If we calculate based on the previous Ming territories, North and South America combined, there are at least six or seven originally as big as the Ming Dynasty.

Suddenly, North and South America attracted the attention of the vassal kings who had not been granted the title. Even the vassal kings who had just granted the title of South and South America before could not help but look at North and South America carefully. They muttered a little in their hearts, feeling that South and South Asia seemed not as good as North and South America. After all, it was not an island, but it was a little far away.

Emperor Chongzhen introduced the situation there to the vassal kings in the temporary group and said, "There are abundant minerals here. As far as I know, there are at least large gold mines, silver mines, iron mines, etc. There are many things that we did not have in the Ming Dynasty. After you enfeoff in the future, you can transport the things back to the Ming Dynasty, and you can exchange them for a lot of money. In addition..."

Listening to his introduction, the unenfettered vassal kings focused more on the information that was released in the group.

Compared to them, the King of Tang did not pay so much attention. Relatively speaking, he was very satisfied with his territory. No matter what, it was quite large and fertile, especially with his back to the Ming Dynasty, he felt like he was enjoying the shade under a big tree. Moreover, he was the first vassal state and recruited a lot of Ming people from his mother country. Now the entire Tang Dynasty can be said to be prosperous.

Of course, there are also shortcomings. As he said in the chat group, he has been really busy since the ban was released. He originally thought that as time passed, everything would be better, but he did not expect that he would be busier now.

"Oh, I have too high requirements!" King Tang couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. If Emperor Chongzhen hadn't been speaking in the group, he would have shared this mood.

At this time, he was listening with the mentality of the melon-eating crowd. Suddenly, he felt something was going on outside, so he stepped out.

Sure enough, an eunuch had just spoken or saw the expression of the King of Tang, and knew that he had not heard it clearly, he reverently repeated: "Your Highness, the Minister of the Honglu Temple is back and is waiting for your highness to summon him outside the palace."

The structure of the court of the King of Tang was completely based on the Ming Dynasty. The Honglu Temple Minister who was reported by the eunuch refers to the Honglu Temple Minister of the Tang Dynasty.

When the Tang King heard this, he couldn't help but feel energetic and waved his hand quickly and said, "Hurry up, Wei Qing comes to see the orphan!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" The eunuch agreed and hurriedly passed the order to the outside world.

The King of Tang felt that there were a shortage of talents in all aspects of the country and scholars. Therefore, he did not wait for talents to come to Tang State, but sent his Minister of Honglu Temple to personally go to the Ming Dynasty to recruit talents and escort food by the way.

At this time, the King of Tang heard that the Minister of the Honglu Temple had returned, so he naturally had to summon him as soon as possible.

His Honglu Temple Minister was originally a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, named Wei Zhongliang. Seeing that he had no hope of studying, he changed his career to do business and became a businessman. However, he was not doing well. When he heard that the Tang Kingdom was eager to seek talents, he ran over and was praised by the Tang King, and thus became the Honglu Temple Minister of the Tang Kingdom.

The palace of the Tang Kingdom was not big. In just a short while, the Minister of the Honglu Temple was about to enter. When he saw the King of Tang, he worshiped him: "I will see Your Highness, Qiansui, Qiansui, Qiansui!"

"Love, please calm down!" The King of Tang didn't show off, or he had no habit of showing off before. He quickly reached out to signal, and asked with a little anxious mood, "Do you have any gains when you return to the Ming Dynasty this time?"

Wei Zhongliang stood up as he spoke, tried his best to be calm, looked up at the King of Tang, but the excitement on his face could not be concealed by any means, and he responded respectfully: "Your Highness, I am going back this time, which is a great eye-opener. I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty is truly changing with each passing day, and it is not seen with my own eyes, so it is hard to believe."

When the King of Tang heard this, the fire of the gossip was burning suddenly, and he asked curiously: "How to change with each passing day?"

Although he could learn some information about the Ming Dynasty through the chat group, he was considered a daily basis (a word used by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty). It was impossible for him to keep staring at the chat group all the time, and he did not have the authority of the group leader, so he learned only limited things.

