The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 617 The Troika of Industrial and Commercial Development

The reason why he arranged this way is to free up part of the surplus labor force after ensuring that the local social conflicts are alleviated to a certain extent.

He wants to use these surplus labor forces to promote the industrial and commercial development of Daming!

In addition, there are actually other reasons.

That is, Zhu Hongyu wants to divide the territory in the south of the Yangtze River for the soldiers of the Restoration Army.

Replace part of their land in Luzon and other places to Jiangnan.

As for the reasons, one is to win the hearts of the army, and the other is to insert nails into the south of the Yangtze River.

Although the land in Luzon can be harvested several times a year, compared to its value, it is definitely not as valuable as the land in Jiangnan.

It will also be a big investment!
The required fields must be indispensable!
Therefore, even if Zhu Hongyu rented instead of buying, he would not spend a lot of money to distribute land to the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

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The research institute and the Ministry of Construction took the lead in submitting the plan. After the cabinet approved it, Zhu Hongyu personally finalized the railway construction plan from Nanjing to Zhenjiang.

Look at the cost of the construction plan on the report.

Including the money and food needed, the manpower needed to be mobilized, the railroad ties needed for paving the road, the land acquisition issues in the places where the railway passes, etc...

The sum of these aspects is definitely an astronomical figure!
Based on the current financial capacity of the Ming court, it is by no means easy to build such a railway.

However, this kind of thing has to be done again!

At present, the steam locomotive test machine that has been produced by the research institute has undergone several improvements before and after, and the operating condition is relatively good.

Even in the case of pulling goods with a load, its running speed can already reach ten kilometers per hour!

Now Daming's steam train can be regarded as barely usable threshold!
The reason why such a railway is being built now is to do experiments.

Prepare for the large-scale construction of the railway network in the future.

Accumulate experience in advance and lay a solid technical foundation.

However, although he knew that it was necessary to start preparing for the construction of a railway now, when Zhu Hongyu saw the relevant quotation, he still couldn't help but feel a pain in his flesh.

"With the current financial situation of the imperial court, does it have the spare power to build such a railway?"

Zhu Hongyu asked.

Building railways is very important, but before certain things, railways can only give way.

Zhu Hongyu must reserve a sum of money and food in advance to prevent possible unexpected situations.

Make sure that even if there is a sudden war or a large-scale disaster, he has enough money and food to ensure the needs of the army or for disaster relief.

Wang Ruxian said.

"Report to Your Majesty, according to the financial plan submitted by the cabinet!"

"Now Daming's financial situation is very healthy, and the annual tax figures are rising steadily, especially the industrial and commercial taxes, which are growing very fast."

"Especially the fiscal and taxation reforms of the imperial court have already started, and it is expected that Daming's fiscal revenue will rise to another level this year."

"The construction of such a short-distance railway from Nanjing to Zhenjiang will not affect the normal operation of Daming's finances."

After Zhu Hongyu heard this, he nodded in satisfaction.

As an emperor, there are only two most important things.

One is the handle of the knife, and the other is the money bag!

Being able to control the army, and having enough money and food that can be mobilized at any time, this is where Zhu Hongyu has the confidence to restore Daming.

The reason why Daming's industrial and commercial taxes are rising steadily!
The most fundamental reason is that after the victory of the decisive battle in the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, they successfully regained the south of the Yangtze River and brought the entire southeastern provinces under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

As we all know, the most important factor for the development of industry and commerce is the troika of resources, market, and labor.

The most is to add one more technical factor that can be used as a catalyst.

The southeastern provinces started from the Tang and Song Dynasties until the rise of the Western Industrial Revolution in the late Qing Dynasty.

But it has always been the most prosperous, richest, most densely populated, most resource-rich region in the world, and has the highest per capita literacy rate.

none of them!

Even after being washed by Man Qing's blood, the southeastern provinces of Ming Dynasty can still be said to say that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

At the same time, big cities such as Paris and London in Europe, if they were placed in the southeast of Ming Dynasty, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were inconspicuous.

Although the current southeast provinces are dilapidated, they can still provide enough resources, markets, and labor for the industrial and commercial development of Daming.

Coupled with the existence of the catalyst of technology!
After conquering the southeast provinces, didn't Ming's industry and commerce start to take off?
After the industry and commerce take off, isn't it possible to provide Daming with more and more taxes?

It's just that although Daming's taxes are increasing with the naked eye, Zhu Hongyu still has other ideas.

He wants to issue bonds!
With the credit of the court as a guarantee, bonds were sold.

Although at present, the Ming court has no financial pressure.

Even if the imperial court has been expanding its military and preparing for war, it has been sorting out places and starting to repair official roads, repair water conservancy, etc...

But the court's finances are still healthy!

It is far from the point where you need to borrow money to get by.

But having said that, who would dislike having a lot of money?

If enough funds are injected, among other things, at least Zhu Hongyu can repair the Daming Palace first.

As the Son of Heaven, he has never lived in the palace, so that's not a big deal.

Zhu Hongyu proposed the concept of bonds and ordered the cabinet to evaluate whether it was feasible for Daming to issue bonds.

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After the victory in the Battle of Chang'an, Wu Sangui quickly captured the entire Guanzhong and restored Tongguan.

The Guan Ning army chased the defeated soldiers of the Qing army and wanted to enter Shanxi.

In the end, Oboi organized a counterattack in Shanxi. Guan Ning's army was defeated in an ambush, and had no choice but to retreat and return to Guanzhong.

Guan Ningjun's plan to enter Shanxi fell through!

However, although the Guan Ning army could not attack Shanxi.

But in Henan, due to the flat terrain of Henan, their offensive went quite smoothly.

Wu Guogui, Ma Bao, Wang Fuchen and others made a three-pronged attack and broke through the Qing government's state capitals.

A large number of local and state capitals surrendered in anticipation, and the well-organized green battalion soldiers of the Qing army surrendered.

For a moment, Wu Sangui was in the limelight!

The successive military victories made Wu Sangui dazzled by the victory.

After he took Guanzhong, he didn't think about how to improve the civil affairs and prepare the army for war.

On the contrary, it is a large-scale construction project to build a palace,
He ordered the mobilization of a large amount of manpower and material resources to repair and expand the original Daming Qin Palace.

At this time, Wu Sangui's thought was that Lao Tzu has fought for most of his life.

Now that he is old and still an emperor, plus he feels that he may not have a few years to live, and he wants to enjoy it before he dies, is it wrong? !

Wu Sangui didn't listen to the persuasion of the courtiers below.

(End of this chapter)