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He Xi said: "I have always believed that the industrial revolution and social transformation should cooperate with each other. It is most convenient to start in one place first and then spread it throughout the world. Liaodong is the most suitable."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Can't Fengyang do it?"
He Xi was stunned and said: "This-------"
He didn't know how to answer this question.
Zhu Yuanzhang's idea is very simple.
Maybe He Xi doesn't have many ideas. But Zhu Yuanzhang had to consider political changes.
Now that the Huaixi Group is in power, although Zhu Yuanzhang found ways to split the Huaixi Group into several factions, each fighting on their own. But the Huaixi people, or the two Huaihe people, still played a decisive role in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang even trusted the old Huaixi brothers more than others.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi people were very popular in the court, and they were said to be half of Jiangxi. Jiangxi was the first to fall into the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, which can be regarded as a meritorious service. Laying the foundation for the rise of Jiangxi people in the imperial court. And Zhu Yuanzhang can be sure that if He Xi's method is followed. For a considerable part of the future, the imperial court will be dominated by the Liaodong people.
This is inevitable.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang had some ideas about this political situation.
Because the Liaodong region has never been the basic base of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that many of the population in Liaodong are Koreans. In the future, many Koreans will become senior officials of the Ming Dynasty, which made Zhu Yuanzhang a little dissatisfied.
As for coal and iron resources, Liaodong is the best. But in terms of the entire Ming Dynasty, it was not just Liaodong that had the foundation for industrial development. For example, Fengyang, Xuzhou to the north of Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown of Fengyang, had iron ore smelting in the Han Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, it was an important iron smelting town.
It is based on Xuzhou, taking into account Fengyang, and connects the Huaihe River to the sea. Isn’t it really possible?
However, Zhu Yuanzhang soon gave up.
It’s not that it’s impossible, it’s the Yellow River.
This year the Yellow River burst again, although Fengyang was not affected. But there will definitely be such a day in the future. If the Yellow River cannot be settled in one day, real gold and silver cannot be invested in Fengyang.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Forget it. However, Liaodong is too far away. You should also consider this carefully."
He Xi said: "Yes."
As for when He Xi will be able to return to Liaodong, she doesn't know.
He Xi walked in the corridor outside Qianqing Palace and sighed softly.
He wanted to go back to Liaodong so much. Not without reason.
The reason is the prince's care.
Last year, the prince visited Liaodong and visited all the factories in Liaodong. He saw all the confidential and non-confidential things. They are really considerate of Liaodong officials, especially those with experience in building factories.
Repeatedly sealed.
Although they could not be promoted, they were promoted to official positions, their salaries were increased, and they were even granted the title of wife and son.
This made He Xi feel a sense of crisis.
The prince is clearly digging into He Xi's lair.
But He Xi had no choice.
The prince has too many advantages. It is true that all the officials under He Xi are closely related to He Xi. They are all from the He Xi faction. interests related. But they were only close to He Xi. They are still officials of the Ming Dynasty. Rather than He Xi's personal.
This cannot be changed.
The prince has a righteous name, so there is no moral condemnation for He Xi to seek refuge with the prince. Even He Xi has no binding force. And many people think that He Xi has a good relationship with the prince.
At least for now, the conflict between He Xi and the prince is still hidden under the water.
As time goes by, Liaodong will no longer belong to He Xi.
In addition to losing his foundation in Liaodong, He Xi's power in the court was greatly reduced.
This was also He Xi's most worrying thought.
It's just that at this time, He Xi has to be more open-minded, and even takes the initiative to write letters to his subordinates. Let them fully cooperate with the prince. No matter how anxious you are in your heart, you must be able to endure it.
He Xi looked at the Forbidden City with red walls and golden tiles, and thought to herself: "Prince, Prince, what do you want to do? Are you so worried about me?"
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If the prince was worried about He Xi, that would be an exaggeration.
The prince is just the instinct of being a superior.
