Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 818 Development is to benefit the most

At the beginning of the 22nd year of Chongzhen, two small-scale wars occurred in Jiaozhi and Japan respectively, which did not bring any adverse effects to Ming Dynasty, and various major projects in Ming Dynasty were still progressing in an intense and orderly manner.

As the Little Ice Age came to an end, the climate in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty was gradually returning to normal, and the good results brought about by the large-scale immigration project of more than ten years were gradually appearing.

In particular, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi, the most severely affected provinces, have greatly restored and improved their ecological environment after relocation of tens of millions of people. Nature, with its unique magical power, The original red land thousands of miles into the green mountains more than ten years later.

Here, the changes in northern Shaanxi are most obvious.

Northern Shaanxi was the first place to carry out large-scale immigration projects. After the thieves and thieves were completely quelled, most of the local people were relocated to Lintao, Xi'an, Fengxiangfu and other places, leaving less than [-]% of the original local population.

According to the information submitted by the government in northern Shaanxi, most of the arid and barren loess high slopes are now covered by green vegetation. What's more, in the normal rainy season, there is plenty of rain, and there is heavy snow in the cold winter. The large and small rivers that have been cut off have basically recovered. Even the Yellow River, which has a very small amount of water, has the appearance of rolling waves.

Zhu Youjian was very pleased with this.

Unexpectedly, the relocation project that was forced to be adopted in order to save the lives of countless people would inadvertently become the most beneficial measure for the ecological environment.

For this reason, he made a special decree to extend the period of tax reduction and exemption in northern Shaanxi to ten years, and the salaries and other expenses of local government officials will be fully allocated after clear accounting by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Daming is really not short of this money now.

After Chongzhen’s total income in Taicang exceeded 20 million taels in 400 years, according to the statistics at the end of 21 years in Chongzhen, Taicang’s income increased by another 300 million taels, an increase of more than [-]%.

If it continues to develop at this speed, on the basis of the increasing base of Taicang's income, the annual growth rate of [-]% will be a considerable figure if it continues.

Zhu Youjian has reason to believe that this increase will continue to change for a long time in the future, and it will be a good change.

Not only is he full of confidence in this, most of the court officials are more optimistic than him.

With the end of the naval battle between the Ming Dynasty, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, the Maritime Silk Road was restored to smoothness and safety. The Dutch merchant ships that had been blocked by the United Kingdom for a year began to resume their original routes. In the second half of the 21st year of Chongzhen, the Dutch merchant ships arrived in Manila. The number increased by 22%, and the number of Ming merchant ships sailing to Manila also increased sharply. This momentum became more rapid in the [-]nd year of Chongzhen.

Correspondingly, the demand for large ocean-going merchant ships in the Jiangnan area has soared. In order to seize the opportunity to obtain more profits, Jinzhou Shipyard opened four large docks to ensure the construction level of the Ming Navy's new gunboats and In the case of low quality, the production of civilian merchant ships is at full capacity, but even so, it is still far from meeting the demand for civilian merchant ships.

The merchant ship orders received by Jinzhou Shipyard have been scheduled for 27 years in Chongzhen, that is to say, after four years, the number of young and strong assistants in the shipyard has also increased from the initial 2000 to more than [-]. The area is also expanding again and again, and the recruitment of various craftsmen and auxiliary workers is held every two months in order to better cope with the increasing workload.

Jinzhou, a small city that most people in Ming Dynasty have never heard of, has now become the most prosperous place in Bohai Bay. The urban area has been expanding again and again, and it is extending to the east coast of Bohai Sea where the shipyard is located.

Due to the high monthly salaries, large subsidies, and timely expenditures of all levels of the shipyard, the workers and their families spend money generously, which greatly promotes the prosperity of business. Jinzhou City and the vicinity of the shipyard, all kinds of There are row upon row of shops, restaurants and inns, all kinds of banners fluttering, and a dazzling array of commodities from all over the world.

Many Jiangnan wealthy merchants and managers who rushed to Jinzhou to urge their own merchant ships to book their own merchant ships would naturally not let go of such a good business opportunity. Therefore, cloth, silk, shoes and hats, cosmetics, needles and threads, candies and other various commodities produced in Jiangnan It was transported here by sea ship, and while satisfying the consumption of Jinzhou City, it was then marketed by land to Jinzhou, Shenyang and the new towns under development and construction in the north.

After exploration and renovation, Jinzhou Port Wharf has become the second largest port in the north after Tianjin Port, capable of accommodating twenty large commercial ships with a displacement of about [-] tons at the same time. The military port is listed as a restricted area, and there are military squads patrolling continuously every day, and unrelated people are strictly prohibited from approaching.

In order to ease the pressure on Jinzhou Shipyard and realize the grand goal of Ming Dynasty merchant ships traveling around the world as soon as possible, at the beginning of this year, at the beginning of the 22nd year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian ordered to set up Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, copying the model of Jinzhou Shipbuilding The factory is also divided into two parts for military use and civilian use. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry respectively, and the local government has no right to interfere with its daily management.

After the basic construction of the Jiangnan Shipyard is completed, some key craftsmen will be transferred from the Jinzhou Shipyard to work south to support the framework of the new shipyard. As long as these experienced craftsmen are in place, other apprentice assistants will be fine.

The two large shipyards, one south and one north, will greatly improve and promote the development level of Daming industry, and will also drive related industries, promote local economic development, increase the number of employees, and liberate more labor from agricultural production.

The construction and commissioning of the two shipyards has a very obvious driving effect on related industries, such as sails, ropes, nails, paint, wood and processing, etc. These raw materials used in shipbuilding are all purchased from the world by the shipyards. , these private workshops get part of the profits, and the artisans they employ can also earn wages to support their families.

In order to allow more ordinary people to benefit from the industries dominated by imperial investment, Zhu Youjian specially ordered that all private owners and workshops that cooperate with the public must pay their employees wages in full and on time every month. Wages are deducted for legitimate reasons, and the wages shall not be lower than the monthly standard for workers in related public industries.

Before the public property has business relations with private owners, it is necessary to check its reputation and reputation in the local area. Those who have bad deeds and bad reputations are prohibited from cooperating.

The purpose of economic development is to enable the majority of the people in the world to live a better life. This is the original intention, but something goes against it. So what is the point of such development?
　Thanks to Kei Nino Miho Io for the reward.

　　
　
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