Li Miao had a happy honeymoon. I started reporting to the Ministry of Industry in mid-March. The person who received him was Zeng Tianqi, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was also the direct superior of Li Miao, the doctor of the maintenance department of the Ministry of Industry. What follows is some encouragement and explanation.
Li Miao understood completely. It turns out that Zeng Tianqi, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, was also one of the backstage staff of the Ministry of Industry's Maintenance Department. Zhou Zehua, the current doctor in the Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry, is nothing more than an agent of interest. There should be many people who want to eat this cake.
Zeng Tianqi just told Li Miao in a vague way that the water in the Ministry of Works and Maintenance Department was very deep. I am also worried that Li Miao is young and energetic. In addition, Li Miao had Li Shouzhong and Lin Ruhai standing behind him. Strength cannot be underestimated either. Everyone is unhappy if they make a fuss.
Zeng Tianqi Chengruo said that Li Miao would also have a considerable amount of gray income every year. Let Li Miao work more on technological innovation. As a result, Li Miao's division of labor was already clear.
Didn't Li Miao invent the dough rolling machine and the wheelbarrow? Continue to use your own expertise to engage in technological innovation and invention in the Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry. As for other affairs of the Ministry of Works and Maintenance Department, forget about it. Anyway, you also have a share of gray income.
Thus, Li Miao began a step-by-step career in the Ministry of Works and Maintenance Department. I started by reading books at the Ministry of Industry. Mainly focusing on the research on the formula of Sanhe soil. The technology in this area is already quite mature.
It is a low-grade cement made from a combination of natural raw materials. Mainly used in city building. It is far from the cement Li Miao wants to make. The cement Li Miao wants to make is fired from stone. Then shatter into foam.
Once you have a direction, all that's left is to keep trying. Li Miao bought several old craftsmen who fired lime. Started trying to bake cement. After more than two months of constant trying. It has already achieved initial results.
However, the quality of the cement is still unsatisfactory. But the rest is through constant trying. So, Li Miao arranged for these craftsmen to go to the Liaodong Bureau. Let them go to the Liaodong Bureau to continue trial and error.
It is only a matter of time before high-quality cement is developed. The Liaodong Bureau is the place that needs cement the most among Li Miao's forces. Today's cement quality is not a big problem for paving.
Next, Liaodong Bureau began to produce low-quality cement while making improvements in production. Li Miao also began to relax and calm down.
In April, there will be another major event in the DPRK. Concubine Zhen passed away. Concubine Zhen was the favorite concubine of the Supreme Emperor from the Zhen family in Jiangnan. The Zhen family is the first aristocratic family in Jiangnan. Therefore, the passing of Concubine Zhen is of profound significance.
Especially in the current Great Zheng Dynasty, the north is facing threats from foreign races. Moving the capital became inevitable. Therefore, the first aristocratic family in Jiangnan became the target that the emperor had to clean up. In addition, the Zhen family was extremely powerful in the south of the Yangtze River and was as wealthy as the enemy.
During the reign of the Supreme Emperor, he went to the south of the Yangtze River several times. As the first aristocratic family in Jiangnan, the Zhen family. It is also the natal family of Concubine Zhen. When the Supreme Emperor went to Jiangnan, the Zhen family received him three times. The Zhen family spent nearly ten million taels of silver on this.
The Supreme Emperor also knew that the Zhen family spent a lot of money, so it was inevitable to favor the Zhen family. Needless to say, the power given to them, otherwise the Zhen family would not be able to become the first family in Jiangnan. Material compensation was also given.
Nearly ten million taels of silver was not a small amount. The court at that time could not afford such a large amount of money at once. Therefore, the Supreme Emperor used salt to compensate.
So later the emperor sent Lin Ruhai to Jiangnan to serve as the censor of salt inspection. The purpose is also mainly aimed at the Zhen family. The Zhen family has a lot of salt in their hands, which means a lot of silver.
The Zhen family has been controlling the salt administration in Jiangnan for a long time. No one would mind having too much money, so there was a conflict of interest with Lin Ruhai. It can also be said to be Lin Ruhai's main opponent in Jiangnan. Lin Ruhai almost died at the hands of the Zhen family in the end.
If it hadn't been for Li Miao's appearance, Lin Ruhai would have died at the hands of the Zhen family in Jiangnan.
Now with the passing of Concubine Zhen. The Jiangnan Zhen family also felt in danger. Now the Emperor has basically stopped speaking. The emperor's power began to grow. Especially since the imperial court is about to move its capital.
