did not receive Qiu Fu's letter, but waited for someone from Beiping to bring a message from the prince and ordered the eldest prince to return quickly.

Railway station in Zhuozhou.

The railway carriage, which stopped for two carriages, is Zhu Gaochi's special train and the only guest at present.

A group of soldiers stood neatly on the foundation, but there were no weapons in their hands, and they were military workers of the railway engineering team.

Zhu Neng, Huo Zhen and others came to say goodbye.

Zhu Gaochi was not in a hurry, and patiently instructed Xu Ning.

"Regarding the matter of horses, you can go to Daning and Kaiping, find the local guards, or contact the Mongolian tribes who have returned to Shun through the guards, and reach a long-term intention to exchange goods for horses on a regular basis every year."

Xu Ning took the notebook and wrote it down.

He handed over the engineering team and was only responsible for the railway engineering team, not only for construction, but also for the maintenance of the railway station.

In the past, there were only 200 miles of railways, and the demand for horses was not high.

Nowadays, the railways in the whole territory of Beiping have been opened to traffic for thousands of miles, and with the increase in the transportation volume of the rest of the sections, the demand for horses has also skyrocketed.

Seeing that everyone had no doubts, Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and separated from everyone in Zhuozhou.

Until he got into the railway carriage, he didn't see the commander of the three guards of Zhuozhou, and he didn't even send anyone to represent them.

"Dangdangdang."

The coachman rang the bell, then pressed down with both hands, and released the iron brake with all his strength, and the carriage shook a little.

The lever principle used in the iron brake, combined with the crank parts, is fixed to the front of the car, extends to the frame in the middle and lower part of the cabin, and brakes by the friction between the iron plate and the iron wheel.

The parts are simple, but they require a lot of strength, and controlling the four horses requires a lot of skill from the coachman, and it also requires arm strength.

Every railway coach driver is a strong man, and ordinary people are not competent, and they need long-term training.

"Huh."

When the railway carriage started, the military workers on the platform clasped their hands into fists, and all of them were exempted from kneeling and performing a half-military salute.

The chief followed Zhang Quan, the secretary Ma Wangxuan, the guard commander Li Biao, and the people from Beiping shared the first column with Zhu Gaochi, and the rest of the guards were in the second column.

"Click, click."

The horses ran faster and faster, and when the railway carriage left the platform, Zhu Neng and Huo Zhen put down their hands.

"Disbanded."

Huo Zhen turned back to the military workers and said, then pulled Zhu Neng with a look of enthusiasm: "Long time no see, please drink tonight." ”

Zhu Neng smiled wryly.

Huo is really famous for drinking a lot, and it is definitely not good to drink with him, but it is not easy to shirk, and he took the initiative to say: "It's okay to drink, but I have to invite you." ”

"Okay." Huo really happily agreed.

……

in the carriage.

Zhu Gaochi ate a snack and filled his stomach, knowing that he would have to fight with Zhu Di when he went back to Beiping.

Zhu Di's goal is only to stabilize the power of the palace, and his goal is to lay the foundation under the premise of rebellion.

This is the difference and contradiction between the two.

The official of the political secretary of Beiping came to the door, and had an open and honest conversation with Zhu Di, saying that the power of the palace had achieved its goal, and Zhu Di was convinced.

Zhu Gaochi knocked on the table in annoyance, how to make Zhu Di change his mind.

Yao Guangxiao and Jin Zhong have no news, indicating that the two have no choice, and they do not have the confidence to persuade Zhu Di strongly.

The identity is different, he is Zhu Di's eldest son, even if Zhu Di is dissatisfied, he is helpless against himself, he can't give up on himself.

The results of his efforts over the years, like his own identity, are his own confidence, not comparable to outsiders.

"Liaodong."

Zhu Gaochi made up his mind, and the next thing to look at Qiu Fu was, hoping that this person could not let himself down like his achievements in history.

Zhuozhou to Beiping one hundred and fifty miles, half a day to arrive in Beiping.

However, Zhu Gaochi went to Daxing by the way.

did not return to the palace as soon as possible, which also conveyed an attitude that could test Zhu Di's range of patience.

When he arrived at his office, Zhu Gaochi slept for half an hour.

Ma Wang Xuan went to inform Zhou Shifeng, Gao Zhen and others.

"Ma Wenwen, you have to persuade the little prince." Zhou Shifeng looked concerned and worried: "From Miyun to Beiping, from Beiping to Zhuozhou, running back and forth non-stop, the little prince is young, and he must pay attention to the combination of work and rest." ”

Gao Zhen came to the clerical room with a bundle of papers, and Ma Wangxuan took it in person, before turning around and smiling at Zhou Shifeng.

"The character of the little prince, who can persuade it, the people below us, do more things, it is the best help for the little prince."

"Jingle bells."

There was a bell sound in the room, and Ma Wangxuan hurriedly stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Enter."

Hearing the voice, Ma Wangxuan gently pushed open the door, walked in and said, "Shopkeeper Zhou and Shopkeeper Gao are here." ”

"Invite them in."

Zhu Gaochi had just taken a nap, and his head was still a little confused, but the palace should send someone to urge him soon.

But there is no other, and the matter of the factory can only be dealt with as soon as possible.

Ma Wangxuan walked to the door and beckoned, Zhou Shifeng and Gao Zhen saw this and walked in, and Gao Zhen picked up the pile of documents again.

"Little Lord."

"These are the plans for the outer cabinet?"

