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Chapter 524 Zun Chemical Machinery Bureau
Yang Reform was quite depressed, and even more embarrassing. He drank a lot of water, wasted countless saliva, and talked dryly. That place is exactly the same as the industrial base I thought of, except that the previous "industrial bases" have been abandoned, and what I want to do is to restart this "heavy industrial base" that existed in the Ming Dynasty. There is no need to say so much, and even gave it a new name, telling his imperial party directly that the emperor is going to restart the Zunhua Iron Smelting Works. It is really a waste of countless expressions.

After listening to Sun Yuanhua's introduction of the history of the Zunhua Iron Smelting Institute, Yang Reform was about to froth. He blamed himself for being too naive to understand the history of the Ming Dynasty. , Yang Reform quickly defended himself, can he blame himself?I am not a historian, I know everything about the Ming Dynasty, isn't it normal to not know?Even historians dare not say that they can understand all aspects of the Ming Dynasty thoroughly. Yang Reform defended himself in his heart...

"This government-run iron smelting plant is actually the heavy industry base I mentioned. However, this heavy industrial base is different from this iron smelting plant. The heavy industry base is not only for the imperial court to smelt some steel, but more importantly, to smelt some iron and steel. In the production of iron and steel in our dynasty, it accounts for a considerable proportion. In this way, we can support ourselves in peacetime, and can immediately transform it into combat power in wartime. Otherwise, just restarting a smelter will still rely on The imperial court, relying on my endless investment of money, I am afraid that it will not be able to restart for a few years, and it will go back to the old way, right?" Yang Reform said a little depressed.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Several people answered in response.What was the closure of the Zunhua Iron Smelter back then? Isn’t it because the organization was too complicated and cost too much money?The endless investment of money into it obviously won't last long.

"...Besides, what's the use of restarting an iron smelter, introducing new cannons, casting cannons to produce more and more powerful cannons, all of which cost money, just starting the iron smelting plant, the cost of developing new cannons Who will come out? I can still come out in ten or eight years. What about longer? So, it is not enough to just start the iron smelting plant. This is why I have the heavy industry base I mentioned. In addition to supporting myself, I also want to earn money for research and development of new cannons. I will continue to research more powerful cannons. The cannon needs three thousand catties of steel, so we should research more powerful steel, and try to reduce the weight of the cannon to one thousand catties..., these all cost money..."

"...Besides, apart from casting cannons, other places also need iron and steel, which also involves the national economy and the people's livelihood, such as the shock absorption of the four-wheeled carriage. Yang Reform began to talk at length on his own again, promoting industrialization, he refused to let the emperor do it alone, and it was impossible to issue a few orders, at least he had to get the support of his own imperial party, this has to be made clear thing.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, the damping of the four-wheeled carriage can only be made by the minister, and no one else has the formula..." Sun Yuanhua laughed when he said this.

"...So, this heavy industry base is different here. It is a collection of mining, smelting, sales, research and development, etc., which accounts for several percent of our steel output, and can influence and lead our steel industry. Things, do you all understand what I said?" Yang Reform was afraid that others would not understand, so he asked again.

"Report to Your Majesty, I understand." Several people replied, and now the three of them all understand what the emperor wants to do, isn't it just to reopen the ironworks?Isn't it just to make the ironworks bigger and stronger?What's so hard to understand?It was done like this in the past, and it should be done like this now, but it has been neglected over the years.

"..." Yang Reform felt that he might have really talked too much, or he underestimated the comprehension ability of the people of the Ming Dynasty, or that everyone didn't understand at all...

"...Sun Qing's family, the important task of this heavy industry base is entrusted to you." Yang Reform didn't care whether he really understood it or not, and said directly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I understand what to do." Sun Yuanhua readily agreed, what should be done?To put it bluntly, isn't it just restarting the government-run ironworks?What's so difficult about it?As for running the Iron and Steel Works a little differently, there is no problem, isn't that what he is doing now?If what he is doing now is added to the former government-run iron smelting plant, wouldn't it be the heavy industry base that the emperor mentioned?As for the iron smelter's official position is too small, it doesn't matter, he is now an imperial envoy for casting guns, with this title, it doesn't matter what the iron smelter's official position is.

"May I ask Your Majesty, is the iron smelting plant, no, the heavy industry base, to be run in the old way, or in the current way?" Sun Yuanhua asked again.

Yang Reform himself was a little confused. When he heard Sun Yuanhua ask whether he should do it in the old way or in the current way, he immediately asked, "What was done in the past or what is done now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, in the past, the ironworks were conscripted military craftsmen, military men, civilian craftsmen, and civilian men. They were corvee workers from all over the country. They didn't cost much money. If they were run in the current way, they would cost more money, because Your Majesty said that more disaster victims should be accommodated, so now the servants are paying wages in the same way as Liulizhai, and no corvee is used..." Sun Yuanhua explained.

