Dominate the Country

Chen Ming lost a lot of weight. The flesh on the cheeks has lost weight.

First, I traveled thousands of miles to the northwest, stayed in Yili for such a long time, and then finally rushed to the pass. Because of the old lady's incident, I had to rush to Nanjing in the middle of winter, but I rushed a few times along the way. Thousands of miles away.

Then came the period of hot filial piety, and this was his 'real' grandma. With this departure, the traditional Chinese funeral ceremony and a lot of subsequent rules came into play.

Meat, wine, singing, dancing and entertainment are all prohibited, and even brightly colored clothes are not allowed.

The flesh on Chen Ming's body has not been restored.

But as soon as he took off his hot filial piety, it was not easy for him to eat big fish and meat immediately, and the weather was also hot, so Chen Ming couldn't eat too much meat.

What he is holding now is the "construction plan" handed over by his little brothers, along with the list of ministers and their resumes. The latter has already been accepted by Chen Ming, and the problem lies with the former.

Chen Ming made an agreement with them in Xi'an last year, asking them to draft it first and show it to Chen Ming. It’s spring!

As a result, the old lady died of illness.

This delayed Chen Ming's younger brothers a lot of time.

But in February, they still submitted the discount. Chen Ming only needed to have a general understanding of the list of ministers and their resumes and create a file.

In other words, Chen Ming can also see some of the political leanings and political tendencies of these little brothers from this.

Chen Ming mainly audits their construction plans, which must be communicated with the Ministry of Finance, because the power to allocate construction funds for the vassal state belongs to the Ministry of Finance, and the share is limited.

China's current fiscal revenue has increased, but China's spending base has also become larger and larger, and it can only take a small fiscal share to support the vassal state.

If the construction plan of these guys is finally finalized, Chen Ming will of course go to the cabinet and talk to the Ministry of Finance.

Do you want to obtain the most appropriate distribution plan and overall construction plan?

February was the first time that all these ‘plans’ were rejected by Chen Ming.

March was the second time, and only King Ju Chen's Zhezi was approved by Chen Ming. It is reported that Tanuma Yiji, who came to Japan from Japan, is now in mourning.

Tanuma Yiji has passed his position as lord of the Sagara domain to his eldest son Tanuma Yimitsu.

Although Tanuma Yiji cannot be regarded as a minister of Chen condolence, the name of Tanuma Yiji is not included in the list of ministers listed above. The latter is equivalent to a pure staff member to him.

Tanuma Yiji, who has been in charge of Japan for more than ten years, is undoubtedly a political creature, but there is no place for him in Japan.

Then, Tanuma Yiji, who was not yet seventy years old, was unwilling to sit at home and wait for death, so after being nudged by the Tokugawa family, he came to the Prince Ju's Mansion in Nanjing. Chen Xian is Tokugawa Ieharu's official son-in-law, and he is also Tokugawa Ieharu's biggest supporter in China.

He also hoped that his son-in-law's country of Ju could develop and grow, and then face Japan across the Pacific Ocean.

No matter what the political level of Tanuma Yiji is, he has been in charge of Japan for more than ten years and has been in politics for thirty years before that. Starting from taking on the role of a minor surname, he has been in Japanese officialdom for more than fifty years. What he thinks is quite good. Walk to. The mercantilism he advocated also appealed to Chen Ming.

Japan's development was not bad in the ten years before the great famine. Although Tanuma Yiji and his political ideas have various shortcomings, such as corruption problems, stubborn personality, and even stubbornness, and do not know how to adapt, they have indeed promoted the development of Japan.

It's just that little Japan's congenital defects and unlucky encounters in a disaster-prone period made his idea ultimately bankrupt.

But such a figure is still of great help to Chen Conn.

Chen Xian’s ‘assessment’ passed, but the ‘assessment’ of others is still continuing. This is the third time they have handed it over.

“Encourage agriculture, mulberry, commerce and industry, attach importance to education, strictly manage household registration, and open up speech..."

Except for the different footholds in their respective economic fields, the "thousands of words" in these excerpts are similar.

In contrast, the Memorial of Chen's Condolence, with the participation of Tanuma Yiji, was really more to his liking.

Chen Con did not dare to move forward, but they at least proposed the concept of a 'chamber of commerce' in the commercial field.

——It is not the kind of regional chamber of commerce initiated by wealthy private businessmen in China now, but a chamber of commerce with active public participation. This is a modified version of the 'Specialty Store' played by Tanuma Yiji in Japan.

Tanuma Yoshiji has been in power in Japan for more than ten years and has successively established monopoly chambers of commerce for iron, copper, lime, sulfur, ginseng and other items. After Tanuma Yiji stepped down, these chambers of commerce were also abolished.

But here in Chen condolence, he found a new breakthrough.

The Raw Silk Chamber of Commerce, the Cotton Chamber of Commerce, the Raw Rubber Chamber of Commerce, the Timber Chamber of Commerce, the Fur Chamber of Commerce, and the American Ginseng Chamber of Commerce not only control exports, but are also responsible for promoting the development of these industries. The emphasis is on raw silk, cotton, furs and wood.

Because raw silk, cotton, fur and wood are not only necessities for immigrants' lives, but also good raw materials, which are urgently needed by the mainland.

