bayedsolid First Minister Section 577
First Minister Section 577
But for a while, Zhang Ximeng didn't have the energy to teach him. The big mess left by Beiping still needs to be successfully taken over.
After Zhu Di has been in business for these years, it is really worth sorting out what treasures there are.
A total of eight boxes were placed in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Faced with these things, Lao Zhu couldn't calm down anymore.
He invited Empress Ma and Zhu Biao, including Zhang Ximeng, to take inventory together.
The first is the factory, which is also Zhu Di's most important industry... Kaiping's wool textile factory alone has as many as 150 workers of various kinds, and can produce as many as [-] million pieces of woolen wool every year, and it is still rising rapidly !
Although the wool textile factory is in Kaiping, there are also printing and dyeing, tailoring, and garment making in Beiping. There are more than [-] workers in the entire industrial chain.
In addition to textile factories, the second item is a huge transportation company, which is even larger in scale.
There are [-] inland waterway ships and more than [-] seagoing ships.
The Grand Canal, the Dagu Port, timber, grain, medicinal materials, and minerals in Liaodong, woolen cloth, cattle, horses and livestock in Peiping, silk and tea in the south, exchanges of goods between the north and the south, and shipping companies in Peiping accounted for more than half of the market.
The entire number of employees actually exceeded 15!
"My lord, now Beiping's military production is quite impressive, basically the largest one outside of Yingtian." Zhang Ximeng said slowly.
The military industry in Beiping was left by Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang.After the recovery of Beiping, in order to prevent Beiyuan's counterattack, a large-scale military workshop was left around Beiping.
At that time, swords, armor, guns, and artillery could be produced... After so many years, Beiping has added mining, steelmaking, and iron manufacturing, basically completing the industrial chain.
Even Beiping can produce and maintain textile machinery, and has a large number of skilled craftsmen.
Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that Beiping is regarded as the place with the highest industrial level in Ming Dynasty.
This does not include the hundreds of farming companies in Beiping, as well as a large number of pastures and forest farms... In addition, Beiping has also built two large-scale schools.
The Peking University Hall and the Peking Normal School, these two schools together can provide more than [-] talents of various kinds every year.
After all the calculations, even Zhu Yuanzhang sighed secretly, let alone Zhu Biao. He put Zhu Di in Beiping, hoping that his fourth brother could use his way to make a fortune.
Now it seems that Zhu Di not only made a breakthrough, but also gave him a mountain of gold and a mountain of silver!
"Father, the fourth brother has made great contributions to the country! I really can't bear to take him away from Peiping and let us pick up Peiping like this."
Zhu Yuanzhang groaned slightly, and couldn't help saying: "To be honest, it's the desperate efforts of the fourth brother who can make such a big family fortune. If you replace it with the rest of you, no one can do it! But since the matter has come to this point, There is nothing else to say, the family business in Peiping is too big and must be dismantled."
Zhu Yuanzhang made a final decision, Peiping was really too big and too fat.
A food war made people see the strength of Peiping.
Zhu Di contributed more than 300 million shi of grain, more than one-third of the ammunition invested by the imperial court.
Don't forget, this is only the initial output of the grain company, as long as they are given time, in a few years, it will definitely skyrocket.
At that time, food, weapons, woolen goods, minerals... Beiping will have whatever it wants.
In terms of strength, it is almost as good as half of the Ming Dynasty.
"Father, although Beiping is the capital of the old Yuan Dynasty, it can't be regarded as a barren land, but it is far inferior to the affluent land in the south of the Yangtze River. My child is still confused. Why can the fourth brother get so much money? But our court can't give much money. Money!" Zhu Biao looked confused.
Zhang Ximeng sighed and said, "This is the achievement of Beiping...and also the power of developing industry and commerce. Is there any timber in the Central Plains? Yes, ships? There are also! But the timber, food, and ships in the Central Plains are all scattered in every household. , can’t be counted at all. It can’t be included in the wealth of the imperial court, and it can’t generate income, so it can only be ignored. It seems to be a lot, but if you calculate it carefully, there is not much to use.”
