Obviously, although Heilongjiang ports are only open to navigation for six or seven months every year, trade is booming and demand is surging.
Naturally, the treasury will be full and the army will be more than enough.
Therefore, Wang Shiguo had only one request for the court:
Immigration real border.
"Your Majesty, Nurgan City is the old city of Hongwu. Although it is now in ruins, it is extremely valuable and powerful in the tribes north of the mountain range."
The grassland in the northeast was given to the concubines during the Genghis Khan period. Although it was a small corner, it could not hold up to the vastness of the land.
It is most suitable to apply the old name of Lingbei in the Yuan Dynasty.
"There aren't many people in Jilin, so you guys in Heilongjiang should take your time!"
The emperor sighed.
Human beings are all warm-loving animals, and few like the cold Heilongjiang region, as evidenced by the emptiness of the Northeast in later generations.
But there is a good thing. When transportation is inconvenient, as long as you hook someone up, it will be difficult to escape.
During the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, after the population expanded, the invasion of Guandong occurred.
However, in Zhu Yixi's mind, the best case scenario is an spillover from Jilin.
In other words, after almost all the Jilin General Mansion has been relocated, after the population increases, it will naturally overflow to the Heilongjiang area.
This was also recognized by the imperial court.
After all, Heilongjiang is colder than Jilin, so Jilin is the perfect transition point.
Therefore, after Wang Shiguo left with a look of resentment, Xin Wencheng's face was full of joy:
"Your Majesty, due to the reclamation of the Corps in the past two years, a large number of soldiers have returned home and brought their families with them, and the population of Jilin has greatly increased."
"Last year there were 5,000 households, and this year it is expected to grow by 10,000 households. In two or three years, Jilin's population will soon exceed 300,000."
"Three hundred thousand——"
The emperor murmured.
Just like Heilongjiang and other Jilin overflows, Jilin Xingdusi relies on the overflow from Liaodong. However, as the pace of migration accelerated, the population grew rapidly.
In addition to the Reclamation Corps, various policies such as excessive taxation and land replacement by officials were also implemented one after another, allowing Jilin's population to continue to grow.
However, the soldiers would at most accept the land swap to Liaodong, but currently they cannot accept Jilin because it is too far away.
"Jilin Xingdusi currently has three cities: Jilin, Changchun, and Ningguta. Among them, Jilin County has more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians, making it the most prosperous place."
Xin Wencheng raised his head and felt quite proud: "Nowadays, Jilin grows the most corn and wheat. Due to its vast land, it can be self-sufficient and even has enough energy to support Heilongjiang."
As he spoke, he patted his chest and said proudly: "As long as you give me five thousand households every year, within three to five years, Jilin will definitely be able to change from a capital city to a province."
The emperor calculated silently.
If there are 400,000 people, we can really set up a Chief Secretary. As for the province, if there are not a million people, it will not be able to sustain it at all.
"How is the Horqin Department?"
The emperor suddenly asked.
One of the most important goals of the Jilin Xingdu Division is to supervise the Horqin Grassland, that is, the Ten Banners of Zhelimu composed of Horqin, Gorros, Zhalaite, Dulbert and other tribes.
They are all descendants of Genghis Khan's second brother Habtu Hassar, with pure blood.
Just like the Khalkha Mongolian and Oirat Mongolian tribes, they are also called Horqin tribes.
After a fight before, Horqin's left and right wings were severely damaged, and he had completely switched sides and chose to sway neutrally.
That is, paying tribute to the Manchu and Ming Dynasties at the same time in exchange for peace.
"The Horqin tribes are living peacefully and do not dare to violate the rules at all." Xin Wencheng lowered his head and said, "However, many herdsmen from various tribes have actively joined the army to make a living."
These people were naturally soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but the court was unable to stop them, which was a bit uncomfortable.
It can be seen that after nearly half a century of wooing, the Horqin tribes still have feelings for the Manchus.
"The Horqin tribes must continue to exert pressure, but they must not go too far and arouse their resentment."
Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice: "Continue to open the mutual market. We will supply silk, tea, porcelain, etc. as much as possible. Ironware and gunpowder will remain prohibited as before."
"Your Majesty, I think we can follow the example of the Suiyuan and Chahar tribes, set up some living temples, and build some temples. The Mongolians will like the Buddha."
Xin Wenchen said seriously: "With monks as the medium and trade as the inducement, Horqin will definitely obey in a few years, and then Jilin Xingdusi will have to be expanded."
That is, if the Jilin Xingdu Division is expanded to the vicinity of the Greater Khingan Mountains, then Horqin will become a vassal.
