"Your Majesty, Xiong Tingbi, is here to pay my respects."
In the midsummer of July of the second year of Tianqi, Xiong Tingbi returned to the capital, and not long after returning to the capital, he was summoned to the Political Affairs Hall by Zhu Youxiao.
"Flat body!"
Zhu Youxiao smiled and raised his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xiong Tingbi stood up and looked up, and then he saw His Majesty the Emperor whom he had always wanted to see.
For Xiong Tingbi, His Majesty the Emperor, who had met him in person, had protected him, the Liaodong manager, in various reckless ways, including killing officials, and trusted him since he came to the throne. Therefore, this made him Although he didn't understand why Zhu Youxiao trusted him so much, it did not affect his gratitude and respect for His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youxiao, whom he had never met before.
As the saying goes, a scholar will die for his confidant.
Xiong Tingbi really burst into tears at this time because of Zhu Youxiao's almost paranoid trust in him before, and he even choked up when he thanked him.
Although Xiong Tingbi always had a serious face in Liaodong, now he really looked like he was crying in front of Zhu Youxiao.
"The current situation in Liaodong can be stabilized because of Aiqing's contribution. Now calling Aiqing back to Beijing to take charge of the military department is to further revive the Ming Dynasty's martial arts in the future, and to prepare for the complete pacification of the Eastern captives in the future. Aiqing has been in Liaodong for a long time, so naturally I know more about military affairs, so I don’t know what advice Ai Qing has for the next affairs of the imperial court to pacify Liao Dynasty?"
Zhu Youxiao asked.
Xiong Tingbi was very fortunate that His Majesty the Emperor had never been impatient and wanted to quickly quell the Donglu troubles. He did not despise the Donglu people like most of the scholar-officials living in the pass. Moreover, he was not like the scholar-officials who did not know the Ming Dynasty because they had been enjoying their honor for a long time. Therefore, he was not blamed because he only defended the existing Liaodong and did not completely wipe out the Eastern captives.
This surprised Xiong Tingbi. He did not expect that although his majesty lived deep in the inner palace, he had a clear understanding of the Eastern captives in Liao land that was different from ordinary people.
In fact, Xiong Tingbi had learned about His Majesty the Emperor's behavior through Di Bao, and felt that His Majesty not only did not despise Donglu like most of the people in power, but was even a little pessimistic! They were so pessimistic that they paid too much attention to the Donglu, and even seemed to regard the Donglu as a threat to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty in the future. Therefore, they did not hesitate to offend the scholars and leave eternal infamy by expropriating Fu Fu, forcibly clearing the land in Nanzhili, and transferring a large amount of money and food. Used for military training and peace of mind.
Therefore, Xiong Tingbi has no plans to tell Zhu Youxiao about the hidden dangers of Donglu.
Xiong Tingbi replied at this time: "Your Majesty, before I returned to the capital, I thought that it would be very difficult for the Ming Dynasty to wipe out the Eastern Barbarians due to their current power. This is because the Eastern Barbarians are not nomadic Tartars. It has its own farmers and craftsmen, and its internal laws and regulations are prohibited. In addition, the slave chief Nurhachi knows soldiers and is good at fighting. Therefore, it will take a lot of effort to prevent the Ming Dynasty from growing stronger. However, since I returned to the capital, I believe that the Donglu can be destroyed in the future. , and it does not need to take too long, because our Ming Dynasty has a wise master who not only knows how to make people good, but also knows how to enrich the people and raise the army. I have seen along the way back to the capital this time that hundreds of thousands of refugees who used to beg for food by the canal in the capital are now actually After living and working in peace and contentment, the once desolate saline-alkali land has turned into a prosperous market, which is enough to see the ability of our emperor to govern the world! The Ming Dynasty will surely enter its peak again! Although the Donglu slave chiefs are ambitious and their thieves are capable of fighting and farming, but But in this small area, as long as my Ming Dynasty becomes strong again, I can naturally destroy it!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and asked: "In view of my love for you, what should I do?"
"In my humble opinion, as your Majesty and the princes in the court are doing now, we should use land and water simultaneously to cooperate with Mongolia and North Korea to continue to shrink the Eastern captives! Because Liaodong is heavily defended, the Eastern captives will surely plunder Mongolia due to lack of food in the future. And North Korea, especially North Korea, the Mongolian nomads are not easy to be plundered, but North Korea has been at peace for many years, and it has a lot of grain reserves in the country. We, the Ming Dynasty, must prevent the Donglu bandits from plundering North Korea in the future, and to stop this, we need to use force on foot and cavalry. In addition, there must be strong water masters.”
