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Chapter 513 Find the dumping place first

The power of industrialization, Yang Reform is not ignorant, but so what to know, industrialization is not a specific person, nor a specific thing, nor a specific image, nor a process that can be imitated, only an abstract word in it. There, it’s just a word copied from a textbook. To make industrialization materialize in this world, it’s not just a matter of just getting some information and just looking it up on Baidu. The “ideal” state of industrialization can be achieved by opening your mouth. Never appeared in this world.

If industrialization was so simple, then China’s history would not be a 2000-year feudal history; if industrialization could be achieved with just a few words, then there would not be only a few “permanent members” in the countries of the 21st century , not to mention that only a few countries can afford the top technology of space.

Sun Chengzong looked at the emperor and didn't understand why the emperor laughed so much. The emperor's explanation was barely plausible, but was it necessary to be so "dancing"?Is there such a need to be "crazy"?Even if these factories can accommodate some disaster victims, can this be compared with a million immigrants?Millions of immigrants have never seen the emperor so happy. Could it be that there is a deeper meaning behind what the emperor did? Could it be that the things behind this are more important than the million immigrants?Even more insane?
"Your Majesty,... can this help my ministers to clear up my doubts? Is there a deeper meaning in it?" Sun Chengzong couldn't see through the mystery, so he asked the emperor for advice.

"Hahaha..." Yang Reform laughed.I understand it, and I can tell Sun Chengzong what I will do, but I can't tell him that the purpose of my birth of these industries is to produce steam engines, trains, and industrialization. It will be even more confused, and Yang Reform can only laugh to cover it up.

"..." Sun Chengzong still looked at the emperor in confusion.

"In addition to giving birth to the horse-drawn carriage manufacturing industry, I am also planning to build a new Shanghai..." Yang Reform began to change the topic. It is really impossible to say the core content, but he can talk about how he will do it.

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing. Your Majesty intends to collect taxes from the world's merchants and customs. Shanghai is indeed an important link. If Shanghai can be built well, in the future, Shanghai will also become an important taxation center for our dynasty. As Your Majesty said As he said, it should be the pearl of the sea..." Sun Chengzong was puzzled when he heard the emperor talking about building a new Shanghai, so he could only follow the emperor's topic. He knew about the new Shanghai, and the emperor didn't hide it from him. He is also supportive of the matter. Now the military expenditure alone is rising every year. The money is like running water. It is really uncomfortable not to find a reliable source of tax revenue. It is currently the best choice.

"I'm also planning to expand the shipyard and build more ships..." Yang Reform repeated the importance of shipbuilding.Although it seems that shipbuilding and carriages are not so close to the side, in fact, what are the consequences of industrialization?That is, the continuous stream of industrial products and commodities must not only be manufactured from the factory, but also sold, in order to obtain profits.Undoubtedly, transportation is a very important restricting factor. Without convenient and powerful transportation, how to sell the huge amount of goods produced in the factory?The entire Great Ming has a population of over [-] million and a country of thousands of miles.How can you dump goods to other countries without sea ships?Looting profits?With sea ships, how can we protect ourselves without warships?This link is intertwined, and thousands of streams converge to push Yang Reform to the door of today's industrial gate.

"Your Majesty, this is not bad..." Sun Chengzong started to lose his mind, and was already dizzy by the emperor. These are very important, but is it really as simple as accommodating the victims?Really, is it necessary for the emperor to do that?

When Yang Reform came to this point, his words were blocked. There were many things that he thought of, but he couldn't explain them to Sun Chengzong in detail. What is industrialization?What is heavy industry again?How to explain this steam engine?How to explain this train?What is dumping?

"Master Sun, what's the situation in Japan? Can Master Sun tell me something?" After thinking for a while, Yang Reform changed the topic to Japan. For a while, Yang Reform didn't know where to start. Can change a topic at will.

