The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1852
[1852. Chapter 1762 The New Kingdom]
When Zhu Houzhao heard the words Huangjinzhou, his eyes suddenly lit up.
The emperor went there, but there was no news about the emperor for a long time.
Although there are occasional fleets returning from the Golden Continent, after all, the Golden Continent covers an area of thousands of miles. Even if the news is brought back, it may not be accurate. What’s more, the vast majority of the fleet don’t even know where the emperor is.
But Xu Jing is completely different. Xu Jing’s status is second to none in Golden Continent, and he will definitely have news.
Although Zhu Houzhao was occasionally unreliable, he was still very filial. At this time, he had the opportunity to know the news about his father, so he said excitedly: “Quick, summon him quickly.”
“Your Majesty, this slave also knows this, so I came to report to His Majesty quickly, but after Xu Jing arrived in Beijing, he went to see his mentor first. I am afraid that at this time, the master and the disciple are still reminiscing about the past. I think Xu Jing will be here soon.”
Zhu Houzhao will also come.
Xu Jing was not angry that he didn’t go to the palace immediately, but he was always impatient, so he clasped his hands behind his back and looked restless. He occasionally babbled without knowing what he was saying.
Xu Jing came back and arrived at Tianjin Port with a fleet.
In the past two years, he explored the waters around the Golden Continent and discovered dozens of islands. When he realized that all the way to the west of the Golden Continent was the west coast of Franji and Kunlun Continent, Xu Jing suddenly couldn’t help but choked up.
This means…the world has boundaries and exploration is endless.
Most of the originally blank world now appears on the map, and my life’s work has come to an end.
His feet were lame. This was the sequelae of being shot in the bare ankle by an arrow when the fleet was attacked by local natives of Golden Island!
The handsome face before was now replaced by a skinny, dark and sallow face.
Going to sea has become a daily routine for Xu Jing.
But every time he returned, his heart… still throbbed.
When he returned to the capital, Xu Jing got lost.
Every time he arrived at Fang Mansion, he could see that the scale of Fang Mansion continued to expand.
Countless pavilions and pavilions rise from the ground.
Fang Jifan personally greeted him every time, and then looked at the visitor with a confused expression.
Because…every time…Xu Jing changes too much.
“Teacher…” Xu Jing called out and bowed.
Fang Jifan sighed in his heart, this is the person he treats as his son. The separation lasted several years, and several years later, and now it is still several years, and now things have changed. It is really touching, and it makes Fang Jifan feel heartbroken.
“Come, come inside and talk.”
Fang Jifan was always strict with his disciples, which could even be described as harsh.
He did not tolerate the slightest shortcomings in his disciples, so it was difficult for the disciples to see their mentor treat him well. Except for Wang Shouren, most of the other disciples, when meeting Fang Jifan, were always a little trembling, like a frightened bird, afraid of not knowing when. He also dissatisfied his mentor.
But Fang Jifan sighed and then said something inside.
These were ordinary words, but Xu Jing suddenly burst into tears!
He couldn’t help but choked up. Finally, he found that his calloused hand was grabbed by his mentor. Xu Jing felt warm in his heart and quickly followed his mentor into the hall.
When Zhu Xiurong heard that Xu Jing was back, she went to the tea room to pour tea in person. She knew that Xu Jing was from Nanzhili, so she specially poured tea from Jiangnan!
Xu Jing hurriedly took the tea cup with sincerity and fear, stood up and bowed, made a big salute, and then carefully sat down.
Fang Jifan asked: “How about the Golden Continent?”
This is the question that Fang Jifan is most concerned about.
Huanghuangzhou and the Ming Dynasty are separated by thousands of miles, and the entire Fang Jifan family was sent away. This is certainly a sign of Fang Jifan’s high integrity, and he will never allow any of his relatives from the same clan to dominate the Ming Dynasty in the name of Fang Jifan. Opportunity. At the same time… I also took this opportunity to manage Golden Continent and forge ahead for the survival of the nation.
Fang Jifan once clearly told the world that unless the Fang family sheds the last drop of blood, the old Fang family will never give up Golden Continent. If any ethnic group wants to step into the Golden Continent, it must step on the corpses of millions of members of the Fang family, and it must be arranged neatly, and no one can be missing.
Xu Jingdao: “Master is sitting there, and there is nothing wrong for the time being. It’s just that there is still a serious shortage of talents in all aspects. Qilu’s fiefdom is near the five great lakes, with hundreds of thousands of miles of enclosure. Junior Brother Zhengqing, now, has practiced for two The soldiers and horses of the guards are there. The Fang family mainly gathers in three towns, one is near the port, and this port is named Qingdao. There, the largest port in Golden Continent has almost taken shape, and every year from Daming Countless supplies were imported to that port. As for other places, although there were ports, the sea nearby was not peaceful after all. The princes of other clans had to rely on the port of Qilu to import goods shipped from the Ming Dynasty. To meet the needs.”
