Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

Obviously, in this small area of ​​Tianjin Mansion, under the attention of the imperial court, the balance is not uncomplicated.

"What was the tax revenue of Tianjin Shipbuilding Corporation last year?"

Looking around, the emperor seemed to think of something, and asked a question suddenly.

Huang Wen immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Customs Revenue of the Tianjin Shipping Department last year was nearly 1308 million yuan, and a total of 130 million yuan was handed over to the national treasury, of which 6 yuan was approved by the imperial court and used for the expansion of the port, [-] yuan. For the daily consumption of the Shibo Department..."

The emperor asked: "Have paper money completely replaced silver taels now?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to the regulations of the General Department of Shipbuilding, since the eighth year of Zhaowu, all sea trade transactions have been settled with banknotes. Therefore, in the Department of Shipbuilding, all paper money is used. In other places in Tianjin Prefecture, there are still a lot of silver coins among the people. Copper coins circulated..."

The emperor nodded, looked around the port, and finally fixed on the merchant ships docked on the sea surface of the port.

The distinction between Hua and Yi is clearly reflected in every place, even in ships.

Be it warships or merchant ships, Daheng and Xiyi have very obvious differences.

The most obvious difference is the word "li".

Pavilions, terraces and pavilions, this unique aesthetic feeling of Han civilization, seems to be very different from Xiyi.

His gaze was fixed for a moment, and the emperor asked again: "Is there any difference in the trade between Xiyi and Daheng?"

"Most of the Xiyi do not understand etiquette, they are barbaric and rude. The current imperial court stipulates that the Xiyi trade has demarcated areas that cannot be crossed. There are also strict registration and control measures for Xiyi merchant ships to dock..."

"Although there are occasional violations, it is generally considered to be abiding by the rules."

The emperor chuckled, Xiyi obeyed the rules, this is undoubtedly a joke.

If it weren't for the fact that the Daheng navy has been rampant in the coastal waters in recent years, and they have fought several naval battles and defeated Xiyi, how could Xiyi be so honest.

Even if this is the case, outside the scope of activities of the Daheng Navy, there are not a few of Daheng's merchant ships who were looted by the Western Barbarians.

If you can't beat it, you will do business for merchant ships; if you can win it, you will plunder colonies for the army.

This set has already matured and formed a system in Xiyi.

The wonderful system of the East India Company has long been mature and sound.

Xiyi merchant ships run rampant in the world, almost unimpeded, and they are kings and hegemony. It is here in Daheng. Choose to abide by the rules and order of Daheng.

Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help shaking his head. The thinking of the heavenly kingdom is still too heavy. Although Daheng is now in contact with overseas countries, he has too much prejudice and too much pride. People who are really willing to look overseas are still Too little too little.

The most frustrating thing for the emperor is that he does not want to look directly at overseas, but it is not because of the seclusion and self-styledness of the Manchu dynasty in later generations, but just because he is too arrogant and regards others as barbarians, which is not worth mentioning. .

Even if the emperor pays attention to it, it is of no use at all.

After all, for civil and military, reality is reality.

But now, the reality is that Xiyi has been brutally beaten by Daheng many times, and he has no power to fight back.

The idea of ​​guarding one's own one-third of an acre of land to live seems to be the mainstream of scholars' thinking.

As for Wu Xun, his current energies are all in the north and southwest, and few people can spare their energy to pay attention to what is going on overseas.

Moreover, the navy is only a rising star after all, and the main body of Daheng's martial arts is still the generals who conquered all directions on land.

Even Li Dingguo, the leader of the navy's martial arts, is also a land military general who became a monk halfway.

Obviously, under the influence of these factors, if it weren't for the current sea trade tariffs, which have become the most important fiscal revenue of the court, what happened overseas would not even appear in the center of the court, and would not cause the slightest disturbance.

Just like in the pre-Ming Dynasty, the Fujian Navy repeatedly repelled the Xiyi, and in the pre-Ming Dynasty, it did not cause the slightest disturbance at all...

Chapter 691 Walkthrough

The arrival of the Son of Heaven, to maintain the normal and orderly operation of the port in this heavily armored environment, is undoubtedly a little more restrained and cautious for officials, people, and even the people who trade and trade in Xiyi.

For the Daheng officials and the people, the Son of Heaven is equal to the heaven that rules over everything. As such, no matter what he thinks in his heart, he is trembling under the might of the sky.

For Xiyi, who is in the business transaction department of Shibo, he is no stranger to the emperor.