"But once it is converted into a business model, it is calculated by money. Beiping has established a large number of factory companies. It is clear at a glance how much output these factories have and how much tax they have paid. All of them can be used as a force at the disposal of the court. In this way, the calculation When it rises, the output is very high, and the amount of disposable wealth is astonishing!"
Zhang Ximeng summed it up here, and suddenly smiled: "Your Highness, I'm just speaking roughly. Hu Yan has studied this matter very deeply, and his calculations are very clear... To be honest, Princess Ningguo has a good vision. This son-in-law is really a young talent. , What an amazing talent!"
Hearing this, Lao Zhu blushed slightly, he was indeed a little embarrassed, the son-in-law he chose was a dude, and the husband his daughter was looking for was a promising young man.His vision is not as good as that of a child.
"Sister, how about we invite this Hu Yan to the palace later and let us have a look?"
Empress Ma thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "It's better to go to the Royal Library and ask Feng girl and Shu Ning to invite Hu Yan over. They all come from the same school, and they can chat together if they get together. Let's go Listen to the lectures, and get to know what young people think...don't put on the posture of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, if you scare away this good son-in-law, it will be our loss."
Lao Zhu finally nodded, "Okay, listen to my sister. We understand that we won't order mandarin ducks anymore. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and don't be horses and cows for their children and grandchildren! In the future, the children will be entrusted. They have the ability No matter how much territory they lay down, we don't have to worry about it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was never willing to admit defeat, finally had the idea of letting go.
Zhang Ximeng was secretly happy. In fact, the old official system was not only about left and right ministers. The real core was that the previous design was to allow Lao Zhu to better control the government.Now that Lao Zhu is willing to let go and restrain the clan, there is no reason for the new reform to fail.
"My lord, Beiping has a lot of assets and a lot of liabilities, what do you think should I do?"
Old Zhu said: "What else can I do? The fourth child is no longer in Beiping, so no matter what, he cannot be allowed to bear this debt!"
Chapter 8 and One: Beiping, No. [-] in the World
Hu Yan responded to the sky with Zhang Shuning and others. Compared with others, Hu Yan concentrated on academics. He carefully studied Zhu Di's political achievements in Beiping and came to a conclusion that Zhu Di's governance was the best in the world.
Even if Zhang Ximeng's achievements in layout and Chu Qi's efforts in governance are excluded, Zhu Di's achievements are absolutely number one.
This first far surpassed other vassal kings, and also surpassed the provinces of the Central Plains.
But Zhu Di's contribution cannot be described simply as national security and folk music, prosperity of all industries.
It must be measured with a new standard. Hu Yan has been busy for so long just to find out this suitable standard.Today, Hu Yan feels that he can answer.
He just came to Beijing, young and handsome, full of talent and learning, clothed in dusty clothes, but it is hard to hide the literary talent in his bones.No wonder Princess Ningguo fell in love with Hu Yan at first sight.
With this kind of bearing, he is much stronger than those dudes.
After Hu Yan came to Beijing, he was also arranged in Zhang Ximeng's mansion, and Zhang Ximeng also met Hu Yan in advance and chatted with him a lot.Hu Yan also told the whole story without any reservations, and asked Zhang Ximeng for advice.
"You have thought very well. You have understood the few suggestions I gave you and integrated them into them. It is indeed very good. Take a good rest. In the next day, you will face His Majesty's inquiries in the Royal Library. But you have to be careful with it.”
Hu Yan nodded again and again. In fact, he had met Zhu Yuanzhang a few times when he was in Beiping, and he only felt that Lao Zhu was a very kind and peaceful person, and he had nothing to be afraid of.
Hu Yan said goodbye, went back to lie low, and when he got up on the seventh day, the sun had already risen, and even Zhu Yuanzhang had washed up. Hu Yan quickly washed up, had some breakfast, and followed Zhang Shuning to the Royal Library.
Zhu Yuanzhang followed behind, and in front of Zhu Yuanzhang was actually Zhu Di.
"Why is he following you? He's afraid of losing money!"
Zhu Di laughed hotly, "It's because you didn't drink enough today that you fell for his tricks! I really thought you were too young! Just like him, you can beat him ten times!"
As he said that, Zhu Di also showed his huge fist.
