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Chapter 522 The Inside Story of the Steel Industry
Yang Reform began to correct the misunderstanding in his subconscious.

Not only do I want to build a lot of guns, but these guns are likely to be built within a year or two, and the number is likely to be tens of thousands, because there are so many ships in my plan, that is to say, in fact, as long as the power is centralized It has never been a problem to give up money, cannons and so on, rather than the fact that only a few dozen cannons can be built every year according to historical records. If you refer to history, this is a very big misunderstanding.

After correcting the misunderstanding in his subconscious, Yang Reform began to laugh. The power of the whole country is really interesting. He just pushed it lightly, and the effect was so terrifying. Pushing reform as an emperor, the effect is really useless. Said, of course, the premise is that the emperor must know what he is doing, where he is going, and must have real power in his hands, as well as money and prestige. It is not comparable to the capitalism that many people admire.Zheng He's fleet back then should also be a masterpiece in this state. Of course, Zhu Di's path is different from his own, and the result must be different. No, it's not definitely, but it must be different.

Centralized industrialization?

Yang Reform began to smile knowingly. He only used a little force, and the effect was so obvious. Stepping through the gate of industrialization and opening it was not as difficult as imagined.

"I understand..." Yang Reform finally figured it out. Previously, he had many misunderstandings caused by his habitual thinking. Now, he finally figured it out.

Both Sun Chengzong and Sun Yuanhua looked at the emperor and smiled in puzzlement.

"Well, Sun Qing's family, I called you here today, and I want to ask, how much steel can you smelt every year? How much steel is used to cast cannons? What about the others? Is there a number?" Yang Reform asked.

Sun Chengzong stood still and didn't say a word. Sun Yuanhua listened to the emperor's question and looked at Sun Chengzong. Seeing that Sun Chengzong didn't have any intention to speak, and seeing the emperor looking at him, he knew it was time to speak.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, at least 80 catties of steel are used to cast cannons at my place, including many Hongyi cannons. In fact, I have used more than one million catties of steel just to cast these cannons. There are more iron and steel for other purposes, maybe 200 million catties..." Sun Yuanhua said after calculating for a long time.

"Two million catties?" Yang Reform asked rhetorically. At the same time, he calculated on the paper. Based on the fact that Ming Jin weighed about 200 grams, it was almost [-] tons, which is not too small.

"That's right, it's not too little, so where did the steel go?" Yang Reform continued to ask, only half was used for casting cannons, and the other half was actually used for other things, which is a bit surprising. Unexpectedly, Yang reformed.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the shipbuilding in the south is booming now, and the demand for ship nails and ironware has increased sharply. I feel that this is a bit of a profit, and I can subsidize the cost of casting guns, so I have received a lot of orders. Among them, the orders from Nanjing Shipyard are the most. , the others are the guns, the iron used for the blunderbuss, and the carriage yard, which also uses some steel, although not much, but it is a big gain..." Sun Yuanhua reported.

"Oh, that is to say, today's steel needs, in fact, shipbuilding is a big deal, isn't it?" Yang Reform has only now officially started to deeply understand the "heavy industry" of the Ming Dynasty, and found that the truth is quite different from what he imagined. gap.

"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, nowadays the world's ironware, farm tools, ship nails and other ironware are the most prosperous, followed by weapons and guns..." Sun Yuanhua added.

"Well, that's right! Then do I have a specific steel output?" Yang Reform asked suspiciously.

"Report to Your Majesty, this minister does not know." Sun Yuanhua replied.

"..." Yang Reform glanced at Sun Yuanhua.After thinking for a while, he said again: "Big companion, go get Bi Ziyan..." Yang Reform said, the Ministry of Household Affairs should have this number.

Originally, Yang Reform just wanted to build a heavy industry base and promote industrialization, but once he got deep into the industry, he realized that his understanding was actually extremely limited. It seems that now he has to make up for the situation of the "industry" of the Ming Dynasty.This emperor is not easy to be!It would be great if I could just give a few orders and things would be done!
"Your servant obeys." Wang Chengen agreed.

