The Spring Festival of the eighth year of Jianji (908) came in a lively and peaceful atmosphere.
In this year, Shao Shude was forty-nine in real life and fifty-one in false years. He had hundreds of thousands of troops, covering most of the world.
He speaks the truth and is majestic.
No matter how unruly a martial artist is, he behaves like a cat in front of him.
No matter how cunning a civil servant is, he swallows his saliva when he sees his axe.
No matter how beautiful a woman is, if he falls in love with her, no matter whether you like it or not, you have to serve her with a smile.
He is such a person, he speaks kindly, has far-reaching plans, is determined, and will not give up until he achieves his goal.
His prestige does not all come from the axe.
In fact, judging from the atmosphere these days, force and killing cannot scare people. There are too many people in the world who can be beaten. Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan's hundreds of thousands of troops were also beaten to ashes.
If Shao Shude dared to achieve things by force alone, he would probably have fled back to Guanbei on a camel by now, relying on the strong Tongwan City to survive.
His great power comes from all walks of life who support him. Because he has truly changed the fate of a large number of people, benefited them, and transformed their lives.
Kansai is the base and strongly supports him.
People in Henan tend to support him.
The people of Hedong were neutral and did not oppose him.
So even if the people of Hebei criticize him a little, it won't cause a big stir.
This is the general trend, the people's hearts, and prestige. Therefore, when he carried out institutional reforms, no one raised any objections.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Shao Shude arrived in Zhigu County, southeast of Beiping Prefecture. Nian, he no longer thought much about it, it was just that, he just wanted to do things now.
The weather this year has been good, not too cold, and no large-scale freezing phenomenon has been seen on the Liaohai Sea. Even in places where Danshui rivers flow into the sea, there are only a few fine floating ice.
In Shao Shude's memory, it was even warmer than the 21st century, because ice conditions often came to the Bohai Sea in winter at that time, affecting shipping.
"Have you figured out the ocean currents in the Liaohai Sea?" Shao Shude asked, standing on the top of the pagoda near the dock.
There were many people following him, but Zhao Feng, the local official, Ma Wanpeng from the Ship and Boat Department, Zhu Liang, the military envoy to the Pinghai Navy, Ye Lijingchen, the supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and others stood at the front, ready for inquiries at any time.
"Your Majesty, according to the investigations in the past few years, there is an east-west ocean current in the Liaohai Sea, flowing in from the outside and heading straight to the offshore sea of Laoting County, Pingzhou. After arriving here, due to the obstruction of the coast, the ocean current divided into two streams.
It turns around from the southwest and flows to the northeast, reaching the west coast of Andong Prefecture. One stream first turns to the southwest and flows south along the Cangzhou coast. After being blocked by land, it flows eastward." Zhu Liang said: "Every time it touches the shore, it flows southward.
, the speed of the ocean current will drop a lot, so the ocean current flowing in from the open sea is the strongest. Even if there is a headwind, as long as you lower the sail and follow the ocean current, you can reach the offshore ports of Pingzhou, Jizhou, Peiping, and Cangzhou.
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"All these years have not been in vain." Shao Shude praised.
The first thing when sailing is to understand the hydrology and weather conditions of the target sea area. The direction and speed of the ocean currents are the most important.
In fact, the ocean currents in the Liaohai Sea are far from as simple as Zhu Liang said. The offshore ocean currents are very complex and the flow direction is changeable. It is not that simple to make good use of them.
There is also the issue of prevailing winds. In winter like this, the wind mainly blows from the land, but this is only in most cases. In seasons where northwest winds prevail, southeasterly winds will occasionally blow. Like this one, which will be anchored in Zhigu Port
If a ship suddenly encounters a southeasterly wind, it will not be able to leave the port with the wind.
However, after several years of accumulation, Ping Haijun has been able to achieve what he is now, which is already good, and there is no need to demand more.
"Since your ambitions are not on the battlefield..." Shao Shude pondered for a moment and said: "Then allocate some manpower. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is about to establish a shipping administration, so they can work here."
Zhu Liang's face turned red when he heard this and said, "My ambition is not on the battlefield." Alas!
"I obey." He agreed immediately without any hesitation.
"Supervisor Yeli, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is getting bigger and bigger, so you have to be more careful." Shao Shude said: "In March, four new maritime express ships will be delivered, and you have to make good use of them.
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"I obey the decree." Nori Nori is sixty-four years old this year, and his energy is not as good as before, but he is still running around without stopping.
Shao Shude still remembers what he looked like when he first met Ye Li Jingchen.
He was a middle-aged handsome man who ruled a tribal alliance of about 200,000 people. This strength was actually quite considerable. During the Xuanzong Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty briefly revived, its financial situation improved, and the west was recovered.
After losing a lot of territory, Hengshan suppressed the Dangxiang rebellion in one fell swoop. The process was quite bloody and many people were killed. The Dangxiang tribe was afraid and did not dare to resist the imperial court. Only then did Shao Shude successfully win over.
Of course, the Yeli family is not at a disadvantage either. They have been married to the Tian family for two consecutive generations. A large number of their children are working hard in the army, and many members of the clan serve as local officials. Although there are fewer and fewer tribesmen under their control, the family is really getting better and better.
It's getting more and more prosperous. It seems to be good for them, a rich man who originally lived in a poor mountain valley.
It is impossible for the Hengshan party to develop. The conditions in all aspects are too poor. The Tuoba family and the Zhe family have more opportunities than them. And after they develop, they will inevitably point their expansionary forces at Hengshan and try to annex them.
Instead of doing that, it is better to find someone who offers the best price to sell it and make more profit.
