Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 700
Yang Reform quickly suppressed Huang Taiji's conspiracy.But this is not the end, there is still work to be done.

The small court meeting is over.

Yang Reform immediately said to Wang Cheng'en: "Big Companion, summon Shi Shoufu, Han Yu to see me, um, see you alone." Just now in the court hall, this matter was temporarily suppressed, and there must be more means to suppress it. Only then can this matter not be repeated.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen immediately agreed.

Watching Wang Chengen leave, Yang Reform was also quite emotional. Huang Taiji was just a word, a gesture, which kept him busy for so long, and had to invest more resources to suppress him. Huang Taiji is indeed a character, dare to act Dare to be.It's hard to imagine that if it wasn't for the Chongzhen itself, but for the Chongzhen in history, I really don't know how to deal with Huang Taiji's vicious tricks. Apart from being coaxed by the officials, there is nothing else It's possible. Thinking of this, Yang Reform shook his head.

Chief Assistant Shi Fenglai will arrive soon.

Yang Reform has sorted out his own thinking. Although the imperial party is an imperial party, it is somewhat different from Han Yu's "New Donglin" and Chen Yuting's "Old Donglin". The party still needs to be fed with "resources". If there are no "resources" to feed at all, it will be malnourished.Yang Reform did not intend to suppress the imperial party.

"I see Your Majesty!" Shi Feng saluted immediately after arriving.

"Excuse me, sit down..." Yang Reform signaled.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shi Feng came to thank her, and then sat down.

"About what Shoufu said, vigorously promoting sweet potato planting, I support it..." Yang Reform started with this sentence. Shi Fenglai is an imperial party, so there is no need to be hypocritical.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Shi Feng said.

"Last year, the imperial court spent 80 million taels to promote sweet potatoes." Yang Reformed [I hope I remember correctly]

"Report to Your Majesty, yes, Your Majesty remembers correctly." Shi Fenglai immediately agreed, half of Shi Fenglai's brain is now pretending to be sweet potatoes, and he knows everything about sweet potatoes like the back of his hand except sweet potatoes.

"Let's increase it to 100 million taels this year..." Yang Reformed.Shi Fenglai is an imperial party, so it is not easy to deduct his money if he wants to save money, not to mention that Yang Reform doesn't plan to cut the project now, not to mention that this kind of sweet potato drought resistance is a national policy, and it has been reserved for next year.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shi Fenglai said immediately.

"I heard from Master Xu's letter that besides sweet potatoes can be grown in drought-stricken areas, there are several good drought-resistant crops that are also suitable for promotion. One is called corn and the other is called potatoes. They are both good drought-resistant crops. Rice Where wheat is not easy to live, they can live. Therefore, I think that the promotion of sweet potato planting in Shoufu will not be limited to sweet potato planting in the future, and corn and potato planting can also be included in it. Instead, it should be called the promotion of drought-resistant crops. In the future, the imperial court will also use this name to support and promote it, so that it will appear grand and more appropriate..." Yang Reform said.

"Corn, potatoes? This..." Shi Fenglai was quite unfamiliar with new things, and for a while he didn't realize what the emperor was talking about.

"Yes, corn and potatoes, here are the patterns sent by Master Xu, the first assistant can take a look..." Seeing Shi Fenglai's puzzled look, Yang Reform said.

Shi Fenglai was quite embarrassed, took the pattern and looked at it carefully.

I saw several plants painted in "color" in those drawings. One was taller and lush, with a few small yellow sticks on the top and wrapped in green leaves. This was corn.

The other drawing is also painted in color, the difference is that this one is relatively short, compared with the adults beside it, but the knees of the people are higher, but it is on the ground, and these are not small fruits. It looks like a fruit. quite big.

Shi Fenglai looked at it with some excitement, not knowing whether it was nervousness or joy.

"The taller one is called corn, and in some places it's also called Baogu, and in the south it's also called panmai..." Yang Reform pointed to the picture in Shi Fenglai's hand.

