Chapter 2259 A country too big to fail
Yes, Nizi is so comfortable!
When Zhu Cijiong said this, Zhu Youjian felt that Zhu Cixiang was living a life like a fairy and was happier than in his previous life.
In my previous life, I was a traitor who had to fight against thieves on the battlefield. I led troops to the Northern Expedition many times. I was almost defeated in the battles of Tianjin and Dagukou. I also had to worry about feeding hundreds of millions of people, and even personally led hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Going to Huguang to beg for food... Speaking of which, he really went through hardships and dangers, and finally saved the Ming Dynasty, which was ruined by traitorous ministers, from danger.
And how happy is he in this life? Apart from "changing" tens of millions a year to make up for the shortfall in the Ming Dynasty's finances and the finances of the vassal states and the same clan and friendly countries, all he has left is enjoying happiness.
And the reason why he is so lucky is because he somehow managed to become the most wise and powerful king in history!
Therefore, the thieves became loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the slave thieves destroyed the country long ago. Even if there were a few remnants left, there was no need for his nephew to take action. As long as his father and brothers were here, these remnants would not be able to topple the world.
.In addition, even the Westerners did not cause much trouble in this life - in the previous life, the traitor and the Westerners fought endlessly in the South Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. In this life, Zhu Youjian also settled the conflicts. Everyone got what they needed. Thirty
It has been a pleasure working together for many years.
The only thing that troubles the rulers of the Ming Dynasty now is the intensification of conflicts between man and land caused by the rapid population growth caused by peace in the world... But for Zhu Cixiang, the leader of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Min, and Guangdong
So far as we are concerned, the contradiction between man and land is not a problem.
Because the rapid development of industry and commerce in these four provinces has absorbed a large amount of rural surplus labor, and the cost for people in these four provinces to go overseas to make a living is also very low, so the number of poor people in the four provinces who really cannot survive is very small, and they cannot cause much trouble.
, it is also very easy to relieve.
Therefore, as a ruler, Zhu Cixiang was really very comfortable, to an enviable level.
"Father," Zhu Cijiong saw that Chongzhen was deep in thought, and knew that something was going on, "You have to throw away these goods when comparing goods, and you have to die when comparing people! The eldest brother has been rich and noble since he was a child, and the brothers are envious...
I didn’t expect that when we grow up, we will still be poor because of hard work, but he will still be rich and powerful. Our brothers’ territories are all poor and far away, and there are a lot of troubles and thorns.
It’s not over. It’s so unfair that he enjoys the best land in the world!”
Chongzhen suddenly looked at Zhu Cijiong and said, "Third brother, what do you mean by this? Do you want to replace the boss and be a person enjoying wealth and honor?"
"Think about it!" Zhu Cijiong actually nodded, and then sighed again, "But the kid really can't do what the elder brother did in the southeast. So many debts, and he will definitely not be able to repay them, but he actually dares to let them go, and he dares to
These debts were made into bonds and then sold, and those bonds were actually used as the most reputable treasure banknotes!
Father, a child would never dare to think about such a thing, but my eldest brother has done it. My eldest brother is very capable in this regard. You must not have the heart to waste Chu, just let him live a comfortable life.
In this life, don't let the bonds collapse, the Salt Bank close down, and the Southeast banking industry be destroyed! By then, the child will be the sinner of the Ming Dynasty and the enemy in the eyes of all brothers. So you really want to make the child a
Prince, the child will run away and go back to Japan immediately, never to come back again!
But no matter who Erchen's brother is, as long as he takes over the position of prince, Erchen will definitely pull him down..."
Zhu Cixiang is now the founder of the Ming Dynasty who is too big to fail!
He is going to fail. No matter who takes over, the Salt Bank and the Southeast Bond Market will definitely collapse! No matter how talented the successor is, he will not be able to stabilize the financial market in a short period of time.
And once the financial plate collapsed, Ming Dynasty would not be able to transfuse blood for its son's country and grandson's country. Therefore, the person who replaces Zhu Cixi as the crown prince will become a hater and traitor in the eyes of all brothers, and a public enemy of the entire world!
When Zhu Cijiong said this, Zhu Youjian already knew that Zhu Cihong's position was unshakable.
