Chapter 783 Good News and Bad News

After the fall, there is a little bit of coolness in the air.

The ministers in the Council Hall also wore slightly thicker gowns.

Under the effect of the technology spar, he explained the decree he was going to implement in detail, and the officials realized this.

"Your Majesty really has foresight, and I am amazed." Pang Yukun bowed and said with excitement in his voice.

Because Xiao Ming's words were really sharp, it reminded him of how Shanhaiguan was lost. It was precisely because of the sparse population of the Great Yu Kingdom outside the customs that the Golden Horde gradually grew stronger.

Otherwise, if the people of the Great Yu country occupy the majority, how can they be in chaos?

"The emperor is holy." After Pang Yukun, the ministers shouted loudly.

Xiao Ming showed a smile, this matter was officially passed in the court, and the following is the promulgation of the birth policy.

As long as he has enough population, He Chou can't hold the territory he has conquered.

After talking about this, Xiao Ming suddenly noticed that Wang Xuan was also in the government hall today. In the past, Wang Xuan always ran around and rarely went to court.

Noticing Xiao Ming's gaze, Wang Xuan took the initiative to step out at this time, and he said, "Your Majesty, this minister has something to report."

"speak."

Xiao Ming frowned, judging from Wang Xuan's expression, it didn't seem to be a good thing.

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xuan said: "What this minister wants to talk about is about the King of Chu. Now the King of Chu and the French are too close. According to the information received by the lower official, a French warship docked at the Lin'an Pier five days ago. The ship was loaded with flintlocks and artillery, and when the ship returned, it was loaded with china, tea and silk, as well as some scholars who were going to France to study."

"This King of Chu really has the ambitions of a wolf son. Your Majesty, this King of Chu is a serious problem and cannot be ignored and must not be deceived by him." Zhan Xingchang said angrily.

Fiji echoed: "The king of Chu is sinister and vicious. He can do anything about dispatching his eldest son to Qingzhou as a proton. It can be seen that his ambition is not small, but it is a pity that the serious troubles in the north have not been eliminated, and he can't get away and go south."

"What Feige said is very true." Pang Yukun frowned, "It's not enough to just sit and watch the King of Chu grow a little bit stronger. Your Majesty, we must find a way to restrain the King of Chu."

Wang Xuan stopped talking when he released the information.

Xiao Ming's eyes swiveled around the angry minister. The intelligence brought back by Wang Xuan this time showed that the cooperation between the King of Chu and the French was getting closer and closer.

In particular, it was a dangerous move to send scholars to France, because it meant that the King of Chu had fully accepted the French people's deliberation.

It is estimated that it is precisely because of this that the French will spare no effort to support the King of Chu.

After clearing his throat, he said: "All gentlemen, please be safe, the King of Chu is in the south, and as long as my warships are cruising in the Yangtze River, he will not be able to attack him, and the most important thing at the time was to remove the threat from the north, so we Only then can we get out and head south, if the cart before the horse is reversed, it will only make the barbarians take advantage." Xiao Ming said loudly.

After pondering for a while, he continued: "So, at present, we still need to work with King Xu and Wei She of Chu to avoid fighting in the north and south at the same time, and the King of Chu is now focused on managing the feudal kingdom, and he will definitely not take the initiative to attack."

When the ministers heard the words, they all fell silent.

At this time, Fiji said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan that will make the King of Chu suffer, but it is helpless."

"Elder Feige, please speak." Xiao Ming smiled.

"The emperor once said that in Ryukyu, the kingdom of Sanshan is suitable for farming, and rice is often seasoned three times a year. If this is the case, you might as well migrate people to these places to settle down and settle down. This way, it can also provide a large amount of food and grass for the Great Yu Kingdom. In the view of this minister, this time Population migration will start from the king of Chu." Fiji said.

Pang Yukun looked back and said, "During the Northern War, the King of Chu occupied a large number of imperial prefectures and counties. After the emperor unified the north, the King of Chu nominally recognized these prefectures and counties as royal, but in fact he secretly controlled these prefectures and counties. Therefore, Rather than keeping the people under the rule of the King of Chu, it is better to migrate to the Ryukyu and Sanshan Kingdoms."

Xiao Ming nodded slightly, this time it was true that the heroes saw the same thing. In fact, he had long been eyeing the population in the south, and he had been trying to figure out how to transfer the population from the dense south to the north.

So he said: "You Aiqings and I really have a tacit understanding. Since we talked about this, today I will talk about my thoughts. First of all, I agree with Feige Lao's thoughts. After occupying Ryukyu, I have migrated people to Ryukyu's plan was only suspended because of the death of the previous emperor, and now is the time to continue the migration policy."

After a pause, he continued: "But in addition to this, I also have a plan, which is the decree of equalizing fields, and in order to achieve equalization, the narrow township must be migrated to the wide township. Now the population in the south is large, and the arable land is small. , there are fewer people in the north and more arable land, and this reason can be used to migrate the people from the south to the north.”

"Wonderful." Fiji laughed when he heard the words, and Zhan Xingchang and other officials in the capital also showed a look of amazement.

Pang Yukun said: "The emperor's plan is to rectify the king of Chu and win the hearts of the people of the world. If this is the case, the ministers will formulate decrees and send them to the prefectures and counties to prepare for the relocation."

"Well, it's not too late for this matter, we can't make the King of Chu so happy." Xiao Ming said.

After this matter was settled, Xiao Ming had already dealt with all the government affairs for the day. At this time, he was ready to let Qian Dafu announce his withdrawal from the dynasty.

At this moment, Lu Tong suddenly said, "Your Majesty, there is one more happy event I haven't told you."

After all, the matter of King Chu made Xiao Ming a little depressed, but Lu Tong's words made him feel better. He said, "I hope what you said is really good."

Lu Tong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this minister has led the students to establish an industrial sulfuric acid workshop in the Great Yu Kingdom, and the preparation of sulfuric acid by the lead chamber method has been successful."

"It really succeeded!" Xiao Ming was originally lazy, but suddenly he was full of energy.

"It's absolutely true, this time the lower official is about to invite the emperor to observe." Lu Tong looked complacent.

Looking at Lu Tong, Xiao Ming showed a smile. This is indeed good news. There is still a difference between chemistry and the chemical industry. It only makes sense to realize the industrial production of things that can be made in the laboratory.

The preparation of sulfuric acid by the lead chamber method is the method of industrial large-scale production of sulfuric acid, which was invented by the British Roebuck in contemporary times.

In 746, he created the world's first lead-chamber method for the manufacture of sulfuric acid, a method that was not perfected until the 1850s, and lasted a century.

Now Lutong has also established a sulfuric acid factory in Dayu, which is undoubtedly a breakthrough in the chemical industry.