I am the king of the dead

Chapter 483
"Paper notes?" Fei Yiying stood up and said, "Then let's see if we can accept it."

Fei Yiying brought Songjiang Cotton Merchant General and Suzhou Silk Merchant General to the Baoyuan Bureau of Songjiang Mansion and began to accept silver coins.

Soon, 13 silver coins were handed over to the two merchants.

In this process, there is a completely unnecessary small procedure, which is quite troublesome.

That is, the bank note must be transferred to an account. To be precise, Fei Yiying's signature is required. First, the bank note must be passed to the two merchants, and then the two merchants will start exchanging silver coins.

When Fei Yiying was depositing money at Baoyuan Bureau, he was a little confused about such a convenient bank note.

Why is it an anonymous system instead of an anonymous one?

The reason given by the Baoyuan Bureau was to leave documentary evidence to prevent unnecessary troubles in the future.

The slogan of Baoyuan Bureau is: "Every silver coin has a name."

Any formalities need to be signed by the person before the account can be posted, in order to completely establish the neutral position of Baoyuan Bureau in trade.

They only care about money and nothing else.

Fei Yiying walked out of Baoyuan Bureau and said with a smile: "Now, do you still think it's paper money?"

The two merchants looked at the nearly 14 silver coins on the carriage, and asked suspiciously: "Why is this, Your Majesty? What interest do you want to give us?"

This simple pile of silver bills was actually exchanged for silver coins, which was beyond their expectation.

Fei Yiying didn't answer. After the smooth delivery, he turned and left.

He will take a thousand loads of white cotton cloth, a thousand loads of triangular cloth, twill, and satin, and set out to the country of Wa by sea.

Last winter, many people froze to death in the country of Wa, and the price of cotton cloth was extremely high. A load of white cotton cloth for three coins and silver could be sold for three taels of silver, or even five taels of silver in the country of Wa.

With a rate of return of ten times or even twenty times, Fei should be quite excited. With a total of two shipments, he can get extremely high rewards.

Fei Yiying was not a good person. Although he was as docile as a little sheep in Daming, when he went out to sea, he was a sea merchant who was more ferocious than pirates. They had cannons and blunderbuss, which were almost all acquiesced by His Majesty.

Moreover, he has brothers, and the entire Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce has business in the country of Japan. Once one party has something to do, they will flock to it immediately.

After Fei Yiying left, the two business owners were left standing in front of the Baoyuan Bureau of Songjiang Prefecture in a daze for a long time.

The silver coins are on the car, they just pull them back, but... the world is not peaceful.

They are being watched.

Many wandering beggars who were begging in the city seemed to have passed by several times by accident.

Once they left the scope of the Baoyuan Bureau, their convoy could easily be greeted by bandits on the way home, had a pleasant exchange of ideas with them, and then took away their goods or money.

The team's goal is simply too big.

The two bosses gritted their teeth, returned to Baoyuan Bureau, and deposited the silver coins back.

Because without their signatures, others cannot take out their silver coins by ticket.

It is much safer to put it in Baoyuan Bureau than at home.

"Why do you have nothing to do when you have nothing to do? Save it for a while, and take it for a while, are you bored?" The head of Baoyuan Bureau of Songjiang Prefecture complained very dissatisfied.

How much effort does it take to go back and forth?
But the Baoyuan Bureau finally decided to issue the banknotes, check the silver coins clearly, and stuff them back into the bank.

The head of the Baoyuan Bureau reminded them: "We can't take any more today. We have to tell in advance if we exceed [-] taels!"

"Okay, okay." The two bosses nodded repeatedly.

Only now did they understand that the bank note was useless to others, but it was indeed a lot more convenient for merchants who often traded goods in bulk.

This convenience comes at a price.

The first price is that any large-scale transactions are clearly arranged, and the value of the goods can no longer be lowered to reduce tax costs.

The second price is that once the house is ransacked in the future, how much fixed assets and current assets are there, you can go to Baoyuan Bureau to turn over the accounts, and you will be clear.

For businessmen, they knew it was the emperor's method, but they still couldn't stop.

Like selling a rope to strangle yourself, merchants generally accepted this approach.

They were obviously resisting His Majesty, but every time His Majesty said something, even if they were unwilling, they could only lie down obediently and let His Majesty do what he did.

Several Baoyuan bureaus began to absorb reserves frantically. After absorbing reserves, the first large-scale investment of the Ming Dynasty began.

Li Xian and Li Binyan met at the governor's office in Nanya.

Attending the meeting were Datong uncle Tao Jin, Fandu commander Ma Yun, Pingjiang uncle Chen Yu, Ningyuan uncle Renli, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry Wang Xie, the admiral eunuch Wang Yin of Songjiang City Shipping Department and others.

This is a matter of discussing how to resume production of the shipyard.

Li Binyan sat up straight, he was still carrying the Yongle Sword, he was an imperial envoy.

Li Binyan said very seriously: "I think we should first set up a craftsman school to train craftsmen belonging to the court, so that we can carry out work in an orderly manner. The number of craftsmen is still too small."

