Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 269
Gao Gong mentioned that the frontier army should strengthen its armaments. Of course, Gao Yushi is very concerned about this. After all, there are some military industries in his plan, and they are mainly concentrated in firearms. However, due to the current situation, it is not yet possible to start work casually. , and cannot be released indiscriminately.

There are at least three main problems here:

One is the military production system of the Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether it is the Beijing camp or the frontier army, its military production, especially armor and firearms, is the industry of the imperial court, which is the so-called official camp.

The government-run industries in Daming can be roughly divided into the following categories: government-run handicrafts under the leadership of the Ministry of Industry; government-run handicrafts under the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; government-run handicrafts under the leadership of the Ministry of Households; Under the leadership of the official handicraft industry.

Among them, many of the military industries have dual or multiple leaderships, and some are cross-led. For example, the Ministry of Industry is responsible for military production, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also responsible for military production, and the Metropolitan Guard Office is even more responsible for military production. Even some local governments themselves can start military production.The Ministry of War can issue instructions on these military production, such as putting forward quality or quantity requirements and so on.

But in any case, the military industry is rarely run by individuals, and the firearms industry is the most strictly controlled by the court. [Wufeng’s Note: As mentioned earlier in this book, the Ming Dynasty did not prohibit civilians from owning cold weapons such as bows, crossbows, and swords, but it strictly prohibited the manufacture and possession of flags, armor, firearms, etc. ]
Gao Yushi has no interest in products such as flags and armor, even if armor manufacturing in the cold weapon era can be regarded as a "high-tech industry", he has no interest.

In his opinion, the business of cold weapons does not need him to help Daming. To break the sky is to improve the method of smelting iron and steel, build a few steel factories in suitable locations, and provide Daming with some better products. steel is enough.

He has nothing to dabble in and influence deeply, but firearms.

But having said that, just providing some new technologies to the government-run industries, in Gao Yushi's view, first, the effect may not be enough, because Daming's production system itself has problems, and it cannot meet the needs with quality and quantity; Cost-effective——Gao Yushi has never been a saint, so it would be impossible to ask him to be selfless and serve the public wholeheartedly.He thinks that the oil and water produced by the military industry is better to make this profit by himself than to let those rotten waste departments use it to benefit the public and private. At least he can make money while maintaining quality and quantity.

Another ulterior reason is that he has another plan that needs to be supported by military production capacity. Otherwise, even if he can really replace Zhang Juzheng's reform in history and succeed in the future, the fate of himself and his followers will be difficult to predict... …Great pragmatism does not intend to have such a brilliant life as being good at seeking the country but clumsy at seeking the body.

However, it is not yet Gao Yushi's turn to start his daydreaming, Gao Gong has already continued: "In the future, when our Ming Dynasty is really strong and strong, we will be able to advance and retreat freely, and this is the long-term plan. Therefore, even if Tonggong is successful, and we must not stop here, be satisfied with the present, lose the sense of urgency, and not think about making progress."

Gao Gong said: "I will ask the border ministers to break the rules and rectify it, and ask His Majesty to send talented ministers or outspoken officials to inspect and supervise the border defense, to see how much money and food have been accumulated compared with the previous year, and how dangerous the pass is. How much more was repaired last year, how much more soldiers and horses were added than last year, how much equipment was refurbished compared to last year, how much other farmland salt methods and other things were expanded compared to last year, etc., and so on. The center takes money—you can ask for money, but you have to show results!"

After Gao Wushi heard this, he felt very relieved. He thought to himself that Gao Gong was worthy of being a master of practical studies. The content of the inspection he just mentioned by the emperor's special officials was exactly what the border officials must "sincerely practice". The requirements were very specific. , very intuitive, quantifiable, and thus highly operable.If it is handled according to what he said, then the actions and omissions of the border officials will be easy to assess, and there will be evidence for supervision and accountability.

Finally, Gao Gong said: "In addition, the reward and punishment system for frontier officials must be re-established. Those who have achieved success in rectification should be equal to killing the enemy; if the rectification is ineffective or the border defenses have deteriorated during their tenure, they will be punished as 'missing opportunity'. "

After Gao Wushi finished listening, he found that he had almost nothing to add, so he agreed first, then turned the topic back to what he cared about, and said, "Since Sanbo, you also plan to ask His Majesty to send more people to inspect the border so that the Central To learn more about the real situation of border defense, why not start with my nephew this time?"

"You?" Gao Gong shook his head: "You can't go."

Gao Wushi was in a rare anxiety, and asked: "Why can't I do it?"

"I'm not saying that you can't do these things if you go to the rescue." Gao Gong smiled: "But, in what capacity are you going? In what name?"

He didn't wait for Gao Yushi to answer, so he continued on his own: "Your official status is just to accompany the prince, but the prince is only the crown prince, and he has no right to interfere in government affairs. You are his companion, you Instead of studying with him in the palace, he ran to the border town instead, guess what those officials will say?"

"And because of the same reason, you can't find a convincing name to let you go to the border town to intervene in this matter." Gao Gong said here, looking at his early-witted man with piercing eyes. Like the nephew, said slowly: "So you can only go to the border town in your private capacity, and you may think that your private capacity is more suitable for handling this matter, right?"

Gao Wushi's heart shuddered, but he didn't dare to hesitate at such a time and play sloppy with Sanbo, so he could only honestly say: "Sanbo expected..."

Gao Gong snorted softly, glared at him, and said, "Your personal identity is useful—you are my Gao Gong's nephew, and Zhang Fengpan's nephew. For the sake of me and your uncle, they will always take care of you. Some of your words may be interpreted as the meaning of me and your uncle... In this way, you can make use of it, It steered things in the direction you wanted to see, didn't it?"

Gao Wushi opened his mouth, but did not dare to respond directly.Gao Gong snorted again, and asked: "I still say the same thing, you think things will be easy in this way. But have you ever thought about it, what will those science officials say? Have you ever thought about what Zhao Zhenji, the elder who is in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, would say?"

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