Daming 1805

After reading Zhu Jingyuan's report, Zhu Jianyan was very interested in the amphibious assault ship part.

The Ming Dynasty's military staff structure usually formulates and discusses various combat plans, which are originally the tasks of the staff.

The biggest military action that the Ming Dynasty may carry out at present and in the future is undoubtedly the conquest of the mainland of Taixi.

The feasibility of the plan to penetrate Ottoman and Lucia from land to attack the Taixi mainland is too low in all aspects.

Because Lucia still has a huge hinterland, and Ottoman's hinterland is also not small and has a very complicated terrain.

Coupled with the existence of the Xixianbei Principality as a buffer, there will be no suddenness in combat operations.

On the contrary, starting from the northern part of Mozhou, starting from Crete and other islands in the Qinhai Sea, the feasibility of launching a landing operation on the western continent is slightly higher.

So amphibious combat weapons are very important.

After Zhu Jianyan finished reading the report, he took out the part about the design and planning of future warships, and the part about the design ideas of new warships such as amphibious assault ships.

Ask the secretary to make a few more copies and send them to the Ministry of the Navy, the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of the Air Force, the Ordnance Department, the Military Aircraft Department, and the Governor's Mansion.

Let the relevant personnel study and think separately for two days, and then gather together for a meeting to discuss.

Amphibious operations are actually coordinated operations by the three armed forces, not the navy's own business.

Although what Zhu Jingyuan mentioned was mainly a shipbuilding plan, it also involved amphibious combat vehicles, as well as various military flying machines such as fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

Let them refer to Zhu Jingyuan's plans and suggestions to adjust future warship design and construction plans, so that the future equipment research and development of the navy, army, and air force can cooperate with each other.

But no matter what, the warships that started construction this year will no longer be modified, and will still be built according to the original plan.

Starting next year, new warships and equipment will have new design applications.

While dealing with local affairs, Zhu Jingyuan would regularly track the design and construction plans of new warships, including amphibious assault ships, through telegrams and telephone calls, and provide suggestions and references when needed.

Zhu Jingyuan personally presided over the reforms in Edo, Nara, and North Korea, which were relatively smooth on the whole.

Yamen at all levels organized the first large-scale general education examination in May of the seventh year of Ankang.

The three places were originally highly civilized areas, and the key traditional indigenous people have basically disappeared.

Most of the people who actually participated in the test were of mixed race.

They lived in a pure and bright environment since they were young, and the exam content formulated by Zhu Jingyuan could not trouble them at all.

So the pass rate of the first formal exam is more than 90.00%.

The remaining very few who failed were forcibly judged to fail by the examiners basically because of various violations.

After the official examination was over and the results were counted, Chen Jian, the Edo chief envoy, came to Zhu Jingyuan's office, reported the general situation to Zhu Jingyuan, and then made a final request for instructions.

Zhu Jingyuan finished reading the simple explanatory document prepared by Chen Jian, then nodded slightly in satisfaction and said:

"That's right, it's indeed the place closest to our Ming Dynasty, and it's also the place where generations of ancestors have been religiously transformed."

On the contrary, Chen Jian was a little worried:

"Your Highness, is the passing rate too high? Do you want to make the next exam more difficult?"

Zhu Jingyuan asked with some doubts:

"Why increase the difficulty? Didn't I say it before, the purpose of this kind of exam is to filter, not to screen.

"Our ultimate goal is to let everyone pass, and everyone has a general education certificate."

Chen Jian said with some confusion:

"This subordinate still remembers that His Highness said it before, but this subordinate still has some doubts.

"Since the purpose is for everyone to pass, why organize an exam instead of issuing a certificate directly?"

Zhu Jingyuan was a little stunned when he heard this question, not because he was stumped by Chen Jian, but because he was thinking about how to explain it:

"In this way... this exam can be regarded as a ceremony.

"Those who take the exam are those who identify with Daming and want to become Daming people.

"Those who pass the exam will be Daming people from now on.

"Isn't there a link when issuing the certificates? While receiving the certificates, they have to publicly swear allegiance to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

"The sense of ritual is a very important thing.

"There is no public oath of allegiance, and there is no psychological pressure to betray, especially those whose identities are already vague.

"Thinking about it from another angle, those who take the test and pass the test are all of us.

