Chapter 62 Xishan Coal Mine
Back in the Eastern Palace that night, Zhu Cilang was anxiously waiting for Liu Ruoyu's news. Although no one dared to shake him, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, he could not put money into his pocket and always felt uneasy.
Later, Liu Ruoyu came hurriedly: "Your Highness, the money from several families has been shipped."
Zhu Cixuan clapped his hands happily: "Okay!"
Seeing Liu Ruoyu looking at him, Zhu Cixuan asked strangely: "What else is there?"
Liu Ruoyu looked up: "Your Highness, the merchants in Liaodong and Shanxi proposed to buy telescopes in large quantities."
Zhu Cixuan raised the corner of his mouth with fun. If Liaodong wanted to buy telescopes for military purposes, then why did these guys in Shanxi buy telescopes for? Do you see the flock of sheep when she grazed sheep?
The guys in Liaodong are now raising enemies and respecting themselves. These people later evolved to sending troops to death and asking for money. Rather than being poor and crazy, these people have formed warlords and don’t show off their eagles without seeing rabbits.
However, these people are not so brave yet. At least judging from the current situation, everyone just thinks that the problem in the Ming Dynasty is quite serious, and no one expected that he would collapse.
When did the Ming Dynasty start to reverse the offensive and defensive momentum and eventually lose its power?
This has to mention the role of a person, that is, His Highness, King Fu.
When Li Zicheng was beaten to only a dozen people, the Qing army entered the pass on a large scale and the bandit suppression army headed north. The Lu Xiangsheng, who defeated him, was killed in battle. Several capable people were transferred to Liaodong. Zhang Xianzhong surrendered and rebelled in Sichuan and attracted most of the firepower. Li Zicheng took advantage of the rapid growth and growth of the famine in Henan and finally occupied Luoyang.
Since the 14th year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty launched a fierce struggle over the enthronement of the crown prince, which lasted for fifteen years. It was not until the 29th year of Wanli that Zhu Changluo was enthroned as the crown prince.
But the struggle was not over. Zhu Changxun, who was named King of Fu, stayed in the capital for a long time and did not take office. So the ministers wrote letters one after another. In the 42nd year of Wanli, a "strike case" occurred in the prince's womb, and Emperor Wanli had to let King of Fu go to his fiefdom Luoyang. Before leaving, Emperor Wanli issued an edict, giving King of Fu's farmland for 40,000 hectares. "When he worked hard, Chang Xun also made a reply, which was cut in half."
King Fu's fief was in Luoyang, but because his farm was too large, the entire Henan Province could no longer afford King Fu, so he "takes Shandong and Huguang to make the land more prosperous". King Fu was not satisfied. He obtained "there was no property of the Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng, and miscellaneous taxes from Jiangdu to Taiping River and Dizhou, and Sichuan Yanjing to file for tea silver". In addition, he applied for "a thousand three hundred salts in Huai, setting up a store with Luoyang and the private market".
In short, King Fu was not short of food or money. After robbing King Fu, Li Zicheng had the money to recruit soldiers and horses, and had the capital to dominate the world. He then won several major victories in a row, and began to transform from a bandit to a separatist regime with a feudal system. In the end, the situation in the Ming Dynasty took a sharp turn and Chongzhen hanged him.
The reason why Zhu Cilang is able to do whatever he wants as a crown prince is that everyone thinks that the Ming Dynasty will be passed on for generations, and that Zhu Cilang will be the next emperor.
When it comes to these people in Liaodong, Zhu Cixuan definitely doesn't believe that these people bought telescopes to rebel.
Although Zhu Cilang is very annoying to Wu Sangui and others in Liaodong, there is no reason why Zheng Zhilong dares to sell him, but he really dares not sell him to Liaodong.
It is rumored that the generals of Liaodong have some unclear relationship with Jiannu. Although some of them will definitely be sold to Jiannu after they are sold, Zhu Cilang is not worried at all.
Technology is progressive. As the only producer of the Daming telescope, Zhu Cixuan sold a model that he used is definitely different from what he used. If he could sell an eight-fold mirror, he would naturally install a sixteen-fold mirror for his subordinates. In the future, with the advancement of technology and the update of optical technology, the things he used will naturally get better and better.
As for the people in Shanxi, Zhu Cilang cannot be used to it. Liaodong may have the potential to gain enemies, but as long as the number is controlled, the proportion will be very small. However, if the merchants sold to Shanxi will definitely run to Jiannu.
Zhu Cixuan knocked on the armrest of the chair: "No more than 100 pairs are sold in Liaodong. As for Shanxi, we are still supplying Zheng Zhilong now. There is no extra for them, let them wait."
Liu Ruoyu recorded it silently. Zhu Cixuan thought of this Fu King and secretly felt that it was a pity to waste such a huge amount of wealth. His family was almost rushing to eat vegetables, and the relative did not say that he donated some money and help.
The most uncomfortable thing is that Zhu Cilang can't mess with him. Nowadays, people are eccentric, lewd, and greedy, and ugly. They are exactly what Chongzhen likes the most, and they are the most relieved.
Not to mention Chongzhen, even Zhu Cilang, we can see what this King Fu did when he is the crown prince. After all, he feels that his status is not the same.
In the past, when Zhu Cixuan read historical fiction novels, he felt that the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty should have set up Gaoming Tower in the palace like the Tang Dynasty Zhu Youjian, and invited famous scholars from all over the world. He ignored the national rules of "the vassal kings do not control the troops", recruited soldiers and horses, and led a thousand guards from Nanyang to the north to serve the king.
Now Zhu Cilang is indeed most afraid of being like the Tang King Zhu Youjian. Instead, he thinks that King Fu has done a good job, but the only bad thing about King Fu is that he is too rich! This is very bad.
Now Zhu Cilang has no time to care about him. If he has money, then the Xishan plan can be carried out.
Zhu Cixuan knocked on the chair: "How much coal is stored in Lugou Bridge Coal Farm?"
Liu Ruoyu lowered his head and calculated for a while: "There should be tens of thousands of pounds."
Zhu Cilang shook his head. The initial freight lines of China Unicom need to be run-in. When various loading and unloading are mainly manual, it is difficult to improve efficiency on a large scale.
Freight is a system, and Zhu Cilang tried his best to optimize it, but many machinery needed to be produced slowly.
For example, Zhu Cixuan proposed that the loading and unloading factory directly design the mine at the exit of the mine, unload the mine and weigh it and then pour it into the cart, and then pull the cart to the riverside, design a dock dumping platform higher than the cabin, with wooden slides and coal directly slides from the cart into the cabin.
After being transported to the destination, a special coal unloading berth was designed. The ship was parked in. There was a simple gantry crane made of wooden frames made of pulleys. The load was filled with a truck and lifted directly onto the carriage.
In short, Zhu Cixuan proposed the concept of transportation, but there are too many places that need to be renovated, so now he can only carry it with his shoulders and hands.
Seeing Liu Ruoyu looking worried, Zhu Cixuan asked strangely: "Old Liu, you just say something, why are you hesitating?"
Liu Ruoyu looked at Zhu Cilang's face and knelt down quickly: "I am guilty, please punish me."
Zhu Ciyang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Liu Ruoyu meaningfully: "Have you got up and talk, what's the crime?"
Chapter completed!