"Report to Your Majesty, I know..." Shi Fenglai replied nervously.

"This short one is called potato, or potato, or yam egg. The plant is shorter, the fruit is underground, and the yield is high..." Yang Reform still introduced.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I know..." Shi Fenglai replied nervously, or maybe he was also happy, but he seemed rather excited.

"Well, it's good that the Qing family knows that the promotion of drought-resistant crops is a national policy, and I will unswervingly support it. The Qing family must work harder..." Yang Reformed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I understand..." Shi Fenglai still agreed.

"In the future, the Qing family will promote these drought-resistant crops according to local conditions. Don't blindly force certain crops to be planted in a certain place. These crops have different temperaments..." Yang Reform explained again.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have made a note..." Shi Fenglai finally said something different.

"Okay, and Master Xu also mentioned that these drought-resistant crops, like sweet potatoes, are not immediately applicable to any place. Like sweet potatoes, they need to be continuously cultivated and improved to adapt to colder and drier places, or Whether it is to increase production or improve disease resistance, in short, it is not enough for Shoufu to promote it, and it needs someone to continuously cultivate and improve it..." Yang Reform said again.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have made a note..." Shi Fenglai seemed to be frozen again.

"After thinking about it, the Qing family needs an organization and people to support these drought-resistant crops. Otherwise, just promoting it will not work. I have already found this person for you. Song Yingxing, Chief Assistant, heard that Have you ever done it?" Yang Reformed, preparing to officially launch Song Yingxing onto the stage of history.

"This, Your Majesty, is that Song Changgeng who compiled the book?" Shi Fenglai asked. As for Song Yingxing, Shi Fenglai, who was very concerned about the emperor's words and actions, naturally knew who Song Yingxing was.Shi Fenglai had always believed that the emperor would not be careless. He took care of Song Yingxing. Naturally, he meant something. Naturally, he would not forget that the emperor took care of Song Yingxing. Therefore, he also paid attention to Song Yingxing, but he said it immediately.

"That's right, it's this person, Song Yingxing, who is compiling a book for me, the kind of encyclopedia of workers and peasants, which just happens to confirm the practical problems encountered in the process of industrial and agricultural production, and will actually practice planting these drought-resistant crops. I thought, Simply let him come to support the chief assistant, let him be responsible for the improvement and cultivation of these crops, it can be regarded as killing multiple birds with one stone..." Yang Reformed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of me. I understand. I will definitely support Song Changgeng and do my best to improve and cultivate these drought-resistant crops." Shi Fenglai immediately expressed his opinion happily after hearing this.

"Okay, the chief assistant should pay more attention to this matter. In addition, I will also ask Tian Hongyu to assist in the promotion of these drought-resistant crops. For example, that corn is actually a good raw material for making wine, which is suitable for the Liaodong University. Large-scale planting, trial planting this year, may be fully rolled out next year, the Qing family can be prepared..." Yang Reform said with a smile.Multi-pronged approach has always been Yang's means of reform, and he never expects to go all the way to the dark.

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty. I've made a note of it. I will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty's expectations." Shi Fenglai immediately agreed happily. Seeing that this thing is related to wine making, his smile immediately widened. He can make wine, and he promoted it. , it is easy, the pressure is less, the easier it is to promote, the greater his achievements are, is it easy for this person to leave a reputation in history?

"Okay, I called Qing's family here today, that's all for these things, Qing's family should work hard..." Yang Reformed.Yang Reform thinks that this somewhat face-to-face first assistant is actually pretty good. Although he has a face-to-face, he won't give him any big ideas and can't help him a lot, but also because of his face-to-face, he won't cause trouble for himself. He will not fight against himself in everything. If he wants to gain a firm foothold in the court, he has to rely on himself. This kind of chief assistant, in fact, is exactly what he needs. For Yang Reform, the chief assistant is too strong. On the contrary, it is a burden.

"The minister leads the decree!" Shi Fenglai also got up in a formal manner, and retired in a polite manner.

