Chapter 394 You cant save money that shouldnt be saved
"Haha, we knew that as long as this kid Qi Wu is willing to do it, he will definitely have a good idea!"
Zhu Yuanzhang held the memorial that Zhu Han sent through the expedited channel, and his face was full of smiles.
"Sister, you will definitely not be able to figure out what method Qiwu used. If it can be implemented this time."
"If the court does these things in the future, it can be handled according to these regulations."
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's dancing face, it seems as if he is not the one who is worried about Zhu Han.
Zhu Biao also knew the abilities of his uncle. The more he did, the more curious he became. How did Zhu Han deal with the problems in Yanjing?
As he came into contact with more and more government affairs, Zhu Biao now knew very well that things at Yanjing were not easy to deal with.
Even if it were him, he probably wouldn't be much better than Liu Ji.
It is even possible that he is not as good as Liu Ji.
But how long has the emperor's uncle been in Yanjing? Judging from the emperor's intention, this matter seems to have been resolved.
"Hmph!" Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded dissatisfiedly: "If you were half...no, one-third as capable as your imperial uncle, we would have passed on the entire Ming Dynasty to you a long time ago. It's nothing to live up to."
Everyone in Zhu Biao is confused. Who has he provoked?
Suddenly, his vision went dark, and Zhu Yuanzhang had already thrown Zhu Han's memorial over.
Zhu Biao hurriedly caught the memorial and immediately started reading it impatiently. He just read the beginning and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Tendering? What is this?" After carefully reading the bidding regulations, Zhu Biao said somewhat unconfidently: "Father...is this really okay?"
"As the saying goes, there is no business without treachery. Let's leave all these projects related to the Ming Dynasty to those traders. If they get their hands on it and enrich their own pockets..."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with murderous intent: "How dare they! If they pass on my will, they will be beaten by the King of England."
"Also, we won't object to businessmen making money. However, if there is a blind person who dares to embezzle money from the court, then don't blame us for being ruthless."
"If you embezzle more than one hundred taels, you will be exiled for three thousand miles. If you embezzle more than one thousand taels, you will be stripped of your skin. If you embezzle more than ten thousand taels, you will be executed."
"If it exceeds 20,000 taels..." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered solemnly: "Kill the nine tribes!"
Seeing that Zhu Biao was still frowning, Zhu Yuanzhang said impatiently: "If you have anything to say, just say it. My mother-in-law and mother-in-law are not like us."
Before she finished speaking, she felt Ma Xiuying's eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly changed his words and said: "Biao'er, if you have anything to say, just say it quickly. Don't keep everything in your heart."
After hearing his father's encouragement, Zhu Biao also plucked up the courage and said: "Father, the construction of Yanjing is related to the face of Ming Dynasty after all. If everything is left to businessmen, wouldn't it be inappropriate?
"
Zhu Yuanzhang pouted: "What's wrong with this? You have to remember, Biao'er, that you are in charge of the Huaxia District of our Ming Dynasty now, and you will take over the entire Ming Dynasty in the future."
"As an emperor, you can divide people into three, six or nine grades. However, you cannot have any preference or prejudice against a certain group of people, or even a certain group of people."
"As long as a businessman can do things well, that's good. If a scholar does something bad, he should be punished and must not be tolerated. Do you understand?"
"My son, I have recorded it."
Yanjing City.
Ministry of Industry.
A master craftsman from the Ministry of Industry roared angrily.
"absurd!"
"I've been building houses all my life. Although I can't say that I'm very skilled in craftsmanship, I don't think I've dishonored the name of my ancestors. You want me to learn how to build houses from a bunch of young guys? Absolutely impossible!"
Many craftsmen nearby echoed the sentiment.
"Master Zhou is right. We people have been working all our lives, so why do we keep going back?"
The official from the Ministry of Works said to a young man next to him in a nonchalant manner: "Did you see it? It's not that our Ministry of Works doesn't obey the prince's orders, it's that these great craftsmen don't listen."
"These people are the craftsmen with the best craftsmanship that we have announced. Even the Master should be polite to these master craftsmen."
The visitor’s name is Zhang Yunjie.
One of the graduates of Huangzhuang, he came here this time under Zhu Han's order.
