Seeing the end of the year, on this day, Wang Qiang convened a group of staff to discuss the plan for the next year. In less than half a year, nearly 4 million taels of silver had been spent on dredging the canal and building the special zone, and with the interest paid monthly, the treasury debt now owed more than 5 million taels of silver. Wang Qiang is a person who has not counted the amount of money, as long as he thinks it is the money that should be spent, he will approve it with a stroke of his pen, and now he is also shocked when he hears this amount, because the money will be repaid after all. At the current level of profitability in the trade market, I am afraid that even the payment of interest will not be enough.

Tian Jingming saw Wang Qiang's worries, smiled and said slowly: "Lord Wang don't worry, the market has only been open for two months, and it has made a net profit of 600,000 taels of silver. Besides, our early expenditure is mainly on construction, just like raising a chicken that lays golden eggs, and in the future, it will only enter and not leave, and it will be a sure profit. ”

Wang Qiang smiled and said: "I don't have anything to worry about the business in this market, but I still have some plans for next year, and I need to spend a lot of money. ”

Everyone was puzzled, this market has been built, what is the big money?

Wang Qiang looked at everyone's puzzled eyes and said with a smile: "Hehe, I didn't want to say it, since everyone is curious, I will talk to everyone about next year's plan first." ”

"The emperor asked me to build a special zone, this special zone is not just to build a trade market, this market is only the first step, next, I plan to build a few factories in the special zone, the materials here are so complete, and relying on the capital, there are people and things, it should not be wrong to build a few factories, and you can make guns and cannons. This market is built, seeing that it is a profitable business, Tongzhou can be built, then other places can also be built, I plan to suggest that the emperor choose a few more places to build a few more markets according to the Tongzhou model, this is called chain operation. In addition, I plan to build a school, gather a group of students, and those who do not learn will also have eight articles, and specialize in useful knowledge, including sending people abroad to learn Western knowledge. Don't think we're amazing, people Westerners have driven boats to our doorstep, and we're still rowing boats in the canal, this is the gap! We have to learn the good things of others. Besides, I want to set up a research institute and recruit talented people from all over the country to study Westerners' gadgets, such as this clock, which can be made by others, so why can't we? Another example is this iron smelting, why are people smelting stronger than ours? Wang Qiang talked eloquently, and his eyes revealed a depth that did not match his age.

These ideas are the result of Wang Qiang's constant thinking during this period of time! Wang Qiang is just an idle gangster in modern society, he eats all day long and looks forward to the dark, and he was reincarnated as a eunuch in the Ming Dynasty. But the last trip to Suzhou allowed him to see the crisis of the Ming Dynasty, saw the suffering of the people, and secretly gave birth to the idea of helping the world and the people, and now he is supported by Chongzhen, has become a minister in charge, and has the ambition of serving the country loyally, especially the smooth sailing of the market has stimulated his ambition! He is a person who has come from the past and is familiar with China's modern history, and he knows that when China is still immersed in the blind self-confidence of the central country, the Western countries have opened the prelude to the great voyage and begun the journey of conquest of the world.

Wang Qiang's words made everyone present awe-inspired! In the eyes of everyone, Wang Qiang has always been a half-sized man, smart, full of ghost ideas, righteous people, and a close servant of the emperor, but he never thought that he would have such ambitions at a young age and see the problem so far-reaching!

Seeing that everyone had a serious expression, Wang emphasized and said: "Look, it's off topic when you talk about it, these are just my thoughts for a while, and if you don't do it, you have to ask for a decree later, let's talk about the things in front of us." ”

Tian Jingming saw the opportunity and said: "Lord Wang, in fact, the income of our market is far more than this, in order to attract merchants, the rent of the market stalls was set low, and it is not a problem to renew the lease next year, and the rent will increase by three or five times." There are also those shops around the market that have not yet been rented out, and according to the plan, they are intended to be used to open restaurants and inns. Nowadays, merchants everywhere are rushing to rent, and there are more than ten times as many merchants registered with me, and many of them are taken care of by the old bosses in the capital, and the rent there can be more expensive. How much is the rent and how to settle these relationships, I just ask the adults to make a decision. ”

A deputy household official next to him smiled: "If you want me to say, how can a shop cost 5,0021 years." ”

"Shh A secretary of the Ministry of Industry next to him pouted disdainfully and said, "Only five thousand taels?" Why do you want eight thousand taels! Nowadays, our market is full of merchants, rich people are gathered, no matter what business those shops open, I am afraid that they will make a profit without losing money, to put it mildly, if it is not for the official errand, I want to rent a shop and open a restaurant. ”

Everyone was talking about the price of these shops, Wang Qiang rubbed his cheeks and thought for a long time, his head flashed, and when he had an idea, he coughed loudly and said: "Everyone, how to set the rent of these shops, I have an idea, let's have an auction!" ”

"Auction?" Naturally, people did not understand this new word.

"Ahem!" Wang Qiang coughed again and explained, "You don't understand what an auction is, do you? Let me tell you, it is to bid in person, take out a thing, let everyone bid, whoever bids the highest in the end, the thing will belong to whomever it is. It's the same with this rent, whoever pays the highest price, we rent whomever we want, how about it? ”

"High! It's a good idea! ”

"Damn! Great idea, great idea! ”

"yes, why didn't I think of it, this trick will definitely work."

"It's still our lord who is clever!"

