My Daming New Empire

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Even at the end of the investigation, it may be found that there are still doubts about who the planner is.

So Zhu Zhanji didn't give them a chance to distinguish at all, and directly asked them to spend [-] labor to go to Sumatra to mine oil.

Moreover, this time is different.In the past, when Ming conscripted North Korea and Dongpu labor, they would give some benefits to the royal family, and then give the rest to individuals.

But this time, Ming Dynasty will not give them any benefits, and will only increase the remuneration of North Korean labor accordingly.

So I got the news that just after the new year, the king and Uncle Wang hurriedly came to Yingtian Mansion to express their loyalty.

Does Zhu Zhanji need their loyalty?unnecessary!Otherwise, Zhu Zhanji would not have refused when Li Hongwei joined the whole country and wanted to become a citizen of Ming Dynasty.

North Korea has many mountains and little land, and has a large population. Every poor family does not even have a pot.

If these people become a burden to Daming, the standard of living of ordinary people in Daming will drop by a notch.

Therefore, it is the last word to only use meager rewards in exchange for their people to create value and then benefit the people of Ming Dynasty.

Regardless of whether the Koreans or the Dongying people, to become Ming people, they must first accept the exploitation of Ming Dynasty, and after survival of the fittest, only the elite can become Ming people.

As long as Zhu Zhanji does not cut off this talent channel, Koreans and Dongying people will voluntarily accept this kind of exploitation and selection, and fight for it.

Even the king of North Korea wants to be the Duke of Daming, not to mention how much the common people envy the common people of Daming.

On the dragon chair on the high platform, Zhu Zhanji once again rejected Li Hongwei's proposal to join Daming, saying: "Most Korean people today can't speak Ming, and only ministers of civil and military can write, so only ministers can meet the naturalization standards. But North Korea Wouldn't it be a mess to leave them, so we won't want it until the North Korean people can speak the Ming language."

"Your Majesty, the Korean people are suffering, and I hope that your Majesty will show mercy."

Zhu Zhanji said: "No matter how difficult it is, it is not the reason for you to try to steal our technology. I am in a good mood and I don't want to argue with you. However, I advise you to read more about the Patent Law and the Intellectual Property Protection Law. Otherwise, you will face problems in the future." My army, if you talk about grievances, I will not soften my heart."

Li Hongwei knelt on the ground and got up, crying and said: "Your Majesty, North Korea's national power is now weak. Over the years, it has contributed more than 50 labors to China. Now the domestic people are lacking, and even women have to go to work in the fields. This time, three Thousands of people are strong, but they can't do what they want!"

Zhu Zhanji's face became serious, and he said sharply: "Your North Korean population is nearly ten million, and there are four to five million males. Even if the elderly and children are removed, there are still two to three million. Are you telling me that there is no one?"

Li Hongwei didn't dare to say any more, so he could only bow his head and cry.

In fact, Zhu Zhanji is very clear that he has indeed made North Korea miserable now.Although the number of North Koreans he has transferred over the years is less than 50, there are quite a few North Koreans who fled to Daming territory.

These people would rather go to a place of bitter cold like Tunguska than stay in North Korea.

More importantly, the people Zhu Zhanji wants must be young people, that is, between the ages of 16 and 25.

And the absence of these people has caused huge changes in North Korea's population structure. Now the number of children is decreasing and the number of elderly is increasing. They can't see the future at all.

Zhu Zhanji pretended to sigh with compassion and said: "I also understand your difficulties in North Korea. After this conscription order, within five years, I will no longer recruit Minzhuang."

Li Hongwei kowtowed and said, "Xiao Wang, thank you Your Majesty!"

North Korea is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and the king needs to be canonized by the Ming Emperor.Moreover, the vassal king is even lower than the prince, and is on the same level as the county king.Li Hongwei claimed that the little king was more able to express intimacy than the foreign ministers and foreign kings.

Zhu Zhanji was aware of his small thoughts, thinking that he should give them some benefits if he cheated them so hard. "The Black Sheep Dynasty has donated ten [-]-year-old girls every year. There are already enough women in the palace. I specially reward each of you with one. From now on, you should work hard and don't have the heart of disobedience."

Both Li Hongwei and Li Yu hurriedly bowed down: "Xiao Wang dare not..."

Arab girls are not unusual for Zhu Zhanji, but for North Koreans, they are relatively rare.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanji's reward has different meanings. This woman can be used as a talisman when she returns to North Korea.

