Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 416 Young Mansion Meeting (4)

"Song Shilang, when will the cement developed by your Military and Civil Affairs Department be put into mass production?"

Before Song Yingxing could finish his introduction, Li Ruoxing, the Shaofu's River Control Minister, couldn't hold back his temper and walked out of the courtroom, "Currently, the River Control Department is exploring various places, and it is clear that there are 71 reservoirs to be built. There are 27 large reservoirs, 7 for drought relief, 11 for flood control, and 9 for water storage. The small and medium-sized reservoirs are even more widely dispersed. This is the first phase of the Haihe River system. Only the above-mentioned ones , does not include the construction of water diversion irrigation canals, drainage flood discharge canals, drainage irrigation canals and other water canals.”

"Relying on old-style construction such as ramming and masonry not only consumes a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, but the key is that the water conservancy facilities such as water conservancy facilities built are uneven. At present, for our river management department, what is urgently needed is what His Majesty mentioned earlier. This kind of concrete pouring..."

"Song Shilang, I also need this from the Department of Transportation and Cleaning."

Yan Yingyuan, who was very tanned, walked out of the morning class immediately, "In the past few months, the Traffic Cleaning Department has explored and determined four round-trip highways. Starting from the capital, one goes directly to Shanhaiguan and the other to Tianjin. One leads directly to Xuanfu Town, and the other leads directly to Baoding Prefecture, which does not include the Pan-Beijing City Straight Road plan."

"Currently, the work-for-relief group under the jurisdiction of our Traffic Cleaning Department has more than 70000 workers. They are scattered in Shuntian, Baoding, Yongping, Xuanfu and other places. Their daily ration is nearly 1400 shi, and they have four round trips. The basic roadbed of the Chidao is currently being laid, but the concrete pavements for these four round-trip Chidao are to be poured in accordance with His Majesty’s decree.”

"If the cement produced by the Armament Cleaning Department cannot meet the needs of our Transportation Cleaning Department, the money and food wasted will be a huge expense!"

"That's right!"

Li Ruoxing nodded and replied: "The situation of my River Cleaning Department is more complicated than that of the Traffic Cleaning Department. If there is a large amount of rework and construction, then the money and food wasted before and after this will be enough to support the preliminary preparations for the second phase of the Haihe Water Conservancy Project. Okay, your Armed Forces Cleaning Department should pay attention to this, your Majesty’s internal funds cannot be wasted for no reason!!”

"You two, listen to what I have to say first."

Hearing what Yan Yingyuan and Li Ruoxing said, Song Yingxing felt bursts of pressure, "Calcining cement is more complicated than you think, especially the raw materials, which require the use of various raw materials such as limestone, sandstone, clay, etc. At present, the Arms Cleaning Department has commissioned The Mining Cleaning Division is actively exploring these mineral deposits, and our Arms Cleaning Division can guarantee that it will gradually meet the needs of our two companies in the second year of Tianqi..."

The stall that the emperor built in the Shaofu was much larger than expected.

Chen Qiyu, who was standing in the class, became very serious after hearing what Li Ruoxing and the others said. Chen Qiyu knew about cement, an emerging product.

For example, the Haihe River system that the River Cleaning Department is responsible for, and the Chidao construction that the Traffic Cleaning Department is responsible for, are deeply involved in Tianjin. In order to avoid unnecessary waste and involve the secrets of this part, Shaofu Yousi’s files and The documents were all sent to Tianjin for Chen Qiyu to understand.

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon throne, did not show any dissatisfaction when he saw the scene in front of him, but listened quietly to what Li Ruoxing and the others said.

All beginnings are hard.

Where is the difficulty?

The difficulty is that many industries have to start from scratch, including preliminary research and development, production processes, product standards, etc., and they all need to develop a set of standards.

Zhu Youxiao knew exactly this, so he explained many of his ideas in advance and asked the chief officials in charge of these areas to know what they were going to do, so that they could tighten their ties with each other and effectively reduce the pressure. Pass it on, rather than shouldering all the burdens alone.

As Lu Guanxiang put it euphemistically, the fundamental reason for reducing the number of bankrupt groups receiving work-for-work relief lies in food allocation. The Ming Dynasty did not have the transportation conditions that extend in all directions in later generations. If you want to transport a batch of grain, there will be losses during this period. After all, you can't ask the group responsible for escorting the transportation to starve, right?

And there’s currency!

As many industrial plans are gradually being built in various parts of Beizhili, this huge group of unemployed people can only rely on labor in exchange for remuneration. They have no land. If they want to live a good life, they need to earn money. The money is directly realized.

However, relying on domestic funds alone and issuing numerous bonds to the outside world, if the domestic funds cannot sustain the financial support, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Don't say anything else.

Riots under the rule of Beizhili are inevitable.

If it is serious, the Ming Dynasty will suffer heavy losses, or even be overthrown directly!

Therefore, the advantages of the new currency are reflected invisibly.

The embodiment of wealth is ultimately created by labor.

The gold standard was just a transition for the Ming Dynasty's finances. Relying on the gold standard to maintain a huge tax system would inevitably lead to various problems.

However, casting and issuing new currency can allow Zhu Youxiao to obtain a stable financial source. The collection of seigniorage taxes reflects the financial strength of a sovereign dynasty! !

"Are you done talking?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao saw that Li Ruoxing and the others stopped discussing, so he said, "We're done talking, let's continue."

This imperial court meeting with the Shaofu as the main body is definitely not led by him. Zhu Youxiao wants to pass this court meeting so that the officials under the Shaofu's jurisdiction can not only know their respective tasks and responsibilities, but also Being able to know the tasks and responsibilities of other government offices allows them to have a clear understanding of the overall layout of the Shaofu!

"The mass production of cement must be stepped up."

Zhu Youxiao rolled up his robe sleeves and said with a serious expression: "This not only involves water conservancy and Chidao, but also involves the Ship Cleaning Department, Wang Qing's family, which is still in Liaodong, and involves Tianjin's shipbuilding industry. Now it's sorted out. , but the shipbuilding industry in the coastal areas of Liaodong is still in a chaotic stage."

Song Yingxing frowned slightly when he heard this. Yes, just one cement industry tied up too many plans and arrangements of the Shaofu.

In fact, it's not just the Ship Cleaning Department. The Arms Cleaning Department under his jurisdiction and the expansion of many industrial workshops, including various industrial park manufacturing bureaus, Pan-Gyeonggi Light Industry, Pan-Gyeonggi Heavy Industry, etc., all need cement. , and the scale is not small. Although the emperor did not mention it, Song Yingxing, who knew the properties of cement, was very clear about the relationship.

"...the intensive handicraft manufacturing industry built around the prefectures and counties of Northern Zhili, in the final analysis, needs to be exported, so as to ensure that the groups gathered in the Shaofu can be resettled in batches, so that they can rely on Work to earn a reward to support your family!!”

In this imperial court meeting, Zhu Youxiao repeatedly emphasized this core point of view, which also allowed the officials of the Shaofu present to fully understand the emperor's will!

(End of this chapter)