Chapter 1573: Expansion of Territory

The Yuan Dynasty was captured by the Baodao Army, and then the Baodao Army and the Southern Volunteer Army fought a two-year war in the Yangtze River Basin.

Later, both sides did not want to fight anymore, and finally representatives of both sides held a peace conference in Jinling and established the Ming Dynasty.

Although the people of Baodao were very confused, Guo Polu compromised after knowing that Du Lan was behind Zhang Wuji. He knew that Du Lan supported Zhang Wuji, so Zhang Wuji must have something extraordinary.

The following year, Zhang Wuji ascended the throne and personally led an expedition to Mongolia.

Before the fall of Dadu, the ministers carried the unconscious emperor out of Dadu and returned to the Mongolian grasslands to rebuild the regime, but Mongolia had no spare strength to fight back. Facing the army of the new Ming, Mongolia was defeated at the first touch, and the Chinese region was unified again.

Zhang Wuji later recognized the independent sovereignty of the Western Regions and no longer regarded them as lords. He successfully appeased the restless Western Regions, and then turned to work hard in Asia and open up islands in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.

Zhang Cuishan became the emperor for no reason, and he was still confused when he arrived at the new palace in Jinling. He had never expected that his son would become an emperor in just a few years. Zhang Wuji was only in his early twenties.

In the palace, Zhang Cuishan was uncomfortable and wanted to return to Wudang, but Zhang Wuji was busy with government affairs and had no time to listen to Zhang Cuishan's ideas, so he kept dragging it on.

There were emperors at the age of 20, but the first one to conquer the country at the age of 20 was definitely the first. Zhang Wuji has become a legend, but it is easy to conquer the country but difficult to keep it. Whether Zhang Wuji can be a good emperor depends on how he governs.

In order to develop the deserted island, Zhang Wuji promoted to retired soldiers and bankrupt refugees that as long as they immigrated to the deserted island, they could get a lot of land and be tax-free.

However, the miasma and poisonous insects on the southern islands made people feel terrified. You must know that although the level of science and technology has improved in this era, the technology tree is crooked, and the medical field is still the old Chinese medicine. The probability of being cured is still uncertain.

Although the land is very tempting, you have to be alive to enjoy it.

So the propaganda was very hard, but the effect was very bleak.

After knowing this, Zhang Wuji decided to expand the scope of publicity. Anyone who is willing to develop the island can get the identity of the Ming Dynasty and become a glorious Ming Dynasty person. In this way, he hopes to attract the Semites to go. Anyway, someone has to go.

If there is really no other way, directly transfer the regular army to the island to open up wasteland and live there. When the service period is over, ask them if they are willing to stay.

In short, he tried his best to open up new territory.

Zhang Wuji is still very rational. Although the land in the Western Region is fertile, it is thousands of miles away, and there are deserts, grasslands, and mountains blocking it. It is really difficult to control. It is better to include those islands in the territory to the south and use the convenience of ships to expand the land. It is more practical than asking the Western countries to show false respect.

The actual control area of ​​the Yuan Dynasty was not large at the beginning. Although the expedition reached the Atlantic Ocean, the Yuan Dynasty had almost no contact with the Atlantic coast in the end. Now it is not even known whether the countries on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean remain the same. So although the expedition is impressive, it does not bring actual benefits.

Wang Bao is a retired soldier. He is a loyal fan of Zhang Wuji. Now he also has two guns on his waist to imitate Zhang Wuji's gun fighting skills. During the war, he was a general flag with fifty men under him.

Zhang Wuji became the emperor, and Zhu Yuanzhang was now the Grand Marshal of the Army, so the military system he formulated was still in use. At the local level, the military positions of the Ming Dynasty were divided from high to low: Commander, Guard Commander, Thousand Household, Hundred Household, General Flag, and Small Flag.

A small flag managed ten people, a general flag managed five small flags with a total of 55 people, a hundred households managed two general flags with a total of 112 people, a thousand households managed ten hundred households, and a guard commander managed five thousand households.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make the positions of non-commissioned officers in the Ming Dynasty hereditary to stabilize the military spirit, but Zhang Wuji denied the hereditary system. He did not think that the children of officers would be good soldiers. Zhang Wuji encouraged soldiers to open up a new world.

In such an environment, Wang Bao, an inconspicuous little officer, embarked on a sea ship heading south. This ship was specially used to transport land reclamation resources, including agricultural tools, seeds, and of course people.

Wang Bao left all the pension at home. His family didn't want him to leave, but he felt that since the emperor wanted him to go south, he should go. He believed that the emperor would not lie to him, because the emperor had always led them to victory, and this time the land reclamation was no different.

The ship would pass by the treasure island and bring a group of people.

Before setting off, Wang Bao heard that there were savages on those islands, and mosquitoes were as big as the palm of your hand. When the weather was hot, you could turn them into dried meat after standing for a long time. However, these scary words did not scare Wang Bao, and he still came without hesitation.

He also met several other people on the ship, including retired soldiers like him and homeless vagrants. Some people volunteered, and some left out of helplessness.

Wang Bao was most familiar with a down-and-out scholar because they were from the same hometown. The scholar's name was Tang Qiuming. He was sold by his uncles and uncles. He was not willing to go to sea, but if he didn't go to sea, he wouldn't even have a meal in his hometown.

Moreover, the contract had been signed, and the scholar would go to jail if he didn't come.

Xiucai is a scholar from the previous dynasty. Although this dynasty still recognizes him, he no longer has the same treatment.

Xiucai, Juren, Gongshi, Jinshi, although Xiucai is the lowest level of the list, there are also different levels.

Tang Qiuming is the first level of Xiucai, called Linshanshengyuan, that is, Linsheng. When the Yuan Dynasty was still there, he could get a subsidy of four taels of silver every year.

The second-class scholar is called Zengguangshengyuan, which means Zengsheng; the third-class scholar is Fuxueyuan, which means Fusheng. These two do not receive state subsidies.

Of course, the scholar is not static. It does not mean that if you pass the exam, you will be a scholar for life. The scholar has regular assessments. The scholar will be adjusted, upgraded or demoted through the "yearly exam". If there is a major mistake, he may even be stripped of his official title.

His parents died, his family property was seized by his uncles, he had no living allowance, and the contract, a series of blows made the 30-year-old scholar decadent.

But he has come here, so he can only accept his fate. Tang Xiucai has never thought of jumping into the sea to commit suicide.

Wang Bao often shared the food he brought from home with Tang Xiucai, which moved Tang Xiucai. He always said that even if he went to Nanhai, he would continue to study, and one day he would pass the exam to honor his family.

Wang Bao did not want to comment on this. Anyway, he went to open up wasteland, which was completely different from the goal of the scholar. But having a goal is a good thing, which can make people optimistic about life.

However, when they got to the island, they realized that they were too optimistic. Except for the port area, there were trees everywhere. This was not land reclamation. They had to start from cutting down trees.

Fortunately, the nearby land had been measured, and the land could be allocated when they arrived.

Wang Bao got a large piece of land, but he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The land was large, but it was full of trees. It was enough for him to cut down trees for several years. How could this be land reclamation?

Moreover, there were no workers in this place. Wang Bao realized for the first time that the emperor was still a liar. He got a free axe, and then he had to experience what it meant to "get rich by cutting down trees first."