The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

"The Ming Dynasty merchants in Goryeo wanted to contract a railway, but the Governor of Goryeo refused." Yang Shiqi said.

Zhu Gaochi was noncommittal.

Human desires are endless, and demands for interests will only increase.

"The response of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau was indeed a bit slow. According to statistics from the Workers' and Civilian Union Department, the number of workers in Korea is about one million, while the Daming Industrial Bureau has less than 200,000 workers."

"The Daming Trading Company in Goryeo was different from the domestic model because it absorbed the advantages of the Daming Industrial Bureau, especially the newly absorbed people groups in southeastern Chongqing. These people whose lives have undergone earth-shaking changes are very loyal to their own firm. .”

There are some things Yang Shiqi didn't say.

These people who have just emerged from suffering are more barbaric than the people in the mainland. In short, they are more fearless. If you are fearless, you are not afraid of death. If you are not afraid of death, you can fight better than ordinary people.

Everything has two sides.

He is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has no power to fight back against his barbaric physique.

Without the equipment of generation difference, Barbarian can fight ten.

Goryeo has steam engines. Although it mainly relies on cash crops and raw materials, it actually has primary industry capabilities, and its businessmen are not lacking in technology. Compared with overseas businessmen such as Ryukyu and Boni, Goryeo has unique factors. They have grown into a force that cannot be underestimated.

Goryeo has coal mines, iron mines, plains, a population, and a diverse geographical environment. It can build a self-sufficient society. In areas that meet these conditions, industry can be developed.

Zhu Gaochi stared at the map.

With the development of things, with the frequent trade brought by the Ming Dynasty, what happened in Chongqing actually affected Goryeo. No one expected this, and I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty trading houses did not expect it to be so far away.

They just acted out of profit, got ahead of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau, and absorbed a large number of different groups of workers. With the changes in the past half year, they played an unexpected role.

These people of the Ming Dynasty who were not kings became the most loyal thugs in the hands of the Ming Dynasty merchants. Compared with the people in other parts of the mainland, these workers were still afraid of the imperial court.

If you have fear, you can obey the government's management; if you don't have fear, you can't obey the government's management.

"Let Zhao An go to Korea."

Zhu Gaochi said.

Yang Shiqi was stunned. This was a good idea, but Zhao An was a military general. If Zhao An was appointed as the governor of Goryeo and broke the original employment system, would it cause a new crisis? Yang Shiqi hesitated.

"Let Zhao An serve as the governor of Quanluo." Zhu Gaochi knew Yang Shiqi's concerns and said directly.

Yang Shiqi had no opinion.

The northern part of Goryeo was suppressed by the Goryeo Governor's Palace, and the southern part of Goryeo was controlled by Zhao An. With a two-pronged approach, the court was able to stabilize the situation quickly and calm down the merchants who were ready to move.

The governor is a civil servant and the governor is a military attache. This system has been implemented in the seven western provinces for many years without any problems.

"To regulate the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, it is better to thin it out than to block it." Zhu Gaochi believed that the matter was not completely solved and continued to express his thoughts. Yang Shiqi listened carefully. His Royal Highness often had impressive ideas.

“The formulation of laws lags behind the development of society. It has been fifty years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the development of industrialization has also entered its twenty-fifth year. The process of social resource allocation model is on the right track, like a train that is already traveling at high speed. "

"It has achieved success in all aspects, but due to the huge changes in society and the expansion of the Ming Dynasty's territory and vassal system, the legal provisions have fallen behind the needs of society."

In fact, the Ming Law has changed a lot over the years, especially regarding the protection of property, the complete abolition of domestic slavery, and the comprehensive restoration of personal equality.

However, in recent years, Ming Dynasty has encountered new local problems one after another. After Zhu Gaochi's reflection and summary, there are also big reasons for the backwardness of the law.

Businessmen have no sense of security.

Alongside their ambitions, there is also insecurity.

The population of Ryukyu is sparse, the Japanese state is in turmoil, and the level of civilization in overseas places such as Boni is too low to support the ambitions of merchants. The only difference is that Goryeo has a lot to do here.

Yang Shiqi agreed with the Crown Prince's statement, especially after recently hearing about the new learning that has become a household name in the capital. Yang Shiqi, who returned from Nanyang, suddenly discovered the knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, and the new learning has become the mainstream.

