System, help me become the empress

Chapter 199
It is impossible for Xu Youxi not to understand the reason why her lips are dead and her teeth are cold. The reason why she did this was actually decided by the court long ago.

As soon as the Shangyuan Festival ended, Xu Youxi called several officials from the cabinet and the Sixth Ministry to the meeting hall to discuss Tianyou's four-year tasks.

Two types of tasks were identified in the meeting, namely, core tasks and development tasks.

Core tasks: research and development of high-power firearms of Shenjiying, research and development of tanks and armored combat machines; further research and development of internal combustion engines by Shengong Bureau; improvement of the three departments of public schools, middle schools, and universities; revision of the "Great Law" according to national conditions; New medical developments and more.

Developmental tasks: promote many inventions including 'steam locomotive' among the people; build a large railway network; open up new routes and commercial routes; encourage 'Shangjing University' to admit foreign students; the Tianxia Granary Project, etc.

There are also some mission details.

For example, all international students who go to Peking University can get political asylum from Daqian;

Xinyige will set up a comprehensive hospital, and the hospital will have at least twenty independent operating rooms...

The 'World Granary' plan is the most special of all the plans.

This plan is not a simple variety of food as it is understood on the surface.It mainly consists of two parts: domestic expansion of grain storage bases and foreign promotion of grain and industrial development in neighboring small countries.

In the event of a sudden outbreak of a world-wide war, in addition to Dagan's own food reserves, these small countries can immediately become Dagan's second material reserve.

Judging from the number of overseas colonies, these overseas countries including Great Britain are definitely not good peace-loving stubbles.

Xu Youxi had a strong premonition that if he wanted to achieve real world peace, he would definitely have to resort to war in the end, and these countries would never stand by and watch Dagan stay out of it.

Another puddle of muddy water.

She must unite these large and small countries near Dagan before they attack Dagan, whether it is in the form of a "contract" or in the form of an "economy". A large political and military organization dominated by 'Dagan'.

Among them, the Tianxia Granary Project is the experimental pioneer of the establishment of this huge organization.

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March.

The "Overseas Business Team" formed by the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce, under the leadership of the steamship "Jigu", set sail to distant places to implement new trade routes.

April.

Shangjing University, the second batch of enrollment;
The Ministry of Household Affairs began to check the number of factories under the name of each wealthy businessman, and began to drink tea and talk with these bosses, provide them with business ideas, and ask them side-by-side if they would like to open factories in small countries around Dagan.

"But no matter which country we go to, we can't speak the language. Since we can't communicate, let alone do business."

"Yeah, is there any difference between building a factory in Dagan and building a factory in other countries?"

The merchants discussed in a hurry.

Until Du Zhiyi explained to the businessmen in detail the specific advantages of opening a factory in a nearby small country.

"The labor force in neighboring countries is abundant and cheap, which will greatly reduce the cost of factory goods, and each of you can also obtain great benefits from it."

"Master Du, if you persuade us to consider opening branch factories in other countries, then we must have the consent of the neighboring monarchs before we can do it."

"Don't worry about this. Your Majesty has already discussed it with the monarchs of several neighboring countries. You opened factories in the past to promote the local economic development. Their monarchs will also give you generous rewards to thank you for this behavior."

"Even if you go to those countries, you don't have to panic. Dagan has already built 'embassies' in different countries two years ago. When you encounter difficulties or unfair treatment, You can contact the 'embassy' and let them help you solve your difficulties."

The hard-working businessmen were moved. Under the lure of the monarchs of various countries, these factory owners began to open factories to the outside world.

With generous policies, cheap raw materials and labor, it is difficult not to be rich!
May.

The British merchant ship once again arrived in Dagan for trade. This time it was still led by Lenato, but their attitude was much more modest than last time.

In this transaction, in addition to tea and porcelain, they also bought a lot of goods from the odd shop, and used some strange items on the ship to exchange a lot of paper money to leave.

More than ten days later, the British merchant ships had just returned, and Portuguese and Dutch ships arrived on the coast of Dagan one after another.They brought a large amount of spices, bird's nest and other tropical products to Dagan, mainly in exchange for Dagan's silk and porcelain.

Yan Sui, who was in charge of overseas trade, negotiated the batch of materials at a lower price on behalf of the imperial court, and sold the gadgets invented by Shengong Bureau to these people at a profit nearly times higher.

early june.

