Chapter 64: A Change of Mind

He Xi judged that even if the main project of Beijing City was completed in the 256th year of Hongwu, it was already a very bold prediction.

It takes a lot of effort from He Xi.

After the completion of the main project of Beijing City, it was not difficult to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to go north to patrol the matter. It can even be said to be simple. He Xi even decided to play more tricks, such as letting Zhu Yuanzhang take hundreds of civil and military officials to a big tour this time.

As a result, the price of land in Beijing will be raised.

Not to mention, for many nobles, their houses in Nanjing are leaning against the imperial palace and are in the best location in the whole city of Nanjing. Many of them are given houses, and if they go to Beijing, their houses are far away from the imperial palace. What does that mean?

And He Xi knows that although the status of the nobles in the past few years was high, there was not much money in their pockets. This is no longer the case. They are all rich people.

It can be harvested.

"However, this matter needs to be told to Your Majesty in advance." He Xi secretly said in his heart: "This matter must be discussed with Your Majesty." ”

He Xi didn't think that Zhu Yuanzhang would refuse this matter.

But this is all an afterthought, not the main purpose of He Xi looking for Yang Zhen.

He Xi said: "What did you think about that matter?" ”

Yang Zhen said: "My lord, this matter, the student really can't handle it well. To be honest, there is no industry near Beijing today, which means that my family can do anything. But because of your special status, you can't do anything. ”

He Xi smiled slightly bitterly and said, "Yes, this is also where I am embarrassed." I don't do it myself, let others do it, how can others believe. And I take care of this stall myself, if I am too deeply involved, how can I convince the public? ”

"Measure, measure. These two words are too important. ”

The trip to Liaodong gave He Xi a great shock.

Although He Xi has to admit it, he must also admit the reality.

That is, social development has its own laws, and the productive forces and production relations must be compatible and adaptable.

The socialist state, or state capitalism, is the advanced stage of capitalism. At this stage, even if He Xi brings this model, it cannot be maintained. Because running a big trust requires all kinds of immature conditions.

It is only when commercial competition has reached a certain level, and scientific and technological progress has reached a certain level, that this model can be produced and applied, and state capitalism, or socialism, is built on this basis. With the foundation of the feudal dynasty and the system of state capitalism, what kind of monster will be produced, He Xi can't think of it.

But it is quite possible that it is not something positive, progressive, but the opposite.

Or the stage of social development, which can be jumped. But that's the advantage of the latecomers. Now the Ming Dynasty is not a latecomer, He Xi sees the road ahead. But the knowledge he knows, and the knowledge he brings, is only the tip of the iceberg in the future, not even the tip of the iceberg, but just a scoop of water in the sea.

All the knowledge of the later generations has only one guiding role.

You have to walk the road yourself.

Moreover, the knowledge of the future generations cannot be made public. After He Xi was localized, it is difficult to say that it is the original face of the future generations. It is also impossible to be convinced by everyone.

The cost of developing by leaps and bounds in late-developing countries is enormous. It is also difficult for He Xi to make Daming bear this price. Therefore, whether He Xi is willing or unwilling, he has to return to the original path and cultivate capitalists or industrialists.

First, the small-scale peasant economy will be transformed into a commodity economy. The evolutionary process that dominates the country.

Promote the development of science and technology, promote the development of productive forces, and take the initiative to change the relations of production.

After the change in the relations of production, it was finally attributed to the government.

Market competition allows the invisible hand to reward scientific and technological progress, which leads to the development of productive forces, and the development of productive forces affects changes in the relations of production, and finally changes in the political system.

This is He Xi's experience step by step over the years.

Whether it's a detour or not, He Xi himself doesn't know. After all, when he first started, He Xi felt that everything seemed to be fine when he got the development of science and technology and then the reform of the political system. But the more you do it, the more you realize that it was never that way.

It can only be said that when you encounter a problem, you just need to solve it.

What needs to be solved now is to cultivate a group of industrial capitalists.

He Xi thought he had a choice. But only recently did he realize that he actually had no choice.

For no other reason, the Ming Dynasty is a power society. Those who have the power will always have wealth, not the other way around. He Xi wants to give the most profitable business in the future to people who have no power, which is ridiculous in itself. It's like asking a mouse to tie a bell to a cat as a warning.

The cat makes a sound when it moves. So that the rats can escape. But the question is why a mouse that can tie a bell to a cat's neck should hide from kittens.

