After Zhu Jingyuan's train passed Pingdingshan, it was already completely dark.

In the early morning of the next day, the train arrived at Xi'an, an ancient city of Shenzhou civilization that has existed for 2,000 years.

Many modern people feel that if Chang'an is changed to Xi'an, the name will not have an antique taste.

In fact, Xi'an is the name of the prefecture, which is equivalent to the name of the prefecture-level city later, and their corresponding ancient names in the Han and Tang dynasties are Jingzhao County and Jingzhao Mansion.

Chang'an is the name of the county, and the name of Chang'an County has never disappeared for more than 2,000 years since it appeared in the early days of Xi'an.

Even from the Tang Dynasty to the present, the location of the city has remained basically unchanged.

Later generations only abolished Chang'an County and changed it to Chang'an District of Xi'an, which was no different from Chang'an County, Jingzhao County.

Urban construction projects often become archaeological projects, and excavators and shovels go down and lift them up, not knowing what will be brought out.

Many ancient cities have a similar situation, the counties in ancient times were more famous, and the prefectures and cities in later generations were more famous.

This is actually the result of the continuous expansion of the city after industrialization, coupled with the repeated attempts to withdraw and annex administrative districts.

Locals actually know that the relevant names are always there.

Zhu Jingyuan got up directly in the morning and admired the new face of the ancient capital in the morning light.

A feeling of familiarity and strangeness reappeared.

The Guanzhong region, where Xi'an Prefecture is located, is a key node to connect and control the northwest, and is the west gate of the core area of China.

Xi'an is also one of the few large-scale industrial cities in the inland area of the Ming Dynasty.

It is not a mining city, but a real industrial city, which has developed on the basis of the surrounding minerals and unique geographical advantages.

In the big city of the Ming Dynasty, the scene in the city is not all the traditional style architecture of Shenzhou.

At the very least, it will not all be the style of eaves and arches, carved railings and paintings.

Because industrialization pursues efficiency and speed, industrial buildings will naturally be simplified.

Just like the slab buildings and large workshops of later generations, they are not the style of traditional Taixi architecture.

Of course, the imprint of traditional culture will always exist, and it is impossible to disappear without strong external interference.

Just like the modern architecture and decoration of the West in later generations, the decorations and facilities such as tables, chairs, floors, windows, and doors still carry the traditional characteristics of the local classical era.

Therefore, most of the ordinary urban buildings in the Ming Dynasty are mainly simple buildings with traditional decorative features.

Only in buildings with special political significance, as well as in the traditional estates of royalty, aristocrats, and wealthy merchants, will there be "original" traditional ancient buildings regardless of cost.

Of course, this original flavor is only in form and aesthetics, and more than a dozen of its construction methods and building materials have changed.

From the late Renwu Dynasty, under the direct leadership of the Ming royal family, driven by realistic cost and practicality, reinforced concrete became the mainstream building material.

So much so that the wealthy class of the Ming Dynasty basically no longer continues to pursue large wooden buildings.

Otherwise, the primeval forests of Nanyang and Yinzhou will definitely suffer heavy losses......

From the Han and Tang dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, traditional palace buildings became smaller and smaller, mainly due to the depletion of large local timbers.

After being supplemented by timber from the primeval forests of Nanyang and Yinzhou, if there were traditional feudal monarchs to pursue it, it is very likely that super-standard wooden buildings would be made in this era.

However, because of the existence of Emperor Shizu, these situations were nipped in the bud.

And in the background of these buildings, there are towering chimneys everywhere, as well as gray smoke and water mist, which permeate the streets of the city.

The roar of car engines, the bells of bicycles, the snapping of horses' hooves against the ground, mingle with the boisterous human voices.

In such an environment, in an era when the first industrial revolution was basically completed and the second industrial revolution was unfolding, the scene of such a city always made Zhu Jingyuan feel a sense of confusion.

Because in the history of Zhu Jingyuan's previous life, there was no Oriental city in the early industrial era that was not influenced by foreign culture.

Every time he comes to this kind of city, Zhu Jingyuan will take a special look to familiarize himself with and adapt to the world.

After Zhu Jingyuan entered the city, he did not show up in public, and went directly to the Qin Wangfu in the northeast of the city.

Zhu Jingyuan also specially notified the local officials in advance, did not let them go to the station to greet them, and went directly to the Qin Wangfu tomorrow to meet.

The Qin Wangfu was nominally the first feudal palace of the Ming Dynasty, because the first Qin king was the second son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

It's just that in fact, the largest palace is actually the Zhou palace of the fifth child.

After the Renwu Dynasty, these foreign palaces, whether or not they were damaged in the war, returned to the emperor.

