A few days later, Bai Minghe and Yu Qian had their first conversation to record the official records.
The location is on Xuanwu Lake.
Bai Minghe and Yu Qian sat face to face, but were not on the same table. There was a few cases in front of them. There was a clerk next to them recording the content of their words, a word-of-mouth record.
"It's so formal, I feel a little uncomfortable!" As soon as Bai Minghe spoke, he saw that the clerk beside him had already started writing. Seeing this action, Bai Minghe swallowed everything he said.
Yu Qian just smiled slightly, you didn’t expect this trick of Baiminghe!
Whether it is a slippery head, a rogue, or any other means, you can use it, as long as you are not afraid of being recorded. You should know that this kind of official conversation record is required, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is naturally qualified to read it. The officials who go down will also see the deleted content based on the level of each person.
The white-known crane breathed a sigh of relief and adjusted his posture to sit straight.
"Mr. Bai, Long live worrying that the Hami Guard will become deserted and will eventually be lost. Originally, the Hami Guard was a must-pass place on the Silk Road. The Ming Dynasty war was unfavorable in the past two years, and the trade routes were also stagnant. In the past two years, the silk and porcelain of the Ming Dynasty did not need to pass through the Hami Guard, which made the Hami Guard even worse!" This was the first time that the Baiming He met in such a calm and formal tone.
Yu Qian did not talk nonsense with Bai Minghe, but went straight to the topic.
The white-famous crane didn't say anything. Hami would be desolate. Isn't this a joke? How could Hami be desolate? What is the place to be? Perhaps the only constraint is the problem of transportation. But even if there is a problem with the traffic on this Silk Road, the traffic will not be too large.
So, what does Yu Qian mean?
Seeing that although Bai Minghe was calm, his mouth was slightly raised and he was about to sneer, but he forced himself to hold it back for a moment, Yu Qian thought of Xiao Yu's words.
White cranes can squeeze oil out of stones anywhere.
This ability of stones to turn into gold is absolutely no one in the world to surpass it, and it is unique.
"Sir Yu, what will you do if you want?" Bai Minghe thought for a while and finally spoke.
"Three thousand elites, plus a prosperous Hami City." Yu Qian gave the thoughts and actual requirements of Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty. There was no increase or false words. After all, this was a conversation that was to be recorded in the archives.
But who would have thought that Bai Minghe shook his head seriously: "Three thousand elites, if an enemy attacks, not only can't defend my gold and silver mountains, but I am afraid that my three thousand elites will also sacrifice their lives for the Ming Dynasty. Please report to Lord Yu. Either don't move or make a big move. Small fights will not only make people's hearts, but also have a small profit!"
"According to Lord Bai's words, how much can Hamiwei collect annually?"
"How much does Lord Yu want?" Bai Minghe asked back.
Yu Qian thought to himself, can you really turn stones into gold? He immediately said a huge number that people couldn't imagine: "One hundred stones of silver per year?" Yu Qian was still not confident in the end, and used a questioning tone.
There are only two sources of income in the poor and bad places in Hami.
The first is to raise sheep, and the second is that there is a salt lake there. You can get some green salt by carrying a horse on the back of a man. You can barely cook it and reduce some impurities. In addition to local consumption, you can transport some to Gansu. There are only a few thousand people in the entire Hamiwei, and it would be good if these thousands of people can earn five stones of silver a year.
What Yu Qian said is that he handed in one hundred stones of silver.
"A mere hundred stones are also called a big flux?" Bai Minghe began to ponder again.
Yu Qian asked again: "Could it be that Lord Bai is in a dilemma?"
"It's a bit difficult, because what I just thought about was a project with a profit of 1,000 stones per year. Suddenly, this hundred stones was really embarrassing. This amount of money is not worth sending troops to protect. But I can't find a small job that doesn't matter if no one is thinking about it, and it doesn't require too many people. It's a year to earn hundreds of stones of silver!"
Yu Qian really wanted to use the water cup to hit Bai Minghe's face.
Under such circumstances, Bai Minghe still took revenge on him once, using formal records to prevent Bai Minghe from talking nonsense, but who would have thought he would get trapped in?
Yu Qian breathed silently, stood up slowly, first put a folded piece of paper in front of the clerk. Then, in front of Bai Minghe, he tore the pages of paper recording the conversation between the two, and threw it into the stove.
The clerk opened the folded paper and glanced at it, quickly left the seat and knelt down and kowtowed. The two of them quickly left the ship warehouse.
There is no need to read it or worry about guessing. That thing must be written by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. I guess this move was thought of by Yu Qian in advance.
Bai Minghe laughed loudly and once again achieved a small victory in the struggle with Yu Qian.
"White-known crane, you can really do one thousand stones. I support you. Hami Guard is a strategically important place. I dare not station heavy troops there because I am afraid of not being able to support it. But if you have a profit of one thousand stones of silver, you can station 50,000 troops without paying a cent of silver. Then, you will definitely make Hami richer."
