July 6, 4336 (1639 AD).

Su He was reviewing memorials in Qianqing Palace.

Other memorials were quickly approved by Suhe. The clerk was very attentive and gave suggestions on most matters.

Su He only needs to make a decision whether to agree to the cabinet's recommendations.

He repeatedly read the memorial in his hand. The cabinet did not reach consensus on the suggestions put forward by this memorial.

It involved an expenditure of millions of taels of silver coins.

Su He looked at the memorial in his hand again, which was written by Cabinet Minister Qian Mingyi.

Qian Mingyi was sent to Shandong by Suhe to supervise the construction project of the Yellow River embankment.

It took several years and millions of taels of silver coins to build the Yellow River embankment. This project has entered the final stage.

The construction of the Yellow River embankment in the Henan section has been completed, and the construction of the Yellow River embankment in the Shandong section is in full swing.

Su He wanted to ensure that this huge project, which cost thousands of taels of silver coins, was completed with quality and quantity.

In addition to dispatching a large number of censors from the Inspectorate and Xuanwu Guard spies, he kept a close eye on the quality of the project.

Cabinet Minister Qian Mingyi, as the representative of the imperial court, supervised all projects of the Yellow River Embankment.

Qian Mingyi came to the rescue, and the Yellow River Main Road project was progressing steadily. He proposed to connect the Yellow River Main Road with the local water system in Shandong.

After the diversion, the Yellow River, as the largest river flowing through Shandong, is not connected to the water system here, and Shandong will suffer greater floods.

Su He knew that Qian Mingyi's suggestion was correct.

He and many ministers in the cabinet were hesitant. The only reason was lack of money. This project required hundreds of taels of silver coins.

The Dahua Dynasty had developed industry and commerce, and the annual tax revenue placed in the Ming Dynasty would make Chongzhen drool with envy.

The Great China Dynasty had high taxes and a lot of expenses.

Nowadays, the big money devourer is the military, especially the navy building battleships, and every one of them is a big money eater.

The cost of building railways was the largest expenditure of the Chinese court besides military expenditures.

Railway technology is mature. The Dahua Dynasty has now completed the construction of the Xijin Line from Tianjin to Xi'an, and the Shenyang-Guangzhou Line, which has also been built to Songjiang Prefecture.

After the construction of two main lines, one horizontal and one vertical, railways will continue to be built until a railway network is formed, connecting every important city in the Great China Dynasty.

Su He has decreed to build a main railway line connecting important places in the country with Wuchang Prefecture in Hubei Province as the center.

The construction of railways to every city has brought great development to this place.

But every meter of rail track is equivalent to being paved with silver.

Now that technology has matured and steel prices have dropped, the cost of building one kilometer of railway is still as high as more than 10,000 taels of silver coins.

One-fifth of the income of the Great China Dynasty was used by the court to build infrastructure such as railways, rivers, and bridges.

No matter how much money is spent on infrastructure, Suhe will not feel bad about it.

Once these important facilities are put into use, the entire country will usher in a period of rapid development.

The Yellow River Project is a major project listed separately, and its importance is also ranked first.

The mouth of the Yellow River has always been in Jiangsu Province. A large amount of sediment has accumulated in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the river channel is often blocked, causing flooding in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Flooding has made people on both sides of the Yellow River miserable...

If we leave it alone now, when the downstream river channel is completely blocked by quicksand, the Yellow River will change its course on its own.

This will cause the displacement of tens of millions of people and the destruction of millions of fertile farmlands.

Su He will never allow this situation to happen. No matter how much investment is made in the Yellow River Project, he will grit his teeth and persist.

Rebuilding the Yellow River channel is a project that will serve the present and will benefit the future.

Su He looked at Qian Mingyi's suggestions, gritted his teeth, took out his pen and wrote down his opinions on the memorial.

"I agree with Qian Mingyi's suggestion, the cabinet will discuss the detailed plan, and the relevant yamen will immediately cooperate with the implementation."

The Yellow River Project is one of the most important projects in Su He's heart. He wants to make this project perfect.

Be as beautiful as possible and try not to have any regrets.

