In the past, when he was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Liu Jin was a lazy man. Other ministers could not wait to write ten or eight memorials to Emperor Hongzhi in one day, but Liu Jin was different. He might not give you one in ten days and a half.
The memorial comes up.
Even if the memorial is brief, it usually talks about the matter directly. The memorial is concise and can be read quickly.
Unlike other ministers, even if there were many memorials, they were still long and smelly. The key was that they contained no content and did not talk about any major national affairs at all. They were all flattering and greeting memorials.
Why do you want the emperor to do well? This is not just to flatter you, show off your literary talents, and want to gain the favor of the emperor so as to get promoted.
If you really want your Tianzi to be good, you should be like Liu Jin, pay attention to efficiency, be afraid of tiring the emperor, be concise and to the point, and don't cause trouble to the emperor or increase your workload.
Regarding this point, Emperor Hongzhi was very clear in his heart.
These ministers who shout "loyalty" every day and ask His Majesty every day how are you? Have you eaten? You should take care of your dragon body and pay attention to rest. These ministers may not really care about you and be loyal to you.
On the contrary, people like Liu Jin who get things done for themselves, manage the country well, and make things easier are truly loyal and truly care about their own health.
If you are truly loyal, just get things done and worry less. This is true loyalty.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao's little head poked in. Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was in a good mood, he walked in with a playful smile.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father!"
Then he saluted respectfully.
"You still know how to come back?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao and said with a straight face: "You are a dignified prince and the crown prince of the country. Instead of staying in the capital, you went out to play for more than half a year. How can you still look like a prince?"
"Father, I am not going out for fun. I am going to inspect people's livelihood and inspect various places."
Zhu Houzhao's serious nonsense is like a dead pig not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.
"Inspect people's livelihood and inspect various places?"
"You think I don't know where you have been and what you have done?"
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but laugh.
Zhu Houzhao went to those places and had contact with those people. He knew it clearly, but he was still talking nonsense here.
"Father, I really went to inspect people's livelihood and inspect various places."
"This time I went to the Western Regions and various places in the river, I gained a lot and gained a deep understanding."
Zhu Houzhao curled his lips, didn't he just pick up a few more women along the way? I am also doing this to expand the branches of the old Zhu family, not just for my own selfish desires.
"Oh, let's talk about it."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately became interested.
"Father, I am going to the Western Regions by train. This Western Region is thousands of miles away from our capital, but you can get there easily and quickly by train."
"This shows the importance of trains!"
"It also shows that my father, you are talented and wise, and your national policy of building railways is very correct."
"According to Erchen's understanding, before the train was opened, although there was a lot of cattle, sheep, and grain in the rivers of the Western Regions, it was difficult to transport the cattle, sheep, and horses in these areas due to inconvenient transportation. Therefore, it was difficult to transport the cattle, sheep, and horses' grain in these areas back to the customs."
"On the one hand, this results in the waste of these things, and on the other hand, it prevents the income of local people from increasing."
"But once the train opens, transportation will be very convenient. The cattle, sheep and horses from the Western Regions and rivers can be transported back to the pass in just a few days by train."
"Not only has the income of the people in the Hezhong area of the Western Region increased, but the meat in the Guannei area has also become cheaper, and there are also a large number of horses available."
"This is the important role of trains!"
"If trains are open to all provinces in the Ming Dynasty, goods, food and people in the world will be able to circulate quickly, which will be of great benefit to our Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Houzhao began to talk about his gains in the Western Regions in a serious manner.
"You see the benefits of railways?"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, but was still dissatisfied. Who doesn't know the convenience and benefits of railways now?
"Of course it's more than that~"
"There are many tribes in the Western Region, and there are hundreds of large and small tribes. In the past, there were constant disputes and conflicts among these tribes, and they fought each other with swords in the market."
"But now, because our Ming Dynasty implements the local official management method, which pays attention to fairness, justice and the rule of law, the various tribes can live in harmony. At the same time, Chaotian insists on the policy of promoting Chinese education, which also allows the tribes to
Understanding and communication have been enhanced, and conflicts have become smaller.”
"Erchen believes that the policies currently being implemented in various parts of the Western Region are very effective policies. At the same time, we should continue to promote various tribes to learn our Han culture and promote their Hanization, so that long-term peace and stability can be achieved."
Obviously Zhu Houzhao was taking pictures of Emperor Hongzhi's horses, and Emperor Hongzhi obviously enjoyed the praise from his son.
"Hmm~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, and finally his trip was not in vain.
"While my son was traveling in the Western Regions, Hezhong, and several provinces in Central Asia, he discovered an extremely important thing."
