Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

As for the change of the household registration system, the most important thing is the abolition of the divisional registration system of the previous Ming Dynasty, that is, the household registration of craftsmen, merchants, etc., were all abolished.

All people, whether scholars, farmers or artisans, are all equal.

Up to now, only the military household registration has not been abolished.

The military household registration, of course, has historical reasons.

Just like today's Daheng, it still retains the military system of the coexistence of battalions and guards in the former Ming Dynasty.

There is only one reason for this. The unified world is still unstable. In addition, the Southwest, the important border area of ​​North Korea, is still difficult to maintain peace, and the northwest and northern grasslands still have great enemies.

The world is too vast, and there are too many places to defend.

Today's Daheng, including the navy, has a recorded army of 120 million.

And if these more than 120 million troops were all full-time war battalions, the imperial court's finances would simply not be able to afford them.

Not to mention, there are already local inspections and tax inspections, the two major forces.

As for the battalions recorded in the book, except for the 15th regiment of the Beijing Army, about [-] soldiers, and the nine guards of the Imperial Army, about [-] soldiers.

Liao Province, North Korea, Northwest, Southwest Frontier, and Northern Frontier Town, so many places, the total is less than [-] battalions, plus several major naval forces that have expanded and ordered about [-] soldiers.

In other words, of the 120 million troops, only 40 of them are full-time battalions who need money and food allocated by the court.

Among them, there are 80 troops, all of whom are self-sufficient guards who do not need the money and food allocated by the imperial court to guard the border and cultivate themselves.

Every soldier of the guard means a family, and 80 soldiers of the guard mean 80 households and millions of people.

And for all of this, the imperial court had to pay very little. In the first few years when Daheng was first established, these guards not only did not need the imperial court to allocate money and food every year, but also handed over vital food for reclamation to the imperial court.

These turned over, until the end of the fourth year of Zhaowu, the emperor did not cancel them.

It is completely conceivable that without these 80 guards and soldiers, Daheng's financial pressure would be terrible if it relied on battalions to guard the border.

Of course, although the military household system still exists, in order to change the low status of military households, the emperor also arranges money, silver and materials every year during festivals, and specially distributes subsidies to the guards.

This can be regarded as the greatest concern that the emperor can give to the soldiers of the guard under the current harsh financial situation.

It is obvious that military households are in the army and in the border areas, and they will not affect the world. After the household registration division of the people is abolished, coupled with the prosperity of commerce, the population flow brought about will naturally increase the population of the capital.

After all, it is impossible for the capital of a country to keep its own people out, but no matter what, it is obvious that a sudden increase in the population of a city will inevitably bring about huge population pressure.

Food, clothing, housing, roads... everything needs to be solved and planned.

Amidst the wind and snow, a carriage convoy was slowly moving forward on the street, and the emperor, the chief minister of the cabinet Liu Qiyuan, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry Hong Chengchou were also sitting in the carriages in the convoy.

White snow piled up on the eaves on both sides of the street, making it dazzling. On the street, there was an endless stream of pedestrians and vehicles. Under trampling, the turbid sewage soaked the snow, which was obviously quite messy.

The Son of Heaven silently watched the scene outside the window. The increase in population brought about more prosperity on the streets. Of course, the mess would inevitably appear.

The carriage moved forward, and the scenery of the capital slowly came into the eyes of the emperor. When the carriage entered the east district of the capital, the speed of the carriage suddenly slowed down a lot. It is also obviously a little less prosperous, and a little more real hustle and bustle.

With just this slight change, the emperor knew that the destination of this trip's microservice private visit had arrived.

The development of any place follows the changes of the world environment.

The same is true of the capital.

Strictly speaking, this capital is not the first choice for a farming nation.

Since ancient times, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, the choice of capitals has always been in fertile land.

It is a capital city that integrates military, politics, and agricultural economy, and it has been the first choice for all dynasties.

However, following the east-west situation since ancient times, since the Jin Dynasty traveled southwards and drove the development of Jiangnan, the east-west situation has evolved into a north-south situation.

The prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River has also become the first choice for the capital.

Since the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty entered the Central Plains, and the grassland peoples entered the Central Plains, it is naturally impossible to leave their old nests alone and go to the south of the Yangtze River to establish their capital.

Therefore, Beijing, a city that was not an agricultural center but was close to the grasslands, became the capital of Yuan Dynasty.