After sending Shi Fenglai away, Yang Reform drank his saliva and prepared to make persistent efforts before meeting Han Yu. The imperial party needs to be appeased, and Han Yu also needs to be appeased.

"Big Companion, is Han Yu here?" Yang Reform asked immediately after drinking the water.

"Report to Your Majesty, we have arrived." Wang Chengen replied hastily.

"Then see you immediately." Yang Reformed.

"Your maid obeys the order!" Wang Cheng'en said.

Soon, Han Yu arrived.

"I see Your Majesty." Han Yu also saluted formally.

"Excuse me, sit down." Yang Reform still signaled Han Yu to sit down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Han Yu said.

"What the Qing family said in the court earlier, I think it is very reasonable." Yang Reform first said something ambiguous.

"... I thought about the work-for-relief thing, but I still have to grit my teeth and continue, otherwise, the people will be displaced and the place will be corrupted..." Yang Reform pretended to be poor.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Han Yu looked at the emperor and replied.

"As for what to use for labor relief, I thought about it for a while. Simply, the road from Tongzhou to Tianjin was also built. In this way, the road from the capital to Tianjin has been smooth since then. The construction of Tianjin Port and other ports in the south can also be considered Combined into a super work-for-relief, the number of disaster victims accommodated in this way must be very impressive..." Yang Reform gritted his teeth and said harshly.

"Ah!... Uh, Your Majesty..., isn't this too far away? The road from the capital to Tianjin is more than three hundred miles away. Even if the forty miles in Tongzhou are excluded, it is still nearly three hundred miles away. , Your Majesty, is this..." Han Yu was really frightened. It is more than 200 miles from Tianjin port to the capital. Excluding the [-] miles in Tongzhou, it is still less than [-] miles. This length is really not ordinary. Long, the amount of money spent can be expressed in astronomical figures. Originally, Han Yu just wanted to pick up a "small project", and if he got one or two million taels, it would be almost the same. But he didn't expect that when the emperor made a move, it would be of such a scale How much money does it cost to use work as relief?Han Yu was a little dumbfounded.

"It's indeed a bit far away, and I don't have enough money in my hands. The main reason is that the military expenditures in the past two years have been too staggering. If Liaodong completely pacified the Eastern Captives, perhaps such high military expenditures would not be necessary. Actually, I still If you can spare the money to build this road, I believe the Qing family should also know the advantages of the oil residue road. If the road from Beijing to Tianjin is built, the advantages of sea transportation will be fully reflected. North and South Once the sea transportation is smooth, the advantages of Liaodong will be reflected again. Liaodong must be a big granary with rich products! Therefore, I still think it is necessary to build this road... ..." Yang Reform said, this idea is indeed somewhat beyond Yang Reform's ability to build an asphalt road of more than 100 kilometers. This challenge is not small for the Ming Dynasty, but Yang Reform has to take this thing out. At least for now, Han Yu has to be appeased.Although Yang Reform had suppressed Huang Taiji's matter, he still had lingering fears. If he hadn't had enough control over the court and had enough means and energy to suppress this matter, once this matter was allowed to ferment, God knows what the final outcome would be.

"This..." Han Yu fell into deep thought. The emperor's matter was beyond his imagination. Han Yu's palms began to sweat, and he clenched his fist unconsciously.

"...Your Majesty, it's not that I disapprove of this matter, it's just that this matter is really... Your Majesty is committed to maritime transportation, but what about the water transportation? This is a matter of tens of thousands of people asking for a living!" Han Yu reminded.The road to Tongzhou is very different from the road to Tianjin. The road to Tianjin must involve a problem of water transport. Those who rely on the canal, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of water workers who rely on the canal for their livelihood, and the local government along the way, if Changing the sea transportation, I don't know how much trouble it will be. Han Yu really wants to win this super big project, but he has to weigh it.