After all, in this era, the Xiyi who can span tens of thousands of miles and open Daheng business transactions are basically the same circle of Xiyi dignitaries.

In recent years, the emperor first sent troops to expel the Xiyi who illegally settled in Macau, and then sent a navy to expedition to Taiwan to repel the Xiyi.

The Daheng navy is rampant all over the world, so there is no doubt that wherever the Daheng soldiers reach, it is the place where Daheng's order and rules are shrouded.

In the past, merchant ships loaded with cannons from Xiyi could reach the sea directly, but now, according to Daheng's rules, all merchant ships from Xiyi are not allowed to carry artillery when entering the Daheng sea area.

The Daheng navy has drawn a line along the north and south of the Daheng sea in Xisha, Dongsha, Ryukyu, and North Korea. Within this line is the undisputed Daheng Sea, the Daheng Sea, You have to abide by Daheng's rules.

Within this line, it also happens to be the sea area that the Daheng Navy is capable of actually controlling.

Of course, this does not mean that no one restricts the Daheng navy from crossing the sea beyond this line.

It's just because Daheng's military and political center of gravity is currently in the north, and the center of gravity of the sea area is within this line, which is the most beneficial area for Daheng's current maritime trade and navy.

When this line is completely crossed, it means that Daheng's military and political center of gravity has begun to shift from north to south.

But even if it is only the sea area within this line, it is obvious that it is a qualitative leap compared with previous dynasties.

After all, within this line, it is not just influence and radiation as in the past, but a thorough actual control.

Even in the vassal state of Ryukyu, Daheng has set up ports in its territory and stationed navy for actual control.

Beyond this line is radiation and influence.

To a certain extent, Daheng's management in the sea area is exactly the same as that of the grassland and the northwest.

Actual control plus military deterrence and economic radiation impact.

The only difference is whether the imperial court focuses on it or not.

It is precisely because of this that Daheng sea frontier was able to change the scene of pirates rampaging in the west at the end of Ming Dynasty.

The premise of all this is inseparable from the fact that Daheng must have a strong navy.

At dusk, the setting sun was like blood, the clouds were like fire, and the sound of rumbling war drums suddenly sounded in this fortified port.

The common people and officials were amazed, and subconsciously looked towards the direction of the sound of the drums, only to see majestic warships gathering slowly on the sea amidst the sound of the drums.

Such a scene is not unfamiliar to today's civilian officials, and it is even more familiar to Xiyi.

It is precisely because of the majestic warships flying the Dahenglong flag, the terror that covers the sky and the sun, that they, who are running around the world, are hit with blood in this Daheng, and they dare not do anything recklessly.

The prestige of the ancient eastern country has already swept the western countries along with these majestic warships.

It is precisely because of this prestige that the trade leading to the ancient eastern country has become more and more prosperous.

On the Admiral's Platform of the Navy's Dazhai, the emperor stopped and stood behind him, the commanders of the Bohai Sea Navy and the generals of the navy stood, and on both sides were the excited princes holding binoculars.

The sound of rumbling war drums was still high, above the sea, dragon flags were flying, and warships, large and small, were rehearsing tactics according to the imaginary enemy set by the emperor casually.

When the dragon flags are displayed, a famous flag bearer is waving the command flag on the warship, which is a system of communication and command.

It is within this command system that each warship operates accordingly.

At the forefront of the battleship formation, there are target ships ordered by the emperor.

Speaking of which, although the navy has been established in Daheng for many years, this is the emperor's first contact with the navy, and the emperor naturally doesn't know much about the tactics of the navy.

But one thing is very clear.

That is, no matter what the navy's tactics are, the final way to kill the enemy is either to ram the warship and kill the enemy in close combat, or to kill the enemy by sinking and injuring the enemy ship with the artillery on the ship.

Furthermore, it is the time for the navy to assemble and react. This point also extremely tests the military quality of the navy officers and men.

Therefore, the emperor suddenly ordered, and personally ordered the target ship, and ordered the accompanying general naval staff officer to lead the target ship to supervise, and did not give the Bohai Sea Navy time to react and prepare.

The emperor's inspection was naturally rich and powerful, and dozens of large and small target ships also used the form of water battle formations to face the enemy's Bohai Navy.

"Boom boom boom!"

The cannon roared, the smoke billowed, and the target ships were destroyed and sunk almost at a speed visible to the naked eye under the focused fire of the warship's artillery.

The charm of warships and cannons is in full bloom in just a few minutes.

Watching such a scene, the emperor rarely showed a satisfied expression on his face.

