Su Ziheng praised while listening: "The Zhong steward and the craftsmen of the workshop have worked hard, and when the artillery and the new flintlock pistol are manufactured, I will definitely ask Her Royal Highness the princess for credit." ”

"You must know that artillery and new flintlock pistols are related to whether they can better protect Donghai Province from bullying by others in the future, and I believe that with artillery erected on the coastline, enemy ships will definitely not be able to break through the water defense line of Donghai Province by land and water."

At present, wooden ships, even huge sea ships, cannot withstand artillery attacks, but the larger the target, the larger the target, and the easier it is to be sunk by artillery.

As for the boats, there are breech-loading flintlock pistols, and who can break through the bullet line?

Zhong Xinde couldn't help but smile on his face, Chong Zhong Qinghan and Su Ziheng raised their wine glasses, and said, "It is incumbent on you to do things for Miss and Uncle." Don't expect a reward, as long as you're satisfied. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was in awe, you must know that Zhong Xinde is the son of the Zhongfu family, and his ancestors have been slaves in Zhongfu for several generations, and he has won the respect of several generations of the Zhong family.

Zhong Qinghan was also moved and said: "Uncle De, I see your loyalty to Zhongfu in my eyes, and I will not forget it in the slightest." ”

Zhong Xinde said with a straight face: "Miss, what did you say, this is where the duty is small. ”

Su Ziheng picked up his wine glass, saluted everyone again, and asked about some other things.

From the mouth of the chief bookkeeper Zhong Chengda, I learned that the internal affairs work in Tokai Prefecture is currently arranged in an orderly manner, and except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, basically everyone performs their duties and gets a job.

Although some physical work can be very tiring and hard, the corresponding pay is also very high, and at least one job is no problem to support the family. What's more, the residential area is now under construction, and you can rent or buy a house for a small amount of money.

According to Su Ziheng's instructions, Zhong Chengda can use installment payment for those who buy houses, and the key is interest-free. Deduct a small part of their salary from their salary every month, and they can get a 200-square-meter room in two or three years, which can be said to be very cost-effective.

After calculating the price of a house, it is less than a hundred taels of silver, which is already very low, and it is difficult for the Donghai Mansion to even recover the capital, let alone the land.

For the Donghai Mansion, this is equivalent to half selling and half giving away, in order to better keep these people, even if they don't make money for this, it doesn't matter.

Su Ziheng moved his gaze to Zhao Chengming again and asked, "Lord Zhao, who is currently responsible for the construction of the residential house?" Let him build in strict accordance with the construction drawings, even if the speed slows down, it doesn't matter, the construction of sewers must not be ignored, and it must be repaired at one time, otherwise it will be a waste to wait for the road surface to be sealed, and then repeat the construction. ”

What Su Ziheng is most unaccustomed to is the road construction of the earth city in his previous life, a road will be dug back and forth several times every year, there is never a plan, and he digs when he thinks of what to add, wasting time and money.

Zhao Chengming arched his hand and said: "Lord Changshi, rest assured, Xia Guan has preached several times, and he will never make such a mistake, the sewers are all made of stones, and then smeared with cement to ensure that they will not be permeable, and it is also very convenient to maintain." ”

"Well, I don't want a beautiful city to be ruined because of sanitation. In addition to these hygiene matters that should be paid attention to, greening should also keep up, and the built community should start planting trees and grasses. Su Ziheng stepped up a few more words.

Immediately, an official from the government stood up and said, "Lord Changshi, rest assured, the lower officials will definitely do a good job of follow-up work to ensure that all residents have a comfortable living environment." ”

To create a good living environment, this is the point of view that Su Ziheng has always put forward at the government conference. In addition to ordinary people, many of the servants and officials who worked in the Tokai Prefecture also lived in residential areas.

It is also a good thing for them to improve the living environment, and there are not many manors built by Zhong Qinghan and others in Donghai Mansion, and so far there are not even ten.

At most, a number of officials with modest savings bought single-family houses, but even then, it was within the community.

Later, Su Ziheng asked Zhao Wan'er about some commercial and trade transactions, and Zhao Wan'er told Su Ziheng that in addition to the monthly trade with the Zhu family of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, he was also constantly transporting a lot of goods out in the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Great Xia.

Now the monthly commercial trade income reaches more than 100,000 taels, which are pure income, not counting the expenditure on purchasing raw materials from various places. Counting the expenses, Donghai Mansion has to post tens of thousands of taels of silver every month, mainly because there are too many raw materials purchased every month.

In order to make Donghae Mansion develop rapidly, it can only exchange money for time. Fortunately, he made a big windfall in Haizhou City last time, and gradually sold it under the auspices of Zhao Wan'er, and gained nearly five or six million taels of silver, which can fully support such a crazy procurement action in Donghai Mansion.

However, the chief bookkeeper Zhong Chengda raised a concern: "Lord Changshi, at present, the Donghai Mansion is constantly spending money every month, and if this continues, the copper money in the treasury of the government is almost not enough to pay the wages of the workers. By the time it comes next year, I'm afraid we're going to face a financial crisis, so you'll have to figure out how to do it in advance. ”

Su Ziheng was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "I remember that I brought back hundreds of thousands of copper coins last time, and there are still three or four million taels of silver on the side of the commercial bank, how can there be a financial crisis?" ”

Zhong Chengda said respectfully: "If you go back to Lord Changshi, the government's silver is enough, but the copper money is not enough. Every time wages were paid, the workers were reluctant to ask for silver for the sake of convenience. Now the copper coins circulating in Donghai Mansion are mainly the money of the Eastern Wei Dynasty that you brought back last time, and it is very inconvenient to mix them with the Great Xia copper coins, and the exchange in the market is relatively chaotic at present. ”

"In addition, some copper coins were damaged, and many people were unwilling to use them, so they couldn't use them at all, so they could only mold in the warehouse."

Zhao Wan'er interjected at this time: "The main reason is that the recycling situation of copper coins is not ideal, and at present, Donghai Mansion is under construction, and many workers are very busy working every day. Except for some necessary daily necessities, they rarely go out to shop, and the copper coins cannot be spent in their hands, and in the long run, the copper coins in the treasury will naturally become less and less. ”

Su Ziheng suddenly realized, "I see, I know what's going on." Now the main problem is that copper coins are difficult to recycle, and there are too many copper coins in style, which is troublesome to exchange, and many copper coins are damaged and not conducive to use, right? ”

Zhao Wan'er and Zhong Chengda said in unison: "Yes, I don't know if Lord Changshi has any good solution?" ”