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In the warm pavilion, because the emperor was distracted, he fell into silence.Yang Reform is thinking about it. It seems that the steel output of the Ming Dynasty is likely to far exceed his estimate. He originally thought that the steel demand for casting cannons and guns would account for the majority. In fact, even his own factory dedicated to casting cannons, The amount of iron and steel used in the Ming Dynasty only accounted for half of it. If it was privately run, the number of civilian steel used would be even more terrifying. The foundation of the Ming Dynasty's smelting industry may be very good, and it is by no means poor or white.

After a while, Bi Ziyan also arrived and performed the ceremony.

"Bi Qing's family, I would like to ask, how much is my annual steel output?" Yang Reform asked.

"...This..." Bi Ziyan was very surprised. Daming's iron class was so few that it was almost none. Why did the emperor ask this?
"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I have not counted the production of iron for many years, because there are not many iron classes..." Bi Ziyan replied, is it possible that the emperor is going to do iron classes now after taking action on the salt class?
"There is no statistics, has it always been there?" Yang Reform was depressed. He wanted to know about the "industry" of the Ming Dynasty, but was told that there were no statistics.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is no such thing now, but it used to be. I remember that when I was in the court of Taizu, I transported more than 700 million catties of iron every year, and then increased. ..." Bi Ziyan couldn't continue talking at the end. The relationship between the current iron class and iron production can be described as a world of difference. The more he talked, the more problems there were, so Bi Ziyan simply kept his mouth shut.

"Oh, there were more than 700 million catties in Taizu's time? Imported iron? That is to say, these were paid directly..." Yang Reform thought for a while, and there is obviously a problem with this figure. The 700 million was paid up, so the folks don't need to pay What about?How to count?If this is used as steel output, it is obviously not acceptable.

"What about the more recent statistics? Are there any?" Yang Reform asked again.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, maybe there is, this, I can't remember it, maybe I will find out after checking, but in recent years, I have never had a detailed record..." Bi Ziyan began to have a headache, the emperor asked this He can't answer even uncommon things!
"Oh, the Qing family estimates, how much steel does my country produce every year?" Yang Reform asked again.

"...Here, report back to Your Majesty, Yichen estimates,...this..." Bi Ziyan hesitated and thought for a long time. How much is there, but if we look at the 800 taels of iron silver that the Guangdong Chief Envoy has every year, there are at least about 2000 million catties of iron. Therefore, the current iron output of our dynasty is at least more than 10,000 million catties..." Bi Zi Yan had a headache for a long time, and finally gave a bold number. This number is really bold, not how bold, but as bold as possible to underestimate, and the number must be accurate, and the difference between the amount and the iron class must not be too small Big, this is embarrassing enough. [Just a word, there seems to be differences in the steel production in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and there are no detailed records. We can only speculate that the value here is a conservative value, which is to say as little as possible. As high as 800+ tons, the figures in the book are also estimates, and they are not accurate. The [-] taels of silver mentioned above are iron lessons in Guangdong during the Jiajing period. 】

"One hundred million catties?" Yang Reform asked suspiciously.[-] million catties, counted as today's output, is [-] tons of steel. Yang Reform felt ashamed, and it didn't matter if he didn't understand it. Once he understood it, things were often very different from what he expected.If you calculate it this way, your [-] tons of steel production is nothing, it's only a fraction!The metallurgical industry of the Ming Dynasty really had a solid foundation.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is only an estimate by the minister." Bi Ziyan replied.

"There are so many!" Yang Reform said in a muffled voice.This number really exceeded Yang Reform's expectations, and he was only a fraction of the output. If he used the steel company under his control to shake up the entire steel industry of Ming Dynasty, it would be a bit overwhelming.

Bi Ziyan was a little worried secretly, the current iron class cannot be accepted, and there are tyrants standing behind those iron mines, is it possible that His Majesty wants to fight those tyrants?Now that the salt merchants have just finished fighting, and they want to fight those tyrants again, this..., Bi Ziyan became anxious, and looked at Sun Chengzong again, Sun Chengzong remained calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him, Bi Ziyan was even more anxious.

