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Chapter 170

Yang reformed the giant thunder, and this Wang Chengen also wanted to be Zheng He.

"Big companion, did I hear you right? You want to be Zheng He too?" Yang Reform looked at Wang Chengen in surprise.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this servant also wants to share the worries of His Majesty. Your Majesty's words are very reasonable. Thinking of the Ming Dynasty, in the same place, how can you support several times the number of people? The servant is willing to build a boat for His Majesty and travel overseas. For His Majesty, Your Majesty's people are looking for a place to live and live." Wang Chengen was also very excited when he said this, his originally pale face was flushed.

"Uh... this, let's talk about it later, hehe, if I become stronger towards the coastal defense in the future, I don't care about my big companion leading a fleet out for a stroll, hehe, it can be regarded as my big companion going out to show off for me, but now, I can leave Let’s talk about this later. Also, this ship hasn’t landed yet. By the way, last time, Zheng Huaizhong, didn’t he say he was looking for a man-made ship? How’s the situation? And I remember, what happened to those who called Sun Yuanhua to Beijing, and those Western priests? Any news? Yang Reform recalled that some time ago, he himself was preparing to build a big ship, and he recruited Sun Yuanhua to Beijing, and those Western priests were planning to build Western sea ships, and Zheng Huaizhong, the "Ministry of the Ministry of Industry" in the inner court, was preparing to build Chinese sea ships.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't know much about Zheng Huaizhong, but I heard that he has searched everywhere for craftsmen who can build ships, and even sent people to the south to search for them. I guess there should be some clues. This Sun Yuanhua and those Western priests, The maidservant estimates that it has been 20 days, and it should be soon. Your Majesty will wait a little longer, and he will arrive in the capital in a few days." Wang Chengen, the big housekeeper, is very competent. The emperor forgets and forgets things. Remember.

"Well, that's good, then hurry up and find Zheng Huaizhong, I'm in a more anxious mood than my big companion." Yang Reform decided, and immediately asked his "Ministry of the Ministry of Industry" how the shipbuilding business was going. I want to build a ship immediately.

"I obey, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen hurried to find someone.

Qianqing Palace, Nuan Pavilion.

Zheng Huaizhong rushed to Qianqing Palace in a hurry, and he was even more happy when he heard the emperor summoned him.This step is right, and every subsequent step is right. Once I got the emperor's temper right, the emperor summoned me every three days, and I immediately stood out from the 24 yamen in the inner court, and became the emperor's new favorite. , very proud, in the palace, it can be regarded as the group of people walking sideways.The things that the emperor told him, he worked even harder, busying himself inside and out, feeling extra energetic.

"Slave Zheng Huaizhong kowtows to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Zheng Huaizhong kowtowed to the emperor with a look of excitement.

"Well, Zheng Huaizhong, get up, I asked you about the shipbuilding last time, how are you doing? I heard there are some signs of it?" Yang Reform can't wait to build a ship. The obstacles to the navy have been basically cleared. All that's left is to keep throwing money into the navy.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, these servants have been running around for His Majesty's affairs these days. This is indeed a bit of a clue. Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty."

"Hehe, let's not talk nice or useless, let's talk about the shipbuilding. What's the situation?" Yang Reform didn't want to hear other people's farting and talking nonsense.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have found some craftsmen who can build ships. According to them, to build sea ships, especially giant ships and warships, you have to find them in the south. It is said that they can only be found in Fujian and Nanjing. , the ships that can be built in the north are only three or four hundred materials, and the large ones are only seven or eight hundred materials. Most of these ships are merchant ships, and most of them are flat-bottomed sand ships. On the rough ocean, that’s not enough, especially to build the treasure ship of the eunuch, the kind of giant boat and warship, we have to go to the south to find man-made..." Zheng Huaizhong is also the master who is willing to work hard. Speaking of shipbuilding, He is also straightforward, and his understanding of shipbuilding is far better than that of Yang Reform, a rookie.

