Xiao Shami came in with a tea tray and put down a cup of hot tea on Zhu Gaochi's desk, and the porcelain and table top "clicked" and made a slight sound.

"This is pineapple tea."

"It is produced in Xiuning County's Xiuning County, Songluo Mountain in the remaining veins of Huangshan, the taste is above Longjing, please taste it."

Yao Guangxiao pondered the meaning of the little prince, and said with a smile.

Zhu Gaochi took a sip and nodded appreciatively.

"This tea is really good."

"Go back and have someone send a box to the house."

"Then thank you, Master."

Hui Shang is amazing.

The land is impoverished and there is no food, so that ten households and nine merchants, although they have not yet formed the scale of the future, but there are already signs.

The most popular restaurant in Beiping City is opened by people over there.

Hui merchants can be said to be the top businessmen in the Ming Dynasty.

It's not that they are more capable than others, but the place is too poor to survive by farming, and everyone runs out to survive.

The number of people doing business in a place is not worse than that of the whole country combined, and a strong commercial atmosphere has naturally formed, which has stimulated the birth of merchant talents more and more.

Many of the stories of selling goods from the streets and alleys to becoming a trading house after two or three generations come from Huizhou merchants.

This group can be absorbed.

Talent only depends on training, where can compare with the most fierce competition, stand out of the talent, that is the real talent.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, saw that the atmosphere had arrived, and said: "We have been in contact with Yanshan Sanwei for a long time, and we found that some of Yanshan Zuowei are not close enough to the palace. ”

"Although my father has ideas, he seeks stability and is not in a hurry to change."

"I wonder what the master thinks?"

Yao Guangxiao didn't expect that the little prince was asking about the guard, but with the little prince's concern for the guard, it didn't surprise him.

has a lot of ideas, Yao Guangxiao found that the little prince coincided with himself.

For example, military power.

The prince's personality is steady, and his attitude towards grasping and letting go of military power does make the relationship between the prince and the three divisions of Beiping not as tense as Shaanxi, Shanxi.

But that's no longer the case.

The crown prince is dead, and the saint is old.

Now that the saint has set up the emperor's grandson, the group of sons and ministers around him are not respectful enough towards the vassal king.

Yao Guangxiao followed the path of King Yan, so he naturally had to focus on King Yan and plan everything in advance.

"Yanshan's left guard is the prince's personal guard."

What is a personal guard?

Mainly based on the prince.

Just like in history, Zhu Di was trapped in the palace, Yanshan Zhongwei and Yanshan Right Guard, and the guards who served in the palace immediately killed the officials and rebelled with Zhu Di's order, and they did not care about the army surrounding them outside the palace.

"Last year, the commander of the left guard was suddenly transferred, and the new commander was not promoted from the guard, but Zhang Yu who was transferred from outside."

Yao Guangxiao did not say it explicitly.

Zhu Gaochi knew what it represented.

The strength of the prince's family has already extended its tentacles to the personal guards of the vassal king, and Zhu Di can only pinch his nose and endure it.

Because the crown prince is not only a subordinate of the East Palace, but also an important minister of the imperial court.

That is, the person in power, or the next person in power, now and in the future, they have the final say, who can stop it?

Even Zhu Di was helpless.

"Uncle is dead." Zhu Gaochi said emphatically.

"But the prince's family is still there, and the saint has set up the emperor's grandson."

Yao Guangxiao said with a smile.

"Isn't there a way to change it?" Zhu Gaochi thinks that it can be changed, because in history, Zhang Yu took refuge in Zhu Di.

But he wants to advance this event and can't wait a few years later.

Yao Guangxiao shook his head.

"Liang Guogong is still here."

"Zhang Yu was promoted by Liang Guogong."

I see.

Zhu Gaochi somewhat understood.

The opportunity is Lan Yu's death, Lan Yu's death, and a large number of his people were executed behind him, and why was Zhang Yu not liquidated.

Could it be that Zhu Di protected Zhang Yu, because of this friendship, Zhang Yu chose to repay Zhu Di in the Jingjing.

"Sapphire will die."

"Liang Guogong really doesn't live long." Yao Guangxiao agreed.

"But the prince's family is still there."

Oh, yes.

The prince's family is still there, so Zhu Di can't move Zhang Yu.

Because he couldn't move, he could only choose to win him over, and it took a few years to affect Zhang Yu's choice.

The details of history unfolded before Zhu Gaochi's eyes.

Wooing is solicitation, but is Zhang Yu worthy of trust, at the beginning of the Jingjing, before choosing Zhu Di with a clear banner, did Zhu Di dare to trust?

This is the knife that the prince arranged for him to be around, and he definitely doesn't dare to believe Zhang Yu recklessly.

Therefore, the left guard has not returned to the Yanwang Mansion, to be precise, like the other two guards.

Being able to win Zhang Yu's allegiance under the prestige of the prince's family shows Zhu Di's personality charm and means.

"We understand, thank you master for your doubts."

"What do you think?" Yao Guangxiao asked curiously.

Zhu Gaochi smiled, his face showing confidence, "Father doesn't dare to use the left guard, so let's use it." ”

"Wonderful."

