Win the Ding 1617

() "Present filial piety, set up wine and fruit to greet the Daxing emperor before a few banquets, only to tell the order. That is, in front of the Fengtian Hall, set up an incense table, wine and fruit, etc., with a crown dress to proclaim the ceremony to heaven and earth. Go to Fengxian Hall Pay homage to the ancestors and finish. Still wearing the crown of gun, before the Emperor Daxing's banquet, perform five prostrations and three kowtows.

complete.He ascended the throne in Fengtian Hall.It's early in the morning, and the bells and drums are ringing.Jinyiwei set up a halogen book.Go up to the Dagon Mian and Yuhuagai Hall.Civil and military officials each wear court uniforms, enter Danchi Nei, and wait for Honglu Temple to lead deacons into Huagai Hall to salute.Praise each offering.Please ascend to the palace.Go up to the throne through the middle door.Jin Yiwei blew his whip.All civil and military officials expressed their congratulations.

All officials were ordered to exempt from congratulations.Waiver form.Stop performing five prostrations and three kowtows.

All the officials went out to Chengtian Gate.Waiting for the officials of the Imperial Academy to issue the imperial edict with treasures.The officials of the Honglu Temple please issue an edict to the officials of the Imperial Academy to hold the edict to the officials of the Ministry of Rites.Exit from the left gate of Fengtian Hall.Jin Yiwei stood in front of the Meridian Gate, waiting for the imperial edict to be placed in the cloud cover. "

He didn't remember clearly all the splendor and glory of the new emperor when he ascended the throne stipulated in the Ming Dynasty Code, but when the emperor's brother passed away, he entered the palace as the younger brother of the Daxing emperor, The diet that Tian dared not enter the palace was all food made by the concubine Xin Zhou at that time to satisfy his hunger, lest the eunuchs in the palace at that time would poison him.

"It's ri, early, send officials to report to the Heaven and Earth Zongshe. The emperor has a filial obedience to tell a few feasts (the table where the sacrifices are displayed, and the tablets of the former emperors and gods are listed in front of them)."

"When the time comes, ring the bell and drum, and the emperor will obey the Fengtian Gate."

Only when he ascended the throne did he fall to the ground. From this moment on, he truly became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his life safety was guaranteed.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty wore yellow uniforms only in particularly grand ceremonies, and they usually wore black embroidered dragon-shaped uniforms. (Those film and television dramas that give the emperor a yellow robe at every turn can go to hell.) The enthronement ceremony officially began after the Emperor Chongzhen in yellow gown climbed to the Tiananmen Tower.

The officials who had been waiting in front of the palace for a long time were all dressed in court clothes. Under the guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple, they entered the Forbidden City through the Jinshui Bridge.But at this time they could not enter the "Fengtian Temple", because the emperor was still praying on Fengtian Gate, so the ministers could only stay in the square outside the Meridian Gate.They knelt on both sides of the imperial road in the way of "Wendong Wuxi", and came down from the "Fengtianmen" after the emperor communicated with all the gods.

After coming down from the Tiananmen Tower, enter the "Fengtian Temple" and take a seat.Only then did the ministers file in according to their ranks to congratulate the new emperor.Then, the eunuch for ceremonies officially read the imperial edict to confirm the identity of the new emperor.Thus kicked off the Chongzhen Dynasty.

A few months have passed, under the leadership of him, Zhu Youjian, and Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty can be said to eliminate evil and avoid change, and the people are prosperous.When the emperor's brother was alive, Wei Eunuch and Wei Zhongxian subdued the law, and a large number of Donglin gentlemen returned to serve in the court.The power of the eunuch party was uprooted, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty expressed their congratulations one after another.

At this time, Chongzhen had just had the joy of being a king!

"I must be an emperor like Tang Taizong and Song Taizu, and establish a prosperous world no less than this dynasty's Taizu, Chengzu, and Renzong Xuanzong!"

Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian made unremitting efforts for the ideal in his heart.In addition to the beheading, exile, and dismissal of the civil and military ministers of the eunuch party, many vacant positions were handed over to Mr. Donglin who worried about the world and cared about everything.

