Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

To be on the safe side, he discounted the calculation results again and again, but no matter how he calculated this project, he could make a lot of money.

After being excited for a while, he compiled these plans into a concise memorial and took it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

A major event like building a city must be approved by Lao Zhu.

In the Qianqing Palace, Li Wei excitedly presented the "project plan" he wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang read it carefully. Although he did not understand it, he was greatly shocked:

“Can we still make money by building a city?”

"Yes, Your Majesty, you see, we only need tens of thousands of dollars to buy enough land to build a city. Once we have the land, we can carry out financing and pre-sale, uh, we can take these plans and go Find someone to borrow money, or sell the land directly. After the city wall is built, the value of the land will increase. According to my estimate, a medium-sized mansion with a cost of 500,000 guan can be sold for more than 1 million guan, at least a net profit of Earn twice as much!”

Li Wei introduced the city construction plan non-stop. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that the income could easily reach millions, he felt very excited.

But he still felt that this kind of thing was a bit outrageous and was a little unbelievable for a moment.

Seeing that he frowned and remained silent, Li Wei felt a little anxious and said, "Your Majesty, how about this money comes from the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce. When the money is earned, it will be divided according to shares, and any loss will be the Chamber of Commerce's money, and it will not affect the imperial finances. "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited. This was a good idea. All the money in the Chamber of Commerce was made by Li Wei. Although he had the largest share, the money was no different from picking it up. Even if he lost it, he wouldn't feel too bad.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Well, okay, then go and try Yangzhou."

"Yangzhou?"

Li Wei was stunned for a moment. The scene involving Yang Xian on TV came to his mind, and he suddenly felt a chill. This place was so unlucky!

"Can you change the place?" Li Wei asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him doubtfully: "Why do you want to change?"

"Isn't there already a city in Yangzhou?"

Li Wei remembered clearly that Yangzhou City had been built and was not on his list of cities that needed to be repaired and rebuilt.

"It has been built, but it is too small. With the population recovery, it is now a bit crowded. You can just expand it." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

During the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there were only 18 households left in the old city of Yangzhou. He felt that repairing the big city was too wasteful, so he had another small city built. However, Yangzhou was located on the waterway, with convenient transportation, and it quickly recovered after a short time. In addition, he set up the Lianghuai Capital Salt Transfer Department there, which caused merchants to gather. Now the small town cannot accommodate them, and many people live outside.

After hearing what he said, Li Wei was still a little unhappy, but he couldn't object, so he could only nod in agreement unhappily.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled meaningfully and said, "Yangzhou is a good place, you have to build it carefully."

"Yes, I obey the order." Li Wei responded with his hands in hand.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with the location chosen, fortunately the project plan was finally approved.

After leaving the palace, Li Wei first went to the Chamber of Commerce to inquire about the funding situation. The Chamber of Commerce is now trying its best to expand outwards, and there are many places to spend money. If you want to allocate large amounts of funds, you must make plans in advance.

Abu reported the recent financial situation to him, and the results were good. After the branches of chambers of commerce in various places were established, they began to make profits one after another. It is not a problem for the chamber of commerce to allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Li Wei asked him to prepare the money before leaving the chamber of commerce.

Once the money is available, the cement production at the lime factory must be expanded as soon as possible so that it can supply the needs for building the city.

After making some preparations, Li Wei mobilized a group of officials and craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to go to Yangzhou for on-the-spot investigation.

Yangzhou is more than a hundred miles away from Nanjing, which is relatively close. In addition, there is a waterway along the Yangtze River, so it only takes less than a day to get there by boat.

Ancient ships mainly relied on wind and current. The speed of going with the wind and current could catch up with the ships of later generations. If they went against the wind and current, they would be slower, with a speed of only about five kilometers per hour. But even so, it was much easier than traveling by land.

Li Wei took a group of officials and craftsmen, as well as Wu Yong and other personal escorts, ambitiously boarded the ship and sailed down the river. In less than half a day, he arrived in Yangzhou. Tian Qing, the prefect of Yangzhou, had already received the news. He took a group of officials from Yangzhou out of Anjiang Gate and greeted him at the ferry early.

Yangzhou is not far from the capital, and they naturally know about this newly promoted minister who has gained great power from the Holy Family. They, the small local officials, do not dare to offend such a big shot.

Wu Yong and other guards and Jiang Shouqing and other officials surrounded Li Wei as he disembarked from the ferry. Tian Qing and others immediately bowed and saluted.

"I am sent to Tian Qing, the magistrate of Yangzhou, to bring a group of officials from Yangzhou to pay homage to Mr. Li!"

"Meet Mr. Li!"

Li Wei looked at the officials at all levels kneeling on the ground and couldn't help feeling stunned.

There are still very few people who kneel and bow in the capital. They usually clasp their hands and bow, or at most they bow a little lower to show respect. However, for these Yangzhou officials, it is too much to kneel and bow when they meet.

"Get up quickly, no need to be polite." Li Wei quickly raised his hand and said.

"Thank you, sir."

All the officials thanked him and stood up.

It's not that their knees are weak, it's that Li Wei's status is too high.

In the past, for things like building a city, the Ministry of Industry would send a doctor or the like to supervise the completion of the project. It was very rare for a big boss like him to do it personally, not to mention that he was not an ordinary minister.

"Your Majesty has been tired from traveling and traveling. I have already prepared a banquet to welcome you. I would like to ask you to honor me."

Tian Qing stepped forward and said respectfully.

Li Wei frowned. He had only been in Yangzhou for half a day, and even with his "weakness", he didn't feel tired.

"No, just have a simple meal. I have official duties to attend to."

Li Wei refused and said that it was still early in the morning and he planned to go take a look around Yangzhou after lunch so that he could have an idea.

"Yes, I will ask someone to prepare."

"Ah."

Li Wei nodded slightly and walked into Yangzhou City under Tian Qing's guidance.

At this time, Yangzhou City covered an area of ​​only two to three thousand acres, which was about the same as a large community in later generations. It was more than enough for a county seat, but it was too small for a prefectural city.

Although Li Wei refused the banquet, Tian Qing only asked people to remove the wine, and the banquet was still very sumptuous.

Even after the dishes are served, you can’t ask them to take them away and redo them, that’s all.

After eating something casually, Li Wei got up and left, preparing to take people around to explore the situation.

Tian Qing also wanted to accompany him in person, but Li Wei refused, and just appointed a small official to lead the way.

All the officials in Yangzhou respectfully sent Li Wei off, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, what is this prince consort doing here? Is he really here to expand the city?"

Zhang Cheng, a colleague of Yangzhou Prefecture, looked at the direction Li Wei was leaving and asked in a low voice. (End of chapter)