Yao Guangxiao stroked his palms and smiled.

Zhu Di's identity was inconvenient, and he didn't dare to let the left guards participate in confidential matters.

But the little prince is different.

He not only represents the royal palace, but he does not have the sensitivity of the prince's identity, and failure will not affect the prince, but it is just a matter of juniors.

The little prince has a high prestige in Beiping, and he is indeed the most suitable person to come forward.

Left Keesu Temple.

Zhu Gaochi looked at the busy people on the street.

Clearing the snow from the streets is not an easy task, and it can be solved by a few cars in later generations, and now it takes a lot of people.

"These free laborers are going to be canceled." Zhu Gaochi put down the curtain and sat back, thinking so.

If the employment model is adopted, then these people become urban people, increasing the urban population.

The urban population eats, wears, shelters, travels, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, and everything costs money.

That's spending power.

The forced labor used by the Ming Dynasty seems to have the lowest cost, but when converted into economy, it is actually very cost-effective.

But that's not so certain.

In an agrarian society, this is beneficial, but as the economy grows, it becomes a hindrance.

Therefore, there was a demand in the Jianghuai area, and the birth of a whip law began.

That is, paying taxes instead of conscription.

The government reaped the benefits, and the citizens met their needs.

The government collects the tax, and then buys it, which promotes the economy, and the economy prospers, and the government can receive more taxes.

I went back to the palace, and in the prince's mansion, the guards of the palace were respectful.

There are two million military households in the whole world.

How many people can enter the palace as guards?

With Zhu Di's identity, it is too late for people in the world to stammer, and no matter how many people want to be loyal to Zhu Di, they are not qualified.

Zhu Gaochi felt that he couldn't underestimate the power of his identity.

As long as you have one attitude, you can make many people work hard.

"Has my father returned home?"

"The prince has returned to the mansion."

Zhu Gaochi left the Shizi Mansion and went to see Zhu Di.

Last time, Zhu Di was very cautious and strictly ordered himself not to act rashly against the left guard, so even if he had an idea, Zhu Gaochi had to ask for Zhu Di's consent.

Although the two are father and son, they should pay attention to what they should pay attention to.

"You want to win over Zhang Yu?"

"My son doesn't have the ability to do this, and he can win over a commander." Zhu Gaochi denied it and explained: "It's not to win over Zhang Yu, it's to win over the left guard." ”

"My son is going to build a railway in Beiping next year, and he needs to recruit a large number of military households."

"How many?" Zhu Di was noncommittal.

Zhu Gaochi said lightly: "Ten thousand people." ”

"How much?"

Zhu Di suspected that he had misheard.

"Next year, my son will build railways in all provinces of Beiping, and bridges need to be laid in some areas, so more manpower is needed in order to speed up the construction period."

"Do you get paid?"

Zhu Di asked with concern.

10,000 people, according to the salary of one tael and five cents a month, is 15,000 taels a month, and 180,000 taels of silver a year.

"I can't afford to open it all of a sudden." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.

He doesn't make money, the salary alone is 180,000 taels a year, and his current factories don't have the powerful profitability here.

"Do you want to lower your wages?" Zhu Di was dissatisfied.

In fact, there are a lot of people who can do one or two pieces of silver, and even seven or eight dollars of silver can recruit enough people.

But the boss wants to be benevolent and win the hearts of the people, so the salary he pays is high.

It is the guard of the Yan Wangfu, plus the high salary, these sub-military households naturally only have the palace in their eyes.

If the boss can recruit 10,000 military households and give him enough wages, Zhu Di is not a fool and will definitely be willing to support him.

"People are not recruited in one go, recruiting workers in stages, and the Miyun Iron Mine and Miyun Iron Plant at the beginning of the year will start construction."

"With the progress of coking technology in the coke refinery, the coking rate has reached 70%, and the annual profit can exceed 30,000 taels of silver."

"And then there's the steam engine profits."

"Estimate the profit of the whole year, it can be around 100,000 taels of silver."

"The difference with railways is that the wider they are built, the longer the mileage, and the level of profitability will increase by several times."

"At that time, the materials of the entire Beiping will pass through the railway, which will be the largest input, more than the sum of all the items."

The urban population of the whole territory of Peking is too small.

With a small urban population, consumption power is weak.

Even if Zhu Gaochi has countless business plans, it is like a clever woman who has no rice to cook, and there is no place to sell it.

Salt and silk are all great benefits, but Zhu Gaochi can't control them.

The money earned is put in the warehouse to get moldy, and it will not be Zhu Gaochi's choice.

In order to control the industry, at least for now, he will not go to raise funds and let the rest of the people join in and influence his plans.

Then the only way to put money into it, in addition to strengthening infrastructure, is also to create an urban population, or a population with spending power.

As for how to recycle the money that has been spent, spend it again, and recycle it, this is a higher economic means.

Therefore, Zhu Gaochi can afford 10,000 railway workers.

In the way of economy, Zhu Di felt that no one could produce the ability of the eldest son, so he no longer cared about this matter, and asked: "This is the means you said to win over the left guard?" Recruiting a large number of workers from the left guard? ”

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

"It is also necessary to set up a health center agricultural economic society."

(End of chapter)