The next morning, the carriages and horses were prepared. Under the guards of a group of guards, two Lords Xu went to Beitang.

Beitang is indeed a barren land. Fortunately, it is not far from Tianjin Wei and Tanggu. It is almost a dozen miles away. It is almost time to get there.

Xu Jie was muttering in his heart, what is the purpose of Xu Qian asking me to Beitang? Could it be a really outing? But now it is winter, where can I go to Qing?

Seeing that the carriage left the road and the desolation ahead became more and more desolate, Xu Jie couldn't help but frown, and in his heart, could I offend him? He took me to this wilderness and wanted to be the chief of the path? Thinking of this, it was a bit

I was worried, but Xu Qian could do anything. Judging from his methods to deal with Jiang Xin, I knew that this guy could do anything.

This Xu Tanhua is really a bit imaginative, but it is by no means groundless. The more he knows Xu Qian, the more he feels this person is terrible. This is a kind of terribleness due to the unknown, because whether it is a tycoon in the high temple or

The peddler often has traces to do things. When the boss is angry, he will naturally be countless people who are stumbling on him. When a man is angry, he can be wary of his kitchen knife. As for this Xu Liushou, Xu Tanhua is afraid that he will smash him.

I don’t know what he wrote in my mind, and if I offend him, what kind of way would I take to retaliate.

His worries were redundant after all. If he knew that Xu Qian had used him as a hot commodity, he would not have been so nervous.

The carriage stopped, and someone asked Xu Jie to get off the car, but Xu Jie got off the car, but was stunned for a moment.

Is this a desolate Beitang?

What appeared in front of him were countless buildings, except for the huge workshop covering thousands of acres in the distance. The surroundings were neatly planned, and there were shops and warehouses, with countless people flying in the distance, and a lively scene.

Although there is no port here, there is a pier. There are black-sailed boats docked at the pier because there is a tributary to the canal. So the cargo of ships is loaded and unloaded here, and the spacious river seems to be under renovation, as if

Someone wants to broaden the river.

At first glance, he already knew it. His mentor was the magistrate of Huating. When he was studying in Huating County, he also saw such a scene, such as a certain place had to repair a river embankment. A large number of ships would come down along the way.

. Provide firewood, rice, oil and salt to craftsmen. I think these ships are all here to provide daily necessities.

There were tens of thousands of people in front of Xu Jie, and everyone was busy. Some shops had obviously opened in advance, and in addition to the huge workshop, you could vaguely see many workshops being built within ten miles of the radius. He had

I have heard that a workshop will be built here, but I never expected that the so-called workshop would be so huge, and I never expected that so many things would be derived around the workshop.

"Xu Shidu, is this the workshop passed down in the capital?"

Xu Qian nodded: "I don't believe it?" In fact, it was the first time Xu Qian came here, and was shocked by the scene in front of him. However, he had to pretend to be a wise bead in his hand. He had to show his feelings when he pulled people onto the pirate ship.

Come with a little bit of confidence.

Xu Jie said: "It's hard to imagine."

The two walked in step by step under a team of guards. Xu Jie couldn't help but say, "Since it's just a workshop, why are there so many shops?"

Xu Qian explained with a smile: "Do you know how many people are in this workshop?"

Xu Jie shook his head.

Xu Qian said: "There are at least thousands of craftsmen and tens of thousands of apprentices. So many people live here. With monthly money, should they eat and use, will they have relatives and friends come to visit, and should they spend money?"

Xu Jie said: "What Xu Shidu meant is that if you need to eat and use, there will be a wine shop and a teahouse, and there will be a sense of music? If someone comes to visit, there will inevitably be carriages and inns?"

Xu Qian smiled: "That's right, think about it again. Since you have so many shops, do you want to hire shopkeepers, accountants, and guys? These people also have monthly money every month, and they also have to eat and use food, so many people,

There is so much consumption every day, so someone must buy it. If you purchase it, you have to get off the ship and unload it. Naturally, you have to hire a porter, you need to manage and supervise it. Brother Xu thinks, hasn't this population increased again? The population has increased repeatedly, and

If you have monthly money, even though you can barely make a living, you always have a little surplus every month, and you still have to spend it. In this way, can the store increase a lot?"

Xu Jie suddenly understood something and said, "But I saw that there are many workshops in other places, what are these for?"

Xu Qian replied: "With such a huge workshop, a large amount of wood, rough iron, coal, and merchants see profitable, so they will naturally establish similar workshops next to them, so that they can supply and manufacturing bureaus in the future and make profits from them.

Although the workshop is not large in size, it is more than a large number of people. In the future, it is afraid that there will be a large number of people employed, so the manufacturing bureau may only require more than 10,000 people, but in the future, the number here will not be less than 100,000."

Xu Jie nodded secretly and looked over the scene. He found that it was not only lively, but also quite energetic. He couldn't help but sigh: "A workshop can actually create a career for 100,000 people. It's a pity that the people don't go to farm.

On the contrary, the workmanship is afraid of delaying the farming time."

