The rivers in the Huanghuai area are dense, extending in all directions, on the river, there are boats passing from time to time, there are passenger ships, merchant ships, cao boats, and flower boats.

The efficient mode of transportation provides convenience for the circulation of goods in the Jianghuai region, so it has created the strongest advantage of China's business atmosphere.

A small boat crosses the gorge and crosses the water, and the sky is slightly rainy, and sometimes it seems to fall in mid-air, and when you look into the distance, it seems that you can't see it.

At the bow of the boat, there sat a scholar wearing a lily coat and a hat, exploring the celestial phenomena with great interest.

Long.

"Unexpectedly, the clouds are born in the northwest, and the fog locks in the southeast." The reader sighed.

The old man who was sailing at the stern of the boat couldn't understand what the scholar was saying, but he knew that the person who invited him to go out on this trip had a great background, so he cautiously asked the old man to take care of the reader.

Along the way, the scholars did not get off the boat, and only when there were no passing boats on the river, would they come out of the boat shed to breathe.

Ying Tianfu, listen to Yuxuan.

In this unknown courtyard, several prominent people appeared at the same time, and people seemed to be waiting for someone.

"Estimate the distance, it should be today, it's already afternoon, will the trip be delayed on the way?"

Qi Tai paced back and forth, and couldn't help but talk to himself.

Huang Zicheng was about to speak, but the afterglow swept to Ru Yu, and when he saw this "enemy", Huang Zicheng turned his head and was reluctant to speak.

Therefore, although there are five or six people in the courtyard pavilion, it seems very quiet.

"I don't think Xizhi should come, in case Jinyiwei finds out that he has quietly come to the capital, then his hopes in the local area for many years will be ruined."

Seeing that no one spoke, a middle-aged man couldn't help but reply.

"But in the current situation of the imperial court, the people's hearts have dispersed, and many officials who are waiting and watching have begun to hesitate, so they need to be able to stabilize the people's hearts."

King Yan led his troops out of Liao, King Jin led his troops out of the fortress, King Qin made a comeback and began to lead his troops to quell the chaos, and the power of the three kings developed, which made some officials of Ying Tianfu feel threatened.

"Here we are."

"Mr. Nozomi is here."

At the door, the housekeeper came in to spread the word, and people hurriedly went to greet him.

Fang Xiaoru was in front of everyone, calm as usual, smiling, just seeing Fang Xiaoru's appearance, people suddenly felt relieved.

Even Huang Zicheng and Ru Yu, who were as powerful as fire and water, restrained a lot in front of Fang Xiaoru and could say a few words with a smile.

On the second day, the name of the emperor's grandson in the capital was more and more widespread, and even the market knew that the emperor's grandson was a very virtuous person.

And there is a saying that the king of Qin is stupid and unfavorable to fight on the front line.

King Qin's reputation has become smelly in Yingtianfu, and even a three-year-old child knows that King Qin is not a filial son.

Overnight, public opinion in the capital seemed to be united.

At this time, the song from the King of Yan arrived at Yingtianfu.

In the recital of King Yan, he first described the achievements of Liao, then understood the actual situation in the process, and then relied on the strategic thinking of the three lines of defense, and put forward a proposal to expand the border and Kaiping.

Of course, this matter was opposed by the minister, who believed that the current lack of people's power should be postponed.

There are also people who support it, and there is a trace of variables, which makes the complicated situation in Ying Tianfu more and more weird.

……

Shaanxi.

"Hiss."

"Hiss."

A shepherd drives the sheep, and on the yellow earth, the sheep run with small short legs, and from time to time bow their heads and chew grass roots.

Lying on a dirt slope, the shepherds have their eyes half-closed, and the sheep obediently stay around and walk around in a small area.

In the distance, there is a honeycomb coal workshop, and I happened to see a mule cart, pulling a cart full of honeycomb coal.

"This is such a big car, can it be sold out?" The shepherd thought curiously.

So the shepherds stayed near for the whole day, and in the evening they saw the cart carrying the coal returning, and it was empty.

"It's really strange, in the past, only southerners came to do business, but I didn't expect northerners to be able to run so far to do business."

The shepherd glanced at it and left thoughtfully.

"Hiss."

"Baa

Day 2.

Several technical probes, probing on the land.

There is a lot of coal in Shaanxi, although it is not as good as Shanxi, but it is also a good place, if the water resources are more in the south and less in the north, then the coal resources are just replaced, and it belongs to the north and the south.

According to the topographical speculation of China Heavy Industry Technology News, if the coal resources of the grassland are the first, then Shanxi is the second, and Shaanxi is the third.

In the coal mining area.

The steam engine "clicked" and "clicked" day and night to pump groundwater, and the old coal mine recruited a large number of miners.

