When Xu Guangqi, the governor of Shandong, Xu Keqiu heard what Xu Guangqi said, he thought about it seriously, and then said seriously: "I also think this place is good! Generals Ma Yun and Ye Wang were ordered by Taizu to sail from Penglai to Liaodong and arrived here with a smooth journey. Therefore, the name of this place was changed to Lushunkou. It can be seen that this place is an auspicious place and is very suitable for the naval base."
After Xu Guangqi looked around carefully, he nodded and said: "In that case, how about we jointly propose this place as a training and garrison place for the Guards Battalion Navy?"
"I will obey Mr. Ge's instructions!"
Xu Keqiu and Shen Yourong replied.
Then, Xu Guangqi said to Xu Keqiu: "But this area is relatively desolate. The Liao people are now basically concentrated in western Liaoning. Especially after the Eastern Han Dynasty invaded, this area was often plundered by bandits. If you want to garrison troops in this area, you have to start from In the long run, it will be better to have more and more people settle here. According to the Holy Will, if the border town is to be permanent, there must be people first, and then there will be business and farming, and then there will be money, food and taxes, and then it can be realized. The plan is to move the refugees from Shandong first. Therefore, Xu Zhongcheng, you must organize and recruit the refugees in Shandong as soon as possible to build ships and repair docks, and make mobilization and encouragement strategies. When the time comes, be ready to let the surplus people from Shandong move to Liaodong. Reclamation of wasteland is a solid frontier.”
"Yes! Mr. Ge, please rest assured."
Xu Keqiu replied.
After that, Xu Guangqi went to Liaodong to meet Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chuanting, and then returned to the capital via Shanhaiguan.
"Your Majesty, I recommend that Denglai Commander-in-Chief Shen Yourong also serve as the commander of the Jinzhou Guard, responsible for the construction of the naval garrison at Lushunkou. The refugees recruited by Shandong Yousi should be used for the construction of Lushunkou first, and then the reclaimed land should be divided It cultivated to achieve the purpose of solidifying the border. Now the Donglu no longer dared to go around Shenyang and Liaoyang and go deep into the hinterland of Jinzhou. It was the imperial court that took this opportunity to consolidate the coastal defense of Jinzhou in order to send a large army to suppress it by water in the future. Preparations for Donglu! In addition, a shipyard should be set up in Tianjin to specialize in building warships! Nowadays, there are many craftsmen gathering in Tianjin area and all kinds of workshops are complete, which is suitable for setting up a large shipyard."
After Xu Guangqi returned from meeting Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chuanting, he put forward his views after discussing with Xiong Tingbi and others.
Zhu Youxiao nodded in agreement: "This is naturally very appropriate, but it will cost a lot of money and food. How are the plans for expanding the government-owned textile industry going?"
Xu Guangqi therefore hurriedly took out a list and said: "These are all people who have recently expressed their intention to invest in the government-run textile industry. However, because there are many powerful people involved, I dare not make the decision without authorization. Please give me your Majesty's instructions."
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao took the list and looked at it. For a moment, he found that almost all of the names on the list were powerful.
However, Zhu Youxiao also found that all these intentional ones had one thing in common, that is, they were mainly northern gentry and gentry. They obviously intended to work with His Majesty the Emperor to seize the benefits of Jiangnan gentry, and did not care about Jiangnan gentry. He is also of the same class as himself.
Capitalists can sell the rope with which they hang themselves.
Nowadays, some shrewd northern relatives and gentry are no exception.
And Zhu Youxiao laughed because of this: "These elders and ministers who are still in the court and have not been dealt with by me are indeed smart! Including those relatives, there are also many smart people."
Then, Zhu Youxiao put the list on the table: "If you want to make extra money with me, you can, but if anyone is disloyal to me in the future and ignores the interests of Ming Dynasty, don't blame me for being rude! Now I want to make money with you It will be easy for me to make a fortune together, but it will not be so easy to get rid of my control in the future!"
"Your Majesty is wise! In that case, I will obey the order."
Xu Guangqi replied.
Zhu Youxiao nodded: "But there are also many people who are not involved, so we have to be on guard against these people."
"yes!"
Xu Guangqi replied again.
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"The imperial court should make bigger moves in the future, because whether it is the resettlement of refugees in Tianjin or the expansion of the Yulin Guards, a lot of money will be spent in the future. The emperor cannot be satisfied with what the Xu family has brought now. The cotton yarn is sharp, and the northern dignitaries and gentry who smell it will probably follow suit and join the emperor in taking away the benefits of sea trade that the Jiangnan gentry has monopolized for many years!"
