When Zhang Jing looked at Emperor Aoqi, he actually communicated with Zhang Jingyi in private for many things now.

This also comes from the character of Emperor Aoki, who is both warm and extremely smart.

It is precisely because of his cleverness that he will not be deceived by Donglin at the beginning, and will soon see through the essence of the problem. After firmly seizing the world, he immediately used Wei Zhongxian as a starting point to clean up the Donglin Party.

But at the same time, there was few of his temperament that the emperor should have had a mean and polite side. Because of this, he could trust Zhang Jingyi and was willing to let Zhang Jingyi do it.

And he was lucky, and he met Zhang Jingyi, who had been a human being for two lives.

Although Zhang Jingyi was selfish, he was not interested in the facts of the emperor. When he thought of building a huge palace for himself and then locking himself in an exquisite cage, he was completely out of interest.

Besides, he knew very well that the emperor was just a title, but in fact, the power of the world could be grasped... Throughout the dynasties, ancient and modern, and in China and abroad, they were still relying on individuals.

He did not have much of a loyalty to the emperor, but he had a bit of loyalty among friends.

He had actually thought about Li Zicheng for a long time. Li Zicheng was the best among all bandits. He fought from the bottom and could stand out. To be honest, if it weren't for a considerable number of gentry and the Guanning Army led by Wu Sangui who welcomed the Eight Banners into the Pass, he was afraid he might have really become a founding lord.

Therefore, in addition to having outstanding abilities, luck is also crucial for those who achieve great things.

When facing such a person, the greatest respect is to take this enemy seriously.

Therefore, Zhang Jingyi was very cautious. He said: "Seeking gentry really made up for Li Zicheng's shortcomings, but it would also cause conflicts between his headquarters and these gentry who joined. Of course... The reason why Li Zicheng dared to do this was obviously because he believed that his prestige was enough to suppress his old subordinates. Moreover, he had indeed gained a firm foothold with the gentry's hands, which was easy to convince people."

"But the problem now is that Your Majesty believes that today, relying on gentry can still be accomplished? Your Majesty is now implementing a new policy to get rid of gentry, create a world, and do something unprecedented. The situation of others is still in the cycle of thousands of years. If Your Majesty believes in himself, then Li Zicheng cannot accomplish anything, but if Your Majesty does not believe in him, I will have nothing to say."

Emperor Tianqi looked at him thoughtfully and said, "What you said makes sense. The problem is not Li Zicheng, but me. But tell me... If the gentry in the world is really free from faith, can I defeat them?"

Zhang Jingyi said: "As long as we build our railways, train our soldiers, and cultivate our talents, then there will be no one in this world that can stop Your Majesty."

"It's reasonable." Emperor Tianqi nodded, his eyes became more and more firm, and he said, "Since I have made a choice, I naturally cannot go to Qin and Chu. In this situation, the only way is to continue to implement the new policy. As for Li Zicheng and Zhang Zicheng, they thought that following the old path could work, so let them go, I will do my own thing. But... I will let Li Zicheng be in the Jingxiang area, and I will feel a little unwilling to accept it."

"I think... this is not a bad thing." Zhang Jing smiled with a deep smile, then stared at Emperor Tianqi and said, "I heard that Li Zicheng is quite capable of restraining military and horses. His military and horses are the best among the bandits, so... I am not worried that he will invade the people. Keep him, so who is His Majesty's friend and His Majesty's enemy in this world, will you see clearly? After His Majesty prepares his troops and fights to the death, he will just take them all in one go. Wouldn't that be nice?"

Emperor Tianqi plagiarized the case and said, "He Li Zicheng needs to gain a foothold in Jingxiang, and I also need to breathe a sigh of relief. What you said is reasonable, I can take a look."

He thought of something and then said, "How many students are there in the military academy now?"

"There are ten thousand people in Liaodong, and the capital's military academies have 30,000."

Emperor Tianqi said, "It's still not enough. I have given you enough money. There are still too few people. I see, at least 30,000 to 50,000 people."

Zhang Jingyi looked at Emperor Tianqi helplessly and said, "I want to expand the enrollment, but the new school building is still being built, and gunpowder and steel workshops are also being expanded. I, the Ming people, have some equipment ammunition, as well as various equipment, firearms, and military funds, but the production cannot keep up. Your Majesty... Although silver is useful, the output in the world is only so much, but it just spends money and little money. This will cause more money and less food. Instead, it will boost the growth of seedlings and will cause the depreciation of the silver. Therefore, the most urgent task at the moment is to focus on production."

