Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 710
"Have you bought the stock of Beijing-Tianjin Chidao?!"

"You also buy stocks with four taels of silver? Are you crazy?!"

"I don't know what kind of heart that good Gu'an has? You can't buy this stock!"

"You prodigal son!"

Huang Liji said that he was about to do it, but Huang Hengruo said: "What! Dad, this is the stock on the first day. I bought it at one tael per share!"

"I bought 3000 shares, and now one share is four taels of silver, 1 taels has become [-] taels!"

When Huang Liji heard it, he sat back slowly: "I bought it on the first day, and I bought it for one tael of silver per share, so it's fine."

If it was bought for four taels of silver a share, Huang Liji would definitely get angry, but if he bought it for one tael of silver, it would be fine. Now the price has quadrupled, and it is definitely a good thing!
Seeing that his old man had stabilized, Huang Hengruo continued: "Father, this stock will continue to rise in the future. I guess it may rise to five taels of silver tomorrow."

"I heard from a young man in the commercial office that Mr. Zhang didn't intend to release all the [-]% of the shares."

"They are only releasing 200% ​​of the shares, 500 million shares, and they still have [-]% in their hands. It is said that this [-]% will be divided into [-] million shares, and they will be released slowly."

"At that time, the stock of Jingjin Chidao will definitely be more expensive!"

Sure enough, when the time came to the fifth day, people found that Jingjin Chidao released fewer stocks today!
This is less, but the price is higher. People continue to loot the shares of Jingjin Chidao, so that the stock of Jingjin Chidao directly rises to five taels of silver. At this time, the shares of Jingjin Chidao are released. less.

In just one week, the entire Zhili area was in full swing. People kept talking about stocks and the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road. Now that the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road has not started to be repaired, the stock price is so high. Once it is repaired, the price will not be Want to take off?

And Chidao Yamen looked at the more than 700 million taels of silver in his hand, and he was already smiling.

The folks are really rich, and they earned more than 700 million taels of silver in seven days. This Beijing-Tianjin road doesn't even need the imperial court to pay for it!

A small official said with emotion: "Oh, if we build a road every day, how much money will it cost!"

Sun Qifeng said with a smile: "One road and one road, what are you thinking? Whether the stock market can go up or not depends on what Shoufu wants, not to mention that the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road is starting construction, that is, the five roads are starting at the same time. We are not busy. Must be busy!"

"According to Shoufu's intention, our Chidao Yamen has a construction department. Now there is a Jingjin Chidao construction department. Now the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao construction department is established to be responsible for the construction of Beijing-Tianjin Chidao. Don't worry about money. We have money now!"

The Chidao yamen entered an account of more than 700 million taels of silver at once, but was immediately withdrawn by the household department for another 200 million. Lu Xiangsheng's reason was also very simple: "Previously the imperial court allocated funds in advance to build Chidao, and now you can already make money. If you are responsible for your own profits and losses, the appropriation from the imperial court will naturally be recovered. And if you make a profit in the future, don’t forget to hand in the profit.”

This Chidao Yamen was just established and was collected by the Ministry of Households, which also attracted the attention of all officials. Chidao Yamen is really profitable.

Soon, the imperial court released the news that the Chidao Yamen was about to start building the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao. At present, the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao Construction Department has been established, and the organization and manpower have been assembled. Now the site inspection has begun.

When the news came out, Jingjin Chidao's stock rose again!

At this time, Chidao Yamen was holding a huge sum of 500 million taels of silver, which was rich and powerful, and it was all cash. Recruiting manpower and organizing an engineering team were extremely busy.

And Zhang Haogu also specially asked Sun Qifeng to manage the funds well, make good project arrangements, strictly prevent corruption and so on.

"This Chidao yamen, this pavilion has been handed over to you, and the price is more than 700 million silver, how do you feel?" Zhang Haogu asked with a smile.

Sun Qifeng smiled wryly and sighed: "To tell you the truth, Yuanfu, the imperial court previously allocated 400 million silver and still kept it in the bank, and now it is more than 700 million, and there are more than 1000 million silver in the account, which accounts for the court's tax revenue. Nearly [-]% of them, Xiaguan can't sleep soundly, and I can't help my heart beating."

"Hahahaha," Zhang Haogu couldn't help laughing seeing Sun Qifeng like this, "I'll get used to it in the future. When Zhu Shilang took over the tax office, he was just like you. Isn't he doing things in a stable manner now? "

As he said that, Zhang Haogu poured a cup of tea for Sun Qifeng, causing Sun Qifeng to get up in a hurry.

