Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

"What is His Majesty thinking?"

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhu Youxiao who was standing in front of the map of the world and meditating.

Ever since the two Portuguese foreigners told Zhu Youxiao their news about the situation of each continent in the world and the wealth of each place, Zhu Youxiao has been staring at this map of all nations paying tribute from foreign countries and thinking.

Speaking of it, this map of all nations was paid by Westerners to Emperor Wanli of the Ming court.

After the drawing was completed in the 30th year of Wanli, it has been stored in the Daming Palace as a symbol of the Great Ming Dynasty. After all, in the map of all nations, Daming is in the center.

"Master, now Da Ming is booming and urgently needs all kinds of resources. If the world's resources can be used by Da Ming, how strong will Da Ming be?" Zhu Youxiao whispered about his ambitions, this map of the world There are many signs on it, and Zhu Youxiao knows the meaning of each sign very well.

Mountains, rivers, deserts, lakes, forests, minerals, fields, and various resources are marked on this map to make it more detailed.

Zhu Youxiao clicked on the map: "Master, what you said before is right. If Ming wants to be completely strong, it cannot be achieved by itself. Da Ming needs to go out. It needs to do business with other countries to enrich Daming as it did in the time of Cheng Zu."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Even though the imperial court imposed sea bans before, those gentry and wealthy families along the southeast coast still secretly smuggled out to sea to earn massive amounts of gold and silver."

"Now that the imperial court has lifted the sea ban, these fleets of gentry and wealthy families have been holding back for so long, and finally they can sell goods in a fair manner. They will definitely choose to go out."

Zhu Youxiao nodded slowly: "That's not bad. The more the imperial court forbids these gentry and nobles, the more they want to do it. They don't care about anything for one or two of gold and silver. They have held back for so long to sneak and smuggle, and now they are out of control. mad dog."

Zhang Haogu added: "At the same time, the court also needs to make some representations, so that these mad dogs will recklessly explore and explore, open up territories for Ming Dynasty, and search for resources."

"Speaking of which, what's the situation with the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast?" Zhu Youxiao asked thinking about the previous excerpts.

Zhang Haogu said: "The Japanese pirates on the southeast coast still have some secrets in them. I have already dispatched the Shandong Navy to go south to patrol, and at the same time ordered all the general soldiers on the southeast coast to take strict precautions, so that the Japanese pirates will not disturb my Ming Dynasty. Strategies to open the sea."

Zhu Youxiao didn't ask much after listening to Zhang Haogu's words. He trusted Zhang Haogu to handle the government affairs. With Zhang Haogu here to handle the world's military and political affairs, he only needed to control the general direction and grasp a few major issues. Can.

Seeing that Zhang Haogu had made a decision, Zhu Youxiao also asked about other matters: "This sea area is also the territory of our Ming Dynasty. Some Japanese pirates dare to make trouble in our Daming sea area. They really want to die! Master, the navy's warship how's it going?"

When mentioning the warship, Zhang Haogu had a gratified smile in his eyes: "Now my first steam warship capable of naval warfare in Ming Dynasty is almost finished assembling, and it will be ready for sea trials at the beginning of next year without accident."

Zhu Youxiao didn’t have too many steam warships, but now he is very happy to hear that he can go into the sea for sea trials: “This is good news. I will go to see it after the sea trials. With this new ship, Ming Dynasty It will be more convenient for your navy to cruise around the world.”

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Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty is innocent."

In the following period of time, the territory of Daming was unusually harmonious, and both the common people and the officials had a very comfortable and peaceful life.

There were no violent party struggles, no factional attacks, and even God gave Zhu Youxiao a rare face. The disasters in various places in Ming Dynasty were significantly reduced. As well as a series of water conservancy engineering measures such as reinforced embankments, this year's disaster did not cause any trouble to Daming.

After all, the flood in Henan last year reminded Daming. Facts have proved that in the face of large-scale floods, Daming's current flood control and conservancy projects still need to be improved. Therefore, from last year to this year, water conservancy projects in various parts of Daming ushered in another repair and reinforcement , and more reservoir irrigation projects have been built in various places to drain floods and fight droughts, and this year's drought and floods have been passed smoothly.