Compared with the industry in Beiping, which is dominated by China Heavy Industry, the development of Shaanxi and Shanxi is more unique.

Because of the merger, there are many forces involved, which leads to the predominance of business activities.

Therefore, the miners' wages are small, the working environment is poor, and the mining time is long, not only that, but also the employment of the Honeycomb Coal Chamber of Commerce.

Slightly better were the steam engine factory and the coke refinery, both of which were modeled after the Peiping system.

Many local businessmen in Shaanxi saw business opportunities with smart people, but in the face of the merchant groups from Beiping with abundant capital, advanced technology and technical personnel, and some skilled workers, the strength of the two sides did not match at all.

Like an ant being crushed, in terms of business competition, it is not a combination of the Beiping business group.

In a nutshell.

The coal industry, honeycomb coal industry, and coke refining industry in Shaanxi and Shanxi are all controlled by the Beiping business group.

Whether it is the Qin Wangfu or the Jin Wangfu, they all have shares in the Beiping Business Group, so officially, the Beiping Business Group is not afraid of local businessmen.

One after another, the coal mines were taken by the Beiping merchant group, and the new wells were constantly probed, like a torrent of unstoppable.

Compared with Beiping Province, which lacks forests, Shaanxi can be said to be poor in terms of this resource, so the demand for honeycomb coal is stronger.

Residents around the coal yard will take the initiative to go to the coal yard to pull coal. After the introduction of honeycomb coal into Shaanxi, honeycomb coal dominated the world.

The common people of Shaanxi make a fire, they must first burn firewood, and while the fire is strong, add the coal, at this time, there will be a smoke dragon rising and soaring.

Whoever makes a fire, an alley is choking with the smell of fireworks.

You can also borrow hot charcoal from someone else's stove to "overheat", which will save a lot of trouble.

But to take a look at people when they are not in a hurry to use the fire, this is also a good way to take care of the neighborhood in the old days.

But you must remember to return a piece of new charcoal to others, otherwise people will remember it.

The disharmony between neighbors is caused by ignoring these trivial things in life, and the convenience of honeycomb coal has changed some of the ways of life of the people.

"Ge Changshi died of illness?"

When the news spread, many people looked at each other.

"This person died well, he is the most difficult person to deal with in Shaanxi, without him, we have more opportunities."

"It's really not the right time to die, King Qin led his troops to quell the chaos, and it was when he needed this person to maintain it in the rear, why did he die."

But dead is dead, and at such an age, it doesn't make it difficult for people to accept.

……

Pei Binh Province.

Guo Song, the new president of the Honeycomb Coal Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Dehui, the president of the Coal Industry Association, and Gao Changfang, the head of China Heavy Industries in Shanxi and Shaanxi.

There are also the big shopkeeper Zhou Shifeng and others, who followed the little prince to climb the mountain, plus the accompanying guards, nearly 100 people.

In a flat area halfway up the mountain, there was a pavilion that had been built, Zhu Gaochi sat down panting, and said with a smile: "It seems that you are going south and north, and your physical strength is stronger than mine." ”

"I don't dare to compare with the little prince."

Everyone laughed and laughed.

Zhu Gaochi didn't care, laughed and talked with everyone, and then restrained his smile, "The palace has been busy with Kaiping and expanding the defense recently, so the development in Shaanxi and Shanxi depends on the concerted efforts of all of you to make today's achievements." ”

Gao Changfang walked out of the crowd and reported the achievements of everything in Beiping over the past year.

"Because Shanxi is closer to Beiping Prefecture, the investment in Shanxi is greater than that in Shaanxi."

"In addition, the quality of coal mines in Shaanxi is very good, and there is a lot of coal that can be used directly for coking, which has attracted more investment."

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

With the experience of industrial development in Beiping, the Beiping business group has developed rapidly in the two places, and the momentum is not as slow as that of Beiping at the beginning.

The only drawback is that there is no humanistic environment of China Heavy Industry, which leads to a much worse environment for workers.

Fortunately, thanks to the influence of China Heavy Industry, it has a certain status in the business group, and it can be regarded as a scruple or two in the business group, and it does not really let go of its hands and feet, and uses people as livestock.

"Money is inexhaustible, a generation earns a generation's money." Zhu Gaochi opened his mouth, and the people in front of him pricked up their ears.

"The shopkeepers earn money, the workers get paid, and both sides get their own benefits, which is the long-term peace and stability."

"If only the shopkeepers earn money, and the workers can't even eat enough, can't feed their families, and have to work hard day and night, this kind of behavior will not go far."

Zhu Gaochi pointed.

