On the way back.

As soon as he got back into the carriage, Wang Chen saw Xiao Jianhua staring at him with a puzzled face but not saying a word, and he was very satisfied.

A counselor should have the attitude of a counselor.

There are some things that should be spoken out, but after the lord has made a decision, he should not talk too much.

Like Xiao Jianhua, a top ancient sage, his emotional intelligence will naturally not be low, and he knows when to speak and when not to speak.

It's just that people have just followed themselves, and they can't let the other party chill, and it's better to explain some things clearly.

Wang Chen leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao, you must have a lot of doubts in your heart, why did I do that, right?"

"Don't dare, since the lord has made a decision, there must be a reason for you. Xiao Jianhua said very interestingly.

Having said that, Wang Chen still took the initiative to explain: "Yes, you may not know, I cheated the Tongzhou Mansion." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Jianhua said with some surprise: "Maybe Xiao is only a shallow learner, and I really don't see how you cheated them." ”

Wang Chen asked rhetorically: "Are you thinking that if I give up the fertile land and the city, there will be no guarantee in terms of taxes, population, and even food?"

Xiao Jianhua said tentatively: "Do you really want me to say?"

"Yes. Wang Chen nodded.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Xiao Jianhua didn't understand this matter very much, or rather, even if Zhuge Liang was reborn, he would not understand Wang Chen's approach, and in this era, no one would understand what he had in mind.

Even if Xiao Jianhua is a top wise man in ancient times, there is too much difference between his knowledge and Wang Chen, who has lived in modern society.

Xiao Jianhua admitted: "I do think so, I take an examination for officials once a year, three examinations for one term, in addition to integrity, there are five main aspects, recommending talents, impeachment of corruption, real household registration, sufficient financial use, prosperity and harm, you let out the good land, the city is out, it seems that it is not good for the assessment, not to mention anything else, the population of Haimen is originally not as good as Jinghai, and the talents will naturally be much less, taxes, household registration, etc. need population support, in addition, Haimen has many rural villages, clans, There are more conflicts between villages, and there are many cases that are not easy to deal with, and it seems that no matter how you look at it, none of them will have an advantage for you. ”

The stakes are clearly pointed out in every sentence, but Wang Chen smiled and took the initiative to break a big news, "Sir, you may not know, Your Majesty has handed over all the power of life and death in Jinghai to me, and I don't need to be assessed like other officials, or in other words, the content of my assessment is different from others." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Jianhua looked puzzled.

Wang Chen did not explain in this regard, but continued to speak calmly, "Even if I have the same assessment content as other officials, do you think that the place I want will not be advantageous?"

"Isn't it?" Xiao Jianhua said with a strange expression.

"It may seem true to ordinary people, but you probably don't understand what I'm going to do with Jinghai. Wang Chen said very carefully, "I also told you just now, Your Majesty has given me all the power of life and death in Jinghai, and I am ready to carry out large-scale reforms and no longer let Jinghai rely on agriculture to survive." ”

Xiao Jianhua frowned and said, "What do the people eat and what do they use if they don't rely on agriculture?"

Wang Chen didn't answer positively, and changed the topic: "How many catties of rice can be harvested in the scene of fertile land now?"

In fact, he knows this question very well.

In ancient times, the yield per mu of rice was very low, only 138 kilograms in the Tang Dynasty, and the yield increased a lot in the Song Dynasty, but it was only 225 kilograms, while the yield of ordinary rice per mu in modern society has exceeded 400 kilograms, the average hybrid rice can reach 480 kilograms, and the super hybrid rice has reached a terrifying 1,000 kilograms per mu.

The most critical point is that in ancient times, rice planting was transplanted, which was a waste of manpower, not to mention that all kinds of planting tools were extremely simple.

What is the surplus labor force going for?

Naturally, he engaged in industrial activities according to Wang Chen's previous ideas.

