Daming Military Empire

Chapter 541 Daming Shipping
The constitutional monarchy that Zhu Cijiong came up with is very different from the constitutional monarchy commonly adopted by later generations. He knows that the so-called constitutional monarchy is actually a monarch who is constituted by a constitution, that is, the monarch is constrained by the constitution. Almost all have been deprived, and some even have no power at all, it is purely a display.

Of course he doesn't want to be constitutionalized himself, but the feudal monarchy is no longer suitable for the current Ming Dynasty. If it doesn't change, even if he is not constitutionalized, his descendants will be constitutionalized sooner or later, and it is very likely that there will be another bloody storm. It wasn't what he wanted to see either.

Therefore, he thought of constitutional monarchy, that is, the monarch controls the legislative power, formulates the constitution and laws, and then implements them by officials at all levels.

The biggest difference between constitutional monarchy and constitutional monarchy is that constitution-making is the constitution and laws formulated by the monarch on his own initiative, while constitution-making is that others formulate constitutions and laws to restrain the monarch.

There is a big difference between active constitution-making and passive constitution-making. Active constitution-making can preserve the power of the monarch to the greatest extent, while passive constitution-making can only be decided by others.

Everyone has selfishness. After becoming the emperor, it is impossible for him to give up all the power in his hands and let others manipulate him.

Zhu Cijiong is not a saint either, he also has selfishness, it is impossible for him to voluntarily give up all power after enjoying the supreme imperial power.

He also knows that the feudal monarchy is no longer suitable for the development of Ming Dynasty, and changes are necessary. Some powers must be moderately released in order to be more conducive to the development of Ming Dynasty.

However, some powers must never be let go, as soon as they are let go, they will be finished, such as military power, power to appoint and dismiss officials, economic decision-making power, etc. After that, you can let go to officials at all levels. Anyway, officials are appointed and dismissed by him, and those who fail can be replaced, so that there will be no major problems.

Of course, in order to prevent a Prince Adou from appearing among his descendants and make Ming Dynasty a mess, there are some things that cannot be changed by future generations. These are the constitution, and this part must be formulated and perfected in his hands. No one is allowed to change the situation!
It is a huge project to formulate a constitution suitable for Ming Dynasty, and it cannot be completed in a day or two, and he can't ask others, or organize people to hold meetings to discuss, because no one has the experience of his future generations, and he doesn't know the future. something will happen.

He racked his brains for a few days, but the first draft of the constitution was not yet completed, but Bi Maokang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came to him.

It turned out that at the meeting that day Zhu Cijiong asked him to formulate the water transportation regulations, he had already drawn up.

When Zhu Cijiong saw the regulations he formulated, he couldn't help but look at them with admiration.

What Bi Maokang formulated is not so much a constitution, but a draft of the company's formation.

The articles of association he wrote were actually the process of establishing an ocean shipping company, and he even took the name of the company, calling it Daming Royal Shipping Company!

Zhu Cijiong praised him very much, and then started to form the Daming Royal Shipping Company according to this charter.

However, before the formation, there was a problem that had to be resolved, that is, Bi Maokang did not mention the person in charge of the Daming Royal Shipping Company, not because he had no candidates, but because the company belonged to the emperor, and the selection of candidates was naturally up to the emperor.

Zhu Cijiong thought about it, and soon thought of a suitable candidate, and this person was Shi Daxuan.

Speaking of a pirate leader, is it appropriate to recruit the Daming Royal Shipping Company?

Zhu Cijiong thinks it is very suitable, because Shi Daxuan is very obedient, no matter what he is asked to do, he will do it without complaint or regret. Like the last time in South Asia, he had already washed his hands in the golden basin. When Zheng Zhilong greeted him, he immediately threw away the Business, back to the old business, became a pirate.

You know, at that time he was asked to rob the armed merchant ships of Britain, France and the Netherlands, and sometimes there was naval protection from the anti-Habsburg alliance, which was extremely dangerous.

He went up without hesitation, and his subordinates also paid a huge sacrifice for it.

In all previous battles at sea, Shi Daxuan has made great contributions to Daming. Zhu Cijiong also said that he should be well settled, but he has always forgotten to fulfill this promise.

Now that there is such a position, Zhu Cijiong naturally thought of him, and his subordinates will also be recruited into the Daming Royal Shipping Company. Although they are not the people of Daming, they have also made contributions to Daming. He rarely stays in Daming, and he is not afraid of causing unnecessary trouble.

As soon as the person in charge was confirmed, Zhu Cijiong immediately issued an edict ordering all the commanders of the navy, including Zheng Chenggong, Shi Daxuan, Zheng Ming, and Zheng Cai, to rush to Dongdaying within half a month to discuss important matters!
He also ordered all the Fuchuan warships of the Ming Navy to assemble in the waters near Dongdaying, and the reserve corps of the Ming Navy also assembled in Dongdaying.

At the same time, he also ordered Sun Yuanhua, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, to send a notice to all guards that the Daming Royal Shipping Company is recruiting workers. All soldiers who have retired from the Ming Army and feel that their physical strength is not bad can sign up, and the Daming Royal Shipping Company will recruit workers from them. 20 people were screened out!

In another month, the ice and snow in Siberia will completely melt, and time waits for no one. The framework of Daming Royal Shipping Company must be erected within this month, otherwise it will be late.

In less than ten days, all the Fuchuan warships had assembled on the sea outside Dongdaying, densely packed, no less than a thousand ships, and the sails simply blocked the sky!

According to the final statistics of the Ministry of War, the Ming Navy currently has nearly 200 Fuchuan warships, and Shi Daxuan still has more than 200 Fuchuan converted into armed merchant ships. Zhu Cijiong simply ordered NTU to make up the difference of more than [-] ships. Just make up two thousand ships.

Nantah University’s shipbuilding factory has reached an annual output of 200 Fuchuan. Although most of them are sold to private merchants for merchant ships, they have also manufactured many Fuchuan warships, more than [-], which are still worth selling.

Half a month later, all the generals of the Ming Navy arrived, and 20 lucky boats, [-] veterans selected from the Naval Reserve Corps and Guards also rushed to Dongdaying. Zhu Cijiong directly set up Dongdaying. A meeting was held in the conference room of the East Daying Governor's Mansion to discuss the establishment of the Daming Royal Shipping Company and the deployment of the participating navy in the next war against Tsarist Russia.

There were quite a lot of participants this time, including:
Admiral Zheng Chenggong;

Bi Maokang, Secretary of the Ministry of Industry;
Sun Yuanhua, Shangshu of the Ministry of War;
Huang Long, commander of the Beiyang Navy;

Zheng Zhihu, the captain of the Nanyang Navy;
Yang Geng, Admiral of the North Sea Fleet;
Chen Hui, Admiral of the East China Sea Fleet;

Zheng Xing, Admiral of the South China Sea Fleet;

Zheng Ming, Admiral of the Navy Reserve Corps;

Admiral Zheng Cai;

Shi Daxuan, a Nanyang maritime merchant.

(End of this chapter)