Chapter 154: Dragon Son and Phoenix Grandson
Feng Sheng was silent for a long time and said: "Our Majesty--" At this point, Feng Sheng sighed and did not dare to say any more.
With this sigh, Feng Sheng seemed to have aged ten years.
This is what old people are like. They have hope and ideas in their hearts, which are completely different from people who have no hope and ideas in their hearts. Feng Sheng's health was not very good before. But he is holding on with energy and energy and does not look old.
Now all of a sudden there is no hope. Feng Sheng's whole demeanor changed dramatically.
"What are we going to do in the north?" Feng Sheng said.
Xu Da said: "Mu Ying has stayed in Yunnan for long enough. Your Majesty wants to recall Mu Ying."
Feng Sheng said: "Mu Ying? He doesn't have a duke on his head, how can he be the general of Zhengbei University?"
Xu Da said: "There is no more general Zhengbei."
Feng Sheng was stunned and said: "There is no general who conquers the north?"
Xu Da said: "Siting in the old capital of the former dynasty, with millions of troops in hand. King Yan is no longer in Beiping. Now Mongolia is lingering on, and today's invasion of Liaodong is just a return to the past. Do you think this position is still needed?"
Feng Sheng said: "No need. No need."
Times have changed.
On the one hand, Mongolia is too weak. Basically, it is almost the same as death. Just one breath.
On the other hand, the Ming army's combat effectiveness was greatly enhanced. Liaodong Dusi, Peiping Dusi, Daning Dusi, Shanxi Xingdusi, and Ningxia Dusi, each of which has as many as hundreds of thousands or as few as tens of thousands of powerful troops, and even has cities to defend, even if the Tatars come out in full force. Can't take it off either.
If the offensive posture against Mongolia is not maintained, a general will be established. In fact, it is no longer necessary to take charge of the troops and horses on the northern border defense line. On the contrary, the negative effects are greater. For example, what should the general who controls nearly half of the world's elite armies do if he has any thoughts that he shouldn't have?
Feng Sheng was silent for a while, and then asked: "Who is your Majesty going to give the power of destroying the residual Yuan to? Mu Ying?"
Xu Da said: "If I guess correctly, it should be King Yan."
Feng Sheng's expression was dull and he said: "He is really a son of a dragon and a phoenix grandson."
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He Xi was almost rested. Zhu Yuanzhang summoned He Xi again.
He Xi met the prince before he came to Qianqing Palace. The prince is not alone either. He was sending someone off. Not someone else. It's Fu Youde.
Fu Youde also came to the capital.
Fu Youde was handling the affairs of Kyushu and entrusted the affairs of the generals to the generals, the most important of whom was his son Fu Zhong.
It doesn't matter whether Fu Youde is pretending to be a public servant or seeking personal benefits. Under the guidance of Fu Youde, Fu Zhong fought at a low level with the Japanese army. Fully explore your abilities. More and more mature. Now in charge of the daily affairs of hundreds of thousands of troops, he is still worthy of trust.
After Fu Youde returned to the capital, like He Xi, he first paid homage to His Majesty and then rested for a few days.
This time he was also summoned by the prince to discuss matters.
At this moment, the prince was sending Fu Youde out of the palace.
He Xi and Fu Youde also said hello. Together with the prince, he watched Fu Youde leave.
The prince said: "Brother He is here to see my father, right? Let's come together."
He Xi followed the prince step by step and said, "My brother, I obey."
The prince said, "I originally wanted to meet in Liaodong next time. But I didn't expect my father to call me urgently. But I couldn't see that you have done a great job in Liaodong."
He Xi said: "The prince can go and see it whenever he wants."
"Forget it." The prince waved his hand and said: "I guess Gu won't be able to see it for a while. However, if you can't go to Liaodong, you can build it near Nanjing. Gu has been to the Taiping Iron Works before. It can be seen that it is not impossible near Nanjing. Creation, you say, right?”
He Xi said: "What the elder brother said is absolutely true."
Although He Xi said this, she disagreed deep down.
The distribution map of coal and iron resources has determined that development in the north is better than in the south. Many people may think that when the industrial revolution first started, there was actually no need for too much coal and iron. There is no coal or iron ore along the Yangtze River.
