In Nanyang, plantations controlled by the royal consortium also use a large number of "piglets", and factories in the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta also use a large number of women and children as workers. The Northeast Development Corporation monopolizes railways and river transportation, suppressing the production of agricultural products, minerals, etc. in the Northeast.

Sell ​​at a higher price, buy lower and sell higher.

In short.

These are the hard-earned money of the people of Ming Dynasty and the people of the world.

Basically not a penny is clean.

these capitals.

Scarlet blood was seeping from head to toe, soaked with the blood and tears of the working people.

"Three hundred million yuan is enough to leverage 1.5 billion in capital!"

Zhu Daohua thought about it.

What is the concept of 1.5 billion?

This is the total fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty in five years!

So much money.

How can we not make good use of it?

"Your Majesty, the investment plan is based on a total capital of 1 billion yuan. In the next five years, the royal consortium will use at least 1 billion yuan of capital to build railways, ports, support a number of emerging industries, and establish a nationwide medical system.

and education system, in addition to continuing

Continue to support new collective farms in the Northeast and expand the Northeast's collective farms north and west along the Heilongjiang River Basin. We must also attract funds to establish the New World Development Corporation to invest in agricultural and mineral development in the New World and promote larger-scale development in the New World.

of immigration!."

This plan was mentioned by Qian Heng.

Historically known as the [Royal Foundation’s First Five-Year Plan].

According to later history textbooks.

This five-year plan is of great significance.

It played an immeasurable role in promoting the development of Ming Dynasty's industrialization, promoting Ming Dynasty to take the lead in entering the second industrial revolution, and promoting the establishment of infrastructure construction, medical care, and education systems in the Ming Dynasty.

However, Mr. Hitler, a well-known historian of the later European Socialist Alliance and the artist, wrote in his book "The Ming Dynasty Rules the World": "In fact, 50% of the first five-year plan of the royal consortium

Funds are not used to promote industrialization, but to attack the Ming Empire.

The remaining 50% of the funds were mostly used for the colonial development of the Northeast and the investment in the invasion of the New World. The purpose of building the railway was to strengthen the Ming Empire's Northeast and

The connection between the northwest region and the Han Dynasty also serves the purpose of colonial aggression and expansion!"

In fact, in this [Five-Year Plan].

The highlight is indeed the railway construction.

The railway network of the Ming Dynasty will be centered around Beidu, Nandu and Guangzhou.

Radiate outward.

The most important one is the north-south artery connecting Heilongjiang, Shenyang, Beidu, Nandu, and Guangzhou. Then there are two railway arteries centered on Beijing and Guangzhou, running through the entire Han region from the east and the middle respectively, and Beijing-Guangzhou

Together they formed the first three north-south trunk lines.

Based on the three north-south main lines, the Ming Royal Consortium planned a very detailed railway network construction plan. The initial purpose was to use railways first to connect all the provincial capital cities in the Ming Dynasty by railways.

In detail, it is divided into provinces.

If all these railways are to be repaired.

The total railway mileage of the Ming Empire probably exceeded 100,000 miles.

Such a huge railway construction plan.

Of course it is a huge test for the steel industry.

therefore.

In the [Five-Year Plan], another big goal is to invest 100 million to fully support the exploration and mining of iron ore and coal mines, as well as the steelmaking industry.

its purpose.

It will be 10 years after the liberation.

Let the total steel output of the Ming Empire exceed two million tons.

"Yes, this plan takes into account both the long-term and the present. It is indeed a very good plan."

Emperor Zhu read the five-year plan from beginning to end.

He just puts forward the general direction.

The specific details were of course discussed by the managers of the royal consortium.

This sub-plan does not blindly pursue the expansion of steel production.

on the contrary.

In the plan, the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty were fully considered.

Among them, the large-scale development of the Northeast region is to develop agriculture, and the development of agriculture is to take care of the food rations for hundreds of millions of mouths.

Feeding the bellies of hundreds of millions is always the most important thing that the Ming Empire needs to solve.

and.

Investing in agriculture also provided funds for the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty.

Except rice.

Bulk agricultural products such as silk, palm oil, tea, and spices were actually the top products exported by the Ming Empire.

The Ming Empire was more than just an industrial empire.

same.

It was also an agricultural empire.

The agricultural products of the Ming Empire were also quite competitive in the international market.

The current international environment of the Ming Empire can be said to be very favorable.

The most powerful army and navy in the world belonged to the Ming Empire.

The Ming Empire integrated the entire East Asia and Southeast Asia.

In addition, the South Asian subcontinent also opened its arms to the Ming Empire.

Half of the world's market is within the sphere of influence of the Ming Empire's army.

Such a huge market provided the greatest momentum for Ming Dynasty's industrialization.

And in this case.

A step-by-step, steady industrialization route is the most reasonable.

Emperor Zhu could not risk self-destruction by squeezing farmers, creating a high-leverage scissor gap between industry and agriculture, and exploiting agriculture to develop industry—the Ming Empire did not have such urgent needs.

on the contrary.

Maintain social stability.

On the contrary, it was something that Emperor Zhu valued more.

He did not care about the resistance of the scholar-bureaucrats.

But if there is starvation everywhere in the country.

Even if Emperor Zhu's army is doubled several times.

They can't withstand the explosive tide of hungry people.

No matter what.

The Ming Dynasty was also a dynasty. Emperor Zhu had to consider his descendants no matter what. He could not imitate the First Emperor and overextended the people's power, causing the death of his second generation.

After discussing the investment plan of the royal consortium with Qian Heng and others.

Grand Duke Lin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, came in a hurry.

Qian Heng and others also hurriedly resigned.

Although the royal consortium has great influence.

But Emperor Zhu was very polite.

The consortium's return to the consortium.

The imperial court returns to the imperial court.

Will not be confused.

He is still receiving an annuity of 5 million Ming Yuan from the Ming Dynasty court - this is the maximum salary in the Ming Dynasty bureaucracy.

This money.
To be continued...