which is simply not very satisfying.
In the General's Mansion, the chief envoys, administrative envoys, and academic administrators are all under their own leadership. It can be said that they have great power.
The court only requires stability and two items of taxation. Corruption and other matters are not strict.
After all, to a certain extent, if this bitter cold place wants to attract people, it must be a little more tolerant.
Unfortunately, such happy days are coming to an end.
The emperor sent him a big gift:
The prince.
"This man is here to be the Supreme Emperor!"
Bai Wang had a splitting headache.
As a noble and local official, to a certain extent, he must keep a distance from the prince, but he cannot be too distant from the future emperor.
Civil servants have rich experience in political struggles and are naturally at ease with them. How could a warrior like him have so many tricks up his sleeves?
Soon, the prince arrived in Heilongjiang City.
Since the sea is dangerous, he came by land this time.
Passing through Jilin and arriving at Heilongjiang City, the journey is more than two thousand miles. It is extremely difficult to travel when the heavy snow first melts.
As soon as he arrived, the prince sighed: "It seems that an official road will be built from Jilin to Heilongjiang."
In order to develop Jilin, a thousand-mile official road was built starting from Shenyang.
Construction soldiers were recruited from the mainland, spent three years cultivating and building official roads, and then resettled them on the spot, allowing them to bring their families from the mainland over, forming settlements one by one.
These military settlements were transformed into small towns with their own wooden villages, which protected official roads and cultivated the land at the same time.
Years of development have caused the population of Liaodong and Jilin to continue to grow.
In just over ten years, the population of Liaodong has doubled to more than two million.
Jilin has jumped from about 200,000 people to 800,000 people. It has six cities and hundreds of small towns. It can be said that it has made every benefit.
However, because Heilongjiang City is close to the sea, it is not keen on the land road to Jilin, and habitually relies on sea ships.
After all, the sea water will not thaw and the roads will be blocked. But now that ships can be opened, who will go to the official roads on land?
"Your Highness——"
Bai Wang greeted him cautiously and took him to the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion.
Zhu Cunqu waved his hand: "General, don't mind. I came to Heilongjiang at this time, not to replace you, but to serve as the chief officer of a city."
"Just do whatever you tell me. Don't be too lenient because of my status. Just follow the rules of the officialdom."
As he said this, he actually smiled: "I have been serving as general magistrate in Liaodong for half a year, so I know a thing or two about general affairs."
Bai Wang breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the emperor's secret request was to train the prince and let him serve as county magistrate, who made the prince's identity sensitive?
If someone really wanted to interfere in government affairs, would he dare to stop him?
Since the prince is sensible, he can just follow the rules of the officialdom.
Although he knew that the prince already knew about Heilongjiang, Bai Wang still introduced:
"Heilongjiang currently has two cities, one is today's Heilongjiang, and the other is Nurgan City, which was built last year."
The prince listened very carefully.
Heilongjiang City took six or seven years to build, with Liaodong and Jilin helping a lot. It is a fortified city in the true sense.
The city is four feet high, and the moat is constantly widening, reaching nearly twenty feet, which can accommodate small cargo ships.
The number of people in the city has exceeded 30,000, and it continues to grow every year.
This city is truly the first city in Heilongjiang and a symbol of imperial rule.
Nurgan City was newly built last year, relying on Heilongjiang's finances and building it on its own.
It turned out to be the old Nurgan City, located at the estuary of Heilongjiang River, more than 1,500 miles away from Heilongjiang City. It is truly the northernmost city of the Ming Dynasty.
Both his predecessor Wang Shiguo and Bai Wang still attached great importance to this city as always.
Because this is Heilongjiang's largest expansion area.
Heilongjiang's development relies on the sea and is also a coastal development, which also makes the establishment of Nurgan City easier.
At the same time, the establishment of Nurgan City will bring more tribes to the entire Heilongjiang General Mansion, thus causing another jump in fiscal revenue.
Nurgan City is not only a city, but also a warehouse. It not only absorbs furs from nearby tribes of all sizes, but also sells a large amount of goods.
Conservative estimates can bring Heilongjiang's tax surplus to 300,000 yuan.
For the entire Heilongjiang General Mansion officials, the establishment of Nurgan City will bring them more additional income.
Merchants will also make more offerings.
This is also where the prince performs his duties.
Although it's not like building a city from scratch, it's still close.
Heilongjiang is only warm for eight months a year, and Nuergan is warm for only six months.
"Your Highness, Nurgan City is newly built and there are many complicated things. You will have a hard time after taking office."
