Chapter 60: He Xi's Little Experiment

Ge Tiangong also realized that something was wrong.

Human resources are not endless.

At least not near Beijing.

The vicinity of Beijing is actually quite densely populated. After all, it was the capital in the Yuan Dynasty, and the Yuan Dynasty still needed some decency. Don't dare to mess around. It's still bustling here. When I arrived in Daming, this is the center of northern business, and after Daming went out of the customs several times, the people brought back were placed here.

There are still a lot of people.

But not much.

There are more than 1,000 people in one factory, and then there are so many needs in the back, it is not a few counties that can solve it. The flow of people between counties is still very simple, but from province to prefecture and province to province. In the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty, there are only more than 10 million registered people.

He Xi wants to build an industrial city with more than one million workers. Where did this population come from?

He Xi didn't have any hope, Ge Tiangong gave him an answer. He said, "Do you have workers from other places here?" ”

Ge Tiangong thought for a moment and said, "There seems to be one." ”

Ge Tiangong immediately sent someone to look for it, and after a while, a person came.

This person is tall and ragged, but He Xi can see from his body shape that this person should not be an ordinary person, because it is impossible for ordinary people to raise such a tall person. I can't eat enough, and I talk about rising tall.

He Xi said, "What's your name?" ”

The man said, "Your Excellency, call me Zhang Dalang." ”

He Xi knew as soon as he heard that this was a pseudonym, but it didn't matter if it was true or not. He Xi said: "How did you get to this point? ”

Zhang Dalang showed a bitter smile and said: "I was originally a salt merchant in Shanxi, and I sent salt from Yuncheng to Beiping, but I didn't want to be unable to sell it all the time, and it took a long time. There is no way to come here to beg for a living. ”

As soon as Zhang Dalang's words came out, He Xi didn't react. Yao Guangxiao coughed violently twice, and seemed to be unable to help laughing.

Well, He Xi knows why?

Because, the salt price of the entire Ming Dynasty has been affected by the Liaodong salt field. Zhang Dalang is just one of them.

He Xi was both happy and worried in his heart.

It's been a long time. The power and volume of the new production model. There will always be a day when you can't hide it. It will cause a lot of things, and the plan is not as simple as the bankruptcy of a small salt merchant. The dark tide is surging, and in front of him is the one who was beaten down by the dark tide.

He Xi is also very happy that the world is being influenced and changed by himself. 、

What could be more rewarding than this.

He Xi said: "Zhang Dalang, right. I'll give you a chance. Now Beijing is building. Shortage of manpower. However, this time, the imperial court was not going to use conscription, but to recruit people to work. You can go home and recruit people to come to Beijing. ”

"I think there's some money to be made in it."

Labor intermediaries, or tooth people, have existed since ancient times. It's just that today's tooth people have not been intermediaries for workers, and they are more buying and selling people. However, without this thing, He Xi could not create one.

And Zhang Dalang is a small experiment of He Xi. Let's see if it works.

Zhang Dalang was shocked when he heard this, and said: "The adult has a life, and the villain doesn't dare to disobey, but the villain has a few problems." If you don't ask, you don't dare to do it. ”

He Xi said: "Say, what is the problem." ”

Zhang Dalang said: "Who is the adult? ”

He Xi said: "He Xi, have you heard of this name? ”

And now He Xi can be regarded as thunderous. Zhang Dalang naturally heard it and said, "It turned out to be the master of the horse." ”

He Xi was a little speechless.

But it's hard to say anything.

No matter how many things He Xi did, for many people who were far away from integrity, the first thing they knew was the symbol, not anything else.

"Still have questions?" He Xi asked.

Zhang Dalang said: "No. But please also make a request. ”

He Xi said: "Say it." ”

Zhang Dalang said: "Now the villain is empty-handed, and it is difficult to go home. Naturally can't do the things of adults? ”

He Xi said: "Do you want capital? ”

Zhang Dalang said: "The villain doesn't need it. What the villain needs is a famous thorn. ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "I really dare to speak. ”

Zhang Dalang hurriedly explained: "It's not an adult's famous thorn, no matter which adult's famous thorn, it's fine." The key to this matter lies in the counties along the way. Without the pressure of an official person, this thing cannot be done. ”

"I don't think adults want one person."