When Wei Zhongliang heard the question from the King of Tang, he immediately replied: "The people of Ming Dynasty no longer need to go to the road. You can go wherever you want, and the government is completely unrestricted!"

Hearing this, King Tang felt aroused his heart and couldn't help but ask: "But the reason for the new household registration system? Is that really useful?"

He naturally heard about such a big thing from the chat group. However, he couldn't determine the effect.

"Your Highness, this is really amazing." Wei Zhongliang felt excited when he thought about it. When he answered, his voice was louder. "Those people in the household registration yamen can name people at once, and there is no need to say where they have been and what they do before. They all know clearly that this is simply amazing!"

Speaking of this, he thought of something and immediately added: "I have seen many things along the way. Some people attempt to evade taxes, or conceal the goods, or deceive them to say that they have paid taxes. Anyway, they have all kinds of means. As a result, none of these people succeeded. Those people in the household registration office have keen eyes and are so amazing!"

When the King of Tang heard this, he was about to ask a question, Wei Zhongliang continued: "Also, I saw that Chengdu Prefecture had sent labor service. Some unruly people tried to argue that they had already taken the labor service, but in the end, those people from the household registration office told the specific situation of these unruly people in one verbal order. Whether they had served labor service could not be hidden from them."

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Listening to Wei Zhongliang talking nonstop there, the King of Tang couldn't help but be excited. The problem he was facing now was also a problem in population management. Not only did the people in his country, including those who followed him to settle in the Tang State, but also the natives of Dongwu, and those who came to the Tang State to do business in the Ming Dynasty, etc., he was a little overwhelmed. He felt that it was too complicated and he had a headache about this matter every day.

But now, after hearing what Wei Zhongliang said, it seems that the Ming Dynasty has solved this problem well. Of course, he knew that this must have borrowed the function of the chat group. But what he didn't expect was that this new household registration system was too powerful!

Thinking of this, a thought suddenly appeared in the mind of King Tang. And once this thought came out, he could no longer be suppressed.

He was thinking about it, but Wei Zhongliang continued to talk.

After talking about the household registration system, he began to talk about other things: "Your Highness, you may not have seen it. Now the cement production of Ming Dynasty has improved by leaps and bounds. It is said that I bought a steam engine, and some steps that require purely manpower were all possessed by the Hercules steam engine. The speed was really simple, and it was easier to use than a strong man."

When the King of Tang heard this, his attention was immediately attracted. The effect of cement road construction should not be too good. Before that, he also knew that cement was always in short supply and needed to recruit a large number of strong men. It is said that the bottleneck lies in gravel and other things.

Wei Zhongliang didn't care that the King of Tang wanted to ask, and was still talking nonstop, obviously very excited: "There are many roads in the Ming Dynasty, and cement roads have been built. I really don't have to worry about rainy days and muddy roads anymore. Also, Your Majesty, I didn't go to the capital this time, but I heard that a new transportation called railway was built in the capital. It is said that the kind of thing called trains is a carriage of more than ten or twenty. And the most important thing is that you don't have to worry about eating, drinking, defecation, and you can still rush on the road day and night. Whether it is carrying people or transporting goods, they are very powerful!"

The King of Tang had heard about the train in the chat group. However, when he heard his ministers talk about it in person, he suddenly felt different again.

"This train only needs to eat coal. By the way, the demand for coal has increased greatly." Wei Zhongliang introduced excitedly, "But it is said that coal mines also use steam engines, which not only can extract accumulated water, but also can transport coal easily. It is said that the mine has fewer people than before, but the output is much larger, so there is no need to worry about not having coal burned. Oh, by the way, there are other mines, not only that, but also iron smelting, but also steam engines. Yes, we have seen it with our own eyes, and the textile industry has also used..."

Well, it has become Wei Zhongliang's speech hall alone, and almost talked about the changes that have changed over the past year of the Ming Dynasty, after Wei Zhongliang defected to Tang State, and the things that have greatly changed Wei Zhongliang's original impression.

The King of Tang has not returned to the Ming Dynasty for a long time. The most recent time was when the royal family meeting was held before. Although Wei Zhongliang said a lot at this time, he also listened with relish and did not dislike it.

