It was already late in the first month of the second year of Xianchun when I received the first battle report from Navy Commander Li Beiyang. This battle report was written by Li Beiyang when he left Nanji Island east of Wenzhou Prefecture, and was written by Kuai Kuai.
The ship was sent to Wenzhou Prefecture, and then rushed to Lin'an Military Academy through four hundred miles.
I opened the battle report and saw what it said: "The minister led more than 9,000 naval officers of our court to gather sixty-four warships from the three fleets of the East China Sea, South China Sea, and North Sea. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, they gathered at the Wenzhou Prefecture River.
Division base, and left Wenzhou Pier in the early morning of the 8th, arriving at the peripheral waters of the Nan and Beiji Islands on the evening of the 14th. According to the pre-established combat policy, our army launched its operations from the south, north, and west in the early morning of the 15th.
The attack was launched in the same direction, and it took only an hour and a half to drive out the pirates entrenched on the islands. In this battle, a total of 127 pirates were killed and 331 were captured. The remaining pirates came from the east
After a little clearing of the battlefield and replenishing fresh water, our army left two warships to conduct a thorough investigation of the remnants on the islands, while the rest of the army took advantage of the situation to pursue eastward."
From the time Li Beiyang left Lin'an to the time I saw this battle report, it took about twenty days. If this kind of communication speed were to be compared to later generations, it would be like a snail. The next target of the navy led by Li Beiyang was further away.
The Ryukyu Islands, even if you don’t count the combat time and the storms on the way, it would take more than two months to go back and forth. Perhaps when I read Li Beiyang’s next naval battle report, it will already be after April.
Although Longya's homing pigeons have been put into use, they must be relayed in the middle, and the distance between each station is not very long, so it is simply impossible to use homing pigeons at sea. In this regard, I can only spread my hands.
There is no phone, no Internet, and no telegraph. As a time traveler, there is nothing you can do.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Li has plenty of troops and equipment, and the equipment of our warships is far better than that of Zhang Xuan and this group of pirates. Your Majesty has nothing to worry about."
"Haha, Jun Shi, I'm not worried about whether Li Beiyang's mission will go smoothly, but I feel that it is really inconvenient to contact the navy after the expedition."
Lu Xiufu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is true for long voyages. Every time a cargo ship goes to sea, it usually takes at least a year and a half, and there is no way to contact us in the middle."
"Well, let's not talk about Li Beiyang. Jun Shi, how is the training situation in each military region?"
Lu Xiufu said excitedly: "Your Majesty, according to the information learned by the Military Affairs Council, except for the Guangnan Military Region, which is not yet full and is recruiting troops, the enthusiasm for training in the other five military regions is unprecedentedly high. According to His Majesty's decree, the newly established military regions in each military region
The inspection team is personally responsible for the establishment of the military region, and strictly controls the generals at all levels who deduct military rations and misbehave. As long as the soldiers can achieve the minimum military training goals specified, they can receive full pay, and the food in the army has also been improved a lot.
, coupled with the generals setting an example, the soldiers’ enthusiasm for training was completely mobilized,”
"Okay, the first step is done, the soldiers are willing, the second step is to practice skillfully and skillfully,"
"Yes, Your Majesty, all the military regions have thought of many ways to do this, many of which are unique and creative. I have sorted it out and will send it to all the military regions tomorrow so that they can learn from each other."
"Well, by the way, where is Yin Yinglei?"
"Your Majesty, the troop training matters in the Lin'an Military Region are in charge of the deputy commander General Wang Anjie. Yin Yinglei still focuses on training generals. As for its effectiveness, we can only wait until wartime to test it. However, the Lin'an Military Region has many experienced personnel. All the generals believe that Yin Ying Lei’s method is feasible,”
"Those with experience can verify the content taught by Yin Yinglei with their own experiences, and they should make progress. What about the generals who have never been on the battlefield? What do they say?"
Lu Xiufu said: "They even regarded Yiying Lei as Zhuge's reincarnation."
"Haha, this Yin Yinglei is really good at deceiving people. I just want Yin Yinglei to remind them not to be like Zhao Kuo who talks on paper,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"Okay, Junshi, please step aside. I will go to Yanhe Hall to hold this year's economic meeting later."
After Lu Xiufu left, I saw that the meeting time was almost up, so I went to Yanhe Hall accompanied by Xiaoqi. Present at the meeting were Jia Sidao, Wen Tianxiang, and major officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Commerce, and Ministry of Household Affairs.
"I will see your Majesty,"
"Everyone who loves you, please forgive me for being free."
