Steel Dynasty - Chapter 716

[Chapter 715 Capital Germination]

In Zhujia Village, Zhu Wuliu was surrounded by stars like a moon.

Yesterday, he lived up to expectations and won a set of steam engine textile production lines, which made the people of Zhujiacun really excited all night.

“Brother Wuliu, when will the people from the steam engine workshop come over? I’ve given you this money, so it won’t be a waste.”

Shangguan Yong was a little anxious. He couldn’t wait to get the textile workshop started now.

Hearing this, Zhu Wuliu said calmly: “What’s the rush? The land of this government office hasn’t come down yet, and the steam engine is just a decoration.”

Shangguan Yong scratched his head, and then asked: “Brother Wuliu, have you seen this? A steam engine? Is this thing really capable of weaving? “

“Of course I have. I have personally been to the textile workshop in Qingzhou for this matter. I am not afraid to tell you that just this steam engine production line is worth thousands of people weaving.” “

Zhu Wuliuxin. He knew that the villagers’ ability to provide money was a sign of their trust in him, so he did not dare to be careless about this matter.

“Thousands of people.”

Baixin from Zhujiacun looked at each other, and then everyone’s eyes showed ecstasy.

A group of people were discussing when Zhu Wuliu’s father appeared at the entrance of the village, and the people in the village immediately ran over.

Zhu Wuliu ran the fastest. When he arrived in front of his father, Zhu Wuliu asked: “Dad, what do you think about the land in this workshop?”

Zhu Wuliu’s father had a dark face and seemed to be very angry. He said nothing. He said, just sighing heavily.

Zhu Wuliu’s face turned sallow when he saw this. This reform was known to all six states. The government decree passed to all states and counties clearly stipulated that the workshop land should be leased for five years free of charge to businessmen who opened workshops.

It was precisely because of this decree that Zhu Wuliu made up his mind to open another textile workshop.

“The government won’t give you land?” A burst of anger suddenly filled Shangguan Yong’s body, and he shouted: “What should we do now? We also bought a steam engine, and we only have enough money to buy some cotton. Now the whole village is ruined.” “

Zhu Wuliu was even more anxious than Shangguan Yong. He said in a panic: “I’m going to Pang Shoufu. He said this. How can this government be so deceitful!”

“Pfft, hahaha…”

Just here .

When the villagers were filled with indignation, Zhu Wuliu’s father suddenly laughed loudly. He took a contract from his arms and said to Zhu Wuliu: “I’m lying to you. The underworld government has approved it, and it’s in Qingzhou City.” “

Dad, how long has it been since then, and you’re still trying to trick us?” Zhu Wuliu rolled his eyes angrily. His father always liked to be clever, and he didn’t want to fall into another trick this time.

The people in Zhujiacun all relaxed at this time.

Shangguan Yong’s expression turned from gloomy to clear, and he said: “This reform was implemented by the emperor. I said no one dares to mess with it.”

Zhu Wuliu’s father stopped laughing and said: “Don’t It’s too early to be happy. The land has come down, but the villagers need to help build the workshop house. “

It’s not easy. There will be nothing to do in the winter.”

“As long as we can get money in the coming year .”

It’s nothing at all. “

“…”

the people in Zhujiacun said one by one.

Zhu Wuliu nodded, and then he began to assign tasks to the people in the village. Some went to buy cement and red bricks, and some went to clean up the land for the workshop.

This time, just like setting up a workshop area, the government government set aside a large area of land outside Qingzhou City for the merchant, and his workshop land was on it.

After receiving Zhu Wuliu’s order, the villagers immediately took action and invested in the construction of the workshop.

At the same time, Qingzhou wealthy businessmen such as Ding Wu and Dai Zixing had led their servants and slaves to move on their own workshop land.

“Brother Ding, I heard that you and Cao Zhengyang had a pleasant quarrel at this auction?” Dai Zixing said while inspecting the slaves and servants who were working.

Dai Zixing made his fortune by manufacturing cement pipes, and now he has become one of the few giant businessmen in Qingzhou City.

“It’s true that good things don’t go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles.” Ding Wu snorted lightly. He and Dai Zixing had always had a good relationship.

After pondering for a while, he said: “This Cao Zhengyang is a little arrogant now, and I always feel that he has some evil intentions.”

“Isn’t his intentions good? How can I say this?” Dai Zixing said dumbly.

Ding Wu thought for a while and said: “This Cao Zhengyang is too ambitious and often speaks shocking words. It is said that he has gathered a group of businessmen and often talks to these businessmen about Western businessmen’s participation in government affairs.”

