Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 449 Patrolling the world?

Lin Cunde reported on Luanzhou's situation this year. Overall, Luanzhou's achievements today are outstanding!

First it was steel. Now Luanzhou produces almost 10,000 tons of steel every month, and 120,000 tons every year. This is already dozens of times more than before!

Moreover, in addition to building warships, these steels are delivered to the Ministry of War and used to build bridges!

Therefore, the demand for steel is now increasing!

However, the massive output of steel in Luanzhou has also caused other iron-producing areas in Chaotang to begin to decline, because other iron-producing areas have low output and high consumption. At present, the Ministry of Industry has removed from those iron-producing areas , mobilize workers to go to Luanzhou and properly resettle those workers!
The other is cement. Now the cement produced in Luanzhou is continuously transported to Beizhili and Liaodong Town, Shandong, Shanxi and other places. These places are in urgent need of cement to build roads and bridges!

The other thing is bicycles. The monthly profit from bicycles exceeds 400,000 taels!

And now there is a trend of expansion!
Today, hundreds of thousands of people work in Luanzhou, and the commerce there is extremely developed, with all kinds of commodities available! And there are a large number of workshops there, and many businessmen like to put their workshops in Luanzhou, because the craftsmen in Luanzhou are extremely developed, and any craftsman they need can be found!
The most important thing is that the three-pronged battleship has been launched and is undergoing sea trials. There are also three-pronged battleships under construction, and five more warships will be built next year!
Among the three warships now, one is a transport ship, and of the three warships still under construction, one is a transport ship. Three of the five warships to be built next year are transport ships!
Each transport ship can transport 500 people at a time, and five transport ships can transport 2,500 people at a time, including enough food and grass for them for a month and the ordnance they need!
Zhu Qiyu sat there and looked at the first memorial written by Lin Cunde!
After reading for a while, Zhu Qiyu closed the memorial, nodded with a smile and said: "You have done a lot this year, but now those generals want to fight against Japan again, and they come to me every day to ask what they say. It’s time to fight against Japan, haha!”

"This won't work. What I mean is that we can fight after the spring of the year after next. Next year, I want to build more transport ships. I hope to be able to transport five thousand people at a time. In this case, with a few round trips, our Ming army can be there The Japanese nation gathered and began to attack!

After all, the Japanese country is mainly composed of four large islands, and there are many other small islands. If you want to completely kill the Japanese country, you can't do it without transport ships!
Not only do we need large transport ships, we also need many small speedboats that can transport our Ming soldiers and land quickly!
These still take time!
Therefore, Luanzhou will spend money next year. The cost of each battleship is almost 800,000 taels, which is three times that of the previous battleships. If you include the cannons and shells, it may cost more than 120,000 taels. It may be five times theirs, but the combat power it brings is far more than five times. When the time comes, will your Majesty lead the civil and military ministers to Luanzhou to see it!
In addition, the cost of transport ships is also extremely high, one costs almost 600,000 taels!
The price of those speedboats is also very high, almost 20,000 taels for each one. Basically, a transport ship needs ten speedboats, which means it is almost 800,000 taels!
I plan to equip my Ming Dynasty's ocean-going navy with twelve battleships and twelve transport ships. From this point on, we will need 20 million taels of silver! Lin Cunde said to Zhu Qiyu in a serious tone!
"So many?" After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde in shock and asked!
"Yes, but it is definitely not possible now. After our Ming army attacks the Japanese country, I believe that the civil servants and military generals will support it. These warships are the weapon for our Ming Dynasty to expand its territory! And they can quickly mobilize troops to support coastal areas !

For example, from Tianjin Wei to Nanzhili, it is expected to arrive in two days! Lin Cunde nodded and said to Zhu Qiyu!
"It takes two days to arrive, so fast?" Zhu Qiyu was even more surprised. What kind of warship is this!
Although Lin Cunde also told Zhu Qiyu about the performance of those battleships, Zhu Qiyu had no thoughts in his mind. In fact, he had never even seen what the battleships looked like. Of course, he had seen the drawings!

"Yes, it is estimated to be faster. Therefore, once a war breaks out in South Zhili, we can send almost 6,000 people to support South Zhili in two days, and we can gather tens of thousands of people in South Zhili in one month! This way for My Ming Dynasty has been very helpful in putting down rebellions along the coast! It is even said that my Ming Dynasty has been very helpful in controlling the islands in the sea!
I believe that when Your Majesty and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs see these battleships and experience the Japanese war, they will definitely support such a plan!
At this stage, we can only build as many as possible! "Lin Cunde nodded and explained to Zhu Qiyu!
Zhu Qiyu also nodded and said: "Then let's build it. Now my Ming Dynasty has money, whether it's from the treasury or internal funds. If the court doesn't support it, then I will pay for it first and build it first. Then every year in the future A few need to be built, so make sure those craftsmen have something to do!
As you said, this world is very big, and I, Ming Dynasty, are just a sidekick, so you can’t sit in a well and look at the sky! "

Lin Cunde once drew a map of the whole world for Zhu Qiyu. This map has now been collected by Zhu Qiyu!
When he has free time, Zhu Qiyu will also take it out and read it!