Everyone applauded, and the flattery rang out. Tian Jingming also admired Wang Qiang from the bottom of his heart, this problem had bothered him for many days, and he couldn't think of a suitable way, but Wang Qiang had a good idea in a blink of an eye, this person is indeed not ordinary! Tian Jingming got up and said: "My lord, this method will definitely work, my subordinates raised their hands in agreement, as for when to arrange this auction, who will preside over it, please show it." ”

"Without further ado, you go back to draw up the auction rules and the lease of the house, and it will be announced in the next two days, and this matter will be done a year ago, as for the host, hehe, why don't you just come here." Wang Qiang said confidently.

"Yes, the subordinates will do it as soon as they go back." Tian said respectfully.

After Tian Jingming finished speaking, it was Shang Dayong's turn to speak, and Shang Dayong said: "Lord Wang, I also have a worry here that I want to ask your lord to come up with an idea. At present, the projects in the special zone are basically completed, but how should these nearly 20,000 migrant workers be arranged? The subordinates wanted to dismiss the matter, but these migrant workers were reluctant to leave, they said that they had never met such a good customer, and they all hoped to stay and continue to serve the adults. To tell you the truth, everyone has been in the past half a year, and they all have feelings, and I don't want everyone to break up like this. ”

Wang Qiang smiled and asked, "Of course it's a good thing that everyone is willing to stay, but what are you doing?" You can't live for nothing, can you? Do you have any suggestions? ”

Shang Dayong said: "My lord, in the past few months, this group of people has been used, everyone is united, morale is high, if it is so scattered, it would be a pity, I think it is better to be reorganized into a battalion of officers and soldiers, responsible for guarding our special region, we have gathered so many materials, money and food here, all by the hundreds of battalions of Shuntianfu can not see it at all." "Shang Dayong was born as a soldier, so he naturally hopes to lead the army.

Tian Jingming also proposed: "My lord, it is indeed a pity that this group of people are scattered, and it will be difficult to get together again in the future. ”

"Now we don't have enough warehouses, and there are also tight places for workers to live, so we should build them again." A staff member added.

Another master said: "Your Excellency, since there are still many empty places, and we don't have to worry about money in our hands, it is better for you to build a house here yourself, because living in a simple house is not the dignity of the imperial court." ”

His proposal was immediately echoed.

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Everyone made a lot of suggestions. Wang Qiang listened quietly, and felt that these suggestions were good, especially the formation of an army made him tempted, if he could make an elite army on the situation, one day he Wang Qiang led the team to go on the expedition and expand the territory for the country. However, he can't do this thing, and he has to consult the emperor later. After thinking about it, Wang Qiang said: "Since everyone is unwilling to disperse, then continue to arrange work, our SAR has money, and it should not be a big problem to feed these people." This warehouse and storage yard will be repaired as much as you need, and walls and watchtowers can be built around this special zone, and you can just make a plan yourself. As for repairing a house for me, this can be, but you can't just give me a personal repair, all of you adults have abandoned their homes and businesses and come here with me, and if you want to repair it together, together with those skilled craftsmen we invited, people with skills, all repair, these houses have been built together, planned, and it is convenient for everyone to string together or something, and if you are willing to take your family over in the future, you will take it,! We simply put down roots in the Special Economic Zone. Speaking of excitement, Wang Qiang said dirty words again.

Wang Qiang continued: "As for the formation of an army, I have to wait until I go back and ask the emperor for instructions, and these people must be willing to serve as soldiers." If you don't want to be a soldier, you can specialize in the construction work, and if you are willing to be a soldier, you can work for half a day, train for half a day, and then formally form an army after the emperor approves us. ”

Wang Qiang's summary is equivalent to adopting everyone's opinions, and everyone is naturally happy and elated.

When Tian Jingming and others first began to follow Wang Qiang on errands, they still obeyed Wang Qiang's status and kindness to him, but after a few months, they felt that this Wang was not very old, had a lot of ideas, and had endless fresh ideas, and the recruitment was effective and could solve the problem, and they gradually admired Wang Qiang from the bottom of their hearts. And they feel that Wang Qiang is not greedy for money, does not put on an official show, dares to act, protects everyone's interests everywhere, and is a trustworthy and worthy boss. They not only obeyed Wang Qiang's words, but also unconsciously began to imitate Wang Qiang's style of doing things, tone of voice and tone.

The crowd dispersed, Tian Jingming monk Dayong stayed, Shang Dayong asked in a tone of seeking advice: "Lord Wang, I have been with you for a long time, and I found that you often say the word '' when you speak, I have been thinking about it for many days, and I don't understand what it means, so I want to ask the adults for advice." Tian Jingming also had this question, and he couldn't help but stretch out his ears to listen to Wang Qiang's explanation.

This Wang Qiang is a gangster in modern times, his mouth is not clean all day long, and he doesn't realize that he has not changed the problem of being a big official in ancient times, and now when he sees it, he thinks it's funny, and it's not easy to say it directly, so he had to answer perfunctorily: "This, this '' word, it was originally this Cao Cao's word, this, this Cao Cao was a big traitor in the Three Kingdoms, ah, this white-faced big traitor, to the big traitor, naturally this one doesn't have to be polite, so if you are angry, annoyed, If you are excited or something, just say this word first to express your emotions, in short, it is a curse. ”

Shang and Tian both nodded yes, secretly admiring in their hearts, who said that our Lord Wang doesn't study, people's knowledge is deep!