Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

"With ships equipped with [Iron Horses] as power, coupled with dozens or hundreds of artillery pieces, only one ship is enough to become a mobile fort on the sea, and it can partially ignore the wind direction conditions."

"The powerful mobility and firepower, like the Mongolian Rangers on the sea, can divert the enemy's land mobility at any time, and then tear apart any country's coastal defense line."

"Once the landing site is obtained, the large number of infantry regiments carried by the transport fleet and equipped with breastplates, flintlock muskets and bayonets will be like sharp arrows, pointing at the enemy's important cities. At this time, the enemy's main force The mobile corps is still far behind, marching hard on land."

Jiang Xinghuo sighed and said.

"Your Majesty, this is the war of the next era."

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

As a top-notch military genius, Zhu Di easily understood the essence of this naval tactic from Jiang Xinghuo's words. It is indeed very similar to the Mongolian tactics. He first uses super high mobility to pull, and then strikes. fatal.

The reason why the Mongols' tactics were devastating was that they were not in a hurry to defeat the waiting enemies at the beginning. Instead, they chose to use long-range means such as bows and arrows to continuously harass them. Once the enemy launched an attack, they quickly withdrew and assembled in the distance. Stand up until the enemy's formation is completely stretched apart or they are exhausted before using heavy cavalry to launch a decisive attack.

In Western naval tactics, gunboats are likened to Mongolian light cavalry, and transport ships loaded with firecrackers are likened to Mongolian heavy cavalry. Then it is equivalent to using the light cavalry of the gunboat fleet to pull the enemy first, and when the enemy is exhausted and exposed When there is a flaw, use the heavy cavalry of the Fire Gun Corps to land and deliver a fatal blow.

"That's right! I'm also looking forward to seeing what kind of shock such a fleet can bring to the enemy country?" Zhu Di said in a deep voice.

"But the premise is that the [Iron Horse] and improved artillery and gunfire must be placed in front of me. I want to see with my own eyes their performance and whether they can really promote a new round of military reform and form."

"Generation difference." Jiang Xinghuo added.

"But your Majesty must know that all of this, whether it is iron horses, artillery, or muskets, originates from industry, especially the heavy industry system. After the light industry was saturated, Yinggelan vigorously developed heavy industry, and it has just become a stronghold relying on the fleet and An empire on which the sun never sets with an elite army of firecrackers colonizing the world.”

"Industry is independent of traditional manual work. In the process of processing raw materials to produce industrial products, people can control all factors through machines. Everything is designed, and there are strict operating procedures and production standards. Just do this, and everything will be done." We will definitely be able to produce standardized firecrackers, artillery and even [iron horses]."

"The craftsmen of the Bingzhan Bureau are still engaged in handicrafts, but real industry is driven by machines, not people."

“Humans make mistakes, machines almost never make mistakes.”

The relatively understandable and intuitive military industrial innovation made Zhu Di fall into deep thought.

This is the so-called "prescribing the right medicine".

It is far better to tell Zhu Di how many people the textile industry in the light industry can absorb, how many jobs it can create, and how much it sells for. It is far better to tell him how many epoch-making weapons the heavy industry can mass-produce for the Ming Dynasty, and how it can help him make the Ming Dynasty more martial and moral. .

Previously separated by a wall, Zhu Di could not fully understand what industry was all about.

But now he understands.

Industry can produce more advanced weapons!

Industry can make Ming Dynasty famous all over the world!

Industry can make him the greatest emperor in history!

Compared with the previous agricultural production model, it used to only grow food to feed the population, and then formed a larger army through the increased population base and food production.

But in the industrial age, the logic completely changed.

The internal agricultural cycle of digging into the soil is no longer dominant.

On the contrary, global external circulation expands the scale of exchanges. As long as industrial products are produced and sold to obtain interest differentials, Ming Dynasty will become richer and richer.

As for the issue of "how to sell it", if the other party does not cooperate, you need to use the Ming Dynasty's army to carry out a small epoch-making strike.

Zhu Di looked at the winter sky hanging high in the sky, and felt a sense of heroism in his heart.

"On this empire where the sun never sets, Yinggelan did it, but I, the Ming Dynasty, can't do it?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at Zhu Di quietly.

Jiang Xinghuo had already told Zhu Di exactly what to do to become a true empire on which the sun never sets, both in his lectures just now and in the past.

Then, there are only specific issues in developing industry.

Zhu Di briefly told Jiang Xinghuo about the "Eight Strategies for Reform" and his intention to use northern and southern Zhili as two experimental fields for reform.

"So, Mr. Jiang thinks, how should Ming Dynasty develop industry and promote change?"

Zhu Di's eyes were fixed on Jiang Xinghuo.

At this moment, Zhu Di felt like Liu Bei in front of the thatched cottage and Yu Wentai by the Kunming Pool.

I wish I could say something on the spot, "When I met Mr., I was like a dragon in the clouds, like a fish in the water. From then on, I broke through the jade cage and flew into the colorful wind, and opened the golden lock and drove away the dragon."

