Chapter 369 Recruiting helpers
"Wen...Wenda, you...you don't want to move some people from the Central Plains overseas like you did to immigrate to Taiwan, right?" Zhang Kuang and the other two were not stupid people, so naturally they quickly guessed what Zhou Chong said, "In addition,
What does a road mean?
"Hehe, although my Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, it has a large population. As a result, there is not much land that can be cultivated per capita. In addition, the problem of land annexation is serious, especially in recent years, natural disasters have been continuously encountered, and countless victims have been affected every year.
Forced displacement, in other words, the land of the Ming Dynasty was no longer enough to support so many people, so the only thing that could solve this problem was to expand outward to increase more land, just now the homeless land overseas
Many, especially in Nanyang and other places, although the climate is hot, most of them are rich in resources. Therefore, in the future, our Ming Dynasty will migrate people out of the country during the famine. Anyway, our Ming Dynasty will have at least hundreds of millions of people, so many
It is really a waste to only nest in the current territory of the Ming Dynasty!” Zhou Chong said with a smile.
It is almost an unsolvable problem to solve land annexation on a fixed country. Otherwise, there would have been countless talented people in history, but unfortunately, none of them have succeeded. At most,
Relieve the problem of land annexation. Zhou Chong came from later generations. Compared with those talented people in history, he had a vast vision that no one could match. Since it could not be solved in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, he might as well go to other people's territory.
Solution, anyway, Europe has now begun a great colonial era. If the Ming Dynasty does not get into a single step at this time, I am really sorry for my time travel.
"Wenda, are you sure you want to use the method of migrating the people to solve the problem of land annexation? And I have so many people in the Ming Dynasty. Are there so many land overseas for our Ming Dynasty to move?" Zheng Jing said incredible at this time,
After all, he is an orthodox scholar and is still a little unable to adapt to Zhou Chong's novel and advanced concepts.
"Brother Minglun, there is no other way to completely solve the land annexation, but with the current situation in the Ming Dynasty, moving outward is the best and most appropriate way. As for overseas land, you don't have to worry about it.
Just a Nanyang island. Even if all the population of our Ming Dynasty is moved over, it can still be raised. What's more, in the extreme east of the sea, there are two extremely vast continents, each land is comparable to
The Ming Dynasty was much larger, and it was sparsely populated. The Spanish in Europe had already begun to immigrate on those two continents. Although the Ming Dynasty was a bit far away, as long as I was given a few years, I would definitely find the lead to those two continents.
The waterway, as long as it occupies there, then my Ming Dynasty will have no worries about land!" Zhou Chong said confidently.
Just one Nanyang is enough to immigrate to the Ming Dynasty for decades, not to mention the distant North and South America. Even if you need it, even Australia can be added. Anyway, those places are now homeless, and most of them are even more connected.
There is no country, so instead of making it cheaper for Europeans, it is better to let the Ming Dynasty use it to solve the problem of land annexation in China.
"This... there is actually a land larger than the Ming Dynasty in this world?" Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang asked in unison almost in unison, with a look of suspicion on their faces. Even Li, who believed in Zhou Chong the most, even Li, who believed in Zhou Chong the most, asked back
Zheng also had a little doubt in his eyes.
Whether it is Zheng Jing or Zhang Kuang, Li Zheng, who has been engaged in business for generations, has a far cry from his knowledge of overseas development. Although they have lived by the sea for generations, they also know that the sea trade can bring great results to the Ming Dynasty.
Profit, but they always believe that the Central Plains is the center of the world and the richest place in the world, so they don’t care much about overseas land. Even if Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang have been to Taiwan, they have seen Taiwan’s wealth with their own eyes
, but they still feel that Taiwan is originally on the edge of the Ming Dynasty and is also considered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so they feel that Taiwan's wealth is justified in their hearts.
Zhou Chong laughed at the suspicion of Zheng Jing and the other two, saying, "Brother Minglun, as the saying goes, hearing is false, seeing is true, those two continents have long been discovered by Europeans, and some of my European craftsmen are from
Among the priests, many people have been there in person, even the corn and sweet potatoes I dedicated to the court, and even the peppers I planted in my home were obtained from those two continents, so you don’t have to doubt those two.
The authenticity of the continent.”
Hearing that high-yield crops such as corn and sweet potatoes were found from the two continents in the east, Zheng Jing and the other two dispelled their suspicion. After all, Zhou Chong had a proof, and now corn and sweet potatoes are physical evidence, so naturally
It is impossible to deceive yourself in such a thing.
