Chapter 35 has a long way to go

He Xi returned to his residence, not sleepy at all.

He Xi wrote down the problems he encountered one by one.

Management problems, technical problems, personnel problems, market problems, and so on.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled bitterly: "I know why, and the one who walks a hundred miles is half ninety." A lot of things are getting harder and harder to do. Otherwise, it will be a failure for the mountain. Then He Xi comforted himself.

It doesn't matter if it's good or bad, at least there's one thing now.

That's good.

Then He Xi thought about it for a long time and wrote a note. That is about the construction of the city of Beijing.

One sentence illustrates the content of this note, that is, all projects in Beijing must be accounted for in money.

This seems very simple, but in the Ming Dynasty, it is an earth-shattering thing.

In the previous construction of the city, it was to conscript the people to serve in the conscription. Wrap a section of the city wall to a certain county. Then the imperial court will accept it. Some county orders have the ability, and the county exports grain and tools, while some county orders do not have the ability, so they let the people bring their own dry food to serve.

And most of the raw materials are also supplied in this mode. A certain county has this mineral, and the county is asked to hand over more or less of this mineral to be exempted from forced labor. Or tax relief.

Therefore, the large-scale construction of the city in the early Ming Dynasty was not too much in terms of court expenses. The imperial court was more about conscription than paying for it.

In He Xi's opinion, there is an astonishing waste in this.

First of all, the officials have never been soft on the oppression of the people.

Even more ruthless than the capitalists, at least the capitalists are profitable. We do not buy and sell at a loss. But some officials are different, because they have no capital for power, so how can they lose money?

Therefore, these officials have always been insatiable in their use of the people, and they are really using people to death.

Human life is in their hands and is not worth much.

There are generally casualties in major projects, but the casualties of the ancient conscripts are too large. There was even such a thing, when Zhu Yuanzhang was building the central capital, the craftsmen who built the central capital wrote some cursed words on the beams of the palace.

You can see their resentment.

Secondly, extensive and repetitive labor.

Specialized labor can reduce costs. However, the system of forced labor itself cannot reduce costs. Because peasants serve as forced labor, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's system, it is counted once every ten years, three months at a time, so they will not learn any professional skills for the sake of this once-in-a-decade labor, let alone think of any more ingenious methods.

As a result, everyone works in the most stupid and wasteful way, and naturally there is a lot of waste.

Not to mention, many supporting facilities are only used once and then abandoned. The most typical is the iron ore in various places, Zhu Yuanzhang mined when he used it, and closed the mine when it was enough, which actually represents this way of working.

There is a place in Beijing called Liulichang, which is the place where glazed tiles were made when the city of Beijing was built. And after the palace was built, this glaze factory was not much needed. Capacity is reduced or even scrapped. But in fact, can't this glaze factory be converted to build other glazed products?

Isn't it a waste to use it once and discard it?

But this kind of waste is socially producing. Specific to the court, it is the most cost-effective method.

Because in the imperial court account books, it will not cost a lot of money. But this cost is actually passed on to society as a whole.

But if everything is clearly priced, it will be commercialized. That requires money is an astronomical amount. He Xi is just an estimate, about 20 million taels. It's almost a year since the Ming Dynasty paid taxes. This is still, after He Xi developed industry in Daming and reduced a lot of costs.

If it weren't for He Xi's actions, the cost would only be higher.

And He Xi is just an estimate, what will be encountered in it? He Xi didn't know. Don't understand. It is difficult for everything to go smoothly in the construction of the project, let alone estimate it without even a single drawing.

It's even more unreliable. He Xi felt that it was possible to double or even quadruple.

How much did Ming Chengzu spend to build Beijing City? This is a matter that is difficult for historians to articulate.

But the amount of 20 million taels is money that the imperial court will never come up with.

