First Minister of Ming Dynasty

"Although King Yan went to Tianzhu, we in Beiping must not lag behind. We should represent the north and take this honor into our hands! Especially let Jimin School and Fudan School understand that our Peking University is on par with them! "Qi Tai said loudly.

Huang Zicheng rolled his eyelids, you can say what you like, anyway, in the eyes of many people, we are still a step behind... After all, as we all know, there are only two universities in Daming.

But Fang Xiaoru said: "I don't think you should stare at Jinding Design, we should open our minds and think about other things."

"Other? What else?"

Fang Xiaoru chuckled, "To cast such a large golden tripod, we must have enough molds. We in Beiping can't do anything else, but when it comes to industrial manufacturing, we are absolutely number one in the world! I'm thinking, we need to get the molds, and what else? , do we want to build a transportation tool that can be used to transport Jinding? Just a horse-drawn carriage is not enough!"

Chapter 895 Unified Currency

Huaxia Jinding is definitely a national treasure among national treasures, and according to the plan, its size is huge and its weight is astonishing. It must not be able to be pulled by an ordinary carriage... Not only must a large mold be built, but also a large vehicle must be built, so that it can be transported smoothly.

Both Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were tempted by Fang Xiaoru's proposal.

As the industrial center of the Ming Dynasty, Beiping has made remarkable progress in recent years, especially after the appearance of rail carriages.

The flat and straight tracks, combined with heavy-duty horses, can transport dozens of times the amount of materials, grain ore, timber, cattle and horses in one vehicle...they are delivered continuously to Dagukou, and then shipped to the south.

For the convenience of transportation, many gantry cranes have appeared in Dagukou, using pulley blocks, relying on manpower and animal power for transportation.

The efficiency is much higher than before.

But after all, it still can't meet the needs.

In addition, around Beiping, there are a large number of mines, coal mines, and iron mines.

The biggest trouble in the current mine is groundwater infiltration. Before excavation every day, drainage must be carried out, which seriously affects the progress.

Mine excavation, transportation, mechanical handling... The rapidly moving industries all urgently need technological breakthroughs.

In fact, Zhang Ximeng did not fully expect this.

The industrial revolution occurred because they first occupied a huge overseas colony, had a nearly unlimited market, and coupled with the influx of large sums of capital, this was a coincidence that gave birth to industrialization.

Putting it in the Central Plains, if you want to break through this difficulty, first of all, you don’t have such a big market, and second, you can’t get so many gold and silver coins... There is no way, the main reason is that the volume of the Central Plains is too large, accounting for almost one-third of the world , Even if the whole world is occupied, it is impossible to create an overseas market ten times larger than the UK like the UK.

But things are much better than Zhang Ximeng expected... Although the overseas market is limited, the local market of Daming is also huge.

Secondly, after increasing the income of workers, the cost of labor has been objectively increased. As a result, factories are forced to develop new technologies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

After summarizing these years, Zhang Ximeng believes that the path of industrialization is definitely not the only one in the West.

It can even be said that the West has chosen a very costly path.

They squeeze workers internally, resulting in a narrow domestic market. The entire upper class blindly pursues profits, enjoys extravagance, and obtains profits. They first satisfy their own expenses, and finally spend some to invest in technology.

Therefore, although they have walked out of this path, it is definitely not good, and they are not the only ones.

Looking back from the perspective of a latecomer, it can actually go more smoothly and smoothly...Through the coordination of all parties, the reasonable distribution of benefits will allow the rapid advancement of industrial civilization and benefit everyone.

Of course, this is only theoretical and needs careful implementation.

Zhang Ximeng has also been exploring ways... Take Beiping as an example. Since three years ago, prisoners have no longer been used for hard labor.

Moreover, the labor market in Tieling was also closed, and it was forbidden to buy and sell people from Korea and Japan to serve as strong labor.

You can say that civilization has progressed, or that primitive accumulation has been completed, and we can work hard towards a higher stage.

Only by cutting off the external labor force can factories and mines be forced to adopt new technologies and carry out industrial upgrading.

"We take this opportunity to organize a breakthrough. If everything goes well and results are achieved, we can also report to the grand master and establish our position in the Peking University!" Fang Xiaoru said excitedly.

Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were also quite moved, "That's right, but the design can't be relaxed either, wouldn't it be better if they could all be taken down!"

They made up their minds, and immediately wrote to Chu Qi, the two sides discussed it properly, and immediately took action.

Compared with these places, Li Shanchang, who was in Korea, seemed much calmer.

He is quite old now, with gray hair and beard, but he is in good spirits.Koryo under the rule can not be said to have a good government and harmonious people, but it can also be said to be a mess everywhere.

Thanks to his efforts, less than [-]% of the Korean population, more than half of them are Han Chinese who immigrated to the past. In addition, due to extensive intermarriage, this proportion will be even more alarming when it comes to the next generation.