Xiao Jianhua replied, "Four to six stones of rice." ”

Wang Chen blinked and said, "What if I have a way to make rice yield between eight and twelve stones per mu or even more?"

Xiao Jianhua was taken aback, "Eight to twelve stones per mu?"

Wang Chen nodded, and continued: "Moreover, if you follow my method, the number of farmers can be reduced by more than half compared to now, assuming that one person can plant one acre of land and produce 450 catties of rice, and in the future, one person can plant two acres of land and produce 1,920 catties of rice, do you think, why should the rest of the people go?"

Xiao Jianhua gasped and trembled slightly: "It's ...... to produce more than four times as much food with half of the manpower" He was a little incredulous, "Lord, what you said is true?"

"Not only is it true, but it may be more exaggerated than I say. Wang Chen said very seriously: "This is a trivial matter, you answer my question, why is it better for the extra people to go?"

This question is easy to answer in modern society, part-time work, business, and even writing on the Internet, doing live broadcasts, etc., can be answered too widely.

But in ancient times, this problem was more difficult, because in ancient times, people could engage in so many occupations, the most important of which was farming.

Sure enough, Xiao Jianhua's answer was very much in line with ancient times, "Be a merchant or a soldier?"

Wang Chen smiled and said, "Why don't you go to the field to work?"

"Where did you come from so many fields to ask people to work?" Xiao Jianhua shook his head and said.

Wang Chen said: "I don't know if you have heard of cement?" He didn't give Xiao Jianhua time to speak, and continued, "I believe you have heard that cement is my exclusive secret recipe, a cement kiln, about a thousand people, and if I operate it next, the cement consumption will be very huge, just cement, I am confident that I can solve the livelihood problem of 100,000 people for Jinghai within a year." ”

Xiao Jianhua was shocked: "Cement can make a living for 100,000 people!?"

"Yes, that's still a conservative estimate. Wang Chen confirmed again, and then said: "You have seen a lot of all kinds of rare products in Wang Ji, and then I may set up a large-scale workshop in Jinghai for some rare products, and then the workshop of the same commodity may need thousands of people, and it can solve the livelihood of about 100,000 people here." ”

Xiao Jianhua was speechless in surprise.

Wang Chen was not surprised by this result, he said lightly: "The production of a large number of goods needs to be sold, freight is extremely important, if I don't take the major docks, how to ship at that time?"

"I see. Xiao Jianhua suddenly realized: "I have heard what Mr. Wang said, the lord is extremely magical, and all kinds of rare products are unheard of in the world, so he originally wanted to take the wharf freight?

Wang Chen smiled slightly, "When I start working in large quantities, I'm afraid that there is no one to farm in Jinghai, and it won't be a waste to keep the fertile land in my hands?"

"Do you need so many people to farm the land?" Xiao Jianhua said suspiciously: "According to your previous division on the map, Jinghai has six or seven hundred thousand people, and you just said that you want to solve the problem of 200,000 people, what are the remaining four or five hundred thousand people doing without farming?"

"That's a good question. Wang Chen snapped his fingers and said: "I just said that two aspects will solve the livelihood of 200,000 people, in fact, the next workshop I want to establish is far more than these two aspects, there are some things I can't explain to you too much for the time being, but one thing is certain, if according to my plan, six or seven hundred thousand people to work in the field is not much at all, six or seven million people are about the same." ”

This is not an exaggeration.

When the electric energy is developed, Jinghai industry will enter an unprecedented prosperity, and there are too many unique products that can be produced, not to mention six or seven million people, even sixty or seventy million people are not too much.

You must know that in 1987, according to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, there were more than 180 million regular workers, and in 2019, this number was even more terrifying.

Of course, according to the current conditions of the Northern Song Dynasty, this number will definitely not be reached, but to solve the work of tens of millions of people, Wang Chen feels that he can still do it.

Xiao Jianhua's eyes widened, "Six...... Six or seven million people, so many?"