"Your Majesty, the salt merchants have just been recruited at this time, and people's hearts are initially determined. It is not a good time to start the iron class!" Bi Ziyan quickly reminded that the events of the ancestors of the gods are still vivid in his mind, and the emperor must be too anxious What's more, the tax of this iron class is very small, even if it is moved, it will not gain much, and it will only cause a commotion.

"Moving iron class?" Yang Reform's thoughts were not on mobilizing those taxes, but on considering the proportion of steel he had in Ming Dynasty's steel production, which was too little.

"That's right! Your Majesty, it's really not a good time to use the iron class. What's more, the tax income of the iron class is very small, but the fifteenth tax is one. Even if your majesty collects the iron class in the world, there is not much to gain! More Yes..." Bi Ziyan continued, and there was another sentence behind, which caused even more commotion. Bi Ziyan swallowed this sentence when it reached his lips.

"Oh, how do I calculate the pit lessons?" Yang Reform asked again, the steel industry in the Ming Dynasty was beyond his expectations.

"Returning to Your Majesty, when I went to the iron class, there were many changes. The Taizu set a tax of [-] taels, and because there was too much iron, later the local government changed the tax to silver, from eight taels of ten thousand catties of iron to two taels of silver tax. No, so it is said that there is not much tax to be collected." Bi Ziyan quickly explained.

"Fifteen taxes one?...a tax of one or two taels of silver for ten thousand catties?..." Yang Reform frowned again, one-fifteenth of one hundred million catties of steel output should be sixty-seven million catties..., this The numbers also seem to be higher than the steel output I have now...

"...That is to say, I can actually receive six or seven million catties of iron, right?" Yang Reform had to do the math. Isn't it an iron class with a maximum of 700 taels of silver?
"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, the price of iron is cheap now, ranging from a few cents to more than ten cents per catty. Therefore, even if it is 700 million catties of iron, Your Majesty can sell it for seventy-eight thousand taels of silver at most, let alone the ones that are changed now. It's money, so I think that this iron lesson is really not worth doing, even if you do it, you won't get much money, it's just a waste of energy..." Bi Ziyan hurriedly explained the mystery to the emperor, fearing that the emperor would do it indiscriminately. Work in this direction.

"Seven to eighty thousand taels of silver? Twenty thousand taels of silver? So little?" Yang Reform wondered, how many million catties of iron is this little silver?If it is replaced by a tax, it will be even less. The tax in the Ming Dynasty was collected more and more.

"Returning to Your Majesty, if calculated according to the iron class, there is indeed only this little silver. However, there is a difference between iron and ironware. The price of ironware is much higher than the price of iron. There is still a considerable gap. Therefore, Your Majesty, it is really inappropriate to move the iron class!" Bi Ziyan hurriedly explained why there is only this little silver, and there is a lot of loopholes in it, the tax is paid according to the iron, and the actual sale is iron, after processing The price of ironware is much higher than that of iron. The processing fee has never been reflected in the tax.

"Oh, I understand a little bit, that is to say, even if I asked them to pay taxes, they paid, but in fact they paid taxes according to the price of iron. In fact, when they do business, they sell ironware. There is a problem inside, isn’t it? I didn’t get it wrong?..." Yang reformed a little bit, why the Ming Dynasty’s tax was so low, the Ming Dynasty’s tax policy was simply a big sieve full of loopholes, no different, It's embarrassing for you to let others not take advantage of the loopholes.

"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, my iron class is already extremely low, only [-] taels of tax, and the actual charge is even lower. If you count this, the iron class is really almost gone, but it is only tens of thousands of taels. Therefore, I feel that it is not worth it for Your Majesty to use the iron class..." Bi Ziyan urged the emperor not to move the iron class, not for anyone, but because there are not many iron classes at all, even if the teacher mobilizes the whole All the iron lessons in the world are brought up, and there are not many. Compared with the current emperor's handwriting that often costs one million and one hundred thousand, it is really a waste of money.

