Chongzhen Undergraduates

"I just took a look at it. In terms of merit, Li Aiqing should be rewarded with 1 seventy-two-six cents and eight cents. What do Aiqing think?"

Zhu Youjian continued to smile, but the expression on his face had turned into sarcasm.

"Your Majesty, this..." Master Li also heard that this is not a reward, how can the amount of reward be divided into money.

"Crack!" Zhu Youjian threw an account book in the opponent's face with a wave of his hand, and roared ferociously: "This is the amount of corruption after you took over the post of Huozhu Construction Supervisor. Do you think I don't know anything? "

With a plop, Master Li's face turned pale instantly, and he knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian's feet, kowtowing unceasingly.

"The minister is guilty, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"Drag it on and hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment." Zhu Youjian kicked Mr. Li over, and then glanced around in circles.

A group of people knelt down on the ground immediately.

"Take them all." Zhu Youjian finished speaking in disgust, then walked up to Mrs. Xing, sighed deeply and said, "I'll leave it to you, there are not enough manpower, just ask Chen Zilong for it."

Mrs. Xing was stunned, she never thought that she could manage so many things in her life.Officials at all levels in the entire Nanjing city, from top to bottom, probably have few people who are in charge of as many things as she does.

The current weapon manufacturing and logistics support of the entire Ming Dynasty belonged to her.The money involved in this has gone overseas, and these workshops alone cost millions of taels of silver every year.

"These workshops are too few, and it is estimated that they will increase tenfold in the future." Zhu Youjian said casually, and Mrs. Xing was stunned.

"Ah! Ten times?"

"Some workshops may also be dismantled. After all, some objects do not necessarily have to be made by a weapon bureau." After all, Zhu Youjian has a headache. All the smallest parts are produced by a workshop.With such a large group of people raised, the birth is slow.

"What does your majesty mean, can someone other than the weapons bureau do it?" Mrs. Xing is very smart, and people who are not smart can't manage things like logistics well.

"That's what it means. Didn't some people be laid off from the original Jiangbei army? Can you find some people to build some workshops and entrust them with some simple jobs in the Weapons Bureau, and the Ministry of War will buy them directly from them."

The Bureau of Arms is not just as simple as changing the leader. Zhu Youjian wants to change the entire production relationship. He offers a suggestion, and the rest depends on how Mrs. Xing thinks about this matter.

"Can all the items be handed over?"

"This is definitely not possible. There must be a limit here. As long as the outside world knows it, the technology that the folks have mastered can be released. For example, the handle of this wooden firecracker can be made by any carpenter.

This kind of thing can be handed over to the workshops of ordinary people. The Weapons Bureau is responsible for inspecting the purchase and ensuring the quality.In this way, the Weapons Bureau does not need to raise so many carpenters to do this kind of work.

Confidential things like gunpowder, of course, cannot be handed over. Instead, they should be strictly controlled in the hands of the Weapons Bureau itself, and management must be strengthened to prevent secret agents from stealing secrets. "

"Then, what about the four-wheeled carriage? Now many people in Nanjing know the benefits of the four-wheeled carriage, and there are still many workshops making it." Mrs. Xing is very familiar with the four-wheeled carriage.

"The core of the four-wheeled carriage is the cardan shaft and the bearing. At present, the folk workshops can't make the bearings. They can barely make them, and the cost is very fast. My suggestion is that the Ministry of Households should pay for it, and the Ministry of Industry will set up a workshop dedicated to Production of four-wheeled carriages for folk use.

This kind of carriage can be made more luxurious and comfortable, and it is specially sold for thousands of people.In addition, some simple carriages can also be made for ordinary people to use as transportation.

However, the production requirements for the core components of these carriages are lower than those of the chariots used by the army.That is to ensure that the troops use the best equipment, and sell the inferior ones to the civilians. "

Zhu Youjian's mouth was dry, and he didn't know if Mrs. Xing understood.Zhu Youjian does not expect to set up a purely private enterprise like Midi to support national defense. In Daming, if you dare to hand over the core technology to a private enterprise, they can sell it to Houjin the next day.Zhu Youjian couldn't trust the integrity of Shanxi merchants at all.

However, the inferiority of state-owned enterprises is obvious. As long as there are state-owned enterprises, they cannot be expected to be aggressive.

This in itself is a dilemma.

Besides, it is a bit far-fetched to talk about state-owned enterprises and private enterprises at the moment. It would be nice to take the first step and contract out some items.After all, no private workshop has ever undertaken national procurement in this era.

"Then what if a workshop outside makes carriages and wants to buy our bearings?" Mrs. Xing asked after thinking about it.

"Good question, as long as someone wants to buy it, you can sell them bearings for civilian use." Zhu Youjian was very happy when he heard this, which is tantamount to letting go of the market.

"Does the emperor want to make money from the weapons bureau?" Mrs. Xing smiled, and from her understanding, Zhu Youjian was for this purpose.

