Shanxi.

The consulate is five, the state is three, the state is sixteen, and the county is seventy-nine.

It is four thousand four hundred wonders.

In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the household was 595,444 and the mouth was 4,72,127.

This is the number of registered people, which is higher than the population of Beiping by more than 1 million, even if the current Beiping, in the original history, has increased more population.

It is the most populous province among the three provinces of Beiping, Shanxi and Shaanxi.

The first two years.

Because of the smooth disposal of Lanyu, Zhu Yuanzhang gave power to his three sons, King Qin, King Jin, and King Yan.

The influence of the crown prince's lineage, as well as the worries about the vassal king, which lasted for many years to suppress the vassal king, was reversed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

That year.

The country's chief administrative departments have undergone a major change according to the procuratorial department, and in the process of the transfer, there has been a gap of several months.

This period of blank political power caused the power of the vassal king to expand rapidly.

Now the blue jade case is a thing of the past.

in Shanxi.

Taiyuan is the city where the king of Jin is located, and those merchants from other places wisely avoided Taiyuan, and they chose Shanxi Xingdusi.

Datong.

On a section of the construction site, workers are building a railroad.

The Beiping Railway Engineering Team has built railways for many years, not only stockpiling rich engineering technology, but also cultivating a large number of qualified workers.

The railway engineering team in Shanxi, although it seems to have nothing to do with Beiping.

However, the direction of capital, technology, main managers, equipment and other directions were all sent by the Beiping Railway Engineering Team.

An ox pulls a stone mill to flatten the filled road back and forth, and not only that, but after the back and forth is flattened, several workers will use stone pans to continue tamping.

It was still very cold at the beginning of spring, but many of the workers were already wearing short clothes.

The workers wiped their sweat with a white towel on their shoulders, a luxury that was unimaginable in the past.

"Hey, do you want this towel?"

Someone asked.

"This towel is rotten, if you want it, give it to you." Young workers were unimpressed.

The towels are made in Beiping.

The increase in the cultivated area of Beiping, in addition to cultivating grain, will also cultivate cash crops, and the improvement of the economy has driven more demand.

Where there is a market, there will be production.

The engineering team is the core department of China Heavy Industries and a pillar industry.

Therefore, the workers here, although they are not wearing the overalls of China Heavy Industries, it is impossible to wear clothes embroidered with swallows on their chests.

However, their treatment is on par with that of the Beiping engineering team.

A towel every month is just one of the many benefits.

Just right.

Several businessmen came to inspect the construction site.

The construction of railways in Shaanxi and Shanxi is not wholly owned by China Heavy Industries, but has absorbed a large amount of external funds.

These businessmen can be called shareholders.

When they saw the behavior of the workers, their hearts seemed to bleed and they felt distressed.

"China Heavy Industries is too generous to workers." One of the merchants was dissatisfied, explaining: "It's not that I'm stingy with the workers, but I also have a towel every month, is it necessary?" ”

"Anyway, it's not your own money that you use, and other people's money isn't spent hard." The man next to him chimed in.

On railway projects, businessmen contributed money, but were not involved in management and production.

So more businessmen are keen to open mines.

They went to Beiping, Shaanxi, and Shanxi to find a good place to open mines, and the China Heavy Industry Union sent technicians to help them detect good places.

The shallow coal-bearing areas have long been recorded as the most fiercely contested mines by merchants.

The second is the area detected by China Heavy Industries, with good mining conditions and rich coal resources.

Labor in Beiping was scarce, and it was necessary to recruit from the south and bring it to the north, and the cost paid by merchants was higher than that of Shaanxi and Shanxi.

However, the business environment in Beiping has become famous for many years, so that many businessmen who pursue stability are willing to invest in Beiping.

Merchants who pursued more profits, or who could not compete with others in Beiping, turned their attention to Shaanxi and Shanxi.

Eggs are not put in one basket.

At the same time as the mining was opened, the excess funds were invested in the railway industry, and after years of propaganda by China Heavy Industries, many businessmen were still willing.

Eighty percent of such businessmen come from the Jianghuai region.

In more areas, the economy is still predominantly traditional, and the landlords are mainly wealthy, who are more keen to buy land.

Therefore, Zhu Gaochi attaches great importance to the businessmen in the Jianghuai region.

Because only the businessmen in the Jianghuai region have abundant funds and can become an important driving force.

The rich rival country describes the economic model of the Jianghuai region.

"We should participate in production management, and we can't let China Heavy Industries waste our money so much, if so, I might as well withdraw our investment."

The merchant said angrily.

"Yes."

"That's not what was said at last year's Peking Business Conference."

Several businessmen were dissatisfied.

At this time.

"It's time to eat!"

In the shed, the housekeeper shouted, shaking the iron bell.

