Chapter 66: Final Farewell
When the He family was at its weakest, it was actually when they went to Tianzhu and had not yet established a foothold. Once they had established a foothold, Ming Dynasty was thousands of miles away from Tianzhu, and Ming Dynasty's ability to project troops was also limited.
So He Xi only needs a few years, and a few years are enough for him to lay a foundation in Tianzhu. Let the Ming Dynasty put the rat in the arms no matter who it is.
All He Xi needs is a buffer of about five years.
Of course, more time would be nice.
This is why Huang Zicheng dared to say this.
Huang Zicheng said: "Your Excellency, you don't have to believe me. What you should believe is the overall situation of the world. No one wants to let the overall situation of the world collapse. Including me. In order to serve you, you don't need to believe it. I don't believe it myself. But the world can no longer endure. There is a big chaos. If you refuse to go, I will naturally fight with you. But now that you are leaving, I will naturally use my life to protect the overall situation of the world. There can be no more troubles. "
He Xi looked at Huang Zicheng and smiled softly.
He Xi said: "I am too old and my bones are not good anymore. It will be up to you to run the Congress in a few months."
Huang Zicheng was stunned and said, "I accept your orders."
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Second Congress. It is much more formal than the Dingguo Conference.
The whole process is also very formal. The King of Shu officially became one of the organizers of the Congress, and it even became the practice of the Ming Dynasty. The Congress of the Ming Dynasty must be hosted by a clan member.
He Xi was absent from Congress.
But He Xi's influence cannot be absent from Congress.
In the first half of the Longwu Ninth Congress, almost all of them were singing praises for He Xi.
First of all, from the seventh year of Longwu to now, there has been no foreign war. Various parts of Southeast Asia also settled down. I have reaped the dividends from Nanyang, South Asia, the Reform and other aspects.
Longwu's eight-year income reached a new peak. reached 500 million yuan.
Among them, land tax is 50 million yuan, tariffs are 100 million yuan, state-owned enterprise revenue is 100 million yuan, and the rest are commercial taxes. Various business taxes, stamp duties, various taxes, etc.
This is about ten times the annual income during the Hongwu period. Even taking into account currency depreciation, there is a gap in purchasing power between one yuan today and one tael during the Hongwu period.
After He Xi's term, he also successfully reduced the national debt. The amount of national debt has increased from more than 2 billion to more than 1 billion.
Although, the amount of other public debt is much larger. Such as railroad bonds. Exceeds the national debt in quantity. But this is not a big deal, because this is backed by the railway operating rights as collateral.
The railway has become one of the most profitable industries for the Ming Dynasty. The truly complete east-west artery was only from Yingkou to Lanzhou. The route from Lanzhou to the Hexi Corridor is still under arduous construction, and the South-Beijing Railway is also being completed in stages. We hope to complete the construction successfully. There's still some time left.
But in general, any completed railway can bring a lot of income. Therefore, no matter how much money is invested in railways, someone will pay for it.
Naturally, there are people buying up the railway bonds.
Moreover, Hexi issued banknotes on a large scale. Although one dollar is still exchanged for one or two silver dollars. But it's very hard to maintain. Lots of money always have to go out.
But most people don't see this kind of hard work, and they just feel that the economy has developed like crazy in recent years.
Don't say anything else. That’s more than a dozen silver coins a year for an ordinary worker in Beijing. Now it has quadrupled.
It can be said that the flowers are blooming and the fire is cooking the oil.
In addition, the Ming Dynasty expanded its territory by more than ten thousand miles. Nowadays, the size of the country plus the size of the country no longer makes Mongolia more beautiful than before. Even more powerful than the Mongol Empire.
After all, the Mongol Empire had essentially split after Kublai Khan. It was not the Southern Song Dynasty that had the biggest impact on Kublai Khan. But other Mongolian tribes.
There is a game between the central government of the Ming Dynasty and the local vassal kings. But still operating within a system.
The entire Congress has become a special session dedicated to singing praises to Why Xi.
He Xi was even sealed.
The British Duke of Ming Dynasty. Posthumous gift to He Xi, I don’t know if I’m alive or dead
The parents who passed away were the princes of Zhu County tomorrow. Shang Guozhu and so on. Seal the land of Tianzhu thousands of miles away. Then Ye Chen led a series of generals.
They were all sealed in Tianzhu as He Xi's subordinates. Let them obey your orders.
Three armies were also mobilized from the established army. Including various naval forces, there are a total of 100,000 people. Always ready to go. Go to Tianzhu.
The entire He Xi campaign was actually a new war.
The total cost is more than 15 million yuan. Of course, He Xi also invested his family property. There are also private properties of subordinate generals. The two combined together amount to more than 30 million yuan.
He Xi's exit was a big drama that was expected by almost everyone.
But in the second half, it didn't matter what He Xi was at all.
It's Huang Zicheng who appears.
Huang Zicheng was appointed as the new chief assistant by Zhu Xiongying. Yang Shiqi is the second assistant. Xie Jin was the third assistant. The arrival of Huang Zicheng did not make large-scale adjustments to the ministers of various departments in the imperial court.