"..." Yang Reform is convinced. The Ming Dynasty still has such a wonderful tax policy. No wonder Chongzhen can't make money when he is a trouser. It is a miracle that the Ming Dynasty can last for 200 years. It seems that it should be given to Ming Dynasty. The emperor of the dynasty issued a large medal, praising them for trying their best to maintain the social stability of the Ming Dynasty.

"Report to Your Majesty, if I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not!" Sun Yuanhua, who was standing aside, saw that the emperor was talking about the iron class, and he was talking about the problem between iron and ironware. He hesitated a few times, but couldn't help it. Interrupted.

"Just say it." Yang Reform said. At this time, Yang Reform had finally figured out some ways. The Ming Dynasty's iron and steel industry, including the derived coal mining industry, etc., the water is not usually deep. I think Put in a foot, then you still have to be prepared.

"Your Majesty, when I cast cannons in Tianjin, I had a lot of dealings with iron wares. Just take the saber of my dynasty. If it is counted by iron, it is only a few tens of pennies. Considering the price, it is worth at least three or four hundred cash, and the better ones are more expensive, costing seven or eight hundred cash,..." Sun Yuanhua also assisted Bi Ziyan, saying that he is more sensitive to iron, and the news is also very sensitive. He is relatively well-informed, and he didn't pay much attention to it at first, but now he heard the emperor talk about it, so he said it, and planned to use it as a reference for the emperor.

"Oh..." Yang Reform nodded, and he had figured out the inside story of the steel industry in the Ming Dynasty. That is, the Ming Dynasty hardly collected taxes on the steel industry. At least the central government did not receive much tax. The steel industry in the Ming Dynasty The development is quite vigorous, and there is no pressure to produce tens of thousands of tons of steel every year. If it exceeds [-] tons, it is also possible.

"...Oh, that is to say, if it's iron, it's worthless, but if it's iron, it's very valuable, isn't it?" Yang Reform is convinced of the big sieve taxation system, and he doesn't plan to find a way on it.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes." Bi Ziyan replied.

"...That is to say, instead of collecting iron lessons, I'd rather sell ironware myself, right?" Yang Reform understood the inside story of the steel industry in the Ming Dynasty, and also understood what he should do, so it didn't conflict with the established route. , I originally planned to sell ironware.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Yuanhua looked at each other and agreed again.

"Master Sun, it seems that I can't do without selling ironware, hehehe..." After figuring out the current situation of the steel industry in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Reform said to Sun Chengzong in a funny way.

"Return to Your Majesty, it should be so..." Sun Chengzong frowned. Now in this warm pavilion, these few words can be regarded as revealing the inside story of the mining industry in the Ming Dynasty. It doesn't matter if it is revealed, the emperor knows That’s right, if you sell ironware, let’s sell ironware. As for the people’s struggle for profit, Sun Chengzong doesn’t want to talk about it now. He can’t collect taxes, and the emperor is not allowed to sell ironware. Could it be that the emperor digs the silver himself?What about the expenses of the frontier army and the new army?How did Donglu resist?Faced with these realities, Sun Chengzong was unwilling to talk about competing for profits with the people. Instead, he hoped that the emperor's business would be better, at least the frontier army would be able to pay.

"Hehehehe..." Yang Reform learned about the inside story of the Ming Dynasty's steel industry, and laughed helplessly, sadly and cheerfully. The helplessness was that the Ming Dynasty's tax system was too helpless, and he felt sad for the Ming Dynasty's mobilization ability. At least hundreds of millions of catties of steel are produced every year, but in wartime, when life and death are at stake, not even one percent of the steel production is transferred to the military industry. If one percent of the steel production can be transferred to the military industry, a young man It is easy to loosely produce a thousand doors and a thousand catties of Flang machines without pressure... This is the sorrow of the Ming Dynasty... It is refreshing that since everyone has made this industry so prosperous, it just so happens that I can get a foot in the door. This is the base of heavy industry The bigger it is, the better it is to advance industrialization.

