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"The imperial court hasn't noticed us for so many years, why did you suddenly pay attention to this?" Someone asked.

"After the new emperor came to power, it will not be simple, pay attention to some of them, and according to another adult, now there are people in Dongchang secretly staring at us, you must pay attention to what you do, don't leave any handles, do you hear!" Led by humanity.

"After all these years, of course we understand!" Others.

"This is the best, this time to put more food and ordnance, Huang Taiji's demand has been very large recently, we can make a lot of money, first tun, and then consume, it just so happens that the wind is also tight during this time, some time ago because of that Cao Wenzhao We lost a lot, it seems that we are looking for an opportunity to kill him!" Led by humanity.

"Yes! This reckless man has harmed us a lot less profit! "Other humanitarians.

"The wind in the north is tight, we will secretly transport some ordnance and food to the south, and the lord said that the prince needs it now, you all go back and pack some out, pay more attention! Get it! ”

"Don't worry! No problem! "Other humanitarians.

"That's it! Then let's do this today, if you have anything to contact at any time, don't contact Mr. Hou and Mr. Jiang recently, so as not to be caught, go back and prepare! "Humanity at the head.

Then everyone went in, and everything was quiet again。。。。。。 When they were gone, two more figures in the darkness left in order.

At this time, Chongzhen according to the usual schedule, in the Qianqing Palace to review the sparse, now he can independently read and recognize all the traditional characters, calligraphy has also improved, thanks to his Ning'er's careful guidance, this progress speed is like a rocket rushing upward, after all, the original owner of this body calligraphy is still okay, the body still has biological memory, as long as a little development can be. At this time, Wang Chengen suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty! Lord Xu asked to see him and said that he had something important! ”

"Oh? Declare! Chongzhen said.

"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! "Xu Guangqi salutes respectfully!

"Aiqing, please take a seat, why is it that what kind of wind is blowing Aiqing to me today? Did you encounter any difficulties again? Chongzhen asked with a smile.

Xu Guangqi smiled and said, "Your Majesty! Cement has been developed! Wechen has made a small adobe house out of cement, and has made a path in front of the house, and now I want to invite His Majesty to take a look! ”

"Oh! It worked? That's great! Princess, go! All the cabinets and ministers accompanied me to visit! Chongzhen said happily.

"The old slave obeys!" Wang Chengen is also very happy!

Soon! All the ministers gathered in the palace, and they were all very strange, this early dynasty was over, why did they still summon everyone to come? Could it be that something big is happening?

Chongzhen looked at them and said, "I suddenly summoned you Aiqing to come here, I want you Aiqing and me to go and see something good, and you will have a lot of opinions at that time!" ”

"Your Ministers obey!" Everyone replied, and then followed Emperor Chongzhen to the cement production base, this base was established by Chongzhen Xu Guangqi alone, since it can be produced in large quantities in the future, there is no production factory.

Soon all the ministers came to the production base, looking around, very curious, what are these walls made of? It's different from what we usually see, yo! There is also a road that looks different, very clean, smooth, everyone followed Emperor Chongzhen to walk, some ministers behind them also used a little strength when they walked, and found that there was no place on the road, they didn't feel secretly nodding, and soon everyone came to an adobe house, the house was empty, Chongzhen stopped and said: "The road just now and this house is to let you Aiqing see, what do Aiqing think, by the way, you can go into the house to see." ”

"Your Majesty! Rong Chen and the others went in first to take a look! "Everyone went in, the house was not big, and everyone walked around the empty room, and when they were about to come out, Chongzhen told them to wait, and then ordered someone to light a fire outside the house, which frightened all the ministers, and! Your Majesty doesn't want to burn us, does he?! This is something that has never happened in all dynasties, the emperor burned the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty! When many ministers rushed out regardless of the emperor's order, they found that in addition to being a little hot, the house could not burn at all, so they were relieved, and then Chongzhen let people put out the fire, and began to spray water on the house non-stop, everyone looked at it, and the water could not seep in, it seems that the house is not invaded by water and fire, yes, whether it is living or storing things, it is much safer than the current wooden house, everyone thinks.

"That's it! Come out, everyone! Tell us what you think! Chongzhen smiled.

"Back to Your Majesty! If the people live in such a house, then in case of a fire, it will not burn a large area like now, and the loss will be much smaller! A minister said.