He Xi knew very well that this plan would definitely not be approved. He Xi needs to decompose and optimize this plan. The first is the leverage, the money, the silver ticket. Nature is meant to be used. In addition, many factories and mines were built around the construction of Beijing. It will also be property in the future. It was used by the imperial court. 33

Then there's real estate, and so on.

In short, He Xi is deducting money in many ways. We will do everything we can to build Beijing City into a big move to change the industrial structure of Beijing and introduce the flame of Liaodong industry into Beijing.

After having this idea, He Xi's attention to Liaodong declined. So, He Xi only asked Yang Shiqi to deal with the aftermath. He also ordered the researchers of the Shenyang Iron Works to be relocated to Zunhua. Perhaps, they are the first people to enter the customs of industry.

There will be many more in the future.

He Xi immediately browsed some of the situation in Liaodong and took a glimpse of some of these factories in Liaodong. Learn a little about Fu Youde's situation in Japan.

It can only be said that Fu Youde is really patient. The Ming army did not make a big move, but the Japanese and Goryeo were bloody. The Ming army only dealt a fatal blow on a few key occasions. Thus swaying the situation on the battlefield.

Now the battlefield is on the island of Honshu.

And it's getting closer and closer to Kyoto, Japan.

In fact, in He Xi's view, if it weren't for Fu Youde's desire to consume Japan's manpower and material resources, break the bones of the Japanese resistance, and seek long-term peace and stability. Fu Youde can use sailors to go straight to the area of Kyoto, instead of moving over by land little by little.

It was Japanese gold and silver that satisfied He Xi.

Although the gold and silver were sent directly to Nanjing. But He Xi can know the number. With so much gold and silver as the capital, many of He Xi's plans can be launched.

Although these gold and silver are bloody.

Dealt with these things outside. The last thing He Xi had to deal with was to go to Changchun to see King Yan.

King Yan wanted to launch the final blow to the Yuan court, and this matter was already an open secret in the court. Feng Sheng was very dissatisfied with this matter in private, but he was helpless. If it weren't for the death of King Qin, maybe it would have been launched by now.

But the changes within the imperial court will naturally make the border generals feel uneasy.

He Xi needs to go to see King Yan. Let's talk about this matter and make a good connection.

Thanks to the Liaosong Canal. After having the Liaosong Canal, it is very convenient to go from Liaodong to Changchun. He Xi passed by a few hundred houses back then, although there are still remnants of the breath of war. But it has recovered. There are even a little more people.

Because north of the Liaosong Canal, there are several castles, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Changchun. All their logistics had to be transported through the Liaosong Canal. As a result, the traffic of goods in the Liaosong Canal has naturally increased greatly. It also led to the prosperity on both sides of the Liaosong Canal.

And Changchun Fort has changed even more.

In the past, Changchun Fort was used more as a military fort. There is not much farmland outside Changchunbao. This is no longer the case. Dozens of miles of fields outside Changchun Fort look like just reclaimed wasteland, from this point of view.

It will take years for the wasteland to become mature. If you want to be self-sufficient, it will take a few years.

But that's a good start.

It's just that He Xi didn't expect that he didn't see Yan Wang Zhu Di in Changchun Fort, but saw Zhang Yu instead. It was probably Zhang Yu who was King Yan's most trusted general, so King Yan handed over his back to him.

He Xi asked, "Commander Zhang, where is King Yan now?" ”

Zhang Yu said: "My lord, His Royal Highness King Yan is now in the Sanhekou of Zhaozhou City. ”

He Xi thought for a moment and knew where it was?

It is the confluence of the Nenjiang River and the Songhua River, and it is also regarded as the main road on the waterway. It can be reached in all directions by boat. It can be regarded as King Yan's good vision. It is a strategic location, which is more in line with the way of marching in the northeast region, which is dominated by rivers.

It's just that He Xi also has some hidden worries.

That's too deep.

It's not far from the place where Naha's headquarters gathered. The lone army is deep and faces the enemy on three sides.

I don't know whether to say bold or arrogant.

Some people died, but not completely......