"In the Western Region, local officials have also thought of many ways to promote the development of various places, one of which is to develop the planting industry."
"The Hami melons, Turpan grapes, Korla pears, Tianshan South Road apples, red dates, etc., are relatively famous in the local area, but their planting scale is not large."
"Through the organization of the local government, local people have carried out large-scale planting, and have also carried out specialized breeding and cultivation to cultivate excellent varieties. In terms of sales, the local government has also come forward to help contact them."
"Such an operation has allowed various regions in the Western Region to gradually form their own distinctive agricultural industries, and the people have gained more benefits as a result."
"In addition, in Central Asia Province, the immigrants here are all Han people, and Central Asia Province has vast fertile grasslands, which is extremely suitable for the development of animal husbandry."
"But the Han people don't like to live in pursuit of water and grass like the nomadic tribes on the grassland. Instead, they like to settle down."
"So the local government slowly promoted a fixed pasture grazing method."
"This method refers to fixed farming within a certain range, dividing the pasture into several small patches, and grazing cattle, sheep and horses take turns grazing on these small patches of pasture."
"At the same time, the most important thing is to plant grass, select high-quality grass for promotion, plant it specifically, and then use the planted grass to feed cattle, sheep and horses."
"Under this pasture economic model, the Han people can also graze cattle, sheep and horses, and the efficiency is very high. They only need a small pasture to graze a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, which is more efficient than the nomadic herding method of the grassland nomadic tribes.
, the efficiency is also higher.”
"Erchen came to the conclusion that the government can play a very important role in the daily life and production of the people. With the government organizing and guiding the people, the people can adapt to the market well and find out the best solution based on the local conditions.
A development model that is appropriate to local conditions.”
"Fruit cultivation in various parts of the Western Regions, mechanized farming and agriculture and animal husbandry in the rivers, and the pasture economy in Central Asia are all very typical successful economic models that have been gradually explored under the intervention of the government."
"The success of these places has not only brought a lot of benefits to the local people and led them to live a prosperous life, but it has also greatly improved the products."
"For example, fruits from the Western Regions used to have limited production and there was not much available for export. But now, fruits from the Western Regions can be transported to the customs for sale in one truckload, which brings them profits and enriches our country."
The food and dining table of the Ming people.”
"Another example is the pasture economy in Central Asia. Although Central Asia had vast grasslands in the past, because the Han people were not nomadic, they never produced much cattle, sheep, and horses."
"But now, with the prevalence of pasture economy, the output of cattle, sheep and horses in Central Asia Province is almost catching up with Hezhong Province. In the future, it is very likely that it will become the most important agricultural and animal husbandry province in Ming Dynasty, even more than it is now.
of the Prairie Province.”
Zhu Houzhao talked endlessly about his own experience.
Along the way, he was most impressed by the large ranch economy in Central Asia.
"The local government not only promotes the pasture economy, but also provides many services to local herdsmen, such as forage. They try to find ways to select high-quality forage from all over the world."
"Each pasture is planted with a variety of high-quality pastures, providing sufficient food and balanced nutrition for cattle, sheep and horses."
"In addition to pasture, the local government has also established dedicated breeding pastures for pasture-raised cattle, sheep and horses to cultivate and promote excellent breeds, including wool-producing sheep from Europe, and sheep that are specially used to raise meat.
Several fine varieties.”
"These excellent varieties not only have good meat quality, but also grow quickly and have very good benefits."
"These are all things the local government has tried to do. If there is no local government to do these things and the people slowly explore on their own, I am afraid it will be difficult for Central Asia Province to develop in a while."
"Think about the government offices in various parts of the country. Government offices in various places are often inactive. They only eat nothing but drink tea and read newspapers all day long. This has led to the extremely slow development of many places."
"When I was in Huairou County, I encouraged and guided Huairou County to engage in vegetable greenhouse cultivation, which has resulted in Huairou County being the largest vegetable planting base around the capital."
"It not only greatly increases the income of people in Huairou County, but also meets the demand for vegetables in the Beijing and Tianjin areas. The principle is actually the same. If a place wants to develop, it has a lot to do with whether the local government has done anything.
"
Zhu Houzhao finished speaking in one breath, and then looked at Emperor Hongzhi eagerly.
"Your trip was not in vain, you still gained something."
Emperor Hongzhi listened carefully, took note of this, and then said happily.
"Of course, there's no way I could go out in vain."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately raised his tail and clapped his hands. Liu Jin also came over with some fine mink furs.
"Father, it's going to be winter soon. These are some mink skins I bought in Winter City. I'll have them made into coats later so that the winter won't be cold."
"Haha, okay, I'll accept the things, and I'll forgive you for what happened this time."
