Gao Mengnan didn't expect that Gao Pragmatic would give him such great power.
According to the authority given to him by Gao Jingshi, in fact, what he has to do is not just what Gao Jingshi just mentioned, because these are only the "foreign-related" parts, and there are more internal affairs responsibilities that he needs to take on.
General leader, what is general leader?
Apart from anything else, Gao Mengnan already knew that the iron ore in Hehua Mansion would definitely be developed vigorously. Gao Pragmatic had decided to build an ordnance factory here, but all production personnel would be mobilized and recruited from within the country.
The ordnance factory's musket production only requires iron, which is relatively easy to handle. However, because the artillery factory uses bronze, it needs Cen Ling, the governor of western Beijing, to provide copper mines. Gao Pragmatic has told Cen Ling that Xinghua Xuanxuan under his name There are enough copper mines in Fusi for mining.
As for the tin mine, it is easy to handle. Gao Pingshi said that there is a large tin mine in Kuizhou, Yi'an, just a few dozen miles northwest of Yingdu Prefecture.
All the coal required for iron smelting, copper smelting, and the production of muskets and artillery was provided by the Anbang Xuanfu Division controlled by the Huang family.
Gao Mengnan knew the habit of being pragmatic in running industries. Since Hehua Mansion is both an iron factory and an ordnance factory, it must be a key location and must be properly controlled. Therefore, he not only has to consider developing these industries well, but also has to make proper defense arrangements, and prepare plans for the destruction of relevant production equipment and materials, and the evacuation of personnel in case he is attacked and unable to withstand the attack. Well, nothing can be missing.
As for the Golden Port, in addition to gold, the most important thing is the construction of commercial and military ports, as well as immigration. Gao pragmatic introduced him to the general development direction of Jinggang. After the port is built, a shipyard will be built to be responsible for shipbuilding and ship repair. Since this is a southward base, how can it not provide support for the fleet?
Therefore, as the chief of the three towns, he has at least two key development cities in the south and one in the north to take care of in terms of internal affairs, and the tasks are still very arduous.
Power corresponds to responsibility.
However, this power is still too great. Gao Mengnan feels that the three towns combined, not to mention the importance of Annan, even if placed in the Ming Dynasty, are equivalent to a military beacon in charge of three mansions. He cannot be so simple. accepted it.
"Seeking truth, Brother Yu is very grateful for your trust, but this responsibility is too heavy. I'm afraid some people in Jinghua will think you are nepotistic. I need someone to help me share the burden."
"If you don't nepotize people, how can you still nepotize others?" Gao pragmatic waved his hand: "Second brother, you don't have to worry about this. Beijing is my private property, and it is normal to use relatives. However, since the second brother feels that someone needs to share the burden, …”
He pretended to think for a moment, frowned and said: "Let's do this, I'll ask Wuqin to help you - actually, it's not help at all. This guy is not very good at reading. I have read the articles he wrote, and he is probably just a student. If you want to be a member of the Communist Party of China, why not come and learn from the second brother and work in Jinghua in the future?"
In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, students are not bad, but it depends on who they are. In the eyes of Gao Pragmatic, the top pick in the Sixth Song Dynasty... students and other things are naturally not worth mentioning.
Gao Mengnan did not dare to doubt Gao Wuqin's ability in the imperial examination. Since Gao Wuqin said that Gao Wuqin "has a bright future as a student", then Gao Wuqin's level probably ended there.
He thought for a moment. Although Gao Wuqin probably couldn't help him much, Gao Pragmatic was right. Anyway, he was not very good at studying. If he came to Beijing to work earlier and studied and exercised, his future might be better—— Isn't this equivalent to preparing troops for the road?
Moreover, if Gao Wuqin comes over, he can indeed share his pressure. It's not that he can do much, but that he has the status of Gao Wuqin's younger brother. With him standing by in front of him, he doesn't have to worry about being suspected when doing things - Suspicions may not necessarily come from Gao Jingjing. Now Jinghua has become a big stakeholder. Many of Gao Jingjing's important servants are also in important positions and they also have a say.
Gao Mengnan expressed his support for Gao Pragmatic's decision, and said that if the old man and the old lady in the sixth room disagreed, he could also persuade him.
Even if this major matter was discussed at this point, Gao pragmatically mentioned the adjustments to Guangzhou Port, Tianjin Port and other places to Gao Mengnan, so that he didn't have to worry too much.
Gao Mengnan felt that as long as there was no chaos in Guangzhou Port, everything would be easy to discuss, so he did not express any opinions.
However, after the serious talk, Gao Mengnan suddenly remembered a small incident and reported it to Gao Pingshi. He said: "By the way, for truth, when I was in Guangzhou, the leader of the Buddhist monks in Haojing came to see him. I have been asked many times to introduce them to them. Didn’t Guangzhou Port have a mission at that time to understand some of the structure and manufacturing methods of Franco-Ji ships, and even some of the technologies of Franco-Ji artillery? I couldn’t keep doing it. Shit, so..."
"That's not called Fan Seng, second brother, you should call them missionaries." Gao pragmatic interrupted with a smile.
Gao Mengnan was a little surprised: "They said so themselves, but I thought they were just trying to put money on themselves... How can a group of foreign monks be called 'scholars'?"
Well, your focus is really... very enlightening.
Gao pragmatic briefly introduced the social status of European priests to Gao Mengnan, and then asked: "They want to see me? Do you know why?"
Gao pragmatism is not like many of his time-traveling predecessors. As soon as he heard about the missionaries, he quickly fawned over them, promising various privileges in exchange for some advanced European technology.
Because he knows that there are not many things that can be truly called advanced technology in Europe at this time. Even if there is, there is no need to obtain it in this way - they have no technical barriers at all. As long as they have access and are willing to spend money, You can get it easily.
Moreover, all European countries, as long as they have the ability, are eager to come over to do business with Ming Dynasty, and they basically admire, fear and envy Ming Dynasty at this time.
For example, Elizabeth, a key figure in the rise of England and the "Virgin Queen", once wrote a personal letter to Emperor Wanli. Unfortunately, England was still exploring shipping routes at the time, and the letter was not successfully delivered until nearly four hundred years later. It was delivered to the then Chairman by Queen ****** during her visit to China.
There is no need to elaborate on the original text of the letter, but just by looking at it you can tell how Europeans felt about the Ming Dynasty at that time:
"Elizabeth, Queen of England, France and Ireland, by the grace of God, guardian of the faith, pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, the greatest, most powerful and invincible" - England at this time had a claim to France, so there was a French Queen in it title, of course this is not important.
Great, powerful, invincible.
This is how Westerners view the Ming Dynasty now.
So, what do these missionaries want from me? Gao Pragmatic also became a little curious.
