Chapter 863: Prepare for the Tartars to go to the American Continent

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Between false fame and real benefits, what choice will the Yan Sheng Gong family make? This is the most basic exchange of interests. If the Yan Shenggong family couldn't do this, Zhang Zhun would find a reason to kill them, and the three of them wouldn't be able to control it. The three of us have done our part, and there is nothing more to do.

In fact, for this choice, Zhang Zhun is also waiting to see. Now he really needs the help of readers. There is no country where the scholar can still function without it. Before the large-scale promotion of nine-year compulsory education, the only scholars in the Ming Kingdom were indeed the objects of contention from all sides. As long as Yan Shenggong succumbs, the future of the Tiger Ben Army will be bright.

Will the Episcopal Church succumb? Zhang Zhun believes that he will consider it carefully. The false name of the Holy Father is much more important than the real benefits. From ancient times to the present, the Yanshenggong family no longer knows how many dynasties have changed, and they certainly know how to choose.

If the Yan Shenggong family is still obsessed, Zhang Zhun really doesn't mind destroying them completely. To kill a person, you don't need to make your own move at all, you just need a little hint and start a small movement. Mass movements have always been a weapon of mass destruction, and no matter who they want to destroy, they can be destroyed without a trace.

"You've come just in time, and I'm having something to discuss with you."

After the matter of Yan Shenggong was resolved, Zhang Zhun immediately staggered the topic and said.

The main thing he wanted to discuss was the reconstruction plan of Liaodong. He made a preliminary decision that after the complete pacification of Liaodong, he would draw up a five-year plan to strive to develop the Liaodong region in the shortest possible time.

This development plan is not only the economic recovery of Liaodong, not only to improve the living standards of the people in Liaodong, but more importantly, the industrialization of Liaodong. To put it simply, it is necessary to develop a large number of iron ore, coal, timber, oil and other resources in eastern Liaodong.

To exploit these resources, a large number of factories will need to be built. Building a factory requires a lot of capital. These funds must be prepared in advance. The preparation of funds requires the development of more gold and silver mines, and the vigorous development of trade. In other words, it involves all aspects of the Ministry of Administration.

Zhang Shenyan asked curiously: "Yulin, how much silver are you going to invest in your five-year plan?" The eastern Liaodong region is sparsely populated, the foundation is weak, and it has been tartarized, and there is a white land everywhere, if you don't have enough resources, it is not easy to develop. ”

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said slowly: "No less than three million taels a year." ”

Zhang Shenyan was stunned and said, "So many? Where do we get so much money? ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said affirmatively: "I will find a way to source the assets." ”

Gao Hongtu said with a little doubt: "Yulin, is this place in Liaodong really worth investing in like this?" If there is input and output, what can Liaodong produce? ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said affirmatively: "Of course it's worth it." ”

Zhang Shenyan said a little worriedly: "Yulin, the wild land of Liaodong, there are too many dangers, and there are many savages, if it develops, but it is snatched away by them, wouldn't it be worth the loss." With so much money, it's better to put it in a safe place in the south of the Yangtze River......"

Qiao Yunsheng was also a little worried and said, "Yes! The population is mixed, with Manchurians, Mongols, many natives from the north, and even Russians. These people are hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, and it shouldn't be easy for us to eliminate them! It is indeed risky to invest so much money here! ”

They are quite confident in the current control ability of the Tiger Army. In the next thirty or fifty years, there will definitely be no major chaos in Liaodong. However, it must be taken into account that Liaodong is, after all, a land outside the country, a border area ruled by the empire, and as time goes by, the empire's ability to control here may become weaker and weaker.

If decades or even a hundred years later, the Tiger Army's ability to control Liaodong weakens, will this place become an important combat force for the enemy to attack the Central Plains? No one can say. When Nurhachi started his business, he used the armor and weapons given to him by the Ming Kingdom. In that case, you would be planting a bomb for yourself.

It's not surprising that they have such thoughts. Because, since ancient times, no Central Plains dynasty has really regarded Liaodong as its core territory. In most dynasties, the Liaodong region was the existence of the state of the county, and the locals ruled the locals. It was not until the Ming army entered Shenyang that it was the first time that the Han people really ruled here.

However, although Liaodong was included in the territory of the Ming Kingdom and became the territory of the Ming Kingdom, the Ming Kingdom did not really attach importance to this area of Liaodong. In the understanding of ordinary scholars, Liaodong is still a wild land, a bottomless pit that consumes money and food.

