This is not wrong. During the merger period of feudal society, population was not a precious resource. On the contrary, as time goes by, the population becomes more and more, and the demand for food and other daily necessities is increasing, which will become a heavy burden on the country.
Burden, when the population reaches the peak that the land can bear, it is the end of a dynasty. As long as there is a slight natural disaster or man-made harm, it will be a murderous intention from the sky, the stars will change, the earth will send a murderous intention, a dragon and a snake will rise from the land, and the earth will send a murderous intention.
When the world is turned upside down.
In today's Ming Dynasty, because the two super crops of potatoes and sweet potatoes have not yet become popular in China, the population of 70 to 80 million has reached its peak. Now the population has become a burden to the Ming Dynasty.
There is almost a unified argument among the senior officials of the imperial court. There is no need to be afraid of natural disasters or man-made disasters. The more people die, the better. If more than 20 million people can die, then the Ming Dynasty can still take a breath and continue for dozens more.
century.
After the chaos, there will be great restoration. Of course, this presupposes that natural disasters and man-made disasters do not go beyond the scope of control and there are no external enemies, but this is basically impossible.
Although the population of the Ming Dynasty has reached its peak, it is still not easy to take out more than three million people. Huguang, Jiangxi, South Zhili, and Zhejiang have the largest population, accounting for nearly half of the Ming Dynasty. However, these four places are under the control of the Chu Party.
, controlled by the Zhejiang Party and the Donglin Party, even with Wei Guogong’s influence, it would be a huge feat to be able to recruit hundreds of thousands of people. No matter how much more, it would be impossible.
These three parties would rather these people starve to death than let them go to Wang Xuan!
"Old Duke, there is no need to feel embarrassed. The Xu family is a double family, and there is also a lineage of Ding Guogong. We can find a way from the north. As long as people can reach the vicinity of Tianjin, I can take them away directly on a big ship!
"Wang Xuan began to give him ideas, "In Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei and Henan, there are a lot of people in distress who don't have enough to eat. As long as they have food, they are afraid of being trafficked... No, they can't recruit people!"
"As for the problem of food, I don't need to worry about it. I, Wang Xuan, not only have a lot of money, but also a lot of food. Recently, I am worried that there is too much food to sell. I have already started preparing to make wine. If I still can't use up all the food, I will prepare it."
It’s time to feed the pigs. We have big ships. Once a ship goes by, it weighs more than a thousand tons, which is close to three million catties. The price is still cheap. You can get whatever you want!”
Wang Xuan is not bragging. With the development and construction of water conservancy facilities in Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, and the development of land in Xiaoliuqiu and Annan, it is expected that the grain output this year will be four times that of the past. If this continues, it can only be used
Come to feed the pigs.
"Okay." For this reason, Xu Hongji could only nod in agreement, otherwise it would be a slap in the face. Do you really think Wang Xuan is a good talker!
In fact, regardless of whether he opens his mouth or shuts up about the Xu family lineage, in fact, he just wants to take his Wei Guogong lineage as the main one. After all, both lines are Dukes of the state, and they are just one Kyushu Island. How will they be divided then?
There is a saying that there are no two suns in the sky and no two masters on the earth. If the two families are equal, why not just wait for a fight?
But if we talk about ranking high and low, no matter he is from the Wei Guogong lineage or the Dingguogong lineage, they will not be willing to be humble and small.
This has nothing to do with who talked to Wang Xuan. In the final analysis, it is all the Xu family, and the ancestors are all Xu Da. The two branches, one from the south and the other from the north, have supported each other for more than two hundred years to maintain long-term prosperity.
Of course, that's because distance creates beauty. If they live together... people who snore, fart, and grind their teeth will have a falling out sooner or later!
Wang Xuan definitely didn't expect this. After all, he was kind and innocent at heart, how could he have such dark thoughts.
Furthermore, even if that day comes, he, Wang Xuan, will never stand idly by. At worst, he will help them conquer another place, such as Shikoku Island. Of course, the soldiers will also have to work hard for the expedition, although he definitely does not want the reward.
But come to think of it, with the grandeur of the Xu family, they will definitely not take advantage of it!
The two discussed for a long time and decided on a few ways to pick people up and send them off before they ended the meeting. When they left, Wang Xuan didn't go to see them off. Since they wanted to keep it a secret, they just let them do whatever they wanted.
Bar.
It's just that the affairs of the Japanese country can be put on the agenda, but this matter cannot be urgent. After all, the cross-sea expedition, despite Wang Xuan's appearance of being easy to capture, in fact, when it comes to execution, he is more cautious than anyone else.
His current prestige has been gained through victory after victory, and the soldiers in his hands are all real elites who have been piled up with money. It is terrible that he will throw them into the sea accidentally.
Someone summoned Sun Chuanting, and Wang Xuan took the drawings and explained directly: "Send a fleet to patrol this route carefully, and build three ports along the way, which can provide a large army with the opportunity to station and repair.
, and can receive merchant ships, of course, the main purpose is to station large armies in the early stage."
