Su Jin sent hundreds of soldiers to follow Liang Shi to look for minerals on the Northwest Fourth Road. Although he had great hopes for this, even if the mine could be found, let alone whether it could be mined, even if it could be mined, from mining to generating benefits
It will take at least a year, and in this year millions of people in the four roads need to eat and clothe themselves. Where will the money come from?
Therefore, Su Jin could not bet on the mines. He needed more ways to relieve financial pressure. There was a saying in later generations called "Don't put your eggs in the same basket", which meant to warn people not to bet on one thing.
The current output of Baoshan's coal mines is gradually decreasing, not because of depletion of minerals, but because as the excavation progresses, the mines become deeper and deeper, and mining becomes more and more difficult. At the same time, the dangers are also becoming greater and greater.
Last year, one of the ten tunnels collapsed, killing seven or eight miners. Su Jin had to order the mine managers to ensure the safety of personnel first, and then consider output.
Su Jin specially sent a special independent safety inspection, and the framework and excavation of the mine must be inspected by them. Once they fail to supervise and cause an accident, Su Jin will directly hold them responsible; in addition, the further down the mine, the
It is becoming more and more inconvenient for coal to come in and out. The manual excavation and the pressure of safety have led to less and less output from Baoshan Coal Mine. During the peak period, nearly 3,000 baskets of raw coal were produced every day, but now the production has been reduced to 2,000 baskets.
, and the demand in various places is increasing, and the pressure on production is great.
However, coal mines are a money-spinner. At the end of last year, Yan Biyun's account book clearly showed an astronomical figure. Baoshan Coal Mine produced nearly three million kilograms of coal last year. After processing it into coal cakes and fragrant cakes, he earned more than eight hundred yuan.
But even so, the Su family's balance does not exceed one million. The labor cost plus the construction funds of Qinfengjingyuan Road and Qinfengjingyuan Road cost five million yuan, and part of it was spent on unprofitable road paving and firework.
On the refining of oil.[
However, what makes Su Jin happy is that the refining of kerosene is becoming more mature and faster. Although this thing currently only costs money, Su Jin believes that sooner or later, these kerosene will be put to great use, in addition to some of them being filled into the ordnance of various states for free.
In the warehouse, Su Jin also ordered people to secretly obtain thousands of barrels of high-quality kerosene and hide them in caves. Sooner or later, these kerosene will play a huge role.
The asphalt road was also paved from Baoshan to Yanzhou, and from Yanzhou to Weizhou. It was originally to facilitate the entry and exit of raw coal and materials, but at this moment Su Jin had a new idea; since he planned to attract investment, these
Wide, flat, weatherproof asphalt roads are naturally the best hardware. Even if funds are tight, Su Jin decides to quickly pave all asphalt roads and main roads between states into asphalt pavements.
In addition, several major large cities must also be appropriately renovated. Low, narrow streets and buildings must be rebuilt. Each state capital must have at least one main street that can be used, and the roads must be spacious and clean.
, the shop must be open and bright, so that the merchants who come to inspect it will feel that this is a place to do business. Otherwise, it will look dilapidated and look like a city ready to abandon and run away at any time. Which merchant would dare to do business?
Su Jin's grand blueprint was eye-catching, but the wives and concubines at home were quite worried after understanding the current situation. One evening, when Su Jin and others were sitting in the yard chatting, Yan Biyun quietly handed over
A piece of paper filled with numbers.
Su Jin smiled and said, "What the hell is this?"
Yan Biyun sat down gently, took Hu'er, who was running around, into his arms and said: "This is the money Ling'er and Rou Niang have calculated for you. According to your idea, it is just for road construction."
These two items, including the renovation of the old city streets, will cost 30 million yuan, which is almost as much as our Song Dynasty's annual fiscal and tax money."
Su Jin smacked his tongue and said, "So many? Damn it, even if you smash my bones into pieces and sell them, it won't be enough."
Hu'er imitated Su Jin in an angry voice: "Damn..."
Aunt Rou on the side hugged Hu'er, rolled her eyes and said, "Hu'er, don't learn these bad words from your father. You have to speak politely, otherwise Aunt Rou will not let you sleep with me."
Hu'er hurriedly shouted: "Hu'er doesn't dare to say bad words anymore. Aunt Rou is taking Hu'er to sleep. Hu'er wants to eat Aunt Rou's big breasts..."
Rou Niang blushed and spat: "You bastard, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart..."
