Great Qin Empress's Infrastructure Handbook

Chapter 325 Here comes the money giver

"Don't worry, little sister, I'll save it." Fu Su said helplessly, is he so uneasy?
"By the way, there is another important thing here. A large iron mine was discovered here. It was only discovered yesterday, and I haven't had time to write a memorial to my father." Fu Su said seriously.

"Iron ore, this is a good thing. Daqin uses too much iron." Zhao Qingrui's eyes lit up immediately.

"It's really a good thing. According to the prospectors, the reserves of this iron ore should be quite large, and it will definitely allow Daqin to make more armor and weapons." Fusu also had a slight smile on his face.

Although he is no longer the crown prince, he is still devoted to Daqin.

Daqin's generals and soldiers have always been somewhat insufficient. With this iron ore, the conditions will definitely improve a lot.

"Did brother send someone to guard it?" Zhao Qingrui looked at Fusu.

"I've already sent someone there, I'm going to write a letter to the emperor tomorrow, but people from the court will definitely come and take over." Fu Su nodded, how could he ignore such an important matter.

"That's good, that's good." Zhao Qingrui was relieved immediately, this brother was doing things properly.

"Oh, if it wasn't for the lack of iron ore, I would like to build something else." Immediately, Zhao Qingrui said with some regret.

"My Daqin is so big, there must be a lot of iron mines, why should my little sister be impatient." Fu Su chuckled, he knew that his younger sister had big ambitions, which was different from him.

"Brother said, apart from Daqin, there must be iron mines in other places, and ironware will definitely be popularized in the future." Zhao Qingrui nodded, and he really couldn't be in a hurry.

Under her influence, Daqin is already developing at a high speed, and it can no longer speed up. It must be slowed down, otherwise Daqin will have an accident sooner or later.
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Zhao Qingrui stayed in Liaodong County for more than two days. After knowing that she was in Liaodong County, all the officials and soldiers of the county came to see her. They couldn't refuse, so they stayed in Liaodong County for two more days.

Since he didn't hide his identity here, on the way back to Shangjun, Zhao Qingrui went back with great fanfare.

Several counties near here have already arranged corvees for her to carry out construction in the past, and now they are in full swing.

After so many corvees were divided into several counties, Zhao Qingrui suddenly felt that there were still a little few people working.

She was thinking about recruiting some Guishou to work.

But she gave up soon. It was the autumn harvest time, and the capital city of Guizhou was busy with the fields.

The matter of recruiting the head of Guizhou has to be moved back, at least until after the autumn harvest.

"Your Highness, I have already inquired clearly. All the prices on the market are listed in this booklet." Liu Ji took a booklet and handed it to Zhao Qingrui.

Zhao Qingrui took it calmly. Although there was a little more rain this year, the crops were not affected.

Zhao Qingrui's move was mainly to find out about the current prices in Daqin.

Opening the booklet, Zhao Qingrui read it at a glance and counted all the prices.

With the bumper harvest of large quantities of grain, the price of grain on the market has dropped a bit, especially the amount of old grain.

Fortunately, the fluctuation of food prices is not large, otherwise the court should come forward to coordinate.

"Let the carriage speed up and go back to Shangjun." Zhao Qingrui ordered.

I don't know how much money Yuan Shenbai has raised. There is so much food and the price is cheap. She has to buy a batch. It is definitely not enough to rely on the government to allocate money and food.

On the Shangjun side, it was extremely lively during this period, and there were many businessmen coming and going.

Many people are aware of the construction of the school, and Zhao Qingrui plans to build a school district house, which is still of interest to many people.

This was proposed by Zhao Qingrui, and it was still cooperating with the imperial court. There are still many people who are interested. If you follow the imperial court, even if you suffer a little loss, as long as you can build a good relationship with the imperial court, you will earn money.

Of course, there is no shortage of spectators.

Zhao Qingrui's move directly made Shangjun even more lively.

On the other hand, Wang Yuan, who was patrolling with sergeants, also encountered a lot of faults along the way. The construction of the school made many nobles feel a sense of crisis.

Of course, there are also a few who blatantly block the trouble.

Wang Yuan held the Ding Qin sword, and he arrested these people directly, and even the whole family of the mastermind behind the scenes was arrested.