At present, ten middle schools have been opened in Korea, and there are countless elementary schools.

All schools are taught in Chinese, using Chinese characters.

Coincidentally, in history, it took decades before King Sejong would tinker with the proverbs, and the appearance of the characters would cause a division of civilizations.

In a word, although they are all in the Confucian civilization circle, with writing, they are like living separately, and maybe they will secretly poke something.

It's just that at the moment, the Ming Dynasty controls Goryeo, and Li Shanchang's first order is to unify the script. Some writing habits of the Goryeo folks, if they are different from those of the Ming Dynasty, must be corrected.

In addition, it is also required to learn Hongwu Zhengyun, and to be able to speak Daming official dialect well, that is a superior person.

Persisting for 80 years, it is estimated that there will not be much difference between Goryeo and Central Plains.

"Father, this time the superior casts the Huaxia Jinding, shouldn't we take part in such a big event?" Li Qi asked in a low voice.

"Li Shanchang rolled his eyelids, "Participate in what?Don't you think it's fast enough? "

Li Qi was stunned for a while, but he didn't understand. Li Shanchang was so angry that he reached out to poke his forehead, "You idiot! Your father is still King Han, and so will you in the future! But if this continues, your son may not be, understand?"

Li Qi said helplessly: "Father means that we can't be the same as the Central Plains? There must be some differences. Then, then why do you still require the same text and official language?"

Li Shanchang was even more helpless, he had been shrewd all his life, and sooner or later he would be pissed off by this idiot!

"I don't want to, but will Zhang Ximeng agree? Will His Majesty agree? I have no idea at all!" Li Shanchang sighed helplessly, "Anyway, I will die early, out of sight and out of mind, there is nothing to worry about of!"

Li Qi was stunned for a long time after listening to his father's words, his forehead was sweating a little.

Li Shanchang noticed it, and frowned, "What's going on? Is there any bad news?"

Li Qi had no choice but to say bitterly: "Father, I told you, don't be angry!"

Li Shanchang's eyebrows twitched, and finally he sighed, "Just say it, I can still hold on!"

"Father, it's like this. Daming Bank has just written a letter asking us to participate in the common currency agreement."

"Common currency?" Li Shanchang was taken aback, and couldn't help sitting up straight, "What's going on?"

Li Qi had no choice but to explain: "It is to let us hand over the gold and silver, and use the currency uniformly...Zhu Datou!"

"do not talk!"

Li Shanchang's face changed suddenly, and he kept gritting his teeth.

"Right now, Koryo uses Ming's coins. If all of our coins are abolished and only Ming's is used, what kind of King of Han are we father and son? Aren't we the chief ministers of Ming and Goryeo?"

Li Qi grinned, "Father, chief envoys cannot be hereditary!"

"Pooh!"

Li Shanchang spat at him harshly, "You useless bastard, do you just accept that?"

Li Qi looked around, and then lowered his voice and said, "Father, I naturally don't want to admit defeat. I asked a few people, but I came up with a way. No matter what, we can't make the currency the same. So, We can accept it, but require different markings."

"What do you mean?" Lao Li asked.

"It's just like stamping a character on the banknotes, such as Jia Zi, or Tian Zi, anything is fine, so it will be different from Daming!"

Li Shanchang frowned slightly. What he wanted was to be different from Daming. If this trick works, it seems to be good... "You also have to remember, if you just add a mark, there is no other difference, isn't it still the same!"

Li Qi thought for a while, "What does father mean? Does the currency have different values?"

Li Shanchang said with a smile: "That's right, let our currency only have half the value of Daming, what do you think?"

Li Qi lowered his head in thought, and suddenly slapped his thigh, "Father! It's true that Zhuge is still alive, so you'll do it like this!"

"Wait!" Li Shanchang said again: "If you prepare 5 taels of gold and dedicate it to His Majesty, it is said that you are helping to cast the Huaxia Jinding."

Li Qi immediately understood the meaning of his father, and first blocked Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth to satisfy Lao Zhu, and there was nothing more to say about Daming Bank.

Dad's hand is absolutely beautiful, it can be said that the sword is not old!

Not surprisingly, the news was sent to Ying Tian.

"Li Hanwang is really full of calculations, and he refuses to take advantage of the slightest loss!"

Jiang Nan rubbed his temples and complained to Zhang Ximeng, "I was going to take the opportunity to unify the currency, but I ran into a problem in Korea. Master, what should I do?"

Zhang Ximeng frowned slightly, took the official document curiously, looked at it briefly, and his brows suddenly became darker.

"This old Li is impatient. How dare he bring up such a big loophole!"

"Loophole?" Jiang Nan was puzzled, "What loophole?"

"Look, what he means is that the currency is still the same, but with a mark added, it will be half the value of the Ming currency... What will happen if you don't add it? Will you be able to earn twice the profit?"