Therefore, He Xi has only one choice, that is, the nobles among the powerful in this era.

After all, on the whole, Xungui does not have too many landlord class attributes.

Not that they weren't landlords. Almost all the nobles were landlords, because there was land from the imperial court. Rather, it is their power and wealth, not dependent on the land. However, the scholars are different, and it seems that the scholars do not rely on the land for their family heirlooms. But in fact, without land as a backing, it is difficult for these families to make a difference in officialdom.

So as to get what you want.

Both seem to be the same, both are dependent on power, but the essence is completely different.

One is power in itself, and the other derives power from the control of the means of production of land.

This truth should have been thought of when He Xi opened the sea. It's just that at that time, he only made a suitable choice in the power field, and he didn't realize that it was actually his only choice.

Sure enough, who is my enemy and who is my friend, this question is often asked by Chang Xin, because the angle of looking at the problem, what you want is different, and there are different answers to the changes in the situation.

Now He Xi wants to form a new business model in Beijing, this local area. That is, the market commodity economy. The only thing that can be done is to pull the nobles over and become industrialists. But here's the problem.

The nobles didn't really have much enthusiasm for this.

Because they depend on power to produce, and not on the existence of any industry, whether it is land or other industries.

The so-called rentier class, who always have the most powerful thirst for power. The second thing is other things, and money, for them, it's a bit too much to say that it's a block. But when it comes to a certain amount, that's it.

The combination of power and capital, the so-called bureaucratic capital, does not have much positive effect on the productive forces themselves. But the problem is that money itself is a form of power.

In many cases, whether it is advanced or not is a matter of comparison. In later generations, bureaucratic capital was naturally a big poisonous weed, and in this era, it is actually very good to be willing to use money or economic methods to exploit the people, rather than directly robbing them. It's okay to be willing to pay wages instead of keeping people in slaves.

Development should also come step by step.

It's one thing to know the direction? The way to do things is another matter.

He Xi came to ask someone to invest in shares, which was simply self-inflicted. Not only does the initiative fall into the hands of others, but it also causes all kinds of problems. For example, price reduction. He Xi is likely to lose control. Therefore, in He Xi's view, the best way is to lure him with profit, guide him with profit, and let the nobles find out that this is an opportunity to make a fortune.

But how to tempt, He Xi has no idea. This is the reason why he came to Yang Zhen.

As the external butler of He Fu, He Xi's staff in business. Even He Xi felt that as far as managers were concerned, they were also first-class in the world. You must know that not everyone can go to Guozijian, and there is no problem in terms of culture, IQ, etc.

And there are many people from Guozijian. But there are few, or almost none, going into business. Not to mention being a big businessman.

Yang Zhen is also the only one.

Yang Zhen said: "The adults actually think badly. Whether my family is involved or not is secondary. Most importantly, let him see the money. It doesn't matter if my family makes money or not. ”

He Xi seemed to think of something and said, "What should I do?" ”

Yang Zhen said: "My lord, isn't the student already making a move? ”

He Xi seemed to think of something, and said, "Just that Zhang Dalang?" ”

Yang Zhen said: "Yes, I made a rough estimate, Zhang Youzhi does very simple pure earthwork, if it is fast, half a month is fine, slow to live, a month is OK, Zhang Youzhi as long as he is not too black-hearted, at least one hundred taels of pure profit." Over the course of a year, nearly a thousand taels. Naturally, it will cause a lot of people to join. There are more than a dozen counties in Beijing, and there are tens of thousands of people. Naturally, they will flock to it. I'll beat the side drum again, and someone will naturally make a move when the time comes. My lord, just take care of it. Then let them be all about it, and you take one last step, my lord, no. ”

He Xi was stunned for a moment and said, "It's as simple as that." ”

"It's as simple as that." Yang Zhen said: "My lord, I don't know what you think of those nobles. But I see very clearly, not to mention that every eye grows in the sky, I have always felt that the good things in the world must have their share. Since the opening of the sea, I have also had a few friends at sea, all of whom are the stewards of various noble families. Each has a background, and some are simply old generals in the army. The abilities are not bad. The owner's business is running very well, but in the past few years, as you know, the increase in trading at sea has been relatively small. It can't be the same as before. As a result, several were disposed of. Thinking that they are full of their own pockets, the best result is idleness. Someone simply threw it into the sea. ”

"My lord, you are the old man of Your Majesty, and you are the Lady of the Horse, and they have always been polite to you. Not so for others. ”