Problems that can be solved with money are not big problems.

The court was really short of money, so Su He asked the Metropolitan Procuratorate to launch a major case and confiscate the homes of a few more high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen, which should be able to solve the urgent need.

Bank President Zhou Yunxu reported some time ago that the Nanyang Gold Mine has been put into production, and the court will not be short of money in a short period of time.

The commander of the Suzaku Guard, Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi, came to Emperor Su He.

"Your Majesty, Chief of General Staff Li Fengming would like to see you."

When Su He heard Li Fengming's request for an audience, he immediately put down the memorial in his hand.

This is not the time for the imperial meeting. Li Fengming came to Qianqing Palace to see him. He should have important military information to report to him.

Su He immediately ordered: "Don't delay the important military matter, let Li Fengming come to see me immediately."

After Zhou Fangzhi heard Su He's order, he immediately trotted out of Qianqing Palace.

Li Fengming came to Qianqing Palace under the guidance of Zhou Fangzhi.

He handed the military report to Zhou Fangzhi, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is a good report from Wu Jie, the governor of the northwest."

Su He took the military report from Zhou Fangzhi and read the contents of the military report carefully.

Wu Jie reported that he had led troops to occupy Turpan City.

After the eastern Mongolian forces in Eastern Chagatai were wiped out, only Abrun Muhammad Aziz Khan led a small number of nobles to escape.

The Royal Army of Great China won a great victory in the northwest military operation in the first battle.

Su He praised: "Okay, this is really great.

Wu Jie played to his level and won a big victory.

The Royal Army of Great China and I are old brothers who conquer the world.

Most of them have retired, and most of the army are young recruits, but they have not affected the combat effectiveness of the Royal Army of China.

The Governor's Office will verify the merits of the soldiers as soon as possible and report the meritorious officials. I will reward them heavily."

After Su He finished talking about the business, he asked with some confusion: "Feng Ming, Turpan is more than a thousand miles away from the capital.

How come Wu Jie's battle report was sent to the capital so quickly?"

Su He had some doubts in his heart. Even if it was eight hundred miles away, it would be impossible to deliver the military report to the capital at this time.

Li Fengming immediately explained: "Your Majesty, it has been nearly two months since Commander Wu Jie won the victory.

Wu Jie sent a quick horse to deliver the military report to Xi'an, and requisitioned a rail maintenance train from Xi'an to the capital.

The military can requisition civilian facilities when delivering urgent messages.

There is a railway to convey information, and he is much faster than a war horse."

When Su He heard this explanation, he laughed.

He momentarily forgot about the train, which was traveling much faster than the horses...

The Xijin Line railway has not yet been opened to traffic, mainly because the station and dispatching personnel have not been trained well.

Today's steam trains are not produced enough.

But the railway has been built, and there are engineering trains being tested on the railway.

For nearly two months, more than half of the journey was covered by train.

Wu Jie sent the military report to the capital without any problems.

Su He said happily: "Wu Jie showed the majesty of the Royal Army of China and eliminated the main resistance force of Mongolia in Eastern Chagatai.

I hope Governor Song Kangnian can govern the northwest region well.

This is one of the most important barriers in the Central Plains. The northwest region is not under the control of Dahua, so I have trouble sleeping and eating."

Li Fengming took the opportunity and said: "Your Majesty, in order to ensure the security of the Central Plains region, we must do our best to expand our influence outwards.

Only by forming a sufficient buffer zone around us so that the enemy cannot quickly reach the core areas of the Central Plains can we remain invincible."

Su He knew what Li Fengming meant, and now the military was ready to start a large-scale war.

Those princes in the military want to take a step further and become princes by virtue of their military exploits.

These people are the most determined militants in Dahua.

They have been using their influence to get Dahua to send troops to conquer all directions.

Su He saw the behavior of these people, but he did not suppress them.

As industrialization accelerates, Dahua must expand outward and cannot dampen the enthusiasm of the war faction.

Su He did not obey the main war faction in everything, and always controlled the pace of Dahua's expansion.

The military can only serve as the sword and shield to protect the country, but cannot be the brains of the country.
To be continued...