Whether the Navy is useful or not, it is necessary to see the benefits.

This Chinese translation of "The Battle of the Nation's Surname", which is placed in the congratulatory gifts given by the ministers to the emperor this time, can only be regarded as an unusual gift, but it is not the only unusual.

Since it is the emperor's birthday, things such as auspiciousness will not be less. All kinds of tributes, and I have seen a lot of them on weekdays.

But this time, in addition to a bunch of strange gifts from Liu Yu, there are other different gifts.

A "Detailed and Clear Illustration of Training and Drill Methods" compiled by people from the General Staff Department detailes the tactical system proposed by Liu Yu and is equipped with a map, which can be directly used as a textbook for future military schools.

A volume of "Examination of Ancient and Modern Geographical Names in the Western Regions, Requesting the Restoration of the Old Names of the Han and Tang Dynasties" compiled by the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, referring to a large number of ancient books of the Han and Tang Dynasties, corresponds to the current place names of the Western Regions and the old place names one by one, and requests that the place names of the Western Regions be changed back to the old names of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

There are many of these different gifts that are different from usual. But the most special ones are the ones sent by Liu Yu, which are already weird.

Stocks, silver, glass, and the Chinese translation of "The Battle of the Nation".

The Chinese translation is not too thick, it is just a play, and it is just a few folds.

When it was first delivered, Li Gan had seen it. Shi Shiyong's cultural level is not enough, but after Kang Buslack polished, Gonghuo's rhetoric was mastered.

Waiting for Shi Shiyong to return to Beijing, as soon as he told some of his observations and remarks in Edo, Li Gan's anger came up at once.

At this time, he asked the eunuch to bring this book, and his anger had long since disappeared, and what he wanted to do at this time was to wait for Liu Yu to get ready, send the book to the ministers, and pierce the window paper of the Ryukyu tribute on both sides, and see what the ministers would say.

After turning a few pages casually, and when he saw those extremely hot words again, the eunuch replied that Liu Yu had finished inspecting the military reform of the Beijing camp and came to return to his life.

Li Gan didn't put the book away, so he asked someone to announce him in.

After avoiding kneeling, Li Gan first asked: "Qing has come all the way from Dagukou and went to inspect the Beijing camp, how do you feel?" ”

If you talk about feelings, Liu Yu really has a lot.

Before entering the Beijing camp, there were already quite a few.

He supported the construction of the Dagukou Fort. This seems to be a face, and it is better to spend this money on the navy, but considering the contact and negotiation with France, this face still has to be done.

In addition, the military reform has been slightly effective, some troops in the capital have been issued with new guns and bayonets, and the Qingzhou army has led the Beijing camp after it was dispersed. Some of the Beijing battalions already looked good on the outside, but after changing their guns, they at least looked like a line of privates.

Some military songs often heard by the Qingzhou army have also been heard in the capital. Even some whining military songs have not been banned, and there is a hint of taste.

After a few laps around the camp, I found that it was really okay.

In the course of military training, officers who have not been laid off or dismissed should study according to their ranks. If the assessment fails, it will be eliminated.

Only when you get mixed with the fourth grade or above, you don't have to study, and you rely on the command of the staff officers when you really fight.

The only thing that affects the speed of military reform is firearms. Now the Beijing camp plus the part of the stock of the Qingzhou Army is only 30,000 new guns, but these 30,000 people have been basically trained.

The Beijing battalion itself is quite capable of fighting, and the military discipline is still okay, and it has not completely rotted to the roots, and it is just a matter of changing the tactical system.

As soon as he talked about what he had seen and heard, the emperor threw the book "Detailed Illustration of Training and Exercises" to Liu Yu.

"I have taken a look at the content above, and it can be promoted for use in military school courses. Go back and see, and if there's anything missing, just say it. ”

Liu Yu didn't even look at it, so he said: "What the minister has learned has been taught." Since they wrote it, the minister thought that it was okay to read it, and it was okay not to read it. ”

I have already said before that I have taught everything I have learned, and this is also true. A lot of details depend on practical experience. But that's the whole idea, the best people also understand the idea of the tactical system, and the textbooks written around this tactical system are not just a pat on the head.

The people involved in the compilation have experience in leading troops, brainstorming, and ensuring that the tactical system and ideas are correct, so there is no need to read it.

Besides, Liu Yu also had to let the emperor know that in the army, he really had no juice to squeeze, and he didn't have to worry about hiding his own smuggling or something.

As for the tactical changes after the Mini bullet and rifling were made, it was hidden by Liu Yu for himself, so naturally he would not say this.

When the emperor heard Liu Yu say this, he was also happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Even so, it's good for you to take a look, this book has your hard work after all." ”

"Your arsenal is doing well, but after the military reform, the craftsmen who make a living from it, such as bows, knives, armor, etc., have no work. And that arsenal alone cannot supply hundreds of thousands of military reforms. ”

"The imperial court is also going to try it out, you can send some skilled craftsmen to come."

Liu Yu had expected this, but Liu Yu still reminded him carefully of the emperor's words.

"Back to Your Majesty, transfer craftsmen to come, this minister's business. But if it is said that this is the minister's arsenal, the minister really does not dare to be it. This arsenal, His Majesty's shares are the largest share. Moreover, there are shares of the rest of the merchants, how can this be said to be ministers' own? ”

Li Gan doesn't know much about joint-stock companies, and it's not easy to say whether it's good or bad. I can't see it yet.

At least judging from Liu Yu's introduction, it seems that there are only benefits, and there is no harm.

He knew that the British had cut off the king's head, but at this time, Liu Yu knew the Westerners best, and Li Gan's understanding of the West was also known from the book "A Brief Examination of Western Countries".

