Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 367 Discussion of Luanzhou

Several people were arguing about the implementation of the New Deal in the imperial study. Gao Gu quickly pointed the New Deal to the people, saying that the people could not wait!

After Jiang Yuan heard this, he stood and said, "Why not wait? This year, the court has issued an order that in provinces that have not implemented the New Deal, those wastes are not allowed to be levied, and the use of corvees and dings has been greatly reduced. It only took one or two years to relieve the burden of the people. After so many years! Is there still one or two years to go?

If we do not fight against corruption among officials in those provinces, allowing them to take huge advantage and continue to dominate the people, how can we explain to the people? Your Majesty, my intention is still to implement the New Deal after persisting in the fight against corruption! "

"I also agree!" Yu Gang stood up and said to Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand at this moment and said: "Everyone, sit down. Next year, it will be promoted in several provinces, and I will also consider whether it can be promoted nationwide. I am not in a hurry! Focus on stability and don't torment the people. Now, The effects of the new policies in various places are good, and the people have also received good incomes. However, we also need to see its disadvantages and investigate more!

Shouming also wrote about this issue in a letter, "Wait, it's not a bad thing, don't be so anxious!"

This matter is just like that, no discussion is needed. I have responsibilities to the officials and the people, and I have assumed the responsibility. I exempted the people from taxes, allowed officials to borrow money from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Yanglianlian Bank also promised that when the New Deal is implemented, it will be distributed together! So who has any dissatisfaction?

I have thought so much for the people and the officials, and they also need to think about the court. In the past two years, I have been reducing taxes and spending money to build roads. This year, the Ministry of Industry spent seven million taels of silver. More than 200 large and small reservoirs have been built, more than 1,400 miles of roads have been built, and more than 700 miles of river embankments have been built. Now the officials of the Ministry of Industry are the busiest. The Minister of Industry and the Minister of Industry have not returned yet, and they are still there. Check below!

I believe that after I have done so much, the people can understand it! "

"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" They all stood up and raised their hands to Zhu Qiyu.

"Well, is there anything else?" Zhu Qiyu sat there, staring at them and asked!

"Yes, there are a lot of criticisms in the court about Luanzhou!" Chen Xun stood there and said with cupped hands.

Zhu Qiyu stared at Chen Xun and asked, "What's the objection?"

"Your Majesty, in the past few days, Luanzhou has applied for money and grain, another one million taels of silver, and 200,000 dans of grain and grass. Your Majesty, is this spending too much?" Chen Xun asked Zhu Qiyu .

"Who asked?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Officials from the Ministry of Industry!" Chen Xun replied,

Zhu Qiyu laughed after hearing this!

"Your Majesty, Luanzhou has spent too much money. I heard that more than five million taels of silver have been spent, and more than one million dan of grain and grass have been spent. What are they doing there? There has never been a specific report! I have never seen it. Get the money back!" Chen Xun continued to talk to Zhu Qiyu.

"Why don't you have the money to come back? I heard that the Ministry of Industry ordered more than 10 million kilograms of pig iron in Luanzhou. Moreover, the Ministry of Industry found that the cement workshop run by Lin Cunyi, brother Shouming, in Luanzhou, the cement is very easy to use. It is already being used to pave roads, and the Ministry of Industry has ordered almost five hundred thousand taels of silver. Aren't these benefits? This is only the first year!" Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

Zhu Qiyu was very happy when he heard that it was the officials from the Ministry of Industry who came to ask for money. It means that the officials of the Ministry of Industry recognize what Lin Cunde has done. If they approve it, then the pressure on themselves will be much less!

I still have money, and I can continue to support it, as long as what Lin Cunde and the others do is useful!

Not to mention other things, this steel and cement are useful. Although this cement workshop belongs to Lin Cunyi in name, it is actually owned by the royal family. It is still similar to the soap workshop. Lin Cunde accounts for 10%, Wang Ying accounts for 10%, and 80% belongs to the royal family. !

The profits from the cement workshop are now all used in Luanzhou, which also reduces the pressure on myself!

In addition, although steel is given to the Ministry of Industry, if the Ministry of Industry wants to use it, it needs to pay. Steel in Luanzhou is half cheaper than steel in other places, and the money gained is also used by Luanzhou!

Therefore, the Ministry of Industry is very happy to order steel from Luanzhou!

A few days ago, Xie Yonghe, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, also wrote a memorial, hoping to order another thirty million kilograms, worth two million taels. Zhu Qiyu has not yet given this memorial to the cabinet, so the cabinet does not know about it yet!

"Yes, but it costs so much. What on earth is the Marquis of Luling doing? Just building ships. I heard that there are more than 100,000 people working in Luanzhou! Isn't that right? Too many people?" Chen Xun looked at Zhu Qiyu asked.

Zhu Qiyu did not answer, but said to Wang Cheng: "Go and get the memorial that Xie Yonghe wrote recently and show it to all the ministers!"

"Yes!" Wang Cheng went immediately!

