"In addition to equipment procurement, military facilities have been built, and it is estimated that the annual military expenditure can be reduced to 23 million yuan. At the same time, the imperial court will have 320,000 elite field troops and 50,000 elite marines. Lu Xiangsheng finally concluded: "Not only has military spending been reduced, but the number of soldiers that can fight is about twice as large as the current one. ”

"That's a good plan." Zhu Youxiao nodded and approved the plan formulated by the General Staff and said, "Let's try it according to this plan!" Aim to complete the process within two years. ”

"Obey."

"By the way, the wild boar fled in a panic with the 20,000 cavalry, and no trace has been found until now. Aiqing, where do you think he will run with those 20,000 cavalry? Zhu Youxiao remembered the wild boar skin at this time, this guy is obviously still a hidden danger in Liaodong.

Although the hidden danger is not large, the strength of wild boar skin has been greatly damaged, and the territory has been lost. If you want to recover your strength, you don't even have people, not to mention that the number of cavalry in the Ming army is more than that of the cavalry of the wild boar skin, and the wild boar skin just came to Liaodong to loot is just an act of looking for death. However, Zhu Youxiao was still not at ease, and the wild boar skin killed so many Han people in Liaodong, and it was difficult to vent his anger if he did not completely annihilate them.

"The minister thought that they were probably fleeing in the direction of Mongolia." Lu Xiangsheng expressed his opinion, and then analyzed: "Previously, Jinyiwei had intelligence in Mongolia to send back, Fan Wencheng had sent an envoy to Mongolia before the war, intending to connect with Mongolia and jointly deal with our Ming Dynasty. ”

"Now that Jiannu is desperate, it is obviously unlikely that they will flee north, it is a cold and miserable place, the population is small, and there is no production. Only a few nomadic barbarians. They could not wait to flee north. Then the only one who can provide them with a place to stay is Mongolia. Mongolia is also lagging behind. But at least there is still production. And Jiannu only needs to bow his head, maybe Lin Dan Khan will be happy to accept them. After all, Jiannu has fought against the Ming Dynasty over the years, and has long surpassed the Mongolian cavalry in terms of combat power. ”

"Mongolia!" Zhu Youxiao closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes and said: "If the wild boar skin really took refuge in the Mongols, then if Lin Dan Khan conquered Mobei, then we must be ready to beat the Mongols, otherwise the Mongols will soon ride on the head of our Daming, and the combat effectiveness of the Central Army must be completely integrated next year." And develop a battle plan for attacking the Mongol royal city. ”

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The time has come to the autumn of the third year of the Apocalypse, and the annual autumn harvest is coming again. The natural disasters in the northern provinces increased a lot in the third year of the Apocalypse, and various disasters were reported to Zhu Youxiao before the autumn harvest.

Zhu Youxiao also sent special envoys one by one to verify the disaster situation, and then reduced or exempted taxes in the affected areas.

The disaster in Beizhili is relatively light, because of the improvement of a large number of water conservancy facilities, the general drought and flood disasters will not have much impact on the agricultural production of Beizhili. Sweet potatoes, corn, soybeans and other crops in the autumn of Beizhili have been harvested.

In terms of food supply, Beizhili is basically self-sufficient, and with the output of sweet potatoes, it can even be transported to other provinces for sale. Therefore, in the autumn of the third year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao lowered the grain export tariffs of Beizhili.

However, in the supply of cotton. But it's still insufficient. Therefore, when the autumn harvest was coming, the cotton merchants of the north and the south of the country had a war of grabbing cotton in the Yellow River Delta. But compared to last year. The area under cotton cultivation in the Yellow River Delta has expanded considerably. Stimulated by the optimistic cotton market, local landlords and farmers have increased the cotton planting area, making the cotton price relatively stable in the three years of the Apocalypse.

Although the affected areas in the northern provinces have increased, the area of sweet potato cultivation in the three years of the Apocalypse has greatly increased, which has greatly alleviated the food supply problem.

After two years of vigorous promotion, many people in the northern provinces finally understand what sweet potatoes are, and they also see the advantages of their high yield. Many farmers are willing to grow sweet potatoes as a ward for famine.

Zhu Youxiao's autumn harvest this year gave credit to these officials according to the results of the promotion of sweet potatoes reported by officials in various places. As a result of the cabinet's rectification of officials in the northern provinces over the past two years, a large number of officials who had been in contact with the grassroots level were promoted to the position of top local leaders, and this has already shown great results in the third year of the Apocalypse.

