Chapter 502: Inspection of Chang'an Coal Mine (3)
Gongsun Hao talked about the No. 189 prisoner just now.
The wretched will have something to hate.
The new dynasty of Huaxia does not allow the existence of eunuchs, Donglin parties and the like, and the demise of the Ming Dynasty is largely due to party struggle.
The courtiers of Huaxia must obey the emperor's orders, some of them obey the yang and the yin, and some of them do not do anything to assassinate the emperor, and they will be resolutely expelled from the system.
It's not impossible to put forward opinions, but if you put forward the kind of bastard opinion that the emperor does not go to the court and violates the ancestral system, it will be expelled mercilessly.
As a courtier, you want to put a tight spell on the emperor's head? Aren't you looking for death?
People like No. 189 were all brought down by Liu Fangliang, who drove all these former officials out of the system under the banner of strict investigation of corruption.
What Gongsun Hao didn't expect was that there would be such a person in the coal mine today.
After Tai Shiliang, director of the electric power department, heard about it, he laughed at Sun Hao's nosy.
Gongsun Hao said: "I'm not meddling, as an official of the city hall, I should take care of it if I see a violation of the law of the Ministry of Labor." ”
Tai Shiliang said: "With a good official like you who enforces the law impartially, have you also solved the matter of our electric power department for us?" ”
Mine Chief Chen said: "Isn't Assistant Gongsun still at ease? He's going to be able to solve the problem, right? ”
Mine Chief Chen's last sentence was said to Gongsun Hao.
Gongsun Hao said: "Of course I have found a solution, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here and talking nonsense with you." ”
Tai Shiliang asked: "Did you ask the mayor and agree to increase investment in our electric power department?" ”
Gongsun Hao said: "I know a big boss, he can solve the problem of funds for you. ”
Mine Chief Chen asked, "Big boss?" Which one? ”
Gongsun Hao picked up the teacup and blew the tea leaves on his face, took a small sip, and looked at him with several pairs of eyes.
He put down the teacup and asked Mine Chief Chen, "What do you say is the most profitable now?" ”
Tai Shiliang urged: "Assistant Gongsun, don't sell it, hurry up and talk about your plan!" ”
"Tobacco." Gongsun Hao said unhurriedly.
Tai Shiliang asked anxiously, "So what?" ”
Gongsun Hao said: "Sun Caixi of Dewang Farm specializes in the tobacco business, and the tobacco he roasts is shipped to London, earning 80,000 oceans a year. ”
Mine Chief Chen said enviously: "Eighty thousand!? ”
Gongsun Hao said: "This is the net income, not counting the 40,000 silver paid to the city hall." ”
Tai Shiliang was also envious and said: "Tobacco is so easy to make, no wonder the city hall has to collect heavy taxes on tobacco." ”
Gongsun Hao proposed: "Each of you will borrow 20,000 taels from Sun Caixi, and he will not fail to take it out." ”
Tai Shiliang, director of the electric power department, asked worriedly: "Is he willing to borrow?" ”
Gongsun Hao said: "Sun Caixi is a businessman, if you have a good interest from him, he will definitely borrow it." Besides, he has a request for both, so I think this will definitely be done. ”
Mine Chief Chen nodded and said: "Coal and electricity are necessary for him, if we give him the best price, he will definitely agree." ”
Gongsun Hao said: "You can talk to Sun Caixi about this matter yourself, the electricity must be sent to the coal mine on time, and your coal mine must also produce more high-quality coal as soon as possible, and our transport fleet is still waiting for your coal!" ”
If coal can be used for the fuel of ships in the Americas, then the transportation pressure of the fleet from China to the Americas can be greatly reduced, so that the extra capacity can be used to transport third-class people.
These three groups of people included African slaves and aliens from the Indian and Malay peninsulas.
The problem was solved, and Mine Chief Chen was also relieved, and he said to Gongsun Hao and Tai Shiliang: "I'll be the east tonight, and I invite you to go to Yunzhai to drink." ”
Gongsun Hao got up and said, "Not tonight, I still have official business." ”
Tai Shiliang smiled: "Isn't it, you will go home after the problem is solved?" ”
"Not really." Gongsun Hao explained, "I am indeed on official business, and I will accompany me another day." ”
Mine Chief Chen said: "Assistant Gongsun, we have arranged a residence for you, you won't go back to Chang'an so soon, right?" ”
Gongsun Hao didn't want to be bothered to explain: "We must be staying, and we have to stay for several days, so we didn't go back so soon." ”
When Mine Chief Chen heard Gongsun Hao say this, he stood up: "I'm relieved to do this, since Gongsun Assistant is on official business, I won't send it." ”
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Gongsun Hao is a member of the Iron and Blood Guardian Group, which belongs to the crown prince Gao Hongbing, and is a secret spy organization, which is also responsible for investigating the political and economic fields.
Gongsun Hao reported to Gao Hongbing through telegram about the problems in the operation of funds in the electric power department and the coal mine.
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Gao Hongbing was at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall at this time, and his chief of staff, Fang Qingyang, sent him a telegram from Gongsun Hao.
Gongsun Hao's call reported to Gao Hongbing on the financial situation of Dewang Farm, and from the income and expenditure of Dewang Farm, it can be concluded that Europe needs a large amount of tobacco, and he suggested that China should vigorously develop tobacco cultivation; He also reported on the use of labor in the Americas, where there were basically no Chinese engaged in heavy and dangerous labor, but they found a phenomenon that some departments used prisoners as third class people, and he had suggested to Hu Xinghua that the city hall should issue a document emphasizing the law of the Ministry of Labor, and that the law of the Ministry of Labor be applied to prisoners in China; In the end, Gongsun Hao suggested that the household department print more Huaxia coins and ship them to the Americas to meet the needs of the Manchurian American economic market.
After reading the telegram, Gao Hongbing thought that the problem reflected by Gongsun Hao should be noted, so he asked Fang Qingyang to reply a telegram to Gongsun Hao, and the content of the telegram was just three words: "I know."
Gao Hongbing showed the telegram to Fang Qingyang, and then asked him what he thought.
Fang Qingyang said: "Although tobacco makes money, it is not suitable for cultivation in China, if tobacco is planted in a large area in China, it will occupy domestic arable land, and in addition, it will also make my subjects develop the habit of smoking." ”
Gao Hongbing said: "Your suggestion is very good, you can't let tobacco be sold in China." ”
Fang Qingyang laughed out loud when he saw the back: "This Gongsun Hao, I really thought that Huaxia coins were printed by a printing press, and suggested that we print more money and bring it to the United States." ”
The issuance of a country's currency is regulated by economic development. He didn't print as much as he wanted. The amount of money to be issued is determined on the basis of the annual state revenues and expenditures.
Gongsun Hao didn't learn about finance, of course he thought that he could print as many Huaxia coins as he wanted.
Gao Hongbing smiled: "This kid's courage is commendable. ”
Fang Qingyang reminded Gao Hongbing: "Governor, do you want to report to the emperor what we have learned?" ”
Gao Hongbing said: "I will report to my father, you go to rest first!" ”