In addition to appointing sages and gentlemen, as an emperor, he really did his best.Get up at five o'clock every day and go to bed in the middle of the night to review the question books and deal with government affairs.However, it seems that these excerpts are also sorry for him. Looking around, there are either famines or rebellions everywhere.

"Hong Zhanzu, the governor of southern Jiangxi, reported the news, but on April [-]th, the gang of rebels seized the king of heaven. They built the name Yongxing in the first year and led them to attack Anyuan County. They robbed the treasury and released them. .”

"On the [-]th day of the seventh month, the Jimen garrison began to disband due to starvation, clamoring for pay, burning gunpowder and taking various measures."

Among the piles of similar titles, if you look through them casually, you will find such similar bad news, or it is a document asking for the payment of military salaries and disaster relief to the disaster-stricken areas in Shaanxi.

"Alas!" Emperor Chongzhen sighed, looking at the two baskets of inscription books brought by the eunuchs, he couldn't help feeling in a trance, "When the emperor's brother is here, how does Wei Ni deal with these documents every day?"

"July 23rd, Haiyi, Zhejiang, numerous people and animals were drowned in huts, Jiaxing hurricane yin and rain, coastal and suburban residents drowned countless people. Shaoxing strong wind, sea water directly into the county, the market can be boated. Shanyin, Kuaiji, Xiaoshan , Shangyu, and Yuyao were drowned, each in the tens of thousands."

"On July 25, Sichuan and Huguang soldiers in the Ningyuan Army of Liaoning had a mutiny due to lack of pay for four months. Hanchun is upstairs in Qiaolou."

"Don't you have any good news to report to me?" Facing the overwhelming disaster, mutiny and many other bad news, Chongzhen finally became a little furious. The worthy little eunuchs spoke.

The two young eunuchs hurriedly fell to their knees and kowtowed endlessly.

"The servant is guilty! The servant is guilty! There is an inscription written by the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, which seems to be about the price of rice!"

"Take it and show it to me!"

Leaning on the dragon chair, smelling the faint sandalwood in the incense burner, and listening to the eunuchs reading the inscriptions sent by the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Emperor Chongzhen finally found a trace of the life of the Holy Son of Heaven that he pursued. a feeling of.

After listening for a while, something suddenly came to his mind.He sat up suddenly, his eyes sparkled, he pointed to the incense burner that was slowly emitting fragrance, and shouted loudly at the little eunuch on duty.

"Since the beginning of my ascension to the throne, I have issued a decree to prohibit burning incense in the palace. Why do you burn incense here? You must know that my father and brother have been fooled by your methods for a lifetime!"

The two eunuchs were so horrified that they knelt down and kowtowed, "My lord, spare my life! My lord, spare my life! Naturally, the servants did not dare to take out the things that were forbidden by the royal lord. This incense is for Empress Yi'an and the empress to see. The emperor worked hard to review the test book every day, and he specially asked the servants to find it for the emperor, so that it will have the effect of calming and concentrating."

Hearing that his sister-in-law and wife sent these eunuchs to do it, Chongzhen turned his anger into joy. "When you do things, you must be careful!"

Among the many bad news, the price of rice reported in Guangdong has been as low as five renminbi a stone for several consecutive months. This is undoubtedly a ray of light in the dark sky.Immediately Ling Chongzhen had a good impression of Li Fengjie, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who had not met yet.

When he was still in Xinwangfu, Chongzhen also dabbled in novel commentary, and he remembered this description in Journey to the West: Sanzang secretly said happily: "People say that all the people in the Western Regions have never been here. Looking at this scene carefully, it is not the same as My Great Tang is so different! This is the Land of Ultimate Bliss, I sincerely call it that.” I also heard people say that white rice costs four cents a stone, and sesame oil costs eight cents a catty.Nowadays, Japonica rice in Guangdong only costs five cents and one stone. This is clearly the dawn of the Paradise of Paradise!

"Any other news? Report it to me!"

Chongzhen's original intention was that there was some other news, unexpectedly, the little eunuch would be wrong.

"Report to the emperor, here is another letter from the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi!"

