At the beginning of the eleventh year of Yuan You, Great Xia's national power seemed to have developed to a level that surprised everyone.

The industrial zone in the north of the capital was further expanded, and with the support of the continuous supply of money and grain from the household department, the size of the industrial zone nearly doubled, forming a complete industrial system, integrating mining, smelting, manufacturing, transportation and other complete production chains.

The railroad tracks are paved from the industrial area to the Jingcheng Railway Station and begin to extend in the direction of Jinling and Datong.

Under the high-speed and effective implementation of the railway, the Ministry of Industry took the lead, and the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of War formed the Railway Transportation Department, recruiting more than 300,000 laborers.

The huge construction team has increased the speed of laying railways several times, and the production of rails in the industrial zone has almost not kept up with the speed of consumption.

"It's a piece of fresh fat that everybody wants to rush up and take a bite of. I'm afraid no one would have thought that this meat is made of steel, and it is easy to break teeth! ”

Jia Cong flipped through the official document in his hand and smiled.

The Railway Transportation Department is clearly under the Ministry of Industry, but the real person in charge is Jia Cong, who was grounded by the old man of the sage.

The title of Marquis of Yongfeng was taken away by the emperor, but the Marquis of Yongfeng's mansion was still there, and even the power to open the mansion and build a government was not withdrawn.

Qiao Jin, the left of the Imperial Palace, is still a part-time chief of the Yongfeng Marquis Mansion, and the rank is the same as that of the Prince's Mansion.

No matter how fierce the trouble was in the DPRK and China, the impeachment of Jia Cong was increasing day by day, but it did not disturb Lord Qiao's footsteps to and from Rongguo Mansion.

Every official document of the Railway Transportation Department needs to be sent to Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Cong will see it and stamp it with the big seal of Yongfeng Hou, which is the rule, the rule set by Jia Cong.

The official document sent by Qiao Jin today is particularly interesting, and someone played it, advising the emperor to allow merchants to mint railroads and make money from them.

In the words of this unknown adult, the railway is beneficial to the country and the people, but the silver required for casting is too much, and the investment of the imperial court alone, the financial situation is tight, and the construction time span is too long......

The "benevolent" merchants of the dynasty had money in hand and were willing to share the problems of the imperial court, and when the time came, they only needed to allow the merchants to collect transportation fees to recover the silver taels spent on the construction of the railway.

"This man should be killed!"

Jia Cong sneered and stretched out his hand to the railway, really thinking that he, Jia Cong, didn't know what would happen if a businessman got involved in the railway.

If it weren't for the ban on the sea, the harm of Caoyun to the imperial court would definitely not be lower than whoever sits on the dragon chair and who he is against.

Qiao Jin still couldn't understand it, isn't it good that there are businessmen who pay for the construction of railways for the imperial court?

"Hou ...... Third master, the lower officials feel that if this policy is implemented, the pressure on the household department can indeed be greatly relieved. It's just a matter of letting them run and charge some fees, what's the problem? ”

Jia Cong spit out two words from his mouth: Cao Gang!

The Cao Gang, the cancer that has plagued the country for a hundred years, was finally completely eradicated by suppressing the anti-thieves.

If the railway is in the hands of this group of people, maybe there will be another iron gang and road gang.

Besides, the railway will be a strategic means of transportation for the imperial court, how can merchants control it!

Qiao Jin is also familiar with local affairs, not a short-sighted person, after Jia Cong's reminder, he immediately figured out the key.

He couldn't help but shudder in his back, and his eyes shrank: "It's so dangerous, I almost fell for the tricks of these people!" Third master, the next official is going to ask to see Your Majesty......"

Jia Cong stretched out his hand to stop: "Don't worry, the big fish hasn't emerged yet, we have time to fish slowly." ”

The situation in the court can be said to have reached a strange critical period, and everyone is waiting, waiting for the reshuffle of the court's forces.

The head of the cabinet already felt that he was a little powerless, which showed that the center's control over the court was not as strong as it seemed.

The emperor lost Wei Qing and the old man, and many times the implementation of many policies always had a lot of unnecessary resistance.

And he, Jia Cong, is a sharp blade pulled out by the emperor.

The Yongfeng Marquis Mansion, which was opened and built, was the second insurance to ensure the thorough implementation of the emperor's new policy.

Jia Cong pondered for a long time, and said to Qiao Jin: "I will write a secret letter, and Mr. Qiao will take it to the palace and present it to His Majesty in a while." Now that I have been removed from the official title, our Hou Mansion should be low-key and low-key, but official business cannot be stopped. Mr. Qiao's official rank is still too low, which is not conducive to official transactions......"

……

When, when, when......

By the end of the day, it had completely darkened.

After Jia Lian returned home, he didn't even have time to change his official robe, so he hurried to the East Cross Courtyard.

