Huang Xiao smiled and said: "Okay, little brother, let me tell you more. The reason why I want to use Tianjin Wei as a reform pilot is because I have other ideas. Tianjin Wei's port is one of the reasons. In addition, Changlu Saltworks is also Within its jurisdiction, the port can test steam engines and ships, and it can also be used as a base to form a navy!
In addition, Tianjin Wei is rich in marine fishery resources, which can be said to be inexhaustible. We have mountains and rivers to rely on, which will definitely be a good thing for local development!
In addition, salt and iron have been state-owned since ancient times, which shows how huge the benefits are!
I have the most advanced salt field method here, which is much more advanced than the current salt field method and the common salt boiling method. If I reform the Changlu Salt Field with this method, I am sure that the output will increase dozens of times!
By then, the salt industry of our Ming Dynasty will be unified! People no longer have to pay high prices for salt, and the court can get huge profits and taxes!
The excess salt can be sold overseas in exchange for food and other supplies. By the way, the navy can also be trained to gain experience for future voyages across the ocean! "
The more Zhu Youxiao listened, the more excited he became. He clapped his hands and shouted, "Wonderful! Wonderful! My dear brother is truly a god! I never thought that there would be such calculations!"
Zhang Yan smiled slightly and said: "Huang Xiao is a wise man recognized by Taizu, so of course he has thought more carefully."
Huang Xiao smiled and said: "Tianjin Wei is a treasure land. The mountainous areas there contain a large amount of limestone mines for cement, which are the best materials for making cement! We can set up a cement factory locally to build buildings to and from the capital. cement road.”
This information was what Huang Xiao was looking for after he learned about the civil unrest in Tianjin. It was natural that he could talk about it now!
Cement limestone is the dominant mineral species among non-metallic minerals in Tianjin, and there are 5 mineral deposits with proven industrial reserves!
The ore body occurs in the limestone layer of the Tieling Formation of the Jizhou District in the Mesoproterozoic. The five mineral deposits with proven industrial reserves are: Dongyingfang, Zhuanshan, Tieling, Laohuding and Yushan, with proven reserves of 180 million tons, if made into cement and used for roads in the Ming Dynasty, Huang Xiao felt that it might not be used up in his lifetime.
Of course, this kind of mineral deposits are also widely distributed. They do not have to be mined in one place. They just want to develop Tianjin Wei. This can also be regarded as an advantage!
In modern times, cement limestone minerals have become an important resource for cement industry production in Tianjin.
"Ah! Okay! What a treasure!" Zhu Youxiao stood up snapping the case.
Huang Xiao looked at Zhang Yan and said, "Sister-in-law, I have to trouble you to record it."
Zhang Yanyan smiled and said: "Your Majesty said you're welcome, so what's the trouble?"
Huang Xiao nodded and said: "Let me talk about the arrangements first, and then the salt field method. Big brother, there are no outsiders here. The younger brother just said it straight. Tianjin Wei's geographical location and resources are extremely important. I suggest that the elder brother personally takes charge! There! Everything should be based on Dahuang Village, and the management system must be different. I don’t want to introduce the old bureaucracy! I want to make Tianjin Health Construction a pearl! Become a bright special zone!
And make a big splash, and then gradually establish special zones one by one. As long as there are successful cases, even if there is resistance, I don’t think the people will agree.
You think: We are also the people of the Ming Dynasty. Tianjin Wei is like a paradise on earth, but Hejian Mansion next to it is like a hell on earth. Do you think the people will be willing? "
"When the time comes, all obstacles that stand in the way of the will of the people will be torn to pieces! In this way, everything will naturally fall into place, and the great cause of reform can be completed without any effort!"
Zhu Youxiao clapped his hands and praised, saying: "Brother, this is a great idea! This is what you said about relying on the masses and mobilizing the masses!"
Zhang Yan smiled and said: "It can also be said that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it!"
Huang Xiao nodded, "Whoever stands on the side of the people will get the greatest support! He will have the greatest power!"
Zhu Youxiao said loudly: "Okay! Just do it like this! Brother Xian, continue!"
Huang Xiaodao: "If eldest brother has no objections, I want Liu Ping of the A-Ziying to lead the A-Ziying to govern the local area! This group of officers and soldiers have gone through systematic study and are qualified for this task. In addition, they are the witnesses and builders of the development of Dahuang Village. , I think they can execute it better!”
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Okay! Yes! Just Liu Ping!"
Huang Xiaodao: "In order to develop Tianjin Wei, we can build a railway and cement road from Tianjin Wei to Dahuangzhuang, the capital, so that the transportation of materials will be faster and Dahuangzhuang and Tianjin Wei can better support each other. It will also provide space for the construction of other Gain experience with railways and more!”
Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed and said: "This is good! Haha! Dear brother, ever since I saw that train, I have always dreamed of being able to sit on it myself!"
Huang Xiao smiled and said: "I'm looking forward to it too! We have set up a shipyard and navy in Tianjin Port. The seafood we catch on weekdays can reach the capital in half a day by rail. Haha, this is also a beautiful thing! And there are Once the railway is successfully constructed, a huge number of people from the capital will travel by railway. This is also a channel to promote the New Deal and can also benefit the railway!"
Zhu Youxiao felt itchy and couldn't help but giggle.
"Okay! Okay! That's great!"
Huang Xiao talked about some other arrangements, and Zhang Yan recorded them one by one.
"Let me first talk about the salt field method. Salt drying generally goes through seven processes: beach construction, beach consolidation, tide collection, brine production, brine measurement, crystallization and salt harvesting.
Beaches are built on flat coastal desert beaches and are built according to a certain number of beach pools. The pool ridges are generally about half a foot high, and are built into square pools. From top to bottom, each square pool is generally 8 steps long (each step is five feet)..."
As Huang Xiao spoke, Zhang Yan quickly recorded it. When he encountered something he didn't understand, Huang Xiao also explained it one by one.
"The resulting salt is not only as white as snow, but also has no impurities and no bitter taste. It is much better than the current coarse salt! Now that the sweet potato harvest is around the corner, we have almost a large number of troops at hand. If we can control the salt Iron Zhili, eldest brother, I have nothing else to say except congratulations to eldest brother!"
Zhang Yan chuckled.
Zhu Youxiao laughed loudly and said: "My dear brother, step by step, come down to earth, my Ming Dynasty will definitely prosper again! Haha, we are happy together, we are happy together!"
Zhu Youxiao used his seal to directly appoint Liu An as the governor of Tianjin. He gave Shang Fang a sword and asked people to pass the appointment and the terms recorded by Zhang Yan to Liu An and Sun Chengzong overnight, and they set off immediately!
Huang Xiao was about to say more when he heard a woman outside shouting in a high voice: "Your Majesty, I am so happy! I am so happy!"
The three of them looked at each other, and Zhu Youxiao said: "This is Madam Feng Sheng, please come quickly!"
The smile on Zhang Yan's face gradually dissipated and returned to her cold look.
Huang Xiao was moved in her heart. She was very curious about this strange nanny. When she just woke up, she was immediately invited to the imperial examination by Zhu Youxiao, and she didn't have time to get to know this woman.
Keshi walked in with a smile on her face.
