I studied in modern times

Chapter 236 Stimulate the economy
In the afternoon, it began to rain heavily in Bianjing.

A hint of coolness spreads into the streets and alleys.

Wang He held an oil-paper umbrella and hurriedly walked into the master's house.

As the merchant with the largest supply of hemp rope in the entire Bianjing City, Wang He has never only made money for himself.

There is also a family behind him, and his family is a relative of the Song Dynasty, who is the emperor's uncle!

He is not a fool like Wang Shen who digs his own grave.

It was Wang Shiyue, the prince's son-in-law who had a very close relationship with the princess, and the Jinzhou observation envoy.

Now, although the princess unfortunately passed away.

But the emperor showed great kindness!
The princess's two sons were both generous and favored, and they were already far away from the county in their teens.

The Prince Consort sent his envoys three times over the course of several months to express condolences.

There are more than a dozen gold and silver objects as rewards.

Therefore, although the Wang family is not as conspicuous as the Gao family and the Xiang family, it is still one of the few extravagant families in Bianjing.

When Wang He entered the back house of his master's house, Wang Shiyue was ordering tea.

Milky white tea soup floats on the tea cup.

As the tea soup turns, colorful ripples flow with the tea soup on the walls of the expensive Jianzhan.

"Lord..." Wang He came to Wang Shiyue and respectfully performed the courtesy of a servant.

"Is something wrong?" Wang Shiyue didn't look up, he just asked.

Wang He is the servant of his family.

The relationship between the servant and the master's family is not that of a family member, but better than that of a family member.

"Kaifeng Mansion posted a notice to openly purchase a large number of sacks..."

"Requires strong, reliable, large quantity... no limit on quantity..."

"Oh?" Wang Shiyue took a sip of the tea soup he had made himself. Feeling the mellow taste and long aftertaste, he slowly closed his eyes and asked, "What's the problem?"

Wang He replied: "It is said that this matter was personally ordered by the officials..."

"Another unprecedented thing..."

In the past, where did Kaifeng government need to post notices for purchasing goods like this?
The business affairs of the city were allocated directly to the merchants.

Limited price, limited time, limited quantity.

The people who came back to the market quoted a premium and simply put the money in their pockets.

This is because we are at the feet of the emperor.

If you go to Luoyang, Jingzhaofu, Hangzhou or Yangzhou.

If the government wants something, it's really up to the city officials to set the price.

Even if they want to file a lawsuit, no one dares to accept it.

Wang Shiyue put down the tea cup, looked at Wang He, and said: "Money is nothing more than what is outside the body!"

"What's more, today's world values ​​family ties..."

"Since the emperor has made a decree, you must actively participate..."

"Of course..." Wang Shiyue said: "If you don't get any benefits, then do something a little bit and do a job..."

Wang He bowed and said, "Reporting to the lord is not without benefits..."

"But there are so many benefits that the villain is afraid!"

"Ok?"

"The emperor's decree is that one bolt of silk can be exchanged for sixty sacks, or a piece of money can be used for twenty..."

"If you calculate it this way, one sack is 33 Wen..."

"Even if the requirements are high, you can earn at least a dozen cash from a sack..."

"If you don't have a conscience... you can earn at least 20 cents..."

After listening to Wang Shiyue, he was surprised: "Is it so loose?"

Wang He nodded.

"Why don't you hurry up and make sacks!"

One earns ten cents, and one hundred thousand earns one million yuan!
Almost two thousand strings!
This is a way of making money falling from the sky.

"But what if... in the end, someone refuses to pay or withholds the money in the middle?" This is what Wang He is worried about.

This is not the first day that middle- and lower-level officials have taken advantage of the situation.

"Don't worry and do it!" Master Wang said: "Who dares to use the Wang family's money? Are you tired of living?"

Today, family ties are the most important thing.

"No..." Wang He got Wang Shiyue's promise, and immediately kowtowed joyfully.

But then, he had another problem.

"But what about the manpower?" Wang He asked: "Kaifeng Mansion is recruiting very hard, and there are only a hundred craftsmen in the family..."

"Even if you make up sacks day and night, you can only make a thousand sacks a day..."

Wang Shiyue slowly gained an expression as he listened.

"That's a problem..." He stood up and took two steps: "But in Bianjing City, are you still worried that you won't be able to find anyone?"

"Especially those wives..."

