Since he decided to go out on inspection, Zhu Yuanzhang began to act.

He followed the canal north from Yingtian, from land to Yanjing Mansion, and then all the way west.

Zhu Yuanzhang has not been to the north since he defeated the huge territory in the north, and he has always hoped that the north and the south can be balanced, but because of the fact that the capital should be heavenly, the north is slightly weaker than the south in terms of economy and politics.

It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang has devoted less effort to the north, but because most of the officials in the court today are southerners, and the local plot in the country is very heavy, everyone will be more helpful to the villagers, which has led to the north being pressed by the south.

Zhu Yuanzhang traveled to the north this time, also to add a shot in the arm to the north, so that they know that in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, the north is equally important.

Li Wenzhong, who returned from the Zar Khanate in the west, was in Yanjing at this time, and he was originally going to return directly from Zarkhan to Yingtian, but now because Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying were coming, he had to stay in Yanjing.

Such...... Not bad either.

Li Wenzhong is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew, his father Li Zhen is now farming in Emperor Ying's city, and his life is very comfortable, Li Wenzhong knows that his father is not sick or disaster-free, and he doesn't have too many worries, but Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying have added a lot of concern to Li Wenzhong, not that Li Wenzhong is not filial, or that he is snobbish, just because Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying have special identities, but Li Wenzhong can have today's achievements, and a large part of the reason is because of Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying.

Before meeting Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying, Li Wenzhong followed Li Zhen to flee the famine, if he didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying had a career, they didn't even have a way to live, after defecting to Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Zhen was sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to logistics, responsible for military supplies, and Li Wenzhong was personally trained by Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying, and he was able to achieve today's achievements thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying's achievements.

Since Li Wenzhong came to the battlefield of the Western Front of the Ming Dynasty, he stayed for two and a half years, he has long been like an arrow, and now he can see Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying in Yanjing, Li Wenzhong is very excited, after learning that Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying's car is coming, he took ten personal soldiers, all the way to seventy miles to meet the two.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying walked to Tongxian, they heard the news that Li Wenzhong came to greet them, and they were happy and distressed at the same time. Why are you running so far? ”

"Hey, father-in-law."

Li Wenzhong smiled, touched his head and said, "I missed my mother, so I ran over." ”

Li Wenzhong's mother is Ma Xiuying.

How could Zhu Yuanzhang not know that his own righteous sons and Ma Xiuying have very deep feelings, which made Zhu Yuanzhang envious, jealous and hateful.

Looking at Li Wenzhong's smirk, Zhu Yuanzhang knocked on Li Wenzhong's head: "Bastard, I know that I miss your mother, but I haven't thought about us?" Go, go, go...... Don't bother us. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang drove Li Wenzhong to see Ma Xiuying in disgust, Li Wenzhong said goodbye to Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile, and then ran to the back carriage to see Ma Xiuying.

Ma Xiuying was also very happy to see Li Wenzhong, and while asking the maid to make tea for Li Wenzhong, she looked Li Wenzhong up and down, and kept chanting: "I'm thin, and I'm dark...... In the past two years on the Western Front, it has been hard for us to protect our children. ”

"Mother, don't be bitter, I'm in good spirits now."

Li Wenzhong said with a smile, clenching his fists: "I can kill a cow now!" In the future, if anyone dares to bully my mother, let's take our brothers to beat their house to pieces! ”

Ma Xiuying listened to Li Wenzhong's words, and was not angry, and asked Li Wenzhong with a smile how he was doing on the Western Front in the past two years, how his life was going, and whether there were any women around him to take care of, when she heard that Li Wenzhong had found several foreign women and had given birth to children, she couldn't help but sigh: "You guys, you have all been badly taught by the Seventh Five, and I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing." ”

Because of Zhu Han, it seems to have become a trend to find a foreign woman as a concubine, and she is proud of finding a foreign beauty, Ma Xiuying is not good or bad, but listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning, it seems that she is looking for a foreign woman...... It is good for the Ming Dynasty, and what can be said can promote the better integration of foreigners into the Ming Dynasty.

When listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation before, Ma Xiuying didn't feel that there was anything wrong, but seeing Li Wenzhong's appearance, and thinking of what she had seen and heard along the way, Ma Xiuying also knew that what Zhu Yuanzhang said was just an excuse for the attributes of her rhodium cesium skin.

It seems that all men in the world have a virtue!