After Emperor Shizu had money, he successively repaired the palaces of some key cities, as a place for important members of the emperor's royal family to travel and inspect the local area.

Zhu Jingyuan rested for a day in the palace of the king of Qin, and the next morning he received a visit from the main officials of the three divisions of Shaanxi in the palace hall.

Sitting on the main seat above, Zhu Jingyuan looked at the officials on both sides of the hall and felt that their state was a little too nervous.

It seems that with high expectations, but they are all very apprehensive, and it is obvious that many people come with ideas and thoughts.

However, at the relevant formulaic official meeting, neither side will discuss specific matters.

After greeting each other and chatting a few words, the meeting is over.

Then the heads of the three divisions of Shaanxi and the imperial history stayed, obviously wanting to continue to discuss some practical things with Zhu Jingyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan asked directly with a little surprise:

"Is there anything particularly urgent here in Shaanxi that I need to participate in immediately?"

The four officials hesitated for a moment, and finally Liu Haidong, the political envoy, spoke.

He asked very cautiously:

"Please atone for your sins, Shaanxi is remote inland, more arid than Jiangnan, and the wind and sand are quite serious.

"If Your Highness has any discomfort, please feel free to bring it up, and if you need anything, please feel free to give orders.

"The subordinates and the local officials of Shaanxi will definitely try their best to cooperate with His Royal Highness's errand......"

When Zhu Jingyuan heard these words, he couldn't help frowning and asked:

"Does Chen Fangbo have something to say? If you have something to say, just say it, don't be so secretive.

"It's the first time we've been dealing with each other, so you may not be familiar with my style

"I've always been a straightforward person, and what I hate the most is to be tricky.

"If you have something, if you have an idea, if you have a problem, just say it, even if I can't solve it, I will work with you to find a way.

"You're grinding so hard now, do you still want me to guess your thoughts?"

Liu Haidong and the other four local officials suddenly became even more nervous:

"Your Highness, forgive your sins, forgive us, we ...... First of all, we were worried that His Highness would not allow us to meet us at the station, probably because we were dissatisfied with the Shaanxi region, so we wanted to know what His Highness was dissatisfied with......"

Zhu Jingyuan was a little stunned:

"No? What are you wondering about? I didn't let you go to the station to greet you, because I think you should be quite busy right now.

"And I arrived at the station early in the morning, and the sky is not completely bright, so if you want to go to meet you, you have to wait in the middle of the night.

"Then when it gets dawn, you have to break up when you meet, it's completely unnecessary, it will affect your official business too much.

"Finally, now that the imperial court is deepening reforms, and the situation is not absolutely stable, I want to reduce the number of public appearances.

"I don't have any dissatisfaction with Shaanxi, this is the hometown of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it is the heart of my Ming Dynasty.

"If you're just worried about that, there's really no need for that.

"But I listen to you, it seems that there is something else? Let's just talk about other things, don't worry about this stubble. ”

Liu Haidong and other officials actually knew Zhu Jingyuan's character, so they were worried because Zhu Jingyuan didn't let them go to the station to greet them.

Now that Zhu Jingyuan said this, they were all obviously relieved, but they still didn't completely relax.

After all, it was the first time to have direct contact, and they didn't dare to be completely relieved of what Zhu Jingyuan said.

Therefore, he continued to maintain a cautious and cautious attitude.

Or Liu Haidong continued to explain the situation:

"Thank you Your Highness for your understanding, I have long heard that Your Highness is the most considerate of his subordinates, and I know that it is better to be famous than to meet today.

"We now also want to know whether His Highness in Shaanxi and other parts of the northwest will start to implement the general examination certificate system and the ticket system of government-run manufacturers at the same time.

"The key question is whether the system of restricting the purchase of houses and vehicles for the private sector that has been implemented in the Edo area will be implemented at the same time."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded directly after hearing this:

"Yes, the general examination certificate system will definitely be implemented, and it will be gradually implemented throughout the Ming Dynasty in the future.

"Regardless of ethnicity and origin, including all the Ming people, they must also participate in the examination in the end and obtain this certificate through the ceremony.

"The ticket and purchase restriction system has also been proven to reduce resource waste and ensure social equity to a certain extent.

"Of course, all systems cannot be copied, and they must be adjusted according to local conditions.

"Now I don't know enough about the situation in Shaanxi, so the implementation plan of the corresponding system has not yet been determined.

"If you know the local situation, you should have learned about these systems, and if you have any ideas and suggestions, please be sure to explain them directly to me.

"If there is indeed a problem, I will definitely make targeted adjustments to the system according to the local situation."

Zhu Jingyuan's words showed his attitude, and at the same time left room for discussion.