"By the way, I called a few of you here today. Apart from inquiring about steel, I just want to talk about my plan. You are all my own people. I will not hide it. After you go out, don't talk nonsense. Remember to keep it secret. , do you know?" Yang Reform laughed for a while, and began to make formal arrangements for the promotion of heavy industry.

"The ministers will take the order." Several people immediately agreed.

"Speaking of it, there are two aspects to this matter. The first is that I plan to vigorously promote a new type of carriage, that is, the four-wheeled carriage; the second is that I plan to build a large-scale heavy industry base..." Yang Reform led Some helpless and sad, began to arrange industrialization.

After hearing this, Bi Ziyan and Sun Yuanhua looked at the emperor in surprise, not knowing which one it was, but Sun Chengzong still stood there calmly, as if it had nothing to do with him.

"In the first aspect, the promotion of new horse-drawn carriages is divided into several next steps. First, all the post couriers in our dynasty are equipped with new-style horse-drawn carriages, and a land transportation network is established in our dynasty to connect all the states and counties in our dynasty. Of course, I mean connecting them with horse-drawn carriages. The carriages I configure for the post delivery system are horse-drawn carriages that can carry people, usually ten people. , is also responsible for the transportation of this transportation network, and is responsible for transporting people..." Yang Reform began to arrange his own ideas.

what!Sun Chengzong had heard about the emperor's plan, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was very feasible. It was the first time Bi Ziyan and Sun Yuanhua heard about it, and they were so surprised that the plan was too huge, the emperor His handwriting is probably too big.

"Hehe, Bi Qing's family has something to say." Seeing Bi Ziyan scratching his head, Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this, this is too wasteful, isn't it, how much money does it cost?" Bi Ziyan said anxiously, his first reaction was that this time he would need a lot of money. Equipped with a carriage, it was a new four-wheeled carriage, and the emperor began to spread money all over the sky again. Although the emperor now has a lot of money, it is not the same way!Bi Ziyan hurriedly dissuaded the emperor.

Sun Yuanhua also looked at the emperor in shock. The emperor's thoughts were too unbelievable. All post stations in the world were equipped with four-wheeled carriages. How much money would it cost?Sun Yuanhua felt that he couldn't count.

"Not many, only four or five thousand vehicles..." Yang Reform explained with a smile.

Four or five thousand vehicles! !Bi Ziyan and Sun Yuanhua's eyes widened again, isn't that too much?The Emotional Emperor has money now, and this amount of money really doesn't look good. Calculated at 60 taels per plane, it is less than 30 taels. This amount of money may really be nothing to the emperor today.

The two people were shocked from the beginning, and gradually calmed down. When they suddenly heard about the emperor's plan, it was indeed scary enough, the whole world!When anything comes into contact with him, it is an astronomical figure, but really, when you think about the silver in the emperor's hands now, the 30 is really not much, and the emperor buckles it from his fingers, which is more than this.The question now is, why did the emperor do this?Is it just that there is too much money to be burned?

"I'm stupid, I don't know what His Majesty is talking about, I think, Your Majesty is definitely not as simple as providing carriages for postmen, there must be a deep meaning in it!" Bi Ziyan was shocked at the beginning and now wants to understand Questions, began to ask the emperor detailed questions.

As soon as Bi Ziyan said, Sun Yuanhua, who was still a little confused, suddenly understood, the emperor was full and spent all that wronged money?There must be a purpose.

"It's nothing. It's just taking advantage of the postal system. Speaking of it, it's also caused by troubles these days." Yang Reform explained.

"I implore Your Majesty to give me some guidance." Bi Ziyan continued to ask, what else is bothering the emperor?Didn't you just collect tens of millions of silver?Not happy?

