in the main hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Li Daoxin's voice silently, and the most touching thing was Mi Shu from Beiping.

Before the industrialization of Beiping, the annual output of iron was more than 5 million catties.

This production output ranks in the middle and lower among the provinces in the country.

In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu.

The annual pig iron output of Beiping exceeded 30 million catties, and in the spring of this year, the pig iron output of Beiping had a big breakthrough.

Because of the support of southern businessmen from last year, coupled with various guidance and promotion policies, and the foundation laid by several years of development.

In the spring of this year, although it is only the beginning, the mines and factories in Beiping are operating at full capacity.

The output of pig iron has exceeded 10 million catties.

According to this trend, the pig iron output of Beiping this year will exceed 100 million catties, what is this concept.

50,000 tons.

More than the national iron production at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

The importance of iron was known to the ancestors, and although there was no detailed theoretical support, it can be seen that the enemy forces strictly blocked iron resources.

Beiping's achievements are not only like this, but Zhu Yuanzhang has been greatly touched by this alone.

Li Daoxin didn't dare to look up at the sage's appearance, let alone know the sage's thoughts, and he didn't want to guess.

Anyway, after Li Daoxin read this secret letter, he was shocked fiercely.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the couch with a thick mattress, and there was a pillow behind him, he was old, too old, and needed these soft objects to support him.

After listening to Li Daoxin's reading, Zhu Yuanzhang did not say a word.

About the dense sparseness of Beiping, it was placed right in front of his desk, the back of his hand was full of leather, loose folds, this bark-like old hand, his fingers rubbing back and forth to cover the skin.

And next to the dense sparseness of Beiping, there was a song from the imperial court officials to develop mines and support the investment of merchants.

Zhu Yuanzhang is supportive of letting businessmen open mines.

It was from his will that the policy of abolishing the official iron and liberalizing the civil railway made the steel output of the Ming Dynasty more than twice that of the Song Dynasty.

But.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think about this.

Through Jinyiwei's continuous density for many years, the scene of Beiping has been shown in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

What confused him was the train of thought.

The maintenance and operation of the armed forces requires the consumption of huge resources, and the common people suffer greatly, and every foreign war is a waste of money for the common people.

"In the twenty-fourth year, he mobilized troops against the desert, although he captured countless cattle and sheep, but compared to the materials consumed, it was just a drop in the bucket."

"That's why I don't want to rush into the army. Although the country is big, the belligerent will die! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself.

Under the steps, Li Daoxin's face was expressionless.

"Looking at the history books, it is all like this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made great achievements, but it is precisely because of the continuous mobilization of troops that the people suffer deeply, and it ends with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issuing an edict."

"What the people need is to live and work in peace and contentment, and when I was young, I thought the same, so I hope that with the least amount of effort of the people, I can meet the needs of governing the country."

"The army is self-sufficient, and the local government governance is also the pursuit of self-sufficiency, so that the people are affected the least, and the people's lives are also trying to make them self-sufficient."

"So I let the people grow their own vegetable fields, their own mulberry trees, and their own rice fields, so as to achieve no worries about food and clothing."

"Am I wrong?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face showed a hint of confusion, but he quickly regained his firmness.

The changes in Peking are very great.

It's only been a few years, because it's too unfamiliar, Zhu Yuanzhang can't judge whether it's good or bad, but the tenacity of his character makes him not easily compromise.

He could afford to wait.

But he couldn't wait.

"Lian Zining is talented, I originally wanted to transfer him to the Ministry of Industry, but someone proposed to transfer him to the Ministry of Officials, I didn't care, but I didn't expect this person to go to the Ministry of Industry."

"Let him go to the Ministry of Works as a waiter, he wants to try, I want to see it."

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were not said to Li Daoxin, the people around him recorded the words of the saint, and Zhu Yuanzhang would let other people copy them.

Not a day.

Lian Zining became a waiter in the Ministry of Works.

Many people were dissatisfied with Lian Zining's decision, because many people in the prince's family were also implicated in the Lanyu case back then.

Both the official and military departments have been affected, so the current ministers hope to restore the political situation of the past.

As the most important ministry, it is natural to firmly control it, and it is best to have your own people in each important position.

What do you call your own people?

There is no universal definition of this.

Including the original crown prince and the current emperor's grandson, there are infighting, for example, the new school will not think that the old school is their own people.

Of course, this is an exaggeration.

After all, it was the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and although the officials had different political views, they did not develop to the point of party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty.

Lian Zining actually has no idea how to start.

He recruited Li Xueyan, who had been to Beiping back then, to serve as his staff, and then communicated with many businessmen who had business dealings in Beiping.

"Mine."

A businessman proposed: "The mines in Peiping are the most important, and many important industries are built around them. ”

"The steam engine is the most important thing, without the steam engine, many things will not develop to the point of Beiping."

Some businessmen disagreed.

"No, people are the most important, and the business environment in Beiping has surpassed that of Jianghuai."

"Where is it exceeded? In my opinion, the business environment in Beiping is several times harsher than that in the Jianghuai region. ”

The ancients were blind and touched elephants.

