eldest son of Ming dynasty

Dr. Tan doesn't care how the officials flatter the emperor. Having fun with the people is often used by the officials themselves to whitewash the appearance.Whether the common people are happy or not, she knows in her heart.

She has such high respect and recognition for the emperor, mainly because she has seen practical changes.Ordinary people like Aunt Gu in the women's medical center can have a place to live in the capital, get a monthly allowance, and their children can study.

To be able to do this is to have great good governance and to be the most benevolent emperor.

As for Gu Zuo, his trip was aimed at Doctor Tan's itch.

Since she has a benevolent heart, she naturally hopes that there will be more clinics and more doctors. How many people can she save even if she alone does not eat or drink?

"As long as the number of medical centers increases, no matter where it is... I am willing."

There is a medical school in the academy. Although doctors need to be supervised by a master for many years, it has been eight or nine years since there was a medical school, and some of the first apprentices can already sit on the stage for consultation.So there is no shortage of doctors.but……

"However, Shao Situ...the medical clinic focuses on curing diseases and saving lives. The fees it charges have always been very low, and with the addition of some money from the imperial court, it can be maintained. Now I want to rent a shop in the city that never sleeps, and I have to relocate the medical clinic. It takes too much money to do it.”

Gu Zuo took the big bag and said, "Don't worry about the money. The construction of the city that never sleeps is for the common people, and the medical center is also for the common people. Besides, the medical hall was originally built with funds from the imperial court, and now there are more families. Your Majesty will not disagree." .I will go down and ask His Majesty for this matter."

Silver is the key.As soon as Tan Yunxian heard this, he immediately had no objection, "If this is true, it would be great to have an extra medical center."

"Okay. Doctor Tan can appoint one person, and I will also appoint another person. After all, we don't know what the medical center should look like. All the details are not a problem, just ask them to discuss it. I only have one request."

Doctor Tan won't be too ruthless if he gets cheap, "Young Situ, please tell me."

"Please talk about the doctor's consultation on both sides. In terms of time...the two medical centers are not biased."

Tan Yunxian frowned, making it easy for familiar people not to find her.

Gu Zuo naturally also knew, "Although there will be some inconvenience, it will be eliminated soon after a period of time."

"That's fine, I can agree to that."

Gu Zuo made up his mind and settled another family.

Now that it has been decided, in addition to restaurants and medical centers, there are also clothing stores, brothels, and gambling houses. These are all very large shops.

In addition, there are some small shops, such as pharmacies, gold and silver shops, cobbler shops, pawn shops, tea shops, antique shops, incense and candle shops, etc.

But the key to the success of the city that never sleeps is to attract people, so the variety of shops is one aspect, and the quality must be guaranteed on the other hand.

The former is to ensure that the city that never sleeps can be fired.The latter is guaranteed to last forever.

That's why I made a unified contract with all the tenants, just in case there was any problem, anyway, the source could be found in such a big place.

As Gu Zuo expected,
Now that the imperial court has the motivation to spend money, it is not difficult to persuade the emperor to agree to build another medical center in the city that never sleeps. In fact, it is not considered construction. The house itself exists, it is nothing more than decoration.

"...I'm looking for an opportunity. I'm going to take a look. It's a big deal. Not to mention, with so many shops, thousands of people have a place to eat and drink. If they can go round and round and run naturally, it's not in vain for me to cooperate with you." Liqing has spent so much energy. Zhengde also has more good governance that can be explained to the ancestors and future generations."

The emperor left the palace and Gu Zuo didn't dare to agree immediately.He just said: "Your Majesty, please wait a little longer. After everything is in order, I have the nerve to ask Your Majesty to take a look."

"Okay. How many shops are there?"

"All of them are rented out. There are 108. Half of them have found tenants."

Zhu Houzhao was pacing in the hall with his hands behind his back. He knew about it, "By the way, how about the white list?"

"There are twelve families who have prepared their names and origins here in Weichen."

"Twelve families are enough. The imperial court's road construction...in fact, it is not a road construction. Originally, there was an official road between the two capitals, but this time the standards should be raised. Now, the Shaofu can disclose some projects and propose Conditions. What I mean is to broaden and repair official roads along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The road surface should be flat, wide, straight, and hard. Let’s throw out three sections first, one is from the capital to Tianjin Wei, and the other is from Xuzhou to Tianjin. Huai'an, the third is from Huai'an to Yangzhou."

Step by step, such a big thing, the first time to do it, it is easy to make trouble if you do it too aggressively.

"The road along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal has a lot of business travelers and goods. After it is completed, it can maximize its effect. In addition, the road should separate the two directions."

Gu Zuo showed slight doubts.

Zhu Houzhao made a gesture with his hands, "The avenue is facing the sky, and each side should be taken. The one going north should take one road, and the one going south should take the side road, without interfering with each other. They are separated by things in the middle, and it is not allowed to cross or walk in the opposite direction at will. In this way, at least the carriage can go faster."

Gu Zuo nodded, "Building roads is really a big project, I'm afraid that the eight million taels of silver may not be enough..."

"Then you can set up post stations along the road, build inns, tea shops there, sell food, water and other things you need for long trips, and you can earn some money back. In addition, you can think of ways to see if you can Take a little cheaper toll."

Zhu Houzhao only proposed it tentatively, because he knew that it would be difficult to operate. For example, if you want to collect money, people will take a detour.This is not a modern highway, cars can only enter and exit through specific entrances and exits.

Halfway in, halfway out, where do you charge?

So this is actually a hassle.

But roads still need to be repaired, because the social benefits of these facilities themselves are higher than the economic benefits. If you give up the social benefits for the sake of economic benefits, wouldn't it be a waste of food because of choking?
Zhu Houzhao also said, "For these three sections of the project, the Shaofu will first estimate the cost, and roughly set the number, so that the people on the white list are willing to devote their energy to this work. And tell them which one of the three sections of the road The best ones will be repaired, and the rest will go to Yingtian from Yangzhou, so there is no need to compete, and the Shaofu will directly appoint them."

"If any company can build a hard, flat, and rain-proof road, I am willing to make a long-term agreement with it. In the future, the imperial court will give priority to him in all road construction projects."

In fact, the so-called rainproof can be done with stones.But the cost is too high. It is almost impossible to pave such a long road with stones for such a small amount of money.

Gu Zuo understood the deep meaning of the emperor's arrangement, which was to try his best to let those people use their brains and find ways to repair the road, and not rely on government orders, but rely on money.Money can turn ghosts around.

Sometimes official documents are not as good as silver.

In this way, Shaofu will be easier than when building a city that never sleeps.

At the same time, more people are mobilized, and more people can earn money.

So this method is good for the imperial court, good for the Shaofu, and good for the common people. It is really unique.

Although Shaofu became the seventh part, it was slightly delayed.But things can't stop. The auction of saltworks and the construction of roads are all small and detailed matters of people's livelihood.

Zhu Houzhao thought that there would be disaster relief from the imperial court, and the two rivers and Huaihe Rivers should not be in chaos. In this case...

"Mr. Li, next spring. I will take this as one of the topics during the Great Court Meeting. This year, all the preparations have to be completed. When the Great Court Meeting is over next year, we will start construction immediately. After a long time, the money will be spent Not up here."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Prosperous and prosperous times, after all, only when all industries of the Ming Dynasty prospered can it be called a prosperous age.

Of course, it is necessary to expand the territory, but it is only the first year of Zhengde, so what is the rush.

And having said that, it's not that the emperor is inactive in military affairs. Now that it's already August, Zhu Houzhao is really getting anxious. I don't know if there is any news from Datong...

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