Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 306 Secret Mission
After the capital defeated the rogue bandits, the land reform of Ming Dynasty had already started, and the business tax was also carried out simultaneously.

The sea ban has been opened, and maritime trade has been taxed. Zhu Youjian knows that this aspect is not perfect, and there are still problems and loopholes.

It seems that we must hurry up to formulate a comprehensive tax system. With the strong rise of the Ming Dynasty Navy, the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty will soon enter its heyday. This is a big cake.

Zhu Youjian retracted his thoughts, looked at Xia Wanchun with admiring eyes and asked:
"Xia Wanchun, I have already appointed you as the commander of the Zhejiang capital, why do you still want to take the scientific examination, tell me what you think, do you not want to be an official?"

"Reporting to the emperor, it's not that I don't want to be an official. Since I'm an official, I have to do well. I can't sit in an important position and do nothing. I'm only 14 years old this year. I'm too young, and I don't have much experience. I want to train for two years. The minister starts from the county magistrate."

"Oh……"

Xia Wanchun's idea surprised Zhu Youjian, even the two princesses and Chen Yuanyuan looked at Xia Wanchun as if they were fools, there will still be such people in the world who think they are big officials! "

Zhu Youjian didn't think Xia Wanchun was stupid, but thought that this child would be a great talent. At first he thought he was 16 years old, but now that he thinks about it, he made a mistake.

Xia Wanchun was 16 years old when he died in battle, but not at this time. According to historical records, Xia Wanchun should have died in battle two years later.

But now that the history of Ming Dynasty has been emptied, there is no such thing as Dong capitulation attacking Jiangnan. Of course Xia Wanchun will not die, he will only be a trump card in Zhu Youjian's hand.

Zhu Youjian patted Xia Wanchun on the shoulder and laughed loudly:

"Good boy, I will fulfill your wish, I will give you an imperial decree, and send him two expert guards. I will leave the capital tomorrow and go to Jiangnan to secretly investigate the smuggling of the Jiangnan consortium.

You are still a child, no one should pay attention to you, and when you can’t remember the key, don’t take out the imperial decree at will, try to find out their details as much as possible.

If you encounter danger and go to Li Dakai, after successfully completing the task, I will set up a new department to manage maritime trade. If it is done well, it will not be difficult for the official residence to be a high-ranking official, how about it? "

Xia Wanchun hurriedly knelt down and thanked:
"Chen, Xia Wanchun takes the order to thank you!"

Seeing that Xia Wanchun agreed without hesitation, Zhu Youjian was very relieved:

"Pingshen, I hope you will not disappoint my expectations, you must be rich and honorable, rich and humble cannot be moved, mighty and mighty cannot be subdued, stick to your bottom line!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Xia Wanchun will never disappoint your expectations."

"Okay, White Tiger."

Hearing the emperor calling him, Baihu immediately entered the private room:
"Chen is here!"

Zhu Youjian raised his head and said to Baihu:
"Choose two Jin Yiwei who are good at martial arts, and let them stay close to protect Xia Wanchun from today, and obey Xia Wanchun's command in everything."

"According to the purpose"

Baihu promised, turned around and went out, and soon brought two Jinyiwei hundred households. It was the first time for the two Jinyiwei hundred households to have such close contact with the emperor, and they were very disturbed.

"See Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian saw that the two were tall and upright, and he was very satisfied. In fact, these two were also summoned, and there was no need to doubt their loyalty.

"Excuse me, from today onwards, you are Xia Wanchun's bodyguards, if anything happens to him, I will never forgive him lightly."

"Abiding by the order, rest assured, Your Majesty, we swear to protect Lord Xia to the death."

Zhu Youjian nodded, then took out a flintlock gun and fifty bullets to Xia Wanchun.

"This is for your self-defense, those people will jump over the wall in a hurry, you must pay attention to safety!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xia Wanchun hurriedly knelt down and took the flintlock gun and the bullets. He saw the princess used them before. They were absolutely good things.

Back at Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian found that the two ministers of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households were waiting for him. When the emperor came back, the two of them immediately stepped forward to salute:

"My minister Meng Zhaoxiang, Ni Yuanlu sees Your Majesty."

Zhu Youjian didn't stop, walking towards the imperial study while talking:

"Free from courtesy, let's discuss matters in the Imperial Study Room!"

"According to the purpose"

The two of them immediately followed the emperor to the imperial study, and a young eunuch immediately brought them stools. They didn't dare to sit down, and went straight to the topic.

Meng Zhaoxiang cupped his hands and played:
"Your Majesty, I have made a thorough investigation. So far, Daming has not found anthracite coal. Do you think it is necessary to mobilize charcoal from the south for heating?"

Zhu Youjian couldn't help frowning, don't think it's a trivial matter, many people will freeze to death in the ice age winter, this problem must be solved.

He knows that China's anthracite coal reserves have reached more than 4000 billion tons, accounting for 100% of the total coal stock10, and in that underdeveloped dynasty, it would not be used up in a thousand years.

Recalling the locations of several modern anthracite bases, he said:
"Daming anthracite is mainly distributed in Shanxi and Guizhou provinces, as well as Henan and Sichuan provinces. The resource reserves in these four provinces are the highest.

There is also a stock of anthracite coal in Xishan of the capital, and Shanxi, which is closer to the capital, also has a large stock of anthracite coal. I will give them a drawing of the specific location and the process.

The Ministry of Industry immediately searched for and excavated anthracite according to the location marked on the drawing. It must ensure the heating of the people in the northern region. This year, I will never allow anyone to freeze to death. "

As Zhu Youjian said, he took out two drawings from his sleeve, one was the position of anthracite, and the other was the treatment method of anthracite.

Seeing the emperor taking out two blueprints at once as if trying to do a trick, Meng Zhaoxiang and Ni Yuanlu were taken aback for a moment, but they didn't dare to ask, but they respected the emperor even more in their hearts.

After Zhu Youjian handed the two blueprints to Meng Zhaoxiang, Meng Zhaoxiang looked at the emperor, and did not retreat immediately, but looked at Ni Yuanlu and said:

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry needs silver taels to deal with these matters. You see, I have summoned Mr. Ni from the Household Department. Can you allocate some silver taels?"

Zhu Youjian laughed as soon as he heard it:

"No wonder the two of you came to me together. You wanted money. Master Ni allocated 5 taels of silver to the Ministry of Industry to cooperate with the Ministry of Industry as much as possible."

"According to the purpose"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

After the two left, Zhu Youjian thought for a while, and then exchanged the blueprint for a coal cutting machine in the system mall, which was to prepare for the production of honeycomb coal.

Once the anthracite is excavated, it is immediately made into briquettes, which can not only be used for heating, but also for cooking and boiling water. If you have sweet potatoes at home, you can also roast sweet potatoes.

Two days later, Zhu Youjian received a memorial from the Ministry of Industry that the anthracite coal from Xishan of the capital had been found and passed the test.

After receiving this news, Zhu Youjian was very pleased, and immediately asked people to send the production drawings of the coal cutter to the Ministry of Industry, so that the blacksmiths of the Ministry of Industry could produce as many coal cutters as possible.

There are happy events every year, especially today.

As soon as the blueprints for the coal machine were sent away, two fast horses entered the capital, and soon people entered the Qianqing Palace. They were the messengers sent by Qi Jiguang and Qinglong.

"Your Majesty, the Commander of Jinyiwei sent a messenger to escort the entire Kong family to the capital in the afternoon."

(End of this chapter)