Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 541 To be rich, build roads first

"Well, it's not just about the navy, have you rested comfortably these few days?" Of course Chongzhen knew what Li Zi wanted to shout just now, but he still pouted his beard and snorted coldly.

Seeing Liu Hongjian's playful smile, Chongzhen felt as if he had eaten rat feces.

It's like taking care of the Chinese cabbage that I have been raising for more than ten years, but it is pushed by a pig, and the vegetable farmer has to close the door and take a few days off to prevent the pig from being disturbed.

Then this lazy pig who had been working for five days finished the cabbage and came to greet the vegetable farmer with a grin on his face, no matter how good-tempered he was, he couldn't stand it.

"Hey Your Majesty, from what you said, the minister is not just resting these few days! What do you think this is?"

Liu Hongjian knew that the uncle was feeling uncomfortable and didn't care, so he took out several documents that he had drawn up when he was at home with his wife and children and handed them to Chongzhen.

""Proposal on Expansion of Spinning, Glass, Cement, etc. Workshops", "Proposal on Constructing Official Roads Connecting the North and South of Ming Dynasty", this is..." Chongzhen took the page and muttered.

"If you want to get rich, build roads first. Your Majesty, as far as I know, the fastest way to travel from the capital to Fujian in the south of the Yangtze River is by water, and it takes [-] days to transfer all the way through the canal.

But if you take the official road, you will never get there within two months, this is because of the disadvantage of traffic.

It's nothing if it's peaceful, but once there's a war, the imperial army will delay the fighting opportunity, this is one of them.

Even in the Taiping era, economic development is still inseparable from convenient transportation. Merchants need transportation to benefit the world. This is the second.

Therefore, I think that since there are such sharp tools as cement and concrete, the most urgent task for the Ming Dynasty is to build an official road that runs through the north and south, which has never been seen before or since! "

When it comes to the official road, Liu Hongjian has the most say. Daming has an official road, but it is just a slightly spacious dirt road.

In addition, Daming's important means of transportation - the carriage has no shock absorption system at all, and the wheels are completely hard to hit the ground, and the jolting force is really unbearable for young people.

As a result, from ancient times to the Ming Dynasty, many old ministers who were relegated died on the way to their posts. One of the main reasons was that the journey was too tiring.

Although he can't afford to go to the Amazon jungle to dump rubber trees now, but if he can pave the official road with cement, he thinks that not only the speed of the horse-drawn carriage will be much faster, but the comfort will also be doubled.

"Is it all paved with cement concrete? How much money will it cost." Chongzhen naturally knew the benefits of officialdom, but he knew the cost of the cement even more.

In addition to the cost of labor and other costs to build those dams and canals last year, the cement alone cost nearly 100 million taels, and this is the cost price of the cement workshop sold to the Ministry of Industry.

And what is proposed in this document is to build a brand new official road from the capital directly to the Guangzhou mansion, my God!That's thousands of miles away.

"I have estimated that if the quality and quantity are guaranteed, plus labor, materials, etc., at least ten million taels of silver will be needed.

But your majesty, you can't just look at the sacrifices in front of you! "Liu Hongjian knew that Uncle Chongzhen was afraid of poverty, and he was not willing to spend money when he had money, but he was sure to persuade this uncle.

"Although our initial investment in this official road is a bit large, this cement official road is not comparable to the original official road. We can set up checkpoints along the way to collect fees, emmm, that is, road maintenance fees.

As long as the road maintenance fee is paid, no matter whether he is a civilian or a businessman, he can take our roads.

I did some calculations, if a peddler leads the way from Guangzhou, it will take about [-] days for a carriage full of goods to reach the capital, which is more than [-] days faster than water transportation, and only [-] renminbi for road maintenance. "Liu Hongjian gave an example.

Although water transportation is large in volume, it is difficult to increase the speed, but the road is different. First, it is flexible and light, and second, it is fast. What can be sold by merchants from Guangzhou is not a rare commodity smuggled from overseas. ?

That's all huge profits. How could it be possible to travel all the way with only one carriage?How can businessmen care about the road maintenance fee?

Although the cost of a highway is high, if it is properly operated, it will be a road of treasures flowing with silver!

"Let me think about it." Chongzhen was not at ease. Although the treasury has sufficient silver, it will cost more than [-] million taels to repair the official road. This business is a loss for him no matter what.

"Hehe, I remember that you still have a lot of money in your internal funds. How about we don't use the money from the treasury and leave this job to our Xishan merchants?" Liu Hongjian also knew that even if Chongzhen agreed to this matter, the courtiers would The side is not easy to deal with, so it is a very chicken thief's suggestion.

In Liu Hongjian's opinion, this road will never lose money, just think about the high-speed tolls in later generations.

Although the business in the mainland of Ming Dynasty is not very smooth now, he believes that this situation will not last long.

Although the cement workshop is clearly paid to the Ministry of Industry at cost price, if it doesn’t make any money, it’s just bullshit, and he doesn’t run a charity organization. If the cost can continue to be reduced, if Xishan Shanghe can win This big project is absolutely cool.

And if the official road is built by the private Xishan Shanghe, the road maintenance fee...hehehehe, of course it is Xishan Shanghe.

"If it is really necessary, let the cabinet and the Ministry of Industry discuss this matter, and I will notify Cihong after I accept it." Chongzhen pondered for a moment, and said with his beard raised.

If this job is really handed over to a private businessman, Fan Jingwen of the Ministry of Industry will probably jump his feet. The monopoly of cement and steel has already made the officials of the Ministry of Industry very angry.

After all, in the 300 years of the Yantie government in the Ming Dynasty, all the high-tech came from the Ministry of Industry. It's not like it is messed up now, the technology is in the hands of individuals, and the presence of the Ministry of Industry has declined rapidly.

"Oh, that's fine, but this matter can't be left alone." Liu Hongjian could only say resentfully.

It is true that there is no longer any delay. The most important thing right now is to revitalize Daming's economy. The shortcomings of the household registration system have led to a backwater in Daming, and this road running from north to south is the beginning of everything.

Even if you can't get the job, it's okay, don't you still have to use Lao Tzu's cement?

As for another proposal written by Liu Hongjian, it is to vigorously expand the original industry of Xishan Shanghe.

For example, the glass produced by the glass workshop is of better quality and larger than that of Europa, but now it is only popular in the north, and it is even rare in the remote south.

It is nothing to earn money from your own countrymen, but to earn money from white ghosts, red ghosts, and black ghosts.

This proposal was actually discussed with him by Qian Guogong, Yingying Gong, and Cheng Yibo. The addition of the three new shareholders gave Xishan Commercial Co., Ltd. a new direction of development and a man with more business experience at the helm.

What they urgently need now is commodities. Whether it is glass or high-quality yarn, they are all very popular in Jiangnan and Nanyang. However, there are only two small workshops in Xishan, and the products produced are not enough for the three majors. Child's caravan sells.

Chongzhen has no opinion on this proposal. After all, expanding the workshops means that more poor people can be fed, and the money is not paid by him alone.

"Let's leave these matters to Qian Guogong and the others. I have more important matters. The naval soldiers have been recruited according to your request, and they are all on standby at Dagukou, Tianjin.

I heard that Bao Shipyard has launched several main force ships, you should start training immediately, and go south to get rid of Zheng Zhilong for me soon! "Every time I think of Zheng Zhilong Chongzhen in Fujian, I feel like a stick in my throat.

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