So in the new learning, the ideas related to the sect and vassal system also provided Yang Shiqi with more ideas.

Soon after, under the organization of the cabinet, many scholars were convened, and even many famous lawyers and many sages were invited to launch a large-scale discussion on the expansion of the Ming Dynasty Law.

The addition of the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple Judiciary marked the importance of this Ming Dynasty law discussion.

Among them, some people proposed to reduce the inheritance tax from the maximum 45% to 20%, and the collection standard was also greatly increased, which was increased by three times. In the end, Zhu Gaochi personally came forward and strongly rejected it.

He could have instructed others to speak out, but Zhu Gaochi did not do so. He wanted to use his own attitude to tell some people that certain red lines would never be shaken.

If you don’t control capital, you will end up being controlled by capital.

So a hundred years later, Zhu Gaochi is certain that everything he builds will soon be occupied and dominated by capital.

People often like to confuse contradictions.

If A and I have a conflict, I won't play with B because B and A have talked.

If the teacher scolds me, I will not learn to retaliate against him.

In the same way, the social and humanities of later generations in the West were not entirely brought about by capital. Instead, they were created through years of war and struggle, as well as new heights of productivity brought about by the development of scientific standards.

In the process of conquering the New World, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, England and France continuously transported the poor in the country and the poor who had nothing to the new land, leaving them to fend for themselves, struggle and confrontation, a process of iron and blood, and the sacrifices of many generations. Only then did the violent conflicts in the country be resolved.

Only seeing the smiles of future generations but not the pain and tears of those who planted the trees is the same mistake of arrogance.

In the confrontation with capital, society continued to progress, and through drastic changes, it reached the humanistic environment of the West in later generations. This is luck, not necessity.

If he wants to maintain a society with a social resource distribution model and achieve the ultimate utopia of everyone for one and one for everyone, Zhu Gaochi must insist on many things, including solving the core issue of social resource redistribution.

Then controlling the hereditary capital of merchants is as important as solving the hereditary problem of nobles.

Agricultural social rights cannot be hereditary.

Industrial social capital cannot be hereditary.

The former is the annexation of land, and the latter is the annexation of the means of production. Both of them monopolize the people and hinder the upward passage of the class.

Everyone has selfish motives, and Yang Shiqi also has selfish motives.

Having reached the core of power, Yang Shiqi controlled the power of the country. Huang Fu, who like him had been governing in Nanyang for many years, also ended his term in Jiaozhi and returned to the court.

Therefore, Yang Shiqi suggested that the situation in Goryeo was very complicated and a talented person was needed.

Zhu Gaochi met with Huang Fu.

In history, Huang Fu served as the chief administrator of Xiangcheng and Qingyuan during the Yongle Dynasty. Later, he moved to Jinwu's avant-garde experience. He was appreciated for his political advice and was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Industry.

At that time, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Annan belonged to the Ming Dynasty. Huang Fu was appointed as the first Chief Envoy of the Provincial Government of Jiaozhi and the Chief Envoy of the Provincial Government, and also the Chief Envoy of the Ministry of Punishment and Supervision.

During the nineteen years of Annan's governance, he had both power and favor.

When he left office, the people cried goodbye.

He established the dynasty for more than 40 years and served as minister in the two capitals for 39 years, supervising water transportation and advising on military affairs. He was mature, loyal, upright and honest. History said that he was "upright and always consistent". He was a rare talent.

Today's Huang Fu also plays an important role in the governance of Jiaozhi.

"The smooth construction of the railway from Jiaozhi to Champa is inseparable from the stability of the local area. Building railways is not easy. We often encounter many conflicts and challenges in the local areas, especially in border areas like Jiaozhi and Champa."

Zhu Gaochi and Huang Fu highly recognized Huang Fu's abilities in the garden of Wenhua Palace.

"I am ashamed of myself."

Huang Fu said respectfully.

Zhu Gaochi changed the subject and asked, "Do you understand the new learning?"

"After I returned to the capital, I listened to two sessions and discussed a little with everyone Cao, so I have a basic understanding of it." Huang Fu replied.

Zhu Gaochi nodded and continued: "The problem of Goryeo is not only a problem of Goryeo, but also a problem of Ming Dynasty. Regarding the soundness of the vassal system, Goryeo is an experimental field, and a prime minister who can take the overall situation into consideration is needed."