"Yes. Wang Chen affirmed again, and then asked: "Just imagine, if all the people in Jinghai enter the farm, will there be no one to grow food? But food is the foundation of human survival, and we Jinghai people can't afford not to eat, so what should we do if we want to eat food?"

Oh, yes.

They all go to work in the field, what will happen to the grain?

Xiao Jianhua was stunned for a moment and said, "Spend money to buy?"

"Who will buy it?" Wang Chen asked again.

Xiao Jianhua is such a smart person, and he reacted instantly, "You mean to buy it from Tongzhou?"

Wang Chen smiled but did not speak.

The more Xiao Jianhua thought about it, the more he understood, and his eyes lit up and said: "So let's leave most of the fertile land to Tongzhou, and then teach the people of Tongzhou the method you said earlier to produce eight to twelve stones per mu, so that they can produce food for us?" Speaking of this, he couldn't help but clap his hands, "Wonderful, this method is wonderful, in this way, everyone in Jinghai has a livelihood, and there is no need to engage in agriculture, but I still don't understand a little, so it is equivalent to us driving the development of Tongzhou, and we are not pit them." ”

Wang Chen said with a smile: "What if I tell you that tools, fertilizers and even seeds that produce eight to twelve stones per mu need to be produced by us in Jinghai?"

Xiao Jianhua was stunned, and then arched his hand with a wry smile and said, "I obeyed, lord, I have completely obeyed you." ”

Everyone is a smart person, and these words need not be said very clearly.

Seeds, tools, fertilizers, and other things needed for agriculture are all produced in Jinghai, so if you want to buy them, you must need money, right? And food is not a profiteering thing, Tongzhou produced a lot of grain bitterly, did not make a few money, but fed the people of Jinghai collective, which is equivalent to becoming Jinghai's grain warehouse, and will look at Jinghai's face in the future, after all, Wang Chen does not buy grain from Tongzhou, but can also sell it from other places, and the method that can greatly increase grain production is in Jinghai's hand, and then not only Tongzhou farmers need to spend money to buy these things, but even other places need it, and Jinghai will not be able to make a lot of money?

The summary is a sentence, as long as it develops according to Wang Chen's vision, Jinghai will become the "boss", and Tongzhou is a "working boy", if Wang Chen is unhappy and wants to restrain Tongzhou, Tongzhou has no way at all.

After all, water transportation belongs to Jinghai, even if Tongzhou's grain production is all over the sky, there is no water transportation and you want to ship, you can slowly use a donkey cart to pull it, don't pull it until the grain is moldy and has not been sold.

As the top wise man in ancient times, Xiao Jianhua understood it at one point, and immediately saw Wang Chen's wishful thinking clearly, and it was precisely because he saw it clearly that he realized at this moment that his talent was still far from Wang Chen.

In fact, Xiao Jianhua doesn't understand, if it's just IQ, Wang Chen is estimated to be inferior to him, after all, Xiao Jianhua is a ghost who can come up with "financial war" in the current era, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as wise and close to a demon.

However, Wang Chen's level of insight is too broad, or in other words, any modern person with a normal IQ can basically beat the "natives" of the Northern Song Dynasty at the level of knowledge, and naturally, Wang Chen's simple words created the illusion of "a huge gap in IQ" for Xiao Jianhua.

Previously, Xiao Jianhua only recognized Wang Chen as the lord for the sake of his younger brother Xiao Feng, and he was still very high, and the ancient sages were basically like this, for example, Jia Xu looked down on Cao Cao at all, even after being subdued, he was too lazy to make plans, which was the superiority of the ancient sages.

And now, Xiao Jianhua has completely convinced Wang Chen, and he is still convinced, unlike the expedient measure at the beginning, because he can't feel the slightest sense of superiority in IQ in front of Wang Chen, you must know that before he came, he only thought of asking Wang Chen not to give up Jinghai Liangtian and other belongings, and he didn't expect to turn Tongzhou into a "working boy", the gap between the actions here is too big, so big that it is like a chasm.

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