Lao Zhu's vision was still very sharp. He saw through the shortcomings of Li Jie's entire plan at once. The grassland people were once strong several times, and even the Mongolians swept across the Eurasian continent, but on the grassland, they failed to build a decent city.

The main reason for this situation is that the productivity of the grassland is too backward and is not enough to support the expenses of a city, especially the food problem. Although grazing alone can solve some of it, the grassland people also need to eat food. In the past, the first goal of grassland people went south to plunder was food.

It can be said that if the problem of food is not solved, it is a fantasy to build a city on the grassland and it is impossible to achieve it!

"Your Majesty is wise. Food is indeed a big problem, and it cannot be solved now, but it cannot be solved now, which does not mean it cannot be solved forever. In my opinion, as long as the fleet sent by the King of Yan can return from America, all these problems will not be a problem!" Li Jie replied solemnly.

"You wouldn't want to talk about the potatoes and sweet potatoes that yield a few thousand kilograms per acre, right?" Lao Zhu's face darkened at this time.

Zhu Di and Zhang Dingbian explored America together. Of course, Lao Zhu knew that the booklet written by Li Jie was also delivered to him. However, Lao Zhu suspected that the content was more important than that of him. It was not that he did not trust Li Jie, and the content on it was too outrageous, especially the yield of a thousand kilograms of grain per mu, which was a fantasy in his opinion, and even gods could not do it.

"I know that Your Majesty does not believe in the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes, but the fact is that these two crops are in the Americas, and have been grown by local Americans, and even used as staple food. They are also very suitable for the climate of our Ming Dynasty, especially potatoes, which are very suitable for the barren land on the grassland. As long as they can be brought back, they will definitely leave the grassland without any food shortage!" Li Jie replied solemnly again.

Before, Li Jie built a city with Lao Zhu, considering the situation of exploring America. After all, building a city is not a matter of one or two days. When the city is built here, the American fleet should be able to come back there, just in time for the subsequent construction.

"Wait a minute, I remember you said that exploring America requires great risks, and even the fleet sent out may be dead for a lifetime. What if they all die at sea?" Zhu Biao suddenly asked.

"Then I'll send another team. This time the court can organize it. If the court doesn't want to, I will organize a fleet in the name of a private person!" Li Jie said with a firm expression.

Li Jie was also very impressed by the exploration of America fleet organized by Zhu Di and Zhang Dingbian, and this suddenly awakened him. The conditions for the great geographical discovery were actually met, it depends on whether he had the determination. Since Zhu Di and the others dared to start this, Li Jie would stick to this matter. If he didn't work once, he would try the second time and the third time...

"You kid is really persistent in America!" Old Zhu couldn't help but complain when he heard this, but based on his experience, as long as it was something Li Jie insisted on, it generally had great benefits to the Ming Dynasty, so this made him pay more attention to America.

"Your Majesty, King Yan and others have made various preparations when sending the fleet, so I am very confident in their abilities. As long as my luck is not too bad, I should be able to reach America smoothly. At that time, as long as they bring potatoes or sweet potatoes back, Your Majesty will naturally know that what I said is true!" When Li Jie said the last, his eyes looked at the map again.

Old Zhu also understood what Li Jie meant. After pondering for a while, he finally said, "I will discuss this matter in the future. I also need time to think about it!"

"Yes!" Li Jie and Zhu Biao both politely said. Although Lao Zhu did not immediately agree with Li Jie's idea, he was able to change his previous idea and temporarily put aside the establishment of a garage, which already represents a change in his mind.

In fact, Lao Zhu also knew very well that compared to setting up a garrison, building a city on the grassland is a long-term solution. For the Central Plains dynasty, cities are their foundation. It can even be said that wherever the city of the Central Plains is expanded, it will become the land of the Central Plains. This is also the experience accumulated over thousands of years.

In the past, the grasslands were harsh and it was impossible to build a city at all, so there was an area along the Great Wall. To the north of the Great Wall was an area that could not be actually controlled. Even if it was temporarily controlled, it could only be managed by recruited grassland tribes. However, these grassland people were capricious and might rebel one day. Even if they were as strong as the prosperous Tang Dynasty, they could not escape this rule, so the Ming Dynasty did not want to follow the old path of the Tang Dynasty.

In this case, building a city became the only way for the Ming Dynasty to control the grassland for a long time. If high-yield crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes can be brought back from the Americas, then the food on the grassland will not be a problem. At that time, it will not be a problem of building a city, but one city after another will appear on the grassland. With roads connected between these cities, it can be like a big net, firmly connecting the entire grassland.

By that time, the entire grassland will become a thing of the Ming Dynasty, and the border troubles in the north will be completely solved. None of the dynasties will be harassed by the northern nomadic peoples, or even the country will be destroyed, as in history.

It was precisely because Lao Zhu knew about the above that he carefully considered Li Jie's idea. Although he was still suspicious of crops with a yield of thousands of kilograms per mu, the temptation was too great that even he could not refuse, so he finally put his previous idea aside.

After the talks about the north, Lao Zhu discussed with Li Jie and Zhu Biao about the matter in Beijing. Although Lao Zhu had brought the entire core system of the Ming Dynasty to Beijing, this did not mean that the capital was moved to Beijing. In fact, it was just the beginning now. The establishment and coordination of various yamen, as well as the impact of the new environment on the bureaucratic system, etc., all need to be considered.

In addition, Lao Zhu also talked with Li Jie about the salary of officials in the capital, because Li Jie wrote a letter before, suggesting that the salary of officials be handed over to the bank to pay, and the annual salary is changed to monthly salary, and the physical goods are replaced with currency. In other words, the salary of officials will be paid in accordance with the standards of later generations in the future.

Lao Zhu was also very interested in this proposal and had been discussing it with Li Jie for a long time. Although there are still some problems in this proposal, it is not impossible to solve it, and it may not be implemented immediately. It can be divided into several steps.

However, just as Li Jie and the other two were discussing the matter, suddenly an internal rumor ran in panic and shouted: "Report to Your Majesty, the Princess's Mansion has come to report, saying... it is said that the princess has given birth!"
Chapter completed!