Since he came to Mentougou, Ye Xiang of course had to go to the coal kilns. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After everyone had a simple lunch in the Baoyuan Bureau, Ye Xiang took Wang Zuo, Wang Chengen, Guo Qin, Luo Sigong and others to ride along the foot of Jiulong Mountain to the west for about three miles, and came to the largest coal kiln here, Longmen Mine.

The Longmen Mine is located on the mountain, the mouth of the mine is made of bricks, and the newly dug finished coal is piled up in the open air against the mountain, and the black slag dug out of the past dynasties is covered 50 meters away along the mountain on the left hand. On the flat ground outside the mine, there are more than a dozen rattan-framed ox carts waiting to be loaded with coal, and the drivers are wearing black coarse cloth clothes and holding whips; At the mouth of the mine, there are naked coal farmers who use wheels to transport coal from the inside out, and each person pushes and pulls in groups of two.

Wang Chengen flicked the reins of the horse, approached Ye Xiang, who was sitting on the docile jujube red horse, and whispered to introduce that the coal digging was in charge of the internal officials and supervisors, and most of the coal was sent to the factories of the Salary Division for collection and storage, and was provided to the palace and the twenty-four supervisors and the ministers of the mountains.

The internal officials and supervisors are in charge of woodwork, stone work, tile work, building material work, earth work, east work, west work, paint work, wedding work, gunpowder work, etc., and are responsible for construction and other things, and all copper, iron and other things used in front of the emperor are in charge of it. In addition to the royal prison, it is the most wealthy yamen.

The seal of the internal official supervisor is now Li Yongzhen, 38 years old, self-castration at the age of five, in the twenty-ninth year of Wanli (1601), when he was nineteen years old, he was elected to the imperial city as the queen of Kunning Palace, and was ordered by Wanli to lock for 18 years. The kiln made by the internal official is in Mentougou, so the coal mine is also under the supervision and jurisdiction of the internal official, and the coal tax and silver have to be imported to the interior every year. Because Ye Xiang stopped the construction of the three major halls, and Li Yongzhen was a new official who had just arrived, his attention was still shifted here, so he did not accompany him this time.

When the coachman and the miner saw hundreds of people surrounding a young man, they knew that it must be a noble person from Beijing, but they didn't know who it was, and they looked timidly from a distance and didn't dare to come forward to talk.

Ye Xiang didn't take the initiative to come forward to ask for warmth, what he wanted to care about was the entire coal mining industry, thinking about what he had seen and heard in later generations, he knew that the most important thing in the coal mine was safety, he looked at the torch inserted in the mouth of the swarthy mine, stroked the black mane on the horse's neck with one hand, and asked, "Has there been a gas explosion here?" ”

Wang Zuo had just taken office, and although he didn't know what gas was, he had heard of the explosion in the coal mine, and he pretended to be trying to control the white horse under him. And Wang Chengen and others also looked at no avail.

Ye Xiang knew that there must have been an explosion, and there was no need to worry about accountability, so he pointed to the many coal mines within his sight, and said to Wang Chengen, "All coal mines will stop work and rectify first, and send people back to Li Yongzhen to pass on the order, so that he can be stationed in this Mentougou from now on, and then start work after eliminating hidden dangers, in addition, the means of transportation must also be improved." ”

At present, the way of transporting coal is not only backward, but also has no electricity and relies on torches for lighting, which is a great hidden danger. There is a way to sharpen knives and cut wood, and here you can build railroad tracks for transporting ore and iron sheet minecarts. The steam engine can be used in the mine for the first time to deliver fresh air to the cave and dilute the gas. These coal mines are the emperor's private property, as long as Ye Xiang is not in a hurry for quick success, and Li Yongzhen can strictly enforce the regulations, then the mining disaster can be avoided to the greatest extent.