"Waguo...?" Sun Chengzong was dumbfounded, this was too fast, he was still talking about domestic affairs just now, why did he suddenly turn the topic to Waguo?
"Exactly, I would like to hear about the current situation of the Wa Kingdom." Yang Reform asked with a smile. Since his industrialization is about to start, it is obvious that he must find some places to dump the sea-like commodities. Of course, the Wa Kingdom It is impossible to run away. This industrialization and the consequences of industrialization cannot be explained to Sun Chengzong, so you might as well find a similar ready-made example to talk to Sun Chengzong.

"...Returning to Your Majesty, according to the news from the Military Intelligence Bureau, although the Japanese king is the master in name, in fact, since the war with our dynasty in Korea, the various parts of the Japanese country have fallen into infighting, doing their own things, and attacking each other. It's very confusing." Sun Chengzong quickly changed his mind, and told the emperor about the Japanese country. Now the Military Intelligence Bureau and Jinyiwei's intelligence collection range is quite wide, from the Mongolian desert in the north to the eastern captives; in the east to North Korea, The country of Wa, Ryukyu; from the south to Daliuqiu to Annan, to the countries of Southeast Asia; from the west to the tribes and countries of Moxi, all have been involved. This is what the emperor has always emphasized and requested, and it is also the cost of the entire "Jinyiwei" today. Therefore, when the emperor asked, Sun Chengzong could answer immediately.

"War? Hehe, it's true...hehe, it's a good thing..." Yang Reform listened to Sun Chengzong's words, and he was right. Japan was at war at this time in his memory.

"A good thing? Your Majesty, if there is internal turmoil in Japan and the King of Japan loses all his prestige, how can it be a good thing? So, if we want to order the Kingdom of Wa, wouldn't it be difficult? Even if the King of Wa agrees, the generals from all over the world will You may not listen to the King of Japan. Of course, if there is turmoil in the country, it is indeed a good thing. At least our dynasty does not have to worry about aiding the dynasty again, but we also need to beware of the country. It will definitely be rampant again..." Sun Chengzong, as a scholar in charge of intelligence, also began to analyze the pros and cons of the civil strife in Japan for the Ming Dynasty.The benefits of investing huge sums of money in Jinyiwei appeared, and the intelligence around the Ming Dynasty began to be ready.

"Hehe, it would be good if there was a war there. Didn't I just say that the iron and steel industry was born? The iron and steel industry has been born, and there is a need to find some sales for the steel. There is no shortage of weapons for this war? Just right, I can sell some weapons. Earn some money to support my people..." Yang Reform said disapprovingly.

"Sell weapons to Japan?" Sun Chengzong was really dumbfounded. As a Ming Dynasty person, he really couldn't understand the practice of selling weapons to the enemy.

"That's right, sell weapons to them. Of course, we should focus on cold weapons such as swords and swords, and we can match them with some firearms, such as made by Ouchi..." Yang Reformed.

"Made inside? Your Majesty, why is this?" Sun Chengzong asked puzzled, the emperor's thinking was too different from his.

"Didn't Master Sun say that? The country of Wa is in civil strife, and the various regions are attacking each other? The country of Wa is only a large area, and it has been divided into countless smaller territories. I sell them weapons, so it can't happen to influence the progress of their attack. Is it? Whoever I want to win, I will sell more weapons to him, and whoever I want to lose, I will sell more weapons to his enemies. In this way, can't I easily control the situation in the Wa Kingdom? Isn't this more important than what? Will the next decree be useful to that useless Japanese king?" Yang Reform explained.

"Your Majesty, even if you control the Wa country, what's the point? The Wa country is a barren land and is extremely poor. Your Majesty is spending so much time just to sell some weapons and earn some money?" Sun Chengzong was even more puzzled.

"Hehe, it's not that simple. Once I control the Wa Kingdom, I will let the Wa Kingdom transport food to our dynasty. Isn't our dynasty short of food now?" Yang Reform explained with a smile.

