Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Gaoxu walked in carelessly.
As soon as he saw him, Zhu Di immediately sneered.
"Hey, isn't this the prince?"
"You've been out having fun for so long, and you still know you're coming back?"
Hearing this strange taunt, Zhu Gaoxu didn't tolerate him and immediately retorted.
"Haha, I learned all this from dad!"
"After you became the emperor, you still clamored to go to Mobei to have fun."
"You rebellious son..." Zhu Di stared at him with an unhappy face.
"My purpose is the Northern Expedition to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, in order to create eternal peace for future generations!"
"But you are such a traitor. You just ran out to have fun and killed the Jurchens!"
Zhu Di threw the memorials to him. They were all memorials for officials to impeach Liu Rong, Yang Rong and others.
Well, Zhu Gaoxu was the crown prince, so the officials focused on Liu Rong and Yang Rong.
After all, the Jurchen clan is honest and pays tribute all year round. Why do you kill them casually?
This is inhumane!
This is unkind!
This is not polite!
Zhu Di was also puzzled, why did this rebellious son get into trouble with the Jurchen tribe?
Not only did they wipe out the Jurchen tribe's tens of thousands of troops, but they also insisted on killing them all, exterminating the tribe and exterminating their descendants!
"You rebellious son will be happy this time!"
"But the reputation of your prince is completely ruined!"
"There are rumors circulating that you decided to kill the Jurchen clan because of a dream!"
"To massacre an entire clan and kill hundreds of thousands of people just because of a dream. This is simply cruel and cruel!"
This is what Zhu Di is most worried about.
He hoped that his beloved son would be called a coward before he even sat on the throne!
Zhu Gaoxu shrugged indifferently, looking disapproving.
"Dad, why are you afraid of this?"
"You know I never care about these false reputations!"
"They can scold me if they want. My reputation was already ruined when I became King of Han!"
"Besides, no matter whether they are cruel or crazy, I just like the way they can't stand me but have to listen to me!"
Zhu Di was startled when he heard this, then shook his head and laughed.
He had almost forgotten that when he was still the Prince of Han, this treacherous son's reputation had already become extremely bad!
So, it doesn’t seem like it’s really a big deal!
"You have to sit on this dragon chair after all!"
"Now there is smear material, which is not a good thing!"
"When all this is recorded by historians in the future, what will future generations think of you?"
"I don't care what they think of me!" Zhu Gaoxu said disdainfully, "I don't care what they think of me. After all, people are already dead. Is it possible that they can still get up from the coffin board?"
"You, you, you are really..." Zhu Di didn't know what to say.
This traitor doesn't attach much importance to false reputation, and it can even be said that he doesn't care at all.
But it is precisely because of this that he can live freely and freely, and do whatever he wants.
On the other hand, he, Zhu Di, was burdened by his false reputation and could not be so free and easy!
"Okay, let's talk about business!"
Zhu Gaoxu changed the subject and said, "The barbarians in Liaodong are almost completely cleared."
"The only thing left for the imperial court to do is to carry out large-scale development of Liaodong!"
"Set up prefectures, counties, and relocate the people to live there until they completely control the land of Liaodong."
In the past, the Ming Dynasty exercised restraint and control over the barbarian tribes in Liaodong, so in a sense, Liaodong could not be regarded as the real territory of the Ming Dynasty.
"There are only a few hundred thousand Han people in Liaodong. It is a truly vast land with few people, so we have to find ways to transport people to Liaodong."
"Now that the divine potatoes have been cultivated, the imperial court can issue corresponding policies to call on the common people to go to Liaodong to open up wasteland and cultivate, such as distributing cattle farm tools, distributing divine grain seeds, exempting and exempting taxes for three years, etc., and using generous benefits to attract the common people. , carry out the great development of Liaodong!"
Hearing this, Zhu Di nodded.
Liaodong has great strategic advantages.
It borders the sea to the east and Daning and other places to the west. It is an out-and-out strategic location!
If it can be fully developed, it might even become the northeastern granary of the Ming Dynasty!
But the question is, will any people be willing to go?
Zhu Di raised his question, "Liaodong is a notoriously cold place. The people in the pass may not be able to bear the bitter cold weather in Liaodong!"
"Even if there is the temptation to grow potatoes, I am worried that they are not willing to go to Liaodong at all. Regardless of whether they can grow potatoes to feed themselves, there is a high chance of them freezing to death in Liaodong!"
The people are simple, but they are also stubborn.
Peace of mind and relocation are the genes engraved in the bones of the Chinese people.
No one will easily leave their homeland and move to live in a foreign land.
What's more, this foreign country is Liaodong, a place known for its bitter cold!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded, he also thought of this.
"Liaodong is not without its advantages. There are actually a lot of fields in Liaodong that can be cultivated, and most of the fields are fertile. If potatoes are planted, it will definitely become the Northeastern granary of my Ming Dynasty!"
"We can also try to solve the cold problem in Liaodong. Didn't Zhou Chen stock up on a lot of wool to make sweaters? This matter can be restored. This woolen sweater can keep out the cold and keep you warm, and the cost is very low!"
"As long as the sweater-making technology is extended to the public and every household can knit their own sweaters, won't the problem of keeping out the cold be solved?"
Zhu Di was dumbfounded.
His son can also knit sweaters?
Why didn’t I know you were so “versatile”?
"In addition, Liaodong has another advantage, which is countless timber."
"These timbers are the best for shipbuilding. The imperial court can issue a decree to allow the people to cut down the timber and send it to the shipyard in exchange for food supplies. This logging industry alone can feed a large population."
When Zhu Di heard this, he hesitated.
“Logging is hard labor!”
"Which of these people is willing to cut trees?"
Zhu Gaoxu sneered: "logging is indeed hard work, but it is not hard labor!"
"As long as the logging profits are sufficient and the people can get enough benefits from logging, they will naturally not feel hard work, but will enjoy it!"
"Hard labor, hard labor. Dad, you also said that there is a 'bond' in this. The imperial court allows the people to cut trees, which is corvée labor. Moreover, the imperial court never pays the people wages, so they will naturally feel conflicted!"
Zhu Di nodded, agreeing with his statement.
After a pause, Zhu Gaoxu continued: "Nowadays, Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and most of the plain farmland is covered by forests. Therefore, if you want to carry out large-scale development of Liaodong, the first step is to cut down these forests and clear out enough farmland for cultivation. Resettlement of the people who migrated there."
"I have discussed this point carefully with Yang Rong, and the Northeast Army is also taking this step."
"Now, all we have to do is wait for the people to migrate to Liaodong!"