"Not at the moment, the thorns are not suitable for big movements, and no industry can withstand the destruction. But at the moment, I have a small matter that I have to trouble the adults. This is not about conditions, but I am really in trouble."
Yu Qian didn't think that Baiminghe was making a condition, but he only thought that Baiminghe really needed help, so he spoke: "You said!"
Bai Minghe talked about the issue of accounts, and the matter of 210,000 taels of silver was given in the palace. Bai Minghe said it very clearly that the accounts paid by the inner treasury have nothing to do with this, so he also said that the silver given to the inner treasury of the palace was the silver that was used by the Ming Dynasty at the critical moment.
There is also a small part that is allocated to the Ministry of Revenue.
"This part can be transported to the Ministry of Revenue. But it is better to let the Ministry of Revenue leave it to me and let me repair the land and water routes in the capital. Especially the land routes from the capital to Tianjin Wei must be thoroughly repaired!"
"I'll do such a small matter. I will convince Jin Lian that it's not a big deal to add some sacrifices to the palace in the Ming Dynasty. Jin Lian is not so pedantic that he doesn't know how to adapt. But he and Jiang Yuan are now trying to build the waterway from Tianjin to Beijing, and they are all made trouble with the money."
"Taibai, it's still Yongding!" Bai Minghe asked back.
"Thaobai, the straight line is closest, and the project volume is not small. However, Yongding River is not easy to repair, and it will take at least four or five years to repair it. But the advantage is that the Hebei waterway will be smooth to Tianjin Wei. Once you open your mouth to repair the river, they will ask you to pay money, but it is far more than 30%. So don't mention the matter of river building, you can build the road."
"Mr. Yu, let's stop here today. You choose a general who dares to kill people. Whoever dares to touch my business will dare to raise troops to fight his tribe. Hami Guard, I don't have to pay a single tael of silver for my white crane. Even the Shaanxi merchants dare not say that they want to monopolize them. As long as there is no one disturbing me, the road is better, and it will be a rich land!"
A general who dares to kill may not be easy to find in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, but now...
It's not difficult! It's not difficult. There are still many generals who dare to fight and kill in the Ming Dynasty. Although they are not at the level of a city-slaughtering demon king, once they lead their troops out, as long as they are not subject to military orders, they will definitely dare to take ruthless actions.
Yu Qian and Bai Minghe separated immediately, and Yu Qian believed in Bai Minghe's promise.
Yu Qian went to Nanjing Ministry of War, while Bai Minghe went to Nanjing Ministry of Revenue.
The efficiency of these two departments scared Yu Qian. He just made a request. After a process was completed, it was not used for even a quarter of an hour. The text had been sent out and it began to be sent to the northwest garrisons.
There are two documents, one is the conscription order, which must collect available troops from each garrison, and the military pay is four times that of the current stipulated military pay. Moreover, all the weapons are paid by the Ministry of War, including military uniforms, cotton coats, etc., and all of them are provided by the Ministry of War. Two requirements are to be cavalry and chop people!
It is too easy to know cavalry. You can find soldiers who can't ride horses in the northwest garrisons, and there are definitely many soldiers who can't embroider.
When it comes to being able to chop people, there are only the best and bad cuts.
After Yu Qian came out of the Ministry of War, the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue also began to post notices across the city, and then sent documents to various merchants.
There is only one sentence in the content, Baiminghe Investment Order, three days later, the location is the main hall of the Ministry of Revenue!
"So fast!" Yu Qian didn't expect that the six ministries like Nanjing that feed idle people were so efficient. How long has it been since the formal documents been published. How much benefit would it be!
Yu Qian couldn't think of it, nor could he think of anything Hami worth such a big deal.
Yu Qian knew Hami, but no one in Nanjing knew that it was Bai Minghe who was planning for Hami.
Bai Minghe left the Ministry of Revenue and went to find two Byzantines and several Taoist priests. Because there were a few things that might need to be produced and entered the era of industrial mass production.
Some things are also found in the Ming Dynasty, but Taoist priests from the Ming Dynasty have only found the door.
The Byzantine alchemists were stronger than those of the Ming Dynasty, but their strength was limited. However, it seems that it was an opportunity to try to start industrial production from some small things first. Then slowly go deeper, whether it was the Byzantine alchemists or the Ming Dynasty alchemists.
When these two types of people are playing with research, they are only more crazier, not the craziest.
Bai Minghe took away some samples produced in the laboratory from them, and then instructed his subordinates to make some preparations in advance for the investment promotion meeting three days later.
The white-known crane is preparing, and the merchants are also preparing.
First, we discussed internally to see how much money there is now, the big business in the business gang that has not yet supported the storefront. If the money is insufficient, how much can you borrow from the bank account, and the problems that may be encountered in competition with other business gangs, etc., although no one knows all the information at the moment.
But the top ten business groups are still nervously preparing.
Chapter completed!