But in this way, if it is not an agricultural center, it means that the existence of the capital city, the center of politics and military affairs, brings a huge population, so that the capital city cannot be self-sufficient at all.

That is to say, the politics and military affairs of the capital need blood transfusions from other agricultural centers.

Such a capital is obviously not in line with the primary element of ruling the world.

After all, since ancient times, there have been strong centers and weak places.

In the era of inconvenient transportation and communication, the center occupies the center of agriculture, so it can use the rich agriculture to support the powerful army of the center, and then weaken the local area with deterrence, thus forming a situation where the center is strong and the local area is weak.

The fundamental reason for the saying that the one who wins Guanzhong wins the world has been spread since ancient times is the unique wealth of Guanzhong and the superior terrain in Guanzhong that only needs to guard the key points.

It is obviously not a long-term solution to lose the focus of agriculture and be subject to local political and military capitals.

After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty took Nanjing as its capital as a matter of course, a capital integrating military politics and economy.

Obviously, Emperor Yongle moved the capital to Beijing, and there were many disadvantages.

Daheng inherited the Ming Dynasty and established, and this disadvantage was naturally inherited.

At the beginning of the founding of Daheng, the water transportation was cut off by the Jiangnan rebellion, and the inability to control the lifeline of agriculture clearly explained the horror that the capital, the military and political center, did not radiate to the agricultural economic center.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was clearly wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, but they could not make use of it. The reason, on the one hand, was that the political and military center could not directly control the economic center, allowing local forces to control the agricultural and economic lifeline of the central government. There are obviously reasons for this as well.

But obviously, Ming's strategy of Southern Zhili had little effect.

Although the Son of Heaven has the idea of ​​moving the capital, it is obvious that the conditions for moving the capital must not be met now, or even for a long time in the future.

After all, the foundation of the Son of Heaven lies in the North, and Daheng's great enemy also lies outside the North.

If these two problems are not resolved, Daheng will never be able to move the capital, and the emperor can only bite the bullet to solve the ills that the capital cannot directly control the economic powerhouse.

Such as the development of Liao Province, the abolition of the sea ban, the opening of maritime trade, such as the prosperity of commerce...

These reasons are also the direct reasons for the sudden increase in the population of the capital.

Business is inseparable from rivers and seas.

The lifeblood of the capital is also inseparable from the river and the sea.

Merchant ships went to the capital via the sea and canals, and sea and water transport also went to the capital via the sea and canals.

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, from Jiangnan to Tongzhou, by sea, from Jiangnan Haijiang City Bosi to Tianjin Bosi, and then from Tianjin Bosi along the North Canal section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to Tongzhou.

Regardless of whether it is sea transportation or water transportation, it is ultimately in Tongzhou, directly to the moat of the capital through the Tonghui River, and the wharf is located in the east of the capital.

Obviously, the changes in the world's business environment will eventually be reflected in the Dongcheng District of the capital.

The most direct response to the changes in the capital's environment is also in this Dongcheng District.

This is also the purpose of the emperor's trip. The paper is always superficial. The emperor always believes what he sees and hears with his own eyes...

Chapter 652 The Capital City

"The repair of the North Canal and Tonghui River, according to the repair plan, is mainly divided into two parts: clearing the river silt and widening the river..."

"A total of more than 1000 craftsmen and nearly [-] refugees were mobilized successively. The construction was completed at the end of August last year."

"It's just that there have been droughts in recent years, and the water level in the canal is not high, making it difficult for large river boats to navigate. Therefore, most of the canal boats are small and medium-sized river boats."

"After the shipping side arrives in Tianjin, it will be changed to a river boat at Tianjin Port..."

"The cement official road from Beijing to Tongzhou, Tongzhou to Tianjin has also been completed..."

On the tower of the east city of the capital, Hong Chengchou slowly reported to the emperor. The emperor was wearing a fox fur, and his gaze was fixed on the Dongcheng wharf in the snow for a long time.

At the end of the river, there is a large lake dug artificially, and the wharf is in the lake. The folks call it Jishuitan. In today's Daheng, it is named Baichuan Lake, which means that the sea accommodates all rivers.

Baichuan Lake was expanded in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, as well as repaired and expanded by Daheng. The lake already covers an area of ​​nearly [-] mu. However, the water level of the lake has dropped a lot due to drought and little rain these years.

But obviously, as long as the lake is not dried up, Baichuan Lake, which is the end point of the river and sea transportation of the capital's lifeline, cannot decline.