"This is the Qing family's short-sightedness. I said that once Liaodong is pacified, the richness of Liaodong will definitely become my granary in the north of the Ming Dynasty. If we want to develop Liaodong, we must go by sea. Since we want to go by sea, how can we not build Tianjin? And once Liaodong becomes a granary, it can relieve my suffering of lack of food in the north of Ming Dynasty..." Yang Reform said with a smile, this is actually a bait, and it is still an immature bait. Yang Reform did not intend to say Come out, prepare to brew, prepare, and prepare. There are still many immature places in it. In terms of money, because of the pressure of military expenditures, Yang Reform did not dare to use his own money with all his strength, but was forced by Huang Taiji. Talk about this super project and use it to lure Han Yu.Han Yu wants to win this super project, and it is impossible not to pay something. Han Yu wants to win this, he can be regarded as a thorough shipping school, in addition to facing the pressure of the "Canal School", he has to help I quelled the court dispute on the matter of Huang Taiji.This is indeed a very tempting bait, but also a thorny bait.

"Liaodong..." Han Yu frowned. If the road construction project mentioned by the emperor was compared with the construction of the oil residue road in Tongzhou, the cost may be as high as hundreds, or even tens of millions. If he can win , The benefits are naturally needless to say, but to win this, it seems that there are many things to face. Does the emperor really have so much money?Are you kidding him?No, probably not. The emperor's reputation has always been excellent. Since he said this, it must happen. He will not lie... Han Yu was thinking more about how to face these pressures. In fact, he only used Half of the brain is thinking about Liaodong.

"Actually, the Qing family of the water transport group don't need to care too much. I am selling the land in Liaodong now, and there are not a few southerners who go to Liaodong to buy land. They are also willing to develop Liaodong. Therefore, the development of sea transportation is also inevitable. Building They may not block the road to Tianjin Port, the actual pressure is not as great as the Qing family thought..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"This..." For a while, Han Yu couldn't make up his mind. What the emperor said made him a little bit tormented.

"It's not enough to pacify the Donglu. If you want to completely prevent the appearance of another Donglu in Liaodong, you can only hold that place firmly in your hands. How can you hold it firmly in your hands? Presumably the Qing family I also know that without the settlement of the people and the guards of the guards, the place cannot be defended. In addition to these, the connection with the pass must be strengthened, and Liaodong can no longer be regarded as a place of bitter cold... If you don’t regard Liaodong as your own Therefore, it is inevitable to develop Liaodong, and it is also inevitable for me, Da Ming, to participate in it. Otherwise, who would treat Liaodong as their own land? My Ming Dynasty has always had party disputes , there is a regional dispute between the north and the south, and if the interests of the north and the south are not combined, how can my Ming's energy go to one place? I can't use my energy to go to one place? My Daming is just a seemingly huge, but actually weak It's just an extremely weak and fat man..." Yang Reform said.The purchase of land in Liaodong, which Yang Reform has been engaged in, is actually related to this. The reason why the end of the Ming Dynasty was like that, and it was about to collapse. The affluent south still refused to spend a penny more to support the Ming Dynasty. In fact, it is also related to this idea. It is related to the belief that the affairs of the north belong to the north, and that the south only needs to live happily, and it does not regard the north as its own at all. This is one of the reasons for the collapse of the late Ming Dynasty.What Yang Reform is doing now is to make up for this shortcoming, to unite the north and the south more closely, and to blend the north and the south together. Once something happens in a certain place, it will be the common enemy of the north and the south. If the north and the south work together in the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely not be the situation in the late Ming Dynasty. up.

"Your Majesty is right..." Han Yu was startled to sweat when he heard the emperor's words. The emperor mentioned party disputes and regional disputes, which is quite a taboo!Sighing silently, the divergence between the North and the South is nothing new, and he has even experienced it personally.The Donglin Party, the party struggle, is actually divided according to the region. The Donglin Party mainly fights for the interests of the southern provinces, and does not care about the interests of other places. They sometimes even stand on the sidelines when it comes to matters in the north, especially Liaodong. in the position.This is indeed a great maladministration of the Ming Dynasty. As a former member of the Donglin Party, Han Yu is very clear about this. When he heard the emperor talking about this, he was very moved. Many seemingly ordinary things are actually far-reaching things.Han Yu was a little moved!

