Early the next morning, the carriages and horses were ready, and under the arch guard of a group of guards, the two Xu adults went to Beitang.

Beitang is indeed a barren land, fortunately, it is not far from Tianjin Wei and Tanggu, and it is close to arriving after more than ten miles of walking.

Xu Jie was muttering in his heart, what is the purpose of this Xu Qian inviting me to Beitang, could it be really a trip? But now it's winter, which door is green.

Seeing that the carriage was off the gallop and the front was getting more and more desolate, Xu Jie couldn't help frowning, and thought in his heart, couldn't I have offended him, he brought me to this wilderness to be the main person of cutting the path? Thinking about it like this, I was a little worried, Xu Qian's guy could do anything, and looking at his means of dealing with Jiang Xin, he knew that this guy could do everything.

The more I know Xu Qian, the more I feel that this person is terrible, this is a kind of terrible due to the unknown, because whether it is a big man who lives in a temple or a pawn of a peddler, he often does things with traces, and when the big guy is angry, he is naturally countless stumbling yin people, and when he is angry, he can beware of his kitchen knife. As for this Xu Liushou, Xu Tanhua is afraid that he will smash his head and he doesn't know what he writes in his heart, and if he offends him, what kind of revenge will he take.

His worries were superfluous after all, if he knew that Xu Qian was using him as a sweetheart, he was afraid that he would not have so many worries.

The carriage stopped, and someone asked Xu Jiebu to get off, but Xu Jiebu got off the car, but he was stunned for a moment.

Is this still a desolate Beitang?

What appeared in front of him was a myriad of buildings, except for the huge workshop in the distance, which covered thousands of acres. The surroundings are also neatly planned, and there are shops and warehouses one after another, and there are countless people in the distance, a lively scene. There is no harbor, but there is a wharf, and there are awning boats docked at the wharf, because there is a branch to the canal. So boatloads and unloads of goods here, and on both sides of the spacious river, it seems that repairs are also being made, as if someone wants to widen the river.

At first glance, he already knew that his mentor was the magistrate of Huating County, and he had also seen such a scene during his study in Huating County, such as repairing a river embankment somewhere. There will be a large number of boats coming down the water. Provide firewood, rice, oil and salt to the craftsmen. I want to come to these ships to provide the necessities of life.

There were no less than tens of thousands of people in front of Xu Jie's eyes, and everyone was busy. Some of the shops had apparently opened beforehand, and with the exception of the huge workshop. He had heard that a workshop would be built here, but he never imagined that this so-called workshop would be so huge, let alone that so many things could be derived from the workshop.

"Xu Shiyu, this is the workshop passed down in the Jingshi?"

Xu Qian nodded: "Unbelievable? In fact, Xu Qian was also here for the first time, and he was also shocked by the scene in front of him, but he had to pretend to be a wise pearl in his hand, and he had to show a little hesitation to pull people on the thief ship.

Xu Jie said: "It's unimaginable. ”

The two of them walked in the next step surrounded by a team of guards, and Xu Jie couldn't help but say: "Since it's just a workshop, why are there so many shops?" ”

Xu Qian explained with a smile: "Do you know how many people there are in this workshop? ”

Xu Jie shook his head.

Xu Qian said: "There are at least thousands of craftsmen, 10,000 apprentices, so many people live here permanently, and they have monthly money, do you want to eat, will there be relatives and friends to visit, do you want to spend money?" ”

Xu Jiedao: "What does Xu Shi mean that if you need to eat, there will be a restaurant and a teahouse, and there will also be a place for sound and sex?" If someone comes to visit, there will inevitably be carriages and inns? ”

Xu Qian smiled: "Yes, think about it again, since there are so many shops, do you want to hire shopkeepers, accountants, and guys?" These people also have monthly money, and they also have to eat, so many people, so much consumption every day, there must be someone to purchase, and the purchase will have to get off the ship and unload, so naturally it is indispensable to hire porters, stewards and supervisors, Brother Xu thinks about it, hasn't this population increased again? The population has increased repeatedly, and there is a monthly income, although it is barely enough to make ends meet, but there is always a little surplus every month, and it still has to be spent after all, so that the number of shops can increase a lot? ”

Xu Jie suddenly understood something, and said, "It's just that I see that there are many workshops in other places, what are these for?" ”

Xu Qian replied: "With such a huge workshop, a large amount of wood, crude iron, and coal must be needed, and some businessmen see that it is profitable, so they naturally set up similar workshops next to it, so that they can supply the manufacturing bureau in the future and make a profit from it." Although the scale of these workshops is not large, they are more than a lot, and the number of people hired in the future is not small, so the manufacturing bureau may only need more than 10,000 people, but the number of people here in the future is afraid that there will be no less than 100,000. ”

Xu Jie nodded secretly, looked at the past, and found that it was not only lively, but also quite vibrant, and couldn't help but sigh: "A workshop can make 100,000 people's livelihood, but it's a pity that the people don't go to farming but work, for fear of delaying the agricultural time." ”

