Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Of course, it was all obtained by them in exchange for their military exploits. Even Wei Zhongxian was afraid of their family.

This Zhang Shize was the last British Duke of Ming Dynasty, and he did not make any great contribution to Ming Dynasty.

But he didn't surrender to the enemy and seek glory when Ming Dynasty was at its most dangerous.

In less than a year in the hereditary British Duke, Li Zicheng broke through the capital and Zhang Shize died in battle, which can be regarded as a relatively unlucky British Duke.

I saw Zhang Shize was travel-stained, his face was dark, and even his clothes were a little disheveled. It seemed that he had suffered a lot along the way.

Zhu Youjian hurriedly got up and went forward to support Zhang Shize:

"Aiqing, get back on your feet quickly. You have worked hard all this way. Did something important happen to Daming?"

Zhang Shize is a landlubber. He boarded a boat from Fujian to Huangming Island, and then from Huangming Island to Luzon. He almost vomited to death during the journey.

Hearing the emperor's question, he suddenly forgot the hard work all the way, and said hastily:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, something happened in Daming, but it was not caused by human beings. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

It was not caused by man, that is to say, there was no turmoil that Zhu Youjian was worried about.

At this time, Zhu Youjian let go of his hanging heart, and immediately ordered Zhang Shize to be given a seat.

"Come here, give the British prince a seat."

"According to the purpose"

Jin Yiwei promised, and quickly brought a chair.

After Zhang Shize sat down, Zhu Youjian turned around and returned to the main seat and asked again: First release.tv. @@@m.tv.

British Duke, "What is it that made you travel all the way to Luzon?"

"Acts of God"

"Your Majesty, since you led your troops to the expedition, there hasn't been a drop of rain in the northwest of Daming, and the sweet potatoes, corn, and rice in the common people's fields have almost dried up.

The drought not only affects the food security in Northwest China, but also in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan and other places.

Mr. Sun Chuanting, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was at a loss and had already transferred a lot of food from the south of the Yangtze River to the north for disaster relief. "

"But the Han situation still hasn't eased, so I asked the minister to go to sea to find His Majesty, hoping that His Majesty can find a solution."

Zhu Youjian is a time traveler, of course he knows that this was caused by the Little Ice Age in the late Ming Dynasty.

drought?Is this God joking with Daming?

In winter, all rivers and lakes freeze, even the Yangtze River is rarely frozen, and the lowest temperature can reach minus 60 degrees.

Now that the cold has just ended, the severe drought has begun to wreak havoc in Daming again.

Fortunately, Daming has now captured Batavia and Luzon. The crops here are three times a year, and they can be sent to Daming for emergency.

Zhu Youjian thought for a while and said:

"Ai Qing, don't worry, there will always be a solution. I have decided to transfer food from Nanhai Province and Luzon back to the disaster relief."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shize hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, we have a large population, how much food can this tiny place produce?"

Zhu Youjian knew that Zhang Shize had just arrived and didn't know much about places like Luzon Batavia, so he laughed loudly and said:

"Haha, don't underestimate this place. They cook three seasons a year. As long as they don't take out, they can eat for two years."

Chapter 590

The Nanhai Province established by Ming Dynasty is very large, covering almost the entire territory of Indonesia in later generations.

The Protectorate of Malacca and Luzon also covers what is now Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as the entire territory of Singapore.

Ceylon is now the entire territory of Sri Lanka, and several places are not small.

Especially in the two new territories of Hainan Province and the Protectorate of Luzon, the rice production was very high at that time, at least much higher than that of Daming.

In addition, Taiwan's rice production is not low, and the agricultural products of these places can fully make up for the losses caused by the drought in the northwest of Ming Dynasty.

As for Jiangnan, Zhu Youjian knew that there was no need to worry about it, and there would be no serious drought in their southern region.

The food crisis that occurred in the late Ming Dynasty in history is not a big problem for Zhu Youjian.

Because he already has enough cards, if these are not enough to feed the people.

Then there are Myanmar and Annan, these two small countries are also rich in rice, you must know that they were once the territory of Ming Dynasty.

It shouldn't be a problem to buy grain from there now, if they don't even sell grain to Daming.

I'm sorry, Zhu Youjian will make it Da Ming's own territory as soon as possible, and you don't even need to buy it.

In order for the local people of Ming Dynasty to no longer go hungry, and for the stability and unity of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian didn't care about destroying a few more disobedient small countries.

As a time traveler, Zhu Youjian is very clear that these small countries are all white-eyed wolves, especially Annan, who is not worthy of sympathy at all.

It is only a matter of time before they are taken down. Once there is not enough food, the big deal is to unify them in advance. It is no big deal.

But the British Duke Zhang Shize didn't know this, he only knew that Batavia and Luzon were tiny places.

Hearing that the emperor said that the agricultural products here can be eaten by the people of Ming Dynasty for two years, the British prince directly kowtowed to Zhu Youjian on the ground.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, Daming will never repeat the same mistakes again, the Holy One is wise..."

As the British Duke of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Shize witnessed with his own eyes how the emperor put down the bandits and killed the Tartars.

He will never have the slightest doubt about Zhu Youjian's words.

In those years, there were bandits and refugees everywhere in Daming, and it was normal for people to starve to death.

Under the attack of the rogue bandits and the Eastern captives, the Daming country might collapse at any time.

Even the army of rogues has surrounded the capital layer by layer, and many ministers and gentry are secretly flirting with the rogues.

Seeing that the Daming Building was about to collapse, it was the emperor who suddenly showed his power to turn the tide.

Later, the emperor used extraordinary means to punish corrupt officials, abolished agricultural tax, levied commercial tax, and led the household department to grow sweet potatoes and corn.

Finally, with his unremitting efforts, Daming not only regained the lost land, but also allowed the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

In the past, military generals fought to defend their homes and the country, but they were not as powerful as the civil servant Qingliu, and their status was much lower than that of the civil servant.