Daming Crazy Emperor

Taichang and Peng Bin discussed for a while, and the transportation system composed of railways and canals was roughly determined.

Peng Bin is indeed an expert in this field, and the suggestions he put forward are basically impeccable, and Taichang is quite satisfied.

Next is the layout of the city.

Taichang thought that the city of Xibo Province was almost built, so he pointed to the Western Region province on the map and asked, "Yan Ru, what suggestions do you have for the city layout of Xibo Province?"

This is not a random suggestion.

Peng Bin thought about it carefully, and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, I have heard that the imperial court is planning to move the population to Xibo Province.

How many people are you going to migrate to Xibo Province, and how many people are you going to migrate to Western Regions Province? "

Taichang had considered this issue long ago.

He said without hesitation: "Xibo Province is rich in resources, and there are many fertile fields and grasslands, so I plan to move 2000 million people there.

If the family members of the soldiers of the North and Southeast Camps are added together, as well as tenant farmers hired by scholars, Juren, and Jinshi, the population may reach about 3000 million.

The provinces of the Western Regions originally had nearly ten million residents of various ethnic groups, and the land is relatively barren, with many deserts and Gobi, and little grassland arable land, so I don't plan to move many people there.

I think it is almost enough to relocate some of the family members of the Xidaying and Nanyangying soldiers, which is roughly three to four million. "

Peng Bin nodded slightly, and then solemnly said: "Your Majesty, I feel that the soldiers and their families of the North Camp, West Camp, Southeast Camp and Nanyang Camp should be concentrated on the western border.

Because Tsarist Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and the Persian Empire in the west are not allies of Ming Dynasty, let alone vassal states of Ming Dynasty, they are all likely to invade the Xibe Province, the Western Regions Province and even the Mughal Province.

Therefore, we should not only build large cities on the western border, but also build a large number of acropolis or small county towns behind the large cities. "

He said that Taichang was still nodding frequently in the first half, but when he said the last sentence, Taichang couldn't help asking: "

Yan Ru, I have already ordered Bianjiao to build three large cities west of the Ural Mountains, and I will also order Jiandou to build several cities east of the Ural River and the east bank of the Caspian Sea. Are these not enough? "

Peng Bin shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I dare you, this is not enough!
Because we didn't build the Great Wall in the west, and even if we built the Great Wall, it might not be able to prevent other people's sneak attacks.

With such a long border, the enemy must have a way to escape.

If we don't build a series of small cities in the back, the families of the soldiers of the North Camp, West Camp, Southeast Camp and Nanyang Camp will be in danger.

This is evidenced by history. At the beginning, Turkic and Mongolian tribes often rushed to the pass to fight grass valleys. "

Well, this is indeed proved by history. If you have money and food, and others are poor, they will naturally come to grab it desperately.

This really has to be guarded against.

Taichang nodded slightly, and then introduced: "My original plan was to build a settlement similar to a village every ten miles, so that it would be more convenient for ordinary people to farm or herd.

How many cities do you think we should build? "

Peng Bin stared at the map carefully, and then said cautiously: "I think we should build a small city with a size of [-] people every hundred miles or so. This will not only protect the people, but also facilitate their lives."

My God, it's so dense, how many small cities have to be built!
Taichang was quite puzzled: "With so many cities, how long do we have to build them? The Western Region provinces are better, because there is already a relatively large population there, and people can work all year round.

There were no people here in Xibo Province, and most of the year was covered with ice and snow, so there was no way to build a city.

We don't know how long it will take to build so many cities. "

Uh, this is indeed more troublesome.

Peng Bin frowned and pondered for a while, then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, how much money are you going to invest in developing the Xibo Province and the Western Regions Province?"

Hearing this, Taichang said without hesitation: "Money is not a problem. I can afford hundreds of millions of taels a year. The key is that I can't delay this time."

My God, hundreds of millions of taels a year!

Hearing this, Peng Bin couldn't help but secretly startled.

But it's easier to do with money.

Your Majesty, since you don't care about money, don't blame the humble minister for being extravagant!

Peng Bin thought about it carefully, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, building a city is nothing more than steel bars, cement, masonry, and timber, and we can prepare all of these in advance.

Not to mention steel bars and cement, these are basically produced by the factories of our Ministry of Industry.

We can also buy bricks, stones and timber. There are still many private brick factories, stone factories and timber factories.

We can completely set the standards for the city, and then calculate the amount of masonry and wood used, and then order from the people.

We can even make bricks, stones and wood into parts like building machines, and order them from the people.

For example, doors and windows, beams, eaves, etc., we can all order in bulk.

In this way, as long as we use a large excavator to dig the foundation, it doesn't take long to build a small city, and it doesn't require many people.

Moreover, even when the Xibo Province is in a world of ice and snow, the private factories will not stop working, so there will be no delay. "

Good way!

Peng Bin originally thought that Taichang would feel that it was a bit too much money.

Unexpectedly, Taichang was surprised and said: "Okay, let's do it like this!
Let's not just order doors and windows, beams, and eaves, but also order tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans, bed cabinets, and even bedding, iron pans, buckets, and ladles. "

Uh, the emperor is really willing to spend money!

Question, how can so many things be transported to Xibo Province?

Peng Bin thought for a while, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, it's better to talk about bricks, stones, doors and windows, and they don't take up much space if they are neatly stacked together.