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In the study of the Kyoshi Keguang Mansion, the desk is placed in the center on the right hand side of the door, facing the vermilion lacquer couch under the window. Tu Wenfu, who was wearing a fluttering scarf and a Xiangyun robe, was sitting on the bed, with a spicy rabbit and chrysanthemum wine, and his heels were kicking the rolling pedals (i.e., pedals) under the couch from time to time, so he was not at ease.

At this moment, Ke Yinyue, who still has the charm, sat in the Zen chair behind the long table, took off the small Kai and Hao pen on the pen stand, and did not put down the pen after being stained with ink in the inkstone pool, and gently poked the still pink chin with the tip of the pen.

Ke Yinyue thought about it for a long time and finally decided to give up, got up and walked to the other side of the bed, hugged her brother with both hands, supported her arms on the coffee table, and blinked her eyes and said to Tu Wenfu, "Master Tu, how do you say you should spend 20,000 taels of silver?" ”

"Poof......

Tu Wenfu, who was holding a white porcelain wine glass, was almost choked by Ke Yinyue's movements, and the wine in his mouth squirted out at once, but fortunately, he shrewdly avoided it sideways, so that it would definitely be sprayed on Ke Yinyue.

"Ahem, I'm afraid of you." Tu Wenfu shook his head awkwardly while wiping the wine stains on his body, "Didn't you say it today, let you open a department store first, what is it called, supermarket." Yes, it is a supermarket, and it is easier to expand as a supermarket, as long as there is enough money, it will bring together Jiangmi, sesame, shochu, tea, Beisi Nanbu, Nanhaizi seasonal vegetables, etc. ”

Ye Xiang asked Keyinyue to start with retail, which is to fight for financial strength, reduce the intermediate links between commodity producers and consumers, and maintain sufficient profits. The main thing is that retail can maintain enough cash flow and can use it at any time in case of urgent need.

Think about the business giants of later generations, and for a long time you were at the top of the top 500 in retail. After developing into a chain giant, you can also actively take the lead in responding to the commercial tax increase at that time and set an example for all industries. It can also adjust the industrial structure, support and isolate those promising craftsmen to improve their processes, improve production efficiency and accelerate product iteration.

Ke Yinyue knew that Tu Wenfu was a eunuch and still made small moves, just to keep him and let him help make suggestions. Because Tu Wenfu learned that the palace would recruit a new nameless white, he moved his mind and wanted to impersonate himself into the palace, and everyone was found, and it was a person surnamed Jiang from the palace.

Ke Yinyue saw that Tu Wenfu had the intention of loosening his mouth, so he retracted, and after sitting upright, his brows were tightly locked, "Master Tu, can you stay and help me?" I'm a woman, so I can't show my face, right? I've told my school brother many times, but he insists on doing so. ”

"Mama Ke, you can't call it that way in the future, it's his old man's generosity that doesn't care about it...... After all, you're not the birth mother of today. ”

Ke Yinyue was very resistant in her heart, Zhu Youxiao was brought up by herself, and the relationship with him can be said to be not a mother and son but a mother and son. Seeing Tu Wenfu's cautious face, she didn't think so, but she still nodded, "I know, did Master Tu agree to stay?" ”

Tu Wenfu has been looking for a way out for himself since he knew that Ke Yinyue was going to move out of the palace, he was past the age of knowing his ears, and he had no heirs, so he had to think of supporting himself in old age. If he wants to enter the palace, he must rely on Ke Yinyue's efforts, if she insists on refusing, then he can only end up alone. Then again, helping Keyinyue is actually serving the Son of Heaven, and now the Son of Heaven has asked her to come forward to do business, ostensibly to appease, but it is estimated that there is indeed a shortage of silver in the house. I am proficient in literature and science and good at reading, so I can't bury all my talents.