Xu Jing paused, he knew everything about Huangjinzhou.
“Secondly, there is the new Linzi City near the Five Great Lakes. However, in Huanghuangzhou, people are accustomed to calling it Linzi. This city occupies the most fertile land, and the nearby large lake really nourishes people. Back then, , Master Shigong recruited immigrants from the Fang family to open up the land, and all those who opened up wasteland were allowed to hold thousands of acres of land for their own use. “
When they arrived at Huangjinzhou, they were given thousands of acres of land, and the land there was. It is the most fertile. Once it is opened up, its grain production will be even more fertile than the land in the south of the Yangtze River.
Think about it…it’s really exciting.
You must know that during this period, in the relatively prosperous Jiangnan area, the average land per person for a family was only ten acres, which was a hundred times different.
If you own a thousand acres of fertile land, before rent-free at Xishan Bank, you are enough to become a landlord in the south of the Yangtze River. If it lasts for several generations and no family falls into decline, then you can be considered a gentry family.
Fang Jifan couldn’t help but sigh, and began to think in his heart, why not use this as a selling point to fool… no, recruit more immigrants to go to Golden Continent?
It seems that the only thing that attracts the people of Ming Dynasty is land.
Xu Jing continued: “Nowadays, there are hundreds of millions of acres of newly reclaimed land in Linzi, which can be said to be connected by vast distances. However… because of limited manpower, there is a huge demand for cattle. In addition, The farming method is a bit rough, and the yield per mu is not as good as the output produced by intensive cultivation in Jiangnan. It would be good.”
Fang Jifan was happy: “If you have a thousand acres of land as a teacher, it will be good.
Not farming intensively, farming intensively, is a poor thing. Just like a poor family, they always spend their money carefully, and they would like to spend it in two halves, but the wealthy people don’t care. “
Xu Jing said with emotion: “My mentor. To be honest, a teacher is like an immigrant. Once you have enough land, you don’t care about those things…”
Fang Jifan corrected him: “My teacher is the poor one. If you don’t give me a head, you don’t even know how poor my teacher is. . Okay, go on.”
Fang Jifan looked very sincere.
Xu Jing: “…”
After a pause, Xu Jing continued: “Most of these grains are transported to another city. This city is called Xinqufu. This city is located at the intersection of several rivers and is close to Nanhu, the largest city, has extremely convenient transportation. The construction of the first railway in Huangjinzhou was started from here according to the plan proposed by Master. There are a large number of craftsmen in this city. Due to the large amount of agricultural demand, the requirements for agricultural tools are extremely high. Sir, think about it, the immigrants have a lot of land, so they hope to use animals to replace manpower and use the best agricultural tools to save energy. This is not like the Ming Dynasty. The farmers in the Ming Dynasty only have so much land. If they are specialized. It’s not worth raising a farm cow to buy expensive new farm tools for several acres of land. But in Qilu, such demand is huge. The immigrants just want to sell grain or other agricultural products. To buy the best farm tools, there is a huge demand for smelting and iron tools. Fortunately, a large number of coal mines have been discovered nearby…”
“Teacher…” Xu Jing couldn’t help but sigh: “In any case, this Golden Continent is truly heavenly. The chosen land is not only fertile and fertile, it is also extremely rich in minerals. Most of these coal mines are in shallow depths, so the cost of digging is very low and requires no effort. Moreover, the surrounding areas are mostly plains and there are no rugged mountain roads, but they are not like this. Like the Ming Dynasty, it is easy to dig out some minerals, but it is difficult to transport them out. “
“New Qufu was built based on the endless supply of minerals nearby, and because of the extremely high demand. After absorbing a large number of craftsmen and engineering knowledge from the Ming Dynasty, many workshops have been built to continuously supply the Golden Continent.” Fang Jifan
said
in surprise: “Supply the entire Golden Continent?”
, Xu Jing sighed again: “My mentor didn’t know something. Although Huangjinzhou has countless feudal kingdoms, but… most of the clans have brought thousands of families with them, but after all, they are not large in scale. Some clans, It is actually not as good as the nearby native tribes. The clan members are used to enjoying themselves and are willing to fight through thorns and thorns there. Some are afraid of being attacked by the natives. Some are unable to attract immigrants. There is countless land, but they can only stay there. They couldn’t bear it anymore, so they simply took their families and ran away to Linzi, Qingdao, or Qufu. In their opinion, these three places were where the population gathered. They recruited a large number of soldiers and horses, and gradually the industry and commerce began to flourish. , you can enjoy almost everything you can enjoy in the Ming Dynasty, it is safe and comfortable, which is certainly much better than living in your own feudal country without security.”
“There are also some clans that don’t know how to operate, even if they don’t know how to operate. They are sitting on a good place, but in the end it is just a waste. Many of them are completely unruly and are very harsh towards merchants who cross the border. If things go on like this, there will be no merchants to exchange what they have. It only takes a few years. After a while, it fell into decline.”
(End of this chapter)
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