Xu Qian said: "Brother Xu's words are bad, my Ming Dynasty is not like the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were fewer people and more land at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, but now there are more people and less land, you see that the number of displaced people in various provinces and provinces has reached tens of thousands every year, and sooner or later they will be in trouble, rather than letting them wander around, why not let them work?" If you do work, you will be paid, and you can support your family with your salary, and if you raise a family, you will have all kinds of needs, and if you have needs, you will have a variety of livelihoods, just say that this Tianjin Wei, here is a barren land, near the sea and mountains, the land is not fertile, everyone farms, and a few people can eat enough, it is better to let some of them be freed from the land and come here to work, and the land that other farmers can cultivate will naturally increase, but everyone has a full meal. ”

Xu Jie was a little touched, and finally raised a question: "There is so much grain grown every year, why is it that everyone can't eat enough when there are more people who farm, but there are people who work and some people who farm can eat enough?" ”

Xu Qian couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "I don't know if you ask this question, but since all industries are prosperous, what's wrong?" Besides, the goods here will be sold to the imperial court and other countries in the future, and the imperial court will take out the money to buy weapons and raise military horses, but it can be regarded as feeding these people, and taking these things out to trade with other countries can naturally be exchanged for a large amount of grain, and others will cultivate the land for the use of my Ming craftsmen, wouldn't it be good? ”

Xu Jie was stunned, and couldn't help but say: "Da Ming's weapons are sold to all countries, Xu Shishu, this matter is not trivial." ”

Xu Qian pouted: "In fact, this matter has already been approved, what's wrong with peddling countries, just like peddling to the Wa country, I only ask you, how is the knife making of the Wa people?" ”

Xu Jie couldn't help but say: "It is rumored that the knives of the Japanese Kingdom are well-made. ”

Xu Qian said: "That's it, their knives are well-made, but there is a little bit of bad, that is, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, if my Ming knife can sell well in the Wa country, let them use their food and minerals to exchange, at the same time, the craftsmen in the Wa country island because no one uses the Wa knives anymore, all of a sudden lost their livelihood, then either I will be recruited by the Ming Dynasty, for my Ming use, or change to other industries, the craft of the Wa country knife will naturally die, the Wa people want to use the knife, you must buy it from the Ming Dynasty, One day, if the two countries are at war, the Ming Dynasty can cut off trade with him, so that their swords and guns can not be replaced, even the blade can not be properly maintained and repaired, you see, this is not a great benefit to my Ming Dynasty, when the two countries are friendly to earn his silver, when they fight to cut off his supplies, this is a desperate policy, His Majesty listened, very agreed. ”

Xu Jie couldn't cry or laugh, Confucianism pays attention to the goodness of human nature, this goodness, is also a truth for Fanbang, that is, as long as the court is kind, then they must be grateful, and the two states will be friendly from then on, and they will be harmonious neighbors for generations, but Xu Qian's house is simply a scourge, and he deserves to be finished in Beijing and deserves Tianjin Wei, and he is not satisfied with Tianjin Wei, and he still wants to break through the national boundaries and take it as his responsibility to harm all states in the world.

It was Xu Qian who ran into Emperor Jiajing, if it was Hongzhi instead, most of them would have listened to his theory, and they would have slapped this scourge to death a long time ago. And this Jiajing, in a sense, is a person who believes in the evil of human nature, he never believes that you give others benefits and others will be grateful, so he is mean and unkind, and has never given benefits to others, he only believes in control, only when you control you, you can be willing to surrender and obediently listen to his orders.

Such an emperor encountered a scourge like Xu Qian, no wonder it was two bedbugs that smelled like each other, and the two of them hit it off, if they were not in a group, the ghost would believe it.

Xu Jie could only smile bitterly, and couldn't help but say: "I thought you were thinking of trade and mutual benefit, but it turned out to be a desperate plan, ahem...... Well...... thing?"

Xu Qian said eloquently: "This is not the case, if others are willing to surrender and never betray, then it is naturally mutually beneficial to trade, and our Ming Dynasty will take over their arms...... Wrong, it's weapons, providing them with high-quality firearms, and they trafficking food to Daming, that is, each takes what he needs, Xu someone doesn't steal or rob, this is a win-win cooperation, but if they have a bad heart, what's wrong with other precautions, you can't have the heart to harm people, you can't have the heart to defend people, what does Brother Xu think? ”

Xu Jie smiled bitterly and nodded: "There is some truth. ”

Xu Qian smiled at him: "Actually, I'm here to give Brother Xu a big gift, you will be in the future in the military preparation road, you can't bypass the three things of river governance, study, and homelessness, with this Beitang, there will be huge profits here every year, and then naturally a part of it will be taken out to subsidize the military preparation road, and the military preparation road will be used to study and govern the river, it is not easy, as for this homeless people, as long as it can be done here, I am afraid that the homeless people will have nowhere to go?" Brother Xu, in the future, I am afraid that your political achievements will be the best in the world. You don't have to thank me, if you want to thank me, thank the emperor. ”