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Chapter 525 Sneak Peek
After asking Sun Chengzong, Yang Reform turned to ask Bi Ziyan to see if he had anything to say and any questions he wanted to ask.

"Does Bi Qing's family have any questions?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that although the Zunhua Iron Smelting Plant has been abandoned for many years, it does not mean that the mines previously opened by the Zunhua Iron Smelting Institute are now abandoned. In fact, there are still people smelting the pits that have been abandoned for a long time..." Bi Ziyan Zhengchen lost his temper and reminded the emperor.

"Oh, what does Bi Qing's family mean?" Yang Reform didn't realize right away, what does it mean to be abandoned but still being smelted.

"... Cough, Your Majesty, behind the pits and mines, there must be powerful people. The Zunhua Iron Smelting Institute was once the largest iron smelting plant in the north. Although the iron smelting plant is abandoned, it does not mean that the mines owned by the iron smelter They were all dug up, and the iron smelting plant was abandoned, it was due to the complexity of the organization and the heavy cost, not because the pits were exhausted,...well, that is to say..." Bi Ziyan tried to explain things clearly .

"I understand, I understand!" After listening to Bi Ziyan's explanation, Yang Reform understood Bi Ziyan's meaning, that is to say, now that he wants to reopen the iron smelting plant, those that were originally owned by the iron smelting plant The mine, the site, etc., have been occupied by others now. To reopen the mine, there is no way around a special force——Hao Qiang, they are local bullies, the local emperors, obviously, only if they are settled, the iron smelter That's why I can go on.

Bi Ziyan looked at the emperor seriously, hoping that the emperor really understood the tricky part of this matter. The powerful people involved behind the pit mines, those forces are really not small. Back then, Shenzong sent some eunuchs to collect pit taxes The ones who were beaten to death were not one or two. This matter was not the work of a few ordinary people as they said on the surface. The ordinary people were fed up and dared to attack the tax supervisor sent by the emperor. Even Jin Yiwei would be beaten. Without the backing of those tyrants who are not afraid of the sky and the earth, how many ordinary people would dare to do it?Besides, the taxes collected by the mine supervisors are all pit taxes, and the taxes collected are actually the taxes of the mining owners. How much money does it have to do with the common people?The problem behind this is not small. Although the emperor is very powerful now, Bi Ziyan is still worried that the emperor will follow the old path of Emperor Shenzong.

"It's good that your majesty understands, so I won't say much, just remind your majesty, don't repeat what happened to Emperor Shenzong's mine supervisor." Bi Ziyan saw that the emperor made it clear, so he didn't intend to explain it to the emperor at length. Yes, presumably with the wiseness of the current emperor, there should be corresponding countermeasures.

"I will deal with this matter. Bi Qing's family is right, and I will write it down..." Yang Reform frowned and said, for this, Yang Reform was still mentally prepared, as it was mentioned in the history textbook back then. This incident left a deep impression on Yang Reform. Back then, Yang Reform felt doubtful. Isn't it an honor to pay taxes?How did it become shameful to collect taxes in the Ming Dynasty?Didn't the book say that eunuchs have great power?Why was he beaten to death like this?Didn't the book say that Jin Yiwei is very powerful and dark, and he can arrest whoever he wants?Why are you still being beaten?Later, I gradually realized that being an emperor is sometimes very helpless, and many times I have to swallow a wave of anger.However, I am not Wanli, and I will not collect taxes as abruptly as Wanli. In fact, in such a world where there is no need to pay taxes, it is a paradise for people who come from the 21st world. I have plenty of means to deal with those who make money. Crazy, the so-called tyrants who don't pay a penny of tax.

"Sun Qing's family, if you go here, you need to immediately increase the production capacity of steel, not to mention cannons, which must be in great demand. In addition, I have calculated that it will cost about four weeks just to replace the carriages of the post delivery system." Five thousand, it will still be that kind of big carriage, plus the chariots that replace the officers and soldiers, the number will be even greater. If you count the public transportation carriages in the city, the number will easily reach tens of thousands. I subsidize the carriages As soon as the new policy comes out, the production of carriages will definitely increase sharply. The annual production is likely to be tens of thousands. You must prepare enough steel to support the operation of the carriage farm. If there is a shortage of steel at that time, I'm the only one asking..." Yang Reform told Sun Yuanhua again.