Tu Wenfu nodded at the same time, "Okay, but let's talk first, if I have merit, you have to help me come forward today." ”

Ke Yinyue knew that he had always been obsessed with power, and he couldn't hide his yearning when he saw the high-headed horses and the ministers of the Daozi Hall on the road, and he couldn't sleep at night since he saw the scene of the Qing Imperial Police driving to and from the Great Sect a few days ago. She has her own plans, "Master Tu, don't worry, when the business goes well, I will definitely let Wang Guochen speak well in front of His Majesty." ”

"The old man thinks it's still you...... It's good that Mama Ke came forward in person. Since Tu Wenfu decided to stay, he knew that he would correct his identity and change his name to be a guest mother. He didn't have a good sense of Wang Guochen, and he analyzed that if it weren't for the support of Wang An, the master of ceremonies, Wang Guochen would never have gotten a job in the War Bureau.

"Okay, let's not mention that yet." Ke Yinyue is more concerned about how to open a supermarket, "Master Tu, where should you choose this supermarket?" ”

Since Tu Wenfu has made a decision, he will do his best to help analyze, "According to the meaning of today, you can't pay attention to the yamen, you must avoid the treasure and six stores in the inner house, and you must also have the main road for personnel circulation, so that it will only be near the Guangji Temple opposite the West Fourth Archway, the Toutiao Hutong and the Drum Tower on the East Chang'an Street." ”

The six stores of Baohe are Baohe, Heyuan, Shunning, Fude, Fuji, and Baoyan, all of which are located on Rong Government Street, specializing in the management of groceries from merchants and vendors, in fact, it is a special purchase point for the royal family, where tens of thousands of taels of silver can be collected every year, including the taxes of each door are returned to the internal money.

At present, the largest commercial center in Changshi is in Qipan Street, followed by inside and outside Chongwenmen; The rest of the market is built around the imperial city, the north of the city is in the drum tower generation, the east of the city is in the east of the east of the fourth archway outside the Dong'an Gate, and the west of the city is in the west of the fourth archway; The outer city is mainly in the area of Zhengyangmen Outer Street.

In addition to the Chang market, there is also a special market, every 4th, 14th, 24th in the imperial city of Yuanwu Gate along the moat to the Dong'an Gate of the inner market; Dong'anmen Outer Lamp Market from the 8th to the 18th of the first month of the first month of each year; Flower markets near the Fire Temple to buy fake flowers on women's heads, and so on.

After a comprehensive analysis, Ke Yinyue and Tu Wenfu decided to open two stores in Gulou and Xi'anmen first, and then slowly expand after they got on the right track.

After the two discussed other matters such as personnel hiring, purchase, sale and inventory management, account books, etc., Tu Wenfu asked, "In addition, a few days ago, the newspaper said that the chief of Yi was given a crown belt for the sand of the table, and I heard that the Ministry of War originally agreed to grant him the test for 100 households, but the general removed the test word, can there be such a thing?" ”

Ke Yinyue didn't know so he shook his head, "These days in Ciqing Palace... The emperor sews plain robes, how can he care about the affairs of the court, does this have anything to do with our opening of a shop? ”

The trial hundred households are the deputy positions of the hundred households, and Sha Jitai is the leader of a small tribe in Mongolia. At this time, the Mongols were seriously divided and went their own way, except for the Horqin and other tribes of the Great Khing'an Mountains and the Jurchens, the tribes of the Western Front all had mutual exchanges with the Ming Dynasty. The mutual markets are mainly concentrated along the Great Wall, and there are official markets that trade silk and horses, and private markets that trade cloth, iron pots, rice salt, and sugar.

"Of course it's related, this shows that we are strongly supportive of the mutual market, if we send someone to pull grain to the border and buy some Mongolian livestock skins, maybe we can buy a good price in winter."

Ke Yinyue is not used to Tu Wenfu's profiteer face, he has always been an image of a master in the world, and he is a little incompatible with his original temperament after using his mind on businessmen. Nana said, "This store hasn't been leased yet, isn't it too urgent?" ”

"The soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, that is, it is necessary to take advantage of it, and it will be close to October in a few days, and winter will come soon. If you wait until everything is ready to stop, it will be too late. ”