Emperor Tianqi said: "If there are not enough firearms, then there will be more workshops for making firearms."

"The fireable device needs to be made of steel."

"Then smelter steel."

“Steel needs coal and iron ore.”

"Then mine more."

"Ores need to be surveyed, and now railways also consume a lot of steel."

Hearing this, Emperor Tianqi couldn't help laughing and couldn't help but say, "It really touches the whole body. I understand now. There are so many Mingtangs in it."

As he said that, Emperor Tianqi stood up and sighed: "It seems that... it is an urgent task to collect the mountains and forests in the world. There is a mining company that takes charge of the minerals in the world."

Zhang Jingyi said: "This matter... I actually want to tell Your Majesty that I also plan to set up a mining company in Liaodong."

Emperor Tianqi looked back at Zhang Jingyi and said, "So you have made up this idea long ago. Wouldn't I and you become opponents in the future?"

Zhang Jing sighed and said, "Why did Your Majesty say this? A corner of Liaodong is a place where bitter and cold is there. How can such a place be compared to His Majesty's two capitals and thirteen provinces? That is, just a sip of soup and a sip of soup."

Emperor Tianqi smiled and said, "It's okay, you can open it as soon as you want. I don't care about the matter outside the pass."

Zhang Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Although he said that there must be no minerals in the ghost place in Liaodong.

But to be honest, Liaodong is rich in resources, and both iron and coal are the best in the world.

There are indeed many minerals in the pass, but most of them are actually difficult to mine because of the excessive mountains and ridges. Under today's conditions, the cost is extremely high.

But Liaodong is different. It is much easier to dig many minerals there, and it is flat and very flat. Compared with the inner wall, there are hills and gullies everywhere, which is far from comparable to the inner wall.

In addition to making money, for Zhang Jingyi, Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated. If you want to attract a population, in addition to countless arable land, you also need to support the current high-profit industry. In this way, you can offer higher salary and attract people out of seclusion. The mining industry with relatively low cost may be an opportunity.

Moreover, there are many industries driven by the mining industry. In the future, various smelting workshops can be established nearby, and some mechanical workshops will be derived, and then transported to all parts of the world through railways.

Only with a rich population can Liaodong develop in large quantities, and this is Zhang Jingyi's most important goal.

The next day, the newspaper was released.

Sure enough, the railway company has begun to launch a package of railway construction plans. The railways between Liaodong and Shandong are about to start construction. Now everything is ready, but only the east wind is not available.

On the other hand, the railway is launched that will soon go to Xuanfu and will slowly extend to Fengqiu in the future.

This railway can extend to Henan, and in addition... it is some branch railways.

In fact, if this announcement is not made, it is meaningless.

Because the stocks are still hard to find, they are still rising rapidly.

Liu Hongxun was so excited that he had not slept all night. In one day, the stock rose four times. The stocks he bought for seven or eight taels of silver finally recovered.

In addition, his son spent two taels of silver to acquire a batch of them in a few days ago.

In other words, so far, the Liu family has made a profit of 200,000 taels of silver.

What is the concept of 200,000 taels?

According to a large family like the Liu family, it also requires at least two or three generations of management to accumulate such wealth.

But now...it's only a day.

This money came too easily, so at this time, Liu Hongxun looked down on ordinary incomes.

This is how people are. The threshold for happiness is getting higher and higher, just like wealth. A person with only ten taels of silver earns twenty taels of silver, and then he feels extremely happy and can grin for a month. But if a person who can earn 200,000 taels of silver in one day gives him a "high salary" of 1,000 taels of silver every month, he is afraid he will be listless.

"Don't sell this stock, it's a family heirloom!"

When it was late at night, Liu Hongxun walked back and forth with his hands behind his back. He looked at his son Liu Wenchang and continued to explain: "With these stocks, our Liu family will definitely not lose money by relying on the annual dividends. The railway company has sent accounts to the cabinet. I have carefully looked at it. As long as this road continues to be repaired, it will make huge profits and will never lose money. Dividends are a sum of silver. If the value of this stock increases in the future, I don't know how much you can make. Isn't this better than renting land for others? You, don't hold the mentality of a gambler, be stable... Sometimes don't worry about temporary rise and fall..."

Liu Wenchang hurriedly said, "My son didn't plan to sell it. Now whoever sells stocks on the market is a fool. Everyone is stocking up. Dad, everyone says that within a month, this stock will definitely exceed twenty taels of silver."

"So many!" Liu Hongxun was shocked.

If it really can increase to this number, wouldn’t the Liu family just increase the profit by one million taels?
Chapter completed!