Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 604: The Prosperous Ming Dynasty with Greatly Increased National Strength

Four years later.

Daming has entered Chongzhen for 30 years.

Ma Shiying, the chief assistant of the cabinet, has presided over the government affairs of the cabinet for five years.

It has been two years since the first batch of students from the Beijing Normal School graduated, and the new education of the Ming Dynasty has been implemented for five years.

At the same time, Ming had just completed its first population census and economic census.

A day in March of Yangchun this year.

Zhu Youjian called Daqi and ordered the cabinet and the Generalissimo's Office to report the results of the five years.

Now the number of Li Jian Bingbi has increased to nine.

They are all the elites cultivated by the inner school, and they all appear side by side in the imperial court at this time.

The first to stand up was Ma Shiying, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

In just five years, Ma Shiying appeared in front of Zhu Youjian with a head of white hair and a hunched back, bowing deeply.

Changes with the mood of the empire.

In the field of thought, various human rights ideas emerge in endlessly, and the imperial gift has also undergone changes.

Zhu Youjian also kept pace with the times, and the officials no longer played with big ceremonies.

"My Majesty, since the 25th year of Chongzhen, when Ma Shiying, the chief assistant of the cabinet, presided over the internal affairs:
In the 29th year of Chongzhen, the total annual output of staple grains in the Ming Dynasty was 64390 shi, of which rice accounted for 120 shi, wheat accounted for 450 shi, and the output of non-staple grains was 760. 24 shi, of which sweet potatoes accounted for [-]%, potatoes accounted for [-]%, and corn accounted for [-]%, which is double and [-]% compared with Chongzhen in [-] years;

Treasury income exceeded [-] million silver dollars for the first time, and gold reserves exceeded [-] million taels;

The population of first-class citizens has reached 420, of which 3000% and [-]% are males, [-]% and [-]% are females, the number of second-class citizens has exceeded [-] million, and adult males account for [-]% and [-]%;
The output of iron and steel has doubled compared with that of Chongzhen in 24 years, and the output of saltpeter, sulfuric acid, and caustic soda has also increased by four times;
The number of companies exceeded [-], and the number of factories and workshops reached [-].The main official roads in the country have increased by [-] miles.

Due to the substantial increase in grain production, especially after the popularity of non-staple grains such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, the first-class citizens of Ming Dynasty have all achieved the goal of eating enough for everyone after the development of the textile industry and the reform of the salt tax to get rid of the salt shortage!
Within the four seas, there are thousands of common people, no hunger and cold, no closed doors at night, no pick-ups on the road, no beggars in the city, no hungry people in the village, the emperor's Ming Dynasty has reached the peak in history, congratulations, my emperor!Long live my emperor, long live, long live! "

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

A group of ministers hurriedly followed up to answer, and all of them were smiling, and they were all happy because Daming was so rich now.

After all, they also felt the changes of Daming now. They are just numbers in the court, but they are smiling faces undisguised in life.

"Aiqing has worked hard, it's time for the Generalissimo's Mansion", Zhu Youjian himself is also very happy, because Daming's current national strength is already a super existence in this world, but for Daming, this is nothing more than the restoration of its own strong national strength and Enhancement, his growth has just begun.

Next, Li Yan, deputy privy envoy and chief of the general staff of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, stepped forward: "Since the 25th year of Chongzhen, the Grand Marshal's Mansion has completed the reorganization and training of Li Dingguo's Department, Gao Yigong Department, Gao Jie Department, Zhou Ze Department, etc. , completed the formation of the Sixth Army, Seventh Army, Ninth Army, and Tenth Army of the Ming Dynasty Guards;

At the same time, the reorganization of the field army and the garrison was completed. The United Military Department completed the reform of the system of guards and armed guards. Now the strength of the Daming Guards has exceeded 180 million, with 120 million reserve troops and 80 million garrison troops. The army is 64, with a total strength of about 500 million;
The production of Chongzhen Type 27 rifled bolt-type rifles, the main battle weapon, has been fully installed in the troops. The Chongzhen Type 29 cavalry bolt-type rifles have also been installed for the main cavalry of the Guards. Chongzhen Type 26 rifled flat-fire guns have broken through two Ten, the 26-type cannon breaks through fifteen pieces per corps, and the Chongzhen 27-type howitzer breaks through ten pieces per corps; in terms of the navy, the three fleets of Beihai, Donghai, and Nanhai have broken through [-] first-class sailing warships..."

Like Ma Shiying, it took Li Yan more than an hour to report on the Ming Dynasty's military power, but none of the present Zhu Youjian and the ministers felt tired, and no one was excited and excited by the strength of the Ming Dynasty's military power.

"Okay, very good, I am very relieved that Ming Dynasty has such a strong national power and military power, but this does not mean that we can stop moving forward. After the people's lives improve, the requirements for the quality of life will definitely increase;

Recently, according to the Dongchang Economic Investigation Bureau report, the price of meat has risen rapidly. The price of ordinary pork is seven times higher than that of five years ago. Not only the price of meat, but also the demand for medical resources and housing resources has increased. A large number of thousand-year-old villages have been deserted. The urban population has increased rapidly, the crime rate has also increased, and the phenomenon of unfair educational resources still exists. I hope that the love ministers who are running for the new cabinet ministers will write clearly about the internal affairs problems and their own solutions in the self-recommended memorial. "

"With regard to foreign affairs, the Generalissimo's Mansion still cannot be taken lightly. How to properly handle the Zheng Group's maritime armed forces, as well as the development of overseas forces, the pursuit of the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the reformation of the Southwest, Monan, and Northeast must continue. Step it up."

As Zhu Youjian spoke, he called Li Yan to the front: "Four years ago, due to the injury of the governor of the Northeast Xia Wanchun and the misjudgment of the Northeast authorities, the remnants of Shunzhi and other Jiankui became bigger in the Western Regions. I don't want such things to continue to happen."

"I understand!" Li Yan said and retreated into the crowd.

A concluding court meeting about Chongzhen's 24th year to Chongzhen's 29th year ended after seven full days.

In these seven days, not only the cabinet and the Generalissimo's Office will make a report, but Zhu Youjian will also organize the chief minister of the cabinet and a certain department of the cabinet to conduct special government affairs discussions. Naturally, the Generalissimo's Office is also the same, focusing on the northern mainland policy and the southern ocean. Policies should also make specific strategic plans.

The first thing Zhu Youjian reformed was the organizational structure of the Ming cabinet. In fact, it mainly reformed the organizational structure of the four departments: the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Rites.

With the emergence of various new political things and the advancement of the industrial revolution, the ministries of Ming Dynasty are no longer simply a functional department responsible for one aspect. For example, the Ministry of Industry actually covers the government affairs of transportation, industrial construction, agricultural water conservancy construction, etc. .

However, from the beginning of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Dynasty implemented low-cost government operations, reducing the number of government officials as much as possible, realizing local autonomy, and even the imperial power did not go down to the counties. The central government did not even have a central organization for coordination at the beginning.

Now the population and land area of ​​Daming have expanded a lot, and the nature of the country has changed from an agricultural country to an industrial country, not to mention that the gentry and clan power have been greatly reduced, and a large number of public services and local security maintenance originally undertaken by the gentry Now it needs to be borne by the imperial government, so the number of central and local officials needs to be greatly increased, first of all, the five cabinets.

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