A resource map is placed in front of every official's desk.
Su He pointed at the resource map and said: "The term of the cabinet is five years. Today we will discuss the five-year industrial plan.
This plan is a test for the cabinet and the young government.
To achieve the goals of the five-year industrial plan, all relevant officials were promoted.
If the goals of the five-year industrial plan are not achieved, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will investigate in detail whether officials have committed malfeasance in their duties.
The five-year industrial plan is the overall goal of national development. With goals, there is a way forward.
Industrial development is inseparable from workers and raw materials.
The map in front of you is the national resource map.
Workers can be trained gradually, but the distribution of raw materials determines the layout of the national industry."
Prime Minister Wang Zhongce and Shaofu Commander Lin Wenjing, upon hearing Su He's request, immediately focused their attention on the resource map.
His Majesty made it very clear and established a five-year industrial development plan.
This is the assessment of the cabinet's governance.
If the cabinet achieves this goal, cabinet officials can stay in office for another term or be transferred to other departments.
If the cabinet fails to achieve its goals, all officials will be affected and there will be no hope of promotion.
Wang Zhongce's understanding of industry is very simple, but he can also see the overall industrial layout of the country from the map in front of him.
Most of the iron ore and coal mines that are the most important industries are located in the northern region.
Among them, Baotou in Hetao Province has a large iron mine, Ordos has a large coal mine, and Shenmu County in Shaanxi Province has a large coal mine.
Coal mines have been detected in most of Shanxi Province.
Wei Shiming, the governor of the Hetao, was a steel-making professional. His main task in going to the Hetao was to develop Baotou's coal and iron industry.
The Shaofu established Baotou Steel, a coal and steel complex company.
A large coal and iron mine was also detected in Tangshan Prefecture, Shuntian County.
In the south, only the southwest region has detected several large minerals.
In the southeast region, only the Shilu area of Qiongzhou Prefecture has detected large iron mines, and there is a lack of large coal mines.
After Wang Zhongce read the resource map, he suggested: "Your Majesty, our prospecting team goes to various places to detect minerals based on the mining situation of the gentry of the Ming Dynasty.
The Central Plains and southeastern regions have just been recovered, and many areas have not yet been explored.
Is it unfair to these regions to discuss the five-year industrial plan now?"
Su He listened to Wang Zhongce's suggestion and replied: "The minerals detected now are enough.
Our workers and funds are limited, and we can only establish at most five large heavy industry centers and a dozen large light industry centers.
Heavy industry is mainly based on steel and machinery, which is related to the security of the country, and mainly depends on the investment of the government.
Light industry refers to industries such as the textile industry, which mainly guides private investment."
Su He looked at this resource map. Except for Baotou and Qiongzhou, it was he who asked the prospecting team to specifically explore.
The mineral resources in most places are preliminary summarized based on the data from the Ministry of Industry of Ming Dynasty.
This resource map can already reflect the distribution of minerals across the country.
In his memory, apart from Ma'anshan, there are no large-scale, easy-to-exploit iron mines in the southeastern region.
Businessmen in the southeastern region are more flexible and are more suitable for developing light industry.
Lin Wenjing, the commander of the young master, said: "Your Majesty, based on the current capabilities of our young master.
I suggest building heavy industry centers in Baotou, Tangshan and Foshan.
A series of supporting industries will be built around these three places.
Baotou's heavy industry center can radiate to the northwest.
Tangshan's heavy industry center can radiate to the northern region.
Foshan's heavy industry center can radiate to the southern region.
Of these three heavy industry centers, except Tangshan, they need to be rebuilt.
Baotou and Foshan only need to expand the scale of local steel groups."
When Cabinet Minister Li Zhisheng heard the suggestion from Shaofu Ling Lin Wenjing, he immediately retorted:
"Your Majesty, only building three large steel plants does not meet the actual needs of the country.
Could it be that the iron farm tools and steel used by farmers in Henan need to be transported from other places?
The current transportation cost is very high, which will inevitably cause the price of agricultural tools to soar, which is not conducive to the stability of the people."
When Lin Wenjing heard Li Zhisheng's rebuttal, he said helplessly: "Our Shaofu has calculated the costs and the country can only build a large steel group.
Only by concentrating our efforts can we ensure that the steel output and quality are up to standard, and the country will not lose money."
Li Zhisheng retorted: "That's because your Shaofu is overstaffed and the management costs are too high."
Su He watched their quarrel and did not intervene.
Government-run companies will definitely lead to high management costs for the company.