Ma Xiuying was too lazy to bother with Li Wenzhong that he found a few women, but told him that when he got home, don't forget to go and see Li Zhen, although he has a good life, but his only relative Li Wenzhong has been fighting outside for many years, and Li Zhen's heart is still very lonely.

Li Wenzhong nodded and said that he knew, Ma Xiuying didn't keep him longer, and after a few words, he asked Li Wenzhong to find Zhu Yuanzhang, their old men must have a lot to say, such as family and country affairs, such as finding foreign women...... Although Ma Xiuying knew that those foreign women would not threaten her status, she still felt a little weird.

In front of Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Wenzhong is still a junior, so naturally he won't talk too much about men and women, but more about national affairs, such as the business strategy of the grassland, eastern Liaodong, western and other places.

Zhu Yuanzhang told Li Wenzhong about the concept of 'construction corps' proposed by Zhu Han, and after Li Wenzhong heard it, his eyes lit up: "Father-in-law, this idea proposed by Uncle Qiwu is really wonderful!" If Liaodong, the grassland, and the western frontier are divided into three provinces, we can establish the Construction Corps, and the local people will be incorporated into the Construction Corps to jointly develop these three places. ”

When doing things, Zhu Han basically just puts forward a concept, and how to implement it is a matter for Zhu Yuanzhang and the ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang sits in the court and looks at the overall situation, and the specific implementation steps are still court officials and local officials, and Li Wenzhong is a typical local official, who is more familiar with the local situation and knows where the crux of the problem is.

Li Wenzhong said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father-in-law, the people north of the Great Wall, most of the people in the tribes, even if there are Han people, are basically assimilated by the local tribes, and now they are under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, because there are many incomprehensible places in the culture, coupled with the language barrier, the speed of their integration into the Ming Dynasty has become very slow, if they can be incorporated into the construction corps, let them work with the Han people, and get paid, presumably they can integrate into the Ming Dynasty faster." ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Li Wenzhong's words, he couldn't help frowning: "What's the matter?" We have allocated a lot of money to the north over the years, and the policy has also given a lot of supplements, why are they still estranged from our Daming? Could it be that they are still nostalgic for the old Da Yuan? ”

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Li Wenzhong couldn't help laughing: "Father-in-law, what's so good about Dayuan?" These people are willing to integrate into the Ming Dynasty, but the speed is very slow, father-in-law, this business in the north does not make money from overseas trade, nor does it make money on the Silk Road, and the money you invest in the north is more used on the Silk Road, and now the Zar Khanate I am in is more prosperous than the steppe and Liaodong. ”

“……”

As soon as Li Wenzhong explained this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately had nothing to say, and what Zhu Han had said to him came to mind: commerce and trade are just a driving force to boost the development of the Ming Dynasty, and if you want the Ming Dynasty to move forward as a whole, you have to rely on the leadership of the court and the investment of the treasury.

Overseas and the western border of Daming are two hot lands, the most profitable places, all the money will naturally gather to these two places, as for other places that are a little slower, they will be ignored by many people.

Boost domestic demand and investment.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought of Zhu Han's reminder to himself, and then thought about the actual situation that Li Wenzhong said to himself, and couldn't help but nodded: "Well, Bao'er, what you said is right, this construction corps has to be inserted in Liaodong and the grassland...... Let's write a letter to Qiwu and ask him to organize and implement this matter. ”

……

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Wenzhong were talking about the development of Liaodong and the grassland, in Yingtian, there were three people who were also talking about this matter.

Zhu Han, Zhu Biao, and Shen Wansan, who has been nesting in Suzhou and is now invited by Zhu Han to Yingtian.

Zhu Han heard Zhu Yuanzhang say that although Shen Wansan also invested in overseas business, he paid more attention to the local countryside, and he spent a lot of money on this to engage in breeding in various provinces.

Flying in the sky, swimming in the water, running on the ground, but anything that has something to do with poultry, Shen Wansan is doing it.

Zhu Han can see Shen Wansan's profit point from Shen Wansan's investment.

This guy does business, and he is really stable.

Unlike the Zhou family in Hangzhou, Shen Wansan made his fortune earlier, and he has already accumulated a lot of wealth, so he doesn't need to take any more risks to make any investments, as long as he starts in the four aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation, Shen Wansan's wealth will snowball higher and higher.

