Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 395
October is the beginning of slack farming and also the beginning of winter.

One year's harvest was taken away by the people, and there were entanglements on the road, and I didn't know that I had to suffer from hunger.

But the reality is that those with a little property can leave, and those who are poor can only stay in the local area to serve the rest.

However, there are too many things to do, such as housekeeping and field work, which can also make them have a bit of food and clothing.

The cabinet issued a strict order that Huai'an Mansion must relocate [-]% of the people. This is the bottom line.

But while the decree has drawn complaints, it has had some unexpected benefits.

For example, hundreds of thousands of unemployed laborers.

The moment Beijing was breached, water transportation to the south was cut off, and with the Manchu Qing invasion to the south, the flow of goods was also cut off.

Caobang survived because of the canal, but was instantly strangled by the throat, struggling hard.

At this time, the task of relocating the people appeared, which made them breathe a sigh of relief.

The imperial court rented tens of thousands of boats and boatmen from Caobang at the price of two stones of grain per boat per month, and solved the transportation difficulties for the migration of millions of people.

"Not bad!" Hearing the cabinet's report, Zhu Yixi was naturally satisfied: "This kills two birds with one stone. I don't know how many people have been saved!"

Zhao Shu smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, although the Cao Gang has a public bank, it has been unable to make ends meet for many days. There are countless people who have broken their homes. This migration comes at the right time."

"Cao Gang!"

The emperor murmured, thinking.

Logically speaking, if counted by Jianghu gangs, the Cao Gang is the largest gang in Chinese history, and it is also a gang recognized and controlled by the imperial court.

During the Yongzheng period, the half-gray embarrassing status was ended, and it officially went ashore.

Although it is a gang with various bad habits, according to Zhu Yixi's understanding, this is just a last resort for the water workers to protect themselves, similar to a trade union.

The water workers are not good at dealing with the government, and at the same time they often encounter difficulties and are precarious; and the imperial court is too lazy to manage so many grassroots people, and is afraid that they will gather to make trouble and rebel.

Therefore, the Cao Gang came into being.

Caobang has made great contributions to the 600-year canal.

"Since the Cao Gang has too much free time, let's recruit some people to the navy!"

The emperor suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Yangtze River Navy is not short of personnel."

Hearing about money, Yan Chongxin immediately jumped up: "Thousands of boats, more than [-] people, the Yangtze River Navy is already the best in the world, if you recruit more people, the splint will not stand up."

"I'm not talking about the Yangtze River Navy."

The emperor shook his head, seeing his nervous expression, chuckled lightly and said, "I'm talking about the East Sea Master."

The reason why it is called the East China Sea instead of the Bohai Sea is naturally to make people understand better, so as to keep a low profile.

So, the emperor said nonsense seriously: "During the Jiajing period, the Japanese pirates in the past could go directly to the city of Nanjing. Now, although the sea is peaceful, everything must be prepared in advance."

"Furthermore, if there is a navy at sea, from Songjiang Prefecture to Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and other places, I don't know how much effort will be saved."

Zhao Shu nodded slightly, cupped his hands and said, "There is nothing more holy than Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhang Shenyan hesitated for a moment, and then agreed.

Yan Chongxin on the side could only reluctantly agree.

That is to say, this is not only the matter of the water worker, but also the establishment of the Donghai Navy.

You must know that all the previous naval forces belonged to the Yangtze River Navy, whether it was the Yangtze River, the lakes, or the sea.

Once the East China Sea Navy is established, officials, generals, sailors, ships, bases, water docks, which item does not cost money?

At this moment when the war is about to start, Yan Chongxin really doesn't want to waste money.

However, in the cabinet, the two had already nodded, and he could only agree aggrievedly.

"very good!"

The emperor nodded in satisfaction. The cabinet meeting went smoothly.

In the afternoon, in a good mood, Zhu Yixi left the palace and came to the ordnance factory.

The ordnance factory is a factory related to the army along the Yangtze River.

Among them, including quilt factory, leather boot factory, steel factory, artillery factory, musket factory, gunpowder factory, hand bomb factory, belt factory, hat collar factory, military grain factory, wood factory, helmet factory, armor factory and so on. factory.

Even the triangular scarf, which is the latest feature of the Ming army, also set up a red scarf factory, where hundreds of female workers worked.

The basic necessities of the army are included.

It can be said that more than tens of thousands of workers work in these military factories every day, adding tens of thousands of jobs.

With job opportunities provided, food security guaranteed, and food prices lowered, Nanjing will naturally become more stable.

However, these can only be maintained in daily conversions. When the army expands, Nanjing's businesses will receive a large number of orders.

For example, military robes, leather boots, and bicycle frames for the expansion of the army all need to be purchased from the private sector, which has contributed to the prosperity of the market.

Zhu Yixi came to this military industrial park semi-openly, showing how much he attaches importance to it.

Riding on a horse, the emperor looked at the black smoke covering the sky and the hundreds of blast furnaces, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

No matter in which era, the most cutting-edge technology is often in the hands of the military.

He has led troops for many years, but Zhu Yixi knows himself. He is not a famous general, let alone a famous general in the past.

To put it bluntly, he can't even compare with Emperor Zhengde, who has commanded at least 100,000 people's battles.

However, as a latecomer, he deeply understands that command ability is not the decisive factor on the battlefield.

Army training, military discipline, food and clothing security, army obedience, and the replacement of weapons account for at least half of the factors.

Starting from the anti-epidemic army in Xi'an, Zhu Yixi has always emphasized military discipline and paid his salary on time.

He has insisted on handing out the salary by himself for almost two years, never refusing to give it to others.

The Department of Military Justice has always been presided over by cronies, monitoring the daily routine.

"How is the progress of the armor now?"

The emperor skipped the blast furnace, and the iron and steel have not made much progress so far, so he didn't go to the fire.

"The production of cotton armor is very slow, and the tortoise shell (simple armored tortoise shell) you want is too simple, and the south is humid, so now more paper armor is produced."

Old man Wang Yan was still healthy and strong, leaning on a cane, his white beard trembling slightly.

Zhu Yixi is naturally not stingy with this old man who has made great achievements. A viscount position is enough to keep his family rich and honored for three generations.

"The south is humid, there is a lot of rain, and the water is contaminated. Although the paper armor is heavier, it is more solid."

"Very good!" The emperor nodded and walked to the gunpowder factory.

The proposal of a reasonable gunpowder formula, coupled with the proposal of gunpowder granulation and gunpowder quantification measures, made the importance of the gunpowder factory more prominent.

In the case of the same cannons in red, the side with better gunpowder naturally wins.

One inch long, one inch strong.

Daming has outstanding advantages.

(End of this chapter)