What kind of granary, what kind of fertile farmland? Compared with a place like this, it instantly becomes barren.
If others had not told people that people could have enough food and clothing without having to work, Lao Zhu would not have believed that there was such a place in the world.
Lao Zhu is not the Emperor of Peace. He also knows how the people at the lowest level live. Wasn't it because there was no food in his family that he had to watch his parents and sisters starve to death one by one in front of him?
If it were a place like this, how could his family starve to death?
"This is really a treasure land." Lao Zhu sighed, "When you wanted to fly away with An Qing, didn't you just want to come here?"
Han Du smiled awkwardly, shook his head and said: "Weichen did think about leaving the Ming Dynasty at the beginning, but he had no idea where to go. He just wanted to go all the way south. As for where he would eventually go, I had no plan.
I have thought about going here, but unfortunately, it is too far away from the Ming Dynasty. Without a strong ship, it is impossible to reach it."
"And to say that this is a treasure land is an exaggeration. This place can only be said to be pretty good, far from being a treasure land." Seeing everyone looking at him, Han Du stretched out three fingers and said, "In this world
There are three real treasures, which are the true foundation of the emperor. If you get one of them, you can achieve the great cause of the emperor. Although this place is good, it is surrounded by the sea and the population is insufficient, so it is not enough to rule the world."
After hearing this, Tang He's expression suddenly changed. He kept hinting to Han Du not to talk nonsense in front of the emperor. With the foundation of the emperor, such words can be said casually?
Han Du smiled and nodded slightly towards Tang He, indicating that he knew what he knew. Han Du deliberately said it in front of Lao Zhu, just to let Lao Zhu understand that there is more in this world than just the Ming Dynasty. If you are like a little
If you sit in a well and look at the sky like a frog, if you cannot open your eyes and see the world, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later.
Regarding the Hu Weiyong case, although Hu Weiyong's crime is indeed unpardonable, it is enough to kill his family, rather than the nine ethnic groups. But now, Lao Zhu has not spared even the officials who once curried favor with Hu Weiyong.
This is a bit much.
If Hu Weiyong is such a wanton and arrogant person, if the officials below him don't flatter him, will they survive?
Han Du felt that after Lao Zhu had secured his position in the world, he felt that Lao Zhu's family was the only one in the world and there was no threat to the world anymore. He began to drift away and no longer paid attention to the civil servants and generals. He felt that without them, the Ming Dynasty would be iron-clad.
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Therefore, Han Du took out the emperor's foundation to stimulate Lao Zhu. He hoped to make him understand that the world is very big and there are more than one place where the emperor's foundation can be achieved. If he left it alone, he would wait until someone else would counterattack in the future. The Ming Dynasty would also
Whether it can survive or not is a question.
Lao Zhu didn't look too good either, and asked with a straight face: "Oh? Are they those three places?"
Han Du smiled, pointed at the map and said: "First, of course, it is the Ming Dynasty. I don't need to say more about the Ming Dynasty, right? It is located in the two major river basins of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. It is rich in products and has a large population. It naturally deserves to be the first in the emperor's foundation.
"
Lao Zhu felt a little relieved when he heard that Daming was one of them. He nodded and asked calmly: "Where are the other two?"
"The second place is right here," Han Du pointed at a large piece of land facing the Ming Dynasty across the sea. "Although it is sparsely populated, the land is several times that of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, there are rivers and lakes in it, and the products are rich.
It is more prosperous than the Ming Dynasty. This is like a larger water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Once this place is occupied by people and multiplies for two to three hundred years, as long as the population increases, it will become a powerful empire that is as powerful as the Ming Dynasty.
"
Lao Zhu's eyes were fixed on the place where Han Du was pointing. This place was indeed big enough. If the water system in it was as developed as Han Du said, it would really be a huge threat.
"The third place is here."
"Here?" Lao Zhu smiled sarcastically, "Isn't this place poisonous? It's so big, can it become one of the three treasures?"
Han Du continued: "The emperor is right, this body is indeed small, but it is uniquely endowed. In terms of land, it is only one-third of the Ming Dynasty, but unlike the Ming Dynasty, all the land here is fertile farmland. The Ming Dynasty
Although it is vast, after excluding the high mountains and Gobi, is there so much fertile land left? Moreover, there is abundant rainfall here, and the weather is good year after year. It is rare to encounter a decent drought in a hundred years."
Even drought is a rare occurrence in a century? What is going on in this world?
When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately fell into indignation. I thought that as the emperor, I was still worried about the coming drought. I didn't expect that some places would experience drought only once in a hundred years.
With the passage of time and the abnormal rise in food prices, some people slowly began to come to their senses even though they realized it later. News that there will be a drought this year spread like wildfire, causing some panic.
Moreover, Qin Tianjian has come again to report that drought will most likely occur.
This is why Lao Zhu came to Han Du in a hurry after hearing Tang He talk about fishing from the sea to supplement his food rations.
If the drought is mild, it will be okay. If it is serious, the food in the entire Ming Dynasty is not enough, then even if Lao Zhu purchases all the food in the Ming Dynasty, it will be useless. After all, there is only so much food in the Ming Dynasty, and it will not be because of
If Lao Zhu buys them all, they will become enough to eat.
But fishing from the sea is different. Compared with extra rations, it is real dry goods. As long as one pound of fish can be caught from the sea, it is equivalent to adding one pound of food to the Ming Dynasty.
One is equivalent to dead wages, and the other is equivalent to extra income. Which one is more attractive, it is clear at a glance.
"It's unreasonable. How could such a treasured place be left alone?" Tang He suddenly said angrily. He had also experienced the feeling of starvation. Now that he heard that such a place existed, he was already dissatisfied.
In his opinion, Ming Dynasty is the common master of the world, so all good things should be enjoyed by Ming Dynasty. How can it be given to others?
"Since ancient times, the greatest treasures in the world can only be occupied by the virtuous. The emperor's majestic talents are reflected in the sky, and the Ming Dynasty is the common master of the world, so it is natural that he should enjoy these treasures. Although I am old, I am willing to serve as the emperor's advance soldier and carry a brigade of partial troops to replace him.
The Ming Dynasty expanded its territory."
The Ming Dynasty valued military merit, and no one could be granted a title without military merit. This was an iron rule set by Lao Zhu. And the greatest military merit was the expansion of territory.
Tang He is now slowly recalling Han Du's intentions.