Huang Jin went back from Tianjin, but unfortunately he was late, Zhu Houxi had already learned about the situation in Tianjin through Jinyiwei, and the business was very good and sold a lot.

And Huang Jin, a slave, is really hateful!

"You don't want to be the commander of the East Factory, just serve as the master of ceremonies."

For losing the position of factory supervisor, Huang Jin was not angry, but sighed, and finally did not have to worry.

"Thank you for the Emperor's grace!"

He kowtowed with joy.

Zhu Houxi saw that he looked like he was celebrating the New Year, and he was so angry that he was helpless.

"Okay, tell me what happened, so that the lard was blinded and reluctant to come back?"

mentioned Tianjin, Huang Jin Cola, "Emperor, there is no such fun thing...... At the beginning, those who bought stocks were still confused and didn't understand what was going on. But as soon as they went out, there were people outside who had a premium of 20% and wanted to take their shares directly. ”

"What?" Zhu Houxi was shocked, "I heard you right, right?" A premium of 20%? Why don't they line up and buy it themselves? ”

Huang Jin smiled secretly in his heart, look, this emperor is just an ignorant one.

"There are so many queues, where is their turn, not to mention some popular stocks, you can't buy them at all!"

"Hot? What is the hottest? ”

"Steel, thistle steel!"

"Why?" Zhu Houxi asked stupidly.

"Isn't that obvious?" The iron ore reserves of Jizhen are amazing, and the rich brother uses a large number of Mongolians to open mines, and the production price is extremely low. ”

Zhu Houxi snorted coldly, and said angrily: "He's not a flying dragon, where is he going?" ”

Huang Jin stuck out his tongue and laughed secretly, seeing that there was no, this was jealousy again. But that's just the way it is!

Jizhen Iron Mine is the Qian'an Iron Mine in later generations, located near the Luanhe River, with very amazing reserves, and there are a considerable number of open-pit mines.

Wang Yue first threw 5,000 Mongol prisoners into it.

Then Yang Bo incorporated a large number of people from Duoyan Sanwei, and also let Wang Yue throw them in.

For the captives, it is basically used to death, and those tribesmen, that is, they do not die of hunger, these people have learned sweatshops and the blood of capitalism in advance.

In the early days of mining, the biggest cost, in addition to the mine itself, is probably the labor expense.

Wang Yue pressed down the labor cost, so he could naturally let go of his courage, build a blast furnace, and let go of iron smelting.

Wang Yue did not improve the technology as soon as he came up, and pushed the level of ironmaking forward by many years...... Because Wang Yue always felt that there should be a solid foundation.

The level of ironmaking in the Ming Dynasty was not low, first of all, take the output as an example, according to some estimates, the steel output of the Ming Dynasty could reach more than twice that of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The output is large and the scale is large enough, such as the private steel plant in Foshan, which can reach the scale of 30,000 people. Even some government-run iron factories can reach the scale of two or three thousand people, with a clear division of labor and management and scheduling, all of which have reached the peak of previous dynasties.

Moreover, the Ming people also learned to use the iron-smelting furnace and the iron-frying furnace in series, saving the time and fuel of frying hot iron...... The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty and the extensive use of piston blowers greatly improved the efficiency of ironmaking.

A blast furnace, one day and one night, can produce 3,600 catties of iron.

In addition, there is the latest steelmaking method - Sugang method!

Obviously, the steel industry is already a very mature industry in the Ming Dynasty, and many technologies are far ahead of the world. Dotting the tech tree on top of this doesn't do much.

On the contrary, what Wang Yue wants to do is to integrate the technology, expand the scale of ironmaking, form technical specifications, and compile them into a book and widely promote them.

And how to explore new management methods to improve efficiency and reduce costs...... In addition, he hopes to give higher treatment to craftsmen, encourage innovation, and let the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty develop new technologies themselves to push the steel industry forward.

This is much more useful than Wang Yue opening alone.

Although Wang Yue was already very leisurely, he could invest hundreds of thousands of people at once, along the Luan River, overhaul the blast furnace, and make it look like a giant who followed up.

Who can't see his ambition!

In a word, Jizhen Iron Works has a bright future.

"Huang Jin, it turns out that the imperial court also set up an iron factory in Zunhua, right? How much can it produce? ”

"All year round, it's only 200,000 catties." Huang Jin sighed: "Now the blast furnace of Jizhen Iron Factory, one furnace can burn 5,000 catties, ten blast furnaces in one breath, and there will be more in the future. It's no wonder that so many people invest in Jizhen Iron Works. ”

Zhu Houxi snorted, "You slave, how many good things have you said?" How much benefit did Wang Fugui give you? Worth your braggadocio for him? ”

"Emperor! Look at what you said, the rich brother is an honest man, and the slave and maid don't dare to collect money...... What's more, there is no taste in collecting money! Slave this is an investment! Invest! The stocks bought by the slave maid have risen by almost three percent, and five thousand taels have earned more than one thousand taels...... If it keeps going up like this, when the slave and maid are old, they will have pension money! The little fat man's face was full of longing, he had just witnessed the fall of several old eunuchs.

