In February, after the dragon raises its head, everything rejuvenates, and the weather becomes milder day by day.

Nanzheng, a suburb of the city.

Minghou Mansion.

Above the mansion, between the various yamen, the footsteps continue to sound, in and out, very busy, it can be seen that the operation of the Minghou Mansion has begun to be on a right track.

Although the Minghou Mansion is small, it can be complete, and the ministers of civil and military affairs, although it is insufficient, it is more than enough to govern Nanyang in Hanzhong.

On the Zhaoming Hall, Mu Jing wore a brocade robe, wore a jade crown, knelt in front of the desk, held a roll of bamboo slips, and after looking at it for a while, his eyes were a little sore, and there was a nameless fire in his heart, and he threw the bamboo slips out directly.

"Zhongheng!"

"Lord!" Huo Yu walked out of the side hall on the east side.

"What is the result of the papermaking workshop I asked you to set up before?" Mu Jing asked a little gloomily.

This day of watching bamboo slips is really uncomfortable.

More than half of this Hanzhong recital is written in bamboo slips, and looking at it naturally makes him irritable.

"At present, the amount of paper produced is barely enough to supply Minghou Mansion, as well as Nanyang, as for Hanzhong, there is no way to completely popularize it!" Huo Yu arched his hand and said.

At that time, Mu Jing established a printing supervision in the capital, and the good times did not last long, and the papermaking and movable type printing technology had basically leaked out, but fortunately, that group of skilled craftsmen were preserved and sent back to Nanyang.

Huo Yu summoned these people to Nanxiang through some channels of Jingping Commercial Bank in the past, and established a paper workshop in Nanxiang, which began to supply from the previous year, and now Nanyang counties can be popularized.

However, Hanzhong only settled down last year, and only began to develop this year, so it is naturally a little backward.

What some counties use to play is basically old-fashioned things like bamboo slips.

"Build a workshop in Hanzhong and increase the production of paper!"

Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "I want to complete the replacement between paper and bamboo slips in Hanzhong before the end of the year, I don't want these wooden slips and bamboo slips weighing at least a few catties to appear in front of my case!" ”

The times are advancing, and he can't let Hanzhong regress.

At that time, his thought was different, and this era has changed from the habit of writing wooden and bamboo slips to paper writing, and all princes will basically have paper-making workshops.

"No!"

Huo Yu gave up his hand.

After losing his temper, Mu Jing sat down hard again, and continued to review the notebook, as the Marquis of Ming, the lord of the Marquis of Ming, and now the king of Hanzhong, his affairs are not small, if he is busy with big and small things, his heels can't touch the ground.

"Lord!"

Hu Zhao didn't know when he came, so he waited by the side for a while, and only bowed after Mu Jing reviewed the notebook in his hand did he bow down.

"Kong Ming?" Mu Jing raised his head and glanced at him: "You are busier than me, why are you so free, come to the door!" ”

Hu Zhao's long history is also in Zhaomingtang, but one of them is outside and one is inside.

Changshi is the deputy position of the Ming Marquis Mansion, in charge of civil and military, it can be said that under the pastoral scene, above tens of thousands of people, whether it is the North Martial Hall, the South Study, big or small things, he has the right to intervene.

"Recently, Jingwu Division has reported some news, and Zhao wants to communicate with the lord!"

Hu Zhao knelt down opposite Mu Jing and sat down.

"Zhongheng, tea!" Mu Jing waved his hand.

Huo Yu personally brought tea up, poured one for each of them, and then safely stepped aside, picked up the pen and began to write, he was a scribe, and also the secretary of Mu Jing's side, and there was also a task, recording meetings, or conversations, in ancient times, such a position was called Julang.

"Jing Wusi is basically external, and the march is slightly probing, what news do you want to see!"

The pastoral scene is strange.

"Jing Wusi's duty is to investigate information, and there is no distinction between military and government!" Hu Zhao said: "The news of Jingwu Division, there are a large number of merchants in Nanyang, Xingguanzhong, Jingzhou Road, has followed the caravan, towards our Hanzhong!" ”

"Oh?"

When Mu Jing heard this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "It seems that they have already been moved by my galloping plan!" ”

Some shrewd businessmen will always have a keen sense of touch.

They can be unusually sensitive to interests.

This way of building roads with road taxes is definitely a big rebellion for many Confucian children, comparable to blocking roads and robbing, but in the eyes of merchants, this is not a good business.

Mu Jing personally promoted several businessmen back then, all of whom were people with keen sense, whether it was Zhang Heng or Sun Hao, they would not fail to see the benefits.

Although the cycle is long, the benefits are bound to be considerable.

At this time, it is a test of the courage of the businessman.

