The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 205

"In Shanxi, first look at the movement of the Changshi Mansion. It is best for them to convince the government. As for Shaanxi."

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, and finally said, "Let's go back and ask my father to come forward and write a letter to the second uncle to persuade the second uncle to change his mind."

That's the only way to go, Zhou Shifeng no longer entangled in this matter.

After Zhou Shifeng left, the document room sent a thick pile of documents, all of which Zhu Gaochi needed to deal with.

Because Zhu Gaochi has to run between the Shizi Mansion and the headquarters, the work arrangement is mainly based on the headquarters.

When I was in the Shizi Mansion, apart from observing the government and studying, all the documents from other places were handed over to the headquarters.

Whether it's the affairs of Daning, the affairs of Kaiping, or the affairs of Jinzhou Forest Farm, or the affairs of various factories in Beiping.

To prevent Zhu Gaochi from sending documents to the Shizi Mansion when Zhu Gaochi is at the headquarters; when he is in the Shizi Mansion, the documents are sent to the headquarters.

"Report on the preparation of the Jiaohe Farm Tool Factory."

"Application for an increase in the amount of food stamps at Damingfu Station."

"Food Stamp Bank September Summary."

"The general catalog of the health planning books of the farmers' economic cooperatives for the next year."

"Account statistics of the Peking Trade Center."

"In the second quarter, the Chinese and French merchants will open the general record of grain railway offsets."

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"Report on Forest Farm Fisheries Exploration."

Zhu Gaochi paused his hands, and carefully read the regulations.

"The development of fishery industry is blank in Jinzhou. We have hired more than a dozen old boat heads from Tianjin Wharf and Denglai Wharf in Shandong."

"If you want to develop the fishery, typhoons are an unavoidable problem."

"The typhoon situation in Jinzhou, after collecting the opinions of the old ship heads, encounters a typhoon about once a year and a half. Compared with Fujian, which has seven to nine typhoons a year, Jinzhou has unique advantages in developing fisheries."

"Regarding Jinzhou's hydrology, the climate is stable and the sea surface waves are small. Except that there are many hidden reefs along the Denglai area in Tianjin, the risk of ships going out to sea is generally small."

"There are many islands in the Liaozuo sea area, which can provide shelter for ships to repair, which is greatly beneficial to the fishing industry, and the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea are rich in fish sources."

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"The biggest problem is that there are few people who understand fishing techniques, and a lot of training is needed, which cannot be accomplished in a day."

"The second is the experience of hunting fish schools. The collection technology of the forest farm is not comprehensive enough and needs the support of the headquarters."

"Finally, there are three methods of fish preservation: salting, smoking, and freezing. According to the research of the technicians, it was decided to first explore the islands along the coast at sea, and build fishing grounds on the islands for fishing boats to dock. and disposing of the catch."

"Because the nautical charts are not perfect, we need to start from scratch. In addition to the information obtained by the forest farm itself through the local elders, please also collect the nautical charts of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea."

It took Zhu Gaochi a quarter of an hour to finish reading and pondering for a quarter of an hour.

The forest farm has technical support from the headquarters, and the conclusions drawn are comprehensive and there is nothing wrong with it.

Only problem with pickling, which requires a lot of salt.

After thinking about it, Zhu Gaochi replied on it: "Salt can cooperate with Jinzhou Wei to set up a salt farm in Lushunkou."

"Using seawater to cook salt, the old iron mountain next to it can provide a large amount of firewood for use. According to local conditions, the technology of boiling salt in an iron pot can be used. Although the fuel cost is high, the amount of salt obtained is larger, and the overall cost performance is higher."

People in Daming have a high demand for salt, and salted fish is more popular than smoked fish, which can provide not only protein but also salt.

As for the refrigerator, it is not a problem.

Countless ice cubes can be obtained from the river surface every winter, enough to be used for one or two years in the ice bank.

Mining ice from the river, the biggest problem is the problem of tools.

Without tools, people hope and sigh, but the problem of tools is not a problem for China Heavy Industry.

Then there is the issue of transportation.

The method Lin Chang thought of was very good.

Pickling and smoking, or putting it in the freezer, requires space and hands.

Therefore, by finding suitable islands in the sea, large and small fishing grounds and ice banks are set up for the use of nearby ships.

It saves the time for the boat to go back and forth, and also avoids the problem of fresh fish staying on the fishing boat for a long time, which will cause spoilage.

"The skill of boiling salt in an iron pot?" After the clerk took back the documents, a clerk took the initiative to knock on the door, and after getting permission, he walked into Zhu Gaochi's office.

The young clerk anxiously reminded, "My lord, boiling salt in an iron pot is forbidden by the imperial court, will it cause trouble?"

Zhu Gaochi smiled, he knew about it.

Seeing that the young prince didn't take it seriously, and knowing that the young prince didn't make the decision without knowing it, the clerk stopped worrying.

The prohibition of boiling salt in iron pots is a requirement set by the imperial court in order to crack down on private salt.

Yanhu uses piers to cook salt.

The tabletop is as wide as several people, making it impossible for salt households to hide their private affairs, and the tools for cooking salt in iron pots are small, so it is not easy for the Yamen to find them.

Therefore, the salt households who use iron pots to cook salt must have supplied private salt dealers, and if they are found together, they will be relocated together.

On the other side of Jinzhou, Zhu Gaochi is not afraid that someone will find out.

If the imperial court's control can be stretched so long and the control is so strong, it will not be called ancient times.

Jinzhou is isolated overseas, and it is also on the Liaodong Peninsula. With the care of Jinzhou Wei, no one can explore the specific affairs of the forest farm.

