Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1141: Domain
ps: I fell asleep while coding in the middle of the night, sorry.

"vomit--"

The waves hit the deck, splashing a lot of spray, and it was so wet that it was difficult to stand on the deck.

A big man was lying on the side of the boat, his head facing the sea, vomiting continuously. The strong smell drifted away with the sea breeze, and the vomited material attracted many fish.

"Hold on, Battle, we'll be arriving in Qin in a day or two!"

King Zhu Cunfeng of Hunan stood on the deck, taking a fishing rod and fishing there as if he had inherited his father's hobby.

On the other hand, he calmly comforted the Mongolian man.

As he spoke, the fishing rod kept being lifted up, and a large number of fat fish kept climbing onto the deck, making him laugh endlessly:

"It seems like fishing has to be done in the sea."

"Those fish in the inland river are smaller than eggs, but they are bigger in the sea!"

Saying this, he fished more vigorously.

The sailors on the side were holding back their laughter and did not dare to speak nonsense.

In the sea, even feces are eaten by fish, not to mention the vomit, which naturally attracts a large number of fish.

"Your Majesty, I feel so uncomfortable. This is worse than being injured..." Battle said in frustration.

Zhu Cunfeng was very interested and didn't pay much attention.

As time passed, a large number of sailing ships appeared in sight.

"The Kingdom of Qin has arrived!" King Xiang showed a relaxed smile.

A group of 300 people arrived at Qin Guowan Port.

"Your Highness, this crescent port is also called Wan Gang, which comes from the King of Qin's expectation that thousands of ships will arrive at the port. Therefore, nearly 3 silver yuan was spent to build two shipyards and several piers..."

As the most important port in Qin State, it is also the key to import and export.

King Xiang took a look and nodded slightly.

Turning towards the shore, there is a wave embankment made of stones with staggered slopes to relieve the force of the waves and thereby protect the safety of the pier.

Although I don’t know when it started, the effect is pretty good. It has basically never encountered such a disaster during a typhoon, so it is highly praised.

The trestle is made of bamboo. Although it is a little crude, it is particularly solid.

The floor paved with stone bricks gives people a sense of security.

What is endearing is that the various Ming-style buildings and the Chinese characters on the roofs fluttering in the wind give people a feeling of going home.

The most impressive thing is the Mazu Temple.

As the God of the Sea, all the people along the coast liked her, and she was canonized by the emperor and ranked as a main worshiper.

Especially with the development of maritime trade, more and more people are doing business at sea. In the Ming Dynasty alone, there were more than [-] sailors wandering the sea every day.

It seems that this place is not a vassal state, but the Ming Dynasty.

"Let's go to the Mazu Temple!"

As a political figure, his beliefs were not pure, but after traveling all over the sea, he was naturally afraid of the sea after hard work, which encouraged his belief in Mazu.

"What's wrong with you..."

"Cuckoo chicken..."

To his surprise, many of the people in Mazu Temple were indigenous people.

For him, a wise man, there was not much surprise.

After investing some money in sesame oil, King Xiang left the temple.

After leaving the temple, the carriage had been prepared for a long time.

Two horses paired with a luxurious and low-key carriage.

What's surprising is that the two horses are shorter, almost the same as the Mongolian horses, but their hair is much sparser.

"This is?" Zhu Cunfeng asked confused.

"This horse was bred from Guangdong and Guangxi."

The civil servant waiting on the side smiled and said: "It is mainly Mongolian horses, Ili horses, and ponies that have been crossed together. After a few years of breeding, the results have been achieved. At least they are not so afraid of heat!"

"Tsk, tsk!" King Xiang shook his head: "Thank you for being able to do it, how tall is the pony?"

"Hehe, isn't there a stool here!" The civil servant chuckled, without any embarrassment:

"If nothing else, foreign ministers have heard that there are still labor..."

"Artificially?" King Xiang was shocked. His face was full of disbelief, but he also felt that it was natural.

"Sure enough, those people are quite capable!"

"Yes, foreign ministers have always heard about it."

There have been rumors about the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs over the years.

Things like beet, cotton, jute, milkvetch, and horses, but they caused a stir?

"Your Highness, Qin State is short of war horses. Even the ponies from Yunnan are very popular. This kind of horse specially bred for the south is the most suitable."

"The huge Qin State only has [-] horses, and they are all being bred in Hanoi!"

Zhu Cunfeng didn't pay attention to his explanation. Instead, he smiled slightly and got on the carriage.

Lack of war horses?

Why the lack of war horses?