From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, the Ming State has not invested much in Liaodong, and the economic development of Liaodong and the Central Plains are seriously unbalanced. A big reason for this is that some people are worried that Liaodongwei will not be able to fall and pose a threat to Jingshi.

Seeing that Zhang Zhun was unmoved, Gao Hongtu said cautiously: "Yulin, if Liaodong is occupied by the enemy, then it is really a wedding dress for others." ”

Zhang Zhun said firmly: "Liaodong, there are a lot of resources we need, coal, steel, oil, timber and other reserves are very large, we must firmly grasp this land in our hands, but also develop as soon as possible." ”

Gao Hongtu said suspiciously: "What is oil?" ”

Zhang Zhun said eloquently: "Our country cannot rely on farming to survive. We have to develop industry. Oil and coal are the driving force for industrial development. ”

The three of them looked at each other, obviously at a loss.

Zhang Zhun looked at their faces and knew that he had encountered a huge problem again.

This dilemma is the transformation of an agricultural country into an industrial country. China has been an agricultural country since ancient times, and the ideological education received by traditional Confucian students is also based on agriculture and agriculture as the key link, agriculture is the foundation, and the peasants are the foundation, and they are hostile to all factors that may affect the development of agriculture. For example, the emphasis on agriculture and the suppression of business are the best examples.

In order to ensure the development of agriculture, all dynasties, except for the Southern Song Dynasty, tried their best to suppress the development of industry and commerce. The policy of the Ming Dynasty was basically the same. Zhang Zhun is now proposing to develop industry, that is, to compete with agriculture for status, no wonder the three of them are at a loss. Zhang Zhun, you guy, are completely deviant!

"Yulin, can you tell us more about it?"

Sure enough, Gao Hongtu asked expectantly.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Of course." ”

In fact, the issue of industrialization is simple and complex. Speaking of big truths, Zhang Zhun must not be able to say these great Confucians in the world, so he can only start from specific examples, see the big from the small, and win the support of the three of them.

"I'm sure everyone knows the importance of tricks. Without these tricks, it wouldn't have been so easy for us to defeat the Tartars. But the Tartars are just a backward barbarian people, and there is nothing to be proud of in defeating them. Our real enemies are the Western powers. ”

"Among the Western powers, the strongest at the moment are the Dutch. The Dutch had more than 15,000 large merchant ships and thousands of large warships. What is the concept of this number? If these merchant ships and warships were docked in Bohai Bay, they would be like dumplings in a pot. If all the warships were concentrated and shelled at the coast, a single salvo would wipe out fifty miles of coastline. ”

"What do we need to rely on to defeat the Dutch? More warships, more powerful artillery, of course. Where will more battleships come from? From inside the shipyard, of course. Where does more powerful artillery come from? From the foundry, of course. Shipyards need a lot of wood, and gunsmiths need a lot of steel. These things can only be provided in large quantities in Liaodong. ”

"Later, science and technology developed, and wooden sail battleships would become obsolete. Later warships, the hull will be made of steel, and the power will be a steam engine. These steel battleships, they need coal, they need oil to drive. ”

"It can be said that Liaodong, which can be said to be the foundation of our Tiger Army, must not be lost. Without Liaodong, we would not be able to complete the process of industrialization, which would greatly affect our national strength. ”

Gao Hongtu said in a deep voice: "What are you going to do with the Tartars?" Are they all extinct? ”

Zhang Zhun stood up, pointed to the map on the wall, and said in a deep voice: "No! I'm going to do something with them! ”

Gao Hongtu said suspiciously: "What's the matter?" ”

Zhang Zhun pointed to the location of the Bering Strait on the map and said in a deep voice: "I want them to pass through the American continent from here." ”

Gao Hongtu and the other three looked at the map and looked at each other again. Let the Tartars migrate to the American continent? What to do? Where are they left to fend for themselves?

Zhang Zhun nodded, and slowly explained: "Seriously speaking, the Tartars are also a part of our Ming Kingdom, and they still accept our Confucian ideology and culture, and they can be regarded as the same race as us. If they can survive on the American continent, they can be regarded as a part of our Ming Kingdom. ”

"Maybe you don't know much about the American continent, let's put it this way, the American continent has more resources than our China. In particular, gold mines, silver mines, and so on, are everywhere. The Spaniards had to get millions of taels of silver from Mexico every year. A considerable part of this silver flows into our country. ”

The three of them looked at each other for a long time before slowly nodding. Zhang Zhun's thinking was too jumpy, and they couldn't catch up at all. The matter of Liaodong has not been settled yet, and Zhang Zhun's eyes are staring at the American continent? Alas, this Zhang Zhun is really a freak!

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