Zhu Gaochi smiled when he saw the pile of documents in Gao Zhen's hand, and the people in the outer cabinet were really energetic.

"In just five days, the managers of the outer cabinet submitted 16 applications for building a factory." Gao Zhen smiled.

"Put it here."

Zhu Gaochi pointed to his desktop.

Gao Zhen did not hesitate, put the pile of official documents on the desk, and Ma Wangxuan stepped forward to help sort it out.

Zhou Shifeng sat on the chair on one side, hesitated, and did not deliberately step forward to help.

"So be it." Zhu Gaochi interrupted the movements of the two and picked out a random copy to look through.

Each plan is more than ten pages short and dozens of pages long, which shows the degree of care of the cabinet managers, and Zhu Gaochi read it carefully.

"As many as 11 of them are concentrated in the agricultural implements industry." Gao Zhen did not return to his seat, but stayed where he was and introduced.

Ma Wangxuan went out and poured two cups of tea in, Zhou Shifeng took the teacup, stood up, and naturally walked to Gao Zhen's side.

"This one is well written." Zhu Gaochi picked out a copy, spread it out on the table, and said: "The agricultural tool foundry specializes in the production of tools and ironware, such as the plowshares of plowshares. ”

Zhou Shifeng and Gao Zhen leaned over and flipped through carefully.

Soon.

Zhou Shifeng praised: "This person has really put his mind into it. ”

Gao Zhen didn't say much.

As the shopkeeper of the outer cabinet, he recognized this person's handwriting.

"The biggest advantage of the factory is the centralized production."

Zhou Shifeng couldn't help but pick up the application plan again, quickly glanced at it, and saw the doorway inside.

With a full face of emotion, the outer cabinet is indeed easy to produce talents.

In the end, he said with admiration: "Miyun Iron Mine, Miyun Iron Plant, plus railway transportation, Beiping can get the lowest price of iron materials." ”

"In addition to the iron parts, there are also wood parts in the agricultural tools."

"There is no advantage in wood, so the farm tool foundry planned by this person only produces the iron part, which is a semi-finished product."

"The rest of the plan, to do is the finished product, in comparison, his plan is the most in line with the market demand, the cost performance is also the highest, whether it is the profit obtained by the manufacturer, or the cost of the people to buy, to achieve the win-win theory proposed by the little prince."

Zhu Gaochi glanced at the application plan again.

Everyone knows that the market for agricultural tools is large, so there are the most competitors.

It is precisely because of the prospects of the agricultural implements industry that it is necessary to pick out the best plan to not only promote the industry, but also develop factories and increase productivity.

"Let the local people use local materials and make their own wooden parts such as handles, and if you have a technical threshold, you can also find a local carpenter."

"Judging from the current situation, it is indeed the smallest cost for the people, and it is cost-effective for the factory to give up this part."

"What do you think of taking this plan?"

"Good."

Zhou Shifeng and Gao Zhen have no opinion.

Putting down the plan in his hand, Zhu Gaochi picked up the new charter, which was a plan for the construction of a railway plant in Beiping.

"This guy is interesting." Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but laugh and said, "He's going to grab food from the Miyun Iron Factory." ”

Sixteen plan charters, Zhou Shifeng and Gao Zhen have all seen.

"There's some truth to what this man says." Gao Zhen cheered up and said calmly.

The little prince likes to listen to good words, but the premise is that he has the courage to do things, and he has something to do, and Gao Zhen is willing to take the risk to defend this person.

"Miyun is short of manpower, not only the iron factory can not recruit manpower, Miyun iron mine is also short of people, this person thinks that it is more beneficial to transfer part of the workshop of Miyun Iron Plant to Beiping than to recruit people from Beiping to Miyun."

"Whether it is the advantages brought by the centralized scale, or the labor cost and other aspects, it is more cost-effective to relocate part of the workshop to Beiping."

Hearing Gao Zhen's explanation, Zhu Gaochi did not speak.

Speaking of which, there are too few people in Beiping.

With a population of 2.6 million, it sounds like a lot, but when industry started, many areas encountered restrictions.

Miyun has two guards, with a total population of more than 50,000 people, and excluding the old, weak, women and children, there are even fewer strong laborers.

There are also 10,000 Zhengding for service, as well as the remaining Ding, and the remaining labor force also needs to be responsible for Tuntian.

"If you accept this person's idea, then the Miyun Iron Works will be as simple as relocating a rail workshop."

Zhu Gaochi pondered for a while and pointed out the key point.

Gao Zhen glanced at Zhou Shifeng.

Zhou Shifeng finally said: "The plan does need to be adjusted, Miyun Iron Mine is short of manpower, and the same is true for Miyun Iron Plant. ”

"The iron-smelting workshop of the Miyun Iron Works should all be moved back to Beiping to be only responsible for the production of iron, and the railway has been opened to traffic, so transportation is not a problem."

Factories are inseparable from manpower, and Miyun cannot provide sufficient manpower.

"You have a breath with Wansantong, and make a detailed charter about the relocation of the Miyun Iron Factory workshop back to Biping."

"This person's thinking is good, it is worth cultivating, let him set up a rail factory first, and see how his practical ability is."

Zhu Gaochi wrote down the name of this person.

A plan has changed the production mode of the Miyun sub-district, which can be regarded as a thousand words.

"Knock knock."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door

A young clerk stood at the door and said worriedly, "Someone from the palace has come." ”

(End of chapter)