Daming Military Empire

Chapter 422
Zhu Cijiong's eyes swept over the people sitting here one by one. Cheng Guoxiang, Minister of the Household Department, didn't need to think about it. He definitely didn't need it. He was here to take care of the money. However, he was already in a cold sweat when he heard the emperor's five-fold expansion. Yes, because the treasury's money will be exhausted after a few tosses like this!

Then Jin Yiwei Commander Wang Zhengnan doesn't have to think about it, he is here to supervise. After all, Zhu Cijiong doesn't know the details of the following situation, but if this meeting is decided, he has to do it. He is afraid that someone will exaggerate and make him mess up. It cost money to call Wang Zhengnan.

As for Xin Wang Zhu Youjian, it is mainly out of respect. After all, he is now the prime minister of the cabinet and in charge of the country's government affairs. It is a bit unreasonable not to call him such a big matter.

The rest are Minister Bi Maokang of the Ministry of Industry and Minister Sun Yuanhua of the Ministry of War. They are called to see if there is any need for expansion in weapon manufacturing, but these two have not spoken for a long time. It seems that the current scale of several military factories It should be almost enough, that is to say, there are no other needs?
Zhu Cijiong was about to organize everyone to discuss the specific plan, but Bi Maokang said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, this, I feel that Daming Institute of Technology should also be expanded."

The reason why he is so hesitant is mainly because Daming Institute of Technology already has a dean, Song Yingxing, but this guy is focused on research and development, so the affairs of Daming Institute of Technology are still under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry. If he doesn't mention it, Then this opportunity was missed, but when he mentioned it, he was suspected of being too lenient, so he kept hesitating, but in the end he still mentioned it.

Zhu Cijiong has always supported the development of education, but this support is not blind. There must be a need for expansion. He said with great interest: "Well, tell me what you think."

Bi Maokang looked at Huang Daozhou, and said cautiously: "Weichen has been paying attention to the development of Daming Institute of Technology, because now the military factory and even the Daming Royal Machinery Group have encountered bottlenecks. This bottleneck is not because of lack of money, nor lack of space. , the main reason is the lack of relevant talents. To develop Ming’s military industry and civilian machinery, it is necessary to cultivate more relevant talents.”

The reason why he paid attention to Huang Daozhou was mainly because he used to be a fanatical supporter of Confucianism. He would jump out and oppose anyone who wanted to promote things other than Confucianism. However, it seems that Huang Daozhou has changed a lot now. For the sake of it, this guy didn't respond at all.

Bi Maokang continued to explain: "In the past, scholars had to pass the imperial examination to serve the country, but now it is different. They devote themselves to the military industry, develop weapons and equipment, and even participate in the development of civilian industries to make the country more and more prosperous. This is also the way to serve the country. In addition, the salary we give is not low, so more and more people choose to learn technology, and Daming Institute of Technology can't recruit enough."

This is actually a tactful way of speaking. Isn’t it true that most people become officials for the sake of life and money? In the absence of industry, where would scholars go to make money if they were not officials? It is no less than being a petty official. Many civilians have begun to choose to let their children learn skills. After all, there are only so many officials, and the road of imperial examinations is really too difficult.

Bi Maokang thought that Huang Daozhou should jump out and sing the opposite, after all, he was blatantly robbing him of students, but he never thought that Huang Daozhou still didn't respond.

Why did Zodiac Zhou not respond?The main reason is that he has a wide range of knowledge. He found that as long as Ming Dynasty is stronger and stronger, Confucianism will be promoted more widely. Like this time, when the Mughal Empire was conquered at once, there are more than ten million people who study Confucianism. Why does he oppose the power of Ming Dynasty? Woolen cloth!
Bi Maokang saw that Huang Daozhou had no objection at all, so he said boldly: "Weichen feels that Daming Institute of Technology should also be expanded five times, and it is best to be divided into five schools of machinery, telegraph, electrical machinery, metallurgy, and commerce. Good for professional development.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cijiong nodded in appreciation and said: "Okay, this idea is very good, I agree. Do you have anything else you want to expand?"

Everyone shook their heads, expressing that there was no more demand, and the next step was to discuss specific plans.

Zhu Cijiong directly took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, spread out a large white paper, drew a rectangle in the middle, and then added two vertical lines, which represented the three existing districts of the capital. He drew a frame, and the whole figure became a big cross. He explained while drawing: "According to everyone's expansion needs, I think that the expansion of two urban areas as large as Dongcheng District is almost the same. For the convenience of distinguishing , Let’s name it Beicheng District and Nancheng District. Let’s discuss the specific distribution of this business district, Guozijian, State Guest House, and colleges.”

This is not the first time that this meeting has been held. Everyone knows that the emperor likes people who speak enthusiastically, so as soon as Zhu Cijiong's words fell, He Ruizheng, Yin He Ruizheng of Shuntian Prefecture, immediately proposed: "Your Majesty, I think the commercial district should be built in Nancheng District. Because the north of the capital is mountainous, it is not suitable for building a road network, but it is suitable for building some beautiful state guesthouses, Guozijian and other buildings."

Zhu Cijiong nodded in approval and said, "Well, that's right, the business district should be built in the south of the city."

Huang Daozhou then said: "For the convenience of students, I think the Imperial College should be built close to the old city."

Zhu Cijiong nodded, directly drew a cross in Beicheng District, divided Beicheng District into four parts, and then said: "Well, the five colleges separated by Daming Institute of Technology also have many students, so the two parts near the old city area are Give it to Guozijian and Daming Institute of Technology."

There were only the last two pieces left, and Zhu Cijiong said directly: "The piece adjacent to the Imperial College should be built as a state guesthouse. As for the remaining piece, I once promised the royal family of the Mughal Empire to build them an identical building." This time, we simply built the palace together for them. For the remaining places, what do you think should be built?"

Zhu Youjian, who has been silent for a while, suddenly suggested: "When I went to Europe, I felt that the exotic buildings had a special flavor, so why not build the rest of the place into a garden containing buildings from various countries, so that the son of Daming People don’t have to travel thousands of miles to feel the scenery of foreign countries.”

Zhu Cijiong readily agreed: "Well, Uncle Wu is right, so everything is done, and the next question is how much money to invest in repairing. Youxuan's last expansion of the Imperial College seems to be 500 million taels, how is the effect?"

Huang Daozhou heard the words and praised: "It's worth the money, and the effect of repairing it is very good."

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said: "Well, according to this standard, five times is 500 million taels, and the sum of the four is [-] million taels, Zhong Ruo."

Cheng Guoxiang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, fainted when he heard the words, so much money from the treasury!
Fortunately, Zhu Cijiong immediately said: "You go to the Daming Royal Nikko Bank to withdraw [-] million taels of silver, and prepare to pay for the construction needs of various places."

(End of this chapter)