"You want to go straight to Huanglong?"
The emperor was such a shrewd person, he immediately understood what he was thinking.
Because judging from the distance, the distance across the Horqin Grassland to Fengjing Mansion is at least half the distance than across the Mobei Grassland.
Coupled with the supplies from various tribes along the way, the goal of the army heading straight to Huanglong can be easily accomplished.
"I don't dare to—" Xin Wencheng was stunned and quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.
His shoulders shook uncontrollably.
Obviously, this little idea was exposed by the emperor.
"The idea is good, but the time has not come yet."
Zhu Yixi shook her head and revealed her true thoughts for the first time:
"Although Shunzhi is young, he has been the leader of thieves for more than ten years and has a strong prestige. We will not be able to defeat them in a while."
"So we have to look for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack and expand our territory to Lake Baikal, which is the Lingbei Province."
Lingbei and other places, the Xingzhongshu Province, referred to as the Lingbei Province, was the first of the ten most practical provinces in the Yuan Dynasty and the northernmost province in the Yuan Dynasty.
It governs Hening (see Helin), extending to the North Sea in the north, to the Shihe River in Yeer (the ancient name of the Irtysh River) in the southwest, to the Kipchak Khanate and the Chagatai Khanate in the west, and to the Khalawan Mountains in the southeast.
(today's Daxinganling), connected to Liaoyang Province to the east by the Lena River.
All the people, kings and lands in the forests belonging to the Yuan Dynasty were under the jurisdiction.
Its vastness is truly astonishing.
Zhu Yixi didn't have many ambitions. He almost restored Lingbei Province and was done.
Of course, it is not a pure system of counties and counties, but an administrative agency that manages ministries and farms, and its scope has also been reduced to Mobei and the vicinity of Lake Baikal.
Is this ambitious? Not at all.
After all, the Ming Dynasty inherited the legal system of the Yuan Dynasty. Restoring the old land is called recovering the old land.
In a sentence, when Qianlong regained Xinjiang, its name came from the meaning of returning to the homeland.
Therefore, Qianlong always used the term "revolt" against the Junggar Khanate, which meant that it was a civil war.
After the destruction of Junggar, the entire Manchu and Qing court couldn't wait to dig through the piles of old papers and declare the legal principle: the inheritance rights came from the Han and Tang Dynasties.
This is the first time since ancient times.
Don't tell me, it's really useful.
For the ruled people, as long as there is a justifiable reason, they can accept it half-grievingly and live a peaceful life.
After all, no one likes war.
Therefore, once Zhu Yixi regained Mobei and the Baikal area, he would naturally claim to inherit it from Yuantu.
Xin Wencheng was shocked, and then he was filled with surprise: "Your Majesty, isn't the land in Lingbei too vast?"
"Is it vast? No way!"
The emperor chuckled and said: "Jilin and Heilongjiang combined may exceed Mobei, but you just don't know it."
"The Lingbei Province of the Yuan Dynasty, Taizu, and Nu'er Gandusi during the Chengzu years all had such ambitions. I don't say that surpassing Taizu, it is normal to inherit his legacy."
Xin Wencheng sighed secretly.
Although he was a military commander, he underestimated the emperor's ambition.
He originally thought that after completely wiping out the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he would successfully retreat, but he never imagined that the emperor wanted more.
There are not many people in some grasslands and frozen soil. It can almost be said that there is nothing to rule.
"However, since you want to go to Fengjing Mansion, you can use both rewards and punishments for the Horqin tribes."
"In a few days, I will send some lamas there to cooperate with you!"
Xin Wencheng was overjoyed that his request was met. He continued: "Your Majesty, Jilin is short of troops and horses. Do we need to expand more?"
Although there are 300,000 people in the Jilin Xingdu Division, there are only 10,000 frontier troops, which can be said to be insufficient. If it were not for the large number of military households, it would be difficult to collect taxes.
"Five thousand more people with you."
The emperor nodded and said in appreciation: "However, it must be recruited from the people of Gyeonggi Province. It would be better to reconcile with the people of Shandong."
Afterwards, there will naturally be no shortage of corresponding rewards.
The third one is the Governor of Chahar, Sun Changzhou.
As the father-in-law, who was born in Jin Yiwei, Sun Changzhou's qualifications need not be mentioned. From being the Governor of Water Transport, to the Governor of Xuanda, and now the Governor of Chahar, Sun Changzhou's experience can be said to be extremely rich.
As soon as he came back, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, due to the end of the war, the number of people in the Chahar tribes has increased so much that it has almost doubled in just a few years. We need to think of some solutions soon!"