"Nanjing? Fujian? Zheng Huaizhong, are you talking about the place where Zheng He, the eunuch of Sanbao, built the treasure ships?" Yang Reform didn't know where Zheng He, the eunuch of Sanbao, built the ships. He only knew that it was probably in the south, maybe Nanjing. The documentary said that Zheng He's fleet departed from Nanjing.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is exactly, Your Majesty, that you want to build huge boats and warships with thousands of materials. This is Nanjing, and Fujian can do it. Just as your Majesty said, I am building ships in these places. That ship It is really big, and it is said that it can accommodate thousands of people. Standing on the boat and looking down, it is like standing on a high city, known as a giant city on the sea..." Speaking of shipbuilding, it must be related to overseas missions. Speaking of this, Zheng Huaizhong's voice kept dripping down, and he began to talk incessantly.

"Stop...! Wait, Zheng Huaizhong, I am asking you if you build ships in these places, and you give the same answer." Yang Reform was also a little afraid of this "neurotic" "Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry" and said goodbye. Fortunately, when it comes to shipbuilding and missions, I feel a little flustered. Although Yang Reform has some minor opinions on this, he also feels that he needs such a fanatical yearning for shipbuilding. People who go to sea can help him with these things. , If you meet a guy who is lukewarm about these things, it will be called bad luck, such as those Confucian scholar-bureaucrats. Letting them build ships and go overseas is more uncomfortable than killing them.

"...Yes..., yes...yes, servants obey..." Zheng Huaizhong stopped immediately, only to realize that his face was hot, only then did he realize that he didn't pay attention to whom he spoke, and only then did he realize that the emperor had a good temper.

"If I re-build the treasure ship of the Sanbao eunuch, or a huge battleship, do you think it is possible?" Yang Reform has always been entangled in this issue. When the descendants talk about the treasure ship, they will say in one sentence: the data is lost, and it cannot be built. A real treasure ship comes.It made Yang Reform still not sure how big the treasure ship was. If he said it was too big, he was afraid that others would laugh at him. If he said it was too small, he was afraid that he would not reach the historical height. "Professionals" to do it, I am an emperor, not an engineer.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, yes, yes, how can you not? To be disrespectful, the ship that Zheng He, the eunuch of the three guarantees, can build, so can the servant Zheng Huaizhong. Going to the West for His Majesty." Zheng Huaizhong was focused on building a ship, and then went to the West, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he wanted to compare with Zheng He, so he took the words to this side, hoping that His Majesty would entrust him with this errand.

Yang Reformed Julei, this is another eunuch who is going to be Zheng He. Yang Reformed heard this and glanced at Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen blushed a little and stood there motionless.These two ideas "collided".

"Can it be made? Are you sure?" Yang Reform didn't bother about this anymore, and decided to leave it to those who are willing to do it, and just pay attention to the progress by himself.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it can indeed be made. There is no reason why objects that could be made 200 years ago cannot be made now. People who were born 200 years ago were not born able to do that! Your Majesty, do you think so?" Zheng Huaizhong was very Have confidence.

Yang Reform nodded. This argument is reasonable. There is no reason why things that could be made 200 years ago cannot be made now, and people who were born 200 years ago were not born with it.

"Since you are so sure about this matter, then I will entrust you with the task of rebuilding the giant ship and the battleship. Do you understand? I guess you still don't understand, so I will tell you about this matter. It doesn't matter, you are the same The head of the 24 yamen of the inner court, I am already preparing to go on an expedition to Ryukyu, so I will need more than a dozen warships. This one is going to be handed over to you to build. You have to start work as soon as possible. I will give you a year at most. I need it urgently to build the boat, understand?" Yang Reform is also ready to be the shopkeeper, and he is not going to dream of going back to the future to get materials, he is so tired!
"Thank you for your Majesty's trust. I will do my best to build a huge boat and warship like Zheng He, the eunuch of Sanbao, and I will definitely not miss your Majesty's business." Zheng Huaizhong agreed to this matter without thinking about it. The question of whether there is enough time in this year.

Yang Reform was also intimidated by this guy, he just casually said a year, and he didn't know if this year was enough, but he didn't expect this guy to be so courageous, he agreed immediately.

