Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 828 State-Owned and Privately-Owned

Zhu Youxiao served as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for more than three years. With more experience in this position, he understood one truth more and more.

The emperor.

You don't have to do everything yourself. As long as you control the purse strings, guns, and pens, make the general tone clear, grasp the general direction, promote people who are loyal to you and willing to work, and get rid of corrupt officials from time to time, if you do all of the above, the country will be in good shape.

As an emperor, the most taboo thing is to personally take part in and supervise various matters. Once you do this, you will have to argue with the people below.

Then the majesty is gone.

We won, and deservedly so.

Who says you are the emperor?

We lost and suffered heavy losses.

Therefore, the emperor is destined to be a lonely man.

Many days later.

Xiyuan.

"I don't know what this imperial court meeting involves. Your Majesty has been traveling back and forth to various places in the capital these days. This has never happened before."

"I'm afraid it's caused by the unrest in Zhejiang, Guizhou, Fujian and other places. Whether it's suppressing the Japanese or suppressing the rebellion, if the wars in the above places really break out, it will definitely have a great impact on the court."

"It has already had an impact. From the departments under my jurisdiction, many people have been transferred to Nanzhili to serve in the Joint Office for Suppressing the Japanese."

"But to be honest, when the war breaks out in Zhejiang, Guizhou, Fujian and other places, the industries under Shandong's jurisdiction, especially the military industry and shipbuilding, will most likely see great development."

"That's for sure. Liaodong alone was the reason why many places in Northern Zhili developed rapidly. Later, Korea was added. This is even more unusual. The salt tax from Qilu, Lianghuai and other places will be used to suppress the Japanese. In addition to food and grass, what is the biggest demand? Isn't it armaments and ships?"

On the way to Yuxi Palace, a group of officials including the Shaofu Yousi walked forward in groups of three or five, chatting about the imperial court meeting that was being held.

In order to participate in this imperial court meeting, the officials of the Shaofu who were qualified to participate had made a lot of preparations. During this period of time, they also encountered many problems and doubts.

Although Zhu Youxiao pointed out the general direction in the past, it is inevitable that problems will be encountered during the specific process of exploration. Some problems have been solved, but some have not.

If the problems are not solved and pile up, they will become a big trouble.

Therefore, it is very necessary to discuss solutions regularly.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, anyone who could serve as an official in the Shaofu for a year without resigning or being investigated was considered an open-minded person in the Ming Dynasty.

After all, in the eyes of the so-called mainstream, most of the things that the Shaofu does are not presentable. How can an official do things that are not his job?

Therefore, the ideological clash in Daming is destined to last for a long time! !

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!!"

"No gifts."

There were rarely so many people gathered in Yuxi Palace. Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, looked at the ministers standing in front of the emperor with a faint smile on his face.

Unconsciously, the proportion of the young and vigorous faction increased. "I am convening this imperial court meeting today, and I believe you all know it. Then I will get straight to the point." Zhu Youxiao lifted his robe and stood up, walking towards a hanging map.

"I have been inspecting the capital and other places for various reasons these days, focusing on the Haihe River system, the imperial farm, military industry, smelting, etc. I am very satisfied with the construction of the new official road that the Transportation and Cleaning Bureau is responsible for."

"New official roads paved with cement should be constructed in all parts of Northern Zhili as soon as possible. Once the prefectures, states and counties can be connected, it will bring about earth-shaking changes to Northern Zhili."

Seeing that the emperor praised the Communications and Clean-up Bureau, many of the ministers gathered in the hall looked at Yan Yingyuan and other officials. Some took this kind of attention calmly, some were excited, and some were nervous.

"But when I was talking to Yan Qing and the others, I discovered a problem."

Zhu Youxiao changed the subject and glanced at the ministers in the hall and said, "Many of the industries that the Shaofu officials are planning to build cannot meet the demand. Take cement as an example. It is needed for official roads, water conservancy, bridge construction, workshops, and shipbuilding. After all, building a seagoing ship requires a dock, and cement is undoubtedly the fastest way to do it."

All the ministers in the Shaofu nodded in approval.

Before cement was developed, they did not pay any attention to it. However, as it was developed and mass-produced, its application areas increased and more and more people paid attention to it.

There was even a special period when it was common to see people slamming the table and cursing in order to gain a share of cement within the Shaofu, which also led to the rapid development of cement production and research.

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You have to meet the needs of various fields.

"Since in the area of ​​cement, you can think of a way to collect special silver through auctioning formula, and then expand the expectations of the cement industry in Northern Zhili."

Under such circumstances, Zhu Youxiao raised his doubts, "Why can't we replicate this model and release industries such as textiles, glass, and smelting?"

"I have said before that if the Shaofu wants to meet my needs, it must gather a large amount of wealth and people, give full play to the advantages of overall planning, and then achieve the needs of concentrating resources to accomplish major tasks."

"But this does not mean that we should be complacent and stick to these formulas. We should plan and build according to the routine. This will cause waste and breed new conflicts."

The hall immediately became noisy.

No one expected the emperor to say this. It seemed to contradict what he had said before, but if you think about it carefully, it brings new ideas.

"Your Majesty is wise!!"

Wang Zheng, who had rushed back to the capital, walked out of the crowd and bowed to Zhu Youxiao, saying, "The Grand Master has his own things to do, but the Ming Dynasty has too many things to do. It cannot be done by the Grand Master alone. This may seem to make the Ming Dynasty stronger, but in fact it will hold back the Ming Dynasty."

“Shipbuilding is something that must be let go!!”

"The various technologies mastered by the Ship Cleaning Office should not only be used in government-run shipyards, but also in private shipyards, so as to meet the growing demand of Ming Dynasty's maritime trade."

It seems someone understood.

After hearing what Wang Zheng said, Zhu Youxiao smiled with satisfaction. He said so much just to make a point. With the development of intensive manual manufacturing industry, we must recognize the fact that in many industrial fields, there cannot only be state-owned enterprises led by the Shaofu, but also private enterprises with private participation.

For some technologies, they should be released to the outside world. Auctioning for formulas can generate a source of income, and collecting special funds every year is another source of income.

The responsibility of the Shaofu is to become a pioneer in various fields. Through such exploration, development, and release, a virtuous circle will be formed, and thus a complete multi-field system framework will have the possibility to take root in the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)