Daming: Start with an Altar of Luck

Chapter 36 The Big Deal of 5 Taels of Silver (for collection)
In Zhu Biao's view, if you don't understand architecture, you go to the Ministry of Industry, isn't that nonsense?
It's like you find someone who doesn't know all kinds of etiquette and ask him to be the Minister of Rites, it's not shameful enough.

Especially for highly professional departments such as the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry, it is necessary to find professional people to manage them.

Just like the Minister of the Ministry of War, if you find someone who doesn't know how to fight, it will only lead to blind and random command, delaying the fighter, and even a wrong command may cause a disastrous defeat in a war, or even the destruction of the entire army.

Of course, the ministers of these departments are now following Lao Zhu to fight the world. They have real skills in their hands, and those who don't have real skills have long been slaughtered by Lao Zhu or kicked out of the team.

"Change?? Change? Change!" Ban Zhu kept muttering the word "change" like a demon.

"If you think about it, things in China have not changed since ancient times, ranging from small agricultural tools to large guns and cannons. Why can others change and innovate, but you can only stick to the rigid set of predecessors, stick to the rules, but Don't know how to change?"

"Yes, they are all good, can't I, Ban Zhu?" Ban Zhu's eyes began to change.

In fact, some truths are as simple as that, but some people can't think of them, and some people think of them but are unwilling to pierce this piece of paper.

"Build me one of the Daming textile machines as soon as possible. Aren't there still many people in your Science and Technology Bureau who are idle? I have something to tell them in two days. Then there will be no such leisurely days."

Seeing that Ban Zhu was full of fighting spirit, Zhu Biao didn't say much. Some things always take time and a process. If the one-time stimulation is too large, it is easy to stimulate these craftsmen to go wrong.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, this thing is not difficult. It's just a few small details. Give me two days, and it will be done." Ban Zhu said confidently. The main reason is that this thing is really not difficult. Just sawing some wood.

"Well, what about the cement production in Jurong?" Zhu Biao asked again.

"Well, Your Highness, why don't you ask Wang Qi to come over? Wang Qi is responsible for the production in Jurong and the connection with the Ministry of Households. I still like casting research." It's not that Ban Zhu didn't care about the relationship with the Ministry of Households The cement transaction between the two parties, just hearing the huge amount and the gold and silver castings gave me a headache.

Fortunately, my eldest apprentice seems to have the talent in this area, and he arranged everything well.

"Oh, just your big apprentice with thick eyebrows and big eyes has such talent? Hurry up and call." Zhu Biao was happy. Originally, Zhu Biao wanted to directly establish a Daming Royal Trading Company, and all future transactions would be handled by the Royal Trading Company. The Ministry of Households is connected. After all, it is not convenient for these business transactions to be placed in the East Palace or the Science and Technology Bureau.

If this Wang Qi was really talented, Zhu Biao would not have to bother to find the shopkeeper of Daming Royal Trading Company.

"Caomin has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." After Wang Qi was called over, he quickly saluted Zhu Biao.

"Okay, I heard from Ban Zhu that you are responsible for the transaction between the cement and the Ministry of Households this time?" Zhu Biao looked at the burly young man in front of him.

"Your Highness, yes, the master has entrusted me with full responsibility for the cement." Wang Qi immediately understood the purpose of Zhu Biao calling him here, and now it has been several days since Li Shanchang and Lu Chang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, came to the Science and Technology Bureau up.

The Bureau of Science and Technology also initially reached an order agreement with the Ministry of Households. Wang Qi was about to report to his master, but he did not expect that Prince Zhu Biao would come first.

Because Zhu Biao can only make the decision in the end, and Zhu Biao also said before that he should not earn too much, as long as the cost is recovered, he can earn some wages that can afford the craftsmen in the Science and Technology Bureau, and then give a part of it to the East Palace.

"Wang Qi, tell me in detail."

"His Royal Highness"

"That's right, Wang Qi, I don't see that you still have the talent for doing business. As for the price offered by the Ministry of Accounts, it's also considered appropriate. Daming is waiting to be done, so let's use this price. You are very good. This piece You have done a good job, have you thought about changing to another place to do other work?" Zhu Biao became interested in this Wang Qi.

The Hubu is a group of people who keep money. I didn't expect that this thick-eyed Wang Qi could negotiate a price with the Hubu that far exceeded Zhu Biao's bottom line. You know, Zhu Biao didn't tell the Science and Technology Bureau about the cement bottom line. passed.

He only said that it should not be too high or too low. Unexpectedly, Wang Qi gave him a surprise. The construction from Nanjing to Yangzhou Mansion was a huge project that took hundreds of miles and took a long time.

5 taels of silver, this is the cost provided by the Science and Technology Bureau and calculated by the Ministry of Accounts.

A concrete road built from the city gate of Yingtian Mansion to the dilapidated mansion of Yangzhou Mansion.

As for the labor, I am sorry that they are all forced labor now. Not only will you not be given money, but you have to bring your own food. If you want money, I am sorry that Ming Dynasty does not have it. If this cement is not Zhu Biao’s business, I am afraid that the court can immediately save the 5 taels of silver.

Of course, the 5 taels of silver Zhu Biao made a good profit. You must know that when Zhu Biao sent people to buy several lime mines in Jurong County, he didn't even spend a tenth of the 5 taels of silver.

As for the automatic suction kiln of the local method cement, it does not cost money. You must know that there are many carpenters and bricklayers in the group of craftsmen recruited by Zhu Biao from the Bingzhan Bureau. Just built an automatic suction kiln with both hands.

"Okay, Wang Qi, you've done a very good job, so let's just leave it to you to sign the contract with the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I'll let Wang Yong come to pick it up, not bad, not bad."

Zhu Biao looked happily at Wang Qi in front of him. This time he made a lot of money, and wine making can also be put on the agenda. Although the East Palace still has some money, it has been unable to make ends meet before. Now that it suddenly received such a large amount of silver, Zhu Biao is still very happy of.

If one tael of silver and two shi of rice are calculated according to the current Ming Dynasty, one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty is 94.4 catties, and two shi is 188.8 catties. Multiplying the current rice price, basically one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to about 600 RMB now.

And the project of 5 taels of silver is now a large project of 3000 million.

"It's better to do business with the country to make money!" Zhu Biao secretly sighed in his heart. It's no wonder that those who did big business in the previous life were willing to cooperate with the country. To take over the country's projects, one is to ensure the safety of funds, and the other is to really make money.

"Okay, since the general amount has been negotiated with the Ministry of Household Affairs, you should send someone to talk to Jurong about producing a large amount of cement, and then transport it to Yingtianfu by water."

"When the Ministry of Households pays the silver, you must pay the commercial tax that you should pay, and then send someone to inform me that I have other uses for this batch of silver. At that time, Wang Qi, come out from the Science and Technology Bureau and do things for me!"

Zhu Biao looked at the simple and honest man in front of him, deep down in his heart he didn't dare to underestimate him at all.

"I still don't want to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your kindness." Ban Zhu stared at Wang Qi with a beard on the side.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Wang Qi quickly knelt down to thank him.

"Okay, since there is nothing else, my Highness will go back to the East Palace. If you have anything to do, you can just send someone to the East Palace to inform me. I have given orders there."

"Congratulations, Your Highness."

　Ask for collection, ask for monthly ticket
　　
　
(End of this chapter)