Wuhan can build a steel plant, but Nanjing cannot. What's more, there is Ma'anshan Iron Mine.
He Xi couldn't answer this question before. But now he can answer.
There is only one problem, and that is mining cost and technology.
One easy-to-exploit iron ore or coal mine is better than countless iron ores. Since ancient times, countless mines have experienced the process of giving up mining, mining again, and giving up again. Even in modern times, waste slag from certain mines has been transformed into treasure.
The reason for this is whether a mine is mineable. In different eras and under different technical conditions, there are different answers.
What later generations called coal and iron mines was probably not the case in ancient times.
It’s not that these veins no longer exist. But the ancient mining technology was too advanced.
In He Xi's view, even the mining costs of Taiping Iron Mine are very high. Because the Ma'anshan Iron Mine is located in the mountains, roads must be built first before the mine can be mined. Then blast it layer by layer with gunpowder. If it weren't for He Xi's promotion of the development of new blasting technology. There is probably no way to mine the Ma'anshan iron ore.
What does the iron ore in Liaodong look like?
Because it is so simple, mining is not difficult at all. There is a Black Mountain just a few dozen miles east of Liaoyang. This black mountain stretches for a long time. Although the iron ore content is not too high. But the problem is that China’s iron ore mines are all like this.
This is an open pit mine. No, some of them are not even mines, but small hills. From the perspective of transportation and mining, they are too simple. The blasting method is simpler. There is no mining difficulty at all.
More than ten miles away is the Liao River, which can be connected to the Liao River water system. Overall it is much more convenient than Maanshan Iron Mine.
Yes, is it easier to mine iron ore in the north than in the south? Of course not. There are a lot of iron ores in the north, so naturally there are some that are easy to mine and some that are not. The range of choices is too great. There are few coal and iron resources in the south, so this is a matter of probability.
In He Xi's view, the development of heavy industry in the north is the right answer. But the prince said so, so let’s do it. Anyway, there are always a lot of political factors interfering with industrial layout. It's nothing new either.
The prince said, "Is Huang Zicheng coming?"
He Xi said: "It's already here."
The prince said: "Then let him go to the East Palace to report. After reading it on paper, I know that I have to do it personally. I can't do it myself, so I have to listen to what the people below have to say."
The prince knew that He Xi was Zhu Yuanzhang's man. This situation is not going to change for a long time. But the prince did not want He Xi to monopolize industrial talents. Huang Zicheng was He Xi's student, and the prince also regarded Huang Zicheng as He Xi's substitute.
This is a conspiracy.
It doesn't matter whether He Xi is aware of it or not.
The prince must do it. Can't He Xi always stop his students from getting promoted and making money? After all, Huang Zicheng is an official of the Ming Dynasty, not He Xi's private person. The allegiance is to the Ming Dynasty, not to He Xi. The prince has enough ways to make Huang Zicheng obedient.
He Xi said: "I will let him go when I get back." He Xi took over the prince's words and asked: "By the way. What did the Marquis of Yingchuan come to do just now?"
The prince said: "Two things. The first thing is that you have to change your name and call him the Duke of the country. The other thing is that my younger brothers also have to officially become a vassal. There is one in Kyushu. All of these are required. Please trouble Marquis Yingchuan. I will naturally have a good talk with Marquis Yingchuan."
After hearing this, He Xi suddenly felt a headache instead of Marquis Yingchuan.
The southern territory of Goryeo has never established an administrative organization and has always been managed by the Eastern Expeditionary Army, probably just for the present. Now it seems that a letter from several princes looks good. But in fact, Fu Youde is going to be in trouble. After all, not all of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons were talented.
A few incompetent people are here with Fu Youde.
"By the way." The prince said, "Your help is indispensable for this matter. Liaodong will also contribute to this matter. Gu Ke knows that you are rich."
He Xi said: "That's natural. As long as His Highness issues a document, everyone in Liaodong is determined to follow it."
As soon as these princes were dismissed, the prince felt a little more relaxed. I thought to myself: "The biggest root knot is in the second and third children. You can't be more at ease."
