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Chapter 514 Launching the Promotion Plan ([-])

"Following the fate of heaven, the emperor said: The foundation of the country lies in the people, take it from the people, and use it for the people..."

The imperial decree was very long, and Qin Wuyong announced it unhappily. Hearing the well-known principles at the front, everyone couldn't help feeling a little drowsy. Of course, in such occasions, no one would dare to be disrespectful. Behavior, it can only be all forced to listen, pretending to be extremely respectful.

"...A few months ago, Wang Hongqing of Renjun made a play, saying that the Ministry of Industry has made many innovations over the years, which seems to be of great benefit to the people. When I heard it, I was very happy. I will use it for various promotional matters recently, don't let me down, I appreciate it!"

After a long period of nonsense, the imperial decree finally turned to the main topic, which unexpectedly approved Hongqing's plan for the promotion of the invention of the Ministry of Industry. Upon hearing this, many officials of the Ministry of Industry who were kneeling on the ground couldn't help feeling slightly The commotion was not for anything else, but because the approval of the plan was not discussed by the court, but the result of the old man's arbitrariness. From this we can see how prosperous Hongqing's family is, and the officials can't help thinking about it. more.

"Thank you, my minister, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After the imperial decree was issued, the wish was fulfilled, but Hongqing did not get carried away, she just thanked the court calmly and followed the court regulations, nothing else, because Hongqing knew very well what the old man needed to bypass the court to approve the promotion plan. How big is the risk? Once the promotion plan goes awry, not only Hongqing will suffer bad luck, but the old man will inevitably be criticized. In short, there is only one path before Hong Qing, and that is only to succeed and not to fail!
"Congratulations, Prince Ren."

Qin Wuyong often waited by the old man's side, so he knew the inside story very well, now when he saw Hong Qing got up, he hurriedly leaned forward with a smile on his face and said joyfully.

"Thank you, Eunuch Qin."

Hong Qing smiled slightly, said a polite word, then stretched out both hands, took the imperial decree from Qin Wuyong's hand, taking advantage of the handover, flicked her fingers lightly, and a folded hundred-liang bank note was already unnoticeable It slipped into Qin Wuyong's sleeve.

"My lord, you are being polite. Ah, this old servant has to report back to His Majesty, so there will be no further delay. You are busy, so this old servant will leave."

Qin Wuyong is a master who is used to taking bank notes, so he could feel Hong Qing's approaching bank notes, and the smile on his face suddenly became brighter, but he didn't dare to say too much, just smiled After saluting, he led his two young eunuchs straight out of the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, and went back to report to the old man without mentioning it.

"Pass down the king's order, and the doctors of all ministries will immediately go to the back hall to discuss matters!"

After sending Qin Wuyong away, Hong Qing gave the order in a calm voice without any delay, and then, regardless of what the officials of the Ministry of Industry were thinking, went to the back hall with the imperial decree in hand... …

"Brother Qing, isn't the younger brother late?"

Hong Qing ordered the discussion, and no one dared to neglect it. After a while, all the doctors in the palms of the ministries had arrived, and even Dai Zi, who was originally far away in the western suburbs, rushed back to the Ministry of Industry But just when Hongqing was about to announce the start of the meeting, she saw Hongli walking in from the outside, cupped his hands at Hongqing, and exchanged greetings in an apologetic manner.

"Come on, take a seat."

Seeing that it was Hongli who came, Hongqing frowned unconsciously, nothing else, just because Hongqing didn't ask anyone to inform Hongli to come to the meeting, and now he came uninvited, obviously He has no good intentions, but even though he has been working in the central bank for more than a year, he still has the title of deputy director of the Ministry of Industry. He wants to come to the meeting, no matter how dissatisfied Hong Qing is, he can't refuse. He nodded vigorously, and said in a deep voice.

"twitter!"

Since Hong Qing had an order, the guards who were waiting on the side did not dare to neglect, they all complied, and brought Zhang Taishi's chair, and placed it next to Hong Qing's subordinates.

"It's work."

Hongli was not at all offended by Hongqing's indifference. After thanking her with a smile on his face, he lifted the hem of his robe and sat down calmly.

"Okay, now that the meeting is held, everyone has already known that the Holy Majesty has approved the request of our Ministry of Industry. From now on, the promotion of 47 inventions must be carried out without any mistakes. You can all listen to it. Got it, huh?"

Hong Qing looked around at the crowd solemnly, and announced the start of the meeting with a stern voice.

"twitter!"

Hong Qing was very strict, no matter what the origin of the people present, no one dared to lay an ambush in Hong Qing's face, so they all agreed in a loud voice.

