Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

To set things right for the Ming Dynasty and seek a brand new path is a process of repeated struggles and struggles with both visible and invisible conservative forces.

In particular, the change in thinking is the most important thing. If there is no change in thinking, any form of New Deal will be untenable.

"Ben Fu has benefited a lot from this trip to Tianjin."

Lu Xiangsheng walked forward with his hands behind his back, standing in this bustling Tianjin Xingang, and said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that just actively developing maritime trade with maritime merchants from European countries can bring about so many changes.

Facts have proved that His Majesty's decision is wise. If the Ming Dynasty had actively developed maritime trade a long time ago, the pressure on taxation would not have been so great. "

"What Futai said is very true."

Chen Yansheng, who accompanied him with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand and said: "If there is no such thing as opening the sea, it is only within the territory of Zhili Prefecture in Tianjin, and it is extremely difficult for the 10,000+ people who are out of work to be properly resettled. difficult things.

This is also the root cause of the continuous small chaos in Tianjin, although there was no big chaos.

Now relying on the matter of opening the sea, the many plans and arrangements formed under my rule in Tianjin are enough to enable these people without land to earn money to support their families through labor. "

Lu Xiangsheng nodded in approval.

Looking at Chen Yansheng in front of him, Lu Xiangsheng felt emotional. Compared with before, Chen Yansheng is much more stable now.

Especially in these days, he visited Tianjin Xingang, shipyard, iron factory, spinning factory and many other industries successively, which made Lu Xiangsheng more firm.

The future development of Beizhili must rely closely on Tianjin, an outlet to the sea, and establish a number of corresponding industries under the administration of various prefectures and counties.

After taking office as governor of Zhili, Lu Xiangsheng never forgot a very real problem, that is, the seriousness of land annexation.

Only under the rule of Beizhili, in the existing statistics, the scale of refugees, tenants and other groups without land is extremely large.

If they can't be properly handled, these bankrupt groups of people will be a big hidden danger to the development and stability of Beizhili.

"Chen Zhizhou, I have an idea in my mind."

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while, stopped, stretched out his hand and said to Chen Yansheng: "Tianjin's development is moving forward quite rapidly.

However, if Tianjin wants to continue to develop, it cannot rely on Tianjin alone. If the whole of Beizhili can participate, the effect will be unimaginable.

So Ben Fu was thinking, whether it is possible to effectively use the Disaster Relief Office to form an overall plan for water conservancy construction, road construction, post system restructuring, etc. in Zhili territory?

Of course, Benfu is very poor, and other prefectures and counties in Zhili are also very poor. The population required for the above-mentioned construction can be ensured in Benfu, but Tianjin may suffer some losses in terms of the share of money and food. "

"Futai, is this true?"

Chen Yansheng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't hide his excitement and said: "This is what I wish for, in fact, Futai has a very thorough insight into the overall development of Tianjin.

Tianjin can develop at this stage, it depends on His Majesty's policy support, as well as domestic funds, so it can attract maritime merchants from European countries. …

But when it comes to the overall development, the advantage of Tianjin is very small. If there is no such support, then the maritime merchants of European countries will inevitably choose to cooperate with the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River.

Come here, bring the official letter written by the state. "

As he said that, Chen Yansheng turned around and said to the team of Tianjin officials who were accompanying him. An official rushed over, holding an official letter in his hand.

Under Lu Xiangsheng's watchful eyes, Chen Yansheng took the official letter, solemnly handed it to him, and said seriously: "Futai, my majesty, please read it carefully.

Whether the matter of opening the sea in Tianjin can go on in a sustainable manner requires the whole of Beizhili to be mobilized, otherwise the public opinion in the court may be difficult to persist. "

Yan Yingyuan and the others at the side saw Chen Yansheng who was stable and showed a rare eagerness, which made them all stunned.

"On the overall development of Beizhili."

Lu Xiangsheng, who received the official letter, was attracted by the content on it, and he read it carefully regardless of where it was.

As Emperor Chongzhen's imperial appointment to open the sea, Chen Yansheng has received many secret decrees since he took office in Tianjin. Many of the ideas contained in them are contrary to mainstream ideas.

However, during the administration of Tianjin, Chen Yansheng gradually discovered that the concepts expounded by the emperor were all correct.

At least it can be called Zhili Prefecture in Tianjin, which has undergone great changes. Situations such as bandits have long been completely eliminated under the rule.

"The contents of your official letter are very comprehensive."

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Xiangsheng stabilized his mind, pointed to the official letter in his hand, and said to Chen Yansheng: "However, if we want to achieve everything, it will take a corresponding amount of time to settle.

First of all, talents in various fields are not enough to support us to spread out such a large stall.

Tianjin wants to develop well, and Beizhili wants to develop well. Many of the contents you have explained coincide with Ben Fu, and even some aspects are farther than what Ben Fu thought.

This matter needs to be carefully planned, but the construction of water conservancy, roads, post and other aspects can be coordinated and promoted first. "

"Futai, I think so too."

Chen Yansheng nodded and said: "Everything needs a process, and the coordinated development of Tianjin and Zhili is a process that urgently needs research and exploration.

If you do too much hastily, it will lead to a lot of chaos. Start with infrastructure construction such as water conservancy, Chidao, and post-transmission. If these things can be done well, it will lay a solid foundation for the subsequent overall development. "

A smile appeared on Lu Xiangsheng's face.

Lu Xiangsheng was busy with sorting out Zhili, disaster relief and other matters before, so Lu Xiangsheng had no free time to come to Tianjin for inspection, and Chen Yansheng was also very busy here.

This makes the two of them, although they have a lot of similar thoughts in their hearts, there is still no room for communication.

"If we say that our northern Zhili can continue to develop, the impact on the imperial court will definitely be great."

Lu Xiangsheng said with a serious expression: "Just like tax items such as tariffs and commercial taxes, at least we must make clear plans for reform, so whether we do good or bad will affect the emperor's governance of Daming, and provide strong support to some opposing voices in the court." As proof, time is running out, please take a look, there is no need to continue the inspection, let's go back to the state capital immediately, and draw up a preliminary idea of ​​the concept of this official letter."