"Give them eighty yuan a day's wages... no..." Wang Shiyue thought of the craftsmen in the Silk Brocade Academy: "Send me a message, Wang's hemp rope workshop is recruiting..."

"If you weave a sack, you will be given five cents..."

"If you have a mortgage, you can take the hemp rope home to weave it..."

The Lingjin Academy and the Weaving Academy of the Song Dynasty used this method to improve efficiency.

Wages are paid according to the quantity and quality of woven fabrics and embroidery.

This is the result of reforms after Xining.

After doing this, the efficiency of the Ayajin Institute and the Weaving Institute was greatly improved.

The performance of officials has also improved step by step.

The female workers are even more happy, after all, this way they can earn an extra penny or two every month.

Some female workers with good skills can even earn dozens more!
Wang Shiyue once received a mission from Lingjinyuan, so he knew this very well.

Now that something happened, Wang Shiyue naturally thought of Lingjinyuan's method.

Wang He was stunned for a moment, and Wang Shiyue said: "Why don't you go quickly?"

From now on, when you go to Kaifeng Mansion to make purchases, every moment will be money!

Wang He hurriedly bowed again and went out to follow Wang Shiyue's instructions and send people to the streets and alleys around the Wang family's hemp rope workshop to publicize it.

At the beginning, although the women still didn't understand.

But after hearing the price offered by the Wang family, they became excited.

For weaving a sack, I was paid five cents.

There are so many children in the family, and mother-in-law and sister-in-law can help together.

At the end of the day, if you make twenty sacks, wouldn't you get a hundred dollars?

Even if the husband at home goes to the stacking yard to fight against the baggage, he will probably only earn a hundred to a hundred and fifty yuan in wages at the end of the day.

That's it, it's not like I have a job every day.As a result, enthusiasm soared.

In the Wang family's workshop, all you need to do is pay hemp rope and wages, and then wait for the inspection.

Because so many people were mobilized, by the afternoon of the next day, Wang He had already brought [-] sacks and sent them to the Kaifeng government office.

Quanzhi Kaifeng Prefecture Cai Jing was shocked!

How could anyone be so fast?

He personally took people to check the quality of the sacks, and then asked Wang He to choose whether he wanted money or silk according to the decree.

Of course Wang He chose silk cloth!
Because the money is too heavy, it will rust after being collected for a long time.

Silk cloth is different. It can be used directly as money, or it can be stored and used later.

The news that the Wang family took the lead and took away almost a hundred pieces of silk cloth from Kaifeng Mansion immediately spread in Bianjing City.

As a result, treasures were discovered throughout Bianjing City!
"Can you still play like this?"

Everyone was amazed and then jumped into it one after another.

Since Kaifeng Mansion does not limit the quantity, as long as the quality is up to standard and the size meets the requirements, he will not refuse anyone.

As a result, a large number of small and medium-sized businessmen also joined in.

At first, they did not dare to build more.

I often make up hundreds of them and take them to Kaifeng Mansion in exchange for silk cloth or copper coins.

But along with the silk cloth and copper coins from Kaifeng Mansion, they were sent out like running water.

The entire Kaifeng Mansion seemed to have woken up.

Countless people have poured into this emerging market born for the autumn flood.

In just a few days, Kaifeng Mansion had collected [-] sacks.

Immediately sent to Hebei.

……

When Cai Jing's memorial was delivered to Zhao Xu, it was already Renshen Day ([-]th) in August.

Along with the memorial came the results of Cai Jing's random inspection of the sacks.

More than 80.00% of the sacks can be carried for several miles without breaking after containing ninety kilograms (song kilograms) of sand and gravel.

Therefore, Cai Jing praised this greatly and said: It is more convenient to prevent floods than the old method of using stone.

"Kaifeng Mansion is good!" Zhao Xu nodded after reading Cai Jing's memorial: "He is a capable official!"

"A hundred thousand sacks were assembled so quickly!"

Xiang Taihou also said: "What Sixth Brother said is that this Cai Jing is indeed a capable official!"

Only the Empress Dowager hesitated: "It's just too much money..."

"One hundred thousand sacks cost one or two thousand pieces of silk alone..."

"The Bianjing Weaving Institute only weaved [-] pieces in one month..."

Zhao Xu laughed and said to the Empress Dowager: "Didn't Grandmother always teach Sun Chen to hide wealth among the people?"

"My grandson thinks that things are good now...the people have benefited, and the country has gotten what it needs...a win-win situation!"