"Zheng Huaizhong, you are not lying to me, are you? Are you sure that you can build a giant warship in a year? If you can't build it by then, it will break the military law. At that time, there will be military law to deal with it."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this servant has the confidence and reason to say this. Since the servant was ordered by His Majesty last time to ask the servant to find craftsmen who can build ships, the servant has paid attention and has already sent people to the south to search for those who can build ships for His Majesty. The shipbuilders and craftsmen who built the ship, this servant, saved a month of time to come out. Furthermore, the servant carefully asked the shipbuilders by the sea, and they said that the best shipbuilding is in Nanjing and Fujian. Yinuservant thought , I am the best shipbuilder in the Ming Dynasty, and I will definitely be able to build ships at the fastest speed. If you can’t complete your majesty’s orders, your servants will have no face to see your majesty again. .” Zheng Huaizhong explained his reasons.

Yang Reform is also sweating madly. I didn't expect that this guy is also a "novice", and he doesn't know much about shipbuilding. He said it for one year, and he agreed without thinking. If he said half a year, I'm afraid he would still agree without thinking. In his opinion, there is nothing that cannot be done by gathering skilled craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty. Is this guy still a eunuch?A whole fanatic!Yang Reform was a little worried that his shipbuilding would fail.

Yang Reform was still worried about whether his shipbuilding plan would fail, but Zheng Huaizhong was still talking eloquently: "..., Your Majesty, if you want to build a ship, especially a huge ship, you have to go to the south, so let's not talk about the craftsmen." The main thing is the wood and materials for shipbuilding. Because there are many shipyards in the south, the ready-made materials are available. If your majesty wants to build a ship quickly, you must go to the south, or recruit, or buy those shipyards. Ready-made wood,... No one is watching or urging the shipbuilding, and those craftsmen will not be in a hurry, stealing and cheating. Therefore, I implore Your Majesty, let me personally go to the south to supervise the construction of warships. Within a year, build a battleship for His Majesty's expedition to Ryukyu..."

Zheng Huaizhong, a fanatic of "navigation", actually wanted to go to the south to supervise the construction of warships.Yang Reform was also surprised, did the eunuch eat gunpowder?So frenzied, excited?
"...Oh! You are right. You want to build a ship, and you have to rush to build it. I'm afraid no one will supervise it. I'm afraid it won't work. Zheng Huaizhong, are you really willing to go to the south to supervise the construction of a warship? And promise a year's time Made it? Is there no shipbuilding place in the north? Do you have to go to the south?" Yang Reform thinks what this guy said makes sense, and I'm afraid it won't work if no one watches it, otherwise it won't be possible to build it in two or three years. , then his plan to expedition to Ryukyu was ruined.There is a lot of wood in the south, so you can buy and build nearby, but this can save time and cost, but Yang Reform wants to build in the north.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this servant is willing to issue a military order for His Majesty, and will definitely build a warship within the stipulated time. However, please allow your Majesty to fully allocate the cost of shipbuilding, and allow this servant to use the skilled craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty. Is there a shipyard? There are, but it is far less famous than the several shipyards in the south. Today’s Qingjiang Shipyard only builds water transport ships, and it can’t build giant boats and warships at sea? Your Majesty..." Zheng Huaizhong is stupid, if in the north Shipbuilding, when do we have to do it?There is no equipment or place to build big ships, no technology, and no raw materials. If you purchase raw materials, you will come and go, let alone a year, even two years, and you may not be able to build them. At that time, your head will be exhausted. Rolled on the ground.

"In that case, we can only go to the south?" Yang Reform is also a novice in shipbuilding.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are many shipyards in the south, and there are huge reserves of wood. It is convenient to purchase the shipbuilding wood nearby! The speed of shipbuilding is so fast. Also, Your Majesty, it is said that there must be a suitable shipyard for shipbuilding. I beg your majesty to allow your servants to use the Longjiang shipyard used by the Sanbao eunuch Zheng He..."

Yes, the shipyards in the north are for tank boats, that is to say, for small boats used in the canals, and the south has sufficient material reserves. Well, it is better to go to the south to build ships.Yang Reform finally understood.