"Return to Your Majesty, I've made a note. After returning, immediately expand the production capacity." Sun Yuanhua immediately agreed excitedly.

"Okay, in addition, as the Qing family said, shipbuilding requires a lot of iron. In this regard, the Qing family should also think of ways to contact the shipyard more often. I will also instruct Zheng Huaizhong to let him take most of the business. You came here, anyway, your place is close to Tianjin, and boarding is also convenient. In addition, the business of farm tools can't be stopped. Even if it doesn't make money, it is good to increase steel production. The steel output in my hands must be as much as possible." Yang Reform added that he would not imitate Wanli to collect taxes bluntly, making everyone disgusted, and his imperial party or eunuchs being beaten , That would be too embarrassing, I will only open iron factories by myself, dump a large amount of goods to the market, and destroy those iron factories opened by powerful tyrants, let them know their means, let them know the consequences of not paying taxes, let them They cried and begged themselves to pay their taxes.

"Return to Your Majesty, I've made a note." Sun Yuanhua agreed again.

"Okay, and one more thing to keep in mind is that although there will be big companies taking over some of your business in the future, the core things must be in your hands, and you must not relax, such as casting cannons. This is absolutely not allowed by the company For business, such as the research and development of new steel, this must also be in your hands, and the technology must not be leaked casually... When those companies gradually settle in your place, the focus of your work must gradually shift to management. ..." Yang Reform took the trouble to explain.

"Return to Your Majesty, I understand..." Sun Yuanhua said again.

"Okay, it's good if you understand. You are going to serve as the magistrate of Fengrun County. I will invest a lot of money in the heavy industry base. If it is done well, this Fengrun County will most likely be upgraded to a prefecture soon, or the government will say No, you need to have a clear idea about this matter..." Yang Reform explained again, this can be regarded as a model for reference from Shanghai.

"Return to Your Majesty, I understand..." Sun Yuanhua was excited and happy when he heard it, a large sum of money?Sure enough, this is the case, but I don't know how much this large sum of money is.

Yang Reform explained things one by one, starting industrialization, and finally had a preliminary shelf, at least it was arranged at the level of his core imperial party. The firm, playing with stocks, has settled in the heavy industry base, which is really kicking off the curtain of heavy industry.

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After sending away a few of his confidantes, Yang Reform was thirsty. He thought it would be easy to set up an industrial base.Now it seems that nothing that involves the national economy and the people's livelihood or changes in the future is simple. If you want to simply issue a few orders and turn it into an industrial base, that is simply a dream.

"Big companion, what do you think about the tyrannical matter?" After sending the ministers away, Yang Reform asked Wang Chengen again. The matter of the tyrannical occupation of that territory must be dealt with as soon as possible.

"Report to Your Majesty, I will obey Your Majesty's orders." Wang Cheng'en said.

"Well, in this way, you send a capable person to talk to the powerful man who has occupied the land in my circle, and say that I have taken a fancy to that land and want to do business. If he is willing to do business with me, I welcome him, I will give him [-], no, I will give him [-]% of the shares, let him figure it out for himself, how to persuade him, I won't say much..." Yang Reform said, dealing with those local tyrants is actually very simple , Use silver, use a bigger force to suppress him, no matter how powerful you are, even if the emperor does not make a move, those nobles and extra-large tyrants who follow the emperor to do business are not as good-tempered as the emperor, dare to stop the emperor from earning money, It is their enemy, they must be overthrown, they must be crushed.There is no need to spend a single thought on the matter of suppressing a small tyrant with a super tycoon. Of course, you don’t have to pay a penny for the [-]% of the shares given. After receiving the stock money, you can print paper notes. This matter is nothing more than buying a horse bone with other people's money, and if similar things happen in the future, it will not cause the embarrassing thing like Wanli back then, where his face was slapped.

"Your majesty obeys, how about Zhang Chun, the supervisor of ceremonies?" Wang Chengen asked immediately.As for the [-]% share that the emperor said, Wang Chengen didn't care about that, he only cared about who he sent to meet the emperor's wishes.

