The communication method of the signal tower can only be used when the weather is suitable, and can quickly transmit messages over long distances.
Communication in Dongjiang Town has always been a problem that has been eager to be solved.
Therefore, the construction of signal towers is the top priority in Dongjiang Town. After the construction in Dengzhou, there will be a series of islands in Dengzhou extending to the Liaodong Peninsula.
As far as the current construction progress is concerned, the signal tower has been built to the Imperial City Island, the northernmost tip of the Miao Island Islands. Therefore, as long as Zheng Zhilong arrives here and the weather is good, he can deliver messages to the capital.
As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard Wang Chengen's report, he roughly guessed what was going on. At the same time, he was also curious about how much important information Zheng Zhilong could learn from a trip to Jianlu in Liaodong, so he ordered Wang Chengen: "That's right!"
As soon as Wang Chengen heard this, he immediately walked back to the stairs and passed on the decree.
The messages transmitted by the signal tower can only be as brief as possible. If there is really something important, the message must be transmitted in another way or reported directly in person. Because the more content the message transmitted by the signal tower, the higher the possibility of errors. Once
If the message is sent incorrectly, the consequences can be serious.
At this time, after being interrupted by Zheng Zhilong's incident, Emperor Chongzhen had also finished shooting the video, and returned to the Forbidden City with his cabinet members to hold an imperial meeting of the six ministries and nine ministers in the Wenhua Palace.
Feeling that there was likely to be a Three Kingdoms War in the next few years, Emperor Chongzhen decided to discuss with his ministers the implementation of the first Five-Year Plan and the planning of the second Five-Year Plan.
All in all, three years have passed since the first five-year plan, and there are still two years to go. The main goal set before is to clear out the bandits and at least bring peace to the pass.
Now it seems that it has basically been done. The bandits who were raging at the beginning were able to surrender, kill and escape. Now only Li Zicheng, the largest group of bandits, is left, fleeing in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty and colluding with the local chieftains.
At the same time, it has not been finally cleared out.
With the biggest goal of wiping out the bandits, hunting down rabbits, and also completing the process of returning home, is something that most people never thought of.
In order to complete the reform of the land and ensure long-term stability in the governance of the chieftain territory, the imperial court, with the cooperation of the Ming Royal Official Academy, trained officials on a large scale and then sent them to serve as officials in the chieftain territory.
As for the rectification of the place, it was also completed under the general goal of wiping out bandits. Coupled with this was the increase in court salary and the reform of the privileges and exemptions for officials and gentry.
Listening to Chief Assistant He Fengsheng reporting on these major events, many people found it a bit strange.
Under normal circumstances, it is very difficult to complete just one of these things. But now, five years have not passed, and all of these things have been completed before my eyes!
It turns out that when everyone in the imperial court works together, they can accomplish so many things!
Different from their understanding, Emperor Chongzhen knew the reason better.
Not only because there was no party struggle in the court and it became his sole voice. It was also because of the advancement of science and technology with the help of Liu Weichao.
For example, advances in steel smelting and military industry allowed Emperor Chongzhen to take control of the military and organize an army loyal to the imperial power.
Railways, cement roads, etc. were also built, making the dispatch of materials and troops throughout the Ming Dynasty more convenient than before.
With military power guaranteed, Emperor Chongzhen's backbone was very strong and he could ensure the effectiveness of his actions, whether he was targeting bandits or captives, or local officials and gentry.
Not to mention anything else, it is just a matter of rectifying the local area. If there is not a strong army to guarantee it, if we just rely on the local government, let alone five years, even ten, fifteen years may not be able to complete the rectification, and the effect is even less likely.
It would be so good.
Of course, another very important reason why this five-year plan can be implemented so ideally is that he was able to promote talents according to Liu Weichao's recommendations. In terms of Emperor Chongzhen's ability to recognize people, he was like a cheat.
of addition.
These two important reasons cannot have such a big effect without either one.
At this time, after listening to He Fengsheng's report on the current progress, Emperor Chongzhen emphasized to them: "It is better to pursue the poor bandits with the remaining brave men. The goal of the remaining two years must be to cooperate with all parties to eliminate the southwestern bandits and chieftains.
All yamen should take this as their goal and must not neglect anything. In particular, the delegation of officials must be strengthened."
He had to emphasize this matter.
There are always people who believe that the bandits have been oppressed by the imperial army in the remote and remote areas in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty. They are no longer of importance to the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the level of emphasis is obviously not as high as before. One of the things reflected is that
The selection of officials in the southwest has been relaxed.
In the past, Emperor Chongzhen personally supervised various policies and forced officials to serve in the southwest.
However, serving in the southwest is a hard job after all. If possible, even with subsidies, most officials may not want to go. As long as the court relaxes, the number of officials going to the southwest will be reduced immediately.
Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's words, Zuo Maodi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, hesitated for a moment, and finally coughed, and went out to report to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, regarding the southwest war, the ministers have already done the accounting, and only Yunnan has not yet been calculated.
Completed the reform and return to the countryside. The number of officials selected and trained now should be enough for Yunnan!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately looked at Zuo Maodi and asked: "What about the three announcements and six consolations? Are the officials who have made the three announcements and six consolations ready?"
"..." Upon hearing this, Zuo Maodi was stunned.
Thanks to his profound knowledge, he knew the three announcements and six consolations that Emperor Chongzhen said.
The so-called three Xuanwei Divisions refer to the Xuanfu Division of Midian, the Xuanfu Division of Ganya, and the Xuanfu Division of Longchuan; among them, the Six Divisions refer to the Xuanwei Division of Cheche, the Xuanwei Division of Myanmar, the Xuanwei Division of Mubang, and the Xuanwei Division of Babai Dadian.
This establishment established during the Zhengtong period had long ceased to exist in name only as the national power of the Ming Dynasty weakened. During the Jiajing period, Mangrui established the Toungu dynasty, and the chieftains of the Ming dynasty, including the Three Xuan and Six Wei dynasties, all submitted to the Toungu dynasty. After that, it was the Toungu dynasty that controlled these places.
The land reform was carried out and it became the territory of the Toungoo Dynasty.
Now that Emperor Chongzhen has raised this matter again, it is obvious that he wants to destroy the Toungoo dynasty and restore jurisdiction over Dongwu.
Emperor Chongzhen did not say hello to this point in advance. Of course, Zuo Maodi subconsciously did not count these places as part of the reform.
After hearing this, Ni Yuanlu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, coughed and went out to Zuo Maodi to report: "Your Majesty, those places are truly barren and barren. The imperial court has direct jurisdiction over these places. I'm afraid it will cost more every year."
How much treasury silver..."
For now, the war in Yunnan and Guizhou is a waste of money, and it is currently a major drain on the national treasury.
Now that I finally have some money, there are still many places to spend the money. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he really does not agree with the imperial court to mention the three announcements and six consolations again, let alone the reform of these places.
If there was no military advisor like Liu Weichao, then Emperor Chongzhen probably had the same idea as them.
However, now Emperor Chongzhen's vision is far beyond that of these ministers. After hearing their words, he said calmly: "Who said those places are barren mountains and rivers? In my eyes, they are all treasures. Although the initial investment will be more money and food. , but do you know that the rewards in the future will benefit future generations?"
With Liu Weichao here, he knew exactly where there were minerals.
Dongwu, also known as Myanmar in later generations, is still very rich in natural resources, including oil, natural gas, tungsten, tin, lead, silver, nickel, antimony, gold, iron, chromium, jade, etc. The most famous one is naturally jade. , the best in the world.
Of course, the most important thing is the geographical location of Dongwu. After the Ming Dynasty occupied Dongwu, it would have the outlet of the Indian Ocean, greatly shortening the journey to the Middle East.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen did not insist, and continued: "Now that there is no scattered toast, I will not include it in the goals that must be completed in the past two years. However, the reserve of officials must be prioritized. Once Sun Qing's side has wiped out the bandits and the chieftains who were dissatisfied with the king's rule, and the next step is to use troops against Dong Wu. And the most important key to using troops is not to defeat Dong Wu, but to govern, do you understand?"
Hearing this, Ni Yuanlu breathed a sigh of relief and retreated. Her relationship with the Ministry of Revenue was no longer so great. Since the emperor said there were treasures there, she would definitely make money.
After Zuo Maodi heard this, he quickly agreed, saying that he would strengthen the selection and training of officials for future use.
Later, Emperor Chongzhen asked the Minister of Industry about the situation of railway and highway construction across the country.
Generally speaking, in the first five-year plan, railways and roads were mainly built along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, all in the most prosperous areas of the Ming Dynasty. Generally speaking, it is almost accessible from Jiangnan to the capital. Of course , disconnection in large water systems does not count.
To the west, the railway has been built to Luoyang and is ready to be extended to Tongguan and into the Qin Dynasty.
As for cement roads, since local government offices can build them themselves, places with money will build them faster, and places without money will build them slower.
After listening to these reports, Emperor Chongzhen was concerned about one thing and said to them: "With the application of flying shuttles and spinning machines, I have received reports from factory guards that in the south of the Yangtze River, there are more and more cases of changing rice to mulberry. .Here, I want to emphasize that food fields must be guaranteed. Don’t forget the tragedy of people starving in the past few years!”
The reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to recover was that many people died in wars and famines, which reduced food consumption; and the other reason was that the Zheng family continuously transported food back from Nanyang.
Emperor Chongzhen was very sensitive to famine. After seeing the report from the factory guard, he decided to emphasize this matter.