Yang Reform tapped the chair regularly with his fingers, thinker.I am in the Ming Dynasty, and there are not many people I can trust. This guy is still a little bit capable, and he is a little "familiar" with me, and he is so enthusiastic about shipbuilding and sailing. He wants to be the second Zheng He. You can think about it yourself.

After thinking again and again, Yang Reform said: "Zheng Huaizhong, go to the south to supervise the construction of warships. What I need is ten or twenty warships. The number of combat personnel may be two to three thousand. As for the warships to be built, this is what I need. We still have to discuss, this, you go to the south first, gather craftsmen first, clean up and build the dock, and wait for my will, the money for shipbuilding is my private money, don’t be greedy, and also, be careful, don’t It's not easy for others to steal my money! Do things for me well, and I understand your concern. In the future, my fleet will grow stronger, and you will definitely have a share of the credit. In the future, I also have the opportunity to go to Nanyang and the West. The key is not to miss my business, but to be my caring person, understand? In the future, it will not be difficult to be famous like Zheng He, the eunuch of Sanbao, after a hundred years, I will find a place for you in my cemetery, and I will never treat you badly... You used to be alone and weak, and you might not be able to figure it out. Companion, from the inner school, pick some people who are good at arithmetic and smart. Yes, diligent and sensible, follow Zheng Huaizhong, help Zheng Huaizhong, learn how to manage shipbuilding by the way, and expand the shipyard in the future, it will be useful... Also, don't let people deceive me, Zheng Huaizhong, I want to build ships. High quality and low price, do you understand, if you need to add money and increase the price every three days to build a ship, don’t tell me [hehe, refer to the matter of India’s shipbuilding in Russia.], you first bring 10 The two silver coins have been used to gather craftsmen, build docks, discuss ship types, and prepare for shipbuilding. After a month or two, I will send you the cost of shipbuilding and tell you to build those ships. The cost will be fully reimbursed. , I will send an 'accountant' to supervise the use of this money, and you should pay attention to keeping an account of the money in and out. This, do you understand?... By the way, and for the craftsmen of the shipbuilding, it is good One point, don't treat them badly, don't ruin my reputation, as long as they are sincere and concentrate on building ships for me, don't be reluctant to give up money, understand?" Yang Reform made a lot of words.

Yang Reform has also completely figured it out. He is not a small warlord, nor is he self-made. He has to work hard to develop technology, find people, open up territory, and conquer the world. He is the emperor, and the emperor must do the emperor's work. , It's okay, I have to issue an imperial decree and let the people in the world do it for me.While repeatedly tying Zheng Huaizhong with the glory of the future, promising him that he will go to the West in the future, promising that he will be famous in history in the future, and promising that when he dies in the future, he can find a place in his imperial tomb to be buried with him to guard the mausoleum. The purpose of coming out is to let Zheng Huaizhong do things for himself sincerely.Yang's reform also took great pains, and the emperor's methods are somewhat improved.

Zheng Huaizhong listened, and was about to cry, sobbing. The emperor promised a lot of things, all of which were touching. He, this, Zheng Huaizhong felt, the sky was about to fall, the emperor was so kind to him. "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo up".

Wang Chengen stood on the side, this promise, I have already got it, so it is not rare, this, I have already got the emperor's promise, I will definitely have a piece of land in the future, it is much better than Zheng Huaizhong who needs to investigate, so I am even more proud of myself The emperor valued and was happy.

"Okay, don't cry, let's get ready now, the sooner the better. Time waits for no one, do you understand? Companion, let's go to the chief of ceremonies and ask about it yourself. What kind of job do you have? "

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the shipbuilding is under the management of the Ministry of Industry, and the Department of Car Driving of the Nanjing Ministry of War is also in charge of some, but none of them are suitable for our internal ministers. The previous errands for the internal ministers' shipbuilding were all directly dispatched by Taizu, Chengzu. You are not allowed to go to the west, and the inner court has never intervened in this matter of shipbuilding. If you want a ship, you will directly order the Nanjing Ministry of War to build it." Wang Chengen thought for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what position to give this to.

There is also no corresponding position in the inner court. Yang Reform is also wondering, isn't his inner court quite good?Why is there no department corresponding to shipbuilding?

