Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 28
"Tell me how you can go back and forth from the sea to the capital in one day."

Zhu Zhanchang lifted the quilt and said, "Now seafood in the capital has to go ashore from Ningbo Port or Shanghai County, and then take the land route to Yuhang or Suzhou Fu, take the canal, and then take part of the land transport to Yingtianfu."

"Among them, the goods have to be transferred twice, the back and forth transportation is time-consuming and laborious, and the flow rate of the canal is limited, all of which limit the speed of the goods."

Zhu Gaojiu asked curiously, "Can you change it?"

"Second Uncle, do you know the steam engine that I recently developed with Lord Zheng He."

"I heard His Majesty talk about it, but I haven't actually seen it."

"If the steam engine is successful, it can sail against the current. From Ningbo Port to sea and land to Yuhang to the canal and then to the Yangtze River, the waterway has been non-stop, and it will be reached in one day."

Zhu Gaojiu murmured: "Is it really feasible to row a boat against the current?"

"It's possible." Zhu Zhanchang answered quite confidently, and Zhu Gaojiu didn't dare to treat his words as child's play.

It's just that he was very curious: "Why don't you tell Your Majesty or your father when you think about these things."

"As I said, I have to talk to Grandpa Huang and my father, but to do it, I have to do it with my second uncle."

"Why?"

"Second uncle, the emperor's grandfather and father have special identities after all. How can they do business? The emperor's business must not be ridiculed."

Zhu Gaojiu was quite displeased: "Then I, the King of Han, will not be ridiculed for doing business."

"Naturally, I didn't ask you to do business in person. It's just that you are now in charge of the security department. In the future, there will be no one to guard the transportation of the shopping mall. The rules of business and trade must not be formulated by the highly respected and powerful king of Han?"

Zhu Zhanchang gave a little flattery, but it made Zhu Gaojiu a little satisfied.

Seeing that the King of Han was not disgusted, he continued: "Increasing water transport and stimulating commerce will increase the national tax revenue. At the same time, the second uncle, our guard division, will gain an additional income from the trade of escorting the waterway. Do you think it kills two birds with one stone?"

"It sounds good, but it's all based on what your steam engine can do."

"Second uncle, I recently went to see the samples made by Mr. Zheng He and the craftsmen. If this progresses, it may be completed within two months."

Zhu Gaojiu felt that the conversation was almost over, and empty words were meaningless, so he said, "When your steam engine succeeds, we can make a good plan."

"Second uncle, the smuggling of the royal ships may need to be properly rectified. If the steam engine can be completed in two months, His Majesty will plan the commercial transport. Some people steal the state's finances, and I am afraid that they will be punished properly at that time."

At this time, Zhu Gaojiu felt that today's golden beans are not in vain. If it is true as Zhu Zhanchang said, it is not too late to make amends.

But he is also very puzzled. It is reasonable to say that he and the prince do not deal with each other. Why is Zhu Zhanchang so close to himself? He wants to do all these things with himself, whether it is the police department or the Caoyun commerce mentioned today.

It's just that he didn't have time to think about this matter. After all, the eight characters have not been written yet. Now he has to go to the yamen to bring up the steward Wang and the restaurant owner, and then deal with the private use of the royal ships, at least when the time comes. Time not to catch him.

Zhu Zhanchang naturally has his own plans. Zhu Gaojiu is different from Zhu Gaochi. Zhu Gaochi is the prince and the future emperor of this country. The way of the second uncle Zhu Gaojiu is obviously wider.

The people he has come into contact with are more and more complicated. The housekeeper can support a group of local gangsters. After all, the transport business is going to fall to the market level, and Zhu Gaojiu's way is used.

If you let Manchu literati do these things, just because of the tonality of these literati, you will feel that you look down on him.

He was a scholar-officer who asked him to lower his status to be in the company of businessmen, just like Zhu Gaojiu just said that he could be in charge of business and trade, but his face was pulled down without explaining clearly.

He has blackened his golden beans by himself, but he has no black face.

You say he embezzles, he smiles, you say he is a businessman, he can work hard with you, and businessmen are the most looked down upon in this era of Shinong, Industry and Commerce.

If it is handed over to the civil servants of the imperial court to be responsible for the business, then the matter will not be carried out, and it will have to be sprayed on the court. All have.

Zhu Gaojiu left, and Zhu Zhanchang immediately changed into comfortable clothes.

"But it's getting hot for me."

"Young master, just now your acting skills are really amazing." Xiaosheng hurriedly flattered.

Zhu Zhanchang looked at Chu Er, who was now ecologically self-conscious, and asked curiously, "Chu Er, I almost believed what you cried just now."

Chu Er blushed: "Sir, Chu Er just went to the kitchen to wipe his eyes with onions, the method taught by the sisters in the palace."

Living in this deep palace compound does not require more skills.

"I'm in a good mood today, Sang Yu will add a dish in the evening."

"Sang language."

"Sang language."

Zhu Zhanchang shouted and no one answered, Zhuju said timidly, "Sir, Sang Yu went to Sishan to get rice noodles and fresh meat dishes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sang Yu came back alone with a bag of rice and a large bag of meat and vegetables.

"Rich, auspicious, what are you two doing watching?" Zhu Zhanchang scolded when he saw that no one helped.

Eunuchs and palace maids generally perform their own duties, and if they don't have a particularly good relationship, they usually don't help.

With Zhu Zhanchang's scolding, the two talents rushed over to help.

Zhu Zhanchang continued: "I don't care about other places. In my hospital, you all have to help each other. If someone is bullied outside, you must help, and you have to send someone to report to me, did you hear? "

"It's your son."

Sang Yu looked up at Zhu Zhanchang's eyes with a smile. She had some flour on her face, which looked rather playful and cute against the backdrop of the setting sun. She wiped her face gently with the back of her hand, smiling with a smile on her face. Run towards the small kitchen.

During dinner, Sang Yu cooked two more dishes, and Zhu Zhanchang specially asked her to cook more each time. The servants would not eat with him, but they would eat the rest after he finished eating.

He only eats a little of each dish as much as possible, since children don't eat much anyway.

The eunuchs and the ladies are all happy, except for the Sang language, of course.

After Zhu Zhanchang finished eating today, Sang Yu said to Zhu Zhanchang alone while clearing the table: "Young master, let's cook less dishes every day in the future, it's a lot of waste, I'll go to the kitchen to get things, If it is not for the good relationship with the eunuch in the warehouse, I am afraid that I will be marked as exceeding the standard."

Zhu Zhanchang said nonchalantly, "It's alright, the second uncle just gave me some golden beans, and I can buy more if I buy them."

Sang Yu understood that Zhu Zhanchang didn't know the intrigue and the rules between the servants such as the eunuch and the maids, so he had to give up.

"Wait." Zhu Zhanchang stopped Sang Yu when he was about to leave.

"Sang Yu, what credentials do you rely on to get the ingredients now?"

"Credentials? No credentials, each yard has a quota, just go and get the registration. If you have a good relationship, the eunuch will help you to register less."

Zhu Zhanchang's eyes rolled around and the idea of ​​​​the grain storehouse in the palace came up.

"Food stamps can be implemented from within the palace."

"Chu'er, Chu'er, go find my sister-in-law."

"Master, it's almost night now. Sister Ruowei is a female official. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to come to your yard."

(End of this chapter)