eldest son of Ming dynasty

People in Shaofu, as long as they are outstanding and hardworking, can now understand the word economy.In addition, they all realized that the core of the emperor's spending of money was to give the people a way to make a living.

Just like the city that never sleeps, what use can this thing be made of?

But Shaofu supported it, because they all understood that it was because of this kind of construction that many people had the opportunity to work and receive wages every day.

So the word economy is the core of their understanding of the emperor's thoughts, and Song Heng and Zhang Chi also know what the core of the economy is, and that is the means of making a living.

"I understand that the industry His Majesty is talking about is actually a collection of means of livelihood. Last time I met with His Majesty, I told Your Majesty that three or four out of ten people in the prefectures and prefectures of Northern Zhili are now selling their fields into the city. In the future, the number of people farming will gradually decrease. And with so many people choosing to work, it is unrealistic to build more cities that never sleep. So His Majesty mentioned this word, industry."

"To put it simply, for example, raising silkworms, reeling silk, and making and dyeing cloth all require labor, and then the cloth and clothes are sold to form a cycle. In this way, the number of workers busy with these tasks every day is stable, and there is no need for extra labor from the court. It spends money to maintain employment opportunities for tens of thousands of people. Besides, like Shui Yunjian, it uses fixed waiters, cooks, and luthiers."

Zhang Chi understood when he heard this, "Industry... so we did not consider it when planning. After all, so many people live in the capital, there must be a job. So what Brother Song meant, the capital The small workshops in the village should also be concentrated and divided into one area.”

"good."

……

They discussed a lot this evening,
Even with the sun streaming through the windows the next day, they still couldn't sleep.

In the end, Song Heng's wife couldn't help it, and she didn't want to be that kind of disobedient and strong woman, but she was really worried that her husband didn't sleep all night, and finally knocked on the door of the study,

Remind softly, "Husband, it's almost time, should we have breakfast, take a rest and continue later?"

All three of them yawned and stretched their stiff waists, but in fact they were still not satisfied. Song Heng still didn't show a good face, "We are busy with business, what are you talking about like a woman? Go and order the kitchen to bring some porridge." That’s it, there’s no need to say anything else.”

Zhang Chi was embarrassed, "Sister-in-law, I am really bothering you. This matter is really important. Brother Song also wants to report the results to His Majesty as soon as possible. Madam sister-in-law doesn't have to worry about us."

Song Heng's wife actually has an orchid-like temperament, with a thin and fair face, like a gentle woman raised by a wealthy family, she just taught her husband such a lesson, so she looks pitiful.

Song Heng may have endured a lot, and he probably felt that he had good friends, and his wife would not give him face if he came out like this, so he said impatiently, "Why don't you go soon?"

"Yes." Mrs. Song didn't dare to say much, she bowed her body and left.

She turned around and walked into the yard, just in time to bump into her sister.

"Brother-in-law, what do they say?"

Mrs. Song looked slightly sad, "I haven't slept all night, and I don't know how long it will take. If this continues, good people will also get sick."

The younger sister of the Song family raised her pretty eyebrows, "There are not many officials, but the battle is not small. Those who don't know think it is a national policy related to the country and the country."

"Hush." ​​Mrs. Song patted her younger sister, "Keep your voice down, let your brother-in-law hear, so he can't scold you?"

"Ok."

"You follow me to the kitchen. In this case, we can only make some nourishing food for them."

"Sister, did brother-in-law just meet His Majesty once?"

"Yes."

"That's it." The younger sister of the Song family approached and whispered: "I mentioned the current Holy Majesty secretly with the younger sister of the Wang family before, and I realized that he himself is extremely diligent, so if the officials in the court were not summoned individually Fortunately, if you are summoned, you must be busy with going out early and returning late every day. You see, the biggest official in their young mansion is so busy that his wife can't take care of him every day. I think brother-in-law is too much, so you I have to tell my brother-in-law that this situation cannot continue.”

Mrs. Song was startled again when she heard this, and said a little at a loss: "...Then Your Majesty, you can't make trouble like this?"

"Oh, that's hard to say. Sis, you are just stupid. Now His Majesty wants to govern the country well. Daming is so big and has so many people, so it's not easy to manage. Of course you have to be so busy."

"Of course I'm happy that your brother-in-law is valued by His Majesty. But he always forgets to eat and sleep, even if he is sick. If this is the case, I will talk to him sometime."

"En. It's a pity that we dare not say these words to the emperor... Brother-in-law must listen to the emperor the most."

"Your Majesty?" Mrs. Song didn't even dare to think about it, "Your Majesty...is high above you. And you can't talk nonsense in front of the Emperor."

The little girl stuck out her tongue, "Of course I know you can't talk nonsense in front of the emperor. I'm just talking."

