Chapter 154: Dragon Son and Phoenix Sun

Feng Sheng was silent for a while, and said, "Our Majesty -------" Speaking of this, Feng Sheng sighed and didn't dare to say any more.

With this sigh, Feng Sheng seemed to be ten years old all of a sudden.

The old man is like this, he has hope and thoughts in his heart, which is completely different from those who have no hope and no thoughts in his heart. Feng Sheng's health was not very good before. But a spirit is holding on, and it doesn't look old.

Now there is no hope. Feng Sheng's whole demeanor has changed dramatically.

"What are you going to do in the north?" Feng Sheng said.

Xu Da said: "Mu Ying has been in Yunnan long enough. His Majesty's intention is to recall Mu Ying. ”

Feng Sheng said: "Mu Ying? He doesn't have a national prince on his head, can he sit on the general of the expedition to the north of the country? ”

Xu Da said: "There is no general of Peking University. ”

Feng Sheng was stunned for a moment and said, "There is no general of Peking University?" ”

Xu Da said: "Sitting in the former capital of the former dynasty, I have an army of millions. King Yan is no longer in Beiping again. Now Mongolia is surviving, and today's invasion of Liaodong is just a return to the light. Do you think this position is still needed? ”

Feng Sheng said: "No need. No need. ”

Times have changed.

On the one hand, Mongolia is too weak. It's basically the same as perdition. Just one breath.

On the other hand, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was greatly strengthened. Liaodong Division, Beiping Division, Daning Division, Shanxi Xingdu Division, Ningxia Division, each capital division is more than 100,000, less than tens of thousands of soldiers, and there are more cities to defend, even if the Tartars are pouring out. I can't take it down.

If not maintained, the offensive posture against the Mongols, set up a large general. The commander-in-chief of the northern border defense line is actually no longer necessary. On the contrary, the negative effect is greater. For example, this general, who controls nearly half of the world's elite army, if he has any thoughts that he shouldn't have, what should he do?

Feng Sheng was silent for a while, and then asked, "Who is Your Majesty going to give the merit of destroying the remnants of Yuan?" Mu Ying? ”

Xu Da said: "If you don't guess wrong, it should be King Yan." ”

Feng Sheng's expression was blank, and he said, "It's really a dragon son and a phoenix grandson." ”

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He Xi was almost rested. Zhu Yuanzhang summoned He Xi again.

Before He Xi came to the Qianqing Palace, he met the prince. The crown prince is not alone. He's sending someone. Not someone else. It's Fu Youde.

Fu Youde also came to Beijing.

Fu Youde was dealing with the affairs of Kyushu, entrusting the affairs of the generals to the generals, the most important of which was his son Fu Zhong.

Regardless of Fu Youde's fake public and private interests. Fu Zhong was taught by Fu Youde in a low-level battle with the Japanese army. I fully exploited my abilities. It's getting more and more complete. Now presiding over the daily affairs of more than 100,000 troops, it is still trustworthy.

After Fu Youde returned to Jingshi, like He Xi, he first visited His Majesty, and then rested for a few days.

This time, he was also summoned by the prince to discuss the matter.

At this moment, the prince is sending Fu Youde out of the palace.

He Xi also said hello to Fu Youde. Together with the crown prince, he watched Fu Youde leave.

The prince said, "Brother He is here to see his father, right?" Let's do it together. ”

He Xi followed behind the prince step by step and said, "Brother obeys." ”

The prince said; "I originally wanted to meet next time, it was in Liaodong. But I don't want my father to call him urgently. But I can't see that you have done a good job in Liaodong. ”

He Xi said: "The prince can watch it whenever he wants to." ”

"Forget it." The prince waved his hand and said, "It is estimated that for a period of time, Lone will not be able to see it." However, if you can't go to Liaodong, you can build it near Nanjing. Lone had been to the Taiping Iron Works before. It can be seen that the vicinity of Nanjing is not impossible to build, you say? ”

He Xi said: "What the eldest brother said is extremely true. ”

Although He Xi said this, he didn't think so in his heart.

The distribution map of coal and iron resources has determined that the development in the north is better than that in the south. Many people may think that when the industrial revolution first started, there was not much coal and iron needed. There is no coal and iron ore along the Yangtze River.

