Domineering Daming

What Zhu Xu said was well-founded and persuasive.

After all, these believers are not in the environment of Europe. They have been cultivated for hundreds of years. Now they are not as crazy as those people. They have a strong Confucian influence. Under Zhu Xu's voice, they can't resist.

After Zhu Xu left, these bishops began to review the teachings. After they drafted them, they needed to report them to the Religious Affairs Bureau under the cabinet for approval.

Zhu Xu not only walked around the cathedral, but also walked through a series of institutions such as major chambers of commerce, shipping companies, banks, taxation, etc. one after another.

The impact of Zhu Xu's actions in this circle can be imagined. It won't be long before Shenlong Palace will develop in great strides.

After staying for a few days, before the fifth day of the lunar new year, Zhu Xu boarded a boat at Shenlong Mansion and headed south by sea to Fujian.

Three days ago, the noble concubine Xingzi had left the palace, and under the guard of the imperial guards, boarded a boat at Hejian Mansion and headed south along the canal.

The ship Zhu Xu was on was named Zhongshan, a medium ship of the navy. It was characterized by its solidity, heavy load, and fierce artillery fire. The disadvantage was that it moved slowly.

Zhu Xu stood at the bow of the boat, and beside him stood Xiong Wencan, the king of Tang, and Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of the southern war zone.

Tang Wang looked at the vast sea in the distance, and said with a smile: "The Emperor, Ryukyu, and Suihai are working with the navy and the joint fleet to suppress bandits. At present, the number of pirates has been reduced by more than half, and the threat to merchant ships has been greatly reduced..."

Feeling the sea breeze, Zhu Xu was in a particularly good mood, and said, "Well, the pirates probably won't be eradicated for a while, but as long as they persevere, they will be wiped out completely. Maritime trade is the most important direction for the future development of our Ming Dynasty, and you should not take it lightly. .”

Tang Wang said: "Yes, I understand."

Zhu Xu said "hmm", wrapped himself in a cotton coat, and said, "Xiong Aiqing, tell me about the situation of the Navy."

Xiong Wencan took half a step forward and said: "Yes, back to the emperor, the navy has established four bases at present, Qingdao, Taiwan, Shenlong, and Malacca; seven small bases, Vladivostok, Jeju, Edo, Shuri, Shenlongfu, Xiamen, Qiongzhou , 150 troops, [-] large and small ships. [-] medium ships, the rest are small ships, no large ships..."

There was only one large ship in the Ming Dynasty, and that was the Hongwu. However, the Hongwu had been sold to Ottoman, and the requirements for the large ship under construction were relatively high, and there were financial problems, so it had not yet entered service.

"Currently, the navy is divided into four major ocean theaters and one offshore theater, which is in charge of five governors... I am planning to conduct another ocean voyage next year, led by King Tang, to conduct military visits to some important places, The most important thing is to check the water situation, approve the charts, and train the army..."

What Xiong Wencan said was all in the notebook, Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, let me ask you, Navy, how do you plan to develop next year?"

Xiong Wencan glanced at King Tang, and said cautiously: "I am planning to keep a low profile. In the past few years, through training and retirement, there are already 20 naval soldiers in reserve. I plan to continue to strengthen training. The opportunity to expand the navy..."

Zhu Xu laughed and said, "Why, the cabinet cut your funds again?"

Xiong Wencan knew that Zhu Xu was asking the question knowingly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Sun Ge seems to be in great need of money, so not only the navy, but also other departments have been reduced to varying degrees."

In and outside the capital, Sun Chuanting not only asked for money from the six ministries and the Royal Bank, but also asked the local government to increase the proportion of handover, and also cut other expenses. Obviously, he was preparing sufficient funds for next year's work.

Zhu Xu pondered, and said: "I will allocate 300 million yuan to you from the internal funds. The number of ships and soldiers must be increased. What I mean is that the navy must be the best of the best!"

Xiong Wencan and Tang Wang were overjoyed, and quickly raised their hands and said: "I will wait to thank the emperor, and I will definitely live up to the holy hope!"

Zhu Xu waved his hands, turned to look at Lu Xiangsheng, and said, "Lu Aiqing, tell me about you."

Lu Xiangsheng has been in the army for many years, his face is weathered, his eyes are piercing, and he has a murderous look when he doesn't move.

He raised his hand and said, "It's the emperor. The southern war zone currently has a total of 12 troops. The battalion has been moved to Yunnan. The standing army is [-], the infantry is [-], and the rest are artillery and cavalry. With just one call-up order from the government, they can quickly gather and go to the battlefield..."

"The current main threat in the southern theater comes from Burma and Siam. Siam's situation is more complicated. It splits and reunites. From time to time, it wants to 'recover' Phnom Penh, but it is still unstable. Recently, rebels have frequently appeared in Nanzhang. Siam Busy with coping, no time to invade. The situation in Myanmar is more complicated. The current king of Myanmar is Thalom. He is a benevolent king who focuses on internal affairs and has no intention of expanding externally. The problem is more difficult than my Ming Dynasty, and there is a danger of splitting, but the strength of Myanmar should not be underestimated..."

