Different from the turbulent situation in the court, in the overseas enclaves, the generals let themselves go.
Here, without the restrictions of the Ming Dynasty's laws, the generals began to let themselves go.
As for enclosure... that's even simpler. Zhu Han's rules for overseas generals are very simple. As long as you have enough people in your hands, you can own enough land.
Moreover, the planting environment in many overseas enclaves is much better than that in the Ming Dynasty. There are many crops that can be harvested twice or three times a year, and the land is so fertile that it can flow oil. People who go overseas are deeply in love with it. these lands.
In China, there is a saying that leaves fall and return to their roots. People also have a very deep love for their hometown. If they really can't survive, they will not leave their hometown, and they will have to travel across the ocean. This is very important to China. For the common people, making such a choice is no different from betraying their ancestors.
However, after arriving overseas, they discovered that it was not bad to go overseas. The land was fertile and they could farm two to three crops a year. Moreover, they did not have to pay taxes for ten years after arriving overseas. All the harvests were their own, and they were responsible for their own interests. There is no limit to the amount of land each person can own.
If you think you can plant a hundred acres, then I will give you a hundred acres of land, give you high-yielding seeds, and give you two servants to help you plant the land.
The uneaten grain will be collected by the garrisons in various places, and the price will be completely in accordance with the average price of the Ming Dynasty grain market, which will never let the common people suffer.
With such a good policy, the people are completely making money!
As long as you put in a little effort, farm overseas for ten years and then go back, you will be a rich man!
Only a fool would not do such a good thing!
People who see the benefits have forgotten that they were once one of the "fools".
Regarding the people in the country, neither Zhu Han nor Zhu Yuanzhang used forced migration. After all, they were going overseas, and coming back would be a problem. In order to make the people willing to farm overseas, Zhu Han formulated a series of preferential policies. , allowing people to willingly go overseas to farm.
Give them free high-yield seeds, free farm tools, and free cattle. They can also be paired with indigenous slaves from overseas enclaves. If they want, they can also marry exotic indigenous girls. If they marry an indigenous woman, they will have children. If you give birth to a child, each child will be rewarded with five silver coins.
Such a huge reward makes people feel like it's pie in the sky and they can't believe it. Even if the seal underneath is a jade seal, the people don't believe it.
Only those people who lived in mountainous areas, whose families were poor, and most of their farmland was in the mountains, were forced by life to have no choice but to accept the conscription and go overseas.
After arriving overseas, they found that the reward policies given to them by Zhu Han were being fulfilled one by one. The people were overjoyed and quickly found someone to write letters to their relatives and friends at home, telling them that the benefits promised by Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang were true.
In this situation of human-to-human transmission, more and more people are traveling overseas.
Today, there are 100,000 Han Chinese in Australia. They all come from the mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou. They marry wives and have children in Australia, and then when the ten-year period is up, they go home and live a prosperous life.
The wisdom of the people is infinite. They repeatedly studied and pondered the preferential policies formulated by Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, and discovered a huge loophole: the more land the people owned, the more generous the preferential compensation given to them by the Ming Dynasty.
With one hundred acres of land, you can have two slaves and one cow; with one thousand acres, you can have thirty slaves and fifteen cows; with ten thousand acres, you can have five hundred slaves and fifty cows...
When the common people put it all together, if they gathered people from the same village and rented 100,000 acres of land together, they could own 5,000 natives and 300 cattle.
That’s totally fine!
When the time comes to divide the money, everyone can divide it according to the number of acres of leased land, or how many acres you have planted, and after the harvest, the money will be divided according to everyone's contribution...
After everyone calculated it, it was more cost-effective to rent more land, so they asked the local garrison general for instructions and asked the fellow villagers to lease 100,000 acres of land.
Although the garrison general has some culture, but not much.
He went to rent land, and one person could only rent 200 acres of land at most. This was the first time he had heard of such direct lease of 100,000 acres of land.
The garrison general's first reaction was to refuse. Isn't this bitch taking advantage of the loopholes in His Royal Highness's decree?
