The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 750 Connecting the "Arteries" Beyond the Great Wall (kneeling for a monthly pass)

Hearing the words, Zhang Canghai was busy and asked Song Yingxing, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, a few words in a low voice, and immediately showed a look of shock, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I just asked Song Butang and learned that this wooden track needs more than 5 taels per [-] miles. Silver. From Beijing to Shenyangwei and Zhamutu, the total is nearly [-] miles. That is to say, it will cost at least a million taels to repair the wooden tracks in these two places!
"Well, the Ministry of Finance simply can't afford so much money right now..."

"One million taels?" Zhu Linmi shook her head. "This is the price of building wooden tracks inside the pass. I estimate that the cost of repairing them outside the pass will be doubled. It is advisable for the imperial court to prepare 200 million taels first."

Zhang Canghai heard that there was Mount Tai pressing on his shoulders, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I will do my best to squeeze out this money from the treasury within two years, not one and a half years!"

According to what the Son of Heaven said, this is a century-old plan for Yongding's northern frontier crisis, and the whole process must have been planned in five or eight years. Therefore, Mr. Zhang thought that it would be extremely fast to raise the required silver taels in one and a half years.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Linmei smiled and said: "There is still Henan in the north of the Yangtze River, Shanxi has not been settled, and there are also rebellious troops in Hunan. In addition, Shandong, Beizhili and other places need to appease the people, and the expenditure of the household department is not a small number. Zhang Butang It is not easy to make ends meet, and the Northern Expedition can no longer use the Ministry's money."

Zhang Canghai's eyes straightened, two million taels!If you don't take a penny from the Ministry of Households, is the emperor's private money so rich? !

Zhu Linmei then looked at Huang Zongxi, "Huang Butang, I want the Ministry of Commerce to spend 170 million taels within half a year, can you do it?"

He thought that it should not be difficult to raise 50 million taels of stock silver from the private sector for the two thousand-mile wooden track project. To be safe, only 30 taels will be calculated.

Huang Zongxi immediately came out and cupped his hands and said: "Return to Your Majesty, the current profit of the ocean-going caravan in half a year is 30 million taels. The clipper ship built on the Longjiang River has already gone to Luzon, and it is like skimming the sea. And flying, the round-trip time is 50% shorter than before! I estimate that if this ship is used to transport goods in large quantities in the future, the caravan's annual income of [-] million taels will not be a problem.

"In addition, the number of private businessmen and barbarian merchants has increased greatly recently, and the import and export tariffs are more than one million taels. There is also a colony in Guinea, which mines gold, copper, and iron ore every year. There are also 50 million taels. In this way, the Ministry of Commerce in Before the end of the year, 170 million taels will be used as a reproach."

In fact, he hasn't mentioned Taiwan's timber and mineral income. Since Taiwan hasn't yet established the Chief Envoy's Office, this area is temporarily managed by the Ministry of Commerce.

There is also a newly developed colony in Australia. Although great progress has been made at present, there is not much profit in a short period of time, so he does not count it.

The sea was definitely the cornucopia of the [-]th century. Once a big country like Ming Dynasty set its sights on the sea, gold and silver would flow in immediately.

Zhu Linming nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, then the Ministry of Commerce will allocate silver taels to the Ministry of Industry on a monthly basis to fund the construction of wooden rails. At the same time, the Ministry of Households must cooperate with the organization of the people. The east and west wooden rails will be built together, but the first thing is Liaodong, and the section to Ningyuan must be completed within half a year!"

Huang Zongxi, Zhang Canghai, Yu Xin, Song Yingxing and others immediately said solemnly: "Your servant, accept the order!"

The other courtiers in the hall saw that the emperor was so determined to repair the wooden track and make a northern expedition, so they didn't say anything more.

But Zhu Linmi seemed to think that the "stimulation" to the ministers was not enough, and continued: "When the wooden track is laid to the Great Wall, Shanhaiguan and the section of Xuanfu will be completely demolished.

"From now on, Daming will never hide behind the Great Wall to defend! If you dare to offend our enemies, you will definitely punish them!"

Demolish Shanhaiguan? !Digging up the Great Wall? !Never defend? ! !All the ministers were shocked.

If other people made bold claims to take the initiative to exterminate the Tartars who have been powerless since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty when the country had just regained most of the lost land, they would definitely sneer.

But who is this person in front of him?

3000 troops raised troops from an inconspicuous small county in the south of Jiangxi, swept across the south of the Yangtze River, conquered the north of the Yangtze River, and killed hundreds of thousands of Jian captives like bereaved dogs.

If he said that he wanted to eradicate the border troubles in one fell swoop, no one would have the slightest doubt!
Everyone couldn't help but have the same thought in their hearts, perhaps, being the emperor will not only bring Ming Dynasty a revival, but an unprecedented glory!
Dozens of people immediately knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

In fact, Zhu Linming calculated very clearly that spending a lot of money to build a wooden track leading to the outside of the pass is absolutely guaranteed to make money.

Not to mention that the wooden track as the main artery can stabilize the significance of the imperial court's rule over the Great Wall. The various minerals, furs, horses and other materials in Mongolia and Liaodong alone can earn back the 200 million taels in a few years.

More importantly, he knew that after a hundred years, the main threat to Ming Dynasty would no longer come from the north, but from the sea.

The emerging Western maritime powers have completed the division of interests in the entire world, and have begun to eye the huge East Asian country. In the end, they will surely be unable to hold back and attack with giant ships and cannons, bringing China a century of shame.

So before that, he must solve the henchmen's troubles in the north once and for all, and then concentrate on expanding the navy, grabbing the rich resources of America and Africa from the mouths of Western powers to strengthen the national power.

And then we have to complete the industrial revolution before the western countries, so that Ming Dynasty will always stand at the top of the pyramid among the nations of the world!

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