Su Jin was secretly amused. This boy was like his father and had begun to learn to take advantage. However, Su Jin soon stopped laughing. The amount of money was too large and it was difficult to solve it in a short time. Su Jin also
It is impossible to make the whole family tighten their belts and eat porridge and water because of these things.
"Hey, it seems that my plan is a fantasy." Su Jin sighed.
Yan Biyun reached out and held Su Jin's arm and said: "My husband is too impatient and always wants to reach the sky in one step. According to the slave family, we don't need to delineate ten state capitals. Think about it, the four major administrative offices on the Northwest Fourth Road are
Zhou, Qinzhou, Yeonju, and Gyeongju are so far away from each other. It takes too much time and money to build roads over mountains and ridges.
Moreover, the old streets in these cities have already taken shape. If they are renovated, will you tell the original residents where to live? Are you going to build new houses? Isn't this another expense? And you mean to attract businessmen to come and do business and prosper commerce.
, the tax revenue can be increased, and depending on your goals, why do you have to spend so much money and materials?"
Su Jin tilted his head and said, "That makes sense. According to Madam, what should we do?"
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "The slave family thought about it all night last night and felt that there is a way that might work."
Su Jin whispered: "Last night? Didn't you keep fighting with me last night? How could you have time to think about it?"
Yan Biyun punched Su Jin and spat: "Let's talk about business. If you don't listen, I won't say anything."
Su Jin hurriedly said: "Listen attentively, Madam, please give me some advice." [
Yan Biyun said: "The slave family feels that instead of making great efforts to bloom everywhere, it is better to build a new city in a suitable place, choose a flat terrain close to the river, and a place with fast ship and land transportation. According to your husband's idea, build a small city with spacious streets.
The shops are brand new, coupled with some preferential conditions, and a large market can be established where all states can come to trade. In this way, why worry about merchants not coming if you build a nest to attract phoenixes? "
Su Jin's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said: "My mother, why didn't I think of this? Concentrate resources and radiate with points. This is Uncle Deng's special zone concept. 'In 1979, that was
One spring...'This is a great idea!"
Yan Biyun looked at Su Jin's eyebrows with confusion. He was talking about "Uncle Deng, radiation, special zone" and other unfamiliar words, and he was also singing nondescript tunes. Could it be that he had lost his mind and gone crazy?
Su Jin hugged the surprised Yan Biyun and spoke loudly. Yan Biyun hurriedly drove him away and spat: "Why are you so crazy?" He looked around and was glad that no one saw him.
Suddenly, a voice with a "milk" sound came: "Aunt Rou, look, daddy and mother kissed just now, Aunt Rou and Hu'er should also kiss each other."
Yan Biyun was so ashamed that she glared at Su Jin fiercely. Su Jin seemed unaware and hurried into the study, lifted up a piece of red cloth on the desk, studied the sand table carefully for a long time, and finally pointed to a place.
He said to himself: "This is the best place. The north-south thoroughfare and the east-west thoroughfare are connected here."
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The fast place Su Jin mentioned is located in the junction area of Jingzhou, Longzhou and Fenzhou. It is also the junction of Qinfeng Road, Jingyuan Road and Huanqing Road, where Jinghe River, Longshui River and Fenshui River
, the four waters of the Wei River converge to form the mighty Wei River, which flows directly into the Yellow River in the south. The four major water systems can basically connect one-third of the Northwest Fourth Road from north to south; the Beijing Northwest South Road in the south can be reached here by swimming from the Yellow River, and it is far away from Yan
The traffic on the road is quite far, and the geographical location is in the heart of Northwest Fourth Road; therefore, Su Jin calls it the north-south thoroughfare, connecting the east and west, which is indeed a good location.
Su Jin made a quick decision and immediately led people to conduct an on-the-spot investigation in person the next day. In order to prove that the waterway was smooth, Su Jin chose to go to Longzhou by land first. Jingtai, the prefect of Longzhou, sent someone to get a large boat and accompanied Su Jin down the Long River.
In one day, we arrived at this alluvial plain where four rivers meet.
Looking up, one can see rolling green waves and lush vegetation on the fertile land as far as the eye can see. It is obviously a fertile land; but what Su Jin values is not the fertility of the land, but the geographical location here.
After looking around, Su Jin chose the address of Xincheng, which was a village and town south of an inconspicuous hill.
Su Jin used a brush to circle the small village called Yeluling on the map like a great man, and said with a stroke of the brush: "This is it. This city must be as bright as a pearl."