"Back to Your Majesty! If this room is the current treasury, or the pawnshop outside, the silver number and other places where silver and goods are stored, you can also use this building, and the safety is much better! ”

Everyone nodded in unison, "In addition, the minister also found out that this is not only a house, this road surface is also very good, smooth and clean, even if it is water on it now, it has not changed, whether it is pedestrian walking or cargo transportation, it is much stronger than the muddy road now." ”

Everyone nodded in unison, and some ministers said: "If this is used to build a city, then whether it is a Mongolian Tartar or a Houjin Tartar, it will be even more difficult to break through!" Our people are safer, too! ”

Everyone talked about the benefits of this cement, Chongzhen nodded and said: "What you Aiqing said is very right, so I think you can use this cement to build a road first, and use it as a demonstration and example in turn, and it will be good to promote it in my Ming Dynasty in the future, just as you want to get rich!" Build the road first! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers said.

"Then which section of the road does Your Majesty want to build?" Guo Yunhou asked.

"Which road is a decent trade volume now, and the distance is relatively short?" Chongzhen asked.

Everyone thought about it, if the distance is short, then there is only the north, and the best trade must be to the south of the Yangtze River, but it is definitely not possible at present, if it is short, it is the north, that is, the trade with Mongolia, then calculate it this way, Guo Yunhou came out and said: "Your Majesty!" That can build a road from Jingshi to Xuanfu Town! ”

Chongzhen nodded and said, "That's okay!" ”

"But Your Majesty! Now the treasury is also tight, and the minister still doesn't know how much silver taels the material cost of this road repair, as well as labor costs and so on! Guo Yunhou was embarrassed.

"No, no, no! Who said that the court was allowed to pay the money? Chongzhen said.

"Not from the imperial court? Do you want the people to come out? Impossible, right? The crowd wondered.

"This road can be repaired by merchants to raise funds and work with the imperial court! After the road is repaired, tolls will be charged! There is no charge for pedestrians to walk, but there is a charge if you want to transport goods! Then the fees charged will be distributed according to the proportion of the original investment in road repair, and when the investor recovers the capital, it will be charged for three more years! These three years are pure profits! So you get the idea, right? Chongzhen said what he had thought before.

At this time, some ministers said that since ancient times, the road construction has been funded by the imperial court, and there has never been a saying that the people have contributed to it, and His Majesty's approach is obviously to compete with the people for profit, which is not in line with the ancestral system, etc., at this point, Chongzhen shook his head helplessly, and asked Guo Yunhou to come out and repeat what he had said to the cabinet ministers and several of them, but everyone had no way to refute, because there seemed to be nothing to refute.

Finally, Chongzhen took a step back and said, "That's it!" This time, the way of the imperial court's contribution can be changed, I will invest some, and the rest of you will raise funds according to the six ministries, and the other yamen will raise funds in the form of six departments, and the dividends will be divided according to this! And I am still thinking about expanding the trade with the Mongolian ministries, when the transaction volume of this road will be several times higher than now, this is not to compete with the people, but to seek benefits for the people, when the time comes, the money earned by the court will not only improve your wealth, but also build more bridges for the people, build roads, disaster relief, etc., all of which are a piece of public morality, all Aiqing! ”

Many officials behind them are from the merchant group, knowing the profits, and knowing the profits, they know that this is a money-making opportunity without any risk, so Shi Fenglai immediately stood up and said that he should seek the welfare of the people as the head of the Ming cabinet, and he is willing to support His Majesty's wise approach. With Shoufu taking the lead, naturally everyone corresponded, saying that he was dedicated to the people and must not fall behind, etc., Chongzhen was really speechless, this one is an actor. But as long as it can be passed smoothly, nothing else matters.

"You can think about the people! I'm so pleased! When the time comes, I will let Lord Guo and Bi Shilang of the household department count the details, and tell you Aiqing when the time comes! Chongzhen smiled.

Then he said to Xu Guangqi: "Xu Aiqing, since the quality is okay now, immediately recruit people, expand production, and start building roads as soon as the amount is enough, and I and the household department will give priority to supporting the silver problem!" In addition, to prevent the leakage of the production process, if found, kill it! ”

"The old minister obeys!" Xu Guangqi said

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, and then led the ministers back to the palace after a few words, and many people began to make small calculations in their hearts, do you want to have a good relationship with Xu Ge Lao? When the time comes, buy a little cement from him privately and give it to his wife or some relative to open a shop to sell, and the profit is huge! They seemed to see mountains of gold and silver, and they all decided to prepare a good gift after going back, and go to Xu Guangqi's house at night!

Xu Guangqi didn't know that he suddenly became a fragrant bun character, which made him cry and laugh。。。。。。