At this time, Li Yu did not have the momentum of Uncle Wang. In front of Zhu Zhanji, he kept a very low profile and followed Li Hongwei's footsteps.

He was particularly annoyed by the gloomy look of this guy, but in order to add another opponent to Li Hongwei and keep North Korea in chaos, let him go for now.

At noon, Zhu Zhanji left the two of them to have lunch, which was another great honor for them.One meal, so that they don't feel very distressed about contributing [-] labor.

After lunch, the Ministry of National Defense forwarded Hu Shun's telegram. Originally, in order to save costs, the general telegrams were only a few words.

But this time, Hu Shun wrote a full two hundred words, describing Zheng Hong's disobedience in detail.

After Zhu Zhanji read the telegram, he ordered: "Take out all Hu Shun's report telegrams in the past, and see if he is selfish in this matter. Secondly, order the Secretary of General Administration and the Department of Counseling and Information to investigate the whole story separately and report within two days. Come up. Then, report the other nobles and generals of the Hezhong Governor's Mansion."

The Governor's Mansion in Hezhong is the west gate of the empire. Although the Zheng family has been stationed there for three generations, Zhu Zhanji has not lost control of it.

Zhu Zhanji believed that Zheng Hong had some selfish intentions, but Zhu Zhanji didn't believe that he had a heart of disobedience.

What's more, a duke and a governor of an empire cannot be brought down casually with just a few words from a staff officer.

Even if Zheng Hong really has the heart of disobedience, he can't encourage the subordinates to commit crimes.Otherwise, the future rules will be messed up.

This Hu Shun, if he really has a public heart, it's okay, but if he has a personal grudge with Zheng Hong and avenges his personal revenge publicly, then he can't stay.

In the afternoon, Zhu Zhanji participated in the industry conference of the silk guild of the orthodox 40-year-old Ming Dynasty.

Nowadays, all walks of life in Ming Dynasty have their own guilds as long as they are large-scale, such as silk, tea, porcelain and so on.

Except for a few guilds such as the Iron and Steel Guild, which are still controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, most of the other guilds have been released from control. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is only responsible for supervision and restraint, and does not participate in specific operations and influence.

This transformation from a planned economy to a market economy allows the market to self-regulate. Although some industry overlords will be born, as long as the imperial court can control the balance, it will be conducive to the development of the industry.

If you really want the Ministry of Internal Affairs to worry about and participate in everything, it will only put shackles on the development of the industry.

For industries that do not involve national security, it is better for the country to let go, as long as they don't get out of control and don't get chaotic.

In this country with the official system, no matter how big a businessman is, no matter how big an industry overlord is, it cannot be worth a word from the emperor.

Of course, because of these liberalizations, there have been many cases of government-business collusion in various places, especially some officials have directly participated in commercial activities, which has caused the market to lose some fairness.

But at the same time, although the noble class is not qualified to participate in the formulation of industry rules, it has the power to participate in trade, so they have formed an upstream and downstream relationship with the official class.

Today's Ministry of Internal Affairs is like the Ministry of Commerce of Ming Dynasty, but it is also responsible for the management of minerals, oil, etc., and commercial banks are controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, directly under the scope of royal power.

In the downstream industry, civil servants and ordinary merchants are mainly responsible for the production link, while the noble class and the merchant class they control are responsible for the trade link.

The two parties compromised and contained each other, coupled with the adjustment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so the current balance can still be maintained.

These businessmen were not shocked by Zhu Zhanji's participation, because Zhu Zhanji has often attended various business guilds in order to encourage industrial development over the past few decades.

Moreover, some merchants who have contributed are selected every year, and craftsmen award them the title of Honorary Lord.

Although today's Ming Dynasty is not considered to be full of honors, in the eyes of ordinary people, some low-level officials, honors, are not so deterrent.

As long as many people are self-motivated, they muster their spirits and strive to join this rank.

What must be mentioned here is the popularization of education.

In the first year of Zhengtong, Zhu Zhanji officially promulgated the "Daming Compulsory Education Law" in the first year of his official administration.

This set of regulations stipulates that all citizens of Ming Dynasty, regardless of gender, have the right to receive education, and government-run schools for boys and girls have been opened in various places.

Daming children between the ages of six and eight will start school for free and receive three years of compulsory education.