Three million taels of silver to build the road, which was something that the Ming Dynasty had not seen before. I remember that Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing back then, which was the most massive project at that time. The construction of the Forbidden City and the planning of many cities also cost money.
However, it was only after more than 2 million taels of renovation that it gradually took shape after more than ten years of continuous repair. However, the amount of money spent on this major project proposed by Liu Chengfeng is not less than that of moving the capital, but as Liu Chengfeng said
The government has made a small contribution to the money spent, and even if someone wants to object, he has no idea.
Liu Chengfeng received Zhu Youzhang's promise, smiled slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to build this road step by step, I am afraid that you will not be able to complete it without seven or eight years of hard work, so in order to speed up your entry into the city,
Weichen had an idea, but it would be better to conduct planning and surveys first and then order officials from each prefecture and county to start construction in their own territory. This would greatly reduce the construction period and strive to make most of the road sections within two years.
It can be done. But if you do this, you will have to deal with the prefects and counties along the way. The court must have someone in charge, otherwise the people below may not buy it. Since the empress wants to pay this money, can you beg your Majesty to give it up.
Is Weichen coming to supervise the progress of the project?"
Building such a road is considered the biggest project in the Hongzhi Dynasty. There are many trivial matters. Measurement, determining the route, recruiting personnel, and what methods to build involve all aspects of the problem. Someone must preside over this.
The overall situation, otherwise there are so many people below, who will buy your account?
What Liu Chengfeng said is not unreasonable. After all, he has made a big deal and can't let him go. Zhu Youzhang smiled slightly, looked at Liu Chengfeng and said lightly: "What Liu Aiqing said is also reasonable, but I'm treating you.
If you have other appointments, it’s better for you to choose someone.”
The monarch and minister sang together, which made the civil and military officials in the court stunned. Until now, many people had not come to their senses. Not long ago, they thought they had won a great victory and made the emperor compromise. But now
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If you oppose the opening of the sea in Lianzhou, it means that you do not abide by the ancestral system. If you do not abide by the ancestral system, do you still have to force the emperor to abide by it? The emperor will definitely open the sea at that time. What reasons should you use to oppose it?
But if we support Lianzhou to open the sea, then the so-called ban on the sea in the imperial court would be like a decoration. There are all kinds of pieces in the world that cannot be put into the sea, but only Lianzhou can go out to sea and build ships. What is the meaning of the so-called ban on the sea?
But then again, Lianzhou is just one prefecture, and there are only ten counties, with only four counties facing the sea. There are only one or two places that can build ports. Such a few places have a total impact on the Jiangnan family.
It is better to open the sea in full. Since that is the case, I can only acquiesce to this fact now.
"It's just that Liu Chengfeng is cheap..." Many people thought hatefully.
Liu Chengfeng ignored the hearts of these people and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think that Marquis Shouning and Uncle Jianchang can take on this important task."
Moving out the Hou of Shouning and Jianchang Bo is also the result of Liu Chengfeng's balance. If you want to overview the overall situation of building a road, you must have certain authority. Otherwise, how can you suppress so many prefectures and counties? How can you?
Can suppress the officials of the Ministry of Works? Although the brothers Zhang Heling have no official positions, they are the most famous relatives of the Ming Dynasty. Whoever dares to deceive them is that Tai Sui is making ground on the head. When they meet these two old men, they will be
We must consider the consequences.
In addition, the Zhang brothers are Liu Chengfeng's partners after all. Although these two are greedy, they are not stupid. This path will be the foundation for the Zhang family to make money in the future. Although three million taels of silver are very good.
Tempting, but even if you want to be greedy, you can only be greedy for hundreds of thousands of dollars. But in comparison, if this road is well built, Liu Chengfeng has promised that the Zhang family can recover the money in three or two years, so it is basically
There is no need to be greedy for ink.
I believe the Zhang brothers can still tell which one is more important. Their current wealth and food are given by Liu Chengfeng. What is the use of the idea of making a fortune by working on a project? With Liu Chengfeng here, I am afraid that they will suffer losses.
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Furthermore, moving out this pair of brothers can strengthen the support of the palace for building roads, especially Queen Zhang. Her brothers can do things now, so of course I am happy. Who would like to be a waste of his brother? Therefore, if it is built in the future
There were rumors and rumors on the road. With Queen Zhang blew the wind around Zhu Youting from time to time, the support in the palace became even more reliable.
Zhu Youting was stunned when he heard that Liu Chengfeng recommended his brother-in-law. In Zhu Youting's mind, the Zhang brothers had the impression of being a playboy who was waiting to die. Now he handed over this huge project to them.
