Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 734 In order to make money, both the Qing Dynasty and the Donglin Party can't wait to cooperate with the New Party!
"Yuanfu, this is the stock situation of the two groups in Mongolia."

Cui Chengxiu personally reported to Zhang Haogu the stock prices of the two industrial groups, Baliannadu and Chahar, and listed how much cash these two industrial groups had received during this period, and how many resources the two grasslands would have when they were integrated, etc. Wait.

Zhang Haogu looked at the report submitted by Cui Chengxiu, and the smile on his mouth never stopped: "Not bad, not bad, it is a good thing for the court to be able to integrate the resources of the two grasslands."

"Chen Yawan and Zheng Hong have done a good job these years, and they are practical people."

As Zhang Haogu said, he began to calculate again in his mind. According to the imperial court's nine-year and three-examination system, the magistrate, a fourth- and fifth-level parent official, will be inspected by the imperial court every year about his political achievements, conduct, and whether there are unjust, false or wrongly decided cases. Living in peace, how many newborns, how many new families, and how many schoolchildren are headed, etc.

And every three years, these local officials will go to Beijing to report on their duties, and the Ministry of Officials will conduct retention, transfer, promotion or demotion based on their report, local actual conditions, personal resumes and many other aspects.

Because the magistrates of Ming Dynasty are divided into four ranks and five ranks according to the tax population and other conditions of the prefecture.

According to the inspection system of the imperial court, the lower fifth rank is tested every six years, and the parent officials of these state capitals above the fifth rank are tested every three years.

In the first three years, if you meet the performance standards, you will stay in office. In the second three years, there is a possibility of relocation and reassignment. It is very outstanding, and the performance in the second three years after staying in office is also outstanding, so it is possible to usher in promotion or flat transfer in six years.

On the one hand, this is evaluated based on the situation of the official's location, the official's own resume, and political achievements.

Chen Yawan and Zheng Hong are the magistrates outside the Great Wall, which is a place of bitter cold, so there is no need for Jia Jia in two consecutive assessments, as long as they get the second grade, they can move to the inland and work in a big or provincial government.

The performances of Chen Yawan and Zheng Hong are undoubtedly excellent. The two have managed the two grasslands in Balanadu and Chahar very well over the years, and they have been able to provide the court with sufficient cattle, sheep, cotton, wool.

Now that there is another industrial group that integrates grassland resources, it is safe for the two of them to usher in promotion.

Zhang Haogu didn't want to suppress them and prevent them from being promoted, but was thinking about who would be more appropriate to hand over Balanadu and Chahar after the two left.

After all, it is not easy to find a suitable talent, and some special talents are even rarer, because the situation of each prefecture is different, the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, and the situation varies from place to place, and the officials needed must be adapted to local conditions. Just need to filter.

After thinking about one candidate in his mind, Zhang Haogu simply did not think about this aspect. After all, there is still a year before Chen Yawan will go to Beijing to report on his work at the end of this year, and Zheng Hong will have to wait until next year.

Aside from these problems, Zhang Haogu thought for a while and said to Cui Chengxiu who was still waiting: "Currently the grassland has invested a lot of money to integrate its resources, and the next step is transportation and circulation."

"After all, whether it is from Balanadu or Chahar, there is only one road to the Central Plains. This official road is definitely not enough right now."

Cui Chengxiu tentatively asked: "Yuanfu, you mean to build a fast road?"

Zhang Haogu smiled: "I have this idea."

"Your business office has been dealing with merchants all the time. Knowing the actual situation, first go and see if there are any difficulties and inconveniences for merchants to sell and buy goods in the grassland. As for whether to repair it in the end, this cabinet has not yet made a decision. "

Cui Chengxiu knew that Zhang Haogu was interested in the money of the merchants.

Nowadays, these big businessmen from the north and the south, one by one, are not counted as financing and going public, but they still use a large amount of money to invest in other areas. A large amount of hot money flows in the market, which has created the prosperous Daming market today. At the same time, overseas businessmen continue to come to Daming Shiploads of gold, silver, jewelry and all kinds of rare treasures were exchanged for Ming tea, silk, porcelain, antiques, soap, kerosene lamps and other industrial products.