As the Little Ice Age unfolded its power, the Great

The Ming court needed to do more and more.

The 11th year of Apocalypse is a year for the development of the stock market, a year for the construction of Chidao, a year for the development of steel and coal, and a year for Ming Dynasty to formally enter industrialization.

Under the auspices of the Beijing-Tianjin Chi-Tao Project, many workers were recruited in Beijing, Tianjin and other places to start construction from both ends at the same time. With the huge financial resources of the Beijing-Tianjin Chi-Tao Division, it was enough to support this costly manpower and material project. .

At the same time, Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui's Zhili Iron and Steel Company also officially started operation. Although the construction of the three new iron and steel factories has not been completed, the original two iron and steel factories have begun to continuously provide Jingjin Chidao with qualified steel.

As for such a huge project as the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road Project, Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui were naturally not the only ones involved. The construction of each Chi Road is a grand banquet for the local area.

Merchants profited from the towns that the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road passed through, and the construction of a Chi Road boosted the economy of North Zhili a lot.

The simultaneous start of construction on both sides of the east and west has also made the progress of the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao very fast. According to the report of the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao Department to Sun Qifeng, the servant of the Chidao Yamen, it is expected that the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao will be completed next year.

It took only one year to build a Chidao. This speed is undoubtedly astonishingly fast, but the original Chidao construction is so simple. With enough manpower, material resources, and sufficient resources, it is not difficult to speed up the construction. .

As the progress of Jingjin Chidao accelerated, and the vocational college jointly built by Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui was officially completed and began to recruit students, the stocks of Jingjin Chidao and Zhili Iron and Steel Company ushered in another rise.

Both businessmen and ordinary people rushed to grab the stocks. The speed of the rise of the stock prices of the two made everyone dumbfounded. This also made the rest of the businessmen see the huge profits that can be gained from the listing of the industry.

There is no doubt that financing and going public is definitely something that all businessmen in Ming Dynasty want today.

However, financing and listing is not something you can do as you want. Without mentioning the assessment of qualifications, assets, reputation and other aspects, you cannot submit a listing quota without a certain background.

Now there are only two listed stocks in the entire Ming Dynasty, one is Chidao stock and the other is steel stock. The rest of them just stare blankly when they want to go public, waiting for the imperial court's updated policy to come out.

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After all, according to some gossip, the imperial court will specify more detailed rules and regulations based on the current situation of the two listed companies. The approval of the imperial court for financing and listing in the future will not be easily approved.

Time flies by quickly, and the 11th year of Mingqi is almost at the end of the year.

In this year, a large number of factories were built in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty. The textile factories in the south and the coal and steel factories in the north rose up one after another, becoming the pillars of the economy in various places. The traditional farming tax has been replaced by the emerging commercial tax. status.

Nowadays, the most important tax in Ming Dynasty is commercial tax. From manual to manufacturing, from upstream to downstream, a complete tax chain ensures that every link can provide tax to the imperial court, but apart from this, the imperial court will not charge other fees. Customs tax and so on have been banned, making the flow of goods in Daming more convenient.

Tianjin Mansion, today's Tianjin Mansion has become more prosperous from the original important place of water transport, and the construction of Chidao has brought a lot of jobs and a large number of businessmen to Tianjin Mansion.

Shops, warehouses, etc. in Tianjin Prefecture were bought by wealthy merchants and started operating. At the same time, the port of Tianjin Prefecture also began to be repaired and expanded.

According to the cabinet's definition of Tianjin Prefecture, Tianjin Prefecture will become the gateway to the sea in the future, and a large number of Zhili products will be exported from Tianjin to other countries. origin.

Therefore, Feng Yi, the prefect of Tianjin, has been very busy recently.

Although he is busy, Feng Yi is very happy. The busier he is, the happier he is. After all, only when he is busy can he achieve political achievements.