Xu Qian said: "Brother Xu is just talking about this. My Ming Dynasty is not like the early Ming Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, there were few people but many lands, but now there are many people and few lands. You see, every year, the refugees in each province and prefecture have reached tens of thousands of times.

Sooner or later, there will be troubles. Instead of letting them wander around, why don’t they let them work? If you work, you will have wages, and you will have wages to support your family. If you support your family, you will have various needs, and if you have demands, you will have various births

Industry, just talking about Tianjin Wei, this place is a barren land, near the sea and the land is not fertile, everyone farms, and how many people can eat enough, it is better to let some of them be freed from the land and come here to work,

The land that other farmers can cultivate naturally increases, but everyone has enough food.”

Xu Jie was moved and finally asked a question: "There is so much food grown every year. Why can't everyone eat enough if there are more people farming, but some people work and some people eat enough if they work and some people work and some people work and farming?"

Xu Qian couldn't help but smile and said, "I don't know this question, but since all industries are prosperous, what's wrong with it? Besides, the goods here will be sold to the court and the courts in the future.

I took out money to buy weapons and raise military horses, but it was also considered to be a support for these people. If you use these things to trade with various countries, you can naturally get a lot of food. Isn’t it good if others cultivate land for my Ming craftsmen?”

Xu Jie was stunned and couldn't help but say, "The Ming Dynasty's weapons were sold to various countries, Xu Shidu, this matter is extraordinary."

Xu Qian curled his lips: "In fact, Your Majesty has already been approved. What's wrong with selling various countries? It's like selling it to Japan. I just ask you, how about the Japanese knives making?"

Xu Jie couldn't help but say: "It is rumored that Japan's knives are well-made."

Xu Qian said: "That's it. Their knives are well-made, but one thing is bad, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. If my Ming Dynasty knives can be sold well in Japan, let them exchange their food and minerals, and at the same time

However, craftsmen on the island of Japan lost their careers because no one used Japanese knives anymore. At that time, they would be recruited by our Ming Dynasty and used for our Ming Dynasty, or they would change to other careers. This Japanese system

The art of the knife will naturally disappear. If the Japanese want to use the knife, they must buy it from the Ming Dynasty. One day, if the two countries fight, the Ming Dynasty will cut off the trade with him, so that their swords and guns will not be replaced, and even the rolling blade will be obtained.

Without normal maintenance and repair, you see, isn't this a great benefit to me, Ming Dynasty? When the two countries make good money, they earn their money and cut off their supplies when they fight. This is a strategy that is impossible. Your Majesty heard it, very

It's recognition."

Xu Jie couldn't laugh and cry. Confucianism emphasizes the nature of human nature. This kind of goodness is also the same for foreign countries. That is, as long as the court carries kindness, they will be grateful and cry. From then on, the two countries have a good relationship and have been harmonious neighbors for generations, but Xu Qian is simply

It was a disaster. It deserved to be over. The capital deserved it. Tianjin Wei was not satisfied when he arrived at Tianjin Wei. He actually wanted to break through national borders and take it as his mission to harm the states in the world.

Fortunately, Xu Qian met Emperor Jiajing. If it were Hongzhi, he would have slapped this kind of disaster to death after listening to his theory. In a sense, Jiajing believed that human nature is evil.

People never believe that you will be grateful to others for your benefits, so they are mean and polite and never give others benefits. They only believe in control. Only by controlling you can you surrender and obediently obey his instructions.

Such an emperor encountered such a disaster like Xu Qian. No wonder two bed bugs were together and smelled like a stinking person. The king and his minister hit it off. If they were not from the same group, they would believe it.

Xu Jie could only smile bitterly and said, "I thought you were thinking about mutual benefit in business, but it turned out to be a trick of being absent. Cough cough...this matter..."

Xu Qian said seriously: "This is not the case. If others are willing to surrender and never betray them, then it is naturally mutual benefit for trade and the Ming Dynasty to take over their arms... It's wrong, it's weapons, providing them with high-quality firearms, and they will

The food trafficking to the Ming Dynasty was what everyone needed. Xu did not steal or rob. This was a win-win cooperation, but if they had bad intentions and were not prepared for it, what was wrong? You should not have the intention to harm others.

People’s hearts must be avoided, what do you think Brother Xu?”

Xu Jie smiled bitterly and nodded: "There is some reason."

Xu Qian smiled at him: "Actually, I am here to give Brother Xu a big gift. In the future, you will not be able to avoid the three things of governing rivers, studying, and refugees. With this Beitang, you will be able to do so every year.

There will definitely be huge profits here, and at that time, a part of it will be used to subsidize soldiers and prepare Taoisms. It is not easy to use soldiers and prepare Taoisms to study and manage rivers. As for the refugees, as long as they can be done here, are they still afraid that the refugees will not have a place to go? Xu

Brother, your political achievements will be the best in the world in the future. You don’t have to thank me. If you want to thank me, just thank the emperor.” (To be continued)
Chapter completed!