"Cooperate with the Governor of Goryeo, including politics, economy, culture and other aspects, comprehensively consider the long-term interests and overall interests of the Ming Dynasty, coordinate the interests of all parties, maintain the stability and development of the vassal system, and ultimately promote the world."

Huang Fu understood His Highness the Crown Prince's arrangements for him. Although Yang Shiqi had excluded him, from another perspective, it was his valuable qualifications that he had done this important thing well.

He was still young, and Huang Fu thought he could afford to wait.

"I am willing to give it a try."

"I plan to explore a vassal system in Goryeo that meets the interests and needs of the Ming Dynasty in three years."

"it is good."

Zhu Gaochi laughed happily, "I'll wait and see, waiting for the day when Aiqing returns in triumph. When the time comes, I will personally greet Aiqing."

In October of the thirteenth year of Yongle.

The imperial court appointed the Prime Minister of Goryeo, who was fully responsible for the affairs of Goryeo.

The Northern Army of Goryeo was absorbed by the Goryeo Governor-General's Palace for many years, and the Southern Army of Goryeo was also absorbed by the Ming Dynasty for two years. Most of the military attachés of the Goryeo Central Army were generals of the Ming Dynasty. Faced with the fact that the upper court treated Goryeo as its own territory, the King of Goryeo, Li Bangguo, except Apart from complaining privately, there is nothing that can be done.

Hwang Bok, Prime Minister of Korea, first met with the King of Korea and received a warm welcome, and then met with various sage groups and the two classes of Korea.

Then he went north to discuss with the Governor of Goryeo for a day, and reached a partial consensus. Finally, he went south to inspect the entire Goryeo, and also spent a day in Jeolla Province to discuss with the new governor Zhao An.

Huang Fu convened the major trading houses in Goryeo and communicated with them. "The Ming Dynasty has been building railways for more than 20 years. From Nurgan to Mashhad, the total length of the railway is more than 19,000 miles. Currently, it has only been built to Tashkent in the west, and only to Ciluwei in the east. There are still a total of 5,000 The construction of Yuli is also the most difficult part.”

"Saibei Dusi, Sainan Province each have a railway, and Qinghai's railway is already in the imperial court's planning."

"From Shaanxi to Yunnan, from Peiping to Guangxi. Shaanxi to Shandong, Sichuan to Zhejiang, Yunnan to Laos, Guangxi to Champa, plus these railways that have been opened to traffic, in the next five years, Korea, Nurgan, and the western When the railway construction in the seven provinces is completed, the total length of railways in the Ming Dynasty will exceed 100,000 miles."

"The one-hundred-thousand-mile railway is the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty and is related to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty. No one or force should make any plans, otherwise they will suffer a devastating blow."

Huang Fuchou said what was going on at the front, and the merchants had complicated expressions.

There was the Crown Prince in front of him and the new Prime Minister of Goryeo in the back. The businessmen already knew the court's attitude clearly. At least no one dared to object at the moment.

Seeing that no one from the merchants spoke, Huang Fu added: "The imperial court actually recognizes your achievements. Just like Jinzhou and Beiping at the beginning, the speed of development of Beiping is inseparable from the supply of Jinzhou."

"Today, too, the domestic development speed of the Ming Dynasty has remained consistent. It is precisely because the continuous supply of raw materials from Goryeo has guaranteed the needs of the industrial development of the Ming Dynasty that it can be maintained at a high level."

"So the imperial court not only strengthened the improvement of the Ming Dynasty laws and protected your rights and interests, but also gave you more support in terms of policies, such as the trade of Koryo coal mines, which prevented the dumping of Koryo's low-price coal mines into the country. Finally, the imperial court We bear the price difference and make the Daming Industry Bureau bleed, so that we can meet the production and sales volume in your mining area."

"Some of you can think of it as each getting what you need and benefiting each other. No matter how you think about it, you should first acknowledge the benefits that Ming society has brought to you. Without the existence of Ming society, who would you sell your goods to? Your interests Where did it come from?”

"Only when you understand this truth can you truly accept it. Working together for the development of Ming society is the long-term and lasting solution. If you have any problems or difficulties in Goryeo, you can come to the headquarters."

Huang Fu spoke harshly before, but at the end he said some kind words, giving both kindness and power.

After some beating, I drew another pie.

Goryeo.

Within Cheorwon-fu, Gangwon-do.

