Chapter 241 The Mitong Railway must be opened to traffic before it freezes!
"Do you think it would be good to open another market in Xuanhua? Is it necessary?" After going around the market in Gubei, Zhu Youjian came up with an idea. Only this market seemed unable to meet the demand.
.In a sense, the profit from the market is greater than that of Tianjin Port. For example, the trade of selling southern goods in the market does not need to do anything. It only provides a venue and can collect 10% tax. This
It's comfortable to eat across the water. There is no need to control the south. The large amount of products and productivity in the south has naturally become the economic hinterland. How can it be uncomfortable? According to estimates by the Customs Department, this year's trade in goods from South China may be worth six
100,000 to 800,000 tariffs.
"The Xuanhua generation has always had a tradition of doing border trade. Logically speaking, it is not difficult to do business by opening a market. However, Wei Chen feels that it may be difficult to do business now that Xuanhua has opened a market."
"Why is this?"
"Businessmen are probably not willing to go through Xuanhua to exit the customs. They prefer to take the Miyun-Gubei road. Because the goods are imported from Tianjin Port, transported by water to Tongzhou, and then converted to horse-drawn carriages, they sell the goods at Gubeikou and return.
When they arrive, they go to the factory area in Miyun to purchase goods and send them to Tianjin. They can earn double profits without having to make an empty trip. They can even pull wool from outside the country to the factory area and earn three profits. If they go to Xuanhua, they can make three profits.
It won’t be that big. When the railway is built in the future, the situation will be even worse.”
After this analysis by the officials who were involved in the transaction, Zhu Youjian realized that it was extremely wise for him to locate the factory area in Miyun. He had inadvertently created a golden trade line that connected border trade, production, and sea trade.
, people who don’t know the inside story would think that the emperor had such foresight and far-sightedness when he first established the Miyun factory area, which is simply extremely high.
"Let's do this! Let's open a small market in Xuanhua first, see the market, and then discuss whether to expand the scale. The railway from Xuanhua will be connected in the future, and the situation will get better." It is still necessary to open a market in Xuanhua.
There is only one output channel, which is a bit too single!
"In addition to making money through tax collection, there are also many ways to make money in commercial markets and ports, such as leasing warehouses, trading venues, providing loading and unloading, buying and selling news agencies, etc. If you do these things well, you will probably earn more than the tariff.
For this reason, I decided to jointly establish a port management company with the Ministry of Revenue, the palace, and local officials to separate the daily operation and management of the port from customs duties. The Customs Department is only responsible for tax collection and tax inspection. This
The company is not a formal government office. Strictly speaking, it is the same as a factory run by the palace. It is responsible for its own profits and losses, and pays 10% of the national tax on the money earned. The remaining profits are divided equally between the Ministry of Revenue, the palace, and the local government offices."
"Your Majesty, who will send the officials to manage the company?" Fu Shuxun, the Minister of Household Affairs who was accompanying the inspection, heard about this and quickly asked what he was most concerned about. In the market, with such a prosperous port, this company will definitely make money.
Of course, it would be better if the chief officer was controlled by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"The three companies jointly form a board of directors, elect the principal, and form a management organization. The management organization is a responsibility system. If management is not good, people will be replaced. The probation period is one year, the total term is three years, and they will be re-elected after three years. The management company has
There must be a business performance assessment, and we cannot exploit businessmen and bring yamen habits here. They serve businessmen. I will send people to conduct overt inspections and covert inspections at any time. If problems are found, the entire management organization will be held accountable and severely punished.
We will never tolerate adultery."
It is not difficult to establish a management agency, but in such a monopoly operation place, corruption is most likely to occur. To prevent this kind of phenomenon, it can only be solved through repeated inspections, and it is difficult to think of other ways.
Although supervision in all aspects has been strengthened, Zhu Youjian knows that the soil and space for corruption have always existed and have not been curbed. After passing this buffer period, he plans to launch a large-scale campaign-style cleanup activity.