After all, these people are acquaintances to Huang Zicheng.
Although Huang Zicheng has not adjusted the personnel, the de facto split has already begun.
Under Huang Zicheng's tactics, the Ming court had split into the Huang faction and the Yang faction. The two of them separately devoured He Xi's influence in the court.
Most of He Xi's direct descendants in the army followed He Xi.
It’s okay not to leave.
All generals in high positions understand this very well. What will be the consequences of staying?
Maybe it won't be bad, but in this life, it has nothing to do with key positions and key battlefields. That is to say, their current status is their peak, and from now on they will just be rich and idle people.
Generals at the middle and lower levels may not have much. They are so different from the people above.
No matter who the label is on the body, it is not that strong. Therefore, it is easy to be accepted by new dignitaries.
Of course, those who follow He Xi. There are also some people. Than Zhang Zongde. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to leave with He Xi. On the one hand, He Xi's identity label on him is too strong.
On the other hand, the entire Ming Dynasty was devoted to scientific and technological research, and only He Xi had a strong need for science.
It’s not that people in the world don’t know that science and technological development are a good thing. After all, the golden combination of steam engines and railways has greatly shocked people all over the world.
But so what?
Technological development is too difficult.
The development of scientific theories can be air-to-air. But the development of science and technology is different. All the development of science and technology is based on materials science. Without the development of materials science, many things would be impossible.
The development of materials science may lead to many new theories and new methods in future generations.
What about electron microscopy, metallographic analysis, etc. Statistical analysis of data. etc.
But in this day and age, you can only do experiments again and again.
Being able to produce the materials needed for a steam engine is already a miracle developed through Daming's many years of experience in metal processing. But the steam engine has never been able to operate stably. It is not possible to increase the number of revolutions.
And how much is the R&D cost? No one knows.
It costs money to open an iron furnace. No one knows how many furnaces it takes to produce qualified materials.
This cost? Who is willing to take the responsibility?
When He Xi was around, no one could resist his will.
But He Xi is gone. When applying for funding, there are various questions.
Even though He Xi has proposed a patent law.
Protect inventors of patented technologies.
But in reality it is empty talk. Most powerful people have no idea how many ways they can get around these laws.
They prefer technologies that have been implemented and can help them make money. rather than technical problems that need to be solved.
Faced with cutting-edge technological research and development, Zhang Zongde decided to leave Daming and follow He Xi.
Ge Tiangong stayed.
Ge Tiangong switched to engineering technology and had a great advantage. The Yellow River Railway Bridge, the Yangtze River Railway Bridge, and bridges large and small all count on Ge Tiangong to preside over them.
In addition to these large projects, there are other projects. It all needs Ge Tiangong to do it.
Although Ge Tiangong seems to have many problems in developing new technologies. However, it is very capable in integrating mature technologies and constructing large projects. ..
Zhu Xiongying personally tried to persuade him to stay, but He Xi couldn't resist him. I just have to let go.
He Xi left Ming Dynasty in confusion, which lasted for a long time. When the north wind picked up, He Xi and his family took the first group of people out to sea.
The person hosting this time was not He Xi.
But He Yuansi.
He Yuansi is no longer the He Yuansi he was before.
For his own hobbies, he has gone to sea several times in the past few years. It can be considered experienced. This time, He Xi mobilized elite soldiers and generals to assist He Yuansi.
Having such a voyage experience will greatly improve He Yuansi's future development.
It was just He Xi and Princess Anqing sitting on the boat, looking at the distant land.
Princess Anqing said: "We will never be able to come back from now on."
He Xi said: "Not bad."
Princess Anqing was silent for a while and said, "I'm sorry for you. Without me, you might not need to make this choice."
He Xi said: "Don't worry, I won't do it just for you. But don't worry. I have already chosen my destination in Tianzhu."
Princess Anqing said: "Where?"
He Xi said: "Lion Kingdom."
The Lion Country is Sri Lanka.
It is also He Xi's ultimate goal, naturally to conquer Tianzhu, but there are some changes in the plan.
This change is that Timur has actually arrived in Tianzhu. He Xi knows that King Yan will not let him go. If He Xi wants Tianzhu, he must compete with King Yan.
King Yan is no ordinary person. Although He Xi did not want to compete with King Yan, he still wanted to hinder him. King Yan also wanted to annex Tianzhu. He Xi naturally wanted to ensure that his position was stable first.
For example, occupying the Lion Kingdom and looking at the Indian subcontinent in the distance.
It can be considered invincible.
However, He Xi really didn't want to worry about these things. Ye Shen and others were coming anyway. These matters are left to them. He Xi has more important things to do.
"At this point, the book is finished.
There will be several extra episodes in the future, which will bring an end to He Xijiang's overseas affairs.
This book's performance is very poor. I'm going into self-imposed confinement. It will probably take a month or two to repair. Reflect, put my heart under the sun, and bask in the sun. Find more new ideas.
How should history be written? "
