The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 132 Weisuo Agricultural Economic Society

The little novice came in with a tea tray, and put a cup of hot tea on Zhu Gaochi's table, and there was a slight sound of "boom" on the porcelain and the table.

"This is pineapple tea."

"It is produced on the border of Xiushe in Xiuning County, Songluo Mountain in the remaining veins of Huangshan Mountain. The taste is above Longjing. Please taste it."

Yao Guangxiao pondered the reason for the little prince's visit, and said with a smile.

Zhu Gaochi took a sip and nodded appreciatively.

"This tea is really good."

"I'll get someone to deliver a box to my house later."

"Then thank you Master."

Hui merchants are incredible.

Thalassemia has no food, and ten households and nine merchants have not yet formed the scale of the future, but there are already signs.

The most popular restaurant in Beiping City is opened by the people there.

Huizhou merchants can be said to be the top group of merchants in Ming Dynasty.

It's not that they are more capable than others, it's that the place is too poor to survive by farming, and everyone runs out to survive.

The number of people doing business in one place is no worse than the total number of merchants in the whole country, and a strong business atmosphere has naturally formed, which has further stimulated the birth of businessmen.

Quite a few stories of a salesman who walked the streets and turned into a business firm through two or three generations came from Huizhou merchants.

This group is absorbable.

Only relying on cultivation of talents, how can it compare with the talents who stand out in the fiercest competition? That is the real talent.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, and seeing that the atmosphere had come, he said: "We have been in touch with the three guards of Yanshan for a long time, and found that the left guard of Yanshan is not close enough to the palace."

"Although the father has ideas, he seeks stability and is not in a hurry to change."

"I don't know what the master thinks?"

Yao Guangxiao didn't expect the little prince to ask about the guards, but the little prince's concern for the guards didn't surprise him.

Many ideas, Yao Guangxiao found that the little prince coincided with his own.

For example military power.

The prince's character is stable, and his attitude of grasping and letting go of military power has indeed made the relationship between the prince and the Third Division of Beiping not as tense as it is in Shaanxi and Shanxi.

But it is not what it used to be.

The prince died, and the sage was old.

Now that the sage has established the emperor's grandson, the gang of civil servants around him are not respectful enough to the vassal king.

Yao Guangxiao followed the path of the King of Yan, so naturally he had to take the lead of the King of Yan and plan everything in advance.

"Yanshan left guard, originally the prince's personal guard."

What is a personal guard?

The prince is the main one.

Just like Zhu Di was trapped in the palace in history, the guards of Yanshan Zhongwei and Yanshan Right Guard who served in the palace, following Zhu Di's order, immediately killed officials and rebelled, without any scruples about the army surrounding them outside the palace.

"Last year, the commander of the left guard was suddenly transferred away. The new commander was not promoted from the guard, but Zhang Yu who was transferred from outside."

Yao Guangxiao didn't say it clearly.

Zhu Gaochi knew what it represented.

The strength of the prince's line has already extended its tentacles to the vassal's personal guards, but Zhu Di can only hold his nose and bear it.

Because the prince's family is not only a subject of the Eastern Palace, but also an important minister of the court.

That is, the establishment or the next establishment, the present and the future are what they say, who can stop it?
Even Zhu Di is helpless.

"Uncle is dead." Zhu Gaochi said emphatically.

"But the prince line is still there, and the saint has established the emperor's grandson."

Yao Guangxiao laughed.

"Is there no way to change it?" Zhu Gaochi thought it could be changed, because in history Zhang Yu took refuge in Zhu Di.

But he wants to advance this event, and can't wait a few years later.

Yao Guangxiao shook his head.

"Duke Liang is still here."

"Zhang Yu was promoted by Duke Liang."

It turned out to be the case.

Zhu Gaochi understood a little.

The turning point was Lan Yu's death. Behind Lan Yu's death, a large number of his people were executed, but why Zhang Yu was not liquidated.

Could it be that Zhu Di saved Zhang Yu? Because of this friendship, Zhang Yu chose to repay Zhu Di in the midst of the disaster.

"Sapphire will die."

"Duke Liang really doesn't live long." Yao Guangxiao agreed.

"But the prince line is still there."

Yes.

The prince line is still there, so Zhu Di can't touch Zhang Yu.

Because he couldn't move, he could only choose to win him over. It took several years, which affected Zhang Yu's choice.

The details of history unfold before Zhu Gaochi's eyes.

Soliciting is soliciting, but is Zhang Yu worthy of trust? At the beginning of Jingnan, before he chose Zhu Di with a clear-cut stand, would Zhu Di dare to trust him?
This is the shining knife arranged by the prince's side beside him, he must not dare to trust Zhang Yu rashly.

So the left guard has never returned to Yan Wang's mansion, to be precise, it is like the other two guards.

Being able to win Zhang Yu's allegiance under the power of the prince's family is a testament to Zhu Di's personality charm and means.

"I understand, thank you master for clarifying the confusion."

"What's on your mind?" Yao Guangxiao asked curiously.

Zhu Gaochi smiled, showing confidence on his face, "Father does not dare to use the left guard, so let's use it."

