Hezhong Province of the Ming Dynasty was one of the richest provinces in the Ming Empire.
At this moment, on the spacious concrete road leading from the Western Region to Hezhong Province, several cars were driving slowly, neither in a hurry nor too slowly, and seemed to be very leisurely.
In one of the RVs, Liu Jin was tasting some specialties purchased from Ili, the capital of Western Region Province.
Along the way to the west, Liu Jin walked slowly and leisurely, traveling around mountains and rivers, eating, drinking and having fun. It took him several months to get from Henan to the Western Regions, and then played in the Western Regions again.
More than two months.
I went to Tianshan to pick snow lotus, to dig jade in Hotan, to eat cantaloupe and raisins in Turpan, and even sang about the sweet apples and Korla pears of the Western Regions.
We went to the Nalati Grassland to gallop horses, and we also went to the Mongolian tents in the Altai Mountains to taste authentic roasted whole sheep. Of course, the most important thing was not to forget to appreciate the beauties of the Western Regions.
The beauties from the Western Regions are famous for their beauty!
Anyone who comes out has a celebrity face, a tall and graceful figure, and is good at singing and dancing.
This made Liu Jin have to sigh, why did the ancestors of later generations fight so hard to conquer the Western Regions? Not only for the grapes, pears and apples of the Western Regions, but also for the beauties of the Western Regions.
The Western Region has beautiful mountains, rivers and beautiful scenery!
There are beautiful scenery everywhere, including snow-capped mountains, deserts and oases, beautiful grasslands and vast fertile fields. Such a vast Western Region contains too many resources. It is no exaggeration to describe it as a natural treasure.
Back then, he led an army to sweep through the Western Regions and incorporated this vast and fertile land into the territory of the Ming Empire. From then on, the Ming Empire gained a fruit country, a fertile grassland, and many tribes that were good at singing and dancing.
, there are more beauties from the Western Regions.
Since the entire Western Region was included in the territory of the Ming Empire, the previous turbulent situation of constant disputes and killings between tribes has been completely ended.
Under the powerful rule of the Ming Empire, all tribes lived in harmony and prospered, and their living standards rose sharply compared to before. There was no longer the trouble of war. Even the horse bandits who had been rampant in the Western Regions for hundreds of years and thousands of years,
The horse thieves were also wiped out by the Ming army, completely clearing away the dark cloud hanging over the people of the Western Regions.
There are no more wars and disputes. All the tribes in the Western Regions are living a stable life, enjoying the stability, wealth and confidence of the people of a great empire.
Seeing such a scene, Liu Jin also felt very gratified.
The exchanges and exchanges between the various tribes in the Western Regions have become increasingly close, and intermarriages between different tribes have gradually become more frequent and numerous.
The Ming Empire did not deliberately emphasize the identity of the tribe, but more emphasized the common identity of the Ming people, and promoted the policies and education of Ming and Sinicization.
This greatly promoted the integration of the various tribes in the Western Regions and greatly reduced the conflicts between the various tribes in the Western Regions. At the same time, it also strengthened the Ming Empire's rule over the Western Regions.
Of course, more importantly, these policies are also conducive to the rapid development of the tribes in the Western Regions and their integration into the Ming Empire. Now, basically all the younger generations of the tribes in the Western Regions can speak fluent Ming Mandarin and write beautiful Chinese characters.
Because there are no problems with language and writing, they can live in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Many people have migrated to Nanyun Province and Black Earth Province, and many people have migrated to Nanyang, Australia, Golden Island, and even all over the world.
Colonies and vassals to settle and live.
After leaving the Western Regions, they no longer emphasize the identity of their tribe, and no one cares about which tribe you belong to. There are countless large and small tribes in the Ming Empire. This is not important at all. Everyone only knows you.
He is from Ming Dynasty, that is enough.
These gave young people from various tribes in the Western Regions more choices and more development paths. Many people also chose to take the imperial examination. There were also some candidates and Jinshi who became officials in the imperial court.
Others learned new subjects, entered some of the best universities in the Ming Empire, became scientific research talents, and shined in the field of science and technology.
Compared with their ancestors, they have changed the situation where their ancestors have made a living by herding, nomadic herding or farming for generations, and have gradually moved towards a diversified and diversified development path.
Gradually, they became no different from the people of the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the imperial court treated them equally on this point, without any distinction, let alone exploiting and squeezing them in a discriminatory way.
The prosperous and prosperous Western Regions also made Liu Jin linger here. Until the first few months of 1753 in the Yanhuang calendar (the fifth year of Zhengde), he was still playing in the Western Regions, and even celebrated the New Year in the Western Regions.
The New Year atmosphere in the Western Regions is also very strong, especially in some Han immigrant towns.
Every small town is bustling with activity during the Chinese New Year.