Dai Zixing was almost shocked. He shouted, “Does this Cao Zhengyang want to die? The emperor’s elimination of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants is already the greatest kindness to us, and he still dares to have such extravagant hopes.”

“Yes, so I repeatedly refuted his inappropriate remarks, but I was offended by them. Got him.” Ding Wu said.

Dai Zixing said, “If that’s the case, I have to distance myself from him. It’s only been a few years since things got better now and he will be uncomfortable on his own.”

“No, my father has told me many times that I must abide by the government orders. Don’t be arrogant, you are afraid of making the emperor unhappy one day, and we businessmen will suffer again.” Ding Wu sighed, and then something seemed to sound, and he whispered to Dai Zixing: “But it is said that the King of Chu has re-employed him again. The Cao family, and it is said that they have reserved a seat for the Cao family in the King of Chu’s palace.”

Dai Zixing was stunned, “Is this rumor true? So the Cao family is really participating in government affairs in the King of Chu’s fiefdom.”

Ding Wu nodded. , “This King of Chu is afraid that he will die in the hands of the emperor like King Zhao and others. Now he is desperate and will listen to that Frenchman. However, his move made many merchants run to Lin’an.”

Dai Zixing remained silent and said: “Even so, the King of Chu is not the emperor’s opponent. He only talks about magical things like steam engines. Does the King of Chu have it? So this King of Chu is just a grasshopper in autumn and can’t jump around for a few days.” “

Ding Wu dusted off the dust on his body and said softly: “The King of Chu doesn’t have it, but he can buy it. After all, the King of Chu is still a minister of the emperor.”

As the two talked, more and more businessmen came .

Appearing in the workshop area in the north of the city, some acquaintances came forward to say hello. They no longer talked about this matter, but talked about running the workshop with the businessman.

Compared with the bustling scene in Gongfang District in the north of the city, the weather in Qingzhou is getting colder. With the cold current from the north, news of the changes in these six states has also spread to the south.

“Steam engine? How is this possible?” Richard looked in disbelief.

The King of Chu looked puzzled and asked: “What on earth is this steam engine?”

His expression gradually became serious, and Richard said to the King of Chu: “The steam engine is a very powerful machine. With this kind of machine, you can save a lot of money.” “Labour, the British have kept it secret from us for a long time. Only recently did we learn that they have used steam engines in industry.”

“The British?”

The King of Chu was confused. He had heard more or less about it from the Cao family. He had learned about Europe before, but now he found that he still knew too little.

Richard did not hide anything from the King of Chu. After all, the salary given to him by the King of Chu during this period was very generous, so he explained: “In fact, there has been talk of steam engines in Britain for a long time, but the steam engines at that time were almost useless. People in the country don’t care either.”

After recalling it, he continued; “But no one thought that the British had secretly improved the steam engine and used it in the textile industry, whether it was the Dutch, the Spanish, or us in France. Everyone has been deceived by the British. It was not until recently that they sold steam engines to other countries at high prices. We didn’t know about this cunning British guy. “

The King of Chu couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy when he heard this. He said: “It’s just that according to the news I got, this Xiao. Ming’s steam engine did not come from the UK, but was made by them themselves.”

“This is what I’m shocked about.” Richard frowned. In his opinion, this matter was a bit unbelievable.

He wouldn’t be surprised if this was in Europe, but this incident happened in Dayu.

“Is it someone from a secret society?” Richard frowned.

The King of Chu became more and more confused. He said, “What is this secret society?”

Richard explained; “This secret society is a British association. At first, it was composed of several stonemasons with the purpose of monopolizing them. The new technology discovered, later this association attracted more and more people who wanted to monopolize technology, and also put forward the theory that science and technology represent productivity. At the same time, they began to invite more and more elite scholars to join this association, and gradually this The influence of the association is growing, and they even have their influence in our French revolution.”

King Chu was confused when he heard this. He shook his head, “I don’t care about this. Since the steam engine is so powerful, can you sell some. Give it to me.”

“Hahaha… His Majesty the King of Chu is joking. This steam engine is in short supply even in Europe, and it is impossible to sell it to His Majesty from Europe to here.” Richard rejected the King of Chu’s idea. .

The King of Chu was a little sullen, and more fearful in his heart. Now Xiao Ming’s position is becoming more and more stable, and he is still pushing forward the reform despite all opinions.