"Third brother, it's fighting again!"

Tons tons tons ~

Second Master Lian drank all the water in the teapot in one go, and then wiped it on his mouth indiscriminately, and told Jia Cong about a new strange thing that happened outside the Qinzheng Hall this evening.

It turned out that this afternoon, the emperor suddenly summoned people from the six ministries and five temples to hold a small court meeting in the Qinzheng Palace.

During the court meeting, the emperor first readjusted the functions and powers of the six ministries and five temples. The Department of Railway Communications was separated from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Railways was established.

Subsequently, the Jindu Procuratorate Zuo Yushi Qiao was the left attendant of the Ministry of Railways, and temporarily had full authority to manage railway planning, construction and other official duties.

Immediately after that, a holy decree was issued, led by the Ministry of Railways, and the Ministry of Industry and Household planned the construction of five railways from Beijing to Jinzhou, Beijing to Chang'an, Beijing to Wuchang, Wuchang to Guangzhou, and Chang'an to Xining.

Of course, this investment promotion does not mean that the imperial court allowed merchants to build their own railways, but that the imperial court will pay for the bidding, and the major chambers of commerce will bid for whoever gives the right price, which chamber of commerce the imperial court will employ, and give them the opportunity to earn the imperial court's silver.

At the same time, there is also a rule, as long as the construction of the railway is of good quality and completed on time, the imperial court will grant these chambers of commerce the right to use the railway to transport goods first, and give them more favorable transportation prices.

The holy decree also wrote the name of a person, Jia Cong.

"Your Majesty asked you to take charge of this matter, which is considered to have poked the lungs of many people, and one by one they went to the palace to make trouble. King Zhongshun made the first move, and then the people from your Ministry of Engineering followed, as well as that Qiao Jin, and the outside of the Qinzheng Hall became a pot of porridge. When His Majesty sent someone out to see, there were more than a dozen people lying on the ground...... Tell me, isn't it just a matter of preparing for the establishment of an organization to attract investment, and it's not a serious official position, are they concerned? ”

For the way of economy, Second Master Lian is really not very proficient.

But Jia Cong knew in his heart that these people were afraid that it was not for a bidding matter, and they were not against the emperor to let him out, to put it bluntly, they were eyeing the big fat of the railway.

No matter who the emperor asks to lead this matter, as long as it is not their own people, whoever goes up they oppose whom.

Jia Cong scratched his brain, this is a good thing, the more fierce the trouble, the more obvious the people staring at the railway.

So......

"Second brother, there's something to do."

"You say."

After Jia Cong pondered for a while, he said to his second brother: "I told my uncle a few years ago that I would let Sister Bao go to work in the household department. This time, the second brother went to He's house and told He Shangshu that I would let people nominate Sister Bao to join the household department in the court, and participate in this investment promotion as a member of the household department. ”

Yes?

Second Master Lian asked suspiciously, "Wouldn't the Xue family be excluded from the China Merchants Association?" I still want the Xue family to make a profit. ”

Jia Cong shook his head: "There's no need, this time, whether it's the Xue family or our family, we must not get involved." This is an attempt on my part, and the construction of the railway cannot be completed overnight, and our family does not have the energy to do so. Besides, I don't know how many people will be staring at our house. ”

The most difficult thing in railway construction is not the technology, but the oil and water in it are too terrifying, and Jia Cong is not sure that his family can be as honest as water.

Instead of expending this energy, it is better to give up the interests, win over some forces, and fight in the ring with those who do not deal with you when the time comes.

The development of industrial strength will promote the infrastructure construction of Daxia to enter a high level of development, which requires huge capital investment and personnel investment, and it is indeed difficult to support it close to the imperial court.

If you can win over a group of obedient businessmen, you can save a lot of money and personnel investment for the imperial court.

It's a big deal to reward some "compilation" when the time comes, after all, the end of the universe is compilation.

The public-private partnership model seems to have a head......

Jia Cong felt more and more that this method was feasible, so he threw himself into the planning of the establishment of state enterprises and joint ventures of companies under the royal and imperial courts.

……

The writing of the plan cost Jia Cong a lot of energy, but fortunately, the emperor was very reliable, not only approved Baochai's entry into the household department, but also slipped out of Liu Keti, the loyal king who was idle and walked birds and beat people.

The old thirteen sat in the front hall of Rongguo Mansion bitterly, looking at Jia Cong with resentment.

"I said that you kid can't take a break, my niece is almost ready, so why don't you prepare for the ceremony?"

Jia Cong rolled his eyes, if it weren't for me, you would be afraid that you would be hung by the old man of the saint on the branch of the Longshou Palace, enjoying the baptism of the cold spring.

This master really couldn't be idle, and in less than half a month, he beat nearly twenty court officials.

