After straightening out the core affairs of the imperial city, Xu Changqing also briskly came down [Pi Phi xs.xyz], and in the next few days, he began to go through the regular process, running around in the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Household and many other yamen.

Of course, with Xu Changqing's status at this time, going to these yamen is just to show his face and go through the motions, and Xu Changqing definitely doesn't have to do it himself, and someone will help Xu Changqing handle things to the best.

Now this market, these Wenchen kneel. Licking Xu Changqing can't even line up.

At noon, he brushed the presence of waves in the military department, and at lunchtime, Xu Changqing came to Ciyun Nunnery without hurrying.

Tzu Yun Nunnery is located in the northeast of the imperial city, separated by a wall from the Yanque Lake outside the city.

In fact, this is also the forbidden land of the Heavenly Family.

When the great talent of the Southern Liang Dynasty, he died after drowning in Xuanwu Lake at the age of 31, and was later buried in Yanque Lake, there seems to be a treasure on his body, attracting thousands of Yanque to worship, which is almost like a mythical story, and Yanque Lake is also named after this.

It's just that the area of Yanque Lake at this time is much smaller than at its peak in history.

Ciyun Nunnery is one of the temples that Grandpa Cheng has not moved to Beijing in the early years, and several favorite concubines in the palace are enshrined.

Fortunately, the approximate scale is still there.

It covers an area of almost a dozen acres, and the scenery by the mountains and rivers is very magnificent.

Although Empress Zhou hadn't moved out of Kunning Palace before, she really didn't dare not listen to Xu Changqing's words, and she had already found a way back.

This also made Xu Changqing a lot less angry with her.

This woman, in fact, still has some ability, but she is hypocritical, probably because she was used to it in the first half of her life, and she always can't find a point.

However, Ciyun Nunnery is a pure land of Buddhism, all of them are female dependents, Xu Changqing came here, it was not easy to rush in, the more outside, the more this kind of face work had to be done in place.

Empress Zhou had already prepared, and she had already prepared a sumptuous meal in a small mansion next to her, with only two entrances, but quite exquisite.

Nan Nan has also seen a new world when she has been out of the palace in the past few days, don't be happy, she didn't pay attention to Xu Changqing's coming, and asked a few maids to accompany her to play in the snow.

After a comfortable lunch and a little wine, Queen Zhou said in a coquettish voice: "Changqing, in the morning, General Wang sent all the surrounding land deeds, you see, how are we going to repair the garden?" ”

Xu Changqing thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, pack up, let's go out and have a look." ”

"Well, it's fine. You wait for me, I'll be right away. ”

After a short time, Xu Changqing and Empress Zhou sat in the carriage and began to inspect this side.

Wang Xi cleaned up about 30 sets of large and small houses here, with a range of forty or fifty acres of land, and there happened to be two villages around.

But Xu Changqing didn't make a statement in a hurry after reading it, but went out of the city directly and came to Yanque Lake.

Empress Zhou was speechless and said, "What are you doing out of the city?" Changqing, you, you don't want to build a garden outside the city, do you? ”

Xu Changqing smiled: "Mother-in-law, you said, let's add some silver, repair this side of Yanque Lake, and repair a smaller outer wall, how about it?" ”

"This?"

Empress Zhou came back to her senses for a while, "Changqing, you, do you want to build a big garden here?" ”

"Hehe, it's not a garden. You mother, you have to leave something for your son. The land here is still good, and we will strive to connect this side to Zhongshan and manage it well. How about giving your son some then? ”

Empress Zhou finally understood what Xu Changqing meant at this time, and excitedly threw her arms directly to Xu Changqing: "Changqing, I, I don't know how to thank you......"

"Hehe, it's not easy to thank me?"

"Death ......"

……

At night, it was dark, and Xu Changqing returned to Haicheng Houfu a little tired.

In order to maintain the current intricate relationship, Xu Changqing really wasted a lot of brain cells, and he practiced it personally......

Fortunately, there is always a reward for paying, and Queen Zhou's side is completely handled by Xu Changqing.

Speaking of which, although Nanjing is one of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty and a notoriously prosperous place, Xu Changqing has walked around in the past few days and found that Nanjing's development efforts are far from enough.

To put it nicely, it is to keep the foundation of the ancestors.

It's not good to say, it's just that they are a loser, completely ruining the heavens, and have been eating the old books of their ancestors.

The inside of the city is barely better, and the outside of the city is simply unsightly.

It is the Zhuangzi outside the city of the Duke of Wei and the Hou Nabo, and the scale of the Zhuangzi is not weak from a distance, and it is very magnificent, but it is finished as soon as you look at the road.

I really don't know how these people endure the bumpy road that is already bumpy.

Or they don't go to these Zhuangzi at all.

This also made Xu Changqing discover a huge business opportunity!

Cement plant!

At this time, Haicheng cement plant has been quite large-scale, many places in Haicheng, inside and outside have begun to implement road hardening, after the Qing army retreated, if the situation can remain stable, Xu Changqing is also ready to build Haicheng to Qingzhou, Denglai cement hardening road.

However, even if the Haicheng Cement Plant has some results, it is not enough to supply Haicheng and its surroundings, and it will definitely not be able to supply Nanjing.

If you want to occupy the market in Nanjing, you still have to build a new factory.

None of this is a problem.

According to Xu Changqing's background at this time, it is just a matter of one sentence.

But how to open up the market, let these powerful people know about this thing, and be proud, the consumption of real money, you have to use your brains.

The garden on this side of Ciyun Nunnery, including the industries around Yanque Lake, is the 'model house' that Xu Changqing decided to make with great effort.

After all, there is nothing more effective than the heavenly family to use it personally.

