"Your Majesty, Uncle Dingyuan and Laifu said that two stocks will be listed in the next few days. If the palace is interested, they can participate in the launch as a sponsoring shareholder."
Chongzhen asked: "What kind of stock is it? I will help you check it."
Queen Zhou said: "One is called Railway Construction, and it is said to be specialized in building railways. It will be on the market in a few days. The other is called Steam Power, and it is said to produce some kind of steam engine. It will be on the market before the Spring Festival."
Chongzhen nodded and said: "I heard from Uncle Dingyuan that these two stocks can be more involved. Those who build the railways are the railway companies who give them money, and they are responsible for building the roads. This is a guaranteed profit. Once it is built,
After the railway, whether the railway makes money or not has nothing to do with the road builders. As long as they keep doing road construction projects, they will keep making money."
When Empress Zhou heard this, she realized that this was indeed true. Uncle Dingyuan wanted to build five railways. There was still little work to do later, enough to last five years.
Whether the court approves it or not, I will definitely know it immediately. No one can match this inside information. This can definitely make money.
"Your Majesty, what's going on with that steam power thing?"
"Hasn't the palace begun to install running water and heating boilers? The machine that burns coal to pump water is a steam engine. The steam engine is used to pump the water out of the ground, then send it to the high tower, and then use iron pipes to flow down and transport it to various places.
Room, this is running water.”
Queen Zhou's eyes lit up and she said: "Your Majesty, this thing can pump groundwater. There has been a severe drought in the north these years. Many landowners will buy one. It can be used to pump groundwater and irrigate their fields. This is beneficial to the country and the people.
That’s a good thing.”
Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction. The queen was smart and could answer many questions at once.
"That's true. This business can definitely make money. But I plan to restrict them. The drought is more serious in the Jiannu area, and water pumping machines cannot be allowed to flow into Liaodong. Therefore, those who buy steam engines must be registered. Smuggling and reselling steam engines
Those who go to Liaodong must be punished."
Queen Zhou nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise, this is a sharp weapon for the country, and naturally it cannot be used by the enemy."
Chongzhen put down the bowl. He had already finished eating and was going to Xinuang Pavilion to continue reviewing the memorial. He said: "You can participate in these two stocks. You can buy more. If you hold them for a long time, you will make more money than ordinary shops."
Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan are scheming in their minds. Your Majesty won't let us go to Uncle Dingyuan. We can't participate in the primary market. Can't we buy in the secondary market? When we also give birth to the emperor's son, we will have to pay more for him.
Prepare some money. Without money, you will never be able to do many things.
Besides, despite the fact that the queen is favored now, who knows what her son will look like? What if he grows crooked? Doesn't his son still have a chance? Everything has just begun, so why are you anxious?
Today, the Daming Railway Construction Company has been listed. The office is located in a courtyard in Dongsi. At the same time, 3,000 people from Zunhua have arrived. Recruiting refugees as railway construction workers outside the city has begun again.
Outside You'an Gate in Nancheng, the place where workers are recruited is surrounded by flood victims. Yang Fan's soldiers are maintaining order. These people are starving. When they see someone recruiting workers, they push forward with all their strength.
The elderly, children, women and children couldn't squeeze in, and they were piled up and crying outside. The scene was so miserable.
Yang Fan couldn't stand it when he saw this. He said to Lin Dong: "Build a refugee camp opposite. Burn the wasteland in this area, remove the shrubs and weeds, dig some underground tunnels, and settle them down, otherwise it will snow.
, half the people will freeze to death."
"Okay, sir, I will arrange for someone to do it right away."
"Let's find a place to make porridge first and cook some cornmeal. These people have been hungry for a long time and cannot eat food. Otherwise, they will have gastrointestinal problems. Let's eat some soft stuff first."
Chen Jin held the gong and banged it while shouting: "Those who don't have home certificates don't want it. Those who don't have household stamps don't want it. Those who don't have strong labor force under 30 years old don't want it. Others don't push forward. Those who meet the requirements will be together with the whole family."
