Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 425
"Everyone who contributes to the construction of the palace garden is also counted as national merit. Besides the money, there are many other conveniences. The first point is to count the merits according to the length of the construction period. Those who have made great achievements can give priority to hiring artisans in Duzhong as servants, and the commission period is one year. As a limit, it can be renewed by power consumption."

Among these refugees, there are already a lot of artisan households. In the past, although the imperial court organized registration and management, it was actually limited by the long-term financial resources of the central government, so it was difficult to fully utilize the artisan households.Now that Shen Zhezi has the power, he simply split up these craftsmen and took them out as one of the rewards.

Most of these artisans have handed down their craftsmanship from generation to generation, and their technical level is far superior to that of southerners. If they can be hired in large quantities, one can imagine how much production capacity and profits will be.Especially for these families in the business alliance, they have always suffered from insufficient goods and urgently need to expand production.

After hearing this, everyone in the banquet had already widened their eyes, and they all looked at Yu Tiao, who is now the master craftsman in charge of Kurabe Lang, and their eyes became fiery.As the first batch of beneficiaries of the business alliance, they are not short of money, what they lack is investment channels. In the past, the return cycle of manor operations was too long, which could not satisfy the speed of market development of the entire business alliance.

"The second is the land. It is still based on rewards, and the land is paid for by deeds. You can choose unowned land between the two capitals at will, with a limit of ten hectares."

In today's business transactions, freight accounts for a huge proportion of the cost.For bulk traded items like salt and rice, the shipping cost is even several times higher than the cost of the item.If you can occupy a production place in the nearest market, it is simply a business that makes money by sitting on the ground!

Where is the largest market in Jiangdong?Jingkou and Jiankang, these two places have the largest population density and the largest market potential!
The reason why the Shen family was able to dominate the business alliance was that, apart from its strong local capital and growing status, it occupied a large amount of land around Jingkou at the beginning of its development in the Jingkou market.As long as the potential of these lands is tapped out, the same goods will be directly supplied to the market, and the freight cost saved in this alone will be an astronomical sum!
It is true that Jiangdong has been sparsely populated so far, but the land that is really close to the market and has great potential is a minority after all.Although a large amount of land was awarded around Jiankang earlier, if it is not limited to farming, many uncultivable wastelands such as mountains and ditches can be used as land for handicraft workshops.

These lands are also extremely attractive to those in the business alliance who have no political advantages.Moreover, since these handicraft workshops are market-oriented, they are not as closed and hidden as manor operations, so they are easy to control and can also bring a lot of tax revenue to the court.

"Another point is that during the construction period, all boats, boats, vehicles and horses will have priority to pass, and the supply of Yingchuan, Mansion, Shi, Dai, Heng, Ferry, Jin and the like along the way will be given priority."

Compared with the first two conditions, this third one is a bit false.Chuan is a post station, mansion is an official office, city is a market, dai is a weir dai, girder is a pontoon bridge, ferry is a boat, and jin is a ferry, involving all aspects of goods transportation.Some of these buildings are run by the local government, and some are simply privately set up by wealthy families. If any point is stuck, the goods will be left here for a long time, thus delaying business opportunities.

The Shen family occupies a large number of shares in the business alliance, because almost all the privately built dais, trusses, ferries, and jins in Wuxing belong to his family.The logistics guarantee is absolutely smooth, which is also one of the reasons why the business alliance can rise rapidly.

But to be honest, this promise is actually just a blank check.If the imperial court had such a strong control over the local area, the central finance and even power would not be so bad.

Nowadays, Wuzhong is still good. Instead of Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, the local government or rich people, private repairs and the like are flooded, and card fees are set up, and even the taxation of Taiwanese capital transported to Jiankang. Dare to intercept!Merchants and the like, if they don't have a strong background, it's simply impossible to move an inch!In short, the logistics conditions are extremely bad.

Although this promise is a bit false, it is better than nothing.With this promise, they can be regarded as acting according to the imperial edict, and even if there are embarrassments in the local area, they will restrain themselves. Compared with the previous one, the family's boat luck is much better.

Moreover, even without this condition, the first two alone are already exciting.

When Shen Zhezi finished speaking, everyone in the hall was completely silent, and everyone bowed their heads and meditated, digesting the information Shen Zhezi threw out.If another person said these things, they would probably scoff, because the conditions are too generous.Similar to hiring a large number of craftsmen, or buying properties around Gyeonggi, this is a good thing that money can't buy!
But these words came from Shen Zhezi's mouth, and to their ears, the weight was already quite different.Not to mention that they have already made a lot of profits in the business alliance in the past, just what they saw with their own eyes just now, even Zong Wang's visit was rejected, which shows how high the Shen family has reached today!
After a long time, only one person in the banquet said: "If the son-in-law has something to say, it must be a promise, and I and the villagers are convinced of this. But there is one thing, I can supply the materials, but can I not use the material to settle the payment? Is it all converted into a meritorious service?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone looked up at Shen Zhezi one after another, which was exactly what they said.They don't lack money, and they don't pay much attention to the benefits of money, but if they can exchange money for meritorious service and convert it into these superior conditions, then it will be too attractive to them!

