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Chapter 1605 The End of Civilization

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    Zhao Hao was so interested in Kaiping's coal and steel complex that he stayed in Tangshan for the next few months. Together with Wang, Wang and other senior officials of the Xishan Group, they carried out repeated on-site inspections in the hot summer.  Strive to make the highest level of overall planning.

    In this era, this is a huge project. Twenty Zhangjian steam engines alone need to be installed. In addition to pumping water from the mine, it also needs to provide continuous power for the forging workshop, rolling machines, and blowers.  The total number of various factories, workshops and warehouses exceeds one hundred.  Not counting the mining area, the factory area alone covers an area of ??more than two hundred acres!

    In addition, he also worked overtime with Institute 01 to improve the technology and processes of Wang Yingxuan's steelmaking method.  The process of converter steelmaking sounds simple, but the key is to control the process - the materials and equipment must be very surprising, only in this way can the standard steel composition be obtained.

    There are also the most important safety production regulations, which are dealing with molten iron and molten steel at nearly two thousand degrees. If you don't get it right, someone will die!

    These require careful study, repeated discussions, and constant testing until they are foolproof.

    Being involved in such a huge and exciting undertaking makes people feel that time flies by at all.

    It was the Mid-Autumn Festival before he knew it, so Zhao Hao took a break and rushed back to the capital.  In addition to the family reunion, there is something more important. Xiao Zhuzi's due date has arrived.

    It turned out to be a coincidence, Zhang Xiaojing gave birth on August 15th.

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    Zhao Hao obediently asked his father-in-law to give his sixth son a name.  No matter what the rules are, making my father-in-law happy is the most important thing.

    Zhang Juzheng happily named the child "Zhao Shiyou".

    "Bless" means heaven and god bless you.

    Since becoming the Prime Minister, Mr. Zhang has become more and more superstitious

    But the effect of the turtle is really good, who knows who uses it.

    After the turtle welcoming ceremony, those who criticized the reform and opposed Zhang Juzheng all shut their mouths.

    And state affairs seem to be going very smoothly.

    This year, the weather has been good in all directions and there have been no major disasters. As the autumn harvests have been completed in various places, the fifth year of Wanli will be another good harvest year.

    In the fifth year since the examination, mediocre officials and lazy administration have basically disappeared, and the old habits and disadvantages of the officialdom have been completely reversed.

    Under the command of Xianggong Zhang, the central and local governments worked flawlessly, and all reforms were implemented smoothly.  First of all, following Yingtian Shifu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Fujian provinces also tried the one-whip method one after another, with remarkable results.  At present, these provinces alone, after the monetization of taxes and levies, have increased the revenue of tens of millions of taels of silver for the imperial court every year!

    "Before the Yiyi whip method, Taicang's annual income was only four to five million taels.

    The common people are also freed from heavy taxes and can have more time to grow cotton, raise silkworms, and work to earn money. Their lives are obviously much better.

    This is obviously good for industry and commerce, which can be seen from the sharp increase in industrial and commercial tax revenue year after year.

    In the sixth year of Longqing's reign, the amount of industrial and commercial tax money entering Taicang was one million taels.  This is thanks to the three major groups' active tax payment.  You know, in the first year of Longqing, the industrial and commercial tax bank was only a pitiful one hundred thousand taels

    Since the Wanli New Deal, the annual industrial and commercial tax revenue has doubled year after year. Last year it reached 4 million taels, and this year it is estimated that it will steadily exceed 5 million taels.  It became an important financial revenue source for the imperial court.

    It can be said that "the government and the people have both conveniences"!

    Of course, the only ones who are unhappy are the landowners, big and small, because according to the law, the more land you have, the heavier the taxes you will bear

    But it doesn¡¯t matter, what will make them even more unhappy is yet to come.

    Mr. Zhang has been making arrangements intensively. As soon as the autumn harvest is over, starting from October, all provinces, prefectures and counties will begin to clear the land!

    ¡°After all the land that the landlord has concealed his name from has been identified and all the land in the world has been re-registered, he will implement a whipping law across the country!  Completely solve the century-old problem of the central government's financial shortage, the heavy burden on the people, and the landlords who have taken advantage of all but get nothing!

    When he thinks that he will accomplish great things that have never been seen before and continue the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of more years, Mr. Zhang¡¯s mood is like this autumn day with clear skies, clear sky and cloudless sky!

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    In addition, Zhang Juzheng himself also has a lot of happy events.  In addition to his beloved daughter giving birth to a grandson, his son also came second in high school and achieved the achievement of "double Jinshi for father and son"!

    His father, Zhang Wenming, fell seriously ill in the first half of the year. Mr. Zhang originally planned to take leave and return to his hometown for a visit, but due to major events such as the crown ceremony of King Lu and the engagement of Emperor Wanli, the Queen Mother could not leave him for a moment.  So he sent eunuchs to Jingzhou to express condolences to the old man on behalf of the world, and also gave him many gifts.Talent, ordinarily, level is not enough.  But the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, and his seventh-rank rank is much larger than the seventh-rank county magistrate, so it is natural to give himself a title.

    You Qi ignored the flattery, got off his horse and went straight to Zhang Juzheng.

    Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart when he saw that he was in a panic. He was obviously in a state of confusion.

    "Master, it's urgent" You Qi looked around, and everyone immediately understood and stayed away.

    "What's going on?" Zhang Juzheng asked with a livid expression.

    "Something bad happened, the old man passed away" You Qi whispered in his ear.

    "Ah, what are you talking about?!" Zhang Juzheng was furious when he heard this.  "You bitch slave, don't talk nonsense! The letter I received a few days ago was fine!"

    "I'm so stupid that I don't dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing." You Qi said anxiously: "It's a flying pigeon from Jingzhou delivering the message. It's estimated that it will arrive in a hurry eight hundred miles the next day. The third young master is also on his way to report the funeral  ¡­¡±

    "Ah" Zhang Juzheng's eyesight went dark and he fainted.  Fortunately, You Qi was prepared and hugged him quickly, so Mr. Zhang didn't fall to the ground.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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