Mu Jing believes that there are not many people who have courage, but he also believes that those who dare to invest will inevitably have them, and Capital is a book he sent out, and many people have read it, and they will have ambitions.

"Lord, is this galloping plan really feasible?"

Hu Zhao was still worried.

"Why not?"

"The lord can think clearly, once the checkpoint is set up and the road tax is collected from the people, it will affect the reputation of the lord, compete with the people, how to gain a foothold in the Ming Marquis Mansion!" Hu Zhao has too much to consider, although it is a very good thing for Hanzhong to be able to directly open up Nanyang in Hanzhong, but the consequences are also very serious.

"There's never a free lunch in the world!"

Mu Jing said calmly.

"That's the truth, but the people don't know it!"

"Kong Ming, this time, we are going to build four galloping roads, if we build it ourselves, I wonder if the Minghou Mansion can come up with so much money?" Mu Jing asked.

"Impossible!"

Hu Zhao said categorically: "Don't talk about four galloping roads, even if it is one, my Minghou Mansion can't afford it!" ”

Building roads is the best to spend manpower and material resources, today's Minghou Mansion, taxes have not been thoroughly sorted out, raising soldiers, reassuring the people, which aspect is not more to pay, less income, want to build roads, at least to recuperate for several years before it is possible.

"Isn't that what it takes?"

Mu Jing spread his hands: "Since we can't do it, we have to be flexible, I don't mind bearing such a notoriety!" ”

"I still hope that the lord will think twice!" Hu Zhao said.

"No need!"

Mu Jing waved his hand: "Since I have handed over this matter to the South Study, let the South Study plan it, the arrow is ready to fly, and I have to send it, whether it is for the future to send troops to Nanyang, or for the intersection of the people of the two places, this plan must be done!" ”

This is his biggest project of the year.

Even if it is a matter of participating in the wolf, it is not as important as the plan.

Once he can get those merchants to get involved, and gather their funds to build these galloping roads, within a year or two, he will be able to open up the gap between him and Nanyang, and then Nanyang and Hanzhong will become one.

He would never let anyone oppose this plan.

"In that case, the subordinates won't bother the lord!"

Hu Zhao sighed.

What are the pros and cons of this matter, he knows very well, but what the result will be, he doesn't know, if he doesn't do it for a day, he will never know the result, he is against it, but since Mu Jing is determined, he can only support it.

Dealing with the consequences of things as perfectly as possible is his duty as a Ming marquis.

After Hu Zhao left, Yi Ji integrated some of Nanyang's playbooks, handed them to Mu Jing, and couldn't help but ask: "Lord, in fact, there is no need to be so impatient, building roads is very important, but you can also come step by step, Hu Changshi is right, if the people don't approve of it, they will make the Lord notorious!" “

"Uncle Ji, you must have a long-term vision in doing things, and you can't stop because of some obstacles in front of you!"

Mu Jing said softly: "If you don't do it, you will drag it out, drag it down, and you can't do it, since you want to do it, you don't need to worry too much, besides, in Hanzhong today, I can still control the situation!" ”

Hearing Mu Jing's words, Yi nodded a little in agreement, in today's Hanzhong, the Minghou Mansion is not deep-rooted, but it has gradually taken the initiative, not that there is no foundation at all.

……

Nanzheng in February is very lively.

Especially recently, caravans have come from all over the world and entered Nanzheng City, making the post stations and inns in the city seem overcrowded.

"Isn't this the Wind Shopkeeper?"

"Shopkeeper Yu, why are you here!"

In the post station in the south of the city, after the two caravans were stationed, one looked at each other, and the two people led by them were quite surprised.

They are both old acquaintances of businessmen, and they are both businessmen in Guanzhong, and when they come to Hanzhong, they can be regarded as old acquaintances in other places.

"Shopkeeper Feng, I heard that your Feng family has joined Hengtong Commercial Bank, it seems that the rumors are true!" Shopkeeper Yu walked up and said with a smile: "To say that your Feng family is also a wealthy businessman in Hedong, it's really surprising!" ”

"Our Feng family was a member of Jingping Commercial Bank back then, and now we are eating with Zhang Hengda's shopkeeper, and it's nothing!"

The shopkeeper sneered: "It's your Yu family, but it has nothing to do with Jingping Commercial Bank, you are also here, and the news is very well-informed!" ”

"That's it!"

The shopkeeper Yu said triumphantly: "The world is not a person from your Jingping family, such a big thing, or the former Jingping business bank shopkeeper personally led, there must be interests, although the secret is not spread, but not only the businessmen of Nanyang know, the news of our Mi shopkeeper will not be wrong!" ”

When Jingping Commercial Bank fell apart.

There is also a profit.

That is the East China Sea Trading Company.

Mi family, the world's leading businessmen.