The reason for this kind of thinking is that on the one hand, the central authority is weak and it is impossible to backtrack on such an important matter, and on the other hand, it is because the Shen family is powerful and provides them with a strong political guarantee.

Shen Zhezi shook his head after hearing the words, and said with a smile: "To be honest with you, my family has been fighting for a long time for the imperial court to make such an opening. Now it is because the palace garden is in urgent need of construction, so the conditions will be better. In the future, there will be fortifications. It is impossible to be so generous. I also seize this opportunity and give priority to recommending villagers."

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when they heard the words, Qiu Cheng, the old man of the Qiu family, said with a smile: "To get this opportunity, I already have to thank my son-in-law for his hard work in planning. If you are not satisfied, then it really can't be justified."

Hearing this, everyone nodded one after another, no longer insisting, but thanking Shen Zhezi for his kindness.

After seeing this, Shen Zhezi smiled and said: "You don't have to be discouraged. Gyeonggi is like this now, and it will definitely be built on a large scale in the future. Although many fortifications can no longer belong to the villagers, they are huge, and you can try your best to fight for them. !"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they asked one after another: "I don't know how much work is required for new work?"

This time, Shen Zhezi didn't need to answer, Yu Tiao said with a smile in the table: "Taichung has not yet reached a conclusion, but the son-in-law has some suggestions. In the future, Xindu will build a total of 36 squares, and each square is as deep and wide as a city!"

As he spoke, Yu Tiao distributed the more detailed construction blueprints to everyone for circulation. Everyone held the blueprints in their hands, read them carefully, and then closed their eyes to imagine. !At first, they were worried that there were too few fortifications to compete for, but now it seems that even if they lose all their money, they will not be able to complete the fortifications!
"This is just an idea. Whether Taichung will pass is still uncertain. Even if we have to build one by one in the future, it will not be done overnight. In short, the most important thing is to do the right thing now!"

Shen Zhezi smiled and said to everyone that the reason why he threw out an overall plan early was to paint a grand prospect for people.If the future capital city will be of such a large scale, then the prospect of their initial investment return is also huge!
The huge market in Jingkou was formed due to the war in the Northland on the one hand, and the unique geographical location of Jingkou on the other.Although the market here in Jiankang is not small, it is too closely connected with politics, and the intricacies are more complicated than elsewhere.

If you rush in and compete with others forcefully, not only will the conflict be exacerbated, but internal friction will also be enormous.Then it is better to simply expand the market directly, so that every entrant can find their own position.

Moreover, such a time-consuming and long-lasting project will not only make Jiankang City more active, but also concentrate Jiangdong's manpower and material resources here, so that it can be attracted to Jiangbei at that time.

Originally, the money and food in Wuzhong had to be transported to Jiangbei to support Jiangbei's operations, and the journey alone was extremely long. Now that there is a project to build a new capital, Jiankang can be used as a transit point, which can save a lot of consumption.Moreover, Shen Zhezi's purpose is not only to attract Wuzhong's material resources, but also wealthy families like Jingjiang are also planning to attract them one after another.

This method of attracting private capital through policies is not uncommon in later generations, and even today, there are actually examples to follow.In the past, there were natural disasters or man-made disasters in Jiangdong, and the central government did not have enough funds. They often asked the wealthy families from all sides to donate, or they might be exchanged for official positions, or the privilege of hiding the population and land in the local area.

Shen Zhezi just changed the method and placed it under a unified plan.

A rotten ship also has three catties of nails. Although the broken ship of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was trembling, it was not worthless.Just like the bankruptcy liquidation of many companies in later generations, debt divestitures, industrial spin-offs, etc., once many industries with good benefits break away from the original structure, they can explode with great potential.

What Shen Zhezi did was actually similar.Today, he does not have the ability and qualifications to master the overall situation, but he can master one aspect.With the goal of building a new capital, we will sort out and build a collection channel for resources, and then guide where these resources should be invested.

The corruption in the Northland is not an instant defeat, but a concentrated outbreak of hidden dangers that have accumulated for more than a hundred years.And if the Northern Expedition wants to regain the homeland, it will definitely not be achieved in one or several battles. A strong army and a powerful minister are too weak.

Rotating forward and backward, this kind of see-saw only caused the Northland to be repeatedly ravaged, and its vitality was even more depleted.You must know that the enemies facing the Northern Expedition are not only the Jiehu who now occupy the Central Plains, but also the subsequent Xianbei tribes.Kill Jiehu with the least consumption, so that you will have more confidence to face more fierce enemies!

After this conversation in Shen Yuan, Wu Xing and his family accelerated the dispatch of money and food, and the construction of the palace garden officially started.

On this day, Xie Yi visited the mansion and extended an invitation to Shen Zhezi at the same time.It seems that after repeated weighing, Xie Po finally made a choice.

(End of this chapter)