Chapter 617: The Troika of Industrial and Commercial Development
The reason why he made this arrangement was to ensure that local social conflicts were alleviated to a certain extent and to free up part of the surplus labor force.
He wants to use this surplus labor force to promote the development of industry and commerce in Ming Dynasty!
In addition, there are actually other reasons.
That is, Zhu Hongyu wanted to allocate territory in Jiangnan for the soldiers of the Liberation Army.
Replace some of their fields in Luzon and other places to the south of the Yangtze River.
As for the reasons, one is to win over the morale of the military, and the other is to drive nails south of the Yangtze River.
Although the land in Luzon can be harvested several times a year, compared with the value, it is definitely not as valuable as the fields in Jiangnan.
This will also be a big investment!
The required fields will certainly be indispensable!
Therefore, even if Zhu Hongyu rents instead of buying, he will not generously allocate land to the people in Jiangnan.
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The institute and the Ministry of Construction took the lead in submitting the plan. After the cabinet review and approval, Zhu Hongyu personally finalized the railway construction plan from Nanjing to Zhenjiang.
Look at the cost of this construction plan on the report.
Including the money and food that need to be spent, the manpower that needs to be mobilized, the railway sleepers needed for paving the road, the land acquisition issues in the places where the railway passes, etc...
The sum of these aspects is absolutely an astronomical figure!
With the current financial capabilities of the Ming Dynasty, it is not easy to build such a railway.
However, this kind of thing has to be done!
At present, the research institute has produced a steam locomotive test machine, which has been improved several times and is operating in relatively good condition.
Even when carrying heavy loads, its operating speed can reach ten kilometers per hour!
Now the steam trains of the Ming Dynasty have reached the threshold of being barely usable!
The main reason why we need to build such a railway now is to conduct experiments.
Prepare for the large-scale construction of railway networks in the future.
Accumulate experience in advance and lay a solid technical foundation.
However, even though he knew that it was necessary to start preparing to build a railway now, when Zhu Hongyu saw the relevant quotation, he still couldn't help but feel a pang of pain.
"With the current financial situation of the imperial court, does it have the spare capacity to build such a railway?"
Zhu Hongyu asked.
Building railways is very important, but before certain things, railways can only give way.
Zhu Hongyu must reserve a sum of money and food in advance to prepare for possible unexpected situations.
This ensures that even if a war breaks out or a large-scale disaster occurs, he will have enough money and food to meet the needs of the army for battle or for disaster relief.
Wang Ruxian said.
"Your Majesty, according to the financial plan submitted by the cabinet!"
"The financial situation of the Ming Dynasty is very healthy now, and the tax revenue is rising every year, especially the tax revenue from industry and commerce, which is growing very fast."
"Especially since the imperial court's fiscal and tax reforms have begun to be implemented, it is expected that Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue will rise again this year."
"Building such a short-distance railway from Nanjing to Zhenjiang will not affect the normal operation of Ming Dynasty's finances."
After Zhu Hongyu heard this, he nodded with satisfaction.
As an emperor, there are actually only two most important things.
One is the knife handle, and the other is the money bag!
Being able to control the army and having enough money and food to mobilize at any time was Zhu Hongyu's confidence to restore the Ming Dynasty.
The reason why today’s Ming Dynasty’s industrial and commercial taxes are rising steadily!
The most fundamental reason is that after the Ming Dynasty won the decisive battle in Jiangnan, it successfully recovered Jiangnan and brought the entire southeastern provinces under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
As we all know, for the development of industry and commerce, the most important factors are the troika of resources, market, and labor force.
The most that can be done is to add another technical factor that can be used as a catalyst.
The southeastern provinces started from the Tang and Song Dynasties until the rise of the Western Industrial Revolution in the late Qing Dynasty.
But it has always been the most prosperous, richest, most densely populated, most resource-rich region in the world, with the highest per capita literacy rate.
none of them!
Even after being washed with blood, the southeastern provinces of the Ming Dynasty could still be said to be as skinny as a camel than a horse.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that major European cities such as Paris and London at the same time were inconspicuous if placed in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the current southeastern provinces are dilapidated, they can still provide sufficient resources, markets, and labor force for the industrial and commercial development of the Ming Dynasty.
Coupled with the existence of technology as a catalyst!
After taking over several southeastern provinces, didn’t Ming’s industry and commerce begin to take off?
After industry and commerce take off, won't it be able to provide more and more tax revenue to the Ming Dynasty?
However, although Ming Dynasty's tax revenue was increasingly visible to the naked eye, Zhu Hongyu still had other ideas.
He wants to issue bonds!
Bonds were sold using the court's credibility as a guarantee.
Although at present, there is no financial pressure on the Ming Dynasty.
Even though the imperial court has been expanding its army and preparing for war, it has been organizing the place to repair official roads, repair water conservancy, etc...
But the imperial court’s finances are still considered healthy!
It's far from the point where you need to borrow money to live.
But having said that, who would dislike having more money?
If enough funds are injected, Zhu Hongyu can at least repair the Daming Palace first, if nothing else.
As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he has never lived in the palace, so that's not a big deal.
Zhu Hongyu proposed the concept of bonds and ordered the cabinet to evaluate whether it would be feasible for Ming Dynasty to issue bonds.
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After the victory in the Battle of Chang'an, Wu Sangui quickly captured the entire Guanzhong and restored Tongguan.
Guan Ning's army pursued the defeated Qing army and wanted to follow them into Shanxi.
As a result, Ao Bai organized a counterattack in Shanxi. Guan Ning's army was ambushed and defeated, and they had no choice but to retreat and return to Guanzhong.
Guan Ningjun's plan to invade Shanxi failed!
However, even though Guan Ning's army attacked Shanxi, it could not succeed.
But in Henan, due to the flat terrain of Henan, their offensive went quite smoothly.
Wu Guogui, Ma Bao, Wang Fuchen and others launched a three-pronged attack and defeated the Qing prefectures.
A large number of local and state capitals surrendered in defiance of the wind, and the established green battalions of the Qing army surrendered.
For a time, Wu Sangui was in the limelight!
Wu Sangui was dazzled by the successive military victories.
After he captured Guanzhong, he didn't think about how to repair civil affairs internally and organize the army to prepare for war.
Instead, they carried out large-scale construction and built palaces.
He ordered the mobilization of a large amount of manpower and material resources to repair and expand the original palace of the Ming and Qin princes.
At this time, Wu Sangui's thought was that I have been fighting for most of my life.
Now that he is old and has become an emperor, and he feels that he may not have many more years to live, he wants to enjoy it before he dies. Is it wrong?!
Wu Sangui did not listen at all to the persuasion of his subordinates.