A real general cleaning from top to bottom is carried out to clean out a group of moths. When the official position cannot solve the problem, only campaign-style cleaning activities can work. The so-called anti-corrosion system is definitely unreliable.
In terms of the anti-corruption system, the Ming Dynasty was actually quite perfect. However, the officialdom was still extremely corrupt.
The purpose of separating the operation of port sites from the customs is to make the customs business relatively independent and have a certain anti-corrosion effect, but it is not entirely for anti-corrosion. The purpose is to distribute part of the profits to the local government, otherwise the port trade
No matter how lively it is, the local government will not be able to benefit, and they will not be active in revitalizing the port economy.
We cannot ignore the role of local governments in revitalizing the economy. Manpower, land, roads, including resources, are still in the hands of local governments. The stronger their sense of participation, the less constraints they have.
After inspecting the Gubei Forecasting Field, Zhu Youjian and his entourage drove back. At the construction site of the Miyun Railway, Zhu Youjian took Zhou Yanru and others to experience riding on a section of the repaired railway. They felt the comfort and were impressed by the railway.
Inspection of project quality.
"The quality of railways is what I care about most. Currently, I will personally inspect every mile of railway built by Daming. If any problems are found, from the supervising department to the specific construction party, we will all be held accountable and beheaded.
It's a misdemeanor. I don't care whether he is a relative of the emperor or a distinguished minister, and I will never tolerate it. This section of the railway is the roadbed built by Jiading Bo. When the time comes, Jiading Bo and related people will be engraved with monuments on the roadside. Once they are out of the way,
The problem can be easily investigated."
Zhou Kui and his son were inspecting the site at this time. In front of them, Zhu Youjian directly threatened them and warned them not to regard the quality of the project as trivial matter. There is also an advantage in letting these relatives come to repair the railway. If something goes wrong
They can't run away, which means they have a guarantee. Otherwise, if a random private construction team comes to repair it, they will have to pay a deposit, which will cause a lot of trouble.
"Master, how do you feel after riding the railway carriage?"
"It is smooth and very fast. The carriages running on the railway should use the same horses to transport a lot more goods than on ordinary roads. From this point of view, the railway can indeed be regarded as a weapon of the country. It is less than 100 meters from Miyun to Tongzhou
A distance of two hundred miles, according to the speed of carriages on the railway, can be covered in less than a day. If the rush is tight, it will be no problem to travel back and forth in a day with some night roads. The old minister looks at this ordinary carriage, which can pull ten
It is not difficult to recruit individual soldiers. This makes it not only convenient to mobilize and transport goods, but also to mobilize troops! The army is stationed in Tongzhou. If there is something wrong at the border, thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can be mobilized to Miyun within a day. The disaster of the Tartars
This will alleviate the problem a lot. If the cost of building railways were not too high, veterans would think that railways should be overhauled in various places, which would be equivalent to building canals on land."
After personal experience, Zhou Yanru had a profound understanding of railways. In the past, he always felt that building railways was a waste of money, but now his thinking has changed. At least he feels that building railways from Tongzhou to Miyun, Xuanhua, and Shanhaiguan is quite beneficial. It is necessary. As long as these railways are built and completed, the security of Gyeonggi will be guaranteed. The 100,000 troops can adjust their deployment at any time, and they are not afraid of enemies on the northern border such as the Manchu and Qing Dynasties taking advantage of the mobility of cavalry to break through the border at will.
"I am very relieved that the Grand Master can have this opinion! The railway from Miyun to Tongzhou must be completed during this year's freeze. Several other railways must also be completed and put into use within two or three years. All ministers in the court must do this. Pay attention to."
The roadbed from Miyun to Tongzhou has basically been built. Now it is time to lay the railway. It should be possible to lay the railway in time for winter. It is only a small section of 100 kilometers and it took nearly two years to complete. The construction speed is actually slow. Like a snail!