"Ah!" Sun Chengzong was dumbfounded, wasting such a big fuss just for food?The Japanese country is so poor, haha, how much food can be shipped to the Ming Dynasty if you don’t eat it yourself, this...Sun Chengzong’s mind is really a bit messy today. After carefully sorting out his thoughts, he suddenly said strangely: "Your Majesty is looking Got the gold and silver from the Wa Kingdom? Do you want to take those gold and silver pits as your own?" Sun Chengzong remembered that the emperor was very interested in the gold and silver pits from the Wa Kingdom before, and perhaps this was the emperor's goal.

"Oh, hehehe, yes, this is what I am determined to win. Master Sun also knows that the gold and silver mined in my dynasty is really not much, only 20 million taels per year. If I get the gold and silver pits of the Wa Kingdom , The annual output of gold and silver is at least over a million. With such a large amount of silver as reserve silver, I can issue more banknotes..." Yang Reform laughed again, everything is now clear at a glance, Industrialization is about to start. The raw materials, origins, products, workers, technology, sales, and dumping issues must be resolved. Feeding the monster of "industrialization" must not shorten its food. All actions that hinder the circulation of goods are your own. The enemy must also find more feeding places for this monster, and Japan naturally cannot let it go.

"In this way, Your Majesty is going to attack the Wa Kingdom?" Sun Chengzong believed it, and he didn't have much resistance to the emperor's attack on the Wa Kingdom. As the emperor said, without money now, he would not be able to survive. Every year, the new army alone The expenses of several Ming Dynasty tax revenues are not enough, and if these shortfalls are not made up from other places, the Ming Dynasty itself will fall apart. As for other benevolence, righteousness and morality, Sun Chengzong does not want to mention it to the emperor.

"Of course, now that the navy has begun to take shape, idleness is idleness. Fighting against the Japanese kingdom is also considered exercise. It would be even better if you could get some money from the Japanese kingdom, wouldn't it?" Yang Reform said with a smile.

"This..." Sun Chengzong agreed with the emperor's point of view suspiciously.

"Does Master Sun know why now?" Yang Reform asked.

"Why? I'm really stupid, I really don't understand." Sun Chengzong became even more confused.

"Master Sun knows about the establishment of a maritime trade network." Yang Reform said again.

"This minister knows." Sun Chengzong said.

"My plan is to collect the world's industrial and commercial tariffs, and this Master Sun knows." Yang Reform said, and Yang Reform found that he had found something that could explain a little bit what industrialization is.

"This minister knows." Sun Chengzong said.

"Then, merchants who can 'pay taxes' must overwhelm traditional merchants, right?" Yang Reform asked again.

"This minister understands." Sun Chengzong said again, this is really not difficult to understand, isn't it just looking for money?
"This maritime trade network is a sharp weapon to support these businessmen, isn't it?" Yang Reform said again, to put it bluntly, it is to find a dumping place for post-industrialized commodities.

"Return to Your Majesty, this minister can understand." Sun Chengzong said again.

"That's the end of it. This country of Wa is an important part of the maritime trade network. Of course, it must be in my hands. Therefore, this country of Wa must be fought..." Yang Reformed.

"... But, your majesty, didn't your majesty win over Zheng Zhilong, did he agree to give up the Japanese trade? Why did your majesty continue to fight?" Sun Chengzong asked more questions.

"Hehe, although Zheng Zhilong said that he monopolized the trade of the Japanese country, in fact, it is different from the control of the Japanese country that I said. At most, Zheng Zhilong used the convenience of sea ships to not allow other people's ships to go to the Japanese country. In fact, It has no influence on the country of Wa, and even has to bow its knees in front of the local forces of the country of Wa. How can this situation work? If the country of Wa is closed to the outside world and does not allow trade, then even if it monopolizes the trade of the country of Wa, then What can I do? Zheng Zhilong has no way to force the local forces of the Wa country to do things. Therefore, this Wa country must be opened to him, and he must be trampled underfoot. I can sell whatever I want to sell to the Wa country. Waiting for the wealthy landowners in the Japanese country to agree to what I sell, there is a big difference, what does Master Sun say?" Yang Reform said with a smile, the same is to control Japan, the difference between controlling the sea and controlling the Japanese mainland is quite big, Yang Reform Remember, Japan is gradually shutting down the country at this time. If you don't use cannons to blast him away, wouldn't you have to ask those Japanese monkeys to let you do business?Do you still want this face?How to do this business?Isn't this dumping just empty talk?Doesn’t the industrialized monster lack a place to eat meat?

