Li Miao had a pleasant honeymoon. In mid-March, I began to report to the Ministry of Industry. He was received by Zeng Tianqi, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, and Li Miao, the direct boss of the Ministry of Industry. What follows is some encouragement and explanation.

Li Miao was completely clear. It turned out that Zeng Tianqi, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, was also one of the backstage of the Ministry of Industry's Camp Division. The current Zhou Zehua of the Ministry of Industry is just an agent of interests. There should be quite a few people who eat this cake.

Zeng Tianqi only vaguely told Li Miao that the water in the Ministry of Industry's Camp Department was very deep. is also worried that Li Miao is young and vigorous. In addition, Li Miao has Li Shouzhong and Lin Ruhai standing behind him. The power is also not to be underestimated. It's not good for everyone to make a fuss.

Zeng Tianqi admits that Li Miao will also have a large gray income every year. Let Li Miao work technological innovation. As a result, Li Miao's division of labor has been very clear.

Didn't Li Miao invent the rolling mill and the wheelbarrow? We will continue to give full play to our own strengths and engage in technological innovation and invention in the Department of Entrepreneurship of the Ministry of Industry. As for the other affairs of the Ministry of Industry's Renovation Division, forget it. Anyway, you have a share of the gray income.

As a result, Li Miao began his step-by-step career in the Ministry of Industry. At first, I was flipping through books in the Ministry of Engineering. It is mainly for the formulation research of triad soil. The technology in this area is quite mature.

It is a low-grade cement made from a combination of natural raw materials. It is mainly used in fortification. It is far from the cement that Li Miao wants to make. The cement that Li Miao wants to make is fired from stones. Then crush into foam.

Once you have a direction, all that's left is to keep trying. Li Miao bought several old craftsmen who fired lime. Attempts to burn cement began. After more than two months of continuous attempts. Initial results have already been achieved.

However, the quality of the cement is still unimpressive. But the rest is through constant experimentation. So, Li Miao arranged for these craftsmen to go to the Liaodong Bureau. Let them go to the Liaodong Bureau to continue the trial and error.

It is now only a matter of time before high-quality cement is developed. The Liaodong Bureau is the place where cement is most needed among the forces under Li Miao. The quality of cement used for paving is not much of a problem now.

Next, the Liaodong Bureau began to produce low-quality cement while improving in production. Li Miao also began to be idle.

In April, there was another major event in the DPRK and China. Concubine Zhen passed away. Concubine Zhen is the Zhen family in Jiangnan and the favorite concubine of the emperor. The Zhen family is the first family in Jiangnan. Therefore, the immortal death of Concubine Zhen is of far-reaching significance.

Especially in the current Great Zheng Dynasty, the north is facing a foreign threat. Moving the capital has become inevitable. Therefore, the first family in Jiangnan has become the object that the emperor must clean up. In addition, the Zhen family is powerful in Jiangnan, and they are rich enough to rival the country.

During the reign of Emperor Taishang, he went down to the south of the Yangtze River several times. The Zhen family, as the first family in Jiangnan. It's Concubine Zhen's maiden family again. When the emperor went down to Jiangnan, the Zhen family received him three times. The Zhen family spent nearly 10 million taels of silver for this.

The Emperor Taishang also knew that the Zhen family spent a lot of money, and it was inevitable to favor the Zhen family. Needless to say, the power given, otherwise the Zhen family would not have become the first family in Jiangnan. Compensation was also given materially.

Nearly 10 million taels of silver, which is not a small amount, and the imperial court at that time could not come up with so much silver at once. So, the emperor compensated by salt induction.

So later, the emperor sent Lin Ruhai to Jiangnan to inspect the history of the salt palace. The purpose is also mainly aimed at the Zhen family. The Zhen family has a large amount of salt in their hands, which means a lot of silver.

The Zhen family has long controlled the salt administration in Jiangnan. No one would think that there was too much silver, so there was a conflict of interest with Lin Ruhai. It can also be said that Lin Ruhai's main opponent in Jiangnan. Lin Ruhai almost died at the hands of the Zhen family in the end.

If it weren't for Li Miao's appearance, Lin Ruhai would inevitably die at the hands of the Zhen family in Jiangnan.

Now with the immortal death of Concubine Zhen. The Zhen family in Jiangnan also felt precarious. Now the Emperor is basically silent. The emperor's power began to grow heavier. In particular, the imperial court is about to move its capital.