……

Song Heng, Song Yue, and Zhang Chi just took a sip of millet porridge and continued their discussion.Overnight, they have roughly agreed on the layout of some functional areas in the capital.

In this way, falling on the map also meets the conditions.

This job was done by Song Yuelai.

The existing structures of the capital are all in his mind, and the house of the pen is sketched a little, the small river, bridges, houses, city walls... the appearance of the vicinity of Zhengyangmen is already on the paper.

……

It took another two days before Song Heng fixed his 'work results' and brought them to the palace.

Zhu Houzhao was also shocked when he saw the picture for the first time. If you want to say that the ancients wrote articles and painted more meticulously, there is no typo in writing articles, and you can’t see an extra stroke in painting.

"You actually left it on the paper!" The emperor stepped down from the dragon chair, directed the little eunuch, and said, "Go, go outside the hall, the light outside is good."

The emperor took the lead, and Song Heng followed behind him all the way, explaining: "I also think this is convenient for your majesty and for the people to see clearly at a glance, but you can't understand it if you just talk about it."

"Very good, very good." Zhu Houzhao was not stingy with his praise for this, "It must have taken a lot of thought, right? Didn't you sleep a few days?"

Song Heng didn't deny it, "It's what a humble minister should do to eat the king's salary and be loyal to the king."

When he got outside, Zhu Houzhao pinched his waist. He stretched out his finger and said, "To the west is the academy and women's medical center, and to the east is the city that never sleeps. Further down is your new plan, right? Streets, shops, houses...these are one by one. What are the red dots? I think they are arranged horizontally and vertically."

"Your Majesty, that's a private school." Song Heng explained: "After much deliberation, I have to use a private school to attract the rented and gathered people willingly to build a house. And now the private school in the capital itself It is also an increasingly serious problem, many people have money from working and want their children to study and take imperial examinations, but with so many people rushing in at once, private schools are really not enough.”

Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth wide, "It really is the same goal by different routes... Maybe this is the fate of us Han people."

"What did His Majesty say?"

"It's nothing. Where can I find the teacher from the private school?"

"Juren from all over the world is just right."

Zhu Houzhao understood, "You mean those Juren who didn't pass the exam."

"That's right, if you fail the exam, you can find a private school in the capital to be a teacher and prepare for the next subject. Isn't that great?"

"In a few years, the competition for private school teachers will be fierce."

Song Heng laughed along, "The capable go up, and the mediocre go down. However, I am a little worried that this method also has flaws, that is, the houses built by people from different families may be different."

"It doesn't matter if it's different." Zhu Houzhao doesn't care about these things, "As long as it's not a dilapidated house, I don't care what the people make of their houses. Besides, wouldn't it be boring to be the same?"

"There are still some people who may not have enough money."

"The imperial court can lend them." Zhu Houzhao blurted out, "They have ten taels of silver, and they ask the imperial court to borrow five taels of silver, and the five taels of silver are returned in installments. Isn't that all right? This is called a bank."

"What is a bank?"

"It's a combination of a pawn shop and a bank. They use the house deed or other valuables as collateral, and the court will lend them silver taels. When repaying it, in addition to the principal, interest will also be paid. The interest should not be so high, as long as there is something to earn. .”

Zhu Houzhao knew that this matter could not be explained in one or two sentences, so he affirmed this approach first, "The private school is a good idea. The open space in the capital must be controlled, and all of them will be under the jurisdiction of the Planning Department. I will allocate some more manpower for you , Those who occupy the capital’s land indiscriminately without permission will be punished. And it is not necessary to let the people build all the houses themselves, the Shaofu can also build houses, and sell them after they are built, so you can get money back!”

Song Heng said: "The minister is worried, too much money..."

"Silver can also be borrowed. Since there are organizations that can lend money to ordinary people to build houses, why can't they lend money to commercial organizations to build houses? Just pay the interest according to the rules!"

Zhu Houzhao took a pat on the thigh, so that the capital can feel the development!

In fact, it is not easy to develop a relatively high-end economic development with scientific inventions from the very beginning. Everything is easier before it is difficult. There is no threshold for building a house. He has turned the small economic circle of the capital into a circle. There are hundreds of thousands of people. In the market of millions of people, it will be possible to encourage the so-called 'technology products' in the future.

A new invention that sells 100 million copies in the capital is a new myth of wealth. When there is such an atmosphere, there is no need for future generations to think about it. The ancients full of wisdom will create good things of.

He is only responsible for improving the soil. As for what grows in the soil, he cannot control it, and it is best not to control it, because if he controls it, he may miss some "good fruits".

As for the matter of the bank, Zhu Houzhao felt that there was no need to go to Song Heng again.

Firstly, Song Heng’s work is very challenging, and it’s not easy to do it well. Second, it’s the first time for Song Heng to use it.

So he had to find someone else.