In fact, since the emperor dared to let Wu Keshan go to Horqin as a Zasak, he was not worried about any accidents. Zaisangbuhe, as well as the two sisters, are not hostages either.

Let Hai Lanzhu and Bu Mu Butai stay in Shaoying Courtyard is to let them accept more of the influence of Han culture. This is the same as educating the descendants of Toast.

Bumu Butai listened to his sister's words, shook his head lightly and said, "You don't need your father to come forward, as long as we are willing to work hard." Didn't the emperor say that as long as we can graduate from elementary school, we will be let out? ”

Hai Lanzhu pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid he's a pretext." ”

"Isn't it Chrysostom that the emperor still regrets it?" Bumu Butai's eyes widened and said, "Let's ask him in public, why does he have to take care of his face, right?" ”

Hai Lanzhu smiled and said, "Then when will you graduate?" ”

Bumu Butai immediately grew his eyes and snorted: "It takes five years to go to elementary school, I am only three years, and I will definitely graduate in two more years." ”

Hai Lanzhu has also been in the past three years, but she has already been able to pass the graduation exam, and she tried to do the graduation exam. If it weren't for the sake of accompanying her sister, she would have graduated and gone home a long time ago.

Because of this, Bumu Butai thought of taking advantage of this royal joy to get rid of the days of hard study as soon as possible.

"If the emperor comes, if there is a chance, he can also mention it." Hai Lanzhu touched her sister's head and comforted casually: "Anyway, if it doesn't work, there's no loss, just wait for you to graduate in two years." ”

Bumu Butai also knew that he could only do this, so he sighed helplessly and said: "It would be better if I could go back to the prairie, didn't my brother say in the letter that he was stable over there and was doing well!" ”

Wu Keshan did gain a firm foothold in the Horqin grassland, not because of his strong ability, but because of the deterrence of the Ming army, so that Lin Dan Khan did not dare to continue to move eastward and annex, and the Zasaks of the Horqin Department were also very peaceful.

In the face of strong strength, under the pressure of Lin Dan Khan'an, how dare the Korqin Department and the Inner Khalkha Alliance offend the Ming Empire?

As for what Wu Keshan said is doing well, it is not a lie.

In addition to cattle, sheep and furs, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce built woolen mills in Datong and Quang Ninh, and wool could also be sold for money, so that the Mongolian tribes that returned to the Ming Dynasty had another long-term income.

With the help of the invention and improvement of textile machinery by the Academy of Sciences, as well as the processing technology of wool, woolen and blankets will become another export and foreign exchange earning road for the Ming Empire.

There is no way, cotton spinning is the pillar industry of the Ming Empire, and a large number of exquisite cotton textiles are exported, and the output value is not much different from tea and porcelain.

But the cotton spinning industry needs cotton, and the raw materials are not so sufficient. Especially when a major disaster comes, if you can grow food, you have to grow food, and cash crops are relegated.

The wool used in woolen products could only be used to roll felt, which was very fine, or it was just a waste that was directly discarded.

Now it is not the Mongolian tribes that can turn waste into treasure, earn foreign exchange through exports, and make a lot of money, but the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the imperial court that collects commercial taxes.

But it doesn't matter who earns more, at least all parties are satisfied. In this way, we can ensure long-term and stable production and stable income.

In fact, there is another company that has also benefited, and that is the Academy of Sciences. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce buys woolen machinery, which contains patent fees, but this term has not yet been officially proposed.

Whether it is a machine that specializes in spinning wool, or a cotton spinning machine that surpasses the Jenny spinning machine, it has become a source of funding for the Academy of Sciences.

Of course, this is a patent protection function that is only under the authority of the emperor, when the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the General Maritime Chamber of Commerce and the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce jointly monopolize the large-scale production of cotton and wool spinning industry.

In the emperor's view, it was still too early to officially introduce the Patent Law. The most important thing is that the education level of the Ming people does not meet his requirements.

At the present rate of universal education, it would take at least 10, maybe 20, years for the emperor to be satisfied.

The overall improvement of the quality of the people is the foundation for the long-term prosperity of the empire. Don't look at the current Ming army's strong combat power and stable and upward momentum, it was the emperor's golden finger that forcibly pulled it up.

If there is no Zhu Youxiao, it will not take a few years for the Ming Empire to return to the old way by inertia. The emperor knew this very well.

Of course, what he changed was the historical trend of the Ming Empire, but most of it was in hardware. In terms of software, that is, ideology, it is far from enough to break through the shackles of feudal tradition.

Although the new policies and measures to promote the good and eliminate the bad were implemented, they relied more on the supremacy of the imperial power than on the voluntary actions of the majority.

Twenty years! The emperor didn't know the thoughts of the little sisters of the steppe, but he set a goal for himself.

Twenty years later, the catastrophe has receded from its peak; Twenty years later, almost a generation has grown up; Twenty years later, the territory of the Ming Empire will reach new heights......

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Shanghai.

Faster than the expansion of the commercial hall in Guangzhou, the scale of construction is also larger, and an international trade port has begun to take shape.

Guangzhou is an old commercial port, and has been trading frequently with the Nanyang countries since the Tang Dynasty. Shanghai was a rising star, and it was not until the emperor attached importance to it and set up the Maritime General Assembly here that it began to change with each passing day.

However, thanks to the abundant funds of the General Association of Maritime Merchants and the strong support of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai has risen rapidly and has shown a momentum of surpassing Yangzhou, Fuzhou and other old commercial ports.

In fact, Shanghai's geographical conditions are much better than Yangzhou and Fuzhou, and it is close to the Yangtze River.

"President Sun is polite." With a warm smile on his face, Li Dan said sincerely to Sun Weida, the president of the Yangtze River Chamber of Commerce: "The newly expanded port will naturally leave enough berths for your chamber of commerce, please rest assured." ”

The Yangtze River shipping is related to the transportation of materials for disaster relief. The grain purchased from Nanyang is produced and grown in Mekong Province and shipped into China in large quantities, and the three main transit ports are Tianjin, Lushun and Shanghai.

Needless to say, in Tianjin, Caoyun gradually declined, and Gyeonggi Zhili became more and more dependent on grain materials by sea;

Lushun is the largest ice-free port in eastern Liaodong, and the reconstruction of Liaodong, the garrison of the Ming army, and the northward advance all require a large amount of material support;

Shanghai is the intersection of shipping and river transportation, taking the Yangtze River shipping, grain materials can be transported into Henan, Gansu and other provinces at a faster speed and lower cost.

Shipping on the Yellow River also played a role, but the emperor did not have the luxury. Under the influence of major disasters, the Yellow River will be cut off due to drought, and the cost of manpower and material resources to expand the Yellow River shipping will not outweigh the losses?

Sun Weida breathed a long sigh of relief and arched his hand: "Thank you Brother Li for your magnanimity. In the future, at the wharves of the Yangtze River, the ships of your chamber of commerce will be best taken care of. ”

The strength of the Yangtze River Chamber of Commerce is also very strong, especially the messenger who is responsible for transporting disaster relief materials, and the emperor will naturally give great convenience.

Li Dan also saw this, so he was generous. Not to Sun Weida, nor to worry about the country and the people, but to satisfy the emperor.