The migration of one million residents is not large compared to the more than 40 million people in the south, but the consequences of the migration are very impressive.
You may not see much in the short term, but in a few generations, the population of these immigrant areas will surge.
Especially the Liaodong region!
Without him, there is land!
With a large amount of arable land as support, there is no need to worry about population.
Li Qing also believes that the people after the migration will soon be really fragrant, because there is too much uncultivated wasteland in the north, and Yongle rice and Yongle beans do not compete with fertile land and can be planted with a little land reclamation.
More importantly, this can fundamentally change the structure of Ming Dynasty.
Having facilitated this incident, Li Qing had no regrets.
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Time flies by like a white horse, and in a blink of an eye, it’s the Chinese New Year again.
Snowflakes are falling and the north wind is blowing.
The winter in Peiping was bitingly cold, and Li Qing stayed home all day, eating hot pot, reading books, or playing chess with the three girls to pass the boring time.
As they get older, they become more and more afraid of the cold. They hardly go out after winter, and even Li Qing's Qi is not that effective.
One is due to the decline of body functions, and the other is that too much Qi has been used, and their bodies have developed resistance.
In the living room, the charcoal pot was burning brightly. Li Qing was simmering mutton slices and drinking warm wine. The three women were holding a copy of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong and watching it with relish.
"This book is so interesting."
"Yes, although it is not historical fact, it is very interesting."
The three women chattered and discussed the plot, and the scene was warm.
"Sir, take a look, it's really interesting." Wan Ling Anli.
"I have watched it a long time ago." Li Qing was not interested in this: I have watched large-scale TV series several times.
"You guys come here and have some more, I can't finish it by myself."
The three girls shook their heads: "I'm full."
“You’re full after just eating so much?”
"I'm so full." Wan Ling said, "I can't digest it after eating too much."
Li Qing was startled and stopped forcing himself.
They...are really old.
Although Li Qing had been mentally prepared for a long time, when the time came, he still couldn't accept it calmly.
But there is nothing he can do!
Even the true energy he was proud of was of little effect, so what else could he do?
Li Qing suddenly lost his appetite, stood up and said, "I'm going to the courtyard to eat some food."
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Snow was falling all over the sky, and there was a thick layer of snow in the courtyard. The maid swept it over and over again, but still could not sweep it away.
Li Qing was always gentle with his servants and rarely said anything to them. After some discussion, the maids decided to wait until Xue Qing cleared before cleaning.
The branches were covered with snow, and the branches were bent by the pressure. The entire Hou Mansion was covered in silver, and there was a vast expanse of white as far as the eye could see. Li Qing stepped on the snow, making a "crunching" sound.
At this time in previous years, the three girls would build snowmen, but not this year.
"Huh~"
Li Qing exhaled a breath of hot breath, which quickly condensed into white frost, and then disappeared. He stretched out his hand, palm facing up, and flowers fell on his palm. They melted quickly, and a pool of clear water gathered in an instant.
"So fast!" Li Qing retracted his hand, with a hint of bitterness at the corner of his mouth, a look of loneliness on his face, and murmured: "Immortality is really as lonely as snow."
Li Qing walked in the snow, feeling lonely and lonely in his heart.
The coldness of the wind and snow could not affect him, but the coldness in his heart made him feel even more lonely.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, he finally woke up when his shoulders and head were covered with snow.
He sighed and was about to go back to the house when a little maid hurried forward with small steps and said, "Master, the housekeeper said that the prince is here."
"It's Chinese New Year, why is he here?" Li Qing muttered: "I understand."
In the living room in the front yard, Zhu Zhanji was sitting on a chair rubbing his hands to breathe, as cold as a grandson.
Seeing Li Qing coming over, he couldn't help but complain: "You are so stingy. You don't even have a charcoal basin at home."
"I'm not in the front yard, so why put it there?" Li Qing walked to the chair and sat down, "Why is this guy here doing the Chinese New Year if he doesn't want to stay in the palace?"
