"Yakutsk?"
"The great city of North Asia in the future!"
"The speed of Tsarist Russia's eastward invasion is really fast. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty did not die in this era. It destroyed the Eastern Lu and Tatar tribes in advance and also marched to this area in advance. Otherwise, according to the original history, when the Manchus and Qing Dynasties realized When the ambitions of Tsarist Russia are eliminated, the entire north of the Outer Xing'an Mountains will become the de facto territory of Tsarist Russia. Fortunately, many of them are now the de facto territories of our Ming Dynasty."
When Zhu Youxiao thought of this, he couldn't help but said: "The Rakshasa Kingdom's eastward invasion is very fast. We must build cities and immigrate in these places as soon as possible. Have any scholars made trouble or civil servants have committed crimes recently? Send an order to Dongchang to check more Come out and find some reason to send those who are keen to civilize the foreign barbarians and advocate the equality of Han barbarians, and send their entire clan, even three or nine clans, there!"
"yes!"
Wang Chengen replied.
Then, Zhu Youxiao ordered: "The Sanfa Division will revise the interrogation regulations again, reduce the punishments such as beheading, beheading, death with a stick, and gong, and increase the punishments such as exile for three thousand miles, five thousand miles, etc., and say that we will treat it in the future The offenders among the people of this country should be punished as a supplement and reformation should be the main thing."
"yes!"
Bi Ziyan also replied, thinking: "Your Majesty is trying to intrude people into these places in a different way. However, if Jin Yiwei is not allowed to investigate, the Rakshasa Kingdom's eastward invasion is so fast, and now they are all gone." After destroying the Siberian Khanate, they actually built a city by the Huo River. I’m afraid they will move south in a few decades. If the Ming Dynasty is weakened by then, there may be big foreign troubles.”
"Your Majesty! The Rakshasa Kingdom is wildly expanding its territory. If this continues, I think sooner or later there will be war with the Ming Dynasty, and I'm afraid it will happen more than once. The monarch of the Rakshasa Kingdom must be an ambitious person. You have to be on guard.”
Privy Councilor Zhu Xieyuan said at this time.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "It is for this reason that I ignored the opposition of many courtiers and did not dismantle the camp and expand the territory. This is to guard against this day and to protect our people in the mainland from the Rakshasa Kingdom as much as possible." The disaster caused by war."
With that said, Zhu Youxiao asked Tian Ergen: "When the Rakshasa Kingdom invaded the east, how exactly did they conquer the local primitive residents?"
"We used massacres to frighten their courage, then built cities to collect heavy taxes. The taxes collected were all in kind, such as mink skins."
Tian Ergen replied.
"No factory built? No store opened?"
Bi Ziyan asked.
Tian Ergen shook his head: "No, the Rakshasa Kingdom does not seem to be interested in these, and prefers to rob directly. Just because it is not cost-effective to rob directly, so in the later stage, it changed to require these original residents to pay physical taxes on a regular basis! And it is very heavy."
After Bi Ziyan heard this, he quickly came up with an idea and bowed to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, it seems that our Ming Dynasty is different from the Rakshasa Kingdom. What we need now is to dump our own goods instead of using force to plunder these minks." For skins, we might as well just use our cheap cloth, soap, glass, and porcelain in exchange. Therefore, we no longer need to use large-scale massacres to open up territory, because we need more primitive residents to trade with us. , exchanging a large amount of mink, ginseng and even minerals for the cheap industrial products in our hands. In addition, we need to sell our culture so that the original inhabitants can be more useful to us and become better quality manpower. It seems that , our Ming Dynasty will be more suitable for these primitive residents than the Rakshasa Kingdom."
"Yes, we are more civilized. When the time comes, the Ministry of War will preach like this, saying that the Rakshasa Kingdom is a demon from the west, we are angels from the south, and I am the Son of Heaven who represents the gods. I believe that the original inhabitants are more willing to believe Our mission is because our people will build factories so that they can obtain more wealth through their own labor, and we will also build trade lines so that their furs can be sold at a better price."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.
"yes!"
Lu Xiangsheng, the Minister of War, replied.
And then, Bi Ziyan said: "Now that the people of this country have become richer, the demand for various fur products, ginseng and velvet antler has increased a lot. Coupled with the improvements in tanning technology, wood processing, papermaking and other technologies, the demand for fur products has increased a lot. The demand for wood has also increased. It is suitable to use these primitive residents to provide us with many raw materials and raw materials for initial processing. I am wondering if some processing techniques that are low in difficulty, require a lot of manpower, pollute a lot, and are noisy. Some large primary factories and workshops were moved outside the Great Wall. Firstly, the labor price of these primitive residents was cheap. Secondly, it was more suitable to produce locally and then transport them back than to directly transport the raw materials. Thirdly, it could free up all the fields in the pass for cultivation. , to ensure food needs.”
“Elementary factories can be relocated, but sophisticated, high-end factories and institutions responsible for research and development should not be relocated. Not only cannot they be relocated, they must be relocated inward as much as possible, and some industrial zones should be established in places with abundant human resources that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. In order to avoid that if there is a major change in the future, our heavy industrial base in Ming Dynasty will not be quickly occupied because it is too located on the border, making it unable to fight back well."
Zhu Youxiao said.
"Your Majesty is wise! It is indeed necessary to move some factories that produce important ordnance, various alloy steels, and batteries to the inland, and they cannot be placed in one place. In my opinion, Nanjing, Wuchang Prefecture, Xi'an Prefecture, and Chengdu Prefecture are all suitable. Move to some places, firstly, these places have abundant manpower, secondly, the transportation is convenient, and thirdly, they can live deep in the mainland."
Privy Councilor Sun Chuanting, as a person who knows the military, quickly understood Zhu Youxiao's strategic purpose of doing this, and he agreed, feeling that it was necessary to do so.
Zhu Xieyuan and Lu Xiangsheng were not fools in terms of national defense strategy. They quickly understood and nodded, saying: "This is very necessary!"
Bi Ziyan thought for a while and then said: "Indeed, this is a big project and requires a large layout. Factory equipment must be moved there, and people must also move there. Not just anyone can replace these industrial skilled craftsmen." In addition, their family members will also have to move with them. Getting them to willingly move to another place for the imperial court and take root is also a problem. They still need to be persuaded. It is best to give them some benefits. I guess they will be willing, and they have to let The local government gave them preferential treatment, land, and hired good Confucian scholars and doctors to educate their children and ensure their health."
"When the time comes, you will hold a court meeting to discuss this matter and how to arrange it. Then Bi Aiqing will personally take charge of handling this matter. This matter is a long-term solution. No matter how much money is spent, it will not matter. Besides, if you do this, no matter what happens in the future, Using troops in the northwest, southwest or southeast will cost a lot less in logistics and dispatch, and it is also worthwhile."
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but secretly rejoice that the current industrial zones of the Ming Dynasty were mainly in the capital and Tianjin area. If he really wanted to move inland, it would be easier than later generations moving from the northeast to the inland.
"I obey the decree!"
Bi Ziyan replied.
For a time, the monarch and his ministers worked together to make a plan for the development of the empire that would affect the next decades or even hundreds of years.
To this end, Bi Ziyan specially requested an order to inspect the industrial zones in the Beijing-Tianjin area as well as the more affluent areas with convenient transportation in various parts of the mainland.
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