Urging the master craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to study construction knowledge with Zhu Han's students.
After sending the memorial to the capital.
Zhu Han took Liu Ji and visited each construction site.
He was thankful that he was here, otherwise he would not have known that the situation here would be so bad.
It’s not that the craftsmen here in Yanjing are not good, this was the original capital of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
The craftsmen here are definitely among the best in the entire Ming Dynasty.
The problem is that when they were building it, they were still following the same old ways.
Not to mention the low efficiency, what was built was completely different from Zhu Han's previous plan, and even eight poles could not hit it.
"Push them all away and rebuild them all." Zhu Han pointed at the construction sites angrily and said.
"My lord... After all, it was all built with hard work. If you think there is anything inappropriate, you can inform the craftsmen to change it. Just push it to the right. It would be too... too wasteful, right?" Liu Ji grimaced.
He had not made any achievements in Yanjing originally, but now that he had finally built it, Zhu Han wanted to push it all.
Then wouldn’t it be true that his work in Yanjing was all in vain?
Thinking about how he had to work from early in the morning to late at night to handle official duties, Liu Ji felt like his heart was clogged.
"I would rather waste it than have any problems in the future. If I save some money now, I might lose my face in the future."
"Your Majesty is wise..."
"Stop trying to flatter others, you are not that good. Go away and do something for me."
Zhu Han came back from the construction site dusty.
I just changed my clothes and simply washed my face.
Liu Shenhong had already arrived: "Your Majesty, all the craftsmen have been hired, including 331 craftsmen and 11,727 civilians."
"Very good!" Zhu Han was very satisfied with Liu Shenhong's efficiency, and then ordered: "Now you have someone send a few letters." Okay.
These letters were all sent to the homes of Zhu Han's former subordinates.
Zhou Dexing, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, Hu Yiba, Chen Baodao, Lu Zhongheng and others, everyone has a share.
When you have the opportunity to make money, you naturally have to think about your own people.
These people had been with him through life and death, and Zhu Hanke had never forgotten it. When there were benefits, he would never forget their share.
Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict has not yet reached Yanjing.
The bidding fair here in Yanjing is already in full swing.
This is King Zhu Han of England.
If it were any other person, he might have been punished by the court for a certain crime.
I heard that the imperial court was going to open a public tender for the construction of the imperial city.
Businessmen all over the world are going crazy.
From ancient times to the present, there has never been an era where such an important matter would be left to businessmen?
As the saying goes, those who are near the water and the tower first get the moon.
The businessmen on Yan Jingcheng's side were naturally the first to take action.
Shopkeeper Liu from Chengxi Grocery Store.
Early in the morning, when there was no one around, I planned to calculate the accounts again.
When he was doing the accounting last night, he always felt that there was something wrong with the accounts for a few pennies.
The reason why we moved the accounting to today is because we need to light candles to settle accounts at night.
I just fiddled with the abacus a few times.
A figure suddenly walked in hurriedly, pushed the abacus away, picked up shopkeeper Liu and walked out.
"I said, Lao Liu, what time has it been? Why are you still settling accounts? The bidding meeting is about to start, let's go there quickly.
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Shopkeeper Liu hurriedly stopped: "Don't pull me in yet, I still have a few more counts to finish."
"I said, Lao Zhang, just open the bidding meeting. What does it have to do with small businessmen like us? This is the construction of the capital city, and the money that needs to be invested is probably not tens of millions of taels."
"Even those big chambers of commerce may not be able to spend so much money. Why are little shrimps like us going to join in the fun?"
After fiddling with the abacus a few times to calculate the last number, shopkeeper Liu picked up the pen and added a few figures to the account.
Now the calculation is finally over, and the accounts before and after can finally be reconciled, I feel comfortable.
Zhang Fengmin knew the temper of his old friend. If the accounts were not settled, he would not do anything.
"Old Liu, this is because you are ignorant. This bidding is different from the past. Don't wait any longer. Let's talk as we go."
The two of them left the grocery store and got directly into the carriage.
"What's going on, Lao Zhang, you're so anxious?" Liu Jiyang asked, dumbfounded, after the carriage calmed down.
Zhang Fengmin said in surprise: "Old Liu, you didn't even read the Yamen notice this morning, right?"
