back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 253 Cotton
In the bustling city of Chang'an, in the imperial palace and the Hanging Hall, Emperor Lu Chengqi of Dashun, who didn't know that Fatty Lu was in trouble, was focusing on another matter.

This matter is related to the safety of Dashun, that is Chidao.Modern people's understanding of railways is naturally profound.But the ancients were not at all touched by this Chi Dao. At most, they thought it was a new thing. Once the novelty wore off, they would put it aside. It was not as crazy as Cuju Athletics at that time.

Lu Chengqi, who has tasted the sweetness of Cuju Fucai, is willing to fail?Ever since, for the past two days, I have been personally writing articles for the "Dashun Minbao" to be published as a headline, promoting the benefits of running the road.However, the literate people in this era are almost all officials, scholars, and scholars. The public opinion has not been well publicized, and many businessmen do not know what Chidao is.

After all, businessmen only read the "Business Daily" that can make money, and the rest of the newspapers, what's their business?After learning about the situation, Lu Chengqi had no choice but to issue a secret order, asking Xiao Huangmen to go to the Dashun Minbao office and pass it to editor-in-chief Zhang Yuanchong.In the secret order, Zhang Yuanchong was asked to send someone to write an article for the "Commercial Daily", and he must write clearly about Chidao's advantages, how to use it, and how to charge.

Lu Chengqi knew that these businessmen were not profitable, and if they wanted to make these extremely stingy and shrewd businessmen willing to pay, they had to prove that Chidao was a good thing, fully worth the fare.

The transportation capacity and speed of railways, except for shipping, in this era, there is no other way to match.Shipping is also affected by the terrain, but as long as the road is built and a special carriage is available, it is almost not affected by the terrain.It's just that the construction cost was too high. In this era of low steel production, it is still beyond our ability to build a railway network.

However, if it is applied to business in advance, and then temporarily controlled during a war, both civilian and military uses can be taken into account.Then, by arranging the opening timetable, the monorail can be used to the maximum extent and the economy of Dashun can be improved.

However, Zhang Yuanchong is just a literati who knows nothing about business, and so are his subordinates.After receiving the secret decree, there was no good solution, so the only way to edit Lu Chengqi's original manuscript was to make the article more plain and simple, adding more deceptive sentences, and then submitted it to the commercial newspaper office with anxiety. .

Fortunately, "Business Daily" is also very discerning. After reading this article, it also felt that it had commercial value, so it was published, although it was arranged in an inconspicuous corner.

But businessmen are best at seeing through the cracks, just like flies smelling cracked eggs. Once the benefits of Chidao are released, interested people will immediately notice.Some businessmen have not read many books, but they are rich, so they can invite scholars to read newspapers!Therefore, many businessmen have listened to the "Business Daily" from the beginning to the end, and keenly found that Chidao is the best weapon for them to save costs.

If you want to make money in business, it is nothing more than people and me, and people have me.Sometimes for a business opportunity, the difference is the difference between entering first and entering later.From the perspective of a businessman, if such a speed can be obtained with a little money, it is the first step to obtain a business opportunity.Anyone can calculate this account.Compared with this little bit of money, what is it that can be exchanged for a thousand times the value?
Two days have passed since the last court meeting, and tomorrow is the ribbon-cutting day. Lu Chengqi, who is anxiously waiting for the news, seems restless.Compared with Hei, gunpowder and Hongxiang rifles, Lu Chengqi cared more about Chidao.After all, this Chidao has poured too much effort into him.In his grand vision, Chidao and the Canal are the blood of Dashun, a giant. Without blood, people will be sluggish.Chidao still has the ability to make a fuss, the most is to consume more coke and iron ore, but as for the Grand Canal, there is not so much manpower and material resources at the moment.In the official history, Yang Guang made people angry because of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. If not, Li Tang would not take advantage of the chaos to replace it.

When the new issue of "Business Daily" was finished printing and began to be sold in bulk after the sun was high, it was immediately sent to the palace by the Supervision Department and presented to Lu Chengqi.

He took the newspaper and spread it impatiently, just to find news about Chidao.When he found it in a corner, Lu Chengqi's hanging heart finally settled down.With an extra layer of protection, there is no need to worry about embarrassment at tomorrow's ribbon cutting.

It's just that Lu Chengqi was a little annoyed that such a good project was put in a corner!Look at the headline again, what the hell is it, it should be written by a scholar, "Commercial Discussion", the title is a bit grand.But in the article, business is classified as a category that harms the country and the people. This is also the urine of literati in this era. They look down on merchants covered in money, but they are very envious of the life surrounded by cars and horses, beauties and servants.

Lu Chengqi reckoned that this scholar was also a type of angry youth. Seeing that the business had started, he wrote an article to scold him. The editor-in-chief of "Business Daily" is also generous, and dared to publish such an article on the headline.But this editor-in-chief knows the newspaper market very well. After all, there are only sales if there are controversies. Such an article published on the headlines will not only make businessmen angry, but may hire someone to write the article, and it will also increase the desire of scholars to buy. It really kills two birds with one stone.

Just when Lu Chengqi was a little bit aggrieved, the servant outside the hall came in cautiously and said: "Your Majesty, Li Jie, Minister of the Work Department outside the hall, asks to see you."

After Lu Chengqi temporarily pulled away from the Chi Dao incident, he suddenly remembered that this was only the second day. Li Jie came to ask for an interview so soon. Doesn't it mean that the governance of the Yellow River has a plan?
Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi said: "Xuan Li Shangshu has an audience!"

Hearing the words, the servant bowed and retreated. After a while, Li Jie's tall and thin figure stepped in from outside the hall, walked into the hall, gave a long bow to Lu Chengqi and said: "Minister Li Jie, see His Majesty!"

After Lu Chengqi asked the accompanying maids to leave, he said with a smile: "Li Qing, why did you come to see me so soon? Could it be that you already have a good solution for the Yellow River matter?"

It was not in the previous court at this time, so naturally Li Jie would not be carrying a heavy court wat, and what he wanted to say, he had to rely on his memory.Hearing Lu Chengqi's question, Li Jie said: "Your Majesty, besides the matter of the Yellow River, the matter of Bai Diezi that His Majesty mentioned earlier also has some clues."

When Lu Chengqi heard this, his eyes lit up.Baidiezi is cotton, but it is Asian short-staple cotton.But it is not bad to have cotton, so why insist on long-staple cotton!

Hearing what Li Jie said, Lu Chengqi hurriedly said, "What are the clues?"

Li Jie said: "The yamen of the Ministry of Industry on Guangnan Road and Yunnan Road reported that in these two roads, there has long been Baidiezi, which is the cotton planting that His Majesty said. After more than a month, the harvest will be ready. "

Hearing this, Lu Chengqi felt as if he had taken a cold shower in a hot summer day. He felt refreshed from head to toe: "Okay, good, good! I knew that Li Qing was doing business, and I was very relieved!"

(End of this chapter)