Throughout the dynasties, China's population has both high and low populations. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the population increased to 80 million during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, and then the population decreased sharply due to war.

By the Northern Song Dynasty, China's population exceeded 100 million for the first time, but this number no longer existed after the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty. The population in the Southern Song Dynasty was around 70 million, and the population during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty dropped to about 50 million.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, China's population once again exceeded 100 million, reaching 120 million. However, in the late Ming Dynasty, due to natural disasters and man-made disasters and years of war, the population dropped to less than 10 million. Many places in the Central Plains can be said to be empty in nine out of ten rooms and full of bones. This figure can clearly show the significant changes in the population.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, China's population remained around 10 million to 12 million. After the Three Feudal Rebellion, the population further declined on this basis, almost falling below the tens of millions.

To pacify the Three Feudalists, due to the warming climate and the reduction of natural disasters in various places, the people began a relatively peaceful period and the population began to rise. When Zhu Yicheng rose up and restored Ming Dynasty, the national population reached about 19 million.

In original history, this was the so-called Kangxi and Qianlong prosperous era. On the original historical line, China's population once again exceeded 100 million, and reached a huge amount of 400 million, but that happened in the late Qianlong period.

Therefore, Zhu Yicheng restored the Ming Dynasty, went through many years of war, and had not completely won the situation in Yunnan and Northwest. Now the population of the Ming Dynasty has reached 34 million, which is enough to be proud.

What's more, what is the population of the entire Europe now? The total population of the Ming Dynasty is even larger than that of the entire Europe.

According to later statistics, the world's population surged in the mid-to-late 18th century. By the end of the 18th century, the population of Europe exceeded 100 million for the first time, and by that time, China's population had already reached 400 million.

In history, population statistics are an important symbol of measuring the rise and fall of a dynasty. At present, in addition to its local territory, the territory of the Ming Dynasty also covers a vast overseas territory. From this point of view, the land contradictions within the Ming Dynasty are not serious. It can even be said that a large amount of land is not cultivated due to population loss in many places.

In addition to the demand for immigrants from Shanghai, Zhu Yicheng attached great importance to population growth in the past two years. The current population alone is far from enough in his opinion, especially in a land as large as Xinming. At present, there are only one million people in the Ming Dynasty, and most of the other parts are naturalized Indians, which is extremely unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty's rule over Xinming.

In addition to Xinming, Luzon and Johor also needed a large number of Ming people to be resettled, so that these territories could be completely transformed into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, before returning to Beijing, Zhu Yicheng formulated policies to encourage population growth in the Ming Dynasty, especially to strictly stop the situation where some places are accustomed to drowning girls, and at the same time ordered local governments to strictly implement it. If any discovery occurs, they will be punished by the national law.

At that time, He Xianzu, who was already the Minister of Rites, was ordered to jointly promote this matter with the Ministry of Revenue. Now, He Xianzu could not hide his lust when reporting. After all, his achievements have been significant over the years, which is an important political achievement for him.

"It's done well." Zhu Yicheng would not turn a blind eye to the minister's contribution, nor would he pretend to be mysterious.

As an emperor, at some point, he naturally has to act like a cloud and mist to maintain the mystery of his subordinates. But in many cases, the emperor wants his ministers to understand their own ideas and implement and implement policies according to his own will.

Furthermore, appropriately praising and encouraging ministers is also a means for superiors. Zhu Yicheng may have been a bit immature in this regard, but after being an emperor for so many years, he is no longer the first brother of the past, and using this method has become perfect.

"I dare not take credit. This is the kindness of the emperor. If there is no great talent and strategy of the emperor, how can there be the Ming Dynasty today?" He Xianzu is an old man in the officialdom. Although he was proud of his heart, he had a look of panic on his face. At the same time, he showed his sincere admiration for Zhu Yicheng when he said this.

With his hand waved, Zhu Yicheng smiled faintly: "It is your credit, and I know it very well."

Seeing that He Xianzu wanted to continue to thank him again, Zhu Yicheng stopped him with a smile and then ordered: "The people encourage production, and you have to pay more attention to this matter. At present, my Ming Dynasty is short of people everywhere, and the current population is far inferior to the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty. Not to mention it in the previous Ming Dynasty. I want to spend ten years to double the current population. In another twenty years, the total population will reach the previous Ming Dynasty. What do you think, He Qing?"

He Xianzu smiled without thinking: "I understand what the emperor means, I will definitely satisfy the emperor. Twenty years later, the population of our Ming Dynasty will be restored to its peak. I will definitely do it for the emperor!"

"Okay!" Zhu Yicheng said with satisfaction: "I will leave this matter to my dear. By then, I will definitely reward you with great rewards!"

