The jade seal passed down from the country is stamped in the lower left corner of the "Deed of Loan to Xujiazhuang".
Emperor Zhu Youjian's name was also signed.
The loan contract takes effect immediately!
And 2.3 million silver dollars (borrowed salt tax).
There is also 8,000 stones of top quality snow salt.
Starting tonight, in the name of purchasing firewood for the palace, it will be secretly transported into the emperor's palace. Anyone who dares to leak the information will be killed.
That's right.
From the moment the military information about the siege at Dalinghe City outside the Pass reached Chongzhen's ears, he had no other choice.
We can only sign a loan contract with the representatives of Xujiazhuang immediately, and we can't wait for the ministers.
Because Xujiazhuang's silver and snow salt have been transported to the capital in advance, as long as the contract is signed, the money will be available immediately, which is really a lot.
As for the civil and military officials, they were still thinking about how to make a fuss. They couldn't see a single tael of silver, and there was no corresponding action to raise money. They had made up their minds, maybe to get the emperor to agree to eradicate Xujiazhuang first, and then
He raised money to recruit soldiers and horses, and after Xujiazhuang was destroyed, he used part of the captured money to send it to the emperor. It was a very good plan.
The question is, does Ming have the time to wait?
Will the slave-building army outside the Pass give Ming enough time?
At least Zhu Youjian can't wait any longer. Whoever gives the money first will sign first. Even if the money Xujiazhuang pays is slightly less, the key is that it can be paid immediately, which is better than the paintings given by the ministers.
Too strong.
In the treasury.
Open the boxes one after another.
Stroking the new silver coins with engraved edges, smooth and shiny, and making a crisp sound when he breathed in, Chongzhen, who had not touched money for more than half a year, was intoxicated for a long time.
He loosened his nose and inhaled hard. The smell of money made him so obsessed that he squinted his eyes and refused to wake up.
It's a pity that as an emperor, he really doesn't have the problem of being greedy for money. He is dedicated to the Ming Dynasty. It's just that his inner power is so short that he can't even touch money for most of the year. He is so poor.
People shed tears.
This time, another large sum of money has been put into the treasury. At this moment, he has no other request. He only hopes that this batch of money can be spent a little longer and last longer. It should not be spent all in a few times. He must spend it.
On the edge of the knife.
"Secretly, please bring someone to pick up the 300,000 silver dollars inside immediately. I will give you the start-up capital needed for your royal farm plan right away."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Fang Mizhi beside him bowed his hands deeply. With this silver, he can immediately go to Xujiazhuang to purchase a large number of equipment and materials, such as steel farm tools, water pumps, improved seeds, pesticides, etc. There is no need to buy everything. On the basis of Xujiazhuang's
To simplify, each royal farm costs 30,000 taels, which is barely enough. The first batch of ten royal farms will achieve certain results next year.
"Your Majesty, this loan is hard-earned and must not be known to the ministers in the DPRK. According to Xujiazhuang's intelligence investigation, most of the ministers in the DPRK are corrupt. The loan given to your Majesty last year was taken away by those ministers.
, most of it goes into their private pockets, and rarely is it used in any practical way. If you give the money to them, it will be wasted. It is best not to let them handle it, otherwise it will be useless no matter how much money you borrow."
Fang Mizhi, who served as the general manager of the imperial farm, did not forget to remind the emperor before leaving the palace and preparing to go to the countryside to implement his royal farm plan.
"I understand. This time, I would rather send the eunuchs out and distribute the money one by one according to the roll call, rather than giving the courtiers a chance to handle money."
Zhu Youjian said fiercely. Through his in-depth exchanges with Fang Yizhi during this period, he had a very good understanding of the most basic situation in the Ming Dynasty. The corruption of civil and military officials in the court made him even more shocked. Countless times
Once you have thoughts of killing, you can no longer be as innocent and ignorant as before.
All in all, Fang Yizhi's assistance during this period not only broadened Chongzhen's horizons, but also learned a lot about the sufferings of the people and the real conditions of all classes in the Ming Dynasty. He not only grew up a little or two, but also changed like a reborn person.
He is no longer the Chongzhen he once was.
It's just that Fang Yizhi is leaving and going to the countryside to help him reorganize the imperial village. It is related to the success or failure of a series of subsequent plans, so he cannot be kept by his side for a long time to provide advice and good counsel.
We could only see each other thirty miles away, holding Fang Yizhi's hand and expressing reluctance many times.
Fang Yizhi was so moved that he couldn't be more moved, and secretly vowed in his heart that he would repay His Majesty well, live up to His Majesty's kindness, and achieve great results.