Qian Longxi, then the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, spoke softly to his disciple Ni Wenhuan in his darkroom.
Ni Wenhuan nodded: "There are already such rumors. I heard that Xu Guangqi has been secretly contacting the British princes Zhang Weixian, Fang Congzhe, Li Ruhua and other powerful people, saying that he wants to distribute part of the benefits of sea trade to the emperor, part to the common people, and part to the common people. Share it with them!”
"How can this be done! The benefits of maritime trade have always been for the gentry in the south, and they are not too much for the common people. How can the imperial court take advantage of the people again! It's just that Jiangnan was levied and heavily taxed. The benefits of sea trade This is the preferential treatment for the gentry, how can you take it away! Our Majesty is really more greedy than the temple. Although he does not take the benefit of the mining tax, he directly takes the biggest benefit from us!"
Qian Longxi spoke solemnly.
"Man Gong has secretly organized the scholars to establish a new society. He must have taken some action. Qian Gong, we have to take action too! We can't just watch them take away the benefits of the Jiangnan gentry from me!"
Ni Wenhuan said anxiously.
Qian Longxi sighed: "Let's just wait and see what happens. The court is now controlled by Fang thieves and others. If we act without permission, our reputation will be ruined, and our power in Jiangnan will be greatly reduced again. Now even with us Zhao Gongshang, the official who came close, could only complain that he was sick, so what else could we do?"
"Shaozhongzai is a northerner. Although he used to be close to Ye Gong and other Donglin gentlemen, now that our Jiangnan gentry's interests have been taken away, he will naturally not feel the pain. It is normal to complain of illness, but we cannot sit idly by. Otherwise, how can we be worthy of the entire Jiangnan Shilin!"
Ni Wenhuan spoke excitedly.
When Qian Longxi heard what Ni Wenhuan said, he couldn't help but sigh again: "Forget it! What you said makes sense. As people from the Jiangnan gentry, we have to make plans for the Jiangnan gentry. Otherwise, why would we be such officials? Is it really necessary to be ruthless and unjust? To make the solitary man even more rampant from now on? It's definitely not possible openly, but we can do it behind the scenes. In this textile matter, the most important thing is who has enough cotton and raw silk raw materials in his hands. We have to find a way to get various shops in the south of the Yangtze River to stock up on raw silk and cotton, so that if the imperial court and the powerful gentry in the north want to do textile work in the south of the Yangtze River, even if they have good skills, there will be no cotton or raw silk for them to use for weaving!"
"Mr. Qian's strategy is very clever! We should be hoarding raw silk and cotton in large quantities. Anyway, in terms of financial resources, we are richer than them! What's more, most of the raw silk and cotton are in our hands."
Ni Wenhuan laughed because of this.
At this time, Qian Tingji, Qian Longxi's nephew, suddenly walked outside and knocked on the door: "Uncle!"
Qian Longxi and Ni Wenhuan quickly shut up.
Ni Wenhuan immediately hid behind the screen.
After all, Dongchang undercover agents are everywhere now, and Ni Wenhuan went directly through the back door when he came to see Qian Longxi. Many people in the Qian Mansion didn't know, so Qian Longxi had to be careful, even his nephew had to be on guard.
"Come in!"
After Ni Wenhuan hid behind the screen, Qian Longxi shouted: "Come in!"
Then, Qian Tingji walked in and said hurriedly: "Uncle, news just came from outside that An Bangyan, the chieftain of Shuixi, has rebelled, and there is another trouble in the southwest!"
"Well, I understand, please step back."
Qian Longxi couldn't hide his joy and nodded.
"Yes!" Qian Tingji left here and closed the door on his own initiative.
As soon as Qian Tingji left, Qian Longxi couldn't help but grinned completely: "After all, there are still restless toasts. I hope they can make a bigger fuss and don't make any noise like She Chongming did last time. None, we’ve been waiting for nothing for nothing.”
"This time is different. Shuixi Chieftain is the largest chieftain in the southwest. His strength is comparable to that of She Chongming's Yongning Chieftain. He may be able to make a big fuss."
With that said, Ni Wenhuan walked out from behind the screen and said something with a gloating smile.
"I hope, I hope this internal trouble can force the court to stop temporarily and not take away the benefits of the Jiangnan gentry."
Qian Longxi said something.
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