Fireworks and firecrackers continued all night, showing that the people in the Western Regions were wealthy and had no shortage of money!
Of course, many small towns will also raise funds together to hire people from the film screening team to screen movies on New Year's Eve, a night that is extremely cold.
Often tens of thousands of people in a small town will gather in a large open space to watch movies together. Even the cold weather seems to be unable to dampen everyone's enthusiasm for movies.
After hearing the news, some herders from a few nearby nomadic tribes also hurried over just to watch a movie.
Nowadays, movies have become completely popular all over the Ming Dynasty, and even all over the world. The booming film industry is constantly producing excellent movies with various themes, attracting the people of the Ming Dynasty to continue to spend money to watch this movie.
Movie.
Moreover, the Ming court also attached great importance to movies, especially the propaganda effects brought by movies.
At that time, Liu Jin was still the chief minister of the cabinet. For this reason, a new cultural propaganda yamen was established under the Ministry of Rites to manage matters in this area, and gave important instructions to the booming film industry.
The most important point is to promote the positive and good aspects of the Ming Empire, and to guide the people of the Ming Empire to establish correct values, outlook on life and the most important feelings of family and country!
Using movies to promote something is a very important means.
Especially for the Western Regions, Nanyun, Black Earth, Jiaozhi, Xianglin, Nanyang and other provinces, where there are many tribes, more propaganda must be strengthened to consolidate the Ming Empire's rule over these places and gather the centripetal force of various tribes towards the Ming Empire.
Therefore, in these places, there are corresponding film subsidies. Movies are regularly broadcast to all people for free in some small towns and cities, and there are also specially filmed films that capture the harmony of various tribes and the common prosperity.
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With this brand-new communication and promotion method, movies have quickly become popular in various places, so much so that during the Chinese New Year, even the howling cold wind still can't stop people from watching movies.
With the whole family in tow, everyone wore warm clothes, huddled together, and watched movies in the cold wind to celebrate the New Year. It was a bit similar to the feeling of watching the Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve in later generations.
The scene was very lively and exciting, and everyone watched it with gusto.
Liu Jin also went to join in the fun. Tens of thousands of people crowded together to watch a movie in the open air. There were some bonfires lit around to keep warm, so it didn't feel cold at all.
The beautiful scenery of the Western Regions, the rich output, and the enthusiastic and generous people who were good at singing and dancing all left a deep impression on Liu Jin. It also made Liu Jin feel that his efforts over the years were finally in vain. This is who he is.
The Western Region in my heart.
Not only are there beautiful snow-capped mountains and vast deserts, but more importantly, we need harmony, prosperity, and unity.
“The raisins from the Western Regions are really good and delicious!”
"The raisins from other places cannot compare to the raisins from Turpan!"
Xu Waner and Li Zhen sat opposite Liu Jin, looking at the scenery outside the window and tasting specialties from all over the Western Regions.
The Western Region is very suitable for growing fruits, such as cantaloupe, cantaloupe, apples, pears, dates, walnuts, etc. The yield of these fruits is not only high, but also of extremely high quality and high sugar content.
In this era without pesticides and chemical fertilizers, fruits from the Western Regions have always been very popular. They are sold throughout the Ming Dynasty and are very popular. They are relatively expensive but the sales are very strong.
This also allowed the people of various tribes in the Western Regions to taste the benefits. The scale of planting is getting larger and larger, and the income is getting higher and higher. Generally speaking, the income level in the Western Regions can be ranked in the middle and upper reaches of the Ming Dynasty provinces.
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A large part of the reason for this is because of the fruit industry in the Western Regions. Thanks to the railway system, fruits from the Western Regions can be sold directly to all parts of the Ming Dynasty. It is not like before, even the best products cannot be sold or exchanged.
Money cannot be exchanged for the grain, tea, salt, etc. that one wants.
In the past, transportation in the vast Western Region was extremely inconvenient. More importantly, there were raging wars and constant disputes among the tribes. There were also numerous horse bandits and horse thieves, which seriously affected the trade between various parts of the Western Region.
The exchanges made all the tribes in the Western Region deeply involved and unable to extricate themselves.
Although the Western Region is rich and prosperous, the tribes here are living in dire straits and cannot become rich due to the resources and advantages here.
It’s different now. In order to strengthen and consolidate its rule over the Western Regions, the Ming Empire built many railways and highways in the Western Regions. At the same time, it also encouraged and supported various regions in the Western Regions to develop advantageous industries according to their own conditions. This is how the Western Regions now exist.
The prosperity and wealth of the country gave the tribes in the Western Regions a stable and prosperous life.
"Haha, of course. Turpan is the most suitable place for growing cantaloupes and grapes. The temperature difference between day and night is large, which is conducive to the accumulation of sugar in the fruits. The fruits grown here are the sweetest."
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately smiled and said.