Lu Kee Mine.

The largest mine in the area is not only rich in coal, but also has high-quality iron ore in the upper layer. The merchants themselves laid simple railways in the mining area, and rows of coal were pulled up.

The wealthy trading houses used more than a dozen new pumping steam engines to pump water day and night, and transported the pumped groundwater to newly dug ditches and discharged them into the rivers.

The population of Liaodong is mainly concentrated in the Western Liaoning Corridor and the Jinzhou area, so the railway is also in the northwest of western Liaoning. The railway is built from Jinzhou along the Yellow Sea coast, connecting to Zhenjiang Fort, and from Zhenjiang Fort to Goryeo Pyongyang Dusi and Hamgyong Dadusi. .

The railway construction in Gangwon Province has only been started for a year or two, and it is expected that it will take more than half of the construction period to build the railway connecting Dosi in Hamgyong Province, transport it to Liaodong via railway, and then transport Liaodong back to the country.

However, due to distance reasons, rail transportation has not eliminated sea transportation.

The Chelsan area around Jeongju in Pyongan Province has been a mining area since ancient times. In addition to Hwangju in Hwanghae Province, coal mines and raw materials from the south of Hamgyong Province and Gangwon Province pass through here. Finally, there are Hongju and Taian in Chungcheong Province. , Jeonju and Jangheung in Jeolla Province.

There are ships dedicated to transporting coal and iron ore, and they transport them back and forth day and night. Because of the distance, the cost of transportation is not much higher than that of the railway, and the time is faster.

Therefore, the current Luji Mining Area attaches more importance to the construction of the railway from Gangwon Road to the west. When this railway is completed, the transportation costs of Luji's coal mines will be greatly reduced, which means that the profits will increase out of thin air.

In this context, when Lu Ji's boss Lu Shunyi went out, the wheels of his carriage suddenly detached and fell down the valley into the coal mine. In the end, people only found a few carcasses that were devoured by wild beasts.

Lu Shunyi's family sued Wu Hong, accusing Wu Hong of seeking wealth and murder.

Lu Ji is a trading firm jointly established by Lu Shunyi and Wu Hong. Over the years, the two have worked together. One has connections in Korea and the other has connections in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to being one of the earliest trading firms, it has also become the largest coal yard owner in Korea. one.

Wu Hong used the agreement as an excuse to take out a contract that Lu Shunyi's family did not know and paid Lu Shunyi's family 5,000 yuan. From then on, Lu Ji Trading Company was renamed Wu Ji Trading Company and became Wu Hong's own industry.

Of course, Lu Shunyi's family was not convinced. In addition, someone pointed out that they had seen the coachman on the dock. Therefore, Lu Shunyi's family speculated that the wreckage was fake except for Lu Shunyi's.

In the lawsuit between the Ming Dynasty and the Koryo people, the right of ownership belongs to the Koryo Governor's Office.

The lawsuit dragged on and on, and finally fell into the hands of Jiang Binzhi. Jiang Binzhi did not come forward. Instead, it was the officials from the Governor's Mansion who did.

"Can you tell me whether it was you who did it?"

Qian Shi asked curiously.

People all thought that Wu Hong sent someone to do it. Wu Hong said with a bitter face: "Am I an immoral person? If it were me who did it, I would be struck by thunder and I would die a good death."

Wu Hong cursed and swore.

Qian Shi shook his head.

If Lu Ji's mining area is currently worth over 100,000 yuan, when the train opens to traffic and there are no transportation restrictions, the output of Lu Ji's mining area will be at least several times higher, and some people even think it is worth millions.

This is a flock of hens that lay golden eggs. Hundreds of years of wealth and wealth, its value cannot be measured by simple food stamps.

"I heard that the original capital of the two of you was less than 3,000 yuan?"

Wu Hong couldn't help but grimace after hearing Qian Shi's words.

Wu Hong didn't care about anything, and his face was full of sighs.

In just ten years, the value from three thousand yuan to one million is really unbelievable. It makes people jealous, and Qian Shi is also jealous. Not only Qian Shi is jealous, but many people in the Governor's Mansion are jealous.

Just swearing and swearing are nothing. Lu Shunyi died suddenly, but Wu Hong gained. It was not his doing, and people thought it was him.

Wu Hong was helpless.

