Zhu Youzhen listened to Edmond Dantès's trip to the north and got it from him, and he forwarded the music for the Jeju government.

The reason why Edmond Dantès returned as soon as possible was also due to this recital. Ye Yuxuan signed a letter with several Jeju government officials, mainly asking the imperial court to suspend the relocation of people to Jeju Island.

Then there is Ye Yuxuan's personal opinion, he thinks that Jeju Island is too far away from the mainland, and if there is something to contact, I am afraid that the military and political officials of Jeju Prefecture will become subordinates of Donggang Town, which is obviously inappropriate.

Therefore, he hoped that the imperial court would establish a regular voyage between Tianjin and Jeju Island, with a monthly round trip. In this way, the Imperial Court can keep track of the situation on Jeju Island at all times, and the officials and citizens of Jeju Prefecture can report to the Imperial Court on a monthly basis, so that the residents of the island will not feel like abandoned aliens.

In addition, as the population of Jeju City increases, both Jeju City and Jeju Port need to be expanded. Whether it is processing trees to build houses, or cutting wood and burning charcoal, it takes up a lot of labor.

However, in order to meet the island's food self-sufficiency, it was necessary to reclaim part of the wasteland, and in addition, the Inner Government, the Four Seas Trading Company and some clan nobles began to occupy land on the island for grazing, and the island fell into the contradiction of labor shortage.

On the one hand, there is a shortage of labor, and on the other hand, there is a shortage of food, and these two opposing problems have really caused headaches for the officials of Jeju for a long time.

Ye Yuxuan then remembered the windmills that looked like pagodas near Tianjin, and he had visited the work of those windmills. In his opinion, a windmill is fully worth the labor of 3 or 40 strong laborers.

In addition to the lush meadows and trees, Jeju Island also has a lot of windy days, so he hoped that the imperial court would send some craftsmen to build some windmills on Jeju Island to alleviate the shortage of labor.

Finally, he also requested in the recital that there was a salt pan that had existed on Jeju Island. In addition to supplying the inhabitants of the island, some of the salt produced by the salt works is transported back to the Korean Peninsula.

However, now that Jeju Island has returned the Ming Dynasty, the salt produced by the salt works here can no longer be transported back to the peninsula for sale in the original way.

There are seven or eight hundred salt men who depend on this salt field for their livelihood, most of them criminals sent from the peninsula. If salt production is reduced, these people will struggle to make a living. Therefore, he hoped that the imperial court would allow the salt that had been shipped to the peninsula to be sold to Japan and the newly annexed areas in the north.

After reading this report of the Jeju government officials, Zhu Youzhen didn't have any ideas, and the proposals of these officials were all out of the public interest.

Sending some craftsmen to build the windmill was not a big problem. Only this salt pan is indeed a trouble. Obviously, the officials of the Jeju government did not want to hand over the salt factory to the Inner Government or the Sihai Trading Company, otherwise Ye Yuxuan would not have mentioned the issue.

The sale of salt to Korea, Japan, and the Outer Tohoku region was now the power of the Sikai Trading Company. The Jeju government's desire to keep this salt farm is undoubtedly tantamount to touching the interests of the Sihae Trading Company and Chongzhen himself.

However, Jeju is a newly established province and is far from the mainland, so it is obvious that there are so many people immigrating to the island that it is obviously in financial difficulties. It is only natural that the Jeju government wants to seize a source of revenue to make up for the shortfall.

Chongzhen didn't make any decision immediately, and after he put down the piece in his hand, he asked Edmond Dantès, "You have seen a lot of things on your trip to the north. I would like to ask you, what do you think the Dutch East India Company would have done if they had wanted to conquer the indigenous tribes of the Northeast Primorsky and Sakhalin? ”

Hearing Chongzhen's question, Edmond Dantès lowered his head and thought for a while before replying, "If the company wants to conquer the indigenous tribes of these lands, then it will definitely adopt the method of trade and force.

Although these indigenous tribes do not produce much good, the area where they live has precious natural resources such as fur, ginseng, and fish.

With their penchant for alcohol, as I suggested earlier, the company will definitely increase the proportion of alcohol traded. After all, alcohol is a material that can be consumed quickly, and the alcohol consumed by a person who is addicted to alcoholism can completely bankrupt these natives quickly.

In the south of the Ming Dynasty, molasses left over from sugar cane sugar extraction can be used to brew a large amount of cheap liquor. Or, buy coconut wine directly from the natives of the islands of Southeast Asia, where coconut is almost readily available, and the wine made from coconut is also quite strong, which is completely cheap and inferior.

It is really the most cost-effective trade to exchange these cheap drinks for the precious furs, ginseng, and all the supplies needed by the natives, without worrying that they will become stronger.

