"A guard, and he only came to the house last year, shouldn't he be a military household of the Yanshan Guard, right? Can you take on a big job? Zhu Gaochi asked curiously.

"How do you know he's not Yan Shanwei?" Ge Cheng asked rhetorically.

"It doesn't feel like it."

The three guards of Yanshan are the guards of King Yan, which has been established for more than 20 years, and the current younger generation has been influenced by King Yan's Mansion since childhood.

No matter which of the three guards comes from, there will always be some eagerness, and the state of loyalty can be seen at a glance.

"You guessed it right, he is a military household of Tongzhou Wei."

Tongzhou is east of Beiping.

Tongzhou Wei is under the management of the Beiping Division.

The personal guard of the Yanwang Mansion is from the three guards of Yanshan.

"This person can come to Yanwangfu as a guard, it's a bit lucky, but don't underestimate him, this person was born in the Xianmen Wang family, his family was in the middle of the road in his early years, and he was prepared for a hard life."

"But I heard Yao Guangxiao say that this person has read history books since he was a child and is familiar with the art of war, so he is self-taught."

"Yao Guangxiao?"

Hearing this name, Zhu Gaochi was even more strange.

"Yao Guangxiao didn't know when he got acquainted with this person, and he highly respected him in front of the prince, so he turned into a clerk."

"I went to Shanxi, Shaanxi Province before, and Yao Guangxiao recommended this person, and obtained the consent of the prince, and now that he has returned smoothly, it is estimated that the prince will be of great use."

Zhu Gao was blazing.

After being a clerk for a year, I have tested my ability, and now I have experienced secret affairs, so I can naturally focus on training.

It seems that this person will have more contact in the future.

Because the other party wants to soar, after being promoted, he will be responsible for more things, and the greater the power, the more friends he will naturally have.

It's also convenient for yourself.

Ge Cheng saw the subtlety.

Knowing that the eldest prince saw Jin Zhong, those curiosity would arise in his heart, so he took the initiative to solve his doubts, and then glanced at the eldest prince's study, which had been famous for many days but had never seen it.

Sure enough, it was just as rumored.

I looked at the map on the wall again, the circles drawn on it, and some annotations, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, it's a pity.

"The eldest prince originally tried to plot the business road in Shandong, but because of the interruption of the incident in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and now after Jin Zhong comes back, it is not very smooth over there, I don't know what the eldest prince thinks?"

The study is Zhu Gaochi's important place.

Ordinary people can't come in, because they learned that it was Ge Cheng, who was Changshi, the first person in the palace, and Zhu Di's henchman, so he was introduced here.

There are no secrets in the study either.

The real secret, Zhu Gaochi has recorded it in the book, in the cabinet, and it uses pinyin letters.

Even if it is seen, it is like reading a book from heaven, and you can't understand a word.

Pinyin was invented later.

So seeing Ge Cheng looking at his study, Zhu Gaochi had no extra thoughts and let him satisfy his curiosity.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head.

"The matter is not clear yet, and the attitude of the second and third uncles is not sure, so we are going to ask my father what he thinks in his heart."

"Maybe people really don't like it, but they generously give it to us." Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but smile.

Ge Cheng does not agree.

Even if you can't look at it, when the steam engine is hot over there, you will naturally be able to see it.

For the industrial development of the eldest prince, Ge Cheng was watching from beginning to end.

The steam engine is not only the core, but also brings huge profits to the eldest prince, allowing the eldest prince to spread out a few stalls that have not yet made a profit.

It can be said that it is the foundation of the industry in the hands of the eldest prince.

If such a sharp weapon is placed under the noses of others, no one will be able to resist it.

"I heard that the eldest prince called the stewards of the outer cabinet back from Shandong, and many people are unhappy, is it too indulgent?"

"It's human nature to be unhappy, and there's no need to blame."

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.

"Shandong's affairs, they have been busy for a few months, and finally have an eyebrow, the market is about to open, but it was suddenly stopped, and anyone will be dissatisfied."

"On the contrary, they can quickly adjust their mentality, not only can we not blame, but also praise them."

Ge Cheng nodded, and then asked tentatively.

"But I heard that some people are worried that the merchants of Ying Tianfu are powerful, and Jianghuai is rich, so they will seize the market of the eldest prince."

"Then if someone in Ying Tianfu understands the layout of the eldest prince and wants to try it in Ying Tianfu, will it cause trouble to the eldest prince? Or can it succeed? ”

Zhu Gaochi was suddenly asked.

He hadn't really thought about it, because he didn't think anyone could see what he wanted to do with industry.

First of all, even if someone understands the steam engine, they must also worry about the Yanwang Mansion.

Ordinary merchants don't dare to imitate, and the nobles will be even more worried about King Yan, not everyone can be like Lan Yu, who treats the vassal king as dung.

As for worrying about Lan Yu's imitation of a steam engine, Zhu Gaochi was even more afraid.

Because this man doesn't have much to do.

Even if Lan Yu is copied now, will he be in time? Even if it was time, without honeycomb coal, the steam engine would have been used for 20 years in England if it wanted to be popularized.

Because the expansion of the market takes time.