"After the first batch of four ships is delivered, the second batch will deliver eight ships. Ping Haijun will just be patient for now, and then replace the old ships after all the ships from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are in place." Shao Shude added: "
Don't interfere with the hunting of fish, whales, and marine animals in the Whale Sea. It belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Shao Shude added: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs also needs to strive for success. It should be trained first. The number of personnel can be overstaffed, with 2-3 per position.
Everyone can do it. It is better for people to wait for the ship than for the ship to wait for people. In the future, you must find a way to take over the benefits of Annan pepper. Big money has been made by the big cannibals, is it fair?"
"Yes." Nori Susukaomi responded.
Everyone else looked at him with envy.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is growing every year. When it was first planned for establishment, there were only about ten people including the governor and the chancellor, and there was not even a government office.
But at this time, Changxia Trading Company, an institution that made money every day, was incorporated first, laying a material foundation for the expansion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Then Huangzhuang began to be established continuously, spreading across Beiping Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture, Bianzhou, Dezhou, Di
There are no less than ten prefectures and other places - the Imperial Village is all under the jurisdiction of the Camp and Field Administration under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In addition to the Camp and Field Office, there is also the Yuhou Division.
Because the emperor often selects war orphans and young captives as villagers, they are easier to train. Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs recruits military talents, such as Youzhou surrender general Zhou Zhiyu, etc., and regularly organizes juvenile drills and training. The training is very strict, so the Yuhou Division was specially established.
Responsible for training.
The Weaving Department was established last year. The Shaofu assigned a group of craftsmen to come here. The Ministry of Internal Affairs also hired craftsmen from the private sector, recruited apprentices, ordered looms, and focused on sweaters and fur suits. It was considered a profit-making organization.
Now that the Shipping Department has been established, it is obviously planning to enter the shipping industry.
Considering that the ownership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs belongs to the royal family, this half-official and half-business institution is completely a tool to implement Shao Shude's personal will.
He doesn't want to keep these benefits to himself.
In fact, taking all the benefits to yourself will only make you alienate others. It is not appropriate to get no benefits at all.
The best way is to share the benefits equally.
Considering that many people are relatively conservative, their vision is limited to one-third of an acre, they have to scratch the surface of Tian Shefu, and they are not very enthusiastic about businesses with certain risks. Therefore, Shao Shude believes that it should be operated through the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a few years to show the
With the money-making effect, it will be much easier to convince others.
People in the Tang Dynasty did not shy away from talking about business. There were times when prime ministers and wall-painting men would argue and bargain over daily wages, which was not a shame at all.
After seeing the results, he can naturally add people he thinks are worth winning over and give them shares. Each person will receive dividends according to a certain proportion and receive the dividends - the shares are of course registered and are not allowed to be transferred for the time being.
In fact, it is a joint-stock enterprise. This concept is not yet known and needs to be popularized, but it is a very basic concept and easy to understand.
Shao Shude once thought about it. Most of the time places like Annan are abandoned because they are unprofitable. But if it is profitable, can we sit back and relax? Not necessarily.
You have to know who are the people who call the shots in this country. You have to let them really benefit before you can implement the policy.
Historically, Germany was unified relatively late, and the good colonies had been carved up by Britain and France. When they went out to colonize the sea, most of what was left were unproductive places, such as Southwest Africa, the Pacific Islands, etc.
When Germany colonized Southwest Africa, if you look at their financial balance, they were actually losing money. Take Namibia as an example. Because of the large-scale construction of railways, roads, docks and other facilities, the highest losses exceeded 100 million marks in the year. But why didn’t the German government
Abandon this colony?
One is because of national pride, and the other is because members of Congress earn money.
When the colonies suffered losses, it was the German Empire's finances that suffered losses, but the congressmen who engaged in mining and contracted infrastructure in the colonies made a lot of money.
They are the masters of this country and truly influential figures.
In everything, we must grasp the key points.
Even if the Annan people rebel in the future, and the imperial court sends troops to suppress it, military expenditures will be huge, they will not be able to make ends meet, and they will suffer serious losses. As long as the top wealthy families in Daxia can still make money in Annan, then they will push the imperial court to continue to send troops to suppress them and never give up.
Anyway, the military expenses are borne by the common people across the country, but the commercial profits are their own. It is obvious what they will do.
If you feel you owe something to the people, then Shao Shude has another trick: publicly issue some stocks so that more people can share the benefits.
Moreover, he will personally supervise the issuance of this part of the stock and will not let the bureaucrats make a farce of issuance in the middle of the night.
Historically, Tsarist Russia established the Sino-Russian Daosheng Bank in China. According to the agreement, it needed to be publicly issued so that the Chinese could also share the benefits. The Russians agreed, but they placed the issuance location in Petersburg in the middle of the night and only sold
After a few hours, it was announced that no Chinese people were buying.
In the face of huge interests, bureaucrats can really do such a thing!
"I have been in the army for thirty years and have been invincible. All the new things I have come up with are of great benefit." Shao Shude turned around and said in an extremely confident and even conceited tone: "Those who go against me will have their families destroyed. Those who follow me will lose their lives.
, the wealth is extremely high. The benefits of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be seen by everyone in the future. I never eat alone, the benefits belong to everyone, and I only take a share. Everyone has followed me for so many years, come and go in the wind and rain, and my descendants will enjoy the wealth and honor.
, It’s human nature. Just do your job well. After three months, the army will be dispatched to conquer the Bohai Sea. This is the first real big deal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I will only demonstrate it once. Everyone, watch carefully and don’t blink."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Everyone believed the sage's words to the fullest. He never made arrogant words and had excellent reputation. Just follow him and you won't suffer any loss.