He took office as soon as he took office. Faced with highly pragmatic issues, Liu Xin immediately proved his worth.
"Everyone in the world says that Gao Long knows everything about heaven and earth, and has the ability to turn stones into gold. So far, all the industries involved have made huge profits. He is really the world's best business wizard." Liu Xinpu came to the big bookcase with Gao pragmatism. Open a large map of East Asia and say this opening statement.
Gao pragmatically looked at the map of East Asia in front of him, which was obviously hand-drawn by Liu Xin himself, and said modestly: "It's too praised."
Who knew that Liu Xin seemed not to have heard anything and said directly: "Perhaps you are a business wizard, especially since you are particularly good at colluding with government and business. But in my opinion, if you abandon business and only look at industry, then the industrial system you have built over the years will be It can be said that there are many problems. If there is anything that is barely acceptable, it is probably Kaiping.
Except for Kaiping, your industrial planning is completely like a hammer in one thing and a stick in the other, with little sparks but far from a system. You may not agree with me saying this. After all, so far in the industry, Jinghua can be said to have drawn its sword and looked around at a loss, unable to find an opponent at all. But you have to know that this does not mean that Jinghua is very strong, but that it is the strength of this era. The opponent is too weak. "
After all, Gao Pragmatic had only been a grassroots cadre for a few years, so he was not angry when he heard the "unfaithful advice". After hearing the words, he said: "That makes sense, so what problems do you think Jinghua has in the industry now?"
Liu Xin said: "I have thought about it when I have nothing to do in the past few years. The industries you are engaged in now-or handicrafts-are too scattered. As I just said, except for Kaiping, the industries in other places They are all too single, not only inefficient, but also a serious waste of resources, and even a huge waste of transportation capacity."
Gao Pragmatic frowned slightly and nodded: "This is indeed true, but I have not completely considered it, especially regarding transportation capacity. I have tried my best to choose areas near rivers or seas to build factories and workshops."
"But they cannot form a production chain in the sense we are used to, and they cannot become an industrial base. For example, if you take the coal mines and porcelain factories near Xinzheng, I can't see any connection between the two. There is no connection at all. Producing the effect of one plus one being greater than two.
In addition, the cement factory near Weihui is also very strange. Although there is another coal mine there that supplies fuel, what is the purpose of building a single cement factory there? It is possible to use the Yellow River waterway as a transportation route, but the local demand for cement in Henan itself has actually been greatly reduced since the flooding of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River was controlled, and the cost of transporting it from Weihui to other provinces has increased in vain... …What’s your explanation for this? "
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "That's right to the point. What you said makes sense. As for the explanation... when I first built these factories and mines, the 'one center' I really planned was Kaiping. Now only Kaiping can be said to have a comparative center." A complete industrial production chain, most of the remaining places are developed according to local conditions and whatever resources are available, without too detailed and in-depth long-term planning, but there is a reason for this."
"What's the reason?" Liu Xin asked.
Gao pragmatically said: "Didn't you just say that I am good at 'official-business collusion'? In fact, under a system like the Ming Dynasty, if you want to develop in business, the real power you can rely on will always come from the officialdom. This It will not be transferred based on personal will or ideas.
Just like you said just now, the reason why the Liu family's pharmacy and medicinal material transportation can do well in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces is because there are "people behind it." In the same way, Jinghua's business can reach its current level in the final analysis because there are people behind it. I can say this, if I let another person use the means I used to build Jinghua, it would be almost impossible for them to copy another Jinghua, because they do not have as good a political background as I do.
The reason why I went to Beijing more than ten years ago and tried every means to bring myself into close contact with the core figures in the Ming Dynasty's political arena is precisely because I knew that no matter what I did in the Ming Dynasty, I could not do without the support of the imperial court, and the imperial court was truly powerful. There are actually two parts: the emperor and the civil servant group. "
Liu Xin suddenly said: "No wonder I couldn't do anything when I hoped to do some business, but you can have a smooth journey. It turns out there is such a story behind it."
