"Siberia?"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang both wrote down silently. Liu Jin never lies. He said it was a good place, it was definitely a good place, and it would definitely not be wrong.

Just like the Golden Continent, the vast Golden Continent has now become the most important gold in the Ming Dynasty. The source of silver is the place where many treasure ships traveling back and forth in the Pacific every day, and the ships of gold and silver are continuously imported into the Ming Dynasty.

This speed is much faster than the historical speed of relying on trade input.

Historically, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, with the arrival of Western colonies to the East and the rapid development of East-West trade, a large amount of silver was continuously imported into the country.

This kind of input is purely formed by a trade surplus. In itself, the scale is determined by the scale of trade between the two sides. Moreover, the Western colonists are not fools. It is impossible to say that they have maintained such a deficit. This is also the reason why Britain later wanted to make opium. One of them is to reverse the trade deficit.

It’s completely different now. The Golden Continent belongs to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The gold and silver here are in the hands of the Ming people. They can be mined casually without so-called trade at all. Any amount can be dug out and transported back to the Ming Dynasty’s land, or left in the Golden Continent.

Anyway, they are all in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they are all the same.

However, the mined wealth in the Golden Continent is basically the powerful large-scale business businesses, aristocrats, big families, etc. The wealth mined will naturally be transported back to the local area.

The influx of a large amount of gold and silver also made the local silver in the Ming Dynasty worthless. In the past, it was too difficult for ordinary people to see silver. The most used copper coins were copper. Now, if you work casually and don’t make dozens of taels of silver a year, no one will do it.

That is, the Ming Dynasty can now colonize the world, and capitalism is developing rapidly, and a large number of machinery is being used in production, so the prices of various materials have not increased much. The income has increased a lot, and the prices have not changed. This life is naturally increasing.

If the Ming Dynasty could not colonize globally, it would not be able to plunder wealth and resources from a global scale, and if it did not have rapid capitalism.

The influx of this large amount of silver will inevitably lead to high money and low silver. The final result is that although there are more money in hand, everyone will find that prices have risen even more outrageously. In the end, it may not be as good as before.

This was the case in the later period of Miqing.

The inflow of a large amount of silver has led to the preciousness of money and the cheapness of silver. Is there any way to plunder resources from the world? Without the rapid development of capitalism, the lives of the people have become even more difficult.

It is because of the sweet potatoes brought in from the Americas that they can feed 400 million people, but 400 million people are just on the verge of hunger. The so-called Kangxi and Qianlong prosperous era is just a boast of the rulers of Miqing.

This principle is actually very simple. It is like the issue of additional currency in later generations. The issuance of large amounts of currency will inevitably lead to the value of money, the price soars, and the wealth in the hands of ordinary people will disappear invisibly.

The truth is the same.

That is, the Ming Dynasty is now able to plunder resources from the world, coupled with the rapid development of capitalism, so the Ming Dynasty talents lived an unprecedented good life.

It's a bit far.

Liu Jin will not lie. He said it was a good place, but it must be a good place.

"How should Siberia operate?"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang both started to ponder.

Now there are very few state affairs that bother them.

Even though there is a flood in Jiangnan and drought in several northern provinces, the impact on the Ming Empire seems to be minimal.

You can transport grain to you in a very short time by railway, and you don’t even need to transport grain to you.

Sweet potatoes and corn have been vigorously promoted in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. The planting area is very wide, the yield is high, and the land is not picky, and the demand for water is low, so it is easy to grow.

Usually it is used to feed livestock, or when it is eaten with coarse grains, it can be easily saved by sweet potatoes and corn. In addition, the disaster relief from the court, there is nothing scary about the famine.

The court situation was very stable. Emperor Hongzhi had been in good health since he had removed the appendicitis. He is only in his forties now, in his prime, and was in his prime.

The prince also grew up and had dozens of sons. The Ming Dynasty's reign continued and there were many inheritances.

There is no need to worry as before that Emperor Hongzhi is gone. The prince is still young and playful, and the turmoil of the Ming Dynasty is shaky.

As for the border problems, they have been solved long ago.

Now everyone is worried about whether they will be invaded by the Ming Dynasty, so how dare they provoke the powerful Ming Empire? The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, but it never has to worry about border troubles.

The major countries in the world are now fighting in dire straits, but the Ming Empire can watch the fire from the other side and continue to sell arms to all parties. This is not to mention how comfortable it is to live this little life.

