The squire and rich man have sucked the blood of Daming for so many years, even if it is a pig, he has a fat brain.

Therefore!

Du Shen was undisciplined, so he dug a big pit directly and released a fierce medicine: "Contract!" ”

He said while making a gesture: "After Your Majesty circles the mountains and points the land, he will set these lands out, that is, the developers, and when it comes to developers, you can't fail to mention the contractor."

As long as you can see the oil and water, the contractors will definitely be willing to contract the land from His Majesty's hands and develop it themselves, they are not short of money or food, what they lack is people, but at this time there are many displaced people in the territory, as long as they give some wages and food, they are the best helpers. ”

Emperor Hongji's eyes became brighter and brighter, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"You go on!"

Du Shen nodded: "If they are suspicious, Your Majesty can also find some support, for example, the British Duke and others will contract some land first, and then release some news, such as mining a large amount of limestone, how much silver they have earned, they can't be tempted." ”

The more Du Shen spoke, the more energetic he became, he clapped his hands, and said to himself: "This is not very safe, it is not enough to support it, it is better to throw out the chalk formula, after all, it is not difficult to crack it, and a lot of formulas are given to them in a divided way, and they can make a wave of money by making accounts in five or five." ”

Say it!

He looked at Emperor Hongzhi with blazing eyes.

"What does Your Majesty think?"

Emperor Hongzhi said righteously: "This plan is very satisfying!" It is a plan for the peace of the people. ”

Xu Pu and others also bowed down and praised: "Benefit the country and the people, meritorious and social!" ”

But!

Emperor Hongzhi was still a little worried, so he asked: "But if there is too much chalk, won't it affect the price?" ”

Du Shen smiled and said: "Naturally, but the so-called small profits and quick turnover, it is just a matter of earning more and earning less." ”

As he said this, he thought to himself: And maybe he will make more.

The chalk business is not bad now, but it has only spread in the capital and other places, and if the whole north sells chalk, this money is not a small amount.

And when the chalk market in the entire north is saturated, those squires are more anxious than anyone else, and maybe they will open up the market to the south, and even outside the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the bold and the starving and the cowardly, as long as there is money to be made, they can do anything.

Du Shen thought of this, and immediately bowed: "Without further ado, now Your Majesty can issue an order to first let the price of chalk in the capital and other places rise in a wave, and spread the news of the shortage of chalk production materials, which will make the squires blush." ”

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "Du Qing, how much do you think it should rise?" ”

Du Shen also smiled: "Now the chalk is a pack of one or two silver, do you think you should double it first?" ”

Emperor Hongzhi coughed a few times: "Isn't it a little low?" ”

Du Shen's eyes widened: "How much does Your Majesty think it should rise?" ”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said: "Chalk making, it's not easy, now the weather is getting colder, I feel sorry for those craftsmen, why don't you triple it!?" ”

Du Shen is full of faces!

He thought that he was already undisciplined enough, and he didn't expect that Emperor Hongzhi would be even better.

No words!

Awesome!

……

Half an hour later!

More than a dozen holy decrees were transmitted from the capital.

Scholars from all over the capital were distressed to find that the price of chalk sold in stationery stores had actually risen, and it was still sad and frenzied, and a pack of chalk was sold for three taels of silver.

For a time, the angry scolding of unscrupulous merchants was endless, and some scholars spontaneously resisted, feeling that the price of chalk was too expensive and they couldn't afford it at all, and asked for a price reduction, otherwise they would rather not use it.

But then, I don't know where the gossip came from, but the truth was told in one word.

"Hey, do you know that the price increase of chalk is actually related to His Majesty today!"

A scholar with a thief's eyebrows and rat's eyes told others the gossip he had heard.

Someone asked curiously: "Please tell me more about it." ”

"It is said that after Mr. Du Shen made chalk at that time, His Majesty had the foresight to pay for this business with Mr. Du Shen, but now the raw materials are not enough, so the price has to be increased!"

"So, chalk may not be produced in the future?"

"It is very likely that this is the case, but it is said that His Majesty is already looking for a raw material called limestone, and it seems that he already has an eyebrow, but he is waiting for the new chalk to be made, and I don't know when it will be."

"In this way, it's not that the businessman is black, but that there are extenuating circumstances!"

"That's right, fortunately, my brother has bought several packs of chalk to keep at home for backup, if you don't buy it now, it is estimated that the price will increase in the future, this thing is a strange thing to live in!"

"And this kind of thing? No, I'll have to get some now. ”

Such scenes appear from time to time in the capital and other places, and there are even those with bright heads, who spend a lot of silver taels to buy chalk, and resell it to others at a high price, making a wave of silver, which makes people envious.

And so it goes!

Chalk is even hotter in the north of the Ming Dynasty.

There are even people who shout slogans: If you don't buy chalk, you are not a reader! Why do you need gold and silver for burial, chalk alone is enough.

……

The chalk turmoil in the capital caused a lot of restlessness, but there was no change in the court and the central government, and the officials were still discussing with Emperor Hongzhi about the resettlement of the displaced people.

Emperor Hongzhi also showed a headache, and at the appropriate time, he proposed that there was no good plan for the time being, so he used the national strength of the Ming Dynasty to support the people, and the officials called it Shengming.

But soon, some gossip spread in Zhili and other places.

Someone has discovered the shadow of the presence of limestone, and it has been reported to the Holy God today.

The squires and tycoons in Zhili and other places couldn't help but move their minds.

A few days ago, the chalk business has been raised to a very exaggerated price.

It can be said that chalk is simply profitable, harder than gold!

The chalk business is so profitable, they can't help but be impressed.

But even if they knew that chalk made money, they didn't dare to move it, that was His Majesty's business today, who would dare to touch it?

The squires and rich people feel like cats scratching, itching and unbearable, seeing that they can't eat, who can stand this!

Soon, however, a holy decree made them unable to sit still!

Your Majesty has discovered a large number of limestone-containing areas in Zhili and other places, and you want to do that mining!

Jealous!

It's very red-eyed!

They couldn't help it, and encouraged the hundred officials in the court to start wandering.

This day!

On the court!

Sun Limin took more than a dozen officials, with official positions, covering almost six ministries, and made a statement to Emperor Hongzhi together, under the banner that His Majesty should not compete with the people for profit, and vigorously opposed the matter of digging limestone in the mountains.

In the midst of a dispute among the hundred officials, the benevolent Emperor Hongzhi chose to listen to the public opinion, issued a decree that he was willing to publish the chalk formula in a divided way, and announced the limestone deposits in Zhili and other places, and contracted to the outside world, and the amount of silver was not much, as long as there was money, everyone could participate.

After the news was announced, Sun Limin and other officials wept bitterly, feeling that His Majesty was really a saint.

And the squires in Zhili and other places were boiling in an instant!

Contractors, they're done!