"People who don't pass the exam, they become outsiders in a way.

"I don't want a large-scale outsider presence.

"During this process, those who have objections and hesitation about their own belonging will be transformed into complete Daming people.

"I'm talking about those mixed-race children who don't have Ming household registration.

"If I demand to directly abolish the household registration system, or include the Japanese people of Edo and Nara, and the Koreans of the Korean Peninsula into the category of the Ming nation, the resistance I will encounter will definitely be very strong.

"The source of this resistance is not only the court system, but also ordinary Ming people, and even the mixed-race people themselves.

"Da Ming has not completely abolished the slavery system yet, and the He family can choose to be slaves of nobles overseas.

"Mixed blood and race will be recognized as He race in most cases.

"At the same time, if the imperial court directly joins the two clans into the Ming nation, it will not impress them deeply enough.

"That identity was not something they took the initiative to fight for, but was directly forcibly granted by external forces.

"They just don't pay enough attention to this new identity subconsciously.

"The identity they actively strive for is different.

"My ultimate goal is to include foreigners who have the opportunity to be recognized, whose living habits, culture, and self-awareness are highly similar to those of Ming people, into the group of Ming people.

"Eliminate as many alien races as possible within the Ming Dynasty.

"After the exam passing certificate is promoted throughout Daming, it will become the only proof of identity for Daming people.

"Sooner or later, we will abolish the complex management methods related to household registration.

"So, the matter of the general education exam is a simple matter in form, but it is actually very complicated...

"I put too many plans and purposes in this.

"I hope officials at all levels understand that."

After Chen Jian listened, he nodded quite seriously, and then subconsciously asked:
"The subordinates understand, so there should be special treatment and countermeasures for those who have failed the exam many times, or those who are directly unwilling to take the exam?"

Zhu Jingyuan also nodded slightly:

"Yes, for those who have not passed the exam many times, the follow-up can reduce the difficulty of their exam according to the situation.

"Because the exam itself is a ceremony, if the other party is really willing to take the exam, he sincerely hopes to join.

"Even if there are some shortcomings, they can be accepted selectively.

"On the contrary, those who are unwilling to take the test must find a way to deal with it in a targeted manner.

"Let them be on the margins of society...

"No, simple marginalization is not enough, it will make them a factor of instability.

"These people can't stay in Edo, a place close to the mainland of Ming Dynasty, and send them directly to the inland of Mozhou to open up wasteland.

"All those who voluntarily and clearly refuse the exam due to force majeure will be sent away."

Chen Jian bowed his hands in earnest this time and agreed:

"The subordinate understands, we will make arrangements when we get back.

"Another thing is public opinion about government-run manufacturers.

"Now some newspapers among the people are attacking the policy of government-run manufacturers, thinking that this is a competition between the imperial court and the people.

"Should we deal with..."

Zhu Jingyuan almost laughed out loud when he heard that:

"Then what does Chen Fangbo think about these folk remarks? What do the officials below think?"

Chen Jian immediately said very clearly:

"These people are talking nonsense. What do you mean by competing for profit with the people? It is similar to competing for profit with private employers.

"Obviously, government-run manufacturers started to open one after another, especially after they began to accept the royal consortium's industry and began to expand on the original basis, private owners felt the pressure.

"So I went to buy off several newspaper reporters and editors, trying to put pressure on the Yamen through the so-called public opinion.

"The vast majority of officials and officials scoffed at this statement.

"Although there are a few officials who want to support it, all of these people have relatives who run businesses and factories.

"They are no different from newspaper staff who have been bribed."

Seeing Chen Jian's reaction, Zhu Jingyuan thought of the past history.

Before the Chongzhen Dynasty, it was the officials of the court who shouted that the court should not compete with the people for profit.

Now this is the bureaucratic system being shouted by private businessmen through newspapers that the yamen cannot compete with the people for profit.

Now the royal family represented by Zhu Jingyuan has the opportunity to stay out of the matter.

Zhu Jingyuan said noncommittally:
"I think, what those newspapers said can't be wrong.

"The owners of non-governmental manufacturers are also the people of our Ming Dynasty, so they are indeed the people.

"The yamen's own commercial firms and factories are indeed competing for profits with the people..."