Government-run companies control the lifeblood of the country, and they are not aiming to make profits.
Su He saw all parties quarreling and raised all the issues.
He made the final decision: "As a heavy industry center, just as the Shaofu said, we will build three heavy industry centers: Baotou, Tangshan, and Foshan.
Other heavy industry centers will wait until the scale of trained workers is sufficient before expanding.
All provinces and governments allow the establishment of government-owned companies.
In addition to paying normal taxes, the company's other income can be used for government expenditures.
Each province will set up some small and medium-sized steel plants according to its own conditions to meet some local private steel needs.
The three major steel plants mainly supply the steel needs of arsenals and machinery plants."
Su He opened the steel production reports reported by the Shaofu and the Cabinet.
"Last year, our total steel production with Daming was 130,000 tons.
In five years, iron production will reach 200,000 tons and steel production will reach 50,000 tons.
Do the cabinet and the government have the confidence to achieve this?"
Lin Wenjing responded confidently: "Your Majesty, as long as the cabinet issues corresponding policies and cooperates with our Young Master.
There is no problem in achieving His Majesty’s goal within five years.”
Wang Zhongce thought for a moment and responded: "Your Majesty, this is the total steel production, not the Shaofu's steel production.
The cabinet is confident that this goal can be achieved."
Wang Zhongce felt that the imperial court provided policies to allow government-owned enterprises in various places to produce steel.
This will definitely lead to a massive increase in steel production.
Steel is very valuable now, and running a steel plant is a sure-fire way to make money without losing money.
As long as the provincial government, governor and prefect have the conditions, they will definitely not let this piece of fat go.
The quality of the steel may be poor, but the output will definitely increase dramatically.
Su He said with a smile: "The summary now is the national steel production, and the goal I mentioned is definitely the national steel production."
Zhang Dezhi, minister of the Ministry of Industry, asked: "Your Majesty, are private businessmen allowed to get involved in the steel industry?"
Su He thought about this issue for a long time.
The salt and iron monopoly has been implemented since the Han Dynasty, which is conducive to the stability of the national finance and the people.
The steel industry is also a highly monopolized industry.
Su He has decided that industries that are naturally monopolistic will not be open to the private sector.
“Private people are not allowed to engage in the smelting of minerals such as steel plants.
But they are allowed to enter the mining industry and machinery industry."
Suhe decided to open the mining industry to the private sector.
The mining industry is extremely dangerous now. In the past, the main personnel working in high-risk mines were prisoners and criminals.
Now that the war is over, there is no large source of prisoners.
As the country's situation gradually stabilizes, the number of vicious criminals will also decrease.
In order to improve the efficiency of mining, in addition to developing various mining tools, the most effective method in the mining industry is to use slaves.
The kind of slave whose average life span is only one or two years.
The Great China Dynasty will soon expand outwards, and the unruly indigenous people are the best source of slaves.
This kind of industry with original sin is not suitable for the government to come forward. It is suitable to hand them over to private mine owners.
Su He looked at the officials of Qianqing Palace and said: "Three heavy industry centers have been identified.
We also need to establish some special industrial centers based on the characteristics of each province.
Several large copper mines are located in the Yunnan-Guizhou region.
A copper smelting center should be set up there.
There are many gold mines in Shandong and Fujian.
In Shandong and Fujian, gold mining and smelting centers were established.
Heavy industry center, let’s stop here.
Let’s talk about the location of the light industry center.”
Li Zhisheng was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I don't think there is a need to set up a light industry center.
Light industry is closely related to agriculture, such as food processing, textiles, and porcelain making.
Every city must have enough light industry to maintain the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation."
When Su He heard Li Zhisheng's suggestion, he lifted up the exquisite porcelain vase that was glowing on his desk.
"This is exquisite porcelain, which can only be made by skilled craftsmen in Jingdezhen. It is very valuable.
Drill small holes in the porcelain and fill it with water. The water will not leak out, but you can see light flowing on the porcelain.
It's like punched porcelain with glass inside.
Porcelain can be made everywhere, but only the quality of porcelain in Jingdezhen is the best.
This is where Jingdezhen has excellent soil, many official kilns, and porcelain craftsmen with exquisite skills gathered in Jingdezhen.
The establishment of a light industry center is also based on local characteristics.
Bringing together a large group of enterprises, bringing scale and technology together in one place, and guiding the development of the industry."
Officials from the Qianqing Palace learned about His Majesty's opinions.
They did not argue again, but discussed where to build a light industry center.