"So, the Qing family doesn't need to pay too much attention to the matter of the water workers. I don't want to completely abandon the water transport, but just strengthen the sea transport. Their interests are important, but I think the interests of hundreds of millions of people are equally important. , the future of my Ming Dynasty is also important. It’s not like I didn’t give them a chance now. Isn’t there a [-]% subsidy for shipbuilding? It’s hard to live in water transport, isn’t the sea transport rising? Isn’t it just that we need more people, more people? Is the ship here for shipping?" Yang Reform said again.

"Your Majesty is right..." Han Yu said, Han Yu was very tormented, what the emperor said was beyond his expectation, and the things involved were far more complicated than he thought, Han Yu couldn't figure it out for a while. clues come.At first, Han Yu just thought that the emperor was looking for him to talk about the Eastern Captives, at most he would talk to him about using work for relief, but he didn't expect that the emperor would make such a sudden revelation.Let him be caught off guard, and it's not good to agree. The matter is too complicated, and he has thought it through clearly;

Seeing Han Yu with his head down and his eyes wandering, Yang Reform knew that Han Yu was fighting fiercely inside, and his bait had worked.

"I will continue to build the road unswervingly. I have wanted to build it for a long time, but the two years of war have consumed too much money, and I dare not do my best. , Maybe you can free up a lot of money. The Qing family doesn’t need to worry too much about the money needed for road construction. I know it well. The cabinet ministers each have their own affairs. Shi Shoufu is in charge of the overall situation and is mainly responsible for the promotion of drought-resistant crops. Master Sun is mainly responsible for the northern military affairs, and Master Xu is mainly responsible for the southern immigration. Relief with work, and the Qing family is responsible for the infrastructure. I wonder if the Qing family can shoulder the heavy burden? Are you willing to share my worries?" Yang Reform said, Yang Reform still decided to formally give Han Yu a name, then It is responsible for engineering and infrastructure.This job is so fat that it can't be fatter. Yang Reform knows that Han Yu can't refuse. Since he can't refuse, he has to fight for himself...

Han Yu struggled several times, hesitated several times, and suffered several times, but in the end he couldn't survive the huge work-for-relief project.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am willing to share your majesty's worries and bear this burden..." After Han Yu's torment, he decided to follow the path given by the emperor.If he gave up on such a big project, he, the big brother who took the lead, didn't have to do it. He immediately got up, knelt down to kowtow to the emperor, and solemnly agreed.If he agreed, he could be regarded as a successful cultivation, and finally became a cabinet minister in charge of one aspect. That is to say, the five-year promise came into effect. If there were no special circumstances, the emperor would not change people. You can be a cabinet minister for at least five years in peace and stability, just like Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi, and Shi Fenglai.For himself and for his "party", he had to take on this job.As for the resistance encountered in these matters, Han Yu thought for a while, since His Majesty is determined to do it, with him charging in front and the emperor looking after him, perhaps the matter is not so difficult.

"Okay! Sure enough, I read the Qing family correctly..., the Qing family, get up." Yang Reformed.Yang Reform originally planned to let Han Yu, who likes to pursue profits, be the pioneers, as the forerunners of profit-seeking. However, due to various reasons and scruples, Yang Reform has not completely let go. , Many of Yang's reform plans had to be brought forward.In fact, this can be regarded as a win-win ending. Although the imperial party is more loyal and useful, it has to be said that the people of the imperial party are more like gentlemen, and they feel that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Things, at least I have a cleanliness in my mind, and I can't turn around. In reality, it's not as good as Han Yu's people.It's like it's impossible for Xu Guangqi to engage in slave trade.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Han Yu said with emotion.

