As the sun sets, the entire lake looks sparkling.

Zhu Youzhu didn't get too entangled in the status quo of the world's excessive pursuit of gold, after all, he could not only want gold, but also silently promote the development of science and technology, and only children would make choices.

As for the financial problems faced, there is no need to shout mother.

After all, it is still a feudal society, and the social productive forces are placed here. The Empire's financial problems could not be solved by the implementation of benevolent government alone, and even the revenue was far inferior to tyranny, so the finances were not destined to be too abundant.

Zhu Youzhu has been in power for three years, and he has already thought through a lot of things, and now the only way to really rise is to vigorously develop productive forces.

It was at this time that Yu Ming, a member of the Ministry of Industry, came to ask for a meeting.

Zhu Youzhu had already started fishing with a rod, and found that his mind had just thought of Cao Cao and Cao Cao, and he gently raised his hand to signal people to come in.

Now the Ministry of Industry is the most important department he promotes to improve productivity, so he has always attached great importance to cultivating practical talents in the Ministry of Industry, but I don't know what good news this Ministry of Industry will bring to him.

At present, the most important means of production in China is land, and the direction of the means of production is naturally agricultural products, but the 800 million mu of fields are mainly planted with rice and wheat.

In view of the knowledge reserve of later generations, he knew that there were great limitations in rice and wheat, which were traditional crops in China, and that was the real reason why the population of China could not exceed 100 million.

Amazingly, the population of the following dynasties increased from 70 million to 400 million, and the reason was the introduction of high-yielding crops such as corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes.

It is precisely because of this, combined with the actual situation of the means of production of the Ming Dynasty, that he did not rashly pursue high technologies such as airplanes and trains, but decided to introduce corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes, thus leading China to carry out a revolution in agricultural production.

Once the Ming Dynasty had the ability to produce food for 400 million people, then Huaxia could focus more on scientific research, so as to truly lead the world's scientific and technological trends.

It's just that the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is skinny.

Although Spain and Portugal are already on the seas and slowly heading east, it is still 32 years before Magellan completes his first round-the-world trip.

It will take a little longer to spread corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes through the western routes.

Not to mention that the actual time will be fifty or hundreds of years, even if it is only 32 years to wait, this is unacceptable to Zhu Youzhang.

Zhu Youzhu did not intend to make the Chinese nation wait for another hundred years, nor did he want to leave this matter to the next generation, so he decided to change the original history himself.

It is precisely in this way that he has been silently promoting the development of Huaxia Shipyard, and even handed over the task of crossing the Pacific Sea to the Ministry of Industry and Tianjin Shipyard, planning to complete the first agricultural revolution by Huaxia independently.

Just yesterday, after countless revisions, the shipbuilding plan has been officially finalized, but it is a crucial step that has been completed.

At this time, the sunset seemed infinitely good, and the entire West Garden was shrouded in golden sunlight.

Yu Ming, a member of the Ministry of Industry, lowered his head and walked slowly with the little yellow door.

He was a young man with a bit of a silly air on his body, about thirty years old, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, and he looked sleep-deprived.

When I came to the fishing pavilion, I seemed to be too focused on walking, and the whole person seemed top-heavy, and the whole person almost tripped over the steps.

Liu Jin looked at this newcomer in the officialdom who stood out in Youji Enke, but couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

Until now, he didn't understand what was so good about this young official who was a little stupid, and as a result, he only relied on a few drawings and models to gain His Majesty's favor, and he was even ready to promote him to Tosui Shirochu.

"Yu Ming, a member of the Ministry of Ministers and Workers, respectfully invites St. Ann!" After Yu Ming came here, he saluted.

This......

Liu Jin came back to his senses suddenly, glared at Yu Ming, who didn't understand the rules, in horror, and then turned his head to look at Zhu Youzhu who was fishing.

Zhu Youzhu watched the buoy suddenly stop moving, but he knew that this member of the Ministry of Engineering had scared his fish away, and he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart.

It's just that he is not ready to be angry with such a trivial matter, there are too many courtiers who wagging their tails at him every day to curry favor, and it is not a bad thing to have a few more independent courtiers.

What's more, although Yu Ming is not very gregarious, he is indeed a person who can concentrate on doing things, especially in shipbuilding, and has a high talent.

Han Youying has been paying attention to Zhu Youzhang's reaction, and seeing that this man was not angry because of this, he also sent over a cup of tea very cooperatively.

