Chapter 132 Discussion

Although he had been apart for a long time, Xiao Tianjian did not dare to spend too long in the harem. After a night's rest, he opened his first morning in the Fengtian Hall in front of him the next morning after returning to Nanjing.

Officials from all the ministries in the court briefly reported to Xiao Tianjian what they had recently been responsible for. Fu Deming, who was in charge of the household department, complained bitterly, saying that because of the recent Northern Expedition, it was too much for financial consumption, but at the same time, he could not hide his excitement. At the same time, he told Xiao Tianjian that after entering the autumn, he was the first to be in the middle school. The grain harvest in the military-controlled Henan and Huguang places is far more than before. In addition, the production in the Nanzhili area has also recovered quickly, which makes Fu Deming very happy. What's more, this time Xiao Tianjian came back and brought back a large amount of gold and silver to the Ministry of Household. In this way, they can issue more dragon money to alleviate financial needs. Therefore, Fu Deming's report, in general, is more joy than worry, which makes Xiao Tianjian quite gratified.

At the same time, Fu Deming told Xiao Tianjian that at present, with the increasing territory controlled by China and North Korea, dragon banknotes have begun to be fully pushed away from the actual control area of China and North Korea. It is gradually replacing cash and becoming the main means of expenditure for trading in the market, which is also inseparable from the Dazhong army's payment of dragon banknotes. Banknotes and big dragon coins are the main means of payment, so that the banknotes of the Greater China and North Korea can be recognized by merchants. At the same time, the Bank of China, with the progress of the Greater China Army, has also quickly advanced to the north.

And with the assistance of the Ministry of Household, Dazhong and North Korea have also established a large-scale mint in Nanjing, which is responsible for printing and manufacturing Dalong coins. In addition, the Dazhong army has continuously replenished gold and silver for the Ministry of Household, all of which have been deposited into the Bank of China and used as reserves, so that the Bank of China can issue more and more. Banknotes and dragon coins meet the needs of the market, and absorb deposits from the private sector and carry out gold and silver exchange business. While ensuring the value of the currency, private gold and silver have also begun to be absorbed into the reserves of the Bank of China, making the gold and silver reserves of the Bank of China larger and larger. In this way, it also more stable the dragon coins and dragon banknotes. The value is at least in Nanzhili, Huguang, Sichuan, Henan and other places. Now the dragon banknote has become an important means of payment for commercial transactions, which has laid a solid foundation for the next step of China and North Korea to establish a stable monetary system and facilitate the management of the Ministry of Household.

In addition, Li Jinde, who is in charge of the Ministry of Officials, also reported some of the work of the Ministry of Officials. With the beginning of the Northern Expedition, almost every day, some places surrendered to the Dazhong Army and accept the rule of the Dazhong Dynasty. Therefore, the Ministry of Officials has been very busy for more than half a year. In addition to constantly changing the documents for some surrendered officials, it also The original seal of the Ming Dynasty is constantly replaced, and at the same time, it is necessary to send Dazhong and North Korean officials to the newly occupied land for take over, so the Ministry of Officials needs a considerable number of officials.

Therefore, in June, the Ministry of the Ministry of Public Affairs began to hold the second large-scale opening of students in various places. The test questions imitated the method used for the first opening of students in Wuchang Prefecture that year. In terms of opening students, they paid more emphasis on practical ability selection. After June, thousands of scholars were selected in various places, and And gathered these scholars together and sent staff to carry out the institutional propaganda and warnings of the Greater China Dynasty. In addition to familiarizing them with the requirements of the Greater China Dynasty, they also warned them that the officials of the Greater China Dynasty should avoid being greedy. If someone dares to take the opportunity to use power for personal gain, it will be extremely strict waiting for them. Cool punishment.

Although the Supervision Institute under Lu Xiangsheng's responsibility is still in the north, the work of the Supervision Institute has not stagnated. Under the auspices of Gao Douchu, who is now elected as the deputy inspector of the Supervision Institute, Gao Doushu also carried out from these newly selected officials. After a special interview and through the secret investigation, dozens of upright and evil young people were selected from them, which were enriched into the supervisory board and acted as a supervisor. While appointing officials from various places, these inspectors were also sent to various places to patrol and supervise the implementation of government affairs in various places. The situation is to strengthen the administrative control of officials in various places. In the chaos, these officials in the province take the opportunity to fish for unjust wealth and harm the people, so as to ensure the integrity of officials.

As for the Ministry of Industry, this period is also very busy. With the beginning of the Northern Expedition of the Dazhong Army, the most important task of the Ministry of Industry under the responsibility of Niu Jinxing is to first ensure the supply of weapons and ammunition of the Northern Expedition. In addition, there is also the supply of arms of the army in various places. In addition, the Ministry of Industry is also responsible for the construction of water conservancy and roads in various places. It is not only to prepare for flood control around the Yellow River, but also to invest a lot of effort.

After conquering Kaifeng City, Xiao Tianjian explained to Niu Jinxing, who was also in charge of civil affairs in Luoyang at that time, that special attention should be paid to the flood problem of the Yellow River, especially the Yellow River levee in the Kaifeng section, because he knew that in history, when Li Zicheng opened the seal, he dug the Yellow River levee and flooded Kaifeng City, in addition to causing In addition to being flooded by the Yellow River, the Kaifeng area also caused a huge flood in the Huanghuai area. Therefore, after the establishment of the Ministry of Industry, Xiao Tianjian ordered Niu Jinxing to send energy personnel to be responsible for the water affairs of the Yellow River and the water conservancy construction in various parts of Henan, in order to ensure that the Yellow River cannot be opened and protect the Dazhong Army for so many years. The achievements established.