The emperor began to pay more and more attention to Jiangnan. Many important ministers began to be sent to Jiangnan to take power. There will inevitably be a conflict with the local forces in the south of the Yangtze River. As the Zhen family of the first family in Jiangnan, it deserves the brunt.

In fact, in her later years, Concubine Zhen also persuaded the Zhen family many times to let the Zhen family give up some of the interests of Jiangnan. But the Zhen family is also difficult to ride a tiger, and power is so easy to let go. Besides, the current Zhen family has a large group of families behind him.

How can the current Zhen family say that they can let go if they put it down. And how many people are willing to let go of this rich and powerful life.

Soon after the death of Concubine Zhen, there began to be a riot in the coastal areas of the south of the Yangtze River. In previous years, pirates and pirates often roamed the coastal areas. The people in the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River have suffered greatly.

These pirates committed all kinds of evil, burning, killing and looting, raping and plundering women, and the people in the coastal areas suffered greatly. However, this year's Japanese raids are on an unprecedented scale, and they are not just rioting in the coastal areas.

In previous years, the pirates and pirates were all doing evil in the coastal areas and endangering the people. They seldom siege cities, and mostly do evil in the countryside. This year, however, it has changed from the usual to the use of internal and external means, and even several cities have been captured.

In previous years, there were small groups of pirates, with a maximum of a few hundred. This year, the number of pirates and pirates has also increased considerably. There are several groups of Japanese pirates with thousands of people alone. The harm is also particularly great. Even Jinling City was almost captured.

The military equipment in the south of the Yangtze River has long been abandoned, and it is much inferior to the northern region. After all, it is the emperor who is far away, and the military equipment in Jiangnan is basically nothing. Basically, there is no combat power to speak of. Moreover, the salaries of the generals are particularly serious.

Often, the tens of thousands of soldiers on the roster are actually only a few hundred. Deal with the annual inspection of the Ministry of War. In fact, it is very simple, just have silver to open the way. In addition, some local farmers can be hired on a temporary basis to make up the numbers. This is the evil result of the corruption of officials.

The emperor was furious and took the opportunity to make a big list. Then most of them are replaced by people they can trust. It's also a good harvest. How can it be the majority? After all, the emperor can't cover the sky with one hand.

The interests of the various factions in the DPRK and China also need to be balanced, but the matter of the pirates and pirates has not yet been settled. On the combat strength of the Korean and Chinese armies, there are also Wang Ziteng's Beijing camps.

In desperation, the emperor could only send the prince to Pingwei in Jiangnan. Wang Ziteng led 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Beijing battalion, and then went to Jiangnan. The soldiers were very fast, and Wang Ziteng's troops were very fast, and they came to Jiangnan in less than half a month.

Similarly, Wang Ziteng's troops were soon defeated near Hangzhou. It stands to reason that Wang Ziteng's 10,000 elites should not be defeated so quickly. But now there is no way, Wang Ziteng has been defeated.

Wang Ziteng is also worthy of being a famous general. The troops were defeated but not dispersed, and the forces did not weaken. As a result, Wang Ziteng began to purge armaments in the Jiangnan region. Wang Ziteng is now the only unit in the entire Jiangnan region with combat effectiveness.

Both officials and local clans in the Jiangnan region have generously donated to Wang Ziteng, who had just lost the battle. Seek asylum. Wang Ziteng's reputation is still very high. Wang Ziteng has gained a lot from the places he has passed.

The current Wang Ziteng finally breathed a sigh of relief. You don't have to worry about money for a short time. But Wang Ziteng won't be too much silver. So, Wang Ziteng and the Japanese seem to be playing peek-a-boo.

Wang Ziteng's army began to get fatter and stronger. Now Wang Ziteng can pat his chest and say, the soldiers are well fed. Anyway, in the Great Zheng Dynasty, absolutely yes.

The emperor regrets it now, so he shouldn't have sent the prince to Jiangnan. Jiangnan was the economic center of the Great Zheng Dynasty. Where the roots are. A place where the capital will be moved in the future. What if Wang Ziteng has been in Jiangnan Pingwei?

However, Wang Ziteng was also a loyal minister, and soon began to pacify. But it's also strange to say, the pirates and pirates disappeared all of a sudden. Completely gone.

But it was a good thing, so the prince returned victorious. Wang Ziteng's army was already full of soldiers at this time.

The emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief. The decree to commend Wang Ziteng is already on the way. Return to the prince Tenggaguan into the knighthood.