Nowadays, Ming's trade is too extensive, and merchants have too much money in their hands. If the money settles down, it will not be a good thing.

In the second year after the sea ban was first opened, a large amount of gold and silver flowed in so that Daming was not short of money at the moment, the court was rich, and the people were also rich.

But the imperial court still needs to concentrate funds to do more things, so in some respects Zhang Haogu likes to use private funds very much.

For example, if the Chi Dao was built solely by the imperial court, how long would it take to complete the Chi Dao connecting the north and south Zhili?How much will it cost?
But if private capital is used, the imperial court can not only afford it, but also build several important roads, such as the war preparation roads in Northwest and Southern Liaoning.

After Cui Chengxiu understood what Zhang Haogu meant, he went down to make preparations.

At the same time, Wei Gongchao, who was far away in Liaodong, was already drooling over the sight of Daming's lively trade market like burning oil.

The court of the Ming Dynasty is really rich, and the businessmen and gentry of the Ming Dynasty are really rich.

What Chidao, what company, one by one with real money to buy, millions of tens of millions of taels of silver poured in like this, Wei Gongchao was stunned to see.

The situation in the Qing Dynasty is not very good now. Although the Qing Dynasty has vast land in the northeast, there are not many cultivated fields. The cultivated fields are still valuable things such as soybeans and cotton. Every year, the Qing Dynasty exports soybeans, cotton, etc. to the Ming court. Cotton is then exchanged for cheap sweet potatoes, potatoes and other grains, as well as a large amount of gold and silver.

Nowadays, there is not much grain in the warehouses of the Qing Dynasty, and most of them are soybeans and cotton, which are traded with the Ming Dynasty.

In this regard, Huang Taiji really didn't know at all, because almost all of the Qing Dynasty's Belle Beizi, the banner owner, the prince, and the high-ranking Han officials, etc., had a share in it.

Moreover, the Qing Dynasty was very open-minded in order to compete with the Ming Dynasty. The Daming Daily was a must-read newspaper for the Manchu and Han dignitaries. If you didn’t read it, you wouldn’t know that Ming Dynasty was so rich, and if you didn’t read it, you wouldn’t know how profitable it was!

Now that Ming is here to build a road, start a company, and go public with various financing, the Manchu nobles can't sit still. Although the Qing Dynasty has no money, the Manchu nobles are rich.

And right now the Qing Dynasty is definitely not the opponent of Ming Dynasty, and it cannot be fought even if it can't be defeated.

After all, the Qing Dynasty has been established, and everyone is rich and powerful, so what's wrong with making more money?
Manrenquan also wants to raise money and go public to make money, and also wants to invest in Daming's various profitable industries.

So the question is, how do they invest?

How to invest to ensure that they can make money, and how to invest to ensure that the Ming court will not confiscate their property?

After thinking about it, the nobles of the Manchus entrusted the third think tank of the Qing Dynasty, You Lin Wei Gongchao, to come up with a way to make everyone earn more money.

Wei Gong, who was entrusted by these unprovoked Baylor boys, thought about it and decided to secretly contact Nanbian to see if there was any good way to make money.

At this time, the gentry and rich men in the south are worrying about Mongolia's visible interests.

The reason why they are worried is that according to calculations, after integrating the resources of the two grasslands of Balanadu and Chahar into two industrial groups, the resources of these two industrial groups are too sufficient. Or cotton, or whatever, too much.

The merchants in the north and the south couldn't eat so much. After all, the domestic market of Ming Dynasty was not considered, and the foreign trade market also needed a lot of textiles.

The main problem is that there are too many things and too few transportation channels, and a large amount of wool and cotton cannot be transported in the first place, which affects the big guys' ability to make money.

For now, in the first month of the official establishment and operation of industrial groups in Balanadu and Chahar, these two industrial groups raised an astonishing amount of cotton, wool, cow and goat milk. Fangda merchants ordered them, but the problem is that these items cannot be shipped out for a while.

Even the largest logistics company in the Zhili area, the logistics group of Zhou Wang Zhu Gongyun, could hardly transfer so many goods in a short time.

