Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised.
He did not expect that everyone would sternly oppose it.
Even Jian Yi, the Minister of Personnel, and Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, were no exception.
Zhu Gaoxu could understand Wang Jingjie's objection to Gongbao and the others. After all, they had always been his confidants, and they had been incompatible with Zhu Zhanji because of the fight for the legitimate heir.
But Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji also objected, and Zhu Gaoxu was confused.
These two were honest and good ministers who never participated in court battles, and they had a close relationship with Zhu Gaochi, so why did they still hinder the development of the North American dynasty?
"Old Xia Tou, what do you think?"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Xia Yuanji with a smile.
Xia Yuanji didn't hesitate at all and spoke directly.
"At other times, there would be nothing wrong with migrating a group of people to North America."
"But now the domestic situation in the Ming Dynasty is very good, and it is a good time to develop people's livelihood. Liaodong, Lingbei and other places are short of people to open up wasteland and colonize. Naturally, people cannot be moved to North America."
This is Xia Yuanji!
He only has the justice of his family and country in his eyes, and the people of the world in his heart.
No matter what happens, Xia Yuanji cannot be delayed from developing people's livelihood.
Zhu Gaoxu was immediately relieved after hearing this, and he knocked on the desk and fell into deep thought.
"I understand what you mean."
"But there is one thing I have to tell you. His Majesty the Emperor takes this matter very seriously and asked Gu to find a way to support the North American dynasty!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately exploded.
They all know that Zhu Di has a preference for Zhu Zhanji, which can be said to be the deep love between ancestors and grandchildren.
But no matter how deep the relationship between your grandparents and grandchildren is, you can't delay the development of the Ming Dynasty by supporting the division of dynasties in North America, right?
So Gu Penzi immediately spoke, "Prince, if your Majesty really wants to do this, then I will go to the Weeping Temple right now!"
Zhu Gaoxu: "???"
All the big guys: “???”
Damn it?
Playing such a big game?
Isn’t there anyone in this Ming Dynasty that you, the troll, don’t dare to troll?
The so-called crying in the temple refers to crying and offering sacrifices in temples, ancestral halls and other worship places.
What Gu Peizi meant was that if Zhu Di really insisted on having his own way, he would go to the Ancestral Temple of Emperor Taizu Gao and scold Zhu Di in front of Emperor Taizu Gao.
After all, he, Zhu Di, had done something wrong by abandoning his official position for personal reasons, and Gu Peizi had a legitimate reason for trolling him.
Moreover, even if Zhu Di knew about the insults against Zhu Di in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, he would not dare to do anything to Gu Penzi, unless he wanted to be known as a "foolish king"!
Of course, if Gu Penzi really goes to the Crying Temple, the first unlucky person will definitely not be Gu Zuo, but the prince Zhu Gaoxu!
It would be strange if Zhu Di didn't hang him up and beat him when he was furious!
So Zhu Gaoxu quickly waved his hand to stop Gu Zuo's impulsive thoughts.
"It's not that good, it's not that good!"
"After all, the North American dynasty is a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty, so we still have to help."
"On the issue of helping, we need to do some work. How to help, and what price North America should pay for dividing the dynasty. This is something you should discuss!"
Hearing this, the officials were a little dumbfounded.
Xia Yuanji curled his lips disdainfully.
"Prince, according to you, North America is still a barbaric land. Is there anything worthy of our attention?"
The other big guys also nodded, looking down on the local specialties of North America at all.
In other words, their understanding of the American continent has always remained that this is a wilderness overseas.
Zhu Gaoxu's face straightened up and he patiently explained: "This is how terrible it is to be uneducated!"
"Indeed, the American continent has not yet been developed. It is still a barbaric land, and the indigenous people living there are also barbarian chiefs who live on their hair and drink their blood."
"But you have to know that it is precisely because the American continent has not been developed yet that it is a treasure land!"
"Don't forget that crops such as divine potatoes and sweet potatoes were all brought back from the American continent by Zheng He!"
Upon hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, the ministers were immediately shocked and stopped showing contempt.
Xia Yuanji had a keen sense of smell and immediately asked: "What do you mean, the Crown Prince...are there any good things in the American continent?"
"Old Xia Tou, you are now the Minister of Finance of the Ming Empire. You have to open up the situation!"
"After all, the North American dynasty is a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty. We can't ignore it and let's develop together!"
Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "The American continent has not been developed yet, which means there are still countless silver and gold mines waiting for us to mine!"
"In addition, the North American continent has a pleasant climate and fertile fields, plus high-yielding food crops such as divine potatoes and sweet potatoes. As long as you cultivate patiently, there will be a steady stream of food output!"
food!
Gold mine!
Silver mine!
Hearing this, Xia Yuanji's eyes suddenly lit up!
These are real wealth!
National affairs, money and food are two words!
If we get the wealth of North America, Ming Dynasty will develop even more rapidly!
But the problem is, that is the North American continent, and now it is the territory of this boy Zhu Zhanji!
Zhu Zhanji is neither stupid nor stupid, so how can he be willing to hand over these wealth?
"Prince, please tell me directly, what should we do? All the temple supervisors will definitely cooperate with us!"
Xia Yuanji took the lead in stating that no one could stop him from developing the Ming Dynasty.
Then Xie Jin, Wang Jing, Gu Zuo and other princelings also followed suit.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and spoke lightly.
"Zhu Zhanji doesn't want people, okay, it's calculated on a per-person basis!"
"A Han citizen sells for ten taels of silver. After all, these are Han people, so the price cannot be lower."
"What if Zhu Zhanji has no money?" Xia Yuanji asked.
Zhu Zhanji has just gone to North America to establish a country. How could he introduce currency so quickly?
"It's better to have no money. Let him hand over one or two gold and silver mines to offset the expenses of the Ming people."
"Well, let's get the mining rights for a hundred years first, and the North American dynasty will not interfere."
As soon as these words came out, all the officials took a deep breath.
This is really a grand place to suck blood!
"Besides, if you don't have money, you can use food instead. Anyway, my Ming Dynasty is not afraid of more food but less food. As long as the people are well fed and clothed, the population will naturally grow rapidly."
"If the North American dynasty cannot even provide food now, then use indigenous people to replace it. Anyway, there is a shortage of manpower everywhere. These North American indigenous people came to the Ming Dynasty and could be used as hard labor to complete various construction projects. When the time comes, the imperial court will be abolished Corvee!”
All the big guys: “!!!”
Abolish corvee!
Will there really be such a day?
What a prosperous Ming Dynasty it would be!
Xia Yuanji's heart was shaken, and he seemed to have seen the peaceful age waving to him!
But he raised another question in a blink of an eye.
"But Your Highness, where did these first batch of migrating people come from?"
"Nowadays, all places are responding to the imperial court's call and vigorously pursuing development. I'm afraid no one wants to go to North America!"
Zhu Gaoxu nodded and gave the answer he had prepared long ago.
"The first batch of people to migrate to North America will be tentatively designated as coastal households!"
Coastal households!
This is a special group!
Xia Yuanji seemed to have thought of something, and then nodded.
