Although it was May, Miaotun, the northernmost part of the Ming Dynasty, was still covered with ice and snow. Even when Emperor Zhu Youxiao came here, he could only ride a sled.

The plan to build another resort on Shiyi Island at the northern end of Fusang, Hokkaido, has to be shelved because the ice has not yet completely melted.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao did not go to Heiyi Island again, but went directly to Miaotun.

Miaotun is located at the mouth of the Heilongjiang River. It was the location of Nuergandus at that time. Now it is the same as Sakhalin Island and belongs to the North Road of the Liaodong Administration. Compared with Miaotun decades ago, Miaotun at this time is more than ten times more prosperous than before due to the development of fishing, forestry, mining and transportation industries.

In Miaotun, there is public construction almost every moment. A large number of formerly captured Cossacks were very good slaves. They worked very hard under the supervision of supervisors. Although many of them were exhausted or beaten to death, the entire Miaotun city was significantly expanded.

These Cossacks, who were originally the most proud and glorious, became the most despicable people in Liaodong at this time. Their lives were not protected by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. A little girl could shout at any Cossack.

Although they had fists, everything was futile in front of the black muzzle.

In the north of Miaotun, the Hanhewei, Yiwenshanwei, Duoerbihewei and the Nangharwei on Sakhal Island across the sea, the Wunahewei still entered the Ming army of two brigades. Even Yemuhewei in Miaotun was building the fifth fleet of the Ming Dynasty. The purpose was to control the northernmost sea area and not to take over the Bering Strait in the future to enter the Americas.

This northernmost sea area is no longer called the Sea of ​​Japan, but is named Yongle Sea by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to commemorate the majesty of the Ming Dynasty during the Yongle period.

As a result, the Li Dynasty in Korea became a dynasty within the Ming Dynasty and was almost surrounded by the Ming Dynasty. However, the Li Dynasty did not know the current situation. After the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, he breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not learn from the pain and prepare for the war, but still sang and danced to peace.

After ordering Wen Tiren to force the Li Shi Dynasty to sign a compensation treaty that surrendered to the enemy's Qing Dynasty because of deviating from the clan country, Zhu Youxiao did not directly attack the Li Dynasty. After all, North Korea has experienced war and has a lot of trauma. It has to be raised for several years before it can gain weight.

The compensation content is to rent several natural ports that can be garrisoned for two hundred years to the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years at the cost of one silver dollar per year so that the Ming Dynasty can help it resist foreign aggression and no longer regain the phenomenon of being plundered by the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, it is necessary to sponsor the prosperity and construction target of Great East Asia 300,000 silver dollars every year.

In fact, the Li Dynasty is now surrounded by the Ming Dynasty. Apart from the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to encounter foreign invasion. However, although the Li Dynasty's goal can only sign an unequal treaty that is explicitly considering itself, it is actually to cede land and pay compensation for itself.

In short, the entire East Asia has now become the private territory of the Ming Dynasty, and no one dares to challenge the authority of His Majesty Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Although these Cossacks who were engaged in the lowest-level construction work in Miaotunfu were not protected by law and would not be allowed to intermarry among the Ming people, and were only allowed to learn the text and culture of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao allowed them to establish families within and get rewards that could satisfy their basic life through labor, so they could also tolerate such a life that was inferior to the Han people.

At this moment, as a trust empire, the Ming Dynasty needed to sacrifice the blood and sweat of some people to obtain the original accumulation of capital. Since these sacrifices cannot be used on the people of the country, these foreigners can only make them victims.

Looking at the Cossacks who were carried out of the city due to long overtime work, although Zhu Youxiao was a little reluctant, he could not change anything. After all, he was the emperor of the Han people, but he still sent an order to the governors of Liaodong. These Cossacks could have tombs after their death and allowed their descendants to pay tribute, but they had to use Chinese etiquette and writing.

It was not only the Cossacks who sacrificed for the further capital prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, but also the Kunlun slaves sold by the Western countries and the local natives who were looted from all over the world.

Of course, there are also the lower-level employees of Europa. Many people don’t know that the value of labor they earned to earn for a piece of black bread was not only exploited by their own factory owners, but also some of them were pocketed by the capitalist class of the Ming Dynasty and spent on the belly of a woman.

But now these are not enough. Zhu Youxiao still needs more people to provide fresh blood for the Ming Dynasty. He cannot rely solely on exploiting the people at the bottom of the world, because no one knows whether these people at the bottom will overthrow the local government that is a puppet for the Ming Dynasty or seek independence after exploiting them for a long time, so that the next powerful country that can challenge the Ming Dynasty will emerge.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao wanted the wealthy and powerful classes in various regions of the world, as well as rulers, to dedicate their years of savings to the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao wanted to develop the state-owned opium trade.

But before that, he had to launch a ban on smoking.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as opium in the country. This kind of thing would only destroy the fighting spirit of the people and affect their own rule, and would also make some selfish businessmen with ulterior motives and pursue fame and fortune grow too strong and threaten their own rule, and would also lead to great social problems.

Outside the Ming Dynasty, endless exploitation and plunder can be achieved, but the process of civilization must be further promoted within the Ming Dynasty and the relative equality and stability must be maintained as much as possible.

Therefore, smoking bans must be made in China!

Zhu Youxiao issued another decree to ask Liu Ruoyu to arrive from Shenyang to Hetuara, and Zhu Youxiao also formally met the admiral of the East Factory in Hetuara.

"You are summoned to use the power of the Dongchang to launch a smoking ban campaign. I will issue a clear order. After half a year, merchants must prohibit opium and even other drugs in the country. After March, if someone trades in opium again, once they find out, whether he is a high-ranking official or a peddler, he will be killed without hesitation!"

After Zhu Youxiao said this, Liu Ruoyu couldn't help but feel a sudden look in his heart, and looked up at Li Mingrui, and Li Mingrui's face was also ashamed at this time.

Zhu Youxiao also knew that they might have had some relationship with these trades, but he still pretended not to know it. After all, this was because he did not think thoroughly and only banned foreigners from selling opium, but forgot that domestic merchants would also manage this. Therefore, now he did not use thunder means directly at the beginning. But in the future, if these domestic merchants do not stop, don’t blame him for being rude!
Chapter completed!