Under the administration of these officials, the overall situation in various localities is stable.

At this time, Guangdong reported a note, saying that some people were dissatisfied with the high price of grain, and there was a civil unrest in front of the yamen.

Zhu Youxiao's first feeling was surprise, why is there a shortage of food in Guangdong?

However, after thinking about it, it became clear that Guangdong was a sugar-producing area of the Ming Dynasty and one of the main provinces of foreign trade, and the land was planted with a large amount of sugarcane and other cash crops needed for foreign exports, so it was not surprising that Guangdong was short of grain.

A large part of the grain needed by the cities and towns in Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu depends on Huguang for grain supply.

It is certain that the Guangdong region is relatively wealthy, but the silver is in the hands of the rich, and it is inevitable that the ordinary people will find it difficult to bear the high grain prices, and the gap between the rich and the poor is even more serious than that in the north.

"It seems that it is still necessary to get rid of the transportation of grain from the south as soon as possible, and it is better that the north can produce enough food and supply it to the south." Zhu Youxiao immediately set his sights on the northeast region.

In later generations, the Liaoning region, which is now Liaodong, is relatively difficult to redevelop, after all, even if it is completely destroyed by the war, there is always infrastructure such as roads.

But Jilin and Heilongjiang in later generations had no foundation.

If the Tohoku region can be developed, a lot of arable land will be obtained. There are three major plains in Northeast China, namely the Liaohe Plain, the Songnen Plain, and the Sanjiang Plain.

At present, the 60 million mu of cultivated land in eastern Liaoning has not yet fully resumed production, and the resettlement work is urgent, and it is necessary to build the northeast into a grain producing area that first supports the grain supply of the north as soon as possible. Then it gradually became a grain producing area that could supply grain to the south.

In general, there is still a shortage of people in Liaodong.

Immediately, Zhu Youxiao summoned Shen Yun, the first assistant of the cabinet, in the Qianqing Palace to discuss with Shen Xiao the policy of immigrating to Liaodong.

"Now that Liaodong has been recovered, the problem of lack of people is actually easy to solve. Your Majesty only needs to let those enterprises that have recruitment needs go to those areas where people's livelihood is poor to recruit workers, and those poor people have a bottom in their hearts. Naturally, they are willing to emigrate. Shen Yu suggested to Zhu Youxiao.

"As for the question of continuing to expand north. Your Majesty, since you have decided to use the Production Corps as the vanguard, you can sell the surrounding land to those agricultural companies as long as the Production Corps has built a certain foundation. It only takes seven or eight years for the area north of Liaodong to be reclaimed. ”

"That's a good idea." Zhu Youxiao nodded and affirmed, although it is one thing that it is difficult to leave the homeland, on the other hand, the people's enthusiasm for immigration is not high because they are too unfamiliar with other places and do not know what the situation will be after immigration, so as long as they are still hungry in their homeland, they will not die of hunger. Many times they are reluctant to immigrate. But if they find a job in advance and negotiate the employment treatment, then I believe that many people who have a bad time are willing to emigrate.

In addition, once Liaodong is developed, the imperial court's financial revenue will increase significantly. At that time, the imperial court's finances will not be so tight. ”

"Then I'm going to bother Aiqing next, and let Liaodong resume production as soon as possible." Zhu Youxiao said to Shen Yun. Shen Xiao bowed and said, "The minister should bow and do his best." ”

After the war, it was naturally the time to enjoy the dividends of the war, and the land in Liaodong had been given a large number of rewards to the officers and soldiers participating in the war, but there was still a lot of land. In addition, land is only a part of the war dividend, as well as the mines in Liaodong, as well as the forest resources in Liaodong.

Since the fall of Liaodong, there have been major problems in the supply of timber in the northern provinces. leading to problems such as rising timber prices. At this time, after the recovery of Liaodong, as long as the lumber yard is in operation. to fill the gap in the wood.

At the same time, Liaodong is also relatively rich in minerals, and coal mining and mining are also a piece of fat.

These resources in Liaodong were quickly distributed, and in addition to the land being rewarded to the officers and soldiers participating in the war, other land was auctioned openly, and the highest price was awarded. The forest areas and minerals are also distributed through open auctions.

The Royal Consortium undoubtedly received the most resources in this resource allocation, and there is nothing shady in this. Just because the royal consortium has enough capital, the bid is naturally higher than that of private merchants. Therefore, most of those excellent resources were bought by the royal consortium.