"Zhang Chun? Uh, let's go with him." Yang Reform said, this person has a bit of an impression, he can be regarded as "running errands" for the chief of ceremonies, but he has a lot of background when he is released to work, just in the name of the chief of ceremonies head, enough to scare a lot of people.

"The servant obeys the order, and we will do it now." Wang Chengen promised.

"In addition, I also wrote a letter to Zheng Huaizhong in Jiangnan, saying that I am going to open an ironworks, and let him send most of the business to Sun Yuanhua." Yang Reform also ordered.

"The servant obeys the order, and we will do it now." Wang Chengen promised again.

Looking at the back of Wang Chengen going out, Yang Reform rubbed his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief. This matter finally has a clue. Next, he has to wait for the news. Now he can be regarded as releasing the news of subsidizing the manufacture of carriages Well, presumably those with sharp noses will smell things. After the stocks of carriages are easy to sell, then the stocks of steel mills must be easy to sell, and then the stocks of coal mines must be easy to sell, and then coking, ironware, and transportation are also traded. Bring them all together, and after this chain reaction, the industrial base will take on a good look.

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Sun Yuanhua bid farewell to the emperor, left the Forbidden City, and after lunch, he was ready to return to Tianjin. Now the burden on him was too heavy, so he dared not stay longer in the capital.

However, there is one thing that aroused Sun Yuanhua's interest even more, that is what the emperor said, Liu Mao was engaged in some kind of postal carriage, and that kind of public transportation, maybe on the way to Tongzhou, Sun Yuanhua wrote it down, I have taken care of it.He was going to look for Liu Mao to find out how this matter was done. The post couriers in the entire Ming Dynasty had to be replaced with four-wheeled carriages. I felt that I had to go and have a look first, to see what the emperor had made.

Leading the horse and leading the entourage, Sun Yuanhua walked through the streets and alleys, and soon found where Liu Mao was.

On the big square of Liulizhai, several large carriages were parked. According to the little official, Liu Mao was probably here.

Sun Yuanhua has already changed into a suit of clothes, dressed as a scholar traveling far away. He looks like a student traveling around, which is also in line with his status. He is still a Juren now. Traveling and rushing for exams are also a must. right way.

Sun Yuanhua got the advice of a small official and knew that Liu Mao was "hiding" here. He learned from the emperor's tone that Liu Mao would probably go to the battle in person to handle this matter. Sun Yuanhua persuaded a certain small official to let that small official Take him to find their master, Master Liu Mao Liu.

Soon, the sharp-eyed little official accurately found his master from the crowd, even though his master had changed his clothes.

The little official reminded that Sun Yuanhua saw Liu Mao, a thin old man, standing not far from the carriages and looking around. He looked embarrassed.

Liu Mao was in trouble for running to Tongzhou, the emperor asked him to do everything himself, but he really couldn't save face, the carriage was brought, and the Bingzhan Bureau gave him several carriages that day for him to open the Tongzhou line , but how to operate it, he was hesitant, indecisive, and directly asked the people below to do it, but he was afraid that the emperor would look down on him, so he went to do it himself. This old face really couldn't be pulled off. He is a dignified Jinshi. The emperor's "quasi confidant" wants to engage in such a lowly business and deal with people of all kinds, and he is complaining here.

"Treasurer Liu." Sun Yuanhua greeted him with a smile, and without waiting for Liu Mao to speak, he said with a smile, if he was an "imperial envoy", Liu Mao should salute him, but he is a juror, and Liu Mao is a Jinshi In order not to be embarrassed, Sun Yuanhua called the shopkeeper directly. Anyway, he was wearing the clothes of ordinary people. Sun Yuanhua just wanted to have a sneak peek at what the emperor's four-wheeled carriage would look like, so that he could continue to outline the grandeur in his heart. The picture scroll, this matter, has been stirring in his heart.

Liu Mao, who was about to say hello and salute, was taken aback, shopkeeper?Immediately he understood again, a smile appeared on his face, and he also said with a smile: "So it's shopkeeper Sun, be polite." It's easier for him not to follow the rules in the officialdom, otherwise he would not be ashamed to salute in front of the public for no reason. It's a good feeling, not to mention that this identity is broken, it will also spoil the emperor's affairs, so I just follow Sun Yuanhua's call, so that everyone is at ease.

