Win the Ding 1617

() There are several documents on Shouhan's desk, which makes him hesitate, not knowing how to deal with them.

Such a situation seems to have never happened since he took over the throne. Everything he did before was extremely free and easy in the eyes of others, otherwise he would not be the person chosen by the Emperor of Heaven.

One copy of "The Mining Situation of Shixi Iron Ore Reserves", one "The Situation of Kiln Openings in Guangning Coalfield", and two copies of the report on the respective situations of the coking plant and the metallurgical workshop.It is mainly the production situation of these two companies.After solving the threat from the Zheng family behind them, the whole army seemed to be greatly relieved.It's quite a bit like putting a knife and gun into Kuma and releasing Nanshan.

At the opening tea party on the fifth day of the first month of the seventh year of the apocalypse, Shou Han patted the table!

"Dou Na Mom! Gan Yi Niang! Damn you, A Niang! You are an ancestor!"

Facing a room full of military officers and local governors who came to report their duties, Shou Han yelled curses in local dialects, which immediately made the people present shudder.

"The Zheng family was defeated just now, and the soldiers stopped going out! The sailors didn't clean the cabins, they scrubbed the decks, and the days at the artillery field changed from once every five days to once every eight days! Tell me, will the world be ruled from now on?" Too peaceful?!"

"Um!?"

The hall, which is large enough to accommodate hundreds of banquet tables, became extremely quiet, as if in the wilderness, the quietness made people feel depressing. <Festival, so I was a little overjoyed.Don't worry, I'll train this group of bastards as soon as I bid and go back. If I don't make up the debts of these days, I won't be Zhang Xiaohu! "

As the commander of the left wing of the navy, Zhang Xiaohu was used to joking with Shou Han, so he was a little more courageous than others, so he opened his mouth to intercede.

"Fighting hard for years? This is true! Since I took over the throne, I first killed He, then conquered Laos, crossed the sea to the east to fight against Luzon, crossed the south and went down to fight against the Ruan family, pacified Chenla, destroyed Champa, and conquered Siem Luo, it is indeed a series of conquests, but!" Shou Han raised his voice, "Put down your wine glasses and think about it, if there is no war, if our Nanzhong Army does not fight to the death, what will our Nanzhong Army be like today? !"

"If we don't fight, don't fight, then it will be a small guard of thousands of households that day! Maybe there will be a scene of prosperity and glory today?! There is such a day like flowers and brocades cooking oil on fire ?”

"Man said it's such a day, everyone, think about it, what was your scene ten years ago? What was this Ha Tinh mansion like ten years ago? Ten years ago, the defense mansion was capable of talking about destroying the Ruan family, destroying The Zheng family? If they don’t loot it all, the killing splendor will be good!”

After speaking, all the people present bowed their heads. Among the civil and military officials of the South China Army, except for a few, such as Li Peilin and Ye Qi, most of them came from the field camps.Either Fujian and Guangdong refugees who came to reclaim wasteland, or people from the Miao and Yao tribes such as Wang Bao, Peng Kun, and A Jin, or unrefined children like Wu Laolang.Ten years ago, Man Shuo held important positions, controlled the armed forces of hundreds or thousands of people, or was in charge of the civil affairs of a place. Many people really had no food for the night.

"Today is to drink New Year's tea with everyone and discuss the big and small things of this year. Everyone just drink well. After returning home, we will sort out all the things within our respective jurisdictions and hand them in before the Lantern Festival."

After the anger is over, people must be able to end up and step down, so Shou Han raised his glass to toast.

Others don't know, but he knows it well, what is this evening?In a few months, Emperor Tianqi, the worthless carpenter emperor despised by Donglin and his descendants, will die.After the death of Emperor Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian, who was able to control the overall situation for him, was also executed by the great wise and honorable under the accusations of the people of the whole country represented by Donglin.The so-called situation of "the crowd is full of prosperity" has once again appeared.