Now that winter is coming, the sky is full of wind and snow, but there are still an endless stream of boats on the lake.

There are even two river naval battalions stationed in this Baichuan Lake. During this harsh winter, they swim around the lake day and night every day to ensure that the main waterway does not freeze.

There is an endless stream of boats on the lake, and the hustle and bustle on the pier is abnormal. There are business travelers from all over the place, people living at the pier, officials and soldiers on patrol, and an endless stream of carriages...

Everything in the north and south is mostly gathered in this Baichuan Lake, which affects every aspect of the capital.

The sudden increase in the population of the capital city, or the growing prosperity in recent years, all stemmed from this.

And this place can also be said to be the lifeblood of the capital.

A slight fluctuation will affect all aspects of the capital.

A non-agricultural center of gravity, and it is still on the outskirts, and it can even be said to be a capital city in a desolate place. In many aspects, it has to rely on transportation from other places for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Such an important place is naturally an important place to guard against.

In addition to the two Jianghe navy battalions in Baichuan Lake, the Fenyong Battalion of the Beijing Army and the Habayashi Zuowei of the Imperial Army are stationed near Baichuan Lake.

The Baichuan Lake leads to the Tonghui River in Tongzhou, and the North Canal from Tongzhou to Tianjin is also heavily guarded along the way.

Looking around, the emperor's gaze was also fixed on the low shantytowns on both sides of the Baichuan Lake wharf.

The design of the city is doomed to the population carrying capacity of a city, which is limited to a limit by the city wall.

And the increasingly prosperous prosperity is destined to increase the population, and the city cannot bear it, thus forming a shantytown that gathers an unknown number of low-level people.

"Here, are there any demographics?"

The emperor withdrew his gaze and looked at Liu Qiyuan.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the shantytowns here are mainly the people who work here in the nearby counties and the capital, as well as business travelers from various places, and the people who fled from various places during the natural disasters in the past few years."

"There are about 10 people in total. The scale is too large and difficult to handle. In addition, this shantytown has been stabilized and has its own order..."

"In other words, the nearly 10 people are not included in the population of the capital?"

The emperor asked again.

"Your Majesty is wise."

The emperor's child hole has shrunk, and with the addition of these 10 people, the population of the capital may be going to millions.

A city with a population of one million, even in later generations, can be considered a big city.

Not to mention a capital city that needs support from other places in every aspect.

Undoubtedly, the sudden increase in the population of this capital city has brought about increasingly terrifying supply pressure.

Clothing, food, housing, and transportation, a person's existence involves all aspects of existence, but the capital is a place where it is difficult to be self-sufficient in even the most basic food.

And the most important thing is, not only the capital city, but also the whole north.

But the root of this problem lies in Daheng itself.

Since ancient times, the repeated dynastic changes often mean that the land's carrying capacity has reached its limit, and it can no longer support people, so there is bloody dynastic change.

The wars caused by the change of dynasty not only mean the reshuffle of order, but also a natural population extinction!

Wars inevitably mean countless casualties, and disorderly wars will inevitably cause great damage to the people.

After the war, the population decreased and the land became empty, which was the beginning of the great rule.

However, Daheng stood up following the Ming Dynasty, and with a strong army, forcibly suppressed the war that should have lasted for decades. In a short period of time, the chaos ended and turned into a great order.

This means that the population that was supposed to decrease sharply has not decreased too much. Even if the tax land is reformed, the carrying capacity of the land is limited.

Not to mention, there are still continuous natural disasters today.

Huge population, limited land, continuous natural disasters...

Obviously, the existence of Daheng is against the general trend, and it is sitting on a crater that may erupt at any time.

This is also the most fundamental reason why the emperor insisted on relocating the population, developing Liao Province, the southwestern border, and the northwest Hetao.

If the carrying capacity of the land is not enough, then we can only expand the living space, and then use the government to make overall arrangements to ease the limit of the carrying capacity to the greatest extent.

Commerce and maritime trade are also for this purpose.

The investment in new learning is to hope that the increase in productivity can feed more people with limited land.

However, despite the continuous natural disasters in the north, it is still stable, and the current prosperity of the capital can be said to be brought about by the phased results of these strategies.

"I heard that the Ministry of Industry has made plans for the renovation and expansion of the capital?"

After pondering for a moment, the emperor spoke slowly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has indeed made a plan."

"tell me the story."

The emperor nodded, but his eyes flickered a little.