"Be polite, be polite." Sun Yuanhua also cupped his hands, he had seen it before, since everyone is the emperor's party and the emperor's confidant, and now he is a grasshopper on the same line, so there is no need to be too born, he also I know that this guy Liu Mao is wearing the clothes of ordinary people to work for the emperor, casually breaking his identity, which is not good.

"I heard that shopkeeper Liu is going to do business from the capital to Tongzhou. I'm here to see what's new and see what's going on. Hehe, shopkeeper Liu, please don't take offense." Sun Yuanhua, who is very curious, wants to know this kind of thing. How to get the new carriages for the whole country is a rare event, and now that he has caught up with it, he will naturally not let it go.

"Cough, hey, shopkeeper Sun is well-informed!" Liu Maoxian was taken aback. Few people knew about what he did, but Sun Yuanhua named what he was doing by name. Obviously, he was well-informed. For my generation, thinking about Sun Yuanhua's background, I felt relieved again. Sun Yuanhua was supposed to cast cannons in Tianjin, but now he is in the capital. Without the emperor's call, he dared to enter Beijing privately?I must have just met the emperor. He came out of the palace. It is not surprising that there are inside information. The emperor's actions are very fast!Liu Mao secretly said in his heart.

"Hey, I just came out of the big shopkeeper. I heard that shopkeeper Sun is doing this business here. I came here to see something new. I'm really curious about the big shopkeeper's business. I think I must see it first. Hehe... I'm going back to Tianjin, and I'm going to do business for Shopkeeper Liu..." Sun Yuanhua said with a smile.

Big shopkeeper?Liu Mao was sweating in shock, this Sun Yuanhua really dared to scream!Comparing the emperor to a shopkeeper, if the emperor knows about it, the consequences...

"Hey, it's easy to say, easy to say." Liu Mao could only laugh a few times. It seems that the treatment of the emperor's party or the emperor's confidants is indeed different from ordinary people. Apart from other things, he has become a person who is valued by the emperor. , at least be more courageous, otherwise, who would dare to call the emperor compared to the big shopkeeper?

"I heard from the shopkeeper that in a short time, shopkeeper Liu's business will be equipped with new-style carriages. Are they all like this? It's really big!... The shopkeeper's handwriting is really huge. Shopkeeper Liu needs to develop It's gone..." Sun Yuanhua said with a smile, and while saying "black words", he pointed to the big carriage next to him and couldn't stop admiring him, showing a look of admiration.

"Hey, hey..." Liu Mao began to sweat, and the big shopkeeper called, but he really couldn't make it out. When Sun Yuanhua asked, he could only hey a few times in embarrassment, and nodded his head in agreement.

"... Shopkeeper Sun, come quickly, come to chat, come to chat..." Liu Mao hurriedly pulled Sun Yuanhua into an empty carriage, Liu Mao was terrified.

Sun Yuanhua was admiring the four-wheeled carriage that could hold more than ten people in amazement, but was pulled into the carriage by Liu Mao.

"Master Sun, you are scared to death to be an official." Liu Mao was terrified by Sun Yuanhua's big shopkeeper.

"Hehe, Mr. Liu, it's okay. I think His Majesty has always been generous and wouldn't care about these things. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. I heard His Majesty say that Your Majesty is here to buy and sell public carriages from the capital to Tongzhou, so I just want to come and have a look." Look, what kind of stagecoach is it that is changed all over the world? I want to see what kind of changes it will bring to the world when it is replaced with a four-wheeled stagecoach. To be honest, I am really surprised How could Your Majesty have such a boldness and mind? Thinking of such a broad matter, I have no other choice but to admire..., hey..., when I think that the whole world is full of this kind of four-wheeled carriage, I can't help but admire it. I feel that my whole body is boiling. Once all the post stations in the world are equipped with this kind of carriage, among other things, it will be an incomparable weapon just for disaster relief!... Hey, Mr. Liu, please don't take offense, I really want to see it first... "Sun Yuanhua became more and more excited as he talked. In the palace, when the emperor told him, although he felt surprised and unimaginable, he knew it would be a magnificent picture scroll, but when he saw the long one in person, The four-wheeled carriage that can accommodate more than ten people is even more surprising and exciting. Once this kind of carriage is promoted, the world does not know how much it will change.

(End of this chapter)