Faced with Batu Polo's request, Zhu Yunwen nodded in agreement after careful consideration: "Peace is the most important and mutual trade should be the future of the Ming Dynasty and Oara. The cabinet can discuss with King Anle and others to draw up documents."
Different from the historical alliances under the city and the Sui coin covenant, the alliance between the Ming Dynasty and Wala was a request of Wala out of concern for the survival of the ethnic group, and it was a major decision made by the Ming Dynasty out of strategic considerations.
Wala's main sphere of influence is near Hangai Mountain, located in the north of the Western Region. If we want to achieve overall stability in the Western Region, Wala cannot be bypassed. Send troops to fight directly?
At present, the Western Expeditionary Army controls the entire Western Region, and its strength has long been spread thin. In addition, the Altai Mountains are covered with ice and snow, making it difficult to march. Even if they go across the mountains and ridges to find Mahamu, Mahamu will most likely refuse to visit.
If Zhu Di forced himself to meet and have a meal with Mahamu, Mahamu would probably pack up the pots and pans, get on his horse and run away. In order to have a meal, Zhu Di probably chased for a hundred miles, but he might not be able to catch up...
What's more, the army that conquers the West cannot stay in the Western Region forever and will return after the beginning of spring. The subsequent Silk Road and Western Region governance require a stable external environment. At this time, reaching a peace treaty with Oara will be beneficial to the overall situation of the Western Region.
From a strategic perspective, sometimes war is not the only way to solve problems. What the Ming Dynasty needs is border stability and does not want the Hangai Mountains. What Wala wants is trade and does not want the Ming Dynasty.
They hit it off and a covenant was born.
Zhu Yunwen and Batu Polo used the seal, and a "Covenant of Peaceful Coexistence between the Ming Dynasty and Wala" officially came into effect. What is puzzling is that this covenant has a clear time limit, which is only five years, that is, seven years since Jianwen. It starts on January 1 and ends on January 1 of the twelfth year of Jianwen.
Tupolo wanted to increase the time to ten years, but Zhu Yunwen politely refused, and hoped that Tupolo could come to the capital again in five years to renew the five-year alliance.
Five years is the window for Zhu Yunwen to stay.
Not to mention whether the Ming Dynasty will take action against Wala in five years, but whether people like Tupolo, Mahamu, and Taiping will still be there in five years. If they sign for twenty years in one breath, it will end in less than ten years. Hamu and others died, and another man came to power who was ambitious and was accumulating strength to go south. Daming directly broke the agreement and it didn't look good. Sitting and waiting for him to be fully prepared, he was more or less an idiot.
Zhu Yunwen still understands the principle of striking first and controlling others later. Giving Wala a five-year covenant is also a warning to Wala, don't make small moves behind your back, and be careful to deal with you after the covenant expires.
Ba Tupolo was helpless, but quite satisfied. He had at least secured five years of peace for Wala. As long as there is no direct threat from the Ming Dynasty, Nawala can free up his energy to deal with the Tatars. Ghost Lichi is not terrible, but the terrible thing is Arutai of the Tatars. This man is cunning and capable. If he is not dealt with, Vala It’s hard to rise.
Being stabbed this time was not entirely a bad thing, but at least it gave Wala some breathing space.
The next day.
The news of Qindao Navy's Eastern Expedition to Tsushima Island reached the capital. The news of the killing of more than 10,000 Japanese didn't make much of a splash in the capital. Even the businessmen who were doing business just sighed softly and continued to be themselves. of trading.
Isn't it what the navy should have done with a great victory?
We were fighting the Japanese country, a small country. There is nothing to celebrate. Look at the Western Expedition Army. They fought the most powerful cavalry and directly wiped out an army of 150,000 people...
The sixth year of Jianwen finally came to an end. On the evening of New Year's Eve, Zhu Yunwen appeared outside Tongji Gate and shouted to countless people and businessmen the policy strategy for the seventh year of Jianwen, which was just two words: "Literacy."
The seventh year of Jianwen is the year of literacy.
Zhu Yunwen was already impatient with the endless problems of the White Lotus Sect. The people needed to be literate, sensible, and knew what they could do and what they absolutely couldn't do.
Literacy is a very difficult task. People are busy during the day and have a hard time resting at night. If you now say that you want to learn literacy and learn pinyin, can you still survive this day?
I have no energy and no thoughts.
Ordinary people are just farming. If your emperor wants to study, he can study. Why do you have to let all of us study?
If it is not a hoe, it cannot open the ground or weed.
But Zhu Yunwen had made up his mind that literacy must be carried out. He ordered Xie Jin to be the captain of the literacy brigade and Yang Shiqi to be the deputy captain, setting off a large-scale literacy campaign in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
In order to encourage people to become literate, the imperial court launched an unprecedented policy: tax rebates for literacy.
When paying summer and autumn taxes, as long as the head of a household and his wife can pronounce the randomly selected words correctly and write down their name and tax item details, the court can give them 5% to 10% as appropriate. Tax refund, you paid 400 fen before, now you will get 400 fen back.