Zhu Zhanji said: "After this year, shipping will officially begin. The Jiangnan Shipping Department and local officials may not be able to cope with it all at once. I want to go south and visit."
"Is the army okay?"
"Um."
"What does your father mean?" Li Qing asked again.
"His consent has been sought." Zhu Zhanji said, "Father asked you to go with me."
Li Qing wondered: "Do you need me?"
“That’s what my father said,” Zhu Zhanji said. “He said that once shipping begins, corruption will inevitably breed, especially at the beginning;
In addition, there are also complex factors such as feudal lords and nobles;
Father is afraid that if someone does something bad to me. "
Li Qing said with a smile: "There's no need to be so careful, right?"
"I think so too." Zhu Zhanji said helplessly, "But if he arranges it like this, what can I do?"
After a pause, he said, "Now that I have taken over the army, the Sixth Ministry has quite a lot of opinions. In order to avoid suspicion, I can only bring some factory guards over. My father wants me to take over the affairs of Nanjing first, and by the way... clear up the officialdom."
"It turns out that we are going to cause trouble!" Li Qing laughed, "However, it is indeed time for Nanjing to cause trouble. Since the capital was moved, there has been almost no control there. Official corruption must be serious, and there is probably a lot of collusion between officials and gentry.
The sea is about to open, and this evil wind must be suppressed first. "
Li Qing asked: "When will we leave?"
"The sixth day of the first lunar month."
"Sure, no problem." Li Qing nodded, "Is there anything else?"
Zhu Zhanji thought for a moment and said, "My father has not been looking very well these days. Please give him some nourishing medicine. The Minister of Cabinet and the Sixth Ministry will not be back until early March. If we leave again, he will be even busier." ”
"Okay." Li Qing stood up and said, "You can't prescribe medicine randomly. You have to diagnose the disease before you can cure it. Let's go into the palace."
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Qianqing Palace.
It was rare for the little fat man to have some leisure time. He leaned on a chair, listened to music and enjoyed dancing. There were candied fruits, snacks, and warm wine on the table. It was a nourishing time in his little life.
While they were enjoying themselves, when they heard that Li Qing and his son were coming, Xiaopang shouted in displeasure, shooed the dancer away, straightened his posture, and then declared the two of them in court.
When Li Qing and Li Qing came in, they happened to bump into the dancers who came out. They couldn't help but complain: "Little Fatty (my dad) really knows how to enjoy it!"
I think back then, Zhu Yuanzhang also did this, but it was a pity that the dancer failed to enter the palace, so he was impeached by the official, and he had to give up in the end.
Obviously, he is not as good as his grandson in this regard.
"Coming."
"coming."
Both sides were a little embarrassed.
Xiaopang cleared his throat: "What's going on?"
Li Qing glanced at the small yellow door, and they retreated without Xiaopang's instructions.
Li Qing then said: "The prince said that your complexion is not very good, let me take a look at it for you."
"I feel pretty good." Xiaopang hesitated and stretched out his arms, "Since you're here, let's take a look."
"Yeah." Li Qing stepped forward to feel his pulse, frowning out of habit.
"Look at you, you are like this again." Xiaopang was already immune, "You have also learned how to act like an imperial doctor."
After a long time, Li Qing withdrew his hand and said, "Your Majesty, you are a little weak!"
"What's wrong..." Little Fatty asked instinctively, but he soon came to his senses and said sarcastically: "It's just a matter of prescribing some medicine to replenish the pain. It's not a big deal."
"..." Li Qing rolled his eyes, "Aside from being weak, your blood pressure is also a bit high."
He said seriously: "Don't work too hard in the future, let alone stay up late, stay close...restrain yourself, just don't do strenuous exercise..."
"Yeah, I understand." Xiaopang nodded.
"Really remember everything?" Li Qing asked worriedly.
"Don't worry." Xiaopang was a little unhappy: In front of his son, Brother Qing, what are you doing?
"I will control myself and not tire myself."
Li Qing felt relieved and wrote down the prescription, "Just take it once a day."
"Well, okay." Xiaopang put away the prescription and put it in his arms.