Promoting education was almost Li Binyan's first thought. It was labor, not the court, that really turned timber, tung oil, iron ingots, and hooks into large ships sailing southward.

And the carrier of labor is thousands of ordinary people.

On this point, Li Binyan had a clear understanding.

"I agree." Li Xian raised his hand, expressing his agreement. He conducted a down-to-earth investigation in the Longjiang Shipyard for a long time and believed that Li Binyan's idea was correct.

Craftsmen are the cornerstone of shipbuilding.

Building schools and cultivating talents is to increase the fixed assets of craftsmen themselves, which can effectively improve the labor efficiency of craftsmen.

Now, money is not a problem, but how to spend money with value for money has become a new problem.

Xu Chengzong's eyes lit up. In his opinion, Li Xian's best solution is to replace several small shipyards in his hands.

Although it feels like being a governor on your knees, it is the easiest and most direct way to fulfill the emperor's order.

Li Xian and Li Binyan must have passed their anger before the meeting, they still wanted to stand up and become officials.

And it goes right to the heart of the matter, people.

Xu Chengzong said very excitedly: "I have a piece of land in the city, about 8000 mu of land, surrounded by mountains and rivers. When Emperor Gao of Taizu attacked Jiqing, Emperor Gao used to garrison there, and later rewarded it to Duke Wei's mansion. .”

"Emperor Taizu Gao established Tongyuan during the Hongwu period, and Jilin Shipyard in Jilin, and added Qingjiang Shipyard during the Yongle period. Taizu and Emperor Taizong knew that they would definitely agree to use this land as a school."

"Of course, if you are willing to set up a monument for me, I will be grateful."

Is Xu Chengzong greedy?He is not greedy at all.

Eight thousand acres of land in the city wall, surrounded by mountains and rivers, is definitely not a bad place. He just took it out, as long as the meaning of a monument is very simple, he has no intention of striving for merit.

Li Binyan nodded and said: "The imperial court is currently evaluating iron, cable, boat, boat wood, bamboo, and ruo tent craftsmen. Now there is one master craftsman of steel, one master craftsman of boat wood, and one master craftsman of ruo tent."

"enough."

How can the master craftsman have such a good evaluation?
Xu Siqi also served as the general office of Shijing Factory and Wang Gong Factory, and a master craftsman.

Kuaixiang built the Beijing City of Ming Dynasty, and then served as the general office of Shijing Factory and Shengzhou Factory, becoming a great craftsman.

Jianghuai Factory, Maan Factory, and Guizhou Liuzhi Factory are all master craftsmen who also serve as the general office.

The master craftsmen of Ming Dynasty are definitely not so well rated, and there are only three silversmith master craftsmen in Bingzhanju.

The first step is to set up a craftsman school, but unlike the Beijing Craftsman School, which focuses on coal and iron, the Nanjing Craftsman School will focus on shipbuilding and related industries.

Li Binyan discussed with everyone for a long time, and finally finalized the scale and number of people of the craftsman school.

Li Binyan continued: "Second point, we have to dredge the [-]-mile waterway, because the shipbuilding needs the most timber and tung oil, and they all need to be sent from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guizhou, and most of them are official factories of the imperial court. Buy from merchants."

"We observed that a river boat can travel 150 miles in a day and transport 100 catties of goods, while one or two horse-drawn carts can only transport [-] catties of goods and travel less than [-] miles."

"Whether in terms of speed or carrying capacity, river ships are more conducive to the flow of goods."

"The best time for river cargo to go up the river to Sichuan is autumn and winter, when the water level is low and the water flow is slow;"

"It is more suitable to transport goods downstream from Sichuan in spring and summer, when the water level is higher and the water flow is faster."

The same is true for the dredging of the Wujiang River. When the water flow is fast in spring and summer, it flows downstream from Yunnan and Guizhou, and in autumn and winter, it uses manpower to deliver goods to Yunnan and Guizhou.

It takes only one day to go south to Jingzhou as long as you pass through the mouth of Qutang Gorge in Baidi City.

River transportation is an important means of communication between east and west. As long as the dredging of the waterway can be completed, the products in the Yunnan-Guizhou area can enter the Central Plains, and the goods from the Central Plains can also reach Yunnan and Guizhou smoothly.

Improving waterways is imminent.

"The third point, we need to discuss it with His Majesty. The Weaving, Dyeing and Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau can no longer just sit around and call for buying." Li Binyan said with a embarrassed expression.

Wang Yin immediately knocked on the table in dissatisfaction and said: "Your Majesty does not wear more than eight sets of regular clothes a year, and two sets of crown clothes! In the five years since he took the throne, he has never done anything such as sitting party and summoning. Everything that is given to you will be paid in silver.”

"Don't just scold our eunuchs if you have nothing to do? Your majesty is frugal and has never been extravagant. When our family goes out, we are always cautious, for fear of falling into your majesty's reputation."

"Can you find another excuse?"

Wang Yin was the admiral and eunuch of Songjiang Prefecture. He was a member of the palace. He had traveled to Fujian many times to proclaim the decree. He traveled here and there, and even went to Guizhou.