"Isn't spring starting early this year? Abnormal weather has been reported from all over the country. I think this year will be another drought year. Judging from the current situation, the area affected by the disaster in the north is quite large, and almost all of them have been affected. However, depending on the situation, I am afraid it is not the same as last year in Shaanxi. In such a situation of no harvest, it is estimated that the disaster will be affected or will be affected, but it is also a reduction in production, so that the harvest will not be wiped out on a large scale. Have you thought about how to solve this situation?" Yang Reform reminded.

"..." A few people were reminded by the emperor, and they immediately started to think about the problem. This year's natural disaster issue has indeed been put on the agenda, and they have been talking about it in several morning courts.Last year, the emperor had "predicted" that the drought would continue. Therefore, if there was any abnormal weather this year, all regions would report it immediately so that the imperial court could prepare for disaster relief. Now that the emperor has money, if he suffers a disaster here, he can be exempted from taxes. Not to mention, maybe I can get a relief fund, no matter how bad it is, I won’t lose my hat because of the late report of the disaster. Last year, the governor of Shaanxi was borrowed by the emperor. The reason was to conceal the disaster. But it was scary enough, so, this year, when there was any movement, officials from all over the country immediately reported the disaster information.

"Your Majesty, I understand. What does your Majesty mean to say that these equipped carriages are used to transport those victims? Your Majesty, are they used for disaster relief?" Bi Ziyan was the first to figure out the emperor's intention, and said happily After all, he deals with disasters in various places every day, and he knows the disaster reports in various places best. The half of the Ming Dynasty was reporting disasters, but it made Bi Ziyan's head big, and he was struggling with how to relieve the disaster. I really can't think of any good way, nothing more than doing what the emperor did, going down the river, using the river to relieve disasters, or using sea boats to transport people, but the problem is that the area is too wide, Most of the Ming Dynasty employed that kind of immigration officer. How many immigration officers are there?How much silver is this?The other is to follow the traditional method, to distribute some relief funds or something, but this is not a small sum of money. Bi Ziyan, who is good at calculating and calculating, is reluctant to spend so much money. Besides, this year's disaster relief, what about next year?Do the same?After a few years, it was more than the money spent by the emperor's immigrant.

"Yes, this is for disaster relief!" Yang Reform nodded and smiled.

"Your Majesty is indeed a wise man. This method is indeed a wonderful method. It is really a good idea to use postal couriers all over the world to transport the disaster victims all over half of Ming Dynasty. In this way, this problem can be completely solved without spending a lot of money. But by the way, it speeds up the delivery of my official documents, so it really serves multiple purposes..." Bi Ziyan was the first to figure out the key point, and if he combined the current disaster situation with the courier, the problem was really solved.

Sun Yuanhua has been in the world of steel all day, so he is still relatively slow in this aspect, and he doesn't have so many details for reference. He didn't realize what Bi Ziyan said for a while.

After hearing Bi Ziyan's words, Sun Chengzong couldn't stop nodding.

"I'll talk about the disaster relief in the future. I'll talk about it first, how to do it..." Seeing that Bi Ziyan had been persuaded, Yang Reform didn't want to say anything more, and prepared to arrange it directly.

"Your Majesty, please tell me that this is really a sharp weapon for relief, and I agree with it." Bi Ziyan's expression of anxiety changed, and his expression became cheerful.

"The second is to gradually establish urban public transportation on the basis of post delivery." Yang Reform said the second point.

"Your Majesty, why is this?" Bi Ziyan asked in bewilderment.

"It's nothing, it's just to let the courier system earn some money to subsidize the relief. In this way, even though the natural disaster couriers are equipped with horse-drawn carriages, they can actually maintain their operation without me spending any money. In addition to spending less money, it is convenient for the relief , and can get a timely and effective courier system all over the world, wouldn’t it be great?” Yang Reform explained.

"Your Majesty has been educated. Your Majesty is truly a sage." Bi Ziyan thought for a while and was relieved. He quickly understood what the emperor was referring to and said with emotion.