"Okay, since the Qing family has agreed to this matter, I won't hide anything anymore. The Qing family must contribute to Donglu's affairs. Donglu Huang Taiji's peace request is just to let me go to the court. There is chaos in the court, and it is easy to fish in troubled waters. Presumably the Qing family also understands. Now that they understand, they must understand the importance of stabilizing the court situation. I hope that things in Liaodong will be corrupted, and the Qing family can understand what I say?" Yang Reform said, since he promised to be a cabinet minister in charge of the aspect, it is natural that he must fulfill his duty, and Yang Reform simply opened his mouth.

"Report to Your Majesty, I understand! Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never let Donglu Huang Taiji's conspiracy succeed." Han Yu immediately said seriously, everyone who is not particularly stupid knows about Donglu Huang Taiji's conspiracy, since the emperor made it clear Said that he has obtained such a great benefit, so he naturally has to accept it, and there has never been a free fortune in the world.

"Okay!" Yang Reformed said.

Yang Reform thought for a while and remembered something.

"The topic I talked to the Qing family just now was a bit heavy, so let's talk about it lightly. I got something interesting a few days ago, and I want to show the Qing family..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"May I ask Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Han Yu asked.The big event has been decided, and the people of Han Yu have relaxed a lot. Seeing that the emperor wants him to watch something interesting, he is also happy to have fun with the emperor.

"Big companion, bring the pliers that Sun Yuanhua sent a few days ago." Yang Reform said.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen promised.Then go get the emperor's treasure.

After a while, Wang Chengen came back, took a box, opened the box, and there was something like scissors inside, but it was bald.

Yang Reform picked up the pliers and said, "Your family, look, this is the thing. This thing is called pliers, and it is used to cut iron rods. Take a look, Qing family, what are these." A small iron rod as thick as a little finger was shown to Han Yu.

Han Yu picked up the iron rod, carefully looked at it, and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed an iron rod."

"Well, it's really good. Is there a way for the Qing family to break this iron rod?" Yang Reform asked.

"... Well, to report back to Your Majesty, there probably is, but it must be done with a knife and an axe." Han Yu replied after thinking for a while.

"Yes, yes, the ax may be able to break this iron rod, but now I have an easier way to break this iron rod, and that is to use this..." Yang Reform picked up the pliers, raised it, Said.

"This? Your Majesty, this..." It's not that Han Yu didn't believe it, but he always felt that the emperor didn't want to say this.

Yang Reform picked up the pliers, put the iron rod as thick as a little finger into the pliers, and clamped it hard, the small iron rod was immediately cut into two pieces and fell on the desk.

"This... It's quite amazing to report back to Your Majesty..." Han Yu said, although the emperor cut off the iron rod with a very light force, Han Yu felt that it was nothing, he could do it with a knife or an axe .

"The Qing family will take another look at the jaws of the pliers to see if there are any traces of the curled jaws." Yang Reform laughed.

Han Yu was a little curious, picked up the pliers handed to him by the emperor, and looked carefully. Indeed, the tiger's mouth of this pliers did not have any curly openings. Only then did Han Yu feel miraculous. He looked at it with a knife and hacked it with an axe. , although the iron rod can also be cut off, but the knife and the ax will definitely leave mouth marks, and it is almost impossible to have no marks like this.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's really amazing..., here, it's really not a bit of a mouth... In ancient times, there was a sword that cut iron like mud. Today, I have seen scissors that cut iron like mud..." Han Yu said.

"Hehehe, the Qing family can try again..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

Seeing that the emperor was happy, Han Yu picked up the iron rod and tried it himself.Like an emperor, he easily cut off the iron rod.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed amazing... Your Majesty, if you can make scissors, you must also be able to make a sword. If such level of weapons are used on the battlefield, then I will be even better at weapons..." Han Yu commented.

"Hehehe, this can indeed be made into a sword, but I would rather use it as a cannon..." Yang Reform said.