"Hehe, I want to benefit the people and let more people in the world benefit. Of course, it is still necessary to seek some benefits for the Weapons Bureau. In the future, the money your Weapons Bureau makes can be used as a reward method alone. I don’t ask how to use it, as long as it is reasonable and legal.”

This time, the problem of profitability of state-owned enterprises has been solved.Daming's state-owned enterprises have never said that they are profitable at all. Anyway, there is no such thing as the king's land in the world.

But it’s different now, the things you make can be sold for money, and the imperial court has to spend money to buy them. This is equivalent to using the capital of the imperial court to make money for the Weapons Bureau.

"There is a sentence I want to say earlier. The mission of the Ministry of War must be paid. Lord Shi Kefa has already started to implement this point. The money earned by the Weapons Bureau is subject to tax, which belongs to the commercial tax. Every account The monthly account department will send someone to do the accounting.

Can not violate the court's decree.Can it be done? "

Mrs. Xing thought for a while, and said seriously and confidently, "No problem."

Chapter 191: Iron deficiency

On Baguazhou in Jiangbei outside Nanjing, a large ship is sailing around Baguazhou. Zhu Youjian, Zheng Chenggong, Shi Lang and others are standing on the deck.

This is an independent waterway with few ships coming and going. Ships traveling north and south usually sail from the main channel, and not many people pay attention to this water area.

"Zheng Qing, have you ever seen a big Dutch ship?" Zhu Youjian faced the wind in the river and slowly asked Zheng Chenggong beside him.

"The emperor also knows the Dutch?" Zheng Chenggong was very surprised. The court usually uniformly referred to the Westerners as "Franji people".

"I not only know the Dutch, but I also know that the Franji people are divided into Spaniards and Portuguese. Haojingao is where the Portuguese settled, right?" Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "I also know the Spanish people Lord of the seas. The English are allied with the Dutch against the Spaniards."

"Ah!" Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang were completely stunned. They also heard such news from some Western businessmen. How did the emperor know so clearly?

"More than 200 years ago, Cheng Zu sent Zheng He to the Western Seas seven times, opening up a prosperous and splendid chapter for all nations to come to the dynasty. Unfortunately, after Zheng He's death, my Ming Dynasty imposed a sea ban, and my dynasty has lost awareness of the ocean since then.

I know in my heart, Zheng Aiqing, you have seen the big ships of the Dutch, and you must also know that my Ming's warships are already outdated and outdated. "

"Your Majesty, our big ship still has an advantage." Zheng Chenggong couldn't say bad things about Daming in front of the emperor, so he could only say nice things.

"Don't say these nice words, I just want to ask you, do you want to build a big ship like the Dutch?"

"Think!" Shi Lang blurted out without thinking.Zheng Chenggong glanced at Shi Lang, a little bit to blame him for talking too much.

"Okay, I give Shi Aiqing an errand. You go to Nanyang and bring back as many boatmen who can build Western galleons as possible. Are you willing to go?" Zhu Youjian smiled. It seems that Shi Lang is more straightforward than Zheng Chenggong. , Zheng Chenggong is a little too thoughtful.

"How many people does the emperor want?" Shi Lang was overjoyed. Everyone wanted the Dutch galleon, especially people like them who lived at sea.

"As much as you can bring, I want as much as you can. But let me tell you first, I don't want any useless people. I will give you 5000 taels of gold. You can take it to recruit people. If you can't recruit people, don't come back. I don't want to brag. people."

"Hehe, don't worry, Your Majesty. I promise to bring you a boatload of people back." Shi Lang was cheerful, this was his dream for many years.

5000 taels of gold is equivalent to 5 taels of silver, which is not a small sum, and can almost buy a brand new Galen ship.

"Okay! I will leave this matter to you. After half a year, I will see the boatman here. This will be the shipyard for the new galleon. At that time, I will build the dock and wait for you. If you can't complete the task , I threw you into the river to feed the fish."

"Hahaha!" Shi Lang's sharp laughter caused the guards around to turn their heads to look over. Zheng Chenggong was a little jealous. He originally wanted to take this task, but he was a little bit reluctant to be the commander of the Yangtze River Navy.

Zhu Youjian's eyes suddenly set on the galleon, and Zheng Chenggong was a little vigilant in his heart.The biggest navy in Daming belongs to his Zheng family. Could it be that the emperor fears the Zheng family?

Looking at the back of Shi Lang who left, Zhu Youjian said lightly: "Shandong is going to fight a war, and I think the canal may also be attacked by the enemy. It is only suitable to supply supplies along the coast of Jiaodong. Ai Qing thinks that I will transport luggage by land and sea. Is there a way?"

Zheng Chenggong breathed a sigh of relief. If the emperor's mind was still on the inland war, this would not pose a threat to the Zheng family.Besides, shipbuilding is not like building a horse-drawn carriage. If you don't spend seven or eight years, you can't expect to have any results.