However, the day after Fang Yizhi left.
All the bachelors and ministers of the cabinet and the ministers of the three provinces and six ministries went to the palace to see him. They said that they had extremely important matters to discuss and how to deal with the war outside the customs.
Inside the Huangji Palace.
"Your Majesty, we have learned that the more than two million silver dollars sent from Xujiazhuang have been delivered to Your Majesty's chamber overnight. I wonder if this is the case?"
The first words spoken by cabinet minister Wu Zongda were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in Chongzhen's mind.
The endless bombing begins again.
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August 1st.
Rugao County, Harbor City.
Some time ago, Xu Yuan moved his permanent residence from the main village of Xujiazhuang to Harbor City, and a dozen senior executives of Xujiazhuang also moved there with him.
The reason for this is that on the one hand, the planned area of Harbor City is larger, the various infrastructures are more complete, and the materials that need to be transported from modern society are the largest; secondly, Xujiazhuang’s development strategy will obviously focus on the ocean in the future.
The collective estates on the mainland are equally important, but the ocean represents a broader development stage, and it is very necessary to transfer the core of management to the Harbor City.
In the past few days, one of the things that Xu Yuan attaches most importance to is that he spent 200 million to find twenty 250-ton electric fishing boats customized from shipyards in modern society. He has transferred them to Harbor City, and then
A large number of professional fishermen were arranged to be responsible for the control and use of these fishing boats. Xu Yuan even served as a trainer himself. According to the instruction manual of the electric fishing boat, he worked with the fishermen and fishermen on the boat for several days.
Spend part of the time on the sea in rougher conditions.
Xu Yuan, who didn't suffer from seasickness or motion sickness, actually vomited several times.
But there is no way. These twenty customized fishing boats are too advanced. They use an all-electric propulsion system and use sodium batteries weighing about twenty tons to store electrical energy. After being fully charged, they can travel 300 nautical miles at an economical speed of 12 knots.
, is also equipped with an 80kw backup diesel engine and a fuel tank that can store one ton of diesel. When the battery power is exhausted, the diesel engine can be used to travel more than 300 nautical miles at a speed of 12 knots.
In short, the technical indicators required by Xu Yuan are: these twenty fishing boats can catch fish within a radius of 500 kilometers from the port.
It is also equipped with gyro navigation, light trapping system, sonar fish tracking system, quick freezing chamber (twenty cubic meters capacity), and small detection radar. Because all types of equipment are too advanced, the price is naturally very expensive, reaching
10 million yuan per vessel, which is still a volume discount.
With such advanced fishing boats.
After undergoing rigorous training, today Xu Yuan personally boarded the boat and took charge. The first fishing boat officially went to sea and carried out its first fishing mission.
soon.
The fishing vessel 'Ocean 1' was less than 20 nautical miles away from the port when the sonar system detected traces of a large number of active fish schools. It immediately accelerated to a speed of 20 knots, caught up with the fish tide, and then quickly dropped a high-intensity picture.
The nylon trawl net can cover an area of thousands of square meters when unfolded.
"Raise the net!"
"Winch up faster."
"It's coming up, the fish is coming up!"
"Hoist, put the fish into the fish bin!"
In the sound of crashing.
The fish warehouse with a capacity of 20 cubic meters was immediately more than half filled with large yellow croaker, small yellow croaker, grouper, red-headed fish, octopus, salmon, eel, etc., as well as crabs, lobsters, and seashells.
, they are all lively and full of energy, which makes everyone look happy.
Since the cabin was not full, everyone lowered another net. More than 20 minutes later, more fish and shrimps were caught than in the first net. The fish cabin was immediately filled with fish and shrimp, and even a small amount overflowed and fell into the sea.
Helplessly give up.
That is to say, two nets made the cabin full and had to turn around and return.
And looking at the cabin full of fish.
Captain Wu, who was in charge of controlling the rudder, shed tears and said excitedly: "Too many, too many. I have caught as many fish as I have in my whole life, but I am afraid they are not as many as these two nets today."
Boatman Hong Shoutian said: "It's so scary! There are so many fish in the sea. If we only catch a few boats, I won't be able to eat them all in my lifetime."
Sun Haisheng, who is responsible for controlling the winch, also said: "Fishing is so easy, I will never worry about not having fish to eat, and it will be impossible to starve to death."
Of course, the most excited person was actually Xu Yuan. He murmured: "The environment in ancient times was so good. There were endless fish in the offshore, and there were no competitors. The resources were unimaginably rich! Ocean fishing must be vigorously developed.