The workers in this section put down their work and walked in the direction of the shed, where they lined up to get food and vegetables.

In the pot for vegetables, in addition to vegetables and pickles, there is also meat and oil.

The level of food here has exceeded 80% of the population of the Ming Dynasty, so it can attract many people if you can eat a full stomach, not to mention that there is still money to be paid.

On a traditional pier.

For a temporary chore, the workers had to huddle together and give their lives to fight for work, because there were so many unemployed, and there were only so many jobs offered.

The same is true now.

These workers value the permanent jobs they are now getting more than their lives.

"It's like going back a few years." The housekeeper squatted on the lump with a smile, looked at the workers who were engrossed in eating, and couldn't help but sigh.

He didn't expect it either.

Relying on his ability to cook, he went all the way from Beiping to Shanxi.

"The same food we eat over there in Beiping?"

The construction site is very simple, some of the workers eat squatting, some are standing, and some are sitting directly on the ground.

In groups of three or five, there is a lunch break of an hour after eating, which is the time for them to recover their strength and chat and chat.

A few people surrounded the room to take care of things, and they liked to listen to him talk about things in Beiping.

Because they're listening to their future.

The housekeeper doesn't know any big truth, but the development of Peking is getting better and better, and many people are living a good life.

This good day depends on what standard is used.

If you look at it from the perspective of later generations, it is not a good life, it is just a line of food and clothing, and you can buy some daily necessities and the like.

But in the hearts of the housekeeper, it is tantamount to a good day!

"Yes, it's worse." The housekeeper said bluntly, "After all, our side has just begun to develop. ”

"Didn't you say the same food allowance?" There are workers who are curious.

"The food in Beiping is cheap, and there are a lot of pigs, sheep, chickens and fish in the market, as long as you have the money, you can buy as much as you want, but we don't have it."

The steward explained.

It dawned on the workers.

"I wish I could live like this soon."

"Yes, yes, as long as we China Heavy Industry stays and develops industrialization in our country, we are no worse than Beiping."

"That's right."

I ate a full meal in small talk.

There were many people lying under the shade of the trees, some of whom had fallen asleep, others who had closed their eyes and recuperated, and in short, they were quiet.

And even further afield.

Dozens of workers gathered around, staring at the blackboard in front of them, and a worker wearing a Chinese heavy industry uniform was teaching the workers to read and learn culture.

The expansion of China Heavy Industries requires more qualified managers.

In Shanxi, they select those who are diligent, responsible, self-motivated, and willing to take the initiative to learn from among the local workers.

"Management is not a simple thing, let alone let others listen to their own words, you need to learn."

"If you don't even know words and don't understand reason, how can you manage people."

That's what I started with.

Then it's time to learn the knowledge of the specialty, and then start to refine.

These workers will eventually become stewards and integrate into China Heavy Industries, and they are undoubtedly supporters of China Heavy Industries in Shanxi.

Through them, the influence and control of China Heavy Industries will also be comprehensively improved.

This can also be called cultural transmission.

Just like Confucian culture.

After learning Confucian culture, you will naturally get close to the Central Plains civilization until you integrate into it and consider yourself Chinese.

At another teaching location.

The workers trained here will soon end their training, and if there is no accident, it will not be long before they will basically become small stewards.

The workers who are training can't hold it anymore.

Better days seem to be rolling out before their eyes.

Today.

The expression of the training gentleman was a little different from before, full of solemnity and seriousness, and there was no gentleness in the past.

In these years, not only Sheren joined China Heavy Industry, but also a lot of scholars, Xiucai accounted for the vast majority, and this gentleman was a lifter.

He is a progressive, and he recognized the civilization exuded by China Heavy Industry itself very early on, and took the initiative to participate in it.

"The little prince once said that his greatest wish is to fall on the ground and wipe away the shame on China."

"Thirty years ago."

Mr. Training, pointing to the workers present, said with grief and indignation: "We are all inferior. ”

"Our lives are worse than a sheep."

"Our civilization has been devastated."

"Our national dignity is destroyed."

"Now that we have recovered the Chinese civilization, we must always remember that because our civilization is too strong, when we are weak and defeated, we will definitely be condemned by the enemy as inferior."

"China Heavy Industry wants to promote industrialization, and only industrialization is the road we must walk."

"You are just workers now, but you are different, and you are the future leaders of China Heavy Industries."

Mr. Training bent down in front of everyone and folded his hands in a big salute.

"When you come to that day, please don't forget the national mission you still have!"

For the first time, the workers faced this situation.

They're just ordinary people.

Face the loess with your back to the sky.

But the common people are the ones who know the most about kindness, because they are not involved in higher interests and are not disturbed by these factors.

In the face of Mr.'s gift, these workers hurriedly returned the gift, and they all said heavily, that they did not dare to forget Mr.'s teachings.

(End of chapter)