People's hearts are always the most important, otherwise even the birthplace of the Renaissance, an industrial country, could not defeat the feudal agricultural countries of Africa, and was defeated twice.

"The little prince's guidance is right, we must reflect on it, and do everything according to the little prince's wishes."

Several Hui businessmen took the initiative to come forward to curry favor.

They knew that the little prince was talking about them, the people of China Heavy Industries, who had done a good job in this regard, and had suggested to them many times.

But who wants to put away the silver without earning it, and give it to the poor?

In the eyes of some merchants, they could earn more, but because of various restrictions, they earned less, that is, they gave money to others, which made many merchants unbearable.

"There are many good rules for businessmen in the south, such as mutual aid organizations such as the Bidding Association, which emphasize that everyone is friends when they go out, and they are brothers from all over the world."

"It is precisely because of the fine tradition that the merchants in some areas have a longer and more enduring journey than the merchants in other places."

Zhu Gaochi did not directly blame these businessmen, and blindly being tough could not convince people, especially when they needed their help.

Although the industries of Shaanxi and Shanxi have not completely entered the system of China Heavy Industry now, they must be integrated into the future.

Now, Zhu Gaochi is doing his best to improve the moral level of these businessmen, which is also in line with the traditional atmosphere.

"What the little prince said is that the achievements of Beiping's industrial environment are obvious to all, and we should do things according to the rules of Beiping."

Ding Yingyong, the boss of the Ding family of Hui merchants, took the initiative to come forward and support the little prince's remarks, whether he was sincere or not, his attitude was clear.

Under his leadership, more and more businessmen promised to improve the treatment of workers when they returned.

Zhu Gaochi praised their behavior and was very happy, and then put forward a plan for the construction of the Beiping-Shanxi-Shaanxi railway.

From Beiping City to Taiyuan City, from Taiyuan City to Xi'an City, the railway is nearly 3,000 miles long, and about 70 million catties of pig iron are needed.

Before the development of industrialization in Beiping Province, the annual iron output was five or six million catties, so the amount of iron used by this railway increased more than tenfold.

Last year.

The iron output of Beiping Mansion has reached a record high, exceeding 20 million catties, and all of them have been put into use, but they cannot meet half of the demand, not to mention that Beiping itself has to use a lot.

As for the iron production of Shaanxi and Shanxi, there is still a lot of hope at the moment, and even if the production is increased, it is not easy to control and cannot be planned.

"The advantages of the railway itself, I believe you see it in your eyes, and a railway nearly 3,000 miles long, running through Beiping, Shaanxi, Shanxi, what does it mean."

A large number of people who smiled at Zhu Gaochi, and the businessmen after listening to it, showed heavy breathing, and many of them turned excited.

Many projects in Peiping are controlled by China Heavy Industries, and the fact that businessmen cannot intervene does not mean that they are not tempted.

What does the demand for pig iron of only 70 million catties represent? It is worth tens of millions of taels of silver.

Of course it can't be counted that way.

China Heavy Industries has its own iron ore mining area, which belongs to the internal distribution model and cannot be measured by market prices.

For example, under the Ming service system, the cost of a ship is only more than 100 taels, but if it is purely through commercial means, the cost will at least double.

The current dilemma is not money, but workers.

Although Miyun Iron Mine has recruited many workers, the number of workers is still far from enough, so where are the redundant people?

South.

There are countless human resources in the south, and China Heavy Industry is beyond its reach, and it is unable to recruit workers from the south.

But the merchants in the south were different, they could transport grain from the south to the north, and naturally they could also transport people from the south to the north to work as workers.

"I don't know what the little prince's charter is, what can I do to serve the little prince." Juniper, the big salt merchant, tried to keep his calm and asked in a relaxed tone.

Zhu Gaochi did not play an official tone.

The industrial plans in Shaanxi and Shanxi have long been drawn up internally, and the benefits that are given up now can be recovered later.

The key is to develop industry as soon as possible.

"The benefits of Miyun iron ore no longer need to be explained, in order to double the iron production of Miyun iron ore, so China Heavy Industries decided to relax the restrictions on Miyun mining area."

Many people's eyes lit up, if they could open a mine in Miyun, it would be silver for nothing.

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile: "All families are allowed to open mines in the Miyun Iron Mine, and as for the workers, it is forbidden to recruit locally in Beiping, and they need to recruit people from the south." ”

Without waiting for everyone to be happy, Zhu Gaochi emphasized: "But the management needs to be responsible for the Miyun Division, and you need to follow the system of the Miyun Division." ”

This is similar to the reason that Shaanxi opened up oil in later generations and allowed private individuals to drill, but production and sales were subject to government management.

Busy with work during the day and another hour of overtime at night, today's update is only 4,000 words.

(End of chapter)