Merchant ships from the Netherlands and other countries left in turn.

The second batch of students of Shangjing University started school, and many of them were foreign students sent by affiliated countries.Their monarch hopes that they will cherish this good opportunity, learn more useful things, and go back to serve the motherland.

August is the hottest time in Dagan.

The area of ​​Haojing County in Guangdong has suddenly become less peaceful, and the pirates who don’t know where they come from always come to the shore to burn, kill and loot, causing local complaints.

Under Xu Youxi's order, He Jiangyi rounded up the pirates, but these cunning pirates always managed to escape quietly before He Jiangyi's arrival.

Xu Youxi suspected that the officials of Haojing County were in collusion with the pirates, so he was immediately demoted, and military attache Wang Qizhuang was dispatched from the Lianghu Military Region to take up the post.

Wang Qizhuang's prestige in the barracks was good. Xu Youxi valued his ability and planned to arrange for him to train the soldiers in Consuming Mirror County well. If these pirates came again, he would at least be able to protect innocent people.

But Xu Youxi never imagined that this Wang Qizhuang could be so ruthless in his actions, leaving no room for escape.But after thinking about it later, after all, his grandfather and father used knives to chop off the heads of bandits for meritorious service, so he can understand it by doing things this way.

Row.

Aren't these pirates tyrannical!
Wang Qizhuang just forced the local people to be more arrogant than the pirates!
After he sent the old, weak, women and children to a safe place, he left behind a group of strong local men who voluntarily fought against the pirates. He gave these people swords, guns and weapons, and trained them as soldiers, teaching them to shoot guns, use knives, and run to exercise their physique.

Because the hair color and eye color of pirates and Dagan people are completely different, it is very easy to distinguish them. Wang Qizhuang told these men that every time a pirate's head is cut off and sent to the county government, they will be rewarded with ten taels of gold!

Therefore, the next time the pirates went ashore and were about to go back to their old business, they never expected to be ambushed by the people of Xiaojing County.

Some made traps, some hid in the crops and plotted against them. These people were like crazy, carrying bags and machetes. Once they encountered pirates who fell into an ambush, they would immediately put their heads in the bags with their hands up and down. Go to the government office to exchange money.

What this group of pirates saw with their own eyes in Consuming Mirror County was a seemingly simple and harmless man holding a knife and dragging a blood-stained cloth bag, looking for prey to beheaded everywhere.

The pirates were so scared that they ran away, only to meet the locals who were about to burn their ship. A group of big men were frightened and ran around like crazy.

These pirates have always been menacing in the eyes of others, but when they saw the locals dragging sacks and hacking people's heads around, they would still turn pale with fright.

When He Jiangyi received the news and rushed over, seeing this scene, he was also so frightened that his face turned ugly.

When the pirates saw He Jiangyi, they seemed to see a savior. It didn't matter whether they were friends or foes. Their boats couldn't sail, but the boats of these people in front of them would definitely sail away.

The local people knew He Jiangyi, and when they saw the general approaching, although they were still staring at the 'moving gold', they took the initiative to stop.

"Wang Qizhuang, what do you mean!" He Jiangyi cursed, "How can you let ordinary people do such a thing!"

"It's just slaughtering some animals. Why should General He get angry?" Wang Qizhuang was actually laughing, "Why, let these animals hurt my innocent people, can't we fight back? General He, just ask them. Do you dare to step into my territory!"

"I will truthfully report this matter to His Majesty. You can wait for His Majesty to make a decision." He Jiangyi left angrily.

When Xu Youxi learned about this matter in Shangjing, her first reaction was to verify the authenticity of the matter, but when she received the conclusion, she still found it difficult to accept.

Just when Xu Youxi didn't know how to deal with this matter, he simply asked Zhou Yuxue to invite Meng Zhiqian over.

Coincidentally, Jin Yiwei sent a report about these pirates that He Jiangyi handed over to Shangjing.

Fine.

It turned out that these pirates were also planning to do a lot of business, but they didn't bring any goods, so they wanted to act like empty-handed white wolves.

They planned to plunder in Xujing County. The previous few times were mainly to rob valuable things, but this last time, they planned to rob some people along the coast and send them to nearby colonies as slaves, just like those black slaves.