"My minister, Li Fengjie, bowed his head to make a statement. My emperor strives for governance, sweeps out traitors, and intends to clarify Yunei. On the third day of April this year, Yuan Chonghuan was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War and the right deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The governors of Ji, Liao, Deng, Lai, Tianjin and other military affairs offices moved to the closed gates, and the ministers thought about it every time. The slaves were built outside the pass, and our army only used artillery to make them. Now the iron materials are ready, and His Majesty Fu begged for permission to cast [-] pieces in Guangdong. Twenty Hongyi cannons per catty, one hundred small Hongyi cannons per thousand catties, several large and small Frang machines, and they will be delivered to the army before they are used. To relieve my emperor's worries!"

This news immediately changed Chongzhen's mood from cloudy to sunny.When he summoned Yuan Chonghuan on that day, Mr. Yuan Chonghuan was right in his prelude. He once said that Liaodong must rely on a strong city and use cannons to resist Jiannu cavalry.However, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Household Affairs said that the cost of building cities and casting cannons was huge, and the current treasury was empty, so it was impossible to cast so many Hongyi cannons.

Now Guangdong and Guangxi have already prepared all the iron materials. As long as an imperial decree is issued here, more than a hundred artillery pieces, large and small, will be transported to the capital, and they will become weapons for killing the enemy before the army. How can this not be overjoyed?

"Which adult is on duty in the cabinet today?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is Master Han Yuhan."

Han Yu came from the so-called imperial examinations on the right path. Jinshi and Shujishi have been in office since the 20th year of Wanli. , is Yuan Dushi we mentioned above.

"Chuan, oh no, please come here, Mr. Han."

After a short while, Han Yu arrived, and after some etiquette to meet the emperor, Chongzhen ordered the eunuch to move a chair. As far as the boss's Han Yu is concerned, it is also a great honor. (Han Yu was re-appointed in December of the first year of Chongzhen, but we can see it as the reason for the evil wind blown by the fat wings of the pig's feet, which brought him ahead of schedule.)

"Sir, have you ever known the situation in Guangdong and Guangxi?"

Han Yu twirled his gray beard, trying to figure out what the emperor was thinking.Just now the eunuch came to the cabinet to summon him, and the relatives around him stuffed money. The eunuch revealed that the emperor is in a good mood now, and the boss and the people can rest assured.

"Your Majesty, although the old minister is in the cabinet, there are still things that have been missed. It is not as good as the holy candle, which is as clear as the fire. The thing about Guangdong is a matter of asking for a cannon?" <During March, the price of rice in Guangdong and Guangxi was five yuan per stone. "

"This is the omen of the prosperous world when the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, and the world is at peace!"

As soon as Chongzhen's words came out, Mr. Han, who was the chief assistant of the cabinet, immediately got up and left his seat, knelt down on the ground, shouting long live.

"Please, sir. I came to the throne at a young age, and it is necessary to rely on the ministers of the great sages to reproduce the prosperous state of the emperor when he was alive." Although he was happy in his heart, Chongzhen still had to show a With a wise and humble attitude, this is in line with the standards of the wise kings of the past dynasties.

"What do you think, sir, about the request to cast cannons played by Guangdong and Guangxi?"

After pondering for a while, Mr. Han slowly opened his mouth.

"Xu Guangqi from Shanghai in this dynasty has a lot of experience in casting artillery, and I have paid attention to this matter."

What Han Yu said was true. His family was indeed relatively close to Xu Guangqi's family, and some members of the family were even baptized into Catholicism because of Xu Guangqi's relationship.

"It takes a lot of money to cast a Hongyi cannon. In addition to the iron materials and labor costs, the fuel is also huge. Although there are iron materials and other items in the inscriptions in Guangdong, they wait for the imperial decree to reply and then cast them. Two or three out of ten artillery cannons can be called a national hand, which shows the difficulty of casting cannons. In my humble opinion, I might as well order Guangdong to cast them, and after ten cannons are cast, they will be sent to the capital.”

In Chongzhen's ears, what Han Yu said was the old man's words to seek the country, and he was afraid that the local officials would disturb the people for casting cannons. However, what Mr. Han said had another deep meaning.He has been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years, and he knows the virtues of the officials in various places in Ming Dynasty. If the casting of cannons costs a lot of money and food, if the officials at all levels don't wantonly use their hands and make a lot of wear and tear, they will be sorry for their official uniforms. !