"Cannon?" Han Yu asked in puzzlement, his answer was completely irrelevant to the emperor's answer, and he was a little embarrassed.

"That's right, does the Qing family know how the barrel of the firecracker is made?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is said that it was made by drilling." Han Yu thought for a while and said.

"That's right, the barrels of excellent muskets are indeed drilled and ground, which is why it takes a long time to make a barrel. The steel used to make this kind of pliers is a new type of steel invented by Sun Yuanhua. It is particularly tough and suitable for use. Cutting other steel, using this steel to drill and grind the barrel is the most suitable, actually drilling and grinding the barrel is not his greatest use, does the Qing family know, how did I make the current cannon?” Yang Reform asked again.

"The cannon is cast... What does Your Majesty mean to say that this kind of tough steel can be used to drill and sharpen the cannon?" Han Yan got the emperor's reminder and remembered.

"Yes, cannons have always been cast, so there are many trachomas. Although there is grinding on the basis of casting, the quality is difficult to guarantee. Sun Yuanhua is now trying to drill a cannon out of steel, just like drilling a firecracker. In general, the power of this kind of cannon must be astonishing!" Yang Reform said with a smile.According to the exhaustive method of steelmaking, it is actually possible to refine steel with various properties, but the quality and output are difficult to maintain and stabilize. However, if the scale of steelmaking is large enough, to a certain extent, sufficient specifications and properties must be produced. The special steel is not impossible.

"Ah! This..." Although Han Yu was not very familiar with the casting of cannons, he was shocked by this idea. The emperor really dared to think and do it!Relying entirely on steel to drill a cannon on steel, this is not an ordinary difficulty, and the consumption must be astonishing.

"Once this method of making cannons is successful, the power of our cannons will definitely surpass that of Hongyi cannons. It will be a sharp weapon for opening up territories in the future!" Yang Reform said with a smile. Although he can manufacture special steel, he can directly chisel out Pao Lai is just the idea of ​​Yang Reform. In reality, it is more important for Sun Yuanhua to start researching lathes and using steel to cut steel. This is the kingly way.With industrial lathes, it is a qualitative leap.Yang Reform is now throwing money at industrial technology, using the stupid method of brute force to develop industry and accumulate experience and technology.It may not be true that rifled cannons will be produced after a few years. In fact, Hongyi cannons are enough in this year.

"Your Majesty is holy!" Han Yu didn't quite understand, but he felt that he was very powerful, so he said something.I also felt strange in my heart. When the emperor told him this, could it be that he was telling him to "resolutely" stand on the emperor's side?Don't have second thoughts?Han Yu couldn't help but look at the emperor a few more times. The emperor didn't seem to have that intention. Could it be that he was thinking too much?
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After chatting with Han Yu, Yang Reform let Han Yu go.

With Han Yu gone, Yang Reform had to continue to settle the matter.

First of all, you have to send a letter to Sun Chengzong, tell Sun Chengzong what happened in the court hall, and tell Sun Chengzong your own opinion on handling this matter. Dealing with the Eastern captives is mainly based on war, and basically don't take him seriously in peace talks, and there must be no conflict with the strategy. , let alone a truce, and peace talks with Donglu, but the lion opened his mouth and just made demands, preferably those that Donglu could not meet. At the same time as the peace talks, the war must not stop.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and added a few more words, such as Donglu came to peace talks, but the peace talkers are required to be of a certain level. Fortunately, the captive chieftain Huang Taiji came in person, otherwise, the ranks will not be equal, and I, Daming, will suffer and lose face.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and added, "If Donglu can't come in person, let the fourteenth son of the old chieftain come. That fourteenth son seems to be called Dorgon. The reason why it is him is simple. There are many reckless men on Donglu's side." , except for Huang Taiji who has some brains, only this person has some brains, if you don't call him, who will you call?

Yang Reform happily wrote a reply to Sun Chengzong. Although Huang Taiji fought against himself, although the methods were sharp enough, he was not enough in front of himself, the "prophet".