Walking all the way and grabbing all the way, the people arrested can almost catch up with a team of criminals.

There are men, women and children in the team, and many are gorgeously dressed.

Along the way, Wang Yuan didn't intend to help these people hide it. Wherever he went, he asked the loudest people in the army to publicize what these people did in the downtown area.

He also wrote down what they did on paper and splattered it everywhere he walked.

Paper is now cheap, even the capital city of Guizhou can use it.

Wang Yuan's writings are naturally impossible to be as refined as those Confucian scholars, mainly for the purpose of making Qianshou understand, and then arousing their anger.

But the imperial court said that the purpose of building the school is to let all the children go to school.

When I first heard the news, all the capitals of Guizhou went crazy with joy. Reading, which used to be exclusive to the nobles, was so difficult for Qianshou to study.

Now, the imperial court is willing to popularize education, which is a great thing for them.

After studying in the future, the child can go to the official assessment, and if he is admitted, it will be a glory of the ancestors.

And now, those nobles want to cut off their chance to climb up.

It's fine if you didn't have such hope before, but now that hope is in front of you, there are still people who want to cut off their chances, uncle can bear it, auntie can't bear it.

Therefore, when Wang Yuan led these people on a parade, these arrested people were thrown two stones from time to time, grinning their teeth in pain.

Wang Yuan didn't let anyone stop him, these people deserved it.

Walking all the way, these people have countless colors on their faces and bodies.

The leaders of Guizhou only threw stones, and did not throw any rotten vegetables, leaves, and rotten eggs. These grains had been eaten long ago, and there was no chance of them rotting.

"Master Wang, Liaoxi County is ahead." The soldiers below came to report.

"Go, go directly." Wang Yuan said boldly while holding the Ding Qin sword.

What Wang Yuan did along the way made the hearts of countless nobles tremble. They knew whether the imperial court was serious, or they were going to do it with strong means.

Many people shrank back. How could their strength compete with the behemoth Daqin?Just don't waste your energy in vain, it's important to preserve your strength.

Following Wang Yuan's inspection, nobles from all over the place became much more honest, and no one dared to mess around anymore.

The next inspection went much smoother, Wang Yuan didn't dare to be careless, he had to complete the task satisfactorily.

Although the family is famous, he also wants to have the opportunity to flex his muscles.

Therefore, this matter must be handled beautifully, so that His Highness can see his ability.

His Highness has sent all the opportunities to him, there is no reason for him not to follow up.

Returning to Shangjun, looking at the bustling streets, Zhao Qingrui was filled with emotion, it's so good, if every place in Daqin was like this, how wonderful it would be.

These can only be thought about, the population of Daqin is still too small.

Most of the registered population, which is more than 3000 million, are still newborns.

It would take at least a few decades for the population to grow dramatically.

There is no rush for this matter, it can only be done slowly.

If you want to increase the population, the system of wives and concubines cannot be abolished for the time being. It is a headache, a headache.

She wrote down this bunch of troublesome things in her notebook, and these things can only be done later.

"How much money have you raised?" Zhao Qingrui looked at Yuan Shenbai. At this time, Yuan Shenbai's eyes were a little dark, and he probably didn't have a good rest during this period.

Looking at his exhausted appearance, Zhao Qingrui's conscience suddenly felt a bit of pain.

"Returning to Your Highness, more than 200 merchants have expressed their willingness to cooperate, but most of them have not yet decided how much to invest. At present, 700 million yuan has been raised." Yuan Shenbai briefly reported.

"It's less than 4000 million yuan, it's not enough." Zhao Qingrui looked at the report submitted by Yuan Shenbai.

It is recorded that only a dozen of them took the money out. The money is still too little, and it is definitely not enough for a large amount of construction.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, many people are willing to cooperate with the imperial court." Yuan Shenbai said seriously, most of these businessmen are still waiting to see if it's worth it.

What they are waiting for is nothing more than wanting to get more benefits.

"How much time do you have to take all these merchants?" Zhao Qingrui asked.

"It's coming soon, half a month at most, they can't afford to wait." Yuan Shenbai said with a smile, he is not easy to get along with, and it is not only these people who have money, now Daqin does not lack rich people.

The big deal is to change a group of people at that time, there is no need to fight with them.