It seems a bit inappropriate to take charge. But since Liu Chengfeng made it openly, if he doesn't agree, it will inevitably be difficult for Queen Zhang to explain, so he nodded and said, "Everything will be up to you, okay, the matter of building the road
, what should be discussed is also discussed. The court is not just about building a road. Do you have anything else to report to?”
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The news of the court discussion was quickly spreading out of the palace. At this moment, the entire capital was in an uproar. In fact, at first, everyone thought that the officials had won the victory. His Majesty admitted the mistake and was only issued an edict for guilt. As a result,
But the whole thing fell in the morning. Lianzhou was actually opened, and the emperor had personally agreed that he would spend three million yuan to build a road from Nantongzhou to Lianzhou.
What does this mean? It means that Lianzhou will be connected with Jiangnan. If the merchants in the capital want to go to Lianzhou, they can first go to Nantongzhou, and then go to Lianzhou along the way from Nantongzhou. It is said that this way is Lianzhou.
Hou had long proposed that the so-called standard for roads requires that the roads be three meters wide and the road surface is as smooth as a mirror. Even if it encounters rainy weather, it will not cause mud on the roads. This means that although this road cannot compare to the north and south
The canal, but even though Lianzhou and Jiangnan are thousands of miles apart, the transportation expenses consumed will be reduced to a minimum. When the goods arrive in Lianzhou, they can sail to sea or go directly to Nanyang by land, so...
Jubaolou is already crazy. The sign with the latest price of goods is changed almost every incense stick. The prices of various goods are rising steadily, beyond everyone's imagination.
"Silk has increased by 10%, and it has only been less than two hours, and I have lost my companionship... I have lost my companionship..."
When merchants saw the price soaring, their eyes turned red.
The reason why the price of goods soared is simple and so good news. Anyone with a higher vision understands that in the future, a large amount of goods will be transported abroad in large quantities along with Lianzhou's opening sea, and the entire Ming Dynasty
Materials will inevitably spend a period of tight capital. That is to say, by that time, goods will be cut off in many places, so many big merchants have begun to stock up on goods, including a large amount of pig iron, silk, porcelain and even grain.
As long as there are, they will charge as much as they have. The price will increase and they will also eat it wildly.
In fact, even if the factors of opening the sea are not considered, the pig iron and food consumed by the upcoming major projects are probably not small. At that time, the imperial court recruited at least hundreds of thousands of people to start construction, and countless people burn bricks and soil, and they have to eat, drink, and defecate,
What a big business this is?
Now eat the goods first and prepare for the future. It is foreseeable that these goods will never fall within the next three years.
So... the merchants went crazy, and the entire Jubao Building was filled with hoarse sounds and merchants who were looking for people to negotiate like hot pot ants. One after another, the sounds sounded: "Raw silk, buy raw silk, how much does it cost, one load of thirteen
Two or seven cents of silver, three cents of silver higher than the latest current price. Those who want to sell it will do it as soon as possible!"
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Small and medium-sized merchants couldn't hold back, and the big merchants were a little busy at this time. The news came too suddenly. At the beginning, there was no news at all. Of course, they were a little frigid at this time.
It is enough to cause the entire business community to reshuffle. I don’t know how many merchants can seize the opportunity to become rich. If they miss this opportunity, they will regret it at that time.
Relying on Jubao Building is a villa, where pavilions and pavilions are hidden among the trees. Here is a leisure place for Jubao Building, but ordinary merchants cannot afford to spend money here, and usually those entering and leaving are
They are big businessmen, but some wealthy people simply rented a house here and moved here directly to get acquainted with the latest business news at any time and traded with others at any time.
Next to the courtyard of the east wing is a small house, close to the attic, where it has been booked by a large merchant from the capital. The monthly rent is 2,000 taels of silver. What is the concept of 2,000 taels of silver? There is such a thing
A house can be built in the capital, but many people stole these inconspicuous houses almost broke their heads in order to rent them. For such a big merchant, two thousand taels of silver
Not counting money, the ubiquitous business opportunities are much more useful than this little money. If you are lucky, you can make tens of thousands of silver with just one month. If you want to calculate it, you can earn tens of thousands of dollars. In this way, two thousand taels
Not really much.
The one who lives in this room is the boss of Hengyuan Goods Store. The boss's surname is Yang and his name is Wen. Yang Wen's ancestral home is from Suzhou. He used to do business in Suzhou, but now his family has moved to the capital, but his
The business is very big. In Suzhou, he owns tens of thousands of mulberry fields, and also has seven or eight textile workshops. He employs more than 2,000 weavers. In addition, he also involves tea shops, restaurants, and ready-made clothes.
With many related businesses, he easily won the gold medal membership of Jubaolou. For the convenience of business, he lived in this house almost twenty days a month.