When Xu Youxi received this letter, his complexion was extremely bad, as if he really was helping a beast.

When Meng Zhiqian arrived at the imperial study room, he also fell into entanglement when he heard Xu Youxi explain the cause and effect.

"Wang Qizhuang is too radical. What he did, didn't he teach ordinary people to be executioners." Meng Zhiqian said with a long sigh, "Although these pirates really deserve to die."

"I have never encountered such a thing. "大干律#军法章" clearly stipulates that such things cannot be done?"

Meng Zhiqian shook his head: "No."

Xu Youxi also sighed, now, both of them don't know how to deal with this matter.

In the end, Wang Qizhuang was still punished, but it was not serious, it was just to convince the public.

Xu Youxi didn't dare to let him continue to serve as the local parent officer, so she directly called him to Shangjing, planning to meet in person before making a decision.

All the knives, guns and weapons that Wang Qizhuang provided to the people were recovered. After all, after this incident, the pirates probably left a deep shadow on them, mirror-consuming people.

October.

Starting from Dagan, businessmen who went to distant places to do business came back one after another, and a lot of goods were brought back on board.

November.

The ships from Great Britain and Portugal arrived at the same time. Apart from trading, their purpose this time also expressed the hope of buying a large 'steam boat' or 'steam car' at a suitable price.

Before Xu Youxi could refuse, he had already got what they wanted.The failed products of several steamships were snatched by these foreigners at high prices. They were full of confidence, and even thought that they could reproduce exactly the same steamships just by looking at them.

The actions of these foreign businessmen quickly reached Xu Youxi's ears.

Anyway, Xu Youxi felt that Xu Ling felt a little anxious when he mentioned the news.

"It's okay, let them go."

Xu Youxi didn't care too much about this matter, steam cars and steam boats are not so easy to build, she put the blueprints and finished products of the steam engine directly in front of Wen Deyi's eyes, and asked him to look carefully, take a good look, and reproduce one as soon as possible.

She is so straightforward, and it took so long for Shengong Bureau, some semi-finished products can still turn the world upside down?
"Your Majesty, don't you send someone to chase after you?"

"It's okay." Xu Youxi still had that calm look, "When they find that their abilities are limited and they really can't handle it, they will ask me again."

December.

The small countries around Dagan started the "age of steam" one after another, and began to learn how to use large machines to cultivate. Dagan businessmen arrived there to open factories and produced batches of high-quality and cheap supplies.

The goods that cannot be sold locally will be sent to Dagan for sale, or sold to Chaozhou merchants in Guangzhou, and let them help with secondary export.

There is a huge shortage of overseas goods. As long as the surplus materials in the Dagan factories are placed in their hands, they can be easily eliminated, and at the same time, they can bring a lot of income.

Xu Youxi was afraid that the steam engine would have too much impact on the environment, so she slowed down the development of steam engines in Daqian territory. The points needed to advance in her system and the task of manufacturing a certain number of steam engines, even if they were made by countries other than Daqian Steam cars, etc., will also be converted into her points.

Today, Daqian has the most advanced "technology" in the world, and is willing to share these advanced technologies with the small neighboring countries, leading the rapid development of the economy and industry of the neighboring countries.

This kind of behavior has won the favor of neighboring countries, and they gradually have an idea in their hearts that Dagan is a trustworthy country.

Of course, Xu Youxi also divides the surrounding countries, but the resources provided by the dependent countries will be much better than those of the non-dependent countries.

Among them, the profit sharing made many countries with weak national power envious, wishing to become a big vassal state on the spot.

But Dagan's vassal state is no longer as easy to join as it used to be. In the past, Dagan was willing to grant asylum just by sending tribute every year, but now it still needs to be assessed.

For this reason, Xu Youxi even personally formulated a "Dagan Dependent Country Assessment Form", which included the construction of the Dagan embassy in this country, the number of domestic factories, the average degree of industrialization, the distribution of Dagan merchants, and the attitude of the Dagan people to the local people. word of mouth and so on.

Only small countries with a score higher than on the assessment form have the opportunity to apply to become a major vassal state.

And if you apply, you may not be able to pass.

Even so, more and more countries are eager to join the ranks of Dagan dependent countries.

　Don't read it too early, it is recommended to read it after 00.30 every day, because 00.30 is the revised manuscript.

　　The unmodified first draft is reserved for pirates...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)