Today's army is divided into two armies, land and water, and the army is naturally extremely simple. It is trained with strict discipline, and then issued with qualified weapons and firearms. In a few months, even a farmer is enough to become a qualified soldier.

After several more battles, it will be an elite division capable of sweeping across the land.

But the Navy is obviously different.

Even in this era, the navy needs high-quality talents.

Daheng's army is completely different from the previous dynasties. Everything has rules and regulations to follow, and it seems to have completely discarded the previous experience.

Just like artillery, in the past, whether it was drills or wars, how to aim and shoot accurately depended entirely on the experience of veterans.

But now Daheng has a set of detailed regulations for muskets, artillery, and even combat formations and formations.

Such as artillery, distance parameters, aiming parameters, etc., are completely trained according to scientific regulations.

Like ordnance, everything is based on reality, not a kind of artillery as in the past, and no matter whether it is suitable for use on naval warships, it is forcibly put on it.

Ordnance research and development is also based on scientific regulations and based on reality. Warship artillery is also specially developed and improved, and it is required to be suitable for warships and suitable for the marine environment.

Obviously, even the lowest-level sailors, if they do not have a certain level of cultural literacy, it is absolutely difficult to understand the series of cumbersome data for artillery targeting on board.

Not to mention, this is just the basis of naval warfare...

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Chapter 692 Development

"good."

It's rare for the emperor to say a word of appreciation.

After hearing these words, Chang Heng, the commander of the Bohai Sea Division who had been worried all the time, finally let go of his worries.

The emperor didn't say any more, but turned his head to look at the princes beside him.

Such a turbulent and magnificent scene obviously opened the eyes of the princes. At this moment, all of them were flushed with excitement and yearning, which seemed to be uncontrollable.

The emperor chuckled, "Do you want to go on a boat and have a look?"

"miss you!"

Prince Huan was the first to speak out, and the other princes looked at the Son of Heaven quickly and spoke out one after another.

"Hahaha……"

The emperor laughed heartily and waved his hands, while Chang Heng immediately took orders.

After a while, a majestic warship slowly left the battleship formation and sailed towards the army village.

The emperor watched the navy continue to practice, and casually asked the princes: "Tell me, what do you think after seeing this navy?"

As soon as the emperor said this, the younger princes were still a little confused, and the excitement on the faces of the older princes also subsided instantly.

Now in the ninth year of Zhaowu, the prince who is eight or nine years old, if he is young, he must be young, but if he is simply ignorant of world affairs, the prince of this age basically does not have this characteristic.

Even if you can't talk about deep thoughts, you definitely have a thorough understanding of what you should understand.

The battle between the princes has already shown its signs.

The most important point at present is obviously... how to please the emperor, how to get the emperor to pay more attention.

All of a sudden, the princes were scrambling to express their opinions.

Each point of view is based on ancient and modern references, and is well-founded. If one hadn't seen it with one's own eyes, it would be hard to believe that these words would come from the mouths of a group of children who were nothing more than children.

The military generals and civil servants present couldn't hide their astonishment. Although they tried their best to conceal it, the gazes of the civil servants and generals couldn't help but look at the princes.

Although in the past, news of the princes' studies often leaked from the palace, but obviously, this time, it was the civil servants and generals who had the first time to have close and direct contact with the princes.

The emperor is very calm about this, he has long gone beyond confining the cultivation of the prince to books.

Ever since the princes learned about the affairs of the world, the emperor has been tentatively letting the princes get in touch with military and state affairs, such as the account book warehouse in the palace that has always been open to the princes.

What is stored in it is the data of agriculture, commerce, military, politics, and various aspects of Daheng's establishment of the country over the years.

Even if many taboo secrets are not stored in it, it is enough for the princes to see the world clearly.

From time to time, the emperor will also use the civil and military memorials as a test for the princes.

After so many years of training, even if there is still no prince who makes the emperor feel that he can inherit the great cause, the emperor is also confident that any prince who grows up like this will be enough to sit in the future, even if he is the emperor and inherit the great cause, he is enough to be a successor. Lord.

The Son of Heaven seemed to inadvertently glance at the surprised expression of the civil servants and generals present. It was obvious that this time, since the princes of Daheng had officially appeared in the sight of the civil servants and generals.

Then, of course, as the princes continue to grow, the factions surrounding the princes and extending to civil servants and generals will inevitably take shape slowly...

The ruler chooses the minister, and the minister chooses the ruler.

The emperor knew very well that Wu Xun was still fine, but Wenchen was absolutely dissatisfied with him as a monarch.