However, Zhu Han's decree did not state that loopholes could not be taken advantage of. The garrison general was in a dilemma, so he simply set aside 20,000 acres of land for them to plant first. He quickly wrote a memorial to Zhu Han for instructions.
When the memorial was sent out and returned, it was already more than half a year later. Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang returned the memorial together.
Zhu Han replied: If there is no prohibition by law, there is freedom!
Zhu Yuanzhang responded: Give it! Not only must he give it, but he must also convert the six months of delay into silver to compensate the people. At the same time, he ordered the garrison generals to let the sergeants provide necessary help to these people when there is no war.
All in all, just two words: yes!
The garrison general was moved to tears after seeing the response in the memorial.
He was once a child of a poor family. His family was too poor to take the blame, so he had to rebel with Zhu Yuanzhang. After fighting battle after battle, his position has been promoted, but he also has a heart to feed the people.
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang still stood together with the people, allowing many people to feel their care for the people. The garrison general also believed in Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, but he never expected that Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang would To be able to take such care, they actually had to compensate the people because the government decree did not clearly state that they could not 'share' the land.
The garrison general was moved to tears.
If Meng Yuan was half as kind to the people as Ming Dynasty, how could he rebel?
When the garrison general told the people the news, the people cheered excitedly, faced the northwest, and shouted long live!
More and more people, or more and more people in enclaves, after they learned that they could jointly farm land, they joined together to form alliances using the same village, same township, and same county as ties.
More and more people are also coming to overseas enclaves to marry, have children, farm and have children, and receive bonuses.
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In fact, the loopholes in the decree were deliberately left in by Zhu Han.
Otherwise, with Zhu Han's ability, how could he leave any loopholes?
Without him, I mean it!
Zhu Han formulated so many preferential policies. Why did he let people go overseas?
It was to reclaim land and allow the Han people to settle overseas.
This is Zhu Han's purpose to make Ming Dynasty's influence greater and greater.
As for money... to Zhu Han, this thing is just a bunch of numbers.
Zhu Han: I don’t care about money, I’m not interested in money.
Zhu Han didn't have it, but Zhu Yuanzhang did!
When Zhu Han gave the written reward policy to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately discovered the problem. He learned that Zhu Han had deliberately left a loophole. After hearing Zhu Han explain the reason, he signed directly with a swipe of his pen. agree.
Then comes the long wait.
Fortunately, hard work paid off, and the loopholes Zhu Han left in the decree were finally discovered.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly called Zhu Han over and asked him to read the memorial.
After Zhu Han saw the memorial, he didn't take it to heart very much. Instead, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, don't be so excited. I deliberately left this loophole for the people. They found it normal. Now it's time to see the results." .”
After a pause, Zhu Han said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, aren't there troops stationed in Australia? Their main purpose is to prevent the aborigines from causing trouble. But with the people here, it is useless for the aborigines to cause trouble. We common people have soft knives. Killing without blood."
The troubles caused by the indigenous people were simply because they were forced too hard, but the people of the Ming Dynasty knew the golden mean best. They were friendly to others and used soft knives to bleed, and the indigenous people were slowly assimilated.
If the natives do not rebel, the role of the garrison will be useless.
Simply change the standing army into a garrison and implement military garrison. The main role of the garrison is still to prevent the indigenous rebellion, but they can also participate in farming. After all, the people have made money from farming. No matter how good the garrison is, it must be improved. It depends on the income level, right?
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Okay, just do it!"
However, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked the next question: "On July 5, what will the common people do when they make money? If it were us... we would save it and not spend it before, but now we will invest all the money." .”
Zhu Han was very sure: "The people will vote for it, just like the person who discovered the loophole this time. As long as there is the first person to eat the crab, there will be the second one!"
Money is only money when it is spent. Zhu Han understood this, and Zhu Yuanzhang also understood it, but the people did not understand it very well, so the first person to eat crabs needed to stand up.
"Don't worry, brother, people's lives will get better and better in the future."
Zhu Han signaled Zhu Yuanzhang to relax. The seeds have been planted now, but there is still a long way to go before harvesting. During this period, all they can do is to patiently repair and guide, so that the people can truly appreciate what they can do in the Ming Dynasty. own benefits and actively participate in the construction of Ming Dynasty.
