One Thousand and Eleven Shipbuilding
Xiao Ruxun felt that his time was running out more and more now.
I don't know if all emperors have such troubles.
It is not only necessary to resume production and construction, but also to carry out a political storm of purges, while helping Yuan Huang to provide materials to build the Dachi Road, and on the other hand, arresting members of the Zhu Ming clan who have a relatively large influence in the local area, and they are also visitors from afar, and they must also prevent North Korea from engaging in the east and west, but also to engage in shipping and city shipping, and finally it is appropriate to teach Yuan Yan face to face.
The task he gave Yuan Yan is to build ships, build a lot of sea ships, for him now, not only need to vigorously expand the navy, but also need a large number of maritime merchant ships, for the upcoming era of great exploration belonging to Daqin, Xiao Ruxun must make comprehensive preparations.
"All kinds of ships must be ready, at least a hundred sea ships need to be launched this year, you are enough manpower, you are not short of wood, the location of Luzon is very good, you must grasp it well, if you complete the task perfectly, you will be a great contributor to the strength of Daqin."
Yuan Yan obeyed Xiao Ruxun's appointment.
"What Your Majesty has delivered, the minister will do his best to do."
Xiao Ruxun nodded.
He trusts Yuan Yan, otherwise he would not have handed over Luzon to him during the Burmese period, although there is a world now, Luzon is still a very important place, and it will not be possible to find a suitable replacement for Yuan Yan for a while, otherwise Yuan Yan can be transferred back to be in charge of shipping and the city.
So Xiao Ruxun also hopes to explain things clearly, so as not to make Yuan Yan feel alienated.
"Ruosi, there are some things I won't say too much, but I want you to understand that you are one of the few people I can really trust and entrust with big things, although Luzon is far away from the Central Plains and is not a developed place, but for Daqin, the importance of Luzon is self-evident.
I will put you in Burma to build ships and reclaim wasteland, concentrate the Chinese descendants in Nanyang, and will also organize some immigrants to live in Luzon in the future, and firmly control Luzon, and in the future, Luzon will be of greater use.
And you, if I can find someone who can replace you, I will transfer you back to be in charge of the affairs of the shipping and shipping department, but now I really can't find anyone who can compare with you, so I can only temporarily wronged you to do things in Luzon. ”
"Your Majesty's attention to the minister, the minister is very grateful, Your Majesty's will be strictly abided by, and your Majesty will definitely not be disappointed!"
Yuan Yan's heart is settled, and there is nothing to say.
To put it bluntly, Xiao Ruxun didn't recruit him to the Central Plains after becoming emperor, and he was also a little worried, worried that he would be estranged from Xiao Ruxun, so he took this opportunity to come to Jingshi to meet Xiao Ruxun, ask about his future, and more importantly, see what his father's situation is.
His father Yuan Huang couldn't forgive Xiao Ruxun for what he did, so he refused to be an official in the court, and the whole court knew about it, and Yuan Yan also knew it, so at first he was still worried that Xiao Ruxun would be dissatisfied with him.
He is in favor of Xiao Ruxun ascending the throne as the emperor, his loyalty to Xiao Ruxun is not under his father, and like Chen Longzheng, he has long been convinced, he is very worried about his father's actions, in front of loyalty and filial piety, if there is a choice, he will also be very painful.
However, his father and Xiao Ruxun made a compromise that made him relax a little.
He learned that his father was willing to build a Dachi Road for the world, but Xiao Ruxun no longer pursued Yuan Huang's unwillingness to support him, and was as kind to Yuan Yan as ever.
Yuan Yan came to live here with the best food, the best reward, and the most, which made Yuan Yan still a little uneasy.
But he doesn't need to worry about it at all, Xiao Ruxun just feels guilty about Yuan Huang, and hopes to make some compensation for Yuan Yan, which can be regarded as compensation for Yuan Huang.
Yuan Yan didn't know about this, so he still planned to ask Xiao Ruxun what he thought of Yuan Huang.
"Josi, don't worry about that."
Seeing Yuan Yan's doubts and worries, Xiao Ruxun explained to him gently: "Your father and son and Chen Long are the first three literati under my command, and they are also the only literati who were willing to support me at that time, and your status in my heart is different from others.
What others can't do, you can do, I can't tolerate other people's things, and it has become different for you, Yuan Gong is indispensable to me, without Yuan Gong, there would be no me today, although Yuan Gong can't understand me, but I won't be angry, and I won't be angry with you, you can rest assured. ”
After getting Xiao Ruxun's personal promise, Yuan Yan finally felt relieved.
"On behalf of the minister, the old father confesses to His Majesty."
"It doesn't matter."
Xiao Ruxun waved his hand: "The envoys of France and Genoa from Europa came to Daqin together, and if they want to do business with Daqin, this sea ship is extremely needed, we need a large number of sea ships, so that we can sell porcelain at the price of gold, and we need enough warships, so that we can keep our gold, you have a great responsibility, Ruosi, don't let me down." ”
Yuan Yan knelt on the ground and thanked Xiao Ruxun for his trust.
At present, in addition to Tianjin Wei, Xiao Ruxun is also gathering people to build shipyards in Lingshanwei in Laizhou Prefecture, Jinshanwei in Songjiang Prefecture and Guanhaiwei in Ningbo Prefecture.
Together with the Burmese shipyard and the Luzon shipyard, a total of six shipyards, Xiao Ruxun's demand for sea ships made the courtiers secretly frightened, not knowing what kind of waves the emperor planned to set off on the sea.
It's just that they know very well that because of the construction of these six shipyards, especially the establishment of the four major shipyards of Lingshanwei, Jinshanwei, Guanhaiwei, and Tianjinwei, they have attracted a large number of surrounding populations to gather, and they work for the imperial court as shipbuilders, and take the wages of the imperial court, which has also stimulated the development of the local area.
Some people have the need for food, clothing, housing and transportation, housing, clothing, food, shoes, and these places are also areas that will be open to the outside world to do business in the future, so Xiao Ruxun ordered the state and county governments that manage these four areas to issue decrees to encourage people to do small business.
In the name of the government, the principal of loans is provided to the people who are willing to do small businesses, and the interest rate is very low, so that the people who have surplus labor at home can borrow money to start some small businesses, such as food and drink stalls and shops selling some shoddy clothes and shoes.
At the same time, Xiao Ruxun also allocated funds to the local government, stipulating that the local government should renovate the city around the shipyard within a specified time limit, build enough houses, and lease or sell them to the local people at a relatively low price.
In this way, the economy of these places will be stimulated, so that they will become the main population settlements in the future, and form a corresponding radiation to the surrounding areas, attract more people to come here, develop the maritime economy, and reduce people's demand for and dependence on land.
In order to accomplish these things, Xiao Ruxun has invested a lot of money, but in the foreseeable future, the demand for this investment will not decrease.
Therefore, Xiao Ruxun accelerated the speed of accumulating wealth, and obtained the huge wealth accumulated by them from the hands of the princes of Mingzong to fund his own policies.