Chapter 8 Nanjing's Industrial Foundation

However, it is not as much as copper coins are minted that there are as many copper coins as there are profits.

Gain, copper coins were mined from overseas, shipped into China, and minted at the Taiping Iron Works.

Yes, cast at the Taiping Iron Works.

Originally, there was a special Baoquan Bureau, and even all provinces had it. However, Zhu Yuanzhang successively abolished these institutions. Transfer craftsmen to Kyoshi.

This requires a cost, and the real calculation is not so high. However, the treasure money is not usable, and other currencies in the market are added. It can also be regarded as a remedial policy.

But in any case, the four towns of Nanyang are already feeding back to the imperial court, which is a good thing for He Xi.

If you don't get the benefits for a long time, there will be a repetition of the world's policies in the future, and it is very possible to give up the four towns of Nanyang. But that's no longer the case. Even though the New Deal cannot be implemented. In the future, the four towns of Nanyang will not easily break away from the Ming Dynasty.

In the future, many places in Nanyang, like Taiwan, will become China's territory since ancient times.

After all, for the Chinese, the Ming Dynasty was actually very close. But for other countries, the fourteenth century is already a very distant antiquity.

"Teacher," Huang Zicheng said, "there is one thing in Longjiang Shipyard that is not easy to handle. ”

He Xi was stunned for a moment, his eyes stayed on Huang Zicheng for a moment, and said, "Say, what is the matter?" ”

Huang Zicheng said: "Wood, especially big wood. The copper ships in the South Seas must be large, at least five-masted ships, or even larger. It's just that there is a bit of a lack of large timber. ”

He Xi frowned slightly, he felt a little strange.

It is not surprising that copper ships are built with large ships, and the effective transportation ratio is caused. It can be said that the same 100,000 tons of transportation, if it is a ship, the input of manpower and material resources is the least. But if there are ten ships, it will cost several times more manpower and material resources, and in many cases, the wind resistance of small boats is not good. The problem is even greater.

Not to mention, from China to Luzon, in terms of ocean currents, it is not very smooth. Small boats are more likely to drift with the current. There is a need for big ships to cross the oceans.

There was just one question that He Xi didn't understand.

Huang Zicheng has been in Liaodong for several years, and the thing he presided over was the construction of factories in various places. He also has connections, so he may not need He Xi to come forward. This was the case with the previous machine, and it is also like this with Liaodong Damu today.

Although it is said that Liaodong big wood is relatively rare according to the degree. Especially when building a big ship, the keel needed can only be found by a tree dozens of meters high. Of course, this era also has the technology of splicing wood. But the problem is that this technique is still not as strong as the overall large wood.

This kind of large wood, like the beams used to build a palace, is available, but there are not many of them. And most shipyards, in fact, don't use it. Without him, it's not bad, it's not economical.

It can be said that in the era of wooden boats, limiting the size of ships was often a matter of materials.

It's just these questions, are they problems here in Huang Zicheng?

He Xi didn't think it was too much of a problem.

He Xi asked, "Why is this little problem still need me to come forward?" Huang Zicheng, did you do it in Liaodong for nothing? ”

Huang Zicheng said: "Teacher, there is no way to do this. I inquired that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to build a new Beijing City, and all the qualified big trees were pressed down. I also thought of a way, but they didn't dare to disobey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I had no way to find the prince, so I had to ask the teacher to come forward. ”

He Xi was slightly shocked when he heard this.

Take a peek and see the whole leopard. Through this little thing, He Xi has already seen the influence of the prince on Liaodong.

It's only been a long time, Huang Zicheng has only been away from Liaodong for half a year, and he has already gone away. He actually left Liaodong with Huang Zicheng. What he said now still has some effect in Liaodong, especially when the prince's orders contradict his own ideas. And how many people will listen to their own words?

For a while, He Xi was a little frustrated.

The prince's innate advantage is too strong. It was so strong that He Xi lost some confidence.