Zhu Youzhu put down the fishing rod in his hand, but he was not in a hurry to serve tea, but asked straight to the point: "Yu Ming, I remember that I have finalized the plan for your Dushui Mingyuan treasure boat, what do you want to see this time?" ”

If Daming wanted to travel to the American continent to find high-yield agricultural seeds, he naturally needed ocean-going ships.

It's just that the Daming Sea has been banned for nearly a hundred years, and after the drawings of Zheng He's treasure ship were handed over to Liu Daxia for management, the information of Zheng He's treasure ship has been seriously lost.

It is in this way that Daming has lost the most important shipbuilding technical information and experience, so now Daming's shipbuilding technology has regressed.

Of course, since the information of Zheng He's treasure ship is complete, the ship is too cumbersome and the speed of the voyage is too slow to meet the requirements of crossing the Pacific Ocean.

In view of this, Zhu Youzhu overturned the plan to imitate Zheng He's treasure ship, and instead decided to borrow from the almost contemporaneous Karak sailing ship to build a Mingyuan treasure ship that could cross the ocean.

Although it is now a matter of crossing the river by feeling the stones, with the foundation of Chinese shipbuilding and creativity, it is not an insurmountable task to build a few Karak sailing ships to cross the Pacific Ocean.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there are several technical problems in the manufacture of Mingyuan treasure ships, and the cost of shipbuilding is too large, so please retreat to the second best thing and adopt the minister's latest shipbuilding plan!" Yu Ming submitted the drawings and made a very solemn request.

Han Youying knelt down to Zhu Youzhu in an orderly manner, observing this man with indiscriminate eyes, but this time she couldn't help but glance at this stupid young man strangely.

Zhu Youzhu immediately frowned, he didn't like people who were holding back when things were finalized.

Although it is true that there are some technical difficulties in replicating the Karak sailboat, in the process of shipbuilding, as long as everyone slowly finds a way to overcome it.

It's good now, things have just been finalized by their water division, but this water division member Wailang actually threw out a second set of plans.

Liu Jin looked at Zhu Youzhu silently, and immediately knew that Zhu Youzhu was already angry, but seeing that Zhu Youzhu had never said anything else, he stubbornly forwarded the drawings.

"Your Majesty, the tea is cold!"

Han Youying actually hoped that Zhu Youzhang would be able to be a wise gentleman who listened to and understood, but she was worried that Zhu Youzhu would drink tea without looking at the drawings, so she immediately took back the tea channel.

Zhu Youjiao's heart was originally swaying, and at this moment, he reached out to receive the drawings submitted by Guo Ming, but after seeing the design on it, his face suddenly became gloomy.

The so-called road to simplicity, the history of shipbuilding in the world is that the number of masts becomes smaller and smaller until the future generations disappear.

Zheng He's treasure ship adopts the design of a nine-masted sailing ship, but it has long been proved that the more masts, the better, and the use of three-masts is more scientific.

Now Yu Ming did not learn from the three-masted sailing ship he advocated, but still adopted the design of the six-masted behind the times, even if the design was smaller and cheaper, but it was undoubtedly a conceptual regression.

Hey?

Liu Jin is good at observing words and feelings, and even if he lowers his head silently, he only hopes that Yu Ming will ask for more blessings.

Zhu Youzhu found that Yu Ming was not a shipbuilding wizard at all, so he threw the drawings in his hand directly to the ground: "Yu Ming, do you really think that this ship can be compared to the Mingyuan treasure ship?" ”

"Your Majesty, although the sailboat designed by the minister is not as good as the Mingyuan treasure ship, the cost is only one-tenth of the Mingyuan treasure ship!" Yu Ming knew that there were indeed shortcomings, but he seriously emphasized authenticity.

Zhu Youzhang's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he still suppressed his anger and asked, "Have you ever seen the sea?" ”

"The minister has been afraid of water since he was a child, so he has never been to the sea!" Yu Ming didn't expect to encounter this question, and replied with some embarrassment.

Zhu Youzhu realized that the problem might not lie with Ming, turned his head to look at the lake in front of him and said: "The lake is calm, and there are also waves, and the flooding of the Yellow River can flood the Fengcheng. If the boat enters the sea, it will be like a dead leaf falling into the lake, and life and death are unpredictable. The Ming Dynasty now wants money everywhere, the Yellow River needs to be governed, the state is to be built, the army is strong, and the finances are already stretched! It's just that Daming can save money, but once some money is saved, then thousands of people who go to sea are likely to hide in the belly of the fish! This matter is not just a matter of thousands of lives, once the treasure seed cannot be successfully retrieved, when will Huaxia be prosperous? ”

"The minister is wrong, please punish Your Majesty!" Yu Ming realized that the emperor in front of him was more thoughtful, and he also took the initiative to admit his mistake.