They usually end badly.

But if you can buy some stocks and have some private money, no matter what time it is, it won't be too miserable. The little fat man thinks he is simply an investment genius.

Zhu Houxi gave him a big white eye, don't be stinky, believe it or not, I confiscated all your stocks, let you find a corner and cry!

"Emperor, the slave maid still has something to tell the emperor, there are many people who have joined the stock market, there are not only high-ranking officials and dignitaries, but also three religions and nine streams, ordinary people, and those Mongolian leaders who are attached, now the stock market is rising, their worth has doubled, and they are all talking about the good of the Ming Dynasty, but if there is a little change, especially if someone is unreasonable and brutal, these people will not be disappointed and sad, the emperor, but think twice!"

"You!"

Zhu Houxi was so angry that he cursed, "Get out, you get out of here for me now!" ”

Huang Jin was so frightened that he hurriedly ran outside, and there was a crackling sound behind him...... The room full of porcelain has suffered again.

It's useless to be angry, Huang Jin is in a very good mood, after being a slave for so many years, he is always Zhu Houxi's punching bag, this time there is finally a time when Your Majesty the Emperor is helpless.

Pretty!

Huang Jinle ran away, but someone came to see Zhu Houxi with expectations.

"Your Majesty, the concubine heard that the business of the Tianjin Exchange is very good, which is enough to make up for the loss of the imperial store, and the concubine is happy for Your Majesty!" Empress Chen said with a smile.

Zhu Houxi snorted, "It's just a little transaction tax, and other money still has nothing to do with me!" ”

Empress Chen was angry when she heard Zhu Houxi's words, and then looked at the porcelain pieces scattered on the ground, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Your Majesty, let the concubine say that although Tianjin is not far away, it is not at the foot of the Son of Heaven after all. Since this business is so good, why not move to the capital? It's also convenient for His Majesty to manage, don't you say? ”

The corners of Zhu Houxi's mouth turned up, and he said twice, "Queen, your idea is good, but you need someone to agree." ”

"Who? Could it be Lord Wang Yue? Empress Chen smiled: "Although he has great credit, he is a courtier after all...... What's more, Lord Wang Yue is loyal, and when His Majesty speaks, he will definitely listen. ”

Zhu Houxi shook his head slightly, playing with taste: "If only Wang Yue would be able to say it, but unfortunately not!" ”

"So, who is that?"

"It's a mourner!"

At this time, Jiang Shi walked in from outside, glanced at the porcelain pieces on the ground, and the old lady glared at Zhu Houxi viciously.

"What are you doing when you lose your temper? These are all official kilns, and I don't know if it's more detailed. ”

Zhu Houxi lowered his head, could only look empty, and pretended not to hear.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Jiang did not chase him, but focused on Empress Chen.

"You just said, why don't you put it in the capital? The mourning family will tell you that Tianjin is a port, the delivery of money and goods is convenient, and businessmen from the south to the north gather in Tianjin. The most important thing is that the territory of the Tianjin gentry businessmen, without many immortals, will not interfere indiscriminately, in the final analysis, business matters, or businessmen to solve. Whoever looks greedy and wants to take a bite, but don't forget, the meat you eat is cut off from someone else's body, and it is cut too hard, but something will happen. What's more, this knife is not something that anyone can cut, right, Your Majesty? ”

The old lady spoke, what else could Zhu Houxi say, and hurriedly pecked the rice.

"The lesson of the queen mother is that the children remember."

Empress Dowager Jiang said: "It's nothing to remember, but you have to keep it in your heart." The mourning family has no other meaning, just to remind you that the stock exchange in Tianjin has the word royal in front of it! That's our old Zhu family's business, and it's also our face, don't slap yourself in the face. ”

In the end, the old queen mother swept Queen Chen with her eyes, and didn't say anything, but everything was silent.

It boils down to one meaning, the mourning family is the queen mother, and it's not your turn to come here!

The queen's already pale face became more and more pale, and a layer of delicate sweat appeared on her forehead, she was speechless, and she didn't dare to say right, just like a lamb in an oven.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Jiang didn't think too hard for her, and it was enough to say it.

"Your Majesty, the Mourning family happens to have some shares of Jizhen Iron Works in their hands, and they have also risen a little in the past few days...... The mourning family is ready to build a palace in Xishan, you can rest assured, this money is out of the mourning family, including land expropriation, all in accordance with the rules, the mourning family is the queen mother, you must take the lead in abiding by the rules! ”