Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 491 Zhili Great Construction (1)

The Ming Dynasty pursued the system of exile officials, and local officials at all levels were not officials in their original place of origin. This could effectively curb and avoid the dominance of one family, and made the local order relatively peaceful.

It's just that the newly appointed parent officials often want to gain a firm foothold in the local area, so they have to win over the local gentry and scholars, otherwise the government order cannot be pushed forward.

Not all Ming officials have the ability to control power from the very beginning and gain a firm foothold in their positions.

This also caused some Ming officials to compromise in disguise in the face of sugar-coated shells from local forces, or even simply join forces.

Phenomena such as the use of power for personal gain, exorbitant taxes, and land annexation gradually formed under such circumstances and caused a heavy burden on the local people.

If the Ming Dynasty continued to pursue a single imperial examination system, the majority of scholars who did not know what it means to govern politics and what it means to govern the people would be able to appoint corresponding officials through the monopolized imperial examination selection. The fate of corruption in officialdom.

If the privilege is not removed for a day, the Ming Dynasty will never have a peaceful day.

"Futai, the students have recalculated again."

Yan Yingyuan looked serious, holding a stack of official letters, and said: "If you want to rebuild Zhili Chidao, even if you have Tianjin Zhili Prefecture, the batch of food and salaries provided by you will still be short of more than 200 million taels of silver, which is consistent with the previous one. .

And the most important point is that according to the specifications specified by Chen Zhizhou, the demand for cement is huge, and the existing cement kiln scale cannot meet the construction needs at all.

The cement road to be built in Tianjin is tamped with the traditional road. Although it costs a lot more, both the construction efficiency and the hardness have been improved a lot. "

"This matter, I have been thinking about it for the past few days."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Since the existing production cannot meet the construction needs, then a batch of cement factories will be built.

Just like Zhili Prefecture in Tianjin, it is preparing to build government-run factories.

In the name of Zhili Governor's Mansion, find suitable places in Baoding, Zhending, Shunde, Guangping, Daming and other counties, open up directly-administered factories to enter the area, and first prepare to build a group of government-run cement factories.

After these cement factories can be effectively operated, they will build ironworks and ironware factories in batches. In this way, most of the proletarians can be recruited to earn wages.

However, the specific jurisdiction of the various factories must be controlled by the Zhili Disaster Relief Office and cannot be controlled by local officials, at least for now. "

I rushed to Tianjin for an inspection earlier, and what I saw and heard during this period opened the eyes of people like Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan a lot.

The set that Chen Yansheng groped out in Zhili Prefecture, Tianjin, made Lu Xiangsheng discover the essence of it, and also found the key to solve the stability of Zhili!
"Now the Zhili Disaster Relief Office has registered and compiled a large number of disaster victims and refugees." Lu Xiangsheng said with a serious expression, looking at Yan Yingyuan.

"Of course there is a planned road construction now, and the local water conservancy construction planned by the Disaster Relief Administration can effectively divert part of it.

But most of the bankrupt people, including those tenants who were exploited by local gentry, merchants and other groups, did not have a livelihood to maintain.

This is not good.

Now that Tianjin is open to trade, the development trend is very good. If other prefectures and counties in Beizhili can prepare to build a group of government-run factories to form the industry that His Majesty has always emphasized, it will be different.

This matter can be done well, not only can solve the stability problem, but also can increase a lot of tax revenue, and at the same time promote changes in Zhili territory, it can be said to serve multiple purposes. "

"The idea of ​​Futai is good, but the Zhili Disaster Relief Office doesn't have people who are proficient in this way."

Yan Yingyuan expressed his worries, "Furthermore, if we really plan to build a batch of government-run cement factories, I am afraid that the expenditure will increase a lot.

Now that we are planning to build Chidao in Zhili, there is a shortfall of more than 200 million taels of silver. "

"Ben Fu has already thought about these issues."

Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "The talents who manage the cement factory, including those from other factories, can be transferred from Tianjin to add a group of officials to the Zhili Disaster Relief Administration, and prepare to establish corresponding institutions.

As for the part of the money that is missing for the construction of the cement plant, I plan to submit a secret report to His Majesty again to see if I can get the money from the inside.

These plans and arrangements are related to the future development of Zhili. If there is no money in the internal funds, I will start from other aspects. This matter must be clarified! "

The current Daming can be said to be rotten from top to bottom, but this does not mean that Daming does not have good officials and talents who are pragmatic and willing to work.

The various plans planned by Emperor Chongzhen before have begun to gradually show their power.

In particular, the Disaster Relief Administration has absorbed many scholars who had no hope of taking the imperial examination, as well as a large number of students.

Under the command of Lu Xiangsheng, Chen Yansheng, Yuan Keli, Sun Yuanhua and other virtuous ministers and talents, this relatively large team of officials is doing the heaviest basic tasks. Those who can withstand this pressure will be promoted gradually. The salaries and benefits enjoyed by them are all allocated directly from internal funds.

Even if they are not recognized by the mainstream of the Ming Dynasty official circles now, but when the right opportunity comes, this group of people will step into the official career in batches and become a part of the Ming Dynasty officials!

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Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

"I didn't expect Lu Qing and the others to think about the construction of Chidao in advance." Emperor Chongzhen held the memorial in his hand and said with a smile on his face: "I was thinking about sending Lu Qing and the others a secret decree to tell them Start the road construction, water conservancy construction, now it's good.

It costs more than 200 million taels of silver to open your mouth.

Also enumerated in such detail.

It seems that Lu Qing and the others have been planning for this matter for a long time, but more than 200 million taels may not be enough. "

Wang Chengen bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, if Governor Lu and the others want to build a whole Chidao in the prefectures and counties of Beizhili, the cement plants to be built in Tianjin and Baoding alone may not be able to meet the demand.

Although the current cement calcination technology has improved a lot, the output of each cement kiln is relatively stable.

If you want to accomplish this, even if you add up all the cement plants that are planned to be built on the inner factory side, it is only barely enough.

It’s just that if it’s like this, there won’t be any other places…”

"Well, I guess this is the first concerto."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "Since the construction of Chidao is being planned, Lu Qing and the others can think so carefully, so they can't fail to think of this matter.

Perhaps in a few days, Lu Qing's secret memorial will be submitted again. In fact, it is a good solution to take advantage of this opportunity to build a batch of government-run factories in the local area. "

(End of this chapter)