Sun Yuanhua was still vague. Now most of the disaster situation in Ming Dynasty, he still doesn't know the situation, so there are still some things that he doesn't quite understand. After hearing Bi Ziyan, he is completely convinced. He knows that this is probably a good thing, and he will have to think about it later.

"The third, this matter, or the second major event, is related to the heavy industry base." After speaking, Yang Reform looked at Sun Yuanhua.

"..." Sun Yuanhua looked up at the emperor, not knowing why.

"You should have heard about the fact that I subsidize shipbuilding in the south of the Yangtze River, right?" Yang Reform asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, I know." Several people replied.

"Now, I plan to subsidize the purchase of carriages like subsidizing shipbuilding..." After Yang Reform finished speaking, he looked at the few people present.

Sun Chengzong is still the same.Bi Ziyan frowned on Lao Gao, and Sun Yuanhua was even more puzzled.

"Your Majesty, I am really confused." Seeing that Sun Chengzong didn't intend to speak, Bi Ziyan asked himself.

"Oh, what are you confused about?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't understand. What does this have to do with disaster relief? Those who can afford a carriage are officials, or wealthy merchants. Your Majesty subsidizes them. Isn't this the state money that supplies officials and wealthy merchants? Your Majesty, this What will the people of the world think?" Bi Ziyan disagreed with this matter.

"It's nothing. Actually, this is not just a subsidy for the rich. I plan to divide the four-wheeled carriages into several grades, and provide different subsidies for different grades. In fact, there are still many ordinary people who really benefit..." For this matter, Yang Reform can only try his best to explain.

"Your Majesty, this matter, I think, is still a bit inappropriate. The ordinary people can afford such a huge carriage. I remember that the cheapest carriage costs 50 taels. Even if your majesty subsidizes 40%, it will cost [-] taels." , How many families can afford such a carriage? How many of them are ordinary people as His Majesty said?" Bi Ziyan asked rhetorically.

"Hehe, the price of the carriage can actually be reduced to a few taels. If subsidies are added, the price can be controlled at five or six taels. This price should be acceptable to ordinary people." Yang Reform looked at the Yue Bi Ziyan, who spoke more and more aggressively, explained.

"This... six taels? This..." Bi Ziyan couldn't stand the price plunge for a while.

"If you don't use horses, but donkey carts, or even ox carts, the price will be lower. These four-wheeled carriages can weigh much more than two-wheeled carriages, and can easily carry more than a thousand catties. It’s no problem to pretend to be [-] catties, I think the people in the countryside will always like it, and it can be considered that I have given some benefits to the people of the world..." Yang Reform explained.

"But, here, Your Majesty, I still have to say that doing this will inevitably feel like cutting off the poor and giving to the rich..." Bi Ziyan still didn't relax much, and he didn't approve of the emperor's doing this.

"Hehe, Bi Qing's family may not understand the significance of doing this." Yang Reform had no choice but to explain to Bi Ziyan from another aspect. Only later people know how big the advantages of the four-wheeled carriage are. However, if these advantages are gathered together, multiplied by the years and months, and then multiplied by the huge population base, this number is astronomical. Don't pay attention, but it's something real.

"Please advise, Your Majesty." Bi Ziyan became more and more like a courtier. The emperor didn't explain it clearly to him, so he refused to accept it.

"I'm asking you, it's true that there are more horse-drawn carriages than two-wheeled carriages." Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is indeed true. An ordinary two-wheeled carriage can hold five or six hundred catties, but a four-wheeled carriage can easily carry a thousand catties. I know this." Bi Ziyan replied seriously. He also has a four-wheeled carriage. There are a few people sitting on it. It is like playing. It is indeed better than a two-wheeled carriage. This is for sure. If you don't sit right, it will have a great impact on the carriage. From this point of view, the four-wheeled carriage is not a bit better than the two-wheeled carriage.

"The four-wheeled carriage runs faster than the two-wheeled one, isn't that true? It's true that the four-wheeled carriage is not that bumpy?" Yang Reform explained again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it's true that it's not that crazy, but it's not necessarily faster than two rounds." Bi Ziyan asked again.