"Thank you, Your Majesty,"
"Dear sirs, today's meeting is about the overall plan for our country's economic development this year. If a strong military is the guarantee for our country's ZTE, and a clean and honest government is the foundation for our country's ZTE, then the success or failure of economic development is the guarantee for our country's ZTE. The key point is that according to the statistics of the Ministry of Household Affairs, although last year's revenue has increased significantly, due to insufficient accumulation in the national treasury, and the budgets of each ministry this year are much larger than last year, not to mention anything else, the budget expenditure of military expenditure alone is the same as last year. doubled, so it is of great significance to double the revenue this year,”
"Of course, these new investments are necessary and will pay off. The reason why I will increase investment in various industries is for future returns," I continued. They are all based on agriculture, and the tax revenue from agriculture accounts for more than half of the total revenue. In our dynasty, this situation began to change. The tax revenue from handicrafts and commerce has reached about half of the total tax revenue. Regarding this phenomenon, I think it is A good thing is also an inevitable law of social development. Let me first talk about agriculture. Agriculture is the foundation of the economy and the prerequisite for human survival. Only when they are full can people have the mind to think and develop other businesses. Since last year Since then, the Ministry of Agriculture has formulated a series of policies to support farmers. These policies have greatly increased the enthusiasm of farmers, and the labor required for the same output has been greatly reduced. This has led to the emergence of wealthy labor forces in rural areas. This year, with the advent of science and technology, With the rise of revolution, I believe that more advanced agricultural tools, better crop seeds, and more scientific planting methods will appear. At the same time, the improvement of water conservancy facilities will also promote the development of agriculture, Zhao Aiqing,"
Zhao Kui stood up and said, "I'm here, old minister."
"The Ministry of Agriculture must first summarize the various measures set last year to promote the continued maintenance of production. On the contrary, they need to be improved or revised, or even canceled. On the premise of ensuring that basic crops such as rice and wheat increase by one and a half times, the Ministry of Agriculture must Begin to guide farmers to develop a variety of crops and expand breeding industries based on actual conditions in various places to increase farmers' income. For example, fruit trees can be planted in areas with favorable conditions, or breeding workshops can be opened,"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order,"
"In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture can work with the Ministry of Commerce to try to guide the redundant rural labor force to gradually transfer into the handicraft industry,"
"Transfer to handicraft industry,"
"Well, Zhao Aiqing, our land of China has always been known as the Celestial Empire. It is a vast land with abundant resources and rich products. However, many items cannot be preserved, which reduces their added value. For example, farmers who grow fruits are not suitable for preservation because of their timeliness, but they can Through processing, excess fresh fruits are made into dried fruits. As you all know, on Liangzhe Road in our country, many farmers make excess glutinous rice into fermented rice or glutinous rice wine. This can expand the use of agricultural products. It can increase the income of farmers, enrich our country's goods, and secondly, it can make some wealthy laborers have something to do. Regarding this, your Ministry of Agriculture can do some research first and then put forward your opinions."
Zhao Kui said: "Your Majesty, I will obey your orders."
"Okay, regarding agriculture, we have accumulated a lot of experience. I will stop here first. Next, I will focus on industry and commerce. People in the world love money, but the social status of businessmen has not been taken seriously. , even in our dynasty, the trade industry gradually developed, and its taxes accounted for half or more of our dynasty's income, and the status of merchants was the same. Therefore, I believe that we must first break people's hierarchical concepts, whether they are officials, businessmen, scholars, farmers , craftsmen, soldiers, etc., their status should be equal. This is the same as the equality of nationalities that I said before. There can be no discrimination. Master, do you think so?"
Jia Sidao replied absently: "Your Majesty is wise,"
I smiled: "Back to the topic, Liao Yingzhong and Liao Aiqing,"
"I am here,"
"I plan to establish the Department of Industry under the Ministry of Commerce, and refine the functional departments of the Ministry of Commerce into the Department of Industry, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Overseas Trade. Most of our industries are small-scale handicraft workshops, so I decided to establish two A number of industrial bases were first established along Zhejiang Road and Jiangnan East Road to promote industrial development and form large-scale centralized production. For example, a shipbuilding base was established in Songjiang at the entrance of the Yangtze River, and an ironware production base was established in Suzhou Prefecture. A steel base was established in Kang Prefecture (today's Nanjing), and an official kiln production base was established in Lin'an Prefecture. In these industrial bases, there could be state-owned workshops or private workshops. The imperial court would grant tax exemptions and reductions to the large workshops, and cheap Preferential policies such as land rent will be used to support a group of leading workshops with large-scale production capabilities. These leading workshops will then drive surrounding auxiliary workshops to form an overall industrial base. Liao Aiqing, according to what I just said, your Ministry of Commerce, Submit your plan first,"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order,"
"If this method is feasible, it can be gradually promoted to other regions across the country. Song Rui, during the process of reforming the provincial system, your Government Affairs Council can discuss this matter with local officials. My general idea is that the imperial court, local officials and local The owners of large-scale handicraft workshops come together to carry out this matter,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
"The commerce and trade industry developed the fastest last year and created the largest increase in tax revenue. I would like to commend all the officials of the Ministry of Commerce and hope that it will continue. I am very relieved about the commerce and trade industry, so I will not Enough to say, and what we need to focus on this year is overseas export trade. Let’s discuss together how to improve export trade.”