These money are close to the treasury of the imperial court, of course, for the royal capital, it is just a left-handed exchange of right-handedness. However, the royal consortium is not only the royal capital, but also an interest group formed by a large group of people, so the purchase cost is apportioned according to the shares, so the price cannot be ridiculously high.

However, because the imperial court sold more resources this time, the prices of these assets are generally low, and the future prospects are promising. This is also inevitable, if the price does not have a little moisture, it will not attract private capital to invest in Liaodong. With the right amount of water, Liaodong can attract a lot of investment, and as long as there are enough workers, Liaodong's resources will soon be developed.

Although the selling price of assets was lower than normal, the imperial court also earned more than 50 million yuan in financial revenue by selling a large amount of resources, and the military expenditure was basically earned.

Private capital has also grabbed a lot of resources in this auction, and if they don't want to lose money, then they should write down to develop these resources.

And in the hands of the imperial court, there are still a considerable part of the resources that have not been sold. Throw it out all at once, and that will push the asset price too low.

The next thing for the imperial court to do was to copy the tax and administrative system of Beizhili to Liaodong and develop the economy of Liaodong. Whether it is a royal consortium or private capital, as long as there is investment, a large number of commercial activities will be generated, and the imperial court will be able to have tax revenue.

The lack of people in Liaodong was also a problem, but the problem was quickly resolved.

The cabinet first ordered the northern prefectures and counties to vigorously call on the displaced people to move to Liaodong, and the national treasury distributed the rations and travel expenses needed for the migration along the way.

Then they concentrated on investing in those enterprises in Liaodong to recruit workers, and went to Jiubian, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places to recruit a large number of workers.

This method was indeed very effective, and a large number of workers willing to go to Liaodong were soon recruited. Of course, not all workers are willing to drag their families along, but that doesn't matter.

As long as the imperial court builds the infrastructure in Liaodong in the future, those workers will naturally be willing to take their families to Liaodong to settle down.

Especially in those areas where people's livelihood is more difficult, these workers will definitely not be willing to go back to Liaodong, which is rich in resources.

In particular, the industrial and commercial system used in Liaodong is the one of Beizhili, whether it is a royal consortium or a private-funded enterprise, the treatment of workers is guaranteed. When you are unemployed, the imperial court will also give you a subsidy.

In addition to the fact that businesses are confessing in large numbers. The imperial court is also recruiting a large number of workers.

The imperial court sold a large number of assets this time and earned more than 50 million yuan. These funds will be invested in the infrastructure construction of Liaodong.

Official roads will be renovated, and a large number of roads will be built for heavy carriages to provide the basis for commercial activities. At the same time, water conservancy will be repaired to provide a foundation for agricultural production.

The construction of water conservancy facilities in Liaodong was relatively easy, and the imperial court only needed to be responsible for the construction of major river water conservancy, such as reinforcing river embankments and building reservoirs. The water conservancy facilities in the fields are built by the agricultural companies themselves.

The investment of the imperial court, plus the investment of various enterprises. Suddenly Liaodong became a big construction site, and construction was being carried out everywhere.

A large number of workers were continuously recruited to Liaodong. A large number of infrastructure activities have led to brick and tile firing, quarrying, logging and other industries.

Even in the cold winter months, some construction activities have not stopped.

This returned to the land in the hands of the Ming Dynasty and began to be revitalized, and everything was in ruins. A large number of people suddenly poured into Liaodong, where production was withering, and food was naturally a problem, but the grain of Beizhili just made up for this gap.

With the propaganda of local governments and newspapers, the wave of immigration to Liaodong is also getting higher and higher. Many people who have a bad life have gone to the local government to sign up. After the local government registered them, they sent these people to Liaodong. The food, carriages, horses, and ships needed along the way were all borne by the imperial court.

Although immigrants to Liaodong could not obtain land or anything. But the expenses along the way were borne by the imperial court, for those people who were having a hard time. Undoubtedly a great opportunity.

With the advent of the winter of the third year of the Apocalypse, more and more people have signed up. In one winter, more than 5 million people reported immigration applications from northern provinces, prefectures, and counties exceeded 5 million. The cabinet has all approved, the conditions are very relaxed, and after the beginning of spring, these people will be sent to Liaodong.

At this time, there are a large number of infrastructure construction activities in Liaodong, and after the completion of these infrastructure construction, there will be a large number of enterprise investment and production activities in Liaodong, and a large number of labor forces will be needed, so migrants do not have to worry about resettlement in the past.

