Chongzhen Undergraduates

Chapter 463: Europa Daming Comes

This is the third domestic exhibition, and both the scale and the number of participants have doubled several times.Of course, this is relative to the first session.

It is a difficult process to strengthen the promotion of domestic products through the form of trade fairs and at the same time strengthen the establishment of a commercial society, especially in Daming, where the concept of traditional small-scale peasant economy is dominant.

In order for the common people to abandon their self-sufficient life style and turn to the era of industrialized commodity economy with mutual division of labor and cooperation, they must rely on the impetus of the imperial court.

Zhu Youjian does not want to strengthen agricultural production locally, especially the large-scale use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and other catalyzed products.Therefore, importing food to dampen the enthusiasm for domestic agricultural production is a means he will adopt instead.

Daming imports a large amount of grain from Annan and Siam every year, and domestic grain prices have always been low.Instead, shipping and shipbuilding were the first to grow.In addition to the state-owned Minsheng Company, various small boat operations will spring up like mushrooms after rain.

In this era when there were no railways, roads, and underdevelopment, the entire south relied on the huge river transport network formed by all the rivers to support the economy of Ming Dynasty.The number of employees alone has reached one million, which has allowed some gangs to emerge as the times require, but it has bred some new gang forces, and the underworld has increased.

The shipping industry along the coast is only just starting to develop and is much smaller than expected.A large number of people would rather use inland water transportation than sea transportation. To adjust this matter, it is necessary to move the opening port of Daming to the north, not just in Guangzhou.Relying on the Yangtze River, Songjiang Estuary is an ideal port to mobilize the entire inland economy.

After World War I against the Netherlands, the forces that could threaten Ming from the sea in East Asia no longer existed, and the development of Shanghai became an inevitable choice.

"My Majesty, the official road from Nanjing to Songjiang Mansion will not be completed until the end of the year." Said Jiang Yueguang, Secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Zhu Youjian could have predicted that reinforced concrete, as a new material, would be slow to use, but he did not expect it to be so slow.It has taken three years to just renovate the original official road, but it has not yet been completed.

The emperor himself went to inspect it. The main construction difficulty is the bridges. The waterways in the south of the Yangtze River are criss-cross, and there are too many bridges to be erected.Moreover, there are no professional bridge design and construction talents at all.In particular, there are several slightly larger bridges along the way, which cannot be repaired at all with the current technology.

"I'm afraid it won't be completed on time at the end of the year." Zhu Youjian asked.

Jiang Yueguang lowered his head, and the veterans felt powerless.It was very difficult for them to complete the tasks entrusted by the emperor. Compared with the newly rising young faction, the old faction already felt a lot of pressure.

"I won't wait any longer. The opening of Shanghai as a port is imminent. I can't let the goods of the entire Yangtze River wait for the road to be repaired before starting to ship, can I? Ladies and gentlemen, you know how many goods are sold in this fair. How much tax is collected?"

When Zhu Youjian mentioned this trade fair, everyone pricked up their ears.Because everyone only knew that domestic fairs were very lively, but the emperor also held a fair for overseas businessmen at the same time, and it was said that they made a lot of money.

"In addition to the traditional commodities such as silk, tea, and sucrose, in the Ming Dynasty, new foreign trade goods such as sanitary ware, cotton cloth, lacquerware, glass, enamel, and ironware were added in the inland area, earning a huge profit of 200 million taels. Company and Fujian Shipbuilding Company’s revenue.”

"Wow!" The court was in an uproar.

I only heard that silk and tea can make money before, but I didn't expect that there are so many things that can make money in the inland.Many of them are new products invented by climbing the technological tree, such as the exhibition hall "Crystal Palace", which made Daming's glass a hit.

The disappearing lacquerware, swords and other businesses that were taken away by the Japanese kingdom were also put back on the booth of the trade fair due to the development of chemical industry and smelting.

Another example is cotton cloth. Many people in the south of the Yangtze River feel that the price of the cloth they buy has dropped after summer this year, but the quality of cotton cloth is getting better and better.Not only the texture is fine, but also thin and light. Although it is not as good as silk, it is indeed the best choice for common people.

According to Zhu Youjian's estimation, for the textile industry alone, Daming will need to start importing a large amount of raw materials next year.Following that, the demand for wool will also increase significantly, but the origin of raw materials has not yet been determined, so we may have to wait.

Being able to collect commercial taxes has become a new criterion for local officials. Even officials in some poor places are crazy about money, and even vegetable vendors have to find ways to scrape three times.

Although the imperial court has improved the long-standing problem of commercial taxation in the general direction, it has temporarily hindered the commercial development of small places in another direction.Many officials have also begun to think about attracting investment.

"My Majesty, the Portuguese want to go deep into the mainland to seek business cooperation, will our country agree?" Zhu Shunshui stood up and asked.