This is the rhythm of "prison pair".

Although Jiang Xinghuo had no intention of playing the trick of a wise master and a wise minister with Zhu Di, it was finally time for both sides to come to terms with each other.

Zhu Di has clearly shown his determination to carry out reforms.

This is obviously the result of Jiang Xinghuo's lectures day after day.

And Jiang Xinghuo's ultimate goal is to try to use his own power to completely change the direction of history.

So on a certain level, Jiang Xinghuo and Zhu Di have the same purpose.

All to enhance the national power of Ming Dynasty.

It's just that Zhu Di wanted to complete his mission of becoming an emperor through the ages, surpassing the ancients.

Jiang Xinghuo is trying to save the future when China is bullied by Westerners.

But it’s always time to work together before you know whether we will go our separate ways.

Without Zhu Di's imperial support, Jiang Xinghuo would not be able to revolutionize the Ming Dynasty. On the other hand, without Jiang Xinghuo's theoretical guidance, Zhu Di would be like a wild boar eating a hedgehog and having no idea how to realize industrialization.

"My opinions on the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty mainly include the following two points."

Jiang Xinghuo said seriously: "The first point is to be forward-looking in planning the distribution of light and heavy industries. This is something that determines the future industrial layout. It will be difficult to make changes in the future."

Zhu Di said: "I also have an idea about this. I wonder if it is consistent with Mr. Jiang's idea?"

"Your Majesty, you might as well tell me."

"It's better for me and Mr. Jiang to write it out together."

Jiang Xinghuo was startled, feeling that this plot was a bit familiar.

But it didn't matter at the moment, Jiang Xinghuo simply picked up the half branch and started writing on the ground.

The two of them finished writing separately, stood up and looked at each other, and immediately looked at each other and smiled.

——Light industry is in the south and heavy industry is in the north.

"We still arrive at the same destination through different paths."

Jiang Xinghuo thought silently in his mind that this time, the two people had different starting points, but they got the same result.

The distribution of light and heavy industries that Zhu Di considered must be because the heavy industries that can manufacture advanced weapons need to be placed in his hometown in the north, so that he can feel at ease, while the light industries that can divide and disintegrate the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River must be placed in the south where there are more people and less land. The place is more conducive to his rule.

Jiang Xinghuo considered it entirely based on the manufacturing factors and conditions. After all, there was experience in previous lives for reference.

Heavy industry, first, requires coal, and second, iron ore.

The Ruhr area in Germany in its previous life is the most typical example.

For Daming, it is not that there are no coal and iron resources in the south. If they only pursue the initial development of heavy industry, it will be enough. But as Jiang Xinghuo said just now, once a decision is made on this kind of thing, it will not be easy to make big changes in the future. .

Heavy industry is naturally more suitable in the north where coal and iron resources are extremely abundant.

In the north, if Shanxi's high-quality coal is transported through new roads, after leaving Jingxing Road, it can be boarded on a boat and transported directly to Tianjin Wei via the Hutuo River waterway in Zhending Prefecture.

At this time, the North Zhili water system was slightly different from the previous life. The Xiyang River and Dongyang River, which converged from Xuanfu Chaigou Fort, would form the northwest-southeast Yanghe River system, and then branched off at Lugou Bridge to form the Yanghe River and Lugou River. The Gouhe River finally converges at the Triangle Lake in the northwest of Weihe, Tianjin, and flows into the sea through the Weihe River.

This is equivalent to coal that arrives at Tianjin Wei via the Hutuo River waterway, and can continue to reach Beijing via the waterway. The water transportation conditions in North Zhili are relatively complete.

The iron ore mines in Liaodong can also go through the Bohai Sea, arrive at Tianjin Wei, and then enter Beijing in the same way.

"Second point, I think there is no problem in North and South Zhili as two large experimental fields. We can take the lead in implementing institutional reforms in North and South Zhili. But industrialization, that is, the development of light industry and heavy industry, also requires two small ones. Experimental field." Jiang Xinghuo said slowly.

This means that, for example, things such as assigning slave labor to farmers, taking legal exams, reforming the imperial examination, etc. are all institutional matters and can be carried out in the eighteen prefectures of the North and South Zhili, and they are carried out in a consistent and synchronized manner.

However, industrialization cannot be carried out simultaneously in large experimental fields. Two small experimental fields must be selected, one for light industry and the other for heavy industry.

"So how do you think Mr. Jiang should choose these two small experimental fields?" Zhu Di looked deeply.

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo raised this question, Zhu Di already had some concerns in his mind, but he still wanted to hear whether Jiang Xinghuo's thoughts were consistent with his.

“South Zhili is the best place to carry out light industry testing.”

"It's Songjiang Mansion!" Jiang Xinghuo said firmly.

After hearing this answer, Zhu Di smiled with satisfaction.

A few months ago, Zhu Di personally led an army deep into the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the customs and customs there.