Since he has the monopoly of information, Liu Yu's definition of the British battle to cut off the king's head is a "teaching plan", which is not a bourgeois revolution, but only a religious struggle: this is like a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism.

As a result, the emperor was already very dissatisfied with Catholicism, and after reading it, he made up his mind to ban Catholicism.

Interestingly, it is Li Gan's review of Cromwell: "Some people have the ability to be kings, but the heirs are weak, so the second died." This person is also a master. For example, in this dynasty, the Taizong legend is located in Gaozong, and it is stable."

Reading history makes people wise, and Li Gan has never really been to England, so he can only understand it from Liu Yu's distorted books.

It does not talk about the rise of the bourgeoisie, but only that the monarch was hollowed out by doctors under the feudal system, and the Protestant Puritan Anglican sect was constantly in conflict.

As for Songjiang building such a bunch of joint-stock companies, what Li Gan saw in his eyes was not danger, but two things.

First, the stamp duty collected by the customs, as well as the tax mode of new products such as glass in the future, is the stamp duty alone, which has caused the tax of Songjiang Customs to increase sharply this year.

Second, the joint-stock company can make the royal family make money, without worrying about the boiling scene of the eunuchs collecting taxes and public resentment in the previous dynasty, and can also put an end to all kinds of opposition brought about by comprehensive official trade.

Now that Liu Yu reiterated this matter again, Li Gan smiled and said: "Actually, there are also people in the DPRK and China who suggest that firearms are important weapons of the country. Merchants are heavy on profits, and they cannot operate, and they should be collected by the government. ”

Liu Yu was shocked and was about to object, but Li Gan said first: "However, I have also considered it." There are also shares in the house, and there are shares in the rest of the merchants, which have been priced, and each holds shares. If you want to take it back to the government, you can buy all the stocks with money. Otherwise, all the bills in my hand will be turned into pieces of waste paper. ”

It is estimated that in this way, when the merchant smells the rumor, he will definitely be in the wind. Not only the stocks of the arsenal, but also those iron smelting factories and glass workshops have to sell their shares one after another. ”

"It's not good. It's just that...... The treasury spends money on guns, but I am the largest shareholder, which seems to be my own gain. ”

Liu Yu said in his heart, if you don't want to seek personal gain, then you can directly use the money from the treasury to buy all the shares of the arsenal, how simple it is to not earn a penny.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is not Your Majesty's desire for personal gain, but as a supervision. If it is made by official craftsmen, it is not as good as that of Weihai Arsenal. If the quality is not as good as the price is higher, it will naturally not be able to get the order. His Majesty holds the shares of the arsenal not for personal gain, but to guard against corruption and deception. ”

"In the past, the Western French Party had opened a set of armor for more than a dozen taels of silver, and also opened a sky-high price of Western guntai fortresses. As for the West French Party, the official ordnance is also very rotten. ”

"Rectify the rule of officials, rectify today, and rot tomorrow. If you don't leave a place outside the official office, you can know the cost. If the government-run ones were cheap and of good quality, then the arsenals in Weihai would naturally be dilapidated, and the craftsmen would all go to the government-run ones. If its quality is not good and the cost is high, then His Majesty's arsenal in Weihai is also like a whip. ”

"This really can't be said to be Your Majesty's profit."

first found a moral high point for Li Gan to buckle, exempting Li Gan from worrying about the "Son of Heaven's moral problem" being attacked, Li Gan nodded secretly, and said in his heart This makes some sense.

It's just that......

"It's just that there's something I don't understand. This shareholding system is to pay dividends. Apparently profitable. For selfishness, I should look forward to the high price; Yu Gong, I should look forward to the price. ”

Liu Yu replied: "As long as the dividend money is less than the loss of government corruption, then it can be cheap and ensure quality." If there is no corruption in the world, and Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, those shares are all lost, not only are they not worried, but they should be happy. ”

The problem of government governance is almost unsolvable. Corruption cannot be cured at all, Liu Yu said this, Li Gan pondered, but it was also.

After exposing the matter of the arsenal, Li Gan said again: "I have some ideas about these joint-stock workshops you have started, but I don't know if it's right or not. ”

"King Liang Hui said: The widow is also to the country, and he is dedicated to his ears. If Hanoi is fierce, its people will be moved to the east of the river, and its millet will be moved to Hanoi; The same is true of Hedong. ”

"The people can be moved, and the grain can be adjusted, but the silver in the hands of the rich is not moving. Without silver, many things cannot be done. The treasury doesn't have that much money, and my internal money is just a drop in the bucket. According to you, the money has to be moved. I was puzzled at first, but now it seems that I have some understanding. ”

"If it is like Liaodong, there are few people and many lands, and it has been difficult to develop. If you want to develop it, you need money. The money is either from the treasury, or from the internal treasury, or from the rich households in Liaodong. ”

"However, there are few rich people in Liaodong, and there are many rich people in Jiangnan. Such joint-stock companies can accumulate wealth and move to Liaodong. In this way, the imperial court can immigrate thousands without spending a penny. ”

"This time, an iron-smelting workshop was opened in Liaodong, so that many people's silver cellars went from Songjiang to Liaodong, and there was no harm in the people's iron tools, state-owned taxes, and silver circulation."

Moreover, the joint-stock company can disperse wealth among others and gather private wealth. Even if some people disagree, the rest will not agree. It seems to be very advantageous to be so dispersed and agglomerate. ”

"However, businessmen are heavy on profits, and they must not be guarded against. If a merchant is very rich, he is afraid of annexing land. It is not good to promote this matter throughout the country. ”

"In my opinion, why not try it out in Songjiang and introduce a law, which is also convenient for jurisdiction and taxation. Nowhere else but Matsue. Huh? ”