Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 566 ZTE Machine

"Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng!"

Hearing 500,000 yuan, Zhu Yixi couldn't stop talking.

Since the time travel, there are only two people who treat him best, one is Sun Chuanting and the other is Li Zicheng.

Parents can't compare.

Sun Chuanting made him grow from nothing, and Li Zicheng let him go from flat ground to high-rise buildings. They are simply lucky stars!
Huguang was given by Li Zicheng, the throne was half given away, and now the city of Beijing is half given away, which is simply a big gift package.

As a pioneer for the king, you are too pioneering, burning yourself and shining on others, great!

"If you don't sell it, why keep it?"

Zhu Yixi asked back: "Just relying on the greediness of those people, no matter how good the business is, it can be done well!"

Eunuchs are loyal, but they are greedy for money, so they can't make full use of it, especially money.

If outsiders are greedy, if you slaughter it, it will be taken back. If eunuchs are greedy, you can't move lightly, for fear of hurting the hearts of these people, fearing that no one will use it.

Zhang Qi was silent.

"The grain shop and the salt shop are kept, they are things related to people's livelihood, otherwise I will sell them."

The emperor was straightforward.

Seeing that the emperor didn't care about it, Zhang Qi continued: "The coal mine in Menmengou earned tens of thousands of yuan when it snowed, but there are more mines now. Your Majesty, private mines are prevalent, so we can't let them... "

"Okay, I see."

Zhu Yixi waved his hand to show that he understood, but he didn't remember it at all.

Beijing's heating problem is very important, and charcoal is obviously not enough, only coal is suitable, and the creation of honeycomb briquettes has brought the application of coal to a peak.

Last winter, the number of deaths from freezing in the entire Beijing city decreased significantly, which is the best proof.

But such a big profit, no one will not see it, so naturally they flock to it and make a big deal of it.

Seeing that the profits were robbed, and many of them were high-ranking officials, Zhang Qi didn't dare to act blindly.

And Zhang Qi's first thought was to file a complaint and then monopolize it. He even planned to expand the coal shop and monopolize it.

But the emperor put an end to his idea.

It is difficult to drive industrial development by relying solely on official operations or royal family operations, and the initial stage of the mining industry is no exception.

"Monopoly franchises won't work."

The emperor opened his mouth and said: "It's often not long to eat alone. Rules are dead, but people are alive. Just make room."

"What about the cotton and wool mills?"

Cotton cloth is the livelihood of the people, and wool is related to the army and grassland strategy, and its importance is self-evident.

"Your Majesty, as far as the cotton factory is concerned, there are two cotton factories. Although the fine cloth spun is not as good as those in the south of the Yangtze River, it is better in quality and cheap, and can add thousands of yuan every month."

Zhang Qi said excitedly.

He was amazed by the emperor's whimsical ideas.

According to the rules of the past, cotton producers were located in the south of the Yangtze River, so they naturally had to set up factories in the south of the Yangtze River, but the emperor chose to set up factories in Tianjin.

Cotton is purchased from the south of the Yangtze River, shipped to Tianjin, spun on the spot, and then sold to the capital, Shandong, and North Zhili, which is fast and cheap.

Although the technology is not as good as people's, but the quantity is large and the price is cheap, and there is also a time difference and a short distance, so naturally I earn a lot.

Although summer is here, the army's padded armor is still in use!
"As for the wool factory, it is rushing to make leather boots and underwear, preparing for the second half of the Beijing camp..."

These factories, or the textile industry, are not important for the emperor to be profitable, but more like a catfish, breaking the peaceful business.

Leading role is greater than profit.

To be honest, no matter how much business makes money, it is easy to get dirty, and it is impossible to get rid of competing with the people for profit.

It is still refreshing to collect taxes, and there is a steady stream.

However, if it is something related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, such as salt and grain, it must be managed.

"Taiwan's sucrose must be made well."

There was a hint of thought on Zhu Yixi's fair face, with a bit of joy and regret in his eyes: "100,000 yuan of silver dollars will be invested in Taiwan to build sugarcane gardens and sugar houses. This is not as easy as selling salt."

Use sugar to export, exchange it for silver, and then go to the Ministry of Industry to make silver coins, and the Ministry of Households will make another profit.

"By the way, Your Majesty, you said before that the spindles were spun vertically, and you sent someone to try it out, which really surprised the old minister. You can spin multiple spindles at a time, which can be said to be a great surprise for cotton mills. ..."

Zhang Qi's mouth trembled, and he couldn't believe it when he mentioned this.

The spindles placed horizontally can spin two or three spindles. This is one loom for three looms!
"Continue to improve."

The emperor smiled slightly, and continued: "Two or three roots are not enough, we must continue to change them, and change to eight, ten, or even twenty is the best."

"However, when you reach eight, let's make them and produce them, so that we can change clothes for the Beijing camp before winter."

The new style of military gowns is not so easy to make, especially in winter when wool is added to the inner lining. If it is still the same as before, it will not be possible to complete the change of 100,000 people in two or three years.

But now it is different. The Jenny machine was released by him ahead of time, and the task can be completed in just a few months. This is definitely an unprecedented achievement.

Who would have thought that James Hargreaves, the inventor of the jenny machine, would have driven the Industrial Revolution just by overthrowing the loom?
India provides cotton yarn for the UK, North America and Europe provide the market, and where is the Ming market?
Daming, with a population of over [-] million, produced an unimaginable amount of textiles.

North Korea, Japan, Annan, Siam?
No, these are not enough. Only the Indochina Peninsula and the Indian Peninsula can truly digest them.

"Your Majesty, this loom is so wonderful, why don't you give it a good name?"

Unable to hide the joy in his heart, Zhang Qi immediately flattered him.

This really stumps me, it can't be called the emperor machine, or the imperial machine, or even the Beijing machine!
"It's called the Zhongxing Machine."

Zhu Yixi thought for a while, and then slowly uttered something.

"This machine has witnessed the great Ming ZTE, and the ZTE machine is justified."

Zhang Qi applauded and applauded, full of admiration.

ZTE Daming?ZTE should be the Chinese nation.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, China has been sitting on the top spot in the world, and the last time it was also in the top three, but now it is gradually being overtaken. Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Britain, and even France and Italy are gradually catching up. Who can know the taste?
Zhu Yixi was lost in thought as he looked at the weeds that had been exposed to the sun.

In many people's minds, as long as they are businessmen, they will be listed as capitalists. This is a big deal.

Capitalists, by definition, are predators of surplus resources.

In Britain, the capitalists are the new aristocracy; in Portugal and Spain, the capitalists are the landed aristocracy; in Germany, the Junkers are the aristocrats; in Tsarist Russia, the slave owners.

Capital cannot develop without the participation of those in power.

Driven by the rich and powerful, it will spread to the common people, thereby driving productivity.

(End of this chapter)