Gao Pragmatic smiled bitterly and said: "The reason why China is always different from Western countries is probably a deep-seated reason. Nowadays, those Western countries have begun large-scale voyages, but their courts are still bankrupt. For example, the current Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires , it stands to reason that they look very powerful. Charles V, the father of the current King Philip II, once said: The sun never sets on my territory.
However, the Spanish Empire, the first empire in the world on which the sun never set, often went bankrupt financially and defaulted on its debts - this situation was simply impossible in the Ming Dynasty. Although the financial system of the Ming Dynasty is worse than that of Spain now, the approaches of the two sides are fundamentally different.
The most important difference between these is that Ming Dynasty does not have any consortium that can give it loans, and no one will do so. In Spain, both the consortiums in the Holy Roman Empire and the Italian consortiums, including the Genoa consortium, are happy to lend money to the King of Spain, because theoretically, the King of Spain has endless gold and silver mines in the Americas. There should be no repayment crisis. "
Liu Xin frowned: "I don't have much research on European history, so I don't know much about these things. I just want to know why you told me this?"
Gao pragmatically said: "The reason is, I want to tell you that politics radiates from the center outwards. My political foundation is in the north, especially in the capital, so the only place I can consider building into a comprehensive industrial base is Kaiping, because Other places are too far away, and I cannot guarantee that those places will always be in my or the hands of the Truth School.
I can build these factories and mines because of political factors, but if there is a political problem, these factories and mines may be closed down, destroyed, etc. in an instant. "
"Really? It can't be so serious, right?" Liu Xin was a little surprised and asked: "Even if a famous family like your Xinzheng Gao family has made some political mistakes, it is still a family of civil servants. People don't look at the face of a monk or the face of a Buddha. , so that even your family’s property must be sealed off.”
"That's what happened originally, but because of my appearance, the Gao family is now pushing forward reforms more than ever before in history. Under this situation, once our reforms end up being like Wang Anshi's reform, Wang Anshi can still survive. Retiring would at least not bring harm to the family, but that is because of the special national conditions of the Song Dynasty. Although civilian officials were in power in the Ming Dynasty, they were not as tender and affectionate as the political struggles of the Song Dynasty, and they did not stick to the bottom line."
Gao Pragmatic sighed: "The political strife in the Ming Dynasty will kill people, and it cannot be stopped by simply demoting officials and going to the ends of the earth."
Liu Xin thought for a while, frowned and said, "According to your opinion, do you plan to fully expand the industrial system in Ming Dynasty?"
"We have no plans for the time being." Gao Pragmatic stressed: "Unless I can ensure that I have gained absolute political control, and there is unlikely to be any major changes within at least twenty years, the relatively complete industrial base in Ming Dynasty will be lost." There will always be only one draw.”
Liu Xin tilted her head slightly and said, "Okay, you are the boss, you have the final say. So, what about outside the Ming Dynasty?"
"You mean southern Xinjiang?" Gao Pragmatic pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you think?"
"What do I think? First of all, you have to tell me: Whose southern territory do you think belongs to?" Liu Xin shrugged: "Earlier, I thought you were going to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, but later it seemed that you didn't. It's so similar, I always felt that you might regard Southern Xinjiang as a colony. But after a while, especially when I went to Southern Xinjiang in person, I found that it didn't seem to be a colony... Can you trust me? If so, I want to know if you plan to establish another country in southern Xinjiang?"
Gao pragmatic hesitated for a moment and said, "I can trust you, but I can't tell you the answer to the last question."
"Why?" Liu Xin was a little confused.
Gao pragmatically said: "Because the final decision depends on whether my reform in the Ming Dynasty can achieve complete success. If the reform in my mind can achieve complete success, in fact, I would prefer to make southern Xinjiang a part of the Ming Dynasty. But if If my reform cannot be completely successful, then...that means I have to take a step back, and maybe let Southern Xinjiang exist in another way."
Liu Xin was silent for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, although I don't know to what extent your so-called reform needs to be considered a complete success, but I think 'thorough' is the most difficult thing in the world, so I'd better start with Nan. It’s better to think of Xinjiang as ‘another way of existence’.”
Gao Pingshi smiled bitterly and said, "You can do whatever you want."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Well, in that case, can I think that you can completely 'radiate' Southern Xinjiang, at least so far?"