Chapter 1435 Inspection of Fujian

Zhu Xu didn't interrupt, Lu Xiangsheng continued: "I have been closely monitoring the two countries, and the military intelligence department has been infiltrated for many years. If there is any change, I will know it immediately and report it to the emperor."

Zhu Xu took the tea brought by a soldier, hugged the teacup and looked into the distance, said: "Well, I have just cleaned up the Wa country, and I will not be able to take care of him in a short time, so keep an eye on it, and beat it when necessary. By the way, next year the prince canonization ceremony, I want to meet the two kings of Siam and Burma in the capital."

Lu Xiangsheng was startled, and quickly said: "I obey the order."

Zhu Xu looked back at the few people again, and said: "The prince's canonization ceremony should be in June next year. When that time comes, you all should come. There are some things that need to be worked together. If you have any ideas, it is better to discuss collectively than to be bored in your heart. It’s not easy to do things and be a person.”

"I will obey the order." Xiong Wencan, Lu Xiangsheng, and Tang Wang all raised their hands.

The "New Deal" was too vast and involved too much, and Sun Chuanting was too anxious. Many people had a lot of ideas and needed an opportunity to communicate properly.

Bridging differences and moving forward together.

It will take at least half a month for Zhu Xu's fleet to go south to reach Fujian.

In the capital, even if it is a court holiday, it is the business of those small and medium-sized officials. There are too many things in the six departments of the cabinet, and very few people ask for leave.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Sun Chuanting summoned senior officials from the ruling and opposition parties and announced a plan ambitiously.

The imperial court will use more than [-] million silver to redeem more than [-] mu of land from landlords for redistribution.

This plan caused a huge shock in the government and the public. Thirty million taels of silver is such a huge sum!

In response, the price of acres in various places has risen.

Although the price varies from place to place, it is roughly [-] or [-] acres per mu in the upper field, [-] or [-] acres in the middle field, and [-] or [-] acres in the lower field. However, as soon as Sun Chuanting's words fell, the price tripled.

While Sun Chuanting ordered the Price Bureau to crack down on criminals, he began to implement the plan. The first one was the three provinces of Liaodong.

Liaodong has been divided into three provinces, and over the years, more than [-] million mu of land has been reclaimed, enough to house millions of people.

In addition, North Korea, Ryukyu, Japan, Annan, Phnom Penh, etc. can be arranged. At least 500 million people have a place to go, which is enough for the cabinet to arrange for a year or two.

The cabinet did not centralize large-scale land purchases, but entrusted them to the Royal Commercial Group, using them as an intermediary to unite with chambers of commerce and commercial firms across the country, from the outside to the inside, from easy to difficult, and carried out a vigorous land redemption plan.

After the Lantern Festival, officials went to work one after another, and a series of plans of the cabinet began to be implemented.

The first step is the management of officials. The list drawn up by the Ministry of Officials involves more than 400 officials from the seventh rank to the fifth rank, and there are fifty or sixty officials above the fifth rank. They are the most solid group of local people.

Although they were promoted in batches, most of the people appointed were from the Faculty of Political Affairs, which caused a lot of backlash, and some local officials complained.

Governments all over the country, especially the magistrate's yamen, have resisted in all kinds of strange ways.

For example, in Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, not only was there no one to greet the newly appointed prefect, but no one showed up in the yamen for ten and a half months.

For example, several prefects who went to Sichuan to take office were attacked one after another, and one person was killed and his head was hung on the city gate.

What's more, some people organized Ten Thousand Books to keep the old prefect and prevent the new prefect from taking office.

Various means emerge in endlessly, dizzying.

Sun Chuanting immediately ordered the security headquarters to carry out sweeping operations nationwide, severely reprimanded local disobedience, and asked local government offices at all levels to do a good job in the appointment of new officials and perform their duties. For this reason, the governor of Sichuan was dismissed as a deterrent .

For business planning, it is mainly the implementation of various departments and the elimination of discrimination, restrictions, and various regulations that treat businessmen harshly.

For this aspect, the opponents are at most verbal, but it is difficult to implement it. A series of government orders have been promulgated, plus the State Administration of Commerce, the State Administration of Taxation, the Price Bureau, and the Law Enforcement Bureau have continuously in-depth law enforcement and strict laws and regulations in all aspects. Among the three core policies, the least resistance and the best development.

No matter how much pressure Sun Chuanting was facing and what situation he was facing, Zhu Xu, the hands-off shopkeeper, was already in Fujian on the third day of February.

This is the second time for Zhu Xu to come to these places in Fuzhou Prefecture.

The new governor of Fujian is Lin Rirui, who was transferred after Sun Chuanting took office last year. He is a hard-working old governor with no trace of faction.