Chapter 72 Prelude to the Denglai Strategy
It is enough to mobilize another army, send some garrison troops, or simply Japanese servant troops to attack Denglai. As long as the elite southern army is trapped in Huaiqing and cannot be mobilized, there will be no risk in Denglai.
This is actually adhering to He Xi's usual strategy. Since we have an advantage in military strength, we should open another battlefield. If one doesn't work, then two. Two can't do three.
In the formation of the Northern Army, the first level of the army is responsible for dealing with a battlefield alone. The number is insufficient. Two armies plus some guard troops, or even the surrender of the militia, are enough to deal with a strategic direction.
And does the Southern Army have such capabilities?
Of course there is none.
There are only two problems on He Xi's side. The first is logistics, and the second is the general who can preside over it.
The biggest problem is the latter.
As for the naval problem, on the one hand, Fujian is conducting strategic contraction of Jingjiang, that is, turning a blind eye. No more harassment. The navy in Fang Chengfeng's hands now has room to move freely. Also, don’t forget that the Lushun Shipyard has not stopped building ships since the war began.
All we need to do is transfer some skilled sailors from Fujian and supplement them with some Korean Japanese sailors. Just one can form a navy.
Anyway, naval warfare requires working together in the same boat. No matter who you are, you must respect the absolute authority of the captain. There is no need to worry about these people causing trouble.
Zide's strategy cannot be wrong. After all, in his opinion, if the Fujian Navy continues to fight, it will just be a wasted loss. Moreover, the Fujian Navy itself did not want to fight. Naturally, I have to stop. It's just that he forgot one thing, that is, the battlefields are interconnected.
If the Fujian Navy continues its deadly attack, at least Fang Chengfeng will not dare to allocate the naval forces around him to do other things.
This is different now.
Coupled with the slow opening of the northwest battlefield, the Huaiqing battlefield was not progressing smoothly. He Xi naturally had the idea of denglai strategy. Various factors tend to mature. It's just that He Xi hasn't made a final decision in her heart. After all, for such a big matter, you don't want to be clear about it, and you have to understand all the pros and cons before you dare to make a decision.
The cotton war is just a very small point.
However, since Zhu Xiongying was interested, He Xi agreed. After all, in Beijing, as long as He Xi and Zhu Xiongying both nodded, there was almost nothing that could not be done.
The Denglai strategy was included in the Privy Council's plan.
But when will it start? It still takes time.
The undercurrent about cotton has surged.
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Since Xie Lun became the deputy speaker, he has had an official status and it is impossible for ordinary people to see him. But Mr. Bai is naturally not among them.
Mr. Bai and Xie Lun sat opposite each other. Mr. Bai said: "I came here today because I actually want to be a middle-aged man. Someone asked me to buy some textile machines and some experienced people to go to the south. Who doesn't know that the Jie family is the leader among them. This matter is of great significance to everything. There's no way around Brother Jie. Why don't you come here to ask for a favor?"
When Xie Lun saw this, the first thing he thought of was what his Xie Jin told him. He could accept this amount of money, and he could even knock the bamboo pole hard. But I have to give them something.
In fact, as for Xie Lun himself, he was unwilling to do this.
The reason is also very simple. How cool it is to have a monopoly.
The Jie family's position in Beijing's textile industry is not much different from a monopoly, although there are many other companies that also enjoy this bowl of rice. But because of Jie Jia's status, matters in the industry can almost be decided by Jie Jia.
He Xi was also noncommittal about this situation.
He naturally knows the dangers of monopoly. But there are two reasons why he doesn't care.
First, there is no time or energy to take care of this matter now. After all, Jie Jia is not the only one who does this. It can even be said that Jie Jia is doing quite well. Many nobles simply discussed and allocated points to each family and industry. Does almost nothing. He is the boss of this industry.
Those who do business below must make offerings and listen to the instructions. Otherwise you will be beaten.
What can He Xi do? Cleaned up one by one.
He Xi is actually already very
Work hard to clean up these bureaucratic capitals. But now, we can only let it go, after all, we are fighting a war.