"Bi Qing's family should have traveled far in a carriage, right? How far can a two-wheeled carriage travel in a day?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"Here, back to Your Majesty, I have been an official all the year round, and I often travel far away. Is it a two-wheeled carriage? If you travel a long distance, you can walk fifty or sixty miles a day. No matter how many people are there, you can't stand the bumps. This minister knows... oh I understand, Your Majesty means that if the carriage is not so bumpy, this person can sit longer and run farther every day, right? If it is calculated in this way, it is true that a four-wheeled carriage is better than a two-wheeled carriage. If you run for a long time, you can say, faster..." Bi Ziyan said, and suddenly realized that the four-wheeled carriage is not so bumpy, and people can sit longer. I'm afraid it's okay to walk ninety miles.

"That's right, it's good that the Qing family can understand. In fact, a two-wheeled carriage puts part of the weight of the carriage on the horse, while a four-wheeled carriage rests entirely on the wheels, and the horse is only responsible for pulling the cart. Therefore, the same horse, Naturally, four-wheeled horses can run farther, and horses with strength can naturally run faster." Yang Reform explained with a smile.

"This... seems to make sense..." Bi Ziyan explained in this way, combined with the situation of his own carriage, thinking about it, it is indeed the case.

"Then the Qing family does the calculations again. Once a person drives a carriage, the cargo capacity can be doubled, and the speed of the carriage can also be increased by at least [-] to [-] percent. Calculated in this way, how much more cargo will this person pull, How much mileage should be driven? How much time should be saved? This is a year for one person, so what about his whole life? ? Can Bi Qing's family give me an answer?" Yang Reform said with a smile.

"This..." Bi Ziyan fainted from what he said to the emperor.The emperor's words also impacted his thinking, giving Bi Ziyan a feeling of sudden enlightenment, enlightenment, and sudden enlightenment. Why didn't he think of it?

"The extra carrying capacity, time saved, and extra mileage of a person may not be considered a big deal, and I don't see much advantage, and I don't even need to care about it. However, as the emperor, I should stand in the world Considering the problem from the human point of view, if any small problem is multiplied by the people in the world, it will be a big problem, I say this, can the Qing family understand?" Yang Reform continued to explain.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this should be an astronomical number. It should be countless. The number is so huge that I can't calculate it. I am delighted to worship you. Your Majesty's thoughts are several times higher than your Majesty's. Your Majesty is watching from the perspective of the people of the world. The problem is that I can only stand at the bottom of the well and look at the sky. I am really ashamed. Your Majesty's strategy seems inappropriate. In fact, it has indeed saved countless hours and distances for the people of the world, and increased countless loads. It is a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning, but if you look at the whole world, it is a big issue that has to be taken seriously. Your Majesty's policy, I fully agree with it." Bi Ziyan said submissively.

"Well, it's good that the Qing family can understand. If the four-wheeled carriage can be popularized, it will greatly promote the circulation of goods, and it will also greatly promote the price of goods. The cost of transportation will be lower. Isn't the price of goods Will it be cheaper? Although I have spent some money now, the money has been distributed to the people all over the world through various channels to a certain extent, what does the Qing family say?" Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty understands, I bow to you, Your Majesty has a high-level view, and what you see and think is really higher than the ministers. Opening up sources of income and reducing expenditure has always been the only way to manage money. Your Majesty's move seems to be costly, but it is actually reducing expenditure. "Bi Ziyan was completely convinced. If nothing else, just talk about the problem of grain transportation and grain transportation at the border. If they are all replaced by four-wheeled carriages, how much money will be saved?It is really not easy to transport grain at some border gates. Five stones of grain have been transported from the south, and only a few buckets are left. This kind of horrible consumption is spent on transportation. If you can transport more each time , can run a little farther every day, no doubt, it will not be so horrible that there are only a few buckets of grain left. If you save a few buckets of grain at a time, over the years, plus such a big Ming Dynasty, the amount saved can only be saved. It can be described as horror.

(End of this chapter)