"Uh..., this! Of course it's the current method. What about expropriation of civilian husbands and corvees, let's forget about it. I originally planned to do this with disaster relief. I originally wanted to accommodate more victims. Part of the disaster relief..." Yang Reform quickly explained that he should have forgotten such an important matter. It seems that the matter of the heavy industry base is indeed a bit hasty, but since it has already been done, it must be done Go to the end, don't back down, anyway, it's already opened.

"I understand." Sun Yuanhua immediately agreed.

Yang Reform made himself dizzy, he was in a mess, and wondered if he had forgotten something...

"There is one more thing, I want to tell you first, the way to set up this heavy industry base this time may be different from the past, Sun Qing's family, you have to be prepared..." Yang Reform, who had made himself dizzy, spoke again. Come to think of it, there are still things I haven't explained.

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty," Sun Yuanhua said.

"This heavy industry base is managed by Sun Qing's family and is in charge of the research of steel, the manufacture of ordnance, etc., and is responsible for the arrangement of disaster victims and craftsmen, etc. However, under the heavy industry base, there will be many big companies that actually participate in the operation. Coal digging, coking for coking, iron smelting for smelting, manufacturing for manufacturing, transportation for transportation..." Yang Reform didn't know how to explain it, and he was already confused.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that the commercial office is an official supervisor? Does your Majesty mean something like Liulizhai?" Bi Ziyan couldn't help asking.

"Uh, that's what it means. I plan to set up a few companies, and then list and trade the stocks on the stock exchange to raise funds for the development of the heavy industry base, and then use these funds to make the heavy industry base bigger and stronger. The model is indeed the same as that of Liuli. It's a bit similar, but not exactly the same..." Yang Reform's head became even more dizzy, and he actually forgot about it.

"Here, Your Majesty..." Bi Ziyan heard that he was going to raise funds through stocks to do this, and he thought about it. Stocks are a new thing. If it was said before, Bi Ziyan might not be interested in taking a second look at this. , and I don’t care too much about it, but now, it’s different. Liulizhai’s stock has already made Liulizhai’s value as high as tens of millions of taels. This terrifying scale makes Bi Ziyan, an "economic expert", very valuable Interest, why can a firm start from a few thousand taels in a year, to a few hundred thousand taels, then to several million taels, and then to tens of millions of taels? Stocks play a decisive role in it. If In the past, was that firm worth so much money?The emperor's stocks, or the model, may really be a different path from the past.

"...Your Majesty, I think you can give it a try, but I think it's best for Your Majesty to hold more than half of the stocks in his hands, so that he can effectively control these 'heavy industries' that are related to the national economy and the people's livelihood..." Bi Ziyan pondered After a while, he didn’t object to the emperor engaging in stocks to develop the “heavy industry base”, and he didn’t mind the emperor repeating the model of Liulizhai. To be honest, he liked the model of Liulizhai very much. Paying taxes is in his own hands, so there is no need to worry about him evading taxes. No, he should have finished the business before paying the tax. Now he just got 500 million taels with just one sentence, which has made him a loyal minister. Fame, so he still has a good impression of this model. Although the emperor made something "out of line" this time, he didn't intend to say anything. If it is in the hands of the emperor, he should be as easy to talk as Liulizhai , Good tax collection, this is enough.

"... I know." Yang Reform smiled wryly. Some people advised him to hold enough shares. This is really...

"Your Majesty, I have something to say. I don't know whether to say it or not." Seeing that the emperor had finished speaking, Sun Chengzong said again. He felt that it was necessary to say something about it.

"Master Sun, just talk." Yang Reform said seriously.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think it is not wrong to use the method of buying shares from merchants to set up an iron smelter, but your Majesty should pay attention to the integrity of the name when doing things. If you do things in the name of His Majesty's 'heavy industry base', the name is not right. If it doesn't go well, I suggest that Your Majesty change the name." Sun Chengzong suggested.

"Changing the name?" Yang Reform muttered. To be honest, I was a little hasty and hasty about this heavy industry base this time. I didn't make the necessary preparations. I didn't have too many details about the "heavy industry" of the Ming Dynasty. I understand, so that after understanding the "heavy industry" of the Ming Dynasty, I feel a little out of place.

"...Then according to Master Sun, what should this be changed to?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that the name should generally be called according to the place and the event. Since Your Majesty opened the Iron Smelting Works in Fengrun, it should be called Fengrun Iron Smelting Works, or Fengrun Mining Bureau. Since this matter was changed on the basis of the previous Zunhua Iron Smelting Institute, and added casting guns and utensils, it is better to slightly upgrade the Zunhua Iron Smelting Institute and change it to "Zunhua Chemical Engineering Bureau" 'That's okay, so, when others see it, they can understand what His Majesty is going to do, and also understand the predecessor and origin of this thing, so there is no need to explain anything, what does Your Majesty think?" Sun Chengzong said.