Wang Taolan looked at his chubby hands, the fight must have been over.It has something to do with it, Zhu Di wants to bully you, so he has to weigh his own weight.
"You can remind him that he is far away in the sky, and you are close at hand! If we really fight, it's easy to say who wins!"
Zhu Di suddenly laughed, "You said Zhu Yuanzhang, what is he doing with you all the time? Why are we fighting? Could it be that we can be friends! You can tell him! The owner of this steamed stuffed bun shop, you sent Yiguanqian, And apologized to me. You really are a rogue."
Zhu Di was not honest. Today Zhu Yuanzhang played a trick and tossed Zhu Di so much that the boss could see what was going on.But in the face of a big drunk, what else can he do, so he let us go.
Turning around, Zhu Di sobered up, sent the money over, and even apologized to the boss, which was considered to be the end of the matter.As a feudal lord, it was a mistake to be able to do that.
Zhu Yuanzhang blinked, that was really a problem, why did I think of Zhu Di first when I took Lao Zhu's golden seal, and wanted to deal with me?
There is no reason at all, it is instinct.
That must be Zhu Yuanzhang's nonsense. It can only show that Zhu Di has indeed threatened Xiao Ming's danger, so he just waits to be split up obediently!
"He is right, and he still needs to see the results. In short, without you in the capital, he can't even think about calling the wind and calling the rain and doing whatever he wants!"
Zhu Di was stunned for a while, and even touched his nose, what's wrong with you? Obviously playing well with Zhang Shuning, but Zhu Yuanzhang is so alienated from me!
Could it be that he led me to play at the beginning?
But the problem is that the big guy was so fat back then that he wanted to marry a princess, which frightened your father, how did you play with him?
Zhu Di is also boring, I don't care about Zhu Yuanzhang's offense at all.
Instead, he was determined to win over the eldest son.
In Zhu Di's view, the eldest son and Zhang Shuning are completely two extremes.But crouching dragon and phoenix chicks are a perfect match.If he can get the help of that eldest son, his future career will definitely flourish.
But Zhu Yuanzhang just agreed, which makes people feel helpless!
Of course, it doesn't matter what Zhu Di thinks, what Zhu Yuanzhang thinks, what happened today is not about us being the protagonists.There is only one real protagonist, and that is Hu Yan!
On the royal side, only Zhang Ximeng came, Ma Huangqian also came, and Zhu Biao also arrived at the same time.
What is even more surprising is that a group of golden branches and jade leaves headed by Princess Ningguo also came.Although you are a little far away, you can still see vaguely.
When Hu Yan walked over in a commoner dress, Princess Ning's heart was touched immediately.
Check it out!
That's the son-in-law you're looking at, are they convinced?
The rest of the princesses also know what you're thinking, and they think that Hu Yan has nothing to do, is he just a big scholar, and it's worth his being so nympho?
For the contempt of those vulgar people, Princess Ningguo just snorted and didn't care.
Your whole heart hangs under Hu Yan, it depends on how I behave!
Hu Yan failed the expectations of the public, and he was indeed lacking in family demeanor.
I first saluted Lao Zhu, Ma Huangqian, Wang Tao, Zhang Chengtian and others, then went to my seat and sat upright.
Zhu Biao was the first to speak, and I asked: "Recently, you have estimated the industry in Beiping, and found that the value is very low... far exceeding that of other provinces, even the rich Huaidong and Zhejiang, which are hard to come by. Nothing wrong?"
Hu Yan bowed to salute, and then said: "My lord, the mystery here, two words, can cover all...efficiency!"
"how to say?"
Hu Yan continued: "Those two words were not your original creation, they were summed up before you asked the grand master for advice. When you investigated in Beiping, you felt that those two words were very important...Your Majesty, you know, Xiao Ming How much grain can a farmer grow in a year?"
Wang Tao was stunned, and then said: "The situation is the same everywhere. As far as you know, after the founding of Xiaoming, and even ten years after Hongwu, farmers in many places can produce one or two thousand catties of grain a year. Only recently, Due to the birth of a small number of children, counting the food for the population, if it is distributed to a farmer, it may still be four hundred catties."