Therefore, Niu Jinxing did not dare to neglect this matter. He mobilized more than a dozen capable personnel and sent them to be responsible for the flood control problem in the Huanghuai area, especially along the Yellow River. He invested a lot of manpower and material resources to strengthen the dilapidate levee, so there will be no more problems in the Yellow River in a short period of time.

Xiao Tianjian was very satisfied with what Niu Jinxing did. He specially praised the work of the Ministry of Industry, which made Niu Jinxing feel quite face and really happy.

In a word, with the establishment of China and North Korea, all kinds of government affairs have begun to be put into the right track. With the efforts of these ministers, civil affairs in various places are entering a recovery period. Although there are still many unsatisfactory things, as long as there is a good beginning, it will slowly come by water mill in the future. .

After listening to the reports of the ministers, Xiao Tianjian specifically asked about the restoration of the newly established Nanjing China Shipyard, which is temporarily under the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry. In addition, the navy provided assistance, which was arranged by Xiao Tianjian before the Northern Expedition.

After listening to Xiao Tianjian's question, Niu Jinxing quickly replied, "I reported to the emperor, Weichen did not dare to neglect this matter. Since the saint's personal expedition, Weichen has vigorously visited and recruited shipbuilders in Nanzhili, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places. Now he has recruited hundreds of craftsmen, recruited more than a thousand ordinary shipper craftsmen, and has concentrated them. It was placed in Nanjing China Shipyard!

As for the matter of shipbuilding, Weichen does not dare to delay. Since May, the shipyard has begun to recover and rebuild. In the previous period, the silver liang specially allocated by the emperor, Nanjing Shipyard has resumed shipbuilding. By this month, the shipyard has built more than 200 convoys and more than 40 boats. In addition, there are more than a dozen inland river warships needed by the sailors, which have been delivered to the sailors!

In addition, regarding the construction of sea boats, the shipyard has now begun to build 150 Haicang boats, which can be laid into the water in a few days and handed over to the sailors. As for the larger 200 lucky boats and 400 lucky boats. According to the master of the shipyard, they can also build them, but at present, there is not enough wood, the required Nanmu and Teak needs to be transported from the Nanyang area. At present, the wood of the shipyard is insufficient, so it cannot be built for the time being! However, Weichen is trying to find a way to solve the matter of wood. He has asked Li Dutong to send people to cut wood in Sichuan as a substitute, and transport it down side by side along the Yangtze River. It is estimated that the wood can be ready at the end of the year, and the lucky boat can be built at that time!"

Xiao Tianjian is not satisfied with this. Although the human and material resources of China and North Korea are not sufficient at present, with their current strength, Xiao Tianjian originally thought that even if Zheng Hebao's ship could not be built in those years, there should be no problem to build at least hundreds of tons of lucky boats, but so far, the shipyard has actually built It's just some boat boats used for inland rivers. At most, a few centipede boats are built for use in the sea. Even small Haicang ships have just begun to be built, and one has not yet been delivered. It is still far from his establishment of a usable navy.

So he nodded and said, "At present, in terms of canal transportation, we should use the existing ships as much as possible. If necessary, we can let go of the delivery to the private construction, and try not to occupy the human and material resources of the shipyard. At present, all the energy of the shipyard is focused on the construction of sea ships. More than 20 seacang must be built within the year. Boats, and we have to find a way to build a bigger lucky boat!

Recently, I heard that the warships of the Zheng family in Fujian often haunt the mouth of the Yangtze River and Hangzhou Bay to attack our jurisdiction. If our sailors can't even protect this area in a short period of time, how can we go south to recover Fujian and Guangxi? You should know that the rest does not count. There are not more than a thousand sea ships and warships under the jurisdiction of the Zheng family alone! What are we going to fight against it? Is it possible to watch them cross the sea, but there is nothing they can do?

You should know that the Zheng family is clear that they want to be my enemy. The decisive battle on land alone is not enough to deal with them! Even if we are forced to land them, at least we must have a navy that can resist them! Otherwise, they are not our opponents on land, and they can easily control Penghu and Ryukyu and continue to be our enemies! Therefore, it is not a trivial matter to supervise the construction of maritime warships, and the Ministry of Industry must speed up its handling!

In addition, the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of War must not ignore this matter. As long as it is what the navy wants, we must find a way to satisfy them. In short, my requirement is to ask for money, ask for people to give people, and not to delay!"

After listening to Xiao Tianjian's words, Niu Jinxing immediately heard Xiao Tianjian's dissatisfaction and quickly bowed to say yes, but Fu Deming stood up and said, "Kaishou Shengshang, the current household department spends a lot of money, and now the emperor still has to use troops against Li Zicheng in the northwest, and he will definitely use troops in the southeast and southwest in the near future. Although the Household Department has some savings, it is very expensive to deal with such a war!

In addition, there are hundreds of wastes waiting to be done in various places. Whether it is farmland water conservancy or the repair of city walls in various places, it costs money. Weichen thought that shipbuilding could be postponed a little. Now although our navy can't compare with Zheng's navy, there are many warships at present, at least It can ensure the safety of the Yangtze River estuary and Hangzhou Bay. If we vigorously build the warships used in the sea now, Weichen thinks that I will not be able to make ends meet with my income this year! I hope you can think twice!"

(I feel much better today. The inflammation has disappeared a lot, and I don't have a fever anymore! Thank you, General Mao Mao, and the two old friends who are unhappy cowards! Thank you very much! Ha ha!)