It was very strange in the late Ming Dynasty. Whenever the so-called eunuch ruled the government and evil was rampant, the country's financial situation would be better, the living burden of the common people would be lighter, and the food prices in various places would be lower.On the contrary, as soon as Donglin's gentlemen came to power, their taxes were reduced immediately, the country's finances were tight, and the soldiers could not receive their salaries and could not eat enough.The common people complained, and the price of rice soared.

And the Donglin people only need to say at the critical moment that the destiny is theirs, and that the Daming Qi is exhausted, then Shi Shiran's razor will come, completely change the clothes that have not been changed for 3000 years, and then go to praise the Holy Son of Heaven.

It is conceivable how far the country will go when Chongzhen reuses such a group of people. Not long after he came to power, the Eight Emperors came to the city of Beijing.The turmoil among the disaster victims in Shaanxi, which began in the last years of the Apocalypse, gradually evolved into riots and uprisings, and finally formed a large-scale peasant army.

However, in Shou Han's view, this is an opportunity that he must seize, and can also seize!

Therefore, he must spur these subordinates from time to time, so as not to let them lose their vigor and fighting spirit in this comfortable life!

However, soon, piles of paperwork, like rainwater in the rainy season, continuously fell on the guard's desk.

It's easy to say about other things, but the thing that bothers Shou Han the most is the matter of coal and iron.

Some later historical researchers studied Shou Han’s previous foreign wars from another angle, and came to a very interesting conclusion, that is, the purpose and results of launching wars are closely related to economic development.

"That is to say, Li Shouhan's foreign wars were actually driven by the monster of productivity development that he unleashed by himself, so he had to do so!" The scholar who wrote this paper said at the conference.

"The fight against the Spaniards was for trade; the fight against Zhang Xiaohu's pirate gang was for trade routes; the war against the Ruan family was for the land of the Jiulong River. In addition, there are a large number of kaolin resources. The same is true of the wars of the local governments at that time, such as La and Champa. The purpose of going north to crusade against the Zheng family is widely known, which is for energy. This is exactly the same as the oil wars of some countries in our era!"

At this moment, Shou Han was thinking about another matter.

The Guangning Coalfield is already under control, not to mention the Shixi Iron Mine.What came to his mind now is such a picture: the coal mined from the Guangning Coalfield is transported to the coking plant to be smelted into coke, and then together with the iron ore mined from the Shixi Iron Mine, it is sent to the Go to the metallurgical workshop that has been renamed as a steel factory, send it to a small blast furnace for smelting, and add additives such as manganese ore according to the situation, or smelt it into ductile iron or high manganese steel.

Such an approach is the idea of ​​the joint coal and iron enterprise!

In the original operation process, the Zheng family, a stumbling block, stood in the way.Coal supply must take into account his profit, delivery date, quantity and many other factors, adding a lot of time cost and economic cost out of thin air.Now, needless to say, production planning can be made according to one's own requirements and ideas.

After that, the two mines were notified to mine enough ore and coal.

Putting down the documents in his hands and wiping his face with the hot towel sent by the guards, Shou Han's mind seemed to clear up a lot, "Made! Why do other traversers only need to think about fighting, and don't need anything else?" Worried, hit that one if you want to, even if you are on the other side of the world, you have to shout out, "Whoever commits a strong man will be punished even if he is far away!" Calculate the money and food for soldiers and horses, arrange knives, guns and equipment, calculate the limit of logistical support, and even consider the stock of coal?! It's not fair!"

Complaining a few words in his heart, Shou Han picked up the copper bell on the desk, and shook it lightly twice. After a few crisp ringtones, the guard on duty outside the door came in.

"My lord, what is your order?"

"Master Li, please come to my place to discuss matters!"

Although Li Peilin's position is still the long history of the general's mansion, the scope of his responsibility is already the full responsibility of a chief envoy.Apart from not being in charge of soldiers and horses and military industry, he is in charge of all matters such as land reclamation, immigration, road construction, construction of villages and forts, appointment and dismissal of village chiefs, and many other matters. Shou Han only gives guidance in the general direction.