If it's riding, there are quite a lot of buffaloes and donkeys in the Qin State, but why do we need horses?
I don’t care about fighting!
Although far away from the Qin State, Guangdong and Guangxi are bordering the Qin State, and the information is very well-informed.

For example, the rebellion in remote areas of Qin State and the suppression of Lao State.

As early as two years ago, not long after Qin was pacified, it began to prepare to attack Laos.

This small inland country is adjacent to Qin, but its national power is weak, so it is the most suitable candidate for expansion.

External expansion not only helps to build the prestige of the King of Qin, but also unites people's hearts and allows the people of Qin to enjoy the dividends of expansion, such as titles, official positions, land, money, etc.

Therefore, the State of Qin had already sent people to Beijing to ask for approval for expansion.

According to common sense, a vassal state does not need the approval of the imperial court for its foreign campaigns, but it cannot bear the imperial court to establish too many vassals. What if it targets Laos?

Moreover, the whole world is not the land of the king. After all, Laos is also one of the tributary countries, so how can it be so easy for others to succeed.

Fortunately, Laos is too remote, and most of its land belongs to rain forests and mountains. The environment is too harsh, and the court is not prepared to establish a vassal state.

Zhu Cunfeng even knew that the cost of development at that time was more than [-] million yuan.

This was still the case when Qin was selling grain and grass at low prices.

Naturally, the court would not allow such a loss-making behavior.

In this way, he finally acquiesced to Qin's expansion.

However, the imperial court also wanted to face the matter, and it acquiesced and kept silent about this matter, but made demands on Qin.

In previous years, the tribute of 5 stone grains and 20 silver yuan was returned, which was expanded to [-] stone grains and the silver yuan remained unchanged.

To put it bluntly, it is equivalent to paying a tribute of [-] stone grain.

This food is basically transported to Hainan Island and consumed.

As an important place for land reform in Guangdong and Guangxi, Hainan Island has barren land and is deeply affected by typhoons, so it has always been poor in resources.

It is the best thing to use Qin's food to supply Hainan and promote the restoration of the land.

It is precisely because of the busy war that the Qin State with its cavalry is unstoppable on this peninsula, so it attaches great importance to it.

After getting into the carriage and escorted by hundreds of guards, he arrived at Hanoi City.

In the past two days, Zhu Cunfeng arrived in Hanoi City.

The people of Qin welcomed this and held a grand banquet.

However, King Xiang was not interested. After the banquet, he presented his eldest brother with his own gift: a pair of white pigs.

King Qin had long known that there was a gift, but he was surprised by a pair of pigs: "There are actually white pigs?"

"Brother Emperor, this was bred by the imperial court. It is high-yielding and meaty, and the people love it very much."

King Xiang chuckled and said: "Although horses are also very important, pigs are not bad either. If the people can eat more pieces of meat, there will be fewer people rebelling."

King Qin was stunned for a moment and then laughed.

The two brothers walked side by side.

Although the palace is spacious and covers an area of ​​nearly a hundred acres, there are few palaces and mostly trees, flowers and plants, making it look empty.

In this regard, King Qin did not hide anything: "Now, nearly half of my palace has not been built. It's not that I don't want to build it, but that I don't have the money."

"Governing a vassal state is quite difficult!"

"The Qin State has 600 million people. In the past, countless nobles and powerful people gathered in the place. There are also a large number of savages who are dissatisfied. There is absolutely no reason to rebel!"

As he spoke, he smiled bitterly.

Compared to those powerful people, the savages are the most troublesome.

A city can only control a thirty-mile radius, and the rest of the mountains and forests are the domain of the savage cave master.

But this group of people are only cunning and greedy at heart. They dare to intercept and kill the officers and soldiers collecting taxes, let alone the ordinary people who work hard to farm.

This also forces the people to take refuge with the powerful.

In order to centralize power and popularize Confucianism, the imperial court also promoted Buddhism and carried out large-scale purges.

This is a loss-making business, but it’s impossible not to do it.

Therefore, the Qin State with only 600 million people supported [-] forbidden troops and [-] local troops.

It has almost reached the point where every ten households have one soldier.

Even if there are three crops a year, the pressure from Qin will be great.

"This group of savages cannot be persuaded or suppressed. Once they are defeated, they will burrow into the mountains and forests. It is impossible to completely eliminate them."

King Qin had a wry smile on his face: "I have no choice but to take the opportunity to recruit these people to fight against Laos."

At this point, his smile suddenly relaxed a lot: "But I never thought that those savages were diligent in going up the mountain and drilling into the forest, and the effect was very good."

"The capital of Laos has been taken, and it's not far away from being completely wiped out!"

Hearing this, King Xiang showed an envious expression.