Only when people care about their own interests can they be willing to learn to read and write. Forty pennies is not a lot, but for ordinary people, this money is enough to eat for several days. Why not do some bed exercises at night if you have nothing to do, and learn some aboba together. Besides, everyone has received tax refund money, but your family has not received it. Isn’t it a shame...
On National Day, the capital was even more lively. Countless businessmen shouted desperately and were busy day and night. The prosperous commerce brought more popularity to the capital, and more than a dozen small towns had appeared in the outer city of Nanjing.
After the envoys' congratulations were over, they reluctantly left the capital, taking away rich trade goods and once again guaranteeing peace with the Ming Dynasty.
On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the imperial court opened the seal.
Zhu Yunwen was sitting in Wuying Hall, looking at the huge map hanging on the screen, his eyes filled with ambition.
This is his seventh year in office.
The operation of the imperial court is on the right track. Although there are still many problems, it is no longer a problem of direction, but the bumps and twists of the road itself.
As innovation moves into deeper waters step by step, more potential problems will be exposed. There is no established method in this world that remains unchanged for ten thousand years, only the reality that changes at any time and at any time. You must maintain a high degree of vigilance.
What deserves attention is the businessmen. With the crazy development in the past few years, special employment places have appeared in places such as Beijing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou. The emergence of this kind of talent market explains to some extent the impact of business on labor force. Demand is surging, which also means that capitalism has begun to try to lift the soil and prepare to sprout.
How to develop a capital economy in a feudal society without impacting the monarchy's rule is an issue that Zhu Yunqi must consider. Although the power of capital is now vulnerable and strangulation is just a thought, it is capital after all.
Capital is not a quiet and elegant girl, but a behemoth with a big mouth and the smell of blood. It is terrifying, but it also has immeasurable power, whether it is material allocation, resource flow, or commodities. Production and various transactions all require capital to promote and complete.
Historical development has proved that a pure market economy does not exist, and a rational planned economy is not feasible. The only measures that can be taken now are to strengthen the court's management and control of businessmen, in terms of systems, regulations, and industry standards. be restricted.
Zhu Yunwen didn't know how far the Ming Dynasty's business would develop. All he could do now was to restrain, guide, and strengthen the ideological education among the people, so that loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and loyalty to the country would become the mainstream ideas.
During the six years of official governance, many major cases have emerged and many corrupt officials have been dealt with. Generally speaking, the politics are relatively clear and the local government is relatively stable...
Just as Zhu Yunwen was recalling his six years in power, Liu Changge hurriedly asked to see him.
"I haven't even sent the documents from the court, but you ran over first and told me what happened."
Zhu Yunwen was a little unhappy when his thoughts were interrupted.
Liu Changge was not worried, but said with some joy: "Your Majesty, the Engineering Machinery Institute sent a document to the Longjiang Shipyard, inviting the Emperor to come to the shipyard in person."
Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up and took the document. When he saw the signatures of Gongshuqiao, Tao Zengguang, Zhao Yuan, and Wan Haiping, he said excitedly: "They succeeded?"
Liu Changge couldn't help but be excited and replied: "They didn't say the details. Now that the documents have been sent, there must be big progress."
Zhu Yunwen nodded heavily, put down the documents, and sent an order to the Longjiang Shipyard.
Longjiang Shipyard.
Gongshuqiao, Tao Zengguang, Wan Hai
The people who were equal were waiting for Zhu Yunwen. When they saw the carriage coming, they all stepped forward to salute.
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand: "I don't need to do any of this. Please invite me over at this time. Is it done?"
Gongshu rubbed his beard Qiao Qiao, and Tao Zengguang looked at Wan Haiping. As the person in charge of Longjiang Shipyard, Wan Haiping was also the person in charge of this project.
Wan Haiping solemnly said to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, after more than half a year of research, with the full support and cooperation of the Imperial College, the Second Artillery Bureau, the War Bureau, and the Science and Technology Bureau, the steam engine has been simplified and optimized three times, and the combustion efficiency has been improved. Now, Finally, it was moved to the ship and steam engine powered sailing was realized! Please review it by the emperor!"
Zhu Yunwen clasped his hands tightly and couldn't help being excited: "Let's go!"
The dock is directly connected to the Yangtze River. A big fortune ship is docked safely on the shore. From the outside, there is no difference between it and other big fortune ships. But from the inside, there is a huge difference.
Longjiang Shipyard did not directly use steel ships as steam-driven objects. The reason was that it was difficult to manufacture iron ships and too troublesome to debug. They simply used wooden ships as an experimental platform for the time being to explore and test first.
In order to solve the problem of heat resistance of the ship, the steel structure was only partially modified.
Zhu Yunwen wanted to board the ship, but was stopped by Wan Haiping and others.
Gong Shuqiao explained: "Your Majesty, the steam engine-driven ship has been solved, but there are still some problems in controlling the speed of the ship. It is better to watch from the shore..."
Zhu Yunwen shook his head and refused: "Steam-driven ships are a major event that changes history. How can I watch from a distance? Get on board!"
