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Nanjing, Fort Maria.

Today is really a rare sunny sky in the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sun and moon double glow flag and the red bottom regiment dragon flag flutter high in front of the monument to the martyrs of the Russian war outside the main gate of Fort Maria. A half-worn carriage, dragged by two horses, slowly descended from the Monument to the Martyrs to Guò and entered Fort Maria. The officers and soldiers of the guards standing solemnly at the door all recognized that the carriage belonged to Zuo Zongtang, the left minister of the cabinet, and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Zuo Zongtang came to Fort Maria with a copy of the "Daming Provincial Capital City Development Plan" just formulated by the Ministry of Industry - our great tomorrow is really not a diligent king, and the great court meeting that gathers the ministers is not once or twice a year, even the small court meeting that summons the prime minister Shangshu is also once a few days, and he often goes on vacation to play, but he ignores the government for many days. But he also made the country's governance prosperous, so that Emperor Chongzhen knew that he was afraid that he would die of envy.

At this time, Emperor Zhu was giving the crown prince Zhu Guoxiong, who came to Fort Maria on weekend vacation to ride horses, to talk about the principle of employing people.

"I have parliamentary oversight and freedom of the press, so I don't have to worry about traitors in charge. For the king's stay at home, as long as he flips through the newspaper, he can know about the things in the world. Therefore, I have always allowed the newspaper to criticize the government, and even accused Sang of scolding Huai and saying bad things about me, which is the reason. As long as I have this kind of instrument, the courtiers below will naturally not dare to block the way of speech, and what they do is under the supervision of the whole world, so I can naturally rest assured. ”

Zhu Jishi was casually controlling an Arabian horse for a leisurely walk, while telling the crown prince who was riding on another horse.

"Now there is a Donglin Party and a Jishi Youth Party...... I, the emperor, have one more choice, and the ministers below have one more job grabber. I have to pay attention to me. ”

"Father. Didn't the cabinet do things very carefully before? "Zhu Guoxiong's question is sharp. He laughed and said, "Multiple choices are always good." Emperor. In the future, when you sit in my seat, you must also remember this point, and you must maintain the situation of competition between the two parties at all times. ”

"Father, is two parties enough?" The crown prince frowned, "Now there seem to be a lot of guilds in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. ”

This is naturally the sequelae of the Jiangnan Shizi turmoil, and after seeing the scenery of the Donglin Party and the Jishi Youth Party, many small parties came into being. In the current Ming Dynasty, there are not 100 or 80 parties of all kinds. It is not an exaggeration to say that the party is overcrowded. However, Emperor Zhu didn't think that the Ming Dynasty needed so many parties.

"Two is enough! There can be competition between the two parties, but it is not so picky. More importantly, if there are only two parties in the Ming Dynasty, then these two parties must be evenly matched, and we can choose one of them to be responsible and let the other supervise it. If there are hundreds of small parties, no one can be held responsible, and no one has the power to be responsible, so they can only be a bunch of small parties in the parliament, and a coalition of parties will be responsible. However, this will inevitably lead to political chaos and policy discontinuity, because such a coalition of many parties can easily fall apart. Therefore, I will slowly guide the Ming political arena to develop towards the competition between the two parties. ”

Emperor Zhu paused. He added: "And let these two parties fight by peaceful means...... Like the last brawl in the Imperial City Square, it's best not to happen again. ”

"Erchen understood." Zhu Guoxiong nodded, and said in his heart: "It's really wrong to fight, but why did my father let them fight that day?" ”

Zhu Jishi also taught: "At that time, you only need to be optimistic about the two parties and let them form their own cabinets for a few years. ”

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a new deputy minister of the imperial study, a Hunan official named Tan Zhonglin, rode a horse. Tan Zhonglin is naturally a figure of the Xianghu faction, originally the prefect of Changsha, and after the 1.20 incident, he was transferred by Zhu Jishi to the imperial study to Weng Tongyi as a deputy, and he was regarded as the representative of the Donglin Party in the imperial study.

Tan Zhonglin got off the horse and respectfully saluted Emperor Zhu and the crown prince, and then said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zuo has arrived at Fort Maria. ”

"Let him wait in the audience hall." Emperor Zhu waved his hand, and then said to his son, "Emperor, go to the audience hall with me." ”

"The retainers obey."

