Chapter 540 Matters
Zhu Biao is no longer entangled with this person. There are countless talents in the world. Some people are content with the status quo, while others are aggressive and hardworking.
I got up and walked around the backyard of the Ministry of Industry. The office of the Ministry of Industry is naturally not small, but it is not too big. After all, it is a government office in the palace city. The ones are generally small objects, and the big ones are in another place outside the palace city.
Steel making, cement grinding, and firearms were never stopped, and some people were doing the refining of salt and making soap. As the situation stabilized and the pressure of war eased, the Ministry of Industry operated under Zhu Biao's will, and countless skilled craftsmen were ordered to come.
According to the original historical progress, the world was stable after the early Ming Dynasty. There was indeed no environment for the development of firearms. The emphasis on natural sciences such as mathematics, physics, and machinery was not high. There was no scientific trend of thought in China...
Zhu Biao will naturally change this atmosphere. After all, science and technology are the primary productive forces. The most urgent thing is to give these researchers a certain way to rise. This will undoubtedly attract the rejection of traditional forces, but what should be done, even To bear a certain pressure.
I tried some gadgets like soap, and it felt pretty good. Unfortunately, this is not an item that the lower-class people can enjoy. This is why Zhu Biao was not in a hurry to develop it in the past few years.
Now that people's livelihood has recovered a bit, the Nanyang trade is about to start, and Sino-Ocean overseas expansion is also in the plan. It is also the right time to make preparations at this time. It just counts as a start. Porcelain, cloth, tea and fine wine are the signatures.
After Zhu Biao’s routine inspection, he led the crowd back to the palace, and everyone from the Ministry of Industry sent them off. After the prince’s ceremonial car left, he straightened up and looked proudly at his colleagues in the five surrounding yamen. The prince was very fond of the Ministry of Industry This is already a well-known thing, and it also means that their yamen, which was not loved by their grandma and uncle, can finally show off.
Going all the way back to the Jinshen Hall to greet my father, I went back to my exclusive seat and sat down. The hall was burning with ambergris, with a slightly sweet amber fragrance and a fragrant woody fragrance.
Zhu Biao can feel that this is the top grade after smelling it, and it is not far from the top grade. It is estimated that it should come from Korea or Champa as a tribute. The taste of the top grade ambergris is ever-changing, and the most common is strong and strong. Amber sweet, aromatic woody, fruity.
"Isn't there still a lot of top-quality items in the inner bag, how did the father use these things?"
Old Zhu casually put down a signed memorial and said, "We all smell the same, so don't waste the best ones. You can move all you like to the Eastern Palace Library."
Zhu Biao said with a smile: "There are also tributes on the side of the ministers. In addition to the normal tributes, the countries in Southeast Asia also sent a lot of gifts to the ministers. The Koryo side is even more than the share of the annual tribute."
This is true. Ever since Zhu Biao told the Nanyang envoys last year that he was willing to send the Marquis of Jinghai of the Ming Dynasty to lead the navy to help them resist the Japanese pirates sweeping the waters, wave after wave of gifts have been sent over. I don't like the standard, but there are still some good things.
As for Goryeo, there is no need to mention it. Today, the life and death of King Goryeo depends on Zhu Biao’s thoughts. Li Inren, the head of the Goryeo family, also wrote letters to express his loyalty. Naturally, the gifts are even more exaggerated. Out.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded casually. It doesn't matter how useful his family is at this point, but he has long passed the age of greed for material comforts. How to stabilize the foundation, how to stabilize the world and restore people's livelihood, how to pass it on to his children and grandchildren intact That's what he's thinking about now.
"Go to the Ministry of Industry again? Has the cement mentioned last time come out?"
Zhu Biao took the memorial from Liu Jin and said: "It's easy to come out, just grind limestone and clay into flour, then calcinate the clinker, and then grind it into powder with the **** left after ironmaking. If mass-produced and fired, a lot of dust will be generated, and the craftsman who made it may suffer from lung disease."
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression remained unchanged when he heard the words: "Let the Ministry of Industry find a way, and if there is really no way, use the captured Japanese pirates."
"Isn't it used up yet? It's not easy to survive the winter."