Xiong Tingbi replied.
"very good!"
Zhu Youxiao said something and laughed.
Zhu Youxiao had already decreed the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Naval Academy, and before Xu Guangqi left the capital to be responsible for the cultivation and promotion of sweet potatoes, he asked Xu Guangqi to recommend that the Ming Dynasty military attache who was good at water warfare be appointed as the chief instructor of the Naval Academy. Train naval officer cadets to prepare for the future development of the Ming Navy.
Therefore, Ming Dynasty's naval force directly under the command of Zhu Youxiao is already in progress.
Of course, whether it is the expansion of the Guards Battalion into a Guards Town, or the construction of warships and naval forces, a large amount of money and food are needed to support it.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao needs the prearranged new textile technology to bring more profits to the government-owned textile industry as soon as possible.
Fortunately, because the Ming Dynasty quickly put down An Bangyan's rebellion, and the Liao Dynasty continued to win battles, many northern dignitaries were more enthusiastic than before to support the emperor's government-run textile industry to seize the benefits of maritime trade among the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.
Many northern dignitaries began to invest more, vying for a bigger share of the government-run textile industry.
"My Lord is not here for money, but mainly because I want to support His Majesty in training new soldiers and quelling the Donglu as soon as possible. Therefore, I decided to invest another two hundred thousand taels!"
British Duke Zhang Weixian rushed to Tianjin in person and started talking after seeing Xu Guangqi.
"My father also wants to add something more. The total dividends from Chongwen Temple, totaling 300,000 taels, will be invested in the government-owned textile factory. Our Fang family cannot lag behind others in this kind of loyalty."
Fang Shihong also spoke to Xu Guangqi.
"And we...we also want to show our loyalty!"
Just when Xu Guangqi was about to speak, some gorgeously dressed people directly surrounded his sedan.
Seeing this, Xu Guangqi could only say: "Excuse me, your Majesty, the number of shares in government-run industries allowed by your Majesty is only that much, and it cannot be more. Therefore, if you increase it like this, it will only make the price per share higher. You have to think carefully!" "
However, none of these people wanted their share to be reduced, and they were all optimistic about the prospects of government-run industries in the future. To be precise, they were optimistic about the fate of the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, so they continued to add more money, and even got into arguments over this, and even almost used force. Conflicts among the powerful began to intensify, especially between civil servants and Wu Xun. The civil servants directly scolded Wu Xun for being greedy and wanting to take advantage of government-owned properties despite having so much land. Wu Xun complained that the civil servants were greedy for profit and were gentle scum.
As a result, Zhu Youxiao, the instigator, received a large amount of start-up capital to start government-run industries without even having to use internal funds.
Finally, Zhu Youxiao asked Xu Guangqi to use the funds to arrange for his family to expand the cotton yarn industry and new weaving industry in Songjiang.
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certainly.
When Zhu Youxiao and the northern dignitaries attempted to seize the benefits of Jiangnan gentry's maritime trade under the guise of establishing government-run industries, the officials who represented the interests of the Jiangnan gentry were naturally very angry.
"It's really too much! They're just like a pack of jackals!"
Qian Longxi, who was always calm and composed, also threw the tea cup in his darkroom. His family was from a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River, and he did not want to see the benefits of textiles taken away by the emperor and a group of northern dignitaries.
"The sky has no eyes to allow such a tyrannical king and treacherous ministers to succeed. The barbarians in the southwest and the captives who established the state cannot touch its foundation in the slightest!"
Ni Wenhuan also echoed.
"How are you stocking up on cotton yarn and raw silk?"
Qian Longxi suddenly asked.
"Starding up."
Ni Wenhuan said.
"We have to speed up our hoarding! How come the powerful nobles and nobles in the south of the Yangtze River have to raise tens of millions of taels to prepare to hoard cotton yarn and raw silk? In terms of financial resources, the tyrant and the traitorous ministers around him are no match for us!"
Qian Longxi said.
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"Are you saying that the prices of cotton yarn and raw silk have started to rise sharply recently?"
Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Zhongxian.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wei Zhongxian replied.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Youxiao sneered, and then ordered: "The cabinet will draft an edict and announce it to the world. It is strictly prohibited to hoard cotton and raw silk. Once found out, they will be severely punished, ranging from exile to exile to confiscating their homes and executing them!" "
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