Steel Dynasty - Chapter 988

[Chapter 981 Settlement Plan]

Qingzhou.

After waiting for two months, Zhu Sansi’s battle report finally made Xiao Ming’s heart drop. Although Zhu Sansi suffered some losses in Yaksa this time, he was safe in the end.

“This battle has exposed the weakness of our control over the Northeast region. This is not an option in the long run.”

Xiao Ming frowned deeply when he forwarded the battle report to Pang Yukun.

After briefly looking at the suggestions put forward by Zhu Sansi, Pang Yukun said: “This Zhu Sansi is brave and resourceful. The settlement of military camps and migrating people near Yaksa is indeed the key to solving the Northeast problem. It’s just a bitter cold place in the pass. Even if the people are not willing to go, what about the Siberian snowfields?”

Xiao Ming was also thinking about this issue during this time. He said to Pang Yukun: “Everyone in the world is interested in profit. If the people don’t want to go to Guandong, it is nothing more than a lack of profit. , In this case, we will create a circle of interests in Guandong. In this way, the people will go there on their own without the imperial court forcing them to move.”

“What does the emperor mean?” Pang Yukun seemed to have an idea in his mind.

“Fur trade!” Xiao Ming said thoughtfully.

Pang Yukun smiled. This was exactly what he had thought of. He said, “The emperor said that Tsarist Russia covets Guandong because of its rich fur resources. This shows that the interests are very attractive. I think the emperor’s move is really high.”

“This is just a matter of time.”

From the beginning, I will not only make the fur trade in Guandong prosper, but also crack down on Tsarist Russia’s fur trade in Europe. This fur trade is Tsarist Russia’s main business in Europe. “Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes.

These two Yaksa battles made Xiao Ming more wary of Tsarist Russia, and he wanted to curb the development of Tsarist Russia before it took shape.

This is not only for current strategic considerations, but also for future considerations. After all, no empire can last forever.

After him, who can lead the country of Chongqing to dominate the world?

“In this case, the lower official asked Li Kaiyuan to increase the price of furs, attract businessmen to Yaksa, and turn it into a trading post, thereby stimulating the development of this area.” Pang Yukun said.

Xiao Ming nodded. Now Pang Yukun is no longer the Pang Yukun who only read books about sages before. He has made some achievements in economy and industry.

Therefore, no matter what he said, the monarch and his ministers could always cooperate well.

“Remember, we are raising the price of furs from Siberia, not all furs. In addition, let the Chamber of Commerce establish an appraisal agency in Yaksa to register furs from Siberia and issue certificates to prevent anyone from cheating.” “

Yes, Your Majesty. “Pang Yukun wrote down what Xiao Ming said one by one.

“Besides this, there is another effective way. This is the incentive policy of canonizing nobles and granting land rewards. The cabinet can completely seal some lands of canonized nobles in Siberia and the Kanto region. In order to run their own manors, they must buy slaves to go there. “

This old minister has also thought about it. He is just worried that these nobles will be dissatisfied and have a gap with the emperor,” Pang Yukun said with some hesitation.

Xiao Ming shook his head helplessly. Pang Yukun’s flexibility was still a bit lacking. He said: “It’s very simple. You can lower the standard for rewards. In the past, you had to make major contributions, but now you only need small contributions. Anyway, Siberia is so big that it can’t be sealed completely, so there is no need to be stingy on this point. “

Siberia covers an area of 12 million square kilometers, which is almost twice the actual area controlled by the Great Chongqing Kingdom. Xiao Ming is not worried at all.

Pang Yukun has always disagreed with the land reward. After all, the old wealthy family has just been destroyed. This is like cultivating a new wealthy family. He said bluntly: “Your Majesty, I have always been worried that these promoted nobles will form another group to fight against the imperial court in the future.” Strength, this Siberia is far away from the center of the empire. If there are many more nobles, I am afraid that they will have the final say in Siberia in the future.”

“Even so, this is much better than being controlled by Tsarist Russia. In my opinion, there is no perfect policy. , Only policies that are suitable for the current actual situation, and the current policy of honorary nobles and remote land rewards are suitable for the expansion of Great Chongqing. Otherwise, who will manage the occupied land? “

Xiao Ming said word by word, from modern times? He fully understands the principle that government orders must change with the times. For example, during an economic crisis, the planned economy can effectively control the national economy to avoid a more serious collapse. However, after the crisis is resolved, the planned economy will restrict the development of the national economy.

It can be seen that when to adopt which policy depends entirely on the current situation.

Now the Great Chongqing needs to stimulate its citizens to expand overseas. Economic interests, honorary nobility and land enfeoffment will make this strategy easier to implement.

And Siberia is just one of them. Goryeo, Japan, Nanyang countries, Australia and other lands have been occupied one by one. He will continue to need people to settle and occupy it. Even if every person in the Chongqing country is given a piece of land, it is enough.

After a detailed explanation, Pang Yukun fell into deep thought again. He finally understood what Xiao Ming was thinking.

In fact, the emperor in front of him didn’t care about Siberia. The long-term hidden danger caused by the enfeoffment of these areas in Nanyang was only that these lands were occupied by the people of Chongqing.

Even if these regions become independent in the future, they will be of the same race and ethnicity, which is much better than establishing a country for the Europeans.

In fact, this idea is basically similar to Xiao Yuanzhi’s idea of enfeoffment. Xiao Ming’s idea is that even if they fight back and forth, this is just a family matter for the people of Dayu, and it is better than being dominated by other races.

“Since the Emperor thinks so, I have nothing to say.” Pang Yukun frowned.

Seeing that Pang Yukun was still a little worried, Xiao Ming walked to the map of Siberia and said, “Pang Chief Fu doesn’t need to worry too much. The honorary aristocracy is not the old enfeoffment system, and these areas still need to establish protective palaces. This is what I have prepared to do specially.” A military organization set up to supervise the various ethnic groups on the border. “

After hearing this, Pang Yukun slowly exhaled. Now his worries were suddenly solved. With this Protectorate, the imperial court would have absolute control over these places. of control.

“The old minister will draw up a list of names when he returns, and add the land of Siberia to their rewards.” Pang Yukun was full of energy.

“Well, in addition, you can count the number of prisoners in the prisons of Dayu. Those prisoners who can be exiled will be sent to Siberia. These people are all brave and ruthless people, so let them compete with the Tsarist Russians. Let’s take a moment.”

Pang Yukun was startled for a moment, then nodded. Today, Xiao Ming’s three plans have basically determined the way to expand externally.

(End of chapter)