Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

"It's getting colder today."

Emperor Chongzhen stood outside the hall, looked at the gray sky, frowned slightly and said, "Wang Banban, how is the preparation for the sale of coal stoves at Chuanhai General Assembly?
What is the progress of the production of coal furnaces in the iron factories under the jurisdiction of Huangzhuang in various places?

Over the past few years in Ming Dynasty, the weather has become colder and colder. When winter comes, countless people in the northern provinces will freeze to death in their sleep. "

Daming is not like later generations, there is collective heating.

For the well-off groups, they don't have to worry about heating, but for the people at the bottom, it has become a bigger problem.

Iron sheet coal stove plus smoke guide pipe is something that Emperor Chongzhen has been popularizing. According to the needs of various groups, products of different specifications are produced.

"Back to the emperor, it has already started selling in Zhili, Liaoqian and other places."

Wang Cheng'en lowered his head slightly and said: "In Huangzhuang, all the factories are rushing to manufacture. According to reports from Huangzhuang, there are a batch of imitation products in the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Zhili.

There are even workshops producing briquettes in many places.

Although the burning resistance of these briquettes is much lower than that produced in Huangzhuang, the advantage is that the price is low, and many ordinary people buy it from the private sector. "

"Well, as long as there is something to keep out the cold."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "The overall development of the Chuanhai Association is still a bit too slow, places like Henan and Shandong can only rely on the form of traveling merchants to sell these coal stoves.

However, it is a good thing to be able to spread more places.

I, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, are still unqualified. Even the low-level people have to think about it for a long time before deciding whether to buy something to keep out the cold. "

A lot of things can't be done just by thinking about it.

Just like the promotion of coal stoves, Emperor Chongzhen could order the factories under Huangzhuang to minimize costs, but he could not do things that violated the laws of the market.

This will inevitably make some poor families have to use the most primitive way to keep out the cold, but there is no absolute fairness in this world, and it is considered a good situation to maintain relative fairness.

"Your Majesty, I believe the situation will improve once the government-run factories are established in various places."

Wang Chengen persuaded: "The emperor has done a good job, but the mere sale of coal stoves has caused a lot of new jobs in the local area.

The emperor doesn't know yet.

There are many more coal factories in Zhili. Of course, the main supply and demand direction is smelting in various places, but the daily coal needs are also much more. "

Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "The industry was not formed in a day, as long as Daming can maintain this momentum, I believe it will get better and better in the future.

Wang Banban's words are correct, as the scale of government-run factories continues to increase in various places, Daming will gradually change. "

The gradual advancement of primitive industrialization will definitely bring new changes to Ming Dynasty.

Especially for those bankrupt groups, after being gradually absorbed into large-scale factories, at least one family's food and clothing can be basically guaranteed.

For matters such as improving salaries, macro adjustments must be gradually made, and policy constraints must be formulated. It is impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to violate the law of development. …

The formation of primitive industrialization will inevitably form a unique pattern, and will also give rise to many new problems.

In response to these situations and problems, what Emperor Chongzhen can do is to slowly change.

After all, Ming now needs primitive industrialization.

"Your Majesty, Dongjiang Town has presented a victory."

Wang Qia took the memorial and ran over quickly, unable to conceal his excitement: "The Dongjiang Army led by Liu Xingzuo successfully recovered Zhenjiang Fort and caused a lot of casualties to Jianlu."

Finally came the good news!

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, a smile appeared on his face. During this period of time, he was very concerned about the current situation in Liaodong.

Liaodong and the capital are separated by thousands of miles. I am afraid that at this moment, the layout and situation in the south of Liaonan will differ from the memorial presented by Dongjiang Town.

"This Liu Xingzuo, I really saw him right."

Opening the memorandum, Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the content above, and said with a smile: "The Dongjiang army under his command was able to recover Zhenjiang Fort in just a few days, and launched several blocking battles around Zhenjiang Fort.

This is quite a blow to Jianlu.

It seems that Jianlu and the Eight Banners Jianlu are not invincible. As long as they can innovate their tactics and create brand-new firearms and artillery, they can also defeat the mighty Jianlu. "

"That's what Your Majesty said."

Wang Qia bowed his hands and said: "During the battle of Zhenjiang Fort, the Dongjiang army led by Liu Xingzuo, relying on the flintlocks produced in Xishan and dozens of red barbarian cannons, launched a siege battle that was very eye-catching.

Including looking for favorable terrain, luring the army of Jianlu who rushed to help, and launching battles on specific battlefields, they have achieved good results. "

"However, this Western Musketeer Battalion also performed very well."

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the memorial and said with a smile: "This Sun Yuanhua took out a sum of money, hired Westerners, and sent them to Dongjiang Town to accept dispatch.

It can also be regarded as using barbarians to control barbarians.

That's right, as long as you can hold back Jianlu's offensive and keep hitting Jianlu's arrogance on the battlefield, I agree with it. "

In terms of overall military quality, the many armies that Ming set up around Liaodong were much worse than Jianlu after all.

It is not a realistic thing to rely on the supply of firearms, artillery, and various gunpowder products to make up for part of the shortage of the Ming army. It is not realistic to want to withstand the offensive of the Jianlu on the battlefield and defeat the Jianlu.

Wang Qia was a little hesitant, bowed and said, "However, Your Majesty, the memorandum submitted by Dongjiang Town is aimed at the part of the Western Musketeer Battalion. Will the Military Aircraft Department erase it?"

"Why do you want to erase it? Keep it verbatim, and the military aircraft department will send it to the government office in the court."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said: "A strong army cannot be cultivated in a day, and at this stage we know how these victories were achieved.

During the period, there were also those non-Daming troops, and what role they played in these involved battlefields must be firmly kept in mind.

On the side of the Military Aircraft Department, in response to the submissions made by various places in the Liao region, the corresponding strategies must be adjusted in a timely manner, so as not to delay the aircraft, and the co-organizers must be co-organized well.

I really want to see if this battle can bring out Daming's military spirit and military power! "

Being able to encounter such a once-in-a-thousand-year fighter opportunity, Emperor Chongzhen would definitely not let it go to waste. The current Dongjiang Army has made good progress, and it is time for Liaoqian, where Sun Chengzong is stationed, to take corresponding actions.

Emperor Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the gray sky, but his thoughts drifted to Liaoqian. If Daming could regain Liaoxi during this turmoil, the situation would be different.