In February, Jinling is full of flowers.
The matter of moving the capital began to accelerate. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Punishment dispatched more than half of the officials to Peiping. The Imperial College selected 3,000 supervisors through voluntariness, recommendation, and assessment. Under the leadership of Li Zhigang, Ye Ling'er, and others, they left Jinling first.
At the same time, the Second Artillery Bureau, Science and Technology Bureau, and Military Warfare Bureau also began to dismantle and transport related equipment and materials, seconded the Navy fleet, and began to move northward in batches toward Peiping.
Considering that the Peiping Palace needed to be taken care of, Zhu Yunwen and Ma Enhui decided to transfer one-third of the eunuchs and maids to the north first.
While the imperial court was advancing in advance, the keen businessmen had already made preparations. The shops that should be bought were purchased, and the shop in Jinling also found someone to take over, so let's go all the way north.
A large number of businessmen walked with their families and assistants in tow. Either take a canal boat or walk on the official roads on both sides of the canal.
This is not a simple relocation of the capital, but a large-scale population migration.
During this population migration, the government did not require Jinling common people or businessmen to go with them, but some common people still followed with their families. Most of these people were businessmen in Jinling and had some assets in their hands. They knew that there were a lot of opportunities in the new capital.
Although the Heroes Chamber of Commerce, Shanxi Chamber of Commerce and the newly emerged Huizhou Chamber of Commerce have not explicitly stated that they will move their headquarters to Peking, they have already done so in terms of personnel arrangements.
In the busy Yangtze River, a steam engine and iron ship sailed into the river.
Longjiang Pier.
Li Jian, the naval commander, personally led people to welcome Zheng He, Yang Rong and others who returned.
Li Jian saw that Zheng He's face was haggard and Yang Rong's face had also become much rougher. He couldn't help but sigh: "The battlefield is the most annoying thing. You two have worked hard."
Zheng He showed off
Waving his hands, his voice was as loud as ever: "Let's talk about old times later, we need to see the emperor, the sooner the better."
Li Jian nodded slightly: "The Emperor knows you are coming and has been waiting for you at Wuying Hall."
Zheng He, Yang Rong and others got on the carriage.
Yang Rong held up the curtain, looked at the people migrating outside, and sighed: "Jinling will lose a lot of energy this time when the capital is moved."
Zheng He closed his eyes.
Li Jian smiled and explained: "Moving the capital is like releasing water from a sluice. Although the water level here has dropped, it has enriched other places. As long as you wait for a period of time, the water in the reservoir will also rise. The imperial court considered the possibility of Jinling We have made appropriate arrangements for the damage we suffered.”
Seeing that the people leaving were smiling and looking forward to the future, Yang Rong lowered the curtain and asked Li Jian: "I heard that the imperial court is forcing people to return to their native land?"
Li Jian nodded heavily.
Yang Rong frowned slightly: "Forcing the country to return to the country will easily lead to war. The chieftains and the people are afraid that they will bleed. At present, the imperial court is unparalleled in majesty and there are no big enemies outside. In fact, it can be eaten away step by step. There is no need to be so anxious."
Li Jian was helpless.
The emperor was eager to solve the toast problem. He seemed to be tired of changes due to the rebellion of the toast in the car, so he resorted to drastic measures.
"Although there are problems, as of now, there are no big troubles reported."
Li Jian spoke.
Yang Rong glanced at Li Jian: "Even if the reform is over, there won't be any big trouble. I'm just worried about the separation of people's hearts and the suffering of the people there."
With the scattered strength of those chieftains, a small chieftain has hundreds of people, and a larger chieftain has several thousand people, often less than 10,000.
With less power to fight, why should we compete with the Ming Dynasty sergeants who have firearms?
Li Jian coughed: "The emperor said that if the chieftain does not surrender, his family property and fields will be distributed to the local people. The taxes collected by the court from the people are far lower than what the chieftain takes away. The Ministry of Personnel and the Cabinet have been working together When discussing the issue of managing the chieftains, a consensus has been reached. The first is to relocate the chieftain people to a land suitable for farming and change their way of life."
Yang Rong thought for a while and finally said nothing.
The imperial court has already taken action and has considered countermeasures. It is useless to say more.
Wuying Palace.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zheng He, Yang Rong and others, and sighed.
Boo hoo.
Zheng He and Yang Rong had left Jinling since the preparations for the conquest of Japan in the eleventh year. In the blink of an eye, it had been almost a year since they disappeared.
Time flies by in a hurry, and people also undergo vicissitudes of life in a hurry.
When Zheng He and Yang Rong saw Zhu Yunwen, they had mixed feelings. Thinking of the chaos in the Jinling court, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Wenkui were almost killed, and thinking that the direction of the Ming Dynasty might suddenly turn around, they couldn't help but feel scared. Seeing that Zhu Yun was fine and his style remained the same, Zheng He and others finally felt at ease.
"I have a lot of government affairs to deal with today, so I would be neglecting you if I didn't go to Longjiang Pier to greet you in person."
Zhu Yunwen pointed to a pile of documents and smiled.
Zheng He and Yang Rong even said they did not dare.
Exchanging pleasantries.
Zhu Yunwen started talking about business: "How is the situation in Dingyuan Province?"
Zheng He suppressed his smile and solemnly reported: "Back to the emperor, the war of suppression in Dingyuan Province has ended. Officials have been installed in the local area, a group of local people have been supported and given some power, and the local area has tended to be stable. In addition to After falling in a few places
Rebellion, the overall situation has been decided. "
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly.
Dingyuan Province has just been conquered, and it is impossible to manage the place well without supporting a group of local people. However, this support has a time limit. When the education of the Ming Dynasty becomes popular and when more officials of the Ming Dynasty enter, these support objects will be excluded from the official governance sequence.
"How's the mine going?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Zheng He said seriously: "Three gold mines and twelve silver mines have all been mined manually, using a total of 42,000 captives. The first batch of mines has been completed, and the original plan was to build a smelting plant on site. However, no coal mines could be found locally. Therefore, after discussion, Luo Guanying and others proposed two plans: one is to transport coal from Qindao to Dingyuan Province; the other is to transport the ore directly to Qindao and hand it over to Shandong Province. Smelting."
Yang Rong added: "Silver can also be smelted locally, but it requires cutting down a lot of wood. Some silver mines are not pure, and the local smelting conditions are not good."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly.
Be it silver mines or gold mines, the first-class ones can be used directly as money. However, some silver mines and gold mines are not pure silver or gold and are accompanied by other metals. After the ore is dug out, it needs to be smelted.
"Order Donghai Navy to be responsible for transporting coal to Dingyuan Province, and dispatch a group of craftsmen to build a smelting plant. The molds will be smelted locally and then transported to Beiping."
Zhu Yunwen arranged.
Li Jian quickly agreed.
Zhu Yunwen stood up and said to Zheng He, Yang Rong and others: "This time I ask you to return to the capital first because of the Wuyi fleet and to prepare for another voyage. It's just that this voyage may need to change the route. Follow me Come to the side hall to discuss
Countermeasures. "
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