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Chapter 395: The Voice of Opposition

The strategic adjustments became even greater. With the train, the imperial court's control over the distant border areas was greatly enhanced, which gave the Ming Dynasty the ability to further expand its territory.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao set his sights on Central Asia and Siberia.&1t;/p>

In this world, only rogues appear in the northern hemisphere, and most of the rogues are concentrated in the cold zone. Only the northern hemisphere can have great powers, and only the northern hemisphere can have great powers.&1t;/p>

Although agriculture in the cold zone is not that powerful, it is suitable for industrial development. What's more, in the industrial era, industrial resources are more important.&1t;/p>

"We also need military strategic railways. These railways are nothing more than three, one is the railway to Central Asia, one is the railway to Mongolia, and the other is the railway to this cold and bitter land." Chu Yang drew a circle in Siberia, and the Ming Dynasty has not officially named it.&1t;/p>

"Your Majesty, this place is cold and painful, why should I pay so much attention?" Sun Chengzong asked in confusion.&1t;/p>

"Although this place is cold and bitter, it has extremely rich mineral and forest resources. If the Ming Dynasty can occupy it, the future industrial exhibitions of China will not be stuck by other countries." Zhu Youxiao explained, "If this place is occupied by Tsarist Russia, it will pose too much threat to China. Even if the Ming Dynasty is now vast, it will still occupy it. Although this place is vast, as long as the railway is built and towns are set up along the way, it can be controlled."&1t;/p>

"In short, in the northwest, as long as it is a nomadic and a truly uncivilized land, our Ming Dynasty will expand wherever the railway is built." Zhu Youxiao said, "It cannot be controlled by foreign races."&1t;/p>

"Your Majesty's wiseness."&1t;/p>

Although I felt that the emperor was thinking too far, I was still responsible. The ministers of the commander-in-chief did not say anything and determined the military strategy adjustment.&1t;/p>

The emergence of trains and railways has greatly changed the Ming Dynasty's subsequent strategy.&1t;/p>

However, within a few days, Zhu Youxiao received some memorials from officials who opposed the continued development of technology, which stated the various disadvantages of technology.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao vigorously developed technology and continued to expand outward at this time. In fact, many officials did not agree with it. As elites with a certain culture and mind, they could also imagine that such a result would inevitably lead to many problems, such as causing large-scale wars, etc.&1t;/p>

Advanced technology is also a thing of the past, and backwardness is also a thing of the past. When lagging behind, there are the benefits of lagging behind. Of course, advanced also has the benefits of advanced, but new problems will also arise.&1t;/p>

Just think about this problem with a simple dialectical view. You will understand.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao, no matter who comes out to oppose what he wants, displaying technology and improving productivity are the only way to get the Ming Dynasty out of the predicament.&1t;/p>

As the saying goes, the three talents of heaven, earth and man were in the Little Ice Age at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the weather was not good. The Ming Dynasty of the Zhu family had a national destiny for more than two hundred years. The regime was too corrupt, and the natural disasters had lost its harmony. The dragon vein obviously could not be suppressed. In addition, the earth fortune is now dominated by the Seven Red Venus Star, and the whole world is full of war, so it does not have an advantage in the local advantage.&1t;/p>

The only one who can help the Ming Dynasty get out of the predicament is "people". Human power is sometimes poor, but when human power reaches a certain level, it is even more terrifying than the world.&1t;/p>

As the "Yellow Emperor Yin Fu Jing" says: the murderous intention of heaven. The stars are moving; the murderous intention of earth is rising, the dragon and snake are rising; the murderous intention of man is turning the sky and the earth is turning.&1t;/p>

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the time was not good, the place was not good, and the people were lacking.&1t;/p>

At this time, we have to rely on the power of harmony to reverse the situation. When productivity is developed, there are more products produced and the distribution is fairer, and it will not force people to a dead end, and natural disasters are not worth worrying. As for the rebellion caused by the rise of dragons and snakes, under the crushing of productivity, there will be no big waves.&1t;/p>

To put it bluntly, it is the struggle between man and nature, fighting against the sky, the earth, and the human being. So no matter how loud the voices are against the development of technology, Zhu Youxiao also needs to develop productivity.&1t;/p>

As for whether it will destroy the earth in advance, it is not a question he should think about at present. But if Westerners with shallow culture develop technology, human beings will be more likely to go crazy self-destruction. Only when China has a profound cultural heritage is the only hope for mankind in the future.&1t;/p>

And this is the world trend! If the Ming Dynasty did not expand its productivity, it would have to perish. However, Europeans were constantly exploring at this time, and at most, the industrial revolution would begin a hundred years later.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao just advanced the process by a hundred years.&1t;/p>