The same goes for his hot air balloon back then. It was indeed of little value at first. The Military-Industrial Joint Office sent him a sum of money, but what was the result? Hot air balloons have become a common military equipment in the military.

It’s too difficult for them to be businessmen.

Everyone is jealous of them.

Relying on this money, he went through all the hard work to come to Goryeo to start over, and finally got the opportunity now. However, everyone was trying to get a piece of the pie from him.

Don't they remember what happened to the Associated Guards Corps? Only a few years have passed, have you forgotten the consequences?

Wu Hong angrily divided out a lot of secret shares.

In the end, the Lu family didn't get anything. The officials of the Governor's Mansion used it as a cause of trouble and imprisoned, fined, and expelled. The matter came to an end. The Lu family was powerless and had no way to complain.

The railway was finally built around Wu Ji Trading Company.

With the construction of the railway, the value of Wu Ji Trading Company is rising every day. Many big businessmen are asking Wu Hong if he has any intention to issue shares. Of course Wu Hong is not willing.

It is better to enjoy the happiness of others than to enjoy it alone.

He now has his back to the Governor's Palace and does not take his colleagues seriously.

With the efforts of hundreds of thousands of eunuchs and prisoners of war, as well as the Ming Dynasty railway workers, Goryeo's railway construction speed is not slow, at least for the moment, although it is far less than that of the United States in the 19th century.

In the 19th century, the United States built an average of 12,300 miles of roads every year, with the highest number of roads being built in a year of more than 40,000 miles. However, it took the Ming Dynasty more than 20 years and the efforts of the whole country to build less than 1,000 miles of roads. One hundred thousand miles.

However, the speed of railway construction in the Ming Dynasty was not too slow. Before the founding of New China, the total domestic railway mileage was only more than 40,000 miles. Of course, the environments of the two are different. The Ming Dynasty was a stable and developed society, while China at that time was a war-torn society, so railway construction was very slow.

But everyone knows that with the speed of railways, when the railway in Korea is opened to traffic, the bottleneck of material transportation from north to south and east to west will be broken, and the capital of many commercial banks will at least double.

Those high-quality mining areas are the best investment directions.

Countless domestic trading firms came to Korea to invest. There were more and more exploration teams on the land of Korea, looking for mines in all the mountainous areas. Every time a mining area was found, a new large trading bank was established.

There is no shortage of money, people, or technology, only minerals and land.

Some trading houses bought shares in the old trading houses of Goryeo, and some started from scratch. The closer the opening date of the railway was, the more rapidly Goryeo's commercial capital grew, even alarming the court.

In Haeju, Hwanghae Province, domestic dental stores even list the selling prices of each store.

After they evaluated their own business firms, those businessmen who wanted to make a fortune from this wave of dividends were willing to sell part of their capital. This was also a reason to fight against greedy external forces.

After many owners, shopkeepers, and managers of domestic trading houses come to Haizhou, they will immediately go to the outside of the Yahang shop to look at the stock prices of various firms on the wooden signs. These Yahang shops, which specialize in trading company equity, are called "Yahang" by foreign businessmen. For stock companies.

However, there are also many trading firms whose names are not on the brand of the stock bank, such as Wu Kee Trading Company.

This is the highest quality investment object, but such a business bank does not release its equity capital, which makes many large mainland business banks salivate, so they entrusted waves of people to take the trouble to convince them.

As Ming's national strength developed, capital also expanded.

The common people's money ranges from one to two, while the merchants' capital ranges from one to twenty.

Households with ten thousand yuan can no longer shock the common people, even if they will never earn so much money in their lifetimes. The words describing the rich are replaced by one hundred thousand yuan and one million yuan in the storybooks.

Commercial banks with a capital of one million yuan are no longer the top commercial banks in the Ming Dynasty, but commercial banks with a capital of 100,000 yuan are everywhere in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.

This is a very huge force.

Wealth can rival a country.

There were many trading houses in the Ming Dynasty that were extremely wealthy.

Goryeo, an overseas land, finally developed into a paradise for capital after years of chaos due to historical and cultural reasons related to China, as well as subsequent changes, the decline of power, and years of chaos.

The Ming Dynasty established governors, governors, and prime ministers in Goryeo, trying to restrain this force and still control it in the hands of the Ming court.

The birth of stock banks represents a new meaning.

Capital amplifier.

The "nuclear weapon" of capital. (End of chapter)