I wrote a letter to Sun Chengzong, and then wrote a letter to Xu Guangqi, telling him to step up the construction of Shanghai as soon as possible, and strive to establish Shanghai as soon as possible, so that this new financial center can be put into use as soon as possible. The money in Yang Reform's hand is The less the flowers are spent, the more the situation is bottoming out. If you do this a few more times, Yang Reform will definitely live the life of Emperor Xun, which is really not human.Fortunately, there are a few projects that can be regarded as big money earners, which can slow down the speed of spending money, such as salt tax, such as customs duties on the sea, such as commercial taxes, such as several large businesses, such as banks, without the support of these things, Yang Reform is now pauper.After exhorting the construction of Shanghai, he also exhorted the importance of immigration. This year's immigration will continue unstoppable, and last year's policy will continue to be implemented.

After writing a letter to Xu Guangqi, Yang Reform remembered his promise to Han Yu again, remembering that he had frightened Han Yu a lot when he said he was repairing the oil residue road in Tianjin, and Yang Reform couldn't help laughing.

The actual cost of repairing the oil residue road is not that high. Li Yanyi was given 400 taels of silver for a truck of oil residue [seems like I remember correctly? ], actually it was just to support Li Yanyi, in fact it was a super work-for-work project, more to feed the people there, in fact, 400 taels was also given away, 200 taels was also given away, and 40 taels was also given away, so Well, the cost of repairing the oil residue road must not be measured by the current cost of repairing Tongzhou, otherwise it will definitely be a surprise.

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Liaodong!

Qin Liangyu was getting tired of it.

For no other reason than for the endless protests, the Eastern Captives "truce", in the name of seeking peace, constantly protesting that Qin Liangyu continued to launch an offensive against Dajin. Don't sabotage the peace talks.

Qin Liangyu naturally ignored Donglu, but Hou Jin was also calm. Not only did he not get angry, but he took the initiative to give in, which made Qin Liangyu very depressed. Since he entered Liaodong, it seems that he has nothing to gain except the scouting battle. He went down two cities in a row, but it was always like two fists hit the cotton, without any force, which was extremely uncomfortable.Nowadays, Donglu is harassing and protesting every day, demanding a truce. Although Qin Liangyu may not pay attention to it, it is annoying.

"Mother, it's another letter from Donglu, saying that I, Daming, killed a few of them at Zhou's Fort, asking us to restrain ourselves and not to disrupt the peace talks, it's really nonsense..." Ma Xianglin walked in with a letter, Come in and complain.

"Lin'er! Don't worry about him, do what you have to do, I think His Majesty has his own countermeasures, so there is no need to worry." Qin Liangyu comforted his son, but in fact, he was very annoyed. At that time, I had no idea.

"Understood, mother!" Ma Xianglin said.

"How is the situation outside? How is the cover done?" Qin Liangyu asked, which must be asked every day.The importance of shading is self-evident, and we must pay attention to this matter at all times.

"Mother, it's still going according to the schedule, but it's nothing. The Tartars still give way more, and there are fewer conflicts." Ma Xianglin said.

"Oh!" Qin Liangyu said indifferently, there was no conflict, neither good nor bad, his heart was really not at peace, this waiting was really a kind of torment.

"Mother, do you think there will be real peace talks in the court! If someone who doesn't understand anything is sent to point fingers, then our army will be in danger..." Ma Xianglin couldn't help but worry.

"Lin'er, who did you hear this from? Why would His Majesty send an insignificant guy to point fingers? This is a rumor, but don't believe it, and it is strictly forbidden to spread such words. You must trust Your Majesty, Mr. Sun Ge... ..." Qin Liangyu was slightly startled!Donglu’s move is indeed vicious. Now all kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky, causing the army’s morale to become a little unstable. Qin Liangyu is suppressing it in every possible way, but Donglu is really pretending too much. There is always room for these rumors to survive Before the court made a final decision, Qin Liangyu could only be in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)