Zhu Youzhu didn't intend to ask for the guilt, and gently raised his hand to signal to leave.

He knew that Yu Ming was too deeply influenced by Confucianism, and always believed that the monarch should be ruled by the arch and less tossed, but he didn't know that development was the last word.

If you don't take the initiative to attack now, those high-yielding seeds will have to wait for at least a jiazi, and with them will be the huge ships and heavy artillery of the Western powers.

Now Daming can only complete the agricultural reform and take the initiative to solve the food problem, so as to better lead the world. Although a certain large country in later generations is recognized as a leader in science and technology, it has always firmly controlled grain production.

The next morning, the sun was shining.

Located in the picturesque West Garden, the Palace of Nourishing Heart has been lively again since the pandemic. Not only did the two cabinet elders return to work here, but the six important ministers came to see him from time to time.

It is said that it is for the benefit of the country and the people to go to the New World to find high-yield seeds by shipbuilding, but after Yu Ming just raised an objection, another heavyweight was ushered in.

"Your Majesty, Wan Wan...... No! "Hubu Shangshu Li Si is an authentic Cantonese, but he is almost so anxious that he has to use the dialect.

Zhu Youzhu is dealing with the daily affairs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and since the advent of cement to reduce the cost of building cities, various prefectures have requested the establishment of new counties.

In fact, the imperial power does not go to the countryside, which is related to the power of local clans, and also related to the excessive scope of a county's jurisdiction.

Like the troublesome southern Gan region before, since the imperial court established Chongyi County, the government has been able to better manage the southern Gan region, and it is no longer always beyond the reach of the whip.

There are many similar situations with southern Gansu, such as the world-famous Songjiang Prefecture has only two counties, and the southwestern prefectures have a county jurisdiction far beyond the Jiangnan prefecture.

In the face of Guangdong's request to add Sanshui County, this place where the Xijiang, Beijiang, and Suijiang rivers converge can indeed be placed in the county, and the pen was immediately waved.

Zhu Youzhu was in a very good mood today, and he comforted the Hubu Shangshu who came to complain: "Li Qing, as long as the Hubu squeezes it, you can always get this money!" ”

"Your Majesty, you have said this more than once! Now the money and silver to be allocated to the Ministry of Industry have exceeded 10 million taels, and even if the minister can turn stones into gold, he will not be able to fill this hole! Although Li Si knew that Zhu Youzhu was going to do great things, he couldn't satisfy the emperor anymore, so he had to burst out a few tears.

It was not the first time that Zhu Youzhu had a dispute with this old household secretary because of the matter of silver, so he put down the note in his hand: "Li Qing, I know that it is difficult for you, but this matter is related to our Ming food." Once I can successfully retrieve the treasure seed, not only will I go down in history, but you, the head of the household, will also be indispensable! ”

"Your Majesty, the household department is really out of money!" Li Si was suddenly moved, but he still complained bitterly.

Zhu Youzhu glanced at Li Si and said with a predetermined appearance: "Haven't you been raising silver for gold mining?" Anyway, there will be some time, so you can allocate it to the Ministry of Industry! ”

"Your Majesty, now the silver is not available at all, once the silver is allocated to the Ministry of Industry to shipbuilding, we really don't have any silver for gold mining!" Li Si's eyes widened, and he explained the situation.

Zhu Youzhu found that he was facing a multiple-choice question again, and couldn't help but ask bitterly: "Li Qing, do you say that the ten gold mountains are important, or is it important to double the grain production?" ”

"I think it's gold,...... Foolishness! Li Sizheng wanted to make his position clear, but after all, he had been in the officialdom for decades, so he changed his tune.

Zhu Youzhu knew that he was the one at the helm, so he gently arched his hand and said, "Go!" I've made up my mind! ”

In this matter, he was clearly not so democratic, and did not even put it on the discussion at the highest meeting.

It's just that he knows that the road is tortuous, but the future is bright.

Gold mining is important now, but it's equally important to feed the people below. If we can successfully recover high-yielding seeds, we will be able to have enough food reserves to devote ourselves more fully to scientific research and development.

Whether it's a plane or a train, if you can't even eat your stomach, these are actually.

"Yes!" Li Si was originally determined to oppose this risky move, but he faintly felt the emperor's ambition, and he also changed his attitude.

It's just that he still doesn't understand why the emperor is not obsessed with the gold mine that he just found with great difficulty, but is even more obsessed with going to the other side of the ocean to find the unknown treasure.