"Everyone knows that before Jianlu was destroyed, he planted a lot of grain in the northern part of Liaodong, and the harvest was good."
Emperor Chongzhen explained to them, "Liaodong has a vast land and a large area of arable land.
It is necessary to plant one season a year."
There is no problem at all.
Especially the improved crops in Hetao, including potatoes, corns, sweet potatoes, etc., I believe the yields are also very high.”
There are many rivers in Liaodong.
The land on both sides of the rivers is relatively fertile and irrigation is convenient.
During the Jianlu era, most of the Han people who were good at farming were killed, otherwise they would not have almost starved to death.
Of course, this is also related to the Ming Dynasty's use of breakthrough warfare.
All the ministers below said nothing.
They could understand the matter of food.
But now there are already supplies of food from the Hetao Plain, and from Nanyang, shiploads of food are transported to the capital by sea.
In the north of the Ming Dynasty, food is actually enough.
If it's just food, it's not enough to build a railway.
Obviously, Emperor Chongzhen did not finish his words and continued to explain to them: "Also, Liaodong has huge amounts of iron, coal and other mines, as well as oil.
If our Ming Dynasty wants to become stronger, these resources are indispensable. " Hearing this, the ministers below were really surprised.
Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, was the first to go out and report, "Your Majesty, there are Tianliang iron mines in Liaodong, but I have never heard of it."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this news is true."
Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, also followed suit and said, "I have never heard of Jianlu being able to produce his own iron armor before."
Although the other courtiers did not say anything, they had never heard of it.
They all looked at Emperor Chongzhen in the eyes, a little doubtful of the accuracy of the emperor's news.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this and said: "My source of information is of course absolutely true.
The iron mine is near Anshan Posthouse.
As for the oil field, it is farther away."
In the southwest of Ming Dynasty, oil wells were discovered.
In this era, well salt technology has been perfected, and the technology of extracting well salt is used to collect natural gas or oil wells.
During the Zhengde period, there were records.
Hearing the emperor's swearing and extremely confident appearance, most of the courtiers believed it, because Emperor Chongzhen had never deceived them.
However, building railways is, after all, a very labor-intensive matter.
Even if Liaodong has these things, it is hard to say whether they are worth it or not.
As far as the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is concerned, the iron ore in the capital is not exhausted, and even if there is a huge amount of iron ore in Liaodong, it is not attractive enough.
For a while, the ministers were divided into two groups.
Some thought it was possible to build a railway to Liaodong, while others felt that it was not necessary for the time being and could build other ones first.
Emperor Chongzhen listened to the arguments of these ministers for a while, and finally said to them: "You sirs should know that our Ming Dynasty will definitely send troops to the Japanese country.
Now the army is going to North Korea, and it consumes too much on the way.
If there is a train running day and night, If we stop transporting troops, food, and supplies, it will be much easier for the Ming Dynasty to assemble the army."
These ministers in the Wenhua Palace are all the highest-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Chongzhen naturally did not hide it from them.
It was a certainty to occupy the Japanese country and enfeoff the vassal kings.
When they heard that the emperor had such a purpose in building a railway to Liaodong, most of the officials agreed.
However, a very small number of ministers did not speak.
They just kept silent when they saw that other colleagues agreed.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at them, suddenly asked his chamberlain to hang up the world map, walked down in person, and then said to these ministers: "My dear friends, I am also interested in this place.
Is there any royal land in the world?
I want this place too."
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Upon hearing this, all the courtiers were shocked.
They looked at the map and couldn't get back to their senses.
After a while, Wen Tiren said: "Your Majesty, this place is far away from thousands of rivers and mountains.
It is too far away from our Ming Dynasty.
How can we get there?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, even if the vassal kings are divided, there are not so many vassal kings to entrust them to."
Sun Chengzong, the second assistant, also followed suit.
Other ministers also wanted to follow suit, but Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand to stop them, and then patted the North and South America with his hand and said: "Do you know, sir, that this place is bigger than our entire Ming Dynasty, with rich products and fertile land.
However, in this area There are only savages living on the land.
Those Westerners have discovered this place, sent people to kill the savages, enslaved the savages, and took it for themselves.
But now, their numbers are mainly concentrated here.
