Zhu Youlang has been committed to the promotion of Jenny machine these days.

Since the development of the first Jenny machine, a large number of experiments have been carried out, and it has been found that the efficiency of weaving has indeed increased a lot.

In fact, the weaving industry of Daming has always been very developed.

Whether it was weaving silk or weaving, it was first-class at that time.

It's just that with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, the advent of the Jenny machine completely changed this pattern.

The weaving efficiency of the machine is much higher than that of manual work, which greatly improves productivity.

This is important and can save a lot of time and manpower.

Under the large-scale integrated production, it is also conducive to the purchase of cloth.

After all, only when the quantity goes up, the cost can be reduced.

Although the price of Daming native cloth is not high, it is not affordable for all people.

And if it is the cloth woven by Jenny, Zhu Youlang believes that all the people will be able to bear it.

Everyone has food and clothing, which seems simple, but it is not easy to do.

In fact, in ancient times, those who could achieve these two points could be regarded as the prosperous era of the prosperous era.

Zhu Youlang is not the kind of person who likes to make great achievements, and letting the people under his rule live a good life is the first thing he has to do now.

The so-called one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and only when the people live a good life can Zhu Youlang's rule be stable.

This is also what he had an epiphany after learning the lesson of Chongzhen, Chongzhen was too ruthless to ordinary people, too good to wealthy businessmen and official families, which led to a deformed and unbalanced income of the Ming court, and finally collapsed in waves of resistance.

Of course, Zhu Youlang has to make targeted changes. Even if you want to use a knife, you have to use it against those rich businessmen and gentry, not the common people.

Water can carry boats and capsize boats, but it still can't be too tight on the people.

Otherwise, if one or two ruthless people come out and shout a sentence of princely generals, no one will be able to bear it.

Chongzhen finished playing like this, and Zhu Youlang couldn't say it if he didn't take it as a warning.

Of course, Zhu Youlang promoted Jenny Machine in addition to making ordinary people able to wear clothes, and that is to make profits.

The cloth and silk woven by Jenny not only have to be sold domestically but also overseas.

The silk cloth of the Ming Dynasty was famous, especially loved by the European aristocracy.

Zhu Youlang has made a certain degree of improvement to the Jenny machine, which can weave not only cloth but also silk.

Of course, there is still no comparison between woven and hand-woven silk.

Of course, woven silk was enough to fool the European aristocracy.

Silk was woven before and could basically be consumed by itself, and even if it could be sold, it would not have much share.

But once the weaving is promoted, everything will be different, and Zhu Youlang is confident that he can earn a lot of foreign exchange by relying on a batch of silk.

In fact, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was a large inflow of silver. But after Japan banned the import of silver, the Ming Dynasty's silver reserves fell sharply.

If you want to fight for more resources and the Northern Expedition, you can't lack money as much as food.

As for the grain, Zhu Youlang doesn't have to worry about it for the time being.

After all, Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice, and after the introduction of high-yield crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, there can be a large amount of surplus grain every year. Even in a disaster year, there is no problem.

But silver is different, at the beginning, Zhu Youlang can be maintained by copying the house. But you can't always rely on raiding, right?

I'll have to think of something else.

Selling silk to earn silver and foreign exchange is the most straightforward and easy way to do it.

In order to sell silk to Europe, it was necessary to find an intermediary.

Now in the Age of Discovery, the Maritime Silk Road is far more important than the Land Silk Road.

Zhu Youlang thought of a good agent, and that was the Spaniard.

First, because the Spanish Armada was unique in this period, and the Spanish merchants could buy silk to ensure their safety, without worrying about encountering pirates at sea.

Second, Spain now has colonies in Southeast Asia, and its entrenched Manila is rich in silver.

Zhu Youlang sold the silk to the Spaniards, and the Spaniards were able to immediately transport the silver to Daming, and both sides were comfortable.

Zhu Youlang, a silver mine in Southeast Asia, is very covetous. But for now, he must focus his energy on fighting against the Qing army and unifying China.

Waiting until the world is dominated, and then focusing on sea hegemony and navigation is the right way.

The current naval division of the Ming Dynasty does not have any obvious advantages over the European fleet, and there is a long way to go to achieve maritime supremacy.

But this is indeed in Zhu Youlang's plan.

The development of sailors pursues great navigation and becomes the overlord of the sea; Regain the Hexi Corridor and march into the Western Regions to dominate Central Asia.

These seemingly unattainable things are actually in Zhu Youlang's mind.

When the time comes, you can move forward.

Let's take it one step at a time.

Zhu Youlang is not a person who is eager for quick success, and he still has decades to complete this.

If his generation can't finish it, his sons and grandsons can do it.

Isn't Great Qin also the unification of the world that was only achieved by Yu Lie of Fen VI?

Zhu Youlang is very confident in this.

Of course, to negotiate with the Spaniards, an official body was needed.

Zhu Youlang can't expect Zheng Chenggong to rely on personal relationships to talk, right?

No matter how you look at it, this is not a long-term solution.

It was Zhu Youlang who prepared to rebuild the city.

The City Ship Division was abolished several times in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and the last time it exercised its functions was in the Longwan period.

Decades have passed, and the imperial court is somewhat unfamiliar with this institution from top to bottom.

Zhu Youlang is very confident in this.

Professional people do professional things.

In order to make maritime trade matters be handled well, it is necessary to set up such a professional organization.

It's never a good thing to engage in a hodgepodge just to save manpower and material resources.

"The messenger sent by His Majesty Francois has arrived in Nanjing, and they ask for His Majesty's sight."

Just when Zhu Youlang was thinking deeply, Han Miao said very respectfully beside Zhu Youlang.

"Franco? Where did the Buddha Langji people come from? Is it the Trench or Manila? ”

In the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese and Spaniards were collectively referred to as the Francophiles.

In the eyes of the Akito, the foreigners on the Iberian Peninsula all look similar, and they can't tell the difference, so they are all called Franco.

Just as the Ming people called all Europa people Tessies.

"Your Majesty, you're from the trenches."

Han Miao said very respectfully.

Zhu Youlang nodded and sighed lightly.

He said, well, the Spaniards would not come so quickly even if they were far away in Manila.

The trench is in Guangdong, and it must be more convenient to come to Nanjing.

It's just that Zhu Youlang is a little curious that these Portuguese have been begging for food under the Shang family, why did they suddenly bypass the Shang family to ask to see him?

Isn't there something going on in the middle that is inhumane?

Zhu Youlang was a little curious.

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