"No." Zhu Youjian refused.

Are you kidding me, given the current fragile industry of Ming Dynasty, once it is opened up, it will undoubtedly attract wolves into the house.He will never forget how the technologies of porcelain technology, silk, tea and cane sugar flowed out.

Now the sugar making technology has been leaked, but other things must not be leaked out.The Manchu Qing Dynasty in the official history revealed all the top secrets of the Han family that had been hidden for thousands of years.

"My Great Ming will never allow foreigners to run amok. All foreigners must move within the designated area, and those who dare to cross the threshold will be killed without mercy. All approved Luyin approval documents will be withdrawn."

Zhu Youjian's attitude changed drastically. He thought that the emperor would open the country, and the officials who were open-minded were surprised.Many of them have already joined the Communist Party, but they don't know that the infiltration of Europeans begins with culture.

"I know what some of you are thinking. I am not a self-proclaimed king. On the contrary, I will let you go outside to see what kind of heaven and earth some people talk about."

Cultural infiltration is actually very easy to solve. Don’t you say that you are excellent?Well, I learn from Xuanzang, so I can learn from it.

In fact, there are indeed some places in Europe that surpass Ming Dynasty, such as navigation, shipbuilding, law and so on.We want to learn from you, but instead of letting you come, we go.

"I have made up my mind. I will send a mission to Europa to travel around Europe with the diplomatic envoys from various countries in Europe."

Zhu Youjian has been deeply exhausted by the various malpractices in the country, and it is time to formulate laws on a large scale.At the same time, Daming also needs to rely on some external forces to enhance its own development speed.

Those gangs and triads, those business regulations in various places, as well as the domestic shipping industry, ocean-going navigation and shipbuilding, and the emerging construction industry all need more professional talents to help.

After the court meeting, Huang Zongxi and Fang Jinnan were brought before Zhu Youjian.

"My heart is too cruel to let you two go overseas together, please forgive me." Zhu Youjian personally handed Huang Zongxi the tea bowl.

"Your Majesty, I will not hesitate to die for the great minister!" Huang Zongxi really didn't expect Zhu Youjian to value him so much.Judging from his background as Liu Zongzhou's disciple and only halfway through with Zhu Youjian's background, this job could never be his turn.

This trip to Europa is a test for Ming to Europe, so it is necessary to send some capable people there.When Zhu Youjian thought about it, he only thought of Huang Zongxi and his wife.

"Your Majesty, what about the Tiandihui?" Fang Jinnan asked.

"Leave the Tiandihui to Chen Yonghua. I have already changed his name to Chen Jinnan, so you can change it back to the original name. Tiandihui will follow this rule in the future.

In addition, I have prepared for you a thousand outstanding graduates from various colleges to accompany you.Remember, the purpose of your trip is to visit European countries, especially emerging countries such as England, the Netherlands, and Sweden, to collect their various books and codes, and to learn their governance strategies. "

"I remember it." Huang Zongyi kowtowed to Zhu Youjian seriously, then turned his head and walked away.

"Long live, why didn't you agree to the princess going to Europa?" Wang Chengen asked as he watched Huang Zongxi and Fang Yi leave.

"Next time! Next time, let her bring more people there as Princess Daming." Zhu Youjian didn't dare to press all the future in the first contact with Westerners, but he also knew that this was Daming A process that must be followed.

Europa, Daming is here!

Chapter 464: The little spy angered Zhu Youjian

"Is the garrison in each province full?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"It's a full amount." Li Yan replied.

By the end of [-], nearly three years after the Jianghuai War, the Ming Dynasty had done nothing else in the military, but was constantly strengthening the local garrisons in various provinces, reorganizing local troops, and suppressing bandits.

From the indications, Ming's army remained unchanged or even slightly decreased, especially the field army on the northern front, whose number remained at around 40.

If you add the two special forces in Hubei and Shandong, it barely reaches 50.In terms of numbers alone, it is said that Wu Sangui has nearly 50 soldiers.

"How many troops can each province deploy?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"30 people." Li Yan answered quickly, apparently already knowing it by heart.

"Wang Chengen, please go and inform Chief of the General Staff Zuo Maodi, Army Commander Li Dingguo, Army Chief of Staff Dang Shousu, Navy Commander Zheng Chenggong, Navy Chief of Staff Liu Guoxuan, and Chief of the General Armament Department Li Guo to come to the Imperial Study Room for the imperial meeting."

"Yes." Wang Chengen replied in a very soft voice, but when he turned around, tears were already in his eyes.

In five years, his memory of the capital has begun to become blurred, and the emperor is finally going to use troops against the capital.

"Godfather, where are we going?" A eunuch in his thirties followed Wang Chengen, looking cautious.

"Little Li, how many years have you been with me?" Wang Chengen suddenly turned his head and asked.