"Two or three out of ten? Where did the [-]% to [-]% of the iron material go? Don't you know that iron material can be recast? Do you really think this old man is a fool?" The emperor in front of him mocked the officials of Guangdong and Guangxi in his heart.

"Don't eat too ugly! Don't eat alone!"

Twenty Hongyi cannons and one hundred Hongyi small cannons add up to a weight of more than 20 catties. This is not counting gun mounts, shells, etc. There will be [-] catties of iron. Calculated according to the standard of two out of ten, the required iron material is an astronomical figure!

"From my point of view, Li Fengjie, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, is loyal to the king, diligent and capable, and intends to promote him. The old man thinks, how about transferring him to be the right servant of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right capital?"

Chongzhen promoted Li Fengjie to the post of Youqian Capital Yushi, which is roughly equivalent to the mayor of Beijing City. Originally, in real history, Li Fengjie was promoted because of his meritorious service in casting cannons.It's just that I went to Nanjing, not bei jing.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thought that Li Fengjie should be promoted after the shilling of Cannon from Guangdong arrived in the capital. I just remembered that Fujian has also reported that the price of rice in this province is only between eight yuan and one tael. If the price of rice is simply low Then promote officials, fearing that the public opinion will be unfavorable to His Majesty. Once the artillery is cast and delivered to the capital, you can rest assured to promote the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi."

Hearing these words, Chongzhen's impression of Mr. Han became even better.Listen, what a virtuous minister and good minister who considers me!

When Han Yu's big sedan chair returned to his mansion, there were already housekeepers and nephews waiting in front of the door.

The housekeeper who helped the master get off the sedan chair had a smile all over his face, "Thank you, master!"

"Well, as a subject, one should serve the country loyally. This is the duty of scholars of my generation. Is there something going on at home today?"

The housekeeper ordered someone to carry the sedan chair away, and told his master in a low voice, "The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi sent people to send some local products from the South China Sea, nothing else, among them is a five-foot-long full-length mirror, which is rare in the world. "

"Hmph! You have been with me for many years, why do you still dislike these external things so much? Do you have a letter?" Han Yu's attitude was very clear, and he reprimanded the housekeeper a few times, but the housekeeper was used to it.

"The letters, invitations, and gift lists are all in the master's study."

Li Fengjie's letter was very polite, and he kept calling him an old senior. Because of the mountains and rivers, he couldn't listen to the teachings sooner or later, and felt deeply regretful.Send someone to send some local products from the South China Sea to show your admiration.At the end of the letter, by the way, I mentioned that the price of rice in Guangdong is now low. If the husband intends to transport rice to the north to help the victims, the students are willing to contribute.

"Master Li, it's really interesting!" Putting down the letter, Han Yu twitched his beard and laughed.The housekeeper ordered someone to put the full-length mirror in place, sent the servants to leave the study, and prepared himself in front of the master to wait for orders.

The mirror frame made of rosewood and the glazed mirror inlaid in gold look dazzling under the light of candlelight.Even Mr. Han has never seen such a huge mirror in his life of ups and downs!

Looking at himself in the mirror, the suave and suave young scholar of the past has become white at the temples and full of wrinkles on his forehead.Compared with the concubine of Xinna who bowed her head to serve, one is like a watery lotus, and the other is like an old pine covered with scales.As Su Dongpo said, it is just like a pear tree pressing down on a crabapple.Old Mr. Han couldn't help but sigh, "Lian Po is old!"

"How does the master compare himself with that Lian Po? That Lian Po became famous only because of the tolerance of the scholars, and he became famous in history. If there is no Lin Xiangguo, he is just a rice bag and a warrior, master. But as the chief assistant of Ming Dynasty!" The butler flattered me in a proper way.

"You write a letter in my name to Lord Li, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Tell him that the Holy Majesty has agreed to his casting of cannons, and ask him to be careful about flattering him. After finishing this matter, he can meet with the old man in the capital. Day and night pass by, talking about poetry and painting, drinking wine and admiring the moon."

The butler has long been proficient at the method of betraying Fenglei's body like his master's, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Then what he said about the price of rice?"

