The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Since Zhu Di returned to the capital from Daying Island, his body and bones are not as good as before, and he is no longer able to walk. Zhu Gaochi calculated that if we compare the changes in history and the present, then the 21st year of Yongle was the period of Zhu Di's death. This incident became Zhu Gaochi's heartache.

Mrs. Xu is dead, and Zhu Di is also leaving. People are not just grass and trees, but no one can be ruthless. Zhu Gaochi hopes that Zhu Di can live a few more years, stay in the palace in his later years, and stop suffering outside.

The twenty-first year of Yongle passed smoothly, but not long after spring, Zhu Di was ill in bed. After a period of treatment, the palace had secretly begun to prepare for the emperor's death.

Zhu Gaojiu had already conquered the Daying Island area, and his third brother wanted to follow him to conquer Bonidusi, but Zhu Gaojiu was unwilling to go to a barren and boring overseas land, and would rather not have a vassal land. Zhu Di was furious, but Zhu Gaochi persuaded him.

Zhu Zhanyong was granted the title of county prince for his military exploits, and Zhu Zhanji was also granted the title of grandson of the emperor by Zhu Di. As for the youngest Zhu Zhanyong, he was not granted the title of county prince. The second son devoted himself to pursuing knowledge in the Imperial College.

Since the pacification of Daying Island, the development of Ming Dynasty seems to have entered a new stage.

The size of the army will no longer be expanded, and the economy will be developed from top to bottom. With the opening of the Nanyang Railway and the expansion of the Western Railway, people's lives have undergone earth-shaking changes.

"Incredible."

"This is the kingdom of God."

A group of brown-skinned foreigners stood dumbfounded at the dock of Cochin. A few merchant ships from Oman's Xuanwei Division arrived here, bringing local specialties.

Not only did they come to trade, they also came with memorials from the Sultan.

Several sultans have been canonized by the Ming Emperor and personally appointed as ambassadors for various places. They can confidently tell the sultans in Berumos that they are already a force of the Ming Empire.

Since their first contact a few years ago, this is the second time they have set foot on this magical land. It is exactly the same as what their predecessors described, even more magical.

A truck with iron barrels and wheels was driving slowly on the street, making a lot of noise. The huge machine made these strangers feel like they had seen gods or devils. They could no longer close their mouths from ear to ear and said in shock. Speechless.

The timid ones even knelt on the ground and muttered something.

Steam engine trucks have made many breakthroughs over the years, but there are still big problems that cannot be solved. However, with the promotion of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau, this thing finally became available in Jiaozhi.

A Cochin driver used a lever to drive a steam engine truck. The truck body was integrated with the driver's cab. The second half of the truck was loaded with a full truckload of coal and transported to the port.

The port has a railway dedicated to transporting cargo, extending in all directions, but sometimes special situations arise that require manpower to solve.

Coal at the port is an important material for ship supplies. Each port will reserve a large amount of coal. Coal alone can make the port earn a lot of money, as well as other supplies.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

A huge ship arrived at the port.

Compared with the sailboat they were riding on, the two were as big as an adult and a baby. Everything the brown foreigners saw shattered their outlook.

There are many ships in the port, with various functions. This ship that has just entered the port belongs to the port itself, and is specialized in trading coal from Juedao. Juedao not only mines coal, but also builds a coal washing plant to trade finished coal.

Juedao's coal is cheap and high-quality. If Juedao's coal is used for coking, the price-performance ratio in terms of quality will be twice as high. Coupled with the price gap, once Juedao's industrial chain is formed, there will be no other place in the entire Ming Dynasty. Competition includes Shanxi.

Shanxi was originally the region with the highest reserves, highest quality, and easiest mining of Daming coal mines. However, due to policy reasons and the implementation of protective measures, Shanxi's coal mining industry has shrunk year by year.

But the emergence of Juedao broke the myth of Shanxi.

Juedao's coal reserves are higher, of higher quality, and easier to mine. Finally, the cost is far lower than that of Shanxi, even in Shanxi, let alone other regions. With the development of Juedao, steel production has also increased.

Like coal mines, Juedao's steel and other mining industries are creating myths, as if Juedao's minerals are the most powerful in the world.

Regardless of whether it is the best quality, the greatest reserves, the ease of mining conditions, etc., in summary, whether it is coal or iron, the price of Juedao is extremely low, outrageously low. This is the cost of domestic coal and iron. Price that can't be achieved.

The price of coal and iron in Juedao is even cheaper than the cost price of coal and iron in the mainland. Especially after the shutdown in Shanxi and other regions, the energy supply chain of the entire Ming Dynasty system has suffered a devastating blow.