"I have been busy settling accounts since I woke up in the morning. I was just thinking about finishing the accounts and going to check on the situation."
"You Hu Tu." Zhang Fengmin said sadly: "Let me tell you, this morning the Yamen has issued detailed regulations for this bidding."
"According to the new charter, not only the big businessmen will have opportunities, but we may also be able to get a share of the pie."
"Is everything you said true?" Liu Jiyang's heart ached, and he grabbed Zhang Fengmin's hand and said.
The reason why he was able to settle the accounts with Taishan was just because he initially felt that this matter had nothing to do with him.
Although he has a lot of wealth, compared with the real powerful, he is just a small fish and a shrimp.
This tender sounds great.
But in fact, at best, they are just like the previous imperial merchants.
Most of the business was actually taken away by businessmen who had inextricable connections with certain big figures in the court.
Even if they wanted to intervene, it was just a formality.
Hearing what Zhang Fengnian said, there seemed to be a real chance this time, and Liu Jiyang suddenly became a little excited.
"Let go of my hand first!" Zhang Fengnian was squeezed so hard that he broke out in cold sweat: "You guys, are you trying to strangle me to death and monopolize the business for yourself?"
Only then did Liu Jiyang realize that he had lost his temper and quickly let go of Zhang Fengnian's hand. He put on a flattering smile and said, "Brother Zhang, can you help me clear up my doubts?"
Zhang Fengnian rubbed his hands and said angrily: "I don't know what you grew up on, and why your hands are so strong."
Liu Jiyang quickly apologized again.
The two of them are good friends, and they don't really care about anything.
"This is the first time for bidding. I heard from people in the government office that His Royal Highness just wants to give it a try first to see if this method is suitable."
"This time the bidding is for a total of 65 buildings and 450 private houses."
"We definitely can't count on those special buildings planned by the imperial court. They must have been taken away by those wealthy businessmen."
Liu Jiyang seemed to understand something, his eyes lit up and he said: "Old Zhang, you mean, we take down these houses?"
"But..." He frowned and thought for a while and said, "It doesn't seem possible, right? The contracting project requires a deposit first. There are more than 400 houses, and we can't afford so much money."
"Even if we sell everything, we can collect the deposit."
"But all the money has been spent. How can we hire workers and buy materials?"
But Zhang Fengmin laughed and said: "This is what I admire about the King of England. He is worthy of being a prince. His brain is better than ours, and he can think of such methods."
Liu Jiyang was anxious: "You should tell me what's going on."
"It's actually very simple." The proud look on Zhang Fengmin's face almost made Liu Zhengyang think that he came up with this method."
"The King of England has said that this tender will adopt a bidding system."
Liu Jiyang was immediately speechless, and said with some ecstasy: "Isn't this still a fight for money? If you are bidding for something like this, the business acumen of His Royal Highness is beyond my reach."
"Don't worry, just listen to me patiently."
"After the auction starts, the Yamen will first announce the projects for bidding, and then the highest bidder will win."
"If it's a large building with only one or two buildings, then naturally there's nothing much to say."
"But don't forget, the bulk of this bidding is mainly for residential buildings."
"More than five hundred houses may not seem like a lot, but when added together, the funds required are quite huge."
"In a hurry, no one might be able to raise so much money."
"Although the bidding for these residential buildings is for the highest bidder, the bidder can also choose the quantity they can contract. We can use a relatively high price and contract less."
"It doesn't need to be much. We can still come up with the security deposits for three or five residential buildings, as well as the money to recruit people."
Yang Fengnian was quick to tell everything he heard.
The reason why he tried so hard to bring Liu Jiyang over.
The biggest reason, of course, is not the good relationship between the two people. It is because Liu Jiyang has more money at his disposal.
Seeing that the other party was still hesitating, Yang Fengnian continued to encourage.
"Brother Liu, I have made a calculation before. As long as we can complete a residential house that passes the inspection according to the standards, we can earn at least five hundred taels of silver."
"Brother Liu! Do your math, how long will it take for your grocery store to earn so much money?"
Liu Jiyang finally became passive: "If that's really the case, it wouldn't be a bad idea for us to give it a try."