In order to ensure such a highly rewarding trade, the company will monopolize the trade relationship with these indigenous tribes by force, and any businessman who dares to trade with these indigenous tribes will be attacked, bypassing the company.

When the trade in these areas is in the hands of the company, the company will intervene in the division of the hunting grounds of these tribes, the types and methods of hunting furs, and finally let these tribes work for the goods required by the company, and it will be difficult for them to survive without the company.

That's my bold guess about the way the company does things. ”

After listening to Edmond Dantès's statement, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said noncommittally: "Thank you for such a sincere answer to me, you must be tired after going to sea for so long this time." In this case, you go back and rest for a few days, and then I will summon you to talk, and then I have a big task to give you. ”

Edmond Dantès immediately stood up and saluted Chongzhen, expressing his willingness to submit completely to the sovereign's arrangement.

Not long after Edmond Dantès walked out of the door, Sun Chengzong came to the door with Mao Yuanyi, and Zhu Youzhen hurriedly asked Wang Chengen to invite the two in.

As soon as Sun Chengzong stepped into the threshold, he saw the emperor get up from behind the desk and walk out, and he couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Sun came to look for me, but has the summary and review of this military exercise come out?" ”

When Sun Chengzong wanted to kneel down and salute, he was already grabbed by Chongzhen's arms and helped up, Zhu Youzhen said enthusiastically: "Mr. Sun doesn't have to be like this, Mr. Sun won't have to be polite when he sees me in the future."

Wang Chengen, you have recorded that from today onwards, Mr. Sun of the General Staff Headquarters and Mr. Huang and Mr. Xu of the Cabinet have all been exempted from visiting the shrine. ”

Sun Chengzong was quite moved by Chongzhen's kindness, he originally wanted to decline politely, after all, the etiquette of the monarch and the minister cannot be wasted. Although there are regulations in the imperial ancestral system, the ruling senior ministers can be exempted from the court.

But this exemption from the court means that you don't need to go to the court, not that you don't need to salute when you see the Son of Heaven. Although exempting from the court is a preferential treatment, it is also equivalent to being retired, and officials who do not go to the court will obviously not be able to handle political affairs.

However, Chongzhen did not give him preferential treatment alone, but also involved the first assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the ministry, so Sun Chengzong thought about it and accepted the emperor's preferential treatment.

When Sun Chengzong and Mao Yuanyi were both given to sit by Chongzhen, Zhu Youzhen, who sat back in his seat, asked the two repeatedly: "The review conclusion of the military exercise has come out?" ”

Sun Chengzong arched his hand to the emperor and said with some shame: "In this marching military exercise, most of the battalions of the new army and the Beijing battalion were defeated by the imaginary enemy with one blow. ”

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said: "The purpose of the military exercise is to find out the shortcomings, and I want to say that this military exercise is still very successful."

We can now also examine whether it was the failure of the commander to arrange the march in accordance with the marching regulations, or whether the marching regulations themselves were faulty. It's good to find the problem and solve it.

If no problems are found during the military exercises, will the enemy still give us a chance to review them on the battlefield? Probably not. In that case, these soldiers who we have worked so hard to train will have to prove the existence of the problem with their lives.

Therefore, I would like to say today that this military exercise was still very successful. The military exercise plan drawn up by the General Staff Staff is quite satisfactory.

Besides, the entire military exercise was not completely wiped out. Didn't the infantry company led by Yan Yingyuan and Jin Guofeng block the cavalry raid?

What is the sin of Mr. Sun, I think that it is already good for a group of recruits who have not been on the battlefield to behave like this.

Compared with the deeds of our Ming Liaodong Frontier Army in the field battle with Jiannu, it was deceived by dozens of Jiannu with military drums and banners, which led to the collapse of the entire battalion, and the officers and men of the new army can be regarded as tenacious. ”

Hearing Chongzhen's words belittling the border town in eastern Liaodong, Sun Chengzong also felt uncomfortable, because the border army in eastern Liaodong was also the result of his training for several years.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Sun Chengzong's face was wrong, and only then did he understand, and quickly changed the topic and said: "Mr. Sun, let's talk about the review of this military exercise, I want to understand the content of the review." ”

Only then did Sun Chengzong speak: "According to the closed-door review of the General Staff Headquarters, the conclusion of this marching exercise is that the marching regulations are indeed somewhat imperfect, and there is no more detailed response policy for the march in the combat area, which makes the response of the commander-in-chief and the soldiers chaotic after the problem arises.

In addition, there is the issue of the size of the company, and several staff officers believe that although the Dalian team seems to have sufficient troops on the battlefield, the number of soldiers and the field of vision that one person can command are limited when encountering a melee.

When the cavalry raided this time, the company commander was unable to organize a defensive formation in time, mainly because the speed of the order to reach the soldiers of the whole company was too slow, so that some soldiers could not listen to the order, and finally broke their own position..."