That's the most important thing, be sure to have backups. We can't let the people below figure it out. If there is one thing, it won't work without someone. This is a very serious problem. Moreover, the difference between the prince and Zhu Yuanzhang about the future is only a matter of the degree of doing something, not whether it should be done.
If we make a metaphor, what the prince wants to do is the Westernization Movement, and what Zhu Yuanzhang wants to do is the Reform Movement of 1898.
But no matter what, the prince knew that industrialization, or these established factories, were very important. We must not let one person have a monopoly. Just like Zhu Yuanzhang could not tolerate the Ming army being monopolized by one faction.
The prince is currently planning the map of the new Beijing city with Mu Ying.
The prince said: "Brother, what do you think of those factories in Liaodong?"
Mu Ying recalled what he saw in Liaodong, and suddenly sighed and said: "It has only been a few years, and the world seems to have become unfamiliar to me."
He Xi's implementation of the industrialization model actually started with the Ordnance Bureau. Bit by bit, the first fire was born, which was the Taiping Iron Works. It’s just that the Taiping Iron Works is far away from Nanjing and cannot be seen by ordinary people. Moreover, the Taiping Iron Works directly supplied the army. Many people just feel that the cost of military weapons has been greatly reduced.
Before, every pair of armor was a treasure, but now I don't feel bad about throwing away one piece after another.
And when Mu Ying saw thousands of workers, working together in division of labor, it was like seeing an army rolling in with unstoppable footsteps.
Mu Ying does not have enough knowledge to judge the impact of such a production model. But he knew the importance of these factories. He even felt keenly that whoever could control these factories in the future would have stronger combat effectiveness.
In the past, when judging a country's combat strength, it was necessary to consider how many people there were in the country. How much food is there. How many weapons are there. Now it’s time to count how many factories there are.
The prince said: "He Xi is a great talent in the world, but he didn't think clearly about some things. Liaodong is too remote. These factories must be controlled by the court to check and balance the world. Liaodong is too far. Why did my father establish Beijing? There are many reasons. right here."
Mu Ying nodded and said, "What His Highness said is absolutely true. I won't rest assured if these factories are not under the eyes of the imperial court."
The prince said: "So, I want to mobilize people from Liaodong to build a factory near Beijing City. Beijing City cannot be on the old site of Yuan Dadu, but to the east. On the one hand, we can use the coal and iron from Zunhua to facilitate shipping to the southeast."
The prince was not idle during his stay in Beijing. He made a detailed inspection of Beijing's coal and iron resources. I feel that Beijing’s coal and iron resources are no worse than those in Liaodong. He wanted to build Beijing into a heavy industrial city.
Different times have different ideas.
In future generations, Beijing will want to industrialize. But today, if Beijing can produce more than 80% of the world's steel. As long as you control the city of Beijing, you will be able to dominate the world and there will be no obstacles.
The prince also felt the importance of sea transportation and wanted the Ming capital to be closer to the sea.
In fact, during the Yuan Dynasty, the canal could directly connect to the capital city. It's just that it hasn't been repaired for many years, and the canal of that year is no longer there. But if the capital is moved dozens of miles eastward, it can be connected to the canal.
This will make the transportation conditions in the capital more convenient.
Of course, this is not without problems.
There are two problems.
First, Beijing’s geological conditions.
Beijing looks like flat land, but it is actually the watershed area between two rivers. The terrain is relatively high. Generally there will be no flooding. However, the further east you go, the lower the terrain is, and the greater the possibility of flooding, and the city of Tianjin has been flooded repeatedly.
If we abandon the original site of Dadu, we need to choose a new piece of land that will not be flooded. This is somewhat difficult.
Second, it is the conditions for military strength.
The location in Beijing is backed by mountains on three sides. Easy to defend but difficult to attack. But if you move eastward. We entered the plain area.
It is a little far away from the mountains to the north and west.
Of course, this distance depends on different military environments. Under ancient military conditions, a situation of one or two hundred miles was enough for the enemy to deploy large forces. Beijing has lost its support.
Just these questions. From the prince's point of view, it was no problem.
