Daming Military Empire

Chapter 259

This is also a machinery factory, a steel factory, a cement factory and an electric wire factory. Where should it be built?Zhu Cijiong asked Cao Huachun to fetch the latest map of the capital. The six people searched around the map for a long time, but they couldn't find a place where they could build a factory!
After more than 300 years of development, the capital of the Ming Dynasty has already had a population of more than one million. There are so many people living in a total of only fifty or sixty square kilometers. There are no high-rise buildings, and the population of the capital is dense. It can be imagined that there are so many places to build factories!
Is it necessary to build all these factories in Dongdaying? Zhu Cijiong rejected it as soon as he came up with the idea. What a joke, these factories need to be managed by officials from the Ministry of Industry. Even the Ministry of Industry moved there together.

There is no place to expand, and the capital cannot be moved out, so the only option is to expand the capital. As soon as this idea came up, Zhu Cijiong couldn't hold back anymore. He stared at the map of the capital and looked carefully. Slowly, a bold move An idea popped up in his mind, there are so many cities with a population of tens of millions in later generations, couldn't one be built in the Ming Dynasty!

He wants to build a super city that can accommodate tens of millions of people, he wants to make the people of Ming Dynasty proud of it, and he wants to make the whole world amazed by it.

The more Zhu Cijiong thought about it, the more excited he became. Finally, he pressed his hand on the map, stood up, and said with pride: "There is no need to look for it, I am determined to expand the capital, just like the expansion of Wang Gong's factory, to expand in all directions and expand the capital. Expand to ten times its current size!"

Seeing that the emperor had stood up, everyone quickly followed suit, but as soon as Zhu Cijiong's words came out, everyone almost fell back in shock.The current capital city is already exaggeratedly large, what is the concept of expanding ten times, a large city with a population of tens of millions, this is too unrealistic.

Even Xu Guangqi, who never put on airs as a master, couldn't help persuading him: "Your Majesty, think twice, how much money will it cost to expand the capital tenfold, and will there be so many people to live in such a big expansion? If no one comes to live Wouldn't it be a waste of people and money!"

Zhu Cijiong realized that he was a little too excited when he heard the teacher's teachings. He quickly raised his hand and asked everyone to sit down with him, and then explained: "Master, I don't want to expand so much at once. For example, this time, Just expand the east and west sides, and continue to expand when the population is filled. As for the problem of money, it doesn’t cost much to enclose an open space as large as the capital. It’s just a wall and a few roads. After being circled, it can be sold to those merchants and workshop owners to build houses. Not only does it not cost money, but it can also make a lot of money. The main cost is these factories, but they cost 1000 million taels, and the total is only 4000 million. Two, I can afford the money."

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he thought about it carefully, and it was really the case. Now the capital is also overcrowded. Ever since the imperial court took the lead in launching overseas trade, many businessmen and workshop owners have flocked to the capital. All of them were bought by the workshop owners and used as workshops. The inns were basically full every day, and even the students who came to Beijing to catch the exam could not find a place to live. In the year of the Jiaxu Branch Examination, more than a dozen old students from his family came to live with him. Chen Zilong, Xu Fuyuan and Xia Yunyi all lived with him at the beginning.

Although there are only one million residents in the capital now, there are more than one million merchants coming and going. If you just expand the east and west sides, it will be filled quickly, and those merchants have money. If you can buy a large piece of land, it is no problem to buy a piece of land and build a house in the newly built East and West cities.

Thinking of this, he nodded slowly and said: "Well, if it is expanded slowly, it will not be a big problem, but the emperor also needs to consider the city defense. If the area is expanded by ten times, the city wall will be more than ten times longer."

Zhu Cijiong was very excited to see that his mentor agreed. As for the issue of city defense, there is no need to worry. He said confidently: "Master, with Daming's current military strength, I am afraid that no one will be able to attack the capital. It's useless. Every time I expand a block, I will build the city wall first. When the time comes, there will be three floors in the city wall and three floors outside. "

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he nodded and stopped dissuading him. Seeing that the old capital had agreed, the others naturally did not dare to raise their opinions. The matter of expanding the capital was considered settled.

Seeing that no one objected, Zhu Cijiong immediately took a large white paper excitedly, drew a sketch of the capital in the middle, and then drew a square frame of about the same size on the left and right sides of the capital, and explained while drawing: "The capital city The first phase of the expansion plan is to build a new city on the east and west sides, which is about the same size as the current capital. Let’s name it Dongcheng District and Xicheng District. Dongcheng District is reserved for merchants to build workshops and commercial areas. Just do it well. Xicheng District is dominated by the four major factories established by the imperial court. The steel factory and the cement factory are not very hygienic, so they are built in the northwest and southwest corners. The machinery factory and the cable factory need to be managed by the Ministry of Industry, so It is near the northeast and southeast corners of the old city, and the rest of the place is reserved for merchants who cooperate with Wang Gongchang. What do you think?"

Naturally, the emperor has the final say on such a large plan, and if everyone dares to have any opinions, all they need to do is nod their heads in agreement.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Zhu Cijiong stuffed the pen into Bi Maokang's hand, and said generously: "You are the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and you can decide how big the new factory will be. Don't be polite. Give me a bold picture. How big is your picture?" Just build it for you."

Hearing this, Bi Maokang took up his pen and thought for a while, and drew a big cross in the square frame of Xicheng District, and then drew a line in the middle of the upper and lower half, dividing Xicheng District into eight parts. Looking at the upper and lower four pieces, he said: "The upper and lower four pieces are used to build factories respectively, and the middle four pieces are reserved for merchants who cooperate with Wang Gong's factory. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Good guy, this area is at least tens of thousands of acres, Bi Maokang really dares to paint, but Zhu Cijiong did not blame him, but nodded in satisfaction: "Well, yes, yes, we just want to build a bigger one, and then expand it if we can save it. That's it, after you go back, call the relevant personnel of the Ministry of Industry to discuss and see how these factories are laid out."

Bi Maokang nodded and asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, it may be too late to build all the factories a year ago. Which factory should we build first?"

Zhu Cijiong heard the words, thought about it carefully, and said decisively: "Let's build a machinery factory first. The spring plowing in the northwest cannot be delayed. We must make the earth-turning dragon as soon as possible, and more cement processing equipment. The second step It is to build a cement plant, and the steel plant can be slow, let’s make do with the blast furnaces of the Wang Gong plant, and the electric wire plant can be started later in the year.”

Bi Maokang nodded again and again, expressing his understanding, this discussion is over, a huge city is about to be displayed in front of the world, how to build this city?Let's see the breakdown next time.

(End of this chapter)