The cheap and abundant supply of energy provides satisfactory conditions for the spread of industrialization and the development of productivity.

This is also the main reason for the explosion of ships in the Ming Dynasty - the cost of using coal is too low. Coal mines, which were originally considered a luxury, can now be used by every ship.

Even ordinary people can buy thousands of kilograms of coal without blinking an eye, let alone businessmen.

The increase in ships stimulated the transportation industry, and the prosperity of the transportation industry promoted productivity. One link after another, the brown foreigners on the dock did not understand these reasons. They only saw huge ships one after another on the dock.

"Click."

The steam engine crane lifted the giant box off the ship. The locomotive on the railway left the dock after loading the giant box. The steam engine truck was even faster and could be easily delivered to the warehouse where it was going without the need for railroad tracks.

The staff on the dock perform their duties and work meticulously.

Those foreigners who just got off the dock were led by the tolerant on the dock to go through the procedures and walked on the cement road. No wonder the seniors said that even the road was paved with gold.

How to deal with overseas propaganda departments and what kind of situations they often encounter are no strangers to the port.

The brown-skinned foreigners have low self-esteem and no longer dare to be proud. Therefore, according to the dock interpreter, no one of them dares to disobey and do whatever they are told. They are very obedient.

The interpreter led them through the formalities, handed over the work, randomly inspected their ships and cargo, and carried out disinfection.

During this process, because they were still missionaries, they were given many preferential treatment, such as being allowed to walk within a certain range, so they hired an interpreter and went to a local restaurant instead of spending money to eat in the cafeteria.

The style of the restaurant is exactly the same as that of the Peking Heavy Industry Restaurant twenty years ago. It is also a cement house with several floors. The best private room has a window sill, and you can see half of the dock from the window sill.

"The people wearing uniforms like that are patrol officers, who are responsible for maintaining order. Everyone must listen to them, otherwise they will be arrested. Don't disobey them."

The interpreter ordered the most expensive dish in the restaurant, and then enthusiastically introduced the local rules to the stranger.

People understood what the patrol inspectors were doing. When they saw the exquisite uniforms, their eyes showed envy. They couldn't help but said: "If such clothes can be sold on our land, I believe they will be sold out soon." .”

"Inspector Ding Chao's clothes cannot be sold indiscriminately. It is prohibited by the Ming Dynasty." The interpreter smiled.

Shortly after. After all the formalities were completed, another official came and enthusiastically told them that they had two options, "You can trade your local products at this port. You can sail to the capital by yourself, or you can take the train to the capital." , dock the ship in the port.”

After everyone inquired, the official suggested that they go by train. The entry fee at each port was quite high, and a small boat was not cost-effective.

Although they were a mission, they brought a large amount of goods on board for trade, so the services that should have been provided according to regulations were cancelled. According to the thinking of the Ming court, the mission should remain simple.

It's just that the current trend is such that the Ming court did not insist on having its own way.

After a few days, everyone became more and more skilled. They went to the train platform and boarded the train, and started to enter the mainland of Ming Dynasty through the railway.

"I originally thought that Cochin Province was the most beautiful and magical city I had ever seen. I never thought there was a place more prosperous and luxurious than Cochin. How were these created?"

Zhejiang Province, on the railway, looking at the shadows of high-rise buildings in the city in the distance, Abdul Malik said uncontrollably.

The steel needed to build a building was enough to arm an army in Abdul Malik's opinion, but Ming Dynasty only used it to build a building.

Although this building is indeed incredible and shocking, the ability to build so many buildings and consume an amount of steel that Abdul Malik cannot understand is too miraculous and beyond his ability to understand. He can only show piety. look.

This is the kingdom of God.

When they arrived in the capital, this group of people was no different from the foreigners who came to the Ming Dynasty for the first time. They had been conquered by the Ming Dynasty. Facing the reception and communication with the officials of the Ministry of Rites, they could only nod.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites also figured out their purpose of coming. In addition to seeing what Ming Dynasty was like and whether they could make money, they also wanted to get help from Ming Dynasty because of the bullying of Horumus.

After deliberation between the Seyi Pavilion, the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet, they finally reported it to Zhu Gaochi along with other matters.

After Zhu Gaochi heard this, he thought hard for a while and finally thought of something.

Oman is the Oman of later generations.

Originally part of the Arab Empire, it became independent in the 11th century. Historically, it was invaded and colonized by the Portuguese in the early 16th century. The Portuguese were overthrown in the middle of the 17th century. Two hundred years later, it was invaded and colonized by the British.