……

Originally, Xu Changqing wanted to go to the Jiangdongmen camp tonight to talk to Kong Xi's mother and son, although he was not busy these days, he was also lacking in skills, so he really didn't have time to accompany them.

But after thinking about it for a while, Xu Changqing still let go of this thought......

No way.

I have been accompanying Queen Zhou for the past few days, and I am really a little weak, there are not many bullets left, and I must take good care of my ......

Instructed the kitchen to prepare a table of nourishing dishes, Xu Changqing was also in the study, and began to carefully think about some specifics of the cement factory.

The cement factory in Haicheng is still very primitive and basically completely manual.

In the past, Xu Changqing didn't have time, and those stewards could do things well, and Xu Changqing didn't pay attention to those conveniences, but at this time, to make a better model project, you have to put more effort into it.

Like concrete.

Xu Changqing even thought about whether to get the steam engine out.

It's a pity that the talents at hand at this time are really not enough, and the modern and modern disciplines of the Ming Dynasty are withering, and there is no standard, Xu Changqing can only endure it first, and wait until there are more talents in this area from the West and establish standards.

But the stone crusher can do it.

As long as you can make a stone crusher, this simple version of concrete will be more than half successful.

The principle of the crusher is very simple, as long as the strength of the two grinding and rolling gears is solved, and then the power problem is solved, it is possible.

Blowing the stone out of the mountain with high-strength gunpowder, smashing the stone small by hand, and then putting it in a stone crusher is the standard you want.

After two days of tinkering in the house, Xu Changqing finally got results.

According to the appearance in his memory, he drew drawings and found more than a dozen sappers to demonstrate.

It turned out that there was a sapper named Meng Chen who had a lot of ideas about this, and he was much more slippery than Xu Changqing, so Xu Changqing simply asked them to actually operate.

Anyway, Xu Changqing has already paved the road, and there is no shortage of silver, so when the time comes, as long as he is ready to reward money.

……

In later generations, Huaguo is definitely an 'infrastructure madman'. If Huaguo recognizes the second in this regard, absolutely no one dares to admit the first.

The speed of Huaguo has always been beyond people's reach.

At this time, although there are many difficulties, Xu Changqing has gradually discovered the benefits of infrastructure and the huge profits contained in it.

Let's just say the simplest, even if it is the most luxurious carriage at this time, how much can it weigh?

As long as the roadbed is solid, covered with gravel, and covered with concrete, it can be used for ten or eight years at least.

Coupled with the Grand Canal, it is no longer just a matter of profit, it can allow Xu Changqing to control many areas more powerfully.

In the past few days, under the personal control of Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and other cabinet bigwigs, the auction of the salt field in Yangzhou has also been in full swing, and the situation is even better than Xu Changqing expected.

Originally, the expected scale was around 22 million taels, but two days after the start of filming, half of it was not released, and it had already received 12 million taels of various silver tickets.

At this time, it is no exaggeration to say that the world's ticket numbers and money banks, including Haicheng's Huaxia Development Bank, are all gathered in Yangzhou, but they are still a little insufficient.

This is also a huge impact on the entire financial industry in China.

This cake is too big and too fat.

Xu Changqing is happy to see this kind of scene, just to take advantage of this opportunity to stimulate the already weak economy of the Ming Dynasty.

In the evening, Xu Changqing received the latest battle report from Yangzhou.

At this time, the current silver had exceeded fifteen million taels.

Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying were originally dissatisfied with Xu Changqing biting off fifty percent at once, and they kept using small means in secret, but at this time, they also turned a corner.

understands that all this was facilitated by Xu Changqing himself, if Xu Changqing is held on to it again, then fifty percent of them may not be able to save it.

It's simply soft.

At least, Xu Changqing has been very well-behaved so far, and they can eat with peace of mind, and the treasury of the imperial court is also full.

Along with the battle report, there were also Xu Changqing's members, four million taels of various silver tickets!

Xu Changqing flipped it carefully, it was really all kinds of silver tickets......

No way.

The scale of four million taels, some big ticket numbers and big money banks, may not be impossible to take out, but in such a short period of time, almost no one can do it, and everyone can only give up some old grievances and fully cooperate to share the cake.

After getting the silver, Xu Changqing hesitated for a long time, sent someone to send a message to Jingyang Palace, and first brought a silver ticket of 200,000 taels.

……

Jingyang Palace.

As soon as Empress Xiao Zhou coaxed the child to sleep, Mu received such a heavy gift from Xu Changqing, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

She took the thick stack of silver tickets and counted them over and over again, and her jade hands trembled uncontrollably.

Next to her, a henchman of her who was kneeling was also trembling, she had never seen so much silver in her life.

"He, what does he want from me?"

Empress Xiao Zhou is not an ordinary person, but she quickly came back to her senses and looked at this confidant palace maid coldly.

The confidant palace maid hurriedly trembled and said: "Back to Niangniang, Hou Ye's side, there is no request over there, just to say that this is your part in advance, and later, when the matter is dealt with, I will give you a follow-up ...... Oh, by the way, Niangniang, the Hou Ye also seems to say that if there is a suitable time, he will come to visit you again......"

"Visit?"

"Huh."

Empress Xiao Zhou suddenly sneered, "He treats me like a plague and avoids it, will he come to visit me again?" Dream on! ”

As she spoke, she said in a deep voice: "Cui Tao, this palace, how long has it been since you went to the Martial Emperor Temple to offer incense?" ”

"Forehead ......"

"Already, it's been more than a month......"

"Huh."

"Good, good! Wait a minute, you inform the manpower, tomorrow, the palace will go to the Wudi Temple to offer incense! ”

"Yes......"