"It's okay." The prince shook his head and chuckled: "I came here just to experience."
"It's quite novel to build a city from scratch."
Bai Wang was speechless.
It is estimated that only this man can say the word novel.
But then he thought about it and realized that this was actually true.
Will I still put pressure on him?
Regardless, the entire construction is better than the current prototype, and it can produce some political achievements.
Thinking of the status of the prince, he couldn't help but bend down again and said flatteringly: "Prince, Nurgan City is the ancient name of the former dynasty. Many people in the General's Palace have always looked down upon it and disliked it for not being elegant enough. "
"You're here just in time, why don't you name me again?"
Naming local states and counties is originally the right of the monarch.
But unless it is a place with a meaningful meaning, such as Tianjin, it is difficult for the emperor to pay attention to it. Basically, it is reported to the local government and reviewed by the Ministry of Rites.
As long as you don't overstep or violate taboos, it's fine.
Now in order to curry favor with the prince, he had no choice but to speak.
Although Zhu Cunqu knew that General Bai was trying to curry favor with him, he was very useful to him.
It was very meaningful to him to personally name a city, and to personally manage and build it.
"It is located at the estuary of Heilongjiang. It was originally called Heilongjiang and it was worthy of its name. But unfortunately it is occupied by Capital City, so we can only choose another one."
Zhu Cuqu thought for a moment: "It's located in the far north, so how about it be called Arctic City?"
"Very good!" Bai Wang praised hurriedly.
Even if it is a piece of shit, he will still praise it, not to mention that the name is really good.
"So, then the sea is called the North Sea?"
Zhu Cuqu shook his head and said: "As far as I know, Beihai is now occupied by the Manchus. This is an old name and it is not suitable to continue to call it."
Thinking of this, he shook his head, pondered for a while, and then said:
"As far as I know, the ice in this vast sea area only melts in March and April every year. How about calling it the Sea of Ice?"
"Very good!"
For a time, because of the matter of naming, the relationship between the two became much closer.
Under Bai Wang's special flattery, the prince was in a good mood.
However, his opportunity to go north was postponed for a few minutes.
It is definitely not feasible on land, because there are many virgin forests along the way, and the tribes are like stars in the sky. In this case, the sea route is safer.
So in his spare time, the prince wandered around the entire Heilongjiang City.
"Woohoo, the first whale of this year's trip has arrived——"
On the pier, there was a huge crowd and people were inexplicably excited. Men, women, old and young were all vying to watch on the pier, which made the prince quite curious.
After some understanding, he finally understood the general idea.
It turns out that there is a tradition in Heilongjiang City. Every year when the ice and snow melt, sea ships pass to hunt whales, and hundreds of ships go to the sea to catch whales.
The first ship came back with a whale, which meant that the coming year would be smooth and prosperous.
Therefore, it is valuable and its meaning is very popular with everyone.
The bigger the body, the more popular it is.
When he went to watch, he saw a group of businessmen arguing and constantly raising the price to acquire the whale.
The owner of the fishing boat smoked a cigarette and looked lively, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
This is not only because of profit, but also because of fame.
The head whale has attracted the attention of the whole city, and even the nearby tribes will pay attention. Once the business successfully purchases it, it will immediately become famous.
Everyone wants to do business with a powerful firm, but strength is not enough, you must also be famous.
Therefore, the competition for head whales is as fierce as ever.
Soon, this huge whale was sold for 4,000 yuan, which surprised Zhu Cunqu.
Good guy, 4,000 silver yuan is enough to buy several hundred acres of land in Gyeonggi to pass down the family family. A small house in the capital only costs about 1,000 yuan.
Duan is rich and powerful.
“Heilongjiang’s interests cannot be underestimated!”
he sighed.
The children watching on the side also started to make a lively noise, and each one played the game of pretending to be a captain. They all looked forward to sailing a boat to hunt whales and live a happy life in the future.
Different from Liaodong, this place seems more vibrant and people are more willing to take risks.
Whether in Liaodong or the mainland, there is always an inexplicable fear of the sea, but in Heilongjiang, people are more willing to run boats than farm.
Today, the cultivated fields outside the city are basically worked by slaves.
For Heilongjiang City, if it lacks food, it can spend money to buy it from North Korea and Japan.
A wolf skin can be exchanged for ten stones of grain, and a family can get half a year's rations in a few days. Who would be willing to farm?
At this time, a down-and-out man came over with respect and expectation on his face: "Sir, do you want to own a boat of your own?"
(End of chapter)