The Empress Dowager was stunned for a moment, remembering that yesterday, Prince Consort Wang Shi asked the wife of the family to come to the palace to pay her respects, and mentioned it to her, saying: The people of Bianjing all praise the empress's virtue, and the officials are compassionate...

Moreover, when you think about it, there are only more than 1000 pieces of silk cloth, worth three to four thousand guan.

Even if another [-] sacks come later, the total expenditure will be less than [-] yuan.

No more words.

Zhao Xu smiled, he now has complete control over the Detective Department.

Not only Shi Deyi, but also the ministers in charge of the Detective Department have now expressed their loyalty to him.

In this way, this secret service agency has completely become his eyes and mouth.

Every day, people from the Detective Department would break down the affairs of Bianjing City and report them to the public.

Feng Jing or Shi Deyi took advantage of the opportunity to report to An or Zhao Xu while he was studying.

Therefore, Zhao Xu knows very well what is happening in Bianjing City now?
Handicraft production based on family units is gradually spreading.

After this autumn flood passes, this production method will be popularized throughout Bianjing City through this method.

It is no longer just the fruit shop, Lingjinyuan, Weaving Courtyard, Dongran Courtyard and the nearby people's livelihood.

In modern terms, it means that the employment rate has greatly increased and people's income has increased.

As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu naturally knew that this situation was profitable for him.

Therefore, orders cannot be stopped!
So Zhao Xu turned around and issued an edict to Cai Jing again.

He was ordered to set up a list in Bianjing City to purchase bamboo baskets, wooden frames and woven fabrics.

As for money?
Zhao Xu knows better than anyone else that if money or silk cloth is given to the people, will the people hold it in their hands like those big families?
Of course not, their rent, water bills, food, fuel...

Everything costs money!

Therefore, once the money is in their hands, it is impossible to keep it for too long, and it will enter the commodity trade cycle along with daily expenses.

Similarly, can soldiers in the Song Dynasty save money?

No!

Zhao Xu is very aware of the lower-level Imperial Army and Xiang Army.

Cuo Da's thoughts have always been about money and Kong Da!
When they have money, they will spend it - eating, drinking, whoring and gambling!
Therefore, Zhao Xu is actually injecting vitality into the economy of the Song Dynasty.

Let the money flow!

Finance can only produce benefits if it flows.

This is what Zhao Xu learned in modern times.

　Note: The Northern Song Dynasty Damask Brocade Academy and the Local Weaving Academy underwent a large number of reforms during the Xining-Yuanfeng era.

　　For example, when Lu Dafang took office in Chengdu, he established the Chengdu Lingjin Academy and outsourced most of the tedious work to the private sector.

　　The government only led the key processes, which greatly increased the output of Shu brocade.

　　In Bianjing, under the auspices of the New Party, both the Lingjin Academy and the Weaving Academy were reformed.

　　The main reform measures are to change the government quota in the past to an unlimited quota.

　　There are no longer restrictions on the working hours of female workers, and they are only paid based on quality and quantity, greatly increasing benefits.

　　The most dynamic folk textile industry in the early and mid-Northern Song Dynasty was in Zizhou, Sichuan.

　　According to historical records, during the reign of Renzong and Mingdao, because Renzong issued an edict prohibiting luxury and the government was not required to purchase beautiful silk, Zhang Yi, who learned about Zizhou in the third year of Jingyou's reign, reported, "There are thousands of weaving households in Zizhou. Due to the edict in the second year of Mingdao, every year Ayaori sells only one cent for three cents, and poor households cannot survive, so they beg for yuan to buy ten cents and sell for five cents...'

　　The emperor wanted to be frugal, so he reduced the purchase of silk fabrics from Zizhou. He intended to set up people, but instead caused a large number of private practitioners to go bankrupt...

　　As a result, Renzong quickly restored his past policy-don't give up five points, I want them all.

　　As a result, Zizhou's textile industry was revived.

　　The Northern Song Dynasty was a very interesting period.

　　On the one hand, private commerce is prosperous, and on the other hand, the palace-owned economy is also prosperous...

　　Yes, the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty was the largest monopoly businessman and landowner.

　　There are countless official fields, official households, and craftsmen controlled by the state.

　　Now everyone knows where Shenzong’s money comes from, right?
　　Except for people like Wu Juhou who help him scrape the land, the income created is relying on Gong Youzhi to make money!
　　
　
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