After Zhu Han learned about Shen Wansan's layout, he couldn't help but sigh that he was really a natural businessman, and his shrewdness lay in his grasp of the future situation, rather than caring about the gains and losses of one time and one place, and it was for this reason that Zhu Han called Shen Wansan over.

Because of the good relationship between Zhu Han and the Zhou family in Hangcheng, there are not many contacts between Shen Wansan and Zhu Han, he is more with Zhu Yuanzhang, for example, he invests in the breeding industry in various provinces, on the one hand, he is optimistic about this industry, and on the other hand, he is also interested in it, Shen Wansan knows that Zhu Yuanzhang is very concerned about the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the people, Shen Wansan first worked 'eating', and really won Zhu Yuanzhang's love.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang left from Yingtianfu, Zhu Han and Zhu Biao called Shen Wansan to the palace, which really made Shen Wansan a little worried, but after hearing Zhu Han's request to him, Shen Wansan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Your Royal Highness, you mean...... Leave Liaodong and the grassland to me for development and investment, right? ”

"It's not just you, it's the court."

Zhu Han told Shen Wansan about the establishment of the Construction Corps, and then said: "You can develop together, I just need a brand-new grassland and Liaodong, if Boss Shen is willing to invest in the grassland and Liaodong, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will support you with relevant policies according to your investment amount, such as tax rebates or tax exemptions, which is not impossible." ”

As long as Shen Wansan is willing to invest, Zhu Han will give him some policy support according to his investment amount, of course, this policy is not only set up for Shen Wansan, if others want to invest, it is not impossible, but it still depends on the investment amount.

Shen Wansan heard Zhu Han's words, and was also thinking about the pros and cons, and after thinking for a long time, Shen Wansan asked Zhu Han: "His Royal Highness, how about this tax, Shen is willing to pay it, after all, the treasury collects taxes, and in the end it is necessary to support the people, I heard that His Royal Highness has a building material called 'cement' in his hands, right?" ”

When Zhu Han heard Shen Wansan's inquiry, he was stunned at first, and then nodded: "Yes, Boss Shen wants cement?" ”

"Yes, I want to."

Shen Wansan looked at Zhu Han, and then said: "I only need the agency of Liaodong and the grassland, and in these two places, I can only sell cement, if His Royal Highness is willing, Shen is willing to spend all his family wealth, and the annual investment in these two places is not less than 100 million silver coins." ”

“……”

100 million silver coins a year is only an investment in the grassland and Liaodong.

You know, Shen Wansan still has businesses all over the country, and these businesses also need investment.

This Shen Wansan, when the warlords were fighting at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, how much silver did he earn?

Even Zhu Biao couldn't help but feel stunned when he heard the figures proposed by Shen Wansan.

100 million silver coins, equivalent to the net income of the national treasury for three years...... This is talking about net income, although the treasury can collect a lot of money every year, but Daming is engaged in construction everywhere, and money is needed everywhere, and there can be a net income of 30 million yuan a year, which is already very high.

Zhu Han listened to Shen Wansan's conditions, thought about it and agreed: "I can promise you, but ...... How many years are you going to invest in these two places? ”

"Ten years!"

Shen Wansan gritted his teeth and said the maximum value in his heart: "His Royal Highness, the wealth is moving, and in one year, I can make a big change in Liaodong and the grassland." ”

Zhu Han didn't listen to Shen Wansan's promise, but just asked him, "What are you going to do?" ”

"I'm ready to invest in the grasslands and south of Liaodong, where we can generate the fastest returns."

After Shen Wansan finished speaking, he smiled bitterly and said, "His Royal Highness the King, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I promise to invest 100 million silver coins...... This is already my limit, if I can't pay back in time, my commitment can only barely be maintained for three years...... Of course, if Your Highness can let me borrow money from the private sector, and I promise Gao Li to borrow from the private sector, maybe my investment in the grassland and Liaodong will be even greater. ”

Private lending?

When Zhu Han heard Shen Wansan's words, he couldn't help but take a breath.

He can be sure that Shen Wansan did not travel from the next generation, but he can talk about private lending, which is enough to prove that he is a business wizard.

However, private lending is not a trivial matter, and if it is not handled well, it can easily cause chaos.

Zhu Biao, who was on the side, heard Shen Wansan's words, and couldn't help but think: If you lend Shen Wansan the money in the treasury, you can bring a lot of silver to the treasury with high interest alone?