"So what if they are greedy?"

"Now that the south is not under the control of the imperial court, let's let them do it for the time being. If they are really capable of governing a province, that would be the best."

"If they don't govern well, when the imperial court takes control of the south in the future, will they be able to escape?"

"Whether they are embezzling acres of land or greedy for money and food, where else can they take them? In the future, they will have to spit out whatever they have stolen. At the moment, the court is just raising pigs."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Let these giant rats jump for a while longer. I have the patience to see how long they can jump."

After leaving Xiyuan and returning to the cabinet, before Zhang Haogu could take a breath, he saw a note sent by Wang Wenyan, the governor of Jiangnan.

In addition to Wang Wenyan's greetings to Zhang Haogu, Wang Wenyan also proposed the idea of ​​overseas trade and trade with Yi and Di, because Jiangnan Province has the Yangtze River estuary, and the Yangtze River Delta is not only fertile in soil, but also convenient for ships to pass.

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Therefore, Wang Wenyan wanted to open a port in the south of the Yangtze River to conduct greater shipping and trade with the Yi and Di.

At the same time, Wang Wenyan also pointed out that these Western barbarians were very fond of porcelain and silk from the Ming Dynasty. These items were all valuables with high prices. The Western barbarians would exchange boxes of gold and silver for porcelain and silk from the Ming Dynasty. These money

Rather than letting the officials and gentry in Jiangnan earn money, it would be better for the imperial court to open up the sea.

Zhang Haogu silently wrote down Wang Wenyan's proposal on opening up the sea for trade, and prepared to show it to Zhu Youxiao when the time came.

Continuing to scroll down, Wang Wenyan also pointed out that the current Western ships sailed very fast, could sail across vast oceans and resist wind and waves, and were strong and powerful, much more advanced than the warships of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Haogu could only sigh lightly when he saw this. If it weren't for Liu Daxia, the Ming Dynasty still had the blueprints for making treasure ships and the charts of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. Why couldn't it build a powerful navy?

But now that there are no blueprints, the Ming Dynasty can only rely on existing warships for the time being.

Looking further down, Wang Wenyan also mentioned in the booklet that the Apocalypse loom has been imitated by the gentry in the south. Now the cloth woven by the gentry in the south using the imitation Apocalypse loom is no different from the genuine fabric in the north. The northern cloth

The advantages have been offset.

If there is anything to be happy about, then the imitation of the Tianqi textile machine by the southern gentry is the only thing in this story that makes Zhang Haogu feel slightly relieved.

Because this means that the gentry in the south are not really hopelessly pedantic. At least they know how to imitate if they can't beat it. And being able to imitate it shows that the industrial foundation of the south is not bad.

The industrial base in the Jiangnan area has great potential.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Haogu wrote a reply to Wang Wenyan: "As for the opening of the sea for trade, the emperor has already approved it. Then he will draft a statement and submit it to the court. The cabinet will definitely approve it. You can choose good ports to trade with foreign barbarians.

Let the foreign barbarians move from Guangzhou to Jiangnan to do business and provide taxes to the imperial court."

"As for porcelain and silk, we can build more factories to increase production, and there are many good craftsmen in Jiangnan who will study in addition to increasing production. We must strive for excellence and introduce the new."

"The imperial court has plans regarding warships. We are aware of the Western sailing warships. Their advanced performance only has a short-term advantage. The Ministry of Industry has already made a new warship research plan. But if there is an opportunity, we can work with Western sailing warships.

If someone buys a few boats for research, the expenses can be reimbursed by the Ministry of Household Affairs."

"As for the Tianqi Textile Machine being imitated by the people, there is no need to worry. Then you can bring the shopkeepers of the major cloth merchants' associations in the south of the Yangtze River to the capital. We have good things to show them."

Zhang Haogu was writing a letter to Wang Wenyan, and Zhu Youxiao's father-in-law, Zhang Guoji, also hurried to see Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao, who was studying the steam engine, looked at the hurried father-in-law and couldn't help but asked: "The father-in-law is walking in a hurry, why is this?"

Zhang Guoji took a few deep breaths, and then hurriedly saluted Zhu Youxiao: "Meet the Emperor."

Zhu Youxiao frowned and asked Zhang Guoji to stand up and sit down while watching the tea. Zhang Guoji sat down and drank a few sips of tea. After taking a deep breath, he said: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened. Our Tianqi Textile Machine has been destroyed."

Those gentry in the south imitated it!"

Has the Apocalypse Textile Machine been copied?

Although Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised by the imitation ability of the southern gentry, that was all. He said calmly: "Imitation is the result of imitation. They used Tianqi looms and still created tax revenue for the court. Why is it so bad?

Already?"

Zhang Guoji said with a bitter face: "But Your Majesty, they also use Tianqi Textile Machine to weave cloth, so there is no difference between our cloth and their cloth. If this continues, if they lower the price, we will have to follow suit, and our cloth will be the same."

There is no advantage anymore.”

Zhu Youxiao knew that his father-in-law was worried about money, so he asked: "Then what should I do according to the father-in-law's wishes?"
Chapter completed!