Fortunately, within the Great Wall, there are always ways to transport by official roads and water transport, but the main problem is concentrated on the road from the grassland to Datong. This area needs to cross a large area of ​​no-man's land, and a straight road is not enough at all.

The big merchants from the north and the south who were worried about transporting goods asked for assistance from Balanadu and Chahar Yamen on the grasslands, and on the other hand, they tried their best to organize caravans to transport them.

In the end, although everything was shipped out anyway, the merchants were very dissatisfied with the hard work!

This kind of efficiency affects making money too much!

Look at Tianjin Mansion!
Tianjin Prefecture is currently the largest trading export place in the north of Ming Dynasty. After the goods from all over Zhili are concentrated in the capital, they are directly pulled to Tianjin Prefecture by train and then shipped to export. This efficiency makes the businessmen of Tianjin Prefecture and Northern Zhili laugh. mouthed.

The businessmen in the south thought it over and felt that this could not be done, so the rich businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the south got together and held a meeting.

Zhejiang merchants and Jiangsu merchants are rich people. In addition to textiles, they also invest in tea and porcelain, so they are not short of money.

Now that these wealthy businessmen gather together, the funds they can use are even greater.

One of the wealthy businessmen even yelled directly: "We should pay for the construction of a road dedicated to transporting goods. It should not only connect the grassland and Datong, but also connect the north and south Zhili."

The rest of the businessmen agreed one after another. It's not that they lack the money, they just lack the technology.

Seeing that everyone supported this plan, someone said again: "Then who is going to tell the court?"

That's right, the merchants took the initiative to build Chidao, who will tell the court, what will the court think of this matter?

Everyone was silent for a moment, and someone said: "In my opinion, I have to talk to Prime Minister Qian about this matter."

When these words came out, someone immediately echoed: "Yes, this matter still depends on money."

"At present, the power of the southerners in the court is not as good as that of the north. If we act rashly, it will definitely be wrong. It is best to let the money come forward."

"Yeah, right now, when the imperial court is building roads everywhere, it must be useful for us. Now let Qian Xiang take the initiative to mention it and see if he can set the roads for the grassland first, otherwise it will not only affect us. income, as well as the court’s tax revenue.”

"That's really true. We need to make this matter clear with Qian Xiang."

A respectable gentry said: "Then I will go to the capital for this matter."

A few more gentry stood up: "Add a few of us."

Those who took the initiative to go to the capital were all officials whose families had been officials. Now they are all local wealthy families with high local prestige. It is definitely better for these gentry to come forward than ordinary wealthy businessmen.

"Then take the water transport to the capital by boat, it will be faster." Someone suggested.

"Well, let's set off tomorrow and talk to Qian Xiang." The wealthy businessmen and gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang reached an agreement. For the sake of high-quality and cheap cotton and wool, they will give it a try.

When these gentry arrived at Zhili by boat, and then entered the capital in a horse-drawn carriage, these gentry, who were used to prosperity in the prosperous Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, could not help but be amazed by the current capital.

The current capital of the Ming Dynasty is not just an important town in the north, but also the most populous and prosperous place in the entire Ming Dynasty. Just standing on the street, one can feel the difference of the capital.

These gentry had no time to feel too much emotion, they arrived at Qian Qianyi's residence in a carriage, and looked at the quite elegant three-story building in front of them, all of these gentry were a little dazed.

They had heard that all the officials in the capital had lived in the residences arranged by the court, and those luxurious houses had been abandoned. Chic.

"Please inform Prime Minister Qian that an old friend from Suzhou is visiting."

After the guards at the gate went in to report, the butler quickly came out and led the gentry into Qian Qianyi's mansion. Not to mention, the three-storey building is not small, and it is elegantly set up, with complete facilities, and there are guards patrolling inside. totally different.

Qian Qianyi looked at these old people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and was a little surprised: "You guys, why did you come here suddenly? But what's wrong?"

The leading gentry said: "I'm waiting for everything to be fine, and now I'm here to look for Qian Xiang. There's really a reason for it."

As they spoke, these people talked in detail about the situation faced by the gentry and rich merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The last person said: "Qian Xiang, the geographical advantage of the southerners is not as good as that of the northerners, and as soon as the Apocalypse textile machine and the steam textile machine come out, the gap between the southern silk and the northern silk is gradually narrowing. Right now, we are waiting for the introduction of Mongolian cotton. And wool, but also want to strive to surpass Beisi on the other hand.”