The pillars of the Ming Dynasty no longer need to work hard like before, and they all have the intention to get some industry for their family and pass on it.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Li~"

"I have already ordered Luzon, Ryukyu and Jiaozhi provinces to transport 100,000 dan of rice to Jiangnan for relief. They all use the latest steam ships. It is estimated that they can be transported to Jiangnan in two days for disaster relief."

"Henan has a severe drought, and I have also ordered Liaodong Province to use trains to transport 500,000 dan of flour to provide disaster relief overnight. It is expected that it will be shipped to Henan tomorrow."

Seeing that the two of them were thinking, Liu Jin thought about it and talked about national affairs.

The most important thing now is floods in the south of the Yangtze River and droughts in the north.

Fortunately, water transportation is extremely convenient, and the grain output and storage volume in the Ming Dynasty are amazing, so you can easily dispatch grain to support.

"This is too fast, right?"

When Liu Jian heard this, he couldn't help but exclaim.

"Mr. Liu, of course it will be soon after the drought in the two places comes out. We will know it immediately through the telegram. We will issue orders to each province through the telegram. It doesn't take a day."

"In addition, now there are railways and highways, sea and river transportation are also extremely developed, and it is also very easy to mobilize food and disaster relief."

Liu Jin smiled and said.

"Oh, yes, yes, I forgot that telegram."

"It's really old!"

"The telegram is really amazing. You can contact us in real time from a long distance, so that our Ming Dynasty decrees can be more smooth."

After hearing Liu Jin's words, Liu Jian remembered the telegram.

If this was in the past, such as a drought in Henan, it might not have been reported to the capital for a while, even if it was reported.

At the traditional speed of reporting, it may take ten days and half a month to deliver to the capital. The emperors and ministers in the capital also need to decide whether to provide disaster relief, how strong the disaster relief is, etc.

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Once this time drags down, it may have been a month since then. In this place where drought occurs, the people may have no food to eat, and can only eat tree bark, or flee to flee to beg.

The disaster spread to the surrounding areas, and reports continued to come.

Only then did the emperor and the ministers in the court realize the seriousness of the disaster and quickly deal with it. They allocated silver and collected food.

But when it was at the hands of the victims, it might have been ten days and half a month, or even one month.

The situation in the disaster area may have reached a situation where people are eating and hunger are everywhere. Beacons are everywhere and countless thieves are numerous. The court still needs to dispatch troops to provide relief.

If the court had effective disaster relief and food and silver were all delivered in time, the people could drink the porridge for disaster relief and stop again. Once the disaster was over, there would naturally be nothing to do.

However, if you encounter corrupt officials, and grain merchants wantonly raise the price of grain, natural disasters and man-made disasters, the situation may be different. Vagrants are unrest, wars are everywhere, and the people are living in trouble, it is possible to change dynasties.

This is why emperors were most afraid of disasters in ancient times, because once a famine occurred, the country would be turbulent, the country would be unstable, and all kinds of things would emerge one after another.

However, now, such a major disaster has occurred.

Floods in the south and droughts in the north occur at the same time, and they are both very serious.

But what must the Ming Dynasty worry about.

After Liu Jin receives the news and reports, he can make arrangements immediately.

With telegrams, you can grasp the situation in the disaster area as soon as possible, and then arrange disaster relief as soon as possible, mobilizing grain from surrounding provinces, and from the disaster to the food from the court, it may only take a few days.

In a few days, ordinary people must still have food stored at home. If you have food to eat, you don’t have to worry about it.

As soon as the court's disaster relief food arrives, there is no need to worry about anything.

Those merchants who want to make money from the national crisis and want to take the opportunity to raise the price of grain have no chance. Before the people's food is finished, the disaster relief food from the court has arrived, and even the scale is huge, and the price of grain will fall a lot.

Do you still want to make money from the national crisis?

Your business may not be as good as usual, and at least it is still a normal business. With the disaster, the imperial court's grain is mobilized and a large amount of grain is distributed to the people, and there is no need to buy grain.

Such a disaster relief speed can not only minimize the harm of famine, but also minimize the cost of disaster relief in the court.

There was no need to pay the silver, but the food that was directly sent out. Now the Ming Dynasty is the most in short supply of grain. The granaries set up by the imperial court in various places were already full, so it only needed to be transported over.
Chapter completed!