After arranging the urgent relocation of the Firearms Division to the outside of the city, Zhu Yuan had no idea of returning to join for the time being, which was too scary. Continuing to stay in the palace and talking to Lao Zhu about another thing, about the batch of saltpeter mines, his opinion was that the first batch should not be transported to Jinling, but sent to Fujian and Guangzhou as fertilizer.

Speaking of which, we also have to mention the previous Guano Island.

Things have been advancing, and more guano islands have been discovered, and Yingkai Division has also dispatched manpower to start researching how to artificially gather flocks of birds to create guano islands.

The first discovered guano island, Zhu Yuan began to give the order to let Yinghai Si transport guano to Jinling, but he soon changed his mind and transferred it to Fujian and Guangdong.

Mainly, here in Jinling, the season is not right, and now it is shipped over, and it will not be used until the beginning of spring next year.

Compared with Jinling, Fujian and Guangdong, there have been three crops of rice in this era, and it happens that the third season of rice is sown during this time, and it is expected to be harvested in February and March next year.

This again has the problem, guano, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers.

There is also a shortage of potash.

It just so happens that the saltpeter mine found in Laizhou is potassium nitrate, which is actually a compound fertilizer that provides not only potassium but also nitrogen.

Zhu Yuan didn't think about it being widely used immediately, and there weren't so many saltpeter mines. However, it is still necessary to test the effect of potash fertilizer on a small scale and confirm the theory he has proposed to Lao Zhu with facts.

Therefore, in the letter to Hu and Wu, Zhu Yuan also specifically mentioned that he would choose barren land for experimentation and make comparison arrangements.

The Northern Expedition has ended, and the strategic goal in the short term is only one Shu land, which also makes the military's demand for gunpowder not so great for the time being.

Zhu Yuan proposed to use potassium nitrate as a potassium fertilizer for experiments, and Lao Zhu immediately agreed, and he also wanted to see the effect of the so-called 'nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium'.

After the matter was discussed, and after lunch together, Zhu Yuan still did not leave the imperial city, but transferred to his public office in the imperial city, and convened the corresponding officials of the household department to discuss the minting and issuance of currency.

Regarding the name of the 'Daming Central Bank', I also discussed it with Lao Zhu at lunch.

Currency minting and issuance in the feudal era are generally managed by the household department, and the specific casting is called 'money supervisor' in the Tang and Song dynasties, and the Yuan Dynasty implements paper money, and the money supervisor is abolished, and at present, it is renamed 'Baoyuan Bureau'.

After some discussion, the previous 'Baoyuan Bureau', as well as the 'Mint Bureau' or 'Currency Division' pondered by the ancestors and grandchildren, don't sound atmospheric enough.

In the end, it was agreed that it would simply be called the 'Central Bank of the Ming Dynasty', and as for the rank, it would be determined that there would be three products, which would be equivalent to the household department, and would be in charge of the minting and issuance of currency, and would be directly subordinate to the Chinese book.

Lao Zhu thinks this name is good.

Zhu Yuan also expounded on the concept of 'bank' by the way, and also proposed that when the time is right, four major banks responsible for specific financial operations can also be established: Daming Agricultural Bank, Daming Industrial Bank, Daming Commercial Bank, and Daming Jianye Bank.

used to be the names of the four major banks, and as a businessman, Zhu Yuan was of course clear.

This......

Well.

Or for neatness!

And, according to the name, in the future there will be corresponding functions, respectively for agriculture, industry, commerce and ...... Well, it's Jianye.

What Lao Zhu attaches more importance to is the role that this so-called 'bank' can play in regulating and supervising the national economy.

The focus is on 'regulation'.

As for the 'money bank' that once appeared, forget it, the name may be easy to understand, but it sounds rustic!

Again, the rules should be set in advance.

Banking, now and in the future, can only be state-owned, and no private individuals are allowed to set foot in it.

How profitable finance is, of course Zhu Yuan knows. However, Zhu Yuan never felt that the financialization of the country's economy was a higher level than industrialization, on the contrary, this was obviously a regression.

However, for various reasons, the people who have the right to speak have shaped financialization very beautifully, so that it gives people the illusion that financialization is superior to industrialization.

Why am I developed?

Because I have a high proportion of the financial industry!

Why are you lagging behind, reflect on it, hurry up, industrial upgrading, deindustrialization, tertiary industry, finance, get up!

If you really believe it, just wait for the ball to finish.

Like, I remember a fable told by a super-rich man: a group of financiers crashed to a desert island, however, only a few people were engaged in production, picking or hunting, and the others habitually started to buy and sell around the pitiful production results, and made a bunch of high-end options and futures, and as a result, they all starved to death.