Now that they have invented some steam engine, he thought he would surpass Xiao Ming with the help of the French, but now the gap between them is getting wider and wider.

With a snort, King Chu turned and left, no longer saying anything to Richard, but thinking about how to get the steam engine from Xiao Ming.

After King Chu left, Richard’s expression suddenly became gloomy. In fact, he had always been hostile to this British secret society in his heart, because technology is the enemy of religion.

If this Xiao Ming is related to this secret society, he must be careful, but this also explains why the prince of the Great Chongqing Kingdom has mastered so many European technologies from scratch.

…

In Qingzhou, Xiao Ming, the king of Shu, sneezed hard, rubbed his nose and muttered: “There are so many people who are cursing this king behind his back.”

Half a month has passed since the last court meeting. , as time went by, a large number of workshops began to be built within the six states, and every day he received memorials from Pang Yukun and Fiji.

For him, everything is progressing according to the established plan.

At the same time as the steam age came, the government affairs and military reforms in the six states were also going on in parallel.

Especially the army. While establishing the Military Aircraft Department, Niu Ben made a major adjustment to the army according to Xiao Ming’s plan.

In the past, his armies were all divided by states, such as the Qingzhou Army, the Dengzhou Army, etc. Now, in order to have a more unified command, he and Niu Ben discussed and planned to establish six standing armies with the names of the former armies of the Chongqing Kingdom.

These six standing armies are Zuo Wu Army, You Wu Army, Qian Niu Army, Jin Wu Army, Yu Lin Army, and Imperial Guard Army.

Among them, the Imperial Guard is responsible for guarding the capital, and the remaining five armies are stationed in one to two mansions respectively, responsible for guarding the border and conducting external campaigns.

After this reform, his army will become more regular. At the same time, he has also promoted many generals and let them lead the post of general.

For example, Luo Hong is currently the commander-in-chief of the Jinwu Guard and is responsible for the Chang’an Prefecture and the former Zhao Kingdom area. Lu Fei is the commander-in-chief of the Youwu Army and is stationed in Youzhou Prefecture. Luo Xin is the commander-in-chief of the Zuowu Army and is stationed in Jinling Prefecture.

Qi Guangyi served as the general of the Qianniu Army and was stationed in Qingzhou Prefecture to defend against the barbarians. Lei Ming served as the general of the Yulin Army and was stationed in Youzhou Prefecture.

The imperial guards guarding the capital were personally led by Xiao Ming. Of course, he was only in name, and Niu Ben was actually responsible for the management.

In this way, he completely completed the reorganization of the army. Since these six standing armies will be commanded by the Military Aircraft Department, the Military Aircraft Department is directly responsible to him.

After ticking the memorial that Niu Ben sent over, Xiao Ming put down the pen in his hand.

The army is the top priority. After this reform, he believes that his army’s combat effectiveness will be even stronger.

After all, each army now consists of musketeers, artillery, cavalry, chariots and other arms. It can be said that the comprehensive combat power of each army is very strong.

While he was deep in thought, Qian Dafu’s voice sounded, “Your Majesty, an urgent message from Dengzhou.”

“Send it up quickly.” Xiao Ming frowned.

It was snowing heavily outside. At this time, Qian Dafu’s body was completely white. He shook the snow off his body and handed the memorial to Xiao Ming.

Opening the memorial, Xiao Ming glanced at the contents and suddenly felt a haze in his heart.

This memorial was sent by Yue Yun. Just like the situation provided by Wang Xuan, Goryeo actually sent warships pretending to be Japanese pirates at this time to plunder Dengzhou.

“Your Majesty, the post general outside is still waiting. General Yue Yun is waiting for the Emperor’s order.” Qian Dafu said.

After the northern war, Xiao Ming followed the policy of recuperation and therefore curbed foreign wars. Yue Yun naturally knew this.

As the saying goes, when the cannon goes off, there is a thousand taels of gold. If war breaks out, it will be a waste of money.

Picking up the pen, Xiao Ming ticked the memorial without hesitation. This was part of his plan to deal with Gao Li, but this time Gao Li came to his doorstep.

In his opinion, Goryeo must have suffered heavy losses in the war with Japan, so he thought of bringing an autumn wind to his territory.

It’s just that Goryeo was blinded by lard, and he really picked the wrong place. In his strategy, he ultimately wanted to completely occupy Goryeo and divide Goryeo into one province.

He comes from modern times and naturally knows how much trouble this place will bring him in the future. Rather than doing this, it is better to get rid of it once and for all.

(End of chapter)