"'Fengrun Metallurgical Institute'...'Fengrun Mining Bureau'...'Zun Chemical Industry Bureau?" Yang Reform read it several times by himself, and had to admit that it really required knowledge to name it, and someone picked up the missing ones to fill in the gaps. It is indeed very important. People in my "heavy industry base" in the 21st century may understand it, but how many people in the Ming Dynasty can understand it?Doubt and objection are unavoidable.

"Dashan, let's call it 'Zun Chemical Engineering Bureau' as Master Sun said. Sun Qing's family, you can go to this 'Zun Chemical Engineering Bureau'..." Yang Reform did not think much, and chose one I thought it was a good name, so I accepted Sun Chengzong's opinion, and turned around and said to Sun Yuanhua that I wanted to be the director of the bureau, but I felt that this "bureau" was too eunuch-like.

"Ambassador, Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong quickly reminded again.

"Ambassador? Master Sun, this official position is too low, it seems that he has not entered the ranks!" Yang Reform, who knew a little about the official positions of the Ming Dynasty, asked. Isn't this the title of ambassador given by the rank-[-] officials?

"Your Majesty! If the Zun Chemical Industry Bureau wants to develop and build the heavy industry base that Your Majesty wants, it must have certain local jurisdiction. Therefore, it should take Shanghai as an example and have a local official position. That's the best way." Operate!" Sun Chengzong knew what the emperor said, he did not explain why he was called an ambassador, but explained another reason, the ambassador is a real job, but it is also a part-time job, so the size of this official position is insignificant.

"This, indeed, makes sense, Master Sun is the best! Haha, when he is also a local official, yes, yes, how could I forget this, Zhu Pao Imperial Envoy, Fengrun County Magistrate, and Zun Chemical Engineering Bureau Ambassador, this It's not bad..." Sun Chengzong reminded Yang Reform that his dizzy mind finally cleared up, and he forgot about this important one. This heavy industry base is the same as the economic center in Shanghai.One is an economic center, and the other is a heavy industry base. If it is to be built, how can it be done without real local power?It was obviously impossible to operate, but Sun Chengzong reminded him well that these key areas of development really had to be in his own hands. Yang Reform was ashamed that he would forget such important things, and his mind was really dizzy.

Sun Chengzong wanted to say a few more words, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.The Imperial Envoy of Casting Cannons is not a serious official position, but a temporary title without rank. In fact, it is best to give Sun Yuanhua an official position in the Ministry of War, which is conducive to Sun Yuanhua's "progress". It is better to take the title of "imperial envoy" to go to the local area with the official position of the Ministry of War. When doing things, there are fewer scruples and troubles. Think about it, balance it out, Sun Yuanhua is Xu Guangqi's disciple, and he is also trained by the emperor People, it doesn't matter if progress is slow. It is not a good thing to start from the local area. Although the progress is slow, the victory lies in the solid foundation.

Yang Reform said happily that he had made himself dizzy because of the matter of this heavy industry base, but now, Sun Chengzong reminded himself, which made him sober up a lot.The name, structure, person in charge, and scope of work were basically finalized. Yang Reform took out the circled map and said, "Let's take a look, this is the heavy industry base I have delineated. It will be built here in the future. Master Sun See if my drawing is correct! Is it Fengrun County, and see if there are any problems."

Sun Chengzong took the map given by the emperor, looked carefully, a red circle surrounded a place, and carefully identified it, it was to the east of the capital.

Sun Chengzong looked at it for a while, then handed it to Bi Ziyan, and Bi Ziyan looked at it for a while, then gave it to Sun Yuanhua.

After reading it all, Sun Chengzong said: "Report to Your Majesty, the land surrounded by Your Majesty, more precisely, most of it belongs to the land of Kaiping Zhongtunwei. Fengrun County is at least thirty or forty miles away from here. The land!" If it is a county or place in the south, Sun Chengzong may not be very clear, but the counties near the capital, the Weisuo, Sun Chengzong is clear, and quickly pointed out the problem. Circled in.

"Oh, it's okay. Didn't Master Sun just say that if you don't have a part-time job in the local area, this matter is not easy to handle? I want to make it easier to do things, so naturally I have to take part-time local officials. Naturally, I can only be a local official like the county magistrate. The place is hereditary, so I will naturally not ask anyone to take part-time official positions in the guard, and the guard is not in charge of local affairs, so it cannot be developed... As for occupying the Kaiping Zhongtunwei land, I will send someone to advise, I won’t let him make mistakes, but Master Sun still has questions?” Yang Reform said, Yang Reform relied on his memory, the delineated area was compared with the current map, Tangshan is located in this place, and the industrial base must also be it's here.As for the issue of the guard, Yang Reform believes that with his current prestige, it is still very simple to settle a guard, and the issue of the guard is not that big.

"Return to Your Majesty, I have no doubts." Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, in fact.Sun Chengzong thinks that it is best to call the name according to the place. It is most appropriate to call it Kaiping Gongqi Bureau, or Kaiping Mining Bureau. The word "Hua" is hung on the front, and the person is called Zunhua in Kaiping. This is a bit inappropriate, and I am afraid that it will have to be changed in the future.

(End of this chapter)