Hubu Langzhong Wang Hu said angrily: "Neiwei Dyeing Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau weaves and dyes 13 pieces of gowns and satins every year. In the four, eight, ten, and thirteen years of Zhengtong, [-] pieces are called for each time. It can vary from nine thousand horses!"

"Do you know how much people's fat and people's ointment this is?"

"Nearly [-] households produce weaving craftsmen, gardeners, and cross-stitchers and threadmakers a year!"

Wang Yin snorted and said, "The Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau still knows how to call for buying, so the Outer Weaving and Dyeing Bureau won't send it? It's been 14 years since the orthodoxy, and your Outer Weaving and Dyeing Bureau has sent a total of 15 horses!"

"At any rate, the internal affairs department still calls for buying, how about you? Just sit on the pie and spend some money, how much money!"

"nausea!"

Both Zuo Pie and Zhaomai are produced by private machine owners, but the price paid is lower than the cost of labor and materials.

The Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau adopts a call-to-buy system, while the Outer Weaving and Dyeing Bureau is directly dispatched but pays wages.

They were all shattered, and were all stopped by His Majesty.

Anti-corruption and arresting corruption are an important part of His Majesty's administration of officials. If you are caught, you will die, and it will harm your family.

"Cut, is the Zhaomai of your internal weaving and dyeing bureau that Zhaomai? You swallowed it all yourself, so you have the nerve to call us? You are really daring to covet the emperor's money!" Wang Hu said without giving in.

"Stop!" Li Binyan patted the table: "It's been a matter of old sesame seeds and rotten millet for so many years, what's the noise!"

"If you have the ability, you can call to buy it now, and now you can buy it!"

Every time the state money and the domestic money are arguing, the anger is very high, and the words are difficult to hear, and the quarrel is meaningless.

These are all old things in the orthodox years.

His Majesty wears no more than eight sets of clothes a year, and the number of robes and satins has been reduced to sixteen pieces, and the entire internal office is no more than a thousand pieces a year, and the money is returned.

Since the implementation of the Mansion Law, the Outer Weaving and Dyeing Bureau has not dared to play tricks like sitting pie.

The eunuchs and Jin Yiwei stared at the courtiers every day, and they brought vicious dogs with them.

Since the establishment of the Labor Insurance Bureau, the Internal and External Weaving and Dyeing Bureau has become a favorite because His Majesty has given a lot.

Every year, some weavers, flower tyers, and cross-stitching thread makers from the Inner and Outer Weaving and Dyeing Bureau come to Beijing to listen to the Holy Spirit.

Before His Majesty picked someone, he didn't even know who it would be. When he came to Beijing, besides taking a bath, he would go directly to the Office of the General Administration Department. His Majesty held seven ranks to participate in the discussion of state affairs and presided over the symposium.

There are 22 internal and external weaving and dyeing bureaus, all over the north and south of the river. This kind of sitting and recruiting is also a type of legal corruption during the Hongxi, Xuande, and Zhengtong years.

At this time, the gown and satin discussed by the two is the gown and satin specially used for court clothes. There are 29500 wefts in the whole piece, and 29500 lake silk are needed to pick them into flower books, weighing tens of kilograms.

The length of one horse is ten times longer than that of the cloth, and the length of one horse is more than 30 to 50 Zhang.

It needs to be divided into dozens of sections and hung on the flower building in sequence. After each section is woven, it is removed and replaced with the next section.

The silk that Fei Yiying bought was only three to five feet long.

A piece of gown and satin costs more than [-] silver coins, and a piece of makeup satin that Fei Yiying bought is only six yuan.

Li Binyan thought for a while and said, "I mean, can we arrange the terrified female households to the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau?"

"Silk silk, satin, silk, velvet brocade, there are nine kinds in total. No matter what you make, it's your livelihood."

Wang Yin and Wang Hu glanced at each other, but didn't speak.

Wu Ling, Songjiang is the top, followed by Hangzhou, is generally woven with untwisted silk, the texture is thin, and it is only used for obscene clothing, embroidery base material and mounting.

Shu brocade is only used as a blanket, only for princes and princes, and not for the common people. A piece of brocade is five zhang, and a piece is fifty silver coins. Calculated by zhang, it is more expensive than robes and satin.

Fujian silk is a blend of silk and cotton, which is mainly used as mending for official uniforms.

There are about nine kinds of silk products in Ming Dynasty, each with different purposes.

It seems like a good idea to arrange the erratic female households to the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau.

Wang Yin said worriedly: "Then your majesty will be scolded again?"

　The Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau also has a special Shenbo hall, with thousands of Shenbo halls every year.Shenbo is soul silk.The cloth used in ancient spirit summoning.It is thought that the soul of the dead will return with the silk.There is a lot of opposition to this thing itself, because this kind of god silk is used by the dead, and it is also unlucky. Most of it is burned, which is a waste.In history, there is no record of this Shenbo hall except in the Hongwu period, and there is no record in later generations.

　　
　
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