"Excellent."

Yao Guangxiao clapped his hands and smiled.

Zhu Di's identity is inconvenient, and he dare not let the left guard participate in confidential matters.

But the little prince is different.

He not only represents the palace, but he is not as sensitive as the prince's identity. If he fails, it will not affect the prince, but it is just a matter of the younger generation.

The little prince has high prestige in Beiping, so he is indeed the most suitable person to come forward.

Leaving Qingshou Temple.

Zhu Gaochi looked at the busy peasants on the street.

Clearing the snow on the streets is not an easy task. In later generations, a few cars can solve the problem, but now it takes a lot of civilian labor.

"These free labor will be cancelled." Zhu Gaochi put down the curtain, sat back, and thought so.

If the employment model is adopted, then these people will become urban residents and increase the urban population.

The urban population spends money on food, clothing, housing, daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

This is spending power.

The corvée used by Daming seems to have the lowest cost, but when converted into economy, it is actually very uneconomical.

Not so sure, though.

In an agricultural society, doing so is beneficial, but as the economy develops, it becomes an obstacle.

That's why there were demands in the Jianghuai area, and a whip method was born.

That is, paying taxes instead of corvee.

The government has benefited, and the citizens have met their needs.

The government collects taxes, and then makes purchases, which promotes the economy, and the economy is prosperous, and the government can receive more taxes.

After returning to the palace, in Shizi's palace, the guards of the palace were respectful.

There are 200 million military households in the world.

How many people can enter the palace as guards?

With Zhu Di's status, it is too late for people all over the world to flatter him, and no matter how many people want to be loyal to Zhu Di, they are not qualified yet.

Zhu Gaochi felt that he could not underestimate his status.

As long as I have an attitude, I can make many people work hard.

"Has the father returned to the mansion?"

"The prince has returned to the mansion."

Zhu Gaochi left Shizi Mansion and went to meet Zhu Di.

Last time Zhu Di was very cautious and strictly ordered himself not to act rashly with the left guard, so even if he had an idea, Zhu Gaochi had to seek Zhu Di's consent.

Although the two are father and son, they still need to pay attention.

"You want to win over Zhang Yu?"

"My son doesn't have the ability to win over a commander." Zhu Gaochi denied, explaining: "It's not about Zhang Yu, it's about the left guard."

"My son is going to build the entire Beiping railway next year, so he needs to recruit a large number of military households."

"How many people?" Zhu Di was noncommittal.

Zhu Gaochi said lightly: "1 people."

"How many?"

Zhu Di suspected that he had heard wrong.

"Next year, my son will build railways in all the prefectures of Beiping. Bridges will be laid in some areas. In order to speed up the construction period, more manpower will be needed."

"Can you afford the wages?"

Zhu Di asked with concern.

For 1 people, according to the wages of one tael and five taels per month, that is 5000 taels a month, and 18 taels a year.

"I can't afford to drive it all at once." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.

He didn't make money, and the salary alone was 18 taels a year. His current factories don't have the strong profit level here.

"Are you going to lower your wages?" Zhu Di was dissatisfied.

In fact, there are a lot of people who work for one or two silver coins, and even seven or eight silver coins can recruit enough people.

But the boss wants to do benevolence and justice to win people's hearts, so he pays high wages.

They are the military households guarding Yanwangfu, and with the high wages, these military households naturally only have the Wangfu in their eyes.

If the boss can recruit [-] military households and pay enough wages, Zhu Di is not a fool, and he will definitely support it.

"People are not recruited all at once, but are recruited in stages, and at the beginning of the year, the Miyun Iron Mine and the Miyun Iron Works will start operations."

"With the advancement of coking technology in the coke refinery, the coke production rate has reached 3%, and the annual profit can exceed [-] taels of silver."

"And then there's the steam engine profit."

"It is estimated that the annual profit can be around 10 taels of silver."

"The difference between railways is that the wider the railway is built, the longer the mileage, and the profit level will increase by several times."

"At that time, the entire Beiping's supplies will pass through the railway, which will be the biggest income, exceeding the sum of all."

The urban population in the whole of Beiping is too small.

The urban population is small, and the consumption power is weak.

Even if Zhu Gaochi has countless business plans, it's like a clever woman who can't cook without rice, and has no place to sell them.

Salt and silk are big benefits, but Zhu Gaochi can't control them.

It would not be Zhu Gaochi's choice to put the money earned in the warehouse to mold.

In order to control the industry, at least for now, he will not go to financing, let the rest of the people join in and affect his plan.

Then we can only invest money in it. In addition to strengthening infrastructure, it also creates an urban population, or a population with consumption power.

As for how to recycle the money spent, spend it again, and then recycle it, this is a more advanced economic method.

Therefore, Zhu Gaochi can afford 1 railway workers.

In terms of economics, Zhu Di felt that no one could produce the ability of the eldest son, so he no longer cared about this matter, and asked, "Is this the method you said to win over the left guard? Recruit a large number of workers from the left guard?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

"The Weisuo Agricultural Economic Society will also be established."

(End of this chapter)