The money raised so far is enough to invest in the construction of the first batch.

Such a big piece of cake cannot be eaten by one person.

While Zhao Qingrui and the others were busy here, two people approached Yuan Shenbai from Shangjun.

These two people are the stewards of the Meng family and the Wang family, and the purpose of their coming is to invest.

"Are you sure you want to vote so much?" Yuan Shenbai looked at the two people in front of him in surprise.

"That's right, that's all." The two nodded solemnly.

As he said that, he even asked someone to open the boxes they brought over. There were more than a dozen boxes filled with gold.

The golden color almost blinded Yuan Shenbai's eyes, which is too much money.

This batch of money is invested in the market, which will definitely lead to a soaring price in the market.

"The Wang family and the Meng family have brought so much money, is there really no problem?" Yuan Shenbai asked again solemnly.

The main reason is that there is too much money, so he has to be cautious.

"Lord Yuan, don't worry. This is a letter written by my lady herself. I will hand it over to His Highness in a while, and His Highness will know. Please also ask Master Yuan to take the two of us to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Steward Wang said with a smile.

Although he is only middle-aged, he has already taken the position of the butler of the Wang family, and his ability is naturally impeccable.

With a kind smile on his face, it is easy to look good.

The other manager, Meng, has a serious face and looks meticulous, and he feels very reliable when he looks at it.

Seeing that both of them brought letters to be handed over to His Royal Highness, Yuan Shenbai didn't say any more, since there is no problem, the money will be collected first.

With this sum of money, merchants don't have to worry.

Soon, the two came to the palace where Zhao Qingrui was resting.

Zhao Qingrui took the letters presented by the two, one was written by Meng Yu, and the other was written by Wang Xian.

After reading the letter, Zhao Qingrui's smile deepened a little.

These two little girls are too sincere, they directly invested all the money they could use in their own hands and the store, just because they were worried that she would not have enough money.

With these two little sisters as friends, the corners of Zhao Qingrui's lips couldn't help but rise a little.

"I've already accepted Wang Xian and Meng Yu's wishes. Let's keep the money, Ah Bai, and make a record." Zhao Qingrui said with a smile.

The corner of Yuan Shenbai's mouth twitched, not daring to refute what Zhao Qingrui called him, but honestly recorded what Zhao Qingrui needed to record.

"Don't go back in a hurry. I'll prepare some things. You take them back and give them to the Wang family and the Meng family. I'll send someone over to Wang Xian's side alone." Zhao Qingrui looked at the two people with satisfaction. people.

"No." The two respectfully agreed.

After having money, Zhao Qingrui handed over part of the money to Liu Bang's overall management, and left the rest to Yuan Shenbai.

The surrounding food prices dropped due to the autumn harvest. Under Zhao Qingrui's order, they purchased a lot, which raised the price of food a little.

Fortunately, there were not many promotions. When there were too many promotions, Zhao Qingrui stopped.

Then I started to buy meat. I bought a lot of chicken, duck and fish. I had to do a lot of work every day and consumed a lot.

These things were sent to the construction team, and there was a lot of cheers.

Since Zhao Qingrui came, the life of these prisoners has been much easier, they can eat enough, and they can occasionally eat some meat.
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"Your Majesty, this is what His Highness encountered in Shangjun." Dun Ruo reported Zhao Qingrui's information.

Ying Zheng knew a little about Zhao Qingrui's strength, but even if he knew, he still didn't feel at ease. This was his favorite heir, and he couldn't make a mistake.

"This girl just can't be idle." Ying Zheng took it over and looked at it, then smiled lightly.

After the school is built, it needs a lot of money to popularize education, which is not as simple as that girl thought.

In order not to let his daughter's wishes come to nothing, he has to work harder, to accumulate more property for her daughter.

Let the daughter go to make troubles, did not see that under her toss, the economy of those counties has prospered a lot, and they will definitely be able to collect more taxes later.

"How is the iron ore exploration in Liaodong County? Is it the same as what Fusu said?" Ying Zheng folded the paper carefully and received it in the folder next to it. This folder is made of wood. Zhao Qingrui asked The people of the Mo family made it.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the exploration has been completed. Mr. Fusu did not lie. There are even more iron mines than what Mr. Fusu said." Dunwei said respectfully.

(End of this chapter)