"Just sit."

Zhang Haogu pressed Sun Qifeng: "Qitai, you have passed your forties long ago, haven't you?"

Sun Qifeng nodded: "This year, I will be in my forties."

With a slight chin, Zhang Haogu said: "Important ministers of the imperial court should be virtuous and excellent. You have been in the hut for six years, and after traveling, your virtues and achievements are excellent, so this pavilion puts you in this position." .”

"The Chidao Yamen is in charge of the construction and laying of Chidao across the country. This is a heavy burden. I will leave it to you. I can rest assured."

"Thousands of silver taels pass through your hands, and even a slight leak from your fingers is money that ordinary people can't spend in ten lifetimes. You must be as calm as water, and be honest and honest. This third-rank servant is not your end."

Sun Qifeng said: "Yuanfu, please rest assured, this official will be clean all his life, even if the golden mountains and silver seas are not his own, this official will not touch a single bit."

Seeing off Sun Qifeng, Zhang Haogu rubbed his brows, this Chidao yamen was holding tens of millions of taels of silver as soon as he came up, it was inevitable that something would go wrong.

And this is just the beginning. In the future, Chidao Yamen will be paved one after another, and the money will be even more golden and silvery. The bigger the stall, the more people will be mixed.

"Since ancient times, wealth has moved people's hearts, so we should be more cautious when traveling through the Yamen." Zhang Haogu pondered.

At night, Zhang Haogu continued to be on duty in the cabinet. Although it was the old rotation of the cabinet, he was the chief assistant, 30 days a month, basically more than 20 days in the cabinet.

"Yuanfu, the head of the state is asking to see you." The guard came to report.

Zhang Haogu took a sip of tea: "Head of the country? Go out and have a look at this pavilion."

Out of Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Haogu saw that the head of state was huddling in the carriage with his sleeves in his hands, Zhang Guoji saw Zhang Haogu coming out and waved: "Yuanfu, Yuanfu, come quickly. "

"What is the father-in-law talking about?" Zhang Haogu was still a little puzzled.

Zhang Guoji smiled: "Yuanfu, didn't you ask the queen to tell me that you can build a steel factory? I found out that Xin Wang's father-in-law also built a steel factory."

"Xin Wang's father-in-law? That Zhou Kui?" Zhang Haogu remembered this person.

Although Zhou Kui said he was greedy for money and lustful, he still had his duty. He followed the footsteps of the imperial court, opened a glass factory, and made apocalypse textile machines. There is no shortage, it can be seen that although greedy for money and lustful, he is not without brains.

Zhang Guoji said viciously: "Yes! This is Zhou Kui!"

"I don't know where this old boy got the news, and he also set up a steel factory. He clearly wants to compete with me for Chidao's business. It's really unreasonable!"

"This Chidao business was obviously given to me by Yuanfu, why did he snatch it away?"

When Zhang Haogu heard this, he immediately stopped: "This pavilion just asked you to open a steel factory, but it didn't say that all the iron and steel business of the Chidao will be entrusted to you."

As he said that, Zhang Haogu comforted him: "Hey, the patriarch, the imperial court is currently starting construction on two roads at the same time, and there will be three more roads in a few months. Starting this year alone, five roads will be started. This is thousands of miles away." Chidao, your steel factory is going to eat them all?"

Zhang Guoji chuckled: "Yuanfu, I know how capable I am, not to mention five Chi Dao, even one Chi Dao, I can't possibly eat all of them."

"However, watching Zhou Kui make money is more uncomfortable than losing money! Yuanfu, Zhou Kui is the father-in-law of King Xin. Before King Xin, he wanted to take advantage of the chaos to seize the throne of His Majesty. Don't look at King Xin now. To be honest, who knows what conspiracy he has secretly!"

"In my opinion, King Xin cannot be made rich, and neither is his father-in-law!"

Zhang Haogu frowned: "You can't talk nonsense, my father-in-law! This King Xin was held hostage by those thieves of the Donglin Party at the beginning, and it was not his intention. Now His Royal Highness Xin is working hard on the farm, what is he like with his father-in-law?" Dry?"

To put it bluntly, it's not that Zhang Haogu looked down on Zhu Youjian. Even if Zhu Youjian had such thoughts, his father-in-law Zhou Kui would not be able to pay him.