Second, He Xi also believes in the power of the market.
It’s not that He Xi believes that the market will drive out monopolies. But the current market has not yet been fully developed. The demand in many places is enough to support many textile companies. In other words, the current market is still a blue ocean, and a new textile company may pop up somewhere.
He Xi didn't need to take action at all.
Just wait.
Just wait and follow the trend in the future.
How to use the least laborious means to do the most difficult things, this is political skill, or the art of ruling.
He Xi is now considered a beginner.
Xie Lun didn't dare to be reluctant anymore. He also knew that he couldn't obey his brother's care. Even if he had to bleed heavily, he would have to bleed. Not to mention making money on orders.
So Xie Lun was not polite. Give them a hard knock. Mr. Bai's expression remained unchanged. I agreed to this matter. He didn't pay for it anyway. He is just a middleman. Even Xie Lun is a middleman. Many textile machinery are produced by Liaodong Iron Works or Zunhua Iron Works.
However, it is impossible for ordinary people to order from these two places.
After all, there are still certain thresholds for government-run factories. If these people set up factories in Beijing, they will naturally have ways to deal with them. But we have to set up a factory in Nanjing. The problem here is so big that it needs someone to take over.
But in essence, it also generates revenue for the Beijing government.
However, they can’t afford it if they don’t buy it because they don’t have Beijing’s advanced machinery. It is difficult for factories to compete with the men farming and women weaving in the small-scale peasant economy. Don't underestimate our ancestors. As for household textile machines, there haven't been much changes hundreds of years ago or hundreds of years later. It's not because there is no way to change them. But in the family scene, such a machine is already the most suitable.
As for what Jenny machine. Such similar mechanics have long existed in China. The reason why it is not used on a large scale. It is an economic structural limitation, not a technical limitation.
Mr. Bai has taken care of this matter.
Send a message to Nanjing immediately.
As a result, Nanjing soon got the news.
Ding Xian also knew the news. He immediately went to see Luben.
Ding Xian smiled and said: "Old Guozhang, is there any good news in Beijing?"
Lu Ben said: "The news from Mr. Chief Assistant is very good. The first batch of machinery is about to arrive. But can this really make money?"
Ding Xian said: "Don't worry, no one dares to lie to you on this matter. I also want to use your power as a tiger to embolden you. You can just sit back and wait to make money."
Ding Xian also thought carefully about bringing Lu Ben out.
Lu Ben was a scholar-official. But it seems noble, but inside it is greedy, which is normal. In fact, most civil servants are like this. They look upright on the outside, but extremely dirty on the inside. The so-called gold and jade on the outside are ruined inside.
Lu Ben is such a person. This is not surprising.
When Lu became the empress dowager, Lu Ben also got up. In many things, everyone gets a share of the Lu family's pie. However, in just two years, the Lu family's industry has developed rapidly. Became a famous upstart in Nanjing.
He even wants to become the richest man in Nanjing.
Ding Xian pulled Lu Ben over, on the one hand, to appease the palace, especially the Empress Dowager. After all, the Empress Dowager had begged for someone, and he wanted to give the Empress Dowager a good impression, so naturally someone would say good things about him if he gave her money.
On the other hand, the Lu family has always appeared as a family of scholar-bureaucrats.
Ding Xian took Xiaoru down, but he also knew that he could not completely eradicate the scholar-bureaucrats and had to reconcile. He wanted to send this signal through the Lu family. Let some people know that he actually has no other intentions towards Fang Xiaoru, it is just a matter of seizing power.
The last aspect is naturally the same as other nobles coming to the Lu family to resist.
This is planning for the future.
Ding Xian also thought about it repeatedly. Although he had great confidence in accomplishing this thing, there were many possibilities that he could not accomplish it.
What should I do if I can’t do it? Naturally, we need to find someone to resist.
And not just anyone. The Lu family came into Ding Xian's sight. In fact, Ding Xian also knew, and the Lu family probably knew what Ding Xian meant, but for money and profit, he did it. It was clearly felt that they had made great contributions to Zhu Yunwen's ascension to the throne. It's not about the little problems.