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The layout of Fort Maria is completely French, and the layout of the audience hall is also Western, but it is not the extravagant style of European royal palaces, and it seems relatively simple. Zhu Jishi sat on the throne, the crown prince Zhu Guoxiong sat on a chair next to him, and Zuo Zongtang also had a seat, a high-backed armchair, which was placed opposite Emperor Zhu.

"The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Communications have made plans that in the future, all the provincial capitals of our Daming Dynasty will be connected to the railway, or move to a hub with a railway to Guò. All such cities should follow the example of Shanghai, Yingtian, Guangzhou and other places, and the government should plan and expand them in a unified manner, and use the profits of land appreciation as funds for urban construction. According to the plan of the first phase of the Ministry of Industry, Wuchang Mansion in Hubei Province, Changsha Mansion in Hunan Province, Kaifeng Mansion in Henan Province (through Guò Kaifeng on the Jinghan Railway in this time and space), Jinan Mansion in Shandong Province, Tianjin Mansion in Beizhili (the capital of Beizhi Province), Shenyang Mansion in Liaoning Province, Changchun Mansion in Jilin Province, Huining Mansion in Heilongjiang Province, Vladivostok Mansion and Shuntian Mansion in Binhai Province, all need to be focused on construction, so that they can become a big city comparable to Shanghai, Yingtian and Guangzhou......"

Zuo Zongtang slowly talked about the cabinet's ten government development plans, his expression was not unusual, and he looked confident. In fact, the development and construction of these ten commercial ports have long been carried out by the royal consortium. It's just that there are some things that should be done by the consortium and some things that the government should do in the form of the government, and it will certainly cause inefficiency and waste if the government wants to replace the consortium, and it is also difficult for the consortium to do things for the government. Therefore, the royal consortium has hoarded a lot of land in recent years, but the development has been slow.

Zhu Jishi smiled at the crown prince Zhu Guoxiong, and then said with a smile: "The idea of the development of the ten provinces is very good, and now that the international economy is in a recession, my Ming Dynasty's exports will definitely be affected, and it is just right to use the development of the ten provinces to stimulate the economy." However, this development plan must pay attention to the protection of historical sites, and would rather requisition agricultural land to build new cities than move old ones. ”

Zuo Zongtang nodded again and again in agreement, this "land finance" is of course it is more cost-effective to requisition farmland to build a new city, and the old city should be demolished...... The compensation alone could bankrupt the local government. He said in an official dialect with a strong Hunan accent: "Your Majesty, the development of these ten prefectures will naturally not lose money, but there is always a process of development, from land acquisition, land leveling, road construction, and foundation construction...... It will take several years to attract immigrants and sell the land for rent. This local government doesn't have any money in its hands, so I'm afraid it won't be able to do such a thing. ”

Zhu Jishi smiled faintly: "The local government has no money to go to the local public bureau to discuss, who is the most beneficial to the development of this place?" Aren't you a local merchant gentry? They have silver in their pockets, and I know that better than you. The government can take the lead in setting up local municipal development companies. As soon as the qiē system is based on the business company, as for the principal that the local government should pay...... It is possible for the local public office to issue a resolution for the construction bonds, and then the bank can help issue the bonds, or the bank can buy out the bonds. I believe that as long as the plan is feasible, the guarantee is sufficient, and the interest rate is reasonable, there is no reason why funds cannot be raised. ”

This time, Emperor Zhu did not put the responsibility on the local government, but deliberately cultivated the local consortium. The capitalism of the Ming Dynasty cannot only be the only one of the royal consortiums, and it needs a hundred schools of thought to contend. As for the power of the Imperial Consortium and the Industrial Foundation, it is better not to use it or not. Of course, if the place is really uneven, it is necessary to help.

Zuo Zongtang nodded, took out another copy, asked Tan Zhonglin to hand it to Zhu Jishi, and said, "Your Majesty, this is a report sent by our consul general in Calcutta, India. ”

"Indian ......" Zhu Jishi frowned slightly, "Did Indian Asan make trouble?" ”

Emperor Zhu thought uncertainly, there seems to be a great Indian national uprising in history, and now is almost the time, right? (To be continued......)