And places like here.”
"Dear dear friends, do you know that their fleets plunder supplies from here, and shiploads of gold, silver and jewels are transported back to that fleet in an endless stream."
Emperor Chongzhen began to brag and bully his ministers.
There is no knowledge, "because there are mountains of gold and silver here, as well as various precious products and so on."
After hearing this, Wen Tiren hesitated for a moment and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty only occupied Nanyang, as well as the Mongolian grasslands in the north, Liaodong, Korea, and even the Japanese country in the future.
So many places are enough.
We are busy in the Ming Dynasty, and these places are well-established.
I think it is better to operate these places first. " "Your Majesty, I second the proposal."
Auxiliary Minister Zhang Zhifa followed, "Your Majesty has said that those places are still full of barbarians.
Even if I, the Ming Dynasty, occupy them, I will still have to spend 120% of my energy to run them.
Therefore, I think that the first assistant's place is still full of barbarians."
"It makes sense" After he finished speaking, other ministers also spoke.
Most of them thought that it was not worth all the hardships for Ming Dynasty to go there.
There are two main problems.
One is that it is too far away from Ming Dynasty and separated by such a big ocean.
This is a big problem.
Second, although there are mountains of gold and silver there, they are still uncivilized lands.
If the Ming Dynasty were to occupy them, it would be a bit unworthy of the investment of manpower and material resources.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't take it seriously after hearing this.
That's how he is.
Before making a decision, he can let his ministers speak and raise objections.
However, once a decision is made, these ministers must implement it seriously.
After listening to the speeches of these courtiers, he found that even though these courtiers were already the smartest and most knowledgeable people in the Ming Dynasty, they were still unable to view issues from a global perspective due to the limitations of the times.
When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he said to his ministers: "My dear friends, think about it, if the good things in this land are always taken away by the Xiyi, and they have huge wealth to rely on, will the Xiyi Their powerful ships and cannons will become even more powerful, as you all should have seen if I didn’t focus on improving the Ming Dynasty’s ship cannons in the past few years.”
At this point, he pondered for a moment and then continued: "Take the time when I first ascended the throne as an example.
If my Ming Dynasty had been like that, even if the Jianlu were finally destroyed, if things continued like this, the Western Yi would continue to be transported from overseas.
Wealth and various materials have returned to the country, and they are getting stronger and stronger.
Will one day in the future, their strength will exceed that of the Ming Dynasty?"
Hearing this, all the courtiers could not help but be stunned.
They had never thought of this angle proposed by Emperor Chongzhen.
"Your Majesty, I think this is possible."
Sun Chuanting, the new Minister of Civil Affairs, said expressionlessly even in the Wenhua Hall.
"When I first went to the south to take up the post of governor of Fujian, I had a headache with Hongyi's fleet.
Their fleet The artillery is more powerful than our Ming Dynasty, and their warships are more powerful than our Ming Dynasty.
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The warships must be faster.
If it weren't for the fact that they were far away from their mother country and had fewer warships, I really don't know how to deal with it.
If the deduction continued at that time, Wei Chen thought that the Western Yi would probably defeat our Daming Navy.
As a result, they invaded our coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, and the harm was more severe than that of the Japanese country back then."
Sun Chuanting said this with authority.
When he said this, everyone else couldn't help but think seriously: If His Majesty hadn't suddenly worked hard and magically acted like a changed person, what would happen to the Ming Dynasty today and what would happen to the Ming Dynasty in the future?
They were still thinking about this issue, but Emperor Chongzhen was already saying: "Today's Europe, where the Western Barbarians are located, is just like the Warring States Period in ancient times.
Countries are fighting and vigorously developing their armaments.
You must know that in the In the past, the Western Yi were far less powerful than our Central Plains, and the Mongols conquered them.
Today, they are constantly fighting, but they are able to plunder enough supplies from foreign countries for their use.
You can imagine that their army will be a battle-hardened force, and their armaments will grow in constant competition. , if this development continues in the future, will the gap between our Ming Dynasty and Xiyi become wider and wider?"
At this point, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly slapped the North and South America on the map with his hand, and said more seriously: "Therefore, I want to send troops to compete with the Western Yi for this territory.
