"There are too many soldiers in Liaodong? What about North Korea and Japan?" Feng Ziying asked back: "North Korea and the Jurchens in Jianzhou have been flirting with each other, and it is unclear how they are colluding. On the Japanese side, the disaster of the Imjin Japanese Rebellion is still vivid. Although the shogun has been changed now, But its ambitions have never faded, and now they are dying down just because the internal troubles have not been completely quelled. What’s more, now that the Xiyi Red-haired Fans have established a foothold in Nanyang, they are penetrating Japan, and it is not a lie to encroach on the coast of our country..."
Feng Ziying’s **** immediately moved up to where she was sitting, making Chai Ke and others smile.
This is a qualified cabinet minister.
“Ziying, are you being a bit alarmist?” Han Xu frowned, “You should know the difficulties in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Don’t complain about poverty in front of you because of those warriors, and you will become soft-hearted.”
"That's not the case, Lord Yu." Feng Ziying shook her head, "Yes, the army is indeed used to defend against foreign enemies and quell internal troubles. Now it seems that the Great Zhou Dynasty is also peaceful both internally and externally, but if one does not have long-term worries, he will have immediate worries. If he does not plan ahead, You will definitely regret it in the future, not to mention one point that was mentioned in the previous cabinet deliberations, that is, the situation of large population and small land and dense population has become increasingly apparent in various places, and it is necessary to make early plans. This point has been made since Yuan Xi The first year to the 30th year of Yuanxi can be regarded as one stage, and the period from the 30th year of Yuanxi to the present fifth year of Wantong is another stage,..."
It was just a casual chat before the big court meeting. Everyone knew that Feng Ziying's knowledge was unique, not to mention that this was his first big court meeting after becoming a bachelor.
Even if it is a private chat among a group of people, it is still a public appearance. There must be convincing insights, so everyone is interested and listens attentively.
"In both stages, I made a careful statistics. It may not be absolutely accurate, but it is close to ten. ... In the first year of Yuanxi, the number of households according to the Ministry of Household Statistics was about 13 million, or about 4,100. Millions of people, but everyone knows that there are a lot of people living in hiding here. According to the practice between the DPRK and China, the number of living in hiding should account for about 30% of the statistical population. In other words, the actual population of Dazhou is about 53 million people. In the 30th year of Yuanxi, the number of households counted by the Ministry of Household Affairs has reached 19 million households and 63 million people..."
The Zhou Dynasty had a strict household division system. Except for the eldest son, all other children who were married at the age of fourteen but less than eighteen years old were automatically divided into families. Those who were over eighteen years old and not yet married had the same separate households.
"..., by the fifth year of Wantong, which is this year, well, it should be counted as last year's count, the number of households in Dazhou has increased to 28 million households and 85 million people. Please remember, this is a household According to statistics from the Ministry of Human Resources, the actual population is already around 110 million. In other words, in the sixty years from the first year of Yuanxi to the fourth year of Wantong, the population of our dynasty has increased by more than one and a half times. Or because from the Yonglong period to the Wantong period, there have been constant rebellions and wars in the country. If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, I believe that it will be doubled..."
Feng Ziying’s words did not cause much controversy, because these data are not fictitious, but come from the Ministry of Household Affairs. It can even be said that this is a slightly conservative estimate.
Chai Kejiu, Gu Bingqian, and Huang Ruliang have discussed it and believe that the population of Dazhou has actually exceeded 120 million people, and the estimate of the number of hidden households is a relatively conservative estimate.
“So you have always advocated the expansion of immigrants to Liaodong, the Western Regions, Dongfan, Ezo and Nanyang?” Chai Ke asked with a smile.
"This alone is not enough." Feng Ziying shook her head, "The conditions in Liaodong and Dongfan are pretty good. I have calculated that Liaodong can accommodate a population of 10 million, or even 15 million, and Dongfan can accommodate a population of 10 million. In the current situation, it is enough to accommodate three to five million people. However, the Western Regions, Ezo, and Nanyang are, firstly, far away from each other, with inconvenient transportation, and too far from the central area of our country. Secondly, the basic conditions are too poor, and they need to be cultivated. , the investment is huge and takes a long time. The third is to relocate the people of our country to a place where the conditions are not good enough, especially places where safety is not guaranteed..."
Hearing Feng Ziying's tone of voice become even more serious when he mentioned that safety could not be guaranteed, everyone roughly understood what Feng Ziying meant. The army should go to the front as the vanguard of reclamation.
"Ziying, you mean that the scope of the Liaodong Army's jurisdiction will be expanded, um, to the territorial boundaries of the former Mingnuergandusi?" Han Xu interjected.
"Not only Nurgandusi, but also the Mongolian tribes going further in should be considered. Of course, I don't mean to start a war against the Chahar people, but it can be done through subtle trade methods. It is best to infiltrate and infiltrate to achieve the surrender of the Chahar people, but when giving sweets to eat, we must also hide a big stick behind our backs. We must maintain overwhelming force against the Chahar people to facilitate inspection. When the Harr people jump over the wall in a hurry, they can knock them down and destroy them at any time..."
The Mongols are indeed a topic that cannot be avoided, the Chahar people, and the Inner Khalkha people who are now gaining momentum. Although Feng Ziying mentioned using trade to bind them, or infiltrate them, there is no necessary force to guarantee them. , it will become the situation of the former Song Dynasty under the situation of the Chanyuan Alliance, which is unacceptable to the current ministers.
Feng Ziying did not advocate immediate war against the Mongols, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Once a war is really going to start against the Mongols, it means that the Ministry of Revenue will be in crisis again in three to five years. The Mongols are wider and deeper than the Jianzhou Jurchens, although their organizational and mobilization capabilities are far inferior to the Jianzhou Jurchens.
"The military should serve as the ax for the imperial court to expand outward and overcome obstacles, and it should also become a strong backing to support people's migration safety and ensure their safety. It may be able to adjust its direction, but I don't think the military will be able to do so as the population continues to grow. It needs to be reduced. On this point, I will give a detailed explanation at the court meeting, and this also has a lot to do with the changing domestic industrial and commercial landscape..." (End of this chapter)