The housekeeper replied that the price of rice in the north has skyrocketed. If you can buy rice for five renminbi, you can get huge profits by transporting it to the north.

"Slow down! There are not a few people who are staring at the price of rice in Guangdong and Guangxi. We can't take this muddy water lightly."

Han Yu knew very well that although the rice was only sold for five yuan per stone in Guangdong, it cost eight yuan or even one tael in Fujian. If it was shipped to Jiangxi and Jiangnan, wouldn't it cost three taels?Where is the money to be made? !

"In addition, send someone to Ningyuan and tell him that the Hongyi Cannon I mentioned earlier will be available soon, and tell him to be careful."

"Yes! The little one will do it right away!"

Zheng Yiguan who accepted the recruitment

A secret letter written by a close friend of Lord Shoufu was sent to Guangzhou as quickly as possible by the officials sent by the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in Beijing, and handed over to Governor Li Fengjie's desk.

"Minghan, come and see!"

The governor, who had finished reading the letter, was in a very happy mood, and ordered someone to find his son Li Minghan, and handed him the letter from the capital to read.

"The staff around Mr. Chief Assistant Han wrote a letter to tell my father, Your Majesty," Li Fengjie cupped his fists and bowed to the north, "I have agreed to my cannon-casting plan, and the cabinet will announce it soon. Your Majesty is very concerned about me in Guangdong For a while, I was seldom satisfied, especially Wufu and Minfeng, where the rice price was low, and the people sang songs, which made His Majesty very happy. The inside told me that if you can cast artillery, you will go north to the capital immediately, and your Majesty will be promoted to father again. official position!"

"Minghan, congratulations, Father!"

Hearing such words, Li Minghan was also overjoyed.The so-called respect for the father and son in the first 30 years, and respect for the son and father in the next 30 years.He is now in the first 30 years, and in these two areas, it is the officials at all levels who want to curry favor with him.

In particular, this time he partnered with Mr. Li Ergong to traffic a large amount of japonica rice to Guangdong. Countless grain merchants with intricate relationships with officials at all levels flocked here, holding a lot of money in their hands, and they wanted to get a share from themselves. soup.Hundreds of thousands of japonica rice were sold out in an instant, not to mention earning him a lot of money, but also forming a lot of good fortune.

"It's okay, there's plenty of rice! Brother Zong just pick it up, I'm afraid they don't have that much money!" Li Peiting expressed his attitude indifferently. "However, I will sell five qian silver to you, Brother Zong. For your father's fame, you still have to keep an eye on those merchants. You must not be greedy for small profits and raise the price of rice!"

Hearing that day, he still blamed Li Peiting a little bit.But now I find that Pei Ting's words are really wise!

"You have made great contributions to this matter. If you hadn't cooperated with Li Er, how could you have made such a contribution for your father? Where did you go to raise so many fine irons? A company came to report a few days ago, and it has already been cast into three thousand catties Four cannons and eleven small cannons of one thousand catties of red barbarians. At this rate, as long as the supply of iron materials is guaranteed, about eight cannons can be cast before the Mid-Autumn Festival. My father has ordered his son to supervise them, and they must Before the Double Ninth Festival, make ten cannons, and then go to Beijing to present!"

"My emperor will definitely be happy, and my father's official position will be promoted one step higher!"

"Hey! No matter what kind of official position you take, you will report to the king and go to An Li Shu."

After the father and son said this, they looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Now it is the season of harvesting autumn grain, and several smelters have also received 40 catties of fine iron. In addition to being used to make large and small Hongyi cannons and large and small Flang machines, a lot of iron materials have been quietly wasted In the name of floating, it was transported out by officials at all levels and sold to folk iron smelting workshops to make firearms such as bird guns.

"Father, last month Li Er brought in a total of 110 million shi of polished round-grained rice, and I have already sold 50 shi of which to the ground in Dongjiang. The remaining 60 shi were sent by Qian Yaoming, the eunuch of the Shibo Department, and the general soldier of Guangdong. Wait for someone's family to buy it. But when the Mid-Autumn Festival is settled, according to my calculations, the mansion should be able to earn at least 20 taels of rice and iron alone."

