Who plays with you if you don't make money?

This sentence hit Fan Jingwen's heart.

Yes, the world is bustling, and it is all for profit. And what about the merchants?

But in this case, the imperial court... Huh?

Fan Jingwen was confused. Although I always feel that something is wrong, the court does not seem to have any losses. At least it didn't cost anything.

Most of the people who use the train to pull goods must be merchants who come and go, and the circulation of goods will bring prosperity to commerce, and commercial prosperity will inevitably extend to many surrounding industries, and the people seem to be able to get some benefits from it.

For a while, Fan Jingwen thought a lot.

Taxes, commerce, agriculture, maritime trade, and so on are things that have to do with the country.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"Fan Qing, Daming is not short of silver. But it's all dead money, and only by finding a way to turn it into living money and circulate it in the market can the people get some benefits from it. Only then can the imperial court have taxes. Otherwise, they will only eat ashes in the cellars of those rich lords. The people couldn't touch it, and the taxes of the court couldn't be collected.

Money is spent, earned back, and spent. Back and forth, there are already many people who have profited from it. With silver, what can't be bought? ”

"Your Majesty is wise."

"Alright, don't be wise. Let's talk about the railway. Let's first find a few that urgently need to be built at the moment, and radiate to the provinces with Jingshi as the center, such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang and other provinces. ”

"Where's Nan Zhili?"

"That's not in a hurry, there is the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal on the line from Beijing to Nanjing, and the demand is not so urgent. However, to the Shenyang section, must be built first, now the slaves have been removed, Mongolia is no longer a disaster, this railway can become a vital passage connecting the inside and outside of the Guan. At that time, all kinds of materials outside the customs can be continuously transported to the capital, and then radiate to all parts of the country through the capital.

Zhu Kezhen is constantly expanding to the northeast, has crossed the Songhua River, and is about to arrive at the former Hu'er Haiwei! Within five years, the iron hooves of the Ming Dynasty will set foot on the land of Beishan again! ”

What Zhu Youzhen said, Fan Jingwen knows that it can be realized, he has the courage and ability. For some reason, His Majesty the Emperor in front of him has a fanatical attachment to the territory, and in the eyes of most people, in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, there is not much grain to grow, it is simply chicken ribs.

But as soon as Liaodong was recovered, His Majesty came up with a steel group. Coal mines, iron mines, precise positioning, direct excavation! In the past two years, many downstream industries have been derived around the steel group. Now not to mention the weapons and equipment of the army, even the price of the national iron pot has been lowered.

Especially as soon as the railway from Shenyang to Gaizhou was put into use a few years ago, the iron of the Ming Dynasty went to sea directly from Lianyun Island and was sold at home and abroad. It has become the leader of the domestic steel industry.

In addition, since the elimination of Jiannu, Zhu Kezhen has continued to expand externally, and the various tribes of the Jurchen have simply become the slave base of the steel group. Free labor was continuously sent to the Saddle Group, and the scale of the Saddle Group has been expanded again and again, and Founder's has been completely played.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Fang Zhenghua's actions in the Saddle Group are somewhat inappropriate, and he is some, a little inhumane to those captured prisoners of the Jurchen tribes. I rule the country with benevolence and righteousness, and now that Jiannu has been pacified, the Jurchen people are also human beings, is it hurtful to continue like this..."

Thinking of all the rumors about Fangzhenghua, Fan Jingwen still decided to sue him.

Zhu Youzhen nodded with a smile after listening.

"I went back and talked about him. Go back and prepare for the construction of the railway, it's already July, and when the weather turns cold, there is not much time left for work. ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

Fan Jingwen nodded and agreed. Knowing this, he told it again.

The two of them chatted about the details of the railway construction on the map for a while, and Fan Jingwen retired.

In the Saddle Group outside the gate, the old god of Founder Huazheng was lying on a recliner on the ground to enjoy the coolness.

Next to it was a small table with a plate of fruit and a pot of tea. In addition, there are four maids waiting, two rubbing their legs and massaging, one serving tea and feeding fruits, and one gently shaking the pu fan in the back. plus a eunuch who listens to orders, all the configurations that should be there are available.

In the past two years, his life has not been too happy.

The steel group was first established (this chapter is not finished!) )

Chapter 300: A Few Questions for You

When there was a shortage of manpower, it was really busy and tiring. But as the situation stabilized and the number of people moving to Liaoning gradually increased, everything began to get on track. There are fewer and fewer things that need to be done by him, the general manager, especially after the death of Huangtaiji, the population of Liaoning exploded. Some people who were not satisfied with the customs poured into the customs one after another, setting off a wave of enthusiasm for breaking into the eastern part of the country.

Of course, the source of happiness for Fangzheng does not come from these ordinary people.

It was Zhu Kezhen's continuous stream of slaves sent from the front line.

For example, the young women who were serving him were carefully selected by him from among the slaves. Not only is it well-behaved and sensible, but it also looks sweet and has its own characteristics.

Although as an authentic eunuch, Fang Zhenghua does not have the ability that a normal man should have, but when it comes to enjoyment, he thinks that he is not inferior to a normal person, and even better than anyone else.

Sometimes he himself secretly thinks that this kind of life will not be changed for an emperor.

Fang Zhenghua took a bite of grapes and spit out the grape skins into the maid's hand. He said to the little eunuch who stood with his head bowed solemnly:

"Have you finished the *** sent two days ago?"

"Back to godfather. It's all taken care of. ”

"How many died?"

"Eight dead."

"It's okay, not too much. If you tell me to go down, just say that our family said it. The slaves sent were all going to work in the mines, and it didn't matter if they were beaten or scolded, but they all kept their hands. Don't let them eat too much, otherwise they will easily make trouble. But they can't starve to death, or who will do the work? We are state-owned enterprises! If the output declines, the above will be held accountable! Whoever has an accident is responsible! If something really goes wrong, our family can't save them. ”

"Yes! Godfather! ”

"Then there are those *** women, they can't be allowed to be idle, they can't do heavy work and light work. Kill and feed the dogs who can't do anything! ”

"Yes! Godfather! ”

As he spoke, a small eunuch ran over.

"Godmaster! Godmaster! Jinyiwei is looking for you! ”

"What?"

Fang Zhenghua sat up.

He is in the steel group to cover the sky with one hand, but he can't cover the brocade guards sent by His Majesty.

"Where?"

"In your office."

"Prepare a sedan chair."

Soon, Fang Zhenghua hurriedly came to his office in a sedan chair. I saw a few brocade guards who had been waiting for a long time.

"Oops. Why didn't Ning Qianhu say hello in advance when he came, you see I didn't even have any preparations. Fang Zhenghua said with a smile.

Ning Qianhu's full name is Ning Jin, and he is the thousand households in charge of the entire Liaoning Jinyi Wei affairs.

"General Manager Fang, I came today because I have a few questions I want to ask you for Your Majesty."

Chapter 300: A Few Questions for You