I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 43 Money!money!money!
Thinking of this, he planned to let Guan Yingzhen serve as the governor of Denglai, so that the Qi Chu Zhe Party and Dong Lin could achieve a balance, so that no one would dominate.

Of course, if Guan Yingzhen does not have real talents and hard work, he will not be able to do well in his office.Then don't blame yourself for not giving them a chance.

After this matter was confirmed, the shipping matter was half settled.Now there is only one last place left, which is Tianjin Wei.

The cabinet also has plans for this matter.

In the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1404), Chengzu established Tianjin Guard, Tianjin Left Guard and Tianjin Right Guard in Zhigu, and built an acropolis southwest of the mouth of the Sancha River.There are 5600 troops stationed in each guard.The purpose is to protect the safety of Beijing and ensure the normal progress of grain storage and transportation.

Tianjin is the closest to Beijing and has become a must-choice place to build a turnover granary.So a million warehouses were built in Yin'erwan City, Xiaozhigu (next to the canal in Beichen District, Tianjin City today), and were guarded by more than 1 guards.After the Acropolis was built, granaries were also built in Tianjin City, including the "Three Granaries", namely Tianjin Wei's Dayun Granary, Tianjin Zuowei's Daying Granary, and Tianjin Youwei's Guangbei Granary.

Every year, as much as 600 to [-] million shi of grain are transported to Beijing via Tianjin.In order to strengthen the management of water transportation, Tianjin Wei also established a household department. At this time, Tianjin had become the grain reserve base of the capital.

Therefore, it was possible to build a navy in Tianjin and transport the capital's grain, wages, ordnance and artillery to Liaodong via waterways. Not only was the loss low, but it was also faster and far more cost-effective than the land route.This proposal was actually discussed within the imperial court, but it was not implemented.

Why didn't you do it?The main reasons are loud opposition and lack of money.

Since Yongle, there have been two roads from the capital to Liaodong, one is the land route from Shanhaiguan, and the other is the sea route from Tianjin or Denglai.Since the implementation of the sea ban, now only the land route out of Shanhaiguan is left. Every year, business travel, food, grass, salary transportation, and grassland trade are carried out. This road supports countless people in the surrounding area.

Although the imperial court gradually lifted restrictions on the sea ban after the Longqing switch, there was always a proposal to open a sea channel to Tianjin.There will be a lot of opposition, but now that the Liao Dynasty is urgent, if it is proposed to open again, there will be much less resistance.

At the same time, money was needed to build a new navy, and the imperial court was already short of money. Every time it raised funds, it had to demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall.If sea lanes were to be opened and a new navy was to be built, the imperial court would already be out of money.

But since Zhu Youxiao said it, the cabinet is also happy to do it.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao also understood the reason.

In the late dynasty, anything you do will touch interest groups, and letting them shed some blood is more uncomfortable than killing them.Zhu Youxiao is not afraid. If anyone dares to object to what he believes in, he doesn't mind letting them shed some blood.

But the money matter made him embarrassed.

He knew that the cabinet was keeping an eye on his little money and wanted to do things while he wanted to, so he quickly got things done that they wanted to do but couldn't.

But now it costs money to farm in Liaodong, it costs money to farm in Gyeonggi, and it also costs money to open sea transportation in Denglai and Tianjin Jianshui!
In just a few days, the capital camp was reorganized, artillery was forged, the Liaodong War, the Southwest Rebellion, etc. The money spent would definitely flow like water in the future.

Even if Shenzong left a golden mountain for him, it wouldn't be enough!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but get angry.

Make money, you must make money!

This is also a problem he has been trying to solve since he took office.

The most important thing for a dynasty is its control over resources and its ability to organize social resources.As for the Ming Dynasty, the economy was very developed, and now capitalism has sprouted in Jiangnan.In the late Ming Dynasty, as much as two to three hundred million taels of silver entered the country, and the commodity economy was highly developed.

And what about the court?He is so poor that his income last year totaled 4601 million taels.Among them, 600 million taels of internal funds were given (various materials were converted into silver).The imperial court can only use more than 800 million taels, and the Liao salary is more than 520 million a year.

The available money is only about 300 million, which still needs to be paid for the nine-side salary, court salary, etc., which is in arrears every year and is not enough every year.No wonder he stares at his own money.If this continues, internal funds will not be enough. "Somebody come!"

"My servant is here, what do you want me to do?" He Ning has been standing guard at the door of Nuange, ready to be called.

"Go to the cabinet and see if Liu Yishen and the others are there. If so, call the three of them over. I have something to discuss with them."

"I'll take care of it now, my slave." After saying that, he ran out quickly.

Zhu Youxiao also stretched his hands and feet, and Zhang Chang also walked in quietly at this time and changed Zhu Youxiao's tea.I picked it up and took a sip. Maybe Wang An had specifically told me that the water temperature was right.

After a while, reports came from outside the palace, and Liu Yisui and others asked to see him.

"Long live, long live, my emperor."

"Hurry up, Zhang Chang, and give me a seat."

Then the cabinet memorandum was handed over to them.

"I have read your memorial, and I think the cabinet's proposal is feasible, so I will appoint Guan Yingzhen as the governor of Denglai, in charge of Denglai naval construction, shipping, and connecting Liaonan and other matters.

As for the governor of Jiliao, it is also feasible to let Zou Yuanbiao serve. However, with the frequent wars in Liaodong, I feel that it is no longer appropriate for the governor of Jiliao to take charge of Liaodong, so I want to split the two into the governor of Gyeonggi and the governor of Liaodong.

The governor of Gyeonggi Province was appointed Zou Yingyuan, who would control Shuntian, Baoding, Erfu, and Jizhou, Changping, and Baoding towns. The governor of Liaodong was appointed Xiong Tingbi, who would control Liaodong.The two are in separate charge and do not interfere with each other. I don’t know what you think. "

Liu Yishen and the other two looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, the war in Liaodong is urgent. It is feasible to set up the post of governor to directly govern Liaodong and unify the war in Liaodong."

Shen Guan felt that it was feasible. When Liu Yisui and others suggested the selection of governors of Jiliao and Denglai, he knew that the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties had to fight for one. Governor Jiliao had great powers and responsibilities, and he was afraid that Donglin would not give in. So he proposed that Guan Yingzhen be the governor of Denglai.

But for Liu Yishen and others, the emperor changed the governor of Jiliao into the governor of Gyeonggi. Although the power and responsibilities were smaller, people from Donglin still held the position, which was not unacceptable.

Seeing that they all accepted it, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to say anything more, so he just asked for the question book to approve it.

"That's good, this matter is settled. There are two more things that need to be discussed with you.

One thing is relatively simple, which is to train naval officers in Tianjin Wei and open the sea route to Liaodong.No matter how much money is spent now, it will benefit the court without any harm, so this must be done.

I feel that Tianjin Guard is the closest to Beijing. It protects the capital and is connected to water transportation. It is the thoroughfare of the capital and an important transportation place. Our dynasty also set up officials, offices and schools here.

But if the Liaodong sea route is opened in the future, the importance of this place will be different. In my opinion, this place can be promoted to a prefecture, with Tianjin Prefecture and governor jurisdiction.What do you think? "

(End of this chapter)