"Well, you can do this kind of thing! Remember, as the father may be transferred to the capital at any time, it is better to be clear about the exchange of money!"

"Yes! My son thinks so too. The rice merchants everywhere, my son always asks for five renminbi in cash!"

"You have to write a letter to Li Er, first to inform him of the transaction in the silver business, and second, to tell him the news that your father will be transferred, and to ask him if he will continue to do business in Guangdong. In the field, you must not let your excuses and excuses go. What's more, this time as a father's promotion, it is easy to thank him when you say it."

"Yes! My father taught me that!"

"Also, he entrusted you to purchase those specialty products from Guangdong and Guangxi, such as camellia oil, tung oil, and tea dry. You should complete the delivery or transfer the account with him as soon as possible."

What Mr. Li Fengjie is doing now is to be ready to open the way at any time. Although Guangzhou has a lot of money to earn, compared with the capital, he is still willing to choose the capital.

"Father, is there anyone in the capital who will replace you?"

Compared with Li Fengjie, Li Minghan thinks that Guangzhou is a good place. If you go to the capital, the clan, nobles, eunuchs, ministers, and countless people who are better than yourself are all over the streets. How can it compare to Guangdong and Guangxi?I can run amok in officialdom and shopping malls!

"I haven't heard of that, but Xiong Wencan from next door wrote a letter today, and he has a lot of praise for his father's deeds in Guangdong."

After discussing with each other, the father and son dispersed separately.

A few days later, a letter written by Li Minghan to Li Peiting came to Shou Han.

"Officials and businessmen everywhere in Guangdong think that I belong to Governor Li. Once Li Fengjie is transferred, will I leave with him? Their two sources of income will be cut off!"

The two ways of making money Li Peiting mentioned are that, as a representative of the South China Army, he sells industrial and agricultural products to the Guangdong and Guangxi regions at low prices (at least people think so!); second, he entrusts him with business dealings Many merchants from Guangdong and Guangxi went around to buy special products from Guangdong and Guangxi.

"Tell them, no matter who is the governor, business is still going to be done!"

Shouhan fed Erya a piece of pastry newly made in Daoxiang Village, "My dear girl, is it delicious?"

"Delicious!" Erya answered her father's question in a nai-nai voice.

"A month later will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there will be even more delicious mooncakes at that time!" Shouhan told the child solemnly, pointing to the oval moon in the sky with Erya in his arms.

"Erya likes to eat mooncakes!"

Mei Shan, who was waiting on the side, supported her lower back and staggered over, "Miss, can you go play with Auntie? Dad has business to do here."

"Don't worry! Let Erya stay with me for a while. Erya, daddy asks you, do you think there is a little brother or a little sister in the stomachs of the two aunts?"

Sisters Meishan and Shilin were sowed by Shouhan almost at the same time, and now their stomachs are also swollen.Soon it will be time to give birth, so Shouhan uses this common method to play with Erya.

"Well, an aunt's belly is a little brother, and an aunt's belly is a little sister!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Miss is really smart!"

Er Ya's words made all the people present smile.

Seeing Erya being carried away by the mother-in-law, Li Peilin didn't know what was in his eyes, which made him uncomfortable.In the blink of an eye, the girl had passed away for almost a year.

After more than half a year, according to Shouhan's strategy of selling the remaining products to the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, initial results have been seen. At least one million stones of japonica rice are processed every month and shipped to the Guangdong and Guangxi regions by sea.The surplus grain in the hands of farmers was purchased in large quantities, and the money in exchange was turned into urgently needed wrought iron plow sticks, nine-turn steel hoe and pickaxe.

"In several prefectural capitals, people selling grain jointly went to the Yamen to petition, requesting the purchase of iron and steel agricultural tools. For this reason, the iron and steel factory and the Hanyuan Company jointly signed a petition, requesting that a third blast furnace be opened, otherwise such a huge Iron demand!"

Thinking of the blue and purple face of the magistrate who came to deliver the official documents that day, Pei Lin couldn't help but want to laugh. How could he have thought that in order to buy a plow stick and a few pairs of wrought iron hoes as soon as possible, the farmer would They actually gathered a crowd to beat the drums, and went to the magistrate to ask the adults to apply for an increase in the sales of steel farm tools for the people?In the end, because they were dissatisfied with the prefect's reply, how many stunned young boys even beat up the prefect?