Encountering such a lord, with such a vast platform to display, (the jurisdiction of the South China Army now includes a vast and long coastline from Thang Long to Chai Stick, bordering Myanmar on the west, Laos, Chenla, and Champa have all become The south is the Chao Phraya River Basin.) About the size of several provinces in the Central Plains, dozens of state capitals, and millions of people (who have Huaxia household registration or serve the South China Army.) In their own hands, this This feeling is many times better than when the Li family was the most glorious in the past!

"Brother Zong, how have you been these few days?"

On less formal occasions, or discussing non-serious topics, or discussing very important official affairs, Shou Han likes to chat with his subordinates by more relaxed and pleasant names. Sometimes, he even calls his subordinates by nicknames.

"Hi! Wine and meat are expelled every day, and the second child is a good friend and a lively person. From the twelfth lunar month to the Lantern Festival, there is almost no day without banquets, and almost no day without drinking! I just want to Have a bowl of porridge!" Li Peilin smiled wryly twice, feeling very helpless.

The two of them each filled a pot of smoke and began to puff.

"Brother Zong, please come here today, I have some ideas to discuss with you."

Shou Han got straight to the point, and told Li Peilin his own thoughts.

"Change the metallurgical workshop into a steel plant, and combine it with Shixi Iron Mine and Guangning Coalfield to become a big business?" Although he felt that it was a bit inappropriate to use the word business to describe it, Pei Lin couldn't think of other words. to describe.

"Yes! It's a coal and iron joint venture!"

"Enterprise? Is it similar to an affiliate number for buying and selling?"

"Well, it can be understood in this way."

Shouhan’s intention and idea are as follows: the steel plant formulates a production plan according to the requirements, and after breaking down the plan, it informs the coking plant and Shixi Coking Plant, which are still under the name of the chemical workshop, of the required coke and iron ore respectively. Iron ore and other places, they provide coke and iron ore, and at the same time, the steel factory allocates the funds for the required materials to the coking plant, iron ore, coal field, etc., and the four form a complete production chain.The Guangning Coalfield and Shixi Iron Mine are the most basic and important link in this process, the supply of raw materials.

Pei Lin's head began to spin rapidly.

"My lord, it is indeed a good thing for these few companies to come together. However, now that the overall situation of our army has been initially determined, there will be no major wars in a few years, and the demand for steel does not seem to be as strong as before. The steel produced by this steel factory A lot of steel, it seems that the millions of people of the Nanzhong Army can't consume it alone!"

Shou Han glanced at Li Peilin's face approvingly. This guy has become close to Zhu Zhechi in the past few years. He already has economic concepts in his mind and knows how to consider market demand and other issues.It's not like those bureaucrats who make an idea without thinking about whether it conforms to the laws of the market.

"go on."

Shou Han peeled an orange and handed it to Pei Lin.

"The subordinates are in charge of civil affairs and economic affairs. It happened when the lord of the day ordered people to build a blast furnace. The shock that the blast furnace gave to the subordinates is still fresh in my memory today. A blast furnace can produce [-] yuan of steel every three days. Tons! This figure does not include the iron produced by those crucibles and simple blast furnaces (that is, clay blast furnaces). After all, our Nanzhong can have thousands of tons of steel every month. Such a large amount of steel used to be used for strong Soldiers, knives, guns, firearms, artillery, and armor all use steel and iron, but now it seems that there is no place to consume steel like this.”

"I just heard what my lord said. It seems that the steel production is not enough?"

Shou Han put down the orange peel in his hands, and wiped the fruit juice on his hands with a towel, "Not bad! Of course I feel less!"

When he uttered a word, Pei Lin was a little stunned.Even with today's output, the amount in one month can rival the annual output of Foshan, which is known for its iron industry, is it not enough?What is this lord going to do? !

"Brother Zong, you are right. The military demand for iron and steel is not as much as before, but it does not mean that there is no more. I checked the documents reported in various places. In Chufu City, there are more than a thousand cannons of various types missing! How much is this?"

"There is another place to go, which I ignored intentionally or unintentionally before waiting!"