In just over a year, Qin conquered Laos and expanded its territory by at least half.

It can be said that King Qin's prestige in the entire Qin State was instantly established and unshakable.

The expansion of territory is always a sign of a country's strength, and it is also a symbol of the king's power.

Looking at this ninth brother, King Qin began to think in his heart.

The country of Xiang is now under construction. If nothing unexpected happens, the legitimate son of the Ming Dynasty will occupy a place in Nanyang.

Although he believed that a big country like Kazakhstan could match his status, but considering the complaints of civil servants about the large sums of money spent to establish a vassal state, it was appropriate for Brunei to become Hunan.

"The country of Xiang lacks manpower, why not recruit some savages?"

King Qin said softly.

"Savage?" King Xiang was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.

This is to help yourself digest!

"Savages can not only suppress rebellions, but they can also help with work. It's cheap!"

King Qin was promoting.

"Isn't this good!" King Xiang said sheepishly: "If I summon savages for no reason, isn't this taking advantage of you?"

"Isn't this what you and I should do, brothers?"

King Qin laughed: "By the way, I made a mutual aid agreement with King Wei and King Qi before, and we can barter."

"Look at our Qin country, if you don't mention anything else, it just has a lot of food."

"Xiang is short of food and people. As long as you bring something, you can exchange it. You don't have to pay silver dollars directly..."

"Very good!" King Xiang thought for a moment and then agreed.

In the blink of an eye, the 3000-strong savages were determined.

Over the next few days, he wandered around Hanoi.

It is said to be a study, but there are millions of people in the Qin State, and such a large land is covered with mountains and forests. Coupled with rebellions and rebels, it will be troublesome if anything happens, so the area near Hanoi is his biggest activity.

Although the place was not big, he could see the way.

The large city of Hanoi was basically supported by Han Chinese and the families of the Forbidden Army. They ate from the financial system and ensured harvests during droughts and floods. Everyone was extremely rich.

All kinds of Ming-style things are popular. For the same thing, such as hairpins, those made in Ming Dynasty are better than those made in Ming Dynasty, and those made in Beijing are better than those made in Guangzhou.

Moreover, the expeditionary troops from the Ming Dynasty were originally singles. However, as they became successful and famous, they were awarded titles, officials, or even land and wealth, so they often married local women.

In an instant, hundreds of thousands of relatives close to the King of Qin were created, which consolidated the foundation of the Qin State.

This is also the reason why Qin's rebellion was suppressed many times and why it responded to every response when it launched an expedition against Laos.

"Tsk, tsk, that's not bad!"

Seeing the simple version of Ming skirt, King Xiang couldn't bear the loneliness and started to take action in Hanoi.

He was the first to build a theater.

Hiring troupes from Guangzhou to perform not only satisfied their own desires, but also quenched the thirst of the Han people.

The enthusiasm that bursts out of it is extremely exaggerated.

The queue in front of the theater stretched for several miles.

Immediately, he asked the troupe to teach the locals how to sing in the local dialect.

At this time, both Meng Jiangnu and Wang Baochai made the people of Qin fascinated and talked about it.

After cultivating the Qin people's addiction to theater, King Xiang left Hanoi and went to Qi.

Qi and Qin were the leaders of their respective systems among the vassal states.

The Qin State belongs to the conqueror series, such as the Wei State, Liao State, and Xiang State; while the Qi State is a construction and pioneering type, such as the Yue State.

After seeing the sadness of Qin, King Xiang was looking forward to Qi.

Sure enough, after arriving in Linzi, Qi State, he went beyond the expectations of the King of Xiang.

The construction of Linzi City is basically modeled after Nanjing, and the buildings are full of mist from the south of the Yangtze River.

But the most impressive thing is that the huge drainage channel is covered by layers of blue bricks, which is obviously the lifeline of the entire city.

King Qi was more enthusiastic about this ninth brother.

"Xiaojiu, I have 10 people here."

The King of Qi proudly introduced the city of Linzi: "Three years ago, the entire Qi country only had 10 people, but now the number has tripled or four times."

"I am still asking the court to recruit people, and I will recruit 30 people within ten years."

"For Linzi City, I invest 10 yuan every year in repairs. Look at this water diversion ditch. The entire Linzi is [-] miles long. It can drain the entire city's water within an hour, even in heavy rain season."

King Xiang nodded repeatedly when he heard this. Just as he was walking, he suddenly saw a thick snake on the roadside and was startled.

The pedestrians turned a blind eye, and the children even beat them with wooden sticks. After they died, they took them away in groups, probably as snacks.

This shocked him quite a bit.

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