If such a thing happened in the mainland, it would first be defined as mobbing the people and beating officials. Maybe how many people would lose their families and wipe out their families because of this.

In the end, Shou Han made the decision to mobilize a batch of agricultural tools and steel to the area where the accident occurred, and sell them to farmers. At the same time, the boys who made trouble were arrested and sentenced to several years of hard labor.However, calls for the addition of a third group of blast furnaces have continued unabated.

"I don't care about this matter. Let the Iron and Steel Plant, Shixi Mine, Guangning Mining Bureau, and Coking Plant sit down and have a discussion to see if they can meet the needs of the third group of blast furnaces. Whether it is ore The output of coal, coke, or the craftsman in front of the furnace, all have to be calculated carefully."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely follow the previous method. If the manpower, ore, coke and other things can't meet the demand, I will definitely not open this furnace!"

That is true, but Li Peilin, who is actually the chief envoy and head of the family, has indeed seen the many benefits brought by the steel production. From the bottom of his heart, he is also seriously inclined to open the third group of blast furnaces immediately.

The use of a large number of iron and steel farm tools has greatly reduced the labor intensity of agricultural production, and the efficacy of plow sticks made of wrought iron is naturally different from that of pears.

A large amount of waste from steelmaking has been turned into fertilizer, coupled with brand-new farm tools, a large area of ​​wasteland has been quickly reclaimed, and many types of crops such as sweet potatoes, peanuts, corn, and potatoes have been planted.

Roughly calculated, by July of the first year of Chongzhen, the harvest of the two seasons of rice, based on the original land area, was nearly [-]% higher than the two seasons of rice last year.And that's not counting the output from those newly cleared lands.

What is even more surprising is that a large number of laborers have been liberated through the use of iron farm tools. According to the calculation of the labor documents issued by the Tunbao Prefecture Government in various villages, there will be nearly 20 young adults in one year. left the original land.This is not counting those female laborers like Su Siniang.

"These people can be absorbed and absorbed in building roads, cities, mines, forest farms, shipyards, and factories. They will definitely not be turned into refugees."

These middle-aged laborers who have left the land may be a factor of social instability in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of Shou Han, they are an important factor necessary for building an industrial system, labor!

Back then, the British issued a series of bloody laws in order to drive labor into the factory.Now here, a farm tool made of steel has turned a group of young adults into workers in a factory.

"My lord, the three blast furnaces can produce at least 15 tons of steel per year, which is barely enough."

After learning that [-] tons of steel was not enough to use, and almost because of the purchase of steel farm tools, Li Peilin did not dare to speak big words.

"Except for export, I plan to replace all the machinery, rice mills, xiu, looms, and sugar presses with nine-turn steel parts." Shouhan originally wanted to blurt out the xiuer machine, but, It suddenly occurred to me that the beauty had gone, and Yin and Yang were separated.Changed his words hastily and quickly, so as not to make others sad.

However, Li Peilin, the "other" present, was already a little sad.

Pei Lin wiped his eyes with the shadow of the light, and shifted the topic aside.

"My lord, if all the parts are replaced with steel parts, and something similar to iron farm tools happens, how should we deal with it?"

Shou Han looked at Li Peilin's vicissitudes of face with some approval. This person is not simple, he knows how to draw inferences from one example, and knows that because of the increase in productivity, a series of problems will arise.

"Not to mention anything else, if the spinning machines and looms are all replaced with steel parts, it will inevitably lead to a huge increase in production. By then, where can we find so much cotton? I am afraid that Jiang Chun will use the inland All the cotton has been shipped, and there is not enough to use!"

"this!?....."

It is true that Shou Han has not thought about the source of raw materials, and was about to think about how to solve the problem of raw materials in the cotton textile industry, when a figure hurriedly walked over in the corridor.

"My lord!"

Muyagou still had that weird-sounding accent.

"Zheng Yiguan sent his younger brother Zheng Zhibao here!"

It was Zheng Yiguan who wanted to accept Fujian governor Xiong Wencan's invitation to say hello to Shouhan, his partner, and he had other things to talk about by the way!

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