In the previous life, Li Zicheng, the Chuang Wang, went to the city of Beijing, and Zhou Kui didn't see him paying. Now that Zhu Youjian is in this situation, he expects Zhou Kui to help him?
Don't be kidding, it would be good if Zhou Kui didn't empty out Zhu Youjian's family wealth, and even paid for Zhu Youjian's help. How could Zhu Youjian have such a big face.

After speaking, Zhang Haogu sighed softly: "Master, you said that you are now well-clothed and well-fed, and it would be nice to make money in peace and security. Why do you need to participate in these things?"

Zhang Guoji wanted to say something, but was stopped by Zhang Haogu: "Master, you can relax and earn money. This money is endless. Now that the factory is making money, it is necessary to subsidize the academies and help the poor. In the future, blessings will be indispensable, and it can be regarded as accumulating a little reputation for the queen and the prince."

Zhang Guoji nodded: "Then, I'll let that old boy go. No matter how much he earns, he can still earn as much as me? I am a dignified father, and I have a bigger heart than him!"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "That's it. You are His Majesty's head of state, and the crown prince is your grandson. What are you and Xin Wang's father-in-law doing?"

After sending Zhang Guoji away, Zhang Haogu returned to the cabinet but pondered. The head of the country said these things without thinking, was he just complaining, or did he find something?
"Yuanfu, what's the matter?" Huang Zongxi was puzzled seeing Zhang Haogu frowning.

Zhang Haogu shook his head: "Nothing, is there any news from Zhili recently?"

Huang Zongxi said: "Recently, businessmen near Zhili are snapping up the stocks of Beijing-Tianjin Chidao. After the imperial court starts construction of two Chidaos, many mines and factories have sprung up, all of which are heavy industries such as coal and steel. Now these factories are also planning to go public.”

Hearing this news, Zhang Haogu showed a smile: "This is a good thing. The more coal and iron mines there are now, the better the future development of the court will be. The future of the court cannot be separated from coal and iron."

As if thinking of something, Zhang Haogu said: "Tai Chong, help me get the map."

"Students go right away."

Huang Zongxi hurriedly fetched the map, unfolded it and put it on the table with Gu Yanwu.

This map is naturally not as big as the one in Zhu Youxiao's Wuying Hall, but it still cannot fit on a table, and the deviation of the mountains, rivers, cities and roads on it is extremely small.

Zhang Haogu took a candle and looked at the map carefully: "The roads built by the imperial court at present, one is the Jingjin Chi Road connecting Zhili and Shanxi, and the other is the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road connecting the capital to Tianjin."

"Besides Datong, the simple and straight roads are still the main ones."

"If we build a road here, can we connect the grassland into one piece?"

Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu looked at the line drawn by Zhang Haogu's hand on the map, connecting the grassland into one piece?
This is not to connect Balanadu and Chahar, but to connect the entire grassland and include the Wanli grassland. Isn't this plan too big?

Zhang Haogu pondered, looking at the map in front of him.

The enemy of the prairie, the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong, is no longer in his eyes. He now sees the long-term view. He sees the Caucasus Mountains, the tundra of Siberia, Europe, and the world.

Daming must go out.

Whether it is industrial development or capital development, primitive accumulation is required, either by squeezing the inside or seeking external blood supply. The world in the seventeenth century could not afford two industrial countries, and Ming needed to use the world's resources to complete its own accumulation and transformation.

Then the Southeast Asia, the West Ocean, India, the Middle East, and Africa will all become the dumping grounds of Ming Dynasty products. The land route has the Silk Road in the Western Regions, and the water route needs Zheng He's navigation charts.
Thinking of Zheng He's nautical charts, Zhang Haogu couldn't help but want to dig Liu Daxia out of his grave!
That's the safe chart that went all the way to Africa and passed through the waterways of the seas of 36 countries, so it's gone!
"Put it away." Zhang Haogu sighed wearily.

Nine out of ten unsatisfactory things in life, even if Zhang Haogu works so hard now, the Daming Navy has begun to take shape, but it is still far from the peak state of the Daming Navy in Yongle, and the court is missing Tutu, if you want to sail to the west, you have to explore again, and you don't know how many ships will be damaged along the way, and how much manpower and material resources will be wasted.

After Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu went down to rest, Zhang Haogu called Tian Ergeng again: "Have you got any news from the Hongyi people?"

