In the capital city, the sound of firecrackers was heard one after another, and it seemed more intensive than in previous years. For this reason, the soldiers patrolling the city had to patrol more diligently to prevent water leakage.
Although the people in the capital also know that setting off firecrackers may cause fires, they still set them off happily. Life is getting better year by year, so why not celebrate!
The officials of the imperial court had already taken a break and went back to celebrate the New Year with their families. However, in the Wenhua Hall of the Forbidden City, there were still two ministers staying here to talk to Emperor Chongzhen.
"It's another year, and the situation in the Ming Dynasty is getting better year by year. The two beloved ministers deserve the most credit!" Emperor Chongzhen said with emotion as he looked at Zhong Jinwei and Wen Tiren below.
When the two of them heard Emperor Chongzhen's praise, of course they couldn't accept it directly, and they had to praise it back even though they were modest.
The chambermaids serving in the Wenhua Palace were all smiling in their bellies and keeping their posture motionless. During the Chinese New Year this year, they also received a lot of rewards, and they were in a particularly good mood. Speaking of which, they really have to thank the two adults in the palace.
They knew that the success of the Ming Dynasty was due to these two adults, especially the Marquis of Zhongxing. Many policies to benefit the people came from his suggestions.
Emperor Chongzhen finished his emotion and said with a bit of regret: "It's a pity that the weather is too cold, otherwise the prisoners could be transported to Busan and Hokkaido to build large supply points."
Two years ago, Zheng Zhilong, who was on a mission to Japan as ambassador, had a lot of delays due to climate problems, but he finally made it back.
Japan's understanding of the situation made the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty satisfied. Otherwise, it would have taken a lot of time to solve the Japanese problem. After all, Japan is not North Korea, and it is not weak enough to be bullied casually. Solving it will not only be laborious, but also time-consuming. So
Once it comes, it will delay the feudal king's feudal North America.
In comparison, North Korea's agreement to sell Busan to the Ming Dynasty did not surprise the Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers. When Governor Denglai reported the result to the court, it was regarded as the matter being completed.
Emperor Chongzhen thought of this and said to Zhong Jinwei with a smile: "Master Zhong, the king of Korea has played a little trick. If he knew that it was so easily defeated by Ming Dynasty, I don't know what he would think."
After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei laughed and said, "That's because they didn't think carefully. They can only blame themselves."
The King of North Korea tried to make Ming Dynasty accept their old, weak, women and children as much as possible, and drove the victims to the Busan area. However, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, did not immediately send troops to accept the contract after signing the contract. He just brought the contract back to the country and sent it to the capital for sealing.
After all the procedures are completed and a copy is returned to the King of Joseon, someone will be sent to Busan to receive it.
Just like this, Ming Dynasty will have to wait until next spring to take over Busan. The wishful thinking of North Korea's monarchs and ministers will obviously come to nothing. North Korea itself must be responsible for how the victims who rushed to Busan survived this severe winter.
The Ming Dynasty did not have to worry about North Korea going back on its word. The bright red seal of the King of North Korea had already been stamped on the contract. All that was missing was the seal of the Ming Dynasty court. When the contract was sent back to North Korea next year, it would already be a contract with complete procedures.
If North Korea dares to go back on its word and tear up the signed contract, Ming Dynasty will be able to stand on the highest moral level, and no matter what means it uses, it will not be criticized.
"Now my ability in the Ming Dynasty is limited after all, otherwise I can completely guide the Jianlu to send troops to occupy North Korea and incorporate it into the territory of the Ming Dynasty after they have finished causing harm to North Korea." Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood and expressed his inner ambition.
Emperor Chongzhen originally had this plan, but Wen Tiren and Zhong Jinwei persuaded him to stop it. Now that the Ming Dynasty is experiencing constant disasters, it is difficult to rescue the victims in the country. If North Korea is occupied, it will be difficult to accept the people of North Korea.
I can't take care of it. So it's better to occupy the good place you want first and build it first.
Regarding North Korea, because it has always submitted to the Ming Dynasty, the relationship has always been relatively good. If the Ming Dynasty took over all of it and demanded it arbitrarily, regardless of the life and death of the Korean people, Emperor Chongzhen would not be able to do it. Therefore, he followed the advice of Zhong Jinwei and Wen Tiren and
The issue of North Korea being included in the version has been put aside for the time being. As for whether the idea will continue in the future, let’s wait until later. Let’s resolve the current affairs of the Ming Dynasty first.
Hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Wen Tiren remembered something and couldn't help but sigh: "It's the Chinese New Year now, but there hasn't been a heavy snowfall yet. News came from Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan and other places that there was no snow either.
The drought may be more serious next year, and the imperial court will be under great pressure!"
Zhong Jinwei had noticed this situation before, but was unable to do anything about it. Although he traveled through time, he could not affect the weather. Fortunately, he traveled through time early, otherwise the territory of Ming Dynasty would have been just like in history, with bandits everywhere, not only natural disasters, but also
There is a problem, and it will be very troublesome to solve.
When that time comes, it will actually be out of control, because it is much easier to destroy than to build. It only takes a matter of minutes for thieves to destroy the stability of a place, but it takes a lot of effort to restore stability.
Although there is a simple way to deal with it, which is to kill all the victims and refugees in the disaster-stricken provinces as thieves until these provinces have enough ability to feed the remaining people. However, this approach is against the harmony of nature and is not
What Zhong Jinwei from later generations could do.
Thinking of this, Zhong Jinwei secretly rejoiced that he was really lucky. When escorting the military pay, he encountered the peasant army crossing Shanxi eastward, which happened to be the source of the rebellious peasant army. He also recommended Hong Chengchou to the position of governor of the three sides, which stabilized the most severely affected areas.
The public sentiment in Shaanxi. Otherwise, we would have to suppress the peasant army everywhere and massacre those people who rebelled because they could not survive. This was what Zhong Jinwei least wanted to see.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard Wen Tiren's words, he felt bad and his mood suddenly became depressed. He subconsciously raised his head and looked through the glass skylight, but could not see anything. He looked back at Zhong Jinwei and said, "Master Zhong,
The Little Ice Age you mentioned is really amazing!"
Zhong Jinwei nodded and said with emotion: "This situation will continue for more than ten years. As long as Ming Dynasty can survive this period, it will be able to flex its muscles in the future."
Having said this, he reminded Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tirendao: "The construction of ports for foreign trade must also be accelerated, and the new municipal shipping department system must be implemented as soon as possible, so that sufficient relief materials can be imported to the greatest extent for the Ming Dynasty."
Using materials from Southeast Asia to relieve the disasters in the Ming Dynasty was a way that Zhong Jinwei found for the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, relying on the materials produced by the Ming Dynasty's own provinces would not be enough to continue disaster relief for so many years.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this and said to Wen Tiren: "Master Zhong will be busy fighting against the captives next year. Regarding the foreign trade port, the cabinet will arrest him."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wen Tiren agreed quickly.
Speaking of the war against the captives, Emperor Chongzhen turned to Zhong Jinwei and asked him: "Master Zhong, next year will be the most critical year to solve the problem of establishing captives in Liaodong. According to your opinion, when is the best time to launch an offensive?"