Jiang Nan was stunned. Although she has been in charge of the bank for many years, she is still not as good as Zhang Ximeng in terms of mind, especially Zhang Ximeng is too experienced in such things that corrupt the national code.

This money must be printed by Daming. As for the mark, whether it is added by Daming or Li Shanchang, there is a huge room for arbitrage.

If he, Old Li, didn't add it, and instead used the money to buy it in Daming, then he would immediately get double the huge profits!

"Master, you, you say that Li Shanchang really wants money and life?" Jiang Nan pondered: "I don't believe it!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "I don't believe it either! But Li Shanchang is old, so he may not be able to hold back. He should just want to distinguish himself from Daming so as not to be swallowed. But according to this method, the loopholes in it are too obvious, and he will definitely Someone drilled it."

Jiang Nan rolled his eyes, finally nodded, and said meaningfully: "It's still the master, who really sees people's hearts clearly!"

Chapter 896 The Emperor's Grandson's Inaction and Governance

There are some things that Zhang Ximeng doesn't need to say more, if he points out a little bit, Jiang Nan will know what to do.

In fact, for so many years, Jiang Nan has been handy in combating counterfeit money.

Especially Lu Zhou, he is simply an authority in this regard, and has recruited more than [-] people one after another. They have formed a powerful anti-counterfeit currency bureau, specializing in providing advice and guidance.

Almost any counterfeit currency cannot escape their supervision.

Of course, there are still countless people who continue this kind of business without capital and profit, and never regret it.However, the Ming court has been able to control the counterfeit currency within an acceptable range, so as not to endanger the reputation of the currency.

It's just that this time the situation is a bit special. The other party used not counterfeit money at all, but real money at a fair price, but it may not be stamped.

Therefore extra care is required.

Jiang Nan asked all the branches to strengthen their vigilance. If there is a sudden increase in the currency flow in a certain place, they must deal with it carefully, report it in time, and do not slack off.

At the same time, Jiang Nan also contacted the Du Branch Bureau, as well as the Gong Wei Division...Anyway, everyone in Daming has mobilized and is ready to fight.

The mere Li Shanchang, He Dehe Neng, fell into such a net, and Lao Li also suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck.

His idea is not complicated, because the currency is completely consistent, his Goryeo will be completely swallowed by Daming, and thus become an ordinary province, and his identity will be worthless.

So Lao Li must fight for it.

Even if it came to Lao Zhu, he had nothing to be afraid of. Anyway, as a hero, he was appointed by Lao Zhu to be entrusted overseas. It has only been a few days?

You, Zhu Yuanzhang, are going to backtrack and give up your promise?

Can't, can't be so excessive!

Li Shanchang felt that with his old face, he could still make troubles, so he didn't need to be afraid of anything.

He thought so, but Zhang Ximeng didn't think so, because what happened this time would probably teach Lao Li an unforgettable lesson, the kind that he would never forget until his death.

Therefore, Zhang Ximeng is also informing his students to conduct research in this area.

In addition, Zhang Ximeng also went to Lao Zhu's side, especially the manor outside the city. If something happened, he should deal with it as soon as possible... Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know this, and he devoted all his heart to Jiuding Casting.

The gold presented by Zhu Di is definitely enough to cast a golden tripod, but this batch of gold comes from Tianzhu in principle, so it should be used as a "Tianzhu tripod" instead of a Huaxia tripod.

"Sir, what's the name of the tripod in Tianzhu?" Lao Zhu casually asked while receiving the peanuts.

Zhang Ximeng thought about it with his eyelids, and said with a smile: "My lord, how about calling it Fanzhou?"

"Fanzhou?" Lao Zhu pondered for a while, "That's right, don't the people of Tianzhu pursue the realm of the unity of Brahman and self! Now they are renamed Fanzhou, which is really well deserved, so it's decided!"

There is no doubt that with Zhang Ximeng and Lao Zhu around, there will definitely be different ways of distinguishing the world map in the future.

China is Chixian Shenzhou, Tianzhu is Fanzhou, Dashi can be called "Zhenzhou", Eastern Rome is called "Luozhou", what is Western Europe called... Zhang Ximeng hasn't figured it out yet.

Anyway, the whole world has to be re-divided according to Daming's habits.

The emperor's grandson, Zhu Xiongying, is also getting bigger and bigger. The little guy has delicate features and soft features. He is completely different from the old Zhu... After three generations, Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp edges and corners, full of masculine and murderous looks, have become gentle and refined. Very bookish.

Zhu Xiongying has indeed read a lot of books in the past few years. He is very familiar with the important techniques of Qimin and Mengxi's pen talks.

Compared with studying, Zhu Xiongying's practical achievements are even more amazing.

He participated in the planting of a large number of new crops, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, peanuts... They all went out from this manor and sowed wildly, thus changing the entire Ming Dynasty.