The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 427 Inside the Kylin Hall, an industrial powerhouse

"Masters, have you finished visiting the textile factory, metal factory, flour factory and other workshops?" Liu Bian asked Song Ran.

"I've returned to Menxia Province, and I'm negotiating." Song Ran said respectfully.

Brothers Liu Jie and Liu Dun had been pardoned and returned to the palace. Song Ran's injuries had long been healed, so there was no reason to continue to stay at Huangzhuang Technical School.Wu Luzhen still needs to be in charge of the operation of the lantern-twisting room. Following Liu Bian all day long has already affected the operation of the lantern-twisting room.

"Let them all come to Qilin Hall, I want to hear the result of their discussion." Liu Bian looked up at Song Ran and said.

"Yes, I'm going right now, sir."

After a while, Zhang Juzheng led the officials to the Qilin Hall, and Liu Bian stood at the door with his hands behind his back, looking at the huge newly drawn map on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang and the others are here." Song Ran said softly.

"Let's all take a look, I ordered people to draw a new map of the territory of the Han Dynasty." Liu Bian said, pointing to the map on the ground.

Several servants opened all five doors, and all the officials could stand at the door and look at the map on the ground.Although the words were upside down, it did not delay their surprise.

"The territory of the Great Han is already this big?" Hu Xingye, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, said in surprise.

"Master Hu, this is only temporary. I'm afraid this map will have to be revised every month in the future. Your Majesty's Qilin Palace may not be able to accommodate it." Yu Qian said with a smile.

"Come in, everyone. I've had a drink with you. It's been a long time since we got together." Liu Bian said to everyone, holding Yu Qian's shoulder.

"Yes."

"Follow the decree!"

Everyone bowed their hands and agreed, and entered the Qilin Hall.

Song Ran had already ordered people to arrange food and drink, and waited until the ministers were seated.Zhang Juzheng raised his wine glass and said: "The ministers and others congratulate Your Majesty on his achievements that will last forever, and the great man will surely pass them on forever."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

The ministers all agreed.

After drinking the wine in his glass, Liu Bian said: "The big man can't be in the current situation without the efforts of all of you. After the next year, there is a plan to open a trading company. Do you have any ideas?"

Everyone looked at each other, and Wang Anshi spoke first: "Your Majesty, I agree with you. The industry in the Han Dynasty has developed, and productivity has undergone earth-shaking changes. Overcapacity has appeared more or less in various places. Exporting goods overseas can solve some of the problems. , but overseas caravans are all managed by Han officials, and the efficiency is too slow. It is indeed a good idea to establish a trading company. As long as the court formulates rules for management, and then the company sets prices uniformly, prices can be controlled from the source. It also prevents them from hiding actual transaction amounts and evading taxes.”

"Well, there is a way. Open a 'Dahan Trading Company', select qualified merchants to join, and can lease merchant ships for trade. This year, there will be [-] horses for Khorezm and the Xiongnu's draft horses, which can be sold or leased to them , In this way, the circulation of goods can be doubled." Zhang Juzheng said in agreement.

"That's right, let's do it like this. Yu Qian, your household department is leading the establishment of the 'Dahan Trading Company', and the selection of the first batch of merchants must be cautious. You can choose the students from the Military and Political College, and you must do a good job of supervision. You can't let a The loss of state-owned assets of Tongban will be strictly investigated once a businessman who is cheating is found." Liu Bian said.

Yu Qian stood up and said, "Minister, obey the order."

Yu Qian was very excited. In this way, the treasury of the big man can be replenished with money continuously.Whether it is military expenses or infrastructure expenses, he no longer has to worry about it, and he can really breathe a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, sailing overseas requires not only merchant ships, but also naval escorts. Otherwise, these merchant ships will be treasures to walk on the sea. They will attract pirates to attack wildly, and will cause huge losses to the business of the trading company." Wei Zheng said, standing up.

Liu Bian nodded and said: "Well, we can let the merchant ships act collectively. Then the navy will unify the escort. In the future, after these merchants can pass the examination, they can equip their merchant ships with artillery, so that these armed merchant ships can easily clean up the pirates and return the big men. The sea is peaceful."

He not only wants to let merchant ships conduct trade, but his core idea is to allow large groups of armed merchant ships to colonize in the future.Cheap industrial products are exchanged for local resources, and then the Han people go to colonize and rule, and assimilate them with the culture of the Han people.If you encounter resistance forces, you can let armed merchant ships teach them how to behave.

Everything is done by the army, and the cost is too great.Moreover, businessmen are driven by profit, and their combat effectiveness is not much worse than that of the army.This can also maintain the name of the great man's benevolence. After all, colonial rule must be accompanied by bloody suppression.

This is a grand plan that cannot be accomplished overnight.First of all, it is necessary to ensure the stability of Dahan's country, and a large number of loyal businessmen are needed to serve this plan.

"Your Majesty, it is my opinion. Once merchants make money outside the territory, their own power will increase dramatically. If they occupy mountains and become kings overseas, it may become a disaster. It is better for the Overwatch Council to organize personnel to patrol the various places. One is to prevent merchants from cultivating their own power in the local enclosure. Second, it can prevent the outflow of production technology. Third, it can deter merchants and prevent them from rebelling." Wei Zheng said.

"Okay, sure." Liu Bian was very happy to hear the ministers' suggestions.

Only by working together, can this colonial plan of our own be carried out.Today, the territory of the Han Dynasty is huge, with a population of more than [-] million.Simply relying on the army to suppress it cannot be suppressed.This also made him temporarily slow down the pace of searching for the stele of longevity. There is no way, the system is sleeping, and there is a hard condition that he must occupy the local area to find the stele.

Now the rebels in Xuzhou have not been resolved, and the aristocratic families all over the country are in a sensitive period.If a large-scale rebellion really breaks out, internal friction alone can drag the big man to death.

Now we can only find markets from overseas, feed back the big man, and make the industrialization reform go deep into the people.Only by allowing the people of the Han Dynasty to reap benefits can the Han Dynasty maintain long-term peace and stability.

"Liu Ji, there is something I want you to do." Liu Bian said to Liu Ji.

"Please show your Majesty!" Liu Ji stood up and said respectfully.

"I want to select some soldiers with extraordinary abilities in the army and form a separate teaching team. First of all, they must have unique abilities. In the first phase, 1000 soldiers will be selected and sent to the military academy for further study. After they graduate, they will In groups of ten, go to the frontier army to train the troops." Liu Bian said.

Hearing Liu Bian's words, Liu Ji was stunned: "Use a unified training method, and the troops can be more tacit. It will definitely be of great benefit to the improvement of combat effectiveness! I agree with your majesty's idea!"

"Okay, then you can do it." Liu Bian said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)