After a long time, Wei Zhongliang spoke dryly and felt that he could not continue. He ended his endless gossip and reported to the King of Tang very eagerly: "Your Highness, I strongly suggest that I should learn from the Ming Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, including the household registration system, the introduction of steam engines, and..."

Needless to say, the King of Tang had already made such a plan when he heard it. If so many good things were used in the Tang State, it would definitely make the Tang State richer and stronger!

Thinking of this, he immediately nodded in agreement and asked questions about Wei Zhongliang's experiences, especially the household registration system, which was asked in detail. After asking questions, he said with satisfaction: "Thank you for your hard work, go back and have a good rest for a few days!"

"This is what I should do." Wei Zhongliang's voice was already a little hoarse. After answering, he wanted to leave as he said, but fortunately he reacted quickly and almost forgot the serious business of entering the palace. So he quickly reported, "Your Highness, Wei Gong, this time I returned to the Ming Dynasty, recruited 53 scholars, among which..."

His throat smoked, but he had to report what he had done. At this time, he felt a little regretful. What happened to him just now, and he actually nagged so much!

When the Tang King heard what he said, he was speechless. If Wei Qing hadn't taken the initiative, he would have forgotten about this.

Alas, it’s also difficult now. So many vassal states went to the Ming Dynasty to grab people, so it’s really not easy to want talents! Thinking of this, he listened carefully to Wei Zhongliang’s report, and was scheming in his mind. Finally, he was going to find time to test those scholars to see how to arrange them. As for now, he has more important things to do!

Thinking of this, after Wei Zhongliang went down, King Tang began to close his eyes and rest. He first passed his thoughts in his heart, and then entered the chat group. Seeing that the icon of Emperor Chongzhen was still lit, he chatted privately: "Your Majesty, I have encountered a huge difficulty, but I heard that the Ming Dynasty has a solution. I have no choice but to ask Your Majesty for help."

Emperor Chongzhen had just brainwashed the benefits of North and South America and instilled them with some things, such as making them want to successfully establish a country in the Americas, and it would be better to give more money. For example, make more promises at that time, and give better treatment to the Ming people who were willing to go to America.

When he was about to go, he received a private chat from the King of Tang. He was a little strange and replied: "What are your difficulties? Even if you tell me that I can solve them, I will naturally not stand by and watch!"

When the King of Tang was overjoyed, the emperor still supported himself as usual, which was a chance. So he immediately complained to Emperor Chongzhen, saying that the Tang Dynasty was newly established, with a mixed number of personnel and various people, which was very difficult to manage. Every time he was levied or collected taxes, he would always encounter various kinds of suffering.

After the complaint was finished, he reported with expectation: "Your Majesty, I heard that the new household registration system in China can solve these problems well. I am brave enough to know if the Tang Kingdom can use the domestic household registration system?"

After saying that, King Tang was a little nervous. Because he felt that the chat group was a unique artifact of the emperor. It was natural to use it in the Ming Dynasty. But if it was used in the Tang Kingdom, I really don’t know if the emperor would agree?

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was stunned at first, but then he felt amused. The vassal state also used the Ming Dynasty's household registration management system. Isn't this saying that the most important data of the vassal state, including population, taxation, etc., can be seen by himself. Basically, it can be said that even if the vassal state has the ability of Sun Wukong, he cannot escape the palm of his Tathagata Buddha.

Before, he thought the vassal state would not agree with this, so he did not mention this matter to the vassal king at all. Now he did not expect that the Tang King would come to ask for it on his own initiative, so of course he was very eager to do so.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen did not agree immediately, but instead opened a folder for King Tang, asking him to check the household registration rules of any county, allowing him to see the photos and various information inside.

After the Tang King had browsed, Emperor Chongzhen said to the Tang King: "This new household registration system can indeed solve your difficulties. But if it is implemented, I will have to spend a lot of money. However, when you are enfeoffed overseas, I have made a clear statement and will definitely support you with all your strength. Then let me go to the temporary group to ask other vassal kings to see who needs it. I will solve it at one time, so as not to separate and come again and again, the price I will pay is very high."
Chapter completed!