He Xi secretly said in his heart: "I must return to Liaodong as soon as possible, otherwise my title of governor of Liaodong will really become a bonus." ”

He Xi thought so in his heart, but in front of Huang Zicheng, he was very confident, as if he didn't care at all. said, "Okay." I'll just leave that to me. ”

Huang Zicheng said: "Thank you, teacher. ”

Huang Zicheng solved the big matter in his heart and became a lot easier. All that remains is to take a closer look at Nanjing's industrial base.

It has to be said that Nanjing is second only to Liaodong Industrial Zone.

Led by Taiping Iron Works, Longjiang Shipyard, Jingdezhen Official Kiln, and Jiangnan Weaving, although not as comprehensive as Liaodong. But it's also quite okay. Especially the Longjiang Shipyard, which made He Xi breathtaking, even if He Xi was desperately catching up. But it still takes time to develop talents.

Today, in order to compete with Chen Youliang, Zhu Yuanzhang strengthened the Longjiang Shipyard at all costs, and it can be said that all the skilled craftsmen under Zhu Yuanzhang's rule at that time were strengthened into the Longjiang Shipyard, and after the destruction of Chen Youliang, this trend has not changed.

The treasure ships of Zheng He in later generations are all from Longjiang Shipyard, which shows how strong the heritage of Longjiang Shipyard is.

If one day there is a battle at sea, I don't say what the sailors will look like, just talk about the shipbuilding capacity, as long as there are enough materials. The ability of Longjiang Shipyard to make dumplings is definitely better than that of Liaodong. 、

The Taiping Iron Works lagged behind the Liaodong Iron Works in terms of production capacity, but the problem was that in terms of supplying the army, the Taiping Iron Works was more than enough. With the current Ming army, even if it is a few million, the Taiping Iron Works can be supplied.

It can be said that the Ming army did not fully exert the production capacity of the Taiping Iron Plant.

He Xi himself didn't notice it, and he didn't know why he had compared Liaodong and Nanjing in a completely opposite situation.

He Xi stayed at the Longjiang Shipyard for a whole day, and when he returned, he immediately summoned everyone on his side to make a final summary of this period of time.

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Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the final draft, and for a while, his thoughts flew up.

Actually, in terms of content, there is not much more to say.

He Xi made a lot of compromises, but the most basic content was preserved.

First, everyone's personal rights, personal freedom, property rights, and other rights are guaranteed. Of course, there is no such thing as equality for all. Only the reality can be acknowledged. However, slavery, lowly status, was abolished. If you sue the official, you don't have to roll the nail board first. There's no such thing as a killer anymore. Lynching is also restricted.

And the death penalty review is more stringent.

In fact, this is also a thing worth playing in feudal society, since the Tang Dynasty, the death penalty review is very strict, and the emperor must remove it. There was even time for a few hundred people to be executed a year, so as to promote peace in the world. There are few people who break the law and break the taboo. But below, it is the Yin of the Destruction of the Sect and the county order, there are too many ways to make the people below die silently, and it is impossible to be on the death penalty list of the imperial court.

It can be said that for now, even if He Xi has made too many compromises, the above things are just some false and empty words.

A compromise has also been made on property rights, and the division of property is not advocated in the same family, but in the family, every adult male can have his own property. That is, the property of the family is naturally owned by the patriarch and the head of the family, but everyone should also be able to have their own private property. This model is like a woman's dowry.

In the family, the head of the family has ownership of all property. But there is one thing that is not. That is the woman's family, whether it is her wife's or her daughter-in-law's, and the dowry must belong to the woman, or to the children born to the woman.

Women have independent rights to dispose of these properties.

Now it extends to private property.

In fact, in the big family, the small family also has its own private money, which is too normal, but the problem is that this kind of private money is not protected, if the elders want it, or the parents want to possess it, it is justified.

After all, in ancient thinking, you are my son, and you are all mine. And your money?