The reasons for beating people are all kinds of strange, for example, yesterday, because the criminal department gave Fan Jin did not get out of bed to salute after seeing him in the incident, he added new injuries to the old injuries he was beaten, and vomited blood and fainted.

The most important thing is that this master went to Fan Jin's house to get mad......

Poor Fan gave the matter, the broken bone on the chest that the doctor had just picked up was broken again, let alone saluting people, it is good to be able to get out of bed and move a few steps within half a year.

"I didn't expect Your Majesty to let you help me, you really can't blame me for this, I also want to reflect seriously at home, the old man also arranged homework for me, saying that I was asked to copy the "Analects" and "The Book of Rites", and I had to send my homework to the palace every few days, and his old man wanted to correct it."

Who is not a bitter person, think of me Jia Cong, the dignified leader of the six yuan...... Alas, sad things can't be mentioned again, and it's a handful of bitter tears when you mention it.

Fourteen, he is fourteen, and he has to not only be busy with official business every day, but also have to do homework!

The more Jia Cong thought about it, the more sad he felt, and he stared at the old thirteen, and the two of them almost held hands and saw each other with tears in their eyes, but they were speechless and choked.

Under the guidance of Jia Cong, Lao Thirteen reached a consensus with him.

The emperor is to blame for this, he is not authentic, not only hires child labor, but also oppresses his younger brother......

After complaining about the emperor's "meanness", the two finally had no choice but to compromise.

"Thirteen masters, five railways, at least five chambers of commerce are needed to undertake. If you are familiar with the Beijing Chamber of Commerce, you should think of a way to let them take over the line from Beijing to Chang'an, this line is very important, as long as this line is completed as soon as possible, the long-term peace and stability in the west will be guaranteed. ”

Liu Ke patted his thigh: "This matter is simple, this king asked people to go and talk to those families in the capital, and they have to continue if they don't take it." When the time comes, my family will take the lead......"

"Don't, Thirteenth Master, let's not mix up this matter, this silver is not easy to earn, and it is easy to get fishy."

Jia Cong hurriedly waved his hand, it is indeed easy to make money by taking over the business of the imperial court, but the risks involved are also extremely high.

Corruption alone is enough of a headache.

Jia Cong doesn't want to fight corruption on his own people, so will he investigate it or not? In case it is found out that the old thirteen are involved in the end, it is estimated that the emperor will be depressed to death.

"Hey, seeing that the silver of the white flowers can't be earned, I feel distressed!"

Liu Ke beat his chest depressedly, but he was a smart person in the end, and he knew that Jia Cong was doing it for his good, so he nodded and said, "That's okay, my family won't be involved in this matter." When the time comes, I will beg the fourth brother to give me the title of Qincha, and take my three guillotines with me, and go to have a good time...... Ahem, go and help the fourth brother supervise these merchants. ”

Jia Cong ignored the old thirteen who entered the drama Bao Qingtian again, and continued: "This is an immeasurable big business, although everyone knows the difficulty and risk of it, it will definitely make the wealthy businessmen of the entire Great Xia gather in the capital. Thirteenth Master, this is a rare opportunity, I want to set up a business team that belongs to our imperial court, and I want to win over some people who can be wooed, you have good eyesight and strong ability, and you will help when the time comes. ”

Wearing a high hat, the old thirteen immediately looked up to the sky forty-five degrees proudly.

"Oh, you kid really saw the true ability of this king. Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to me, and I'll help you choose the most suitable person when the time comes! ”

……

The emperor's decree to establish the railway merchants was quickly spread to every corner of Daxia with the Di Bao, and the chambers of commerce near Gyeonggi had already rushed to the capital, and they were carrying boxes of gold and silver.

They also want to use silver to open the way, which is also an old rule and tradition for generations.

Jia Cong ignored the merchants who kept handing over posts to Rongguo's Mansion, and now he finally had some free time to prepare for Sister Lin's ceremony on February 12.

Of course, the gifts have been prepared a long time ago, and the most distressing thing for Jia Cong now is the elders of the Gusulin clan who came to Beijing, especially the daughters-in-law and girls in that circle.

Gusu Lin's family, the five generations of liehous, is not only Lin Ruhai.

There were people in the eight rooms of the Lin family, and there were more than a dozen little daughters-in-law and little girls in the courtyard alone, all of whom covered their mouths and snickered, staring at Jia Cong up and down.

The old lady was talking to an old woman of the Lin family, and looked at Jia Cong, who was blocked by a little daughter-in-law and a little girl in a yard outside the door, and laughed happily.

"My grandson is simply the reincarnation of a monkey, and he will cause me some trouble every once in a while. The original good Marquis of the country is gone, and now there is not even a serious official, after all, he has wronged Yu'er. ”

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That's all for tonight, and continue tomorrow, good night.

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