Well, since I didn't have one before, for the sake of my inner court level, I should get one from myself, and said: "No? Then set up one. What do you think is better?"

Wang Chengen didn't take it seriously, and said, "Your Majesty, this should be the admiral eunuch of Nanjing Shipyard. Your Majesty, I don't know how many ranks I should give for this grade?" Wang Chengen quickly found an official position.

"Well, let's call it this. Yes, this is considered to be the yamen in the inner court that specializes in shipbuilding. Is it of grade? It's the same as the Twelve Prisons. This Zheng Huaizhong is also an eunuch of the Twelve Prisons. In the past, he was not at a disadvantage." Yang Reform knew the grade and position of the official with seven senses and six senses, but he didn't know anything, so he had to listen to Wang Chengen's suggestion.Make Zheng Huaizhong "transfer" at the same level.

"Your maidservant complies with the order, and I will go to draw up the decree." Wang Chengen agreed, and with the decree, the new yamen of the inner court will come out, and the official position of "Nanjing Shipyard Admiral Eunuch" will be released.

Yang Reform wished that he would have countless warships immediately.Sweep the seven seas and colonize the world.Only in this way can we completely solve the problem of peasants in the late Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, even if we rely on our countless golden fingers to make money, even if we can support hundreds of thousands of elite troops, even if we can forcibly suppress peasant uprisings, it will not be a positive solution to the problem of the late Ming Dynasty. The problem, that was extreme and bloody.It is necessary to "kill" the total number of people supported by the northern land until the land can support it. In this way, tens of millions of the northern population may be killed or injured. Only in this way can it be possible to survive the long continuous famine.Yang Reform is not so hard-hearted.

The problems at the end of the Ming Dynasty were actually the problems of the peasants. If they could not solve the problems of the farmers, they would not be able to solve the problems at the end of the Ming Dynasty. It was the peasant rebel army led by Li Zicheng who really overthrew the Ming Dynasty. Entering Beijing is entirely a series of coincidences and good luck.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the problem of the end of the Ming Dynasty was not solved by defeating the wild boar skin. Generally speaking, the peasant uprising was the major event that determined the life and death of the Ming Dynasty, and it was the key to the life and death of the Ming Dynasty. The wild boar skin, But scabies and leprosy [jiè lài zhī huàn].

Outside the customs of the Ming Dynasty, in history, there were no ethnic groups, tribes, or even powerful figures who threatened the Ming Dynasty. However, as long as there was no chaos within the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would care about one thing and lose another for a long time. Tribes and nations, and even some outstanding figures, could not escape the result of being wiped out by the Ming Dynasty.

The problem of peasants, to use today's words, is the "three rural" issues.Modern "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" discuss and study the increase of farmers' income, agricultural growth, and rural stability.From the perspective of the end of the Ming Dynasty, these three problems are still the same.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the rural areas were stable and unstable. The key is to look at food, and those without food are definitely unstable.

The problem of agricultural growth, the same land, if it needs to support several times the number of people, the agriculture does not grow, and the same amount of land does not provide more food, how does this solve the problem of more and more people eating in rural areas?There will definitely be a day when the upper limit of land support will be overwhelmed.It is also a matter of eating.

The problem of increasing farmers' income is actually to find another way out, to prevent farmers from hanging from a tree, and to increase the ability to resist natural disaster risks, such as going to the city to work, such as planting cash crops, such as breeding other things, etc., it is also a word, food question.

To solve the problem of farmers in the Ming Dynasty, the way out and the key is to provide more land for cultivation, and where is this land?Just overseas.Yang Reform believes that it has solved or can solve the problem of feeding some peasants in the late Ming Dynasty.One's own country can sit firmly, and there is no need to hang on the coal mountain.Therefore, we must go to sea with all our strength, and we must do our best to build warships, colonize overseas, a series of overseas trade, overseas garrisons, colonies, colonial points, and a huge naval fleet are necessary.

[Hehe, a lot of long-winded nonsense.When it is given to everyone.It is difficult to write these chapters, and I have checked a lot of information, huh, I hope I am not wrong.Corrections are welcome. In addition, I wish you all a happy New Year's Day and all the best in the new year. 】

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