The housing of these immigrants to Liaodong is also very easy to solve, and you can build a wooden house to live in after the beginning of spring. Then let them build houses in the urban areas planned by the government, and the land will be provided by the government for free.

In the past, the immigrants only had to bear the cost of building houses, and they could also take loans from banks, and many economic activities could be generated in the process of building houses.

In fact, the economy is driven by imbalance, and the so-called imbalance is demand. In the process of satisfying demand, economic activity is generated.

The most basic ability that an entrepreneur needs to have is to be good at discovering imbalances, so as to organize production and construction to eliminate these imbalances.

Of course, even ordinary people have the ability to find imbalances, and the real success of entrepreneurs is to create new imbalances, or maintain the status quo of imbalances.

The so-called imbalance in the creation of new is 'innovation', such as the invention of a new product. The maintenance of imbalance is caused by some collusion between officials and businessmen, or compulsory regulations of the government, such as the salt tax, which maintains the imbalance in the people's demand for salt.

At this time, Daming has not yet completed the basic resource allocation, so things like innovation are dispensable at present. It's better to have it, and it's not tangled in it. At present, relying on the reallocation of resources can generate strong economic upward capacity.

The establishment of the 'Royal Institute of Science and Technology' by Zhu Youxiao and the introduction of the "Patent Law" are actually paving the way for new economic growth points after the completion of basic resource allocation in the Ming Dynasty in the future. The industries that emerge under innovation can drive the Ming economy after the basic completion of resource allocation.

Zhu Youxiao pays attention to protecting the patents of those inventors and gives them a large return, in order to encourage innovation. For private companies that can innovate, the royal consortium will absorb them into the consortium and buy their shares at a high price. Rather than forcibly plundering those innovative enterprises, thereby discouraging the enthusiasm of entrepreneurs to innovate.

The next thing Zhu Youxiao has to do is to open up various industries and let private capital also participate. But the royal consortium has a monopoly on these industries. And those private capital in the royal consortium monopoly environment, only innovation can survive. It's like a tiger chasing after the people behind and running, if they don't run, they will be eaten by the tiger.

For example, after the completion of the manufacturing industry, the imperial court will not completely purchase only the products of the royal military factory, but will release procurement information, and then involve both consortium capital and private capital, whose products can meet the requirements of the military and are competitive in price, the military will choose whose products.

Of course, the lion's share ultimately belongs to royal capital, for example, if a military factory established by civilian capital invents a cross-era military equipment, then the military has to purchase it in large quantities. The civilian military factory that invented the product will indeed receive a part of the purchase, but at the same time, it will also be authorized to produce it to the royal military factory, which can pay the civilian military factory a sum of money. At the same time, the Royal Bank can also buy its shares, absorbing the civilian military factory into the royal consortium.

The end result is that royal capital still monopolizes the market, and the private capital bosses who innovate products also make money.

Royal Capital can brutally annex those businesses that do not yet have technology but occupy the market, but it must refrain from dealing with those innovative entrepreneurs and try to achieve a win-win situation for both parties.

The so-called innovative economic model is basically like this.

At present, the biggest needs of the people of Daming are grain, cotton, sugar and other agricultural products, as well as real estate for living and living.

When the day is better, there will be a higher demand for food, clothing, housing and transportation. Eat better, live better, dress better, and travel more conveniently.

It is equivalent to saying that the economic development of mankind is inseparable from the core of 'clothing, food, housing and transportation', and the goal is to pursue a better life.

Innovations and inventions that can improve clothing, food, housing and transportation can drive new economic growth points.

The economic growth point at the national level is nothing more than providing a better environment for the people, or military needs in foreign wars, so that it can also be used as a way to stimulate the economy.

At present, the allocation of resources in the Ming Dynasty is unbalanced, and the core problem is the uneven distribution of wealth. Therefore, what Zhu Youxiao will do next is to reform the distribution of wealth among all strata of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the reform is successful, the economy will naturally grow, and the imperial court's tax revenue will naturally increase.

After the reform of Beizhili, the economy has grown rapidly.

In the third year of the Apocalypse, the economy of Beizhili has become more advanced, because of the change in the distribution of wealth, so that ordinary people have a large number of needs, and in the process of meeting these needs, the economy of Beizhili has become completely popular.

Of course, the economy cannot boom forever, and when the current imbalance is eliminated, the economy will boom and bust. However, Zhu Youxiao was prepared early, and he had already let people start studying the steam engine.

In the future, the steam engine will bring about a huge social change, generating a large number of new needs. (To be continued......)