Because Zhu Cijiong was the eldest son in the patriarchal clan, Zhu Cixiang inherited the throne of Emperor Tianqi. If he fell, it would be Zhu Cijiong's turn.
And if Zhu Cijiong refuses to take over, then other princes in their right minds will never dare to become this prince - because whoever becomes this prince will not only bear the responsibility for the collapse of the Southeast banking industry, but will also be smeared by Zhu Cijiong as a murderer.
The sinners of the country must be put to death!
This Zhu Cijiong does not dare to succeed Zhu Cixiang as the crown prince, but that does not mean that he does not dare to pull other brothers off the horse and take up the throne himself. He is the eldest son, and he is Zhu Cixiang's half-brother, and he is also the Emperor of Japan who Zhu Youjian cannot remove.
It would be very easy for the people who took over the elder brother's job, and then it is not justifiable to oppose the new prince under the banner of seeking justice for the deposed nephew? Even if he quoted the "Emperor Ming Ancestor Instructions", he would be justified!
So as long as Zhu Cijiong is not the prince, Zhu Youjian will probably not be able to find anyone to be the prince after he overthrows Zhu Cihong... This is embarrassing. After the prince was deposed in all dynasties, it was "a few dragons took over the legitimate son"
"When Zhu Youjian arrived, he had no successor. Is it possible that he, an emperor, would fill the court with a sword and catch a son to be the prince? Is there such a thing?
Chongzhen let out a long sigh: "Can I just watch him live a happy life until he grows old?"
"Father," Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "Actually, you can ask him to take over all the mess in the Central Plains, Southwest, and Northwest... Those messes now belong to the father, and all his territories are good places.
Is it too cheap for him?"
"Then, how can that be done?" Zhu Youjian thought about it. "I gave it to him, so how can I be the emperor?"
"Why are they all given to him?" Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "Zhili, Yanning, Xuanda, Liaodong, Western Liaoning, Southern Liaoning, and Northern Liaoning were not given to him! The military power of the Ming Dynasty is all in this area!"
The current military system of the Ming Dynasty is a dual military system of military households and recruiting soldiers. However, military households and recruiting soldiers are not two unrelated lines, but are integrated with each other.
Because strong men from military households are the main targets for recruitment!
The military households mentioned here are not the old military households who had long been reduced to serfs before the Chongzhen Dynasty, but the new military households arranged by Chongzhen outside the mouth, Saibei, Anxi, Beiting, Hexi, Yungui and other places. The land of these new military households
There are many, the burden is light, the economic conditions are good, and the location is far away from the big cities, so it is not easy to be corroded by the market economy.
In this way, more than 2 million new military households were created in Chongzhen one after another! Some of them left with the princes who went abroad to start their own businesses, but there were still no less than 2 million households staying in the country.
The fertile land in the Northeast is of course the key place to resettle new military households. About 800,000 households have been resettled in the four towns of Liaodong, West Liaoning, South Liaoning, and North Liaoning. The two towns of Yanning and Xuanda
No less than 150,000 households have been resettled outside the entrance. Within the border walls of Zhili, Xuanfu, and Datong, there are about 50,000 military households, a total of about 1 million households in Zhili, Yanning, Xuanda, Liaodong, and Western Liaoning
, on the land of southern Liaoning and northern Liaoning.
Therefore, Zhili, Yanning, Xuanda, Liaodong, western Liaoning, southern Liaoning, and northern Liaoning were the "blood tax centers" of the Ming Dynasty. Their importance to the Ming Dynasty was as important as that of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong.
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Without the financial resources of the four southeastern provinces, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably be poor. And without the millions of military households in Zhili, Yanning, Xuanda, Liaodong, Western Liaoning, southern Liaoning, northern Liaoning and other places, the Ming army will be weak.
"Father," Zhu Cijiong said again, "the national situation of our Ming Dynasty is that we have northern troops and southern wealth, both of which are indispensable. However, the northern troops and southern wealth are so far apart that an emperor cannot guard both ends... So our Ming Dynasty has been
, In fact, there are two days in the sky, one in the north and one in the south, and they rule the world together. The name of the emperor is just a title. No matter who it is, as long as they control one of the northern soldiers and the southern financial, they will have the power of the emperor. So.
Chapter completed!