Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 718 Cultivate culture and virtue internally, govern military equipment externally (2)

Looking back at the original timeline, why did the Emperor Chongzhen become more diligent and self-denying, and did everything by himself, while the fate of the Ming Dynasty became more and more withered?
The root cause lies in the system and in people.

Want to take care of everything, want to do everything, but concentrate too much pressure on one person, and the hard-working people who can be driven will either be killed, killed, or forced to leave. The consequences of doing so, It is the more and more alienation and detachment, the more serious the bullying and oppression, and then lead to the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty.

As a latecomer, Emperor Chongzhen of this generation should focus on the general direction, break the old employment system, set up a novel power system, strictly control the issue of government officials, pay close attention to the issue of tax law, and push forward the deployment of the New Deal. Do things well, share the pressure, maintain the overall order and stability, and use the spare time on the right path, then the Great Ming Society can be changed.

Forbidden City Long Live Mountain.

"My lords, regarding the matter of the steam engine, my attitude is clear. I want people to give, and money to give. I know you are under a lot of pressure."

Emperor Chongzhen held up the binoculars, looked at the palaces located in the Forbidden City, and said to Song Yingxing and his party who were specially called into the palace: "To put it bluntly, many things in the current state are actually stuck in place. Not small results have been achieved, and it seems that the development is still rapid.

But in fact it is not the case.

The reason why we are in the current situation is purely the money I poured into it in the past, but you can do things like spending money for a year or two, but you can't do it for a longer period of time.

After all, gold and silver things are all quantified.

If you want to make a big change in Ming Dynasty, you must effectively increase productivity, so the steam engine developed by the Armed Forces Institute is the key to breaking the game. "

Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu, Fang Yizhi and the others all had solemn expressions on their faces. These words from the Son of Heaven were like a heavy hammer hitting their hearts hard.

so much pressure.

Really big.

From the establishment of the steam dynamics project to the present, countless money has been poured in, but the core of several key technologies has never been broken through.

It was not only Emperor Chongzhen who was anxious.

There are divisions under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces Institute, and they are also very anxious.

"I'm telling you this, not to ask you to forcibly develop the steam engine when."

Emperor Chongzhen put down the binoculars, turned around and looked at Song Yingxing and the others, "After all, I am well aware of the difficulty of the steam engine. I don't have any experience to learn from. This matter requires crossing the river by feeling the stones.

However, I hope that you, based on the existing foundation, can stand at a higher level and consider what problems exist in the development of steam engines. "

Since the implementation of the reform and reform, the clearly defined new policy deployments have been steadily advancing, and many of them have even achieved initial results. However, under such circumstances, Emperor Chongzhen dared not continue to implement them.

It's not what he is worried about, what he is afraid of.

In fact, it is the supporting framework of productivity. If there is no major breakthrough, and other New Deal deployments are rashly implemented, not only will it not bring benefits to Daming, on the contrary it will bring disasters to Daming.

The process of primitive industrialization is not a pat on the head, just say a few words, you can say that it has been established, and it will be established.

This requires technology as a support.

Just like the field of military industry that is being built in various places, the realization of purely manual assembly line operation has indeed increased the output a lot compared to the previous production model.

However, it is very difficult to increase the corresponding output on the existing basis.

After all, no matter how fast the efficiency of labor is, it cannot catch up with the efficiency of machines.

"Your Majesty, the ministers cannot say what is guaranteed."

Song Yingxing looked serious, bowed and saluted and said: "However, if we can show our determination, we will conquer the steam engine in the shortest possible time. No matter how difficult it is, we will definitely be able to conquer it."

"With the words of the Qing family, I feel relieved."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "This matter must be urgent, but it should not be urgent. It seems to be contradictory, but it is actually the case.

Once the steam engine can be conquered, the primary field of application will be the military industry that is being built in various places. This is the key to promoting the reform of the country.

Once the output of the military industry in various places can be greatly improved, it can drive the development of heavy industry, and then the steam engine can be used for sinking.

I will settle part of the research and development funds declared by the Armed Forces Institute for you first, and wait a few months for the rest. But you can rest assured that even if I tighten my belt, I will never stop the development of steam engines. "

"The minister waits for the order."

Everyone bowed to each other immediately.

The more Emperor Chongzhen said this, the more he expressed his position in this way, for Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu, Fang Yizhi and others, it was an imperceptible spur.

The high-ranking sons of the Ming Dynasty have such trust and reliance on them. They ask money for money, people for money, and resources for resources. If they don’t make breakthroughs in what they do, then they will be sorry for Emperor Chongzhen at all. trust.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know much about technical matters.

In the past time, he has already told all the superficial facts that he knows to the Armed Forces Institute, but even so, the changes promoted are great.

Not to mention anything else, the advent of breech-loading flintlock guns alone has provided extremely useful help for the study of the field of firearms.

Sometimes, a breakthrough in the field of technology is like a thin layer of window paper. If it cannot be pierced, it will always linger outside.

Once it can be pierced, it can enter a new world.

"My lord, it's windy here, be careful of the dragon's body." After Song Yingxing and the others left, Wang Chengen stepped forward, showing concern.

"It's nice here."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and waved his hands and said, "Stand taller and see farther away. Sometimes, I wondered, if Daming could stand at a higher place and see farther away, what kind of changes would it have?"

Long Live Mountain, that is, Coal Mountain.

When he came to this place, Emperor Chongzhen was very emotional.

"Has the secret decree sent to Zheng Zhilong left the capital?" Emperor Chongzhen whispered, looked at Wang Chengen and said, "The big and small Ryukyu are all in the hands of the Guochao, and the foundation of the Han League in the Southeast Asian countries can be regarded as obtained." In order to develop, it is time to take action on the territory of Wa Island."

"The slaves have selected reliable personnel and rushed to Liuqiu Town in secret."

Wang Chengen said concisely.

"That's good."

Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "The closed gate of Wa Island must be opened to him. There are things Daming needs there. I hope Zheng Zhilong will not disappoint me. If their Zheng family can represent Daming, they will first establish a firm foothold on Wa Island. Follow me, even if I make him a Duke, I am willing."

(End of this chapter)