Tian Ergeng said: "Yuanfu, I ordered people to intercept the three members of the Dutch mission, and tortured them for half a year. I got a lot of news from the three people, including their own charts. The sphere of influence of the land and so on."

"These have all been recorded and stored in Jin Yiwei's archives."

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Well, there is no rush for these things, and foreigners will come to do business in the future, so we can inquire about more information and verify each other."

Tian Ergeng said: "Beizhi understands that when the Dutch mission returned, Beizhi arranged for a few good people to follow it and confirm the route information along the way. It is estimated that they will be back this summer."

Zhang Haogu smiled: "It's a good job. The Western Sea Chart is related to the future strategy of the imperial court. This matter cannot be sloppy."

"Speaking of which, this pavilion remembers that during the Hongzhi Dynasty, the archives and maps of the Sanbao Supervisor's voyages to the West disappeared out of thin air?"

Tian Ergeng was stunned, and said: "Back to Yuanfu, it was the eunuch who persuaded Emperor Xiaozong to reopen the sea route and go to the West. Liu Shangshu objected, saying that it was a waste of money for the people. Later Xiaozong transferred the files of the Sanbao eunuch's voyage to the West and found that it was gone. At that time, there were two kinds of theories, one was that Liu Shangshu was hidden, the other was that Liu Shangshu was burned, there are different opinions, and I don’t know whether it is true or not.”

Zhang Haogu took a sip of tea: "During the Hongzhi Dynasty, although the sea route was not reopened, from the Hongzhi Dynasty to the present, there are countless aristocratic families in the southeast coast who went to sea for private sales. How do you think they connected to the West? Now that there is no trace of the former court files, they will be able to sail to the west later, Lord Tian, ​​do you think they will have a map in their hands?"

Tian Ergeng understood: "Yuanfu, I will send someone to investigate immediately!"

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Well, focus on checking Guangrong Liu's family and those families that have connections with Xiyang. Even if they don't have files in their hands, they should have their own charts that they sold privately."

"Check first, don't make any noise."

Tian Ergeng nodded his head heavily: "I understand."

After Tian Ergeng left, Zhang Haogu looked at the teacup in his hand, and said softly: "Let you be comfortable for a while, and let you live a good life for a while."

"The account of the pirates in the southeast's rebellion, the account of smuggling, and the account of corruption in the localities over the years, are calculated one by one, and calculated slowly."

"No hurry, no hurry, the account will be settled one day."

Seeing that it was almost late at night, Zhang Haogu was about to take a rest when Eunuch Wei came: "Master Zhang, the emperor is looking for you."

"Your Majesty hasn't rested yet?" Zhang Haogu was a little surprised.

Eunuch Wei sighed, looking a bit sad: "The emperor these days and the bachelors of the Academy of Engineering are trying every means to innovate the steam engine. Every day before dawn, they don't stop until late at night. I am exhausted."

Zhang Haogu frowned: "Eunuch Wei, you are an old man beside His Majesty, why don't you persuade Your Majesty to rest more, Your Majesty's dragon body is important."

Eunuch Wei was very aggrieved: "Master Zhang, the slaves also persuaded him, but the emperor didn't listen, and the slaves couldn't persuade him. Master Zhang, please persuade the emperor, watching the emperor busy from morning till night , servants are also distressed."

Zhang Haogu knew that Zhu Youxiao was obsessed with studying things, but Zhang Haogu had no choice but to persuade him because of his obsession. Zhu Youxiao's health was related to the future of the Ming Dynasty!
When he arrived at the Wuying Hall, Zhang Haogu saw Zhu Youxiao squatting in front of the table with a pile of blueprints scattered in front of him, and Wang Tigan was holding a lotus seed soup, which seemed to be cold for some time.

"My lord, Master Zhang is here." Eunuch Wei stepped forward and said.

Zhu Youxiao raised his head with a tired expression, but his eyes were shining brightly: "Master, come and see! I found something new!"

"What did your Majesty find?" Zhang Haogu stepped forward in surprise, Zhu Youxiao seemed to have found something extraordinary.

Zhu Youxiao pointed to the drawing and said, "Master, doesn't it take a long time to prepare for the initial combustion of this steam engine? Someone sent a few cans of kerosene earlier, and the bachelor of the Academy of Engineering found that the combustion effect of kerosene is much better than that of coal, and this kerosene , but also to refine higher-quality kerosene.”

"Isn't this kerosene a better fuel than steam? I plan to research a new power machine, so I will use kerosene as fuel!"

(End of this chapter)