Gather at the east side and wait for the interview.”
Officials from Shuntian Prefecture were also stationed here. Workers selected by Uncle Dingyuan would apply for temporary household allowances in the capital. They first settled in camps opened in the wasteland inside You'anmen in Nancheng.
In the future, if you pass the probation period and become a formal worker, you will be registered as a registered permanent resident in the capital city. From now on, you will be considered a native of the capital city.
Most of the central and southern parts of Nancheng are uninhabited wasteland. Yang Fan set up many cotton tents here and installed iron stoves for burning briquettes, one for each railway worker family.
In the future, railway construction workers will go to other places to build railways from all over the world. Their families will live here and their children will go to school locally. Yang Fan has already begun to recruit teachers for railway construction primary schools.
Women will also be considered for employment opportunities.
Everyone knows that Dingyuan Bo recruits people and treats them well. These refugees who have lost their land also know it. Such good treatment makes them come from all directions like crazy.
"These people are so hungry that they are naked. Let's give them porridge first. After eating for two days, let them apply for the job. It's impossible to choose suitable candidates now." Yang Fan said.
Yang Fan transferred 3,600 people from the Xinghe Group who were training in Nanyuan. They burned wasteland to the west of the lotus pond and cleared a camp. The victims, old and young, rushed over to collect food.
People from Shuntian Mansion were registering aside. This was only after Yang Fan persuaded Shuntian Mansion to agree. Originally, they were too lazy to take care of it. After all, it is very dangerous for so many people to gather without management.
How many refugees are there outside the city? Where do they come from? Are they single or have family records? What kind of occupation did they have before? If they are registered clearly, they will know how to deal with the problem if something happens.
After Chongzhen heard about this incident, he also expressed his approval of Yang Fan's approach. Since he had no money and food, he was not very motivated to provide disaster relief. However, he was very willing to monitor and prevent trouble.
Three days later, the first batch of recruited workers, about 3,000 people, finally entered the city. They were all members of good families with their families. These people cried all the way, holding the temporary Beijing household stickers they had just been issued, and entered the right
Anmen.
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Xinghe Tuan has become very skilled at doing this kind of thing. Everything is done according to the process.
All these people were first screened by doctors, those who were sick were registered, and infectious diseases were isolated. They first washed their hair, scalded it with hot water, and then washed one side with kerosene to remove lice and fleas.
Then the men and women went to take a bath. After soaking in hot water for a quarter of an hour, they lay on the narrow wooden bed. The regiment and the hired strong women used burlap to scrub away the old mud accumulated on the skin.
Sterilize the clothes you took off by boiling them in a large pot and drying them over fire.
After taking care of their personal hygiene, they entered the camp in groups of fifty, and each family was assigned a cotton tent and distributed some necessary daily necessities.
The workers were given half a month's salary as settling-in allowance, and another month's wages were paid in advance. The workers were also provided with food vouchers to purchase low-priced food at Xinghe Supermarket.
The people from Xinghe Tuanlian temporarily serve as captains and are responsible for management.
"Listen, all of you, don't leave the camp if you have nothing to do. You can only leave the camp after asking for instructions in advance and getting approval. Use the toilet to defecate. If you defecate anywhere, you will be whipped. To drink water, you can go to the boiler room to turn on the water, and you are not allowed to drink raw water. First.
You will be given briquettes every month, and you can buy them yourself in the future. This place is temporarily under military management, and anyone who fights, steals, or bullies women will be punished according to military law."
Looking at the people below who were shrinking their heads and scared like quails, the officer calmed down and said: "The probation period is three months. When the construction of the urban railway in the capital is completed, you can become regular. I hope you work well.
They can all become regular employees.”
The people below listened excitedly, and they all heard clearly. Railway construction is heavy physical labor, and they are given a full 500 Wenxinghe money a month, which is equivalent to one tael of silver. In addition, they can enjoy low-priced corn.
The salary is enough to support a family.
Even if he fails to become a full-time employee, with these three months of work, the family can survive this winter safely.
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