"This..." Sun Chengzong immediately realized the huge difference. This is a big problem, and it is difficult to find it without careful screening. Now that he told the emperor, the situation became clearer.

"Return to your majesty, I understand, I understand what your majesty said." Sun Chengzong thought about it a little bit, and felt that he had reached the "secret" of the emperor. The emperor wanted the gold and silver pit of the Japanese country, and wanted to control the world's industrial and commercial tariffs. , this trade network must be built very strong, and that's how it is.

"Let's see, Master Sun, when is the best time to go to Japan..." Yang Reform laughed.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will take some time. Now Lei and Shang are still going to Nanjing to receive the ships. After receiving them, they have to go back to Liaodong. I'm afraid they won't be able to come back in a month or two. When they come back, We still have to take back the sea power. The navy that His Majesty mentioned is the only way to go to Japan, and only when the relationship is straightened out can we go out! In whose name? In what name? Your Majesty, this road has to be walked step by step!" Sun Chengzong immediately reminded that the road still needs to be walked step by step, and there is no rush.

"Hehehe, that's right, I almost forgot..." Yang Reform was a little embarrassed. The Ming Dynasty's insane militia and navy policy is now the biggest constraint preventing the navy from going out. The sea power must be tied to the local governor and other local officials. Under the jurisdiction, there is this rule. The navy is a militia navy. If it wants to fight Japan, there is no way. Now what to do is to wait for the warship to take over and the navy has a basic look before it can take over sea power. Building a navy, in this way, the navy will break away from the shackles of the governors and local officials, and become a force under the control of the country or the emperor. Then, the attack on Japan has nothing to do with the local officials. Go step by step.

The promotion of industrialization at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the subsidy for the manufacture of horse-drawn carriages, and the birth of the machinery manufacturing industry are undoubtedly the key to open this door.

With this door opened, a new world, a clearly visible and well-structured world, presented itself to Yang Reform. The misty and fuzzy industrialization that occasionally emerges from the clouds is now feasible and the best entry point. Industrialization is finally no longer a dream, or an occasional glimpse.

Subsidizing the manufacture of carriages is the simplest, but also the fastest effective entry point.The industrialization process thus promoted is "visible", "predictable", "interventible" and "controllable".

Industrialization that cannot be mastered is not industrialization. For example, the "industrialization" in the late Qing Dynasty is a typical industrialization that is not in the hands of "oneself". This kind of ending has long been verified by history.

It can be seen that subsidizing carriages, the carriage factory is in my own hands, and the steel for producing new carriages is also in my hands. Although the raw materials for this steel are not in my hands now, I have the ability to use them now. This is in my hands, and the entire industrial chain is under my control. If there is a problem in a certain link, I can easily find out where the problem is and rectify it.

It is foreseeable that the consequences of the subsidy are foreseeable. The subsidy will definitely lead to the rapid development of the horse-drawn carriage industry, followed by the rapid development of the steel industry, followed by the rapid development of the smelting coal industry, and the development of the coal and metallurgical steel industry will undoubtedly The birth of the train, the industrial revolution, is almost just around the corner, this is predictability.

The basic heavy industry is complete, and various other derivatives will also come out. Through the huge consumer market of the Ming Dynasty, industrialization will develop rapidly, and various dumping places will be extra food to feed the monster of industrialization.

The context of all this is so clear, and now, everything should start with subsidizing the carriage manufacturing industry.Push open the heavy door of industrialization.

The timing, location, and harmony of people needed for industrialization have all been taken care of by Yang Reform.Yang Reform is also fully capable of promoting the process of industrialization; there is no problem in enjoying the fruits of industrialization. At this time, all the previous efforts have finally converged into a continuous river and began to trickle.

(End of this chapter)