There are millions of bison in America, and the land and climate here are suitable for the growth of cotton. Silkworm seeds are not tea seeds, and they can be experimentally cultivated in America. If they succeed, it must be a big gold mine. There are also a large number of oak resources here. After the oak resources in Europe were cut down, the wild oak in America was the main source of oak wood needed by the British and French naval fleets.

The main way to promote the development of these four industries is to establish related joint farms/farms.

In the early days of the establishment of the vassal state, in order to better develop the agricultural economy, it is necessary to organically integrate the immigrants. They cannot be left to their nature, and all agricultural development must be carried out under the unified guidance of the government. At the same time, it is also necessary to guide traders engaged in commodity export business to allocate part of the latter's floating private funds to industrial development. Industries that are necessary and advanced should be protected and rewarded, such as reducing taxes and ensuring that they have sufficient funds-that is, ensuring that they can all survive.

The texts that explain these concepts are much more than empty principles and Chen Ming's appetite.

Chen Cong and Chen Zhe, the two youngest brothers of the current emperor, got on a carriage at the gate of the palace and went home. The two palaces were separated by an alley. Not only were they brothers close in rank, but they also lived in close neighborhoods.

However, in the fiefdom, the two could no longer be neighbors. Chen Cong's fiefdom was in Athens, which is Seattle in later generations. Chen Zhe's fiefdom was in the Gulf of Mexico, which is New Orleans.

Seattle is located in the middle of the North American coastline, on the Pacific coast, between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington in the later Lighthouse Country, with the Olympic Mountains to the west and Lake Washington to the east. There are rivers, forests and lakes everywhere, and it has a temperate marine climate. It is suitable for the growth of crops and the development of animal husbandry. Because of the tides, the fishery is also extremely developed.

It can be said that the development potential of this land is much greater than that of the Jiazhou Peninsula.

New Orleans is also a treasure land. It is the only highland at the mouth of the Mississippi River. It has a subtropical humid climate and is rich in sulfur, salt mines, wood, cotton, sugar cane, and rice.

One of these two locations is in the northwest corner of the Lighthouse Country, and the other is on the south coast of the Lighthouse Country.

Between Yatu and Hanjin, and between Hanjin and Tokyo, Chen Ming can at least squeeze in two sons. Therefore, in the future, the territories of Chen Cong and Chen Zhe really don’t match.

But this does not hinder the friendship between the two.

This time when they entered the palace, in addition to walking in front of the emperor, the two stayed in the Yanshou Palace. When they left the palace, the emperor’s reward also arrived. The things are not expensive, but they are still relatively rare at this time, lychees.

The early-ripening high-quality lychees in Lingnan were picked and rushed to Nanjing by the Ministry of Internal Affairs using a clipper ship. Taking advantage of the summer wind, the speed was faster than the fast horse that brought lychees to Yang Guifei.

They were kept in ice all the way, and when they entered the palace, the leaves were still green and dripping with water.

Chen Cong liked to eat lychees, and his legitimate wife Tokugawa also liked to eat them, but Chen Cong still said to Chen Zhe generously: "Two baskets for each family, just right for sharing."

Chen Zhe subconsciously declined: "No, Sixth Brother, this is a reward from my brother."

"How big is your appetite, Sixth Brother? Can you eat four baskets of lychees? Besides, this is not a rare thing that is rare in heaven and earth. Now I want to have the 'first bite'." Wait for half a month, when the good and medium-ripe lychees are ripe, this thing will be everywhere in Nanjing.

Now it is only used for consumption in the palace, not because of its value. It's just a clipper + a belly full of ice cubes, what's so rare? What is really rare is the early-ripening and high-taste lychees.

As for the bad-tasting lychees, even if it is the first bite of the year, it's meaningless to hand them over, right?

If you want to eat, wait for ten days or half a month. After the mid-ripening varieties of Lingnan are on the market, anyone with a little energy in Nanjing can eat fresh lychees.

This is synonymous with the luxurious life of Chinese dignitaries in Europe, but the actual cost is really not much. Following the summer wind, the speed of the clipper is so fast that it can make people stare.

Back in the mansion, Chen An asked people to unload the lychees and check if there are any bad or small ones. After picking them up again, he asked the eunuch who had served him since he was a child: "Which families in Nanjing have received rewards?" As long as fresh things enter the palace, the emperor has no habit of eating alone. Even the smallest things must be divided and given.

The eunuch had found this out long ago.

There are quite a few people in Nanjing who have received rewards, such as the bigwigs of the cabinet, those who have withdrawn from the cabinet, and those in the Grand Commander's Office. The emperor's confidants, such as Liu Wu, Chen Dawei, Shi Meng, etc., have all received rewards.

But among the brothers, only he got one. None of the emperor's princesses were left out, but among the princes, only the King of Luoyang got one.

Hearing this, although Chen An knew that this might be the emperor's trick, he was still very happy. This shows the importance of this status.

The royal family and the relatives and ministers outside the palace are not comparable. The emperor sitting in the palace now is very, very kind to the relatives and ministers, and he is also very pampered to his daughter, but he is a bit harsh to his sons and brothers.

Of course, no one would say that the emperor is treating his sons and brothers poorly. They would only say that the emperor is "sharpening" his sons and brothers.

"Send three portions to Yanshou Palace." All should be sent to the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and Chen Cong's mother. Even if they all have it, he still has to give his filial duty as a son.

He kept a plate of the rest for himself, and then gave it all to Tokugawa.

No matter how many lychees there are in a basket, it can't be divided like this. But this is necessary.