Hong Qing has always disliked holding long meetings. In the past, most of the discussions were limited to about half an hour, but today this matter is so important that Hong Qing dare not be negligent. It was almost arranged one by one. People, clarify the rights and responsibilities of all parties. After a meeting, from the opening at noon to the time when the sky is about to dark, it has just come to an end. The start-up matters explained are roughly divided into three parts:

The first and most important work is the construction of three iron and steel plants. One is the Jingshi Iron and Steel Plant with a design capacity of 500 tons per year, the other is the Tangshan Iron and Steel Plant with a design capacity of 350 tons per year. The third is Anhui Wuhu Iron and Steel Works, with a designed production capacity of [-] tons per year; it adopts the latest high-kiln smelting process developed by the Ministry of Industry, and takes advantage of the local rich coal and iron resources. All investments are From the [-] million taels allocated by the old man, the investment amounted to [-] million taels. Although limited by technology, it was impossible to achieve the astonishing output of millions of tons like later generations. But in this era, It is already a giant steel company.

The reason why Hongqing puts the construction of the iron and steel plant in the first place is because whether it is the manufacture of munitions or related machinery, a large amount of steel is needed to support it. It is not enough to supply the needs of the next industrial revolution. If it is not for the limited funds, Hongqing really wants to build a few more. Unfortunately, the start-up capital is so small, and it is possible to invest in the construction of three steel companies. It has achieved what it can achieve at present the maximum value.

In addition to iron and steel enterprises, light industry enterprises with small investment and quick results are also the key points. Of course, due to limited funds, Hongqing does not intend to invest in a total of 22 light industry inventions by the Ministry of Industry, but chooses Two of them, one is toothpaste and toothbrush; the other is matches. The specific arrangement is not too complicated. Generally speaking, the success of these two projects will attract the interest of merchants from all over the world, so as to pave the way for the next step of investment promotion. .

The third focus is on mechanical manufacturing, the most important thing is the application of the steam engine - the principle of the steam engine is not complicated, although Hong Qing is not very proficient in this, but the general principle is clear, after all, the previous life Four years of university is not a waste of time. Of course, Hongqing himself did not participate in the research and development, but just silently wrote down the relevant knowledge from memory, and then handed it over to the research institute of the manufacturing library. For this reason, Hongqing Qing invested no less than one million taels of silver, and used hundreds of manpower. Fortunately, all the investment was not in vain—as early as the 47th year of Kangxi, the researchers of the research institute had already trial-produced a prototype machine. Of course, the prototype machine built at the beginning was extremely simple and the power was low, but after four years of improvement, the multi-cylinder steam engine has been formed, and it has the possibility of being put into practical use, even if the power is only average. It is more than enough to carry the industrial revolution.

When it comes to the application of steam engines, Hongqing mainly considers two directions. One is the needs of the steel industry. In fact, without such powerful tools as steam engines, the production capacity of the three steel factories would be difficult to realize at all. As for the other Second, it is intended to be used in the textile industry, especially spinning and weaving, to replace the existing small workshop and family operations with the mode of mass production, thus playing the movement of the industrial revolution.

"Brother Qing's generosity really amazes my younger brother. Heh, if there is any shortage of funds, please just open your mouth. My younger brother may be able to try to make things better."

Although the meeting lasted for a long time, the process was considered smooth. Nothing happened. For more than a month, although the old man's approval has not yet been issued, the people from the Ministry of Industry and others have been working on the start-up plan for several months. In fact, they all knew their work very well, and there was no need for Hongqing to remind them. The only exception was Hongli, but he never spoke at the meeting, and he listened quietly until After Hong Qing announced the end of the meeting, he walked up to Hong Qing with a smile on his face, cupped his hands, and greeted him very politely.

"Brother Li has a heart, if there is a need, he will definitely chatter."

For Hongli, Hongqing has always been very vigilant, and he has been on guard against his troubles at the meeting, nothing else, although Hongli has not yet been knighted, but after all, he is one of the assistants of the Ministry of Industry. Even though Hong Qing was not afraid of making trouble at the meeting, she didn't want to make trouble with her at such a critical moment. Fortunately, these worries did not become a reality. Now that the meeting is over, Hong Qing is not afraid that she can still make trouble. What kind of moth came out of the trouble, seeing him coming to say hello, Hong Qing would not give her face, of course, she didn't believe that Hong Li would be so kind, so she just smiled and perfunctory said a word.

"Brother Qing, you're being polite, but if you can do anything, I dare not say goodbye. Heh, it's getting late, so I won't bother Brother Qing any more. Let me go."

Hongli smiled slightly, did not say much, cupped his hands respectfully, and then left.

Um?Is this a sex change?

Seeing that Hongli left just as he said, Hong Qing really couldn't react for a while, but she didn't care too much, shook her head, and put the matter behind her...

(End of this chapter)