Wuhan can build a steel plant, but Nanjing cannot. Not to mention the Maanshan Iron Mine.

He Xi couldn't answer this question before. But now he was able to answer.

On the one hand, that is the cost of extraction and the technology.

A good iron ore or coal mine is better than countless iron ores. Since ancient times, countless mines have experienced the process of mining abandonment, re-mining, and re-abandonment. Even in modern times, there have been waste slag from some mines, which have been transformed into treasures.

The reason for this is whether a mine is mineable. In different times and under different technical conditions, there are different answers.

What later generations called coal and iron ore was probably not in ancient times.

It's not that these veins don't exist anymore. It's that the ancient mining technology was too high.

In He Xi's view, even the mining cost of Taiping Iron Mine is very high. Because the Ma'anshan iron mine, in the mountains, to open the mine first to build a road. Then it is blasted layer by layer with gunpowder. If it weren't for He Xi, he promoted the development of new blasting technology. It is very likely that there is no way to mine this Maanshan iron ore.

And what does the iron ore in Liaodong look like.

Because it's so simple, it's not difficult to mine at all. It is a few dozen miles east of Liaoyang, there is a black mountain. This Montenegro stretches for a long time. Although the iron ore content is not too high. But the problem is that all iron mines in China are like this.

This is an open-pit mine. No, there are even some that are not mines, they are small hills, and from the point of view of transportation, or from the point of view of mining, they are too simple. The method of blasting is simpler. There is no difficulty in mining at all.

More than ten miles away is the Liao River, which can be connected to the Liao River water system. On the whole, it is much more convenient than Maanshan Iron Mine.

Yes, are iron ore in the north easier to mine than iron ore in the south? Naturally not. There are many iron ores in the north, so naturally there are good ones and bad ones. The range of options is too great. The south has few coal and iron resources, which is a matter of probability.

In He Xi's view, the development of heavy industry in the north is the right solution. But the prince said so, so be it. Anyway, there has never been a shortage of political factors interfering in the industrial layout. Nothing new, either.

The prince said, "Is Huang Zicheng coming?" ”

He Xi said: "It's already here. ”

The prince said, "Then let him go to the East Palace to report." On paper, I finally feel shallow, and I never know that I have to do it. I can't do it, so I have to listen to the people below. ”

The prince knew that He Xi was Zhu Yuanzhang's person. This will not change for a long time. But the prince didn't want to monopolize industrial talents by He Xi, Huang Zicheng was He Xi's student, and the prince also regarded Huang Zicheng as a substitute for He Xi.

This is a conspiracy.

It doesn't matter if He Xi is aware of it or not.

The prince must do it. He Xi can't stop his students and prevent his family from getting promoted and making a fortune? In the final analysis, Huang Zicheng is an official of the Ming Dynasty, not He Xi's private. It is the Daming Jiangshan Sheji who is loyal to it, and it is not He Xi. The prince has enough ways to make Huang Zicheng obedient.

He Xi said: "I'll let him go when I go back." He Xi took the prince's words and asked, "That's right." What did Yingchuan Hou do just now? ”

The prince said: "Two things, the first thing, that is, you have to change your mouth and call him the prince of the country." Another thing is that my younger brothers are also officially inaugurated. There is one in Kyushu. This will be troublesome to the Marquis of Yingchuan. Naturally, I want to have a good talk with Yingchuan Hou. ”

He Xi listened, and immediately took the place of Yingchuan Hou with a headache.

The southern territory of Goryeo has never been administrative, and has been managed by the Eastern Army, probably for the present. Now it seems that a few princes have a letter, which seems to be good. But in fact, Fu Youde is going to be in trouble. After all, not all of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons are talented.

A few untalented people are here with Fu Youde.

"That's right." The prince said: "This matter is also indispensable for your help. Liaodong also has to contribute to this matter. Lone knows you're rich. ”

He Xi said: "That's nature. As long as His Royal Highness has a paperwork, Liaodong will make a decision to implement it. ”

As soon as these princes were dismissed, the prince felt a little more relaxed in his heart. secretly said in his heart: "The biggest root knot is in the second and third children." You will not be able to settle any further. ”