Gao pragmatic pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay."
"Okay, since Southern Xinjiang is now under your control, does the industrial planning of Southern Xinjiang not need to be subject to such restrictions within the Ming Dynasty?"
"yes."
Liu Xin smiled slightly and said, "And the core you selected for Southern Xinjiang is in Dingnan, right?"
"yes."
"In this case, no matter what your industrial plan is, I have to give you a military suggestion first." Liu Xin pointed to the Malay Peninsula on the map and asked: "When will you send troops south? Seize the entire Malay Peninsula?”
Gao pragmatic frowned and said, "Do you think this matter is urgent?"
"Very urgent, very urgent." Liu Xin said seriously: "Now your Nanyang Fleet has the advantage over the Portuguese, but as far as I know, Portugal seems to have been annexed by Spain. The current King of Spain is also the King of Portugal. If He also recognized the great value of the city of Malacca and the Strait of Malacca, so he would not necessarily take precautions and vigorously strengthen the city's defense power, while also strengthening their naval power in Southeast Asia. Once that step is reached, if you want to easily capture Malacca, you can It's much harder.
For the current Jinghua Southern Territory, not only the territory, but also the Nanyang Fleet has been divided into east and west parts by the Malay Peninsula. This is a very unfavorable situation both from a military and commercial perspective. I come from southern Xinjiang, and I know that many people in southern Xinjiang believe that the attack on the Malay Peninsula should be accelerated. Of course, I don’t know whether this news has reached your ears. "
"I have indeed received many such reports, but the current situation is more complicated, and I was very busy some time ago, so I have not made up my mind." Gao Pragmatic frowned and said: "Jinghua's current strength is almost overdrawn. The edge, you should know this, right?"
"I know." Liu Xin plucked a few hairs from her temples and said, "But with all due respect, a large part of the reason for this is that you are a little anxious about the construction of Dingna City. I even feel...are you afraid? Huang Dutong doesn't live well in southern Xinjiang, so he wants to build a brand new capital for her? Then your act is too big. "
Gao Pingshi smiled dryly and said, "It's better not to talk nonsense about the capital city or anything like that."
Liu Xin rolled her eyes at him: "It was you who said there was no third pair of ears here, so I spoke so casually. But okay, since you are not allowed, I won't say it."
Gao Pragmatic changed the topic and said thoughtfully: "Spain and Portugal unite to strengthen Malacca... I think it will basically not happen."
"Why?" Liu Xin asked, "Is it related to the situation in Europe?"
"Yes." Gao Pragmatic replied: "The Spanish-Portuguese Empire is just a political entity with a shared monarch, and the interests between them... at least in terms of colonies, are completely conflicting. The Spanish definitely want to enter the Indian Ocean, but the Portuguese People will definitely refuse, and may even be wary of the Spaniards like thieves. However, the Portuguese are also willing to take advantage of Spain. They may use the name of the Spanish-Portuguese Alliance to intimidate me, but this will not affect my decision-making."
Liu Xin frowned and said, "I said I don't know much about the situation in Europe. What I want to know more is some more direct situations. For example, if Jinghua sends troops south to the Malay Peninsula, is it possible for the Spaniards to stand up for the Portuguese?"
Gao Pragmatic thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "I don't think so, especially for the army, I think it definitely won't."
"Why?" Liu Xin asked.
"The Spaniards themselves still have a lot of wars to fight in Europe, so how can they find the time to send troops to East Asia? I, Jinghua, are not Native Americans. How many people does he want to fight with me on land? It's not me, even if he comes It’s useless to have twenty or thirty thousand people.”
Liu Xin frowned and said: "Twenty or thirty thousand is not much, what's your tone..."
Gao Pragmatic sneered: "Twenty to thirty thousand people is not right for us, but if you ask Spain to mobilize twenty to thirty thousand people, it will not be easy. Besides, I don't even know whether Philip II has the financial resources to mobilize twenty to thirty thousand people to Asia." Easy to talk about."
"In this case, I suggest again: capture the Malay Peninsula as soon as possible." Liu Xin said seriously: "Other things can be postponed, including industrial planning."
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