Speaking of this, in addition to the importance of the real industry, Zhu Yuan also saw ...... A poison scheme.

If there is a conflict between the financial countries and the industrial countries, and the industrial countries have the guts, they can cut the financial countries apart and circle them on a 'desert island'.

That picture......

It's a pity that not many people dare to think about it.

On the contrary, because of the long-term indoctrination of public opinion, people in industrial countries are more worried about being trapped on a 'desert island' by financial countries.

Cause......

The financial country is more high-end, I am low-end, I can't leave, in case I leave, without finance, I will starve to death!

No way.

Washed away!

Otherwise, stand up, don't use your knees, use your brain, think about it, who is more likely to starve to death?

At this time, there will inevitably be a rebuttal: these things are complicated, how can they be as simple as you think?

No!

Many things in this world are originally very simple, but there are too many people who deliberately complicate things for too many purposes.

Just like the economy, in the final analysis, 'production' and 'distribution' are just two things.

More?

Also talk about finance.

In fact, business should be very simple, 'buying' and 'selling', and even more fundamentally, this is still a kind of 'distribution'. However, when things are complicated, there are short buying, there are short selling, there are futures, there are betting, there are all kinds of mess.

It is undeniable that appropriate financial means can indeed promote economic development, and the fundamental reason is to stimulate production and regulate distribution through the rational use of social resources.

However, excessive financial means will inevitably mess up the economy. Because those means, dissected, are actually making undeserved huge profits in an unreasonable way.

This is a serious disruption to the normal functioning of the economy.

If there is a problem with either of them, or if there is a problem with both of them, the economy will of course have problems.

Even, in the broader context of the global economy, if we abandon the fundamentals of production and distribution and concentrate on grabbing unjustified financial windfall profits, the results will only be worse. Because, on the surface, it is lively, but on the inside, it will damage the foundation of a country.

When the roots of a large tree completely decay and collapse, it is only a matter of time.

In short, it is still a sentence: Liben is very important!

After convening an inaugural meeting of the 'Daming Central Bank' and initially arranging some things, when Zhu Yuan left the imperial city, the time was already at the beginning of the Shen Dynasty, and it was more than three o'clock in the afternoon.

When I came to Jinling University in the north of the city, I didn't go to read the papers, but held a meeting with Tao An and several other responsible persons, mainly about setting up colleges and majors.

Recently, a preliminary plan has been drawn up, and after discussion, it will be made public tomorrow, so that the more than 16,000 students participating in this imperial examination will have a concept and can make certain independent choices.

Which colleges and which majors will actually be assigned, but also combined with the candidates' policy answer sheets and the specific needs of the imperial court, it is impossible to learn whatever you want.

Of course, there is another one, and this time, it is not possible for everyone to be admitted.

Specifically, in addition to the results of this examination, there are also ages and qualifications, and perhaps in the future, some scholars will be able to become teachers directly, and others will also be directly arranged for ministry.

The reform of various departments and the spread of various affairs require a large number of manpower.

In this way, it was not until after the unitary hour, at more than five o'clock in the afternoon, that Zhu Yuan finally had time to pay attention to the results of the marking officials for one day.

I randomly selected some to review in person, and it felt good, so I sent it to someone to copy, and I plan to give it to Lao Zhu tomorrow. The reason why it was copied is because the test paper is still in the state of lake name, and it will be opened together after the review is completed.

After such a busy day, I came home in the dark, and there was good news.

A group of craftsmen who were hired before, in just these days, have come up with a model of the steam engine that Zhu Yuan needs.

When I heard the news, I didn't eat dinner and hurried to watch.

Because it is confidential, Zhu Yuan planned to arrange the craftsmen on the island in the middle of the lake to the east of the mansion, and after the lake was renamed Xuanwu Lake recently, the island in the center of the lake also had a name.

According to the later period, Zhu Yuan's mansion is located in 'Liangzhou', in the east is 'Cuizhou', as well as in the southwest 'Huanzhou', 'Yingzhou' and southeast's 'Lingzhou'.

Qiao Wang also conveyed through Nizi beside Zhu Yuan that he hoped that the glass workshop would be placed on Cuizhou, but Zhu Yuan did not agree, and felt that there was no need to be so mysterious, so he still chose it in the southwest of Hongshan, near the pen workshop.

This steam engine is very necessary.

So the plan was placed in 'Cui Chau'.

However, Cuizhou is still a desert island at the moment, and it takes time to build a house, and before it is completed, the corresponding craftsmen are directly arranged in the mansion on Liangzhou.