Chen Jian's expression suddenly became a little weird, and he was very surprised by Zhu Jingyuan's attitude.

Isn't the policy of government-run manufacturers directly discussed by Prince Dashi himself and His Majesty?
How come the position is still drifting when faced with this kind of thing now?
Chen Jian was at a loss for a moment:

"This... Your Highness, then... what should we do?"

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and said:
"Don't be nervous, the court's attitude and my personal attitude are very clear.

"Of course the imperial court and I both support the development of government-run manufacturers, otherwise it would be impossible to come up with such a policy.

"However, government-run manufacturers must also participate in market competition, and they must compete as fairly as possible.

"So, the imperial court, the royal family, my father, and myself will not directly favor any side.

"If there are private manufacturers that can really develop and grow and produce high-quality products with high quality and low price, then my father, me, and the royal family will not suppress them, nor will we allow government departments at all levels to suppress them.

"However, you should also understand that since the government-run manufacturers have the blessing of the official background, when they compete with pure private manufacturers, the royal family does not favor any party, which is to support the government-run manufacturers.

"So there is no need to consider using abnormal means to deal with competitors.

"Let the tabloids do the shouting, and you can find some articles to respond to, compare, analyze and compare.

"But the most important thing is not these. The government-run manufacturers still have to do the actual work well and make really high-quality and cheap products in order to be invincible."

Chen Jian finally fully understood what Zhu Jingyuan meant, and also fully understood the emperor's real intention.

When he became an official at the chief executive level, Chen Jian had to consider more than just the immediate ones.

More important are the policies of the court, and the essential purpose of those policies.

Obviously, after the establishment of government-run manufacturers, the barrier between the bureaucratic system and private capital will become larger.

The bureaucratic system is more difficult to be influenced by private capital, and may even become hostile.

Nongovernmental newspapers attacking government-run manufacturers will become more and more frequent in the future.

In the future, in the Daming market, there will be three forces: the royal family, the government, and the people.

The three are bound to each other and influence each other.

The status of the emperor is detached, he is not only the head of the royal family, but also the head of the court, and the majesty of the people.

Therefore, a qualified emperor cannot allow his position to be completely biased towards any side.

The emperor should coordinate and control the power of the three aspects.

From Emperor Shizu to now, there has never been an unqualified emperor in Ming Dynasty...

Therefore, when the bureaucrats encountered the problem of "competing for profit with the people", Prince Dashi, who represented the emperor, would not stand in line.

Now it is said that it is supporting the bureaucracy, but in fact it is because the government-run manufacturers have just begun to build, and their strength is not strong enough.

After the government-run consortium swells to a certain extent, the emperor may make restrictions in turn.

However, in the eyes of bureaucrats at Chen Jian's level, this was a natural choice, and it could even be regarded as the best choice.

Because Chen Jian has felt the relative weakening of the power of the government yamen in the past few years.

When bureaucrats face private manufacturers, they become more and more powerless.

The scale of private manufacturers is getting bigger and bigger, and manufacturers controlling thousands or even tens of thousands of workers continue to emerge.

The owners of these manufacturers, when facing the executives of the imperial court, although they still dare not engage in any profiteering rebellion, the number of soft confrontations is increasing.

It is difficult to implement the orders of the yamen to the bottom workers.

According to the report below, Chen Jian vaguely saw the methods used by bureaucrats at all levels to fool their superiors.

After the government-run manufacturers began to be established on a large scale, this situation has obviously begun to ease.

Like the imperial consortium, the government-run manufacturers' association directly implemented the orders of the higher-level yamen.

If government-run factories are paid well, workers will go to government-run factories, and private factories will close down to implement the corresponding system.

Because there is still a shortage of workers in all parts of Daming.

The larger the scale and number of government-run manufacturers, the better the normal implementation effect of the yamen.

Non-governmental businessmen have no way to cope with errands, and no way to non-violent non-cooperation.

Chen Jian understood Zhu Jingyuan's intention, and the purpose of this report was successfully completed.

Immediately said goodbye politely and left, then summoned his main subordinates to convey Zhu Jingyuan's meaning.

Of course, the words will not be so straightforward, especially for my own understanding, I can only use hints.

At most, in the follow-up decisions and orders, let them deepen their understanding according to their own decisions...