First, I want to cut off the source of the Western Yi's supplies and make this place The wealth is used by our Ming Dynasty.
One decrease and one increase make our Ming Dynasty’s national power remain the best in the world; this is one of them.”
"Secondly, there are no enemies around the Ming Dynasty.
Although the peaceful age is good, it can wear down the will, especially the army.
An army that has not fought for a long time will become a group of sheep armies, even if it is a tiger and wolf army.
It is used for fighting. .
This place is where I plan to train the Ming army."
These senior officials of the Ming Dynasty in the Wenhua Hall, thinking along Emperor Chongzhen's train of thought, couldn't help but nod.
Being prepared for danger in times of peace is nothing more than this "Your Majesty is so far-sighted that the servants are so impressed that they fall to the ground."
Cao Huachun was the first to go out and say, "It is a blessing for the people of the Ming Dynasty that you have your Majesty here."
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true," Sun Chengzong, the second assistant, also followed suit.
"If the army has no battles to fight, it will not only waste its combat power, but also cause various other problems.
I agree that the army must constantly be tempered through wars." practice" Sun Chengzong is one of the officials who has led troops in the Wenhua Palace for the longest time.
What he said is as authoritative as Sun Chuanting said about the Western Yi.
Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, immediately followed suit.
Only when there was a battle to fight did he agree with his interests.
Otherwise, who would pay attention to the Ministry of War?
The same goes for the Minister of Industry.
Only when there is a war will there be a large demand for military industry, which will also benefit the Ministry of Industry.
Only Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, was a little hesitant and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, if there is a war, I am afraid that the military expenditure will be very large, and the Ming Dynasty" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen's smile returned to his face and he said: "Don't worry, sir.
The army has conquered a lot of land and can be rewarded.
In addition, the wealth captured from the Western Yi can also pay for some military expenses.
And By fighting far away from the mainland, the war will not reach Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty will not suffer military disasters.
The expedition to America will not impose much burden on Ming Dynasty.
I will control this speed.
Of course, I have another thing to announce. " After hearing this, the courtiers in the Wenhua Palace became quiet again and looked at the emperor, wondering what he was about to announce.
Emperor Chongzhen said to them: "The previous reform of the guard system has been promoted nationwide.
But I have thought about it for a long time.
Based on what I just said, I have decided to further reform the military system."
Military reform is a major event.
Therefore, after hearing this, these ministers couldn't help but concentrate.
"In the past, there were millions of frontier troops in the Nine Borders, but now there is no war in the north.
Although reforms have been started before, it is not enough."
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When Emperor Chongzhen said this, his voice raised one point, "Tsarist Russia killed me, the Ming Dynasty Oirat My people, we must fight this war in the far west when our Ming Dynasty is ready.
Therefore, I decided to challenge the millions of frontier troops in the nine-border town.
The elite troops were selected for the battlefield, and the old and weak were eliminated as civilians.
The remaining troops were converted into engineering troops, that is, the railway construction army, and built the three railways in Liaodong and Tianshan respectively to reduce the construction of railways.
Impact on people's livelihood.
Of course, the contribution to road construction is calculated as half of the military merit.
When these troops become disabled or old, they can be transferred to the Ministry of Communications. " In the south, there were still prisoners who could be used to build roads, but there were not many of them.
In addition, Ming Dynasty could also use labor force to recruit Ming Dynasty people to build roads.
But the people of the Ming Dynasty wanted to produce or do business to create wealth for the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, manpower is actually limited.
If the idle troops are used to build roads, just like fighting a war, they can still get half of the military merits and will not be idle.
This is also a way out.
The ministers in the Wenhua Hall heard this without any objection.
Wen Tiren even thought that Emperor Chongzhen had previously conferred Zheng Zhilong the title of Nanyang Bo to stimulate the generals, probably for the sake of the subsequent series of arrangements.
In this way, those in the army who are eager for military merit can go to fight in distant places, and those who are inferior can go to build roads, which will also count as half of the military merit.
With the temptation of knighthood and the stimulation of military success, I am not afraid that those warriors will not work hard.
He was thinking that Emperor Chongzhen on the throne was sizing them up, and decided to announce further military system reforms at the same time
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