Anyway, the house is big enough, with a total of 28 yards, and it is more than enough to pick out two craftsmen.

Take the shoulder to a courtyard south of the mansion.

And sure enough, it was done.

The small boiler made of copper, the small cylinder, the transmission connecting rod, the reciprocating runner, and even the small hammer that Zhu Yuan had envisioned to use to strike iron seemed to have been completely removed from the drawings.

Only a candle is needed, and after being lit with water, it is very fast, similar to the later Gatling...... Well, it's the little thing of a miniature steam engine model anyway, and it's starting to rattle and move.

At first glance, Zhu Yuan felt incredible.

Thinking about it a little, I have seen the clock-style 'carving' with an internal structure many times more complex than this simple steam engine model before, and for the top craftsmen of this era, the principles and ideas were given, and even the drawings were given.

In the final analysis, it is still the same sentence, the wisdom of the ancients is no worse than that of modern people, what they lack is only a clear direction.

This happens to be what Zhu Yuan can give more.

Fiddling with it for a while, Zhu Yuan was impulsive at first, and then temporarily dispelled the idea of showing it to Lao Zhu tomorrow, planning to go further, discuss with a group of craftsmen on the spot, and then put forward some ideas, planning to let them make a few 'finished products', and then give them to Lao Zhu.

The feeling of a simple iron-striking model is different from that of some practical finished products.

After this order, Zhu Yuan also rewarded each craftsman with 10 taels of gold on the spot, and painted cakes, and the finished product was made, so that His Majesty the Emperor was satisfied, and in the future, high-ranking officials and Houlu would not lack them.

In his heart, he was excited, and then he went to see the manufacturing progress of the normal-sized steam engine in another yard, which was also very smooth, and then finally returned to the inner house under the constant urging of He Xuan and Freehand.

After dinner, I continued to write some plans for the creation of Jinling University of Technology and Jinling Military University, browsed a sample of 'Margaret Drizzle's biography' sent by Loulan, and then chatted with Luo Shui about the details of the creation of the new 'A Chinese Ghost Story'.

Probably because of yesterday's good news about the steam engine, the new day is still early to get up. I couldn't help but have someone bring the model and fiddle with it while eating at breakfast.

It's the fifth day of October.

I didn't go to the palace again today, but I just asked someone to send a few copies of the test papers.

stayed at home in the morning, but instead of resting, he dealt with a bunch of official documents accumulated in recent days.

Even Lao Zhu's saber is still here in Zhu Yuan. After recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors, he was solemnly enshrined in the ancestral hall.

Behind every position, in fact, there are all kinds of things, and the corresponding departments will send a bunch of documents every day, not to mention that there are subordinate officials who will come directly to the door, even if most of them are returned, some people who have serious things to do still have to meet.

Among the stacks of documents, the one that Zhu Yuan is more concerned about today is the winter fishing that has officially started in Mingzhou.

It's snowing season.

According to the arrangement made before Zhu Yuan left Mingzhou, last month, after the beginning of winter on September 17, preparations for winter fishing officially began, and the fleet went to sea one after another.

The paperwork in Zhu Yuan's hand was sent on September 30.

Written by Fang Li.

According to the current people's account at sea, in late September, the Shengsi Islands began to gather hairtail fish, and the team of the Yinghai Division followed up everywhere to confirm the location of the fish, and on September 29, the fishing officially began.

In order to avoid juvenile fish in shallow water, the proportion of hooked sea fishing is even larger.

On the 29th day of September alone, the more than 1,300 large and small fishing boats of the Yinghai Division went to sea this time, and it was roughly estimated that about 6,000 quintals of fish were caught.

This time, only official arrests were counted.

According to the experience of previous years, the ribbon fish will gather near the Shengsi Islands and draw an arc along the sea off the Zhoushan Islands to the vicinity of Xiangshan, and the whole process will last two to three months.

The first day of 6,000 quintals of fish is just to test the water, the single-day high point will definitely exceed 10,000 quintals, counting the fishing flood is expected to last for two to three months, Fang Li gave a rough estimate, this winter flood, the conservative estimate of the fishing volume of the Yinghai Division will also reach about 500,000 quintals.

Even, if everything goes well, seven or eight hundred thousand stones is not impossible.

Zhu Yuan clearly remembers another figure, the previous Xia Xun, in more than two months, the total of official and private arrests was only 430,000 quintals.

This winter flood is definitely going to be exceeded.

