What is not encouraged or even banned is the export of all kinds of materials related to the people's livelihood, such as grain, the Liangguang region is already short of grain, and because of the war, it has also caused a reduction in grain production in the past year, if there are still businessmen to buy grain and sell it to other regions, especially the Ming Dynasty region, this is absolutely unacceptable.

Then there is a strict ban on the export of various military supplies that may be obtained by the Ming Dynasty and used to attack the Tang Dynasty itself, such as steel, saltpeter, sulfur, all kinds of military equipment, etc.

The export of these materials is strictly prohibited, and some of the permitted exports can be regarded as imposing high punitive export taxes.

Of course, the differential treatment of the import and export of the above-mentioned materials is only temporary, such as steel, which is now in great demand in the Tang Dynasty, and is in short supply, so it is a prohibited export category, but if it is after the development of the steel industry in the future, in order to estimate the development of the steel industry, the export of various types of steel manufactured products is logical.

At present, the best export materials are all kinds of special products, such as porcelain, tea, silk, etc.

In fact, these materials are also the traditional bulk products of China's foreign trade, with high added value and do not affect people's livelihood.

Although Li Xuan also pays attention to the industrial and commercial development in Guangzhou, he only grasps the general direction, and he still has more things to care about, especially the military, Shaozhou has not yet been taken, eastern Guangdong has not been taken, and the war in the northeast of Guizhou has also fallen into a stalemate, these are all things that he needs to worry about one by one.

Even if he belongs to the same industry and commerce, he is not more concerned about Guangzhou, but about the construction of various factories under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry!

With the success of the Ministry of Industry in preparing for the construction of the Zhaoqing Arsenal and the beginning of small-scale mass production, Li Xuan instructed the Ministry of Industry to continue to exert the spirit of concentrating on doing great things and continue to prepare for the construction of various factories.

Set an example for the development of industry and commerce!

To this end, the Ministry of Industry is preparing to continue to build other kinds of factories in Zhaoqing, most of which are factories that carry out primary processing of agricultural products!

The only ones associated with heavy industry are the Foshan Iron Works and a few iron mines.

Iron ore is simple, the Tang Dynasty has a great demand for iron ore, after controlling part of the iron ore area, directly increased the scale of mining, and on this basis set up a number of mines.

As for the Foshan Iron Works, it is a large iron smelting plant, but it does not produce ordnance, but is used to produce various types of civilian iron and steel products.

Foshan is a traditional iron and steel smelting area, coupled with convenient transportation, can easily transport iron ore or iron products in and out, so the Ministry of Industry is planning to establish a large iron plant in Foshan, dedicated to the production of various types of civil iron products.

The scale of its design is relatively large, and the first phase will get 500 employees!

Secondly, Li Xuan also personally instructed the Ministry of Industry to prepare for the construction of a textile factory in Guangzhou!

The development of modern industry, in addition to heavy industry related to the military, actually plays the most obvious role, and it is also the fastest effect, and it is also the textile industry that can best promote the upgrading and development of various industries.

Although there is no large-scale production of cotton and silk in the Liangguang region, it does not matter, these raw materials are always available, as long as the signboard for the purchase of raw materials is played, those merchants will always have a way to transport the raw materials.

Li Xuan is thinking about setting up a textile factory to conduct various experiments first, as for whether the follow-up can be successful and how much pull effect it can have, we will talk about it later.

Promoting the development of industrial and commercial undertakings was something that Li Xuan was extremely concerned about after returning to Zhaoqing from Guangzhou, but he also knew that the development of industry could not be done in a day or two, and it would take a long time to achieve results.

Therefore, in June of the second year of Xuanping, the factories under the rule of the Tang Dynasty were still dominated by only a few arsenals and a few factories that also provided military supplies.

On the contrary, some small workshops of the people have developed relatively rapidly, and these small workshops have only a few people, and dozens or hundreds of people carry out various types of production, and many workshops are dependent on a few large arsenals to survive.

In this regard, Li Xuan is happy to see it, the development of this private industry, we have to rely on these small workshops, who dares to say that these small workshops will not appear in the future?

In mid-June, in the imperial palace in Zhaoqing City, Li Xuan entered the routine correction time after finishing today's morning court meeting.

In the afternoon, he summoned some civil and military officials, and according to his habit, during normal office hours, he met with several civil and military officials every day, and most of these officials were middle and high-ranking officials who were about to go to a certain place to take up their posts, or officers at or above the middle level who were going to take up new posts.

At the same time, there were also officials and generals who returned to Beijing to report on their work.

The time to see everyone will not be less, as little as a few minutes, and no more than ten minutes.

After spending almost half an hour meeting these people, a Hanlin Academy attendant who was waiting outside walked in: "Your Majesty, the commanders of the navy are already waiting!" ”

Li Xuan nodded slightly, then got up and prepared to go to the conference room.