Li Zhisheng suggested: "The machinery factories in Hanzhong are well developed and can provide enough machinery for industry.
The chemical industry in Hanzhong is also the most developed.
The dye industry is the most outstanding in the country.
Hanzhong is more suitable as a light industry center."
Wang Zhongce suggested: "Your Majesty, I think the light industry center should be located in an area with convenient transportation and rich resources.
For example, Yinchuan is backed by the Mongolian grasslands and has a developed wool textile industry.
Tongzhou, relying on the Grand Canal, can transport products to various places along the river.
Songjiang Prefecture and Tianjin Prefecture are close to the sea and can rely on sea transportation.
Rongcheng, Chongqing, Wuchang, Nanjing, Kaifeng and other cities can connect to various places through water transportation.
These are suitable places for setting up light industrial centers."
Officials of the Qianqing Palace selected more than ten cities, most of which were the capitals of various provinces.
The only exception is the southeast, where there are four places that are not capitals: Suzhou, Ningbo, Yinchuan and Jingdezhen.
Su He listened to the cabinet's opinions and praised: "These cities can serve as the capital of a province or key cities.
Their geographical location is extremely convenient.
With sufficient population and resources and developed transportation, it is more suitable for establishing a light industry center.
But it should also be biased based on the characteristics of these cities.
Guangxi is rich in fruits and sugarcane is growing well.
Guilin should develop with the canning industry and sugar industry as the center.
Suzhou's textile industry is developed and should be dominated by the textile industry.
The two lakes, Henan and Shandong, are the main granaries of Dahua, and the grain processing industry should be the main industry here.
The outline of Dahua's five-year industrial plan is to develop three heavy industry centers and more than a dozen light industry centers.
The cabinet should formulate relevant policies to promote industrial development.
The Shaofu and the governors of various provinces should let go of their hands and set up large-scale factories."
Su He drank a cup of Longjing tea to moisten his thirsty throat, and continued:
"At the end of Dahua's five-year industrial plan, we must try our best to achieve the following goals.
The annual steel output reaches 250,000 tons.
The number of workers must reach one million people.
The tax revenue generated by industry must be twice that of land tax.
I only set these three goals."
When Wang Zhongce heard these three goals, beads of sweat flowed from his forehead.
These three goals, the first of which is steel production, are not too difficult.
The next two goals are each more difficult than the other.
Wang Zhongce did not dare to promise directly without being sure.
If it really cannot be completed, most officials will not be able to be promoted, and he will not be able to continue to be prime minister.
Wang Zhongce said tactfully: "Your Majesty, these three goals are too difficult, especially now that workers' lives are generally tiring.
People prefer to allocate a piece of land and go home to farm.
Now, including government-run factories, the total number of workers is less than 130,000, and it has increased tenfold in five years. This is really difficult."
Su He smiled and said: "I think it's not difficult at all.
The cabinet can formulate policies and guide people to become workers.
Why everyone wants to be an official is because the benefits of being an official are better.
Most of today's workers are illiterate, but they can distinguish good from bad.
Government-run factories can learn from military factories and solve their workers' worries.
The arsenal is responsible for everything from birth, old age, sickness and death of workers to the education of their children.
Workers only need to work hard and do not need to think about other things.
Now the arsenal is recruiting workers, and a large number of workers are signing up.
Improve workers' conditions.
Make them feel like they have dignity, not just humanoid animals.
Naturally there will be people willing to enter the factory.
Textile and other industries require a large number of female workers.
The cabinet should also introduce corresponding policies to allow women to participate in industry.
As long as the number of one million workers and women reaches 300,000, this goal can be easily achieved."
When Wang Zhongce heard Su He's suggestion, his eyes lit up and he assured: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the cabinet is confident in completing the five-year industrial plan."
When Su He heard Wang Zhongce's words, he smiled and said happily: "This is the first five-year industrial plan.
As long as we, the Great China Dynasty, will follow one five-year plan after another.
In my lifetime, I can see the Great China Dynasty becoming an industrial country.
As long as the Dahua Dynasty becomes an industrial country, Dahua will be invincible."
Wang Zhongce was very puzzled. He didn't know why His Majesty had so much confidence in the industrialized countries.
He believes that the most important thing about industry is that it provides huge tax revenue.
If the court has money, it can do a lot of things. At least it can provide disaster relief in time without causing a large number of people to rebel.
After the Imperial Council ended, the cabinet and the Imperial Council began to implement the five-year industrial plan determined by the Imperial Council.
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