"This..." Sun Chuanting looked up at Wang Xuan and couldn't help but ask: "My lord, are you going to go on an expedition against the Japanese country? To retaliate against the other party's piracy this time?"
"What? Do you have any different opinions? Let's talk about it?" Wang Xuan said with a three-point test.
"I think it is not necessary. Your Majesty must not raise an army out of anger. Even if we capture the Japanese kingdom now, we are unable to occupy it. The population under our rule cannot even fill the five provinces. The labor force is already seriously insufficient. Furthermore, this Japanese kingdom
It’s too far away, except for the production of gold and silver. In the opinion of my subordinates, this Japanese country is not as suitable for our development as Luzon Island. In fact, the southeastern peninsula that has been explored alone will take ten years to develop.
Not finished."
"Yes, you are right, but this time we are not fighting Japan for ourselves. Someone hired us to fight, and the price is three million people!"
Sun Chuanting was shocked when he heard this. Who on earth could have such a big hand!
"You reminded me of one thing." Before Sun Chuanting could think about it, Wang Xuan continued: "The population of the Ming Dynasty is still too small, so we issued an order, the Fertility Reward Order, and all couples will be rewarded for having a second child.
Fifty taels of silver, the third child will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, the fourth child will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver, the fifth child will be rewarded with thirty taels of silver, and so on, this order will be temporary for ten years."
"In addition, we will establish a Huaxia Medical College in Fujian based on the Southeast Asian Institute of Zoology and Botanical Research, recruit famous doctors from all over the country, reorganize medical classics, fix prescriptions for some common diseases, and create Chinese patent medicines that are easy to carry and sell. Originally,
There are only a few people, and so many people die every year due to various minor illnesses and disasters."
"By the way, especially looking for doctors who study corpses and dissect corpses. If they find out, they must bring the person back intact. These are all talents!"
Sun Chuanting's face darkened, and his body was affected by his parents. Since ancient times, people have deeply hated those who desecrated other people's corpses. Now that he heard that Wang Xuan wanted to find those who were dissecting corpses, he almost couldn't help it.
He opened his mouth to persuade, but finally thought about the Five Poison Sect, so he opened his mouth and said nothing.
Wang Xuan's use of those people completely overturned his understanding. The same skill, in the hands of others, is crooked, but here it becomes a treasure... It's really unpredictable. Maybe there is something wrong with those who like to play with corpses.
Uses that 'normal people' can't understand!
Anyway, in his eyes, Wang Xuan is not a normal person at all. Normal people will never come up with so many weird things. A few days ago, Wang Xuan took him to see an experimental object called a 'microscope'.
When he saw countless small bugs invisible to the naked eye from a drop of clear water, he vomited on the spot. He really couldn't imagine how many bugs he drank every day when he drank water...
It was so disgusting that he was almost ready to quit drinking water!
Oh, that night I used something called a telescope to look at the moon. There was no Guanghan Palace, no laurel tree, no Jade Rabbit, not to mention the legendary Chang'e, Chang'e, Chang'e...
Thinking about the ethereal scenes described in various poems and songs, and then looking at the messy land all over, it really made him collapse!
Shaking his head to get rid of those messy thoughts, seeing that Wang Xuan had no other instructions, he immediately went out to make arrangements. Now as Wang Xuan's personal secretary, he basically handles 80% of the affairs on Wang Xuan's behalf. He is busy every day without touching the ground, but
He actually enjoyed it.
The entire south is getting richer at a speed that can be seen with the naked eye. Although Wang Xuan killed a lot of people, he benefited more people. He can do his part in this process and watch the people live in peace and prosperity, even though they were born in poverty.
He was satisfied and was willing to die. He just hoped that Wang Xuan could spread all this to the north as soon as possible. His hometown was in Shanxi, and it was really poor there!
Wang Xuan gave an order, and a fleet of twenty large and small ships set off on the third day. They had to sail all the way to the Japanese island of Kyushu. Not only did they have to accurately measure the marching route, but they also had to select ports of call.
Of course, the most important thing was to clear obstacles for the army, among which the soldiers led a total of two thousand people.
About ten years ago, the Ryukyu Kingdom was occupied by the Japanese Satsuma tribes. The fleet needed to clean up these Japanese slaves first, and then talk about other things. As for the Ryukyu Kingdom itself, it was too small, and Wang Xuan didn't take it to heart at all.
Whoever arrives in Ryukyu has no choice but to cooperate.
It took more than three months for the fleet to return again. Two thousand soldiers had stayed in the Ryukyu Kingdom to prevent the Satsuma people from invading again. At this time, with the cooperation of Wei Guogong and Ding Guogong, they had already
Hundreds of thousands of people were moved to the south by Wang Xuan, and many problems were solved.
Although not all of the three million people had 'delivered goods', Wang Xuan was not afraid that they would dare to go back on their word. Moreover, Wang Xuan also wanted to go out and wander around in a state of tranquility.
This is definitely not because he, a former modern man, is so excited that he can't sit still just because he can go and make a living!