The mighty Ming Dynasty version of the "census" began under the leadership of Wu Mingjin, the magistrate of the county, and Qian Youyu was also resent back to the former proprietor to assist him in running errands. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe people in Lingao are included in this census. Those who registered the information were given a wooden plaque -- only those who had lived in Lingao for a long time and who had 10 surrounding households guaranteeing each other could receive it -- and the two sides were engraved with their name, gender, date of birth, address, and other information, and they were numbered according to a specific pattern, similar to a modern ID number, which was used to check with the information kept by the yamen and prevent forgery.

Everyone was told that this wooden sign was called a "residence permit", and that in the future, with this certificate, children could enter the "Baicao Garden" run by Qiongzhou to go to school, village farmers could farm acres, merchants could do business, and even soldiers needed this thing. Moreover, the "residence permit" must be carried with you, and if you encounter officers and soldiers patrolling on the street, and you cannot hand over the voucher when you are found out, you will not be able to prove that you are a good citizen under the rule of the Qiongzhou battalion.

The clean-up and census have ascertained the number of permanent residents and the ratio of men, women, and children in Lingao. What disappointed Xia Nan was that in addition to the floating population, the number of local aborigines in Lingao was not large, and the proportion of young and strong people was not high, and most of them were concentrated in the Qiongzhou battalion army and factories. Although he didn't know what the rest of the prefectures and counties were like, he knew that the population density of Lingao was ranked above the middle in the entire Qiongzhou Prefecture, and except for Qiongshan County, the rest of the places would not be much stronger than Lingao. In view of the high infant mortality rate in this time and space, the population base of Qiongzhou Prefecture will not improve much in the foreseeable period, and the idea of expanding the base and increasing the size of the army through internal tapping is simply impossible.

So, Summer Nan's eyes turned to the north. Because of the destruction of the Tatars' entry into the customs several times and the mutiny in Shandong and other places, there are many homeless refugees in Beizhili and Shandong, which is a "rich mine" for grabbing population. In contrast, the people in the south are richer than in the north, the situation is relatively stable, there is basically no war, and even if there are droughts and floods, there are not too many people who have left their homes. Since ancient times, there have been more emperors in the north than in the south, and the dynasties in the north are also more powerful than the southern dynasties.

In addition to the population, Xia Nan also wants to take root in the north, open up a sub-base, and lay the foundation for himself to go north. The most ideal choice for the sub-base is Shandong.

First, Shandong's proximity to the sea can maximize the advantages of the Qiongzhou Battalion Navy, and it is very convenient to transport the population and army; Second, the geographical location is not far from the capital and is just right, which will not make the court and the emperor feel uneasy, and can also project troops in the direction of the capital when necessary -- Tianjin was also a good place, but unfortunately it is too close to the capital, unless the government and the opposition are dead, it is impossible to let Tianjin fall into the hands of ambitious military leaders. As for the area of Lushun and Jinzhou, it can be attacked and retreated, and it can contain the capital and the Liaodong Tartars at the same time, but the biggest disadvantage is that it is too close to the Tartars, and it is not suitable to go here unless you are ready for a full-scale war with the Tartars.

But how to justifiably send troops to Shandong? Summer Nan couldn't think of a good way for a while. He didn't want to turn his face with the court too early and let the rogue and the Tartar fishermen benefit, so he could only find a way to find a suitable reason for himself to send troops from the official article. After thinking about it, he had to ask outsiders for help, Xia Nan decided to go to Guangzhou and find Governor Mu Tianyan to think of a way.

Xia Nan hadn't stepped into the governor's yamen for a long time, and the last time he came was because of Gao Hongtu's rectification and Gao Shunqin, and Mu Tianyan joined forces to discuss countermeasures.

Knowing that he was coming to visit, Mu Tianyan put down all official duties and entertainment, and received him warmly.

"General Xia, I haven't seen you for many days, did you mix up the ocean of Liangguang and Fujian, and forgot about me?" As soon as they met, Mu Tianyan joked. In the summer, Nanming repaired the plank road to secretly Chen Cang, and destroyed Zheng Zhilong in the name of red hair, and he could hide it from ordinary people and small officials, but he couldn't hide it from a feudal official like him. Compared with the frustration of the governor of Fujian, Mu Tianyan was much happier. The overlord who dominates Liangguang and Fujian has become Zheng Zhilong from Zhongzuo to Xia Nan of Qiongzhou Mansion, Yu is public and private, and Mu Tianyan has no reason to be unhappy.

For this quasi-ally in the officialdom, Xia Nan didn't need to hide it, he honestly admitted: "I can't hide Futai's magic eye, Zheng Zhilong was killed by me, but he used the name of Hongmao and didn't cause trouble to Futai." ”

Mu Tianyan asked with a smile: "It is said that Zheng Zhilong is rich and rivals the country, you have always made money, and after taking his place, I am afraid that you will be richer than him, right?" ”

Xia Nan smiled: "I still earn a little bit of silver." However, there was one thing that was not reported to Futai in advance, and I asked Futai to forgive me for my sins -- I set up a checkpoint in Qiongzhou to collect taxes from merchant ships, and I gained a lot. He did not mention the Tainan tax customs, and had the idea of concealing his strength.

Mu Tianyan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Did you do it after all? When it was discussed to send troops to fight Liu Xiang, Xia Nan mentioned this matter, but there were too many concerns at that time, and Mu Tianyan did not agree. Now, the biggest concern is that Zheng Zhilong has become a dry bone on the bottom of the sea, and the maritime strength of the Qiongzhou battalion is no longer controllable, and the matter of setting up cards to collect taxes is also a matter of course.

"Exactly. It's just that the tax collection at this checkpoint still needs the cooperation of Guangzhou, and it is easier to do many things with the background of the official. In order to show my sincerity, I am willing to draw 30% of the water to the governor's yamen every year as the cost of the upper and lower points, as for how to arrange this money, it is all up to Futai. "In fact, with the current strength of the Qiongzhou battalion, there is no need to rely on the strength of the government at all, this is just a bribe excuse to consolidate the relationship with Mu Tianyan. As for the thirty percent dividend, that is to say, it sounds good, anyway, the governor Yamen doesn't know what the annual income of the tax customs is, and the proportion of several percent is not Xia Nan's final say?

Mu Tianyan nodded with satisfaction: "You have a heart." I'm afraid I didn't come here today for this, right? He guessed that Xia Nan had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and it was impossible to make a special trip for the things that had already been operated.

Xia Nan smiled: "I was hit by Futai's words, and I won't go around in circles: I want to find a reason to send troops to Shandong, but I don't know how to do it, and I ask Futai to teach me." ”