"What the people can do depends on you."
Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Zhu Han played the greatest role, especially the inventions made by Zhu Han, especially the train he saw in the craftsman camp. Zhu Yuanzhang was very curious and asked Zhu Han: "Qiwu, what steam engine are you talking about?" If something can be applied to a train, can we use a steam engine on a ship to push the ship forward?"
Zhu Han replied without hesitation: "Yes, but it is still under study."
"Very good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang showed a smile on his face and said to Zhu Han: "On July 5th, trains and ships, for our Ming Dynasty, ships are more important. Our overseas enclaves all need ships, but now the ships are gone It’s too slow, and because of the weather conditions, it’s impossible to sail. Sometimes it takes more than half a year for the news to reach us, which is very bad. So if a steam engine is used on a ship, can it make the ship go faster?”
"Yes! And it doesn't require manpower."
The ships in Zhu Han's mind are all kinds of warships of later generations. Giant steel ships drift on the sea, cutting through the waves like sharp swords. Zhu Han doesn't pay much attention to the small wooden ships of today.
An aircraft carrier-level warship is what Zhu Han wants.
However, in the face of Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, Zhu Han still told Zhu Yuanzhang the truth: "Brother, the craftsmen from our craftsmanship camp have gone to the shipyard. The ships they are studying are not the wooden ships we see now, but It's an iron ship! I provided them with an anti-corrosion coating material that can prevent the iron ship from being corroded by the salt in the sea at sea..."
Zhu Han told Zhu Yuanzhang the difficulties in making iron ships, and then explained to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, I know that the most important thing for the Ming Dynasty is overseas. There is a huge demand for ships, but those overseas enclaves are now in a barbaric state. During the growth stage, you don’t need to pay too much attention to them. If something happens a year and a half later, it won’t affect them too much. The train is the important thing. By then, we will lay the train tracks to Rome, to the Ottomans, and to the Tsarist Russia. Let’s take it down together. Such a large land is enough for us to build for a long time.”
"In five or ten years, the first batch of enclaves that we captured will gradually be assimilated by us, and the next generation of our Ming Dynasty overseas is also receiving education. At that time, it will be time to strengthen management, and then the research will be done A fleet of iron ships patrols the seas of the world, who is not afraid to see it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was the kind of emperor who had a strong desire for control. The overseas enclaves he conquered were allowed to grow wildly. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not think so. He felt that since the Ming Dynasty had conquered the land, he, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, could not take good care of it. Can you manage it properly?
But what’s easy to manage? The army is fine. How many of the natives understand what you mean?
So, of no use.
It is better to let it grow wildly first, and then manage it after the next generation grows up, and gradually bring all those lands into the scope of Ming Dynasty's management.
When the time comes, sending Zhu Yuanzhang’s talented son abroad will not be better than anything else?
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood some of the truth, but he just wanted to have these things in his own hands, and he would feel uncomfortable if he loosened the reins even a little bit.
This is obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder needs treatment!
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little embarrassed when he heard Zhu Han's words.
Zhu Han had said these words to him many times, and Zhu Yuanzhang also listened to them, but he still felt strange in his heart.
"Yes! Qiwu is right!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said that he would not care about those overseas enclaves for the time being, leaving all the power to Zhu Han... Zhu Yuanzhang was assured of Zhu Han, and Zhu Han was usually only responsible for giving ideas. The officials sent overseas were Zhu Yuanzhang's acknowledgment of his fate. Therefore, these overseas enclaves are still in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Forget it, you can take care of Qiwu. Your kid is used to being lazy. It's just right to find something for you to do."
Facing patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder like Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han knows how to deal with it.
Zhu Yuanzhang was facing the entire Ming Dynasty. He wanted to understand everything about the Ming Dynasty, and he wanted to control everything about the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Han believes that Zhu Yuanzhang can control everything, but only within his own ability. If he controls for the sake of pure control, what else will the ministers do in the world?
Therefore, when it is time to delegate power, it is necessary to delegate power. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang holds the power of personnel appointment, it will be enough to affect many people.
(End of chapter)
