Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 291 Great Construction (1)

"Xu Shufu, for the various buildings to be built in Xishan, several wide roads need to be rammed, and the total cost is as high as 13 taels of silver."

Song Yingxing's brows were worried, and he said to Xu Guangqi as he walked: "You said that this memorial will be submitted to His Majesty, will you agree?
Deng Yuhan and the others are also true.

His Majesty entrusted them with the overall planning of the Xishan area, calling names and surnames. This is a sign of trust in them, but they did not consider the situation of the country.

Just one Armament Academy covers an area of ​​more than [-] acres, and there are as many as seven building complexes planned to be built.

If this memorial is handed over to the Ministry of Accounts, I'm afraid the Ministry of Accounts will never transfer so much money easily, right?If there is no such money, then the construction of Xishan..."

"There's no need to talk about that now."

Xu Guangqi frowned slightly, and said, "When we get to the Qianqing Palace, if His Majesty thinks that the money spent is too much, we can tell His Majesty to reduce the need for the construction of Xishan.

You and I are very clear about the importance of the Armed Forces Academy to Daming.

If it can be completed and completed one day earlier, then the process of improving firecrackers and artillery can start correspondingly earlier, so we must try our best to strive for it.

In fact, it is not to blame Deng Yuhan and the others for wanting to do things so perfectly.

After all, the only way to do things well in Xishan.

His Majesty will give more support to the missionary work that was previously decided, the establishment of the Imperial University, the establishment of various subjects such as astronomy and geography, the translation of classics from various countries in Europe, and the gathering of more missionaries to Beijing. "

Previously, Emperor Chongzhen entrusted Xu Guangqi with full power to take charge of the Armed Forces Academy. In order to solve various specific matters, Emperor Chongzhen directly allocated 10 taels of silver from internal funds for Xu Guangqi's needs.

At present, in Xishan, in addition to gathering a lot of Western missionaries, there are also many craftsmen of various types, in order to complete the tasks set by Emperor Chongzhen.

The Bingzhan Bureau and the Military Weapons Bureau, the places that manufacture gunpowder and firearms under their jurisdiction, have experienced some turmoil during the period, but they have successfully moved out of the capital in the end, and are planning to build various factories in Xishan.

Although Xu Guangqi and the others have joined the Catholic Church, they are still Ming people. Their way of thinking and working style will take into account the current situation of the court.

Emperor Chongzhen thought of this in his heart.

Therefore, in the overall planning of Xishan, Xu Guangqi and the others were not asked to do it themselves, but Deng Yuhan and other Westerners were chosen to be responsible for it.

According to Emperor Chongzhen's conception, Xishan will become the focus of military research and production in Ming Dynasty, and corresponding supporting facilities will be built year by year.

Therefore, in the matter of planning and construction, you must have enough courage, don't look forward and backward, no matter how much money you spend, as long as you can develop advanced firecrackers and artillery, and produce excellent firecrackers and artillery, it will be worth it.

rifled gun.

flintlock.

Breech-loading flintlock.

Black powder improvement.

Yellow powder.

Flower bombs and more.

In the development process of this firecracker artillery, including the development of other fields, there are too many technical difficulties that need to be overcome.

Although Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand the details.

But he is willing to spend money, is willing to recruit more talents of all kinds, and can bear his temper. As long as he can persist in doing it, he will definitely have corresponding gains.

"I'm waiting to meet your Majesty!"

Emperor Chongzhen, who was in a good mood, was still thinking about the establishment of the Huitong Bank. In the past few days, he and his stingy father-in-law, Zhou Kui, seemed to have opened up another world.

Emperor Chongzhen also knew in his heart that if he wanted to beat the stingy father-in-law to death, he would beat him from time to time in the future, but he already had experience in this.

"Xu Qing, Song Qing is here, hurry up and excuse yourself."

Thinking about when the Huitong ticket number will be opened all over Beizhili. Seeing Xu Guangqi and the others coming together, Emperor Chongzhen calmed down and said with a smile: "The two Qing families are here to build the Xishan Park?"

"Yes."

Xu Guangqi held up the memorial, leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty... Deng Yuhan and the others have completed the construction plan of Xishan. The ministers and others plan to collect corvee in the Xishan area for the manpower they want.

As long as the money is in place, the work of digging the foundation and ramming the wide road can be started in the early stage, and when the fire kiln is built, the full-scale construction can start. "

When Xu Guangqi made a statement, Wang Chengen walked forward, took the memorial, and respectfully handed it to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Issuing corvee? There is no need for this matter."

Emperor Chongzhen took the memorial and said with a frown: "The Armed Forces Institute is responsible for the Xishan Musketeer Team, and directly recruits young men in the Xishan area.

Food is distributed every day and three meals are taken care of, so that the various constructions of Xishan can also speed up a lot of progress.

More than 13 taels of silver..."

Hearing what the emperor said, Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing couldn't help but feel nervous. After all, this amount is really not small. The 10 taels of silver allocated by internal funds earlier cost a lot to recruit all kinds of talents.

Xu Guangqi secretly pondered in his heart how to tell the emperor how to get part of the money as much as possible, and start the construction of Xishan first.

"All the construction needs of Xishan, including the food needs for the recruitment of young and strong, are all allocated from internal funds." Emperor Chongzhen closed the memorial, looked at Wang Chengen and said: "Wang Banban, your internal factory should pay attention to this matter. Make a good connection with the Armed Forces Academy, and don’t make any mistakes.”

"Here!"

Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing looked up in surprise, a little unbelievable, the emperor was so happy to allocate 10,000+ taels of silver to them?

Is it still money?

"What's the matter with the two Qing families?" Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly after Xu Guangqi said to them, "But the money and food are not enough?"

"Enough! Enough!"

How could Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing know how rich the current Emperor Chongzhen is with the internal funds under his name.

A mere 10,000+ taels of silver is not worth mentioning in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen.

Compared with the time when Yuji became emperor just now, the internal money owned by Emperor Chongzhen is not ordinary rich.

"Enough is enough."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "The construction of Xishan Park must be implemented as soon as possible, and all kinds of materials required for construction must be the best.

Try to use composite clay for the production and storage of gunpowder and firearms. Don't think about saving money. Safety is the first priority.

The manpower needed for construction can be recruited more, so that the progress can be accelerated. When Xu Qing is not on the side of Xishan, Song Qing, you have to take care of it. "

"I will obey your orders!"

Compared with Western missionaries like Deng Yuhan, Emperor Chongzhen was more willing to trust Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing. After all, he just wanted to squeeze the Western missionaries like Deng Yuhan, and let Daming absorb them in the field of science and technology through the ready-made knowledge of the West. More, so as to flourish as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)