He Xianzu was so happy when he heard this promise. Twenty years, time passed by, and his military minister's longest term was only eight years. Now Zhu Yicheng told him this way, so he said that even if his military minister's term expired, he would still occupy a high position in the court. There was no one else except Liao Huanzhi, Dong Dashan, Wang Dong and others.

When he left the palace, He Xianzu walked lightly, as if he was stepping on cotton. When others saw him, they were very happy and asked curiously what happy events he had encountered. However, He Xianzu pretended to say nothing, avoiding talking about the tasks assigned to him by Zhu Yicheng.

He really couldn't stand the question, and then He Xianzu brought out the Russian envoy and said it, which made others wonder.

The Russian envoys came to the capital again, and the news was soon spread by He Xianzu in this way. A few days later, the British and Portugal ministers heard about this and were verified through their respective channels.

At the British Embassy, ​​His Excellency George Churchill was sitting at the table, holding a quill in his hand and writing a letter. The letter was sent to the local area. It not only included diplomatic affairs in the Far East, but also focused on the arrival of the Russian envoy to the Ming Dynasty.

Queen Anne I of England passed away, a heavyweight figure who died in an important European country before the death of King Louis XIV.

In fact, Queen Anne's death was a few years ago. At that time, George Churchill was ordered by Queen Anne to come to the Far East and served as the British ambassador to the Ming Dynasty.

As the king of England, although Queen Anne did not reign for a long time, only twelve years, this queen had a great influence on Britain and even the world.

It was during her reign that Britain intervened in the Spanish throne war that swept across Europe, and the French Empire, which was in full swing, began a huge war for more than ten years. Although the final outcome of the war is hard to say, both France and Britain claimed to have won the war, but from the end of the Spanish throne to the hands of the Bourbon dynasty, the real winner of this war was actually Louis XIV.

However, after this war, the French Empire began to gradually decline from extreme strength. However, Britain rose completely and laid the foundation for the famous "Empire of the Sun" that was famous in later generations.

In addition to the European War, the Battle of Queen Anne also caused a tit-for-tat confrontation between Britain and France in the New World. Compared with the European battlefield, Britain had the upper hand on the battlefield of the New World. If the Ming Dynasty had not been crazily exploring its territory in the New World at this time, according to the original history, in the following decades, Britain's advantage in the New World would have become greater and greater, and he would eventually defeat France and win the final victory.

George Churchill was born into a famous family and was a member of the famous Duke of Marbarrow in England. However, with the death of Queen Anne, the Stuart dynasty ended at Queen Anne. According to the British throne inheritance law, the one who eventually inherited the throne of the British king was Queen Anne's relatives, that is, George Ludwig, the electoral of Hannover from Germany.

George Ludwig's succession brought Britain into the Hanoverian era, and King George Ludwig was called George I and sat on the throne of the King of England.

Once the emperor is the emperor and the ministers are the same. This is true in China, and in Europe.

Although the Duke of Marbarrow and his family was deeply rooted in Britain and had a huge influence, they belonged to the traditional British aristocrats, not the new kingdom.

When the new king ascended the throne, he naturally started to make political adjustments. Whether it is a minister or a general in China, he is of course more willing to use people he trusted and reliable. Although the traditional British aristocrat like Duke Marbarrow will give great respect, in fact, the real power in his hands is no longer as good as before. Unless the new king's group gradually trusts the other party after waiting for a long time, they will continue to reuse it.

It is precisely for this reason that George I changed many ministerial positions in the UK in the past two years, including the adjustment of the dispatch of colonial officials. The purpose is naturally to deepen the rule and consolidate the throne.

As the British ambassador to the Ming Dynasty, this position is both heavy and light.

After all, Britain's main authority in the Far East was controlled by the East India Company, and the Ming Dynasty was not a British colony, but a major power in the Far East. As the minister, George Churchill's position was just ordinary in the UK, and he did not take office for a long time. In addition, his family's influence, it is logical that the local changes have nothing to do with him.

But who would have thought that George Churchill received a letter from his local area not long ago, which was written by his father, Duke Marbarrow. The content of the letter was to remind him and tell him that King George I of England might adjust the candidate for the ambassador to the Ming Dynasty and make him mentally prepared.

The arrival of this letter surprised George Churchill, and at the same time he was extremely reluctant. Over the years, he had been accustomed to the beautiful life here, the prosperity and civilization of the Ming Dynasty, and the lives that were always full of artistic atmosphere and elegant temperament, have long made George Churchill linger.

It was hard for him to imagine how he would survive once he returned from such a paradise to Europe full of stench and stench and relied on perfume to cover up his body odor. It was precisely for this reason that George Churchill was in a very bad mood these days. When he learned that Russia sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, he suddenly thought of a way to stay in the Ming Dynasty. So he couldn't wait to write such an urgent letter, intending to use it to impress the new king with the same name as him.
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