Zhu Qiyu then said to them: "Shou Ming is there, he is naturally doing big things, and you don't want to say that Shouming is there just because he knows how to spend money. A few days ago, Xie Yonghe wrote a memorial, hoping to get it from Luanzhou Ordering 30 million kilograms of steel worth two million taels of silver. This price is half cheaper than the price of other steel workshops. Isn't this a benefit?

Daming's steel has never been enough before, and this time, officials from the Ministry of Industry learned from Shouming to use steel and cement to build bridges!

In the future, we can directly build bridges on some relatively narrow rivers instead of using ferries!

In addition, our army is in urgent need of a large amount of steel. Last year, Wala used heavy armor to attack our Ming Dynasty. Why does our Ming Dynasty not have so many heavy armored cavalry? It is because there is too little steel!

Now, there is an endless supply of steel in Luanzhou. Isn’t it a good thing?

This year and next, the army must be equipped with all armors, and all weapons and equipment can be replaced!

Are these benefits? Therefore, don't say that Shouming didn't do anything there? Shouming did it, and you don’t even know it!

Otherwise, why would those officials from the Ministry of Industry ask you for money?

The officials of the Ministry of Industry can understand it. They know that what Shouming does is meaningful and beneficial to Ming Dynasty! "

"This!" Chen Xun and the others were shocked after hearing this!

They really didn't know this. Many officials were very curious. Some even suggested that they go to Luanzhou to see what Lin Cunde was doing there!

Soon, Wang Cheng brought the memorial over, Zhu Qiyu signaled, and Wang Cheng gave the memorial to Chen Xun!

Chen Xun quickly took it and looked at it carefully!

Xie Yonghe wrote clearly above that the reason why so much steel is needed is because cement and steel can be used very well to build bridges. There are many rivers in the south. This time, the Ministry of Industry has experimentally built several bridges in Jiangxi and Zhejiang, namely Built with steel and cement, the effect is very good!

Horse-drawn carriages can pass freely, which is very helpful for road transportation in Ming Dynasty!

And cement is used to build river embankments, which is very useful!

Therefore, Xie Yonghe asked for approval and approved two million taels to purchase 30 million kilograms of steel and one million taels to purchase cement!

After Chen Xun read it, he was very shocked. He didn't know how to tell Zhu Qiyu or how to object!

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Show them!"

Chen Xun immediately showed the memorial to Jiang Yuan and others, while he stood there, thinking about how to oppose Lin Cunde!

When he came today, Chen Xun had planned to tell Zhu Qiyu that Luanzhou spent too much money and it was ineffective!

Lin Cunde is just an eighteen-year-old boy, what big things can he do?

But now, Lin Cunde has really done big things. Moreover, the Ministry of Industry is not enough for cement and steel, especially steel. Now, Lin Cunde can actually produce so much. Why can't Chen Xun do this? be surprised!

Soon, they finished reading it!

Among them, Jiang Yuan said to Zhu Qiyu: "I agree with Xie Yonghe's request. Our Ming Dynasty has always been short of steel. In fact, even if we increase the procurement ten times, it will not be enough. There are too many places in our Ming Dynasty that need steel, not to mention other things." , just say that the farm tools that the people need require a lot of steel!

I don’t know what the cement is like, but the Ministry of Industry has approved it, so there won’t be any problems! "

"I agree!" Wang Wen also answered with his hands raised.

Zhu Qiyu nodded, but he also looked at Chen Xun. Chen Xun was still thinking there. Gao Gu and the others were led by Chen Xun. Now they didn't know what Chen Xun meant, but they also knew that Chen Xun was probably They would object, but if Chen Xun didn't speak, it would be hard for them to speak!

"How?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Xun and asked.

Before Chen Xun could react, Gao Gu next to him gave him a gentle push. Chen Xun realized that he had lost his composure and immediately handed over his hand.

Zhu Qiyu did not pursue such trivial matters, but continued to ask: "What do you, the cabinet, think of Xie Shangshu's petition?"

Chen Xun held up his hands and deliberately slowed down his speech, just hoping to think clearly, and said: "Your Majesty, there is no problem in terms of steel. It's just that the treasury has money now, but it can't be spent like this! Let's get out three people at once. One million taels! Is the Ministry of Industry spending too much?"

Jiang Yuan, who was standing next to him, immediately raised his hands and said, "Mr. Chen Ge's words are wrong. The Ministry of Industry has needed to do a lot of things in recent years, including building roads, building reservoirs, building bridges, and building river embankments. This was something that was agreed upon before. , allocate 7 million taels per year to do this for three consecutive years! Moreover, this time the Ministry of Industry buys steel, not only to repair the bridge, but also to prepare for the Ministry of War!"

"That's right, the Ministry of War also needs to replace a lot of armors and weapons. The Ministry of Industry has always owed it to the Ministry of War before. It was because there was not so much iron, so it was delayed. Now that it is available, it is unreasonable not to give it!" Wang Wen He also spoke from the side.

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak, just looked at Chen Xun.

Chen Xun knew that it seemed impossible to disagree with this matter, but if he agreed, wouldn't he suffer a loss? The Ministry of Works is not under his control now, all the money has gone to the Ministry of Works!

(End of this chapter)