Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 943 Route and Lighthouse

Towards the ocean, embrace the ocean, go deep into the ocean, conquer the ocean, this is the key to the Ming Dynasty's turnaround and reversal of national destiny! !

Before the basic transportation infrastructure undergoes disruptive changes and is unable to meet the actual needs of large-scale carrying and fast transportation, if we want the intensive manual manufacturing industry that emerged in the Ming Dynasty to be able to continue large-scale mass production and then lay the foundation for the Industrial Revolution, so that the Ming Dynasty can trigger the first Industrial Revolution, then large-scale and wide-ranging maritime trade becomes particularly important.

Zhu Youxiao always emphasized the simultaneous advancement of land and sea, and wanted the Ming Dynasty to achieve corresponding results and advantages in both the ocean and land, but the emphasis of the two was different.

On land, the main effort was to provoke wars, maintain wars, and then divert some domestic conflicts, striving to actively eliminate accumulated problems, solve problems, develop intensive handicraft manufacturing industries, stimulate and accelerate the development of maritime trade, promote the new policy reforms of the period, and strive to prevent the Ming Dynasty from stumbling due to frequent disasters.

To achieve all the above needs, even if financial resources can be obtained from outside the Ming Dynasty, it will not be able to change the fact that the Ming Dynasty’s financial debt will increase year by year until the Ming Dynasty central government can no longer bear it.

It is true that during this period, a group of emerging classes will replace the old classes and have a certain status and voice in the Ming Dynasty, but most of the benefits of development and innovation will also be taken by them.

When it reaches this extreme range, the Ming central government must take the lead in external expansion. In the ocean, it must take the lead in the naval force that it has continuously supported, and with the support of the ever-increasing maritime trade and shipbuilding groups, it will start a large-scale conquest of the seas adjacent to the Ming Dynasty.

Once this beginning is made and a system is formed subsequently, the huge debt accumulated from past innovations and development can be smoothly transferred overseas.

One of the most important sources of funds is to promote the geographical circulation of the new Ming currency. If one wants various countries and forces to recognize the new currency, one must defeat them and make them fear the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there are still many supporting policies to be promoted in this process. For Zhu Youxiao, since he has chosen to do it, he must take every step down to earth.

Xiyuan.

Ok Hee Palace.

"Your Majesty, as of now, the exploration of the route north of the Yangtze River has been clearly defined and scheduled for different seasons."

Wang Zheng, the chief officer of the Ship Cleaning Department, could not hide his excitement. He pointed at the map hanging in front of him with a long stick in his hand. "The finalization of the nautical chart of the northern border waters of the Ming Dynasty is enough to go down in history for the development of the Ming Dynasty's navigation!"

"Moreover, this nautical chart also includes the waters of North Korea. When the Whale Sea Fleet compiles the complete Korean Strait and Whale Sea routes, our country will be able to truly master the nautical charts for military and civilian dual-use routes in different seasons!!"

"By then, whether it is military aviation or civil aviation, our country can clearly define the corresponding route requirements according to different seasons to ensure our absolute interests in the northern border waters!"

Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the northern border nautical chart hanging in front of him, a faint smile on his face. After waiting for such a long time, he finally got this done.

Although the sea chart in front of him only involved the waters of the northern border of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with it. From zero to one, this is the most difficult step to take, but once this step is taken, the subsequent steps will be relatively easier.

Since the establishment of the Shaofu and the Ship Cleaning Office, the exploration of the sea areas of the Ming Dynasty has been carried out together with the development of the shipbuilding industry and the expansion of the shipping industry. However, compared with the latter two, the process of sea exploration is difficult. After all, the Ming Dynasty has not done this on a large scale in the past, and there is too little experience to learn from.

However, if one wants to get involved in the great voyages of exploration and achieve brilliant results in them, this thing must be done. For Zhu Youxiao, he is also unfamiliar with the ocean, and what he knows is very fragmentary, but since he has chosen to do this, he must work hard to move forward.

"There are now thousands of lighthouses and navigation marks for major shipping routes, nearly 30% of which are involved in the shipping routes between Ming and Korea, as well as the shipping routes along the coast of Korea. How does the Ship Cleaning Department plan to build these lighthouses and navigation marks?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Zheng and said, "If this matter is not done well, even if the main routes in the northern border waters are surveyed, they cannot be used effectively, which will be a huge loss for our dynasty."

"Let's not talk about anything else, just take the routes from Liaodong, Northern Zhili, Shandong and other places to and from Korea. Last year alone, nearly a thousand ships sank or lost contact. This was a big blow to the maritime trade between the two places in the Ming Dynasty. The huge profits from the maritime trade drove some people to take risks. Once some of the profits were reduced, how to maintain the maritime trade between the two places in the Ming Dynasty became something the court had to consider."

"Your Majesty, the Ship Cleaning Bureau has drafted regulations regarding this matter." After hearing this, Wang Zheng hurriedly took out a memorial and presented it to Zhu Youxiao.

"For the construction of lighthouses and navigation marks in different sea areas, our initial idea is to have the various provincial and municipal governments provide personnel, and the groups involved in maritime trade donate money to recruit people to go to the sea for construction. For the groups that donate money, the Ship Cleaning Department intends to negotiate with the General Administration of Customs to see if the corresponding customs duties can be reduced or exempted."

"It seems that the General Administration of Customs will reduce some taxes, but the time will be extended. Once these lighthouses and navigation marks are built, the number of people involved in navigation will increase. After all, in this way, the different maritime trade demands in different periods will be further clarified."

When Wang Zheng was talking about this, Zhu Youxiao was reading the memorial. In addition to what he mentioned, regarding the construction of lighthouses and navigation marks, the Ship Cleaning Office also clarified the corresponding regulations in terms of materials and personnel, to ensure that enough groups participated, and then to ensure that this matter could be implemented under absolute interests.

"The Ship Cleaning Bureau has a good idea on this matter, but the subsequent construction and supervision must be carried out simultaneously." Zhu Youxiao said seriously after reading it.

"I don't want this matter that is beneficial to the navigation of the Ming Dynasty to become a mess in the end, especially the quality of the lighthouse and navigation mark, and the deployment of the personnel responsible for guarding it. If there is any problem with either of these two things, then the regulation and development of the maritime trade in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty will inevitably be restricted and hit."

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"Your Majesty, this matter has been repeatedly discussed in the Ship Cleaning Bureau."

Wang Zheng said hurriedly: "In order to ensure that this matter can be smoothly carried out, the Ship Cleaning Department will set up a special supervisory department to ensure that there are no mistakes in this matter."

"Then go ahead and do it."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao said, "This matter should be led by the Department of Shipping and Customs, with the assistance of the General Administration of Customs and other departments. We should give up the profits that should be given up, and protect the profits that should be protected. If this matter can really be accomplished, it will be a great event that will benefit the present and future generations, so there must be no mistakes!"

"The minister obeys the order."

Wang Zheng bowed immediately.

Now that the nautical chart of the Northern Frontier has been clarified, the lighthouses and navigation marks that go with it must be followed up. This matter not only involves the subsequent development of maritime trade in the Northern Frontier, but also the subsequent development of the Southern Frontier, and also involves the external expansion of the Ming Dynasty. Things must be done and experience must be accumulated. When the Ming Dynasty really starts to expand externally, nautical charts, lighthouses and navigation marks are all very important!
(End of this chapter)