If we talk about the fishing target of 2 million to 3 million next year, perhaps, there is no need for Fujian, Guangzhou, Shandong and other major Yinghai Divisions to make efforts, but Zhejiang alone will be enough to achieve it next year.

After reading Fang Li's report, while being happy, Zhu Yuan was even a little worried.

I'm worried that the Ying Hai Division will mess around again, and I'll do everything I can to catch fish.

He immediately replied to the past and repeatedly told Fang Li that the important thing is not quantity, but quality, and that there must be no distinction between large and small fish in order to pursue output.

After admonishing him, he also agreed to Fang Li's proposal and sent a batch of fish to Jinling to show the fishing results of Yinghai Division, which was also an invitation.

Yinghai Division is doing so well, showing off, it should be.

Therefore, it was approved to send a boat over there, and when the time came, not only the palace, but also the civil and military officials, they also gave some.

After processing the accumulated paperwork in this way, near noon, Zhu Yuan rushed to Houhu Medical College.

Sun Shouzhen and Dai Sanchun, the left envoys of the Tai Hospital, have said several times that as the right envoy of the Tai Hospital, Zhu Yuan has obligations to his own department, and he can't shake his hands!

Today, I finally took a little time to discuss the next plans of Tai Hospital and Houhu Medical College.

Dinner at Houhu Medical College at noon.

In the afternoon, when I came to Jinling University, I still didn't read the papers, but first met with Shan Anren, the secretary of the general, to discuss the mining of iron ore and the construction of an iron factory in Taiping.

This was followed by a pre-conference between China and South Korea, discussing the next firearms research and development.

At the end of the day, I was finally able to perform my duties as the examiner and scan some papers.

It's just that it didn't take long for someone to find it.

Kang Maocai.

The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is a camp envoy from the first product to the same knowledge and the third product.

Kang Maocai arrived in Jinling yesterday, saw Lao Zhu in the morning, and rushed here in the afternoon.

Although he once served as a camp field envoy, but this time, the new camp field division is definitely different from the past, and this part of the affairs was also assigned to Zhu Yuan by Lao Zhu to be in charge, and 'Lao Kang', who had made Chen Youliang a big heel, came to discuss with Zhu Yuan how to carry out it.

That's the big deal.

Zhu Yuan, who was already feeling tired, could only put down the test paper in his hand and cheered up to deal with Kang Maocai.

Kang Mao, who should have died in recent years, is actually only 55 years old, and because of his perennial battles, his health is not very good.

At first glance, he was a very thin middle-aged man, so the first suggestion given by Zhu Yuan was to let Kang Mao cultivate for a period of time.

The main business direction of the Yingtian Division in the short term is in the northern provinces, and it is now winter, and it is necessary to wait for the spring of next year to farm.

Of course, it is also necessary to prepare in advance, but there is no hurry.

Your body is important.

The two of them had cooperated with each other in Shandong before, and when they met, they were very familiar and concerned, but they still had to talk about it specifically.

Of course, Zhu Yuan also considered this.

Jinling University, in an office belonging to Zhu Yuan halfway up the Red Mountain, in order to show cordiality, the two of them did it opposite the table in the reception room, and Zhu Yuan held a cup of warm tea and talked eloquently.

“…… Tuntian, in the final analysis, is actually three things, people, land, and things. However, in order to improve efficiency, this time, we all implement militarized management, which is considered a military tun, which is also a reason why the ancestors handed over the burden to you. The manpower of Tuntian will be withdrawn from the various armies, and the landless displaced people from all provinces of the country will be gathered one after another......"

“…… As for the land, the China Book Society will carry out a new round of land ownership registration in the near future, mainly in the northern provinces that have just been acquired. After that, all land that has not been registered will be classified as tuntian......"

“…… Finally, there are things, ploughing cattle, farm tools, etc., with the same knowledge, you can be responsible for the purchase of ploughing cattle next, the book will give a sufficient budget, farm tools, Taiping is just going to build an iron factory, and the initial stage will be full of farm tools......"

After talking about their thoughts in general, the two began to consider the specific details again.

Probably tired, as he spoke, Zhu Yuan felt a little dizzy, as if he was about to float.

The last few days have been too continuous, and I need to take a break, a break.

I was thinking in my heart, and a certain moment ...... Seem...... There was a rattle.

Well?

What's broken?

I just picked up the tea and wanted to bring it to my mouth to take a sip, refreshing myself, after the sound that I don't know if it existed, I only felt that the teacup was so heavy, and it fell to the ground without breaking it, and rolled away with a gurgling sound.

Before he fell down, Zhu Yuan only vaguely saw Kang Mao on the other side before he got up and hurriedly helped him over.