If tables, chairs, benches and pots and pans are shipped together, it will take up space.

How do we transport so many things to Xibo Province? "

Without hesitation, Taichang said: "This is simple, we can transport it by boat and pull it by train.

Now there are almost [-] Aegis ships and [-] dreadnoughts assembled in Wubei City, and when the ice and snow in the Arctic Ocean melted in the first half of the year, [-] Aegis ships and [-] dreadnoughts were built.

In this way, we don't need trains at all to pull people, and trains can be used to pull bricks, doors and windows.

Also, didn't the Western Company pull over two thousand ships of cattle, sheep and horses this time? I can ask the Western Company to also keep the two thousand armed merchant ships.

In this way, we have [-] armed merchant ships. Tables, chairs and benches only take up space and are not heavy.

And food is the other way around, it doesn't take up space but it's a bit heavy.

We can let armed merchant ships pull food, tables, chairs and benches together. I don’t know how much they can pull in one trip. "

Well, there is really no problem with so many ships and trains.

Peng Bin nodded again and again: "If you pull it like this, the transportation will not be a problem.

Your Majesty, what do you want to build this small city or the Acropolis?

No, let's first determine the standard of the city, and then determine the number of cities according to the terrain and defense needs.

In this way, we can quickly ask the Ministry of Industry to place an order to purchase. "

After a general discussion between Taichang and Peng Bin, the standard for a small city was finalized.

In fact, this kind of city does not have many complicated buildings, it is roughly two cross commercial streets and a small courtyard.

If the materials are prepared in advance, it will not be too simple to build.

The next step is to establish a defense system according to the terrain and defense needs.

This is more troublesome.

The two discussed the map for more than an hour before deciding on the number of cities.

Looking at the densely packed black dots on the map, Taichang felt his scalp tingling.

With so many cities, I don't know how long it will take to build.

He sighed slightly, then raised his hand and said, "Okay, go and calculate the materials, including the settlements outside the city and the materials needed for the construction of railway bridges, etc., and then order people to send a telegram to Altai City as soon as possible." .

It is about two months before the thaw in the south of Xibo Province. You have to ask the Ministry of Industry to order the order quickly.

At that time, once the ice is thawed here, we will organize the train to start pulling.

When the Arctic Ocean thaws, the [-] armed merchant ships don't know how much material they can bring over, and these materials must be produced quickly. "

This material is easy to calculate. Officials from the Ministry of Industry can basically calculate building materials. The question is, where can he calculate it?
Peng Bin hesitated for a moment, but said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I don't seem to have a place to live."

Uh, I forgot about this!
They just rushed over and haven't arranged a place to live yet.

Hearing this, Taichang asked awkwardly, "Do you want to live on the boat or in the city?"

Without hesitation, Peng Bin said, "Weichen thinks it's better to live on the boat, it's convenient for communication."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then said to Wang Cheng'en beside him: "Cheng'en, order someone to take Yan Ru to live in the Feilong battleship next to him."

All the concubines, princes and princesses are living on this ship at the moment, so it is naturally impossible for him to let Peng Bin also work on this ship.

To be honest, he never expected that Peng Bin would rush over.

The Ministry of Industry really sent him a good arm.

He was staring at Peng Bin's distant figure in a daze, but Zhu Cihong suddenly ran over and asked, "Grandfather, is this Yan Ru very powerful?"

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help smiling and said: "Yan Ru is his character, and his name is Peng Bin.

Calling acquaintances by words can make them feel close, but it is a bit strange to call them by their characters when you don't know anything about them.

Yan Ru is indeed very powerful. He presided over the construction of many canals, railways, cities and factories in America.

He is a big expert when it comes to development and construction, and I plan to hand over the development and construction of the Xibo Province and the Western Regions Province to him. "

Zhu Cihong nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "Grandfather, what is his position now?"

This one.

When Taichang heard the words, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Peng Bin was just a minister of the Ministry of Industry, if he stayed by his side, he would naturally be able to do anything.

Because it was he, the emperor, who gave the orders.

The problem is, it is impossible for him to stay in this Xiber province forever.

Once he left, how could a minister of the Ministry of Industry transfer the manpower and material resources of the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Households, and even the North Camp, South Camp, West Camp, Southeast Camp, and Nanyang Camp?

This question has been really considered.

Taichang was stunned for a while, then nodded slightly and said: "Well, that's a good question. He's just a minister of the Ministry of Industry, and his power is really a bit small."

After finishing speaking, he directly waved his hand and said: "Cheng En, draw up the decree, and promote Peng Bin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, as the censor of the right capital of the Inspectorate, the governor of the two provinces, and is responsible for the development and construction of the Xibo Province and the Western Region Province."

Peng Bin really didn't expect that he would be promoted two ranks and become the governor of the second rank just because of a word from Zhu Cihong, the grandson of the emperor!

This position is terrible, because Daming doesn't have the actual titles of Zhengyipin and Congyipin, and Sangong and Sanshi are all false titles.

Among the real posts, the highest rank is the second rank, and the eight ministers and the Inspectorate are all censors, and they are the biggest real officials in Ming Dynasty.

The power of the Governor of the two provinces is even more frightening, because the Xibo Province and the Western Regions combined are four to five times the size of the Ming mainland!