Zhu Zhanji saw that his father was a little embarrassed, so he changed the topic: "Father, tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. From tomorrow on, it will officially enter the first year of Hongxi. This year is a special year. Do you want to make more preparations?" ?”
"No need, this year will be the same as it was in previous years." Xiaopang said indifferently, "It's just a change of year name, nothing special."
Then, he became serious: "However, you should pay more attention to the issue of opening up the sea in Jiangnan. If a good national policy is not implemented well, it will not only have no benefits, but will be full of disadvantages."
"I understand." Zhu Zhanji assured: "Father, don't worry, I will let Jiangnan officials govern Qingming this time when I go to Jiangnan."
"Yeah." Xiaopang looked at Li Qing, "You can go too this time. I'm not worried about Zhanji being alone."
"Okay." Li Qing warned again, "However, you must also take care of your health. If you are too busy, let the six departments do it. Otherwise, if you have to shoulder everything yourself, why do you need ministers?"
The little fat man laughed and said, "Don't worry, I can carry it clearly."
Seeing that he really listened, Li Qing said no more.
After briefly talking about Jiangnan, Li Qing stood up and left.
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New Year's Day.
The ministers paid New Year's greetings, and the emperor painted cakes and handed out red envelopes. Everyone was in harmony, and everyone's face was filled with joy.
The Chinese New Year is a happy event, and who wouldn’t be happy if you get red envelopes?
The process was still the same. After receiving the red envelopes and expressing their gratitude, the officials left one after another and went home to celebrate the New Year.
Yongqinghou Mansion.
Red lanterns are hung high, Spring Festival couplets are in full bloom, and everything is filled with joy. In the new year, the national mourning period has passed, and even the maids in the house are dressed in red and green.
Today is a sunny day, and the three girls are sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun and talking about the past.
Seeing her husband come back, Lianxiang smiled and said, "How many red envelopes did you receive, sir?"
"Twenty taels of silver." Li Qing came to the table and sat down, grabbing a handful of melon seeds and cracking them, "In a few days, sir, I'm going to the south."
"Sir, will you be leaving for a long time?" Wan Ling asked.
"I'm not sure. It may take three months to come back, or it may take less than half a year, or even longer." Li Qing said, "Sir, try to come back as early as possible."
The three girls are old and not suitable for long-distance raids. Li Qing doesn't want them to have to travel back and forth again and suffer from fatigue.
It won’t take too long anyway, so it’s better to leave them at home.
The workload this time was relatively heavy, and even if he followed, Li Qing wouldn't be able to take care of them.
"Sir, you must take care of yourself and come back as soon as possible." Wan Ling looked reluctant, as did Hongxiu and Lianxiang.
Li Qing smiled and said: "It's only half a year at most, it won't be too long. This is not a war, there won't be any danger. You guys stay at home and I will bring you gifts when the time comes."
"Yeah, okay." The three women also smiled, and Hongxiu said, "Sir, you must keep your word."
"Of course, what type of gifts do you all want?"
Lianxiang said: "Sister Hongxiu is talking about half a year."
"Half a year is enough." Li Qing assured, "There is a high probability that it won't take that long."
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After joking for a while, the warm sun introduced the clouds, and the temperature dropped a lot, and Li Qing went back to the house with them.
Li Qing picked up the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" on the table and flipped through it. "I have a different story of the Three Kingdoms. Do you want to listen to it?"
"OK."
"By the way, from the late Han Dynasty..." Li Qing showed off the momentum of a storyteller and vividly described the Three Kingdoms, which was different from the original work.
What he reproduced was the TV series Three Kingdoms. Compared with the original work, the TV series was more interesting, and the unique interpretation made the three girls fascinated.
For several days, Li Qing kept telling stories all day, and the large-scale TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" finally came to its finale.
The three women were still unfinished and exclaimed: "Sir, what you said is even more exciting than what is in the book."
"Ahaha..." Li Qing laughed and said, "When I come back from Jiangnan, I will tell you more exciting stories."
The three girls smiled and nodded: "Keep your word."
"keep your word!"