When it comes to the desire to open up new territories and expand the territory, who desires it the most, it must be Zhu Qiyu!

He, Zhu Qiyu, has snatched the throne from his elder brother. If he cannot surpass his elder brother and become a sage emperor, how can he give an explanation to the world?
Back then, Li Shimin robbed Li Jiancheng of the throne and established the Zhenguan rule. His own grandfather robbed Zhu Yunwen of the throne and established the Yongle Emperor!

And what can I rely on to become a sage emperor? Not only to make the people live and work in peace and contentment, but also to open up territories and expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Just expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty! Wala, let yourself be defeated, now there is no time to deal with them, if you want to deal with them, it will be very fast!

But it is not necessary. The key now is the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast. If the Japanese pirates are killed, it will be a great news for the people on the southeast coast, and the economy of the southeast can continue to develop!
As for Wala, it would be best to wait until the Japanese country is solved before solving it!

The Joseon Dynasty has become history, and now it has become the Liaodong Town of the Ming Dynasty!
"Yes, Your Majesty, it is indeed the case. In fact, our Ming Dynasty still needs more warships. In the future, our Ming Dynasty will control many areas. Therefore, now that the people have food and are willing to have children, it is a good thing, sir. I also asked people to conduct a preliminary investigation and found that there have been many children born in the past few years. This will help my Ming Dynasty control more territory!

This year, 300,000 households have been relocated to Liaodong Town and Liaoxi Town. Maybe in 20 years, we can still relocate 300,000 households from here to other territories! Lin Cunde said with a smile!

"Well, this is what I want to see. You have done well in Luanzhou. The ministers said that the business in Luanzhou is very prosperous now, but many ministers have never been there and only heard the news from outside!

I have wanted to go to Luanzhou several times. It has been four years since I took the throne and I have not left this capital yet!
I also hope to visit the world! "Zhu Qiyu said to Lin Cunde with a smile!
Zhu Qiyu really wanted to go out for inspection and wanted to know how the people under his rule were living.

But if an emperor wants to go on a tour, it's not that simple!
The key is, Zhu Zhen is still in the capital!

However, now Zhu Zhen is not that big a threat to Zhu Qiyu. Even if Zhu Zhen is allowed to come out, as long as Zhu Qiyu is still alive, Zhu Zhen will not be able to rebel. Not many people are willing to follow Zhu Zhen, especially the common people, who are even less likely to follow. !

Of course, some ministers who want to speculate may follow, but there is no way to pose a threat!

Nowadays, the army is basically controlled by Zhu Qiyu. As long as Zhu Qiyu issues an imperial edict, all the Qinwang troops will go to the capital to encircle and suppress Zhu Town!

"How about your Majesty, do you want to tour the south next year? First go to Luanzhou, then go all the way south along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, go to South Zhili, then go to Hangzhou, Jiangxi, and Guangdong. After the inspection, you will return to Beijing. It will take about half a year. !" Lin Cunde heard what Zhu Qiyu said, thought about it, and then suggested!
"Forget it, forget it, forget about the southern tour, but you can go to Luanzhou!" Zhu Qiyu was very moved when he heard what Lin Cunde said, but he still waved his hand, and then explained: "The people have just recovered, and the same has happened everywhere. It was better just now. If I tour the south, it will probably increase the expenses of various places, and it will also consume the national treasury. I won’t go, but in a few years, when the people of the Ming Dynasty are better off and the national treasury is full, I will go again. , when that time comes, I will feel at ease!"

"Yes, your majesty is considerate of all people, which is a blessing to the ministers and the people!" Lin Cunde stood up immediately, raised his hands to Zhu Qiyu and said!
"Well, I'm going to Luanzhou. I've always been curious about what the warships look like. My plan is to go to Luanzhou first, and then patrol Beizhili. I also need to get to know the people. I can't keep listening to those things here. The ministers said what happened to the people!

Without seeing it with my own eyes, I still have doubts about what those civil servants said. When I was in Prince Xi's Mansion, I also had contact with some common people. Although not many, I know that they are living a good life. Even so , and there are not many sets of changes of clothes at home! It shows how poor ordinary people’s families are!
By next year, it will be more than three years since I actually ascended the throne. In these three years, not only have I not raised taxes, but I have also reduced them. With the New Deal, I want to know whether there have been obvious changes in my life in these three years! "Zhu Qiyu said with great longing, he really wanted to go and see among the common people in person!

Although I heard that many people called me the Holy King, and many people set up immortality cards for me, I still remained suspicious, suspecting that those ministers were fooling me!
(End of this chapter)