The politically sensitive Sun Changzhou, from a long-term perspective, immediately saw the crisis in Chahar, or in other words, the crisis in the entire Monan grassland:
Peace.
The long-term peace and order have caused the herdsmen in the Monan area to work hard to have children, and the population continues to accumulate, which has led to the gradual shortage of pasture.
In the past, there was almost no day without fighting on the grasslands. Large tribes would eat small tribes, and small tribes would merge with each other, making war the main theme.
Therefore, the population is constantly being consumed.
If it doesn't work, we will send troops to the Central Plains, and there will be even more casualties.
But what about now? Chuluo Khan planned the pastures of each tribe and prohibited migration. At the same time, he also established silage methods, which led to the continuous increase of herdsmen's livestock.
Livestock is equivalent to food. If there is more food, coupled with peacetime, there will naturally be motivation to have children.
In reality, in the Central Plains, if the population increases, you can borrow land from the mountains. If that doesn't work, you can go to the sea and go to Nanyang. However, the grasslands only look endless, but in fact they all have their own owners.
After several years of peace and no war, the population of the ranch will continue to increase. When the population reaches a certain level, war will naturally break out.
The order of the grassland will inevitably collapse.
And what could be a more effective banner than resisting the rule of the Ming Dynasty?
Sun Changzhou said solemnly: "As far as I know, within a hundred years, the population on the grassland will inevitably reach its limit. By then, if the court's methods are not powerful, it may be like the chaos in the six towns..."
Zhu Yixi fell silent.
He wanted to look up to the sky and roar, but sure enough, to learn the Manchu moves, you have to learn them all, it's a link within a link.
The reduction system is essential.
However, his expectation of using the Mongols as generals to prevent Russia's eastward expansion turned out to be a mirror image.
Because when the time comes, population pressure and interests will inevitably lead the Mongols to turn to Russia, and all assumptions will be deviated from reality.
"Do you think there's any way to control it?"
The emperor said with a little hope.
"The only plan for now is to recruit troops."
Sun Changzhou said decisively: "Recruiting their people as soldiers, the sword has no eyes, will inevitably break, and the purpose of war will naturally be achieved."
"However, although there are many wars at present, it will definitely not work in the long run."
He stroked his forehead gently and smiled bitterly: "I have been thinking about it for a long time. For the present plan, the best way is to use the teachings of the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism."
"Teaching a group of wolves into sheep is a long-term project that requires perseverance and will lead to a lot of fattening."
Letting Mongolians, who are used to wielding swords, guns, and horseback riding and archery, study, the cost is frighteningly high, and the results are extremely slow.
In response, Zhu Yixi nodded slightly.
Reading, especially Confucian culture, from childhood to adulthood is enough to make a person loyal to the emperor and patriotic. If it doesn't work, it can also turn a person into a goose and lose his ability.
But this isn't what he wants.
The emperor thought over and over again and came up with a solution: "How about letting Yu Ding serve as a lama?"
"To go too far is not enough, I'm afraid the Mongolian tribes will be extremely weak——"
Sun Changzhou frowned.
In fact, the reduction policy was implemented by the Jin people. They regularly went to the grasslands to fight in order to eliminate the threat once and for all. Instead, they forced Genghis Khan.
The Manchu and Qing Dynasties did not have clear legal provisions to reduce the number of people, but they used systems to reduce the number of people.
For example, the ban on household registration and pastures caused herdsmen to wait for death after natural disasters occurred; Russia occupied Siberia, making it difficult for a large number of herdsmen to go south, causing Mongolia to become a backwater.
Of course, the most important thing is the oppression of slavery, which makes lamas who do not give birth the only way out, just like the people in the Central Plains, who have to go to the palace to survive by castration.
Becoming a lama is a way to survive, but it leads to a lower fertility rate.
Zhu Yixi recalled the Manchu and Qing methods, and after some final thought, she felt that the best way was to go north.
That's right, it is to break the Russian monopoly on Siberia, so as to allow the breeding population to move northward and release the population flood.
Of course, that is a permanent solution. Nowadays, only effective methods can be adopted to treat the symptoms.
"One son inherits the family business, one son becomes a soldier, and another son becomes a lama."
The emperor said softly: "Need to reconcile and let each of us take care of it."
Sun Changzhou blinked, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Of course, this role as a soldier is actually open to question.
Only a few people entered the Beijing camp, and the majority naturally joined the construction corps and went to Jilin and Heilongjiang to reclaim wasteland.
Zhu Yixi felt that he was a genius because he could not only enrich the population in the border areas but also solve the population problem in Mongolia.