Hu Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, we know how much food can be produced by a worker in Tuntian Company?"
Zhu Biao frowned, "The quantity is large, so it's worth eight million shi of grain!"
Hu Yan nodded, "Indeed, according to your calculations, it's less than seven thousand catties!"
"It's possible!"
It was someone else who raised the question first, and it was Zhang Ximeng!
Seven thousand catties, a rough estimate, there are no less than seventy stones, and if placed in the Central Plains, it is less than seventy acres of land.The grain production in Beiping and Liaodong is estimated to be [-] mu, or even less.
Zhang Ximeng is a professional, and there is no old saying in the countryside. There is a cow on [-] mu of land, and his wife and children are cold on the kang.A farmer, even if he has no cattle, is only eighty or seventy mu.
What's going on in Beiping, Lao Zhu is vague, and even if he is exhausted, he can get a hundred acres!
Hu Yan was flustered and hurried, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if you are a farmer, it is really easy to cultivate a hundred acres. Because the farmland is suitable for sowing an infinite number of days, if you miss the farming season, you will not be able to sow. So farmers In the beginning of the year, when the farming is busy, you have to stay outside the field, but when the farming is slack, you can do other things."
Zhang Ximeng nodded slightly, "He's talking about it, why is Beiping the same as other places?"
"Returning to Your Majesty, it's because of the climate!"
"climate?"
"That's right!" Hu Yan said with a smile: "From Beiping to Liaodong, although there is one season of crops, because the temperature is the same, there is no difference in the time of sowing. The south is sown early, and the north is hot and sowed late. When harvesting, Because the north is hot first, the north will harvest earlier."
Hu Yan was in a hurry, "There is no difference in time, a few small farming companies can deploy manpower and animal power. When farming from south to north, when harvesting, from north to south. In that way, our One person is almost as good as two people!"
Lao Zhu was startled, and instantly figured it out.
Correct!
That's the beauty of small farming!
A small piece of cultivated land belongs to one or several companies, and can be dispatched calmly. With one order, hundreds of acres of land are all subject to one voice arrangement.
If it is placed in the interior, where there are large farmers everywhere, it will definitely be possible.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing else. Due to the small scale of the Tuntian Company, we can choose the most suitable place to set up a warehouse. Moreover, the granary is extremely small. Before the grain is harvested, it is sent to the granary immediately, and before drying, it is directly returned to the warehouse!" Hu Yan explained: "In the west of Liaoning, there is no such kind of earth dragon that occupies a very large area...the firewood is burned on the top, and then the harvested grain is placed on the bottom, and no one is responsible for frying to ensure that the grain is moist enough to enter. Ku, in the Central Plains, is also unimaginable."
After listening to Hu Yan's introduction, Wang Taolan became interested. It is a rare thing to dry the degraded grain. There was no special drying tower in the previous life. Before the library, it was going to be moldy.
The first common people, whether they have that condition or not, can only rely on drying.
However, Tuntian Company can build small-scale earth dragons to dry grain.
In places with vast land and few people, there is no sufficient fuel, such as wood and coal, so there is no need to play.
Zhang Chengtian realized that it might be an opportunity to use coal on a small scale... Once the demand for coal goes down, steam pumps will come.
It is possible to degenerate from a steam pump to a steam engine.
At this moment, Zhang Chengtian's heart was very surging.
Hu Yan continued: "Sufficient food supply has ensured the operation of Beiping factories, cloth, wood, furniture, farm tools... so that the output of minerals, steel, and steel have all increased a lot. To be honest, you are still living in a coal mine. In the past few days, relying on the assistance of Junior Brother Zhang, you have researched a new type of shovel, which can increase the speed by eight times when combined with your working methods!"
When mentioning that matter, Zhu Di immediately said: "Indeed, the fault is eight times! It is seven times! Seven times! That incident also makes you understand that reading is really useless!"
What Zhu Di said is also the role of scientific management, which is nothing more than a big test.
Hu Yan smiled and nodded, and then said: "According to your calculations, farmers in Beiping generally produce eight times less grain, seven times less wool, four times less steel, and ten times less coal than those in the Central Plains!"