Looking at Tianjin Mansion, which looks different every day, seeing more and more common people on the streets, businessmen and tourists with accents from the north and the south, seeing that there are no beggars and refugees on the clean and tidy streets, but anyone with a skill can find them One's own work, even refugees and beggars can go to the construction site of the imperial court to exchange for food and wages with a handful of efforts. The whole Tianjin government is a microcosm of Ming Dynasty

All industries are prosperous, people can live and work in peace and contentment, and everyone is no longer numb and helpless. What is shining in their eyes is the light of hope and the color of hope for the future.

Although it is winter, after a snowfall, Tianjin Prefecture once again ushered in a lively scene. Children in thick cotton-padded clothes were playing and playing on the street. These children were playing and running with innocence and carefree air Then, when they met vendors selling candied haws, roasted sweet potatoes or sugar men, they would take out the pocket money their parents gave them to buy these snacks.

Tianjin is really rich. Children in every household have thick and warm cotton-padded clothes and their own pocket money. They don’t have to worry about not being full or warm. What will happen in the future? At this age, they don’t have to worry about it. Don't worry about the famine disaster, don't worry about the future, and play carefree.

The vendors on both sides of the street looked at these children playing with knowing smiles. They are all adults, the young ones are in their 40s and [-]s, and the old ones are in their [-]s, [-]s, [-]s or [-]s.

As people who have experienced the previous era, they understand that the peaceful life is hard-won today. There is no war, no famine, no exorbitant taxes, and everyone can eat and wear warmth. Such a good life, the big guys can live a prosperous life.

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An old man who has experienced three generations of emperors in Wanli, Taichang, and Tianqi. He has come all the way from the middle of Wanli. He has encountered corrupt officials in famine, bandits and robbers, bad gentry among the people, hooligans, and extortionists. The little official, the Jurchen cavalry going south, and the rout of soldiers and bandits, exorbitant taxes, he has seen and encountered everything, and this is the reason why he is now feeling emotional.

After going through all that, seeing countless people desperate, watching people starve to death, watching bloody massacres, watching gangsters, watching bad gentry, corrupt officials arrogantly fucking shit on Li Shu's head The person who pissed and then came over, he deeply felt that it was not easy now.

"A good day, a good day, I have lived for most of my life, and finally the sage king is coming to court, and the virtuous prime minister is assisting the government. I can't get enough of these peaceful days." The old man grinned and revealed a few yellow spots Looking at the little girl standing in front of his stall biting her fingers, he took off a bunch of candied haws and handed them over.

"Baby, eat, rest assured, the good days are still to come, I guess I won't see it."

Feng Yi looked at the mental outlook of the people under his rule, the clean and tidy clothes, the confident and energetic young people, the laughing children, the happy couples, and the kind old people
He also looked at the townspeople and foreign tourists in Tianjin Prefecture with curious and joyful eyes. The entire Tianjin Prefecture has ushered in earth-shaking changes.

"Ming Jun is in power, and the world is prosperous. Now Tianjin Mansion can be called a paradise." Feng Yi is very satisfied with all of this. This is all his political achievements and the result of his hard work.

In this year's official assessment, I cannot do without a first-class evaluation, or even a first-class evaluation.

Although Tianjin Prefecture has undergone great changes, the biggest changes are in the northern and southern capitals of Ming Dynasty.

The changes in these two economic and political centers of Ming Dynasty are becoming more and more novel every day.

Smooth and clean cement roads, widened streets, flat ground, all kinds of strange new gadgets, and signs of the industrial age such as steam carriages have appeared in these two bustling and huge cities, announcing to the people of Ming Dynasty The dawn of a new era.

The whistle of Didi sounded on the street, and a strange steam carriage was driving slowly on the concrete road.

Today, all the roads in the northern and southern capitals of Ming Dynasty have been replaced with the latest concrete floors, which are durable and clean. When replacing the road surfaces, the Ministry of Works has not forgotten to carry out some renovation and dredging of the underground water conservancy projects in the northern and southern capitals. It will be completed by the end of the year.