When Zheng Jing and the other two felt a little excited when they thought there was an extremely vast land outside waiting for the people of the Ming Dynasty to reclaim it. Even though a big landlord like Zhang Kuang knew that moving out of the people would be harmful to his family, he was
A scholar who takes managing the family and governing the country as his mission, also insists that it can bring welfare to the people of the world, and that some small sacrifices of his family are nothing.
Taking advantage of Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang's excitement, Zhou Chong suddenly smiled and bowed: "Brother Minglun, Brother Fang Shi, now the natural disasters and man-made disasters in the Ming Dynasty are constantly coming, and land annexation is becoming more and more serious. People's lives are in a difficult situation. Although I am determined to
Those poor people moved out of the Ming Dynasty to give them a better life, but they were helpless and there was no one around them to help. I wonder if the two brothers would like to help me?"
Zhou Chong took the initiative to say that he wanted to invite Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang to serve as officials, which moved them very much. At the same time, he looked at Li Zheng next to him. He knew without guessing that it must be Li Zheng telling them their ambitions.
After Zhou Chong, he took the initiative to ask them to be helpers.
"Wenda, I believe you have learned about my ambitions with Brother Minglun from Shrike. After meeting the victims on the way to the exam, Brother Minglun and I couldn't sleep at night, and always wanted to do something for those victims.
What, but our ability is limited. Even if we exchange all the money we have for food, we can't save a few people. In addition, after the failure of the imperial examination, Brother Minglun and I felt that instead of wasting time and studying hard, we might as well take advantage of our youth.
Do more practical things, even if you are a minor official, you can do something for the victims within your ability!" Zhang Kuang said in a deep voice. Zheng Jing next to him nodded in agreement with his words.
It can be seen that when I saw those migrant victims on the road, Zhang Kuang and Zheng Jing were greatly touched, and even their outlook on life changed. Now I am determined to do some practical things for the victims.
Change seems to be a good thing in Zhou Chong's opinion. After all, most scholars in this era are buried in books, but they don't care about what happens around them, and they even don't understand the world. If such a person passes the Jinshi exam,
What can be done to the people?
"Okay! Since the two gentlemen are willing to serve as an official, then the three of us will work together to make a career for the world to see!" Zhou Chong said with great confidence, although Zhang Kuang and Zheng Jing are still just two scholars now
, they have no experience in governing, but they are still young. As long as they are given a few years of experience, they will definitely become their own good assistants in the future.
However, as soon as Zhou Chong finished speaking, he heard Li Zheng next to him say a little dissatisfied: "Don't just talk about yourself. After I pass the Jinshi, I will not take the Jinshi exam for the Luoshi. Then I will be with Brother Minglun,
Brother Fang Shi went to Wenda to be an official. I don’t want to miss such a thing that has been famous for all eternity!”
Hearing Li Zheng's volunteer words, Zhou Chong naturally dared not refuse, and promised to leave him a good position, but the premise is that Li Zheng wanted to pass the junior high school entrance examination in the next provincial examination, otherwise he would be the only one who is a scholar.
Once you become a minor official, although a minor official may be promoted to an official, you are only an eighth-rank master, so it is best to pass the exam for a juren.
Speaking of which, Zhou Chong was speechless about the rules in the Ming Dynasty officialdom. For example, he actually disdained the so-called backgrounds such as scholars, juren, and jinshi. In his opinion, a Jinshi may not necessarily be an official than a scholar.
Some nerds who passed the Jinshi exam were not even as good as a minor official. It was really unreliable to let these people lead the party, so they never know their origins when using people, as long as you have the ability to take on this position.
Just do it.
However, although Zhou Zhong didn't care about the background of the officials, he did not dare to speak these words openly, because now, the entire officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is mostly so-called Jinshi, and these people control the Ming Dynasty.
If Zhou Chong does not abide by the rules of the officialdom in every aspect, it will become difficult to move forward in the future. Even if he announces his true identity, it will be of no use. After all, the huge scholar class is not even Zhengde.
Dare to provoke easily.
Zhou Chong's purpose of finding Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang was achieved. At the same time, this also made Zheng Jing and his two minds give up and actively prepare to enter the Governor's Office to become officials. This matter is really nothing to Zhou Chong. Originally, he
The Governor's Office is short of people, and with his relationship with Zhengde, it is a trivial matter to recommend one or two sons as officials.
However, Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang both told Zhou Chong in advance that they did not want to be some leisure officials in the Governor's Office, but wanted to go to various counties in Taiwan to be some small officials at the bottom, such as the lord, the county magistrate, etc., so that they
It can better contact the people at the bottom and accumulate some experience in governance, so that it can better help Zhou Chong move the people in the future.
Chapter completed!