I have to say that slaves are easy to use. If they are conscripted by the imperial court, they must be careful when using them. They cannot be forced to gather crowds to make trouble.
The captured Japanese pirates are easy to deal with. They don’t need to worry about it at all. They just use it to their death. Last year, they were able to rush to such a large amount of civilian charcoal to supply the northern frontier army before winter.
However, there are only a small number of Japanese pirates who can be captured, and it is impossible to deliberately keep their hands alive on the battlefield, so with a little less, Zhu Biao thought they were all dead.
"Erchen has already ordered the Ministry of Industry to make masks, which are similar to face caps and are used to cover the mouth and nose. After the cement is made, it will be beneficial for road construction, dams, and city walls. The effect should be far better than the current one. I used glutinous rice water to stir the lime slurry."
In fact, reinforced concrete is the kingly way. With cement concrete, it is easy to make, but steel bars are helpless. The annual iron production in Ming Dynasty is only so much. The current policy is that the imperial court has a small amount of iron in stock. If there is an urgent need for iron, it will be opened in designated iron mining areas. For iron smelting, if there is enough iron in stock for use, the government and iron smelters will be stopped and the people will be allowed to mine and smelt in these mining areas.
Zhu Biao looked at the memorial in his hand, and it happened to be the memorial of the prefect of Guangping Prefecture, saying that Linshui Town, Cizhou, produced iron, and in Yuan Dynasty, it could collect one million catties of iron a year. National use.
There are actually quite a few such memorials, but Lao Zhu has always believed that if the people benefit from it, the source of benefits will flow and benefit the officials;
Zhu Biao put down the memorial and said, "I still think that the iron system should be changed. The imperial court's increased control will also help limit the outflow of iron. The scale of private iron smelting is getting larger and larger, and it is difficult to control it."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "There is no need to mention this matter again, we know it well."
Zhu Biao shook his head and stopped talking. Although there is a problem with the iron system of the imperial court, Zhu Biao looked at the iron production of the past dynasties. In fact, since last year, the Ming Dynasty has surpassed the output of all previous dynasties in their heyday, reaching the highest level in history. Records are already being created.
Since it is not stagnant, it means that the problem is not serious. Zhu Biao no longer argues with his father about the pros and cons. The emperor is the emperor after all.
Chaozhou thieves were reported to Jieyang and Chaoyang two counties. The commander of Chaoyang Wei, Wang You, and others led troops to fight against them. Three puppet marshals were beheaded, and more than 1,160 thieves were captured.
Zhu Biao issued a reply ordering the Ministry of War to reward the soldiers as usual, and ordered Yushitai of the Ministry of Punishments to send people to Chaozhou to thoroughly investigate the case to see if it was a deliberate rebellion or the government forced the people to rebel, and whether the local guards were suspected of killing the good and pretending to be meritorious.
The Ministry of Rites invites the next month's grand sacrifice, and Zhu Biao approves to offer sacrifices to the gods of the Taisui Fengyun Leiyuyue Town Haidu Mountains and Rivers Moon General Chengyu Banner Banner.
Approved and ordered the Ministry of Households to send 5,675 pieces of war jackets to Liaodong guards, and the order will be issued without delay.
King of Goryeo sent his Mizhi Deputy Envoy Han Bangyan to pay tribute to the golden dragon platform, double-cup lotus platform, double-cup golden dragon head, silver dragon-head stirrup, six-faced pot, tortoiseshell scabbard and pen sheath, fine cloth cloth mat and leopard skin.
The Household Department reported that there was a severe drought in Yunnei Prefecture, Datong Prefecture. Zhu Biao approved the exemption of salt and grain, reduced taxes and corvee, and ordered the Household Department officials to go to the field for inspection.
The Ministry of Rites reported that thousands of households from the 18 tribes of Xifan who had completed their fortune-telling came to pay tribute to the court, presenting 20 BMWs, some gold-inlaid scimitars, agates and jade stones. There is an imperial edict to enter the pilgrimage.
There are many matters big and small, and Zhu Biao's reply is handy. It doesn't seem to be very important, but in fact, the operation of the government depends on these small supports. Zhu Biao's reply is simple, but every word will be figured out. The desired result is gone.
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(end of this chapter)