Today's brand-new streets have a bit of the atmosphere of the industrial age, steam carriages, pocket watches, kerosene lamps, newspapers, cigarettes, all kinds of things appear on the streets, from the East, the West, Ming Dynasty, Korea, Japan, and even Creations from Portugal, the Netherlands, and all over the world can be seen in the Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty, and the Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty is also the undoubted center of the world.

The steam carriage was driving unhurriedly. Inside the steam carriage, Zhang Haogu sat on the soft seat, feeling the
There was a smile on the corner of the mouth of the improved steam carriage of the Academy of Engineering: "This has improved the shock absorber system and power system, which is really extraordinary."

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Zhang An, who was in charge of driving the steam carriage, said, "Young master, this steam carriage is different, and the price is also expensive."

"This kind of thing is expensive, but it represents something extraordinary." Zhang Haogu watched the people coming and going outside through the glass window.

Speaking of which, after the steam carriage was researched by the Academy of Engineering, it has been trying every means to promote it. After all, the price of researching this thing is not low. A carriage powered purely by steam can be called a car.

But Zhang Haogu didn't care much about the title.

The price of this item is high, and non-high-ranking officials really cannot afford it. Nowadays, corruption is strictly prohibited in Ming Dynasty, and officials are not prohibited from buying some items with their own money, but when it comes to some novelty items, the imperial court will still consider buying a batch .

For example, the previous kerosene lamps have been widely used in the government offices of the northern and southern capitals of the Ming Dynasty, and clocks and watches, these things can be afforded by the government offices themselves.

As for the steam carriage, as a real high-end product, the Ming court did not purchase many, and allocated them to the six ministries, the cabinet and the imperial palace.

These steam carriages are all numbered, a proper status symbol.

And when the imperial court purchased this thing, those wealthy gentry couldn't help it anymore. For nothing else, a salesman from the Academy of Engineering said: "This is a good thing that both Shengshang and Yuanfu are enjoying today. You Don't want to try?"

Just this sentence, no one can resist the temptation of this identity and status.

As a result, steam carriages appeared in the capital and Nanjing, and even several steam carriages appeared in Tianjin Prefecture, causing the common people to watch and shout that the sky has changed.

Feng Yi looked at the steam carriage purchased by Gao's family, and was filled with emotion. A few years ago, even if the implementation of the New Deal brought benefits to the common people and merchants, the Ming court became rich because of this, and it had a prosperous atmosphere, but who would have thought that it would be so short? In a few years, Daming has developed so many things?

The train that can pull tens of thousands of catties of goods gallops, the steam carriage that does not need livestock, and the hot air balloon that can fly in the sky, all of which are changing people's cognition and announcing a new era to people Charm.

The industrial age officially announces its arrival to the world, and uses these strange things to inform people of its charm that changes everything.

In the capital at this time, the steam carriage on which Zhang Haogu was riding was driving towards the imperial city.

This steam carriage has only been in Zhang Haogu's hands for a few days, and there is still a brand new license plate nailed to the front.

When this steam carriage stopped at the gate of the imperial city, Zhang Haogu caught a glimpse of several identical steam carriages, which were all ordered by the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, and each elder had his own steam carriage. Old, this status is still there.

Getting off the carriage, feeling the cold wind outside, Zhang Haogu smiled and tightened the brocade robe on his body: "Everyone came early enough."

Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng, Huang Liji, Qiao Yunsheng and Qian Qianyi also greeted them with smiles.

"It's the year-end inventory, so it's better to come early, all kinds of accounts are waiting to be settled." Huang Liji laughed, and now he has completely seen it. What's the point of confronting Zhang Haogu?
Wouldn't it be good to live and enjoy?
Now that I am a scholar of the cabinet, I have status and status, and I am an extremely personable minister. I have enjoyed everything that should be enjoyed, and I am waiting to retire to live my life.

Thinking of this, Huang Liji looked at his comfortable and warm steam carriage. It's a good thing, but I don't know if I can take it away when I step back in the future.
Zhang Haogu looked at the cabinet ministers and waved his sleeves:
"Everyone, let's go, His Majesty is still waiting for us."
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