However, the salt from the forestry farm does not flow back to the country, it is only used by the fishery, so there is no possibility of trouble.

"What's your name?"

Zhu Gaochi was very satisfied with this careful clerk, and his face became tense, so he asked.

The new clerk has only been here for a month.

The retention rate of the document room is not long. The shortest period will be half a year, and the longest period will not exceed one year. Every document that is released can be reused.

The clerk held back the excitement in his heart, and replied calmly: "My little prince, my subordinate is Zhao Sheng, and my father is Jiyang Wei Qianhu."

Jiyang Guard is not in Jiyang.

To be precise, it was originally in Jiyang, and later Xu Da moved the Jiyang Guard in Jiyang to Beiping.

Xu Da is Zhu Di's father-in-law, and the eldest daughter Xu Miaoyun married Zhu Di, who is also the Xu family of Princess Yan and Zhu Gaochi's mother.

It can be said that Xu Da's old subordinates constitute Zhu Di's plate of strength.

And every time Zhu Di left Beiping City, everything was handed over to the Changshi Mansion, and Princess Yan was in charge of it.

In addition to the deep love between husband and wife, it is also because of Princess Yan's natal family.

Many old men in the Beiping guards were originally generals under Xu Da's command, and their attitudes were naturally inclined towards Princess Yan, so Princess Yan's influence in Beiping was really not small.

However, Xu Da passed away for many years, and Zhu Di's own prestige became stronger and stronger, so the original label of Xu Da on the Beiping guards has been weakened more and more.

Xu Zengshou, the third son of the Xu family, was close to Zhu Di. In addition to his childhood feelings, there were also factors in this aspect.

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Wangfu.

Zhu Di came back from the outside and told Princess Yan with a smile that the Yuan family had arrived in Tianjin and the eldest daughter's marriage had begun.

Mrs. Xu breathed a sigh of relief. Although she knew that there would be no mistakes, she would inevitably be worried and did not want accidents to happen.

"The boss came to say hello in the morning. I asked the boss what he thought about my marriage, but the boss was calm and had no thoughts of his own."

"Oh?" Zhu Di became curious, "Women from various families often come to the palace, so doesn't the boss have a crush on anyone?"

That's how he and Xu Miaoyun met back then. As for the subsequent marriage, it also happened later.

"Well, the boss said we are the masters." Xu laughed.

Zhu Di couldn't help touching his chin, showing nervous eyes, stretched his neck to approach Xu, and asked in a low voice, "Is the boss sick?"

Xu looked at Zhu Di inexplicably.

"Ahem." Zhu Di coughed dryly twice, and said in a low voice: "The boss is not young, but he has never been close to women. Could there be a problem with that?"

"What are you talking about?"

Mrs. Xu couldn't help but slapped Zhu Di twice, cursing: "The boss drove away the mothers, and no one called him, he just doesn't understand."

Zhu Di shook his head, and said noncommittally: "With the boss's talent, we don't believe that the boss doesn't know about men and women."

Hearing what her husband said, Xu also showed hesitation.

Originally, because he was worried that some foxes would not understand the rules and try to climb higher branches, but would harm the boss's body instead, Xu's management was strict.

These years have been relaxed, especially the eldest son moved to the Shizi Mansion, and he didn't hear anything from the eldest son's side, so Xu didn't take it to heart, and now his heart hangs.

"What do I think of the Guo family's daughter?" Xu asked again.

Zhu Di frowned and pondered.

The Guo family in Liaodong, Guo Ying and Guo Xing's two brothers fought with Zhu Yuanzhang. Since the 18th year of Hongwu, Guo Ying guarded Liaodong and is now in charge of the imperial ban.

Guo Yingqi's eldest son was the prince's son-in-law. He had three sons and no daughters. Guo Ying's three daughters were married to the Liao king, and the second son was in charge of the Liao king's palace order.

The King of Liao is the fifteen sons of Zhu Yuanzhang. He is only now, because the Liao King's Mansion has not been repaired, so he stays outside Guangning.

That is to say, in the Liao Palace, the Guo family is very powerful.

Guo Ying is of the same generation as Zhu Yuanzhang, and Guo Ying's children are of the same generation as Zhu Di, so the daughter of the Guo family that Princess Yan mentioned is naturally the daughter of Guo Ying's second son.

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult, and my father will probably not agree." Zhu Di said slowly.

"Ugh."

Xu sighed, she understood what her husband meant.

If the first son of King Yan married the daughter of the Guo family, Zhu Di would be the fourth elder brother of King Liao, and King Liao was still young, and his mother was Korean, so he would have no maternal influence.

Coupled with the prestige of King Yan and the support of the Guo family, I am afraid that the Palace of King Yan can control at least half of Liaodong.

"That's not what I'm looking at, but I've seen the daughters of all the women's families, and the one I like the most is the daughter of the Guo family, who is the most outstanding in talent and appearance."

"Marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous man, it doesn't matter whether you are outstanding or not." Zhu Di laughed, just laughed twice, and slowly couldn't laugh anymore.

Xu looked at Zhu Di coldly.

"Hey, Miaoyun, you are different. Your appearance was the most outstanding at that time." Zhu Di patted the horse.

Xu was too lazy to talk to Zhu Di.

"Let's report it to the emperor first, and report the names of the daughters of the Guo family together, and then find a few small families, and see who the emperor chooses."

"That's the only way." Xu sighed, she still wanted Guo's daughter to be her daughter-in-law.

(End of this chapter)