Therefore, Lanyu also needs to understand honeycomb coal.

understands both the steam engine and the honeycomb coal, why the two appear is the truth, which is equivalent to watching from beginning to end.

Beiping is the world of King Yan.

With the population circulation speed of the Ming Dynasty, it will not be so fast.

Even if it spreads in a few years, Zhu Gaochi is not worried, because at that time Zhu Di had already begun to rebel.

So Zhu Gaochi has never been worried that someone can imitate himself.

However, since Ge Cheng asked, Zhu Gaochi did not answer the real reason, but analyzed the factors of the market for him.

"In terms of wealth, on the market, on technology, on heritage, Ying Tianfu is the best in the world, and there is no place to compare."

"But the steam engine is useless in Yingtianfu."

"There is no coal in Yingtianfu."

In the Ming Dynasty, there was indeed no coal in Yingtianfu.

However, the circle drawn by Zhu Gaochi includes Xuzhou, the upper left corner of Yingtianfu.

Xuzhou did not start coal mining until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Or detect the coal mines in Xuzhou in advance.

But detection is not easy.

With the current technical conditions, it is purely a matter of luck.

Maybe it won't be detected for more than ten years.

"You can buy it from the rest." Ge Cheng smiled.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help laughing.

On the industrial issue of Ying Tianfu, Zhu Gaochi really thought about it, and thought about how to develop Ying Tianfu after he followed Zhu Di into Ying Tianfu in the future.

So after a lot of thinking and comparisons.

"If someone in Tianfu learns from Beiping's industrial development, it will not only not promote the local economy, but will lead to decay, and the gains outweigh the losses."

"This ...... It doesn't go well. ”

Ge Cheng couldn't understand.

Don't say anything else.

Isn't it also to make money by selling that steam engine elsewhere? There is also honeycomb coal, which can be transported through the canal.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

Ying Tianfu's technology, ideology, economy, culture, humanities and other aspects must surpass Beiping.

Then Ying Tianfu can be regarded as Italy, or France.

Peking can be seen as the United Kingdom.

From this point of view, from the perspective of the environment of resource distribution, it is destined that the industrial revolution will not occur in Yingtianfu.

Britain was able to give birth to the Industrial Revolution because Britain was backward and had a poor economy, but it had a geographical environment that met the needs of the Industrial Revolution, such as rich coal resources.

This was also the case in Beiping at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

Ying Tianfu.

The economy is large, the population is large, the land is small, and other resources are also scarce, and no amount of culture can make up for the geographical gap.

The UK has relatively scarce human resources and poor per capita income, while other types of resources are abundant, such as minerals, land area per capita, and so on.

What does this mean?

It represents the cost advantage of the commodity.

The same is true for Beiping.

Through the new fuel of coal, the economy has been driven, and all kinds of commodities will be promoted, and Beiping labor is cheaper than Yingtianfu.

No matter how Peiping develops, because of the rich coal industry, even if the price of labor begins to be high with the improvement of the economy, the fuel must be extremely cheap.

And the development of industry is inseparable from fuel, that is, without coal.

The more industry develops, the more a large amount of coal is needed, and finally, there is cheap coal and high labor in Beiping, and the demand for all kinds of machinery is higher.

More efficient machines, with less labor, boosted productivity, and cheaper fuel, allowing industry to run at full capacity, and finally dumping goods.

In response to Tianfu's industrial development, it was faced with cheap labor and high coal prices.

The more forcibly launched industries with high demand for coal, the more it will cause untimely conditions in all aspects.

Just like France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, etc., which first imitated the failure of the British Industrial Revolution.

It has nothing to do with culture, institutions, wars, traditions, etc.

However, due to the fact that the steam engine and coke technology that originated in England were not as ideal as imagined when they were introduced to the European continent.

In many cases, it is indeed unprofitable, and the mystery lies in the fact that these new technologies have been taken out of the most appropriate place of application – the UK.

"Uncle Cheng, I've seen a steam engine, but do you know the cost of using a steam engine?"

"I don't know the specifics."

Ge Cheng admitted.

"The pumping power of the largest pumping steam engine at the moment is 60 or 70 meters." Zhu Gaochi has converted, it is about six horsepower, and each horsepower requires thirty catties of coal.

"Every hour you need to burn 360 catties of coal, 12 hours is more than 4,000 catties, and a month is 130,000 catties, which can only be used near the coal mine."

"Ying Tianfu can't afford it."

This problem has been until technological breakthroughs.

For example, the Watt steam engine.

Not to mention the efficiency of the original steam engine, it also reduced the energy consumption by half, so that the steam engine can be popularized anywhere in the world and profitable.

Even in regions where coal is expensive, they can afford to use such energy standards.

Therefore, France and these countries succeeded in imitating the British Industrial Revolution.

"Yingtianfu is suitable for the weaving industry, absorbing a large number of inexpensive labor, just to promote highly intensive light industry."

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, he didn't say the rest of the words.

Steam engines, honeycomb coal, coke refineries, railways, etc. are just the beginning, and it is the industrial revolution that will gradually transform into a new mode of production in Beiping.

What Ying Tianfu has to do is to imitate the new mode of production.

But if you want to imitate the industrial revolution and Yingtianfu in coal-deficient areas, you have to make the Watt steam engine first.

(End of chapter)