It stands to reason that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is now unprecedentedly vast, and it is no problem to accommodate 70 or 80 million, or even 100 million.
The problem lies in the fact that this is a special period when natural disasters are intensifying day by day and various contradictions are becoming more and more acute.
Whether it was for the sake of disaster, the 'New Deal', future development, or the control of newly occupied areas, there were good reasons why the imperial court wanted mass immigration.
Zhu Xu was noncommittal on this matter, the land of the Ming Dynasty was enough to accommodate these populations, and after the disaster, it was foreseeable that there would be a period of extreme population expansion and development, relatively, the sea trade would be more developed, and the population would migrate overseas, which would also be a trend.
Overall, the population will grow rapidly, and even if you immigrate now, you can't stop the reality of population growth.
Fang Kongzhi naturally knew that he couldn't hide it from Zhu Xu, and said: "Your Majesty, there is an opinion on the cabinet side that the current population is an obstacle to the 'New Deal'. ” Zhu Xu took the teacup, took a sip of tea gently, and said, "This view is not surprising. ” The so-called 'not surprising' is because the disaster is like fire now, and most of the people are living a very difficult life, and this reason is not that the Ming Dynasty is short of food, but that the population is overpopulated.
In an environment with a certain ratio of people and land and output, the difference between raising 100 people and 10,000 people is huge, 100 people may be hungry, and 10,000 people will be killed and killed.
This is also a view of the later generations to study the 'Xiaoice River' period, that the Ming Dynasty had a large population and too large a region, and the disasters it suffered were naturally heavier, breaking through the limit of bearing, and developing to the extent of changing dynasties; while countries such as the Kingdom of Wu and other countries that suffered disasters survived smoothly because the disasters they suffered were small and their ability to resist disasters was sufficient, so they survived smoothly.
Fang Kongzhi looked at Zhu Xu, didn't know what his words represented, muttered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet is planning a 'assimilation' policy, mainly for the Japanese state, and now there are two means, one is to move in and the other to move out, and it is planned to be implemented in the second half of next year." ” This is also like Zhu Xu's hint that some kind of change is taking place in the cabinet, and this seemingly 'assimilation' policy is actually like Ānnán and others, adopting a policy of expulsion, and then moving the people of the Ming Dynasty to complete 'assimilation'.
Zhu Xu's expression did not move, and he said, "Where to move?"
” Fang Kongzhi said: "In the north of Ceylon, there are some large and small countries, that is, to the south of the Mughals, and the combined fleet has occupied one.
These people, who are indigenous and descendants of the Mongols, have been domesticated, worship Buddhism, lack attack power, and the combined fleet has supported a puppet to rule the land in the name of suppressing bandits, and the cabinet is considering the establishment of a governor of Ceylon. ” The Governor in the Ming Dynasty has gone into history, including overseas.
The two provinces of Luzon and Old Hong Kong once established the post of governor, in charge of military and civil affairs, which was a very powerful position, and it meant that the Ming court attached great importance to this place.
If Sun wanted to set up a governor in Ceylon, it meant that he had an idea of the Indian continent where the Mughals were located.
Zhu Xu looked playful, was Fu Tao's actions that made Sun Chuanting realize the importance of overseas?
Or is it the amazing profit of sea trade?
Or is it something that he sees from him, cooperating with the layout in advance?
However, no matter what, Sun Chuanting's arrangement was very much in line with his heart, and after putting down the teacup, Zhu Xu said, "Well, I know." ” Fang Kongzhi was stunned, looked at Zhu Xu, and didn't know what he meant by this.
But he didn't ask again, but said something else, and only got up and took his leave after half an hour.
Zhu Xu sat on the chair, was silent for a while, laid out the paper, picked up the pen, and wrote four big characters vertically on the right side: An Min Dingce.
Then he wrote hard and wrote nearly 1,000 words in one go.
After looking at it carefully for a while, he said to the outside: "Send it to the cabinet." ” Cao Huachun walked in quickly, took his hand, and looked slightly stunned.
Because this is not a text, but a piece of paper.
Cao Huachun did not hesitate, closed the counterpart, did not fold, and hurriedly sent it to the cabinet.
Towards the end of the year, Sun Chuanting had a bunch of things, looked at Cao Huachun coming in with a smile, his expression moved, he got up and said with a smile: "Father-in-law Cao is a rare guest, please take a seat." ” Cao Huachun said: "Don't you dare to delay the time of the first assistant, this is what the emperor asked our family to send." ” Sun Chuanting didn't dare to delay, took it and hurriedly looked at it, and after reading it, he pondered for a moment, and said, "Please return to the emperor, the cabinet will study it immediately, and make a plan to submit to the emperor before the year." ” Cao Huachun smiled, but didn't leave, looked at Sun Chuanting, and said with a little curiosity: "Shoufu, why did you think of asking Fang Shangshu to speak?"
” When Fang Kongzhi entered the palace this time, he seemed to be quite 'looking for trouble', and more importantly, he went to play for Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting had a good impression of the palace manager who did not interfere in politics, and said with a smile: "There are some things that the emperor can't speak, and there are some things that the first assistant can't do."
Someone needs to be in the middle of the circle, and I ask my father-in-law to be considerate. ” Cao Huachun's position is very special, he can see many things clearly, and he understands Sun Chuanting's words, and says, "Our family understands." ” Cao Huachun was just about to leave, but Sun Chuanting suddenly said again: "Father-in-law Cao, I heard that the Cao family has been a little unquiet recently?"
” Cao Huachun wanted to turn around, but his expression changed suddenly when he heard the words, and said, "What does Shoufu mean by this?"
” The court of the Ming Dynasty has always been rumored, especially at this time, the higher the position, the more people are walking on thin ice.
This time, Sun Chuanting was surprised, and said: "The book has been transferred to the celebrant supervisor, and Gonggong Cao didn't see it?"
” The outer court has always hated the internal prison, and even Cao Huachun is cautious, maintaining a close relationship with the cabinet and never offending.
He didn't know what Sun Chuanting meant, so he took a serious look at him, walked out of the cabinet, went up to the third floor, and walked into the celebrant supervisor.
Liu Shimin, the second-in-command of the big interior, was sorting out the playbook, and then looked at the Ben Zhong opposite, holding the time, preparing to send the playbook to the Qianqing Palace.
Seeing Cao Huachun come in, Liu Shimin, as usual, put down his pen and said with a smile: "Is the emperor having something to do, or is it resting?"
” Cao Huachun was a little vigilant in his heart, smiled at this time, and said, "It's okay, let's take a look at those scripts about me." ” Liu Shimin's smile froze for a moment, and then smiled quietly: "Got it?
” Cao Huachun sat down on Liu Shimin's left hand and said, "Well, show me." ” Liu Shimin didn't move, looked at him seriously, and said, "Since the cabinet is already thinking of a way, I don't think you can watch it at this time." ” Cao Huachun became more and more uneasy when he listened, and he was the biggest source of fear for the unknown.
Cao Huachun restrained his expression and said, "Take it out." ” Liu Shimin looked at him, as if sighing, got up and took out a playbook from a box in the back, and said again: "If you read it, you shouldn't have seen it." ” Cao Huachun glanced at him, felt faintly uneasy, and reached out to take it. novel