Daming Military Empire

Chapter 540 Constitutional Monarchy
The fact that the Royal Xinglong Company of the Ming Dynasty has more than one hundred freight trains once again aroused Zhu Cijiong's thinking that the country can no longer be governed according to the previous system, because with the rise of capital, the national conditions of Daming have undergone fundamental changes. The system is simply not suitable for the emerging Ming Empire.

It's not that the Ming Royal Xinglong Company cannot master the profession, the Daming Royal Xinglong Company can, and so can other royal companies, and the companies created by other civilians must also be able to, otherwise it is unfair!

Unfair competition seems to be beneficial to all the imperial firms of Ming Dynasty, but in fact it is a disguised form of self-defeating martial arts. This kind of flowers cultivated in the greenhouse cannot resist the changeable climate outside.

Now that the capital is just emerging, the Daming Royal Firm does not have any strong opponents. The annual profit of tens of millions or even tens of millions of taels seems scary, but when converted into the money of future generations, it is hundreds of millions to tens of millions. There will not be too many such companies in future generations.

A company that develops and grows in this unfair environment will definitely have many flaws. Such a company is fine within the territory of Daming, because it is protected by the imperial power, and no one dares to move. Once out of Daming, the opponent may use a few routines. Can put you down!
For example, this special train can be easily obtained by the Daming Imperial Household within the territory of Daming, but what about going out of Daming, especially in Europe?
If you are an ally, you may be able to save face and let you drive a few cars, but that will cost money. If it is not an ally, or even an enemy country, how can it be so easy to open a special train for you.

This is the flaw in the shipping method. Shipping can be said to be the key point of doing business. You can only sell the shipping, otherwise what kind of business would you do?
The imperial company, which is used to easily obtaining the most convenient shipping method in the Ming Empire, will not be competitive if it leaves Daming, because it is impossible for them to give you convenience at all!

So how many freight trains did the royal firm occupy in Daming territory?Zhu Cijiong really didn't pay attention to this question, he asked directly: "What about the other royal companies, how many special trains are there in total?"

Hearing this, Xu Erjue looked at Luo Yangxing, and saw that Luo Yangxing had no intention of opening his mouth, so he could only reply cautiously: "Back to the emperor, there are probably more than ten special trains at the Daming Royal Nikko Bank, and there are about eighty trains at the Daming Royal Machinery Group." There are about [-] special trains of Daming Royal Western Trade, and Daming Royal Electric Company seems to have only ten special trains for the time being."

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he fainted at the wrong time. He really didn't expect that the five royal companies would occupy nearly [-] special trains. How many trains did Ming have in total?
No wonder Bi Maokang was in such a difficult situation, because he didn't have many trains in his hands at all. As for the possession of the royal company, even if he knew it, he didn't dare to think about it. It was the emperor's property, who would dare to touch it?

In fact, this is not because Xu Erjue and others cheated for personal gain, because the equipment and facilities such as trains and rails are all produced by the Daming Royal Machinery Group, and the operation is only managed by the Ministry of Industry. The emperor organized people to build it, and it would be good if they could let some of them out for the Ministry of Industry to operate.

It's messed up, it's a bit messed up, Zhu Cijiong only feels that his head is in chaos, and the experience of later generations tells him that this is definitely not a healthy development model. As for how to straighten it out, he hasn't had time to think about it yet. Let's talk after we finish.

He did not criticize Xu Erjue, Luo Yangxing and others, because this was not the result of their subjective consciousness, he just nodded, and then issued an order: "Wei Ming, you notify all the companies of the royal family to squeeze the freight train, Squeeze out a hundred vehicles and lend them to the Ministry of War to transfer supplies."

When Qin Weiming heard the words, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Observe the order."

Zhu Cijiong said to Xu Erjue and Luo Yangxing again: "You all think of a way, let the people below plan well, try not to let each special train appear empty, so that even if a hundred or so special trains are dispatched, the impact should not be great."

Xu Erjue and Luo Yangxing quickly clasped their hands together and said, "Observe the order."

Zhu Cijiong said to Sun Yuanhua again: "Chuyang, with these one hundred special trains, there shouldn't be any problem with the allocation of front-line supplies, right?"

Sun Yuanhua hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay, thank you for your kindness."

Zhu Cijiong nodded, and then said to Bi Maokang: "Meng Hou, don't move on the private freight for the time being. If it is further reduced, it is estimated that many merchants will suffer huge losses and even close their doors. Wouldn't that cause public resentment?" Boiling, Daming is not yet in such a state of embarrassment, so, until there is no other way, it is better not to embarrass the common people, after all, the people are water, and the king is a boat, and water can carry a boat and also capsize it!"

Of course, Bi Maokang knew that this sentence was used by Tang Taizong to warn his officials, but he did not expect that he was also warned by the emperor. It seemed that he was not thoughtful enough, so he cupped his hands in shame and said: "My minister understands, thank you for your advice, Your Majesty. .”

Zhu Cijiong's original intention was not to criticize Bi Maokang, he just expressed his feelings. Seeing Bi Maokang's appearance, he quickly comforted him: "Mr. Territory, economy, and military development are all too rapid, and it is normal for minor problems to occur in the governance process. What's more, in this unexpected situation, Ming was plotted by the big powers, and it was on fire everywhere. There were no major problems. I am already very pleased Yes, you are all doing well."

Hearing this, Bi Maokang couldn't help being moved, the emperor really didn't say anything to him, he didn't know what to say, so he could only tremble and say: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Cijiong nodded and continued: "Is there anything else you want?"

This means that if there is something to report, it means to retreat to the court if there is nothing to do.

It seems that the emperor has other things to be busy, and everyone hurriedly shook their heads and said: "No, no."

Seeing this, Zhu Cijiong waved his hands directly and said, "Then let's adjourn the meeting."

When everyone heard the words, they quickly got up to say goodbye, and retreated respectfully.

Zhu Cijiong has nothing to do, he just wants to be alone and think about the strategy of governing the country.

As he said, the development of Daming in the past few years has been too rapid, especially in terms of economy. It has completely broken away from the structure dominated by agriculture for thousands of years, and then governed by the feudal system that has been inherited for thousands of years. It is definitely not going to work, and appropriate adjustments must be made, otherwise there will definitely be big problems.

How to adjust it?Is a constitutional monarchy?Separation of powers?
It seems that none of the systems he can think of are in line with Daming's current situation. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to formulate some laws by ourselves and let the people below implement them. What is this called?

It seems that this kind of situation has never happened in history. After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with an appropriate name: constitutional monarchy!
(End of this chapter)