He Xi sighed in his heart and said, "You are also smart. Forget it, I'll give you a thorn in my name. ”

The name thorn is a person's business card. Unlike modern times, the ancient name thorn can represent the owner. It's a kind of token. To give to someone else is to allow others to act in your name.

He Xi can also be regarded as giving him some rewards. The reason is that Zhang Dalang analyzed the biggest problem here.

It is also the last thing He Xi wants to face.

That is, no matter how hard He Xi tries, as far as the current situation is concerned, doing business in Daming is not a matter of money, but a matter of money and power. A combination of the two will work. This is not what He Xi wants to see. Because power and economic monopoly go hand in hand, it will hinder the development of science and technology.

And if it really becomes clear up and down, there is a world of separation. What is the difference between that and the society that Confucianism envisions?

It's just that He Xi knows that he can't solve this problem, and he doesn't know who can solve it.

Zhang Dalang was simply ecstatic and said: "The little one has thanked the adult, and the little one will never forget the kindness of the adult." ”

He Xi said: "No need. There are many people in Shanxi, just bring more people. It kind of helped me. ”

The whole north, that is, Shanxi, has abundant human resources. The reasons have already been said before, so I won't talk about them here.

Zhang Dalang said: "Please rest assured, I will definitely bring enough workers for adults." No matter how much. ”

He Xi didn't say anything, turned around and left.

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Everyone left, and Zhang Dalang was still excited and couldn't help himself.

A child came over and said, "Young Master, what is this adult looking for you?" ”

Zhang Dalang was reluctant to sign up before, because of his own downfall, the cumin powder of the salt merchant family is the most prosperous and wealthy, but now he is down, and he is naturally a cultivator. And this child is his scholar.

It's also loyal, and it's still following it.

Zhang Dalang shook his head and said, "Nothing, but gave me something?" ”

The boy said, "What is it?" ”

Zhang Dalang said: "Stage. ”

The scholar said, "What stage?" ”

Zhang Dalang said: "The stage of the world. ”

The boy said, "I don't know, it's just when we'll be able to go home." ”

Zhang Dalang didn't have a penny at the moment, but he seemed to have countless dollars and an ashtray, and said, "It's going to be right away." ”

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In front of Ge Tiangong, Zhang Dalang had already changed his clothes, like a noble son, and said: "My lord, why am I doing something, I shouldn't have come to find an adult." It's just that I think it's not good to come to an adult for this trivial matter, so I came to ask the adult for mercy. 、”

Ge Tiangong said: "You just want a hundred taels of silver? ”

Zhang Dalang said: "Naturally not. I'm here for adults. Why do you want to do things in the future, but someone will also help you in the future. ”

Ge Tiangong smiled lightly when he heard this, and said, "Not bad." ”

Then he turned to the people around him and said, "Give him two hundred pieces of silver." Send him away. ”

Zhang Dalang said: "Thank you, sir. ”

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Zhang Dalang soon had money, and he had everything with his entourage, and the capital was nothing else. It's that famous thorn. He Xi still underestimated the power of his famous thorn, sometimes he didn't use it, and at a glance, it represented countless money.

Solved countless troubles for Zhang Dalang.

Of course, Zhang Dalang is also measured. If you don't have to, you won't use this name to stab you. But as a businessman, he has always had a pretentious tone.

With the tiger behind him, he lent a bit of power.

After arriving in Shanxi, everyone knew that there was someone behind this person, but they didn't know who was behind this person. I didn't dare to inquire.

In this way, Zhang Dalang finally arrived home.

Zhang Dalang looked at the city in the distance from afar, and burst into tears for a while.

This is Puzhou, Shanxi.