The emperor began to pay more and more attention to Jiangnan. Many important ministers began to be sent to Jiangnan to take power. There will inevitably be conflicts with the local forces in Jiangnan. As the first aristocratic family in the south of the Yangtze River, the Zhen family has to bear the brunt of this.
In fact, in her later years, Concubine Zhen also repeatedly persuaded the Zhen family to give up some of their interests in Jiangnan. But the Zhen family is also riding a tiger with difficulty, and it is so easy to let go of power. Besides, the Zhen family now has a large group of families following behind them.
How can the current Zhen family just let it go? How many people are willing to let go of their life of great wealth and power?
Soon after the death of Princess Zhen, Japanese pirates began to break out in the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River. In previous years, pirates and Japanese pirates often roamed the coastal areas. People in the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River suffered deeply.
These Japanese pirates committed all kinds of evil, burning, killing, looting, raping and plundering women, and the people in coastal areas suffered greatly. However, the scale of Japanese pirates this year is unprecedented, and they are not just causing trouble in coastal areas.
In previous years, Japanese pirates and pirates committed evil in coastal areas and harmed the people. They rarely attack cities and mostly do evil in the countryside. This year, they changed from usual and adopted the method of internal and external cooperation, and even several cities were captured.
In previous years, there were only small groups of pirates, only a few hundred people at most. The number of Japanese pirates and pirates has also increased a lot this year. There were several groups of Japanese pirates numbering in the thousands. The harm is also extremely huge. Even Jinling City was almost captured.
The military equipment in the south of the Yangtze River has long been abandoned and is far inferior to that in the northern region. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the military equipment in Jiangnan is basically useless. Basically there is no combat power at all. Moreover, it was particularly serious that the generals were left without pay.
Often there are tens of thousands of soldiers on the military roll, but in reality there are only a few hundred. To deal with the annual inspection by the Ministry of War. In fact, it is very simple, as long as you have money to clear the way. In addition, you can also temporarily hire some local farmers to make up the money. This is the consequences of official corruption.
The emperor was furious and took the opportunity to masturbate a lot. Then most of them are replaced by people they trust. It’s quite a harvest. How could it be the majority? After all, the emperor is still not able to cover the sky with one hand.
The interests of the various factions in the DPRK and China also need to be balanced, but the matter of Japanese pirates and pirates has not yet been resolved. When it comes to the combat effectiveness of the army in the DPRK, it is still the capital camp of Wang Ziteng.
In desperation, the emperor could only send Wang Ziteng to Jiangnan to quell the Japanese. Wang Ziteng led 10,000 troops from the Beijing camp and immediately headed to Jiangnan. Soldiers are very fast, and Wang Ziteng's troops were very fast. They arrived in Jiangnan in less than half a month.
Similarly, Wang Ziteng's troops were quickly defeated near Hangzhou. Logically speaking, Wang Ziteng's 10,000 elite troops should not have been defeated so quickly. But there is nothing we can do now, Wang Ziteng has been defeated.
Wang Ziteng is indeed a famous general. The troops were defeated but did not disperse, and their strength did not weaken. As a result, Wang Ziteng began to purge armaments in the Jiangnan area. Wang Ziteng is now the only combat-effective force in the entire Jiangnan region.
In the Jiangnan area, both officials and local wealthy families donated generously to Prince Teng, who had just lost the battle. Seek asylum. Wang Ziteng's reputation is still very high now. Wherever Wang Ziteng went, he gained a lot.
Now Wang Ziteng finally breathed a sigh of relief. You no longer have to worry about money in a short time. But Wang Ziteng would not mind having too much money. As a result, Wang Ziteng and the Japanese pirates seemed to be playing hide-and-seek.
Wang Ziteng's army began to get fatter and stronger. Now Wang Ziteng can pat his chest and say that he has enough food and supplies. Anyway, it was definitely the case in the Dazheng Dynasty.
The emperor regrets now that he should not send Prince Teng to Jiangnan. Jiangnan was the economic center of the Zheng Dynasty. The foundation lies. The place where the capital will be moved in the future. What if Wang Ziteng has been in Jiangnan to pacify Japan?
However, Wang Ziteng was considered a loyal minister and soon began to pacify the Japanese. But strangely enough, the Japanese pirates and pirates suddenly disappeared completely. Completely disappeared.
But it was always a good thing, so Prince Teng returned to the court victorious. Wang Ziteng's army was already well equipped at this time.
The emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief. The imperial edict commending Wang Ziteng is already on the way. He also gave Prince Teng an official title.