"The road from Mongolia to the Central Plains is rough and the transportation is inconvenient. If we organize caravans to go to Mongolia continuously, the journey is far away. The cost alone is not a small expense. It is better for me to raise funds to build a fast road, which is convenient and convenient. .”

Qian Qianyi nodded: "It was originally for this purpose, but the imperial court has to consider the construction of the roads in a comprehensive way. The manpower and material resources consumed by each road are astonishing. But in the words of the old man and his family, it is difficult to approve it in the cabinet. what."

Hearing this, someone said: "Qian Xiang, we are not only for our own business, but also for the business of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Nowadays, whether it is in the Ming Dynasty or sold abroad, although silk is a high-quality product, it is sold in large quantities. A lot of cotton and wool are needed, these are the most important, and more than half of the trade in Jiangsu and Zhejiang depends on textiles."

"And we don't just plan to build a road. In addition to the grassland leading to Datong, we also plan to build a road connecting the north and south Zhili. This way and water transportation are equally important, and it is also for the court's profit."

When Qian Qianyi heard that these people still wanted to build a road connecting the north and south Zhili, he looked at these gentry in surprise. Can they spend so much money to build these two roads? !

Qian Qianyi didn't know that these wealthy businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang could really spend so much money now!
Because they have other trading partners who invested money together, and this trading partner is Wei Gongchao!

Wei Gongchao held a large amount of money from the Manchus and nobles in the Qing Dynasty. Right now, he has no money but no place to invest in shares. Now he has brought in the gentry and businessmen from the south to invest together, so his goal is much smaller.

Qian Qianyi did not expect that the Manchu nobles in the Qing Dynasty would invest in Ming Dynasty's Chidao and companies in order to make money, but since these gentry were willing to invest in the imperial court to build Chidao, Qian Qianyi was still willing to speak up in the cabinet, after all, he He didn't accept any bribes, and this repair of Chidao was also for the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Qian Qianyi said: "The old man can say something, but it's hard to say what the specific result will be."

These gentry said: "You can mention the money, as long as you can mention it. We have also inquired about the news. Recently, it has been vaguely revealed that the imperial court plans to build more Chidao, but it has not been clarified. These Chidao are everywhere. Isn’t it the same for repairing grasslands and Datong?”

Qian Qianyi nodded after hearing this. If the imperial court really has this idea, then he can help at the right time.

These gentry are obviously not fools. They inquired about the news before they came to the capital. After confirmation from all parties, they knew that the imperial court had the intention of building Chidao before they came to find Qian Qianyi. It doesn't matter if it's the cabinet boss, after all, it's not Qian Qianyi who is in charge of the court at the moment.

After comforting the gentry and letting them go back to the inn to rest, Qian Qianyi first sent someone to confirm whether the news was true, and after getting the answer, he prepared to ask Zhang Haogu to mention this matter.

The next day after the cabinet members held a small cabinet meeting in Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Haogu had just left Wenyuan Pavilion and hadn't walked a few steps when he was stopped by Qian Qianyi: "Yuan Fu."

Zhang Haogu looked at Qian Qianyi, and said with a smile: "Is there something wrong with Prime Minister Qian?"

Qian Qianyi nodded, and said with a smile, "Yuanfu, I recently heard that the imperial court plans to add a few new roads?"

Zhang Haogu nodded slightly: "There is such a thing. This pavilion has only mentioned it with Xu Shangshu, and it has not been confirmed yet; after all, it consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, and all parties are still cautious."

After hearing this, Qian Qianyi said: "Yuan Fu, I don't agree with this statement. Now that the imperial court has abundant manpower and material resources, this is an important time for the industrialization of the imperial court in the north and south of Zhili; there are many private trades, imports and exports, and local trade. Either way, they all need convenient channels, so it’s not impossible to build a few more roads.”

Looking at Qian Qianyi whose face was full of consideration for the imperial court, Zhang Haogu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:
"Since Qian Xiang has such a heart, I should thank Qian Xiang in advance."

(End of this chapter)