The most ministers opposed to expanding the scale of mining. Because they believed that mining would damage the dragon veins of the Ming Dynasty and further cause climate abnormalities and other problems.&1t;/p>

Traditional Chinese scientific theory believes that minerals are formed by: the qi of the right earth, partial earth, strong earth, weak earth, and the qi of the female earth. For example, the qi of the right earth is controlled by the heavens, the qi of the heavens is born at five hundred years, and the qi of the 500th is born with yellow ai, the 500th is born with yellow ai, the 500th is born with yellow ai, the 500th is born with gold, the 500th is born with gold, the 100th is born with yellow dragon, the 100th is born with yellow clouds, the yin and yang fight together to form thunder, the stimulation is born with electricity, the upper one is down, the flowing water is passed, and harmonious with the Yellow Sea.&1t;/p>

The energy of partial earth is controlled by Qingtian. Qingtian is born at the age of eight hundred, Qingzeng is born at the age of eight hundred, Qingzeng is born at the age of eight hundred, Qingzeng is born at the age of eight hundred, Qingzeng is born at the age of eight hundred, Qingzeng is born at the age of eight hundred, Qingzeng is born at the age of eight hundred, Qingzeng is born at the age of eighty hundred, Qingzeng is born at the age of green dragon, Qinglong enters the hiding and produces Qingquan. The above is the blue cloud, the yin and yang are thin, and the excitement is made into lightning, the upper part is down, and the flowing water is connected to Qinghai.&1t;/p>

This so-called "dragon" is actually the earth vein, not the kind of dragon that is biological.&1t;/p>

Since ancient times, there have been restrictions on mining minerals in all dynasties, which is based on this theory. According to this theory, it takes 2 ooo years to form a gold mine, and 3 ooo years to generate the Huanglong Earth Vein. The time for forming lapis (lead) is even longer, which takes 24 ooo years and 32 ooo years to form the Qinglong Earth Vein. However, it is easier to dig and destroy a mineral, and a mineral vein may be dug in a few decades.&1t;/p>

This theory may be ridiculous to modern people. But if the earth is regarded as a living body, then these earth veins are equivalent to blood vessels that transport nutrients. The life of the earth is very long compared to humans, just like humans and ephemerals. However, the life frequency of the earth is much slower than that of humans, which does not mean that the earth has no consciousness and will not retaliate against humans.&1t;/p>

Just like a turtle, it may have a very long lifespan, but the turtle's self-feeling lifespan may only be more than a hundred years, but its frequency is different from other organisms. What you see in front of you is like fast forwarding. And creatures such as flies have a short lifespan, but they also have decades of lifespan. In their eyes, humanity's degree is like slow-release.&1t;/p>

When human productivity reaches a certain level, it is certain to encounter a rebound. However, because of the development of human productivity, the power to transform nature and resist nature also increases. The chaos caused by the power of heaven and earth and the ups and downs of the regime are less. Many nations that were very awesome in an era of backward productivity have become soybean existences after entering the era of industrial civilization, such as those nomadic peoples.&1t;/p>

Capitalism has emerged in the Ming Dynasty, and at this time, it is impossible to stop. Once state-owned capital stops and moves, the regime will inevitably be subverted by private capital. But if private capital is to be strangled, then unless the Qing Dynasty enters the pass.&1t;/p>

So although there are various problems in developing industrial civilization, Zhu Youxiao can only continue on this road.&1t;/p>

Even if the flood is surging after death, it will not be worse than the world before traveling through time.&1t;/p>

With the advantages of the Industrial Revolution, the Ming Dynasty could at least establish a world hegemony for hundreds of years. Who can tell the truth about what will happen in a few hundred years?&1t;/p>

Those memorials that opposed the continued development of industry soon fell to the sea without any response.&1t;/p>

At this time, the Ming Dynasty had already developed some environmental problems. For example, the large amount of coal burning caused the air quality in some towns to deteriorate, and black and gray everywhere, in places where steel smelting concentrated, the sky even became a little gray.&1t;/p>

What is more polluted are those chemical plants and coking activities, which also cause pollution.&1t;/p>

"Polism first and then treatment!"&1t;/p>

As a time traveler, Zhu Youxiao expressed calmness in this. He has seen the industrialization process, so he has experience with anyone in this era.&1t;/p>

Therefore, I am relatively calm about pollution.&1t;/p>

For coking and chemical industries with high pollution, technical research projects have also begun to be established, hoping to reduce pollution by improving production technology.&1t;/p>

As for the coal burning problem, it will not be solved for a while, but the scale of industry these days is not that large.&1t;/p>