Today, in addition to his daily affairs, he had to convene a naval strategy meeting to discuss the naval development plan, the ultimate goal of which was to defeat the Ming naval division still entrenched in the mouth of the Pearl River.

Although Wang Yue was defeated and retreated from Guangzhou, the Ming army's naval division still existed, and the scale and strength were huge, and the current Tang Navy was not an opponent at all.

Although with the establishment of the Shamian Fort, and then the Tang Dynasty Division established a second fort in Changzhou in the middle of the Pearl River, threatened by the shore defense battery, the Ming Army Naval Division began to withdraw from the middle and upper basin of the Pearl River, but it was still active in the lower reaches of the Pearl River and controlled the mouth of the Pearl River.

Although the two forts of Changzhou and Shamian were still in rudimentary statehood, they could prevent the Ming army's naval divisions from going north to Guangzhou along the river, but this could not effectively curb the rampant Ming army's naval divisions.

In order to compete for control of the Pearl River Basin, the Tang Dynasty must need a powerful navy to completely drive the Ming army and sailors out of the Pearl River Basin, and even open up a route to the South China Sea.

And this is also the purpose of Li Xuan's naval conference!

Just as Li Xuan was heading to the conference room, in the conference room, a group of naval officers dressed in dark blue, nay, should say navy blue officer uniforms, were sitting together and talking to each other in whispers.

"Brother Li, the last time you fought in the first battle of Sanshui, you made a lot of meritorious contributions, I'm afraid it won't be long before your military rank can move up again!" A young major said to an equally young major.

When Major Li heard this, his face also showed a hint of pride, half a month ago, he led the fleet to escort the mission, and met the interception of the Ming Navy Division in Sanshui, he relied on the main battleship in his hand to maneuver, and then took a small boat fire attack, sinking more than ten warships of the Ming Army Navy Division in one fell swoop, and even captured two Ming Navy Division battleships, and won a rare naval victory!

However, although he was proud in his heart, he still showed a modest expression and said: "The battle of Sanshui can be won by luck, thanks to His Majesty Hongfu, otherwise, Li is afraid that he will not be able to win, but don't talk about me, Brother Zhao, you are not bad, I heard that the two Weilong warships completed this time will be added to your fleet!" ”

Hearing Major Li say about the newly completed Weilong battleship, Major Zhao also smiled!

The Weilong battleship is currently the main warship of the Tang Dynasty, the hull is ordered from several private shipyards, and the artillery installation is delivered to the navy's own naval shipyard in Zhaoqing.

Its tonnage reached 80 tons, and it was equipped with a five-pound cannon and four two-pound shotguns.

The traditional Chinese hard sail is used, and a large number of oars will be equipped at the bottom of the boat, and the mode of using sail pulp is adopted.

This kind of tonnage and firepower is naturally not worth mentioning if it goes to sea compared with those warships dedicated to regular naval warfare, but this kind of warship is designed to be used for inland river operations from the beginning.

Its firepower and tonnage are just right for inland river operations, and it can also carry a large number of troops to carry out transportation tasks.

At present, the Datang Navy is manufacturing and equipping this kind of warship on a large scale, because the new shipbuilding body is too late, so the Weilong battleship that has been put into service or even under construction today is actually transformed from the original civilian ship.

At present, the Datang Navy already has six Weilong ships in service, and four more are under construction, and as for the order, there are more!

In addition to the Weilong-class battleships, there are also Jiaolong-class battleships that are very small, only twenty tons, only equipped with two two-pound shotguns, but the ships are small and flexible, the cost is low, and it is easier to produce, so it is also the main warship in the Tang Dynasty Division, and the number of equipment is already more than 20, and the number is increasing rapidly.

"But I've heard that this time we're going to discuss a larger capital battleship?" Major Li said: "And I heard that it is still a real sea ship? ”

"It should be, if nothing else, I'm afraid it's going to be finalized, this sea ship has been talked about since March, and the Ship Administration Section has been busy for a few months, it should be finalized!"

"It should be finalized as soon as possible, and then we can build a battleship immediately, otherwise, it will take the year of the monkey to be able to take back the mouth of the Pearl River!"

While everyone was discussing, Colonel Bao Yifen, who was sitting at the top, closed his eyes and pondered!

Unlike others who only speculate whether the new generation of capital warships will be finalized, as the leader of the navy, he naturally knows that if nothing happens today, it is indeed a new generation of the navy that will be finalized, and it is also the first type of warship dedicated to naval warfare.

For this selection, the Navy Department has been preparing for several months, and even more than 10 types of ships have been prepared in advance.

However, he knows that the finalization of the main warship is not the focus of today's meeting, and the focus of today's meeting will be the follow-up overall development strategy of the navy, and the naval reform will be carried out under this strategic framework!

In other words, starting today, the Navy is about to change dramatically, and the changes are so great that I am afraid that it will surprise many people!

And he doesn't know if this change is good or bad!