At the beginning of the 15th century, the Ming Dynasty's fleet to the Western Ocean visited today's Strait of Hormuz, Dhofar in Oman, the Port of Aden in Yemen, and other places, and had deep interactions with the local Arab people.

According to the records in the two books "Yingya Shenglan" written by Ma Huan, the Arabic translator of the voyage, and "Xingcha Shenglan" written by Fei Xin, who accompanied him on the voyage, when more than 30 large and small ships from the Ming Dynasty anchored in Zuo In the waters of Farr, local residents gathered at the dock and beat traditional Arabic drums to express their welcome.

Nowadays, changes have taken place, and the fleet that sailed to the Western Ocean has become a fleet of merchants.

The Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau was in bad shape, and coupled with the high-pressure competitive environment in the country for many years, many businessmen chose to go overseas. It used to be Nanyang, but now it has gradually expanded to the West, and its footsteps are getting farther and farther, and the east has also crossed the ocean.

Under the long-term trade, the name and legend of the Ming Dynasty have become beautiful myths. Many people do not believe it, but some people believe it. Various opinions have contributed to some local changes.

Through coaxing and deception, the merchants actually persuaded the Sultan of Oman and took the initiative to send a mission to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. In the past two years, it was a matter of course that he became the Ming Dynasty's Propaganda Department.

Although it is only in name, according to the rules, Oman is still the land of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty remains strong, no one will refute it.

"Xuanwei Division, Xuanfu Division, Du Division."

Zhu Gaochi said: "In the entire Nanyang, it will take up to twenty years for Xuanwei Division to become Xuanfu Division, up to twenty years for Xuanfu Division to be upgraded to Dusi, and it will also take twenty years for Dusi to be upgraded to a province. This is the national policy of the Ming Dynasty."

The sect-vassal system has been changing over the years, and now there are new unspoken rules and requirements, and it has officially entered a three-level system.

"Since Aman is the Xuanwei Department of the Ming Dynasty, then whether to implement this system, what are the reasons for not implementing it, and whether to implement the agreement of the new vassal system, these are all things that need to be carefully considered. Only after careful consideration can we know What should be done now.”

Zhu Gaochi was dissatisfied with the cabinet's rash appointment of Oman as the Secretary of Propaganda and Comforts the year before last. He was not opposed to their decision, but believed that the cabinet's handling of Oman did not have an overall view of the situation.

Due to the completion of the great railway in Nanyang, a new vassal system constitution was introduced. Coupled with the influence of the Ming Dynasty, the chieftains from all over the country did not dare to disobey it. What about the chieftains outside Nanyang?

The cabinet still does not have a complete plan, so Oman sent people to solve the problem.

The vassal-vassal system agreement signed with the Sultan of Oman at that time was completely different from the vassal-vassal system agreement signed by various Xuanwei bureaus in Nanyang. It was full of deception. We will wait until it is signed.

This is the first step, not the end.

Yang Shiqi quickly thought of a solution, so he stepped forward and said, "I think we can agree to support Oman with a batch of weapons and supplies, but Oman will also establish social studies and learn from our Confucian civilization."

"Ming merchants who go to the local trade can supervise and bring back local intelligence. If they dare to disobey, the next batch of support will be cancelled."

After hearing Yang Shiqi's reply, Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "Although it can be solved temporarily, we still need to think more about a more comprehensive and complete solution."

After the cabinet deliberations were completed, the deacon of the Palace Affairs Bureau told Zhu Gaochi the great news.

The ships returning from the other side of the ocean brought back many local specialties, including some seeds similar to those requested by His Royal Highness.

Zhu Gaochi was overjoyed.

High-yield crops also play a big role in today's Ming Dynasty, not to mention rubber trees. In Zhu Gaochi's view, the only shortcoming in the use and popularization of trucks is rubber tires.

Finally, Zhu Gaochi did see a bag of rubber seeds.

Seeing His Royal Highness the Prince so happy, the businessmen also said excitedly: "We consulted the local indigenous people about the habits of the tree. Based on the experience of the old masters, we believe that there is no problem in planting it in Nanyang."

"Okay, I'll reward you."

Zhu Gaochi was delighted.

Why didn't he suppress the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty? Because the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty played a significant role in the development of productivity.

Especially in the current environment, first of all, the success of businessmen who had no connection with Goryeo because of the lack of domestic competition. Although they later suffered a lot of suppression from the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau, it undoubtedly attracted many people to start going overseas.

Secondly, the success of Juedao further stimulated the enthusiasm of businessmen. In terms of overseas exploration, Ming businessmen were indeed very proactive. (End of chapter)