As for the mining problem, although it will damage the veins, the Ming Dynasty did not have to put all minerals in local mining. There are so many overseas colonies, and the mining industry can be subcontracted to overseas colonies and those backward countries.&1t;/p>

After all, those backward countries need to buy the goods from the Ming Dynasty. First they need to have money. Wealth is created through labor. If there are no workers, even the most powerful robbers cannot rob things. Therefore, those backward countries must develop some industries and produce some products to exchange goods with the Ming Dynasty. Then mining is a very good outward subcontracting industry.&1t;/p>

Expand external mineral imports and reduce the scale of local mineral mining. This is a policy that will definitely be implemented in the future. However, the current ship transportation capacity is limited, and this model is not so easy to implement.&1t;/p>

The railway construction plan began to unfold in an orderly manner, and it was not technically difficult to produce rails and sleepers. When Europeans first built railways, they still used the steel-frying method to create railway tracks. The steel-frying method required manual hammers to constantly hit the steel. In the early days, Europeans used more than 100,000 kilometers of railways to be produced by rails.&1t;/p>

But now the Ming Dynasty has a technology for steelmaking on the open furnace, which can directly obtain molten steel, and producing steel rails is not that troublesome.&1t;/p>

Sleeping capacity is also easy to form. With so many forest resources in the Northeast and South China Sea, it is not a problem to produce some sleepers.&1t;/p>

The cost of laying railways is not that high. After all, the northern terrain is relatively flat, so there is no need to build any tunnels, and there is no need to face so many complex terrain.&1t;/p>

Railways can be laid first, and train manufacturing will definitely keep up.&1t;/p>

The Ming Dynasty Railway Administration was established, and issues such as railway route surveying and mapping, engineering investment gradually unfolded. The Railway Administration is a state-owned enterprise controlled by 1oo state-owned capital. Of course, as the emperor, Zhu Youxiao has 5 shares. As long as state-owned capital occupies a dominant position, the emperor is a real empire rich. Whether it is wealth or power, it is at the peak of the pyramid. However, when the sky falls, it is still tall.&1t;/p>

The construction of local railways has been launched first, and the main enterprises are state-owned steel companies used to transport coal and ore.&1t;/p>

The first railway line determined by the State Administration of Railways is the "Beijing-Tianjin Railway". As the center of power, it will also become the core of the railway network.&1t;/p>

After the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway is completed, the goods transported into Tianjin Port can be easily transported to the capital. Many resources in the capital can also be conveniently transported to the port for shipment.&1t;/p>

With the continuous construction of the Northern Highway Network, new construction projects have begun to be needed in various places to boost employment. The technological progress in telegraph and railways has suddenly become a new driving force for the economy.&1t;/p>

The current economy of the Ming Dynasty naturally cannot grow as fast as that of later generations, because later generations China introduced a large number of Westerners' technology, thus generating huge demand, so that it can grow so fast. The Ming Dynasty in this era has become the most advanced country in the world, and cannot introduce advanced technology from the outside, so it can only rely on its own research.&1t;/p>

However, because of Zhu Youxiao's existence and new technologies emerged relatively quickly, the economic development is still very good.&1t;/p>

At the same time, due to the reform, a large number of people left the countryside and entered towns, and the basic resource allocation has not been completed, which has also driven the economic development.&1t;/p>

Therefore, in the past few years of reform, although the economic development of the new policy region is not as exaggerated as that of later China, it is also faster.&1t;/p>

The effects of the new policy reform have not been completely digested, and the basic resource allocation has not been completely completed.&1t;/p>

A farmer who has left the land has to find a stable job, buy a house, various daily necessities, etc. These needs are not fully met. Some farmers have just left the countryside and entered the town, and they still need some time to adapt.&1t;/p>

Moreover, not every migrant worker can make a fortune in the town. In the later generations, these migrant workers in China can still return to the countryside, and at least a few acres of land can maintain basic survival in the countryside. Today, the land in the Ming Dynasty is privately owned, and migrant workers who cannot be mixed in the town cannot go back to the countryside. In the countryside, they still have no place to stand.&1t;/p>

This is how slums are created.&1t;/p>

At this time, slums naturally inevitably appeared in the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, Zhu Youjiao introduced various guarantee measures, and the anti-corruption effect was good, so these guarantee measures were basically implemented. Moreover, if you don’t have enough food, you can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau. It is impossible to starve people to death. The basic right to survival is still guaranteed.&1t;/p>

Of course, the poor in these slums are not completely out of the way out. Their children can still ensure that they complete compulsory education in terms of education. At the same time, these poor people can choose to immigrate overseas. As long as they are willing to do things, it is not a problem to have enough food and clothing. Moreover, overseas resources are rich, and if they have some brains and luck, it is easy to start from scratch.&1t;/p>
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