Liu Haidong also made full preparations in his heart, and directly expressed his worries:

"Your Highness, I can't hide it from you, my subordinates and many colleagues have learned about the ticket system implemented in Edo, Nara, and Korea.

"We are worried that this ticket and the purchase restriction system will discourage ...... It will seriously restrict the development of industry and commerce.

"Especially when it is promoted to the private market after meeting the welfare needs of officials.

"Because what is certain is that the money of a wealthy businessman is actually enough to buy many houses, many cars.

"And most ordinary workers, in a short period of time, a house, a car can not afford to buy.

"If we issue room tickets, bus tickets, to ordinary workers, and do not allow wealthy businessmen to obtain multiple house tickets.

"At the same time, housing construction firms build houses according to the number of tickets issued, and depots produce vehicles according to tickets, which is likely to make a large number of houses and vehicles backlogged and unable to sell.

"At the same time, there may be private agreements between ticket holders to buy houses and vehicles on behalf of wealthy merchants.

"These situations are very difficult to regulate......"

After listening to this, Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly:

"Yes, the spending power of a small group of wealthy people is likely to be several times higher than that of the average person in society as a whole.

"If we demand that everyone buy only the same things, then the spending power of the rich cannot be fully unleashed.

"Something that should be able to be sold may not be sold due to the restrictions of the ticket system.

"This, of course, limits the pace of our business development......

"If this restriction is lifted, of course, more consumer profits and taxes will be obtained.

"However, this restriction is only a short-term limit, and this increase in profits and taxes is also only immediate.

"If you don't restrict the purchase of houses, the abundant money of wealthy businessmen will push up the price of houses to a level that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

"The average worker may have to work hard all his life and take out most of his income to buy a house.

"Then the amount of money they spend on other things will of course be reduced to a minimum.

"If you think about it, the money that ordinary people should have used to buy clothes and buy electrical appliances has been saved up to buy houses, so is the amount of sales of clothes and household appliances reduced?

"Under the condition that the overall consumption power of the whole society is fixed, if more consumption is concentrated in a few key basic industries and products, it will inevitably lead to a decrease in consumption in other aspects.

In other words, the overall spending power is certain, and the profits and taxes we can obtain are also certain.

"The difference is only in the way we get that profit and the tax.

"Is it concentrated in a few areas, or is it evenly distributed across most industries?

"I think you can all imagine that the state-owned manufacturers can obtain the highest possible profits by controlling a small number of basic industries and using these basic industries to drain the consumption power of the private sector.

"If ordinary people spend their money in most industries in a scattered manner, the proportion of direct access to government-owned manufacturers will definitely not be particularly high, which is equivalent to lowering the income expectations of government-owned manufacturers.

"But you should also understand that money has to be circulating to create value.

"The more evenly distributed the money in society is throughout society, the faster and more often it will flow.

Correspondingly, for every circulation of money and commodities, the yamen at all levels can receive a tax.

"So in the end, the income that the imperial court gets indirectly will increase.

"If the money obtained by ordinary people from their work is almost directly gathered in the hands of the yamen at all levels through a few government-owned manufacturers in key basic industries, then it can almost be regarded as exhausting the fish.

"Over time, the whole market will become a pool of stagnant water."

Zhu Jingyuan understood what he said enough, and the officials present also understood.

Zhu Jingyuan is still talking bitterly, persuading everyone to take a long-term view and a broader view.

Don't just look at the benefits of the next few years, don't just look at the profits of one place and one factory.

It's just that for the vast majority of officials, it is difficult for them to stay in power in the same place for more than six years.

Zhu Jingyuan, a special prince, can focus on the development of the entire Ming Dynasty in the next few decades.

Most officials don't care about things that long and wide.

So some people are a little bit hard-mouthed.

"Your Highness's vision is indeed long-term, but if the ticket system and purchase restriction system are implemented in the housing industry, the upper limit of this industry will be locked.

"Since we want to make the whole market more active, we shouldn't restrict the market ...... so strictly"

When Zhu Jingyuan heard this, he became obviously serious:

"That's right, it's to lock the ceiling of this industry!

"Let everybody know that these key basic industries are the guarantee of social stability, and you can't make money here.

"Let people with ideas spend their money elsewhere.

"The same treatment is also for education and medical care, and it is best for private manufacturers to completely withdraw from these industries, and the royal consortium and the Daming consortium are fully responsible for running and maintaining.

"This is the attitude of my father and me, and these policies must be maintained for a long time.

"Officials at any level, government manufacturers at any level, should not treat the relevant industry as a major profit-making industry.

"They are the basic security industry!

"Whoever has to use his brain in this place, I don't mind if he changes his head!"