"In the past, we focused on training and strengthening the army. We had no choice but to survive. Although we have devoted a lot of effort to the irrigation and water conservancy of various places, it still lacks a lot compared to the military industry. Brother Zong, you are in charge of civil affairs. Do you know the materials used for farm tools in the four or five thousand villages and forts that are scattered all over the place?"

"Many farm tools used by farmers, such as hoes, shovels, shovels, and plow sticks, are all made of wood. A little iron on the pear or a little iron is a good thing."

"Subordinates have neglected their duties, please forgive me!"

Hearing what Shou Han said, Pei Lin couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Since the lord said such a thing, it seemed like he should be held accountable. Instead of waiting for the lord to investigate, it's better to plead guilty first.So, he lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down to apologize.

"Brother Zong, this matter has nothing to do with you! If you blame me, the biggest culprit is also me. According to the investigations conducted by the business affairs department in various villages, the villages near Ha Tinh are better, and the farther away, these agricultural The utensils are getting worse. It’s not that there is no money to buy them, or they can’t use them. It’s just that there are few goods that can’t be bought. Man said that it’s a high-quality product like Jiuzhuan Steel, even wrought iron. These street goods on the streets of Ha Tinh are also very expensive few."

"There is no other reason! The output is low!"

Peilin recovered from her astonishment, and made her own judgment and conclusion.

"If the farm tools in the hands of farmers everywhere are all nine-turn steel, oh, this is a bit unrealistic. Wrought iron farm tools are popularized, and everyone uses iron plowshares, shovels, hoes and picks in their hands. The farmland can be plowed deep, and each Is it possible to increase the crop production at the place by a large amount? Can we also free up a lot of the labor force we have been in short supply to work in factories and shipyards?!"

Pei Lin has a habit of gesticulating on his clothes with his fingers whenever he wants to calculate numbers in his mind. Hearing Shou Han's comments, he couldn't help but gesticulate with his fingers on his trouser legs again.

After getting along with him for many years, Shou Han is naturally aware of his habit, so he doesn't bother him right now, and just drinks tea and snacks there to replenish the mental power that has been consumed for half a day.

"Oh!" Pei Lin let out a long breath.He has already calculated this approximate figure.

"My lord, according to Feng Mofeng's family of three, there were at least two sickles, a hoe, a nail rake, and two plowshares. The miscellaneous things were calculated to be about 25 catties of nine-turn steel, which met the minimum needs for farm tools for a family of three. As you said Say, if wrought iron products are popularized, the weight will increase, and the subordinates will calculate it according to [-] catties..."

"No! The types you mentioned are the lowest standards. In addition to sickles, hoes, rakes, and plowshares, shovels, picks, and axes must also be taken into account. In addition, the unit of measurement in my Nanzhong is used to be per liter of water It weighs two catties, if it is replaced by the weight in the mainland, it will be less than two catties per liter of water. You have to take the difference into account.”

There is a big gap between Nanzhong's measurement standards and the mainland's measurement standards. Taking weight as an example, the Nanzhong Army's measurement standard is [-] grams per catty. A more obvious standard is that one liter of water weighs two catties.The popular measurement standard in the Mainland ranges from [-] grams to [-] grams per catty.Calculated in this way, the difference between one catty would be as much as four taels.

Pei Lin smiled and nodded, expressing that he remembered.

"By the time the Zheng family was pacified, the number of households scattered in our army was about one million two thousand and seventy-one households. If each household is equipped with wrought iron farm tools at a standard of at least fifty catties (five hundred grams), it will take It consumes more than 71 million catties at one time! This does not include those who need to replace farm tools!"

"If the pear pears proposed by the lord were spread to every household, the number would be even greater!"

"In addition to what my lord just said, the absence of those cannons will be a huge demand once they are filled!"

Shou Han chewed the mangosteen, the sweet and juicy taste filled his mouth, the juice from the mangosteen shell dyed his hands red.

"So, steel is not too much, but far from enough!"

Shou Han gave the final word to today's talk!