These people can say a thing or two, but no one can tell.

"The railway, the railway in Beiping is amazing." There are also businessmen who put forward their own ideas.

"It's not easy to build a railway, the cost is high, I'm afraid the government can't afford to repair it."

"Then how can Beiping afford to repair it?"

"I don't know."

Another manor, Lian Zining listened to the arguments of several merchants, frowning slightly, he didn't expect things to be so difficult.

Although I was prepared for the difficult beginning, I didn't even have a direction, which was really powerless.

"You're all in sight."

Li Xueyan stood up and was full of confidence in front of everyone.

"We Jianghuai have the advantages of Jianghuai, there is no need to learn Beiping, Beiping does not have our Jianghuai dense river, the river is not similar to the railway in Beiping, can play the same role."

The problem of transportation costs was solved by Li Xueyan.

It is the geographical advantage and natural advantage of JAC.

Although the overall advantage of the railway is stronger than that of the current Jianghuai river, the construction cost of the railway is high, isn't it?

But they don't understand the benefits of implementing large infrastructure through the mode of resource allocation.

In a word.

There were more mines in Xuzhou, and similarly, honeycomb coal workshops appeared in the Jianghuai region, and even one day, someone quietly found Li Daoxin.

"You want a replica of a steam engine?"

Lian Zining asked curiously.

The man nodded.

"Can you make it?" Lian Zining has seen the steam engine in Beiping, the Yizhen gate project, and specially purchased two to come back for trial.

"The steam engine used for pumping water in Beiping has been seen by the students, and they also bought one in Shandong that year, so that the craftsmen and masters have seen it, and they said that it is not difficult, and imitation is not a problem."

Lian Zining became interested.

Those machines are very novel, he thought it was a difficult thing, but he didn't expect someone to tell him that it was not difficult, as for whether the other party would lie to himself, Lian Zining did not have this worry.

"I see that there are many types of steam engines in Beiping, can craftsmen imitate them?" Lian Zining made more demands.

The man replied cautiously: "It shouldn't be a problem, the steam engine used for pumping water, the student has already asked the master craftsman, and it can be imitated now." ”

Then he continued: "The rest of the steam engine models, even if they have difficulties, are nothing more than a matter of taking more time. ”

"So you want to open a steam engine factory?"

The man's face showed hesitation and a wry smile of embarrassment: "Students can start a steam engine factory, but they are afraid of King Yan's reproach." ”

Yan Wang's things, who dares to stretch out his hand.

It was only when he saw the recent changes in Jianghuai that he rekindled his hope with the thoughts he had born before.

He needs backing.

Although King Yan is powerful, after all, it is only Beiping, if the imperial court can support him, he dares to risk offending King Yan and create a steam engine factory in Jianghuai.

"You just have to go, no one dares to stop you." Lian Zining gave support.

Lian Zining knew what the businessman in front of him wanted.

He can afford what the merchant wants, and King Yan's hand can't reach out to Jianghuai, and if he dares to reach over, he dares to cut it off.

With the opening of the mine, the demand for steam engines was already imminent, and many merchants had this channel to purchase steam engines from Beiping.

Many businessmen have already paid a deposit to the Beiping steam engine factory, or it won't be long before the steam engines in Beiping will continue to be sent to the south, but Lian Zining does not want this.

The appearance of the businessman in front of him just met Lian Zining's needs.

In the Hereafter.

China has stayed in an agrarian society for too long, and entered an industrial society too quickly, as if it had suddenly entered the oil and gas age, and did not stay in the coal age.

In Beiping, in addition to honeycomb coal, there is also a large number of coal blocks directly used.

In the south, the demand for honeycomb coal is higher than in the north.

Of course, China is too big, this phenomenon is not uniform, and each region is different from each region.

It's just that the transition of diesel fuel into coal fuel is an inevitable trend, and the faster the urbanized population grows, the more obvious this trend will be.

The use of coal in the Jianghuai region has long been documented, and the urban population in the Jianghuai region exceeds that of the rest of the region.

Therefore, the speed of opening of honeycomb coal workshops has spread rapidly in the Jianghuai region, and more than a dozen have been opened in just three months.

On the streets of Yingtianfu, there are more merchants selling honeycomb coal.

The steam engine purchase order from the Jianghuai region attracted the attention of China Heavy Industries, and this change attracted attention.

There were many southern businessmen who did business in Beiping, and through these businessmen, China Heavy Industry had a preliminary grasp of Jianghuai affairs.

These messages were collected into official documents and circulated to Zhu Gaochi's desktop.

Lian Zining became a squire of the Ministry of Works, and he contacted many merchants in Yingtianfu, supported the development of Xuzhou coal mines, and supported the merchants' imitation of steam engines.

In the document, it was proposed to ban the sale of steam engines to the Jianghuai region, an idea that was of course rejected by Zhu Gaochi.

The steam engine used to pump water is not an epoch-making product, and there is no technical fortress that cannot be stopped.

(End of chapter)